If I let you stay in Lingnan, how could you become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?

Chapter 21 After leaving Lingnan, I realized how good Lingnan is.

Li An's flattery finally made Li Shimin suppress his anger and he did not lose his temper on the spot.

After leaving the palace, although Li Shimin's face was still a little dark, his anger was not as great as before when he heard about Li An's actions.

Yuchi Gong followed obediently behind him and didn't dare to say a word.

Okay,

The Sixth Prince actually gave his father a posthumous title in front of me.

Aren’t you just hoping for my death?

Forget it, this is all the Li family’s family affair.

I, Jingde, heard nothing and understood nothing.

I'm just a rough guy!

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin suddenly stopped and looked back at him:
"Jingde, what do you think?"

Although Li Shimin did not point it out explicitly, Yuchi Gong already understood what he meant.

After thinking for a moment, Yuchi Gong said:
"Although the Sixth Prince is somewhat impulsive and does things in a somewhat unexpected way, whether it is his governance of Lingnan, his strategy against the Xiongnu, or his military strategy and courage against the barbarians, he can be said to be a dragon and a phoenix!"

"Act on impulse?"

Li Shimin cursed angrily:
"I haven't even died yet, and he has already chosen my posthumous title. This is simply treasonous!"

When Yuchi Gong heard this, he knew that although His Majesty was angry, he did not deny that Li An was indeed very capable in various aspects.

He smiled and said:

"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is only in his teens this year. He is a little arrogant, but that is exactly what a young man should be like."

Li Shimin sighed.
Come to think of it, Li An is only sixteen years old this year. If he were in an ordinary family, he would still be a teenager who knows nothing.

So, it is reasonable to do these things.

However, this kid has been writing letters to deceive the court in Lingnan and has not obeyed government orders, which really gives him a headache.

"Speaking of which, Lingnan, a barren land, has made the people governed by the Sixth Prince rich, stable and prosperous. His contribution is indeed not small!"

Yuchi Gong sincerely praised:
"Let's put it another way. If it weren't for the Sixth Prince's meritorious governance, Lingnan would not only fail to pay taxes to the court every year, but the court would have to allocate a large amount of silver to support this place every year, and would have to send a large army to maintain it!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but nodded.

Things were exactly as Yuchi Gong said. If Lingnan had not been governed so well by Li An, the amount of silver allocated by the court every year and the food and rations for the troops stationed there would probably have been an astronomical figure.

Yuchi Gong sighed and said:
"Jingde doesn't understand the affairs of governing a country, but I admire the Sixth Prince for facing the barbarians. At the age of only fifteen, he dared to charge forward with a long sword in hand, leading four thousand soldiers and horses to defeat the enemy, making tens of thousands of people terrified!"

"I didn't have such courage and military strategy when I was young! I'm afraid the Sixth Prince is not inferior to Your Majesty in this aspect!"

After listening to this, Li Shimin nodded silently.

This kid is really good!

……

A few days later, Li Shimin and his entourage left Lingnan.

After leaving the asphalt road in Lingnan, the convoy began to take the dilapidated official road to Chang'an.

We hadn't walked for a day when it started to rain again.
The road was very muddy, and the wheels of carriages were often stuck in the mud. Even many people and horses together could not push them out.

When Li Shimin saw this, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

Only after leaving Lingnan did I realize how good it is!
If all the official roads in the world were built like those in Lingnan, wouldn’t there be so many troubles?

Since I came to power, I have always felt that my various measures for governing the country have been quite good, and the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment under my rule.

Although we cannot say that he was a wise ruler throughout history, his civil and military achievements were outstanding.

But unexpectedly, in some aspects, I seem to be no match for this guy Li An!
This rebellious son...

After walking for several more days, they finally returned to Chang'an.

After a bumpy ride, Li Shimin was exhausted. After a day's rest in the palace, he returned to the imperial study to handle government affairs. Zhangsun Wuji had already been waiting in the imperial study, waiting for the emperor to return.

As the brother-in-law of the current emperor and a famous official of the Tang Dynasty, Changsun Wuji was also a genius.

It can be said that Li Shimin benefited from his help in many aspects of his governance.

As soon as he saw Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji immediately bowed down:
"Your Majesty, you are finally back. The north has been quite unstable recently. The Xiongnu troops have repeatedly invaded the border. I am waiting for Your Majesty to deal with it!"

After hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but think of Li An's words.

After thinking for a while, he said:
"I have a good strategy for the Xiongnu. Once we implement it, we will be able to eliminate this great threat forever!"

Seeing how confident he was, Changsun Wuji was stunned.

I didn’t expect that the emperor would come up with a way to deal with the Huns so quickly?

However, since the emperor has already come up with a good way to eliminate the trouble forever, let's put the issue of the Huns' border invasion aside for now.

"Your Majesty, Heluo has been suffering from severe drought for days. The Yellow River has almost dried up and the people are starving. I have discussed disaster relief with the ministers in the court and are waiting for your decision!"

Li Shimin frowned:
"Why wait for me to come back for this kind of thing? We should provide disaster relief, allocate funds, and comfort the victims!"

Zhang Sun Wuji hesitated for a moment and said:
"It's not that simple. When the Yellow River was almost dry, someone dug out a stone tablet at the bottom of the river. On it was written something like: Don't think the stone man has only one eye. The Yellow River is beating and the whole world is in turmoil..."

"what!"

Li Shimin's forehead veins bulged instantly and he stood up suddenly.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Changsun Wuji quickly said:

"In my humble opinion, these are just the remnants of the previous dynasty and the remnants of the Thirty-Six Route War, who are taking advantage of the severe drought in Heluo and the suffering of the people to incite the ignorant people to cause chaos!"

"I have sent people to investigate secretly. Once the instigator is found, he will be forced to confess and killed to prevent future troubles!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin suddenly seemed to think of something and shook his head involuntarily:

"This is just a last resort!"

Worst option?

Changsun Wuji was stunned.

Is it...

Does Your Majesty have a better idea?

Li Shimin smiled and said:

"The reason why the people were bewitched is because they didn't know the imperial decrees. As long as we publish a newspaper as the imperial mouthpiece, we can let the people know all the decrees, let them know that the imperial court is concerned about the people and is dedicated to the people, and they will naturally not be easily bewitched by the thieves!"

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji seemed to understand something:
"But the court bulletins have always been there, and not many people can read..."

Li Shimin shook his head:
"The court gazette is only something that officials circulate among themselves. It is far from being visible to every citizen. Moreover, the text is difficult to understand. What we need to do is to ensure that every citizen can buy and read the newspaper!"

"Think about it, if a newspaper not only contains world affairs and imperial decrees, but also various folk anecdotes, jokes, farming skills, and knowledge of raising livestock, wouldn't the people like to read it?"

“Even if they can’t read much, as long as some of them can read to them, they will understand the benefits!”

"And I can also use this to instill the court's ideas and my will into it, so that the common people will be influenced invisibly and the court's influence will be expanded!"

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji was stunned.

It sounds like the emperor's idea is brilliant.

but……

Is there really such a newspaper?

And where did the emperor come up with this idea?

　Please read it!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)