Emperor of the Tang Dynasty

Li You spread out his hands. In the past, locusts were easy to catch because there were too many to catch them.

According to the method given by Li You, go out with a net in the morning, or light a fire, and then it is time to harvest at will. However, the number of locusts is less than [-]/[-] of the past, and the degree of difficulty in grasping has also increased geometrically. …

And Li You counted the time. It has been more than three months since the outbreak of the locust plague, so basically the locusts have reached the end of their lifespan.

Especially in winter, there is no way for locust eggs to hatch. It has to wait for the weather to get warmer. In addition, the locusts have been caught wildly this year, and they naturally disappear especially quickly.

"Ah? What should I do then?"

Li Shimin cried out, seeing that the Great Tang Dynasty was rock-solid in the great famine, hardly a single person died of starvation. Could it be that he couldn't hold on to it in the end?

They have already achieved such a brilliant record, but in the end they have to break the merits and let the Tang Dynasty return to the purgatory on earth. Li Shimin is really not reconciled!

Not only was Li Shimin unwilling, but which of the other civil servants and generals were willing?

It's just that the staple food meal project has been working well. They have long been accustomed to using locusts as the main component of food, and locusts are indeed very advantageous as a staple food.

For example, locusts do not need to be raised by the people at all, and they are easy to catch in large numbers, and they are very nutritious. In a sense, it is easier to obtain food sources than when nothing is happening.

However, such a good disaster relief artifact suddenly disappeared, and everyone felt helpless all of a sudden.

"How can this be good?"

A heavy atmosphere permeated the audience, and although this question was asked for the second time, no one expected it to be resolved.

After several months of hard struggle, they can say that they have exhausted all methods, which is a veritable exhaustion!

"Since the domestic food is almost finished, then go grab the foreign food to eat."

At this moment, an indifferent voice sounded familiar to everyone, and everyone looked at it in surprise.

I saw Li You smiled and said, "You gentlemen, I like war!"

Chapter 597 Are you sure you will win? (Second more)

If domestic resources are not enough, then go grab foreign ones. It's a very simple reason.

Don't you take something you don't have from someone?

However, it was not that everyone present failed to think of one point, but that no one brought it up.

"No! Of course not!"

Their first reaction was to refute Li You. Li Shimin also frowned and said, "I, Tang Dynasty, is a country of etiquette. How can I attack other countries at will when I have no name? This will damage my image of the Tang Dynasty!"

Li You glanced at Li Shimin in surprise, and that look made Li Shimin feel as if Li You had just met him today.

"Father, I have long heard that you fought happily on the battlefield of gold and iron horses in the past, but never thought that you would become such a pedantic person now?"

Both Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling opened their mouths, trying to refute Li You, because they also thought the same as Li Shimin.

But Li You didn't give them a chance, instead he waved his hand and said, "Besides, the sons haven't even said who they want to beat, so why did the royal father refuse?"

Li Shimin frowned, thinking, isn't everyone the same?

Does he want to fight Tubo? !

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As far as Li Shimin knew, the only country that had a relationship with Li You, the only thing he had to say was Tubo, but it is obviously not a wise move to fight Tubo now.

Tubo is currently in a period of rapid expansion. Although the overall strength is still inferior to that of the Tang Dynasty, it is undeniable that it is still a super hard bone. The price of gnawing down is too great, especially when the national power is empty!

The next moment, Li You's words broke Li Shimin's thoughts.

"Father, the country that my son said we would attack is Gaochang!"

"Gaochang Kingdom..."

Li Shimin wriggled his lips, but rarely did not speak.

"Father, I still know what happened in the past," Li You's words were full of temptation, "Don't tell me that you don't want to get rid of Gao Changguo? I'm afraid even if I don't tell you, you will be in a few years. It will do the same!"

Li You's remarks are not without evidence. Indeed, four years later, Li Shimin really sent troops to attack Gaochang.

Since you have to fight early and late, you must fight when you need it most!

"His Majesty!"

Seeing Li Shimin pondering, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others all screamed.

Li You continued: "And this battle is not an unnamed teacher. Are we attacking innocent countries without any trouble? No, the truth is quite the opposite! Gao Changguo has already deeply threatened my Tang Dynasty!"

Yan Shigu couldn't help but said, "But Gaochang King Qu Wentai personally went to the Tang Dynasty to pay homage to His Majesty five years ago, and he also contributed recipes..."

"What happened after that?" Li You asked back, "Did Gaochang depend on the Western Turks and never came to Chang'an again? Just these two actions, it can be seen that the Gaochang King Qu Wentai has long since returned to the Western Turks. It's just that there is no open war!"

"Or do you still have illusions and can't see the truth? This king asks you, after this, whether King Qu Wentai of Gaochang prevented the countries in the Western Regions from paying tribute to the Tang Dynasty through his borders, or whether he sent troops to harass the interior. The Yiwu Kingdom and the Yanqi Kingdom attached to the Tang Dynasty?"

Li You's increasingly stern voice made Yan Shigu speechless, yes, this is already an obvious sign of hostility!

Li You looked at Li Shimin again, and said: "Father, this Gaochang country is located on the main road of transportation from the Tang Dynasty to the countries in the Western Regions. Get rid of this annoying obstacle?"

In fact, this was the main reason why Li Shimin attacked Gaochang four years later, and Gaochang Wang Qu Wentai's refusal to enter Chang'an was just a fuse.

Now Li Shimin has not made up his mind for a long time, but he did have this intention long ago, so Li You's words persuaded him.

After being silent for a while, he said: "This statement is reasonable. Gao Changguo has a hostile attitude and has already taken action. It does pose a huge threat to the Tang Dynasty and must be eradicated..."