Seeing His Majesty's anger, everyone couldn't help but fell silent.
But they were a little puzzled in their hearts. Logically speaking, His Majesty rarely forcibly stopped the ministers from discussing.
Why is today so different from before? Does your Majesty attach great importance to what you just talked about?
While the ministers were doubting, Wu Yi's voice rang out:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I think what Pei Wenjie said is too one-sided.
In the past, when the prime minister was here, the political orders and public sentiment in Shu did not affect the people's reproduction and survival.
In my opinion, the small number of people is probably caused by the fact that many households are not included in the census, right? "
As soon as these words came out, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief silently. It seemed that the Dukes of Dongzhou had not broken their promise.
Although Pei Junzhi's words tend to favor the nobles and complain about the prime minister, in general, they are justified.
What Wu Yi said clearly pointed out the monopoly of resources by the gentry.
Although he did not want to completely become an enemy of the local powerful, but he needed to take advantage of them to strengthen the court, so naturally he would temporarily oppose the local nobles.
Wu Yi's statement gave him an excuse to express some of his thoughts on dealing with the nobles.
"What General Ziyuan said is not unreasonable. So in General Ziyuan's opinion, how should this matter be resolved?"
Since Wu Yi expressed his support for His Majesty that day, he has long thought of ways to show his loyalty to His Majesty under any circumstances.
When His Majesty asked about the solution, Wu Yi said without hesitation:
"This matter is simple. A few days ago, His Majesty sent out several armies to integrate local tribes in Wenshan, Zanggao, Yueyong and other places.
Now that the integration is complete, it is time to redistribute the wasteland and ownerless forest resources.
I am willing to exchange part of my fiefdom in Shu County for part of the newly integrated land.
He also ordered a number of people from the clan who were good at farming to move to new lands, where they would open up land for the imperial court for a long time. "
Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard this, and kept praising Wu Yi in his heart for being aware of current affairs and accidents.
Your Majesty is satisfied, but all the princes in the hall are panicked.
The princes of Jingzhou were okay, after all, they themselves had little assets in Shu.
After listening to Wu Yi's suggestion, all the princes in Yizhou looked shocked and felt anxious in their hearts.
Most of the land owned by the Yizhou gentry was relatively fertile land in Shu.
Now, if Your Majesty follows Wu Yi's words and asks everyone to exchange land for it, wouldn't it mean that he is giving his own fertile land to the court, but in exchange for the barren land surrounding the barbarians?
Du Qiong's mind was not on this matter at this time, but kept making eye contact with Yang Wan in the distance.
Du Qiong believed that the assassination just now was more harmful to the Yizhou nobles.
Now even if His Majesty decides to exchange land for land, the princes will only lose a small part of their profits.
If your Majesty finds out the truth about the assassin, coupled with the two previous assassinations, your Majesty will definitely have enough reason to liquidate the princes of Yizhou.
Thinking of this, Du Qiong wanted to secretly remind the princes of Yizhou not to oppose His Majesty.
Du Qiong had just made up his mind when someone stood up and said:
"Your Majesty, I have different opinions!"
Everyone was interrupted by this person's words, and they all looked at the speaker.
I saw a civil servant who was nearly 40 years old, standing on the seat and bowing, waiting for His Majesty's accurate performance.
"Guanglu Yilang Chengcheng? If you come out to refute Wu Yi at this time, is it because you think your life is too long?"
"Du Qiong once said that we, the Yizhou nobles, should just wait and see what happens and not make such rash advances.
Now that His Majesty has not made a specific statement, why is Tan Cheng so restless? "
Seeing this situation, Li Shimin was also happy.
I thought that it had been a while since I had quarreled with the Yizhou princes in the hall, and it was really boring.
"Tang Yilang, if you have any opinion, please feel free to tell me."
When everyone saw that His Majesty had given the order, they all fell silent.
Du Qiong was sitting in the front row, looking at Tan Cheng not far away and winking.
When Dan Cheng saw Du Qiong winking at him, he paused for a moment, then shook his head at Du Qiong and said firmly:
"Your Majesty, I think that what General Wu Yi said was not taken into account.
If land is exchanged for land, it is better to give the land for the imperial court integration to Jingzhou, Dongzhou, or to newly promoted courtiers who have no fiefdoms.
Then he was ordered to move the family members to the enfeoffed land.
In this way, wouldn't it be more beautiful to not only give the landless ministers assets, but also give the wealthy people in their families a job? "
When Du Qiong and other Yizhou courtiers heard this, they breathed a sigh of relief. They admitted that they were quite cautious and did not say it outright. Presumably, His Majesty would not take the opportunity to attack.
Li Shimin sneered in his heart when he heard this. He had already taken into account the move of the Yizhou nobles.
In the end, isn't it just to keep the fertile land of one's family and continue to keep serfs in captivity?
As for the imperial court, in the eyes of the Yizhou nobles, it was just a tool to protect them from enjoying wealth and wealth.
It's okay as long as the imperial court is still capable of fighting. If the imperial court becomes weak one day, they will probably abandon the imperial court without hesitation.
"It's a good idea to follow the advice of the master, but this makes me hesitate a little..."
While Li Shimin was prevarication, he glanced at Wei Lang and other foreign leaders.
Now there are two opinions in the DPRK and China.
If someone in the barbarian territory comes out and says something at this time, there will definitely be a two-to-one situation, and then the matter can almost be settled.
Just as he was thinking about it, a strong man wearing a fur cloak stood up and said:
"Yang Wanwan, the young king of Wudu, has some opinions on how to allocate and use the newly integrated land of the imperial court."
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this. Just as he was about to speak, another foreigner stood up and said:
"Xiao Wang Yin Ping Leiding has the same views as Yang Wan Wan, and what he said can also represent Xiao Wang's intention."
When Li Shimin saw this, he couldn't help but feel very happy. Judging from the posture of the two men, what they said should satisfy him.
"Since the two great kings have high opinions, I should listen to them."
Lei Xiang bowed to His Majesty, then glanced at Yang Wanwan and sat down.
Yang Wanwan thanked His Majesty first, then bowed and said:
“Since we are integrating the wastelands around our foreign tribes, some of them are even obtained after wiping out certain rebels.
Xiao Wang thinks that your Majesty should listen more to the opinions of people of other races like us on this matter of distribution.
I don’t know what the other barbarian clan chiefs and other little kings know, but as far as the little king is concerned, what General Wu Yi said is more in line with my opinion.
I hope your Majesty will give it some thought. "
As soon as Yang Wanwan sat down, another foreigner stood up from the table not far away.
"Little Wang Langli agrees with the words of Di Wang Yang Qianwan."
Immediately afterwards, other barbarian kings rose up one after another to support Yang Wanwan's words.
It wasn't until almost all the barbarians present expressed their stance that Wei Lang stood up and spoke.
"Your Majesty, the little king is not talented. Although he generally agrees with King Di's words, he also has some ideas of his own.
I wonder if Your Majesty is willing to listen? "
When Wei Lang said what he said, all the barbarian kings looked at Wei Lang in confusion, thinking that he was going to do something wrong.
Even some barbarian kings who were closer to Wei Lang wanted to stop Wei Lang.
Li Shimin became more energetic and asked with interest:
"Everyone has tried almost every method involved in this matter, but the horse-catching king actually has a good strategy?"
Wei Lang scratched his head, then said a little embarrassedly:
"Your Majesty has expressed your admiration. The young king just compromised the opinions of various families and discussed it with everyone."
Hearing this, Li Shimin nodded with a smile and said:
"Appreciate further details!"
Wei Lang said seriously:
"The intention of His Majesty, Xiaowangguan, seems to be to make Han and Yi people live together, and then jointly develop the desolate land in Shu.
If this is the case, there is no need for Your Majesty to stipulate who will exchange land for land.
We can set rules on this matter and let the princes decide for themselves, and then let the princes propose which piece of land they want to change.
Of course, Your Majesty needs to set a date for this matter, and whoever proposes it first will be given priority until everything is allocated. "
Everyone couldn't help but nod when they heard the words, thinking that Wei Lang's words were reasonable.
When Li Shimin saw that Wei Lang, a brave barbarian, actually showed unusual views in front of him twice in a row, his favorable impression of him doubled.
"I am very satisfied with what the horse-catching king said. I never thought that you are not only brave and outstanding, but also have great ideas and knowledge.
You showed it once when we were in Wenshan County, and your performance today made my eyes shine again. "
Wei Lang laughed when he heard this, and then solemnly said:
"Little Wang Wei Lang, I have great admiration for Your Majesty's ability. I have already made up my mind to follow the imperial court and serve Your Majesty as hard as I can!"
After Li Shimin praised Wei Lang, he ended the discussion on the matter.
"I have already considered this matter in my mind, and I will formally issue an order when the court meets later in the year.
The princes can now begin to weigh the pros and cons, and after the official decree is issued, decide whether to participate in the pioneering of new lands. "
Hearing this, all the gentlemen in the hall nodded in agreement.
After the gentlemen calmed down, Li Shimin cleared his throat and said seriously:
"While all the barbarian kings are here today, I have one more thing to ask you.
Of course, it is also about how to help the barbarian kings manage their territories. "
Before Li Shimin finished speaking, there was a burst of exclamations among the barbarian kings.
"Your Majesty is using the New Year's Eve banquet today to catch us foreigners and torment them hard!"
"That's not the case. Does your Majesty want to break the strategy of Prime Minister Zhuge in the past?
If this is the case, wouldn't we lose the freedom of 'barbarian autonomy'? "
Li Shimin did not wait for the barbarian kings to communicate too much, and directly said loudly:
"Before my army puts down the rebellion, how many of you here will sincerely join my Han Dynasty court?
If I don't send troops to quell the rebellion, and then integrate Wenshan and other counties and tribes, how many of you will respond to the imperial court and come to the banquet today? "
When all the barbarian kings in the hall heard this, they couldn't help but be speechless.
Seeing that everyone was speechless, Li Shimin continued:
"Some of you were right just now, I want to break Xiangfu's previous strategy.
Not for anything else, just for the internal unity and stability of Shuzhong.
As for the other reason, I think you can imagine it.
I don’t want any rebellion to happen again in the future! "
