Li Chengqian listened to Li Shimin's words quietly, and respectfully handed over his hands: "Father, the people are living a really miserable life. They are already struggling on the edge of life and death..."
"My son knows that my father is accumulating strength and wants to dismantle the aristocratic family step by step, return local power to the central government, and stabilize the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, but the common people are innocent!"
"Father, I know that I have a bad temper and have never shed tears in front of others. But I have shed a lot of tears in the past few days. I feel sad when I see their life!"
"There are six people in the family, and two of them don't have pants to wear. Only those who go out to work have pants to wear. The six-year-old child has never eaten a bite of meat since he was born. The old man is sick and dare not When I go to see a doctor, I can only lie down on the kang and wait for death."
"Fortunately, the road is boundless. Some time ago, a Taoist priest went down the mountain and passed by the village. He saw a doctor for the old man and gave him free medicine. This saved his life."
"Father, this is not an exception, it is the norm. In a village of over a hundred people, 30% of them are like this."
"This is still a village near Chang'an City, at the feet of the Emperor. What about the remote areas?"
Li Chengqian said very excitedly, his eyes were red, as if he wanted to fight Li Shimin desperately.
Li Shimin lowered his eyes, and after a long time, he said: "I know!"
Li Chengqian bowed: "My son, please retire."
After Li Chengqian left, Li Shimin walked to the steps and watched his son leave from a distance.
In fact, he was very happy in his heart. Regardless of anything else, the prince had the common people in his heart. This was the blessing of the common people.
As for his vision is not far-sighted enough, his pattern is not big enough, and he does not have enough courage in doing things. He is not like a pioneering prince, but the prince does not need to be pioneering. Isn't this Li Shimin?
In his lifetime, he could resolve these matters and let the prince guard the city.
A light flashed in Li Shimin's eyes.
"Wang De!"
"The old slave is here!"
"It is said that Yongzhou Mu, Wannian County Magistrate, and Chang'an County Magistrate have an audience."
Wang De glanced at Li Shimin carefully and whispered: "Your Majesty, the King of Shu has gone to Longxi. Some time ago, you awarded the King of Shu the post of Yongzhou Shepherd."
Li Shimin slapped his forehead and secretly said that he was confused by anger.
"Then invite all the people from the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five prisons in one place. Today, I want to have some family time with them... When the prince sees Guanyin, I will also ask him to come over."
"Old slave, go now!"
It was getting dark now, and His Majesty actually held a court meeting all night long, which showed that Your Majesty was really angry.
But this is none of his business, nor the King of Shu's.
Wang De happily went to the Supervisor of Ceremonies and asked someone to immediately send an order to summon people from three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five supervisors to come to the palace to hold a meeting.
At this moment, the big bosses have returned home after working hard for a day.
Just when I was about to have some fun, or go out to enjoy the world of heaven and earth, the eunuch who delivered the order arrived.
Hearing that His Majesty was going to hold a court meeting that night, and that people from three provinces, six ministries, one temple, nine temples and five prisons were all going to attend, this made the big bosses sweat in their hearts.
It was the first time this happened at night, and it was quite scary.
In the Tai Chi Hall, the lights were brightly lit. Li Shimin was sitting behind the desk. The weak light shone on his face, and there was no trace of happiness, anger, sorrow or joy on his face.
But on the table in front, there was a cold rifle.
This walking stick was a weapon commonly used by Li Shimin when he conquered the world. It was powerful and sharp, and could easily break through the enemy's armor on the battlefield.
When everyone arrived at the Tai Chi Hall, they realized that all those gathered this time were civil servants and relatives of the emperor.
Crown Prince Li Chengqian stood at the front, followed by Sikong Chang Sun Wuji, Hejian County Prince Li Xiaogong, then Shangshu Zuopu Shefang Xuanling, Menxiamin Shizhong Wei Zheng, Zhongshu Shengzhongshu Ling Wen Yanbo, and Minister of Rites Wang Gui , Wei Ting, the imperial censor, Ma Zhou, the imperial envoy, Tang Jian, the minister of Honglu Temple, Dai Zhou, the minister of Dali Temple...
Finally, there were Xin Chujian, the magistrate of Wannian County with a green head, and Liu Xingmin, the joker of Chang'an County.
The entire hall was filled with top leaders from various departments.
(As for the Shangshu Ling and Zhongshu Ling of Shangshu Province, they are all vacant. Li Shimin served as Shangshu Ling when Li Yuan was in power. After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he felt that this position had too much power, so it remained vacant. The people who worked were left and right servants. .”
Even though there were so many people, under the dim light, everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.
Because after they entered, they felt that the whole hall was filled with murderous energy, as if there was a prelude to the coming storm.
Li Shimin glanced at everyone in the court, put down a book in his hand, stood up slowly, and walked towards his throne.
"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty."
"Excuse me, I feel sorry for inviting you here so late." A long-lost smile appeared on Li Shimin's face, but that smile was a bit sinister.
When everyone saw Li Shimin smiling, their hearts suddenly dropped into their chests.
Then, Li Shimin straightened his cheeks again and said calmly: "But in his position, he plans his own affairs..."
"Everyone is invited to come tonight. We won't talk about political affairs, only family matters."
Li Shimin shook his sleeves and sat on the throne, looking down at the ministers below.
"Since we are talking about family matters, you should sit down and talk!"
Li Shimin had already ordered people to prepare futons and tables on both sides of the hall.
"I don't dare."
Li Shimin burst out laughing. This was something he had never encountered in the court. As an emperor, it was also very out of character.
But even Wei Zheng, a big troll, did not dare to take the step to complain, let alone Ma Zhou, the imperial envoy, and Wei Ting, the imperial doctor.
"I told you that we will only talk about family affairs tonight, not state affairs. Sit down, it may take a long time..."
Everyone was confused. Your Majesty was talking to them about family matters?
Changsun Wuji and Hejian County Prince Li Xiaogong looked at each other. Fang Xuanling secretly looked at Li Shimin's face, then looked at the ministers, and lowered his head decisively, but he was quickly guessing in his heart, what happened to His Majesty tonight?
But this matter did not allow him to think about it. He was Zuopushe of Shangshu Province and the commander-in-chief of all officials. Apart from Your Majesty, he had the greatest power here, so he had to take the lead in doing things.
Fang Xuanling walked to the left and slowly sat behind the desk. Everyone saw that Fang Xuanling took the lead and slowly walked towards their seats.
Li Chengqian did not sit down, but stood aside. He was both a minister and a son, so he could not sit here.
Wannian County Magistrate Xin Chujian, whose head was glowing green, and Chang'an County Magistrate Liu Xingmin, a joker, searched for a long time, but there was no place for them at all, so they had to stand behind the big bosses tremblingly.
"Let me talk about my family affairs first. The eldest son Li Chengqian, also known as the prince, usually does not make progress in studies, makes me angry, and does stupid things. Fortunately, during this period, the prince has grown up and pretends to be a common people in his heart. He goes People outside the city are experiencing the suffering of the people."
"Today, the prince came back to the palace and told me in tears that my people were suffering from one meal to the next. There were six people in a family, but they only had four pairs of trousers..."
"Fang Aiqing, you are Zuo Pushe. Tell me, there are six people in your family, but you only have four pairs of pants. Why?"
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