In the palace, Li Shimin also received news from the outside.
"What? A newspaper caused a riot in Chang'an City? Officials were surrounded by the people and many were injured?"
Li Shu knelt in front of Li Shimin. In fact, he had long been unhappy with these civil servants. Normally, he was so aloof that even the emperor did not pay attention to them.
He even threatened the emperor to marry the princess to a foreign barbarian!
As a bloody man of the Tang Dynasty, this is absolutely not allowed.
In fact, his secret guards could protect these civil servants, but he didn't let his own people help. Even if he was punished by the people, he would let them truly understand what it means that water can carry a boat but also capsize it!
"Yes, Your Majesty, a large number of people are coming to the imperial city now, saying that they want to petition for the princess. The princess must not be married to a foreign barbarian. This is a shame for the Tang Dynasty."
"Some people also say that whoever advocates marriage will have their daughter canonized as a princess and married to the plateau to enjoy the exotic customs and customs."
Li Shimin: "..."
Li Shimin was confused for a long time. When did the people of Tang Dynasty feel so sorry for me? Oh no, are you feeling sorry for my princess?
But why do these words sound so much like Ke'er's tone?
"My dear ones, how are you doing now? Have any of them been killed?"
Li Shu: "Your Majesty, no one is dead. There are two people who were seriously injured. Wei Zheng, the servant, was hit with a brick and his brain was split open. The other one was Zuo Pushe, who was surrounded by the people in the house. , it is said that he was angry."
oh……
Li Shimin breathed a long sigh of relief, sat down slowly, and said calmly: "It's good if no one is dead. If someone is dead, this matter will be difficult to handle. They are all my important ministers, and there are many in the court." Things require them to work..."
Li Shu: "???"
Li Shu was very confused. Logically speaking, the important officials of the imperial court were surrounded by the people, and some unscrupulous people even beat the important officials. This was no different from rebellion.
But instead of being angry, His Majesty was very calm, as if this matter was not worth mentioning?
"Wang De, I'm hungry. Give me a plate of snacks. Remember not to sweeten them. Ke'er said that when people reach middle age, they shouldn't consume too much sugar. Otherwise, they will get some high-risk diseases..."
"Well, give me another pot of good tea from Ke'er. Use the purple clay pot to brew it and bring it to me."
Wang De was quite impatient just now. If such a big thing happened, His Majesty would definitely be furious. And when His Majesty is angry, slaves like them are the ones who are most likely to be unlucky.
Looking at His Majesty's situation now, why do you still feel gloating about his misfortune?
"Yes, I will go and make tea myself now."
Li Shimin changed into a comfortable position, looked at Li Shu who was kneeling in front of him and said, "You said the article that made Fang Aiqing angry to death was written by Wang Gui?"
"It's your Majesty!"
"Bring me a copy of the newspaper and let me see Wang Gui's literary talent. Could it be that I neglected Wang Aiqing's talent before?"
In fact, Li Shu had prepared a newspaper a long time ago, but he was afraid that His Majesty would be more angry after seeing the newspaper, so he did not take it out. Now that His Majesty wants it, he naturally has to submit it.
Li Shimin took the newspaper and read it slowly.
He was sure that this was definitely not Wang Gui's handwriting. Wang Gui was talented, but like those civil servants, he was very pedantic and could not write such strong words.
The Tang Dynasty was founded by force, and he, the emperor, personally conquered the country, but he could not be as tough as he wanted. As the king of a country, he must consider the overall situation.
But if he wanted to be tough, he had to find someone to take action, but there was no such person in the court.
Unexpectedly, the third child took action.
I was really dozing off, so the third child came to bring me a pillow, and he turned out to be my great eldest son.
In the past, the Tang Dynasty lived in trepidation. Facing the Turks in the north, he, the emperor, had to personally sign an alliance and give away this and that...
At that time, the Tang Dynasty was weak, and I had to be a coward. Now that the Tang Dynasty is strong, I want to ask, who in the world dares to fight?
But the ministers in the court were fundamentally afraid of the foreign barbarians, and always wanted to resolve disputes through peacemaking or other methods instead of war.
Ordinary people felt the power of the Tang Dynasty, but as important officials of the court, they still couldn't feel it. The Tang Dynasty was different now!
Today, they finally felt it.
I can stand in front of them today and say what I feel in my heart. I don’t want to marry the princess to a foreign barbarian. If Songtsen Gampo wants to surrender, then surrender. If he doesn’t want to surrender, then fight.
Obviously Tubo wanted a peaceful and stable development situation and wanted to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, but they acted like I was weak and incompetent.
I can't accept it!
"Wang Qing, you really wrote a good article."
Li Shimin put down the newspaper. This article came at the right time. It not only awakened the people's self-confidence and patriotism, but also dampened the arrogance of these courtiers.
Aren't you very capable? You pointed at my nose and criticized me with benevolence, righteousness and morality. Are you being punished by the people now?
It really proves my famous saying: Water can carry a boat but it can also capsize it!
I am simply a prophet!
"Your Majesty, there are many people outside the imperial city who are petitioning for the princess. Do you want to drive them away?"
The Jinwu Guardsman who was guarding the imperial city would come in and report, sweating profusely.
Li Shimin looked at the general and glared at him so hard that he shrank his neck in fear.
Li Shimin is so angry. I have a great opportunity to win over the people, but you want to drive away my people and your sister!
Those are all my people!
"You immediately tell my people and ask them to be calm. I will see them in person immediately. I have something to say to them."
Jin Wuwei Zhonglang will immediately turn around and leave to comfort the irritable people.
But he was very curious. The people who came today, damn, they were all rough men, and they didn't look like good people.
Even the women and children did not look like ordinary people. They seemed to be organized. When they came, they left neatly.
But if His Majesty wants him to be comforted, he must treat him as a grandson.
"Someone come and change!"
"Your Majesty, here comes the tea... Your Majesty, where are you going?"
"Wang De, please change my clothes. By the way, make some more tea and take it with you. It will be of great use to me."
Half an hour later, Li Shimin finally came to the tower of the imperial city under the protection of the secret guards.
When the people below saw the emperor appearing on the tower, they all immediately stood up. Jin Wuwei, who was consoling below, quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
They humiliated these poor people who had suffered a thousand cuts as if they were grandsons. People still didn’t believe that His Majesty would come and said that they were lying.
"Assuming that these dog officials have conscience and are not the same as those dog officials, His Majesty is indeed here." ŴŴŴ.BiQuGe.Biz
"My fellow citizens, I know your purpose of coming today, which makes me feel very relieved."
"But what you did today is wrong. It is against the law to beat important officials of the imperial court..."
In fact, most of the people below were workers in Li Ke's factory, but some were real people in Chang'an City. Everyone was panicking.
They also listened to the content in the newspaper, saying that those dog officials forced the emperor to marry the princess to a barbarian.
How can this be tolerated? It will be like marrying their daughter to a bully in the village. This is absolutely unacceptable!
Over the years, the emperor loved the people like his own son, and introduced many policies that were beneficial to the people, and also allowed the people to work in factories to earn money. It is precisely because of this policy that they are now rich.
I heard that the factory they were working in was opened by the royal family. Doesn’t the royal family belong to the emperor?
They are people who eat royal food, so they naturally have to think about the royal family.
But I really didn't think too much about it. I just got excited and followed the others to beat up the imperial official.
For a moment, everyone was helpless, fearing that because of today's events, they would lose their jobs.
But at this moment, Li Shimin cleared his throat and shouted: "But there is a reason for what happened today. I will forgive your sins for the time being, but I will not dare to commit the following again in the future."
"I am naturally involved in the affairs of the imperial court. I will never allow the people of Tang Dynasty to suffer."
"My princess is also my treasure. How can I give it to a foreign barbarian?"
"From today on, I will never allow any of the people of the Tang Dynasty to be insulted by foreigners. Anyone who insults my people of the Tang Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are."
"I swear an oath here today: Huang Tian is above, and the land is below. From now on, the Tang Dynasty will never make peace, never cede territory, never make indemnities, never pay tribute. If there are foreign enemies, the emperor will personally conquer the country and guard the country with the people. Tang Jiangshan Sheji."
"I am like this, and so are the future emperors of the Tang Dynasty. If we violate this oath, the emperors in the future will be punished by heaven and earth, and they will not have a good death!"
"You fellow Tang people, when the country is in trouble, you should serve the country and guard the country together with the emperor."
Boom!
For a moment, a thunder exploded in the distant sky, and the sky above Chang'an City was covered with dark clouds. The sky seemed to have received this oath.
Li Shimin didn't expect that God would be so cooperative, but he was still shocked. Damn, he was so good today, but future emperors would probably scold his ancestor to death.
After all, changing dynasties is the wheel of history. From ancient times to the present, no dynasty can continue.
But today's oath will enable future emperors to be diligent and conscientious. They will not be timid when encountering foreign enemies, but will lead their subjects to fight against the enemy together.
In history, many emperors fled first because they encountered strong enemies, and then their armies lost their backbone and were defeated by the enemies.
No matter how weak the emperor was at that time, as long as the emperor is there, the hearts and morale of the subjects are there, and they will never be scattered by a single blow.
The secret guards protecting Li Shimin were all stunned. His Majesty actually made such a vicious oath to these mud-legged people, and God would not respond.
Seeing the dark clouds rolling in the sky, everyone bowed and said: "Long live your Majesty!"
They were really touched today. They did not expect that His Majesty would actually swear to them that no one of them would be bullied by foreigners or insult the people of the Tang Dynasty. Even if they were far away, they would be punished.
Listen, these are such domineering words. This is the real Khan of Heaven, the common master of the world!
"Long live my emperor, long live long live..."
"Khan of Heaven, Khan of Heaven..."
"The common master of the world, mighty and domineering!"
The sound came one after another, and the waves impacted Li Shimin's vain soul.
Well!
Li Shimin felt the calls from thousands of people and nodded with satisfaction.
After a long time, Li Shimin waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. He had something to say.
The scene suddenly became silent, and it was even more disciplined than when Li Shimin inspected the army. It seems that these people often receive training in this field in the factory!
"My fellow subjects, it is getting late today. I have brought some tea. After you drink it, go back to work as soon as possible. Don't waste your livelihood."
"The strength of the Tang Dynasty requires the joint efforts of all the subjects."
"I will lead you to build a prosperous Tang Dynasty."
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