As the sun set, Fang Jun and his party walked around and arrived at the heart of the Tang Dynasty - Tai Chi Hall!
Looking at this place that represented the center of the Tang Empire, every brick and tile seemed to contain a sense of history, and Fang Jun was a little distracted.
In his previous life, Fang Jun had also visited the Forbidden City, but his experience was completely different.
After all, no matter how majestic a monument is, it is still dead. Only the humanities and history can reflect its unique greatness.
Now that Fang Jun has traveled through more than a thousand years and is standing in front of this palace that determines the world, he can't help but be filled with emotion!
Three gilded traditional Chinese plaques hang high in the Tai Chi Hall.
Tai Chi represents inclusion and tolerance.
From the name alone, it is not difficult to get a glimpse of the grandeur and pride that reigns over the world.
It’s no wonder that the Tang Dynasty was able to create a grand scene where all nations came to court.
The sunset shines on the glazed tiles, and the reflected light makes Tai Chi Hall more majestic and beautiful.
The huge red door and thick walls like green bricks and white jade add to the majesty of the palace.
The group of people walked to the palace gate, but were stopped by the guards.
Zhai Changsun walked quickly to the door of the palace, saluted a middle-aged red-tasseled warrior wearing black armor and a black helmet on his head and said, "General Li, please come to the palace to report."
The black-helmeted warrior had a square face, and a pair of dazzling eyes glanced at Fang Jun and others. His ice-like face was expressionless, and he just said coldly: "The others will wait aside first. General Zhai will go first." Follow me into the palace and report to His Majesty!"
After saying that, he asked the guards on the side to escort Fang Jun and others aside.
Li You, who was still a little cautious at first, was not angry when faced with such rude behavior by the black helmeted general. This made Fang Jun a little surprised!
Secretly guessing who this black-helmeted general is?
However, it was obviously not a good time to ask, so I could only watch Zhai Changsun enter the Tai Chi Hall under the leadership of General Black Helmet.
In the Tai Chi Hall, Li Shimin and several ministers were working hard.
Since the spring plowing, drought has occurred in Guanzhong, and disaster-stricken documents from various places have flown into Zhongshu Province like snow flakes.
There were so many memorials that Li Shimin had to ask several ministers of the DPRK and China to work overtime to deal with the memorials.
Putting down the brush in his hand and looking at Fang Xuanling and others who were busy not far away, Li Shimin couldn't help but rub his red and dry eyes.
I looked up at the sky and saw that it was getting late.
Li Shimin stood up and twisted his stiff body from sitting for a long time to relieve his pressure.
When he walked to the window, waves of heat swept over him, and Li Shimin sighed helplessly.
If the drought in Guanzhong continues, he really doesn't know what to do!
Li Shimin turned around and looked at the veterans who were fighting hard, which made Li Shimin feel relieved.
At the very least, there are these veterans who serve the country and the people to shoulder the burden with him.
Waving his hand to the ministers to temporarily stop what they were doing, Li Shimin asked: "Dear sirs, have the statistics of the damage caused by this disaster been completed?"
Fang Xuanling had a serious look on his face: "Your Majesty, according to the data reported from various places, Xinfeng, Lantian and other seven counties were the most severely affected by the disaster."
"If the drought continues, people in these counties will have almost no harvest this year, and there will be millions of victims next year..."
Hearing this, Li Shimin had an even bigger headache!
If there is no harvest in so many counties, disaster victims will be everywhere. Once disaster victims spread everywhere, it will easily shake the country's foundation.
Now how to do?
Rubbing his temples, Li Shimin asked again: "Do you have any solution?"
"Your Majesty, I think we should stop preparing for the Eastern Expedition and keep the money to deal with the next disaster." Fang Xuanling expressed his thoughts.
Hearing this, Li Shimin stopped talking.
The Eastern Expedition has always been Li Shimin's heartache.
Because once the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo is successful, he will become a veritable emperor through the ages.
It's really difficult for him to stop now.
Obviously, Changsun Wuji understood the emperor's thoughts, so he came to the rescue: "Although the prime minister's method is good, your majesty does not have much funds to prepare for the Eastern Expedition every year."
"Once disaster victims spread all over Guanzhong, this money will be just a drop in the bucket. Therefore, Wei Chen believes that it does not matter whether we stop preparing for the Eastern Expedition."
As soon as Changsun Wuji finished speaking, a burly middle-aged man stood up and retorted: "Your Majesty, I don't agree with what Duke Zhao Guo said. Although I, Cheng Yaojin, am a rough man, I also know that human life is as big as the sky. "
"Although it is necessary to prepare for the Eastern Expedition, it is also our long-term goal. The money for the Eastern Expedition is not much every year, but it is better than nothing. Every one can be saved, so I agree with the Prime Minister's suggestion."
"Wei Chen seconded the proposal!"
"Wei Chen seconded the proposal!"
All of a sudden, several other important ministers stood up and agreed.
Li Shimin was a little helpless: "My dear friends, are there any other good ways?"
Fang Xuanling thought for a while, hesitated and said: "Unless your Majesty gives in to the family and agrees to their request... Maybe when the victims are everywhere, your Majesty asking them for help may have some effect!"
Li Shimin asked with a wry smile: "Is this the only way?"
Agreeing to the family's request meant that Li Shimin wanted to blame himself for the disaster.
This is a naked stain. Li Shimin really doesn’t want to do this!
Thinking that during this period, major aristocratic families had come forward one after another to ask him to issue edicts to punish themselves, obviously wanting to suppress his prestige as an emperor.
These aristocratic families were so bullying that Li Shimin was so angry that he just fell silent!
This method of surrendering to the noble family was even more difficult to accept than asking him to give up his expedition to Goguryeo.
For a moment, the entire hall fell into dead silence.
Everyone knows that the battle between the aristocratic family and the imperial power has become increasingly fierce in recent years.
To submit to a noble family will definitely undermine the majesty of the imperial power.
However, there is really no way now.
These aristocratic families control a large amount of money, land, and food.
Only when Li Shimin relented, and when disasters broke out, could these aristocratic families help the victims.
Now it depends on how Li Shimin decides!
Obviously, the emperor's silence represented his inner struggle.
At this moment, the black-helmeted general walked in: "Your Majesty, General Zhai has something to ask for."
"Xuan!"
Li Shimin obviously didn't want to make a decision right away, so he quickly recruited people.
When Zhai Changsun walked in, he took a closer look.
Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Changsun Wuji, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong...
Good guy, several important ministers are here.
It stands to reason that it is getting late now, and these ministers of the DPRK should have already taken down their duties.
Now they are all gathered in Tai Chi Hall. Could it be that something big has happened?
Thinking of this, Zhai Changsun couldn't help but be shocked.
I didn't know if I would be blamed by the emperor if I reported the fight between these second-generation people.
Zhai Changsun cursed in his heart!
These dudes spend all day eating and waiting to die. They are the most annoying!
They would shout and kill for trivial matters.
What the hell, if you have the ability to defend the border!
According to what he meant, don't these dudes love to fight?
Simply let them kill the enemy and kill each one, so that they can at least die for the country.
I am a dignified Jinwu Guard general who guards the safety and order of the capital, but I wipe the butt of these dandies every day. Is it easy for me?
Of course, abdominal slander is abdominal slander.
Zhai Changsun knew that since he was here, he could only report the matter.
Thinking of this, Zhai Changsun took two steps quickly, glanced at Li Shimin who was sitting on the dragon chair, and bowed to salute.
"The last general, Zhai Changsun, has met Your Majesty."
Li Shimin waved his hand slightly and said with a smile: "Excuse me. I am here to see you. Is there anything you want to do?"
Zhai Changsun hesitated for a moment and said, "General, I heard that there are more people coming to the city to sell themselves in the past few days, so I specially led the Jinwu Guards to check today."
"I happened to encounter His Royal Highness King Qi leading a group of people in a street next to the West Market to fight with the second son of Liang Guogong, the second son of Lu Guogong, and the eldest son of E Guogong..."
"Because of the royal family members involved in this fight, it is difficult for the Chang'an County Government to deal with it, so we came here to report it."
This is the brilliance of Zhai Changsun.
He did not directly say that the Chang'an County Magistrate did not dare to impose a sentence, but said that it involved members of the royal family, so he came to ask for instructions first.
In this way, all responsibility can be removed.
