"Your Majesty, the Emperor said: Dizhen is virtuous, the time is meritorious. Hou Hao Tao used the punishment of the elephant to make it clear. Today is the elephant, why should we kill it? We should force it. "
Someone stood up and spoke at the court meeting.
"I don't understand. Why don't you take ten horses and crossbows and go personally to show the virtue of the Tang dynasty, show the kindness of the Tang dynasty, and announce the aspirations of the Tang dynasty. "Li Longji was annoyed. Was this person stupid?
Was the current situation the same as before? What propaganda and scaring others?
It was killing the chicken to warn the monkey. It was just to show others the brutality of killing people and make them afraid. This way, they would be obedient.
These words came from a part of the Yu Shu Yi Ji in the Book of History, which was taken out by someone to persuade the emperor.
It meant not to kill too many people, just to scare others.
Li Longji was very disgusted. You said not to kill people here, why don't you go to the battlefield?
I give you ten horses and the crossbows you want. You go and tell me how powerful you are. See if your method is useful?
I used more than 300,000 people, countless money, food, weapons, and livestock to fight a big battle, and you tell me not to be impulsive?
If my strategic goal is not achieved, what am I doing? Playing around?
"Let me think about it." The other party retreated. He knew that His Majesty was not satisfied. Fortunately, His Majesty was in a good mood recently.
"I ask that you fully open the sea trade. However, it should be decided by etiquette, virtue, and position.
Confucius said: Although you have the position, you do not have the virtue. You do not dare to do the etiquette. Although you have the virtue, you do not have the position. You also do not dare to do the etiquette. "
Another person stood up and wanted to reform the border trade. He thought that Li Yi was not doing right. He did not follow his position, did not abide by etiquette, and did not show his virtue.
This came from The Doctrine of the Mean in The Book of Rites.
Li Yi was a scattered official. He was always giving orders. His position was not right, and his words were not smooth.
"Good, Guangzhou's Department of Shipping is short of a loyal official. You go." Li Longji was straightforward. He sent you to be an official.
"I am only giving advice. I am really powerless. I am ashamed."
The man hurriedly retreated. He did not want to go to Guangzhou. The climate was different, and it was easy to get sick.
What was even more frightening was that the place was under Li Yi's control. If he spoke ill of Li Yi in the imperial court, wouldn't that mean that …
"Your Majesty, that … the well on the road north from the capital office has been dug, and the oasis is under construction. Send someone to build a pond to store water. It just so happens that there is a lot of rain now."
Zhang Jiuling stood up. He talked a lot, knowing that the weather was hot and Her Majesty was impatient.
A few years ago, he drilled the well and planted things around it to form a small oasis. He was thinking about building a large cement pond to fill it with water and add a cover and a straw curtain over it.
If people didn't drink it, they would wait until it was not raining to water them. Nowadays, the number of cement factories in the Tang dynasty had increased.
"Sure! You go and arrange it. Just do it. "Li Longji was also straightforward.
Song Jing stepped forward. "Your Majesty, if the fleet that went overseas comes back, I guarantee that they will bring back a lot of seeds. Choose a place and plant them."
Song Jing chose to speak in the same way. If he said, "Returning from a long voyage with seeds, we should choose a place to respond."
He estimated that Her Majesty wouldn't bring him for lunch today. He hadn't even thought about what to eat.
"Go and do it." Li Longji nodded.
For a moment, the officials were silent. There was nothing to say. What should they say about the big things? Why should they tell Her Majesty about the small things?
Thus, the court session that was supposed to be bustling and long ended within an hour.
Those who were no longer qualified to stay in the Li Family Zhuangzi left happily with the gifts from Zhuangzi. They attended the imperial court, and some of them were actually waiting for the gifts.
Unfortunately, the imperial court didn't open on the first day of the new year, so they didn't get many things.
They felt that they had lost 100 million yuan, and their lives had become bumpy from then on.
However, when they received the gifts, they were all happy again. There were many things, probably to make up for the first day of the new year. There were also many bags of rice and flower sticks.
Oh, there were grilled fish slices and sea fish for their parents, wives, and children to eat at home. They could also drink with their own wine.
Everyone stayed far away from the person who had criticized Li Yi.
He fearfully took the gifts and found that the amount was the same as the people of the same rank. He breathed a sigh of relief. His clothes were drenched in sweat.
The officials left, but Li Longji didn't. He sat on the dragon throne in a daze.
The group of officials who were qualified to stay didn't move. Otherwise, where would they go? In the Li Family Zhuangzi, it was only a few steps away from his office.
"Your Majesty, are you worried?" Yao Chong was an observer. He couldn't speak unless someone in the group found a problem.
"There's nothing in the afternoon? At noon, please drink some iced beer. What kind of dishes to go with the wine? "
Li Longji said what was on his mind. He was in a daze because he was thinking about what to eat for lunch.
There wasn't anything important, so he seemed to be quite helpless.
"It's hot. Cold dishes." Bi Goo had been busy recently. The taxes of the capital and Henan, the transportation of war materials, the recent heavy rain in Ezhou on the west of Jiangnan, and the fruitful harvest in Shu, he hoped the imperial court would help him exchange it for money …
He was a bit angry. He resisted the urge to ask Li Yi. He had to rely on the power of the imperial court to get things done.
"The staple food has to be eaten over water," Song Jing suggested. He had sent more than 200 documents to deal with officials in half a month.
The imperial inspection team of the Tang dynasty was attacking everywhere. The old guys were crazy.
Su Yi yawned. He had been busy until late last night. He had been investigating the armory and had many problems.
He had to deal with people and buy new weapons while he was at it.
Zhang Jiuling was relatively relaxed. He was also the head of the Ministry of Works, but he wasn't the Minister of Works. Wei Zhigu was the Minister of Works, so it wasn't easy to replace him.
"This year is different from the past. The days are easy." Li Longji sighed. He really didn't have much to do.
The interior of the Tang dynasty was stable. The people were familiar with the new tools, and there was a lot of food in the areas where the new indica rice was planted. Whether it was delicious or not was secondary.
Tubo outside the Tang dynasty was expanding towards India. The Xi and Khitans were on their side, and the Bohai were honest.
The Tujue were still fighting! With the loss of 5,000 elites, strategic maneuvers were bound to be difficult.
The imperial court had so much money that they didn't know how to spend it. The treasures in the treasury were thrown away. Inside was their own private stash. In any case, they couldn't spend it in a short time.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, my Dongzhu said lunch is ready. He said the weather is hot, so he wants to detoxify everyone." Song De appeared in the square.
The ground of the square had been replaced with beautiful terrazzo stones, forming a dragon diagram.
It would be cleaned up during court meetings. Usually, there were children playing, so it was no longer used to dry the grains.
"Is it over water and cold dishes?" Zhang Jiuling asked.
Song De entered the hall and bowed. The emperor was wearing a dragon robe, which represented his status. It was different from usual.
"Replying to Zhang Zhongshu, we'll have an insect feast today. Fight poison with poison. Everything has been prepared. We're just waiting to eat and fry them. "Song De turned and bowed to Zhang Jiuling.
"Steward Song, there's no need to be so polite." Zhang Jiuling said as he took off his official robe. Inside, he was wearing knee-length trousers and a t-shirt. It was cool.
"Are there bean worms and bee pupae?" Song Jing had eaten bee pupae before. It was considered a tribute.
"Yes, there are other insects. They were specially collected and processed by Qing Dai and Fu Kuan."
Song De nodded and then shook his head. How could he dare to say insect feast?
"Let's go and take a look." Li Longji smacked his lips.
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