In this regard.
Li Shimin didn't dare to make any assertions.
After all, once something happened, it would be a big deal.
The Crown Prince's matter was of great importance. He also knew that if the Crown Prince wanted to go to the border, someone in the imperial court would definitely stop him.
At this time, even he himself was a little hesitant, so he wanted to see what the ministers thought.
At this time.
Yuchi Gong also told him about the matter of Qiuci and Longyou Road. Almost all of them were about the lack of clothes, food, or armaments.
However, he didn't mention a single word about the new weapons. Once this matter was mentioned, not to mention whether these people understood it or not, these people would definitely impeach this and that because of the money, materials, and manpower used to make these weapons.
Li Shimin didn't want to hear this voice, either.
After all, it was the emperor himself who ordered to supervise this matter.
Li Shimin actually knew what Yuchi Gong was going to say last night. Hearing this, he pretended to be thinking about it and said, "Dear ministers, the matter of Qiuci City is related to the safety of the west gate of the Tang Dynasty. At this time, you also know what's going on in the imperial court. Which minister can solve the problem of armaments?"
"This …"
In an instant, the lively discussion that had just been going on disappeared in an instant.
At this time, because of the appearance of "Reward the Good and Punish the Evil", almost all the affairs in the imperial court were clear. They even knew what was in the treasury of Chang 'an City.
Therefore.
At this moment, the Emperor's words made this group of people, who only knew how to talk, shut up in an instant.
Li Shimin ignored them and asked, "Beloved official Yuchi, have you distributed the cotton-padded clothes required for military use this year?"
Hearing this, Yuchi Gong sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I've talked with the two ministers of the Ministry of Works, Du Zhi, and got the answer. It will take another month to get 50,000 thick cotton clothes. "
"However, winter has just arrived, so things will be slightly better in Qiuci. However, Liangzhou, Ganzhou, Shazhou, and other places are located at the foot of Mount Qilian. Right now, snow is already swirling in these places, and the temperature is plummeting. If it hasn't been through winter, I'm afraid that unforeseen events will happen. Moreover, these prefectures are located at the rear of Qiuci City. If the rear is unstable, it will only cause the soldiers at the front line to panic.
Li Shimin's expression sank as he asked, "Why didn't you report this earlier? Didn't We remember that this matter was reported in June? Why is it still like this when winter is about to enter the twelfth lunar month? "
"Du Zhi, Ministry of War, Ministry of Works, can you give me an explanation?"
The Ministers' expressions changed when they heard this, and they hurriedly explained.
But it was only in June and July when there was a locust plague, so they didn't have the time to deal with it. When the matter was over, all the mulberry trees had been eaten clean. When the mulberry trees died, there was naturally no food for the silkworms. Most of them died as well. No matter how powerful the Ministry of Works was, there was nothing they could do!
But the Emperor had been busy with other things and didn't have time to deal with this matter, so it was delayed until now.
At this time, the more Li Shimin listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. After all, he did receive such a report in the past, but because of other things, he really forgot about it.
The more he listened to these people, the angrier Li Shimin became.
"Enough!"
"We didn't come here to listen to your complaints. Give us a solution in three days. We'll leave this matter to Zhangsun Wuji."
Zhangsun Wuji was a little speechless.
But he still obeyed the order.
Li Shimin knew that he would naturally have a solution.
After this matter was settled, Li Shimin said again, "Today, I want to put the matter of the military supplies aside for the time being. Let's talk about the matter of Qiuci first. Sheng Province, Feng Province, and Tuli Khan, you all know about it, right?"
"Then We won't say much. You've all seen this war. Right now, even Longyou Province and Qiuci Province are in dire straits, let alone Feng Province and Sheng Province. This is a matter of wealth!
"Thus, We have decided to send the Crown Prince to Qiuci to guard the border. On the one hand, We will stabilize the morale of the army, and on the other, We will investigate how serious this matter is. What do you all think?"
Li Shimin's words immediately caused an uproar among the officials.
They had heard about the Crown Prince's decision to guard the border before, but after what had happened some time ago and Tuli's sudden actions, they all believed that the Emperor would not let the Crown Prince guard the border.
After all, although guarding the border at this time would temporarily prevent riots due to the lack of food and supplies for the winter, it would definitely cause a sensation, especially when the Indian and Turkic armies joined forces.
At this time, the morale of the army was slack, and the Crown Prince's sudden appearance was bound to make the war at the border extremely difficult to resolve.
To go at this time …
It simply didn't make sense.
Instantly, all of the civil officials once again erupted with cries of protest and opposition.
"Your Majesty, you absolutely can't do this, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, although the Crown Prince guarding the border can raise morale, if he goes now, not only will it not raise morale, it will also cause the entire Tang Dynasty to fall into a passive position, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
"…"
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