In the Imperial Garden.
Li Shimin and Wei Zheng were talking about how to deal with the plague of locusts.
While they were talking, they picked up some oily grasshoppers from a big plate on the stone table, threw them into their mouths, and chewed them. Then, they took a sip of wine. That kind of wonderful feeling was self-evident.
"My dear minister, do you mean that the plague in Tubo is more serious this time?"
Li Shimin took a sip of wine. His face was as red as a tomato. But after a long silence, he looked at Wei Zheng and asked.
Wei Zheng thought for a while, put down the grasshopper that he was about to eat, and nodded.
"Here's the thing. The news from Liangzhou arrived at your mansion in the middle of the night. It said that all the good merchants in Liangzhou came back from Tubo as if they were fleeing. And I also heard that there was a problem at the Turkic border. All the Turkic people are gathering at the border. Judging from their ragged clothes, they don't seem to be having a good time."
"So, this means that Brother Zhang Feng's prediction is very accurate. The plague of locusts in the Tang Dynasty is caused by Tubo and Tuyuhun?"
Li Shimin analyzed carefully.
"Yes!"
Fang Xuanling nodded.
He narrowed his eyes and said, "That's indeed the case. I also checked the letters from various places. All the places where the plague of locusts broke out are near these places. The other places are basically fine."
"Then … tomorrow morning, the envoys from Tubo and Tuyuhun will have an audience with you. Your Majesty, I want to ask if this matter will be discussed in the court, or if I will go to the Honglu Temple in private to hold a banquet and talk about it at the banquet."
Zhangsun Wuji frowned and looked at Li Shimin.
"Well …"
Li Shimin stroked the beard on his chin.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's wait until after the court tomorrow. I think those officials will use the Bone Strengthening Powder today, so there will be a decision tomorrow."
"Isn't it supposed to take three days?"
Cheng Yaojin grabbed a handful of locusts and stuffed them into his mouth, then asked vaguely.
"If that's the case, Your Majesty, why don't we make them suffer for another day? This way, it will be more beneficial to our interests. Moreover, when the time comes, those fellows in the imperial court will definitely finish the things you gave them in three days. When that time comes, they will crazily want more of these things. "
Wei Zheng narrowed his eyes, and a scheming look flashed in his eyes.
"Aphrodisiac is a fatal attraction for every old thing. Your Majesty, don't ask anything about it for two days. Don't talk about it. By the morning of the day after tomorrow, those ministers will definitely not be able to endure it. They will agree to whatever Your Majesty says in terms of benefits. When the time comes, once it is announced, there will be no delay in Your Majesty's plan. As long as someone dares to oppose or question it, there will be people who will go crazy against that person!"
How could these old fellows not know about the emperor's plan?
This was a big reshuffle, and also a chance to pick a side. In front of huge benefits, all the previous gaps would disappear. They were all old foxes, so who would dare to block the road to wealth?
Moreover, it was the road to wealth for all the civil and military officials in the imperial court.
However, the money they earned would eventually go into the emperor's pocket, and then turn into pieces of paper and fly back into their pockets. It was not so much making money for them, but for the emperor!
Damn it, who would oppose it?
Who would dare to oppose it?
"Good!"
Li Shimin heard it and said loudly. Then, he raised his wine cup and said, "In that case, let's make them suffer for two more days. Just like the man who trained the eagle, I will also make them suffer. Everyone, raise your cups, let's drink together!"
Now, all the plans, including the strategy that Zhang Feng told Li Shimin before and yesterday, were clear about the plague of locusts in Tubo and other countries. Then, they just had to wait for three days.
After three days, what kind of era would the Tang Dynasty enter?
However, just as they raised their cups, Li Yuan and the old eunuch came in a hurry. They stopped all the people who wanted to report and stood not far from the pavilion in the middle of the lake. Then, they looked at Li Shimin and the others.
Li Yuan also heard the conversation just now. Although he did not hear what they were discussing in a low voice, the last sentence made Li Yuan unable to hold back his anger.
If this went on, wouldn't the court become a place of good merchants?
These traitorous traitors!
Li Yuan was angry.
The evil spirit all over his body was rising sharply.
At this moment.
Li Yuan no longer hid behind the tree and strode towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
At this moment, the old eunuch who followed him also shouted in a sharp voice, "The Retired Emperor has arrived!"
When the people who were drinking heard it, they could not help but be shocked.
Why did the Retired Emperor come?
But when they turned around, they saw the Retired Emperor angrily coming with his hands behind his back.
The people's eyebrows could not help but jump, and they hurriedly bowed down.
Li Shimin was the same.
"This son greets the Retired Emperor!"
Li Yuan did not speak.
Instead, he walked into the pavilion in the middle of the lake in anger.
Sitting on the stone bench that Li Shimin just sat on, he coldly looked at the people and said indifferently, "Wei Zheng, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Cheng Yaojin, do you know your crimes?"
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