In fact, Li Shimin had long wanted to reorganize the court.
Every morning, he basically wanted to kill people. This was before the locust plan.
Now that everything had been dealt with, it was time to reorganize.
But he didn't expect that Du Ruhui had thought ahead of him. How could this not make Li Shimin happy?
"My dear minister, I approve of this matter!"
"This matter in the court, if I hadn't suppressed the anger in my heart, I would have killed a lot of people. Everyone thinks that I have a good temper, but only you know that I am actually waiting for an opportunity."
"Guan Long and the five surnames and seven hopes, it's time to reorganize!"
Li Shimin suddenly felt a little sad.
He couldn't predict what would happen if he fought against Guan Long at this time, but this was something that had to be done. A country, a monarch, if he couldn't even control his own people, how could he unify the world?
But.
If they were to clash with these two forces right now …
… ….
One night.
Li Shimin worried about this matter for the whole night.
The next morning.
At the moment when the morning bell rang.
Li Shimin arrived at the Political Announcement Hall early. Looking at the empty Imperial Court, he suddenly and slowly wrote the word 'zhen' on the Xuan paper!
And all the ministers who entered the Political Announcement Hall were stunned.
But seeing the Emperor in a daze, no one dared to speak and stood quietly.
When everyone entered the Political Announcement Hall, Xiao Guizi gently called: "Your Majesty, it's time to go to court!"
Li Shimin raised his head and looked at the people in the court.
"Go to court! Kneel! "
"Long live the Emperor!"
"Rise!"
Li Shimin waved his hand lightly: "Is there a memorial today?"
Hearing this.
A minister hurriedly got up and said: "Replying to the Emperor, this old minister has a memorial!"
"Announce!"
"Recently, although the rumors of bone-strengthening powder and locusts have been spread, and the people are running around to tell each other about this matter, and all the people's enthusiasm has soared infinitely. No one complains about this disaster, but there is still a problem!"
"Oh?"
"What is it?"
"Replying to Your Majesty, this old subject has made some calculations recently. Although we have stored up provisions in and around Chang 'an, the livestock industry has suffered serious losses. Many livestock have even shown signs of starvation!"
"Emperor!"
Cheng Yaojin cupped his fists and said, "Our army, especially Longyou, has sent an urgent report. The one hundred thousand horses in our army have almost run out of fodder!"
"In Youzhou, the garrison in Chang 'an, Jiannan Province, and other places have also encountered the same problem. The locusts are wreaking havoc. Everything with a bit of green has been gnawed away. What's more, it's the season to fatten up the horses. But …"
Cheng Yaojin didn't say anything.
But how could Li Shimin not understand?
If things went on like this, sooner or later, all the livestock in the Tang Dynasty would starve to death because of the lack of fodder. What was more terrifying was that there would be no warhorses left in the army.
"Emperor!"
Zhangsun hesitated for a moment.
Li Shimin frowned.
"Speak!"
"Tubo and Tuyuhun sent news that in five days, the first batch of livestock will be delivered to the Tang Dynasty from Hezhou, Yazhou, and other places in Jiannan Province. There will also be some in Longyou Province …"
"But, the current situation …"
"How much?"
Li Shimin had a headache.
He had thought of everything, but everyone ignored that the locusts had not only gnawed away the Zhuang family, but also the grass and leaves.
The livestock were easy to get, but how could they be raised?
They couldn't let the grass-eating animals eat locusts, could they?
At this time.
Xiao Guizi took a memorial from Zhangsun Wuji and handed it to Li Shimin.
"Tuyuhun will deliver 58,300 warhorses, 37,000 cows, 59,000 bulls, 30,000 calves, 39,000 sheep, and pigs, chickens, ducks …"
Looking at the numbers one by one, Li Shimin felt a headache.
This, without a doubt, was another source of pressure!
They couldn't drive all the livestock to the south, could they?
"Dear ministers, do you have any good ideas about this?"
Li Shimin rubbed his forehead and said.
"This …"
"At this time, Your Majesty, I suggest that we don't accept these livestock for the time being. Otherwise, it will undoubtedly make the situation worse!"
"Your Majesty, the sudden increase in cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens, and ducks is still fine. We can just distribute them to the local people, but the horses …"
"Your Majesty, I mean that if these livestock come from Jiannan Province, it's better to send them directly to the south. Now, the south is less affected by the locust plague. As for the livestock in Longyou Province, let Longyou know how to raise them properly for the time being. When the time comes, we can collect a batch of fodder from the south to solve the problem!"
The ministers expressed their opinions one after another.
At this time, no one sang a different tune. Because what did this mean?
This represented the benefits they could gain!
Moreover, they occupied a lot of fields in various places, and there must be a lot of fodder stored here. At this time, if these things were left behind, they would be the ones to benefit in the end!
There were no fools here.
Every single one of them was very clear.
The benefits of this.
After discussing for an hour, Li Shimin still couldn't find a suitable solution. Suddenly, he thought of a person in his mind.
Perhaps that person would be able to resolve this matter perfectly.
He also knew the benefits of this matter. If he did as these people said, wouldn't he get no benefits at all?
"Alright, I already have a countermeasure for this matter. By the way, I have something to announce today!"
Li Shimin waved his hand.
The ministers quieted down in an instant.
Li Shimin said slowly, "The order of the imperial court has been following the old system of the previous dynasty since the reign of the retired emperor, and there has been no change. Therefore, I want to announce today that I will make a slight correction to the original system!"
"…"
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