In the early morning of the next day, Meng Chang was lazy again, in late autumn, it was very cold in the morning and evening, there was a fragrant couch and warm brocade, and the beauty was in her arms, so why suffer the pain of getting up early. It's a pity that there are always people who are inconsiderate, and the two prime ministers, Li Hao and Wu Zhao, ask to meet.

Meng Chang was unhappy, and complained that it was still early and didn't let him sleep longer. It was still Concubine Xu Hui, who persuaded her with good words, so she reluctantly got up to wash and left the Peony Garden.

It was already three days old, and Meng Chang saw the two ministers, and his attitude was good. He has always been tolerant and repetitive to his ministers, especially civil servants and talents.

"The two secretaries joined forces to see me, what happened?" Looking at the second minister, Meng Chang asked.

Wu and Li are both old ministers of Shu. Wu Zhao descendants have followed the Meng father and son for decades, and they are old and virtuous, and they have always relied on them. Li Hao has a deep relationship with Shu, very talented, in the early years of the former Shu, after the establishment of the Later Shu, and was promoted by Meng Chang, affecting the prime minister.

At this time, looking at the emperor's relaxed attitude, Wu Zhaoyi coughed lightly, held a letter in both hands, and said: "This autumn, Shuzhong Dafeng, this is reported by the state capitals, and the autumn tax storage situation ......."

Meng Chang took a quick glance, described stretching, and said happily: "God bless me Dashu!" ”

"Yuzhou has a big flood, and the government requests that the people be exempted from paying taxes for two years!" Needless to say.

"When the people are affected by disasters, they should be relieved, and if they are spared, they can make their own decisions!" Meng Chang said: "For the victims of the disaster in Yuzhou, the local government should be good at appeasing, and don't forget the 'ring stone inscription'!" ”

"Yes! Your Majesty loves the people, and the ministers admire it! Wu Zhaoyi complimented, and said: "The price of grain in Chengdu has always been high, please send grain from the official warehouse to stabilize the price of grain, in order to solve the people's worries!" ”

Hearing his words, Meng Chang couldn't help but be surprised and asked, "What is the price of grain in Chengdu today?" ”

"Doumi Bawen!" Needless to say.

In recent years, Shu has a bumper harvest, resulting in a lot of cheap grain, and in the first two years, when the rice in Chengdu was the lowest, it fell to Sanwen. Compared with the price of grain in the Northern Han Dynasty, it can be said that it is extremely cheap, you must know that even now, the price of grain in Tokyo is between 12 and 15 Wen.

"Why is it so expensive!" Meng Chang frowned slightly.

The minister Li Hao explained: "Your Majesty, the rise in grain prices has caused two reasons. First, the former grain was cheap, and the merchants were unprofitable, and there were few grain losers in Chengdu in the past. Second, recently, the imperial court has been preparing for war more and more, and more grain has been exported to the north, resulting in a shortage of grain in Chengdu. ”

Glancing at Yan Wuzhao as he spoke, Li Hao continued: "Therefore, the minister thinks that it is possible to produce less official grain, and calm it down a little, and when the merchant travelers hear about Lijia's grain, the price of grain will depreciate itself......"

Nodding, Meng Chang said, "In this matter, the second secretary can discuss and make decisions." But there is one point, when the people's worries are solved! ”

"Yes!"

"Is there anything else going on with Erqing?" Looking at the two of them, Meng Chang asked, the meaning of "sending off" was obvious.

Li Hao arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Li Tingqi asks for a performance, let the imperial court go to Qin, Feng and Xingyuan Mansion, and continue to increase the deployment of soldiers and horses, grain and grass, and ordnance!" ”

As soon as he heard this, Meng Chang was a little unhappy, and said: "In the past year and a half, the imperial court has mobilized more than 50,000 elite soldiers to the north, and the food and equipment are enough for half a year, and Li Tingqi is still not satisfied?" With so many soldiers and horses, is it not enough to prepare for the Northern Han Dynasty? What does he want to do? Do you want to let me put all the soldiers and horses in the country into his hands? Whether the Han army will call or not is a question! ”

"Your Majesty is angry!" Seeing this, Li Hao hurriedly spoke out to persuade: "Li Tingqi is defending in the north, and he knows the situation of the enemy and us best. ”

"As for the Northern Han Dynasty, in the opinion of the ministers, we must not take it lightly!" Li Hao said: "Since the founding of the country, our dynasty has been defeated twice. And the minister's view of today's Northern Han Dynasty, the weather is extraordinary, not the Tang and Jin Dynasty, and the heart of annexing the world has not been restrained.

Today's Han Emperor is young and vigorous, and can be called wise. After the conquest of the Tang Dynasty, the peace of the four realms was temporarily obtained, and now its Chen soldiers are in the southwest, and the soldiers are pointing directly, in the land of Qin and Feng, the battle will rise sooner or later, and Your Majesty must not be a little vigilant! ”

Among the civil and military affairs of the Shu Kingdom, it belonged to Li Hao, who was the first to see the "extraordinary" of the Northern Han Dynasty and took the lead in proposing to reorganize the army. Of course, at the beginning, Li Hao suggested that Meng Chang surrender to the Central Plains to pay tribute, so as to protect peace and seek a long-term plan.

However, Wang Zhaoyuan, the high-minded privy envoy, insisted on dissuading him, and instead organized the army to fight the military in order to plan for the Northern Expedition. When the Northern Han Dynasty invaded the Tang Dynasty, at the invitation of the Southern Tang Dynasty, it was also Wang Zhaoyuan's words, and Meng Chang at that time also had the heart of meritorious work. Sending troops to the Northern Han Dynasty, what is the result, in Fengzhou, between the scattered passes, the traces of the battlefield in Donghe Village are still there......

At this time, listening to Li Hao's remarks and advice, Meng Chang felt a little impatient for no reason, thought about it, and said: "Now it's the end of autumn, and it is expected that the Han army will not move lightly!" I look at Li Tingqi, he lost a battle, and he is afraid of the Han army like a tiger! ”

"Your Majesty, two years ago, the Northern Han Dynasty invaded the Tang Dynasty, and it was also the end of autumn!" Li Hao reminded.

Hearing this, Meng Chang frowned deeply, touched his thin short beard, thought about it for a long time, and muttered: "When Wang Zhaoyuan returns, I will make a difference!" ”

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Shu privy envoy Wang Zhaoyuan sent an edict to the north, inspected Qin Feng's imperial reserves, adjusted the armament, and inspected the movements of the Northern Han Dynasty by the way. For this confidant who has followed him since childhood, Meng Chang not only recognizes his loyalty, but also appreciates his talents, which can be said to be unknown......

"Erqing, step back first!" Sighing, Meng Chang was a little excited, and said to the second minister.

"Wait for the resignation!" Seeing that the emperor was obviously not interested, the two ministers bowed back.

Fang left the palace, and Wu Zhaoyi couldn't help but say to Li Hao: "Your Majesty, you have the heart to slack off the government......

Li Hao looked helpless and sighed: "As ministers, we can only do our best to do the king's affairs in order to have a clear conscience!" ”

"No justice, and now in my dynasty, there are two worries, one is the northern soldier's coward, and the other is the corruption of the officials. The public morality is highly respected, and you need to take more responsibility! Li Hao looked at Wu Zhao and complimented: "Recently, Chengdu nobles and officials have often violated the law, encroached on people's land, and the wind of restraint has become more and more popular, and I am deeply worried!" ”

Hearing his words, Wu Zhaoyi picked his eyelids, smiled embarrassedly, and responded a little perfunctorily: "Li Xiang is worried about the country and the people, and he should speak to His Majesty to eliminate the ills......"

Among the people Li Hao said, there are people of Wuzhao origin. Although he is virtuous and famous, he can condone his family, relatives, and former officials......

As far as Meng Chang, the lord of Shu, is concerned, Li Hao's worries are not yet within the scope of his vigilance, although the rule of officials is gradually deteriorating, but the country is stable and the treasury is full. As long as the Northern Han does not invade.

So far, the only thing Meng Chang cares about is the Northern Han court, which is sharpening its knives.

More than five days later, Wang Zhaoyuan, the privy envoy who went north to inspect the north, returned to Chengdu and was summoned to the palace as soon as possible to consult him on side affairs. After returning from patrolling, Wang Zhaoyuan was quite interested, and he was as confident as ever, which made Meng Chang feel at ease.

"Your Majesty, the ministers inspected Qin and Feng, and the fortresses of the walled cities, all of which were carefully inspected, and their omissions have been adjusted by the ministers, and now as long as the soldiers are not slack, they will defend according to the danger, which is enough to resist the Han army. If the Han army arrives, it will return in vain! Wang Zhaoyuan said confidently to Meng Chang.

In fact, Li Tingjue's ability to use troops, although it is difficult to call it the top, but it is also decent, and it is more advantageous to promote its geographical advantages, and the deployment of the Shu army in Qin and Feng is at least not too much of a loophole, and if the Han army attacks, it is enough to resist for a while.

After the adjustment of the Wang Shumi, who was "good at knowing the soldiers and good generals", the deployment of the Shu army had actually been disrupted......

Hearing his words, Meng Chang bowed his head: "Li Tingqi asked for more troops, horses, money and food, will you allow it?" ”

Wang Zhaoyuan shook his head directly and said affirmatively: "No!" ”

"Why?" Meng Chang also seemed to feel that Wang Zhaoyuan was a little overconfident! ”

"At this age, the Han army will not move troops!" Wang Zhaoyuan explained to Meng Chang: "The minister has found out in the north that there are continuous natural disasters in the Northern Han Dynasty, and he is busy with disaster relief and people, how dare he use troops against our dynasty at this time!" If it weren't for the fact that winter would be in now, the ministers would like to personally lead their troops and horses out of the north to capture Guanzhong for His Majesty! ”

Meng Chang was not interested in Wang Zhaoyuan's "great ambition", but was concerned about the disaster of the Northern Han Dynasty and asked him to elaborate. Wang Zhaoyuan told Meng Chang about the situation, probably because of the great drought in Huainan, and more than a dozen prefectures in the Northern Han Dynasty were flooded, and the flood and drought caused 500,000 victims.

Hearing this, Meng Chang was very happy, breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed that God blessed Shu and condemned the tyrants......

It looks like he's going to be able to live happily for a while.