Maybe the scholars of Hebei Province have long wanted to get out of the predicament, or they want to crush Li Chengqian as soon as possible and let him return to Chang'an with his tail between his legs.

In just over 10 days, tens of thousands of poor people who had nothing came to Youzhou and asked Li Chengqian to take them in.

Youzhou temporary palace.

Li Chengqian was looking at the topographic map around Youzhou, planning the Yandu he wanted to build.

Liu Kui walked in and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Qi, Master Hao asks to see you." ”

"Announce him in."

Li Chengqian didn't raise his head.

"Minister Hao Chujun see His Royal Highness the Prince." Hao Chujun saluted Li Chengqian with a sad face.

Li Chengqian raised his hand and said, "Flat!" Then continue to look down at the picture.

Hao Chujun's face was even more worried, and seeing that Li Chengqian never looked up at him, he said in an anxious voice: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, 60,000 poor people have come to Youzhou from all over the country, and our food can only last for a month at most.

The canal has been cut off, and it will take a month and a half to transport grain from Luoyang to Youzhou by dry road, and the grain transported at a time can only be eaten for more than ten days. Poor people from all over the country are still coming to Youzhou in an endless stream, and if you continue like this, there will be chaos in Youzhou. ”

Hao Chujun said that, he stood there worriedly waiting for Li Chengqian to answer.

Li Chengqian raised his head, looked at Hao Chujun angrily and said, "How did you get to this point?"

You first sent a document to the prefectures and counties of Hebei Province, ordering the prefectures and counties not to let the poor come to Youzhou.

At the same time, they issued a document to the Chang'an Household Department and the Luoyang warehouses, ordering them to speed up the transportation of grain to Youzhou. ”

Seeing that Li Chengqian attached great importance to it, Hao Chujun hurriedly offered advice: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, since you got off the boat in Beizhou for more than ten days, there has been no rain in the entire Hebei Province, and this year's spring drought has become a success, and the prefectures, counties and scholars from all over the country have bombarded the people to Youzhou, is it a decree to order Yicang from all over the country to send the grain storage to Youzhou?"

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "That's fine, you can do it." ”

Hao Chujun hurriedly went out to draft the purpose.

In the next few days, Li Chengqian left Youzhou City with Wang Fangyi and Cheng Wuting, and explored the terrain around Youzhou to prepare for repairing the city.

Hao Chujun and Gao Jifu stayed in Youzhou.

Hao Chujun sent these wills in the name of Li Chengqian, but he did not see the decrease in the number of poor people who came to Youzhou.

For a time, there was overcrowding outside Youzhou City, and these poor people were dragging their families with their families, and they had nothing, so they could only be relieved by Youzhou Daxingtai when they came here.

Yicang in Hebei Province did not reply, because they did not send food to Youzhou.

Hao Chujun and Gao Jifu looked at the increasing number of displaced people, and were very anxious to give three urgent orders to the state assassins, ordering them to strictly control the poor people to come to Youzhou.

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……

In the barren mountains west of Youzhou City.

Li Chengqian and his entourage had a picnic by a clear stream.

Cheng Wuting was a young man in Hebei Province, and he was very familiar with the environment here, and he caught a buck after leaving for a while. Wang Fangyi was in charge of peeling and cleaning, and Du He was in charge of burning the test by the fire.

Li Chengqian's legs and feet were inconvenient, so he sat on the rocks covered with tiger skins and watched them busy.

Although it is not suitable for hunting in spring, there are many wild beasts in the western mountains during the Tang Dynasty, so there is no need to worry about running out of food.

Du He said indignantly while watching the fire: "His Royal Highness the Prince, the orders issued by Hao Chujun to the states of Hebei Province in the name of Youzhou Xingtai have become a dead letter. ”

Li Chengqian looked at the dark mountains and rocks in the distance, and said in a faint voice: "This is something that has been expected for a long time, the imperial court has been fighting abroad for many years, and in order to stabilize these scholars, the officials sent are either incompetent or are in league with them.

Therefore in these places, they are honored. ”

Du He nodded when he heard this, and then asked puzzledly: "But, why does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince want to raise people for them?"

Li Chengqian shook his head when he heard this, and said in a firm voice: "These people are not from any scholar family, they are all the people of the Tang Dynasty, and the people should be relieved by the imperial court in case of natural disasters." ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right, but how can you really do things according to reason?" It turned out that Du He and Li Chengqian were extremely close, and during this period of time, he saw that Li Chengqian did things according to reason everywhere, but he was subject to the Hebei Shi clan everywhere, and he was very puzzled.

Li Chengqian saw that Du He was still unconvinced, so he added: "The lone king is the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, and he must act according to morality in the Tang Dynasty. ”

Du He looked at Li Chengqian, who had a serious expression, and said secretly in his heart: Is your brain broken? He actually has to do things according to morality.

Li Chengqian didn't know what he was thinking and was about to reveal some news to him, when he suddenly smelled a scorching smell, and when he looked down, he saw that the deer legs on the fire had been burned black.

Said angrily: "Look at the fire!" What do you think?"

Du He hurriedly lowered his head and turned over the meat, but said in his heart: How does he know that I am thinking 'his brain is broken', he was shocked when he thought of this, so don't think about it yet.

Li Chengqian saw that Du He was concentrating on the barbecue, so he helped Liu Kui to stand up and walk along the stream to the East Palace where the guards came, wanting to see what game they had hit.

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Chang'an Taiji Palace.

“…… Frost in September, cleansing field in October. Friends wine feast, said to kill the lamb. Standing in the court, he is called a gentleman, and his longevity is boundless. ”

A crisp children's voice in the Manna Hall was reciting the Book of Songs.

Li Shimin sat on the recliner given to him by Li Chengqian, listened with his eyes half-closed as Li Ju fluently memorized a piece of "July," with a pleased smile on his face. Li Shimin opened his eyes and saw Li Ju standing in the hall in a regular manner, beckoning him to step forward.

Seeing this, Li Ju hurriedly stepped forward and waved at Li Shimin: "Grandpa Huang! ”

Li Shimin took Li Ju's hand, looked at him lovingly, and said, "Ju'er is carrying it very well today, what reward do you want?"

Hearing this, Li Ju said seriously: "My grandson wants to write a letter to my father and mother. ”

Li Shimin looked at his serious appearance and asked with a smile, "What do you want to write to your father?"

Li Ju thought about it for a while when he heard this, and he didn't think about writing it, but he still said angrily: "Anyway, I must write a letter to my father, and I must use my father's font." Speaking of this, he said sourly: "Grandpa Huang, last time the eldest brother wrote a letter to his father, and the father replied that he praised the eldest brother's handwriting. also said that in the future, when the eldest brother grows up, he will divide the Liuqiu Island in the southeast sea to the eldest brother. ”

Li Shimin looked at Li Ju, who didn't understand how big the gap between the "Imperial Sun" and the "Liuqiu Island" was, and said with a smile: "Okay! Go back and write to your father. ”

Hearing this, Li Ju hurriedly saluted Li Shimin and ran out, Li Shimin watched Li Ju leave the inner hall with a smile before retracting his gaze.

"Your Majesty, Ma Zhongshu asks to see you."

"Xuan!"

After a while, I saw Ma Zhou walking in anxiously.

"Your Majesty."

"Ma Qing is flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Shimin stood up and looked at Ma Zhou solemnly and asked, "I see that Ma Qing looks anxious, but what happened?"

"Back to Your Majesty, there has been a drought in several prefectures in Hebei Province this year, and there has been no rain for more than two months......"

Before Ma Zhou finished speaking, he listened to Li Shimin: "Cheng Qian should also go to Youzhou, he can still do disaster relief, you just do what the prince tells you." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is here precisely because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is already helping the poor."

"Oh?" Li Shimin looked at Ma Zhou suspiciously.

Ma Zhou reported to Li Shimin what Li Chengqian had done in Hebei Province.

Li Shimin frowned and thought for a while when he heard this, and asked, "Has Cheng Qian sent someone to explain to you?"

Ma Zhou shook his head with a bitter face and said, "No." ”

"Ma Qingjia, what do you say Cheng Qian is going to do?" Li Shimin asked puzzled.

"Minister......" Ma Zhou was a little embarrassed.

"Something to say."

"The minister thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is competing with the scholars and the lord of the fort in Hebei Province for the people."

"Fighting for the people? Do the people of the Great [ ] Tang still have to fight?" Li Shimin was even more puzzled.

Ma Zhou hurriedly analyzed to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, you think, those forts and scholars have always held the people hostage to respect themselves, if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can take advantage of this drought to win over the hearts of the people of Hebei Province, then why will the scholars of Hebei Province fight against the imperial court in the future." ”

Li Shimin immediately understood when he thought about it, nodded and said: "The reason is good, but how to arrange these people is the key, if you can't properly settle these people, you will only poke out a bigger hug." ”

Ma Zhou saw that Li Shimin understood, so he said in a low voice: "Gao Jifu said: Now that Youzhou is close to 100,000 poor people who have nothing, the food in Youzhou is no longer enough to support a month. ”

Li Shimin was shocked: "Then quickly order the household department to send grain to Youzhou!" ”

"In order to relieve the disaster, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince allowed the states and counties along the canal in Hebei Province to dig canals for irrigation, and now the canal can no longer transport grain and grass......"

"Nonsense!"