"Your Majesty, there was a drought in more than ten prefectures in Henan Province. Now it has seriously affected the people's spring ploughing. Hubu Shangshu opened his mouth and said to Li Shimin.

Hearing that there was a drought in Henan Province, Li Shimin couldn't help frowning. He asked, "What can the state governments do in response?" ”

"The state governments mobilized the people to carry water for irrigation, but unfortunately the effect was not very great. I'm afraid that most of the state capitals in Henan Province will have no harvest this year. Hubu Shangshu replied to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin didn't blame anyone, after all, the catastrophe from the sky was beyond human reparation. Then he said, "Send people to the state capitals to inspect them, and I must know the drought situation as soon as possible." ”

"Your Majesty, now that there is a drought in Henan Province, please ask the emperor to reduce or exempt the taxes of Henan Province." Fang Xuanling said.

Hearing Fang Xuanling's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but nodded. Then he said, "According to the situation of the disaster in each state capital, the tax will be reduced or reduced appropriately." lest the people be displaced. ”

Hearing Li Shimin's words, all the officials knelt on the ground and called Li Shimin Shengming. But at this time, Yan Tingming stood up.

And said to Li Shimin: "The emperor is sage, the people of Henan Province are disturbed by the drought, and the emperor will reduce taxes, which is a holy act of compassion for the people." ”

But Li Ke, the king of Qi, went the other way and took advantage of the drought in Qizhou to forcibly collect money and food from the people. He even dispatched the forbidden army given to him by the emperor. ”

Hearing Yan Tingming's words, Li Shimin stood up instantly. With a gloomy face, he said, "Can this matter be verified?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is trying to report this matter to the emperor. This is a joint petition of some businesses in Qizhou City. At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji came out of class and said to Li Shimin. and handed over the joint letter to Wang De, who transferred it to Li Shimin.

The eldest grandson Wuji has been sending people to observe Li Ke's every move. Now that he has this opportunity to find trouble with Li Ke, how can the eldest grandson Wuji let it go.

After Li Shimin read the joint letter, he asked Li Chengqian with a gloomy face: "Prince, you just came back from Qizhou." But what do you have to say to me? ”

"Erchen really has something to report to his father, and Erchen got something when he was in Qizhou. I deliberately brought it back to my father to see, presumably my father will be happy after seeing it. Li Chengqian opened his mouth and said to Li Shimin.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, now we are talking about the extortion of the people of Qizhou by Li Ke, the king of Qi. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has good things, and it is not too late to present them to the emperor later. Yan Tingming said.

"You bullshit royal history listen to the wind and rain, do you know what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to show the emperor? And dare to impose obstruction there. ”

"If it weren't for my Lao Cheng's temper now, I would have kicked you out and cut off your head. lest you be told in front of the emperor. Cheng Yanjin pointed at Yan Tingming and scolded.

To say that except for Cheng Yanjin, there is really no one who dares to speak like this in the Taiji Hall. However, as long as Cheng Yanjin opened his mouth, absolutely no one dared to argue with Cheng Yanjin.

Because doing so is definitely self-inflicted, Cheng Yanjin definitely dares to beat him up in front of Li Shimin. And Li Shimin will not bite Cheng Jin.

So as soon as Yan Tingming heard Cheng Biting Jin speak, he couldn't help but close his mouth. However, he secretly thought in his heart that this Cheng Jin was a general of the Wagang family. Why did you suddenly help the prince?

Although Yan Tingming felt strange in his heart, his expression was very atmospheric. and glared at Cheng Yanjin fiercely.

At the same time, Li Chengqian had already ordered someone to carry an object up to the Taiji Hall. This thing is covered with a red cloth, and I don't know what is inside the red cloth.

Just when the hundred officials were whispering, Li Chengqian came to the red cloth and lifted it up with his hand. And said to Li Shimin: "Father, what the son brought back is this Quyuan plow. ”

Seeing a plough staff in the hall of the two poles, everyone couldn't help but be curious. A closer look reveals that this plough stick is not the same as that used in the hands of the people.

Li Shimin naturally found out, so he opened his mouth and asked Li Chengqian: "What is so extraordinary about this strange-looking plough stick?" Is it worth the trip to bring it back? ”

Before Li Chengqian could speak, Cheng Yanjin laughed and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know anything, this plough stick is called Quyuan Plow." The people use it to plough the land, which not only saves time but also saves effort. ”

Later, Cheng Biting Jin explained the benefits of this quyuan plough in detail to everyone in the Taiji Palace. This couldn't help but make Li Shimin very happy.

At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji spoke again: "Your Majesty, now that there is a great drought in Henan Province, what can you do even if you have a good plough stick?" ”

The reason why the eldest grandson Wuji said this was because he was worried that Li Shimin would forget about Li Ke. That's why I will revisit the drought in Henan Province.

At the same time, he looked at Li Chengqian, who was smiling, and couldn't help but be very disappointed in this nephew.

Hearing the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shimin nodded and asked Li Chengqian: "What I asked you about is the situation in Qizhou, what does it have to do with this Quyuan plow?" ”

"Father, do you know who made this curved plow? Why did Erchen mention this matter in the Taiji Palace? Li Chengqian opened his mouth and asked Li Shiming.

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Li Shiming couldn't help but be stunned. Then he said: "Could it be that this Qu Yuan plough has nothing to do with Li Ke?" ”

"Father is right, this Quyuan plow is made by Li Ke, the king of Qi." Later, Li Chengqian told Li Shimin about Li Ke's personal cultivation of cotton in Qizhou.

As soon as Li Chengqian's voice fell, Cheng Yanjin said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Qi developed the Quyuan plough for the people. How can such a person make a fortune? ”

"It's not right for Lu Guogong to say that, although King Qi developed this Quyuan plow. But that doesn't mean he's doing it for the people. ”

"What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said just now is very clear, the reason why King Qi made this Quyuan plough is precisely because he feels troublesome when he farms by himself."

"So the minister thinks that it can't be because the King of Qi developed the Quyuan plow. It was concluded that he would not take advantage of the drought in Qizhou to blackmail the people. Eldest Sun Wuji said.

Hearing the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shimin couldn't help but nodded. After all, these two things are indeed not contradictory, so he looked at Li Chengqian on the side again.

At this time, Li Chengqian spoke again and said to Li Shimin: "Father, the son is willing to vouch for King Qi, if King Qi really does such a thing." The retainers are willing to suffer the same sin as the king of Qi. ”

This made the eldest grandson Wuji angry, and he couldn't help but secretly scold Li Chengqian for being a pig's head. Such a good opportunity to eradicate the opponent, but he did it for others.

However, Li Shimin's heart was very satisfied, and his eyes looked at Li Chengqian with a hint of affection. After all, what Li Shimin wants to see most is that his children can get along in harmony.

So Li Shimin opened his mouth and said: "Who is willing to go to Qizhou for me and thoroughly investigate the extortion of the people by Li Ke, the king of Qi?" ”