Autumn goes and winter comes.

After winter, the weather in Chang'an City became very cold.

And the cold weather made the early dynasty a kind of torment for hundreds of officials.

Even though the kang stove has been burned on the main hall now, it is relatively warm, but the road from home to the palace is still uncomfortable for a long time.

On this morning, the ministers discussed matters.

And at this time, the eldest grandson Wuji stood up.

"Shengshang, I just got good news from the grassland, Ma Zhou and Chen Shixiong have already wiped out all the rebels on the grassland, and if they are appeased, they can almost return to Beijing."

Hearing that Ma Zhou had solved the matter on the grassland, the ministers were very satisfied.

Only Gao Shilian rolled his eyes, feeling very unhappy.

asked Cui Yan to find trouble with Ma Zhou, who would have thought that the trouble would not be found, but Cui Yan was killed.

Moreover, Li Shimin did not punish Ma Zhou.

Now that Ma Zhou has solved the matter on the grassland, Li Shimin is afraid that he will not punish Ma Zhou, right?

Gao Shilian didn't know why he was so unhappy.

"Holy Lord, the matter on the grassland has been resolved, which is really gratifying."

"That's right, that's right, one of my Datang's hidden dangers has finally been solved."

"After the beginning of spring, the prefecture on the grassland will be built, and the people will be migrated to the people, and then the Turkic people will be migrated over, and the grassland will become the territory of my Tang Dynasty forever."

"Who said it wasn't ......"

Everyone said excitedly, Li Shimin was also very happy here.

And at this time, the eldest grandson Wuji said again: "Shengshang, next year will be the fifth year of Zhenguan, and it took four years for Shengshang to destroy the Turks, and it made my Tang Dynasty very rich. ”

For Li Shimin, the eldest grandson Wuji still knows a lot about it.

Now, Li Shimin has experienced the most aggrieved years, he definitely wants to show off to the world, let other countries and those vassal kings know how powerful he Li Shimin is, and if he wants to show off to other countries, the best way is to let other countries send envoys to pay tribute.

As long as all countries come to court, Li Shimin's vanity will definitely be satisfied.

Of course, the most important thing is to show the strength of their Tang Kingdom to other countries, so that other countries do not dare to get involved in the Tang Dynasty easily.

The words of the eldest grandson Wuji can be said to have spoken to Li Shimin's heart.

When he became an emperor, he wanted to be an emperor through the ages, so letting other countries pay tribute naturally became something he longed for in his heart.

Now that the eldest grandson Wuji has mentioned it, it couldn't be better.

However, although he liked it very much in his heart, Li Shimin was not in a hurry to express his position, he just glanced at the ministers and asked, "What do you mean by Aiqing?" ”

After Li Shimin asked, someone stood up.

"Holy Lord, now that my Tang Dynasty is rich and strong, and the army is also very strong, it is normal for other countries to pay tribute."

"Holy Lord, the minister also thinks there is no problem."

"The minister seconded the proposal."

"The minister also seconded the proposal."

"Holy Lord, the minister does not dare to agree."

Just when many people seconded the proposal, Wei Zheng stood up and said that he did not dare to agree.

Seeing Wei Zheng, Li Shimin's face turned slightly pale, and he wanted to rush down and smoke Wei Zheng angrily.

Why does Wei Zheng like to dismantle the stage?

Holding back the unhappiness in his heart, Li Shimin asked, "Oh, why doesn't Wei Aiqing dare to agree?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "The Holy Shang defeated the Turks, this is indeed a supreme feat, it can definitely be a capital close-up in the history books, but now, the economy of my Tang Dynasty is not particularly rich and powerful, those envoys from various countries are coming, I am afraid that there are a lot of people, we have to find a way to receive them, this is a lot of expenses, now there are still many people in my Tang Dynasty who can't afford to wear cotton clothes in winter, can't get enough to eat, and many places will freeze to death. And then there will be some kingdoms to come to court. ”

Wei Zheng didn't give Li Shimin face at all.

Today's Datang, the development of economy and agriculture is already very good, but no matter how good it is, it has not yet reached the level of special wealth, so if Datang really wants to burn money, Wei Zheng feels that it is best to burn on the people of Datang.

After Wei Zheng finished speaking, many ministers in the court who had the same idea as Wei Zheng also stood up one after another.

In any case, the people of Datang are a little more important than the so-called face.

At least that's what it looks like to many of them.

"Holy Lord, what Lord Wei said is right, the people are not doing well yet, how can we spend this money to entertain those outsiders?"

"That's it, that's it, please wait for another two years, and then do this when my Tang Dynasty is prosperous."

"Yes, the saint has waited for four years, are you afraid of waiting for another two years?"

"Please think twice, Lord Wei is right......

In the court of the Tang Dynasty, there will never be a shortage of people who dare to speak out, not to mention that Wei Zheng is the leader, even if Li Shimin is angry, it is also angry Wei Zheng, so there are many people who stand up to support Wei Zheng.

When these people talk about each other, Li Shimin's face is a little ugly.

Indeed, the people are very important, but he feels that his face is more important, how can he lose the face of Datang?

Li Shimin was a little unhappy, but those people in the court, under the leadership of Wei Zheng, were still talking.

And the officials who supported the coming of all nations just now were a little silent.

Obviously, after Wei Zheng said what happened just now, they really couldn't find a good reason to refute it.

The people have not given enough protection, but now they spend money to do what all countries come to court, which is really a bit more than worth the loss.

Many of them are afraid to come forward.

Li Shimin glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji, this matter was raised by the eldest grandson Wuji, and the eldest grandson Wuji had to find a way to solve it.

After being persecuted by Li Shimin like this, the eldest grandson Wuji secretly complained in his heart, and he just said casually to cater to Li Shimin, who would have thought that Wei Zheng would make such a fuss.

But now it's like this, and if he doesn't stand up and say something, it seems a little unreasonable.

After a moment of silence, the eldest grandson Wuji stood up and said: "Holy Lord, the minister thinks that this country is coming to the court, and it is still necessary to continue to do it, after all, we need to show the national strength of our Datang and make them all jealous, only in this way will they not dare to easily find trouble with our Datang, and our Datang can also maintain stability for a long time, only when it is stable, can we carry out economic and agricultural development." ”

Speaking of this, a faint smile appeared at the corner of the eldest grandson's mouth, and said: "This amount of money, we Datang still pay for it, and our vision is long-term." ”

(End of chapter)