Although there is no evidence, Li Xiu and Li Shimin both know very clearly that the driving forces behind this matter are actually those big families, and their purpose in doing this is to force Li Shimin to bow his head and admit that he is not in the right position, so as to restrain the power in Li Shimin's hands, and at the same time take this opportunity to expand the influence of the family. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Originally, in Li Xiu's opinion, Li Shimin was afraid that he would only stubbornly resist and not let go, anyway, he had the military power in his hands, as long as he didn't let go, others couldn't do anything about him, but Li Xiu forgot that Li Shimin is not a person who likes to be passive, in fact, whether on the battlefield or in the court, Li Shimin has always liked to take the initiative.

It's just that Li Shimin's initiative this time is a little special, he didn't directly attack those families who were behind this matter, but set an example for the monkeys, and once again showed his bloody methods to those big families.

In the autumn of the third year of Zhenguan, although the drought in Guanzhong was not too relieved, Li Shimin sent troops again, this time his target was Liang Shidu, one of the only remaining princes at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and this military action was very sudden, there was no sign at all, tens of thousands of soldiers in the north were under the leadership of Cheng Biting Jin and Niu Jinda, and they went straight to Fangcheng, and a month later, the head of the dyeing master had been sent to Chang'an.

Speaking of which, this Liang Shidu really deserves to die, he has been attached to the Turks after the rebellion, and often persuaded Jieli to go south to loot, and later was defeated by the Tang Dynasty repeatedly, and finally had to retreat in Shuofang's hometown and did not dare to come out, the Turks have been in chaos in the past two years, and they are unable to shelter him, so this time the Tang Dynasty destroyed Liang Shidu in one fell swoop.

On the surface, Liang Shidu is just one of the heroes of the late Sui Dynasty, but in fact he is from a big family, although the Shuofang Liang family is not as good as those with five surnames and seven hopes, but it is not comparable to the ordinary small family, and Liang Shidu has always had the support of other families behind it, in fact, as early as the end of the Sui Dynasty, some families in the Central Plains saw that the Turks were powerful, so they secretly colluded with the Turks, and Liang Shidu is a link between these families and the Turks.

It is precisely for this reason that Li Shimin did not hesitate to send troops against the natural disasters in the country, destroyed Liang Shidu in one fell swoop, and hung the heads of Liang Shidu and his subordinates at the head of Chang'an City, in order to remind those families who secretly engaged in ghosts that the butcher knife in his hand was still sharp, and if it really angered him, then he could not guarantee that he would do anything impulsive.

Of course, you can't be blindly tough in politics, and Li Shimin knows this better than anyone else, so after being tough, he also began to show his soft side, for example, at this time, the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly wrote a letter and took the initiative to ask for the removal of his right servant, on the grounds that as a relative of the country, he should not be too in power.

The eldest grandson Wuji is Li Shimin's right and left hand, he resigned from the position of the most important Shangshu right servant, although he is still in the court, but it is equivalent to abolishing one of Li Shimin's hands, and the position of the right servant is vacant, naturally someone needs to take over, and this replacement candidate was not decided at the beginning, in fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Shimin is going to use the position of the right servant to make a deal with those families, which is also his compromise in disguise.

In the face of Li Shimin's soft and hard means, the family finally knew that they could no longer provoke Li Shimin, otherwise if Li Shimin was really driven crazy, everyone would have no good fruit to eat, so in the end, the matter of the court's guilt and self-edict slowly calmed down, and the position of the right servant was held by Wen Yanbo, who was temporarily close to the family.

Although Li Xiu paid attention to this matter, he has always stayed out of it, after all, when it comes to the root of this matter, it is still the crime committed by Li Shimin in Xuanwumen, and Li Xiu is also embarrassed in this matter, so he can't come forward.

Compared with the battle in the court, Li Xiu was most concerned about the drought that lasted for nearly a year, from the beginning of the year to the present, there was not much rain in the entire Guanzhong, the rivers in various places were almost drying up, even the Yellow River was about to break off, and in some places it was difficult to even draught, and the sweet potatoes that had finally survived from the mouths of the locusts were sunburned to death because they could not be irrigated.

Fortunately, the Ministry of Agriculture and the government of various state capitals are also desperately organizing manpower to dig wells, and at the same time try to find water sources to water sweet potatoes, even if the drinking water is reduced in some places, sweet potatoes must be irrigated, after all, this thing is used to save lives, which also makes most of the sweet potatoes still survive, although the yield will definitely be affected, but there is no way to do it.

In the afternoon, Li Xiu was working in the Ministry of Agriculture, in fact, since Xu Jingzong came, the affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture were shared by him and Yang Dui, unless he encountered some particularly important things, Li Xiu would come forward, but as the chief official of the Ministry of Agriculture, he often did not go to work and did not talk, so every day or two, he would sit in the Ministry of Agriculture for a day, called "office", in fact, he was hiding in the room and sleeping lazily.

However, just when Li Xiu was in a daze, he suddenly felt that he was pushing himself, which made him open his eyes, but when he saw the person in front of him, he immediately widened his eyes in disbelief and said, "Brother Eldest Sun, you ...... Why are you here? ”

The person who woke up Li Xiu was the eldest grandson Wuji, who had just resigned from the post of Shangshu's right servant, but this was the Ministry of Agriculture, not Li Shimin's Liangyi Palace, so when Li Xiu saw him, he couldn't help but wonder if he was dreaming?

"Hehe, Brother Li, you are really leisurely, you can manage the Ministry of Agriculture in an orderly manner when you fall asleep, which is really the envy of us people!" The eldest grandson Wuji actually made a rare joke about Li Xiu, looking at his appearance, it seems that the resignation of his official position did not have much impact on him.

"Brother Eldest Sun said that I was a lazy person, but His Majesty and Wei Zheng just drove the ducks to the shelves, and in desperation, I could only take over the burden of the Ministry of Agriculture, fortunately, I still have two capable foreigners, but I don't have to worry too much!" Li Xiu also smiled at this time, and then motioned to the eldest grandson Wuji to sit down and talk again.

"Brother Li, it's cool in autumn now, why don't we go outside for a walk?" The eldest grandson Wuji did not sit down, but smiled and asked Li Xiu to go out.

In fact, Li Xiu was also strange at this time, and he couldn't understand why the eldest grandson Wuji ran to him for no reason, but since the other party invited him to go out, he couldn't refute the other party's face, so he nodded at the moment, and then stood up and walked out of the Ministry of Agriculture with the eldest grandson Wuji.

The market outside the Ministry of Agriculture has been restored somewhat, but because of natural disasters, business in the market is not good, after all, now the price of grain is soaring, and the rest of the people's money is going to buy grain, so naturally there is no money to spend in the market, so the entire market has shrunk by almost half.

"Brother Li, it's really strange that you have allowed these vendors to set up stalls in front of the yamen of your Ministry of Agriculture?" The eldest grandson Wuji looked at the scenic road in the market while walking, the government has always been a majestic place, and it has always been forbidden for irrelevant people to approach in front of the door, let alone vendors set up stalls, but the Ministry of Agriculture is an exception here.

"The Ministry of Agriculture is different from other yamen, after all, the Ministry of Agriculture usually deals with farmland, so it can only be located outside the city, here are surrounded by Zhuang households, and there is usually no place to buy things, the Ministry of Agriculture can gather into a market here, which is also convenient for the surrounding people, it is estimated that it is also because of this reason, so Yang Gong has never sent people to drive away these vendors." Li Xiu also replied with a smile at this time.

"Yang Gong is indeed a person who serves the country and the people, and his death also makes the whole world sad, fortunately, now there is Brother Li who has taken over the burden of Yang Gong, speaking of which, in addition to Brother Li in the Ministry of Agriculture, the entire court really can't find a suitable candidate." The eldest grandson Wuji first praised Yang Nong a few words, and then praised Li Xiu.

Seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji was reluctant to get to the point, Li Xiu was not in a hurry, and he also had something to ask the eldest grandson Wuji, so he smiled lightly at the moment and said: "Brother eldest grandson, I heard that you just resigned from the position of the right servant, and used this position to temporarily calm the turmoil in the court, which really makes Zai Xia feel admired!" ”

Everyone understands people, so Li Xiu also said it very directly, but the eldest grandson Wuji smiled bitterly when he heard this, and hesitated for a moment before he spoke again: "Brother Li, in fact, even if there is no incident in the court, I'm afraid I will have to resign from the position of the right servant!" ”

"Oh? Why is that? Li Xiu couldn't help but look at him in surprise when he heard the words of the eldest grandson Wuji and asked, the eldest grandson Wuji is Li Shimin's friend and Li Shimin's brother-in-law, it can be said that one person is above ten thousand people, and it is natural for him to serve as the right servant, so in Li Xiu's opinion, there is no need for him to resign from his official position at all.

"Brother Li has always had a long-term vision, why is he confused now?" Seeing that Li Xiu still didn't understand, the eldest grandson Wuji couldn't help but look at him and smiled again, "I was indeed a powerful government and opposition before, but Li Xiu should know that since ancient times, powerful ministers generally have no good end, especially when I meet a Ming monarch like Your Majesty, if I want to think about future generations, I must remove the identity of this powerful minister, which I learned from you, Brother Li!" ”

"What you learned from me?" Li Xiu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he understood, indeed, his identity is no worse than that of the eldest grandson Wuji, but he has never taken the initiative to take power, which is also the biggest difference between him and the eldest grandson Wuji, and the more he is not in power, the less likely it is to conflict with Li Shimin, and naturally ensures the safety of himself and his family, and even when Li Shimin has something on his mind, he is more willing to confide in Li Xiu, this is because Li Shimin regards him as a friend rather than a courtier.

Seeing the change in the expression on Li Xiu's face, Eldest Sun Wuji also knew that he understood what he meant, and he smiled slightly at the moment, and then hesitated for a moment before speaking again: "Brother Li, I actually came here today to ask you about something!" ”