.

Rain falls for a day...... The price of grain rose by one day, and it turned out that the summer harvest was coming, and ordinary corn was only five or six yuan per bucket, which referred to the city of Chang'an. If you are in the countryside, some rice is so cheap that a bucket is only worth three or four yuan. After more than ten days of heavy rain, it suddenly rose to more than 30 wen, and gradually climbed to 40 wen.

Di Renjie once had a private conversation with Li Wei and said about it: "Your Majesty, don't you think it's strange that Emperor Tailu has sealed Zen twice? ”

Li Wei just laughed.

It's really weird, before the first time I didn't seal Zen, the wind and rain were smooth, the country and the people were safe, and after sealing Zen, God immediately came to a big change of face, and there were many disasters. In the past few years, it has been a little better, but the Ministry of Rites has just discussed the procedure for sealing Zen and set the date, and the border troubles are coming, and the border troubles are normal, as long as the imperial court executes Ashina Funian, there will inevitably be border troubles in the north. The same is true for the west, last time Pei Xingjian returned too quickly, leaving some hidden dangers. But Guanzhong encountered such a rare waterlogging disaster, and even Li Wei didn't know what to say.

Di Renjie didn't say that Li Zhifeng was not good, he was not an official of the Ministry of Rites, even if he was reused, his qualifications were shallow, and he was not qualified to speak. And he is the emperor's chief confidant, admonishing the two ancestors, maybe he has some ideas.

This is a change of direction to advise Li Wei, you will have great power in the future, don't learn from your father, you haven't done anything yet, just come to Feng Zen.

The others did not say.

Li Wei went to the Western Regions, and Di Renjie was also used to it. After a change in the process, His Majesty's power in the military will be seriously affected. This time, it is only the Western Turks, and it will not be difficult to annihilate it, so that His Majesty can re-establish his prestige in the military and have merits. Otherwise, if it continues to disappear like it is now, a sealed Zen, in the name of a god, anything can happen.

The rain has not stopped, and even in the Shaanxi area of Shangcun, heavy rain has fallen from time to time. There was no way to construct the Danshui Canal, and it was finally stopped. In his later years, Li Zhi was not as good as a year, in fact, since the construction of the Daming Palace, Li Zhi's politics have been gradually declining. can not be ignored, immediately resigned, several major granaries in Guanzhong, including the granaries in Chang'an City, have been released one after another. Then, from Jianghuai and other places in Shandong, the grain reserves were transferred to Guanzhong, and then from the villages and counties of Jingchu to transfer grain through the Danshui Canal. The Danshui Canal was not completed, but only a section of the river in the middle of Shangshan was missing, which could be transferred from land to Zhengdang Canal. It is repaired, to Danshui, the more you go up, the river is narrow, you have to change the boat, this is not a problem of money and labor, it is a water source, there is no sufficient water source, no matter how deep the canal is dug, the depth of the river still can't keep up. It can only be said that it is an auxiliary canal, and it is definitely better than nothing.

However, far from the water can not solve the near fire, and food prices are still rising.

"These businessmen, one by one, have to peel their skins!" Li Zhi looked at the newspaper and said angrily.

In fact, the construction of the two canals, Qinlong and other states set up large reserve granaries, which invisibly reduced the harm caused by the flood. In history, the price of grain rose to more than 500 wen per bucket at its peak, which means that according to the price of China in the old years, each piece of bitter corn would be sold for nearly 130 yuan. Li Zhi went to Luoyang, and many soldiers starved to death on the way, and Wei Yuanzhong had to call a fierce Jiangyang thief from his cell to arrange security work along the way.

But history has changed its course, and the situation is very bad, but it has not developed to the point of starvation.

Wu Zetian smiled silently.

Not only merchants, but also landlords and large families, the usual means used by these people are to store grain during harvest and sell grain during disaster. They will even tacitly cooperate to control the circulation of grain in the market, so that the grain will be fried higher and higher.

She whispered, "Your Majesty, do you want to seal Zen?" ”

"The book has been handed down ......"

Wu Zetian didn't speak anymore. She is not very opposed to Feng Chan, there is still a lot of money in the treasury, which is used for disaster relief and Feng Chan, plus the suppression of rebellion, it is enough. I was worried about my husband's health, and I went to Feng Zen, running along the way, and many things happened, which would exacerbate the deterioration of my husband's condition. But the husband wanted to go, this was his knot, so he had to leave it to him.

He asked again: "Your Majesty, Hong'er is going to go on an expedition, what do you think?" ”

Nearly twenty days have passed since this matter dragged on, and Wu Zetian was also hesitating.

The son is going to go on the expedition, which means that she understands, one is to protect Pei Xingjian, the second is to gather the prestige of the military, and the third is to stay in Luoyang, and there will be worries. He has no malice towards his son, but he doesn't hold the power in his hands, once his husband dies, this group of wolf-like ministers will inevitably be reused by his son, and the good people are still afraid of the king's persuasion, without a husband to shelter themselves from the wind and rain, is it possible that he will really die in the deep palace in the future?

But this misunderstanding was formed, and he didn't know where to open his mouth, so that his son would believe it.

This is her truest thought at the moment.

Isn't that so? Right is also a cup of poison, and Wu Zetian likes this cup of poison again. The more power in your hands, will you maintain your current state of mind?

The son's proposal proves that he has a very bad idea in his heart, and he wants to seal Zen, and so many things have happened, and he is not at ease to leave his son in Luoyang, and he is also not at ease on the road. Leaving the capital, what happened in the capital, on the way to Mount Tai, there was no way to control it. can let his son out and continue to make contributions, and he and his husband will be very passive. She couldn't make a decision.

"Don't you call him for a discussion?"

"Okay", Wu Zetian ordered the eunuch to call Li Wei from the East Palace.

Summoned by his parents, Li Wei braved a heavy rain, sat in the chariot, and came to Shangyang Palace. Luoyang is also raining, it is only the beginning of April, the rain is like the Huangmeitian in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Luoshui outside the Luodi can be seen because the river is soaring, flowing downstream, bringing up a whirlpool.

When he arrived at Shangyang Palace, the eunuch held up a Huangluo umbrella, and listening to the sound of raindrops falling on the leaves, Li Wei entered the Xianju Palace.

After seeing the salute, sit down.

Li quietly said: "You said that you suppressed the Western Turks, are you sure?" ”

"The Western Turks are not like the Eastern Turks, nor are they like the Tibetans and the Great Eclipse."

"Why?"

"The composition of the Western Turkic people is complex, lacking cohesion, don't look at the Eastern Turks, close to our Tang Dynasty, and there are Hui people in the north who join forces with our dynasty, but their ethnic group is single, so once there is rebellion, the border trouble will last for a long time. Moreover, geographically, the Eastern Turks, except for our Tang Dynasty, are actually not their opponents. Just take a look at the reaction speed of Bisu's troops this time. However, the Western Turks were successively cut down by the Tibetans and then by the Great Eclipse, and both countries adopted a tyrannical attitude of governance. It's not too difficult to exterminate. ”

"How many troops do you need?"

It was raining heavily, and it was not easy to mobilize the army. Logistics supply and transportation are very difficult, Li Zhi asked with confidence.

"If the father agrees to send troops to his sons, he only needs to transfer 5,000 elite soldiers from Liangjing, and 5,000 troops from the north, and then go to Qinghai, and it is not a problem to transfer 20,000 soldiers. That's enough, but Erchen has to transfer a few generals. ”

"Who is it?"

"There are Guo Yuanzhen, Xin Chenghe, and Xifeng Lei ...... in the north" After thinking about it, he added another person to enter: "Qi Biming of Tang Xiujing Liang Village, Li Jinxing and Luo Wuquan of Qinghai, plus Wang Fangyi of Jinshan Metropolitan Protectorate, these important generals are enough." ”

"Hong'er, the troops in the north have been withdrawn a lot, and they can't be drawn again."

"Then if these generals are transferred, Erchen will only lead 25,000 people, and he can also put down the rebellion of the Western Turks."

Li Zhi hesitated.

"The father and sons of the emperor are not going to quell the riots, but also to give the Western Regions a long-term peace, the disaster in Guanzhong, there is chaos in the north, and the troops cannot be allocated, but to give the sons and sons some generals, this is also for the future of the Tang Dynasty to cultivate talents."

There was no hope of transferring troops from the north, but some of the generals were Li Wei's original henchmen, and it didn't matter if Zhang Qianxun rebelled against his position, Li Wei was afraid that a group of generals brought over by Pei Xingjian from Qinghai would be framed by Zhang Qianxun. They are not Pei Xingjian, they are just middle-level generals, with Zhang Qianxun and Cheng Wuting joining forces, if they have a heart, they can be put to death.

Li Zhi thought for a long time before finally saying, "Okay, it's up to you." ”

"Thank you to your father, the son still has a word to say, if Feng Chan is happy for his father, the son will not object. But you need to pay attention to your body on the road. ”

"I know." I don't know if my son is telling the truth or a lie.

Li Wei took a look at his father's thin body and strode away, it may be the last long talk between father and son.

They didn't leave so quickly, the soldiers had to collect, and the grain and grass had to be carried from Qinghai. It is impossible for the waterlogging to affect Qinghai, and it happens that Qinghai has stored a large amount of surplus grain, but it is necessary to bring some simple grain and grass to Qinghai. There were also weapons and a small amount of baggage. It was raining heavily, and the weapons were limited. But you'll have to bring some with you.

came to Zhu Jingze's house again.

The reason for Li Wei's expedition this time, almost all the important ministers can more or less understand, but Zhu Jing is still very opposed, sat down, let his subordinates make tea and said politely: "Your Majesty, you are the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the future of the country." ”

"Zhu Shaoqing, look outside."

Zhu Jing turned his head to look outside, there was nothing outside, either it was raining, when Li Wei arrived, the rain became a little lighter, but when it hit the flowers and plants, or fell on the stone steps, it made a crackling sound, incomparably **. The sky was dark and black, with endless tears, one black and one white, black and gloomy, white and cloudy.

"It's Luoyang, the newspaper said that it doesn't rain in Guanzhong, Zhu Shaoqing, have you ever thought about the millions of people in Guanzhong?"

"Ugh."

"My father is a good emperor, not too evil, not too extravagant, but in the past few years, it may have been stimulated by me, it may be the cause of his illness, and he has been in power for a year. At this time, Feng Zen, do you say it should be or not? He lost ...... Controlled. ”

I can't look at my father with common sense. Maybe his father thought that he could live for thirty years and forty years, he stood in his thirties, had a reputation, and had political achievements, Zhu Jing also made sense, his father wanted to leave a back road for the future of the Tang Dynasty, but if it was out of control, anything could happen.

Zhu Jing sighed again.

"When I came here this time, I have a word to take care of you, not only you, but also Li Xianggong and Wei Yuanzhong. This time, I will stay in the Western Regions for a long time. ”

"How ......"

"Yes, the rebellion in the Western Regions will not be too difficult to extinguish, and Jinshan still has Wang Fangyi, this person must not be underestimated, and his martial arts strategy is no less than that of Heiya Changzhi and Cheng Wuting. But I went not only to the Western Regions, but also to the river, and even to see if there was a chance to have a tentative fight with the Great Cannibal. ”

I have repeatedly discussed with Pei Xingjian that if the big cannibals fight hard, the Tang Dynasty may not be able to get good fruits to eat. First of all, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, it has been expanding, and the soldiers have been tempered, which is quite like the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. Secondly, the big eating horses are better than the war horses of the Tang Dynasty, and if they are fighting in the rivers and other places, they are more suitable for the big eating horses, and there are even camel armies.

Where was the camel army organized in the Tang Dynasty? Speaking of the weapons of the Great Food, the weapons of the Tang Dynasty were advanced, and the Great Food was not bad, and the scimitar of the Great Food was smelted with coke in the Tang Dynasty, and the sharpness still exceeded that of the ordinary weapons of the Tang Dynasty, and it continued to maintain the title of the treasure knife.

However, there is also a chance, if it is not deepened, the Persians and the people of the countries in the river have endured the pressure of eating and the harsh government and exploitation over the years, especially the promotion of religion, and all kinds of bloody means have been used to promote Islam. This caused dissatisfaction among the people in the river. This is the best time, and after a while, Islam will be promoted, which will undoubtedly consolidate the rule of the Great Eclipse.

A war can give the Byzantines a look and stimulate the possibility of alliances.

But whether there will be a war or not in the end can only be decided after observation in the Western Regions. Therefore, Li Wei did not bring many soldiers, otherwise it would be very problematic to bring fifty or sixty thousand people to the river just for supplies.

Not only the combat power of the Great Cannibal, but also its system. It was even clearly stated by the doctrine that merchants and craftsmen were under the protection of the gods, and the development of various technologies and commerce was encouraged. The former brought about a leap forward in technology, and when the Byzantines threw Aristotle's books into the dust, the great food was only studied by the whole country. The prosperity of commerce has brought about a rich economy and stimulated the development of national strength. That's the scariest thing.

The caliphate system, Li Wei didn't take it seriously, and at this time he was the master of the people? Okay? Greece seems to have had a lord in ancient times, but where is Greece now? Even Li Wei thinks that if it weren't for the complexity of the country's members and its final dismemberment, it might be far ahead of all the powerful countries in the world. "Big food." Zhu Jing was taken aback. But immediately said: "Your Majesty can't, in the past, the Hezhong region surrendered to Taizong, Taizong did not agree, and when Tailu became emperor, although he set up various feudal governors, he did not really send troops to eat." Your Majesty, too far away. ”

This statement is not correct, Li Shimin's center of gravity is Goryeo, and in the hands of Li Zhi, Li Ji made suggestions, and once set up various governors in the river, and also intended to control the development of big food. But soon after, disasters were repeated, Xue Rengui was hit hard again in Dafeichuan, Qinghai is a matter at the doorstep, and it has not been settled, how to expand to the Hezhong area, or even to Dashi? The matter has been delayed.

But Li Wei's trip is not an expansion to the big food.

Led 25,000 men to the Great Food War? It's not that I'm looking for death. Even if it is possible to obtain the support of various ministries in the Western Regions and the countries in the river, will Li Wei dare to use this coalition of dozens of countries? patted Zhu Jingze on the shoulder and said: "Don't worry, I won't be greedy for merit, I'm just going to see if there's anything cheap to pick up, no, it's just to rectify the countries in the river, so that they can form a more powerful alliance to stop the expansion of Dashi and Tubo." ”

Zhu Jing is not good anymore. Your Majesty is doing this, and in other words, it is better to wait for the death of the Emperor Tailu. Otherwise, it won't come back.

Li Wei said again: "This line of work has been going on for a long time, and I am afraid that there will be changes in the court. I'm not in the court, it's the same as being in the court. Therefore, I want to say a word to you, be wise and protect yourself, and treat some things as if you can't see them, and give less people a handle. I still have to count on the future, and you will do my best. ”

I don't know.

Don't be afraid of exile, you can reactivate it if you are exiled, but you are afraid of being executed. or exiled to a harsh environment, Zhu Jingze and others are slightly better, and Liu Renliang and others, if they are exiled to Jiaocun and other places, they basically don't want to come back.

"Yes." Zhu Jing responded and sighed again. How did a good country become like this? I can't figure it out.

"Please pass on that Princess Shandai."

Zhu Jing glanced at Li Wei suspiciously, but still got up and called Xiangdai.

He made a gesture to sit down and asked, "You have also been in our Tang Dynasty for a long time, can you get used to it?" ”

"Okay."

"I heard you've been helping the bishops translate books lately?"

"Yes."

"Do it with peace of mind, as soon as I come back from this expedition, I will build a church for you Catholics. But there is one more thing, and I would like to say to you by the way, that when I return, I will send an envoy to your country to see what is happening, and it may help you to seek justice with your father. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"I'm not in the capital, you don't have to go to the Sifang Pavilion, it will save people from bumping into it and causing trouble, and there will be no one to seek justice for you at that time." After staying in Zhu Jingze's mansion in Luoyang for a long time, eating well and sleeping well, at least it was better than the poor princess she was treated when she was in Paris. The body gradually grew plump, and it was ordered by the emperor to stay in Zhu Jingze's house. Zhu Jing didn't know Li Wei's intentions, and vaguely knew that it was very likely that he would enter the palace in the future, not only for beauty, but also for Li Wei's long-term strategy. What kind of strategy, Zhu Jing couldn't see it, the Tang Dynasty's troops obviously couldn't reach the Franks. I can't persuade if I want to, but I don't dare to treat Xiangdai slowly. I also took out some money and bought her some clothes and jewelry.

Three points of appearance, seven points of appearance, Xiang Dai's personality will not be heavy makeup, but once you dress up, it will definitely look better than the original.

The better she looks, the more uneasy Li Wei is. also deliberately instructed him.

"Yes."

"Then you guys are busy, I'm leaving." As he spoke, he stood up and took his leave.

Not only did Kou Ding instruct various ministers, but even Li Wei asked Pei Xingjian to use the excuse of illness to immediately send a letter to the official, and also instructed Liu Renliang to see the timing, the timing was not good, and he also resigned from his powers.

Finally, there is the East Palace. The woman called over, waved her hand to let the eunuch and the palace maid retreat, then stared at Wei Yue, and said, "You are pregnant, but I can't watch you give birth." ”

"Your Majesty......"

"And you, Pei Yuhe, if Di Cub gives birth to a baby boy this time, I will preside over it for you when I come back."

Last year, Di Cub and Di Hao both gave birth to a girl. Then to Yang Min, she gave birth to another girl. Li Wei doesn't care about this, he already has several sons, and he is not afraid that there will be no heirs in the future of the empire. Then Di cub and Bi'er, Wei Yue and Zheng Gongchu became pregnant one after another. However, Pei Yuhe has been quiet, and even Li Wei doesn't know the reason. Medicine is backward, and there is no way to check it, but in the end, it is the reason for poor health, or it is really infertile to have children.

"As soon as I go, you must remember my words, you are not allowed to leave the palace, you are not allowed to give birth to right and wrong, especially you two Wan'er, Yue'er, don't think that you are very smart, remember, it is impossible to challenge the authority of the queen mother, and you must not be cautious." The situation was very dangerous last time, if Wu Zetian really wanted to beat Shangguan Wan'er to death, Shangguan Wan'er's identity, Li Wei couldn't break this reason if he wanted to.

"Yes."

After the instructions were finished, Li Wei immediately led 5,000 men and horses to leave Luoyang.

He didn't wait for the weapons and supplies to be ready, this can be moved back slightly, he also has to go to Qinghai, the rain can't go down forever, avoid the rain period, weapons and materials through the Hexi Corridor, directly to the Western Regions.

Not long after leaving Luoyang, I heard that my father led hundreds of civil and military officials and envoys from various countries to Mount Tai. Also gone.

Li Wei sighed on the horse: "I can't be saved." ”

It doesn't refer to the disease, it refers to the father's mentality, and there is no way to save it.

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