"In the court, it would be nice to have fewer quarrels and more people who do practical things." Xuanzong seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be talking to everyone. Hearing these words in the ears of Li Linfu, Li Shizhi and others, it was like being slapped a few times in the court.

"Wang Yuan, I want to hear your opinion on the matter of refugees, whether the refugees are repatriated or resettled, it is difficult to make a decision if the ministers are in dispute, you went to contact them today, you should have some thoughts in your heart." Xuanzong asked.

The faces of Li Linfu and the others changed drastically again, and His Majesty asked Wang Yuan, which was even more contempt for the ministers. How can anyone ask a little Hanlin bachelor's opinion in front of the prime ministers, in front of the imperial history platform, and in front of the heads of various ministries, this is intolerable.

"Your Majesty, Master Hanlin has no right to discuss the government, how can Your Majesty ask him." Li Linfu said with a gloomy face.

Xuanzong was stunned, nodded and said: "I have forgotten this rule, it is true that the Hanlin Bachelor cannot participate in politics, but Li Xiangguo reminded me." Well...... After the completion of three months, the Hanlin Scholar will be granted the position of Servant of the Imperial Historian and allowed to participate in politics, so I will do so in advance. Someone came, drafted the decree, gave Wang Yuan the post of serving the imperial history, and allowed him to discuss politics. ”

Everyone was in an uproar, Xuanzong's move was not to listen to Wang Yuan's opinion, he deliberately wanted to refute Li Linfu's face, and expressed his dissatisfaction with Li Linfu's behavior of being in a shackle. Li Linfu was so shrewd that he immediately understood that it was not appropriate to say more today, so he stepped aside as usual.

Wang Yuan didn't expect things to change like this, he didn't want all this to happen, although the position of serving the imperial history had the power to make irresponsible remarks about the government and discuss politics, but Wang Yuan would rather not be here in this matter, because looking at the faces of Li Linfu and Li Shizhi and others, he was obviously suppressing his anger. They will never resent His Majesty for not giving them face, but will only resent themselves for coming out to stir up trouble, which is not a good thing.

But in any case, as soon as Xuanzong Chrysostom opened, the matter became a foregone conclusion, Wang Yuan was a little embarrassed that he added the position of serving the imperial history to his own will, and after reading the thanks, Wang Yuan was still Wang Yuan, but his identity was different.

Since this is already the case today, Wang Yuan has also made up his mind, anyway, he has already offended people, so he doesn't have to worry about it anymore.

"Your Majesty, the minister does have some thoughts about the refugee matter."

"Very well, I can see that you have an idea, and from the fact that you are going to help the refugees, I know that you must have your own opinion. Say it, speak your mind. ”

Wang Yuan said: "The minister has come into contact with thousands of refugees today, and he knows the suffering of refugees, and it is really difficult to accept the fact that he has fled from the border towns for thousands of miles and suffered all the way. I think that I am prosperous in the Tang Dynasty, but let the people suffer, this is really not right. ”

Xuanzong's face changed color slightly, and he frowned silently.

"Some people say that it is a bad thing for them to gather outside Chang'an, which will make the people in the capital panic, but the minister thinks that it is a good thing that they can spontaneously gather outside the city and wait for the imperial court's relief. They gathered here precisely because they were pure and good people, and they came to the capital because they had no livelihood and sought refuge from the imperial court. And once the imperial court ignores and does not provide relief, the people will not stay in Chang'an City obediently when they are extremely hungry. At that time, they will probably do anything in order to have their stomachs fed. The suburban state capital outside Chang'an has borne the brunt of the impact of refugees. As soon as there is a robbery and murder, there will be a chain reaction, and then it will not be a question of resettlement of refugees, but a big problem of mob rebellion. ”

Xuanzong's face was solemn, he stroked his long beard and muttered, some of the ministers nodded slightly, and some showed disdain.

"What kind of mess can these thousands of people make? As long as they dare to make trouble, they will be taught to fall to the ground within a few days, Wang Yuan, you can't help but think about the matter too seriously. Wang Ji said disdainfully.

Wang Yuan shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Wang Zhongcheng, I believe that the imperial court can settle this matter overnight, but what good will this do to the imperial court?" It's obviously obedient to the people, why do you have to be forced into a mob. Is there anything to be proud of having the heads of thousands of people cut off? Moreover, the soldiers, horses, money, food, and damaged property to be deployed were more than enough to relieve these thousands of people. Why didn't the imperial court provide relief in advance, but instead used such means to suppress it afterwards? Isn't that putting the cart before the horse? In addition, once a mob riot broke out in Gyeonggi and spread all over the Tang Dynasty, the impact would be huge, and it was not comparable to some gossip in Chang'an City. A storm. The change in people's hearts brought about by the chaos is the most terrible part of the whole thing, I don't know if you agree with my words? ”

The important ministers on the throne could not know the truth of what Wang Yuan said, it is not that there are no contradictions in the peaceful and prosperous world, but the prosperity of the prosperous era covers up the contradictions. In the midst of peace and prosperity, even if it is just a small storm. Chaos will also bring great influence, and he will awaken the devil in the hearts of many people.

As soon as you make a start, someone will start to follow suit. How many dynasties in the past dynasties have finally caused a catastrophe of destroying the country because they did not pay attention to these small contradictions, and everyone is familiar with history books, so they naturally know the subtleties.

"Wang Yuan, you are a bit alarmist when you say this, all this is just your imagination, the imperial court is solving this matter, how can it lead to the situation you said?" Li Shizhi suddenly understood that all this was a terrible scene depicted by Wang Yuan, but in fact, there was no possibility of all this happening.

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Li Zuoxiang, of course this is a prediction, otherwise we can still talk about this here?" What I mean is that this matter needs to be resolved immediately, and it must be taken seriously, and the handling of the refugee matter should be both prudent and fast, and the top priority is to come up with appropriate solutions immediately, rather than waiting for the refugees to become a mob and then killing them, as Wang Zhongcheng said. ”

Xuanzong frowned and said: "Listening to your words, it seems that there is a way, tell me about it." ”

Wang Yuan said: "Your Majesty, the minister believes that the forced repatriation of refugees is absolutely impossible, I just heard that the border is still a tug-of-war, and these thousands of people are all resolutely fleeing south after their homes were destroyed, if not, who would want to drag their children and daughters to leave their homeland?" Forcibly repatriating them to the border where fighting is still raging at this moment is tantamount to killing them. How can there be a reason why the court does not protect the people, but forces them to die? ”

Xuanzong nodded slightly and said: "I also think that this is a bit hasty, but if it is placed in the capital, it seems that it will make a bad start, once there is a war on the border, won't the people all flock to the south?" That would cause chaos in the situation. ”

Wang Yuan said: "I don't know much about military affairs, but I know that the Jiedu of my Datang defense border town has made the soldiers and horses led by me exceed the Turkic Khitan and other thieves several times, and the fundamental strategy to prevent border refugees from fleeing is actually to need the border towns to make the soldiers and horses give the thieves a head-on attack, and they dare not disturb the border to protect the lives of the people." If my Tang soldiers and horses can't do this, and let the Turkic Khitan thieves attack and disturb, then the matter of refugees will be a problem that has always plagued the imperial court, and it will be even more difficult in the future. ”

Xuanzong's face was angry, and he patted the soft couch and said: "Speaking of this, I am very angry, Fengzhou was easily occupied by thousands of Turkic soldiers and horses, and I don't know what these border generals are doing to eat." Li Shizhi, I ordered you to find out the reason, what conclusion do you have? ”

Li Shizhi is the left minister, and he also holds the position of the secretary of the Ministry of War, so it is natural to ask Li Shizhi to explain these things.

"Your Majesty, it was the general of Fengzhou who neglected his duty and privately withdrew the soldiers and horses of the fortress of the Turks north of Fengzhou, causing the Turks to attack at night without any warning. The minister has ordered him to be dismissed on the spot and sent a decent person to the capital to be questioned. The recaptured Toyoshu Castle is now temporarily guarded by the Anbei Prefecture Governor Metropolitan Protector. Li Shizhi hurriedly replied.

"Sure enough, it's not that I don't have many soldiers and horses in the Tang Dynasty, and my combat effectiveness is not strong, but that the border generals are incompetent." Xuanzong said angrily: "After this person was escorted to the capital, he was sentenced to the crime and then paraded through the streets, so that everyone knew the end of dereliction of duty." It has always been the Turkic Khitan and Tibetan people who have been beaten by my Tang Dynasty, and now they are actually humiliated like this. You immediately passed on my will, and ordered the two major jiedu envoys in Shuofang and Hedong to each increase their troops by 10,000 to Fengzhou, and together with Shan Yu Anbei to protect troops and horses, to launch a counterattack. Break through the land of two hundred miles, sweep away the Turkic thieves, and they dare not take a step beyond the thunder pool to fight. ”

Li Shizhi bowed and said, "Obey." ”

Xuanzong calmed his anger slightly, turned his head to Wang Yuan and said: "What you said is that the tranquility of the border town is the root cause of the refugees' non-appearance, in the past ten years, the border has been very stable, and the upper and lower people are also a little careless, which gives them an opportunity." I am also responsible, I did not supervise this matter, the root cause must be solved, this is the key. ”

Wang Yuan said: "Your Majesty is wise, border friction is always unavoidable, and Your Majesty does not need to blame yourself." ”

Xuanzong said: "Then it seems that the current matter cannot be solved." The refugees will not be able to be repatriated for a while, because even if they fight back, it will take time, at least a month, or at most several months, and these people can only settle outside the city. ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "What Your Majesty said is that refugees must wait for the border to stabilize before they can be repatriated, and before that, they can only be allowed to settle in the capital." ”

"Thousands of refugees, months of relief, how much does it cost to feed them? Three meals a day, even if it is white rice and vegetables, it will cost hundreds of times, a few days are fine, if it is a few months or even half a year, where will the expenses of this money be allocated? And their shelter and clothing, how difficult it is to settle down. Li Linfu sighed lowly.

Wang Yuan was speechless, a few thousand people can spend a few dollars, Li Linfu is deliberately hypocritical, but he is not willing to spend money to support these people in vain.

"Your Majesty, these people are not unwilling to work, and if they can be given some work to do in the days leading up to their repatriation, they will be able to provide for themselves. Your Majesty can build them some simple places to live outside the city, and now that the weather is warm, it can be saved from the cold. The rest of the matter is for them to find a way to support themselves, and if there is any work around the capital to dredge the rivers and build dams, let them do the work, pay their wages, and when the project is over, it must be time to return to their hometown. ”

Xuanzong patted his thigh and said: "Good way, self-sufficient, the imperial court only needs to provide them with a place to live and arrange relief for these few days." Is there any project to start in the Ministry of Works? Didn't you complain about the lack of labor in previous years? Isn't it fitting that there is so much labour in front of us now? ”

Before the Ministry of Industry could speak, Yang Zhao preemptively said: "Your Majesty, the project of dredging the moat was originally about to start, how about letting these people help with the dredging?" ”

Xuanzong smiled: "Look, isn't this matter perfectly solved?" The plan is to settle the refugees, provide relief for a few days, wait for the dredging of the moat to begin, and call the young refugees to work and give them remuneration. In addition, a notice was posted in the city, saying that this group of people was not refugees, but had been sent to help clear the moat. If anyone walks the rumors again, let Jin Wuwei be arrested and punished heavily. ”