Hou Junji stood at the head of Luoyang City, looking in the direction of Chang'an. It's been almost two years since I came to this Eastern Capital, and all the old and young people in the family have been sent here by Li Er, far away from the center of power, so do you still have the opportunity to express yourself? It won't be forgotten like the samurai! He was very suspicious, although he never thought that Li Er would give up on him, but because of the cold bench in the past two years, he was not so confident. Hou Junji knows his ability, and in terms of internal affairs, he can't compare to the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui. In terms of martial arts, he can't compare to Li Jing, Qin Qiong, and even slightly inferior to Cheng Biting Jin and Wei Chigong, but he is a rare talent under Li Er's martial arts, looking at the entire court, Li Jing is the only one who can suppress himself in both aspects, but Li Jing is not Li Er's confidant after all, so it is inevitable that Li Er's trust will not be followed, and he will not have this kind of concern.

Hou Junji thought wildly, and saw a big ship sailing towards Luoyang City, the full sail carried the howling wind, making the speed of the big ship very fast, and a group of shirtless men on the boat were trying to turn the winch and put the sails away.

This ship is really big, Hou Junji has never seen such a big ship, even in the sailors of his colleague Datang Naval Commander Zhang Daliang, the largest ship is only two-thirds of this ship, that is already the largest ship that Datang can build, unless he does not hesitate to lose national funds, he can build such a big ship, like the water palace dragon boat of Emperor Yang of Sui. But with the character of one Li Er, that is impossible. Who built such a ship now, and dared to sail directly to Luoyang, the eastern capital, like this? And this ship seems to be very different from those warships that Hou Junji has seen, there are few buildings on the deck. Unlike those warships that could carry hundreds of soldiers, they had very high buildings for soldiers to live in.

The ship has only two floors on deck, and it is still very small. It doesn't look like it can fit many people at all. When Hou Junji saw this ship, he ordered: "Come on, go and stop this ship, see who is on board, it's really bold, such a ship dares to build, don't you know the consequences of the royal overreach?" ”

So with Hou Junji's order. A group of cavalry rushed out of Luoyang City and galloped towards the edge of the canal. Shouted loudly from the shore for the ship to stop. Get checked.

Li Kuan motioned to the sailors in the cabin to stop rowing, and then called them all to the deck: "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for sailing this ship here, this king has thanked you here!" As he spoke, Li Kuan bowed to these men. Let these beg for a living on the water. The man who would not even frown at death was a little flattered and said that he did not dare.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that the sergeant has arrived, you can get off the boat and go to Luoyang City to stay for a few days, and after this king hands over these things to the imperial court, he will come to find you, pay you your wages, and the expenses of these few days will also be counted on this king!" Li Kuan said again. These words made these people from poor backgrounds grateful: "Thank you, His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" Along the way, the visits of the local government have already made them know the identity of the child in front of them.

Chang'an, the palace of government. Li Erxiong sits on the throne, and now all the court meetings these days are discussing the issue of food. The affected people around Chang'an have repeatedly cut down on food supplies, but they still eat the imperial treasury to the point that even rats starve to death. In the past few days, the gruel distributed has been cooked with rice grains counted, and I dare not boil it into a pot like before.

Not only that, even this thin gruel that can illuminate the shadow of the human figure is first supplied to the old man and children, Qing Zhuang licked his lips like this, waiting on the side, the people are very conscious of abiding by the most basic morality, if such a disaster appears in the territory of the Turks, Tubo people, the first to enjoy food must be Qing Zhuang, the old man and the child are the first to be abandoned. This is also the most fundamental difference between agrarian peoples and nomadic peoples. These alien races believe in this naked law of the jungle, and only by retaining the strong can the race continue. That's why they made such a decision, in the face of the continuation of the race, all benevolence and morality have to stand aside.

Said far away, the realization returned to the court again, Li Er looked at the noisy ministers below, and his heart was happy, his news was the most well-informed, as early as when Li Kuan's big ship was discovered by the Shanxi government, it had been reported. He had already learned that his second boy was coming to Guanzhong with a large shipload of grain. So now he is half relieved, and he is in the mood to look at the tables of the courtiers.

"The people have nothing to eat, and we officials are still noisy here, worthy of the title of our parents!" Xiao Yu, the old man of Song Guogong, was heartbroken, and he had proposed that the officials' families reduce their food consumption and save some food for disaster relief, but a large group of courtiers argued over this matter. Most of them think that this is very feasible, but there are also a few people who think that this is a drop in the bucket and useless, even if the officials of the entire Chang'an City do not eat or drink, how many catties of food can they save? So this little rubbing person was criticized by everyone, and the whole court was made to think that it was like a vegetable market.

Li Er cleared his throat, these few coughs calmed down the excited officials in the audience, this is the one who makes the decision, so he stared at him one by one with affection, and Li Er was uncomfortable for a while: "I have received the news that a batch of grain is about to arrive in Luoyang, the eastern capital, and it is estimated that there are 100,000 stones, which should be able to alleviate this urgent need." ”

Li Er's words ignited the entire court again, and they all talked about who was so generous, and they speculated one by one that those big families, the thousand-year-old family has a deep heritage, and it is not strange that they can take out these grains, but they were strongly denied by those officials from those families.

At this moment, a messenger rushed towards the palace from outside the palace gate: "General Hou Junji of Luoyang urgently reported that a big ship is approaching Luoyang, and Li Kuan, the king of Chu, is escorting 100,000 stones of grain, which has docked on the Luoyang wharf. Your Majesty, please! ”

This news came so timely and so just right that the ministers were stunned, and the entire hall was silent for a while.

"Haha...... Good! God bless Datang, God bless Datang! An old minister was in tears: "The minister is His Majesty." Congratulations to the King of Chu! The old minister knelt straight to Li Er, put his head on the ground, and shouted loudly.

"The ministers are His Majesty. Congratulations to the King of Chu! God bless Datang! After all, the world has just gone through the baptism of war, and those corrupted officials have long been killed by those who have been oppressed by the rebels, and now the atmosphere of the entire court is still very clean, these people may not have the level of governance of the people's livelihood, but they have the heart of serving the country. has the ardent passion to do things for the people.

But there is good news, but there is also bad news. Just when the atmosphere of the court meeting was high, a piece of news came again. This time, it was Princess Gaomi, the daughter of the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, and the sister of the current saint, who broke into this palace at this time. And there is also her concubine, Sun Xiaozheng, the captain of the horse. It's just that these two people seem to be very wolf. A gorgeous Xia cloak was stained with a lot of dust at the moment, and Sun Xiaozheng, the captain of the horses, had a large bruise on his face. The two wolves walked in, and everyone's attention was focused on them.

"Meet the Emperor!" The couple saluted Li Er.

"What's wrong? This is ......" Although Li Er didn't have any affection for this sister, he also had to say hello, since the two of them would be so untidy and came here, it means that they want to see this scene for themselves.

"Brother Huang, you have to call the shots for your sister! That 10,000-year-old county order is really hateful! Princess Gaomi said with a little crying.

"What the hell is going on. And the eldest grandson Xiaozheng, what's wrong with your face? Li Er solemnly said. This is about a local parent official and a royal princess, this problem is not big, it is not small, but it is the most likely to provoke conflicts, and it is easy to leave a tail and be caught if it is not handled properly.

"Qiqi Sheng, Wannian County Commander led a group of Diao people to forcibly break into our mansion and snatch our food!" The eldest grandson Xiaozheng looked ashamed, and it seemed that it was a very humiliating thing to be robbed by a small county order. He is a dignified concubine, the princess's husband, although he only holds an idle position in the Ministry of Rites, but he is also from the fourth grade. And his Wannian County Order is just a seven-grade official, and he actually led people to rob his family's grain, which is really ashamed to speak.

"Oh! Where is the Wannian County Order? Li Er knew that such a thing was inevitable, and these petty officials who asked for their lives for the people were all learning from their strengths to order Dong Xuan. At this time, he must not be beaten or scolded, because he is not for his own selfish interests, but for all the people under his rule. And in this matter, this 10,000-year-old county order must still occupy the name of righteousness. Li Er didn't have to think too much about it, and he knew that it must be this Princess Gaomi and the eldest grandson Xiaozheng who bought a lot of grain before, and raised the price of grain at this time. Ready to profit from it.

This is also what many small landowners, many small families did during this time. These small landlords and small families are much better informed than the people, and they have long known the news of the imperial court buying grain, so they want to make profits from it, Li Er is preparing to crack down on such a thing, but he didn't expect that the first one to jump out was his own sister, what a shame!

Li Er felt panicked when he sat on the throne, but fortunately he didn't bring it up to discuss with the ministers, otherwise he would be slapping his face. So he didn't think about it anymore, and decided to cut through the mess quickly: "Don't say it, I also know, that's good, you live in the palace first, Gaomi, you go to accompany your father, and wait for this time!" That's it, go down! Li Er waved his hand and motioned for the two to retreat. Princess Gaomi was stunned for a moment, this did not meet her imagination, and she was about to refute a few words, but she came into contact with Li Er's cold gaze and swallowed all the words.

After the two of them retreated, Li Er breathed a long sigh of relief, and then announced the Wannian County Order, this 'strong order' was indeed waiting outside the palace, which was also the practice of these officials. As long as you do such a thing, you will definitely go to the palace to plead guilty.

After comforting this good county magistrate, he was rewarded with a hundred taels of silver, a piece of brocade, and a set of quilts, and sent him away. After the quilt was taken out by Li Kuan, it began to spread, and Bai Diezi has now taken root in the Guanzhong area, countless lands have been planted, and the midwinter in Guanzhong is no longer difficult. It's just that the most delicate workmanship is still royal, because the technique of playing cotton is passed from the royal family, of course, this thing is easy, a curved bow, and some other parts, very simple. But who called the royal family has countless skilled workers, so the royal quilts are the best in the Tang Dynasty, and these quilts are all made of silk, which is very comfortable, unlike the ones that have been circulated, and the linen quilt covers are not comfortable on the body.

The court meeting continued, but the atmosphere was also light, and it was determined that the 100,000 stone grain had arrived in Luoyang, so it was relieved. This time the locust plague has passed, and only one question is still hovering in the hearts of the ministers: How did Li Kuan, the king of Chu, get the 100,000 stone of grain?

Not only the minister was puzzled, Li Er was even more puzzled, the big ship appeared in Shanxi very suddenly, no one had seen this big ship before, this is simply unimaginable, the big ship is not a small object, it is impossible to drive on the river and no one will find it, this scientist really has such magical powers? (To be continued......)