"Your Majesty. ”

"The prisoner has been ambushed. ”

Cao Zhengchun bowed to Li Xi and said.

In the main hall, the civil and military officials were silent, looking at Cao Zhengchun's gaze, as if they were looking at a devil.

They never dreamed that Li Jingzhong, a generation of eunuchs, would end up like this.

"Alright. ”

"Stand down. ”

Li Ci waved his hand.

Then, Li Ci turned his gaze, sat on the dragon chair, and looked at the ministers.

"Zhong Aiqing is now talking about how to solve the drought. ”

When Hubu Shangshu heard this, he settled down, and immediately said: "Back to Your Majesty, first of all, we should open the treasury to support the disaster area in Shuzhong, and temporarily alleviate the urgent need..."

Then His Majesty issued a decree ordering the areas near Shuzhong to accept Shu refugees in time to prevent the situation from deteriorating further. Hubu Shangshu said quickly, it was obvious that he had already thought about these words, and he could order them to be implemented as long as the emperor agreed.

"I'm right. Li Ci nodded.

The suggestion of Tobe Shangshu is indeed the best way to do it today.

It can prevent the situation from further fermenting to the greatest extent.

"But!"

"That's not enough!"

Li Die's voice changed.

"If it was a month ago. ”

"That's enough!"

"But now, it's been a month!"

"How many people have died under the influence of drought in this month?"

"To what extent has the resentment accumulated?"

"Have you ever thought about this?"

Li Xi's voice echoed in the main hall.

"This..."

The ministers were silent.

What Li Ci said, they did think about it.

Merely...

No one dared to say it!

"The old minister is willing to go to Shu for the people of Shu to vent their anger!"

Tobe Shangshu said in a firm tone.

Drought for a month.

The Tang royal family did nothing!

Ignoring the heavy casualties of the people of Shudi!

In this case, relief support alone is no longer useful.

We must give an explanation to the people of Shudi!

To put it simply, to give the dead people an explanation.

Otherwise, there will be no resentment at all!

And when Tobe Shangshu said this, it means that he is willing to settle this public grievance.

"Forget it. ”

Li Xi glanced at the head of the household, feeling a little relieved.

Now Datang has begun to decline.

But after all, there are still some loyal ministers.

There are some loyal ministers who are willing to die for the Tang Dynasty.

"You are a mere household secretary, how can you represent my Datang?"

Li Ci shook his head slightly.

"I remember that I had a few brothers and sent them to Shu. ”

"They have my Li blood in them, and they enjoy the superior environment provided by my Datang. ”

"At this time, it's time to contribute to my Datang. ”

Li Ci suddenly thought of something, and his eyes were cold.

As soon as these words came out.

The ministers were shocked.

You must know that at this time, the drought in Shu was severe, the plague was rampant, and no one wanted to go to that ghost place.

If you're not careful, you may not be able to come back.

Only a loyal minister like Hubu Shangshu who really thinks about Datang will ask for his life.

As for the others...

It's too late to avoid it, how can you go?

And Li Xi's cousins.

It is the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

Honorable status.

How can you go to such a dangerous place?

"Your Majesty, by all means!"

"A few princes have a golden body. ”

Some ministers couldn't help but stand up.

"I've made up my mind. Li Ci got up slowly.

"If it's okay, retreat. ”

The ministers looked at each other, even if they had a thousand doubts in their hearts, they could only obey the order.

...

In the early days of the dynasty today, the current emperor killed Li Jingzhong and Li Fuguo, which was a signal of victory in the eyes of civil and military officials.

You must know that eunuchs and ministers have always been in opposing states.

If there is a chance, the two will inevitably fight to the death.

But in the eyes of the emperor, whether it is a eunuch or a minister, they are just tools in their hands.

The emperor needs his ministers to help him govern the country.

He also needs eunuchs to help him spy on his ministers.

Therefore, the emperors of all dynasties, as long as they do a little, will look for a balance between the two.

Neither favors the ministers, nor favors the eunuchs too much.

But now, Li Xi is in the Taiji Palace, killing Li Jingzhong, a representative figure of eunuchs, in the eyes of the ministers, it is a signal that His Majesty the Emperor is falling to them!

And the emperor fell to the ministers, this is simply an unprecedented event!

...

Hall of Eternal Life.

The Hall of Eternal Life was the resting place of the Tang Emperor.

Take its meaning of longevity.

After Li Xi retired from the court, he returned to the Hall of Eternal Life.

"Does Your Majesty need to rest?"

A little eunuch asked tremblingly.

"No need!"

Li Ci shook his head and glanced at the little eunuch.

"Do you know Li Jingzhong?" Li Ci suddenly became interested and asked casually.

"Your Majesty forgives your sins!"

The little eunuch knelt down in panic and kept kowtowing.

Li Jingzhong and Li Fuguo died in the Taiji Palace, and he was at the scene at the time.

At this time, when I heard Li Ci asking, I thought that Li Ci was going to blame him.

"I'll just ask. ”

"Do you know Li Jingzhong's strength?"

"Back to Your Majesty, Li Fu... Li Jingzhong once told us that he was an Innate Realm martial artist..."

The little eunuch shuddered.

"Innate realm?"

Li Xi was thoughtful.

"That's right, and it should be the innate extreme. The little eunuch said stubbornly.

Li Jingzhong, as a celebrity in front of the emperor, in this palace, can be said to be calling for wind and rain, and what cultivation resources he wants is a matter of one sentence.

In this case, even a pig can cultivate to the innate realm.

But Li Ci didn't expect that the other party turned out to be the ultimate in the innate realm.

No wonder dozens of Praetorian guards can be repelled in an instant...

You must know that as a palace guard, the beginning of cultivation is innate!

"It's just..."

"Even if he is congenital to the extreme, Cao Zhengchun in the face of the God and Demon Realm, can't even resist a move. ”

Li Xi touched his chin, and had a clearer understanding of the power of a god and demon in his heart.

"Alright, stand down. ”

"Yes. ”

With the departure of the little eunuch.

The entire Hall of Eternal Life suddenly fell silent.

"Cao Zhengchun!"

Li Xi's voice just fell.

"The minister is here. ”

Cao Zhengchun's figure appeared silently and bowed towards Li Xi.

"Now, I'm going to give you a mission. Li Ci got up and walked in front of Cao Zhengchun.

When Cao Zhengchun heard this, he immediately knelt down: "Your Majesty, please speak." ”

"I give you the right to set up the East Factory, and you are the first overseer of the East Factory. ”

"And the duty of the East Factory is to monitor the ministers and the world. ”

"I must know what the ministers do, what they think in their hearts, and I must also know the things of the world and the affairs of the envoys from all walks of life. ”

"Even above the rivers and lakes, in the martial arts, the righteous path and the demon path, all the movements, I must be clear!"

"I don't want to have anything to do in the court today, and I don't want any scene to be blinded!"

"Can you do these requirements?"

Li Xi looked at Cao Zhengchun.

"Your Majesty must not be disappointed!" Cao Zhengchun said in a deep voice.