Li Shimin is all over the world, and he has never seen anything in the world, but when he hears the word epidemic, he is still inevitably stunned in his heart.

For him, the epidemic is not unfamiliar, but rather familiar. When marching and fighting, the battlefield of the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood is the most likely to cause epidemics.

In response to the epidemic on the battlefield, all they could do was to isolate the patient, let him go free, and leave him to fend for himself.

The interests of the masses are more important than anything else.

It is impossible for an army to delay its aircraft and lead to defeat because of the sick and wounded of an epidemic.

It's cruel to say, but in fact war is a cruel thing.

As an emperor and a commander of the three armies, Li Shimin did not do similar things, so he had lingering fears about the epidemic.

Normally, as long as one or two people are infected with the epidemic, it would cause great panic, and now overnight, 150,000 people have been infected with the epidemic, which has never happened in ancient times.

This is no longer a trivial matter, but a major event that has caused a sensation in the world.

No matter how calm and calm Li Shimin was, he couldn't maintain the demeanor of the emperor until now, so he stood up in shock and said in a deep voice: "Quick, quick, immediately invite Fang Xiang, Du Xiang and Wei Qing's family into the palace." "Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng are the arms that Li Shimin relies on in the court. For such a big event, the first thing he thought of was these three people.

Fang, Du, and Wei had just gone down to the court, and they were hurriedly summoned by Li Shimin, and they all came to the Ganlu Hall without knowing why.

Li Shimin told the three of them the situation with a solemn expression.

The moment they learned the news, the three of them also exhaled in unison.

"Whether this news is true or false, overnight, 150,000 people, unprecedented." Fang Xuanling almost couldn't believe his ears.

The same is true for Du Ruhui and Wei Zheng.

Du Ruhui said: "Since ancient times, epidemics have mostly occurred in times of war. It was the most prosperous in the late Eastern Han Dynasty and the two Jin Dynasty, and it was mostly due to war. If it is peaceful today, how can such a horrific epidemic come from? Even the northern epidemic in the 22nd year of Jian'an and the Ningzhou epidemic in the first year of Guangxi were not seen like this, right? ”

Wei Zheng also felt the same way.

The two plagues mentioned by Du Ruhui are the two largest plagues recorded in Chinese history books for thousands of years.

The plague in the twenty-second year of Jian'an did not leave a specific number, but Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of Wei, said at the time: "There is the pain of the corpse in every family, and there is the sound of crying in the room, or the door is closed and the door is closed, or the whole family is mourned" From this sentence, it is not difficult to imagine how rampant this epidemic is!

The same is true of the epidemic in Ningzhou, which is recorded in the history of frequent hunger epidemics in Ningzhou, and the number of deaths is 100,000. Wuqinyi was strong, the state soldiers were repeatedly defeated, and the officials and people flowed into Jiaozhou.

The casualties of the two epidemics are more than hundreds of thousands, but both have a certain buffer period, and it is unthinkable that the epidemic can infect 150,000 people overnight and develop and expand slowly.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "This is the news from Du Xiang's son Du He personally, how can it be fake." His hand-held Du Ti characters, when the world has the heart to imitate, there is no such ability. ”

Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng knew that Du He could not be targeted, this matter was undoubted, their faces were solemn, and they didn't know how to speak for a while.

Du Ruhui's expression changed slightly, he was concerned about Du He's safety and the situation in the south, and hurriedly asked, "What is the situation in the south?" Such a great epidemic must have caused terrible turmoil! ”

Li Shimin shook his head and said, "I am extremely glad that I have sent Ling Lang south, if it weren't for Ling Lang's proper command, he would have dealt with it well." This will be a disaster that shakes the foundation of my Datang! Ling Lang blocked Suzhou at the first moment of the outbreak of the plague, and decisively appeased the people and stabilized the situation. He asked Sun Simiao to go south, and seemed to have decided to fight the epidemic to the end. ”

Du Ruhui was surprised and delighted, Du He was able to give orders in danger and stabilize the situation, which made him proud, but the epidemic was terrible, how could it be matched by manpower? What if during this period, Du He himself is infected?

"This bastard boy is doing it again!"

Li Shimin said: "Du Aiqing said in the urgency that 150,000 people are said to be used for medicinal food, which cannot be counted, and he opened the Sucang for emergency, but the medicinal materials are still in urgent need, and I hope we can support as soon as possible." ”

Wei Zheng immediately said: "Human life is at stake, this matter should be prepared as early as possible, the sooner the better!" ”

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui also unanimously agreed.

But in fact, everything did not go so smoothly, and this kind of news could not be hidden for a long time.

The news of the outbreak of the epidemic in Suzhou, south of the Yangtze River, soon spread to Chang'an, and individual ministers thought of Li Shimin's recent big moves, and it was easy to see that the scale of the epidemic was not small.

So immediately, there was an official in the court bluntly admonished, "The epidemic is a natural disaster, Your Majesty has used force for many years, and the army has been used in vain, resulting in the anger of the heavens, the disaster of the world and my Tang Dynasty, the manpower is irresistible, Your Majesty can issue an edict to sin yourself, pray for mercy from the heavens, eliminate the fire of thunder, protect my Tang foundation, and survive forever." ”

Li Shimin must be furious when he said this, and this kind of thing is not uncommon in history, and the ancients often regarded natural disasters as God's anger. And the reason for the anger is because the emperor has no virtue or has done something wrong, and hopes that the emperor can change his way or whatever.

Generally speaking, when this kind of thing happens, the emperor will worship the gods in the hope that God will forgive.

They may not believe in any ghosts and gods, but this has the effect of calming the people's hearts, so most emperors did not refuse.

But Li Shimin is different, he himself is an emperor who is very good at admonishing and admitting mistakes, as long as it is wrong, he will accept it humbly, but it is not his fault, but he wants to accept it, it is absolutely impossible.

"The natural disaster has come, as the Son of Heaven, but he intends to fight with the sky? Your Majesty, the heavens are already angry, and if you still insist on going your own way, the harm will be immeasurable. The counselor surnamed Gu admonished with righteous words.

Li Shimin's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness, he found that all the ministers who made trouble were more or less related to the four surnamed families, and he was even more angry, and slapped the desk and shouted: "Shut up, what destiny, what son of heaven is nonsense!" Let me tell you, this Tang Dynasty was bought by my Tang soldiers with their blood and lives, not by God. Those who can keep the foundation of my Datang will also be the people of my Datang and the soldiers of the generals, not some God! It's not uncommon for me to be God's son, and I haven't received much help from God. Is it my fault that a natural disaster has struck? Well, I'm going to make mistakes again and again now, and I'll fight with this God, so that he can know what it means for man to win the day! There is no need to discuss this matter, retreat! ”

Li Shimin was furious in his heart, and came to the Lizheng Hall angrily, and told his wife who cared about the most everything in the court, and said: "Those bastards are clearly trying to see my jokes!" Tell the world that I didn't listen to them that led to the outbreak of the plague...... The two things are different, they mixed it together, and they didn't want to prove that I was wrong, they were right...... How can this be justified? My son-in-law is right, these guys rely on their power and are one with each other, and all the people of the family are loyal to their own family, and they are more than I am, and they often take the lead. They are the moths of the nation, and they will bring disaster in the long run. If we don't get rid of the moths of their country, I will not give up. ”

Empress Eldest Sun gently made Li Shimin a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "The emperor is angry, rest the fire!" It is not easy to get rid of these moths with Your Majesty's ability, but the Tang Dynasty has decided that the Hanmen Prince has not yet been able to fill the vacancy, and His Majesty does not want to threaten the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, so he just didn't do it. ”

She knew that more than half of the officials in the Tang Dynasty were children of the Shi family, and if they went on strike, it would still be a threat to the Tang Dynasty. The clan is powerful, and it is not an overnight thing to eradicate it, so he tactfully persuaded Li Shimin to wait for the opportunity.

As long as the sons of the Han family and the children of the family can compete with each other, the family will no longer be afraid.

Li Shimin just said that if he really stabbed the family, he wouldn't say this to Empress Changsun, but some words were uncomfortable in his heart, and Empress Changsun was the only person he trusted the most, so he was naturally the object of his complaint.

Empress Eldest Sun pinched Li Shimin's shoulders and said with a heavy heart: "Alas, I'm a little worried about Qinglian. He is too ignorant of the danger, the plague is very dangerous, in case there are three long and two short, wouldn't it be to let Changle be the ......" She didn't continue, but the meaning was already obvious.

"A woman's opinion!" Li Shimin snorted, and said with a smile: "I'm just the opposite, I appreciate this kid more and more here." On his trip to the south, he captured the rebellious leaders without spending a single soldier in order to achieve full success. This returned to Chang'an, and it was indispensable to be rewarded. There is no need for him to meddle in this matter during the return trip, in the eyes of those who care, this kid has taken a bad move, and he has taken over a hot potato. Once Suzhou changed, as the supreme ruler, he could not escape the blame. Queen, you think, he could have happily come to receive the reward, but he didn't do it, and gave orders in danger to bear the accident. This means that he doesn't care about gains and losses at all, he just wants to save more people with his own strength, so that I don't have to lose Datang. I can say here that there were many people in the Manchu Dynasty who had a sense of responsibility and responsibility, but very few were able to do this. Since he had the audacity to intervene, I dared to believe that he could handle the matter perfectly. Hum...... Don't those moths want to see my jokes, I just want to see who can laugh at the end. This kid's performance was unexpected every time, and he never disappointed me. I won't be disappointed this time. ”

Empress Eldest Sun covered her mouth and smiled slightly and quipped, "Then what if Qinglian fails?" ”

"Uh......" Li Shimin remembered his wild words in the court, and he was speechless for a while.

This failed, don't worry, no one dares to do anything to him, but this face is a big loss, and he also muttered to himself in his heart: "Stinky boy, don't let me down......"

(To be continued)