Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, Taiji Palace.

Tang Emperor Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair and convened the Tang Inner Court Conference.

Liu Xun in the service, Xiao Yu, secretary and supervisor, Wei Zheng, the imperial historian, Cui Gan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Lu Chengqing, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Sun Wuji, the middle chief of the Ministry of Officials, and Zhongcen Wenwen of the Ministry of Officials, sat on both sides of the head of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin.

Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty asked his ministers to circulate two urgent reports from the left servant of the Tang Dynasty Shangshu and Xuanling of the Ministry of Officials.

Originally, he was in a good mood, but after several years of busyness and nervousness, he finally defeated the Turks and captured the Turkic Jieli Khan, and after thinking that he could take a break, take a breath, and relax, the important ministers couldn't help frowning and worrying after reading the emergency report.

All the important ministers knew that in the past two years, the grassland had suffered a drought, there was a famine on the grassland, and the life of the grassland people was not easy, but they did not expect that the situation of the grassland famine was so severe, and it had reached the point of cannibalism. Millions of mouths on the grassland are waiting to eat, but there are fewer and fewer cattle and sheep, the Zhenzhu Khan of the Xue Yantuo Department has a heart of disobedience, and the old department of the Jieli Khan is making chaos everywhere, repeatedly sneaking up on the Tang army, which is difficult to pacify. Now the entire grassland is like a volcano, which may erupt at any time, and it may cause a monstrous disaster at any time.

After being silent for a long time, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin asked the important ministers: "I thought that after defeating the Turks, my Tang court would be able to relax, and I could sleep peacefully for a few days." But I didn't expect that the situation in the grassland had deteriorated to such a level. Everyone, the Turkic Jieli Khan was defeated by my Datang, and my Datang took over the entire grassland, and the people of the entire grassland are the people of my Datang, and now there are wars and deaths every day in the entire grassland. The people of the entire grassland are also on the verge of dying of hunger, and today I have summoned all Aiqing to come here to discuss with you, how to solve the crisis in the grassland? How should the people of the grassland be saved? ”

Xiao Yu, the secretary and supervisor, slowly stood up and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the old minister feels that the biggest danger to the situation in the grassland today is war. Only when the war is pacified can the problem of feeding the people of the grassland be solved. And to quell the war, whether it is the rebellion of the old department of the grassland Jieli, or the heart of the Zhenzhu Khan of the Xue Yantuo Department, I need to increase the troops of the Tang Dynasty on the grassland, only by increasing the troops, can we quickly suppress the rebellion of the old department of the Turkic Jieli Khan, and we can also strike first to get rid of the fledgling and Er(er) heart of the Xue Yantuo Zhenzhu Khan - Yi Nan. ”

After the Tang Emperor Li Shimin groaned. said: "In this decisive battle, my Datang was able to defeat the Turkic Jieli Khan, relying on the lives of my 400,000 soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, and relying on the Tuli, Qibi He Li, and Yi Nan as internal responses to provide help." If at this time, we increase our troops to the grassland and get rid of the fledgling and er-hearted Xue Yantuo Zhenzhu Khan Yinan, then how will the tribes on the grassland look at my Datang. Will you think that I am ungrateful, crossing the river and demolishing the bridge. As soon as he defeated Jieli Khan, he couldn't wait to attack his allies. In this way, how can the various tribes on the grassland dare to form an alliance with my Datang, move closer to my Datang, and attach themselves to my Datang? ”

Imperial Doctor Wei Zheng said worriedly: "But Your Majesty, is the True Pearl Khan of the Xue Yantuo Department even more unscrupulous?" ”

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "My Datang is a great state of etiquette. A big state must have the mind of a big state! If no one offends me, I will never offend anyone! If anyone offends me, I will offend! Now Yi Nan is indeed secretly expanding his strength, but after all, he has not publicly erected a rebellion against me! Wait. As long as he dares to openly declare against my Datang, my Datang will destroy him. ”

After that, the ministers discussed how to solve the problem of famine among millions of people in the steppe.

Cui Gan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, proposed to send grain and grass to the entire grassland to save the grassland people.

After thinking about it, Sun Wuji, the eldest of the Ministry of Writings, said: "Transporting grain and grass to the grassland is indeed the best way to solve the immediate difficulties, but it is not a long-term solution. My Datang does have a lot of surplus grain now, but every day to supply my 400,000 troops on the grassland for conquest, the daily consumption is an astronomical amount, and now I have to carry the big burden of eating millions of people on the grassland, even if I have more food, I can't withstand such a huge amount of consumption. ”

The official department of the examination of the merit of the secretary Lang Zhongcen text also said: "What the eldest grandson said is that the livestock on the grassland grow slowly, and now the livestock in the grassland has been more than one ten, and there are no years of recovery, it can not be recovered, if in recent years, millions of people on the grassland have relied on the imperial court for relief, and the result must be that after a period of relief, my Datang is facing a situation where there is no food to save, and the people in my Datang country are burdened with a heavy burden, so that both the grassland and the country will resent the imperial court and the entire Datang. In the long run, my Datang Society will be in danger of being in chaos in the world and may overturn at any time. ”

Imperial Doctor Wei Zheng also chimed in: "Lord Eldest Sun and Lord Cen are right! After this decisive battle, my Datang is also empty, and the people of my Datang also need time to recuperate and recover, millions of people on the grassland, I Datang can't ignore it, but they need to rely on the assistance of my Datang court for several years, which is really not a good way. ”

Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty said with a serious face: "The people on the grassland, who were originally suffering from the brutal rule of the Turkic Jieli Khan, had a difficult life, and I conquered the Tang Dynasty and defeated Jieli, so I should bring benefits to the people on the grassland, at least let them be well fed, warmly dressed, and live better than when the Turkic Jieli Khan ruled, instead of bringing them suffering, the war is not endless, and they can't eat enough, it is better to be in the reign of Jieli Khan." Now that the Turks have been defeated by my Datang, these millions of people in the Turkic country are the people of my Datang, we must do everything we can to make them live a better life, help them get rid of war as soon as possible, get rid of hunger, get rid of poverty, all of you Aiqing, you all express your own opinions, talk about how to help these poor people of the grassland of my Datang, right? ”

The ministers have nothing to offer. Everyone has the heart to help the millions of people on the grassland, but they all feel that Datang is not so strong and can withstand the astonishing consumption of grain and grass for several years. (To be continued.) )

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