In the early dynasties, Xuan Ling, the left servant of the Tang Dynasty and the scholar of the Ministry of Shangshu, said to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, since the first year of Zhenguan, there has been a national drought for two years, and the 20 million stone (dan) grain reserved by the imperial court has been completely exhausted. This year, a nationwide locust plague broke out, and our Datang court had no food to save, and people in Datang starved to death every day. The minister asked His Majesty to raise food as soon as possible to relieve the suffering of the people. ”

Cui Gan, the secretary of the Tang Dynasty Rite Department, also said to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, since the first year of Zhenguan, there have been two years of drought and one year of locust plague. The minister thought that this was a warning from the heavens, and God was not very satisfied with His Majesty's rule, so he warned His Majesty with natural disasters. The minister implored His Majesty to issue an edict to worship Heaven and grant amnesty to the world, so as to alleviate the anger of the world and pray for forgiveness from God. ”

Although the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was unwilling, he still adopted them one by one. In the "Edict of Sin", he counted his own sins, and when worshiping God, he swallowed locusts with his own mouth, and prayed that if God was angry, he could bring suffering to him alone, and not let the people of Datang suffer again.

However, all the measures taken by the Tang Emperor Li Shimin have not achieved any effect, and the disaster is still further aggravating.

A few days later, in the early dynasty, Lu Chengqing, the secretary of the Tang Dynasty's military department, said to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, due to the national disasters suffered by our Tang Dynasty for three consecutive years, the surrounding Turkic, Tuyuhun and other countries have fallen into the well and repeatedly invaded our Tang border. The people of our Tang Dynasty have run out of food, and there are many people who have died of hunger. People in various places have risen up because they could not bear the hunger, attacked the localities, and seized the government offices. I implore Your Majesty to raise grain and grass as soon as possible and send it to various places to stabilize the situation in various places. If not. The minister is afraid that the situation of thieves at the end of the Sui Dynasty will inevitably happen again. ”

Tang Emperor Li Shimin's face was gloomy, his brows were furrowed as if he could drip water, and he secretly said in his heart: "You don't know the situation in the imperial court now, do I still have surplus food in Datang?" Years of food reserves. All of them have been consumed by the drought in the country in the past two years. Raising grain and grass, to put it lightly, where do you let me raise it? Who would have thought that I had just ascended the throne for three years, and that there had been two years of drought and one year of locust plagues, and they were all nationwide, did God really blame me for killing my brother and nephew and capturing my father? I want to be a good emperor, too. After ascending the throne, I would rather wronged myself than pursue luxury and let the people live a better life. I have always put my people in the first place, so attentive, so dedicated, does God still blame me? I don't want to kill my brother and my nephew and prisoner father, it's all forced by the situation. all these years. I am also very ashamed in my heart, and I am also determined to work hard. Be a good emperor, but my God, why are you so embarrassed by my Datang? ”

Zhongcen Wenwen, the head of the Southern Shi clan and the chief of the Ministry of Officials, saw the dilemma in Li Shimin's heart, and he slowly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has a way that is not a way, and I hope Your Majesty will adopt it." ”

I heard Cen text say that there is a way. Tang Emperor Li Shimin suddenly became interested, and hurriedly asked: "Text, quickly, quickly tell me your method." Now, as long as there is a way to save the people of my Datang Dynasty, no matter how difficult it is. I'm willing to try, too. ”

Cen Wenwen replied loudly: "Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, is extremely resourceful and proficient in all kinds of unbelievable immortal methods. The minister implored His Majesty to issue an edict to ask Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, to take action, use immortal means, and have raised food to help the victims of the Tang Dynasty. ”

After hearing Cen Wenwen's words, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was stunned in place, and without saying a word for a long time, the officials in the Tang Dynasty were also stunned. The entire Tang Dynasty hall was completely silent, and everyone in the palace looked at Cen Wenwen in surprise, and said secretly in their hearts: "At this time, I think of Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an?" But that's. Yong'an King Li Xuan's means are superb, but he is not an immortal after all. Datang now needs four million people, and a year's grain is conservatively estimated to be less than 10 million stones, which is absolutely insufficient. Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, can he conjure up grain? Even if he could conjure food, how much could he conjure? Can you conjure up the 10 million stone grain that my four million people in Datang eat a year? In three years, two years of drought and one year of locust plague in Datang, the people of Datang have not harvested for three consecutive years, and the food has long been cut off. Although Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, has some immortal means, he can't conjure up 10 million stone grains at once, right? Even if he is a real immortal, 10 million stone grains, the immortal can't do it, let alone Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, is not a real immortal.

In line with the attitude of treating a dead horse as a live horse doctor, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin sighed and said to Cen Wenwen with helplessness: "As long as I can save the people of the Tang Dynasty, I am willing to give it a try." ordered the chief eunuch Wang Fugui to immediately go to Zhongnan Mountain to ask Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, is there a way to save the suffering people of my Tang Dynasty? I don't ask him to be able to conjure up 10 million stone of grain, as long as he can conjure even some of the grain, it's good, as long as there is food, he can save the people of my Datang. ”

Zhongnan Mountain, Li Xuan's hermitage.

Wang Fugui, the chief eunuch, read out the edict of Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty to Li Xuan, hoping that Li Xuan could use immortal means to conjure up food, alleviate the disasters in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, and rescue the people in all parts of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Xuan's expression was calm, and he said to Wang Fugui a little mysteriously: "Please wait for five days, Your Majesty." Your Majesty has the people in mind and the world in your heart, and the heavens will certainly not embarrass Your Majesty, and after five days, nearly a thousand stones of grain will fall from the sky. The calamity of the people of the Tang Dynasty and the sorrow of His Majesty the Tang Dynasty will inevitably be solved with the arrival of food falling from the sky. ”

After getting Li Xuan's reply, Wang De, the chief eunuch, happily left Zhongnan Mountain, and returned to Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, non-stop, and after that, he trotted all the way and passed Li Xuan's words to the Taiji Palace, and passed them to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and all the officials of the Tang Dynasty who were waiting for the news with a sad face.

Hearing Li Xuan's reply, everyone in the Taiji Palace, whether it was the Tang Emperor Li Shimin or officials at all levels, felt very excited, and at the same time they had doubts in their hearts. Each of them is asking themselves a few questions in their hearts:

"How did Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, know that the heavens will not be embarrassed to be today, and five days later, nearly 10 million stone grains will fall from the sky?"

"How did these nearly 10 million stones of grain fall from the sky? Is it like rain, raining down food from heaven to the earth? ”

Thinking of the scene of food coming down from the sky, everyone in the Taiji Palace felt very excited. It's a spectacular sight to think about, and it's gratifying to think about. (To be continued......)

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