Next.

On the Hall of Virtue.

"Hit! Why not fight? The fighter plane is fleeting, if you don't fight at this time, it's too late to regret it! ”

"At the beginning, these Turkic wolf cubs repeatedly went south, plundered the border states, and brutalized my people of the Tang Dynasty, did you ever think that there would be today? Nothing to say, hit! ”

"No!

The nomads have no fixed residence, and the desert north is vast and sparsely populated, and they can run if they can't fight, and they can resurrect if they are disabled.

The minister thought that if he did not have the certainty of completing his work in one battle, he could not send troops. ”

"But Your Majesty and the Turki Khan have brotherly love, and the brothers have a request for Your Majesty, how can they not be saved?"

"How to save it? The terrain of Mobei is complex, the other party waits for work, and my Tang Dynasty labor division is on an expedition, which is not good for the war! ”

"Besides, the Turks did not take the initiative to attack, my Tang Dynasty and the Turks have an alliance first, if you rashly send troops at this time, it is treacherous, not the king's army."

"That's a mistake! The minister thought that there was no need to talk about benevolence and morality with Jieli, because sooner or later he would break his covenant.

Now that the Turkic civil strife is a godsend, if you don't send troops at this time, when will you wait? ”

"Although the Turks are in turmoil, the drought inside and outside my Datang Pass is becoming more and more severe, and we must not send troops at this time!"

"What's the must-have? I said I could fight if I could! ”

"Okay, if you really fight, you need at least 100,000 troops, what do you say about the food and grass supply of this 100,000 army?"

"This ...... This is the business of your civil ministry, what does it have to do with me? ”

"At this point, you are all pushed backwards. Then last year, the rain in Guanzhong was flooded, the drought in Shandong and Hebei was severe, and the locusts were raging, and it had nothing to do with your military department? ”

"Nature...... It's okay......"

"Then who do you say you have to do with it?"

……

For a while, everyone's eyes were on Li Shimin on the dragon chair.

Li Shimin is sitting firmly in Diaoyutai and watching a good show.

Unexpectedly, the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military moments pointed the finger at themselves.

Isn't it that he was discussing the matter of the Turki Khan's request for help, why did it suddenly come to the natural disaster?

It seems that he still wants to forcibly associate natural disasters with himself.

Hehe, every time.

It's not a big problem, though.

Xiao Changle has already brought back a solution for himself.

The combination of internal affairs and military affairs, a series of strategies complement each other, and they are perfectly formed.

Enough to cope with today's scene.

The son of the old man, it's really not simple!

"What do you want to do?"

Li Shimin, who quietly made a few preparations, was not panicked at all, and was even in the mood to take the initiative to find trouble.

At this time, a man from the main hall came out of the ranks.

Seeing this person, the ministers suddenly said in their hearts.

Li Shimin also laughed dumbly.

Once something goes wrong, this person will definitely be the first to jump out and teach himself a lesson.

He is not an outsider, it is Zuo Cheng, Wei Zheng, the school inspector.

"The minister heard that the king's virtue is in accordance with the will of heaven, then the wind and rain are smooth, all things are harmonious, and auspicious is coming.

If the king's virtue is contrary to the will of heaven, the heavens are abnormal and warned.

If you are still obsessed, disaster is not far away. ”

Wei Zheng was high-crowned and broad-headed, holding an ivory wat in his hand, and said unhurriedly: "But if the king can cultivate virtue, the disaster will be self-defeating, the country will be safe when it is in danger, and the people will turn disaster into blessing."

Therefore, the minister asks His Majesty to exercise benevolent government and pray to Heaven to remove the calamity! ”

The so-called benevolent government is nothing more than abstaining from meat, reducing the degree of use, clarifying grievances, and forgiving the world......

"What Wei Qing said is not unreasonable." Li Shimin is as good as a stream, "From today on, everyone in the hall will ...... Including me, we cut down on food and clothing for three months for disaster relief.

In addition, the prisoners will be sent to various states and counties, and the sentences will be simplified, so as to redress their grievances and not be lenient.

How about letting the Ministry of Rites choose a day to pray for rain? ”

"Your Majesty is wise." Wei Zheng bowed.

Sikong Pei Lin came out and said: "Benevolent government and self-cultivation, Your Majesty also needs to reflect on his own mistakes, show the world, and be a common person." ”

"Oh?" Li Shimin smiled, "What does Pei Qing want me to do?" ”

Pei Lin said: "You can make an edict for yourself." ”

The so-called edict of oneself is a kind of dictation or document in which the king of a country examines or examines his own mistakes when the country suffers from natural disasters or when the regime is in danger.

There is a precedent since Yu and Tang.

Therefore, in every natural disaster, there will always be similar admonitions.

Although Li Shimin self-denial and introspection, he actually disagreed in his heart.

"If according to what Qing said, I have made an edict against myself, then the natural disasters will still be ...... Does it mean that the edict is useless, or that the natural disaster has nothing to do with me at all? ”

"This ......" Pei was speechless.

Whether a natural disaster has struck or not, no one can say for sure.

Li Shimin also said: "I recently heard that some people have privately set up hydraulic mills on the Zheng and Bai Er Canals to cut off the flow of water for personal gain, so that the irrigation of farmland is blocked, but is there such a thing? ”

As soon as these words came out, several ministers, including Pei Lian, immediately hung their heads and were silent.

"A natural disaster? Man-made disaster? ”

The smile on Li Shimin's face disappeared: "Which of the decrees I promulgated was not discussed and reviewed repeatedly with all the secretaries?" Is there any article that is not for the sake of the people of the country and the people?

Even my private affairs have become a matter of the world.

I am diligent and thrifty, and I am self-conscious three times a day, lest I live up to the expectations of the world, what is wrong?

And what about you? ”

His gradually cold voice echoed in the hall, and the ministers all hung their heads in fear.

"The Emperor Taishang and my rivers and mountains are all coming right away!"

Li Shimin continued: "Pei Lian, you have made great contributions to Taiyuan when you raised troops.

Ladies and gentlemen, Datang can lay down today's world, and your assistance and meritorious service are indispensable.

But do you think that's enough?

The northwest is also Turkic, Tuyuhun, and Tibetan......

There are also Xi Khitan, Goryeo, and Silla in the northeast......

In addition, the south is still not pacified, and there are still many places that have not been naturalized.

Internal and external troubles, it's not time to enjoy it! ”

With that, he stood up from the dragon chair.

"If you are hit by disasters year after year, you don't want to find ways to solve the suffering of the Lebanese people, and you don't think about why the disasters started and how to prevent them......

On the contrary, he was bent on finding the reason for me, and even shirked his responsibility and did not act because of some paradoxes, causing the people of Li to fall into deep distress and could not extricate themselves!

In the long run, where is the prestige of my Tang court?

How do I, Li Shimin, face the people of the Tang Dynasty, and what face does I have standing between heaven and earth? ! ”

Hula......

The military generals in the main hall suddenly knelt on the ground.

"The minister is guilty!" Pei Lin cried out sadly.

"The minister is guilty!"

"The minister is also guilty!"

……

The other ministers also looked ashamed and declared themselves guilty.

Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng, Pei Lian, and then at the other ministers, and nodded with satisfaction for a long time.

"Today, I don't want to hold anyone accountable. I just want to work together with all of you to tide over the difficulties with the people of the world, I don't know if you have such a determination? ”

"Determined!"

"Determined!"

"Let Your Majesty send you, and the ministers will go to the soup and fire, and you will never give up!"

……

"Good!"

Li Shimin shouted: "Come on, give food!" ”