The next day.

In the Palace of Xiande.

"Fight! Why not fight? The fighter planes are fleeting. If you don't fight at this time, it will be too late to regret it!"

"At the beginning, these Turkic wolf cubs went south repeatedly, plundering the border states and harming our Tang people, did you ever think that there would be today? There is nothing to say, fight!"

“No!

Nomadic peoples have no fixed place to live, and the northern desert is vast and sparsely populated. They can run away if they can't beat them, and they can still be revived if they are broken.

I think if I don’t have the confidence to achieve my merits in one battle, I should not send troops.”

"But Your Majesty and Tuli Khan have brotherly feelings. If your brother asks you for help, how can you not save me?"

"How to save it? The terrain of the north of the Mo River is complicated, and the other party is waiting for it to work hard. My Tang Dynasty's troops will go on an expedition, but it will be unfavorable to the battle!"

"Besides, the Turks did not take the initiative to invade. Our Tang Dynasty and the Turks had an alliance first. If we send troops rashly at this time, it would be a traitor and not a king's army."

"This is a bad thing! I don't think there is any need to talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality with Jie Li, because he will sooner or later turn against the covenant.

Nowadays, the Turkic civil strife is a good opportunity. If you don’t send troops at this time, when will you wait?"

"Although the Turks are in chaos, the drought inside and outside our Tang Pass is becoming increasingly severe. You must not send troops at this time!"

"What's the point? I'll fight if I can!"

"Okay, if you really fight, you will have at least one hundred thousand troops. What should you do if you think the food and supplies of this hundred thousand troops are replenished?"

"This... this is your Civil Affairs Ministry's business, what does it have to do with me?"

"At this time, you have completely turned it over. Last year, the rain in Guanzhong turned into floods, and the drought in Shandong and Hebei was severe, and the locusts were raging. It has nothing to do with your Ministry of War?"

"Of course...it doesn't matter..."

"Who do you think has something to do with?"

...

For a moment, everyone's eyes turned to Li Shimin on the dragon throne.

Li Shimin was sitting firmly on Diaoyutai and watching a good show.

Unexpectedly, the civil and military officials in the court pointed their finger at him in the moment.

Aren't you discussing the matter of Tuli Khan's surrender and seeking help? Why did you suddenly get involved in natural disasters?

It seems that I want to forcefully connect natural disasters with myself.

Haha, it's like this every time.

But there is no big problem.

Xiao Changle has already brought back a solution for himself.

Internal affairs combined with military affairs, a series of strategies complement each other and are natural and perfect.

Enough to deal with today's scene.

That old friend’s son is indeed not simple!

"What do you think of me?"

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

At this time, one person in the hall was out of the line.

Seeing this person, the ministers immediately thought that they had come indeed.

Li Shimin also laughed in silence.

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

He is not someone else, but the Zuo Cheng, the Secretary of the Procuratorate, and Wei Zheng.

"I heard that the king's virtue is in line with the will of heaven, and the weather will be good, all things will be harmonious, and auspiciousness will be together.

If a king's virtue is contrary to the will of heaven, then the celestial phenomena will be abnormal and warned.

If you are still obsessed with it, disaster will not be far away.”

Wei Zheng held an ivory tablet in his hand and said slowly: "Whenever a king can cultivate virtue, disasters will be eliminated, the country will be safe when he is relieved, and the people will turn misfortune into blessing.

Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to implement benevolent policies and pray to God to eliminate disasters!"

The so-called benevolent government is nothing more than quitting meat, reducing expenses, clarifying grievances, and forgiveness of the world...

"What Wei Qing said is not without reason." Li Shimin was doing good, "From today, everyone in the hall, including me, will reduce their food and clothing for three months to provide disaster relief.

In addition, the prison envoys were sent to various prefectures and counties, and the prison was punished and sentenced to the prison, and they were not forgiven.

Let the Ministry of Rites choose a day to worship and pray for rain, how about it?”

"Your Majesty is wise." Wei Zheng bowed.

Sikong Pei Ji came out and said, "Your Majesty also needs to reflect on your own mistakes and show the world to the hearts of the people."

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

Pei Ji said: "You can issue an edict to blame yourself."

The so-called self-criticism is an oral or document in which a king of a country reflects on himself or reviews his own faults when his country suffers natural disasters or the regime is in danger.

There have been precedents since Yu and Tang.

Therefore, every time there are natural disasters, similar advice will always appear.

Although Li Shimin restrained himself and reflected on himself, he actually disagreed.

"If you follow what you said, I have issued an edict for guilt, but the natural disaster will still come... Can it be said that the edict for guilt is useless, or the natural disaster has nothing to do with me?"

"This..." Pei Ji was speechless.

No one can assert whether a natural disaster has come.

Li Shimin said again: "I have recently heard that someone has set up a hydraulic mill on Zheng and Baier Canal to cut off the water flow for personal gain, which has caused the irrigation of farmland. Is this a matter?"

As soon as these words were spoken, several ministers, including Pei Ji, immediately lowered their heads and said nothing.

"Is it natural disaster? Is it man-made disaster?"

The smile on Li Shimin's face disappeared: "Which decree I issued was not discussed and reviewed repeatedly with you? Which one is not for the sake of the country and the people?

Even my private affairs have become the world's affairs.

I am diligent and frugal, and I examine myself three times a day, for fear of letting down the expectations of the world. What's wrong with me?

And what about you?"

His cold voice echoed in the hall, and all the ministers were stern.

"The Supreme Emperor and my country are all called immediately!"

Li Shimin continued: "Pei Ji, you made great contributions to the rebellion in Taiyuan.

Dear families, the Tang Dynasty can conquer the world today, your assistance and merits are indispensable.

But do you think this is enough?

The northwest is back to Turks, Tuyuhun, Tubo...

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

In addition, the south has not yet been pacified, and there are still many unnaturalized places.

There are internal and external troubles, and it’s not time to enjoy it yet!”

Speaking of this, he stood up from the dragon throne.

"If you suffer disasters today, you will not try to solve the sufferings of the people, and do not think about why the disasters arise, and how to prevent them...

Instead, he was all focused on finding the reasons in me, and even shirking responsibility because of some paradoxes and not taking action, which led to the people falling into dire straits and being unable to extricate themselves!

If this continues, where is the prestige of our Tang Dynasty court?

How else do I, Li Shimin, face the people of the Tang Dynasty, and what is the face between heaven and earth?!"

Hula...

The civil servants and military generals in the hall immediately knelt on the ground.

"I am guilty!" Pei Ji cried out sadly.

"I am guilty!"

"I am also guilty!"

...

The other ministers also looked ashamed and claimed to be guilty.

Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng and Pei Ji, and then looked at other ministers, and nodded with satisfaction after a long time.

"Today, I don't want to hold anyone responsible. I just want to work together with all your families and overcome difficulties with the people of the world. I wonder if you have such a determination?"

"I am determined!"

"I am determined!"

"No matter how much your Majesty sends me, I will go through fire and water, and I will never refuse to die!"

...

"good!"

Li Shimin ordered: "Come, give food!"
Chapter completed!