Don't be a prince

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "That's natural. The agreed things must be done. Your children will study with my children and will be treated like princes. Since the integration of Tang and Tubo requires Waiting for the next generation to have a chance to realize it, why not start now and let them get acquainted with each other."

Speaking of the integration of Tubo and Tang Dynasty, abandoning the sect and praising it was another burst of grief.

After coming down from the plateau, he did not proceed according to the arrangement of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, but walked around the border of Datang.To his surprise, the generals of Datang had no intention of guarding against him at all, and even allowed him to board various cities.Of course, Datang's impregnable frontier defense is not what he cares most about.

What he cares most about is that the people on the border of the Tang Dynasty are living a good life!

Borders generally belong to remote areas of a country, and "poverty" seems to be the endorsement of all borders in this era.However, the borders of the Tang Dynasty are different, and may not be as prosperous as the important state capitals, but the people on the borders of the Tang Dynasty generally have enough to eat and their lives are very stable.

Perhaps, from the perspective of people's livelihood alone, Datang has left other countries far behind.

The emperor's general power cannot be given up casually, but there is nothing he can do about it.If Tubo wants to stay in the land they depend on for survival and live a good life, there is no other way out except to completely submit to the Tang Dynasty.

Maybe I will be hated by the nobles of Tubo in a short time, but after a long time, I will be regarded as a hero by all the commoners.

Raising his head, Qi Zong looked at Li Chengqian and asked, "Can I trust you?"

Li Chengqian said without hesitation: "I don't think Datang will give up his face to deceive you. As long as I think about it, maybe within a few months, the flag of Datang will be planted everywhere in Tubo."

Qi Zong Nongzan suddenly smiled wryly, he knew that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was not bragging, the current Datang has this strength.And if there is a real war, the current Dashi will be the fate of Tubo.

The only difference is that the countries around Dashi are out to take advantage, while the countries around Tubo are out to flatter Datang.

After making up his mind, Qi Zong praised: "Then make an appointment, my son Gong Song Gong Zan will stay in Datang."

Li Chengqian nodded, foreign students, I believe Gong Song Gongzan is the first one, but he won't be the last one.

It can be predicted that for this hemispheric Hajj activity, the kings of various countries will inevitably bring the most outstanding descendants, with a possibility of one in [-], hoping to keep them in Datang.

but....

You can learn culture as you like, and it’s not a problem to move to your home, but don’t even think about getting in touch with technology.

Li Chengqian thought he was a selfish ghost, so he didn't have the generosity to share good things.

Perhaps, seeds such as potatoes and corn will be spread out so that outsiders can also fill their stomachs. This is kindness.However, to allow Datang businessmen to take steam trains to foreign countries to make money, at least they have to wait for Datang's bomber test flight to be completed.

Li Chengqian was also in a good mood when he got the agreement of abandoning the sect to praise him.Clap your hands, and immediately there are groups of beautiful court ladies coming in with delicious dishes served in gold and silverware.

Looking at the dishes in front of him, which are delicious in color, fragrance and taste, they are good at first glance, and then think about the food he ate on the plateau, Qi Zong Nongzan suddenly wanted to cry without tears.

Seeing Qi Zong's expression of praise, Li Chengqian smiled and said: "The air pressure on your plateau is low, and the water boils at less than [-] degrees. Naturally, you can't make much delicious food. It's just that the pressure cooker can't be made yet. If you want to If you have something delicious to eat, why don't you go and chat with the royal chef in the palace."

Qi Zong praised and shook his head and said: "Many of my subjects are still hungry, as their king. How can I indulge in delicious food. By the way, I found that many grain merchants in the Tang Dynasty even began to sell grain to the plateau Let’s see, can we expand the scale?”

"It will increase automatically in a few years. It's not up to me to decide. After all, the people of Tang Dynasty must not be able to eat it at all, so we can sell it to the outside world."

When he thought that the food could not be sold in the Tang Dynasty, but he could exchange it for a lot of good things when he came to Tubo, he was even more depressed when he abandoned his sect and praised him.

The meal was there!

Chapter 551 Snowstorm

Turks and Tibetans came to Chang'an first, but the rest of the countries had to stay in some places, preparing to continue their journey after this winter.The reason is that this year's snow is inexplicably a bit heavy.When he grew up, he was the emperor Li Chengqian. When he got up in the morning and opened the door, there was a thin layer of snow at the door.

As for the palace, because the drainage system has not been completely completed, all the snow still has to be moved out.

Zhang Yun and Fang Shan were like ants on a hot pot. They had never seen such heavy snow in their life. In just one night, the snow outside was knee-deep to breastless.And although it is daytime today, the snow still has no intention of stopping.

Seeing the emperor getting up, Zhang Yun hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, the snow is too heavy. Chang'an City is almost covered by heavy snow, and now we have lost contact with the outside of the city. Just opened the palace gate."

Looking at the piles of snow that had piled up outside the Ganlu Hall, Li Chengqian said, "Tell the court ladies and eunuchs and Qian Niuwei that there is no need to send the snow out of the palace, and move it inside to the three pools of Xianchi Hall, Qianbu Corridor, and Ningyin Pavilion." , and dig a diversion canal at Xuanwu Gate, break through the palace wall of the West Inner Garden, and divert the water out. In addition, order the ministers who have been driven into the palace to discuss matters in the Taiji Hall."

Although he has lived for decades, this is the first time Li Chengqian has encountered such heavy snow.The butterfly effect is amazing. This heavy snow that should not have existed in history has now appeared.

The coal reserves in the palace are sufficient, so the Tai Chi Hall is still extremely warm.

Less than half an hour after Li Chengqian sat on the dragon chair, officials came in one after another wearing brand-new official uniforms, saluted and sat down.

There is a place in the side hall of the Taiji Hall that is specially prepared for them to change clothes.And their clothes were already soaked.To be able to rush to the palace now, all the manpower of each family was used, and even the help of the people of the city was sought.

After taking a sip of ginger tea to drive away the cold, Ma Zhou cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, this snow is too heavy. Before the roads are completely blocked, there will be snow in Lantian County and Wannian County." Snow situation, and going outside, no one knows what the situation will be. This snow disaster is really terrible, and I think we should formulate a strategy as soon as possible."

Li Chengqian also took a sip of tea, nodded and said: "When I was waiting for you, I already had my own considerations. I have stockpiled a lot of coal mines in Chang'an this year, and now they are all used as disaster relief materials for the imperial court. In addition, the warehouses of the household department are fully open. , Warm-proof materials are distributed downwards.

We call on all residents of Chang'an to participate in road digging. We must first clear the road before we can talk about disaster relief.In terms of food, no matter whether it is Chang'an or the people in the surrounding areas, there is no need to worry. Last year, the Ministry of Household Affairs conducted a survey, and the food in the homes of the people around Chang'an can basically meet the needs of half a year.If you order to help each other, there is no problem.

Now, the biggest problem is heating. The snow is not cold enough, and the imperial court has signed a ban on logging in Guanzhong, so the firewood storage in the people's homes may not be enough. "

Ma Zhou said worriedly: "It's just that the coal your majesty has hoarded may not be able to meet the continuous consumption of the people around Chang'an. Moreover, we don't know how far the snowstorm has affected. How about it, your majesty, why don't you order it first?" Prohibit the shutdown of ironworks and kilns of all kinds."

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "This is inevitable. Although anthracite is not suitable for civilian use, we can only do so at this time. Burning some is better than burning nothing. In addition, it is proposed to announce the temporary lifting of the ban on logging. "

As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, Dugu Bo's voice rang out: "Your Majesty, the ban on logging will be put on hold for a while, and I have another plan."

Seeing Dugu Bo coming, Li Chengqian and Ma Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, the current status of Hubu Shangshu is faintly tied with the chief officials of the three provinces. The reason, of course, is because of money!

Regardless of etiquette, Dugu Bo pulled his chair and walked forward. Chu Suiliang naturally gave up his seat and let Dugu Bo move forward.

After bowing his hands to Chu Suiliang who was pulling the chair and walking back, Dugu Bocai said: "Your Majesty, when the Wang family rebelled, all the mines belonging to the Wang family in Taiyuan have been confiscated. This year, the Ministry of Households has reorganized production. To be honest, the Taiyuan coal mine The output is much higher than we expected.

Although it will take a certain amount of time to mobilize coal from Taiyuan to Chang'an, the coal from His Majesty's Xiazhou Coal Mine can also hold up. If the order is changed day by day, it will damage His Majesty's authority. "

Li Chengqian said speechlessly: "My people will soon suffer from the cold. What are you talking about the authority of the emperor at this time? Dugu Bo, the ban on logging may be suspended for a while, but as long as there is insufficient coal, and your coal If it has not been transported back to Chang'an, I will definitely lift the ban on logging."

Dugu Bo nodded, but immediately cupped his hands and said, "Regarding this, I have a suggestion, I don't know if Your Majesty wants to listen to it."

Li Chengqian said anxiously: "Don't be a fool at this time, and speak quickly if you have something to say."

"I think that the biggest waste of coal is actually the imperial palace. For example, the Taiji Hall where we are now. The Taiji Hall covers a huge area, and so far this winter, the coal consumed is already a huge number. I am not accusing His Majesty of being extravagant and wasteful, but just want to remind His Majesty, for example, the Tai Chi Hall is still burning coal if it is empty, if..."

Changsun Wuji was surprised and said, "You mean to allow civilians outside Chang'an City to enter the palace to keep warm? This..."

Li Chengqian smiled and said: "Of course the palace is not enough, Dugu Bo, your goal is Quan Chang'an!"

Dugu Bo nodded.

Let the people live in Chang'an and disperse to various households, including the palace.This is not only a good solution to the problem, but also a good opportunity to show the royal kindness.

Li Chengqian never felt that there was anything to be accused of "intentionally" doing good deeds, even if it was intentional, at least this person did it.It would be great if doing good deeds could turn into a "show competition".But today's royal family, if they take the lead, it will be logical for the people to enter Chang'an to live in shelter from the cold, and no one will refuse.

The leading effect.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian said without hesitation: "Let's draw up an edict. Not only the palace, but Chang'an residents, as long as they have good heating conditions, they must take in the common people outside Chang'an City. Those who take in common people will be distributed according to the number of people they take in." Coal and food. This time will not be too long, as long as the coal from Taiyuan is shipped over."

The arrangements for disaster relief are not too complicated, basically only some additional rules need to be drawn up.With the decentralization of power, some things do not need to be specially ordered, and the government offices below will arrange them by themselves.

So when Li Chengqian finished his meeting in the Tai Chi Hall, the officials of each city in Chang'an City, under the order of the county magistrate of Chang'an, began to organize the citizens of Chang'an to remove snow.

On Suzaku Street, it is not difficult to see fat and puffy figures.With a lot of entertainment and a high-quality life, fat people are often the endorsement of wealthy businessmen.Of course, they are just rich businessmen who have just tasted the riches.The truly rich will instead spend more money to maintain their own health.

But even these fat businessmen, together with their grooms, cleared the snow on the road with a shovel.People in the Tang Dynasty loved public welfare work very much. When the whole people did it, if a person lived in a warm house and enjoyed happiness, he would be looked down upon by his neighbors.

Because of this, even the dignified emperor had to go out of the palace gate, inspect everywhere, and encourage the hard-working Chang'an citizens.

It is unrealistic to transport so much snow directly out of the city.Therefore, under the order of Zuo Ling, the magistrate of Chang'an County, the snow was temporarily accumulated in the horizontal streets, and the vertical streets were cleared.

Now people living in Chang'an are all rich people, and they don't need to worry about their lives. What Li Chengqian is most worried about is the people outside Chang'an.With such a heavy snowfall, the trees in Chang'an were crushed, and some wooden pavilions and pavilions collapsed.

And the people outside the city, there are still many people, still living in thatched-roof houses.

Strolling on Zhuque Street, looking at the gloomy sky, Li Chengqian fell into a dilemma.

He prayed that the snow would stop, but the cold brought by the sunny day also made him resist.

Changsun Wuji broke his leg when he left the palace, and now he is limping.

Seeing that the emperor was worried, he said: "Your Majesty, our ability to resist disasters has become much stronger now. If you encountered such a disaster in the past, as the emperor, you must first issue an imperial edict."

Li Chengqian forced a smile and said: "If the Edict of Guilt is useful, what if I strip naked and run naked on the street? As long as I can make this snow disappear. Heretics are the most useless. If you have this time, you might as well do it. Your legs and feet If it's not convenient, go back to Fuchu to rest."

After touching his swollen leg, even Changsun Wuji couldn't help feeling that time is not forgiving.Ever since the emperor left Chang'an to roam the Tang Dynasty, he regretted not dismissing directly more than once.However, Changsun Chong is still only the fourth-rank General Qianniuwei, and he is still a false title.He is really worried about retiring like this.

Seeing that Changsun Wuji was being carried away in a sedan chair, Zhao Yi couldn't help but leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, did you intentionally get stuck with Changsun Chong's official position?"

Seeing no one around, Li Chengqian went to Zhao Yi and said, "You guessed right, I just want to see how obsessed Mr. Zhao is with power."

"You are having a good time. Shang Shusheng can't bear it for too long. You don't know that even though Wei Chen shot as a servant in Shang Shusheng, he was still overwhelmed by Zhao Gong. This means that he is your uncle, otherwise It would have been impeached in other places. Especially after the introduction of the tabular method of reporting, he couldn’t understand it, and he couldn’t understand it, so he often had to ask Weichen to explain it to him.”

Hearing Zhao Yi's bitterness, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Be patient, bear it any longer. You will be suspected of being lucky if you are under thirty and you are sitting in the position of the minister. It is understandable to be targeted Yes. When Uncle withdraws, you will be able to display your talents. I still have to go to the city gate to see, you go back to Shangshu Province."

Zhao Yi nodded, cupped his hands and left quickly.

Even if it is the emperor, it is not right to wander around and talk about it.So Li Chengqian also picked up a shovel and began to clear the snow near the city gate.

The common people in the surrounding streets saw the emperor's move, and their blood rushed to their foreheads.

I don't know who said hello, and suddenly many people gathered at the city wall.

Here at Mingde Gate, the snow is still relatively thick. For some reason, there is a large snowdrift in front of the city gate, and it is particularly laborious to clear it.Fortunately, there is only a thin layer of snow inside the city gate, so there is no need to use a shovel, just sweep it with a broom.

After the city gate officer unlocked and opened the city gate, Li Chengqian was stunned.

The snow outside the city was about the same depth as inside the city, but surprisingly, a passage had been opened on the main road that could barely pass one person. Judging from the thin snow inside the passage, it should have been opened not long ago.

Amidst the vastness, a column of smoke not far from the city gate looked particularly clear.

Needless to say, those who opened the way gathered there.

"Come on, hurry up and check under the smoke column to see if there are a large number of people gathered!"

As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, a man dressed as a commoner rushed out, but before running very far, he slipped several times in a row and fell to the ground with his face.

Li Chengqian covered his eyes speechlessly, he would never admit that this guy was his number one thug.

What a shame!

When the road is slippery, no top player can run with all his strength, even Flying Eagle.

Soon, all the people near the smoke column were brought over, and the leader was Zhao Huo, the magistrate of Wannian County.

Seeing the emperor was at the city gate, Zhao Huo seemed to see hope, ran a few steps quickly, and fell to the ground after taking it.Fortunately, the distance has also been shortened, so I just knelt down on the ground and said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, there are 580 households affected by the disaster in Wannian County, and there are still 32 households in remote areas that have not been contacted. The houses of these people have collapsed. The wounded have been sent to the medical school for treatment. Your Majesty, please settle these people down, I will go back and continue saving people!"

Zhao Huo's sleeves were so heavy that water was still dripping down, and the hem of his clothes was also full of mud.He didn't use the word "Yu", but was precise, and even now he can reach Chang'an, which can be seen as the result of working overnight.

For some reason, looking at the magistrates under his rule, Li Chengqian felt a sense of pride.

He can organize self-help overnight without ordering from above. Such an official is the one the people need most!

Although Zhao Huo already had frostbite on his face, Li Chengqian knew very well that if he was not allowed to go back, he would definitely resist the order.

Nodding his head, Li Chengqian said: "I will give you 500 manpower, so as not to miss a single person. Wannian County is short of supplies, so apply to Chang'an in advance, understand?"

Zhao Huo agreed, and excitedly went into the city to mobilize troops.Chang'an City has a total of [-] Qianniu Guards. Although the main duty is to guard Chang'an, the nature is the same as that of Junzhou's army, and it still has the duty of disaster relief.

With the snow disaster at this level, who cares about Chang'an's city defense?

The one-person-wide passage is in danger of landslides at any time, so Li Chengqian ordered Qianniuwei and the people of Chang'an to continue digging, and no matter what, a road must be opened.

At noon, there was a restaurant in Chang'an that brought hot soup and food to the road clearers for free.Li Chengqian also ate with everyone at the city gate, so there was no preferential treatment.

In the afternoon, after recovering his strength, Li Chengqian handed over the management of the outside of the city to Zhao Zian, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and continued to lead people to clean up the vicinity of Anhua Gate.

Although it is a good way to temporarily accumulate snow on the lateral streets, it is still necessary to form a series of circular roads for the convenience of transportation.

While digging the snow, a voice suddenly rang in Li Chengqiandao's ear: "The emperor of Tang Dynasty who scared us so much that we dare not speak a few days ago, is digging the snow himself at this time, if he didn't see you soaked through , I must have thought you were putting on a show."

Li Chengqian looked aside and was surprised to find that it was Ashina Helu.

The Turkic envoy team also joined the ranks of digging the road at some point, and the Tubo people could be seen vaguely.

Sure enough, the voice of Qizong Nong praised: "Seeing Chang'an encountering such heavy snow, I was going to laugh at you, but none of the people in Chang'an complained. They all bent over to work. In less than a day, The road was cleared.

Even the disaster-stricken people outside the city were resettled.I have to say that it is indeed a kind of happiness to be the people of Datang.If it were a Turkic people, I am afraid that no one in power would care about what would happen to the herdsmen under his command, let alone let the herdsmen enter their own tribe to avoid disasters. "

Ashina Helu gave Qizong a compliment, but he couldn't refute, because Turks are always like this.Under the snowstorm, the tribes who could not bear the disaster all asked for it.After the snow disaster, the surrounding tribes will accept their property with nostalgia.

Li Chengqian continued to dig the snow, and said as he dug: "Since ancient times, the sympathy of the people in the Central Plains has been rampant. Sometimes, the generals who go out to fight will even sympathize with the enemy. If you treat the enemy like this, let alone your own people." up.

If you go to the disaster-stricken areas in the surrounding counties now, you will see that the county magistrates, government officials, and even civilians are trying their best to dig the snow, remove the ruined walls, and look for people who may exist below.Digging up a corpse is like killing a relative, but digging up a living person makes you gasp with laughter.

Some foreigners may feel that people from the Central Plains have too much sympathy for people of the same race they don't know.However, I feel that this is precisely the advantage of the Central Plains people.It is because of sympathy and helping each other that the Central Plains people can go hand in hand, come out of the national disaster, and rebuild their homes on the ruins, and become the strongest in the world in the shortest time! "

Ashina Helu and Qi Zong Nongzan nodded, they thought the emperor's words made sense.Perhaps, the Central Plains has always been able to become the strongest country in the world because of this.

(In response to some beautiful speeches in the Miami incident, such disgusting remarks about returning to the arms of Allah)

Chapter 552 Li Tai's Thoughts