Datang unsigned for six years, only to know that it is Journey to the West

Chapter 31

When Li Shimin asked this question, he admitted his identity.

Su Chen said: "Your Majesty wants to ask about the prosperity of the country and the people after the autumn harvest?!"

Li Shimin nodded and said: "That's right. Since I took charge of the Tang Dynasty, there have been natural and man-made disasters. Until not long ago, there were also locust plagues everywhere. It was not until the Heavenly Master awakened the dreamer that this matter was resolved."

"Now the Turkic war in the north is unknown, and the internal locust plague has just come to an end. After the autumn harvest, what will the Tang Dynasty and the people do? I don't know whether the country is safe and the people are safe. I am here to ask for a lottery."

Su Chen nodded, took out a lottery holder, and handed it over.

"Your Majesty, let's draw lots first."

Li Shimin attached great importance to it. He knew that Su Chen had unwrapped the lottery, so he took it devoutly, and even asked someone to put three animals and six animals on it.

And he knelt in front of the Sanqing Hall, kowtow respectfully.

"The ancestors are here. Li Shimin, a younger student, prays for the safety of the country and the people. Please bless the ancestors."

He considered himself a descendant of the sage Li Er, so he called Sanqing his ancestor.

Swish swish.

pat.

Li Shimin shook the stick, and a bamboo stick jumped out.

Sign up! !

He picked it up and looked at it, his eyes widened instantly, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.

Even though he was used to seeing strong winds and waves, he couldn't help frowning at this moment, and then roared to the sky.

"Why didn't the ancestor bless me in Tang Dynasty?!"

The old eunuch was taken aback, and the guards inside and outside the mountain were all terrified, and quickly cast their gazes over.

If they hadn't seen that Li Shimin was safe, they probably would have bulldozed Hualong Temple.

The old eunuch quickly comforted him: "Your Majesty, we shouldn't ask the heavens and ghosts about matters of peace and security for the country and the people. Let's go back and discuss with the ministers."

Li Shimin said: "My ancestors must think that I did something wrong, and this is to punish me. But, my ancestors, punish me, why do you implicate innocent people?!"

"How innocent are the people, how innocent is the Tang Dynasty?!"

Li Shimin let out a mournful cry, and fell down on the futon, feeling that all the strength in his body had been taken away.

He looked mournful and lost his mind.

Seeing this scene, Su Chen was also touched in his heart.

He didn't know how much of Li Shimin's scene was acting, but as an emperor, he cared about the country and the people, and he really did his job.

Su Chen hurriedly stepped forward to appease, "Your Majesty, it can be resolved by signing a lottery. This is also the responsibility of the poor."

Then took the next lottery.

A scene flashed in his eyes immediately.

in the screen.

He saw that after the locusts passed through, the farmland turned into red land, and he saw the earth turn into scorched earth.The common people roast locusts to eat in the fields, but the rice fields are green and yellow.

He saw it again, irrigated by raindrops, many farmers stood in front of the land, looked at the irrigated farmland, couldn't help sighing, and muttered, "There is no snow today and there is a lot of rain, so the harvest next year must be less."

Immediately afterwards, the officials went to the farmland to collect taxes, and took away from the hands of the people the rice seeds they planted in the coming year, as well as the rations they planned to use for the winter.

This is the end of the screen.

Su Chen felt a little heavy. What he saw were actually many scenes from last year and this year, which was the key to the catastrophe.

Common people, it is too bitter.

Immediately afterwards, the gold list was rolled out.

【Undersigned】

[Core catastrophe: famine and starvation, the country is weak and the people are poor. 】

[Reward for lottery release: 3000 years of martial arts practice]

[Resolving disasters: Reward the golden body of the fairy body "The Immortal Golden Body of the Holy Emperor"]

The golden body is the strongest among immortals, at least only true immortals can have it, and the immortal golden body of the holy emperor can suppress evil spirits, and weak evil spirits can be wiped out in ashes when they get close.

Su Chen was ecstatic when he saw that the reward was 3000 years old. He was even more pleasantly surprised when he saw that the reward was the immortal golden body and the holy emperor's immortal golden body.

3000 years of martial arts cultivation.

The immortal golden body of the Holy Emperor.

I must get it!

Su Chen was ecstatic in his heart, but on the surface he was as worried about the country and the people as Li Shimin.

When holding the bamboo stick, he was already thinking about his speech.

After a long time, Su Chen pinched his chin and said, "So that's it, all of this is doomed!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin hurriedly said, "Tianshi, how come the fate?"

Su Chen said: "Your Majesty asks for the safety of the country and the people, and if you get the lottery, it is destiny."

Li Shimin said: "Is there a way to resolve it?"

The old eunuch Wuji kept winking at Su Chen from behind, implying that even if he didn't, he had to say yes.

How to solve it is just to fool around slowly.

Su Chen didn't look at him, but followed his own pace.

Help Li Shimin up, and then please enter the meditation room.

He also asked Sun Simiao to offer fragrant tea and wait by the side.

Li Shimin was already in a hurry, "Tianshi, tell me quickly, I don't want to drink tea."

Su Chen said: "Your Majesty asks about important affairs in the world. This is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. The poor have to take it seriously."

Li Shimin gradually calmed down.

Li Shimin said: "If the celestial master has no way to resolve it, I will not blame him."

Su Chen said: "Your Majesty, the plague of locusts has become a gift from God, and the war is only fought by the Turks. Marshal Li Jing and General Qin Qiong have joined forces, and the enemy can be defeated in an instant. Ask for the country's prosperity and people's safety, even if the country does not strengthen the people Fu, shouldn't it be a signing?!"

Li Shimin nodded again and again, he thought so too.

Therefore, after thinking about it, he couldn't understand why he signed the contract.

If he had known earlier that it was a lottery, he would not have drawn it, which is really annoying.

Spreading it out will also affect people's hearts.

Li Shimin said: "What the celestial master said is very true. I don't understand why Guotai Min'an signed after the autumn harvest."

Su Chen said: "Your Majesty, this is because, in this year's autumn harvest, there are no crops in many places, starvation is everywhere, and the people are displaced, so the lottery is signed."

Li Shimin was shocked.

The old eunuch Wuji was also shocked and said: "Tianshi don't want to talk nonsense."

For this reason, he also took a step forward excitedly.

Seeing him take a step forward, with the aura of a great master released from his body, Sun Simiao also took a step forward, staring closely at the old eunuch.

Wuji was startled, and Li Shimin beside him gave him a sideways glance, which made him bow and step back in fright.

Panicked: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, the Heavenly Master forgives the sin, the old servant lost his composure when he heard that the people were displaced and hungry everywhere."

Li Shimin didn't want to pursue this matter, he was more concerned about Su Chen's words, saying: "Master, the plague of locusts is gone, why is this so?!"

Su Chen said: "Your Majesty, although the plague of locusts is gone, the damage has already been done, and it has caused starvation everywhere. Displacement is not a plague of locusts, but it just makes the situation out of control!"

Li Shimin turned pale with shock, he quickly said: "This morning, I have received memorials from officials from all over the country. During the autumn harvest, the people celebrated the autumn harvest with songs and dances. How could it be as you said?!"

Su Chen said: "The autumn harvest is approaching, and His Majesty will probably know the real result soon."

Li Shimin was worried. Su Chen had acted too well before, but now he said so clearly that he had to believe it.

He hurriedly said: "Tianshi, I can't bear the suffering of the people, what should I do?!"

Chapter 32 Promoting the Imperial Examinations

Su Chen considered for a moment before opening his mouth slowly.

He clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the reason for signing the lottery is actually that in some places there is no harvest in the autumn harvest, the people are displaced, and starvation is everywhere, which leads to various vicious incidents."

Li Shimin nodded. Datang people are actually very docile, and food is enough.

If there is no food, the sheep will also turn into a wolf.

Su Chen said: "Last year's weather has already predicted that this year's harvest will be aborted. The north is drought, the south is flooded, and the farmland has suffered devastating damage, which has caused serious damage to this year's crops."

"It's already like this, but as a result, we also encountered a locust plague that was once in a hundred years. Before the autumn harvest, there was no harvest. Now the autumn harvest, the people are even more miserable."

After Su Chen's simple description, and comparing it with the natural disasters that happened last year, Li Shimin felt that it made sense.

Last year, it was true that there was a drought in the north and floods in the south, and the farmland suffered heavy losses, but the situation reported by the officials did not seem to be as exaggerated as what Su Chen said.

however.

Li Shimin thought about it carefully, maybe the officials reported good news but not bad news.

He had to send someone to investigate before he knew the so-called truth.

But it's all something later, he must now know how to solve these things if they really happened.

Even if he became the emperor, he was still helpless in the face of these natural disasters.

Li Shimin said: "Please ask the heavenly master to teach me."

Su Chen said: "It's easy to solve. The harvest is a foregone conclusion. Your Majesty must face the facts. When the time comes, send people to prepare food in advance, distribute it to the victims, and then give them rice seeds to encourage them to survive."

Li Shimin said in despair: "The national treasury doesn't have much grain. The extra grain harvested in Xia has already been used to fight the Turks. I can't even get a grain of rice out."

Su Chen said: "Your Majesty has no food, but many people have it."

He didn't say who had the food, but Li Shimin understood what he meant in an instant.

Family!

The aristocratic families of the Tang Dynasty are all filthy wealthy forces, even their Li family is actually an incomparably huge family.

Most of the ministers above the court, as well as the big officials in various places, as well as local important officials, are supported by aristocratic families.

They do have food in their hands.

Li Shimin said: "They do have food in their hands, but I don't want to come."

He was very troubled. The family's problem was what Li Shimin wanted to solve when he came to the throne, but now it's the end of the seventh year of Zhenguan, and he can't solve it.

If you want to take food from the aristocratic family, you will be taking food from the mouth of a tiger, and the possibility is too low.

Su Chen said with a smile: "Your Majesty, they have the food, they can grab it or buy it, of course, we need a few big ones to take the lead in donating and selling the food, and the rest will follow."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up. This method is simple and crude, but it seems to be really good.

Let his heart suddenly open up.

I was always afraid to touch the family before, but taking this opportunity, maybe it is a good time to touch the family, and I can also test the attitude and bottom line of the family.

Su Chen continued: "Your Majesty can still pay attention to the imperial examination. Only when talents come from poor families can their foundation be shaken."

Emphasis on imperial examinations? !

The light in Li Shimin's eyes became brighter and brighter, and Su Chen's actions spoke to the bottom of his heart.

It was really like the sun, shining on his dark heart, making him suddenly enlightened.

Prospering the imperial examination, heavy cold family, the family will surely be defeated!

good idea!

Li Shimin also laughed at the same time. Su Chen came up with several ideas to deal with the family, but he didn't mention the word family at all.

It's too cautious!