Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

Although the population of the Tang Dynasty was growing, it was not as fast as the grain production.

Although having more food is a good thing, too much food is also a cause for concern, and the court had a serious problem with stale grain.

In the end, Li Shen had to step in and buy up the court's old grain, use it to make wine and feed livestock, and the rest was given to the poorly farmed areas in the north and south in exchange for useful wealth.

Li Shen accidentally managed to grasp the food lifeline of the Tiele tribes.

Of course, Li Shen would definitely not say that he was just a blind cat catching a rat. This must be his own superb method.

The modern Zhuge Liang's ability to foresee everything and his brilliant plans are all related to himself.

“Hahahaha, no, no, keep a low profile, keep a low profile, I just did a trivial thing.

Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning. Hahahaha."

Li Shen stroked the cat in his arms and laughed heartily.

"Okay, all of you go and get busy. Old Wang, you have the most things to do, so you must work hard. I will see you."

"Thank you very much for your trust, Your Highness." Wang Hongfu stood up and saluted.

"And Xuan Ce, you need to prepare some memorials from Shangyuan to the court in advance. I am still the Junior Minister of the Zongzheng Temple after all, and I cannot let others laugh at me."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will take care of it." Wang Xuance also stood up and saluted.

Then the two of them retreated.

After the two of them left, Li Shen slowly lay down, put the Persian cat in front of him, stared at it for a long time, and then whispered to the cat:

"Did you do this? You don't have to make such a big deal, do you?"

~~~Long time no see dividing line~~~~

In the following days, Chang'an City was extremely lively. Except for the three-day curfew during the Lantern Festival,

There are still many rumors circulating in Chang'an City.

The most popular charity auction is undoubtedly the one held by Prince Ji’s Mansion, which started before the Yuanzheng Period and has been as popular as ever until now.

The main focus of the praise is on His Majesty and the Queen, with the Crown Prince only playing a minor role.

Many merchants who arrived late were particularly interested in hearing about this matter. After hearing about it, they began to beat their chests and stamp their feet, regretting that they did not participate.

Then I would buy a newspaper and look through the hundreds of names to see if there was anyone I knew.

This matter has spread to the counties and cities around Chang'an and is gradually spreading across the country.

All the people were moved by the good deeds of His Majesty and the Queen. Although His Majesty and the Queen were high up in the world, they had never forgotten them.

There were even some loyal citizens who went to the gate of the imperial city and kowtowed to the imperial palace.

The gate guards of the city were a little bit at a loss. You said to drive them away, but they came to kowtow and thank Your Majesty.

Even if you don't drive them away, there will always be people hanging around in front of the imperial city gate, and they will also be blamed.

After finally reporting it helplessly, Li Shimin specially approved to put up a circle of yellow silk ten feet outside the city gate, and the guards at the gate just ignored them as long as they were ten feet away.

Apart from this incident, King Ji built an ice and snow city by the Hao River. However, everyone's attitude was basically the same: King Ji really knew how to have fun.

This prodigal prince is squandering his fortune again. Prince Ji is wasting people's money and resources, and he is using all sorts of tricks and lewd means, etc.

However, the people of Chang'an had long been accustomed to some of Prince Ji's bizarre actions, and they were just a topic of conversation after dinner.

And a piece of fresh news that has come out these days has spread among the people, not only by word of mouth.

It also attracted the attention of some court officials.

"Your Highness, there have been rumors recently that a rebellion has occurred in the Anxi Protectorate, and the thieves are rampant.

Not only did they kill local tribal leaders, they also killed officials appointed by the imperial court, and even the local prefect fell into their hands.

I ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to investigate this case thoroughly and give the people a clear conscience."

Cui Renzhi, the censor of the Imperial Censorate, made a memorial.

"Oh? There is such a thing?" Li Chengqian was a little surprised when he heard it.

"Your Highness, there is indeed such a thing happening in the room recently. It seems to have been reported by merchants from the Western Regions."

The Wang family's censor came forward to confirm it.

"Has the Secretariat received the memorial from the Anxi Protectorate?" Li Chengqian looked at Ma Zhou.

Ma Zhou stood up and saluted:

"Your Highness, the Central Secretariat has not received any memorials from Anxi. I think it may be that someone in the society deliberately spread rumors to cause trouble."

"Ma Zhongshu's words are wrong. There is no smoke without fire. Since there are rumors in the market, they may not be untrue.

What’s more, it was spread by merchants from the Western Regions.

I think it would be a good idea to send someone to investigate."

As soon as Ma Zhou finished speaking, the Secretary of the Central Secretariat Liu Shi stood up and said.

Ma Zhou frowned, looked back at Liu Shi, and then turned back and said:

"Your Highness, the rumors are so serious. If they are true, the Anxi Protectorate will definitely issue an urgent report.

The speed will be faster than the caravan, but now my Secretariat has not received any reports. I think the Dali Temple should arrest the rumor spreader and interrogate him carefully.

And we should issue an official document as soon as possible to appease the people."

Ma Zhou's argument was well-founded. In such a war, not only the tribal leaders but also the imperial officials were killed.

Unless the local officials also joined in the rebellion, they would have issued an urgent report long ago.

"Ma Zhongshu, nothing is absolute. Just as Liu Sheren said, since there are rumors among the people, and they came from the northwest,

I think this rumor is not groundless, so I'd better send someone to investigate."

Another person stood up, Lu Chengqing, the Minister of the Left.

"Your Highness, I think we need to investigate this thoroughly.

If it is true as the outside world says, it is better to make plans early. "

The person who spoke this time was Lai Ji, the Secretary of the Secretariat.

At this moment, many of the ministers present smelled something different. Two secretaries of the Secretariat refuted their immediate superior, the Minister of the Secretariat.

"I also suggest that this matter be investigated in detail." Cui Renzhi bowed again.

"I second the proposal."

"I second the proposal."

Then there was a series of voices of seconding.

Li Chengqian remained silent. The matter was actually very simple. Since the news had spread outside, it was reasonable to send someone to investigate.

But today's situation surprised Li Chengqian a little.

He looked at Zhangsun Wuji:

"Duke Zhao, what do you think of the rumors?"

Zhang Sun Wuji stood up slowly, bowed to Li Chengqian, and then said:

"Your Highness, I think what Secretary Ma said makes sense. As Secretary Ma said, the rumors in the room are not credible.

If this is true, the Anxi Protectorate would certainly report it urgently from 400 miles away, but since no report has been made for such a long time, I think it should be fine."

Li Chengqian's pupils shrank when he heard what Changsun Wuji said. Changsun Wuji's words were beyond his expectations.

"Minister Yu, what do you think?" Concealing his emotions, Li Chengqian asked Yu Zhining.

It makes people feel that Li Chengqian is just asking for advice from the heads of the three provinces.

Yu Zhining stood up and saluted:

“Your Highness, I think that no matter whether it is true or false, since there are rumors, we should send someone to investigate.

If there is no problem, then arrest the person who spread the rumor. If it is true, then the court will investigate the local officials strictly. "

"My dear Lord Yu, what you said is very true. In this case, I will send someone to investigate the matter." Li Chengqian decided with a smile.

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