Seeing everyone leaving, Li Er stood up and went outside the hall. He took a look at the cloudless and sinister sky and took a deep breath.
We don’t know when this drought will end.
After the drought, there is also a locust plague. Just thinking about it makes my head explode.
"Your Majesty, it's quite hot out here. Would you like me to send someone to make you a glass of lemonade to cool down your Majesty's heat?"
Li Er waved his hand and asked him to go and deal with it. After a while, the lemonade and ice cream were placed in front of him.
While eating the ice cream in front of me and drinking water, I was always worried about the common people's affairs!
"Hahahaha, I wonder how this emperor should solve this matter this time?
We must be careful this time, and we must not fall for the emperor’s trick like we did last winter, and we will all fall for it!”
Recalling what happened last winter, the emperor was deceived by everyone, and everyone donated a large amount of food.
Even thinking about it now, everyone just feels so angry.
Now that the summer drought is coming, what will happen even if you prepared well water during the Spring Festival?
At that time, the people will still be short of food. If they are short of food, what does it have to do with their clans?
Let the emperor think about those things by himself.
"Everyone, we must not fall into his trap again this time.
If we really want to donate food, we can be more generous and donate a load, hahahaha!"
Everyone laughed. This move was not very harmful, but it was extremely insulting.
After all, they are just a group of ordinary people. To them, they are nothing more than a bunch of pigs and dogs.
If you die, you will die, so what?
"Come here, bring some ice cream to you adults!"
"It's the head of the family!"
After a while, the ice cream was brought over, and everyone began to eat it with one hand. Everyone sighed while eating.
"Oh, it's really abominable. These businessmen from the Western Regions really know how to make money."
If the method of making ice cream is given to these clans, they are guaranteed to make a lot of money.
I don’t know how they made this ice cream, but it tastes like milk and also has a sweet taste.
Although the price is not particularly high, there are so many people in Chang'an City.
I sent someone to observe and they sold a lot every day.
Even if the selling price is very low, there are so many people in Chang'an City, and they sell so much every day, they have already made a lot of money.
A few days ago, I also sent someone to make this ice cream. Although the ice cream was quite different, it was made for him.
But the taste is much different from others. In addition, it needs to be placed in an ice cellar for freezing after being made.
The freezing time was very long, and without exception, we all failed.
The people sent out to investigate the news have not received any news so far.
Speaking of these things, everyone could only sigh secretly, who is the backer behind these people from the Western Regions?
Time flies, and more than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
Everyone thought half a month ago that in the next period of time, God would definitely open a nectar before our eyes.
However, more than half a month later, the rivers were completely dry and the ground was cracked by the sun.
The deep wells dug in some villages before that have dried up and the people have no water. Now there is only a dead end to stay here. As a last resort, all the people had to leave the villages they cherished and, together with all the victims, began to head towards the county town.
near.
"If you have something to do, start to act, if nothing happens, leave the court!"
As soon as the personal officer on the side finished shouting, the minister below took the lead and stood up.
"Your Majesty, something serious has happened.
Yesterday, news came from all the prefectures and counties in the Central Plains that a large number of disaster victims appeared in their respective jurisdictions.
These victims have gathered in various local cities.
According to their reports, many deep wells dug have dried up, leaving the people with no water to drink.
Even on the way to escape, many people died of thirst alone, so please make a decision, Your Majesty!"
hiss.
"Pass my order to all prefectures and counties to open warehouses and release grain. At all costs, we must ensure that the people have enough to eat and drink.
Let the people prepare everything in their homes that can hold water and fill it with water.
To prevent the well water from drying up and causing unnecessary chaos."
"This is Your Majesty, I will take your orders."
"My dear friends, where are the others?"
"Your Majesty, there is news from the front that people are being deceived on the way to escape the disaster.
It is said that this natural disaster was all caused by His Majesty.
He also said that if His Majesty had not caused it, how could His Majesty know in advance that there would be a severe drought in summer?
The thief who deceived the people has been captured by my official uniform and thrown into the prison.
All the people who gathered to make trouble with them have also been arrested, please let your Majesty make a decision."
After hearing this, Li Er became angry and slapped the table hard.
"I'm really pissed off about the mess. Those who gather to make trouble, whether they are the leaders or those who follow along, will all be executed immediately."
"Your Majesty, you must not do it, you must not do it.
Those who followed to cause trouble were just bewitched by the traitors and did not know the cause of the matter.
Your Majesty, out of benevolence and righteousness, should spare the lives of those people."
Li Er just gave the order to kill, and then ministers from below stood up one after another to dissuade him.
I hope your Majesty will be merciful and not cause more killings.
Benevolence and righteousness, benevolence and righteousness, benevolence and righteousness, benevolence and righteousness every day.
Thinking of these words, Li Er became even more angry.
He launched the Xuanwu Gate Mutiny and seized the throne. Many people said that he was not the right one to take the throne.
But this is all royal affairs, and the people cannot be allowed to talk about it.
And after he ascended the throne, everything he did was done conscientiously and for the sake of the people of the world.
Even if you do these things like this, can't you melt the hearts of these people?
"Your Majesty, we are just a group of common people, how can we understand any big principles?
If you are slightly deceived by others, there will be no sense of propriety.
Wei Chen suggested that the traitor who deceived the people should be killed, and we will punish the other people severely so that their lives can be spared."
There is still time for Changsun Wuji to step forward and put things right.
After hearing what he said, Li Er's anger gradually dissipated, and he waved his hand and issued the order.
Those who deceived the people were all executed, and all other people were punished and released.
"Your Majesty, if you give that commoner 10 strokes of the cane, what will happen to his body and bones?"
"When they were deceived and said this, they should have thought of their fate today.
I spared their lives, which is already an act of mercy!"
"It's His Majesty's humble minister who takes the order!"
"My dear friends, do you have anything else to do?"
"Your Majesty, I have something that I don't know whether to say or not?"
At this moment, the children of the seven major families stood up, saluted Li Er, and spoke.
Li Er frowned, not knowing what kind of medicine they were selling in the gourd, so he waved his hand and asked him to speak out!
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for the crime of disrespect!"
speak.
"Your Majesty, I have something unclear.
I wonder why Your Majesty already knew in the spring that there would be a severe drought this summer?
If you don't know, why do you arrange for people all over the world to dig deep wells in spring?
Could it be that Your Majesty received some advice from an expert from the Tang Dynasty?"
Since that expert has such great ability, he can tell what will happen in the next few months in advance.
Since you already knew that there would be a severe drought this summer, why didn't your Majesty ask that expert for advice?
Let’s see how this severe drought can be solved?”
When Li Er heard this, although his expression did not change at all, a chill flashed through his heart.
When I go to Zhaojiazhuang, I do it very strictly every time.
Could it be that this group of people already knows about this and they are following me, or are they investigating themselves?
After hearing what the clan members had said, the ministers below all started talking.
The words are rough, but the reasoning is rough. After all, how big is the world?
There must be countless capable people and strangers. Perhaps His Majesty did encounter the guidance of an expert on a certain day.
Only this time, Li Er misunderstood what they meant.
They probably didn't send anyone to follow His Majesty, and no one went to investigate His Majesty.
Without saying anything, he directly pushed the blame for these losses to Yuan Tiangang.
It is said that Yuan Tiangang has a very profound Taoist practice. He can do calculations, calculate yin and yang, and understand the Eight Diagrams.
If this is the case, it is more than enough to predict what will happen in half a year.
After hearing what the ministers below said, Li Er's chill gradually disappeared.
It turned out that they had misunderstood. They thought they had listened to what Yuan Tiangang said, so they made preparations in advance.
It is said that this Imperial Master came to Chang'an City once and then left Chang'an City.
The last time they saw each other was a few months ago. Could it be that the Imperial Master went to Zhongnan Mountain to live in seclusion again?
If it doesn't work, just invite the Imperial Preceptor out and let the Imperial Preceptor think of a solution!
Li Er didn't understand why these clan members wanted to mention Yuan Tiangang?
If Yuan Tiangang really had calculated this matter, wouldn't he have played into his own hands by giving him this suggestion?
On the other hand, those clan members were calm and calm.
It was just a matter of letting him, the emperor, bet correctly in the spring.
They never thought that there would be someone who could figure out what would happen in the future.
If things in the future can be calculated, wouldn't it be enough to just cut off all the uncertain factors in the future?
What I said today was just a joke.
If we go to find someone to solve the summer drought issue, then that's fine if it can be solved. If it can't be solved, it's just a joke.
Seeing how cunning and cunning these people were, how could Li Er not know what they were thinking? This chapter has been completed!