Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan calmly and said nothing.
What Lin Xuan said apart from plowing fields in winter can prevent locust plagues, would Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others have never thought of it?
Anyone with a little foresight knows that early prevention can reduce losses.
Many people may wonder, if this is the case, why were there so many floods in ancient times?
Is it possible that this is the kind of heavy rain that never happens in a century?
In fact, this was not the case, but the imperial court simply did not have the money to make those preventive preparations.
Dredging rivers, strengthening dams, and building reservoirs all cost a lot of money, and warnings to the people are also needed, which is not just talk.
If Li Chengqian was not the prince, it would be impossible for the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds to him, and it would be impossible for him to build a reservoir near Chang'an.
If all parts of the country did this, the amount of money it would cost would be astronomical.
A large number of signs will cause unrest among the people.
"Do you know how much food it will cost to do this, and how many people will be affected? What will be the consequences of doing this?" Changsun Wuji asked.
Lin Xuan was speechless. Preventive measures cost money and food. Could it be that disaster relief is not needed? What kind of logic does this have?
"Zhao Guogong, what I said is that not all places across the country should do this. Build more reservoirs in places that are often drought-prone, and make flood control preparations in places that are often flooded. Don't you understand that Zhao Guogong doesn't understand the principle of adapting measures to local conditions? The imperial court didn't do this before.
It's because there is no money, but now the court is not short of money." Lin Xuan said with a hint of ridicule.
Li Shimin said: "Even so, rumors will still spread. How to deal with them?"
Now that the imperial court has money, it would have strengthened preventive measures in various places.
What worries him the most are the rumors attacking him.
"Your Majesty, I recently wrote another story. I wonder if your Majesty would like to listen to it." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
Li Shimin was stunned, do you still have time to tell me stories at this time?
But seeing Lin Xuan's half-smiling expression, Li Shimin said, "Then I'll just listen to it and treat it as amusement."
"It is said that in the last years of the Sui Dynasty, a weak emperor was in power, and wars broke out and the people were in dire straits. The Supreme Emperor upheld the destiny, set up a righteous army, pacified the world, and established the Tang Dynasty..."
Li Shimin and the ministers, who originally had a casual expression, became solemn after hearing this.
No matter what you think in your heart, you must maintain admiration for the great achievements of the Supreme Emperor at this time.
Lin Xuan did not look at everyone's expressions and continued to talk.
"In the first year of Zhenguan, Your Majesty has been enthroned as emperor in accordance with the mandate of heaven and the will of the people. There is a prosperous age. There is a strange man named Yuan Tiangang among the people. He has the ability to divine celestial phenomena. He has made a hexagram and the hexagram shows that during the Zhenguan period
The weather will be smooth and the country and the people will be safe."
Cheng Yaojin and others looked at Lin Xuan with strange eyes, such flattery...
Li Shimin's face was also slightly red, whether he was excited or embarrassed.
"Yuan Tiangang was in a very good mood when he saw the hexagram. He ordered people to prepare drinks and started drinking happily. Unexpectedly, this attracted the attention of the Jinghe Dragon King who was passing by here."
The Jinghe Dragon King floated down not far from Yuan Tiangang and asked: "I wonder why you are so happy?"
As the saying goes, secrets cannot be leaked. Normally Yuan Tiangang might not say much, but today he was in a very good mood and drank a lot of wine. Hearing this, he blurted out: "Your Majesty ascended the throne to uphold the will of Heaven and ascended the throne as emperor. What will happen next in the Tang Dynasty?"
, the weather will be smooth, and I am happy for Your Majesty and the people of the world."
The Dragon King of the Jinghe River was in charge of the four seas, and was dedicated to raising clouds and rain. He was very unhappy when he heard this, and immediately made a bet with Yuan Tiangang that during the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, there would be disasters one after another, with droughts and floods coming one after another.
Yuan Tiangang immediately performed another divination, and the predictions did not change. He immediately agreed to the bet, and the two agreed that the loser would give his head to the other party.
Lin Xuan became a storyteller at this moment, and what he told was full of emotion and emotion.
In fact, this story is a passage from Journey to the West, and it is not about Yuan Tiangang but Yuan Shoucheng. Yuan Shoucheng's fortune telling is very accurate. He can not only calculate when it will rain, but also the specific amount of rain.
The Dragon King of Jinghe River was a little unfaithful and made a bet with him. Who would have thought that after he returned, Heaven would issue an order for rain. The time and amount of rain were exactly the same as those of Yuan Shoucheng. The Dragon King of Jinghe River did not want to lose face, so he privately changed the time and amount of rain.
Quantity violates the rules of heaven.
Although Lin Xuan produced Journey to the West, he made a lot of changes and this section was cut out by him.
The story he tells now is modified based on this.
"Hey, why did I say that there have been severe droughts or floods in the past few years? It turns out that this Jinghe Dragon King is causing trouble. Your Majesty, I would like to find the Jinghe Dragon King and have his skin and muscles ripped out." Cheng Yaojin said with an angry look.
Changsun Wuji and others looked at Cheng Yaojin with strange expressions. Isn't this too shameless?
With their intelligence, they naturally knew that this story was false. Lin Xuan's purpose in telling this story was to use this story to dispel the rumors that Li Shimin's accession to the throne was unfair.
Therefore, whether this story is true or false, they must regard it as true.
But if they were to be as shameless as Cheng Yaojin, some of them couldn't do it.
Cheng Yaojin didn't know what other people thought, but even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
Face?
Can it be used as money or as food?
Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan with some excitement. He naturally knew that if this story spread, it would eliminate the accusations against him by people all over the world.
Now he sees how pleasing and friendly Lin Xuan is. If he hadn't restrained himself in his heart, he would have almost run over to hug Lin Xuan and kiss her a few times in excitement.
Compared with the folk rumors that he was in the wrong position and angered God, the people preferred these mythical stories.
Why do many stories that really happened in official history turn into fairy tales as they are passed down?
Because people like it.
"Zichu, what happens next? Did the Dragon King of Jinghe deliberately not rain or rain heavily in order to win the bet?" Yu Chigong asked.
Li Shimin and others also looked at Lin Xuan, wanting to know the story behind it.
"That's right, but the rains in the four seasons have their own destiny. The Dragon King of Jinghe River went against the grain. Although he won the bet, he violated the laws of heaven. The Emperor of Heaven was angry and put the Dragon King of Jinghe River in prison and ordered Wei Zheng to execute him." Lin Xuan
said.
Wei Zheng was stunned.
Who am I and where am I?
And you added drama to me like this, did I agree with it? Did you pay me?
Others looked at Wei Zheng with envy. He was a god who killed the Dragon King.
Although I know it is false, spreading the word will bring many benefits.
Not to mention that his reputation will be passed down through the ages, just that layer of golden body will be of endless use to him. As long as he does not seek death, the Wei family will not fall as long as the Tang Dynasty.
"Boy Lin, I think I can do something like prison execution." Cheng Yaojin said with his eyes narrowed.
Lin Xuan was speechless. Are you actively asking for more scenes?
Cheng Yaojin's words made many people have some thoughts. We can do this kind of thing.
"Okay, don't interrupt for now, let him finish the story." Li Shimin said.
He also wanted to supervise the beheading, but he was too embarrassed to speak.