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The rain falls for one day... the grain price will rise for one day. It turns out that the summer harvest is coming, and ordinary corn costs only five or six cents per bucket, which refers to the city of Chang'an. If it is in the countryside, some rice is so cheap that one bucket is only worth three or four cents. After more than ten days of heavy rain, it suddenly rises to more than 30 cents, and gradually climbs to forty cents.

Di Renjie once had a private conversation with Li Wei and said this: "Your Majesty, don't you think it's strange that the emperor's two Fengshan periods are too popular?"

Li Wei just smiled.

It's really strange. Before Fengshan for the first time, the weather was good, the country was peaceful and the people were safe, and after Fengshan, God immediately changed his face, and there were many disasters and difficulties. In recent years, the Ministry of Rites had just negotiated the procedures for Fengshan, and set the date. The border disaster came, and the border disaster was normal. As long as the court executed Ashina Funian, there would inevitably be border disasters in the north. The same is true for the west. Pei Xingjian returned too quickly last time, leaving some hidden dangers. But Guanzhong encountered such a rare flood disaster, and even Li Wei didn't know what to say.

Di Renjie didn't say that Li Zhi was not good at Fengshan, he was not an official of the Ministry of Rites. Even if he was valued, he had little qualifications and was not qualified to speak. Moreover, he was the emperor's primary confidant and advised the two ancestors, so he might have any ideas.

This is a change of direction to advise Li Wei. If you have the power in the future, don’t imitate your father. Before you can do anything, just do a Fengshan period.

Nothing else said.

Li Wei went to the Western Regions, and Di Renjie was also accustomed to it. After the process and affairs have changed, His Majesty's power in the military will be seriously affected. This time, it is only the Western Turks, and it will not be difficult to annihilate. In this way, His Majesty can re-establish prestige and achieve achievements in the military. Otherwise, if it continues to disappear like now, a Fengshan, in the name of a god, will happen.

The rain never stopped, and even the Shaanxi-Cun area in Shangcun Village had heavy rain from time to time. The Danshui Canal was unable to be constructed, so it finally stopped. In his later years, Li Zhi was getting worse every year. In fact, since the construction of the Daming Palace, Li Zhi's politics had gradually declined. He could not ignore it and immediately dropped the wrong ones. Several major granaries in Guanzhong, including the granaries in Chang'an City, were gradually releasing grains. Then, from Shandong, Jianghuai and other places, the grain storage was mobilized to Guanzhong.

, and then went down from various villages and counties in Jingchu to transfer grain through Danshui Canal. Danshui Canal was not built, but it was only a section of the river in the middle of Shangshan, which could be transported from land to Zhengdang Canal. It was repaired. When it arrived at Danshui, the more you went up, the river was narrow, and you had to transfer a small boat. This was not a problem of money and labor, but a source of water. There was no sufficient water source. No matter how deep the canal was dug, the depth of the river still could not keep up. It can only be said that it was an auxiliary canal, and it was definitely better than not.

However, the far hydrolysis cannot dissolve the near fire, and the food prices are still rising.

"These businessmen are all going to be skinned!" Li Zhi said angrily as he looked at the di newspaper.

In fact, the construction of the two canals, Qinlong and other prefectures set up large reserve granaries, which invisibly reduced the harm caused by this flood. In history, this time, flooding first and then drought, and starving in Guanzhong was everywhere. The highest grain price rose to more than 500 cigarettes per bucket. In other words, according to the prices in China in the past year, each of the bitter small corn would be sold for nearly 130 yuan. Li Zhi went to Luoyang, and most soldiers were starved to death. Wei Yuanzhong had to call out a fierce thief from the cell to arrange the protection work along the way.

But history has changed its direction and the situation is very bad, but it has not developed to the point where hunger is everywhere.

Wu Zetian smiled and said nothing.

Not only merchants, but mainly landlords and wealthy families, these people use common methods to store grain in harvests and sell grain in disasters. They even cooperate tacitly to control the circulation of grain in the market, making the grain more and more popular.

She whispered, "Your Majesty, do you want Fengshan?"

"The slander has been issued..."

Wu Zetian didn't speak anymore. She was not very opposed to Fengshan. There was still a lot of money in the treasury, which was used to relieve disasters and Fengshan, and to eliminate rebellions, which was enough. What was worried about was her husband's body. She went to Fengshan and ran along the way. In addition, many things happened, which would aggravate the worsening of her husband's condition. But her husband wanted to go there, which was his knot, so he had to let him go.

He asked again: "Your Majesty, Hong'er is going to go to war, what do you think?"

This matter has been delayed for nearly twenty days, and Wu Zetian is also hesitating.

She understands the meaning of her son's intention to go to war. One is to protect Pei Xingjian, the second is to gather the prestige of the military, and the third is to stay in Luoyang, and you may be worried. She has no malice towards her son, but she will not hold power in her hands. Once her husband dies, these wolves and tigers will definitely be valued by her son. Good people are afraid of the king's advice. Without her husband, she will shelter her from the wind and rain. Could it be that she will die in the deep palace in the future?

But this misunderstanding was formed, and I didn't know where to start, so that my son believed it.

This is her most real idea at the moment.

Is this true? Rights are also a cup of poison, and Wu Zetian likes this cup of poison. The more rights you hold in your hands, will you maintain your current mentality?

The son's proposal proved that he had a very bad idea in his heart, and wanted to Fengshan again. So many things happened again. He was worried about leaving his son in Luoyang, and he was also worried about taking him on the road. After leaving the capital, what happened in the capital was that he had no way to control his way to Mount Tai. But if he let his son go out and continue to make achievements, he and his husband would be very passive. The importance of the matter made her unable to decide.

"Don't you call him for discussion."

"Have", Wu Zetian ordered the eunuch to call Li Wei from the Eastern Palace.

When his parents summoned him, Li Wei braved the heavy rain and came to Shangyang Palace to ride in the carriage. It was also raining in Luoyang. It was just early April, and the rain was like the Huangmeitian in the south of the Yangtze River. The Luoshui outside the Luodi can be seen flowing downstream because of the surge in the river.

When they arrived at Shangyang Palace, the eunuch held up a yellow umbrella. Listening to the sound of raindrops falling on the leaves, Li Wei entered the Xianju Hall.

After seeing the ceremony, sit down.

Li Qiao said: "You said you were confident that you would destroy the Western Turks?"

"The Western Turks are not like the Eastern Turks, nor are they like Tubo and the Great Food."

“Why?”

"The Western Turkic ethnic group is complex and lacks cohesion. Although the Eastern Turks are close to our Tang Dynasty, there are Uighurs in the north and our dynasty join forces with us. However, their ethnic group is single, so once the rebellious border troubles will last for a long time. Furthermore, geographical location, except for our Tang Dynasty, the Eastern Turkic tribe was actually not their opponents. Just look at the speed of Bisu's response to the troops this time. However, the Western Turks were successively criticized by Tubo and Dashi, and both countries adopted a tyrannical governance attitude. It is not too difficult to destroy them."

"How many troops do you need?"

It was raining heavily, and it was not easy to mobilize a large army. Logistics supply and transportation were difficult, so Li Zhi asked with no confidence.

"Soldiers are very fast. If the father agrees to send troops, you only need to allocate 5,000 elite troops from the two capitals and mobilize 5,000 troops from the north. Then you go to Qinghai and draw 20,000 soldiers. This is enough, but I need to transfer a few generals over there."

"Who is it?"

"There are Guo Yuanzhen, Xin Chengsi, and Xifeng Lei..." After thinking about it, he added another person to go in: "Qi Biming from Tang Xiujingliang Village, Li Jinxing from Qinghai, Luo Wuzheng, and Wang Fangyi from Jinshan Protectorate, it is enough to have these heavy generals."

"Honger, many troops from the north have been withdrawn, so we can't draw any more."

"Then the commanders will be transferred to the generals, and the sons will only lead 25,000 people, which will also quell the riots of the Western Turks."

Li Zhi was hesitating.

"The father, the emperor, the sons and ministers go to the place to quell the riots, but also to give the Western Regions a long-term peace. There are major disasters in Guanzhong and chaos in the north, so the troops cannot be distributed. However, we need to give the sons and ministers some generals, which is also for the talents cultivated by the Tang Dynasty in the future."

There was no expectation to transfer troops from the north, but some generals were Li Wei's original confidants. It didn't matter if Zhang Qianxun's rebellious position was not important. Li Wei was afraid that a group of generals brought by Pei Xingjian from Qinghai would be framed by Zhang Qianxun. They were not Pei Xingjian, but just middle-level generals. Zhang Qianxun and Cheng Wuting joined forces, and if they had the intention, they could kill them.

Li Zhi thought for a long time and finally said, "Okay, let's follow you."

"I thank my father, and I have another saying to me. If my father is happy, my son will not object. You need to pay attention to your health on the way."

"I know." I don't understand whether my son is telling the truth or false words.

Only then did Li Wei take a look at his father's thin body and leave with great strides. It might be the last time the father and son had a long conversation.

They didn't leave so quickly. The soldiers had to collect food and grass from Qinghai. The flooding could not have affected Qinghai. Qinghai just sought a large amount of surplus grain, but they needed to bring some simple food and grass to Qinghai. In addition, there were weapons and some small amounts of supplies. The heavy rain was too heavy, and the weapons were limited. But they had to bring some.

He came to Zhu Jingze's house again.

Almost all the important officials were more or less able to understand the reason for Li Wei's expedition, but Zhu Jingze was still very opposed, so he sat down and asked his servants to make tea and said politely: "Your Majesty, you are the emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the future of the country."

"Zhu Shaoqing, look outside."

Zhu Jingze turned his head and looked outside. There was nothing outside. It was either raining. When Li Wei arrived, the rain became a little lighter, but when it hit the flowers, plants, or fell on the stone steps, it made a loud bang, extremely **. The sky was dark and dark, filled with endless tears, one piece black and one piece white, dark and gloomy and turbid.

"It's Luoyang. The newspaper said that the rain in Guanzhong was so rainy. Zhu Shaoqing, have you ever thought about the millions of people in Guanzhong?"

"well."

"My father is a good emperor, not too evil or too extravagant, but over the past few years, he may have been stimulated by me. It may be because of his illness. His governance is getting worse every year. At this time, Fengshan, do you think it should be? He lost control."

You can't treat your father with common sense. Maybe your father thought he could live for thirty or forty years, and he was established at the age of thirty, with a reputation and political achievements. Zhu Jingze said it makes sense. No matter how he did, his father would leave a way out for the future of the Tang Dynasty, but if he lost control, anything would happen.

Zhu Jingze sighed again.

"I came here this time and I have a saying to take care of you. Not only you, but also Mr. Li, and Wei Yuanzhong, and others are all about to say. I will stay in the Western Regions for a long time this time."

"how……"

"Yes, the rebellion in the Western Regions will not be too difficult to quell. Besides, there is Wang Fangyi in Jinshan. This person must not be underestimated. His martial arts are no less than Hei Ya Chang and Cheng Wuting. But I went to not only the Western Regions, but also the Hezhong, and even see if there is a chance to fight with the Great Cannibal in a tentative manner."

I have discussed repeatedly with Pei Xingjian that if the Great Cannibal fights hard, the Tang Dynasty may not be able to get good results. First of all, since its founding, it has been expanding and all its soldiers have been tempered, which is quite similar to the beginning of the Tang Dynasty. Secondly, the Great Horse is better than the Tang Dynasty's war horses. If they fight in Khurashan and other places in the river, it is more suitable for the Great Horses and even the Camel Army.

Where did the Camel Army be organized in the Tang Dynasty? Besides, the weapons of Dashi were advanced in the Tang Dynasty, and Dashi was not bad. After the Tang Dynasty used coke to smel up steel, the sharpness of Dashi's scimitar was still higher than that of the ordinary weapons of the Tang Dynasty, and it continued to maintain the title of "Treasure Sword".

However, there are also opportunities. If we do not go deeper, the Persians and the people of various countries in the River have been under pressure and harsh political exploitation over the years, especially the promotion of religion, and have used various bloody means to promote Islam. This has caused dissatisfaction among the people in the River. This is the best time. After a period of time, Islam will undoubtedly consolidate the rule of the Great Food.

The battle can allow the Byzantines to take a look and stimulate the possibility of alliances.

But whether to fight in the end will be decided after going to the Western Regions. So Li Wei did not have many soldiers, otherwise it would be a problem if he brought 50,000 or 60,000 people to the river, it would be a problem if he only provided the supply. Could it be that he also learned to learn the great cannibals to record and cut fish-style people in the river?

Not only the combat power of the cannibals, but also its system. It even clearly stipulates through doctrine that merchants and craftsmen are protected by God and encourage the development of various technologies and business. The former brought about a leap in technology. When the Byzantines threw Aristotle's books into the corners, the cannibals were only studied by the whole country. The prosperity of business brought about a wealthy economy and stimulated the development of national strength. This is the most terrifying thing.

Li Wei did not take that caliphate system seriously. At this time, he was a lord? Is it okay? In ancient Greece, there were lords. Where is Greece now? Li Wei even believed that if the members of this country were not complicated and his limbs were broken, he might be far ahead of all the powerful countries in the world. "Dashi." Zhu Jingze was shocked. But he immediately said: "Your Majesty, you can't. In the past, the Hezhong area surrendered to Taizong, but Taizong did not agree. When Taiyuan was in power, he set up various throne governors' offices, but he did not really send troops to eat. Your Majesty, it's too far away."

This statement is wrong. Li Shimin focuses on Goryeo. When Li Zhi came to Li Zhi's hands, Li Ji made suggestions and set up various governors' offices in Hezhong, and he also intended to control the development of Daqi. However, soon after, disasters continued, and Xue Rengui was hit hard again in Dafeichuan. Qinghai was at his doorstep, and it was not settled. How could he expand to the Hezhong area or even to Daqi? This matter has been delayed.

But Li Wei's trip was not expanding towards big food.

Leading 25,000 people to go to the Dashi war? It's not that I want to die. Even if I may get support from various ministries in the Western Regions and various countries in Hezhong, Li Wei dared to use this coalition of dozens of countries. He patted Zhu Jingze on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I won't be greedy for merit. I'm just looking at whether there are any cheap things to pick up. No, it's just to rectify the Hezhong countries, so that they can form a stronger alliance to prevent the expansion of Dashi and Tubo."

Zhu Jingze is not good to say anything else. Your Majesty does this, and after all, it is better to wait for the news of Emperor Taiyuan's death. Otherwise, he would not come back.

Li Wei said again: "This industry has been a long time, and I am afraid of changes in the court. If I am not in the court, it is different from being in the court. Therefore, I want to say something to you, be vigilant and protect yourself. If there are some unfair things, I will not be able to see them. I will give you little help. I will also hope that you will work for me in the future."

It's not clear.

If you are not afraid of exile, you can re-activate it if you are exiled, but you are afraid you will be executed. Or if you are exiled to a harsh environment, Zhu Jingze and others are a little better, and Liu Rengui and others, if they are exiled to Jiaocun and other places, they will basically never come back.

"Yes." Zhu Jingze responded and sighed again. How did a good country become like this? He couldn't figure it out.

"Please tell me about that Princess Xiangdai."

Zhu Jingze glanced at Li Wei suspiciously, but still stood up and called Xiangdai.

He made a gesture and asked the Western princess to sit down and asked, "You have been in our Tang Dynasty for a long time, are you used to it?"

"It's OK."

"I heard that you have helped those bishops translate books recently?"

"yes."

"Do it with peace of mind. Once I come back this expedition, I will build a church for your Catholic Church. But there is one more thing, by the way, I will send an envoy to your country after I come back to see what happened, and may help you seek justice with your father."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"I'm not in the capital, so don't go to Sifang Pavilion, so as to avoid being hit and causing trouble. Then no one will ask for justice for you." I stayed in Zhu Jingze's mansion in Luoyang for a long time, and ate well and slept well, at least better than the poor princess she used to be in Paris. Her body gradually grew plump, and the emperor ordered her to stay at Zhu Jingze's house. Zhu Jingze didn't know Li Wei's intention, and he vaguely knew that it was very likely that he would enter the palace in the future, not only beauty, but also Li Wei's plan with a long-term intention. Zhu Jingze couldn't see any strategy. The Tang Dynasty's troops were obviously not as strong as Frank. He wanted to persuade him, but he didn't dare to be slow to treat Xiangde. He also took out some money and bought her some clothes and jewelry.

With three-point appearance and seven-point appearance, Xiang Dai's personality will not be made up, but when she dresses up, she will definitely look better than before.
To be continued...