The high price of food made Chang'an very uneasy, as if something might happen at any time.

This is probably the first time that Li Shimin has faced such a crisis since he ascended the throne.

How to deal with it is really important for Datang in the future.

In the imperial study, Tang Jian submitted the list of his investigations.

And next to Li Shimin, stood the eldest grandson Wuji, as well as Li Ji, a few ministers.

Now, this kind of thing has happened in the imperial court, and it is time to use them as civil servants, they don't govern the country, what use do you want them?

The list is a bit long, with almost thirty family magnates written on it, and after Li Shimin read it, his brows suddenly condensed, because on this list, there were even some old ministers of his Qin Palace, such as Gao Shilian's Gao family and so on.

Li Shimin never thought that those who supported him at the beginning would now go against him.

"Damn, damn!" Li Shimin threw the list over, and the eldest grandson Wuji took it and looked at it, and after seeing some familiar names, the eldest grandson Wuji also understood what Li Shimin meant.

"You are all my capable ministers of the Tang Dynasty, what do you say now?"

Several people looked at each other, and then the eldest grandson Wuji spoke: "Holy Lord, order these people to lower the price, I don't think they will dare to go against the imperial court." ”

After the eldest grandson Wuji finished speaking, Du Ruhui laughed twice: "The eldest grandson looks at these people too simply, these grain shops, I'm afraid they don't use their names to see them, so, how can the imperial court let them lower the grain?" Besides, how can the imperial court set a price casually, which will cause panic among the people. ”

Du Ruhui looked down on the eldest grandson Wuji a little, and the eldest grandson Wuji's face turned blue, but he was as smart as the eldest grandson Wuji, and he did not go toe-to-toe with Du Ruhui.

In his opinion, it is useless to say such useless words, and the key issue is to be able to solve the current situation.

He will not argue with Du Ruhui to cause Li Shimin's dislike.

"Then in Lord Du's opinion, what should be done about this matter?" The eldest grandson Wuji asked with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Since the price of grain in Chang'an City has risen because of this, then in my opinion, we should send people to other places to buy grain and transport it directly to Lingzhou, why do we have to be in Chang'an?"

After Du Ruhui finished speaking, Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid this method won't work, the price of grain in Chang'an will rise, this news is bound to spread quickly, I think that immediately after, the price of grain everywhere in Datang will rise with it, you go there, the price will increase there, this is the same." ”

The purchase of grain is by no means something that can be achieved in a day or two, as long as the news spreads, the situation there is probably not much different from that of Chang'an.

When Fang Xuanling said this, Du Ruhui suddenly pursed his lips.

The atmosphere in the imperial study was a little solemn, Li Ji stood aside, but he never spoke, he knew very well what Li Shimin was thinking now.

I'm afraid that the preparation of enough food and grass for Lingzhou is secondary, and it is true to want to solve the problem that those who were previously attached to him actually opposed him.

If this is not resolved, more people will oppose him in the future, or even betray him, which will be a big blow to Li Shimin.

has been following his little brother all along, and suddenly began to fight against him, I am afraid that no one can stand such a blow, Li Shimin needs to let these people know some truth.

It's just that although Li Ji knows what Li Shimin thinks in his heart, it is difficult to say.

These people can also be regarded as heroes, whether they move or not, if they move, they will not have a good reputation for Li Shimin, and it is not good to say that he will kill heroes when he becomes emperor, and it is not good to stay in the history books.

But I didn't move, and I felt uncomfortable in my heart.

And if it doesn't move, it will be tantamount to fueling the arrogance of these people, which is also unfavorable for Datang.

In the imperial study, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were still debating, and at this time, the angry Li Shimin suddenly shouted: "Someone is coming." ”

Soon, a guard hurried in.

"What does the Holy One command?"

"The people on the list have all been arrested and put in prison by the Criminal Department."

Hearing this, the eldest grandson Wuji and the others were suddenly shocked, and the eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly stood up: "Holy Lord, this move is not allowed, so many people, arresting them will inevitably cause turmoil and unrest in Chang'an, it is better to think about it in the long run." ”

"Yes, Holy Lord, please calm your anger, there will be a way to do this." Du Ruhui also hurriedly said.

Li Ji didn't expect Li Shimin to be so angry, but think about it, as soon as he became the emperor, his own people betrayed him and didn't have the same heart with him, everyone felt uncomfortable, angry, and wanted to kill.

The atmosphere in the imperial study became more and more tense, the foreheads of the eldest grandson Wuji and others were even more cold sweat, and the two sides were a little deadlocked, and at this time, a eunuch suddenly ran in, and when the eunuch came in, he saw this situation, and was stunned for a moment, knowing that something was wrong, thinking that he was about to turn around and retreat.

It's just that Li Shimin had already seen him and asked, "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Holy Lord, the little Marquis of Qin asks to see you."

Hearing that Qin Tian was coming, Li Shimin's expression moved slightly, and he said, "Let him come in." ”

Not long after, Qin Tian walked in from outside, and after Qin Tian came in, he noticed that the situation was a little bad, but he came today just to see if Li Shimin had a solution, after all, if this matter was not solved, his business would not be able to continue.

"Holy Lord, I heard that Holy Lord likes to eat soy beans, so he sent you some more."

The soy beans are indeed delicious, but now Li Shimin is not in the mood to eat this, he glanced at Qin Tian and said, "Qin Aiqing, now that someone is wantonly raising the price of food and opposing the imperial court, in your opinion, what should be done?" ”

"Holy Lord, how can the ministers discuss this matter in vain, and the eldest grandson is all ......"

Before Qin Tian finished speaking, Li Shimin was already frowning and shouted, "I'll let you say it." ”

Qin Tian looked aggrieved, although he wanted to inquire about Li Shimin's method, but he was just here to send a jar of sauce beans, why did he want to hand over such a difficult thing to himself?

Everyone looked at Qin Tian, Qin Tian was very helpless, so he could only ask tentatively, "What should the Holy Lord prepare?" ”

Li Shimin said: "I want to arrest all those who raise prices, and whoever is disobedient will be killed." ”

Qin Tian sighed, and then said, "The minister agrees with the Holy Lord's method. ”

As soon as these words came out, Eldest Sun Wuji and the others immediately looked at Qin Tian, and from their eyes, it could be seen that they wanted to smoke Qin Tian.

"Qin Tian, don't talk nonsense, do you know the consequences of doing this?"

"If these people are arrested, then there will be no shops selling grain, and the whole of Chang'an will probably be in chaos, and this is extremely unfavorable to the saint."

After listening to this, Qin Tian said, "Since this is not good, the minister will not agree with this method." ”

(End of chapter)