This letter came from Dingzhou, Hebei was seriously affected, especially in Dingzhou, so it was not the governor's mansion, and it was directly played on the Chang'an Taiji Palace.

Immediately afterwards, one after another fast horses rushed into Chang'an City, all of them were holding flags to report the disaster, Li Shimin's desk had three more letters, two from Hengzhou and Yizhou, because Hengzhou, Yizhou and Dingzhou are the same, the disaster is too serious, directly play the Taiji Palace, and the other is the disaster report sent by the Hebei Governor's Office.

It has only been snowing heavily for three days in Guanzhong, and the disaster is already not shallow, and Hebei Province actually has three prefectures with seven days of heavy snowfall, the disaster can be imagined, Li Shimin's expression is solemn, and he immediately summoned the important ministers of the court to discuss the disaster treatment strategy in the Ganlu Palace.

A group of ministers also regardless of the snow on the road, one after another drove to the Taiji Palace, facing the saint in the Ganlu Temple, Li Shimin let the ministers see the four disaster records, the face was gloomy as if to drip, and said in a deep voice: "Now Hebei Daopu heavy snowfall, Ding, Heng, Yi three prefectures are especially serious, almost ten rooms and nine empty, Zhu Qing Shi Jun Lu should bear the king's worries, what are the good ideas for this disaster, quickly say." ”

Cen Wenwen took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, this disaster treatment, when the priority is clear, the three states are seriously affected, we should send capable people, bring money and grain to drive directly to the three states of Ding, Heng, and Yi, and use these three states as the base, spread to the prefectures and counties of Hebei Province to govern, so as to be effective." ”

In fact, what Cen Wenwen said is common sense, disaster treatment, basically like this, where the disaster is serious, go there, as soon as the disaster victims in nearby states and counties heard about the disaster relief here, they naturally came, and the local disaster victims are the most, so they are naturally exempted from the pain of traveling, so this old pedant said a lot, which is equivalent to not saying it.

Li Shimin frowned slightly when he heard this, and was not satisfied with his answer, because this disaster affected the entire Hebei Province, and the Guannei Province and Hedong Province were not lightly affected by the snow disaster.

After everyone saw Li Shimin's expression, they all felt a pang in their hearts, it was obvious that Li Shimin was no longer satisfied with the general method of disaster treatment, this is difficult to do, and it was like this in the past.

After a while, the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the people are the foundation of the country, and the disaster has risen, and the people's will is fluctuating, and the governance is not only a disaster, but also the people's heart, and it is Your Majesty's prestige in the hearts of the people." ”

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and those who knew me were also auxiliary machines, so he hurriedly spread his hands and said: "The auxiliary machine continued, how can we stabilize the people's hearts?" ”

"Yes." The eldest grandson Wuji continued, "Weichen thinks that Your Majesty should send someone who can represent Your Majesty to deal with the disaster, the disaster is small, and the people's hearts are big. ”

Li Shimin was stunned when he heard this, frowned, and said, "What do you mean...... Send the crown prince there? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji bowed: "Your Majesty is wise." ”

Since ancient times, there has been a disaster in the country, and the emperor likes to send the prince to appease the people, why send the prince, because the person who appeases the people must have a noble status, and must be able to represent the image of the heavenly family, the emperor is impossible to go in person, so he can only send an emperor's spokesperson, and who can be more suitable to be the emperor's spokesman than the prince, so there are many examples in history of the prince going to the disaster area to calm the people's hearts.

If it had been placed in the past, as soon as the eldest grandson Wuji put forward such a suggestion, Li Shimin would definitely accept it gladly, but at this moment, after experiencing the matter of the prince killing the teacher, Li Shimin was really disappointed in Li Chengqian, if it wasn't for special reasons, he would have abolished Li Chengqian, the prince, so after listening to the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, he still frowned, did not object, did not speak, and was obviously considering.

Seeing his hesitation, the eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly glanced at Fang Xuanling, after all, he is a princeling, and it is not suitable to say too many good things for the prince, Fang Xuanling is a good comrade-in-arms of the eldest grandson Wuji for many years, and now that the eldest grandson Wuji is asking for help, how can he stand by and watch, and immediately come out and salute: "Your Majesty, the minister seconded the proposal, and the minister also felt that it was the best choice to let the prince go to treat the disaster." ”

"Oh? Xuan Ling also supported the prince to treat the disaster? Li Shimin raised his eyes to look at Fang Xuanling, and then looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, and immediately guessed that Fang Xuanling was probably entrusted by the eldest grandson Wuji, and he was not angry, he could be angry with others, but the eldest grandson Wuji was the prince's uncle, and he supported the eldest son, supported it above board, and never used conspiracy and tricks, which is understandable.

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, in recent years, the prince has made many mistakes, he does not want to forge ahead, and His Majesty's many spurs have not been effective, why don't Your Majesty try other methods, let the prince take a look at the people's suffering, maybe the prince can benefit a lot, this is not a good thing." ”

Li Shimin nodded slowly when he heard this: "Well, what Fang Qiao said is very true, their group of juniors...... It's just that I haven't had a hard time, Fang Qiao and the auxiliary machine are invited, and I am approved, so I sent the prince to Hebei to treat the disaster, I don't know which Aiqing is willing to go to assist the prince in the disaster treatment? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is willing to go." ”

Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "No, you have heavy government affairs, how can you go out easily." ”

At this time, Wei Zheng, who had been silent, suddenly came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to elect a person, this person is in a high position, has a good reputation, but he is not entangled in government affairs, and he has made meritorious contributions to the treatment of disasters many times, and he can be worthy of the heavy responsibility of disaster management." ”

"Oh?" Hearing this, Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and looked at Wei Zheng, spread his hands and said, "Who is this person, why don't I know, Wei Qing will tell me quickly." ”

Wei Zheng said: "Hou Li Hao of Lantian County! ”

The ministers were stunned when they heard this, and Li Shimin was also stunned, yes, Li Hao only finished the limelight a few months ago, why did they forget him, mainly because Li Hao did not go to the court to participate in government affairs, and even the position of the secretary of the scientific research temple, he was also seriously derelict in his duties, three days of fishing and two days of drying nets, according to Ma Zhou's report, Li Hao has not been to the scientific research temple for two months, which can be called the first person in history to derelict his duties.

Mixed in the court, sometimes it is a familiar face, the same as the entertainment industry, ten days and a half without showing your face, the ministers and the emperor will slowly forget you, although Li Hao has made a lot of achievements, he is still in the limelight when he competes in front of the palace, so what, it is not forgotten now, and only a guy like Wei Zheng who eats salty radishes and worries about him remembers him.

After Li Shimin was stunned, he secretly blamed himself, yes, Li Hao is a capable minister, the most important thing is that he pacified natural disasters twice, he should have experience in this area, how could he forget him, so he immediately said loudly: "Come here, spread my message, and order the Marquis of Lantian County to meet him immediately!" ”

Wei Zheng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Li Hao lives in Lantian, more than fifty miles away from Chang'an, and the road is impassable on snowy days, even if he tries his best to arrive, I'm afraid it's already night." ”

Li Shimin was stunned again when he heard this, yes, how can Li Hao, this kid live so far, and he can't find anyone at the critical moment, it's really anxious, well, do you want to reward Li Hao with a set of Chang'an mansions, it will be convenient when he summons him in the future.

If Li Hao knew Li Shimin's thoughts, he would definitely pat Wei Zheng's shoulder happily and say, "Reliable!" Brothers! My house within the Third Ring Road depends on you. ”

Putting aside the idea of rewarding the mansion for the time being, Li Shimin still asked people to summon Li Hao, and after receiving the command, he must come to meet the saint immediately, without delay, and then continue to discuss the disaster with the ministers.

At this moment, Li Hao is teaching Lu Yun Zhu Ruihuan to ski at home, he didn't know that there was a big snow disaster in Hebei, he thought that the snow disaster was only near Chang'an, although he was also worried for a while, but it was only for a while, in his opinion, now the national strength of the Tang Dynasty is acceptable, and there is enough food and clothing for many years, even if there is a snow disaster, Li Shimin will handle it.

Chen Song leaned on a dead tree at the top of a slope with a cool expression, looking at Li Hao and the three of them playing skiing happily, and snorted coldly: "Children's things, what's so fun." ”

In the afternoon, the proclamation team finally arrived at Li Hao's house, making a mess, and the journey was too difficult.

After Li Hao received the commandment, he immediately realized that this snow disaster might not be so easy, otherwise Li Shimin would not have specially summoned him, so he immediately said: "Lu Yun, Zhu Ruihuan, accompany me to Chang'an!" With that, he grabbed the sled board and walked out, followed closely by Lu Yun and Zhu Ruihuan.

Chen Song hurriedly asked, "What about me, won't I go with you?" ”

"You can't ski, stay at home!" Li Hao said a word and rushed out of the door directly.

Chen Song is depressed, it is rare to have an escort mission, but he was rejected because he couldn't ski, alas, he has been at Li Hao's house for several months, he has been eating, drinking and having fun, and he has not done anything, he is a little unhappy, after all, he is also disciplined.

Li Hao skied all the way to Chang'an City, just as it was dark, Chang'an City was about to close the city gate, fortunately Li Hao came quickly, and took Lu Yun and Zhu Ruihuan to enter the city first, and the herald team behind was still riding slowly and slowly, anyway, they had the emperor's token, so they didn't have to worry about entering the city.

Li Shimin was in the hall to review the disaster recital, and Huangmen suddenly came to report: "Hou Li Hao of Lantian County asks to see." ”

Li Shimin was slightly surprised, he didn't expect Li Hao to come very quickly, he thought that Li Hao would arrive at the earliest in the middle of the night, but he didn't expect that it would only be dinner time, so he hurriedly announced it.

Li Hao entered the Ganlu Hall to salute, and there were two of them in the palace, Li Shimin saw that Li Hao was full of wind and frost, his face was red from the cold, and there were ice slags hanging on his eyebrows, so he suddenly moved in his heart and said loudly: "Someone!" Sit! ”

Li Hao was taken aback when he heard this, and hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, no, in front of Your Majesty, how can there be a place for Weichen to sit, just stand for Weichen." ”

Li Shimin said very strongly: "I let you sit, you will sit!" ”

Then I saw a eunuch bring a small case and a cushion, and put it in the center of the hall, Li Hao could only bow his head and say, "Thank you, Your Majesty." With that, he sat down on the cushion.

Li Shimin said again: "Come here, serve the wine and food, I want to have a few drinks with the poet maniac to warm up my body, the poet maniac has traveled all the way, and his face is full of wind and frost, and he must be frozen." ”

Li Hao was very unaccustomed to Li Shimin's enthusiasm, and said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty is in such a hurry to summon Weichen, it must be an urgent matter, Your Majesty might as well say it directly." ”

Li Shimin waved his hand: "Don't worry, first drink a sip of wine to warm up your body and then talk about things, you can't delay." ”

Li Shimin still has a very good way of buying people's hearts, this is his usual trick, but he miscalculated Li Hao's urine, because Li Hao was thinking at the moment: "Drink it, drink it, be courteous to others, you must ask for something, you let me drink, I may not be able to help, don't blame me when the time comes, the wine I drank will not come back, and you won't want it when the urine comes out, right......"