Xiao Yu stepped forward: "Sage, Guanzhong Fifty-four Counties." Fifty counties reported disasters, of which 13 counties in the north and 17 counties in the west were severely affected. Signs of locust plague have been found, and it is estimated that there will be no harvest. ”

"There are four more counties!" Li Shimin said that this is finally good news among the bad news.

Xiao Yu said again: "Sage, these four counties are, Huayuan, Sanyuan, Jingyang, and Gaoling. It is all a county managed by Liu Juma, with countless waterways, countless wells, and countless waterwheels. As long as the Weishui and Jingshui are not cut off, he is not afraid of a major drought. Although there may not be a bumper harvest this year, the reduction in production will be limited. ”

"Write the text, promote these four county commanders to state officials, and still serve in Guanzhong." Li Shimin ordered.

Fang Xuanling stepped forward: "Sage, not for the time being." But after this year's evaluation, it is not too late to rise again early next year. At present, there is a severe drought in Guanzhong, and there are at least four counties that have not reduced production due to the disaster, which is always a good thing. ”

Cui Junsu also stepped forward and said, "Sage, the grain grown in these four counties may not be enough for the four counties. ”

"Guancang?" Li Shimin asked the key question.

Cui Junsu replied: "Sage, the canga cangin can't be moved, it's the heavy warehouse of the northern defense." It can be said that before the tuntian in other places in the north had no effect, the important towns in the north relied on the barnas of the state to provide grain. Once the defense in the north is unstable, Chang'an will definitely make matters worse. ”

"Chang'an Okura......" Cui Junsu didn't continue, he didn't know how to speak.

"Speak!" Li Shimin asked.

"When the drought was reported, Xiao Gong and his ministers had already transferred grain in Shannan Road, but they didn't expect that this time it would be a bad harvest. Moreover, there is no hope for summer planting, and there is no hope for autumn harvest. This requires the incompetence of the grain ministers. ”

Li Shimin patted the imperial case heavily: "How much worse?" ”

"Chang'an Warehouse can't fight grain and don't leave ......"

"I ask you, how much is the difference?" Li Shimin was furious.

"Two million stones, at least." Cui Junsu finally gave Li Shimin a number. And added: "This is the case of Chang'an's big warehouse without leaving a single grain behind, a difference of two million stones." ”

Li Shimin sighed heavily: "Two million stones." And how much grain is stored in the state warehouse. ”

"Sage, the state can't move, that's the basis of the northern defense." Fang Xuanling stepped forward to stop it.

Li Shimin sighed again, and handed a document that he had already written to Fang Xuanling to read.

Fang Xuanling was startled when he saw it, Li Shimin had already written the edict for the crime.

The new monarch was condemned in the first year of his accession to the throne, which can be said to be unprecedented.

At this time, Liu Zhenghui, the secretary of the Criminal Department. Tang Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, asked to meet the saint, and after getting permission, the two entered.

"Sage, there are rumors in Chang'an City that the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Buddha and caused a natural disaster. The minister believed that such rumors were even more serious in the affected counties, and asked the saint how to deal with it. ”

Li Shimin's heart twitched, could it really be the retribution he got because of the destruction of the Buddha.

Xiao Yu believes in Buddhism, and stood up at this time: "Sage, this is a rumor. At the beginning, the promoter of the destruction of the Buddha was Liu Juma, Datang does not know how many bronze Buddha statues were pulled to Sanyuan and re-cast into money, if there is really a heavenly punishment, the four counties managed by Liu Juma are punished, but there is a great drought in Guanzhong, but these four counties are fine? ”

Even if Xiao Yu believes in Buddhism, he hates this rumor at this time.

And at this time, he needs to make the Tang Emperor firm in his confidence and not waver in the slightest.

Li Shimin nodded, and his heart calmed down a little.

Yao Silian stepped forward: "Sage, I'm afraid it's not good news for the minister to report." ”

"Speak!"

The person sent to Luoyang to transport grain returned, and the minister happened to meet him. They told the ministers that the chief secretary had taken a step ahead and had taken away the former Sui Chen grain left behind in Luoyang before they arrived, at least a million stones.

"This ......" Li Shimin wanted to scold Liu Mu, who else could transfer Luoyang's Chen Liang except Liu Mu's warrant chief.

But when the words came to his lips, Li Shimin stopped.

Liu Mu would never be so unwise, and Yuan Tiangang told Qin Qiong about writing a letter to Liu Mu behind his back, and even told him the content of the letter.

Liu Mu knew that there would be a big drought in Guanzhong, why did he transfer the grain from Luoyang.

"Report, please face the saint." Someone shouted outside the door.

Du Fuwei was welcomed in, and as soon as he entered, Du Fuwei pushed away the eunuch and handed a newspaper that was to be printed and distributed the next day directly in front of Li Shimin, and then shouted: "The minister asks for the holy order, let the minister kill these traitors." ”

Li Shimin picked up the manuscript of this newspaper and looked at it, he was stunned, and the whole person stayed there.

Xiao Yu and the others hurriedly stepped forward: "Sage, please take a look." ”

Li Shimin laughed heartily: "You take a look at it and modify these words." What is this written, vulgar. ”

I saw that the newspaper wrote:

I burned the Buddha bones in willow wood, and I don't know how many Buddha statues were melted, who heard that the four northern counties of Chang'an were affected by the drought. Heavenly punishment, what a fucking nonsense, the sky is the sky, the saint is the son of heaven, and he herds the world on behalf of the sky. There is a heavenly punishment and a saint's punishment.

I'm going to be a father, this is a blessing from God.

There is a holy order to overhaul the waterways in Guanzhong, but the waterways cannot prevent drought, so people can't help but wonder if the workers are doing the ghosts, and whether the 200,000 bald donkeys who are serving in labor are serious about repairing the canals?

Liu Mu wrote a handwritten letter and will send it back with a fast horse.

The steward of the Chang'an newspaper has not changed a word, and even Liu Mu's typos, typos, and simplified characters written in the nonsense have been transferred to the manuscript.

After reading it, Xiao Yu said to Li Shimin: "Sage, the minister thinks that he will either leave the last sentence and rewrite the whole article. Or not a word. ”

"Why?"

"Not a word has been changed, it can be said that this is the handwriting of the willow horse in the bumps on the way back to Beijing, and the willow horse is enough in the hearts of the people of Chang'an. After all, it was written in the midst of bumps, and some mistakes are more real. Especially the last sentence, Zhenguan is prosperous, and tens of millions of stones are stored. ”

The next day, when the Chang'an newspaper appeared in the market, there was a heat flow in Chang'an City, which was full of depression due to the drought.

Suddenly, someone shouted: "Flotilla, flotilla." A fleet of large ships sailing upriver from the canal. ”

The counties east of Chang'an have sent soldiers to guard both sides of the canal, and there are already ships on the Hangu side that have begun to move grain down. There is a big banner written on each temporary grain, the east of Chang'an is not badly affected, and there are not many hungry people here, but many people who have little food at home began to pour in the direction of the county together with the hungry people.

There is the flag of the general division, and the people are not in chaos.

There was a grain piled there, and the panic in the hearts of the people had been greatly reduced.

Even though the people of the two easternmost and westernmost counties had heard of the severe drought in Guanzhong, the four counties under the jurisdiction of Liu Juma were not affected much.

The ship arrived at the Guangyuntan wharf, and the Tang Emperor Li Shimin personally came to greet him.