The pouring rain was intermittent and fell all night. It wasn't until Xia Hongsheng got up early to prepare to go to the court meeting that he happened to be a little smaller on the road, and as soon as he arrived at the Suzaku Gate, lightning and thunder began to roar again.

The yellow gate in the palace came out, caught the courtiers with an umbrella, and sent them into the Taiji Palace.

After going to the court, Li Shimin sat on the throne and asked lightly: "Today's court meeting, do you have something to play?" ”

"Your Majesty, since last year, there has been a great drought in the world, and this year there has been another locust plague. Although it is now all over, there is no guarantee that such disasters will not happen again in the future. And once a disaster occurs, first of all, the fertile land is destroyed, and the fertile land is destroyed and the people have no harvest, and the people have no harvest, and there is no grain and grass to use, and the people's will is easily disturbed. Hubu Shangshu came out of the crowd, bowed to Li Shimin, and said: "The people have no food, they are bound to panic, and in order to survive, they have to become homeless." Therefore, the minister asked His Majesty to set up a wide range of warehouses in the prefectures and counties, so that the peasant households could donate a small amount of grain every year, which would be centrally managed by the prefecture and county yamen for disaster relief in the disaster year. ”

Li Shimin nodded: "I remember that during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang of the former Sui Dynasty, Emperor Wen of Sui ordered a wide range of Yicang to be set up in various places, and the people donated grain to be placed in the Yicang to prepare for the needs of the disaster year. This is a good policy, what do you think? ”

"By setting up a wide range of warehouses, you can save the surplus grain from the harvest year, and for the imperial court, with countless reserves of grain, you can be more quickly relieved and appease the people in times of disaster relief. For the people, in a good year, one person donates a bucket, less donation, more donation, and the burden will not be great. This policy is feasible, and the minister seconded it. Fang Xuanling came out of the queue and bowed to Li Shimin and said.

Subsequently, Du Ruhui, the eldest grandson Wuji, Gao Shilian and others also came out to second, and Li Shimin agreed to let Fang Xuanling Huitong Household Department officials come up with a charter.

Then a few more ministers came to the table. They were discussed and dealt with one by one, just like a normal court meeting.

"Okay, since Zhuqing is fine, let's disperse." Li Shimin glanced at the ministers below and said.

Wang De nodded and took a few steps forward. was about to speak, but suddenly heard a voice from below, saying: "Your Majesty, slow down, the old minister has something to play!" ”

Wang De looked at Li Shimin, and then retreated, Li Shimin raised his eyes and looked down: "What does Song Guogong have to play?" ”

"Your Majesty, yesterday the old minister went to visit the emperor, and I heard that a house in the Yeting Palace was struck by lightning, and the old minister went to see it. It was found that two buildings had burned down and collapsed. Your Majesty, the palace is the residence of a saint, and a lightning strike is probably not a good sign. After the minister learned about it yesterday, he went to the Lying Taishi Bureau and asked Si Tianjian about it, and Si Tianjian said that there was no warning, just an accident. The old minister doesn't believe it, how can there be a thunder in the palace for no reason? Therefore, I would like to ask Your Majesty to pay attention to this matter. The fate of the Taishi Bureau is good to observe, and you must not be careless. lest any signs be missed. ”

The person who spoke was Xiao Yu, who was originally a Shangshu of the household department, but later after Li Yuan became the emperor, he was not the emperor, he was promoted by Li Shimin and became a scholar, and his loyalty to the Tang Dynasty is beyond doubt. But no one expected that it would be him who brought up the lightning strike today.

Li Shimin was obviously very surprised, and it is estimated that he regretted why he didn't call Xiao Yu over that night to unify his tone.

The few people who were summoned by Li Shimin to meet that night stopped Xiao Yu's words, and their faces changed slightly, and they secretly said in their hearts.

Xia Hongsheng hurriedly looked behind him and glanced at a few officials who were very close to the clan. Sure enough. And he saw that his face was beaming.

This man's official position is not very high, they are a dog raised by the family in the court. Their status in the court is not high, and their speech is not so casual. Without a personal leader, no one dares to stand up and say it themselves. But this time, whether Xiao Yu hit by mistake or had the intention of impeachment, it was a start for them, and with Xiao Yu in front, these people could go down the road.

Immediately, someone walked out of the queue, bowed and saluted, and said, "Your Majesty, the king is commanded by heaven to communicate with the heavens and sense each other. Heaven can intervene in human affairs, and man can also sense God. If the Son of Heaven disobeys the will of Heaven, there will be a calamity in Heaven to condemn and warn. Now that the palace is thundered and fired, it must be a warning from heaven. Your Majesty should reflect on himself, and all officials need to introspect themselves from time to time! ”

"The king lost his morality, and then the sky sent signs, since last year, there was a great drought in the Guan, almost no harvest, and this year there was a locust plague, these were all warnings from God to His Majesty, but His Majesty did not pay attention to it, and even swallowed the locust god into the belly, which caused the heavens to send down thunder to show punishment. Please also ask Your Majesty to sacrifice piously and ...... for your own sin."

"Shut up!" The eldest grandson Wuji shouted loudly, interrupted the man's words, and said, "It's just an accident, why are you so confused?!" Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has always thought about the people and allowed the people to recuperate. Last year's drought, His Majesty personally prayed for rain, this year's locust plague, His Majesty thought of the suffering of the people, regardless of his own safety, sent the locust god into the belly, and asked the locust god to bite His Majesty's heart and liver to eliminate the disaster for the people. If it weren't for His Majesty's move to move the heavens, how could the locust plague fade easily? This locust plague is so serious, but its impact is far less than the disaster of the previous dynasty, are you blind and can't see it?! Your Majesty, this person is untrustworthy, slandering Your Majesty, confusing the courtiers, please take heavy responsibility! ”

"Lord Eldest Sun's words are inappropriate! ......" A person jumped out and quarreled with the eldest grandson Wuji.

The court was like an explosion on the top, and after the eldest grandson Wuji, the people who were summoned by Li Shimin that night also stood up one after another, and the people who thought that the emperor was immoral and needed to make an edict for themselves also jumped out one by one, most of them were officials who had close ties with the world, and many of them were from the world.

The Tai Chi Hall is like a vegetable market, noisy into a pot of porridge. Li Shimin sat on the throne expressionlessly, without waves, as if everything that happened below did not exist.

Xiao Yu also stood there, his face was stunned, and he seemed to be a little difficult to adapt, Xia Hongsheng stared at Xiao Yu, he looked like he didn't expect the situation in front of him, and he looked a little blind.

I had been arguing all morning, and when it was close to noon, Li Shimin suddenly opened his mouth, ordering the matter to be discussed again in the future, and the ministers withdrew from the court, and left without saying anything.

Everyone dispersed out of the palace, and the officials of the clan walked quickly, as if they were in a hurry to get out. On the contrary, it was the eldest grandson Wuji and others who walked slowly at the back, not in a hurry.

"Hehe, Xiahou, go slowly." When Xia Hongsheng passed by, Fang Xuanling said something to Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng also said that there was something wrong with Fang Xuanling, so he walked over and asked, "I've seen Uncle Fang, I don't know what Uncle Fang commands?" ”

Fang Xuanling smiled, shook his head, and just asked, "I heard that the military academy is about to recruit cadets, but I don't know how Xiahou plans to select cadets?" ”

"The little nephew is ready, first publicize it, and then whoever wants to come to the military academy can sign up. After signing up, the selection is carried out, and the physical fitness and mental skills are considered, and then the students of this batch are determined. Because there are still many facilities on the side of the military academy that will not be completed by then, the number of people in the first batch will not be too large, and it is estimated that there will not be more than 2,000 people at most. Xia Hongsheng said to Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling nodded, he didn't speak, a few people walked slowly, Xia Hongsheng was not easy to walk fast, so he had to follow slowly.

It was Du Ruhui who explained to Xia Hongsheng next to him: "Hehe, Xiahou don't panic, Your Majesty will definitely summon me later, and go slower, so that the Yellow Gate can catch up." ”

Xia Hongsheng realized this, it turned out that they expected that Li Shimin would definitely call them back again, so they deliberately walked slowly and slowly distanced themselves from the courtiers in front.

"This rain doesn't stop, and I don't know how to stop it." The eldest grandson Wuji next to him opened the umbrella that the yellow door next to him was holding for him, looked up at the sky, a burst of thunder passed, a few lightning clicks, and the rain seemed to be heavier.

Fang Xuanling also looked up and said, "If this rain continues to fall like this, I'm afraid some places will be waterlogged again." I don't know when I can stop. ”

As he was talking, suddenly everyone's eyes flashed, and then they saw a bolt of lightning fall vertically and violently, and the eyes of the people with lightning flashed sour, and the violent voice suddenly made people's ears ring.

"Oh my God! ......" Someone suddenly shouted, Xia Hongsheng subconsciously looked up, and saw that the palace didn't know which building was already on fire, and it was struck by lightning again!

"It's out of the water! Walk the water! Someone in the palace immediately shouted, whether it was Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, or the eldest grandson Wuji and others, all of them changed their faces in an instant, and then immediately ran away towards the place where the fire was on fire.

Xia Hongsheng also followed closely, and the courtiers who were about to walk out of the Vermilion Bird Gate also turned back and ran towards the place where the lightning struck and caught fire.

Because it was raining, the fire was much smaller and almost extinguished when they got there. However, it can still be seen that the corner of the East Palace has collapsed in a charred black. A group of yellow gates gathered together, and when they saw the ministers coming, they quickly turned around and bowed.

"Why are you getting together?" Seeing that those yellow gates were not hurriedly extinguishing the fire, but gathering, the eldest grandson Wuji asked.

"Great, my lord......" An older chamberlain said to the eldest grandson Wuji tremblingly: "Return, return to the words of the eldest grandson, die...... Dead! A maid was killed by a thunderbolt! ”

Everyone was taken aback, and the eldest grandson Wuji and several other ministers immediately went to the place where the Yellow Gate gathered, and immediately smelled a scorching smell, and when they looked underground, they saw a thing that could vaguely be seen to be a human shape lying on the ground, and it had become charcoal! (To be continued......)