Chapter 5 Containment at every turn, Li Shimin’s anger
"Oh?!"
"What good news, Guanyin, come quickly!!"
Li Shimin is in high spirits.
"Your Majesty, I'm not going to tell you about this. You just mentioned that Yangzhou rushed to help 5,000 people with food. Yangzhou, the land of fish and rice, is the third city of the Tang Dynasty. There are countless residents in the city. Why did you only rush to help 5,000 people?
Food?!"
Changsun Wujia was quite dissatisfied.
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly.
How could he not know the truth?
Li Shimin, the governor of Yangzhou, recognized him as a man who had both sides.
Over in Yangzhou, the governor must have been instructed by the family not to distribute food to Chang'an.
The governor of Yangzhou was a man of both sides, and he neither wanted to offend Li Shimin nor the aristocratic family, so he sent half a month's worth of food for 5,000 people.
Li Shimin clenched his iron fist, angry, angry! So angry!!
This aristocratic family wants to contain him everywhere, not only in Chang'an, but also in other cities.
They really don’t take him seriously as the emperor!!
Li Shimin was so angry that he wanted to tear these families apart on the spot, but he knew he couldn't do that, at least not now.
"Guanyin Maid, as smart as you are, how can you not know the ins and outs of this matter?"
Li Shimin smiled bitterly.
Changsun Wugou covered his mouth and smiled, "It is precisely because you know that, that is why your majesty needs to know that when a disaster is approaching, if you need help, no one can be trusted except your own family."
"Of course I know this. Unfortunately, all the princes are mediocre, and only Cheng Qian can make me feel more at ease."
Li Shimin gets a headache when he mentions his children.
None of these dogs have the same demeanor as he did back then!
"Really? Then now there should be another prince who can reassure His Majesty, or even surprise Your Majesty. Does Your Majesty know who it is?!"
Changsun Wugou failed again.
Li Shimin's eyes flashed, what happened to Guanyin Maid today? She kept telling her off again and again, and looking at her face, it seemed... I don't know if it was an illusion, it seemed that she was almost unable to suppress her smile?!
"Guanyin Maid, please tell me directly, what exactly happened that surprised you so much!!"
"Wait a minute, let me think about it. You just mentioned your family, and you went to Prince Chu's Mansion not long ago. What? Is it because there is a lot of food in Kuan'er's Mansion?"
Li Shimin put down his pen and ink and sat upright.
"Yes, Your Majesty! It's a lot, not just a lot, it's almost overflowing!!"
Changsun Wugou could no longer suppress his excitement and boasted, "Your Majesty, you don't even know how shocked I was when I saw it!!"
"Not to mention anything else, but the food stored by Kuan'er alone can be equal to the results of the entire city of Yangzhou!!"
"Is this serious?" Li Shimin's eyes were suspicious and a little unbelievable.
How big is a small Chu Prince's Mansion? How much food can be saved?!
Moreover, since Kuan'er arrived at the palace, he has not left the palace, so he has no time to raise food.
The current environment is not good, and the surrounding cities are harvestless all year round. If he can feed everyone in the mansion by himself, Li Shimin feels that he can burn incense and worship Buddha.
After all, it is not easy for a child of about twelve years old to achieve this step, what else can be forced on him?!
"Seriously! This time I dare to guarantee that the drought can be solved! Our Datang City is really saved, and all the victims of the Tang Dynasty will be grateful to us Kuan'er!!"
Changsun Wugao’s words were extremely exciting.
Li Shimin's eyes widened. Is it that outrageous? Can Kuan'er still raise enough food for all the victims? Did Guanyin make a mistake?!
"Guanyin Maid, I am sure that you must have seen it wrong. You came a little early tonight, maybe for this reason."
Li Shimin still doesn’t believe it.
Changsun Wugou can also understand that before seeing the real thing, I am afraid that no one will believe that his Kuan'er can really raise... Ah no, he can hide as much food as a hamster.
"Your Majesty, it is useless to say more about this matter. Please follow me to the Prince of Chu's Mansion!"
The eldest grandson Wugou picked up Li Shimin and wanted to take him to the Prince of Chu's Mansion.
Li Shimin didn't want to go, but he thought it was his queen's request, and since it took too long to deal with government affairs and she needed to move around, it was up to her.
Along the way, the eldest grandson Wugou took Li Shimin to the Prince of Chu's Mansion in a hurry and made Li Shimin run away.
Only Changsun Wujiu dared to do this. If it were another concubine, Li Shimin would let her go to the cold palace tomorrow.
"Guanyin Maid, slow down...slow down..."
Li Shimin was panting and a little helpless.
Maid Guanyin, you are really confused!!
Have you been under too much pressure recently? That’s why you put your hope in a child, and he’s a rebellious child who doesn’t attend family dinners many times!!
Forget it, forget it,
Just accompany her to continue her mischief, after all, Guanyin will not harm you.
As for Li Kuan really having food that can save the victims...
Li Shimin didn't believe it from the beginning.
Now in Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty and nearby cities, how many victims are there? Hundreds of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? No one knows!!
Even if Li Kuan had more grain than Yangzhou sent, Li Shimin calculated that he had ten thousand people and half a month's grain, which was only a drop in the bucket.
This disaster and locust damage are still going on. I don’t know how long it will last. The number of victims will only continue to increase. Now there are hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands of victims. How much food will it take to completely solve the problem?!
When he thought of this number, Li Shimin became extremely desperate.
Arrive at Prince Chu’s Mansion.
The little Sizi at the door of the mansion immediately ran over.
"Father, you are here, want a hug!!"
Xiao Sizi stretched out his hands and rushed towards Li Shimin.
Even though Li Shimin had a lot of worries, he still smiled knowingly when he saw his cute little daughter. He half-crouched and picked her up, "Okay, father, give me a hug. Sizi, it's already this hour, why don't you go to sleep?"
Stay up late with your mother... ahem, stay up late together?"
Little Sizi pouted, put his hands on his hips and said, "Huh! Father, Sizi can't sleep because he didn't take revenge. The second brother's basement is too big. Sizi just led people to search for a long time, but he couldn't find that damn thing.
The man-eating monster, Father, I need a lot of soldiers! Let’s investigate thoroughly together!!”
Basement? It’s huge?!
Li Shimin shook his head, this brat, instead of doing something useful every day, he actually made such a crooked name.
"Your Majesty, this way, my concubine is here!"
Changsun Wugou couldn't help but urge at this time.
"Okay."
Li Shimin had nothing to do with her, so he carried his little daughter to the house.
Walking all the way to the palace, many servants of Prince Chu's palace got up from their sleep and saluted Li Shimin. When they arrived at their destination, Li Shimin found that there was nowhere to hide food nearby.
"Guanyin Maid, there is no difference between this place and other places, but it can also let me know that Kuan'er manages the mansion well. Well, that's all. This farce should be over."