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Chapter 609 The Queen's Recommendation

When Li Jing heard Li Xiaogong's words, he immediately gave a lot of stamping.

Li Xiaogong frowned and said, "I also believe that the King of Qin was wronged, but now the King of Qin himself asked His Majesty for his order and resigned from his right to lead the army."

"Your Highness of the King of Qin?" Li Jing couldn't help but be surprised, "Why did the King of Qin resign himself from his military power to defeat Wang Shichong for such a great contribution?"

Li Xiaogong nodded and said, "Yes, the King of Qin resigned himself. His memorial said that he did not capture Luoyang, but Li Chongjiu obtained it, which made the battle to attack Wang Shichong a failure in the end."

"But it was the King of Qin who decided to attack Luoyang at the beginning, but His Majesty ordered the King of Qin to go to the army."

Li Xiaogong looked at Li Jing and said, "I don't talk about my father's faults, let alone Your Majesty. The King of Qin cannot take responsibility for this matter. Is it still up to Your Majesty to take responsibility for this matter? Luoyang is under the control of Li Chongjiu, which makes our army unable to open up the Chenggao Road. Even the lower reaches of the Yellow River are controlled by Li Chongjiu. This is really unfavorable. Not to mention Huiluo Cang around Luoyang, even if we attack Xiao Xian this time, we are under pressure from the Zhao army."

Li Jing said: "That's why I suggest that Your Majesty come out all the way out of Guanzhong and take the Luoyang directly. Only the King of Qin can command this route. Otherwise, the generals in Guanzhong will be unable to defeat Li Chongjiu except for the King of Qin who can defeat Li Chongjiu."

Li Xiaogong shook his head and said, "You extinguish this heart. The King of Qin is now on the storm. Everyone is staring at him. How can he go back on his word and ask His Majesty again? However, the deceased nephew, this matter is only on the surface. According to my husband, the King of Qin is taking retreat as an advance, avoiding the attacks that are not conducive to his current markets. As for people, they always have to leave that position, and everyone remembers his good intentions. In the end, your Majesty does not need the King of Qin, but has to use it."

Li Jing nodded and said, "If the King of Qin can be harmonious with Your Majesty, why should my Tang Dynasty worry about not being able to wipe out the world?"

Li Xiaogong said: "Li Chongjiu also saw this. I don't even need to guess this. I know that there must be King Zhao behind the scenes."

Li Jing said: "The King of Zhao is a man who knows a lot. In the battle of Yishui, he pretended to make peace with Dou Jiande, and after reinforcements gathered, he broke the agreement and fought back; he was the same as capturing Luoyang, betrayed his faith and destroyed Wang Shichong; this man was born in the market and ignored Xinyi and was a cunning person, and this time he secretly attacked the King of Qin was also his plan of alienation. It was just such a simple plan of alienation, why was he as wise as His Majesty but he couldn't see it?"

Li Xiaogong glanced at Li Jing and sighed: "This is not a simple conspiracy, but an open conspiracy. How could Your Majesty not see it? It's just..."

"Just why?" Li Jing asked afterwards.

Li Xiaogong shook his head and sighed: "It is because he is Your Majesty. He turns a blind eye."

In the Qianyang Hall of Luoyang, the Zhao Dynasty discussed the affairs of the State of Zhao. All officials above the fifth rank have arrived. Now it is time for all officials to report on the affairs.

Wen Yanbo said: "After this spring, there was little rain and Qinshui was exhausted, which caused the water level of Yongji Canal to be lowered by Qinshui as its source. In addition, the silt silt at the bottom of the river made it difficult for Yongji Canal to navigate. Last year, the Yongji Canal could still carry more than 2,000 stone ships, but this year it was only 1,000 stone, and in some areas, there were even only hundreds of stone ships to be feasible. The county magistrates of Qinghe County and Wuyang County all reported to Your Majesty that the river channel should be cleared immediately, otherwise the Yongji Canal would not be used for several years."

When Wen Yanbo said this, all the ministers were shocked. Yongji Canal could not be used, and everyone knew what it meant to Zhao State.

Wen Yanbo continued: "In addition, the county magistrate of Hejian County reported that the Fushui River will also dry up this year. This will lead to difficult water transportation from Fushui River to Sancha River. If things in Hebei cannot go out to sea from Sancha River, then the trade with Silla this year may be affected."

As the Secretary of the Central Committee, Wen Yanbo generally reposted memorials from various places, and when encountering major events, all officials decided.

After Wen Yanbo finished speaking, he handed over the memorials of the county magistrates of the three counties. Li Chongjiu picked up the memorial and glanced at Wen Yanbo and asked, "So what is the bill for the Secretariat of the Secretariat? Why didn't I see it in the memorial?"

Wen Yanbo said, "This matter is very important. Although I am the Minister of the Central Secretariat, I dare not refute to make decisions. I beg you to propose it when the court discusses, and ask Your Holy Lord to make a decision."

Li Chongjiu nodded and asked, "What do you mean by all the beloved ministers?"

Zhang Xuansu came out and reported: "Yongji Canal, Yellow River, and Shuoshui are crucial to Da Zhao. It is not only the location of shipping commercial routes, but also a place for military and horse turnover. If the Yongji Canal is blocked, the consequences will be unimaginable. I ask Your Majesty to immediately launch civil servants along the river to clear the Yongji Canal."

After Zhang Xuansu finished speaking, he stepped back into his minister's rank.

At this time, Wei Zheng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think it is impossible. When the local Emperor Wu opened the Yongji Canal, he used millions of people from Hebei. The young and strong were insufficient. Women and children came to join him. Ten of them died. After the Yongji Canal was built, the people were resentful. Therefore, Yang Xuangan took advantage of the chaos. After Yang Xuangan, the rebellious kings of Shandong rebelled one after another. Now, Your Majesty wants to clear the Yongji Canal again, and the people are spending at least 400,000 to 500,000. The land of Hebei has been settled for only one or two years. The tyrants have not been accepted and the people are not determined. Now it is the busy farming period. If the civil servants are recruited to clear the Yongji Canal, according to the opinions of the ministers, it may cause civil rebellion. Once the civil rebellion is aroused, the Li Tang Turks will take the opportunity to attack, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

Wei Zheng said this, Ji Chuan went out and said, "Your Majesty, but the Yongji Canal is the only waterway connected from Youjing to Luoyang. If there is no Yongji Canal, it will take at least three months from land to Luoyang. Not to mention whether it will arouse civil unrest. Once the Turks attack Youjing or Li Tang launches a large-scale attack on Luoyang, our army will not be able to take into account both the head and tail."

Li Chongjiu heard Ji Chuan say this: "What Ji Aiqing said makes sense."

Li Chongjiu walked all the way from Yongji Canal, of course he knew what role the Yongji Canal played in water transportation. If it weren't for Yongji Canal, Li Chongji would not have been able to destroy Liu Heita, and there was no such beautiful battle to transfer the navy to capture Luoyang. Moreover, from the waterway from Yongji Canal to Luoyang, countless merchant ships passed by from south to north. Li Chongji Canal saw that the cities along Yongji Canal were like Qinghe, and Daming was prosperous because of Yongji Canal.

Hundreds of thousands of people along the river live because of the river. If there is no Yongji Canal, all industries will wither and the end will be even worse.

Li Chongji said immediately: "Downloading the Yongji Canal is a good thing for both the people and the country. Our army attacked Yongnian City and mobilized 50,000 civilians. Afterwards, these civilians not only did not complain, but were grateful to us. What is the reason? It is because we have given proper rewards. Now we can use this method to build the Yongji Canal."

"This time, I didn't capture Luoyang. I could take out all the treasures I got from the palace and the grain and rice I seized from the Luo Cang."

Pei Ji said immediately: "Your Majesty, but it is not only 50,000 to 60,000 people who have cleared Yongji Canal, but at least 400,000 to 500,000. The people also have to maintain their lives and support their families. If they stop making a living, even if they are given money as a reward, they will be able to help Liao. What's more, what Wei Fujun said just now, Hebei has just experienced the pain of war and the population has withered, and there is really no manpower to serve."

Li Chongjiu heard this and said, "If we cannot clear the entire line, then we can clear the whole line one by one, and civil servants can mobilize 100,000 people first..."

"Your Majesty, no!" It was Wei Zhengkang's speech again.

Seeing that Li Chongjiu was interrupted by Wei Zheng, he couldn't help but feel angry. Could it be that Wei Zheng could not see that it was my personal decision to clear it up and could not be changed? Did Wei Zheng see that I only had a county magistrate for him, so he was dissatisfied and came to find me for trouble?

The ministers present saw that Li Chongjiu's face changed suddenly, but they didn't dare to say anything anymore. Even Pei Ji retired into the class.

Only Wei Zheng still strongly advised: "At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Hebei and Shandong were already corrupt, the people lived a hard life and could not even have enough food. Did Your Majesty forget the scene when His Majesty announced that after the three-year tax exemption, the people cheered to you?"

"Water can carry boats, or cover boats. The people in the world have been fighting for a long time, but the people are afraid of war and are even more afraid of levying violent taxes. Otherwise, if the rebellion in Hebei and Shandong will not know that they will die, but they still rise up in the fields, which is not worthy of levying violent taxes. If Your Majesty mobilizes..."

"Enough..." Li Chongjiu shouted angrily and brushed his dragon robe.

When all the officials saw this scene, they were all frightened and were worried about Wei Zheng. Wen Yanbo immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the Lord of the Wei Mansion is also loyal, I beg Your Majesty to understand."

As soon as Wen Yanbo came out, dozens of officials came forward to ask Wei Zheng for mercy.

Seeing that Wei Zheng still did not bow his head, Li Chongjiu stood in the court with a straight thorn, and obviously did not surrender. Li Chongjiu immediately said: "I have decided on this matter, no one can object, and retreat to the court!"

After Li Chongjiu left, all the officials gathered next to Wei Zheng and said, "Mr. Wei, why are you doing this? Can't you see that this matter is something that Your Majesty has already made up his mind."

"Mr. Wei Fu, Your Majesty is now angry, so let's take it a little slow."

Li Chongjiu rushed back to the bedroom angrily, and at this time Yang Ehuang was talking to Fu Yi in the bedroom.

Seeing that Li Chongjiu looked unhappy, Yang Ehuang stood up and said to Fuyi, "Please bring a bowl of clear fire soup to Your Majesty!"

Fuyi lowered her head and smiled, and bowed to leave.

Li Chongjiu was still angry and said to Yang Ehuang: "Unlocking the Yongji Canal is my first national policy after ascending the throne. Wei Zheng actually violated the advice of his handsome face in court and did not keep me at all."

Yang Ehuang didn't say anything after hearing this, but just removed Li Chongjiu's dragon robe. It was almost summer and the weather was a bit hot.

Seeing that Yang Ehuang didn't say anything, Li Chongjiu said, "Ehuang, why don't you speak?"

Yang Ehuang looked at Li Chongjiu with anger and said, "Xiaojiu, the harem cannot interfere in politics."

Li Chongjiu smiled when she heard this, hugged Yang Ehuang's delicate body and said, "I forgot. But this time I want to hear what you said."

Yang Ehuang leaned against Li Chongjiu's chest and said, "Xiaojiu, I, a woman, don't understand the national affairs, but I can recommend someone, maybe he can help you?"

Li Chongjiu pretended to be surprised and said, "I didn't expect that the queen was not only virtuous, but also a wise man to recommend others. Come on." After that, Li Chongjiu patted Yang Ehuang's delicate buttocks.
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