Chapter 37 Coming from afar
When Eunuch Gao returned to the East Palace, Li Shimin had not yet fallen asleep. Although he told Changsun Wuji that he would read the memorial book tomorrow, according to his personality, he would not finish reading the memorial book, so he was still fighting at night. When Eunuch Gao came in, it was already the last one.
Eunuch Gao didn't dare to disturb him, and waited for Li Shimin to finish reading it. Li Shimin also noticed that he was next to him, but he just thought he was talking back and forth, so he was not in a hurry, because as usual, there was usually nothing good to say when he replied, and even if he sent him a mountain of gold and silver, he would be extremely harsh.
Li Shimin picked up a red pen and drew a circle on the last memoir, then put it aside, looked at Eunuch Gao. Just as he was about to speak, he saw his face full of joy and couldn't help but feel moved. Could it be that this wine was deeply loved by the father and finally there was a compliment?
Li Shimin hurriedly asked, "What did the father say? Tell me quickly."
Eunuch Gao worshipped on the ground and said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty. After drinking, the Supreme Emperor was very happy. He ordered the palace servants to take a long spear and play the Qin King's formation and dance. After a song of dance, he laughed and called the old slave to the palace and asked the old slave to bring a message to Your Majesty. The Supreme Emperor said, "You go and pass the message to Li Er. If he can capture Jie Li and let him dance for me in public, I will forgive him for all his faults and drink this wine with him. I will stop drunk!"
"Father..." Li Shimin's eyes were filled with tears and was inexplicably excited. Li Yuan's words were like a test question placed in front of him. If he could complete it, he could be affirmed. This made Li Shimin, who had always been suffering from the throne's "unright background", finally see the dawn of hope. If Li Yuan was willing to recognize him, then the historians in later generations might have different evaluations when talking about the events of that year.
Li Shimin clenched his fists tightly and encouraged himself in his heart. No matter what the price he paid, this matter must be completed. Judging from the current battle situation, it is a foregone conclusion that the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Turks, but it is not easy to capture Jie Li alive. First, there is no eye-catching sword on the battlefield. If Jie Li shoots Jie Li to death, who will come to dance for Li Yuan? Furthermore, the king has his own dignity. If Jie Li sees the situation is hopeless, he simply wipes his neck and things will not be done.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin hurriedly asked Eunuch Gao to grind ink, and wrote quickly. He wrote two decrees in a row, and sent them to Li Jing and Li Ji, two generals, who were prepared to tell the reasons and ordered them to capture Jie Li alive no matter what. Eunuch Gao blew the ink dry, folded the paper, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor has another order."
"explain!"
"Uh... The Supreme Emperor said that the wine is good, and I still need a few more jars."
"You want wine?" Li Shimin frowned slightly, thought for a while, then picked up a pen and wrote a letter, and handed it to Eunuch Gao, saying, "Send this letter to Dingxiang, where the Supreme Emperor, you will do it for me... Forget it, I will explain it myself tomorrow."
"No." Eunuch Gao took three letters and left. Li Shimin was in a state of ease. He tossed and turned for a long time before he could barely fall asleep.
Chang'an is more than a thousand miles away from the Western Regions. It takes three or four days for letters to pass through eight hundred miles. Before Li Shimin's decree arrived, Dingxiang City was already lively.
According to Li Shimin's previous decree, Dingxiang City began to accept refugees. The so-called refugees are roughly divided into two types. One is the Tang people who were displaced due to war, and the other is the Hu people and Turks who were originally nomadic but now want to settle down. Needless to say, the war caused them to lose their homes, and after the war ended, the court naturally had to settle down. The latter is a political consideration for a long-term plan. Why have border troubles been repeated since ancient times? It is because these border barbarians are nomadic peoples, and these people do not live in cities, do not cultivate food, and water.
In the years of lush grass, life is good. Once they encounter natural disasters and man-made disasters, they cannot live. If they cannot live longer, they have to turn into bandits and plunder the Central Plains. If they can take advantage of the opportunity when they are unable to plunder after the war and take advantage of the opportunity when they are unable to plunder, they will be able to live in the city, and in time, they will learn various life skills like the Tang people, which is assimilation. The fundamental reason why the Chinese nation can stand tall for thousands of years and no matter what kind of hardships they have experienced, is this assimilation.
This is what the ruler thinks about. For Li Siwen, he was just completing the order. At the same time, he also needed people to work, hoping that the more refugees, the better. These refugees were very obedient. When they came to Dingxiang City, they had no food and clothing, and they cried and shouted and asked for work. Many people even wanted to eat in one bite, from dawn to dark. Thanks to these people, the speed of the city wall was building faster and faster. In another three or five days, they could restore their appearance before the war.
In the past three days, the wounded soldiers and prisoners in the city have set off, and the vacant houses were all lived by refugees. Originally, according to Li Siwen's idea, he wanted the Tang people to live in Dongfang and the Hu people to live in Xifang, so that the two sides would not interfere with each other and reduce the occurrence of conflicts. But Li Mu felt that if the division was so clear and the days were long, the residents of the East and West Counties would have the risk of opposing each other, which was a very big hidden danger in the border town, so under his insistence, he adopted a mixed living method. On one street, the Tang people and Hu people were about the same proportion. Since it was still difficult for people to make a living at this time, and they had no energy to have conflicts, they would be safe after a few days.
Bai Naoer had already moved here and brought three guys who were easy to use. He thought that he could start a pot of liquor when he came to Dingxiang. But he didn't expect that Li Mu suddenly cooperated with Li Siwen, and Li Mu invented a new wine, which made the brewing technology he had originally expected completely useless and was depressed for several days. He had thought of learning something secretly, but when Li Mu was brewing wine, there were always a few people holding hands at the door, and he couldn't get close to him at all. He didn't think about it, but he couldn't bear it. This was a business with the General's Mansion, and he tasted the wine brewed by Li Mu. Of course, he knew the profits in it, as a person who had been brewing wine for decades. After consideration, he still endured it. It was easy to enjoy the cool under the big tree. At most, he was the same as when he was in Mayi.
But the matter was still unresolved, and he couldn't let it go. On this day, Bai Naoer finally couldn't help it. He discussed with his wife and decided to go to find Li Mu at night to find him. At this moment, the sound of the door was pressed outside the door. Bai Naoer got off the kang, came to the door, and opened the door bolt. There was a tall and thin old man with a goatee standing outside the door. Seeing that he was dressed in luxury, he didn't look like an ordinary person. Bai Naoer looked at it, and his tone became more respectful, and he bowed his fists and said, "Dare you ask, why are you... coming?"
"Are you a shopkeeper Bai? A shopkeeper Bai who runs the wine shop?"
"Ah, that's exactly."
The old man outside the door smiled and said, "I came from afar and discussed things. I wonder if I can come in and discuss it in detail?"
Chapter completed!