Transmigrate to be an Ancient Saint - C371 Xiao wen's cataclysm

To be honest, Xiao Wen revealed a stupefied expression when he heard Li Shimin’s first question.

But right after, he looked at Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui who were standing not far away from him. He saw the two of them smiling and looking calm. He saw their eyes brimming with anticipation, as if they were waiting for an answer. He saw that they were not nervous or surprised at all. Everything … It was all arranged beforehand!

It was obvious that the habit that had persisted from the start until now, had never allowed Li Shimin to develop a personality as independent as Liu Bang and Tian Zai.

In the face of problems, he always liked to study with his minister.

Thus, Li Shimin’s previous question was not just a temporary question that he had come up with by patting his head.

Then, why did Li Shimin think of this question?

Five days ago.

When Li Gang followed the agreement he had with Xiao Wen and started his plan, the government of the Great Tang Dynasty had actually heard of this matter at the very first moment.

This was not because the Great Tang Dynasty’s imperial government was that efficient.

After all, this was the feudal age. We can’t ask these governments to be like the governments of the twenty-first century… Even the Victorian government of the nineteenth century was so efficient.

Actually, the reason they knew about the situation in the ancient texts was because after Li Gang had led out the differences, there were some ministers and nobles who complained to Li Shimin and slandered him. They believed that he was instigating class conflicts in the country to deceive the public.

Do not doubt the sensitivity of the ancients to class.

Even in the nineteenth century, there were no scientific summaries of social science phenomena in China. Even the authorities often contradict the definition of “people.”

Sometimes, the definition of “people” includes farmers and landless poor people.

But sometimes, especially in the Ming Dynasty, officials and scholars liked to talk to the emperor about “not competing with the people”.

The people here were actually referring to officials, scholars, and big landlords. Even the small landowners at that time were just a bunch of lowly people to them.

However, regarding these questions, Li Shimin did not have much thoughts in the beginning.

Indeed, if it were not for the twenty-first century, it would be difficult for anyone, no matter how intelligent, to discover the problem of this class conflict, which was still in its fermented stages, among those who had learned perfect political and sociological knowledge.

And this, was also the reason why Xiao Wen dared to scheme against Tang Kingdom.

After all, many people emphasize that social experience can sometimes be more important than knowledge. Those who had been in society for a long time would often go to the students in the Black Ivory Tower in order to gain a sense of superiority.

However, when faced with real problems, it is often difficult to replace professional knowledge with experience.

Otherwise, in the twenty-first century, the distinction between civil and professional scientists, sociologists in the think-tanks, and the Metro V of Weibo would not have been so clear.

However, when Xiao Wen laid out his plans, he seemed to have forgotten a troublesome existence.

In the Great Tang Dynasty, there was indeed no one who would be able to find out that he had buried a pen in his heart based on normal thinking. But this did not mean that no one would use abnormal methods to find Xiao Wen’s problem.

In fact, Wei Zheng, the famous subject who had stayed in name throughout the history of the Great Tang Dynasty because of his straightforward advice, actually liked to harass Li Shimin because of some trivial matter. He had his eyes set on Xiao Wen nervously.

It was not a pleasant afternoon. After Li Shimin finished approving all the important memorials, he scurried over to the imperial garden and started playing with the pet eagle he got from a small country in the Western Regions last month.

It was said that this eagle was a hunting bird. It was said that it could discover the traces of its prey from a distance of one kilometer. As far as hunters were concerned, they were hunting partners that were on par with top hunting dogs.

As the emperor of the Great Tang Dynasty Empire, Li Shimin loved to hunt since he was young. Actually, he couldn’t let go of anything related to hunting.

It was because of this that he was able to cultivate powerful martial arts since young. He even became the current emperor with the highest martial prowess in China.

Even if it was Liu Bang who had been a ranger before, or even if it was Zhu Yuanzhang who had fought a war for the rest of his life, if they really had to fight with Li Shimin, they would not be able to hold on for long.

This was because this kind of animal companions, if they didn’t cultivate their feelings beforehand, would basically be forced to work hard during hunting. If he brought along an animal companion that he could not cooperate with to hunt, there would definitely be problems during the hunt.

Although he was the Emperor, he didn’t think that anyone would dare talk about him because of this. However, he was still a person who cared about face.

Moreover, he was extremely concerned about the matter of hunting.

As a result, when Li Shimin was free that day, he ran over to cultivate his relationship with the condor.

However, this loss of hope did not last long before Wei Zheng came running over. In truth, Wei Zheng was only giving a warning to Xiao Wen out of habit. He didn’t care too much about it.

However, when he saw Li Shimin play with the eagles from far away, he was displeased.

He could clearly remember how Yang Guang, the emperor of Sui Yang, coveted pleasure, and overthrew the country.

He did not want Li Shimin to repeat such a thing.

But it had to be said that Wei Zheng’s harsh words of advice had also left a heavy shadow in Li Shimin’s heart. As a result, when Wei Zheng arrived, it was as if Li Shimin was a student who was playing on his mobile phone in class. He immediately asked his pet eagle into his sleeves and pretended that nothing had happened.

Wei Zheng saw Li Shimin’s actions clearly. However, he couldn’t say it out loud. Thus, he came up with a plan and started to talk about Xiao Wen with Li Shimin.

Although Xiao Wen had disguised his knowledge, his goal was for Li Shimin to keep his posture of holding onto the eagle until he could no longer hold on. But on that day, he still talked a lot with Li Shimin about Xiao Wen.

To Xiao Wen, this was indeed an unexpected calamity. But to Li Shimin, it was similarly a terrible situation.

He repeatedly listened to Wei Zheng splitting the problem that he had with Xiao Wen into several small questions, and slowly narrated them. Although he did not scold Xiao Wen twice, his repeated warnings almost made Li Shimin crumble.

But in the end, Li Shimin persevered. However, when he once again took out the eagle statue, he discovered … The eagle died of suffocation.

In that moment, Li Shimin suddenly remembered the scene he saw many times in his dreams. After Wei Zheng died, he immediately ordered his men to dig out Wei Zheng’s grave and dig out the old man’s corpse. He himself held onto the whip and whipped it into pieces.

However, Wei Zheng was a famous subject who dared to speak out against others, and Li Shimin had always been a person who dared to talk down to others as well.

Hence, if he did not want to harm his own people, at least before Wei Zheng died, he would not dare to do anything to him.

“Alright! With the carvings gone, it’s time for me to work. ” In the end, Li Shimin chose to let Wei Zheng go. However, the rage that had yet to be vented had found a new outlet. He recalled what Xiao Wen had just said and revealed a slight smile, “Xiao Wen, is there a problem with this guy? Then let me see what’s wrong with him! “