"Wei Chen Gao Shilian, see the emperor!"


    "Weichen Merton, see the emperor!"


    Gao Shilian and Merton saluted almost at the same time. Gao Shilian adopted the etiquette of civil officials, while Merton was the ceremony of military generals.


    "Gao Aiqing has worked hard!" Li Shimin smiled at Gao Shilian.


    Gao Shilian is not only an important official in the court, but also the uncle of the empress Chang sun''s family. He is also the highest ranking official in the Guanlong family. He is the best candidate to take charge of Lanzhou. In addition, he is too old to travel thousands of miles.


    "Your Majesty is flattered. There is a brick road. The four-wheel carriage is as stable as the ground. This is the easiest time for me to take office!" said Gao Shilian. This time in Lanzhou, except for two long journeys to Tuyuhun, he was very relaxed with four-wheel carriages.


    Li Shimin nodded. During this western expedition, the brick road from Chang''an to Lanzhou played an important role, which made the imperial court pay more and more attention to the brick road.


    "Gao Aiqing came back at the right time. Gao Aiqing''s method of providing relief by work is really a wonderful plan. Now the flood in Shandong has receded. With the concerted efforts of millions of victims, 300 Li brick road has been built in a short time, and 700 Li brick road subgrade has been laid!" Li Shimin said excitedly.


    In the past, food was distributed to the victims, which often led to corruption and injustice. Moreover, the victims had nothing to do, which was easy to cause trouble.


    The wonder of work for relief is that the food distributed by the imperial court is not free, but work in exchange for food. That is, it has built a lot of infrastructure for the imperial court and skillfully controlled the victims. More work, more gain. You can''t blame others for less work and less gain.


    Under a major flood, millions of victims not only survived safely, but also built a large number of brick roads for the imperial court. The remaining 700 Li brick roads are in full swing to make red bricks. Once the red bricks are in place, the brick roads can be formed.


    Moreover, compared with the cost of the brick road in the first section of Luoyang, Chang''an, the cost of using the brick road built by the victims is less than one quarter. That is, the victims have been resettled and so many brick roads have been built for the imperial court. How can Li Shimin not be satisfied.


    "Work for relief is really a good policy for the country and the people. If this is not a disaster relief policy of the imperial court, it should be a use case!" Gao Shilian bowed.


    Li Shimin nodded and said, "yes!"


    Gao Shilian looked at Merton, who was still holding his head high, and said in his heart, "in fact, this is not what Weichen thought, but the idea of offering wine to mo. Weichen really didn''t dare to take credit."


    "Mojiazi!"


    The eyes of all officials immediately stared at Merton. After Merton got up at the moment, he always maintained a high-spirited posture and his body was tall and straight, which made people can''t help but brighten his eyes, especially Li Jing. Since Merton''s first step into the Tai Chi hall, his eyes never left Merton''s body, and the more he looked, the brighter his eyes became.


    Li Shimin naturally knew that this was the joint signature of Merton and Gao Shilian, but he wanted to air Merton. Seeing Gao Shilian say so, Li Shimin had to look at Merton and say, "it''s hard for ink to sacrifice wine!"


    This was originally a polite remark of Li Shimin, but he didn''t expect Merton to be strong and suddenly shouted, "return to your majesty, I''m not hard!"


    Merton''s voice was almost like shouting out with all his voices, which immediately stunned the whole court.


    Taiji hall is the important place of the imperial court. Usually, all officials speak in harmony. Even if it is a struggle in the imperial court, it is also a reasoned argument. Where have you heard such a hoarse answer.


    Li Shimin was also startled. He couldn''t help looking at Merton angrily and jokingly and said, "others ask for work. It''s polite. You''re crisp."


    Merton held his neck high and said forcefully: "Your Majesty, the last general is now a soldier of the Tang Dynasty. As a soldier, he can only answer yes or no! There is no polite power."


    Merton''s words immediately attracted the attention of a group of military generals. Li Jing''s eyes flashed and his heart was touched. Merton''s words can be said to tell the true meaning of the military. In the military, there is no polite power. The military order will either succeed or die.


    Li Shimin couldn''t help but be touched. Merton entered the Tai Chi hall from the beginning, and directly expressed a soldier''s temperament incisively and vividly from his steps, standing posture and speech.


    Li Shimin also started his career in the army. He is naturally familiar with military affairs. In particular, Merton said that soldiers can only answer yes and no, which is a hundred times more useful than the flattery of the ministers!


    Moreover, Merton did sit on what he said just now, accurately calculated Tiangou''s victory over Tuyuhun, accurately confirmed the location of Tuyuhun''s tribes by using mathematics, plunged into the desert, pursued Fuyun thousands of miles, and finally solved the financial crisis of Datang by himself. Merton answered yes to all these actions, and did all of them.


    Thinking of this, Li Shimin''s dissatisfaction with Merton immediately decreased by three points.


    Even civil servants can''t help praising Merton. Merton''s skill is beautiful. However, it''s impossible for civil servants to let Merton go so easily.


    "Your Majesty, please play Merton to encourage the officers and men in the army to cut their hair and shake the foundation of the country. It is for disloyalty, forgetting their ancestors and destroying the Millennium etiquette of the Tang Dynasty. It is for unfilial. Please punish these disloyal and unfilial people severely!" Kong Yingda said with a sad face.


    "Your Majesty, please severely punish this chief villain, correct the outline of the court and eliminate the unhealthy tendencies in the world." soon, all civil servants played one after another.


    Except for several important officials in the court who have not stated their position, almost half of the literary ministers have complained against Merton in unison.


    Even Li Shimin could not help taking a breath. The strength of so many civil servants gathered together, even if he should not only treat it carefully.


    However, Merton did not change his face and bowed to Li Shimin: "please defend yourself, my minister."


    Li Shimin''s face was dignified and solemnly said, "yes!"


    Merton was ordered to stand at attention! Take the left heel as the axis, apply force to the left heel and the front of the right palm at the same time, twist 90 degrees, and the feet quickly close together.


    In the process of turning around, his legs were straight and his upper body maintained a standing posture. Such a novel action not only brightened the eyes of the military general, but also made Li Shimin applaud it. I have to say that Merton''s actions were so handsome.


    At the moment, Gao Shilian, like an old fox, had quietly retreated to the forefront of a civil servant, and the whole dynasty formed a scene in which Merton faced a group of civil servants alone.


    At the moment, Merton was like a generous soldier who died. He rushed to the enemy position alone. Suddenly, a tragic atmosphere filled the imperial court.