Chapter 22 Li Shimin doesn't want to recruit? Nonsense!

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere relaxed a little, but then it became tense again. Xu Luo, on the side, frowned, tapping his fingers on the table, as if calculating something. Suddenly, he whispered: "Hedong Road..."

The people around were all stunned, and the expressions of fear on their faces became more and more obvious.

At this time, deep in the palace, Li Shimin knew nothing about these rumors. After the morning court session, he sat alone in Ganlu Hall, studying Xu Luo's strategy for governing the country, and thinking about how to make the people live and work in peace.

He knew that governing a country was like cooking a delicacy, and that one had to be very careful in order to make it taste delicious.

While he was deep in thought, Li Junxian rushed in and interrupted Li Shimin's thoughts. "Your Majesty!" he shouted.

Li Shimin raised his head and saw that it was Li Junxian. He couldn't help but smile with joy, "Oh, it's Junxian. Come in. What's the matter that's so urgent?"

"Your Majesty, the spy I sent to Liaodong is back!" Li Junxian said as he walked into the hall.

Hearing this, Li Shimin immediately put down the documents in his hand, walked out from behind the desk, and looked anxious.

"Where is the person? Li Junxian, where is he?" There was a hint of urgency in Li Shimin's voice.

"Your Majesty, we are waiting for you outside the palace." Li Junxian replied.

"Quick, call him in. I need to hear the details of the situation in Liaodong in person!"

"According to the order!"

Li Junxian retreated in response. After a moment, with the sound of light footsteps, a figure appeared in the hall. The young man was only about seventeen years old, covered in dust, but his cleverness could not be concealed. He carried a bamboo slip on his back and bowed as soon as he entered the door: "I, your humble servant, pay my respects to Your Majesty."

Li Shimin waved his hand, indicating that he did not need to be polite, and asked impatiently: "Tell me quickly, what is the situation in Liaodong? What about Jie Li in Mobei?"

The young man replied with a serious look, "Your Majesty, Liaodong is indeed in a state of severe snow and wind, and the people are staying indoors. I also went to Youzhou City to inquire, and found that Jie Li has already let his horse rest in the mountains and has no intention of fighting at all."

After saying this, he quickly took off the bamboo slips on his back, took out a secret letter from it, and handed it to Li Shimin. On the letter was the handwriting of the governor of Youzhou.

After reading it, Li Shimin's expression changed, and he could not help but say angrily: "I almost fell for that old fox Jie Li!"

"Your Majesty," the young man added softly as if in a voice-over, "This time, I'm afraid it's all thanks to that fortune teller on the street."

"This sir is truly an expert!" Li Junxian exclaimed eagerly, as if he had just escaped a disaster.

Li Shimin nodded slightly, his eyes flashing with deep thought. "Yes, fortunately I did not act rashly at that time, otherwise my Tang Dynasty would be..."

"Well, the Tang Dynasty's country was almost shaken!" Li Junxian continued, with fear in his tone.

Recalling that at that time, Li Shimin went to Xu Luo for divination, but Xu Luo told him that the snowstorm in Liaodong would continue for months. He was half-believing and half-doubting, but he didn't expect it to come true.

"Your Majesty, what should we do now? Should we let the Tuli envoy go back?" Li Junxian asked.

Li Shimin waved his hand, "No hurry, it's okay to let him wait for two more days. Junxian, go change your clothes and leave the palace with me."

"Let's go visit that fortune teller and thank him. If it weren't for him, I..." Li Shimin didn't finish his words, but his eyes revealed a deep gratitude. Li Junxian understood and immediately turned around and left. Not long after, the two changed into casual clothes, traveled lightly, quietly left the palace, and walked towards Zhuque Street.

At the same time, Xu Luo sat in front of his stall with a worried look on his face. "Oh, the price of rice has risen so much, what should I do?"

Over there, Li Shimin and Li Junxian were walking on the busy street, not forgetting to appreciate the city scenery along the way.

Suddenly, Li Shimin caught a glimpse of a figure. It was a woman with watery eyes and cherry-like lips. Her gentle smile was enough to shake people's hearts. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart that there was such a seductive woman in this world.

However, he quickly came to his senses and realized that they had important matters to attend to and could not delay here.

Xu Luo had been wandering around the bustling market of Chang'an City since early morning. Every time he passed a rice shop, he would go in to inquire.

As expected, the answers were all similar - the price of rice had risen outrageously, causing the people who usually lived frugally to complain bitterly.

The peaceful days of the Tang Dynasty did not last long, and grain prices began to fluctuate again, making people feel uncomfortable.

"Hey, system, can the super rice you gave me last time really be grown?"

Xu Luo suddenly remembered that his system had been upgraded a few days ago and gave him some strange seeds. He didn't care much at the time, but now it seems that he may have to pick up the hoe again and become a modern version of Shennong.

[Super Rice: Greatly increase yield and shorten maturity period! ]

"Oh?" Xu Luo's eyes lit up when he heard it. If this thing can really be grown, it will be a great way to solve the food shortage! He thought to himself that he would try the power of this super rice as soon as he got home.

Just as he was lost in thought, suddenly, two figures squeezed out of the crowd. One of the men, with a big smile on his face, strode up to Xu Luo and said, "Haha, sir, what good news has happened to you? Look how happy you are. Share it with Lao Li, and make us happy too!"

Xu Luo looked up and saw the man's face full of anticipation, and couldn't help but smile slightly.

Xu Luo was busy, when suddenly the door curtain was lifted and Li Shimin strode in. He was stunned and couldn't help but joked: "Hey, isn't this our busy boss Li?
How come you have time to come to our shop today? "Li Shimin was in a very good mood, and even called himself casually.

"Hey, kid, you're still trying to trick me."

Li Shimin replied with a smile. Xu Luo had known him for many years and knew that this old friend had helped him a lot in his business. If it weren't for his help, his business would have capsized at some point.

He hurriedly asked Li Shimin to take a seat, and Li Junxian followed him like a shadow, standing behind Li Shimin, looking like a loyal guard.

"Old Li, you look so happy today, is there something good going on?"

Xu Luo asked with a smile. Li Shimin's face was full of smiles. He cleared his throat and said proudly: "I have good news to tell you. My old friend in the court just sent someone to report that the heavy snow in Liaodong is exactly as you predicted before, and it has been falling for a whole month!"

"Really? That's such a great joy!" Xu Luo responded in surprise, and at the same time secretly rejoiced in his heart that his prediction came true, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

"That's right, Jie Li has already gone back to the grassland to herd sheep with his tail between his legs!"

"Fortunately, we in the Tang Dynasty did not provoke Mobei, otherwise we would have been in trouble if we encountered such terrible weather!"

"That kind of place is hard to live in, let alone fight in."
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(End of this chapter)