Li Shimin faked his death? Then I will be powerful enough to conquer the world!

Inside the Taiji Hall, the ministers, dressed in court robes and official hats, stood respectfully and stiffly in front of the hall, with mixed feelings in their hearts.

Your Majesty's move to destroy Buddhism has swept in with the force of thunder and lightning, and has now caused a sensation throughout the government and the country.

That was a major event that concerned thousands of believers. For such a large-scale and far-reaching action, His Majesty actually skipped over the ministers in the court and ordered the Jinyiwei to go and convict and deal with it.

This unprecedented way of doing things made the ministers who usually talked freely and gave orders about state affairs in the court feel empty inside. They had lost their foothold in the court, and a sense of loss at being ruthlessly marginalized by the emperor spread wildly in their hearts.

Li Chengqian sat upright on the high dragon throne, his face calm as water, but his eyes were sharp as he looked at the ministers below.

He glanced sideways slightly, and his eyes swept lightly among the ministers, finally landing on Fang Xuanling.

As an important official in the court, Fang Xuanling naturally understood what was meant. He immediately held the warm ivory tablet tightly in both hands and walked out of the queue slowly and steadily.

"Your Majesty, I have a memorial submitted by Di Renjie, the magistrate of Wenshui County."

Fang Xuanling bowed slightly, his tone neither hurried nor slow, and his voice clear and audible.

"This memorial contains your Majesty's instructions. I will briefly explain the general contents to you colleagues."

After saying this, he paused for a moment, raised his head, and slowly scanned everyone's faces, his eyes filled with deep meaning.

"My dear colleagues, do you know how many people with disabilities there are in the Tang Dynasty?"

When this question was asked, the ministers were stunned at first, and then they looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.

People with disabilities are always struggling in this world.

No matter where you are, it is difficult to find a stable life.

But since His Majesty has instructed Prime Minister Fang to mention this matter today, it must not be without reason. There must be some other deeper meaning behind it.

For a moment, the entire court was silent, and no one dared to speak rashly.

Everyone understood that this was probably a strategy that His Majesty and Prime Minister Fang had discussed beforehand. If they stood up and responded at this moment, it would be a lack of understanding and would simply be asking for trouble.

"Mr. Fang, I know!"

In this dead silence, Chen Fusheng stepped forward.

He walked with great dignity, took a step forward, and bowed respectfully towards Fang Xuanling, showing his full courtesy and humility.

"The number of disabled people in our Tang Dynasty, including veterans who fought bravely on the battlefield and were unfortunately seriously injured, is roughly estimated to be over 500,000 households."

His voice was clear, loud, and deafening.

After hearing Chen Fusheng's answer, most people were shocked. How could there be so many disabled people in the great Tang Dynasty?

Upon hearing this, Fang Xuanling nodded slightly, with approval in his eyes.

"What Fusheng said is absolutely true."

"What Di Renjie explained in this memorial is precisely the issue of protecting the disabled in the Tang Dynasty."

"In Wenshui County, there are quite a number of people with disabilities. A rough estimate is that perhaps one in every ten people has suffered this misfortune."

Fang Xuanling sighed slightly, his expression slightly solemn.

"These disabled people struggle to survive on the land of our Great Tang, facing many unimaginable difficulties. But they are, after all, also the people of our Great Tang."

At this point, Fang Xuanling raised his voice slightly.

"So Di Renjie suggested that the Tang Dynasty should improve the protection of these disabled people, for example, by providing them with a certain amount of relief every month so that they can maintain their basic living needs."

"Provide free food, keep them from starvation, etc."

"Of course, the specific implementation and details still depend on your majesty's judgment."

After he finished speaking, Fang Xuanling held the memorial high in both hands, leaned forward, bowed slightly with great respect, and then waited quietly for Li Chengqian's instructions.

Li Chengqian sat on the dragon throne, examining the various expressions on the faces of His Highness and his ministers with deep eyes.

Seeing that everyone was silent, he coughed lightly.

"If you have any questions or confusions, please feel free to speak up. Today, we, the monarch and his subjects, will discuss this together."

Ma Zhou stood among the ministers. After hearing Fang Xuanling's words, his brows furrowed slightly and his eyes fell into deep thought.

He was secretly thinking about what he had seen in Chang'an a few days ago.

Tang Jian's face was full of worry.

In the end, he couldn't suppress his inner worries and stood up resolutely.

"Your Majesty, the expenses of various affairs in the Tang Dynasty are extremely huge and are constantly draining the court's financial resources."

"Under such circumstances, does the imperial court really have so much money to support these disabled people?"

Tang Jian spoke sincerely, his eyes full of concern for the country's financial situation, and he was eager to seek an answer that would put his mind at ease.

Li Chengqian's expression was as calm as water, and his eyes turned indifferently to Li Wei.

As the Minister of Revenue, Li Wei knew that he had a heavy responsibility.

At that moment, he stood out from among the ministers without hesitation.

"Your Majesty, regarding this matter, I will have to wait until I return to the Ministry of Revenue and conduct a thorough review before I can give you a definitive answer."

Li Wei paused slightly, raised his head, and said with a firm gaze.

"However, based on the data I currently have, I estimate that it should be sufficient."

After hearing Li Wei's statement, Tang Jian still had doubts in his heart, but he also understood that if he continued to argue at this moment, it would probably not produce any results.

After all, the Minister of Revenue has already made his attitude clear. As long as the court's financial resources can support it, if His Majesty wants to implement this matter, they, as ministers, have no choice but to obey.

Ma Zhou had already figured out the whole thing by now. He took a step forward with a serious expression.

"Your Majesty, speaking of disabled people, I have indeed discovered quite a few disabled people while walking around the streets and alleys of Chang'an recently."

"Among them, the majority are blind."

"Chang'an today is the capital of the Tang Dynasty, with a huge flow of people."

"Even though Your Majesty is wise and has stipulated that people enter the city from the left and exit from the right to regulate traffic order."

"But for those who are blind, it is still very difficult, almost impossible, to move around in the bustling city of Chang'an on their own."