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Now it seems that her considerations are a bit superfluous. The young king seems to be much calmer than her, calm and stable, which makes people feel at ease.

But after that, Princess Taiping felt a little embarrassing, since the young king has no arrogance at all, why didn't he go to see her when she took the initiative to show his favor and make an appointment?Does this mean that even if you ask for a meeting, the current self can't provide any useful help to the other party?

"Although your aunt is often troubled by human circumstances and the current situation, and she is not good at dealing with things, she can see the world with her eyes and knows the heat. Sanlang can discipline your cousin on my behalf. Our two families in this city of God are both There will be no lack of family support.”

Having said this, Princess Taiping felt a little sad in her heart.Now she is really at a loss, she just feels that there are too many people and things to do, and she is not as good as her nephew who is much younger than her.

Hearing what Princess Taiping said, Li Tong couldn't stay silent any longer. He turned over and knelt on the table and said in a deep voice, "Why did Auntie say that? Bao Yu's concerns were only superficial, and he didn't dare to claim superiority, but since My aunt can trust me, so I will do my best to complement my cousin, so as not to disappoint my parents."

Of course, Li Tong did not reject a closer relationship with this aunt. Regardless of whether Princess Taiping could find her place in the current situation, her advantages would be envied by others.

No matter how close Li Tong was to his grandma, there was bound to be a barrier between them due to their identities and status, and this barrier was deliberately maintained by Li Tong, not wanting to completely become a puppet under his grandmother's hands.

But his aunt didn't have such worries. The communication between her and her mother was still much more efficient than others, which was not even comparable to Xue Huaiyi who was a person inside the curtain.For this alone, if this aunt can be slightly tilted towards him in terms of position, Li Tong will certainly be able to get a lot of help.

The reason why he hesitated before was because he was worried that Princess Taiping's personality would be strong, and it was difficult to guarantee whether the guest would overwhelm the host in the future cooperation.You must know that even Xue Huaiyi had to add a drama to himself when he co-presented the "Vientiane" Daqu, and now he seems to have a little resentment because of Li Tong's competition for the dedication.

A person like Princess Taiping is destined not to be someone's puppet, and will not be willing to be manipulated by others.And Li Tong himself has his own persistence. Although this cooperative relationship has not yet started, Li Tong is sure that there will be friction and collisions in the future, unless one of them is willing to take the initiative to accommodate.

But now that Princess Taiping has taken the initiative to come to the door, of course Li Tong has no reason to refuse.The reason for being silent before was thinking and considering Princess Taiping's current political potential, and whether he could control the initiative of cooperation at the moment.

Any political creature, once a tacit understanding is reached, will definitely have corresponding political demands.Li Tong is worried that Princess Taiping's interpersonal relationship is too complicated, so she has some unrealistic political delusions, such as the Xue family who has a close relationship with her.

Such a big family has a lot of people involved, and if there is any intention to plan, it is definitely not the current Li Tong who can accompany the toss, and he is not optimistic about those toss.

Now that it is confirmed that the relationship between Princess Taiping and her husband's family is really not good, Li Tong is much relieved.Right now, he is only a shallow scholar, and he still needs to take root and consolidate.If the Xue family wanted to use Princess Taiping's relationship to infiltrate their small social circle, Li Tong would have no power to resist.

For example, Xue Yuanchao, who mentioned the three hates in his life before, served as the prime minister in the Gaozong Dynasty, and he also appreciated and promoted many famous scholars, such as the former prime minister Ren Xigu, Guo Zhengyi, the governor of Shanzhou, Zheng Xuanting, the minister of heaven, etc. Literary scholars such as Li Qiao, Cui Rong, including Yang Jiong, the fourth son of the early Tang Dynasty, etc.

Before that, there was no stable occasion and suitable situation. In addition, there were no leading figures in the Hedong Xue family, so the friendship between these characters has not yet been revealed.

But if the Xue family really wants to use Princess Taiping to connect these stories together, it will be a matter of minutes before Li Tong is marginalized. Even if he is not completely excluded, he is just a rich and handsome guy who is good at writing poems. Wang, it is very difficult to rise to the level of people's hearts and minds.

Now that Li Tong has recruited a lot of future prime ministers, Miaozi, how can he be willing to make wedding clothes for others.

Now that he knew that the Xue family at least did not agree with Princess Taiping in terms of political stance, and of course the current Princess Taiping did not have any political stance, Li Tong felt much more at ease.He has enough time to consolidate and establish his own influence. Even if the cooperation cannot continue in the future, when they part ways, they will be able to separate them clearly, so that they will not be completely helpless.

Hearing what Li Tong said, Princess Taiping stretched her eyebrows and looked at Li Tong sadly, "Sanlang doesn't need to be humble, I am really relieved to entrust the child to you. To be honest, since your son-in-law... Alas, from then on, I didn’t even dare to keep my children away from my side, I was only afraid, only afraid..."

Seeing the miserable appearance of this aunt, Li Tong also sighed in his heart, and said: "Actually, Baoyu is not like this. He often sleeps at night and hates the sound of metal and iron. He is afraid of seeing the living come to the door. Only recently, did he dare to undress and lie down?" sleep."

It's not entirely exaggerated to say this. During the time when the Jinwu Guards surrounded the square and the situation was at its worst, Li Tong really didn't dare to undress and go to sleep. He was worried that he would be thrown out of the bed naked and would die decent.

He is not an isolated case of a similar experience.Like Li Zhong, the first prince of his grandfather Li Zhi, he even wore women's clothes to cover himself in order to prevent assassination.Li Linfu, the treacherous prime minister of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, traveled to many places at night and dared not stay in one place for the whole night.

Appropriate disclosure of one's weakness can help strengthen mutual intimacy.When Princess Taiping heard what Li Tong said, she also nodded with deep feelings and envy: "But fortunately, San Lang, you have finally improved, and your talents can also benefit your family. Sigh, I really hate myself Not for the body of a man..."

Hearing this, Li Tong's mouth twitched, thinking that if you were a man, you might have to go down to accompany my father.

When it comes to this, it is considered heartbreaking to each other, and it is getting late.Li Tong originally planned to let Princess Taiping stay overnight, but Princess Taiping was worried about the children at home, so she boarded the car and left the Wang residence at night, and drove out of Luxinfang under the night.

When Li Tongli sent Princess Taiping off, he took another look at the new Fangzheng who hurried to open the gate, and he couldn't help but think of Tian Dasheng and others who had been away from the capital for many days, and wondered if they succeeded.

He couldn't feel the lag of ancient news transmission, and even hated why he only memorized all Tang poems back then and didn't learn radio.

While waiting for the square to open, Princess Taiping couldn't help but said to Li Tong: "Sanlang, it's good for you to be cautious at home, but you don't have to be too conservative in some things. No matter how peaceful you are, my family is not an ordinary family. Now you He also lives in a dignified position and has a lot of communication, and there is a neighborhood door next to it, so it is convenient to enter and leave to entertain guests."

When Li Tong heard this, his heart was greatly moved. In fact, he also had the same thought. After all, the doors of the workshop had a fixed number of openings and closings, and it was inconvenient to come in and out too much.However, after all, he has been in power for a short time, and he has not yet grasped the measure of arrogance by the powerful.

"This matter is also simple. You only need to report to the Jinwu Guard and the county prefecture. It is not difficult to dig a door. I will help Saburo do it tomorrow."

Speaking of this, Princess Taiping seemed to think of something by chance, motioned Li Tong to come closer and said: "The street envoy in your old song "Street Envoy Song" has been reported to the Shangguan. Worked in the Wei Xun Mansion. He was able to return to his innocence so quickly, and he was also praised by you, Saburo."

When Li Tong heard this, he couldn't help being stunned for a moment, he really didn't know much about it, and for a moment he couldn't understand what Princess Taiping meant by telling him this.Is it to indicate that she knows everything about him, or to imply that he can try to develop that messenger?

But no matter what Princess Taiping meant, Li Tong didn't take it too seriously.If it's the former, he has nothing to worry about, after all, the core part of the conspiracy has no solution at all.

If it is the latter, he also has his own rules and procedures for doing things. It is more meaningful to consolidate the relationship with the Dugu family than to win over a general of the Jinwu Guard. bait.

After the night passed, Princess Taiping came to the door again early the next morning. This time, her children came with her, especially the eldest son Xue Chongxun. The little guy was less than ten years old and hadn't fully opened yet. Somewhat similar, but a little timid and shy.

Princess Taiping intends to foster this son in Li Tong's home for a long time. Li Tong also asked his family to clean up a separate courtyard last night. Seeing that the household utensils sent by the people in the princess mansion are obviously more expensive than the ones used by his own family, Li Tong I can't help feeling that in terms of financial resources alone, his aunt really beats his family too much. No wonder the Xue family turned against her and got into trouble because of this.

Princess Taiping was not very interested. After introducing Erlang for a while, she asked someone to lead her to another room, looked at Li Tongning and said, "My mother made me another new spouse. , the date is in October, and I can't refuse. Let me ask you, Saburo, can you send your aunt for a ride? There are no other relatives in the family to look up to. If you are brave enough, our aunt and nephew will repay you with a little shame, no Let the mediocre Wu family laugh at my family!"

Chapter 0195 good strategy face-to-face, spend a lot of money

Wu Zetian was going to betroth Princess Taiping to Wu Youji, and Li Tong knew about it a long time ago, so he was not surprised.After all, although he is quite capable of tossing around and has influenced many people, but after all, time is not long, and when the general trend cannot be reversed, it is difficult to interfere with many details of the background of the times.

However, his indifference was somewhat unusual in Princess Taiping's eyes.Although there was news that the Divine Emperor wanted to remarry her a few months ago, it was mainly concentrated in the palace, and the object of discussion at first was Wu Chengsi.

It was only because Wu Chengsi was too unbearable in the eyes of Princess Taiping, and his position in the current situation was too sensitive and dangerous, which was really contrary to Princess Taiping's wishes. After a stalemate for many days, he recently changed his target to Wu You cum.

The scope of people who know about this matter is even smaller, only those who are between the mother and daughter and the Wu family.Moreover, Wu Youji already has a wife, so it is difficult for outsiders to pinpoint Wu Youji even if they guess.

However, the young king didn't even show a trace of surprise, he was so calm that he seemed to have known about it earlier, which made Princess Taiping suspicious. It seems that she still underestimated this nephew, whose sharpness of eyes and ears surpassed hers in the forbidden world imagine.

Li Tong didn't know that his facial paralysis at the moment reminded his aunt so much, but even if he knew, there seemed to be no need to explain such misunderstandings.What he was thinking right now was whether or not Princess Taiping should agree to this request.

Undoubtedly, Princess Taiping's second marriage did not have any emotional factors in it at all. Such thoughts are nothing more than wanting to make a head start in order to take the initiative in her future married life.

Originally, it was difficult for Li Tong to deduce what the family affairs of these two couples were like in history.But right now, Li Tang's clan is in decline, the relationship between mother and daughter is at a freezing point, and Princess Taiping is far from qualified and capable to make any arrangements in the current situation. It is reasonable to hesitate and worry before marriage.

Li Tong has the guts, and he doesn't have any respect for the martial arts masters.He was still imprisoned earlier, so he dared to scold Wu Sansi in the Xiangdian of Mingtang.

Although in the turmoil that passed not long ago, Wu Jiazi's power progress was far superior to him, but as a rising puppy, Wu Jiazi's so-called power still can't scare him.

But when dealing with people like Princess Taiping, Li Tong can't help but think deeply. I'm not afraid that the Wu family is on the one hand, but there is no need to step on the Wu family to show his presence.

What's more, this marriage is the emperor's will. If you crooked your mouth, you will let me force you. Although I am not worried that the relationship between the two of you will fight at the end of the bed, but I have to consider my grandma's perception.

It is true that the two of them have reached some tacit understanding now, but you can't get used to what you say and I will listen to you, right?You even brought your son to my house to show off your wealth...

After pondering for a while, Li Tong said: "Aunt's complaint is for the sake of the family, and my brother has no reason to shirk it! The young man is self-willed, and the person he trusts is just full of spirit, so why be afraid of fighting with each other! But after all, human nature Regarding Zhongxi's matter, I don't care about public opinion, and I will teach my aunt's eyes and scales carefully."

"What do you say is good in human nature? This is just a torture to ruin my reputation. After that, there is nothing I can do!"

When Princess Taiping spoke up to this point, the color on her face grew darker, and she even bit her fingers and said bitterly: "The members of the Wu family are arrogant and powerful, and I don't want to drag Sanlang into this just because of my ruthlessness. I know you I am telling you this matter because I have the ability to refute it. But if I can keep my sense of proportion and never give up my ambition, even though I am trapped in a cage, I can still live in peace.”

After Li Tong heard the words, he knew that Princess Taiping didn't have any clear plans, but was just full of unwillingness.It seems that this time he not only wants to show his face, but also to be a dog-headed military adviser.

After pondering for a while, Li Tong asked again: "Is this a ritual?"

Princess Taiping shook her head after hearing the words, and quickly understood Li Tong's meaning: "Sanlang intends to criticize with courtesy?"

Seeing that although Princess Taiping is inexperienced, but her thoughts turn quickly, Li Tong can't help feeling that talent is really a good thing: "Although she is thoughtful, it is difficult to do things. The princess is born, and the one who decides is Chunguan. This Wu family It is not an easy task to follow such a thin line where the group of disciples have persisted for a long time."

The Ministry of Rites of the Spring Official is where the Southern Province's ceremonies are held. Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi successively served as ministers of the Spring Official.

Princess Taiping also wanted to show off the Wu family, it would be fine if she didn't show her intentions, once she revealed it, the Wu family could dig a few holes if they did some tricks in the etiquette.Even if he dare not cheat Princess Taiping, it is not difficult to save his face.

"I have lost everything in terms of human relations and chastity. I just want to keep a bit of decency. Please set up a marriage envoy who specializes in ceremonies. As for the candidates, what good recommendations do you have for San Lang?"

Princess Taiping once again showed her comprehension of drawing inferences about other cases from one instance. Li Tong just pointed out the problem, and she has already thought of a solution.

Hearing this, Li Tong felt that even a bad boat has three catties of nails. Although the relationship between mother and daughter is already bad, his aunt still has the confidence to challenge her arrogantly.If it were him, let alone haggling over the price, he would still have a lot of worries about accepting a concubine from a child, and he would not even dare to talk about marriage in private.

Although Princess Taiping asked him for advice, Li Tong also knew that he should not force himself to stand out. Once he recommended someone, it would be a clear confrontation with the Wu family, and it would rise to a political and personnel conflict.

Right now, he still can't play such exciting activities.You only need to add a few of your own people to it after the matter is confirmed.After all, he will be a spring official in the future. Although he does not have a full-time job, if he wants to exercise his power, he must have a few people available.

"This matter is still in the hands of my aunt, and the emperor has a choice. There is no need for an imperial edict."

Princess Taiping's eyes flickered after hearing the words, she naturally understood the young king's hint.

This matter is used well, and at a small level, it can force Wu's head through etiquette, and she can occupy the absolute initiative in this marriage at the beginning of the marriage.On a bigger scale, you can also bypass the prime minister's political affairs hall by choosing a marriage envoy, and develop one or two officials who are close to you in the court.

"Sanlang Miaocai, really, really makes people suddenly enlightened!"

Right now, Princess Taiping, although she hasn't had a clear idea of ​​how to plan and deploy in the current situation, she can really feel that there are one or two powerful officials out of her own interests.

It's not that she didn't have such an idea before, but she suffered from not having a suitable entry point. After all, she has no experience in this field, and her daughter's status also prevents her from directly intervening in the court's personnel affairs.

But Li Tong was able to perceive this as an opportunity in such a short period of time. If Princess Taiping's appreciation of this nephew was limited to characters before, now he has a clearer understanding of his talents.

It's no wonder that with such a sensitive identity, she managed to manage Xiaoxu's situation in such a short period of time after leaving the cabinet. In terms of insight into opportunities alone, Princess Taiping asked herself that she couldn't be as keen as the young king. Volunteer to choose to meet this nephew.

Li Tong accepted her aunt's praise without hesitation.

Although he was afraid that this aunt would overwhelm him, he was only worried about a prosperous and well-established family like the Xue family in Hedong.Just like fighting the landlord, the landlord already has two kings and four two in their hands, and the two of them have bad cards and have to restrain each other, so it's a fart.

In short, each has its own business, each has its own development, and when the time comes, we should coordinate with each other, and don't compete with each other in a circle to avoid unnecessary internal friction.

Right now, setting up a Marriage Envoy is obviously meant to wrestle with the Wu family. Those aristocratic families with rich political experience are very smart and will not rush into muddy waters, and Wu Zetian will not allow them to do so.She can tolerate her beloved daughter playing temper and temper, but she will not tolerate other political forces taking advantage of it to make trouble at such a critical moment.

Substituting this condition, the candidates that Princess Taiping can choose are actually very limited.And Li Tong reminded Princess Taiping to do this, in fact, he wanted to take the opportunity to see how well this aunt's connections in the ruling and opposition parties were.

After being shown a bright path, Princess Taiping's mood improved, and she was in the mood to observe her son's future living environment.She walked around the king's mansion for a while, then sighed: "I was in a hurry last night, but I didn't see that Sanlang's house is quite cramped and simple."

Li Tong couldn't help but roll his eyes secretly when he heard this, only you dare to say such words.Being able to occupy a large house of more than 30 mu in the East Fourth Ring Road would not be so beautiful for an ordinary person.

"Luxinfang is located in a remote place, so it is naturally not as expensive and beautiful as the two ends of Jinqiao. But it is not completely unremarkable. It is watery and woody, and there are many rewards. Self-cultivation is not inferior to other places."

When Li Tong talked about this, he pointed to the west side of the house and said: "The reason why the garden house is a little cramped is that the garden house on the west side of the wall seized the land. It has not been out of the pavilion for a long time, and there is no time to repair it. It is just temporarily closed. It will not be used until the autumn tribute." After entering the capital, we will take it easy in the long winter, and the next year should be different."

"My son, there is no need to be patient. Sanlang, you have already done a great favor to my aunt by taking in your lost cousin. My aunt is not a person who asks for favors empty-handed. I will take care of these small things for you. How can I mistakenly throw it on these trivial housework."

After hearing the words, Princess Taiping waved her hand and said quite boldly.

Li Tong didn't have the slightest psychological burden for beating local tyrants, so of course he still had to be polite.

However, this aunt of his was quite motherly in terms of spending money, she didn't listen to Li Tong's face-saving refusal at all, and directly ordered the servants who followed her, and in the evening, several carts of wealth had already been delivered to the Prince's residence in Hedong.In addition to the usual wealth, there are also several pastoral properties outside the Kinai, just waiting for Li Tong to go and accept them.

Princess Taiping really has no shortage of money and property, not to mention the rewards she has received over the years, the inheritance of her husband's property alone is an astonishing number.

Of course, even if it is appreciated, it is not worth giving so many pastoral properties. Princess Taiping also wants to see what the background of this nephew is, and whether there is enough manpower to take over and manage these properties.

Chapter 0196

The wealth and property gifted by Princess Taiping solved Li Tong's urgent needs to a considerable extent.

The scene is getting bigger and the consumption is increasing day by day.With so many people in the family eating horse chews, the consumption is already not small.Although his grandma also rewarded a large amount of goods, it was all dead money on the scene, and it was not so convenient to use.

People like Tian Dasheng are not powerful on the stage at all. They work for themselves, and of course Li Tong is not good at sending hungry soldiers.At present, these gray scenes are not big, and financial resources are limited, which prevents Li Tong from expanding the scale as much as possible.

Putting aside the disputes in Vanity Fair, now is actually a good opportunity for selfish forces.The problem of lost households has existed since Gaozong's period, and is now becoming more and more serious. There are also refugees caused by natural and man-made disasters in various places. The population outside the household registration is widely distributed between Heluo.

These people are not just ordinary farmers, but also include a large number of fugitive soldiers from Zhechong Prefecture.These people are talents with real military experience, but the heavy military service and the destruction of the average land make it difficult to maintain their livelihoods, and they have to go into exile.

In fact, the imperial court has already noticed this problem, but the focus of the current situation at the upper level is mainly on whether to replace the Tang Dynasty or not, so there is no government order to implement the issue of the admission of these exiles.This is an excellent opportunity for Li Tong, who is full of restlessness.

The intrigue in the current situation is just to ensure his basic personal safety from the storm.And the mastery of these extrajudicial populations, although they cannot accumulate enough to directly support him to seize power by force, but at a specific time, if they are used skillfully, they can also achieve great results.

To put it bluntly, even if he suffers disaster in the city of God, if there is a considerable force outside the city, it can protect him all the way to escape.

However, Li Tong also understands that there is not much time left for him. Once his grandmother completes the Tang Dynasty and the current situation is a little stable, he will immediately put the internal affairs of household expansion at the top of the ruling list. Dispatch ten custodial envoys to monitor the localities and expand dead households at the same time, and will also move Qinyong civilian households to the surrounding areas of Heluo for resettlement.

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong and Yonghui, the number of households nationwide was 380 million, and in the reign of Shenlong in the late Wu Zhou Dynasty, the number of households reached more than 610 million.In this process, the relationship between the two capitals, which are the core of the empire, is naturally the top priority of household expansion.

Once Wu Zetian paid attention to this issue, it would be much more difficult for Li Tong to engage in such small tricks under his grandma's nose.So he is going to make good use of this period, even if he is a little conservative in the political situation, he must control a group of private households.

But if you want to gather people, you must first have wealth.After all, those extinct households themselves left their hometowns and escaped their household registration because of their poor livelihood. Only by arranging a way for them to survive can people feel at ease.

To achieve this, it is much more important to hold a batch of pastoral industries than ordinary money.After all, when money is always spent, only land can produce a steady stream of output, giving people lasting hope.

However, the Heluo area is the core area controlled by the empire. Apart from most of the mountains and rivers directly controlled by the imperial court, the rest has long been carved up by local tyrants and dignitaries. Because, and once it is reported and exposed, it is a more serious crime than simply enclosing land and occupying land.

So when Princess Taiping sent the pastoral contract certificates, within a few days Li Tong couldn't hold back any longer, and led a group of officials to leave Shendu City in the name of inviting people for an outing to inspect these properties.

A group of people left the city from Changxia Gate, and drove a certain distance on the wide Ji Road. There were tall and dense trees and grass on both sides of the road blocking their sight.But after walking down the official road and turning into the country road, the field of vision suddenly widened.

"Third brother, third brother, take a look, the grass and fields are all brilliant yellow, which family spares no effort to trim them so neatly, it looks like a carpet!"

Knowing that the three brothers were going on an outing, the little girl Li Youniang cried and asked to go with her. Now she was jumping up and down on the carriage, slapping the boards, and pointing to a large rice field that was about to be harvested far away on the road.

Li Tong rode his horse and walked slowly, too lazy to talk to that little girl who had never seen anything in the world. He himself was in a very comfortable mood, breathing in the fresh air with the fragrance of grass and trees in the countryside, looking around with his eyes, feeling that his heart was covered by this The vast world is opened up and becomes extremely open-minded.

Tang Lingshu, who was also accompanying him, was also very cheerful. He was dressed in a riding robe and rode his horse around the carriage, pointing to the pastoral scenery and introducing the types of vegetation and various crops to Li Youniang.

In fact, it's no wonder that the little girl doesn't have much knowledge, even Li Tong himself hasn't seen such a vast field landscape for many years.Luoyang, the capital of the gods, is orderly and bustling, but once you walk into the wilderness, the hustle and bustle fades away quickly. The mid-autumn festival is approaching, and the beautiful scenery of the harvest can be seen everywhere.

However, Li Tong also discovered one thing, that is, although farming is prosperous in the countryside of Shendu, there are few small-scale plots, often a large field with a width of hundreds of acres, and all the crops are planted in the same way.Some of the mulberry fruit trees stretch over several hills and ditches.

This is obviously not the scale of industry that ordinary people can own. There are tens of hundreds of farmers working in the fields, each of them is short brown or barebacked, and they are sweating hard.Occasionally someone stopped to look at their group of pedestrians, and they were immediately scolded and scolded.

The near field of the god capital is rich in water and grass, and the land is fertile. According to the explanation of Tian Yilang, the son of Tian Dasheng, the surrounding area of ​​the city is mostly the fields of the Jingsi Company and the fields and gardens of Ouchi. The internal affairs of the imperial court and the daily affairs of various etiquette consumption.

After another distance, they arrived at the first destination of the trip, one of the three gardens given to Li Tong by Princess Taiping.This garden is located in Longmen Township, Luonan, covering an area of ​​nearly [-] hectares, of which there are more than ten hectares of plain farmland, and there is also a large-scale mulberry field.

However, this piece of farmland is currently in a state of desertion. The field is full of weeds, and there are only some small pieces of beans and other crops near the stream.There were some rough huts built of turf among the grasslands. When Li Tong and his party approached here, some ragged people rushed out of them, looking at them in horror and vigilance.

"These are all clients who wandered around the field. They have no livelihood and can only invade the village for a short time. If you are lucky, you can collect some miscellaneous grains, but if they are arrested by officials patrolling the fields, they will all be confiscated into official slaves..."

After Li Tong heard the words, he just nodded slightly, and waved his horsewhip to signal to go around here, not to disturb for now.