Tang Dynasty Never Night

When Li Xian heard the news, he was a little tangled. Yang was his grandmother. Even in the ancient times when various rules and etiquette were strict, the grandmother passed away as a grandson and did not need to observe filial piety. The question now is whether he should return to Chang'an to attend the funeral. ?Moreover, Empress Wu has a deep affection for her mother, no matter how much Mrs. Rong Guo does, she can bear it.

Li Xian tilted his head and thought for a while before making a report, and then...the emperor and the empress agreed that he would go back to Chang'an. Li Xian packed his bags and returned to Chang'an decisively, leaving the rest to Ren Wu and the others. He had found out These two people are much more capable than Zhang Ji and the others. These two people are not particularly clean officials, and they can accept gifts, but they are more measured, which happens to be within the tolerance range of Li Xian or Li Zhi. within.

Because he was in a hurry, Li Xian brought ten people back to Chang'an - he couldn't believe that he could meet the bandits this time!

He didn't show it when he was in Yangzhou, but now that he can go back to Chang'an, Li Xian suddenly found that he missed Chang'an, his palace, his sister Lolita, and Zheng Qi.

If he does the math, it has been more than half a year since he left Chang'an. In the past six months, Li Xian felt that he seemed to have lived a fulfilling life, but he didn't seem to have done anything.

After ten days of galloping, Li Xian finally returned to Chang'an City. At this time, Yang's family has not been buried yet. Ancient funerals are grand and complicated. According to Yang's rank, she should be buried in three days and three months. of the specifications.

In other words, when Li Xian returned to Chang'an, the Yang family hadn't actually been buried yet.After Li Xian came back, he naturally wanted to go to Zhou Guogong's mansion, but what made him strange was that Wu Minzhi showed up, but Princess Xuancheng didn't show up.

After all, the defense between men and women is not serious these days, not to mention that Li Xian and Princess Xuancheng are siblings, no matter how you look at it, Princess Xuancheng should not hide.

There is gossip!Li Xian really wanted to ask Wu Minzhi, but Zhou Guogong's mansion is not a good place for gossip, after all, there are people coming and going here... It's hard to talk.Li Xian observed Wu Minzhi secretly, and found that the expression on Wu Minzhi's face was not very serious, and there was a hint of relief in his expression.

Li Xian felt like a kitten was living in his heart, he presented the ceremony, and then left after saying a few words of condolences to Wu Minzhi, and Wu Minzhi's response was not considered rude, but... It doesn't look like a dead grandmother, child, if you let Her Majesty see it like this, you will be dead, you made it?

Li Xian hesitated for a while but did not remind Wu Minzhi, Wu Minzhi is not stupid at all, he did not believe that Wu Minzhi would not have thought of this, and Wu Minzhi knew it and did it on purpose, Li Xian didn't know how to describe it other than killing him up.

Forget it, let this scumbag do what he likes, anyway, he will be punished by Empress Wu when the time comes.

When Li Xian came back, he just rushed into the palace to meet the empress, then went back to the mansion to rest, went to Duke Zhou's mansion the next day, and only had time to contact his parents again on the third day.

Both Li Zhi and Empress Wu are very concerned about the tax reform. Even though the previous tax reform method has been written and approved by the high-level, Li Zhi still asked in detail. He wanted to know the basis for formulating the tax reform. After all, the letter was not well written. It was so detailed, and everyone felt that the numerical value was set appropriately, so it was passed.

Li Xian explained it in great detail. After talking about Cai Zhiding's current figure after summarizing Yangzhou's tax value for ten years, Li Zhi nodded in satisfaction. There is nothing more gratifying to his parents than his son's hard work and hard work. By now, it probably doesn't matter who Li Xian is.

Then Li Zhi asked a question about pirates. When Li Xian talked about pirates, he gritted his teeth with hatred, but Li Zhi and Empress Wu's focus was off-these two were more concerned about what the so-called sea view room was. mean.

Whether it is Chang'an or Luoyang, the eastern capital, these two places are inland. Li Zhi grew up in Chang'an, and Empress Wu... Empress Wu's hometown is in Shanxi, which is also inland, which means that the two survived In fact, I haven’t seen the sea for so long!

Li Xian didn't know how to describe it, so he hesitated for a while before asking: "The sage makes a tour every five years, why don't daddy go to Yangzhou for a tour when the Guanlan Courtyard is completed?"

Li Zhi was a little hesitant. The five-year tour of the emperor is recorded in the "Book of Rites". People scolded, oh, no, it's the remonstrance who came back, this time because of a different courtyard, it seems... to be sprayed even more.

Li Xian naturally knew what Li Zhi was hesitating about, so he said decisively: "At that time, the taxation should have been on the right track, and it would be good for Dad to inspect it at that time."

Huh?This is a good reason, but Li Zhi still didn't say he was dead, just nodded and said: "Let's talk about this matter."

Li Xian didn't think that Li Zhi would make a decision right away, so he resolutely resigned when he saw that the report was almost done.

Before Li Xian left, Li Zhi said jokingly: "Fortunately, Qilang was asked to sacrifice to the mountains and rivers early, and the weather will be good this year."

Li Xian was embarrassed for a moment... He really wanted to say that this matter had nothing to do with him, but after thinking about it, he decided not to worry about it anymore, what about love.

After reporting to the two bosses, Li Xian has other things to do. First, he has to meet the prince—where is the title of monarch and minister, and then he has to go to see Li Xian first. Meet his nephew!

I don't know if it's Li Xian's illusion. Although Li Hong still looks that gentle and elegant, Li Xian always feels that he is not in a good spirit. Not to mention him, even the princess's complexion is not very good. Appears to be sick.

Li Xian gave Li Hong a lot of specialties from Yangzhou. In order to avoid suspicion, he said one more sentence: "I heard that His Highness is still using medicine, and seafood is a hair product. I don't know which one is not suitable. Your Highness turned around and asked Yaozang Lang, if you don’t like it, reward it, although it’s not a good thing, it’s still fresh after all, isn’t it?”

Li Hong's eyes flickered slightly and he said with a gentle smile, "I'm very happy that Qilang can think of me. How long do you plan to stay when you come back this time?"

"Mom and Dad mean to let me go back after the Mid-Autumn Festival." It's just the beginning of August, and there is still about half a month before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Li Xian is considered to be on paid leave.

"How is the tax reform going in Yangzhou?"

Li Xian thought for a while and said: "The initial stage is almost done. The rest is to promulgate and implement it. It will be tried for two years. I don't know if the common people will protest."

"I have also read your tax system, how do you think about it?"

Li Xian was about to die of depression in his heart. He had just said it in the Hanyuan Hall, and now he had to repeat it again when he went to the East Palace. It was really painful.

After questioning and answering, Li Xian quickly discovered Li Hong's shortcomings. As a prince who has supervised the country many times, Li Hong's experience in handling government affairs is actually quite good, but he still has a lot of shortcomings in terms of people's livelihood. It is at a level that only knows the theory and does not know the actual situation.

For example, he may know the approximate current price of food and meat, but he doesn't have much idea of ​​whether the price is cheap or expensive for ordinary people.

Previously, Li Xian only told Li Zhi that their tax strategy was formulated based on the tax revenue within ten years, and there was nothing else to say, but when Li Hong came here, Li Xian had to explain all kinds of detailed data.

After Li Xian finished speaking, Li Hong suddenly asked, "I remember that Yangzhou Sicang's name is Pei Yan, right?"

Li Xian nodded. The position of Sicang is not high, but he has a lot of power in his hands. He is in charge of housing and food, in charge of food safety, tax collection, grain storage, market transactions and other things. Li Xian It seemed a little strange that when Li Hong suddenly mentioned such a person, he always felt that something was wrong.

After all, the official position of Sicang may not be low in a state, but Li Hong is the crown prince. There are more than 300 Sinong in more than 300 states in the country. I remember everyone's name, but... surnamed Pei?

Li Xian suddenly asked in his heart: "I don't know if this person is related to General Youwei."

Li Hong said with a satisfied smile: "This person is Pei Judao's grand-nephew. I heard that he is quite talented, but I have never seen anyone so I can't tell. Since he is Qilang's subordinate now, I don't know how he is?"

Li Xian struggled for a while before saying: "Well, Pei Yan is only around twenty now, and he does things safely. He is indeed a child of the Pei family."

To be honest, Pei Yan is... average ability, just an ordinary person. The only thing that can be praised is that he is more principled, but because he is too principled, he is a little bit less flexible when it comes to flexibility.It's just that now that the prince has brought it up, Li Xian has to find a way to mention this person. The princess's natal family, after sitting on the throne, the emperor may be wary of his relatives, but in Li Hong's position, his biggest helper is his wife. His family is gone - it is impossible for the mother family to give him any help.

Because of such a matter, the meeting with Li Hong also made Li Xian feel uninteresting. The brothers were full of calculations and exhausted, so after hinting that they would take care of Pei Yan, Li Xian resolutely walked away.

After he came out of the East Palace, Li Xian felt that his blood bar was almost empty, and when he thought that he hadn't met Li Xian yet, his whole body became ill instantly.But it was not too early at this time, so Li Xian sent someone directly to Prince Pei's Mansion to tell him that he would go there tomorrow, and then returned to the Palace.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Xian took some children's toys and local products of Yangzhou and ran directly to Prince Pei's Mansion.

Li Xian's eldest son was born in May of this year. It has only been three months now. He can do nothing but whimper and sleep. Because he didn't take a small name, he had to shout loudly first, and children can't see him. Feng Jianguang, when Li Xian passed by, the child happened to be asleep, and he didn't carry him out for Li Xian to watch.

Li Xian heaved a sigh of relief instantly. To be honest, he was not very interested in creatures like children, especially Li Xian in his infancy. Besides being good-looking and sensible, it is estimated that he will not get too close. What he is most afraid of is a creature like a bear child.

Li Xian said with some regret: "Hey, this kid can sleep too much now, but he is very funny, he is so soft and easy to poke."

Li Xian's mouth twitched after hearing this, dear, is that your son?It's not your pet, is it?

"It's okay, my nephew might be able to run and dance when I come back next time." Li Xian thought for a while and asked, "By the way, haven't you named Da Lang yet?"

Li Xian nodded: "Oh, Da Lang is still young, don't worry."

Li Xian suddenly remembered that in ancient times, children seemed to be given their names a little later, saying that they were afraid that if they got up early, they would be included in the book of life and death of the King of Hades. gone.

Regarding this point, Li Xian decided not to popularize science. He can work hard on popularizing some things, and forget about some things that are deeply rooted.

Naturally, Li Xian would also like to ask about the situation in Yangzhou, but he is smarter because he is more measured than Li Hong. He only cares about his younger brother's work problem in a symbolic way, and expresses his need for help directly.Li Xian thanked him for his kindness with a smile, and then left Prince Pei's mansion.

After returning to the palace, Li Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief, Nima, coming back once is more exhausting than not coming back.It's just that after Gan Baicheng sent a greeting card, Li Xian immediately disappeared from all illnesses.

A few days before Li Xian came back, Zheng Qi didn't move, because Li Xian didn't go to court, so he didn't see Zheng Qi. It is estimated that Zheng Qi also knew that he was busy, so he took the time to send the post.Li Xian immediately sent someone to tell Zheng Qi to meet tomorrow.

Of course, even if we meet, we have to wait for Zheng Qi to get off work. Recently, Zheng Qi is relatively relaxed. There are no foreign envoys and no need to go out to fight.

Zheng Qi's entry into Zhou Palace was basically the same as his return home, and Li Xian was still waiting for him in the study.Li Xian originally thought that he should be very excited after not seeing each other for so long, but in fact, after seeing Zheng Qi, although his heart beat a little faster, he was not nervous.

Zheng Qi calmly sat opposite Li Xian, and found that Li Xian had been staring at him, he couldn't help laughing and said: "What? I don't know each other after half a year?"

Li Xian blinked: "It's a little bit, Qingcheng seems to look better."

Zheng Qi paused with his hands and looked at Li Xian with a subtle expression. This kid has actually learned to tease him? !

After Li Xian finished speaking, he began to change the subject: "I won't be leaving until August [-]th. By the way, have you received the things I gave you? Is there anything you like? I'll bring you some more when I come back next time." .”

Zheng Qi's eyes flashed, what he liked was Li Xian's return, he didn't really care about those things, but his mother was very happy.Zheng Qi also thought about it when he met this time. He had discovered that the communication between him and Li Xian was really not only business affairs, but also business affairs. Show how life is over there.

In fact, both Empress Wu and Li Zhi have asked this question, as have Li Hong and Li Xian, but when talking to the above four, Li Xian just picked up some irrelevant things and didn't say much.

And in front of Zheng Qi, it's really... Li Xian originally thought that he had a boring life in the past six months, but when he said it carefully, it seemed that a lot of things had happened.

Zheng Qi knew before that the other courtyard built by Li Xian by the sea was burned by pirates, and he was worried once when he knew about it. This time when Li Xian was talking, his heart rose again, and the teacup in his hand was almost It was crushed by him!

It is impossible to hide the tsunami that happened while fighting pirates, but Li Xian hid the vortex before the tsunami. Anyway, Yangzhou is far away from Chang'an, so if he wants to hide it, he can still hide it. .

But facing Zheng Qi, Li Xian didn't want to hide it. When he mentioned the ocean vortex, Li Xian's expression was a little weird. He knew that the vortex might be the precursor of the tsunami, but...it was so weird Yes, he never knew that there would be such things as ocean vortexes before the tsunami.

After hearing this, Zheng Qi also had a strange expression. Thinking of Li Xian's various supernatural events in the past, he suddenly felt a toothache.

Seeing Zheng Qi's strange expression, Li Xian couldn't help but look at him in doubt, Zheng Qi said jokingly: "Before, my aunt said that everyone thinks you are a god from all over the world."

Li Xian's ears twitched when he heard Zheng Qi say the word A Niang, Zheng Qi's mother...after hearing the latter...he was speechless.However, since she thinks that he is a god who has experienced calamities, if Zheng Niang knows that Li Xian is going to push Zheng Qi, will the outbreak be lighter?

Yes, Li Xian has been hesitating. A few days ago, he didn't have time and didn't think about it.It's true that he really wanted to push Zheng Qi, but when he thought about Zheng Qi's reaction and the possible reaction of his family... Li Xian felt that he had to kneel even if he was a prince.

Later, when it came to the placement of orphans, Li Xian sighed: "Qingcheng, you don't know how miserable those people are. Many children have lost their parents, and some are even under the age of one, but they don't have any relatives anymore. Whether the child will survive in the future is a matter of two opinions."

Even if there is a pension or something, such a young child can't be kept. Besides, there are no orphanages these days. For those children, Li Xian can only help a little as much as he can, for example, let them go to the reconstruction of Guanlan Other courtyards help, and then send them money, at least let them have a place to eat and sleep.It’s just that very small children can only rely on those older children to take care of them.

My lord... There wasn't a single surviving adult, not even a child over ten years old. When dealing with the corpses of the villagers, those pirates didn't even leave a whole body behind.

Zheng Qi's expression is also a bit dignified. On the one hand, he feels pity for those people, and on the other hand, he is also afraid. Fortunately, the other courtyard has not been built yet. If it is built, Li Xian lives in it and meets pirates... Zheng Qi is simply I don't want to know what will happen to Li Xian if something happens to him.

Probably before going crazy, he would take people to kill the pirates first, and then come back to clean up those officials in Yangzhou. If it wasn't for their poor work, how could the pirates be so rampant?

Li Xian just passed on such a depressing thing, and then began to ask Zheng Qi what kind of yard he likes. Of course, the excuse on the surface was that he was worrying about how to arrange the yard.

Zheng Qi's preferences are actually more elegant. Of course, this is because beauty is in the eyes of beholders. From Li Xian's point of view, this is the case. If it is someone else, Li Xian, who has not been educated by an aristocratic family, will probably think that this person is so troublesome and hypocritical. It's terrible, the flowers and trees in the yard are exquisite, and the murals and painted screens must have different patterns, and the patterns must also be exquisite, and other things such as various other things... To be honest, Li Xian's head hurts when he hears it up.

He has never been a person who knows how to decorate his home, his palace is well-regulated and according to the standard.

After Zheng Qi said that he had successfully knocked Li Xian out, looking at Li Xian with a dazed face, Zheng Qi regretted it for a while, Nima, obviously he wanted to show that he was very interesting and aesthetically pleasing, How come... you didn't grasp the scale?

To be honest, things like not being able to grasp the scale are too rare for Zheng Qi, and for a while he felt that feelings and so on were really troublesome.

Seeing that Zheng Qi didn't say anything, Li Xian changed the subject decisively: Dear, let's talk about how to eat, I think I have a better say in this aspect.

When Zheng Qi left, Li Xian really wanted to keep him, but when Zheng Qi said that he wanted to ask Li Xian to go to the hot spring again before August [-]th, Li Xian agreed and said Time to show him something new.

Zheng Qi left full of doubts, and Li Xian started looking for his two jars of wine when he returned!It's just that he didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that the taste of the two jars of white wine seemed to be stronger.

Li Xian stared at the two jars of wine, recalling Empress Wu's words to persuade him not to seek death, and finally decided to admit it for a while, don't even think about pushing it down, let Zheng Qi get drunk and eat tofu.

Thinking of this, Li Xian suddenly felt that time passed a little slowly. It was just the beginning of August, and there were still many days before the fifteenth day of August.It's just that he didn't expect that Zheng Qi said that before August [-]th, it would be so much earlier.

On the tenth day of August, Zheng Qi's post was handed over to Li Xian. This time, Zheng Qi used osmanthus as dried flowers, and the whole post smelled of sweet-scented osmanthus. Li Xian looked at the more beautiful calligraphy in the beautiful post. Suddenly, there was a weird feeling of receiving a love letter.

Li Xian originally wanted to write a reply post, but he hesitated when he thought about his dog crawling characters. Before he finished hesitating, Gan Baicheng came over with sweat profusely and said, "My lord, Zhou Guogong is here." gone."

Li Xian looked at Gan Baicheng and asked a little strangely: "Come on, come on." Like a lunatic, the most terrifying thing is that he still has dark blood on his body!

Wu Minzhi turned his head and looked at Li Xian calmly, then suddenly smiled and said, "I killed Xuancheng."

Li Xian: wtf?