Winter has arrived again, and with it, after crossing the ocean, Princess Yeyue of the Dashi Kingdom has safely arrived in Chang'an City, which she has been away from for a long time.
The royal farmland outside Chang'an City, which was originally cultivated by the royal family, was already desolate at this time. Except for the withered and yellow weeds, there was the withered and yellow land and a small section of it that had just crawled out of the soil after the autumn harvest, preparing to endure the cold winter. Young seedlings baptized in the twelfth lunar month.
The Royal City's military guards will still patrol this large area of fertile land, but the palace, which is farmed with the people, has been deserted after the autumn harvest. The next time the bustling scene will start again, it will have to be after spring next year. .
Not far from the wooden palace where the people work together, there is a small courtyard that is also made of pure wood. At this time, the smoke is rising slowly from the chimney on the roof, which is regarded as infusing this empty wilderness with life. A hint of humanity.
There is never a shortage of firewood here, and you can even grab enough firewood for several days just by walking out of the door. Therefore, Fang Muqing, his two maids and eunuchs are quite comfortable living here.
It's not that she doesn't want to go back, but that she doesn't know how to face the people and things in Chang'an after returning to Chang'an.
Now she is no longer a commoner and has restored her identity as Princess Pei. Even her mansion was provided by the royal family in Xinghuafang in Chang'an City.
But for her, instead of living in a deserted deep house, it is better to live in this small courtyard in the desolate wilderness, which can make her feel warm and real.
Although the two sons are still young, they have been brought into the palace. At first, Fang Muqing was still frightened, fearing that Prince Li Hong or her father and mother would imprison her two sons in the palace. From then on, Cut yourself off.
But after the autumn harvest was successfully completed, Li Guangshun and Li Guangren were not imprisoned as she thought. Instead, they had their own palace in the palace like underage princes, and they could also go to Hongwen Hall and the Imperial College to study every day. .
Even according to what the maids around him said, these days, His Majesty seems to be planning to confer them the title of county king in a few years, when they are older.
When Fang Muqing heard the news, his heart was filled with unspeakable bitterness, and he didn't know whether to be happy or worried.
What made her feel happy was that after all, the royal family was no longer a ruthless imperial family, and finally gave her children the status they deserved.
But what worried her was that her husband was still a commoner and was exiled to Anxi. She was afraid that she would never see her children again. Once the two of them were granted the title of county prince, they would essentially be completely separated from Li Xian. The relationship, even... Now my husband's life or death is unknown.
The cold wind in the wilderness is more wanton and arrogant than the cold wind in the city. Without the obstruction of the walls and the control of the streets, the cold wind blows happily in the wilderness, making the entire wooden courtyard look even more depressed. .
The cold wind passed over the numb cheeks of Fang Muqing, who was sitting at the door, leaning against the door frame and deep in thought, and gradually used the cold temperature to awaken the woman's increasingly numb heart.
"Perhaps we should ask to see His Highness the Crown Prince." Fang Muqing straightened up and leaned against the door frame in confusion, smoothed his hair that was messed up by the cold wind on his forehead and murmured: "Yes, you can go to the palace to see your mother. If you have the opportunity, go and see His Royal Highness.”
At the end of the sentence, Fang Muqing's eyes became somewhat brighter, like a person who was about to drown and finally caught a floating object that could survive.
Two palace maids and two eunuchs hurriedly helped Fang Muqing prepare the carriage and prepare gifts. Until Fang Muqing came out of the inner room after dressing up, the palace maids pointed to baskets of baskets of gifts left for them after this autumn's harvest. The new species for food production murmured, "Are these enough? If there are any more, we may not even have enough seeds next year."
After dressing up, Fang Muqing, although less youthful and energetic than when she was just married, is more mature and stable. She still gives people the impression of a well-educated woman from a distinguished family. Feel.
Looking at the baskets of new species at his feet that were regarded as treasures by the royal family members, Fang Muqing's originally straight back suddenly collapsed: "Put them back. How could His Highness take a fancy to these? But they were all done by His Highness." If you give it away now, it would be a joke."
This year's new species are harvested for the first time. Nowadays, they are rare items in Chang'an or the entire Tang Dynasty. Especially after some of them are used as food, His Majesty and the Queen are very happy, and they only praise the prince. The Tang Dynasty made unparalleled achievements.
It is precisely because of this that the Taoist temple where Li Chunfeng originally lived behind the Cuiwei Palace was grandly rewarded by Li Zhi this year for new species. This also temporarily eased the situation of Taoism, which had been suppressed by Buddhism.
There is even some momentum to rise up to resist, so now in Chang'an, after the royal family conferred the title of Taoist, its prosperity is likely to return to the heyday of Taoism when the late emperor was in power.
Most of the new species need to be kept as seeds for the coming year. Therefore, starting from this year, it is not an exaggeration for the royal family to regard new species as national treasures. The royal relatives will enter the palace this year. If they can get the favor of His Majesty and the Queen, Rewards are no longer just coins or royal items.
Instead, they were all replaced by new species after the autumn harvest. These new species were highly praised by the royal family, and were naturally favored by the royal family, nobles and wealthy families. However, due to the current control and extremely strict supervision by the royal family, ordinary people just couldn't keep up with them. It’s extremely difficult to get a glimpse of it, let alone obtain it.
So every time Li Zhi and Wu Mei wanted to reward someone with something, these people would carefully ask whether the gifts of gold, silver and jewelry could be replaced by new crops harvested this autumn
As a result, the gifts in their hands became these new crops as they moved back and forth between royal family members, high-ranking officials, and wealthy families.
Even without Li Zhi and Wu Mei's special instructions, these royal family members, high-ranking officials and wealthy families all chose to collect these new crops as seeds with rare tacit understanding, waiting to plant them themselves next year to get more harvests. .
And this is also in line with Li Hong's plan to promote new crops. After all, no matter what era it is, especially in this era when the general public is relatively ignorant, coupled with the inherent conservative plot of Confucianism, he wants new things to be accepted by them and then promoted. , I am afraid it will be an extremely difficult thing.
Instead of using all your words to promote it, it is better to list it as a treasure of the royal family. In this way, it will not only arouse people's curiosity, but also allow people to truly appreciate the benefits of the new crop through their actions, so as to make new crops. to real promotion.
The governance of the country depends on these so-called scholars and wealthy families, or on selecting outstanding talents among them to serve the court, promote and apply some new things, and want to bypass them and reach the people directly. Li Hong does not think this is a problem Very easy thing.
No matter how tense his relationship with the five surnamed Qiwang and famous families is, when they have common interests as the starting point, the consensus of working together can be reached between them without words.
Interests, in this era, are always a conflict between the imperial court and famous families, and the millions of people in Li have become the balance and bargaining chip between the two.
The tense relationship between Li Hong and the famous family lies in the fact that His Highness the Crown Prince deprived the famous family of their benefits and benefited the people of the world. Therefore, this allowed him to always have the upper hand in the struggle with the famous family and always let him lose. The reason why famous families who are closer to the common people in terms of class cannot gain an advantage.
Celebrity families are different from ordinary people in that their self-proclaimed superior status makes them disdain to mix with the common people. Therefore, in terms of class level, they seem to be closer to the common people than the royal family, but in their bones, they are A royal family that does not rule the world is easily recognized by the people.
In order for the people to be able to become officials and govern the country, and to get rid of their dependence on the famous families, Li Hong must benefit the people from the benefits deprived of the famous families. In this way, sooner or later, all the five surnames and seven hopes will be driven away by him. Go to Anxi, Anbei and other places, and then leave the entire Central Plains region to students who are truly loyal to the Tang Dynasty to benefit the people for the court.
"Is this your reason for the truce?" Li Zhi stroked his beard and was covered with a blanket. Li Ye was sitting on the blanket. Li Zhi, who winked at Li Ye, casually asked Li Hong.
Wu Mei on the other side kicked Li Hong in the calf: "You have nothing to do! Your feet are so mean!"
Li Ye, who was staggering and learning to walk, passed by Li Hong, but he didn't want to be tripped by his biological father who deliberately extended his foot on the thick carpet.
The heartless Li Ye giggled and didn't wait for the palace maid on the side to help him. He raised his butt and climbed up on his own initiative. He also turned to his biological father who tripped him and showed a silly and sweet smile.
As for the fact that his grandma Huang just kicked his own father, the little guy couldn't fully take it into account now, so he ignored that his grandma Huang kicked his biological father in revenge and continued to stagger. Walking to Li Zhi, he wanted to pull down Li Ye who was sitting well on the blanket.
Li Zhi watched with a smile as Li Ye pulled Li Ye on his knees, helping him from time to time to prevent him from falling, and Li Hong's words rang in his ears at the right time.
"Five surnames and Qiwang entered Tocharo this year. Now the royal city has been controlled by Heiji Changzhi and Xue Rengui. Zhang Jianzhi is taking care of post-war matters behind him. It is freezing and it will not work without a truce. No matter how rich the Tang Dynasty is with food supplies, , the supply lines stretching thousands of miles are too much for the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War. "Li Hong was nestled in the comfortable sofa. When he tripped Li Ye just now, Pei Wanying pinched his waist hard, and he is still feeling pain.
(End of chapter)