What he saw outside of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, especially outside the towns, was completely different from the Tang Dynasty that Wang Zi'an imagined.
If I have to use adjectives.
That is depression, dilapidation.
The people living on this land are insensitive.
Although spring has arrived, the spring chill is severe, and it is still chilly morning and night.
And many common people were sallow and skinny, and their clothes could no longer be described as ragged. Along the way, many children with disheveled faces licked their fingers and looked longingly at this group of people sitting on tall horses. Gorgeous carriage with noble escorts.
There was not even envy in his eyes, only fear, timidity, and a desire for food.
At the beginning, Wang Zi'an would buy a cart of Hu cakes in advance. When encountering such a situation, he would ask Di Renjie and Wu Zetian to distribute some. But from then on, wherever he went, they were crowded with such eager old people and children. , women, and even some young people with numb expressions and haggard bodies.
He stopped letting people buy him.
Datang can no longer buy one or two cars or how many cars of Hu cakes can be changed.
The people waiting along the road, looking forward to receiving the biscuits, gradually dispersed.
Wang Zi'an stopped talking along the way, and later on, he didn't even mention the matter of asking Li Junxian's several Baiqisi lieutenants to go around to collect the actual situation of rural cooperatives in various places.
Except for reading the Datang Evening News as usual every day, I was silent all day long.
Su Su, who was familiar with his habits, didn't know what was going on, but she also noticed something unusual, because she knew that Wang Zi'an always only liked the serials and gossip news at the back, and rarely paid attention to the current political news and critical news comments in the front.
But recently, every time I got the newspaper, I would look carefully at the complicated imperial decrees on it, as if I was looking for something, but my face would become more gloomy every time.
No one knew what he was looking for. Only Li Junxian had some vague guesses, but he could only watch silently, not daring to speak.
Wu Zetian, who has always liked to pester Wang Zi'an, has become very well-behaved in the past two days, as if she has grown up a lot all of a sudden.
If you have anything to do, you can come up to Master and help him rub his shoulders and back.
As for the new apprentice Di Renjie, he was a little confused and couldn't understand why the master suddenly seemed to have changed.
However, he was very wise and did not bother his master. In the past few days, he followed Li Junxian and others every day, running back and forth, and he became a familiar face.
Before I even returned to the capital, I heard an unexpected and reasonable news.
King Yan Li You rebelled.
He killed the messenger sent by the imperial court to summon him to the capital, beheaded Yan Wang Changshi Quan Wanji, who jumped out to scold and dissuade him, and led his subordinates to rebel.
On the first day, I saw the news about King Yan's rebellion. Before I could complain about him seeking death, on the third day, I saw the news about the failure of King Yan's rebellion.
His Highness the King of Yan, under the instigation of Yin Jiuge, Yin Hongzhi, and his confidant Yan Hongliang, decided to go all out and raise an army to make his father's livelihood, and ambitiously recruited all the men in the city over the age of fifteen to organize the army. Prepare. He appointed himself Yin Hongzhi as the Shangzhu Kingdom, Yin Jiuge as the Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Yan Hongliang as the general, Zan Junmo and Liang Mengbiao as the left and right vanguards. He opened his treasury and rewarded the civil and military forces of the Manchu dynasty he had just established.
Then he drove the people into the city to serve as soldiers, set up official offices, and started his own journey of rebellion.
However, before they had time to wait for the more than 10,000 elite troops they had secretly trained overseas to arrive, and before the allies they secretly contacted responded, they were directly captured by the army led by Chai Shao, the governor of Youzhou.
Clean and tidy.
Even the armies of Yunzhou, Shuozhou, and Bingzhou that Li Shimin arranged in advance at the border of Youzhou didn't have time to move...
In the chaos of the army.
Sima of Prince Yan's Mansion, Li You's uncle Yin Hongzhi was killed, and Yin Jiuge disappeared.
King Yan Li You was captured alive and was being escorted to Chang'an.
Seeing this news, Prince An, who was in a bad mood, was almost amused.
That's it?
You actually teach others to rebel!
You've been preparing for so long, but you can at least hold on for two more days——
Wang Zi'an didn't even know how to complain.
However, this is a good thing for the idiot king to seek death and rebel against his father, saving him the trouble of going back to look for him.
This brother-in-law secretly kidnapped his bride and delayed his bridal chamber——
Well, it was delaying myself and Yuzhang from entering the bridal chamber.
In short, it’s not a good thing!
Wang Zi'an felt that after returning, he should take Changle and Yuzhang to see him.
He was in a much better mood, but Yuzhang was in a very low mood.
March 15th.
After a month, Wang Zi'an returned to Chang'an again.
Although it is already late spring, the weeping willows on the shore are spitting out fresh yellow green, and most of the pedestrians on the street have taken off their bulky winter clothes. Even the wanderers who are breaking willows on the Ba Bridge to say goodbye, who are about to go on a long journey, It is also because of the budding breath of spring that it dilutes some of the sadness of the upcoming separation.
If it had been in the past, Prince An would have stopped and looked at this romantic scene like a Tang poem.
You may even memorize a few Tang poems that fit the occasion, playing the role of a talented man and a beautiful woman.
But his mood couldn't be happier.
On horseback, looking at the bustling crowds of people coming and going in Chang'an City, my mood was a little complicated.
"While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone."
It is a living portrayal of this society.
"This is a fucking time!"
Wang Zi'an suddenly let out a long breath and cursed in a low voice.
Through the crowd, he had already seen Li Chengqian and Gao Yang who were about to arrive at the city gate. He also saw the graceful, dignified and charming Cheng Ying'er, as well as Wang Xuance and Xi Junmai who were guarding the side.
My heart couldn't help but feel a little warm, and a smile appeared on my face.
People who have a wife are different!
He quickly stepped forward and gently hugged his daughter-in-law, who looked like a mountain on either side of the mountain.
"Madam, you have been wronged——"
Cheng Ying'er couldn't help but blush, and gently backed away from him.
This bad guy doesn't care what the occasion is, so many people are watching.
The shy little appearance and the magnetic voice were like a small brush, which made Prince Anxin's hair itch. However, this was not the time for intimacy. He held Cheng Ying'er's soft little hand and turned around. , said hello to Xiao Mingming, who had now successfully transformed into an uncle, and nodded slightly to Xi Junmai and Wang Xuance.
Then, he subconsciously looked into the crowd.
Cheng Ying'er knew what he was thinking and said softly.
"My husband is looking for my eldest grandson sister?"
There was no showdown on Li Shimin's side. Even if she got married to Wang Zi'an, she would not dare to tell Wang Zi'an directly that the eldest grandson girl you married was actually the current Princess Li Lizhi of Changle.
Wang Zi'an quickly looked away and shook his head firmly in denial.
"Impossible, it's nothing. Don't make blind guesses. Is there anything she can't answer? It doesn't matter. You are enough -"
As he spoke, he looked at Cheng Ying'er's charming face with an expression on his face.
Cheng Ying'er:......
She rolled her eyes at him playfully.
"Sister Zhangsun has been a little sick recently and is not in good health, so I took it upon myself to not let her come over..."
Wang Zi'an suddenly became nervous when he heard this.
"What's the disease? It's nothing serious, right?"
In this day and age, getting sick is no small matter.
Cheng Ying'er couldn't help but feel a little annoyed when she looked at his nervous appearance, and pinched him secretly in annoyance.
"It's not all your fault—"
Looking at Cheng Ying'er's happy and angry smile, an incredible thought suddenly flashed into his mind, and he looked at Cheng Ying'er in disbelief.
"You mean, you mean, she, she has..."
Seeing Cheng Ying'er nodding in confirmation, Wang Zi'an suddenly felt as if he was struck by a bolt of lightning. He was stunned at first, and then was instantly ecstatic and surrounded by great happiness.
The whole person was dizzy, as if he were in the clouds. For such a big person, his voice was slightly trembling when he spoke.
I'm going to be a dad!
Two lives before and after, becoming a father for the first time——
At this moment, everything about the common people in the world, serving the country and the people, and settling accounts with Li Shimin were all forgotten.
"walk home!"
At this moment, he didn't want to stay for a moment. He wished he could grow wings from his side and fly back directly to check Changle's pulse himself.
Haha, I’m going to be a father!
He was so excited that he forgot all about himself.
As the hostess, Cheng Ying'er couldn't be as rude as him.
He walked over and thanked Li Junxian and several elite Baiqisi captains in person. Then he hesitated for a moment, walked up to Princess Yuzhang who was standing there and didn't know what to do, took her hand, and let her go. In his own hands, a soft and friendly smile appeared on his face.
"Sister Yue'er is frightened. It's been a hard journey. You might as well go back and have a good rest. After a few days, I will let him give you a satisfactory explanation..."
It was obvious that this woman was the legitimate mistress of the Chang'an Marquis Palace, but she was intercepted on the way.
It would be okay if it was just a cut off. The key is that I still carry the name of a hostess.
There is no status, no advancement or retreat.
What's even worse is that her worthless husband entered the bridal chamber in a daze, and now he's become a father. Thinking about it, it's a huge headache.
Although Yuzhang was simple-minded, he knew the current situation and could only nod silently, feeling inexplicable in his heart.
but--
What else can be done?
Seeing Yu Zhang disappointed, he turned around and got into the car, and went home directly accompanied by Li Chengqian.
Cheng Ying'er glared at Wang Zi'an angrily.
"It's all your fault——"
Wang Zi’an:……
I am more unjust than Dou E!
I asked tentatively.
"How about I take Miss Yue'er over, and we can all come together..."
Then he saw the back of Cheng Ying'er's head.
Wang Zi’an:……
"Then let's just live our lives peacefully and forget about it—"
"Heartless man!"
Cheng Ying'er threw away his big hand with some annoyance.
Wang Zi’an:……
Ouch, nothing is right. What do you want from me? Although we are women, we still have to be reasonable, okay?
If you dare to lose your temper again, see how I deal with you when I go back!
Although the people who went to pick up Wang Zi'an and Princess Yuzhang missed Wang Zi'an and his party.
But after the battle at Hukou, it was impossible not to know.
However, by that time, Wang Zi'an, Princess Yuzhang and others were out of danger, and Li Shimin was not disturbed anymore. However, the itinerary of their group and everything they did on the road had already been handed over to Li Shimin in detail. in front of.
"Tell me, will this brat fall out on the spot..."
Although he arranged for his son to pick him up, Li Shimin still felt a little worried.
He was very familiar with Wang Zi'an's temper. He was a dog born in the year of the dog, and he would fall out whenever he wanted.
Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and Tang Jian could not help but look at each other with a wry smile on their faces.
Your Majesty, be more confident and remove the word "no".
"This - the overall situation is the most important thing. He should be able to understand His Majesty's good intentions, right?"
As soon as these words came out of his mouth, Changsun Wuji felt that it was a bit nonsense.
If that bitch had such political awareness, would he be so exhausted that he would be unwilling to do anything?
Tang Jian blinked his eyes and suddenly said something dull.
"Your Majesty, do you want to stop this? If you continue to let it go, I'm afraid it will really delay the people's farming this spring..."
Li Shimin glanced at him angrily.
Needless to say, if I continue to feel unwell, that bitch will still have to fight for me when he comes back?
People look for a prince-in-law who is obedient and capable. I look for a prince-son-in-law who will hook up with my two daughters and not talk about it, but will often cheat on him, just look at his face!
It’s so embarrassing——
"So far, how much wasteland has been opened in various places——"
Li Shimin suddenly turned his attention to Fang Xuanling.
"As of yesterday, statistics from local newspapers show that the various places where rural cooperatives are trialling have cleared a total of 19,924 acres of land, including 3,927 acres in the Guanzhong area and 5,927 acres in Hebei Province. Twenty-three acres, 6866 acres on Henan Road, 3208 acres on Hedong Road..."
As Fang Xuanling revealed the data, several people in the imperial study could not help but show a hint of joy on their faces.
It has only been a short time since rural cooperatives were tried out, and so much more farmland has been opened up in various places.
Although less than one-third of the official land was owned by local gentry, most of it was owned by local gentry. However, even if it belonged to local gentry, these newly opened cultivated lands were officially registered and required to pay taxes and grain to the court.
This meant that the court suddenly received a large amount of tax revenue, and more importantly, more farmland!
How much more grain will be harvested?
"Rural cooperatives are such a good thing, and Prince Consort Wang is really a genius in governing the country——"
Du Ruhui couldn't help but praise again.
"What a genius, that brat, if he knew you were using a rural cooperative, he would definitely not be done with you when he came back..."
Before anyone came in, Cheng Yaojin, who had gone out to let the water go out, said angrily outside.
Everyone:…
If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb!
Do we still need your reminder?
Seeing that everyone was silent, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but feel happy.
You deserve it for plotting against my son-in-law behind my back!
Just when I was feeling proud, I suddenly heard Changsun Wuji add something faintly.
"So what can he do if he doesn't finish it? What does it have to do with us? We are humble people, and that's not all the work of His Majesty and those high-ranking ministers and ministers in the court..."
