Dang, Dang, Dang!
The sound of gongs was heard, and the blockade in Fang City was finally opened. The people of Chang'an filed out and walked to Zhuque Street.
Since the martial law in the capital, people's activity time has been fixed. They can only go out to purchase supplies needed for daily life for two and a half hours every day. The vendors in the East and West Markets can only reopen at this time.
"Let's go, let's go buy some food at home!"
"This beacon smoke is coming out one after another. It's really scary... Could the Turks be outside Chang'an City already? Can we defeat them?"
"Who knows! Maybe the emperor has run away! It's not like this has never happened before. I've seen it a lot..."
"Ah?! Then what should we do?"
"..."
The people on the street were talking, either worried about their livelihood or worried about the war.
Many people looked in the direction of Taiji Palace and observed the movements of the palace.
The magnificent palace stands quietly in the center of Chang'an City, but above the palace... can the emperor still sit upright?
At this time of panic, two ranks of soldiers came from the north in full gear!
People who went out on the street consciously moved to both sides of Zhuque Street and stopped to watch.
Who is this? Such a big battle!
Ta da, da da,
Not long after, a tall horse came slowly, and on top of the horse, there was a man wearing a bright yellow dragon robe sitting upright.
He glanced at the people and showed a gentle smile.
"Ah! It's King Qin, it's King Qin!"
"What King Qin? That is Your Majesty, see Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty!"
"His Majesty King Qin! It is really His Majesty King Qin who has come out..."
"..."
In an instant, a burst of cheers broke out from the crowd, and more than half of the people were already kneeling on the ground, shouting long live the mountain.
The rest either rushed to tell each other, or stared blankly at Li Shimin, as if they wanted to imprint this face into their minds!
"In the eyes of the people, His Majesty is still the King of Qin. Even when he shouts Long Live, he is still called His Majesty the King of Qin."
Changsun Wuji, who was behind Li Shimin, smiled.
"This shows that His Majesty's image has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts."
Xu Fenglei commented,
"He will always be the God of War, King Qin, who was victorious in every battle and conquered the Tang Dynasty."
"You don't even need to speak. Just strolling around Suzaku Street is enough to inspire people."
When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help grinning, and he felt a bit proud in his heart.
Let the people of Chang'an only know that there is King Qin, but not His Majesty. This is his ability!
"drive!"
Li Shimin drove his horse, feeling the support of the people, and headed forward.
The Imperial Guards on both sides stood solemnly, but did not drive away the people. They just scanned the crowd with their eyes like hawks, extremely vigilant.
"mother!"
A little girl was squeezed to the left side of the crowd, but her mother was on the opposite side. This made her scream in panic and reach out to find her mother.
"Nanny, don't, don't come over..."
The woman looked anxious and wanted to hug her daughter, but the emperor's horse had already arrived, so she could only wave to the girl in panic and shouted,
"Stand still! Don't come over. Mom will come to pick you up later!"
However, where are the children willing to listen?
"Mom! Wuwuwu..."
With tears in her eyes, she ran to the middle of the road, blocking Li Shimin's way.
The guards on both sides were about to step forward to stop them, but Xu Fenglei made a gesture and whispered:
"Back off."
The guards retreated, but Li Shimin stood up and dismounted in front of everyone's attention.
He walked directly towards the little girl and said with a smile:
"Kid, what's wrong?"
"I...I want to find my mother." The little girl looked at the well-dressed strange uncle in front of her and cried, rubbing her eyes.
Li Shimin turned his eyes and saw a woman squeezed out from the crowd. She stepped forward and hugged the girl.
"Nanny, you are in big trouble!"
She scolded in a low voice and said hurriedly,
"Kneel down, kneel down quickly! This is His Majesty the Emperor!"
Plop, plop.
Both the elder and the younger fell on their knees in front of Li Shimin.
"Haha, it's okay... your daughter is quite cute."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said with a smile,
"Get up."
With the support of Changsun Wuji and Xu Fenglei, the mother and daughter stood up gingerly.
"Girl, can you answer me now, where are you going?"
Li Shimin still smiled and said kindly.
Compared to her mother's fear, the little girl was not so scared. She still didn't know what the word "emperor" meant.
"My mother and I will go to the West Market to buy some food."
She muttered,
"My mother said that I can only go out for a while during the day, so I have to run and buy it quickly."
"Also, my father and mother have nothing to do now. They can only stay at home every day, saying that they want to give our daughter a younger brother."
"I don't want a younger brother..."
She muttered, causing the people around her to laugh, and even the guards couldn't help laughing.
"Hehe, hehe... the kid is ignorant and just talking..."
The woman looked embarrassed, and after making up for it, her face turned as red as fire, and she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in!
"Hahaha……"
Li Shimin stroked the girl's head and laughed,
"Don't think so. Your mother has given birth to a younger brother and sister. She can play with you!"
"Uncle Clan said, you can afford to give birth, but you can't afford to raise them." The little girl hummed, "My daughter is always hungry. When younger brothers and sisters are born, my daughter will have nothing to eat. Don't, don't, don't..."
Li Shimin was slightly startled when he heard this.
"Your Majesty, people's livelihood is very difficult and the population is declining."
Xu Fenglei suddenly raised his hands and said,
"I believe that childbirth should be encouraged, and families that actively have children should be given subsidies and rewards."
“Only in this way can prosperity be restored.”
Li Shimin looked stern and nodded.
"How sad is it that you can afford to have children but cannot support them?"
He sighed softly,
"You are right. The court should encourage childbirth so that the people can afford to have children and raise them. We must not let the reproduction of offspring become a concern and burden for the people."
"Did you bring any money?"
Xu Fenglei shook his head decisively and looked at Changsun Wuji.
Changsun Wuji: "..."
Under the attention of everyone, he had no choice but to take out his pocket money - two pieces of silver.
"It's not enough, who can I send away!"
Li Shimin frowned and scolded,
"If you bring out more, I won't fail to pay you back next time!"
Changsun Wuji blushed, groped in his arms for a while, and finally took out a piece of silver.
Li Shimin took the silver coin, weighed it twice in his hand, and then nodded with satisfaction.
Immediately, he delivered the silver ingot to the little girl.
"Here, uncle gave it to you."
He said cheerfully,
"Take it and buy some delicious food to replenish your body. Don't dare to be hungry again! Do you understand?"
Boom!
The silver ingot came into her hand, but the little girl couldn't catch it for a moment and fell to the ground with a muffled sound.
All the people onlookers showed expressions of surprise and envy——
What a heavy piece of silver!
I've been updating 10,000 words a day for a month, but the results are not satisfactory...I haven't gotten the badge yet. The author is a little tired. I will update 6,000 words a day and two chapters a day. I'll order them all here.
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