The autumn rain is continuous and there are few people.
The majestic Chang'an City appeared at the end of the sight. Fifty Qianniu Guards in red clothes and gold armor escorted the black carriage and slowly approached the Golden Gate in the west of the city.
The car curtain was lifted up a corner.
Qu Dou'er, whose face became more rounded, opened the car curtain and looked at Chang'an City in the autumn rain, with a happy smile on his face.
The car curtain was lowered, and Qu Dou'er retracted into Li Xuan's arms, took one of his hands and said, "Husband, we have arrived in Chang'an."
Li Xuan, who had been closing his eyes in concentration, had to open his eyes, gently put Qu Dou'er's plump body into his arms, and then said softly: "What's missing after this trip is nothing good! "
"Ah?" Qu Dou'er raised his head and looked at Li Xuan with a confused look on his face.
Li Xuan reached out and pinched her little face that was still a little fat, causing her to squeal, and then whispered: "Didn't you notice that even in such a windy and rainy day, there were so many people at the city gate today?" Is it too much?"
"Ah!" Qu Dou'er subconsciously opened the curtain again to take a look, but Li Xuan grabbed her, pulled her back into his arms again, and whispered: "I came here to take a look. We are back, if you really want to expose it easily, it will be meaningless."
"Oh!" Qu Dou'er responded subconsciously, but she was no longer thinking about it. She just lay quietly in Li Xuan's arms, feeling his heartbeat, and vaguely forgot about everything else.
Li Xuan raised her head, smiled, and glanced at the cracks in the curtain, her eyes slightly cold.
This time the emperor called him back to Beijing. Although the imperial edict said nothing, Li Xuan roughly understood what was going on.
Emperor Xiao escaped from Luoyang, Li Jingye appeared in Luoyang but there was no news, the body of "Ming Chongyan" was found, and there was turmoil among the Turks in the two capitals...
These things all weighed on Yuan Wanqing.
Although the left and right Qianniu Guards, the left and right Jinwu Guards, Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, Yongzhou Prefecture, Luozhou Prefecture, Chang'an Wannian County, and Luoyang Henan County all obeyed his orders, the final result was not satisfactory.
Although Li Xuan didn't know the details of the investigation, he also knew that Yuan Wanqing had never touched the real key core.
That's why he returned to Beijing.
It is precisely because of this that before Li Xuan returned to the capital, the secret guards, the prince, the Demon Sect, Li Jingye, and the Chang'an family all sent people to watch at the city gate.
Just like this time, the mystery of Ming Chongyan's life and death concerns the lives and deaths of countless people.
…
The carriage slowly drove into the left side of the city gate, followed by many family members of officials entering the city slowly entering.
Su Baotong, who was walking at the front, had just reached the city gate when a figure flashed out: "Brother Su!"
"Brother Xue!" Su Baotong was really stunned. He looked at Xue Yao who suddenly appeared in front. He quickly turned over and dismounted, cupped his hands and said, "Why are you here, Brother Xue?"
Xue Yao returned the gift with his hand in hand: "By the order of the crown prince, I welcome the prince back to the capital."
"How dare you bother Brother Xue?" Li Xuan's voice came from the carriage behind, and immediately Li Xuan, who was wearing a black gold silk robe, stepped out of the carriage.
The guards around him immediately held an umbrella over his head. Li Xuan walked to the city gate, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Xue."
"I dare not, Xue Yao has met the prince." Xue Yao saluted seriously to Li Xuan.
Xue Yao is the eldest son of Prime Minister Xue Yuanchao, the one who "failed to marry a woman with the fifth surname".
Xue Yuanchao's wife was the daughter of King Qi Li Yuanji and the head of Jing County. Xue Yao was a generation younger than Li Xuan.
Li Xuan reached out to help Xue Yao up and asked seriously: "What has His Highness been busy with recently?"
"Check the hidden fields of Henan Province." Xue Yao handed over his hand again and said: "The records of the Ministry of Revenue on Henan Province are almost the same as those of the Gyeonggi states, so it is easy to check."
"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded, and it was Li Xuan's idea to check Hidden Field at the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Especially Yongzhou and Luozhou, how big are these two places? From the first year of Wude to the present, Datang has gone through countless surveys.
A few years after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, countless princes and nobles were enfeoffed.
Most of them do not have to pay taxes, but this is nothing. What is really serious is that some people use these enfeoffments to embezzle local land. This kind of thing is not uncommon.
Xu Yushi, the Minister of Household Affairs, was demoted from the position of prime minister that year, and the reason was also related to this.
However, there was a certain amount of land that the emperor entrusted to the nobles, but the land in Yongzhou and Luozhou, and the land that could be taxed, was decreasing over the years.
Because the emperor enfeoffed the nobility, the taxation became increasingly insufficient. This seems reasonable, but if you analyze the numbers carefully, you can find that the lower part of the tax is much larger than the part of the tax exemption that the emperor enfeoffed the land. Much more, far too much.
If it were placed in a local state or county, it might be difficult to conduct an in-depth investigation if a fire breaks out.
But here is the emperor's feet.
Whether it is Chang'an Luoyang, Yongzhou Prefecture, Hubu, or Shaofu, there are too many materials recording the details.
Especially in these circumstances, the prince can legitimately mobilize the prince's six rates to investigate. The result is easy to find out.
In just one month, hundreds of thousands of acres of land in Henan Province have been rediscovered.
A large number of people were arrested and sent to prisons, including Yongzhou Prefecture, Luozhou Prefecture, the Ministry of Punishment, and Dali Temple. They were extremely efficient in this regard.
Of course, it's not because the prince supports everything on the surface, but because he is really running the show behind the scenes.
The one who is really grabbing all the benefits is Empress Wu.
Li Xian is just a pawn pushed to the front desk.
…
Li Xuan rode on the horse and headed towards the Vermillion Bird Gate. Li Xuan looked at Xue Yao with a little worry and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is too cautious."
"Ah!" Xue Yao was in a daze. They all felt that Li Xian was too radical. Why did Li Xuan still think that Li Xian was not radical enough?
Seeing the confusion on Xue Yao's face, Li Xuan said softly: "Either you don't do something, or if you want to do something, you have to do it absolutely."
Now that we have started to check the fields, if we can't find it, then it will be fine. But since we have found it, we should deal with it quickly and severely according to the law. This is the right way to do things, but this is what Li Xian did. All rights were given to Empress Wu.
Once the counter-attack fails in the future, Li Xian will definitely be the unlucky one.
Xue Yao somewhat understood the meaning of Li Xuan's words, nodded and said: "Yihua will definitely tell His Highness what the prince said."
"Besides, Brother Xue." Li Xuan lowered her voice and said softly: "This time, you shouldn't have come."
"Ah!" Xue Yao didn't react for a while.
Li Xuan took one look and knew that Xue Yao didn't know anything about Li Xian and Li Jingye.
Li Xuan raised his head, looked at the Suzaku Gate in the distance, and said softly: "Brother Xue, don't you know how many people are staring at Xuan now? Why are they doing this? Brother Xue should know. Brother Xue is here now and has trapped the prince." Your Highness is in danger."
Xue Yao's expression changed instantly.
Li Xuan shook his head and said: "I would like Brother Xue to inform His Highness the Crown Prince about what I said. As for the rest... I will go to meet the Holy Spirit first. As for His Highness, I will see how His Majesty arranges it.
"Yes!" Xue Yao couldn't help but look solemn. "
In the past, Li Xuan still had a part-time job in the East Palace, but since the last time the East Palace asked the emperor to appoint Li Xuan as the prince inspector, Shao Zhanshi, and the emperor refused, he also asked Li Xuan's prince inspector Zuo Zhanshi. Thanks to the doctor, he also exempted me.
Li Xuan is now the king of the clan and the governor of a border state.
If he wants to see the prince, he must obtain the emperor's permission, otherwise it will be a private meeting with evil intentions.
…
Li Xuan was wearing a black robe with gold threads and stood at the entrance of the majestic and solemn Zichen Palace.
The emperor's clear voice came from inside the door: "Xuan!"
Li Xuan immediately walked in quickly, then stood in the Zichen Hall, kneeling with his arms solemnly: "I am the king of Nanchang County, the captain of the Qingchao, the general councilor, the governor of Changzhou, the governor of Changzhou, and the right guard of the inspection school." General, Mr. Xuan, the young minister of Honglu Temple, pays homage to your majesty. May your majesty live forever. Pay homage to the Queen of Heaven. May the Queen of Heaven be blessed and safe."
Li Xuan kowtowed seriously, with solemn etiquette and without any deviation.
Seeing Li Xuan salute, Li Zhi nodded slightly and said, "Get up, it's been more than half a year since I last saw you, and everything seems like yesterday."
"If Your Majesty misses me, I will resign from the post of Governor of Changzhou, stay with His Majesty, be a small minister, and do my best to relieve His Majesty's worries." Li Xuan handed over his hand seriously.
"That's not necessary." Li Zhi quickly waved his hand, and then said a little funny: "You almost deceived me."
"What I said is from the bottom of my heart. I am willing to use my whole life to help His Majesty live a long life." Li Xuan handed over his hand with great sincerity.
He really thought so. If Li Zhi could live a few more years, things would not be so chaotic.
Li Zhi smiled, looked sideways at Empress Wu, and said, "Look, this person can say such disgusting words so naturally."
Empress Wu smiled bitterly, then looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Do you know everything?"
"Yes!" Li Xuan cupped her hands, glanced at Li Zhi, and said, "The way of a doctor is to listen, listen, and ask questions. The medicine your Majesty used still has some medicinal smell left in the palace. It is probably still in the period of nourishment. It is not suitable to have too much contact with government affairs. .”
"I really can't hide anything from you." Li Zhi smiled softly, pushed aside the memorial in front of him, then leaned back on the imperial couch, looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Tell me about the recent situation in Changzhou. How about, please be brief, I haven’t been in Zichen Palace for a long time.”
"Yes!" Li Xuan held up his hand and said seriously: "In the battle of Changzhou, Tubo's war preparation plan was disrupted. Lun Qinling began to train naval forces. I originally planned to capture the Tanggula Pass at the end of autumn, and then take advantage of the winter ice. Send troops to defend... before I come back, I have entrusted everything to Duke Zhang and Wang Xiaojie."
"Yes!" Li Zhi nodded calmly and said, "I can rest assured that you are on the front line."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty." Li Xuan raised his hand and continued: "Except for the Changzhou Governor's Office, the Changzhou Governor's Office and other Jisu prefectures are already trying their best to organize people to learn Chinese. It won't take long for the Dangxiang people to express their gratitude to me, General Tang. More surrender.”
"I really have nothing to say about using the Yonghui Monument to learn literacy." Li Zhi couldn't help but feel funny.
The matter of the Yonghui Monument was brought up by Li Xuan when he was in Wuzhou, but it was not used in many places, except at the gates of the state and county towns.
But in Changzhou, Li Xuan carved such a monument in all cities, tribes, and transportation thoroughfares on the pretext of educating Dangxiang and the Tuyuhun tribe to learn Chinese.
A monument not only solves the problem of the law being deeply penetrated into the Dangxiang people, but also teaches others to learn from it.
"That is, only when the situation in Changzhou becomes calmer can I be allowed to act recklessly." Li Xuan saluted seriously. He still saw everything clearly.
"Changzhou has had a good harvest this year. I am quite satisfied with Yao Yi's memorial." Li Zhi sighed with emotion. Transferring Li Xuan to Changzhou was the right thing he did.
Others also often go to local offices, such as Wu Chengsi, who left not long ago.
None of these people, like Li Xuan, had already thought about how to govern the place when they were in Chang'an.
The Ministry of Industry will be the supervisor, and Sinong Temple and Taipu Temple have brought so many craftsmen and subordinate officials there.
Li Xuan's affairs in Changzhou immediately started to be actively operated.
This is the truly qualified state pastoralist.
In contrast, Wu Chengsi is really useless.
(End of chapter)
