As the center of centralized power, the emperor does not need to be very wise, as long as he learns to identify loyalists and traitors. It doesn't matter even if the talent is not enough to support one's own territory expansion, as long as one can find a subordinate who can stabilize people's livelihood and expand territory.
Combining what he had learned some time ago and the historical knowledge in his mind, Li Xian discovered that being an emperor may be difficult, but it is indeed a relatively simple matter.
but....
Glancing in the direction of the hunting ground, Li Xian smiled and continued to deal with the work at hand.
Li Zhi is still alive. Although he had wanted to give up his throne to Li Hongsheng before, that time was then, and now is now. As a prince who has only been in power for a short time, he only needs to act as a "good son" and everything will be fine.
When encountering something, not making progress is the most correct reaction. You take care of everything and look very capable, but in fact, you are not sure how others feel.
However, it would be wrong for him not to stand up about the auction.
After all, keep a low profile, and when the emperor and the ministers of the dynasty are at their wits' end, offering help in the time of need can gain more favor than usual icing on the cake. Being low-key for a period of time can be said to be low-key, but remaining low-key would be a fool.
After going over all the auction matters and making sure there was nothing to add, Li Xian stretched himself and prepared to go to Fang's place to stay for a while longer.
Although Fang said several times that she was pregnant now, her husband could stay somewhere else. Although it is indeed very satisfying for men to do this, Li Xian can't get over the test in his heart no matter what.
In this life, apart from parents, the person who spends the longest time with a person is his wife. If the person next to you doesn't maintain the relationship well, it's hard to imagine what the meaning of such a relationship would be.
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The follow-up of Qiu Lie did not last too long. Only three days after Li Xian returned to Chang'an, he received the emperor's order and prepared to welcome the army back to the court.
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Logically speaking, it is extremely inappropriate for the emperor to organize autumn hunting in a disaster year. However, the drought has been well rescued, and with the arrival of envoys from various countries, what should have been a "disaster for the country and the people" has not been done among the people. What a reaction it caused.
The people are also very down-to-earth. As long as the court can keep the people fed during disaster years, it is good. As for things like extravagance and waste, they don't care at all. Especially when you have time to talk, it is better to work quickly and earn more food for the family.
but....
Since there are outsiders around, one's own family still has to support one's own family. So, on the day when the emperor led the team back, although Qixia Street in Chang'an was blocked, a large number of people still gathered at the entrance to Fangshi and the street on both sides.
Riding out of the East Palace on horseback and passing by, Li Xian saw the surging crowd. He did not expect that the remarks spread by his secret guards in the past two days would have such an effect.
Without the emperor, Chang'an's defense could be said to be particularly empty. Since the prince returned early, the secret guard naturally chose to report part of the information to the prince in accordance with the order.
After coming into contact with the Secret Guard, Li Xian did what he had always wanted to try, which was to control public opinion.
The manipulation of public opinion has existed since ancient times. The most familiar one is Liu Bang's "Slaying the White Snake". Now in the Tang Dynasty, if Li Zhi's men can't control public opinion, he doesn't believe it anyway.
Now, the results are out.
The point of saving face for one's own family is the same no matter ancient or modern. The people of the Tang Dynasty naturally chose to save face for their own families. There were even people carrying gongs and drums at the city gate.
After leading the team out of Chang'an, Li Xian chose to advance ten miles to greet them.
At three o'clock in the morning, the emperor's carriage slowly came from the road.
As the motorcade appeared in sight, a strong smell of blood seemed to be faintly smellable despite the wind.
Although it is autumn now, it is not freezing, and the smell of blood is particularly severe.
When Li Zhi's carriage approached, Li Xian drove his horse to the carriage, cupped his hands and said, "I'm here to pick you up, my father has worked hard all the way."
Li Zhi opened the curtains of the car window and said with a smile: "Forget it, I hunted a lot of prey this time, and there was too much meat to count. A lot of it has gone bad and can only be thrown to the roadside. It's such a waste." Now is the year of disaster, and the migrant workers are still suffering on the construction site, so let’s reward them and give them. As for the furs, make them into winter clothes and give them to the soldiers guarding the border in the north.”
"My son, on behalf of all the people, thanks my father for his kindness."
Without any instructions, some people belonging to the inner guard had already entered the city first and started spreading the news.
As a result, the people watching the excitement in Chang'an City cheered one after another.
The emperor returned to the palace, and Li Xian could only stay outside the city to distribute the prey. No matter what kind of strange things there are, if there are too many of them, they won’t give people a good impression.
The first to bear the brunt was the generals’ convoy. Because of their wonderful desire to win, they went on a killing spree in the hunting grounds this time. Almost every family had several carts of furs and more than a dozen carts of prey. Just looking at these furs, you can see how much they throw away and waste.
Cheng Wuting became the number one on the hunting list without hesitation, and Li Zhi also rewarded him with a set of armor. Although this set of armor is less than 10% of the sales value of the prey's fur, it is a royal gift after all, and it can be worn to show off to anyone.
So, the high-spirited Cheng Wuting waved his hand and took out five leopard skins, five tiger skins and one bear skin and gave them to the general stationed at the border.
Although Su Qingjie was in second place, he was not discouraged at all. Although he was not as good as Cheng Wuting, he was also given a sword and the border general's winter coat, and the two of them were able to get it together.
Compared to Cheng Su, the spirits of the subsequent teams were a bit sluggish. But after all, he had a good vent, and he seemed to be looking pretty good.
As for the envoy team, not surprisingly, they were all at the bottom. And they were not qualified to keep too much. Except for the treasures they had to bring back to their Khan, they had to donate all their hunting income.
Looking at the mountains of fur and the mountains of prey, the corners of Li Xian's mouth twitched.
In order to decide the outcome, these people are so greedy that they can kill even the little lambs.
However, considering that they have been holding it back for more than a year or two, it is quite understandable.
Juxian Building and Sihai Building sent a large number of manpower, and in order to prevent the meat from spoiling, they started delivering goods to various construction sites as soon as possible.
At this point, Qiu Hunting has come to an end.
The emperor returned to the palace, and the cheering people dispersed. There is nothing to talk about about the autumn hunting, it is just a game for the nobles. On the contrary, there are signs of relief from the drought, which makes people happy.
Just today, there was a rare frost. As long as there is a lot of snow in winter, we can still look forward to it next year. If there is not much snow, the locust plague is inevitable. Even the Tang Dynasty will be unable to resist the disaster for two consecutive years.
