Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 199: Prosperity Changan
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On the morning of New Year's Day, Li Shimin just got up and was washing and changing clothes in the dormitory, and Princess Gao Yang ran up early.
"The emperor has paid a New Year's greetings to my father! I wish my father...everything, hehe!" Princess Gao Yang said joyfully.
"Haha, you girl, come so early!" Li Shimin laughed, came up to pat her back and smiled, "There must be other things besides New Year's greetings, right?"
Princess Gao Yang smiled: "The emperor can't hide his father's eyes with such a little thought. Father, my son is indeed asking you for something."
"Well, if you ask me on the first day of this year, you must be responsive. But you can say it first, you must be a decent thing, otherwise you won't open your mouth!" Li Shimin smiled.
"Don't worry, the emperor is so uneasy, dare to embarrass the emperor on the first day of the new year?" Princess Gao Yang smiled and held Li Shimin's elbow, smiling coquettishly, and asked for one. I told Li Shimin about the security team. He also said that this guard should be assigned to her as a New Year's benefit.
Li Shimin nodded his head with a smile after hearing this, and said, "Ling'er, are you the guard for Mu Bai?"
"Hey, let me just say it, the emperor is so careful that he will never be able to hide it from his father." Princess Gao Yang hummed coquettishly, "Father, you have to send Mu Bai to the remote county to serve. Huang'er agreed without crying or making trouble. But he went to such a far place alone, I am worried about his safety! The barracks are full of five big and three rough men, especially the local military mansion, most of them are. Rough illiterate people. What if they join together to bully and exclude Mu Bai? I don’t care, I will send some people to follow him!"
"Haha!" Li Shimin smiled, "It seems that the relationship between you is really deep, and I am very comforted for my father. It's just that this Baiqi is a royal private guard, how good is it to send to a discount capital? Where's Wei?"
"Oh, my father...what am I not doing!" Princess Gao Yang Tianni coquettishly said, "I don't care, I don't care! Anyway, Mu Bai is the uncle of our royal family and sends a royal honor. It’s okay for Wei to give it to him!"
"A prince who has never been through the door? I am ashamed of you, haha!" Li Shimin clapped his legs and laughed, "Okay, forget it, I will follow you. This is the first day of the new year, I am I am ashamed to disobey your heart and make you unhappy? So, let Mu Bai personally go to Baiqi to select 30 people as personal Xunwei to go to Xiangzhou before leaving. This Xunwei's military status is also included. He was transferred to Zhechong Mansion of Xiangzhou, temporarily serving as the sixth-rank division rank or seventh-rank Zhonghou of the Zhongjun Yi Mansion, and he was listening to Qin Mubai. That Pang Fei, I can designate him as Captain Guoyi of Xiangzhou Mansion. Qin Mubai’s deputy. I will inform Li Junxian and the officials of the Ministry of War to deal with this matter as soon as possible."
"Thank you, Father!" Princess Goyang was overjoyed, holding Li Shimin's neck and kissing him madly, if Li Shimin laughed.
On the first day of the new year, the government and people celebrate together.
Emperor Li Shimin took the royal family and relatives to the Vermilion Bird Gate, where he received congratulations from hundreds of officials and commoners, and would issue some rewards, or promulgate two national policies that benefit the people and the people. Chang'an City is the busiest at this time of year. Every family, men, women and children all went out to gather on Suzaku Street to observe the grand occasion.
All the hundreds of civil and military officials with ranks in the capital are all gathered today. The Imperial City Yulinwei dispatched more than 5,000 people to maintain public order in front of the Suzaku Gate.
Early in the morning, Qin Mubai went out with his father and brother in official robes. When they came to the gate of Suzaku, they were already crowded. If it hadn't been for the Imperial Forest Army to maintain order here, it would have been impenetrable.
The four father and son dismounted and went to the official train to celebrate the new year. Everyone was a little surprised to see Qin Shubao, who had been sickly and faded out of the court for a long time. After all, not many people know that Qin Shubao has recovered, and they don't know much about his re-emergence.
The Qin family has four fathers and sons, and the official Qin Shubao worships the third-rank general minister. The only one in the second-rank Shangzhu Kingdom, the first-rank Yiguo is even more graceful. The eldest son, Qin Tong, joined the martial arts in his early years, and is now an important general in the five-tier guard guard, an important general in the Imperial Forest Army; the second son, Qin Bin, is a member of the emperor’s think tank and is a member of the emperor’s think tank. Originally, if it weren't for Qin Shubao's poor health, Qin Men would have been a distinguished family in Zhenguan. Nowadays, the sudden rise of Qin Mubai, a concubine of the Qin family, has been inextricably linked with the royal family, giving the Qin family a second spring again, and has aroused the unanimous attention of the Chang'an official family.
Today's public appearance of Qin Shubao and his three sons on the Zhengshuo Dynasty brought everyone's attention to a culmination-the Qin family is bound to rise again!
The auspicious hour has arrived, and the emperor led a group of concubines and princes and princesses to go to the Vermilion Bird Gate, and there was a long live the sea roaring and the mountains roaring in the city of Chang'an. Two years ago, the court did household registration statistics. Chang'an has more than 300,000 fixed households with over one million characters. This does not include business travel and foreign envoys and scholars. Together with a rough estimate of these floating populations, Changan has now accommodated nearly two million people!
Today's gathering on Suzaku Street is less than a hundred thousand people!
Suzaku Avenue, which is more than a hundred meters wide, is crowded and lively, which is a grand feat!
Li Shimin stood on the tower of Zhuquemen, looked up, and saw the dark shadows near Mingdemen in the extreme distance. He couldn't help but smile: "When I became the throne in Wude nine years, Changan was not counted. Ten thousand households, but only two or three hundred thousand. Twelve years later, Chang'an has a thriving population, and the number of households has almost doubled!"
"This is the result of your majesty's benevolence adding to the four seas. Guanhe, Ningding, the four seas, and the people living and working in peace and contentment, really is the atmosphere of the flourishing age!" The left and right praised together.
"Haha! Every year in the Zhengshuo Dynasty, I can see the new appearance, very good, very good!" Li Shimin took a long breath and spit out happily, waved, "Issuing a new deal!"
The imperial decree was immediately promulgated, and it was all about the New Deal, which was about restoring the people and restoring the people and relieving the levies, persuading the farmers to encourage the industry and commerce. There was a cheering sound throughout Chang'an City, which shook the world for a long time.
Qin Mubai participated in this Zhengshuo ceremony for the first time and was really shocked.
The large gathering of 100,000 people is so shocking, this is the atmosphere of the peaceful and prosperous age!
Qin Shubao smiled and said: "Da Lang Erlang Saburo, the great Tang Dynasty is unparalleled, and it is not easy to come by! I and my ministers will serve the country and work hard! Who dares to offend my Tang Tianwei, and fight forever! "
"Yes, father!"
"Haha!" Qin Shubao laughed heartily, bursting with pride!
From the troubled times more than ten years ago to today's peaceful and prosperous times, Qin Shubao has moved along the way, and it can be said that he has a lot of feelings.
At this moment, he seems to be in the age of the golden horse and the iron horse swallowing thousands of miles like a tiger, riding his horses and guns horizontally and horizontally, and rushing to and fro in the enemy's formation!
Seeing such a peaceful and prosperous age, Qin Shubao felt a great sense of accomplishment, and his blood boiled endlessly again.
The old Ji Fu is inspiring and has aspirations for thousands of miles-back then, the hard work and dedication were finally in vain! In today's peaceful and prosperous age, I don't know how many people have exchanged their blood and life for it. It is more worth cherishing!
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Qin Mubai looked at Qin Shubao, and from his smiling expression and resolute eyes, he read out the bold boldness and sincere relief.
Perhaps, the minds of their generation will never be understood by themselves. But at this moment, Qin Mubai clearly felt the heroic spirit of his father.
Men's husband, standing upright; war horses, spears, blood and fire, how to fear death!
At this moment, Qin Shubao's image became taller again in Qin Mubai's eyes. Just because of this flourishing age, Qin Shubao's contribution is in it; his golden gun has become a symbol of the mighty power of the great Tang!
Perhaps, only a man like Qin Shubao is the most qualified to shout that sentence-those who violate the power of the Han Tianwei will be punishable even though they are far away!
Qin Mubai suddenly felt very fortunate. It is a great honor to be born as the son of Qin Shubao; to be reborn in such an era is a great fortune; to be a martial artist and an ordinary citizen of Tang Dynasty is a great honor. Pride and glory!
"Datang, I really like you more and more!"
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The ceremony lasted until noon, and everyone was full of enthusiasm for a long time. The emperor had already returned to the palace and walked down the Suzaku Gate tower. The cheers on Suzaku Avenue continued for nearly an hour. Until the evening, there were still many people on Suzaku Street who did not leave, and various celebrations were held spontaneously. Scholars chanted poems to praise the prosperity of peace, jugglers acclaimed for their showy skills, men, women, and children walked through it to watch the excitement. Chang'an City boiled for a whole day, and it gradually settled down at night.
At night, the Qin Mansion, which has always been a doorstep, suddenly became lively. The civil servants and generals who came to pay the New Year's greetings almost broke the threshold of Qin Mansion; the carriages and horses listed in the courtyard were already blocked, so they had to temporarily move to the backyard. Placement.
In the hall of Qin's Mansion, guests are always drinking and not cold. The number of people who come to pay a New Year's greetings is far beyond what Qin Mubai and others expected.
Among the people who came and walked, there was no shortage of Twelve Guards Generals and the like, and there was no shortage of those who were prime ministers. People such as Li Ji and Cheng Zhijie need not mention, they have always had a close friendship with Qin Shubao. In addition, Jiangxia King Li Daozong and Wu King Li Ke also condescended to take the initiative to come to visit the New Year. Even some of Qin Shubao's fellow generals and old friends of officials and officials, who had already severed contact for many years, came to congratulate him.
This is really gaining momentum all the time.
Even Yuchi Jingde, who has never been in harmony with Qin Shubao, came, and brought his three sons, including Yuchi Baoyun.
Qin Shubao smiled and greeted each other with a drink, and inadvertently talked about some of the gaps between his three sons, Wei Chi Baoyun and Qin Mubai, and Yuchi Jingde laughed loudly: "The dog can't live up to Qin Sanlang's skills. It deserves a beating! Uncle, Mu Bai, this kid didn't dare to tell me about it when he got home. If it wasn't for someone else, I don't know much. Because he knows, Lao Tzu is even If I know it, I will definitely not help him out. I cannot blame others for being too strong if I am not good at it. If you want to regain your face, you have to work hard to practice martial arts and beat Qin Saburo!"
"Haha! Lao Hei is still the temper of the year!" Qin Shubao laughed, "It is very true. We old guys will go ahead of them one day, can we still count on us for everything?"
"Hey, second Qin, we have been fighting for a lifetime, I can't beat you and you can't beat me. Now you win, your son is better than me! Okay, I'm convinced!" Yuchi Jingde roared like thunder Yelled, "Come on, let’s make a drunk party with you today! — Saburo, you also go to toast Qin Mubai! People are better than you, you have to be convinced, and learn from them !"
"Yes, father!" Yuchi Baoyun didn't dare to say anything, holding a wine to respect Qin Mubai, said, "General Qin, humble duty has been offensive, but also Wang Haihan! Today as my father said, humble duty treats you Convinced! But in the future, I will work hard, and one day I will beat you again!"
"Okay! Brother Baoyun, just for your straightforwardness and pleasure, let's do this one!" Qin Mubai laughed loudly and toasted with him.
The other party, Yuchi Jingde and Qin Shubao finished a drink, and snorted: "The dog is confused, what's the future of mixing with the grandson? The other white-faced scholars, full of bad water, follow him I don’t have a long time, I’m trying my best! If you want to learn, you follow Mu Bai to learn! Look, how capable people are, and martial arts are a hundred times better than you. Even the princess is crying and clamoring to marry him. !"
Yuchi Baoyun said with a bitter face: "Father, you made me like this, it looks so dark... Which princess will come to take care of me?"
"Scared, do you think I and your mother made you ugly?" Yuchi Jingde was furious, "Let me not beat you!"
The whole hall laughed, Qin Shubao hurriedly persuaded him to continue drinking.
In the middle of the night, Qin Mansion gradually dispersed the guests and calmed down.
With so many guests at once, the father and son were really tired to deal with, and they were all a little tired, so they stopped early. When he was leaving, Qin Shubao told him that if he gets up early tomorrow, he must go to the palace to meet the emperor, and there are a few others who must return to worship. On the fifth day of the first lunar month, he and Qin Mubai are about to leave Beijing to take up their posts, so we must hurry up and finish these things.
The next day, the father and son entered the palace to celebrate the New Year, and many courtiers also came. It is almost an unwritten example to pay a New Year greeting to the emperor on the second day of the first month. The four of them just walked to the front of the Wu De Hall and ran into Princess Gao Yang, who had obviously been waiting here for a long time.
"Duke Yi, why did you come here? Hehe, I'm giving you a New Year greeting, is it profitable?" Princess Gaoyang said with a grin.
Qin Shubao was amused, and laughed: "The princess came to pay a New Year's greetings to the old minister. This is a counter-attack!"
Princess Gao Yang smiled shyly: "I am a junior, so, so..."
Qin Tong and Qin Bin smiled and said: "Father, your Royal Highness is giving you New Year greetings as your daughter-in-law. Then you must send out profits!"
"Haha, good, good." Qin Shubao took off the jade pendant and gave it to the princess Gao Yang, and said, "The old minister is poor and white, and has no longevity. This jade pendant was given to me by the emperor in the early years, and it is given to the princess today. New Year's benefit is now!"
"Hey, thank you, Duke Yi! Then I am not loved by others?" Princess Gao Yang said with a grin.
Qin Mubai smiled and said: "Okay, don't make my father happy. It doesn't matter how valuable you earn and give it to you. Are you a family inside and out? Isn't it just putting the jade pendant on your right hand? Huh?"
"I know, I want you to say it!" Princess Gao Yang said with a smile, "By the way, I am here to wait for you just to tell you that the emperor father has agreed to give you a guard. You can be on your own. Thirty people from Baiqi were selected to go to Xiangzhou Prefecture with you to take up their posts, and let these people serve as generals of your Chinese army. In addition, the father also promised to promote Pang Fei as Captain Guoyi of Xiangzhou Prefecture and serve as you 'S deputy."
"Really? Great!" Qin Mubai said with joy, "Thank you so much, Ling'er."
"Hey!" Princess Gao Yang smiled triumphantly, "Well, I can use it a bit, right?"
"Who said you are useless? It's not that you have been harassing yourself." Qin Mubai joked, "The majestic Princess of Tang, is it useless?"
"Wow, you ridicule me!"
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Meeting the courtiers to pay a New Year's greeting to the emperor is a way of walking the scene, which is not cumbersome. Later, the four of the father and son entered the palace to visit and worship for a year, and they were given seats in the Linde Hall. Many court officials have been waiting here, and the emperor will come to share lunch with the ministers and workers later.
Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Li Ji, these people are also taking cases.
Qin's father, son and others also shared their salutes one by one, and sat down separately.
Qin Shubao whispered to Qin Mubai next to him: "San Lang, you have a lot of gaps with the Fang family and the grandson family. This is a big hidden danger. We are the Qin family who are open and upright and never afraid of no one. Who, but a gentleman is easy to be a villain, and you have to be more careful in the future."
Qin Mubai smiled and nodded, and said: "The father thought, eldest grandson and Fang, who is the gentleman and the villain?"
Qin Shubao smiled and said: "Above the court, there are no absolute gentlemen, and no absolute villains. Otherwise, they would not be politicians."
"Father is right!" Qin Mubai nodded his head with approval, and wondered: How many good people can play politics? How many have always put a black and ugly face before the eyes of the world? Human minds are inherently complicated, not to mention politicians who have been immersed in conspiracy for years.
Soon it was noon, Li Shimin feasted the officials in the Qide Hall, and he would not drink until noon. When the banquet was over, the emperor specially sent a small **** to invite Qin Mubai to the Penglai Hall of the harem and invited him privately.
"Mu Bai, you will be heading to Xiangzhou in a few days to take office, how are you preparing?" Li Shimin asked.
Qin Mubai replied, everything is ready, just waiting to start.
Li Shimin smiled and said: "You think you are ready, but Gao Yang doesn't think so. She just feels that she is not at ease letting you go so far, worrying about your safety. The little girl's mind is not better than that of a man. How worried! Therefore, I decided to send you a personal guard. Let you choose 30 people from the hundred horses to go to Xiangzhou and serve as your pro-Yifu military academy. In addition, I promote Pang Fei as Lieutenant Guoyi, Xiangzhou Prefecture, serves as your deputy. With a group of familiar and capable people to help, it will be much easier to be an official in the locality."
"Thanks your Majesty, Long En!" Qin Mubai said gratefully.
"You don't have to thank me. Ling'er asked me for this for you. On the first morning of the New Year's Day, she came to me for help. Can I not agree?" Li Shimin said with a smile, "It's here. A place, everything is no better than the capital. You have to spend a little bit of time and time to get familiar with the military and politics of the place, watch and learn more. I will wait to see your achievements in Chang'an."
"Weichen follow the order!"
Li Shimin got up from the throne and walked in front of Qin Mubai. He cut his hands on his back and looked at him with a slightly blessed belly. He smiled and said, "If you have a son-in-law, what can your husband do? Mu Bai, Mo Let me live up to my expectations of you!"
"Yes..." Qin Mubai smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister knows who he is and what he should and shouldn't do."
"Very good. So I can rest assured." Li Shimin patted him on the shoulder, "Go, visiting relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year must be busy, and your time is very urgent."
"Weichen pays respects." Qin Mubai arched his hands and backed out.
With a slight smile, Qin Mubai shook his head, and thought to himself: Li Shimin is also an interesting person. He only deliberately reminded that he treated me as his son-in-law, and promised to give me a guard to accompany me to Xiangzhou. The implication is actually very obvious-although you are working hand in hand with Li Ke as an official and assisting you, don't forget that you are always my person!
In fact, Qin Mubai had already understood Li Shimin's intention. When Li Ke took the initiative to ask Li Shimin for his orders, Li Shimin agreed. But when it came time to be officially appointed, Li Shimin specially named Qin Mubai a martial officer from the third rank Yunjun general, and deliberately raised his rank, which was only half the rank of the third rank Xiangzhou governor Li Ke. His far-reaching intention hinted to the two of them: Li Ke, you want to win Qin Mubai into your own camp, this is nothing; when you get to the place, Qin Mubai and you are on the same level, because he is the person I sent to supervise and assist. , Not your vassal subordinate of Li Ke.