The fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the Mid-Autumn Festival.

It's a national holiday, but it's just not popular yet.

There is no tradition of eating mooncakes in later generations.

However, on this day, the people in Chang'an will always get together in twos and threes to admire the moon and talk.

And the Mid-Autumn Festival in the third year of Zhenguan is obviously a little special.

Under Li Chengqian's single-hand planning and Li Shimin's full support, the National People's Congress was launched on the square in front of the Taiji Palace.

At this moment, the huge square in front of the Taiji Hall is already filled with individual small tables and futons.

In the evening of that day, representatives of the people from all over the country entered the imperial city in droves.

After entering the imperial city, the eunuchs in the palace led them to their places one by one according to their names.

……

Inside the harem at the same time.

Li Shimin changed into a brand-new imperial casual clothes.

For the people, this people's congress is a new thing.

And the same is true for Li Shimin.

Although he has been emperor for three years, he has never seen so many people on such an occasion.

To be honest, with his mental capacity, he was also a little nervous in this situation.

While arranging his clothes, Li Shimin turned back and asked the eldest grandson queen behind him: "Empress, is my appearance okay?" ”

This is already a question he doesn't know how many times.

Empress Eldest Sun couldn't help but smile and said, "Your Majesty, all your people are here today, so don't be nervous." ”

"I'm nervous there?"

"I just want to make a good impression on the people."

Li Shimin glanced at Empress Changsun with a slight dissatisfaction.

"Good, good."

For Li Shimin's death to save face, Empress Changsun has long been accustomed to it.

She stepped forward with a chuckle and helped Li Shimin tidy up the placket behind her back: "Your Majesty is fine, don't worry about it at all." ”

"Besides, it should be the people's representatives who are nervous."

"How many people in this world can drink and sit with you?"

Hearing this, a smile also appeared on Li Shimin's face.

When everything was ready, Li Shimin also walked towards the Taiji Hall accompanied by his personal eunuch.

……

At this time, the representatives of the people were all seated.

They are all looking forward to Li Shimin's arrival.

Among these people, there are businessmen, there are literary heroes, and there are veterans of a hundred battles.

But how many of them have really seen Li Shimin?

Not to mention drinking at the same table with Li Shimin.

As Empress Eldest Sun said, their tension was no less than when they fought the enemy on the battlefield.

No, Li Shimin, who was dressed in the casual clothes of the Son of Heaven, walked over accompanied by a eunuch.

With the eunuch shouting: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

More than 400 people in the audience stood up one after another, facing Li Shimin and shouting: "I'll wait, knock to see Your Majesty!" ”

When the words fell, more than 400 people bowed down together and knocked to see Li Shimin.

Li Shimin has not been bowed down by four or five hundred people.

But this time is different from the past, because these people in front of him are not ministers in the court, but local people.

They bow to themselves and the minister bows to himself, which is completely different things.

"Let's all be flat."

Li Shimin smiled and waved his hand: "Today is August 15, I want to take you to admire the moon, not to see you kneel." ”

When these words were spoken, the people in the audience also returned to their actions with a smile.

Seeing them get up, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, and then walked towards his position.

Li Shimin's position is naturally placed at the highest place on the ladder.

But Li Shimin was a little dissatisfied with this, he frowned and said, "Why do you put my position here? ”

The personal eunuch beside him bowed down and said, "Your Majesty is the Ninety-Five Supreme, and you have to sit on the highest place......

"Sitting here, how can I listen to the voices of the people?"

Li Shimin raised his head and ordered: "Move down, I must sit in the position closest to the people." ”

Hearing this, the eunuch was shocked: "Your Majesty, no, if someone plots against him, he can ......."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Shimin directly waved his hand to interrupt: "If you want to move, you will move, where did so much nonsense come from?" ”

After speaking, Li Shimin didn't care what his expression was, he walked down the stairs and walked directly to the front of the crowd.

The personal eunuch didn't dare to say much, so he could only do as Li Shimin instructed.

Let people move Li Shimin's dining table all the way from the steps to the center of the square.

After Li Shimin sat down, he smiled at everyone: "Only in this way can I hear your voice." ”

"Today, I am sitting here, no matter who I am, I can come and chat with me and mention the changes in Datang over the years."

"What's more, I can say that the official is corrupt and perverts the law, and he can also tell me about the inappropriateness of the imperial decree."

"I'm sitting here today and listening to what you have to say......"

Hearing this, everyone around was a little confused.

Is Li Shimin serious when he says this?

Everyone around you look at me, I look at you, and they can't believe it.

After all, anyone can see that Li Shimin's invitation to private representatives to gather in the palace is just a means to consolidate the people's hearts.

But none of them expected that Li Shimin was really willing to listen to the voices of the people.

At this time, an old man in his fifties stood up tremblingly.

He faced Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, the grass people have something to say......

Li Shimin waved his hand very magnificently: "But it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

The old man bowed down and said, "The grass people want to sue Shannan Dao, the Qin family in Xiangzhou." ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin's expression also became solemn.

"But it doesn't hurt to say that the old gentleman, if the Qin family really does something that violates the law of the country, I will be severely punished."

"Your Majesty is wise."

Only then did the old man slowly speak: "The Qin family in Xiangzhou is a big family in Xiangzhou, and with a decree given by the emperor, they enclosed the land and enslaved the people. ”

"Not only is their tenant rent two or three stories higher than that of the nearby Zhuangzi, but the man surnamed Qin also frequently enslaves the tenant farmers to do private work for him."

"Asking for money during the New Year's holidays, raising the rent when encountering a reason, and wantonly bullying other people's wives and daughters in the head of the village is not as good as a real beast."

"In the cold winter of the ninth year, the family has no firewood, and only relies on a few single clothes to keep out the cold."

"There are children who die of frostbite, because the rent is heavy, the elderly are reluctant to eat, and there are also those who starve to death."

"But even so, men and women who have labor have to work in the fields all day long."

"The sick cough up blood and have to dry, the frozen feet have to dry, the child is cold and hungry and crying in the house, and the heart is broken......"

Hearing this, Li Shimin's face was as gloomy as the bottom of the pot.

He raised his eyes to look at the old man and said, "My inspection history, don't you care about this matter?" ”

Li Shimin directly turned around and instructed the eunuch: "Let Shannan Province inspect the history, and immediately come to Chang'an to see me, I want to ask him how he governed Shannan Road." ”

The eunuch just wanted to be.

The old man immediately spoke: "Your Majesty, this is not the fault of Lord Shi. ”

"Lord Inspector Shi wants to control us, but there is no way to do it."

"The Qin family, there are county officials and relatives, and there are wolves, tigers and leopards, and the tenant farmers are looked at to death."

"I tried to manage the history of several inspections, but there was no evidence, and it was suppressed again, and the tenant farmers also complained that the harm was even worse."

"Therefore, Lord Shi has no way to let Xiao Lao'er enter Beijing to tell His Majesty about these things."

"I hope Your Majesty can give us poor people a fair ......"