In February of the year of Shengwu, everything recovers, and from south to north it enters the busy season of spring ploughing and farming; Henan County is no exception, the people have already gone to the field to carry out the annual spring ploughing, Henan County rarely sees rice; This is not to say that the people of Henan County do not have rice seeds, but that the people are very good at making careful calculations.

Since Henan County is slightly northerly, if they plant rice, they will only harvest once a year, and if they plant wheat and corn, they will harvest twice a year, and they will often plant wheat in the spring and a season of corn and soybeans in the summer grain. The yield of two seasons is superimposed, and the yield is higher than that of one season of rice.

The river breeze blowing outside the city is still blowing from the north, but there is already a trace of warmth in the cold, which can make people feel the breath of spring; The willow trees on the roadside have been sprouting branches, and the earth has been bleak for a winter, smeared with a layer of spring color, and the eyes are full of vitality.

In the early morning of this day, Yang Tong's family went out of the south gate of Luoyang in a low-key manner under the escort of more than 1,000 Xuanjia soldiers, and outside the door was an endless green wheat field.

In a few days, Yang Tong will put on his armor and fight on the battlefield, I don't know how long this battle will last, how long he will be separated from his wife and children, seeing that the sun is shining these days, he will take his wife and children out of the city for a spring outing.

Because the eldest grandson Wujian, Li Xiuning, Lu Qinghua and Xiao Yuexian were all pregnant, the team did not go fast, and after leaving the city, the convoy turned west and traveled along Luoshui.

The older Yang Xifang, Yang Hui, and Yang Zheng each rode a pony, and the three sisters and brothers had good riding skills, and they could skillfully control the horses and follow their father's side, but Yang Dong's off-string arrow was too tall, and the three little ones sitting on the horse only reached their father's legs, and they were full of disobedience.

"Father, the fawn is taller than my sister and brother." Yang Lu, like her nickname, is an active character, this girl is difficult to come out once, she doesn't want to take a carriage with her mother, so Yang Tong is holding her on the horse, looking at her sister and brother who are much shorter than her, the little girl is very proud.

Yang Xifang, Yang Hui, and Yang Zheng carefully controlled the horses and didn't have time to pay attention to her, which made the little girl feel very bored. Instead, he asked his father, "Father, why is the sun red and the moon white?" ”

"Well...... this" Yang Tong was asked.

"Because above the moon, there is only snow and ice, so it looks white; Above the sun, it's all fire, so it's red. "Yang Xifang, the oldest and the best rider, can't wait to show her knowledge.

Xiao Yang Lu's eyes widened, and he looked up at his father who was rubbing his chin: "Father, isn't it?" ”

"Yes, exactly!"

Yang Xifang was overjoyed when he was recognized by his father: "What I said nonsense turned out to be right." ”

Yang Tong: "......"

Xiao Yang Lu thought about it seriously: "Father, sister, I don't like the sun, I still like the moon." ”

"Why?"

"The sun is hot, just look at it, the eyes will cry, or the moon is good, it can also become a crescent moon, and the eyes of the queen mother are the same, so beautiful." Wei Fengwu in the carriage heard Yang Lu's immature voice, and his eyes turned into crescent moons.

"Well, so when the fawn sees the fire, he can't touch it with his hands, otherwise it will burn his little hands."

"Is it as black as the leg of lamb roasted by the concubine?" The immature voice was full of disgusted feelings.

Li Xiuning's face in the "......" car was dark.

Yang Tong said: "Like black charcoal. ”

Yang Lu's little hand shrank, hid it in his arms, and looked at his father with a small face: "Xiaolu is the most obedient and never touches the fire." ”

Yang Lu was born in the first year of Daye, just over two years old at this time, and was at a time when he had to ask why.

Yang Tong praised: "The deer is the most well-behaved and the smartest child. ”

Yang Lu happily twisted his little body in his father's arms, squinting his beautiful big eyes and giggling happily.

"Father, why can my sister and brother go to school? Why can't I? ”

"Because my sister and brother have grown up, they have to study and practice martial arts, so they have to go to Hongwenkan, go to the barracks, and learn from my husband and generals. You have to eat more and eat more vegetables so that you can grow as tall as your sisters and brothers, and then you can study and practice martial arts. Yang Tong has a feeling that he has children and everything is enough.

Yang Lu touched his belly, his little face was wrinkled, and he said in embarrassment: "But the fawn's belly is so small, I can't eat so much." My sister and brother have tall and big bellies to be able to eat so much. ”

Yang Tong smiled and said, "That little deer started to learn by washing handkerchiefs and putting on clothes." My sister and brother all washed their own handkerchiefs, washed their faces, and dressed themselves. ”

Yang Lu's small body deviated, let go of his father's body, turned his head to the horse, and said to the carriage behind: "Mother, Xiaolu will dress and wash her face tomorrow, and you are not allowed to help me." ”

Li Xiuning laughed softly: "Okay, tomorrow the mother concubine will teach Xiaolu to dress and wash her face, Xiaolu is so smart, she will be able to learn it soon." ”

Yang Lu cheered: "Tomorrow, I will dress and wash my face." ”

At this time, Yang Tong saw a large group of people watching something by the wheat field in the distance, and the person at the head seemed to be Jingzhao Yin Guyan.

"Let's go over and see." After Yang Tong finished speaking, he turned his horse's head and ran towards the crowd, and everyone guarded Yang Dong's family and followed him to the edge of the field.

Gu Yan is the son of the original Jingzhao County Cheng Guyi, his father and Wei Xuan, Yin Shishi died outside Daxing City, and he and Yin Mingyue, Yin Hongzhi because of Wei Xuan's words, escaped a catastrophe, after arriving in Yecheng, step by step from the county order to start, many poor border counties as county guards, can always govern the place in an orderly manner, he is proficient in the law, rigid temperament, inspirational and conservative, independent, quite a father's style, now promoted to Jing Zhao Yin, the position is equivalent to the mayor of the capital in later generations, directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor.

The Sui Dynasty has always had the rule of "no way to enter the Taiwan Pavilion without going through the state and county", he came up step by step from the place, and he was slowly approaching the center, and Yin Hongzhi, who was still worried about the old sister's lifelong events, was a few steps slower than his brother.

Since ancient times, there has been the concept that 'the people regard food as the sky', so agriculture has always been the top priority that officials at all levels are most concerned about; only when agriculture has a stable bumper harvest can local grain prices be stabilized and the tax revenue of the imperial court be guaranteed; only by winning the hearts of the people and paying taxes in a timely manner can they be favored by the imperial court and obtain the opportunity for promotion. Therefore, local officials attach great importance to agriculture, and they can be seen in the fields every spring and autumn harvest. Gu Yan is no exception, especially at the feet of the Son of Heaven, it is difficult to be recognized for doing a good job, once a bad thing is done, the emperor can know in the blink of an eye, after going to office, Gu Yan is conscientious and does not dare to deviate in the slightest.

He was sitting on the stalk of the field and talking to more than 100 peasants about agriculture, when an attendant hurriedly said: "Envoy, the saint has come up." ”

Gu Yan turned his head to look, and really saw a team of cavalry coming from the ridge, the leader was Emperor Shengwu, and he was holding a little girl as delicate as a ceramic doll in his arms, so frightened that he hurriedly got up to meet him.

"Wechen see the saint!"

Yang Tong turned over and dismounted, and asked, "Is Gu Qing persuading farmers?" ”

Gu Yan shook his head and said: "It snowed heavily for nearly a month last winter, and as soon as spring began, the people were desperately ploughing the fields, and everyone said that this year would be a good year, so there was no need for Weichen's persuasion." ”

Yang Tong saw a boundary sign on the edge of the field, and asked, "Who owns this land?" ”

"Back to the saint, this land belongs to Xiao Lao'er."

A gray-haired old man stepped forward tremblingly and saluted: "Grass people, please meet the saint." ”

More than 100 surrounding farmers also saluted, looking at the frightened people, Yang Tong said gently: "You don't have to be nervous, I passed by here and saw a lot of people, so I came to take a look." ”

At this time, Yang Xifang, Yang Hui, and Yang Zheng also rode over on ponies, Yang Tong picked them off the horse one by one, and Gu Yan hurriedly said loudly: "This is His Royal Highness the Prince and Princess of the Great Sui, everyone should also salute." ”

More than 100 peasants were in a commotion and saluted one after another.

"No need to be polite!"

When everyone quieted down, Yang Tong asked the landowner, "How much land does the old man's family get?" ”

"The grass people have 80 acres of Yongye field, 80 acres of open field, and 20 acres of public rental land."

Yongye Tian refers to the land that is passed on to future generations, while Lu Tian is the land that must be returned to the government after death; Because a large number of people died in the war, Hebei and the Central Plains, which were the hardest-hit areas, were almost empty, and it was a pity that the remaining fertile land was wasted, so it was leased to families with labor and ability to cultivate in the name of the government, and the same taxes were levied on other fields. This old man was able to get one hundred and sixty acres of land in the imperial capital, which was already surprisingly high.

Deng Hao next to him explained with a smile: "He has forty acres of military land here, and Ma Laozhang's two sons are in the army." ”

Yang Tong suddenly asked Yang Zheng: "Speaking of which, what did Zheng'er think of?" ”

Yang Zheng said: "The old man's two sons are in the army, who will farm for him?" Is the old man busy? ”

Yang Zheng's words drew a good-natured laugh.

Gu Yan gave a thumbs up and praised: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really smart, and he asked the key point at once. In order to relieve the worries of the soldiers, the imperial court specially stipulated that the military households without labor at home should be solved by the local government, such as the two sons of Ma Laozhang have joined the army, and the local government will organize the local people to help him plough the fields, so that my Great Sui soldiers will fight for the country without worries. ”

"It's still my father's best." Yang Lu raised his beautiful and lovely little face, looked at his father adoringly, and said in a milky voice: "Grandpa and uncle, do you say?" ”

"Yes!"

"Haha, the little princess is so cute."

Yang Lu was even more proud, leaned over and kissed his father on the cheek.

The laughter in the crowd grew bigger, and everyone liked this lively and lovely little princess of the heavenly family.

Yang Tong chatted with everyone for a while, listened to everyone's opinions, and everyone said that they were only concerned about the issue of taxation.

"From ancient times to the present, every time the war ends, it will generally be lightly paid, and the people will recuperate, my Great Sui Dynasty is no exception, and so on until the world is reunified, at least half of the army will be disarmed and returned to the field, once there is no military burden, the expenses of the imperial court are only officials, the standing army's money, and hoarding a certain amount of reserve grain and money, so as not to suddenly break out in the war, the treasury can not supply the army to fight the money and food, everyone is a person who has experienced war, should know the importance of the army to a country, so, A certain number of troops, we must keep. ”

"The Holy One is right!" Ma Laozhang said respectfully: "The ancestral home of the grass people is Mayi, and they understand the importance of the army too well, you don't know how ferocious the Turks are, if it weren't for the strength of my Great Sui army, they would have hit Taiyuan a long time ago." My son said that without a strong army, there will be no country. ”

"Uncle Ma taught two strong soldiers for my Great Sui, you really can't get up." Yang Tong praised with a thumbs up.

"Don't dare, don't dare, this is the consciousness that you should have as a citizen of the Great Sui." Mr. Ma's face was full of red light, and his fluttering proud appearance aroused the envy of the farmers.

Yang Tong couldn't help laughing, "My father-in-law's consciousness is good, and in the future, I will promote patriotic ideas in the village, so that I will have a sincere heart of loyalty to the country from an early age." ”

"Back to the saint, that's what the grass people usually teach."

"Listen to your tone, you should know a lot of words."

"Don't hide it from the saints, the grass people are an enlightenment teacher in the village."

Yang Tong smiled and asked, "What have you taught?" ”

"Teach the children the "Three Character Classic" written by the saint, as well as the "Thousand Character Text", but the children prefer the "Three Character Classic".

"Why is that?"

"It's easy and easy to learn, and there are a lot of stories that teach people to be kind, and the children love it."

"I like it too." Yang Lu expressed his loyalty to his father.

The people who had gradually subsided laughed again.

After laughing, Yang Tong returned to the truth and said: "Everyone, when the world is unified, it is certain that we will lightly punish the meager endowment and encourage childbirth, and I can't say how much taxes will be reduced and when they will be reduced, but the general direction is certain." In a word, it is only a little less than it is now. ”

Everyone was overjoyed and thanked one after another: "The Holy One is merciful." ”

After saying a few words of encouragement, Yang Tong took the family and set off again.

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Yang Tong did not go too far, he arranged the place of walking in the west of Luoyang Huitongyuan periphery, where there are large forests, sparsely populated, many birds and beasts, at this time the sky has been bright, the morning glow shines on the mountains and jungles in the distance, as if dyed with a layer of magnificent colors, a few miles away the valley water river sparkling, such as a jade belt around the forest.

Between the forest and the river, there is a flat meadow, which is perfect for kite flying.

Yang Tong thought that there was only one family of his own, but there were still people earlier than them, but these people were not ordinary people, Yang Tong saw most of them were rich and noble people with fresh clothes and gorgeous clothes.

But think about it, now that the farming is busy, how can the people have this leisure? But for the rich and noble, this bright spring weather is a good day for vassal elegance, exchange of literature, and drinking and merry.

At a glance, I saw that on the bank of several miles along the river, dozens of groups of literati and elegant guests of all sizes gathered.

At this time, Li Zhi, who was in charge of finding a place, came and saluted from a distance: "The last general will see the saint." ”

"What's going on? Who are they? Yang Tong looked at Li Zhi unhappily.

"Back to the Holy One!" Li Zhi said with a bitter smile: "Some of them are Korean Chinese martial artists who travel with their families, and most of these people are people who want to participate in the battle of the Southern Expedition; The other part is the students of the Luoyang School Palace, and today happens to be their holiday. Without the order of the Holy Lord, the last general would not dare to drive people out without permission. ”

Yang Tong's grim face softened.

These civil and military officers also have the same thoughts as themselves, and they don't know when the war will end, so they take time to take their wives and children to the suburbs to play and enjoy the family fun before the war. As for those students, the purpose is more simple, the spring is good, and it is normal to come out to play.

"Who are the civil and military forces?"

"The military generals include General Luo Shixin, General Niu Jinda, General Pei Xingyan, General Wei Chi, General Xue Wanche, General Cheng Yanjin, etc., and civil officials include His Royal Highness King Tang, Fang Shangshu, Du Shangshu...... Everyone arrived one after another, and they should have all set their sights on this place. ”

Yang Tong was amused, most of the names that Li Zhi read were people who wanted to go out with him, as for Yang Yu, he looked five points similar to himself, he would put on his armor, and go to Nanyang with a large team of men and banners to join Yang Shanhui, so that Li Yuan thought that he had arrived in Nanyang and was ready to storm Li Tang.

"Do they know I'm coming?"

Li Zhi nodded and said, "When they saw the last general, they all knew that the generals had now gone into the mountains with their retinues to hunt, and the envoys were preparing for the waterside banquet. ”

When drinking, the wine glass is placed on the plate, and then put down the water, the wine glass moves with the water, and the wine glass is in front of whom to drink and make poems.

This is a traditional custom of the March 3rd Shangsi Festival, and the "Qushui Liuzhen" has two main functions, one is to celebrate and entertain, and the other is to pray for blessings and avoid disasters. Later, it developed into a kind of elegant thing for literati and ink writers to sing poems and wine, as long as it is exciting, you can call friends to come to this play.

Yang Tong couldn't help but think of Wang Xizhi's famous "Lanting Collection Preface", and couldn't help but read softly: "'There are lofty mountains and mountains here, lush forests and bamboos, and clear streams and turbulences. Although there is no silk bamboo orchestra, a song is enough to tell the romance. These ancient festivals, when it comes to how to play, are far more interesting than later generations! ”

"By the way, the two scholars of Fang Du are talking to a monk and a layman, the monk is called Zhiyong, and the scribe is Yu Shiji's younger brother Yu Shinan, and it is said that both of them are famous calligraphers. They just talked about the "Orchid Pavilion Collection Preface". "Li Zhi is the grandson of Li Jing, who is well-educated, has a certain level of education, and knows the famous "Lanting Collection Preface".

"Zhiyong is the seventh grandson of the sage Wang Xi, and the descendant of the fifth son Wang Hui. If you just see him as a descendant of Wang Xizhi, you are very wrong. It is said that Zhiyong's calligraphy is also a unique in the world, perhaps he is not as good as Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi, the two kings who move the world, but there may not be anyone who is better than him in the world, even the calligraphy master Yu Shiji and Yu Shinan are Zhiyong's apprentices. ”

"That's amazing."

"What do you say?" Yang Tong's heart was eager, and he didn't know if Zhiyong had brought the world's first book "Lanting Collection Preface", although he didn't want to keep it for himself, but if he could see the real work, it would be a feast for his eyes.

Yang Lu, who was in his arms, heard the conversation between the two and asked curiously, "Father, what are you talking about?" ”

Yang Tong smiled: "It's nothing, deer, do you like paper kites?" ”

Yang Lu's eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and he said excitedly: "I like it, my father will teach Xiaolu to release paper kites later, and I haven't let it go yet!" ”

"Good!" Yang Tong nodded and smiled.

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