The time soon came to May, and the atmosphere in Xijing City was becoming more and more lively. In particular, more and more streams from the divine capital Luoyang rushed to Xijing, which made the long-lonely Chang'an City burst out with enthusiasm.

In the Shaowang Mansion of Chongrenfang in Xijing, there are also guests every day, chasing Xuan He when he was in the Shendu in the old year.

Faced with such a situation, Li Tong was not confident enough to think that he really had such a great appeal, and he gave an order and everyone rushed to him.

In the final analysis, it is related to the current situation, even he himself is afraid of the tide of the Shendu situation, and he does not dare to return to Luoyang easily, can those who are active in the Shendu not feel the slightest? Taking this opportunity to leave Shendu and come to Chang'an to make a fuss is also a more exciting choice.

There are not a few people who have this kind of thought, and one of the more significant examples is Yang Jiong, who is now the only surviving of the four sons of the early Tang Dynasty.

Although the four sons of the early Tang Dynasty are quite famous, when it comes to their life experience, they are more perverse and pitiful than the other. Wang Bo died young, died in a distant hometown, Lu Zhaolin was sick and painful, and threw himself into Yingshui, Luo Bin Wang rebelled, and he didn't know life and death.

As for Yang Jiong, it is also a bitter tear when he talks about it. He is also a model of juvenile ambition, born in the famous family of Hongnong Yang, Gaozong Xianqing raised a prodigy, to be made Hongwen Museum, a stay is 16 years, until Gaozong Shangyuan should be promoted again, before he was able to change to the secretary of the provincial school Shulang.

Yang Jiong's next life peak was during the Yonglong period, when he was recommended by Xue Yuanchao to serve as a direct bachelor of Chongwen Pavilion, and then served as the East Palace Zhan Shi of the crown prince Li Xian. But it is known that Li Xian suffered soon afterward. As for Yang Jiong, he was even more sad, his cousin was directly involved in Xu Jingye's rebellion, and Yang Jiong was affected by this and was kicked to Zizhou, Sichuan.

As the only one of the four sons of the early Tang Dynasty, Yang Jiong's arrival in Chang'an, Xijing, also caused a lot of sensation. However, when he came here, he had little to do with the king of Hedong, that is, it was a political avoidance, and he did not go to the palace of Chongrenfang to meet him, and directly stayed in the residence of friends in the east of the city.

Li Tong didn't care much about this, one was that he and Yang Jiong had no intersection, and the other was that now the times inside and outside the palace were gathered, not inferior to Yang Jiong. It's just that because of Yang Jiong's arrival, it is inevitable to think of some old things.

Yang Jiong has a famous saying, ashamed of being in front of Lu, ashamed of being the queen. These words are often interpreted as being arrogant and looking down on Wang Bo.

However, for people like Li Tong, who often have dirty thoughts, they can often taste other flavors. He felt that this declaration was not only a dispute over literary names, but also a kind of political side.

As we all know, Wang Bo was once a member of the Pei King Li Xian's mansion, that is, he suffered in this position. Yang Jiong used to be an official of Li Xiandong's palace, and the relationship between Li Xian and Li Xian, the brothers, has always been so-so, and Yang Jiong is so famous, it may not be that he does not have the intention of pandering to his intentions.

Li Xian was so mean and unkind, he was not even grateful to Di Renjie, who proposed to welcome him back, but after he reascended the throne, he deliberately posthumously presented Yang Jiong, which shows that the relationship between the upper and lower levels is indeed harmonious.

Yang Jiong is not worthy of Li Tong's excessive attention, but the problem reflected by his attitude is that he wants to form his own political team, and the old guys are all unreliable, and only those newcomers who grew up under the wing of his grandmother are worthy of being won over and cultivated.

In addition to some irrelevant people, the original government member Zhong Shaojing also came to Chang'an from the divine capital.

Before Li Tong left Shendu, Zhong Shaojing had already been arranged in Lintai, but with the departure of the young king, the book repair stopped, and after the eunuch Shen Junliang was killed, Lintai was beaten back to its original form.

On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, Qujiang Yaji officially began. From dawn, the palace is lively, the front hall is full of performances, and the middle hall is also full of guests.

In the back hall, Li Tong and other three kings and the little sister Li Youniang worshiped their mother-in-law Fang's family, and each presented a Rui ceremony.

The gifts offered by Li Guangshun and Li Shouli are decent, nothing more than the longevity of colorful silk and the flowers picked in the garden. Li Tong recently made a windfall, and among the goods presented by Wu Youyi, he chose a pair of ancient paintings of "Exorcism of Five Poisons" by Cao Buxing of the Three Kingdoms and sent it to him.

When it was the turn of the little sister Li Youniang, it was a big surprise.

This little girl walked widely, bowed in front of the Niangniang banquet, and said in a sweet tone: "I wish the Niangniang will not invade the poison and live a long life." ”

As she spoke, the maid beside her stepped forward quickly, and the two carried a long sandalwood box, and when the box was opened, a layer of jewels suddenly flashed in the hall. Li Shouli was curious, stepped forward to take a look, and couldn't help but exclaim: "Where did Ah Mei come from to be so arrogant!" ”

Li Tong also walked in to see, only to see that there were more than a dozen kinds of poisonous puppets such as scorpions, toads, and lizards in the sandalwood box, and the material was coral, tortoiseshell, azure, or jasper, each of which was made vividly according to the color and quality of the material.

Seeing the little lady with this heavy goods, Fang's eyes widened in surprise for a while, and Li Youniang came up and took out a soft whip with a golden handle and stuffed it into Niangniang's hand: "As long as Niangniang whips these poisonous insects and poisons in the box all day long, they will be frightened when they see it, and they will never be harmed!" ”

"You lady has a heart, but these precious toys are so easy to fiddle with."

Fang's was the crown princess in the old years, and he had also seen the world, although he was taken aback for a while, he recovered after a while, smiled from ear to ear, and hugged the little lady tightly in his arms, not for the love of this treasure, but for the joy of filial piety.

Li Tong looked at the little girl with a smug expression, and after a little thought, he looked at Xue Chongxun, who was sitting down with a smirk, and secretly said that this kid really paid for the pickle girl.

After congratulating, Fang's son also left his sons soon after, waving them to go to the middle hall to receive the guests.

Xue Chongxun saw his cousin waving to him, but he smiled and said: "Cousins, go by yourself, I am not a guest in the outer court, just accompany the young lady out of the house later, you don't need to take care of ......"

Li Tong couldn't help but pick up this kid and walked out, his arm strength had been practiced for a long time, of course Xue Chongxun couldn't bear it, and when he was pulled out of the door, he still pulled the door frame and yelled at Li Youniang: "Cousin, don't be impatient, I'll take you out later!" ”

Li Shouli pulled Xue Chongxun from Li Tong's hand, and snorted coldly: "You kid is heavy on the goods, do you want to help that lady make me ugly!" Do you want to walk in and out of my house in the future? ”

Xue Chongxun knew that this cousin was a dumbfounder, and he didn't take it lightly or seriously when he made a fuss, and after hearing this, he hurriedly said: "How can I mean this, it's just that she is not allowed to ...... young lady."

"Lend me your flower skull for two days, and I won't care about it anymore!"

Li Shouli had already set his sights on Xue Chongxun's tall horse, and then said: "You drive your own incense car to lead my sister, and the horse is idle in the stable. I've got face outside, and I won't be bad when I come back to treat you. ”

Li Tong ignored the jokes between the two, and went to the middle hall with his eldest brother, and after sitting for a long time, he was told that Wu Youyi had entered the house through the side door.

He stood up and walked through the hall, and saw Wu Youyi in civilian clothes in the left wing of the mansion, and after sitting down, he asked with a smile: "Have you thought about staying behind?" ”

"What is there to consider about this, it is a good thing, but the king of Hedong, you are plotting and not telling it, which makes people's hearts cold."

Wu Youyi's demeanor was not good, and his eyes looking at the young king were not very happy.

When Li Tong heard this, he smiled and said: "Fengyue teasing, it's just a casual pleasure." Staying behind is the weight of the town, how can the past be just a shallow plan. The country has a long-lived grace, is the world's blessing, wear this kindness, make fun, and do not ignore this festival, it is to drink water and think of the source. ”

He wants to engage in Qujiang Yaji, of course, not only to choose Oiran and drink flower wine, but also to kneel and lick a series of plans, mainly around the theme of wishing his grandmother a long life. Bringing Wu Youyi in will make the political meaning even stronger.

Wu Youyi frowned and said: "Choosing folk music and compiling new songs for birthday celebrations are also common and mundane, and it is not difficult to be amazed with your talent and interest King Hedong." But gathering silk and linen, weaving long-lived wisps, and going straight from Xijing to the divine capital, will this be too exaggerated? Materials and labor are by no means decimals! Moreover, on the way, the ditch and ridge will be crossed, and it will inevitably block the journey between the two capitals and take away the convenience of the people. ”

Hearing Wu Youyi say this, Li Tong couldn't help but be happy, such a dialogue meant that Wu Youyi was much more decent than him.

"Xing use materials, naturally or raw hemp-based, although it is cheap, but it is the people's foundation, can take the righteous people to know their fate, thank you. Besides, it is not really to do such a heavy work, but it means that the gods are the capital, and only the people have this sense of righteousness, donate hemp to continue the wisps, and pray for the long life of my king. These silk and linen goods can be stored in the treasury for national use. ”

Li Tong proposed this plan, this is not for the implementation, Chang'an and Luoyang are thousands of miles away, it is not easy to travel between light cars and fast horses, and it is simply impossible to rub hemp into a rope, extending from Chang'an to Luoyang.

If such a long rope can really represent Wu Zetian's life, it may have been broken before Chang'an was rubbed.

"I don't need to do it."

Wu Youyi first breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then hesitated a little and said: "If you don't talk about it, will this be regarded as cunning?" ”

"As long as you can collect and store enough silk and linen, you can naturally put an end to these idle noises, do you really have to work hard to be idle?"

Li Tong said with a smile again.

Therefore, the clothing society donated hemp to mutual aid, and there were many stores between the two capitals, but the processing capacity was far from keeping up, and it could not be realized for use, and the hoarding also occupied the warehouse. In order to figure out what to do with these hemp goods, Li Tong also racked his brains, so he proposed such a plan.

He didn't expect to be able to say that it was better to use force to buy privately or buy it officially, even if he donated it directly, if he could directly invest in martial arts, it would be good to be able to exchange a little practical benefit for these people between the two capitals.

For example, after the Wu Zhou Revolution, it was announced that people with martial surnames in the world would be exempted from taxes. Fortunately, the Wu family is not a big surname, otherwise the country would have to go bankrupt directly.