Although the Qujiang rally was a place for the scholars to enjoy, and many powerful gardens were also open for the public to enjoy freely, this was not the case in all areas.

The Furong Garden on the north bank of Qujiang Pond is still in a semi-closed state, only a part of the garden in the south near Qujiang River is open, and the pavilions and palaces inside are still garrisoned by armor soldiers, so that King Yong can come at any time, or go upstairs to watch the play, or treat VIPs.

It's just that after King Yong returned to Beijing from Longbian, he was also busy, although he heard that the Qujiang rally scene was not small, but he only told the officials in the stage to do a good job of security work, not to be happy and sad, and he himself had no time to watch the play and have fun.

So today, when I received a notice from the stage that His Royal Highness King Yongwang would enter the theater to watch the play, the generals stationed in the area around Qujiangchi were also nervous, neither daring to clean the streets on a large scale, nor daring to treat it as usual, maintaining a state of looseness on the outside and tightness on the inside, so as to ensure that His Royal Highness King Yongwang could feel the atmosphere of the Qujiang assembly and would not be disturbed.

After all, during this period of time, there have been 70,000 or 80,000 people gathered around Qujiang, and a considerable number of them are not locals in Chang'an.

So now the surroundings of Qujiangchi seem to be prosperous and lively, but there is no lack of slaughter. In the south of the city, Duqu at least Lingyuan, half of the troops of the Eighth Army outside the Chang'an City Defense were stationed, and 10,000 soldiers were on standby day and night.

In addition, there are also martial marquis and bad people gathered in the two counties, or patrol in groups, or plainclothes to investigate evil. In addition, on the Leyou Plain in the east of the city, there is also the elite cavalry of the First Army of the Fourth Army waiting to move.

As for the multiplication of the guards at the gates, this is a basic defense operation.

On the surface, the Qujiang rally seems to be lively and jubilant, but the manpower and material resources invested in the stage here are also huge. There are more than 20,000 people who are directly dispatched and on call at any time, plus the cooperation of other parties, so as to create a lively but not chaotic scene.

In fact, as to whether to allow such a large-scale wanton gathering of the people, Xingtai has also discussed for a long time. Many people feel that it is not meaningful, and there are many hidden dangers in the process, which is really unnecessary.

But in the end, His Royal Highness King Yongwang decided to do it, not to boast about how the politics of Xingtai are, but purely because he felt that in the past two years, the people of Chang'an have been living a lot of suffering.

A riot caused the city of Chang'an to be depressed, and then various military operations, although it is said that they were mainly maintained through sanctions against the noble families and the use of business and material resources, it cannot be said that the people of Chang'an did not pay for it. They have also endured great pressure from labor, and it is only because of the various relief methods in Xingtai that they can ensure that the people will not get tired of it.

Spiritual pleasure is meaningless, the status is high, and the most difficult initial period can be survived, Li Tong cannot boast about his hard work with the people in the stage, and the efforts of the people in the customs are also indispensable.

At present, there is no noise inside and no war outside, and since Xingtai has this spare strength, it is time for the people to relax. Even if the tone of life is still gloomy, at least the scene of gathering and enjoying these days can be regarded as a rare brilliance.

Therefore, under Li Tong's instructions, although Xingtai made a lot of overall plans for this, and even personally interviewed some of the Xungui Men to open the garden near Qujiang Pond for a short period of time to divert the people, the Xingtai officials did not organize any large-scale activities.

Even the Pingkang Art Club organized by the lady Yang Li, Li Tong did not let it engage in any large-scale art performances, but only let the servants go to each family to invite them to perform on stage. After all, Chang'an and even the entire Shaanxi Province are full of people who want to bother King Yong and can't get together.

What kind of gatherings and celebrations can be extravagant at any time, but the Shangsi Festival is a rare day of common people's music throughout the year. The cultivated land is newly ploughed, the spring planting is just sown, and after a few days, it will start to be busy in summer and autumn again, and it is tiring all year after year. Therefore, there is no need to rush to brush up on the sense of existence at such a season, and the people enjoy themselves.

In fact, on the annual rite day, the most caring for the general public is the Shangyuan Festival. At this time, the sacrificial ceremony is over and the spring plow is not grinded, which is the most idle time. Therefore, the curfew that is not relaxed in the two capitals all year round was also lifted around the Shangyuan Festival.

But it's a pity that this year's Shangyuan Festival coincided with the disturbance in Tubo, King Yong left Beijing, went to Longshang, and set off a mouth cannon with the Tubo Great Discussion Qinling Tomb in the air, and Chang'an City could only continue to maintain a curfew alert before and after the Spring Festival.

For this, not only the people of Chang'an City have complaints, but even Li Tong himself has deep grievances. After coming to this world, for various reasons, he has not been able to witness and feel the nightless grand occasion of the Shangyuan Festival, and several poems about the Shangyuan Festival are almost rotten in his stomach.

If there were all kinds of force majeure in previous years, then this year is purely Qinling has nothing to do. They knew that it would be difficult for both sides to conduct a large-scale battle in the short term after the battle of Qinghai, but Qinling still sent people to invade the land of Jiuqu of the Yellow River, and the slogan was also very angry, saying that King Yong of Tang State used the land of Jiuqu as an appointment to marry the princess of Tubo. Now that the princess has entered Beijing, he will accept the dowry according to the agreement.

If Qinling raised troops for other reasons, Li Tong didn't bother to pay attention to it, but it was really hard to turn a blind eye to this reason. If Ye Ali, the princess of the Tibetan Kingdom, does not have such a high degree of cooperation, she will simply be repatriated directly, you Tubo women are inlaid with gold, Lao Tzu can't afford it, how can you take it away, dare to touch my Jiuqu land, chop off your dog's paws!

Of course, Li Tong couldn't allow Qinling to use his card to deceive, so he simply took Ye Ali to Long in person and denounced it, which was a mouthful.

So the real situation of Longbian's success this time is that Li Tong shouted to Qinling in the name of the princess of Ye Alifan: Why do you come over to Lao Tzu! And Qin Ling also responded quite toughly: Lao Tzu can't go over.

In addition to scolding Qinling in the air, Li Tong's main trip to Longxi this time was to meet with the chieftains of Zhuhu. As for the current confrontation between Tubo and the Tang Dynasty around Qinghai, it is purely Qinling's own assertion in order to consolidate his power.

In short, it is to try his best to discredit Qinling, his people coerce the king internally, insult the Hu, is a complete big bastard, is the culprit of destroying regional peace, and whoever follows its momentum in the future will be enemies of both the Tang Dynasty and Tubo!

But not to mention how effective Li Tong's isolation plan was on Qinling, the chieftains of Zhuhu were obviously more concerned about the shouting of Qinling, regardless of whether there was a dowry or not, and the joy of offering women. After all, even the Tibetans did this, and they were not ashamed to do so.

Although Li Tong had no lack of ambition to sacrifice his life for the country, he couldn't help but feel a big headache when he saw the Hu Lady Army flocking here, so that he didn't have time to personally preside over some defense adjustments related to the Jiuqu of the Yellow River, so he hurriedly returned to Guanzhong. Lao Tzu has a huge army, and he takes it straight and straight, how can he be a Habs Lee!

As for coming to Qujiang today, it is not just a pastime for leisure, but to receive a distinguished guest from Shendu.

Now Li Tong's status and status, there are only a handful of distinguished guests in the entire Tang Kingdom who are worthy of his personal reception, but this god is also worthy of this treatment.

The person who came was not a guest, but Li Qianli, the eldest son of Li Ke, the king of Wu who was known as one of the two major licking dogs of the Li Tang clan with Li Tong during the martial anniversary.

In the case of large-scale persecution of the Li Tang clan, especially the descendants of Gaozong Li Zhi have almost disappeared except for Wu Zetian's bloodline, Li Qianli, as the eldest son of Li Ke and the grandson of Taizong, can definitely be called the elder of the sect.

No matter how big Li Tong is, he must pay attention to Li Qianli's arrival, and it is his duty to receive him personally. Not to mention, there is an almost comrade-like tacit understanding between him and Li Qianli.

Li Qianli is not young, nearly fifty years old, and his actual age looks even older, his face is quite wrinkled, and his beard is already gray and gray, and he looks older than his actual age.

But its appearance seems to be still pure and dignified, it can be seen that the genes are good, and when I was young, I could probably ask the last sentence of King Yong and I which is beautiful. From this, it can be inferred that his father Li Ke should have had a good demeanor back then, but after all, he still did not escape the play of fate.

In the past, the two scum of the Li family met in Xijing, but there was no feeling of sympathy. One is because of the huge difference in their positions and powers, and the other is because of the mission that Li Qianli took on when he came to Xijing this time.

After the Shendu Revolution, the Li Tang clan in the diaspora returned to the capital one after another, and they all received pensions and appointments from the imperial court, and some of them even occupied the position of Zaifu.

But Li Qianli does not belong to the list of benefits, after all, he always has to pay back when he comes out. Because of his positive attitude, Li Qianli did not mix badly in the Wu Zhou Dynasty, not only did he not suffer any persecution, but he also served as the governor of the state capital, and he was a feudal official who could really hold real power.

After the Shendu Revolution, although Li Qianli was also called to return to the court, he only received the title of a loose horseman and a regular attendant, and he did not even have an actual official position. And now his title is not the heir of King Wu, just a king of Yulin County who Li Tong doesn't know where the fief is.

However, this time Li Qianli came to Chang'an, but he added the official position of a young government supervisor, and as for his mission, he came to collect debts, urging Xingtai to ask for last year's autumn levy, which should have been liberated from last year, but there is no trace of it so far.

Therefore, it is reasonable for Li Tong to solemnly receive Li Qianli. Although it is said that from ancient times to the present, it is the uncle who owes debts, but the face must always be done.