In Chang'an City in the first month, it finally fell a little snow, making the whole city no longer gray and dark.

When it was almost midnight, a group of armor marched out at the Jingfeng Gate of the Imperial City, and returned to the Chongrenfang Mansion with His Royal Highness King Yongwang, who had just finished the meeting.

Li Tong was wrapped in a mink coat, the hat on his head was pushed aside, and the snowflakes mixed with the night wind slapped on his forehead, and there was a cold stinging pain, which made his slightly drowsy head become sober.

"Yes, did you just tell the user to patrol the camp again at night?"

As he walked, he suddenly remembered another question, and turned to Lego who was riding a horse beside him.

Lego was young and cold, shrunk his head and nodded: "Your Highness has already said that Song joins the army, Xu joins the army and others to patrol the camp." Song joined the army also had a warning, and there were still 20,000 guests left in the camp, and hemp felt, straw mats, charcoal and other materials were also prepared, even if the snowfall became heavier, it would not freeze and kill people. ”

Li Tong nodded after hearing this, and said with a smile: "In this way, the heads of the more than a dozen families who committed the crime were finally not cut in vain." ”

Previously, Wang Meichang tried the dozen or so nobles who looted the official treasury, and disclosed that they lured the rebellious people to break through the hidden evil of several squares in the east of the city, which made a considerable part of the grievances of Chang'an City attracted to these people, which alleviated the contradiction between the soil and the guests in Chang'an City to a certain extent, and also greatly promoted the work of appeasing the rebellious people.

At present, the vast majority of the guests have participated in the reconstruction of the city, and some leisure houses in the south of the city have also been allocated to those who are in service. Although the natives still did not fully accept these guests, they were no longer as resistant as they had been at the beginning.

Of course, this is also because of the shogunate's financing of materials and relief, and the natives of Chang'an have received some other compensation in addition to being exempted from a year's mediocrity. In particular, materials from Hedong began to enter Chang'an City in large quantities, and despite the chaos of Chang'an's new economy and the depression of people's livelihood, prices were able to be controlled at a relatively stable level, and they also had a great reassuring effect.

Regardless of people's suffering, don't persuade people to be kind, this time the people of Chang'an have really been harassed and lost, and Li Tong can't persuade people to be generous and tolerant of the troublesome guests just by having red mouths and white teeth. For example, today, we are discussing whether or not to directly pay compensation to the residents of a certain amount of property.

Today's Chang'an City has been out of governance for many years, far from reaching the peak of the Kaitian period, and it is not even as good as the Zhenguan period. After the census of registered households, there were even less than 60,000 registered households. Of course, the actual population must be higher, and even if you don't care about the guests, there are at least 10,000 households in the shade of the powerful and powerful families.

After the turmoil, giving money to compensate can not only soothe people's hearts, but also stimulate consumption. This is not an unprecedented welfare policy, and there have been relevant measures in all dynasties. Like his grandmother Wu Zetian, before and after the Tang Revolution, she did similar acts many times.

However, at present, the treasury of Chang'an Mansion is empty, even if there is the import of materials that Li Tong stole and looted from the Shendu guards, most of these materials are basic living materials such as food, and there is really no sufficient property to subsidize the whole city.

Li Tong thought back to the topic in the political hall just now, and unconsciously walked to the north gate of Chongrenfang, looked at the empty long street, suddenly felt something, and asked again: "How many days are there until the Shangyuan Festival?" ”

"Your Highness, today is the third day after the Shangyuan Festival!"

When Lego heard this question, he was stunned for a moment before answering.

"The Shangyuan Festival has passed?"

When Li Tong heard this, he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, looked up at the gray sky, only to see the snowflakes falling, and sighed secretly in his heart, this is already the first Shangyuan Festival he has missed? When will we be able to truly see the grand event of the Tang Shangyuan Festival?

"You still have to work hard!"

In the future, Chang'an will only be able to restore real prosperity within a few years, and Li Tong can only cherish this resentment, continue to work hard, and contribute his strength to the arrival of the real Tang Dynasty.

In front of the palace of Chongrenfang, Feng Changsi and other members were already waiting in front of the door, and when Li Tong dismounted, he saw Tian Dasheng's father and son and Su Sanyou and other deceased people standing in the crowd, and he was also surprised: "When will Tian Weng enter the city?" ”

"The servants entered the city in the afternoon, knowing that His Highness was busy with official business, so he didn't dare to disturb rashly, so he stayed in the palace and waited for His Highness to return to the palace."

Tian Dasheng and the others stepped forward to salute, Li Tong held up Tian Dasheng and said with a smile: "Chang'an is reinstated, it is a lack of people, Tian Weng and the others have returned just in time, first rest in the palace for a few days, and then they should be ready to take on new affairs!" ”

Communicating with Tian Dasheng and others, Li Tong was a little more casual, beckoned a few people into the mansion, and then turned his head to ask Yang Siqiao, who was staying in the palace: "Tian Weng and others entered the city, did you notify Guo Si?" ”

"Guo Shilang's foreign envoy Lishan is not in the city."

Yang Siqiao replied after hearing this, but he didn't dare to laugh at His Highness's bad memory.

After Li Tong heard this, he patted his head, and only then did he remember that there were bandit activities around Lishan a few days ago, and Guo Da led his troops to suppress it. He has too many affairs to deal with recently, and the shogunate has not yet formed a stable and mature decentralization model, and he has to personally take care of big and small things, which is not because he has a bad memory.

Originally, Li Tong planned to pull Tian Dasheng and the others to talk in detail, but a few people followed to the side of the front hall and stopped, and just said: "The cold night is deep, His Royal Highness will be tired, and the servants really can't be disturbed late at night." ”

Seeing a few people retreating in a hurry, Li Tong was stunned, but when he passed through the front hall and saw a shadow standing and waiting under the corridor, he felt a little clear in his heart.

"It's not the first time I've seen a newcomer, so why wait here in the cold."

He untied the skin draped on his body, stepped forward and wrapped his shoulders around Yang Li, and stroked the thinner and slightly cold cheeks with his palm, and then hugged the beauty in his arms, and whispered to his sideburns: "Hard work!" ”

Yang Li clinged to the broad chest, and only felt that the fatigue was exhausted between the grinding of her ears and temples, and she chuckled lightly: "Your Highness is a powerful envoy, and it is still difficult to return late at night, and he works hard. If the concubine is just lying in the warm pavilion, in the eyes of others, no matter how much hard work she has, it will be cut in half. It is necessary to work together and drink cold wind together, so as to have a strong taste, otherwise how can you have the confidence to ask for warmth. ”

Li Tong laughed when he heard this, took this lady into the warm pavilion together, and before entering the door, he instructed Yang Sixuan, who bowed his head and admired the tips of his boots: "And enter the university to take twenty palace maids to serve the lady." ”

Yang Simiao nodded hurriedly after hearing this, and then turned around and went out, Lego originally stepped forward with the tail of snow sweeping, and after seeing this, he was also busy following Yang Simiao out of the door.

Although the scale of the palace is huge, Li Tong has no relatives to follow him in Beijing, and he is even busy and even lives in the imperial city. Therefore, there are not too many servants arranged in the mansion, but now that Yang Li is here, there are always some internal and external listening.

"There is still no shortage of riots in the city, and there are many inconveniences in the residence, so let's live in the mansion."

After entering the cabinet, Li Tong said to Yang Li: "A few days ago, there were few people who went in and out, and the inner court affairs were too lazy to sort out, which made people feel empty and didn't know where to go. ”

Yang Li was overjoyed when she heard this, but she still bowed her head and said: "There is still a group of family affairs in the city, stay in the mansion, and I am afraid of disturbing the peace of the inner court." ”

"The courtyard is for livability, not captivity. Whose family opens the door to live can be exempt from the trivial matters of firewood, rice, oil and salt? I know what the lady is worried about, it's nothing more than the fear of business making people laugh and look down on it. But it's not my family's turn to ask what they do! ”

Li Tong smiled and waved his hand, signaling that Yang Li didn't have to worry about it. This lady has been running around for him and working tirelessly, and now that he is a little calm in Chang'an, he should naturally protect this lady wholeheartedly.

After Yang Li heard this, she didn't say anything more, but her eyes were misty, and she muttered to herself: "A threshold, separated from the inside and outside, the concubine was afraid to worship in the old years, and she didn't dare to dream that she could be listed ......in this court."

"What kind of Jedi Wonderland is this? I can get the wrong love of my mother, send me affectionately, and live under the same roof, eat together and suffer bitterly, and no longer share each other. ”

Li Tong picked up the lady during the banquet and sighed: "Everything was sad and difficult in the past, and the tired lady suffered for me. At present, it is finally short and calm, and he is devoted to sorrow, and he swears to be in vain. From now on, everything may not be as good as you want, but it is a matter of course not to give up. ”

"Your Highness......"

When Yang Li heard this, her reaction was even more enthusiastic, and she hugged Li Tong tightly, wishing that her body and mind would be one.

Feeling the fiery enthusiasm of this lady, Li Tong also hugged her in his arms, got up and went to the inner room. Emotions are confused, cracked and right, such as the spring flood tide, the water is natural, the candle flame is swaying, and the light and shadow are covered, all of which are full of joy.

Inside the curtains, the sound is short and long, and the wind and snow dance outside the door, but it is difficult to have the slightest peeping, and there is no nuisance within the two feelings.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Tong woke up a little later than usual, and the beautiful woman by the pillow had already swept her eyebrows in the mirror. He got up in his clothes, and the palace maid who had entered the mansion last night hurriedly entered to change his personal belongings.

Seeing the beautiful woman's side face delicate, Li Tong leaned over and gently wrapped her waist, but heard Yang Li chuckle and sing: "The eyebrows are not painted, so you can hug ......."

Hearing this chanting, Li Tong also sat on the side of the makeup mat, took a bronze mirror and reflected it on the side: "The hills overlap and the gold is extinguished, and the temples and clouds want to be fragrant and ......snowy."

Yang Li's thrush hand lightly paused, listened carefully to His Royal Highness's singing, after a while, his eyebrows and eyes were full of sweetness, and then he felt the numbness and warmth on his chest, and then his Highness's whisper came into his ears: "The lady's body fat is reduced, but it does not damage the abundance and beauty, the exquisite jade body, the increase and decrease are appropriate, and the ingenuity of self-cultivation is not inferior to the famous Confucian!" ”

Hearing this, Yang Liqiao's face turned crimson, even more rouge, and she held His Highness's palm with both hands and said coquettishly: "Since Your Highness loves things, you can play with them, why do you make fun of them?" ”

Li Tong saw that he was shy, so he also stood up with a smile, summoned his robe to wear, and said: "There are many affairs in the shogunate today, and I may not be able to return before night." There is a shortage of materials in the inner court, and the lady can add them at will, if you want to leave the mansion, let Ah Jiu lead the crowd to accompany her. After being busy in front of me, I will accompany the lady to Chang'an. ”

Although Yang Li was reluctant, she also knew that what His Highness said was true, so she hurriedly got up and smoothed the robe belt for His Highness, and whispered softly: "The concubine is in the mansion and will be treated by His Highness." ”