In August, the green vines on the ridges are curling, and the watermelons are round.

Wu Yueya picked a ripe watermelon in the vegetable garden of the princess's mansion, put it by the stream and washed it, and then brought it back to the garden of the former mansion, sank into the stream, and soaked it in some cold.

At this time, Li Bai and Du Fu both arrived at the garden of the princess's mansion and sat in a pavilion with the princess, ready to discuss some of the next things.

Wan'er scooped up the round watermelon from the stream, placed it on a wooden table, cut it into slices with a knife, put it on a plate, and brought it to the pavilion for the little lady to enjoy.

Wu Yueya saw that Wan'er didn't keep a piece for herself, took her hand, took two slices from the plate and gave them to her, and told her again, "Wan'er, you go to the Houfu vegetable garden to pick one back and give it to Ji's mother to taste, you will be a daughter-in-law in the future!" ”

Li Wan'er smiled shyly, took the watermelon with both hands, and saluted the little lady Yingying, just smiled and responded, and then bowed her head and said goodbye.

Watching Wan'er slowly leave, Wu Yueya was a little reluctant, this little girl must get married now, and she should have a good home after so many years with her.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, all the family businesses of the Qi family in the city have been confiscated, and now the business in the east and west cities has improved slightly compared to before!" Du Fu was not polite, took a piece of watermelon, and said while eating, not forgetting to spit out watermelon seeds.

"It's just that the Hu merchants in the West Market are in the stage of detention, the Yumen Pass has been broken, if they want to go to the Western Regions, they must pass through Tubo, and on the Tubo side, from the intelligence of the restaurant, it can be seen that the Tubo people have the intention of embarrassing these Hu merchants, either overcharge customs fees, or directly arrest them, saying that the customs clearance documents of the Tang Dynasty are useless, and the silk trade route has been completely cut off!" Li Bai took the watermelon, grabbed it in his hand, and didn't eat it after speaking.

After listening to Taibai's report, Wu Yueya slowly sucked the sweet juice of the watermelon, kept the posture of the two breathing little daughters, and then took a bite and scraped off the ruddy watermelon flesh.

"Hmm... On our side, the areas of Jiannan, Lingnan, Chang'an and Luoyang have all been brought under my control, and I am afraid that we have just finished the rebellion and will start a civil war! can't take care of the Western Regions, what is the situation on Lingwu's side? "Aya Wu Yue eats the watermelon, throws the skin of the watermelon to the little lynx, and lets it lick it.

Du Fu finished eating a piece of watermelon and picked up another slice, "Lingwu's side, the prince seems to be preparing for the Southern Expedition, but he was stopped by General Guo Ziyi in time, probably because he understands that the righteousness is on the side of Her Royal Highness the Princess, and rashly provokes a war that is not good for them, in fact, this time is the best time to attack us, after all, in a battle with the Hu people, we have serious consumption, and the special preparation is explosives!" The new batch of artillery is not yet ready, and the stocks are simply not enough for us! ”

Wu Yueya put down the melon in her hand, leaned on the railing of the pavilion, and pouted her mouth and thought, "Where is the military in Lingnan now?" ”

"They arrived in Chang'an three days later, but they didn't bombard the sky, and the troops they brought were not strictly implemented according to the training of the Black Armor Army!" Du Fu continued to eat melons, less than half of the melon slices on the plate remained, and a lot of watermelon rinds and a bunch of watermelon seeds were already placed in front of him.

Li Bai always held the piece of melon in his hand, took the words from Du Zimei's mouth, and said thoughtfully, "Lingnan Black Man was laid out by Her Royal Highness the Princess a long time ago, and Her Royal Highness the Princess was really prescient!" It's just that there are still many things in Chang'an City that must be decided by His Highness! ”

"One is the repair of the city wall, the arrangement with those Hu people, and the other is the issue of the official position in the city, whether to reopen the examination to select officials?"

Li Bai said all the questions, if the princess has the heart to unify the world, the selection of officials is the top priority.

Wu Yueya felt that the selection of officials must not be based on the content of the imperial examination, and the form remained the same, changing those vain things into practical water conservancy geography and laws, etc., to assess professional and technical talents.

"Let's talk about the selection of officials first, I think it's mainly practical, so the imperial examination system is still adopted, but the content of the previous scientific examination can no longer be used, and all departments of the Black Armor Army must be convened to formulate the content! This matter is handed over to Du Fu! Du Fu has been in the Black Armor Army for a long time, and many of my ideas are clear! ”

"Yes, Your Highness Princess!" Du Fu held the melon, straightened his waist and nodded seriously, he also understood that this was a very brainless job, but he could contribute to the prosperity of Chang'an, and he would not hesitate.

"As for the Hu captives, they are all free labor now, and let them do the repair of the city walls, but do not force labor, but work in moderation for six days and one day off! This makes it easy for them to have disgusting emotions and is easy to manage! More importantly, small traders do not need to go to the east and west cities to operate, they can go to the streets to operate, and the walls of the shops will be demolished to form areas, except for the main streets, so that it is convenient for horse-drawn carriages to pass! Wu Yueya picked up the last piece of watermelon, and saw Du Fu's outstretched hand retracted, so she broke half of it to Du Fu.

Du Fu looked at the watermelon handed over by the princess, swallowed his saliva, and finally took it, "Thank you, Your Highness, for the reward!" ”

"You're welcome, then I'll leave it to you to deal with these matters in the city, Taibai!"

"Your Royal Highness Princess, Taibai thinks that breaking the wall is not conducive to management!" Li Bai finally took a bite of the watermelon, and the sweetness that melted in his mouth was very wonderful.

Wu Yueya looked at Li Bai and shook her head, "No, let every vendor register in the household and issue a business certificate to facilitate business management!" ”

Li Bai thought for a while when he heard this, and smiled, "Indeed, Your Highness is wise, breaking the wall will definitely speed up the development of commerce!" ”

After Du Fu finished eating the watermelon, he burped, and there was a watermelon seed stuck to his goatee.

"If Zimei likes it, in two days, I'll ask someone in the house to send some watermelons that are just ripe!" Wu Yueya said with a smile, it seems that Du Fu likes to eat melons, and he laughed secretly in his heart, I am afraid that he is not a melon-eating masses.

"Then Du Mou is welcome, thank you for your concern!" Du Fu smiled and thanked him when he heard this, he rarely eats watermelon, and he generally can't eat it, only by mixing with the princess, can he taste it often, and now he can't put it down when he tastes it.

Li Bai saw that Zimei liked watermelon so much, handed the half-bitten melon slice to Du Fu, and raised his chin, meaning to give it to you, you like it anyway.

Du Fu looked at Li Bai in surprise, and secretly looked at the princess, only to see that the princess pretended not to see, and Du Zimei, who couldn't resist the temptation, took the watermelon slices and solved them in two or three bites.

After eating the melon, the matter was almost discussed, Wu Yueya came to the depths of the garden and found the big white tiger who was enjoying the shade under the tree.

When Da Bai saw his master returning, he immediately ran up, almost threw his master to the ground, and licked his master's face affectionately with his tongue.

In the next few days, Wu Yueya has been accompanying the big white tiger and the old lynx, occasionally watching the two guys fight without shame, but every time the old lynx suffers.

Not long after, a visitor came to the princess's mansion!