In the Tang Dynasty, there was no lunar and solar calendar, so this Spring Festival and New Year's Day were actually one day, and the Tang people called it "Yuanzheng". Dugu Xiaoyue is fast and fast, and when she arrives at Zhemei Peak, there are still two days, and it is Yuanzheng.

Seeing the city that had begun to take shape, Dugu Xiaoyue's heart suddenly became steady. The feeling was amazing, the original impetuousness, restlessness and even anxiety suddenly disappeared.

Along the way, in addition to eating and resting, she was all bumpy on the road, and along the way she also killed six or seven path-cutting thieves who were eyeing her, and she was physically and mentally exhausted, but when she saw Zhemei Peak high above, the feeling of leisure and comfort came back all of a sudden.

Even as soon as she arrived at the city gate, she dismounted, the city gate is still only a dirty outline, and there is no city gate, but she still dismounted, led the horse inside, and happily watched the people who were preparing for the New Year busy, and her heart was extremely quiet.

There are firecrackers, there are those who sweep the courtyard, there are those who suspend the market and close their business, there are those who paste and change peach charms, and there are those who make lanterns colorful, and the plum city is forced to move a group of people, such as the relatives of the five major families and all their clansmen, the merchants and farmers who have been recruited with various preferential treatments, and the tribesmen who have been transferred from Tibet, which are already quite popular.

It wasn't until the time of the mountain climb that Dugu Xiaoyue saw that there were soldiers guarding it.

At this time, in order to catch up with the long distance, Dugu Xiaoyue had changed into cotton trousers and short jackets, her petite body looked a little bloated, and a big leather hat was buttoned on her head, at first glance, she looked like a half-sized child.

"Hey! Whose children, stop! Hey? ”

The soldier with the halberd suddenly recognized Dugu Xiaoyue, a half-grown boy with frost and snow on his eyebrows...... It turned out that it wasn't a boy, it was the girl who often followed the lord, wasn't she the lord's staff, where did she go, it seemed that she had just walked a long way.

The sergeant put away the halberd and smiled politely: "It turned out to be you, girl, rude, rude, you are ......"

Dugu Xiaoyue saw that he recognized himself, but he saved his lips and tongue, so he smiled at him and said: "The New Year is approaching, after a trip home, the lord is busy with official business here, and he doesn't dare to delay for a long time, isn't this coming back again." ”

The two sergeants hurriedly flashed left and right, and said, "I see, girl, please go up the mountain!" ”

Dugu Xiaoyue handed over the horse to them, went up the mountain, and when they reached the bottom of Zhemei Peak, it was another pass.

The guards of the pass under the mountain did not know about her leaving, and this pass was guarded by the original Zhaiding of Longjiazhai who lived on the mountain, but they knew it, and they were very curious when they saw her appear.

Dugu Xiaoyue explained: "My lord's staff, I was just approaching the end of the year before, and I took leave to go back to visit relatives. I couldn't give up my official duties, so I came back early. ”

The end of the year is coming soon, no matter how anxious you are in these days, right? The sergeant guarding the door secretly wondered, but he didn't dare to ask more, after all, he was the person next to the lord, and the lord had been taking her with him a few days ago, even to Tubo, which showed that he was very important.

So, the city gate guards sent two people to accompany her to climb Zhemei Peak.

The two sergeants accompanied her, and one of them said, "The imperial court has just sent someone, and the lord should take the order in the main hall now." Girl, please. ”

Dugu Xiaoyue's heart moved, and said, "The will of the imperial court has come down?" So fast? ”

The sergeant smiled: "That's right, I thought that there would be news back until the beginning of spring, but I really didn't expect that the envoys of the imperial court would come so soon!" ”

As soon as she heard that the imperial envoy had arrived, Dugu Xiaoyue couldn't help but speed up her pace.

The main hall is where Li Yu receives foreign guests and discusses important matters, and Li Yu is really here at this moment.

In fact, there is no incense case, and there is no need to kneel in the Tang Dynasty, Li Yu just faces the direction of Chang'an, bows his body solemnly, and listens to the holy decree. When Dugu Xiaoyue arrived, the minister who delivered the decree had just unfolded the holy decree.

This kind of person who goes to other places to pass the decree is generally less used by the eunuchs of the middle officials, and they are all sent by the outer court to pass the decree, so the messenger is not a eunuch, but a civil official of the fifth grade.

He unfolded the holy decree and read it aloud, there were many people standing behind Li Yu, and Dugu Xiaoyue was also standing solemnly and listening.

After hearing this, she realized that the herald was not here for Li Yu's conquest of Tibet and the expansion of the territory. It was for Li Yu to fight against the gentry in Ji County and eliminate the Luo Kedi, the head of the three major Kou.

Dugu Xiaoyue said in her heart: "I'll just say, according to the time, I'm afraid that the lord's report has not yet been sent to the imperial court at this time, how can it be possible to reply to the decree This is here, it turned out to be for the past." ”

I only heard the official who passed the decree read the holy decree, praised it extensively, and finally said: "Feng Li Yu, the founding county marquis, from the three products, the food of thousands of households." Awarded the post of Sima of Minzhou. ”

There was a commotion in the crowd, and the lord was promoted too much, from the founding county male directly to the founding county marquis, directly jumped to the fourth level, and also got the position of Minzhou Sima, in charge of the military of a state. The tide rises, sir...... Oh! Hou Ye has been promoted, and everyone has room to rise!

Chen Bin and Tie Wuhuan, the two main officials who are both literate and martial, and many subordinates next to them, all of them have their eyebrows fluttering.

After the herald finished announcing the holy decree, he arched his hand to Li Yu and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Master Hou!" ”

"Where, Du Yuanwai has worked hard, please sit in the hall."

Du Yuanwailang of the Ministry of Rites smiled stiffly, and he didn't know if he was blown by the mountain wind, or if he was sent to such a distant place to deliver the decree during the New Year, and he couldn't even go home for the New Year.

"Du Yuanwai, the New Year is coming soon, if you go back now, you can't go back to Chang'an, just live on this folding plum peak for a few days, labor Du Yuanwai thousands of miles to pass the decree, I fold the plum peak up and down, I must be dedicated to Du Yuanwai as the ......"

When Li Yu said this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he saw Dugu Xiaoyue. The girl, dressed in a bloated cotton suit, looked like a boy who had just grown up, and her star-like eyes were looking at him with a smile.

Li Yu's voice paused, and he continued to lead Du Yuanwailang into the hall, while commanding loudly: "Come on!" Immediately arrange accommodation for Du Yuanwai and a group of servants. Immediately arrange a banquet to wash the dust for Du Yuan. ”

Li Yu was so attentive, but it made Du Yuanwai's heart feel a lot better, and so the hall sat wide for a while, Li Yu led them to the residence, a look at the house is spacious, luxurious and graceful, and sent Li Yu away, after returning to their respective rooms, they found an expensive gift on the pillow that was enough to make them forget the pain of homesickness.

……

"Come on, come on, look at you, I'm not at home for the New Year, why did I come back, this body is dusty, I'm tired, let's drink hot tea first!"

Li Yu sent Du Yuanwai and his party to stay, let them rest for a while, so that they could have a feast, and when they came back, they pulled Dugu Xiaoyue to the study.

Holding the hot tea handed over by Li Yu, Xiao Yue'er's heart was warm, and for a while, the hardships of sleeping in the open on this road were worth it.

"I'm fine, it's okay."

Xiao Yue'er happily held the teacup, took a small sip, and smiled like a curved moon with a pair of eyes. Compared with her father's coldness when she ran all the way back home, she felt unprecedented warmth here in Li Yu.

"Uh......, why did you come back, Li Huanken let you go?"

Li Yu asked her to sit down and hesitated.

Xiao Yue'er paused, bit her lower lip lightly, showed a mouthful of small white teeth, and groaned for a while before she said, "People...... People actually have nothing to do with Li Huan! ”

She glanced at Li Yu secretly, and quickly retracted her gaze: "Li Huan, I am an uncle of the family, and my father...... Acquaintances. People actually followed him out to see the world. ”

Li Yu was surprised: "See the world? ”

Xiao Yue'er said crampedly: "Well......, my family ...... There are no men in my family, and my father is old, so I have to carry some things from a slave family. Uncle Huan wants to open a trade in Ji County, and my father thinks that maybe he can let me come with me to learn and learn, and my family will also ...... ...... also doing some business here, she used to pretend to be Uncle Huan's maid, just for the convenience of going out. ”

Li Yu suddenly nodded and said, "So that's the case." ”

Xiao Yue'er glanced at him again, quickly retracted her gaze, and looked down at the floating tea leaves in the cup, the heat of the tea baked the frost and snow on the bangs, and condensed into small teardrops, a pair of long eyelashes fluttered, looking extremely well-behaved.

However, when it comes to nonsense, she doesn't blink.

Xiao Yue'er said in a hurry: "However, the slave likes to be a lord very much...... Do things for Hou Ye. The slave went home and told his father what he wanted, and his father agreed. The slave family is ...... And came back......"

"Really, great!"

Li Yu was overjoyed: "I've been so busy these days that I've hit the back of my head, and I'm so busy that I'm flying, but it's just ...... Don't you spend the Chinese New Year at home? That's not unavoidable...... I can't ...... it."

Xiao Yue'er lowered her head, and said in the future: "In the slave family, there are naturally still people." It's just that I have only one daughter in my room, and when I am reunited with my clan, my father ...... Often made fun of because of this. That's why the slave ......"

"What's wrong with my daughter? With your Xiao Yue'er's ability, a few men can compare, just say that the two living treasures of the Li family ......"

Li Yu immediately sold his friends, and sprayed the two brothers Li Bohao and Li Zhongxuan as worthless, listening to his humor, which made Xiao Yue'er laugh "poof".

Li Yu raised his eyebrows and said: "In the countries of the Western Regions, there are many women in charge. In fact, it is not uncommon for women to support the door on this Long. You can rest assured to stay here, I won't just let you be a staff, one day, I will let you return to your hometown in beautiful clothes! At that time, I will make fun of you today and look down on you, and I will make them unattainable! ”

Li Yu thought about it, and he already had a plan in his heart.

Longyou has a small population, and this cannot be solved by plundering the population alone, even if every family is let go, it is difficult for Longyou to grow to a sufficient population within 100 years. But development is constrained by population, and in addition to the reason of sparse population, there is another important reason, that is, women are not allowed to be reused.

This has virtually reduced the population by half, Li Yu doesn't care about this, Xiao Yue'er has already proved her ability, in fact, there are so many people in Zhemei City, if you really want to deal with government affairs and sort out finances, even Chen Bin may not be better than Xiao Yue'er.

Ling Ruo has been in charge of the financial power for more than ten years under the "East Fence", hasn't he also done a good job? Li Yu plans to vigorously promote female talents in the fields of administration, justice, taxation, commerce and trade in the future. And Xiao Yue'er can be an example of that demonstration.

Xiao Yue'er thought differently from him.

Returning home?

Mrs. Sect Master, Mrs. Hou Ye?

Yes! Wrong! This is just that he exterminated the head of the three major Kou, eradicated the bullies in Jixian, pacified the rewards received by the locality, and when the merits of Tubo's victory reached the ears of the emperor, he had to be promoted. That...... That's the county duchess......

Chang'an, on the Liangyi Palace, Li Shimin was holding the piece he had just received and was in a dilemma. In fact, he was very happy when he first received the chapter, and in the spring of the next year, he was going to conquer Liaodong in person, and at this time Li Yu sent the good news of opening up the territory, which is not only a great joy in itself, but also a good omen!

What my cousin Yang Guang didn't do will be done in my hands! My heart is blooming!

However, after the joy, he suddenly calmed down, such a great achievement, he can't help but appreciate it!

However, Li Yu reported the success the previous time, saying that he had destroyed the head of the three major Kou and eliminated a bully, which was credit...... At most, a few words of praise will be counted, and it is a big deal to promote his baron to a viscount, but he was soft-hearted for a while, thinking that he was sent to that barren land by being angry, so he gave it to a marquis at once.

This time I really can't help but appreciate the great work, I ...... How should I reward it?