"Didn't my husband never believe in any gods and Buddhas, how could he be in the mood to come and see these stone carvings?" On Longmen Mountain on the bank of the Yishui River, Yi Niang held Ping Anlang by the hand, and smiled at Li Xiu while enjoying the surrounding scenery. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Come to Longmen today, Li Xiu strongly recommends visiting the stone carvings of Longmen, but the current Longmen Grottoes are still under construction, and the largest Tang Dynasty grottoes have not yet begun to be built, which makes the current Longmen Grottoes very small, far from being comparable with later generations.

"Whoever says I don't believe in gods and Buddhas, I will believe whoever is beneficial to me, so whether it is Sanqing or Buddha, as long as they are willing to sincerely bless our family, let me believe in anyone!" Li Xiu retorted with a smile at this time, only their family went out to play today, but the mother and daughter of the eldest princess of Tong'an did not come.

"Husband, don't talk nonsense, Buddhism and Taoism are prosperous here, and it's not good if people hear it!" Princess Pingyang heard Li Xiu's words, but she gave him a blank look and said, usually Li Xiu is disrespectful to the gods and Buddhas, but you still have to pay attention outside, after all, people are terrible.

When Li Xiu heard this, he smiled and didn't speak again, but as the saying goes, if there is a father, there must be a son, Li Xiu stopped talking, but Li Jin, who was next to Princess Pingyang, said with a bored face: "Father, what is there to see about these stones, it's not as fun as in Luoyang City!" ”

"That's it, I also think that these stones are nothing to see, it is better to go to Luoyang City, there are many delicious foods there!" As soon as Jin'er's words fell, Ping Anlang also shouted, their brothers' opinions were very consistent, after all, children like to be lively, and now is not the next generation, although the scenery on this side of Longmen Mountain is good, but there are not many people who come to play, and there are no vendors who sell things, so they naturally feel very deserted.

"Okay, it's almost time to visit anyway, let's go back now!" Li Xiu heard the words of his two sons, and nodded helplessly, in fact, there is really nothing to see in the current Longmen Grottoes, such as the most famous Longmen Lushena Buddha in later generations, which has not yet been excavated, it is said that this big Buddha is carved according to the appearance of Wu Zetian, but now Wu Xiaololi is still only a student of Li Xiu, and according to the current historical development, she may not have the opportunity to dig this big Buddha in her life.

At that moment, Li Xiu took his family down Longmen Mountain, returned to Luoyang City in a carriage, and then he took his family to the most lively West Market in the city, and when passing by the tofu shop where Yang Fan was, Li Xiu deliberately opened the window to look at the busy child in the shop, the tofu money he owed last time had already been sent to pay it back, just thinking of Yang Fan's life experience, he couldn't help but sigh, who would have thought that in just more than ten years, the royal nobles would fall to such a state?

Li Xiu's family played in the West Market for an afternoon, and dinner was also eaten in a restaurant in the West Market, Luoyang's cuisine is also slightly different in Chang'an, which is considered a pure Central Plains flavor, and the workmanship is more fine, and Chang'an is close to the north, and there are too many Hu people, so the dishes are also affected by Hu Feng, but a little rough.

By the time Li Xiu's family returned to the palace, it was already the time to hold the lamp, and they were tired after a day of playing, so Princess Pingyang and Yi Niang also coaxed the children to sleep, and Li Xiu also wanted to rest, but at this time, they suddenly received news from Hu Hong, so the two met in the study.

"Don Ma, the matter has been done, there is news from Chang'an, Your Majesty has agreed, wait for you to go back and explain to him in person!" As soon as Hu Hong came in, he immediately said to Li Xiu with a smile.

"Great, thank you so much Leader Hu!" Li Xiu was also very happy to hear this, and thanked Hu Hong at the moment, Feinu Division is a very special yamen, and the personnel inside do not have specific official positions, except for the big leader of Ma Ye, the rest are leaders like Hu Hong, and there are a number of small leaders under each leader, not even a grade, unless someone quits Feinusi for various reasons, he will be given the corresponding official position or treatment according to his merits.

"The colt is polite, if there is nothing else, then the slave will retire first!" Hu Hong first smiled when he heard Li Xiu's words, and then said goodbye, with his identity, he really shouldn't have too much contact with a minister like Li Xiu.

"Leader Hu, please wait a minute, I have another small matter I want to ask you about!" But at this moment, Li Xiu suddenly opened his mouth to stop the other party.

"Oh? Speak, please! Hu Hong couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.

"Presumably, you also know about the possible outbreak of locust plague in Guanzhong next year, now the whole court is waiting for rain or snowfall, Leader Hu, you are well-informed, do you know where snow or rain will fall in various parts of Guanzhong during this time?" Li Xiu asked with a concerned face, he also suddenly remembered this matter, so he asked Hu Hong by the way, after all, next year's locust plague has always been like a big stone, weighing heavily on his heart.

Hearing Li Xiu ask about this matter, Hu Hong couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face: "Don't hide it, the slave and maid are also looking forward to rain or snow every day during this time, but this God is really evil, in the past, at this time of year, no matter what, there was a light snow or light rain, or this year, since the beginning of winter, even the number of cloudy days is only a handful, every time it is empty joy, as for other places in Guanzhong, there are a few light rains, but it is only wet the ground, it is useless!" ”

Li Xiu also frowned urgently when he heard this, and after thanking Hu Hong at the moment, the other party said goodbye and left again, but Li Xiu pondered in the study alone for a long time, looking at this situation, the locust plague recorded in history must not be able to escape, and he has done what he should do, as for whether he can survive the locust plague next year, it depends on the creation of the Tang Dynasty?

Li Xiu's family played in Luoyang for about half a month, and saw that it was about to reach Layue, so they set off to return to Chang'an, but before leaving, Princess Pingyang led people to sweep inside and outside Luoyang City, and collected the most famous peony varieties in Luoyang City.

Speaking of Luoyang peony, many people in later generations thought that the peony was rooted in Luoyang from Wu Zetian, but in fact, it was not, the person who really transplanted the peony to Luoyang was actually Yang Guang, Yang Guang moved the capital to Luoyang, and ordered all over the country to send strange flowers and plants, including peonies, and Luoyang is indeed suitable for the growth of peonies, so in just more than ten years, you can see peonies inside and outside Luoyang City.

It's a pity that it's winter now, Li Xiu and they haven't been able to see the scene of peonies competing for beauty, Princess Pingyang loves flowers and plants, and she has long known the name of peonies in Luoyang City, so she didn't bring anything when she left, so she brought many varieties of peonies, but God knows how many of these peonies will be poisoned by Jin'er's little guy in the future?

When she came, because the eldest princess of Tong'an was anxious to find her beloved daughter, she was also in a hurry along the way, and now the county lord of Guanghua has been found, and she is in a very good mood, so she stops and stops on the road, and encounters some places of interest, and she is also in the mood to accompany Li Xiu and them to enjoy it.

However, Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang knew that the county lord of Guanghua went to the tofu shop in Xishi alone the day before he left, and then stood there and looked at his son stupidly, and did not leave for a whole day.

Stopping and stopping along the way, it took nearly a month to return to Chang'an on the road, Li Xiu didn't expect to walk so slowly, because it was already the middle of the lunar month, and if it was a few days late, I am afraid it would be too late to prepare for the New Year.

Back in Chang'an, Li Xiu only rested for one night, and the next day came to the palace to see Li Shimin, after all, he had already said that he would personally explain to Li Shimin the matter of the county lord of Guanghua, and when he came to the Liangyi Palace, he saw Li Shimin standing in front of the window, looking at the blue sky outside with a sad face.

"Your Majesty, has it still not snowed in Guanzhong during this time?" Li Xiu came to Li Shimin's side lightly at this time, and then asked with a light sigh, although he had already guessed something from Li Shimin's expression, he still wanted to confirm it again.

"From the beginning of winter to the present, there has only been a light snow in Chang'an, and the snowflakes have turned into raindrops before they have landed, and even the ground has not been completely wet, this bit of snow is the same as not falling, as for other places in Guanzhong, it is not much stronger than Chang'an, I am also anxious when I think of this!" When Li Shimin said the end, his face also showed an anxious look, this winter is about to pass, but there is still no snow, and he has almost given up this hope now.

Li Xiu also sighed helplessly when he heard this, although he had expected this situation, he still had some extravagant hopes in his heart before, hoping that there would be a miracle, but now it seems that this miracle will not appear.

"By the way, you and the third sister went to Luoyang, how about it, is it fun in Luoyang?" Li Shimin finally turned around at this time, and then asked Li Xiu with a smile.

"It's very good, if you talk about prosperity, Luoyang is still worse than Chang'an, but it's also very good, especially in terms of food, which is more in line with my appetite, and I want to recruit a local chef to bring it back when I leave." Li Xiu also replied with a smile at this time, speaking of which, he also picked a few interesting stories on the road to tell Li Shimin, and Li Shimin listened to them with relish.

After chatting a few words of gossip, Li Shimin got to the point, and asked Li Xiu at the moment: "I heard from the people below that my cousin has been found, and you still have some things to explain to me in person, which makes me very curious, what kind of thing is it that is worth your doing?" ”