"Your Majesty, today seems to be more lively than yesterday, and even by this relatively quiet Qujiang Pond, it seems that you can hear the noise from the street?" Li Xiu suddenly opened his mouth at this time, and at the same time made the appearance of listening attentively, as if he really heard the sound of singing on Suzaku Street. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"This is not surprising, after all, today is the last day of the Shangyuan Lantern Festival, after today, there will be a curfew again at night, and the people who want to go out at night can only wait for another year, so they naturally want to seize this last night to indulge!" Li Shimin said casually, but he didn't find the deeper intention in Li Xiu's words.

"Yes, the Shangyuan Lantern Festival on the last day is naturally more lively, and the minister has carefully observed it in the past two days, and found that many traders have made a fortune in these two days, and they have sold more things in one night than they have sold in a month, if they can be so lively every day, then the life of these small traders will be much better, and the people can also be more convenient, and they don't have to concentrate on doing everything during the day!" Li Xiu said with a smile again at this time.

Li Xiu said it so obviously, Li Shimin immediately heard it, and looked at him in surprise at the moment, and then said: "Li Xiu, what do you mean, you don't want to persuade me to lift the curfew, right?" ”

"Your Majesty, although the curfew has existed since ancient times, in the minister's opinion, the curfew is a bit out of place now, so the minister really wants to persuade His Majesty to lift the curfew!" Li Xiu solemnly saluted Li Shimin at the moment, he had wanted to do this for a long time, but it was not the time before, and he didn't find the opportunity to talk to Li Shimin about this issue.

The curfew is not a special product of the Tang Dynasty, but has existed since ancient times, especially in the capital of all dynasties, the curfew is implemented very strictly, if there are still people who dare to walk around the streets at will after the curfew, they will be punished with a cane or executed. Of course, this is not absolute, for example, the Song Dynasty after the Tang Dynasty lifted the curfew during the Song Yingzong, which also made Kaifeng in the Song Dynasty the most prosperous capital in history, and even Tang Chang'an could not be compared with the Kaifeng City in history.

"Oh? So why is the curfew out of place? Although Li Shimin had been mentally prepared, he was still a little surprised after hearing Li Xiuming clearly say that he was against the curfew.

"Your Majesty, the reason why the curfew has been implemented in all dynasties is mainly for security reasons, especially in the years of war and disaster, it is still necessary to implement the curfew, but in the year of peace, the curfew will affect the normal business of the people, and it will also have a great impact on commerce.

When he said this, he saw Li Xiu pause for a moment and then said: "Compared with the previous dynasties, my Datang politics are clear, and the current situation is becoming more and more stable, even if there was such a big natural disaster last year, there was no chaos in Guanzhong, and with the promotion of sweet potatoes in the future, there is no need to worry about the problem of food, and as long as the people have food in their hands, the foundation of Datang will become more and more stable, and the minister heard that Chang'an only sentenced more than 20 people to death last year, and it can be said that public security is getting better and better, so Chang'an has also had the conditions to open the curfew, which is beneficial to the country and the people, Please give your Majesty's permission! ”

Li Xiu has been holding back these words for a long time, the reason why he is reluctant to live in Chang'an City is that he doesn't like the excitement, and secondly, he feels that he has to stay at home every night, and he can't go out for a walk if he wants to, so he would rather move outside the city to live, so that at least he is freer.

Hearing Li Xiu's reasons for opening the curfew, Li Shimin also showed a contemplative expression, Li Xiu listed the harm of the curfew, and also said that Chang'an already had the conditions for opening the curfew, which made him unable to find a reason to refute.

"That being said, but curfews have been around for a long time, and both officials and ordinary people have become accustomed to curfews, and if you hastily lift the curfew, if something goes wrong, I'm afraid you, the first person to suggest the curfew, will become the target of public criticism!" Li Shimin pondered for a long time, and finally raised his head and said to Li Xiu.

"Your Majesty, if you don't do it, you won't make a mistake, but if you know that this thing is right, but you still don't want to do it, then it's better to take a risk, even if you do it wrong, it's better than doing nothing!" Li Xiu paused when he said this, and then said, "And the curfew has also been lifted in the past two days of the Shangyuan Festival, and there have been no major accidents, so the minister thinks that even if the curfew is lifted, it will be nothing!" ”

"This ......" Li Shimin saw that Li Xiu's attitude was so resolute, and he couldn't help but show a hesitant expression on his face, although he also knew that the lifting of the curfew might make Chang'an more prosperous, but he was still a little undecided for a while.

"Your Majesty, if you think that the curfew is too sudden to be lifted all at once, it is better to lift the curfew little by little." Seeing that Li Shimin was still a little undecided, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh secretly, and had to come up with another set of his own plan.

"Oh? What does it mean to lift the curfew a little bit? Li Shimin's mind hadn't turned around at this time, and he asked with some confusion at the moment.

"In fact, it is very simple, since the curfew has been lifted for two days on the Shangyuan Festival, it is better for Your Majesty to order that every important festival, as well as the birthday of the Emperor, Your Majesty or the Empress, you can also lift the curfew for one or two days, so that you can see the effect of lifting the curfew, and let the people slowly accept this change." Li Xiu opened his mouth to explain.

"That's a good idea, you can give it a try!" Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded in agreement.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Li Xiu saw that Li Shimin agreed, and finally breathed a sigh of relief at the moment, although it will take a period of transition to gradually lift the curfew, but as long as Li Shimin can agree, wait until the benign impact of the curfew begins to play a role, and he doesn't need to say anything, then Li Shimin himself will completely lift the curfew.

Originally, Li Shimin didn't want to talk to Li Xiu about these government affairs, but since Li Xiu took the initiative to start this, he couldn't help it, and then asked Li Xiu about some government affairs, to which Li Xiu also answered one by one, but in the end, Li Shimin suddenly pondered for a moment and spoke again: "Li Xiu, as the weather warms, the disaster situation of the Turks is more serious than we expected, so I really have the idea of attacking the Turks, but now there is still one thing that I can't decide?" ”