"The family! It's a family again! Hearing the eldest grandson Wuji say that there are people behind the grain merchants, and even the imperial court does not dare to offend easily, Li Xiu also immediately reacted, the only one who can make the imperial court jealous is naturally the family, and he seems to have heard it before, the grain merchants in Chang'an and other places have the shadow of the family behind them. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"Yes, these families are like a big hand everywhere, and their influence can be felt everywhere!" The eldest grandson Wuji also said with some emotion at this time, and when he talked about the family, he also showed an expression of hatred and helplessness.

"Now that the national crisis is at hand, do you still have to take care of these families, I think it is better to forcibly requisition their grain and grass, and give them some compensation in the future!" Li Xiu snorted coldly when he heard this, he didn't have a good impression of these families, after all, the reason why Li Yuan refused to let Princess Pingyang and Chai Shao divorce was mainly because he wanted to use the Chai family to win over the family.

"Never!" What Li Xiu didn't expect was that as soon as his words fell, he saw Fang Xuanling immediately open his mouth to stop him, "Li Xianjiu, King Qin has spent a lot of effort to appease various families before, if he forcibly requisitions the grain of the grain merchants now, it will not only make King Qin's previous efforts in vain, but also anger the family, and maybe it will cause even more chaos!" ”

"But if you don't do this, where will you get the food to get the Turks to retreat?" Li Xiu was a little unconvinced, he knew that what Fang Xuanling said was also the truth, but the lesser of two evils, only by getting through this crisis would he have the opportunity to deal with those families in the future.

"I mean you can't come hard, it's better to come forward like this, let me come forward to talk to those people from the family, maybe I can persuade them to hand over some of the grain, and wait until the court has food in the future to return it to them!" Fang Xuanling said again, it's not that he is timid, it's just that he is relatively old and has always sought stability in his work, so he is unwilling to turn his face with the family.

"I don't think those grain merchants will take the initiative to hand over the grain, you better not waste your efforts in vain!" Li Xiu shook his head at this time and said, since those grain merchants dare to hoard at such a time, it is clear that they want to make a fortune in the country, and it is difficult to get these people to take the initiative to take out food!

"This ......" Fang Xuanling also understood what Li Xiu meant, in fact, he was not sure to convince those families, so he didn't know what to say for a while, but he felt that if there was such a conflict with the family, it was likely to bring trouble to Li Shimin in the future.

"I also agree with Li Xianjiu's words, it is impossible to get those families to take the initiative to hand over the grain, and the time is urgent, and we don't have time to negotiate the conditions with those families, let alone transfer grain from other places, so let's get the grain first!" At this time, I saw that the eldest grandson Wuji, who had not spoken, suddenly said that he did not have any good feelings about the family.

Seeing that even the eldest grandson Wuji also agreed to this matter, Fang Xuanling could only nod helplessly, and then the three of them discussed the details of this matter, speaking of which, Li Shimin was not in Chang'an, almost everything was handed over to the eldest grandson Wuji, and apart from him, only Fang Xuanling and Li Xiu could express their opinions on this kind of matter.

The matter has been decided, one after another government decrees are issued frequently, and soon the whole Chang'an City began to be nervous, a team of soldiers lined up neatly across the streets, and then sealed the warehouses of grain merchants, and forcibly transported nearly two-thirds of the grain, the reason why not all of them were transported away, mainly because Chang'an City also needs food, but in this way, I am afraid that the price of grain will soar again in the future, but at this time, I can't take care of these.

Under the forced requisition, the food was finally enough, and the eldest grandson Wuji opened the inner treasury of the palace and took out countless gold and silver treasures, as well as a large amount of copper coins in the treasury, but these alone were not enough, the eldest grandson Wuji actually took the lead in donating all his family property, which made Li Xiu and Fang Xuanling not donate, but Li Xiu had to send someone to inform Yi Niang to take out all the glass products at home and send them to Chang'an, anyway, this thing is not very valuable in his eyes.

It's just that watching his things packed and given to the Turks, Li Xiu also has a strong unwillingness in his heart, and even feels very ashamed, as if he was robbed of his property by a group of robbers, which also makes him especially eager in his heart for Datang to become strong quickly, and then beat the hateful Turks all over the ground to find teeth, especially the two uncles and nephews of Jieli and Tuli, must tie them to the rocket, let them taste what it is like to fly and free fall?

Although he kept cursing the Turks in his heart, Li Xiu also knew that these were small sections, and letting the Turks withdraw as soon as possible was the top priority, after all, with the current situation of the Tang Dynasty, it really couldn't withstand any turmoil, only when the Turks left, Li Shimin could solve the problems caused by the coup little by little, and then build the Tang Dynasty into an iron plate, so that he could have the strength to return the humiliation he suffered now ten times and a hundred times!

In addition, it is worth mentioning that behind the team that went to Jingyang to transport goods and grain and grass, there was also a relatively small transportation team, but this team was not transporting grain, but the gunpowder that Li Xiu kept making day and night during this time, but he did not dare to let the gunpowder go with those grains and grasses, but let the two teams keep a distance of several miles, so that even if something happened to the gunpowder on the road, it would not affect the grain, grass and property.

Seeing that after the team to Jingyang left, Li Xiu was also very tired to say goodbye to the eldest grandson Wuji, he had already done everything he could, and then he had nothing to do, and he was too tired during this time, not only made gunpowder every day and night, but also had to help the eldest grandson Wuji deal with some affairs, and he didn't go home at all, so that he now feels like he has been hollowed out, as if he felt when he got off work every day in his previous life, and all he thought about was to go home and sleep well.

Speaking of which, although Li Xiu did his best to help Li Shimin during this time, the relationship between him and Li Shimin was more like a cooperative relationship, and he was not his subordinate, so he wanted to say goodbye and leave, and the eldest grandson Wuji had no reason to stop him, so he had to prepare a carriage and send Li Xiu home, which was also the first time he went home after leaving home in the middle of the night last time.

Although Li Xiu was not at home during this time, Princess Pingyang and Yi Niang often sent people to visit him in Chang'an City, and even the next Yuechan personally brought a lot of food to send it, although it was cold, Li Xiu still ate very fragrantly.

"Ah~, the master is back!" As soon as Li Xiu got out of the carriage, he saw Xiao Xia who was guarding the door screaming excitedly, and then turned around and ran into the courtyard, she used to be responsible for receiving foreign guests when she was at home, and now when she arrived at Princess Pingyang's courtyard, she still likes to guard in front of the gate.

When Li Xiu strode into the courtyard, he saw Yuechan being the first to greet him excitedly and said, "Master, you ...... You're finally back! ”

When it came to the end, Yuechan's big eyes were also a little red, which made Li Xiu have to smile and comfort him, and then saw Princess Pingyang and the big-bellied Yiniang walking quickly, and when they saw him, they also showed an excited look, and then saw Qi Niang and Ha Er also rushed over, and then plunged into his arms and cried bitterly, as if he had been away for a long time, in fact, he had not returned home for a few days.

finally coaxed Qi Niang and the others not to cry, and then Li Xiu shouted to Yuechan: "Yuechan, go and prepare a few good dishes for the master, in addition to hot water for the bath, I will have a good meal and take a bath, and then sleep until tomorrow afternoon!" ”

Hearing Li Xiu's order, Yuechan also immediately agreed, and then ran to the kitchen happily, and at this time, Princess Pingyang and Yi Niang also stepped forward to talk to Li Xiu, but Yi Niang was crying while talking, because she found that in just a few days, Li Xiu had lost a lot of weight, and the whole person looked very haggard, looking like a different person.

Seeing Yi Niang's tears, Li Xiu had to comfort her again, fortunately, Princess Pingyang had a strong personality, not only did not cry, but also helped Li Xiu comfort Yi Niang, and finally let Yi Niang stop her tears, and then Li Xiu took them into the living room to rest.

As soon as she entered the living room, Yi Niang was busy asking Li Xiu about his life during this time, and Li Xiu had to say it briefly, and only after he finished speaking, Princess Pingyang had the opportunity to speak: "Li Xiu, how is the war on the front line, have the Turks withdrawn?" ”

Princess Pingyang has been staying at home to raise the baby during this time, although she knows that Li Shimin defeated the Turks in Weishui, but she doesn't know what happened afterward, and she is also worried that if she can't drive the Turks out in one go, I am afraid that it will attract a counterattack from the Turks, after all, the disadvantage of Datang's forces is too great.

"Originally, everything was going well, and the Turks were also driven to Jingzhou, but what people didn't expect was that Jieli didn't die, which made the Turkic army gather again......"

When Li Xiu heard this, he immediately told the current situation, and he did not even hide the grain requisitioned by the grain merchants, and Princess Pingyang listened very carefully, although she still hated Li Shimin very much in her heart, but it did not affect her attention to this war, after all, if Li Shimin was defeated, then not only the Tang Dynasty might destroy the country, but China would also be in turmoil, and it would be ordinary people who would suffer.

"No wonder the husband asked people to take away all the valuable glassware at home before, it turned out to be to bribe the Turks, although they are very unwilling, but as long as they can withdraw from the army!" After hearing this, Yi Niang couldn't help patting her chest and said, as an ordinary woman, she has an instinctive fear of war, so even if she breaks a little money, she is very willing.

"It's not so easy, take my things, sooner or later I'll have to cut off his dog paws, and I believe that in less than two years, we won't have to worry about the Turks going south again!" Li Xiu said viciously at this time, since he came to Datang, he was blackmailed for the first time, although the other party was mainly blackmailing Datang, but it was also a fact that he broke his wealth, so he counted all his personal hatred on the Turks, not that he cared about the money, but felt that he couldn't swallow this breath.

Hearing Li Xiu keep saying that she wanted to destroy the Turks, Princess Pingyang seemed to want to say something and stopped, but in the end she still didn't say anything, at this time Yuechan had already prepared a meal, and after a while, a table full of dishes had been delivered, and Li Xiu was also greedy, when making gunpowder in Chang'an, she went to work after a few mouthfuls of food, and sometimes she didn't know what she was eating, let alone the taste, which also made her miss the meals at home.

Seeing Li Xiu's gobbling appearance, Yiniang and Princess Pingyang also felt very distressed, and helped him with vegetables from time to time, and when he was full, Li Xiu immediately felt tired, he felt so sleepy for the first time in his life, but during the time he stayed in Chang'an City, he had no time to take a bath, and his body was about to stink, so he could only endure his tiredness to take a bath.

However, just as Li Xiu was about to take off his clothes and take a bath, he didn't expect the door to open, and then he saw Princess Pingyang walk in, which made him startled at first, and then asked a little strangely: "Xiuning, why did you come in?" ”

"I ...... I'm here to serve you in the bath! I saw Princess Pingyang's face blushing and said, although they are already husband and wife, but it is the first time she has done something like serving Li Xiu to take a bath, and it was originally what Yi Niang wanted to do, but she was pregnant with a child and was a month old, and it was very inconvenient to move, but although Princess Pingyang was also pregnant, she was not affected for the time being, so she took the initiative to come for Yi Niang, anyway, Yi Niang had already acquiesced to their relationship.

"Hee-hee, that's great, why don't you wash it with me!" Li Xiu couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, but his words only brought a roll of the eyes of Princess Pingyang, and then I saw her step forward to help Li Xiu loosen her clothes, and urged Li Xiu, who was naked, to hurry up and get into the bathtub, because she was too shy to look at him.

Seeing Princess Pingyang's shy appearance, Li Xiu couldn't help laughing, and then jumped into the bathtub, and then Princess Pingyang stood behind Li Xiu, first helped him untie his hair, and then carefully helped him wash his hair.

I saw that after Princess Pingyang wet Li Xiu's hair, she picked up the pancreas next to her and carefully smeared it on Li Xiu's hair, although Li Xiu invented the soap, but the alkalinity of the soap is too great, and it will make the hair very astringent when used to wash the hair, but it is not as comfortable as the pancreas, so these pancreas are all used as shampoos by Li Xiu, of course, soap is still used when washing the body.

Enjoying Princess Pingyang's gentle service, Li Xiu couldn't help but feel satisfied, feeling that having such a woman with him in this life was definitely his greatest blessing, but at this moment, he suddenly only heard Princess Pingyang speak: "Li Xiu, if this Turk retreats, what are your plans in the future?" (To be continued.) )