Li Yuan's voice was naturally inaudible below. However, it was not impossible, Liu Hongji immediately asked the herald to wave the flag and use the flag language to convey the sage's order to the guards under the city wall.

When the guards saw the flag, they immediately shouted: "The saint orders to be flat, free from courtesy!" ”

The crowd shouted in unison: "Thank you, saints." ”

But they stood up one after another, some of them knew how to bow their heads, and some of them did not know how to be polite and were bold, and they were still looking up at the city wall, but no one dared to point with their fingers.

Li Yuan waved his hand excitedly, and the ministers were also full of glory-

Today's scene will definitely leave a strong mark in the history books. With this paragraph, no historian will easily belittle Li Yuan's martial arts. And Li Yuan, as an emperor, can make achievements, naturally inseparable from the assistance of the ministers. The ministers are naturally and honored, and their faces are full of glory.

It can be said that everyone is happy, and the whole world celebrates.

Pei Lin said excitedly: "Ya Shengyun, the time and place are favorable. Xiangrui is the time of the day, and my Tang Dynasty can plant a bumper yield is the geographical advantage, and now all the people gather and spontaneously call out three long live to reward the grace of the saints, which is human. All three, why worry that my Datang is not prosperous? Congratulations to the saints. ”

The ministers also reacted at this time: "Congratulations to the saint! ”

Li Yuan smiled proudly and said, "I have today, but it is the result of the dedication of the secretaries. I should share this grand event with all the secretaries. ”

"First, there are saints who humbly accept advice, and then there are ministers and other fruits of their dedicated assistance. The saint is wise! ”

"The saint is wise!"

Li Yuan and his courtiers held each other with a clear heart and a tacit understanding. However, when this kind of joy and complacency, it is not surprising that the monarch and the ministers praise each other. Human nature is understandable.

"Saints, the representatives of the people have arrived."

Li Yuan withdrew his waving hand unsatisfied, turned around and left the city, and went down the city wall. The people under the city, some of whom were bold and deed, shouted to themselves: "Congratulations to the saints, saints are well!" ”

When Li Yuan heard this, he couldn't stop laughing, and on the way down the city wall, they were all smiling and happy. There were also many ministers with the same expressions as Li Yuan, and everyone seemed to be beaming and happy.

Under the city wall, inside the city gate, there were three representatives of the people who came to meet him—

There are old men with gray beards and crutches, middle-aged people dressed as Confucians, and farmers dressed as farmers.

"The grass people visit the saints, and the saints are blessed."

As soon as the three of them saw Li Yuan coming down, they didn't dare to take a look, and bowed down directly. Li Yuan said: "No courtesy, flat body." Come on, go and help the elder to get up. ”

"Whoa."

Immediately, a small yellow door stepped forward and helped the old man up. The Confucian scholars and peasants also got up and stood aside respectfully with their heads bowed.

Li Yuan asked with a pleasant face, "May I ask how long the elder has a long life?" ”

The white-haired old man said: "In front of the saints, I don't dare to call it longevity, the grass people are already seventy and three this year, and they are dying of old age." ”

Li Yuan said with a smile: "The elder has a long life, worthy of his name, can he still eat?" ”

The white-haired old man said: "Back to the saints, although the grass people are old, they can still eat two cakes per meal, and they are deaf and clear, and they are still healthy." ”

"Good! The elderly are blessed. ”

Li Yuan smiled and gossiped with the old man. After asking the old man, he asked Confucian again: "This Confucian disciple, can he be famous?" ”

The Confucian scholar replied respectfully: "Returning to the sage, the student has already made a name for himself and is studying hard in order to obtain the name of Jinshi in the future." ”

"Good, very good!"

Li Yuan praised it and joked: "If you want to be admitted to the Jinshi, you must remember all the secretaries present today, and when you submit the papers in the future, you can know in your heart." Especially this one, Li Qing, come, let this Confucian recognize that this is Li Gang Li Shangshu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites of Honor, and Li Qing can only look at it when the Confucian scholar votes for the public paper in the future. ”

Confucian is also an interesting person, and when he heard this, he actually really gave a salute to Li Gang.

"Saint!"

Li Gang smiled bitterly and threw his hand over to the pilgrim, causing the ministers to laugh.

Li Yuan raised his head and laughed, and after laughing, he turned to the farmer and asked, "Can the crops be harvested this year?" How's the harvest going? ”

The farmer replied respectfully: "Returning to the saints, this year the wind and rain are good, and the harvest is good. Under the rule of the sage, he paid the tax lightly, and there was still surplus food to cure the hunger. ”

"Good!"

Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction and continued: "Today, there is a strange person Xue Langjin to offer high-yield grain seeds, and it is my luck for the Tang Dynasty to be so auspicious from the sky. I also heard that the people still had surplus food to cure their hunger, and I was at ease. ”

King Qin said: "Sage, if the wind and rain are smooth, there is surplus grain, if the new grain offered by Xue Counselor is popularized, if the wind and rain are smooth, wouldn't there be grain in stock?" ”

Li Yuan nodded, and the elders who met him saw that Li Yuan and the ministers were all kind and pleasant, cordial and kind, and said boldly: "The saints, the people outside the door are represented by the grass people, etc., that is, for this matter." When I heard the sage's edict that there was a new grain with a high yield, everyone was concerned about it, one was happy, and there was a new grain with a high yield, so maybe they would be able to live a full life in the future, and the other was anxious, and they didn't know when the sage would edict to promote the new grain. On behalf of all the villagers outside the city, the grass people and others implore the saints to show mercy and promote the new grain varieties as soon as possible! ”

"Holy mercy, please!"

The three of them knelt down together, apparently discussed.

Li Yuan said: "I already know your concern. However, I can't answer this matter, and I have to answer it in person. Where is Xue Lang and Xue Qing? ”

Xue Lang, who had been silently following the onlookers, came out of the crowd and responded: "Weichen is here." ”

Li Yuan said: "Come, you give these three representatives a good word." ”

At this time, more than three deputies, but all those who had fields at home, regardless of the military generals, all looked at Xue Lang with concern, waiting for his accurate news.

Xue Lang said: "Three, this year's new grain seed trial planting one acre, harvest sweet potato one acre more than 20 stones, select the best seeds, can do seeds, the initial estimate should be more than fifteen stones, planting an acre of grain needs about fifteen catties, the preliminary estimate, this year to promote in the country is only afraid of no, however, only in Chang'an urban area to promote, each household can not do, each village is limited to a few acres but can do, to next year, Chang'an City within the scope of the promotion should not be a problem. ”

The three of them were surprised and delighted when they heard it, the elder took a few breaths, Xue Lang was afraid that he would be out of breath like this, and was just about to call the imperial doctor, but the old man himself relieved himself, and said excitedly: "Thank you for this official's reply, just wait until next year to cultivate new grain, it's really good news, thank you officials, thank you saints." ”

Xue Lang said politely: "The elder is polite. ”

After Xue Lang replied, the sage ordered someone to give things to the three of them. The elders were given food, clothing, cloth, Confucian pen, ink, paper, inkstone, and peasants were given food and tools, and then they were ordered to send the three out.

Not long after the three of them were sent out, the crowd gathered outside immediately erupted in a burst of jubilant cheers, and they all bowed in the direction of the palace inside the city gate: "Thank you for the grace of the saints, pray for the peace of the saints!" ”

Hearing that Li Yuan, who had just boarded the imperial chariot inside the city gate and was about to return to the palace, was agitated, and said to Xue Lang: "Xue Qing, I am glad that I adopted your good words today. ”

Xue Lang said: "This is the wisdom and wisdom of the sage, and the fruit of humble admonition, Weichen does not dare to take credit." ”

Li Yuan laughed: "In this way, do I and the Qing family have credit?" ”

Xue Lang said: "Returning to the saint, that's exactly the case. ”

Li Yuan raised his head and laughed, sat back in the car, and drove back to the palace.