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In April, the twelve prefectures and counties of Jiangnan West Province were all pacified, there was no major war, and some thieves who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to rise up were also wiped out under the rapid and powerful blows of Wang Shi. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In mid-May, the main force of Wang's division returned to the dynasty from Jinling.

Now that the state of Wu has perished, the imperial court has placed a province in Wu, and there is no need for the army to stay here for more, only a few soldiers and horses need to be left to reorganize the standing garrisons of the states, of course, this is the responsibility of the provincial commander.

The army has been fighting Huainan for a long time, the soldiers are tired, and the homesickness is strong, so it is no longer suitable to continue the campaign, and they must be brought back to Luoyang for temporary rest. Although Fujian and Lingnan have not yet been pacified, and Qiantang has not yet garrisoned the Wang Division, this is a task for the coming year, and there is no urgency at the moment.

After Li Congjing left Jinling, he crossed the river by boat and wanted to reach Yangzhou.

The boat was traveling on the river, looking at the vast river, Li Congjing suddenly remembered the sentence he asked himself on the day Xu Zhihe burned the Jinluan Palace: "When there is no Xu Zhihe, there are still heroes in the world?" ”

The reason why I remembered this question was because of a letter that was urgently delivered to him by the MI. The person who wrote the letter was Tao Yaoyao, the content was very concise, only a few numbers, and the notes were definitely not Juanxiu: "There have been changes in Hexi, and now I have passed." ”

Holding the letter, Li Congjing sighed to Dajiang: "When will this girl stop?" ”

Shi Jingjiao, who established the Later Jin Dynasty, Liu Zhiyuan, who established the Later Han Dynasty, and the party members who established the Western Xia, are now all in Xiazhou, and Liu Zhiyuan is still Shi Jingjiao's general. After the founding of the Western Xia, he has always had a close relationship with the Liao State, and often conspired to deal with the Central Plains, and Yelu Deguang, who changed the Khitan to the Liao, is still alive and well.

Li Congjing put the letter away closely, smiled, inexplicably, and said something that only he could understand, "The revolution has not yet succeeded, and comrades still need to work hard." ”

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Changxing two years of Wang Shi Yangzhou pacification, the city inside and outside the city were seriously damaged, after two years of restoration, Yangzhou City finally relieved its strength, became prosperous again, although to be completely prosperous as before, but still have to wait until the Jiangnan is integrated, but now Jiangxi has been set, this scene is just around the corner.

Changle Fang is an inconspicuous square area in the east of Yangzhou City, most of the people living in this square are ordinary people who have no industry, so there is no ostentatious wine shop and thriving shops in the square, in addition to the dwellings, there are some small shops that meet the daily needs of the people, soup cake shop tailor shop and the like, it seems a little depressed, but there is also a simple and ordinary sense of tranquility.

The afternoon sun shone into the room, a little hot, the dust rolled and churned in the light and shadow, and the furnishings in the room were simple, with a rough high table with smoothed edges and corners, and two old benches. A little lady in a plain linen shirt sat on a bench and looked through a book of poems that was about to be torn, and read it very seriously.

"Little lady Meng, yo, are you studying again?" A middle-aged woman with a fortune walked into the house, and immediately blocked most of the sunlight outside the door, but her fat face looked particularly amiable.

The little lady in plain clothes and linen raised her head, revealing a graceful and beautiful face, and a faint and easy-going smile appeared on her unpowdered face, "Aunt Wang is here?" Sit down. She stood up, and although her clothes were a little loose, she could still tell that she was slender.

"I don't want to sit down, I have to go back to wash my clothes, our little cubs don't make people worry, and I don't know which kennel I went to fool around every day, and I put this clothes on my body, and I haven't been clean for half a day." The middle-aged woman put a pair of cloth shoes in her hand on the table, "I know that Meng Xiaoniang is skillful, so please help embroider a pair of mandarin ducks for this pair of shoes, and our little girl will wear them when she is waiting to get married." ”

"Don't worry, Aunt Wang, I'll send it to you when I'm done, and I won't have to toss you back and forth." The little lady stroked the hair on her sideburns, and her every move looked calm.

Although the middle-aged woman didn't sit, she still chatted with the little lady before leaving, and the little lady sent her outside the door, and then returned to the house. She put away the book of poems that was a treasure to her, and put a small basket full of all kinds of broken steps, patterns, and front gadgets, and put it on the wooden table that was worthless, and sat down again, and began to bow her head and fiddle with the new cloth shoes.

These mundane but not simple needlework is the source of most of her livelihood, her name for her dexterity has spread all over the neighborhood, and her temperament is gentle and polite, so many families are willing to do needlework that they can't do, or don't want to do, even ordinary people like middle-aged women - who let her ask for low pay.

The little lady in front of the slanting sun sat quietly with her head bowed, her soft face could be broken, and her expression was calm and serious when she was doing needlework, like a wordless autumn leaf. Her fingers had a layer of calluses, not very thick, and they looked a little crystal clear in the sun.

An hour passed, the sunlight was already a little weak, and the pattern on the cloth shoes had taken shape, the little lady showed a rather satisfied smile, put the shoes on the table, moved her sour wrist and neck, and stretched a little lazy.

It was time to cook, and the little lady glanced out of the house, and in about half an hour, her "idle" father should return. But she didn't move, not only did she not move, but even her body froze a little, and her eyes were full of surprise.

There was a man she couldn't have imagined standing outside the door.

With a slight wry smile in her heart, the little lady leaned over and saluted, "I've seen His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

The man outside the door was also a little surprised to see the scene in the house, he walked into the house, looked left and right, sat down on the bench, pondered the wording, and then said to the little lady on the other side of the wooden table: "I really can't imagine that you are willing to live such a life." ”

Meng Yanyi stood at the table with his hands tied, his expression was still calm, "The prince will find here, and the slave can't think of it." As he spoke, he went to prepare tea.

"Don't be busy, I'll sit for a while and leave." Li Congjing shook his head, "You gave up the house given by the imperial court, and only took a few maids and women to walk around, I thought that you would return to Luoyang after a while, but I never thought that you would settle down in Yangzhou, and it seems that those maids and wives were also dismissed by you...... Such a day is too bitter for a lady like you. ”

The space in the room is not large, Li Congjing does not let Meng Yanyi serve the tea, she can only stand at the table, it is difficult for her not to be cramped, "If you don't feel bitter in your heart, you won't be bitter." ”

Li Congjing was slightly silent when he heard this, and then nodded, "Peace of mind is the place of return, it seems that you are indeed happy to be idle now." That being the case, I have no reason to disturb your purity. ”

Li Congjing stood up and was about to leave.

Meng Yanyi didn't expect Li Congjing to come and go, and after being slightly stunned, he couldn't help but chase two steps, "Prince...... Don't even need a cup of tea? ”

Li Congjing turned around and smiled, "I didn't come here to drink your cup of tea...... If you really like it, you can rest assured that no one will disturb you. ”

After saying this, Li Congjing left with a retinue.

Seeing Li Congjing's back disappear at the mouth of the alley, Meng Yanyi was still a little stunned, until the other party's figure disappeared, and she was suddenly a little stunned.

"Who can keep watch over my palm at the door?" A hearty laugh came, and it was a bad old man who spoke, I am afraid that he had reached the age of ear shun, one sleeve was empty, and obviously there was no arm in it, but he was in good spirits.

"Father, you're back." Meng Yanyi showed a smile to the bad old man, but then his smile darkened, "Just ...... The prince is here. ”

"Prince? Li Congjing? He's coming? The old man was stunned, and his footsteps paused at the door.

Meng Yanyi nodded, "But he'...... There is no mention of the father. ”

"Oh?" The old man looked even more surprised this time.

"Father...... Will the prince not know that you are still alive? Meng Yanyi hesitated, she didn't believe it herself.

The bad old man shook his head and sighed, "Since he can find this place, how can he not know." ”

Meng Yan was puzzled: "Then why did he ...... Don't mention the father? ”

The bad old man also looked in the direction of the alley, as if there were still people there, "Perhaps, he is too lazy to take my worthless head." ”

"Father!"

"Or perhaps, he kept me because he wanted me to have a good life and see how Datang would prosper in his hands, so that I could know how stupid my behavior was......"

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After Li Congjing returned to Luoyang, he devoted himself to the daily affairs of the imperial court. Tao Yao went to Hexi and there was no news back, and I don't know what the situation is, but fortunately, Li Siyuan is in good health, but he basically doesn't deal with state affairs.

However, the good times did not last long, and in November, Li Siyuan fell ill again. After a long time of imperial medicine, Li Siyuan did not get better, but the situation worsened.

On the day of Jichou, Li Si moved to Yonghe Hall from Guangshou Palace. Naturally, Li Congjing served left and right every day, personally serving decoction, and did not dare to leave for a moment.

Soon, a Taoist came to Luoyang, saying that there was a recipe for immortality, intending to present it to the emperor. Li Congjing hesitated for a moment, and then invited the Taoist into the palace and questioned him carefully.

When Li Siyuan heard this, he was furious, summoned Li Congjing to the bed, and reprimanded: "Since ancient times, life and death have been fateful, how have you ever heard that someone has lived a long life because of the medicine of the monks?" As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, you are in charge of military affairs, how can you listen to the fallacies of Fang Shi? Chase it away! ”

Li Congjing worshipped in front of the couch with tears. On that day, one by one.

On the day of Wuxu, Li Congjing was dealing with government affairs in the side hall, and suddenly heard that Jing Xinmo was in an emergency, and Li Siyuan called him.

On that day, the prime minister, princes, princesses, and concubines gathered in the Lama Temple.

From time to time, princes, princesses, and concubines all came out, leaving only a few people such as the prince, the prime minister, the living room and Queen Cao.

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Thanks to Zhao Jiajian for the 5,000 reward, thank you to all the brothers who voted for the reward, no matter how much it is true love.