Three days have passed.

In the Hall of Eternal Life, Li Xi listened to the report of the Hubu Shangshu.

Since three days ago, Li Xi angrily reprimanded the court and asked a military secretary to return to his hometown, and the task of counting the land of the household department has progressed extremely smoothly.

The officials in Chang'an City, large and small, did not dare to obstruct the work of the household department at all.

Of course, some officials deliberately or unintentionally conceal the land and pretend not to know about it.

After the investigation was clear, Hubu Shangshu secretly wrote down the names of these officials and reported them to the emperor in a unified manner.

After the emperor came forward to deal with several groups of officials, in the entire Chang'an City, no official dared to hide the land.

In just three days, Hubu Shangshu has already counted a small half of the families in Chang'an City.

It's just that Tobe Shangshu is not complacent.

Because, the real difficulty in counting the land in the world is not the officials of Chang'an.

It's a family of various places.

These big families, led by the envoys of all parties, have always disrespected the imperial power.

If they are happy, they may follow the emperor's orders, and if they are not happy, they will not bother to pay attention to them.

For this, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty did not have any good way.

After all, all parties are self-respecting and control the military power of the Tang Dynasty, even if it is the emperor, he is not willing to be too persecuted.

After the report of the head of the household, he withdrew from the Hall of Eternal Life, and Li Xi sat on the dragon chair and fell into a deep groan.

A moment later, the Ministry of Rites came to pay a visit.

"I've seen Your Majesty. "The Ministry of Rites bowed down and bowed.

"Get up. Li Ci waved his hand: "What does Aiqing have to say?"

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, Fan Yang, the only son of the Hexi Jiedu Envoy, has arrived in Chang'an and is currently waiting for His Majesty to summon him outside the palace. ”

"Hexi Jiedu envoy?"

Li Xi's eyes narrowed slightly.

The Hexi Jiedu envoy is one of the top ten Jiedu envoys of the Tang Dynasty, with 500,000 troops and stationed in the Liangzhou area.

The purpose of setting up the Hexi Jiedu envoy was to prevent the Turkic state from raiding the Tang Dynasty!

"What happened?"

Li Ci raised his head and glanced at the book of the Ministry of Rites.

"Hexi Jiedu is unwell, and the New Year is approaching, so I can't come to Chang'an in person to ask Your Majesty for peace. ”

"Therefore, I deliberately asked my only son to come to Chang'an and ask for peace for Your Majesty instead of him!"

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu said cautiously.

"Not feeling well?"

Li Xi sneered: "I'm afraid I'm worried that I will kill him!"

"The ministers are guilty..."

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was full of panic, and knelt on the ground with a puff.

Li Ci's eyes were calm, he looked at the Ministry of Rites Shangshu who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Let this Fan Yang wait outside the palace." ”

"When I have time, I'll consider whether to summon him. ”

"Obey the order!"

The Ministry of Rites did not dare to say much, and after asking the emperor for instructions, he withdrew from the Hall of Eternal Life.

Li Xi rubbed his eyebrows.

The original intention of the Tang Dynasty's festival envoy system was to guard the frontier for the Tang royal family and defend against foreign enemies.

However, up to now, the festivals in various places have made the tail big, and the emperor's orders have been disobeyed, and there has even been a turmoil like the Anshi Rebellion, which almost buried the Tang Dynasty.

The reason for this, in Li Ci's view, is only one reason.

Imbalance of power.

The envoys of all localities have the right to form an army, the right to collect taxes from the people within their range, and the right to appoint and dismiss soldiers.

Even, Datang has to meet the various needs of the festival envoys.

In this case, how can it not be a problem?

Perhaps the first generation of Tsutsudu envoys were loyal and did not think of rebellion.

But what about the second and third generations?

With so much power in his hands, there is no check or balance.

As long as one of the juniors is a little bit ambitious...

The results can be imagined!

Just as Li Xi was thinking, the eunuch entered the palace to report: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother asked Your Majesty to go to Yong'an Palace, saying that she was watching the show girl who entered the palace." ”

Li Ci waved his hand: "Got it." ”

Regarding the queen mother's large-scale draft to the people, Li Ci has long known about it.

It's just that the Queen Mother only chose some show girls, and she didn't force the emperor to take concubines, so Li Ci turned a blind eye.

Li Xi got up and ordered to go down and drive Yong'an Palace.

"Your Majesty, let the slave and maid go with you. ”

"The slave hasn't seen my aunt for a long time. ”

When the people of Tantai saw the emperor, they couldn't help but say.

Li Xi looked at the Taiyi people: "Okay, you can come with me too." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. "The people of Tantai Yi were happy.

She followed the emperor to Yong'an Palace, and the main purpose was, of course, not to see the Queen Mother.

The people are ready to take a look at their future competitors in advance.

The people of Shantai Yi knew very well in their hearts that the purpose of these show girls who entered the palace was the same as him.

I hope to gain the favor of the emperor, and then ascend to the sky one step at a time.

Soon, Li Ci came to Yong'an Palace.

The Queen Mother was full of joy, looked at the emperor and said: "Your Majesty, the show girl who entered the palace this time, the mourning family thinks it is very good, I will introduce you later." ”

"Trouble the queen mother!"

"What's the trouble?" The Queen Mother couldn't hide her joy on her face: "The mourning family thinks that the daughter of the Ministry of Industry Shangshu is good, dignified and beautiful, and has a graceful posture, she will definitely be able to give birth to a big fat boy!"

"There are also a few folk show girls who are okay. ”

"Although they are not from official families, they are all innocent, and they are guaranteed to satisfy Your Majesty. ”

...

Since Li Ci entered Yong'an Palace, the Queen Mother's words have not stopped.

In the queen mother's opinion, the people of Tantai may be cared for by the emperor because of their identity as demons, but these show girls who have entered the palace have been the people of the Tang Dynasty for generations, and Your Majesty should be satisfied.

Once the emperor is satisfied, wouldn't it be a matter of course to collect a few on the dragon couch?

Maybe, at the end of next year, the Queen Mother will really be able to hold her big fat grandson.

At that time, the Yong'an Palace will not be so deserted.

...

The east gate of the Royal Palace.

Cao Zhengchun stood on the city wall, patrolling back and forth.

In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, Cao Zhengchun personally guarded a gate, and with him, a powerhouse in the realm of gods and demons, the demon minister sent the remnants to die as many as they wanted.

As for the west, south and north gates of the palace, they are all jointly guarded by several palace guards of the East Factory Metropolitan Guard.

Even if the former of the god and demon level attacked, it could delay for a while, enough for Cao Zhengchun to arrive.

"I don't know why, the miscellaneous family has always been a little restless today. Cao Zhengchun frowned.

Du Kang, the deputy governor of the East Factory next to him, said: "The governor doesn't need to worry, the palace has been blocked by the people of my East Factory, and any idle people, etc., who want to enter the palace, will inevitably undergo heavy checks!"

Cao Zhengchun frowned and was silent.

"Who entered the palace today?"

Cao Zhengchun asked.

"Some officials, and show girls who entered the palace. Du Kang bowed and said.

"Show girl?" Cao Zhengchun's pupils shrank, and he asked repeatedly: "Show girl can be investigated in the East Factory?"

"Overseer, Xiunu is the person summoned by the Queen Mother, and I have no right to investigate in Dongchang..."Deputy Overseer Du Kang looked hesitant.

"Not good!"

Cao Zhengchun's face changed wildly!

"There is a problem with the show girl who entered the palace!"

Cao Zhengchun suddenly turned around and looked into the depths of the palace.

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