The fifteenth day of the first month.

The scale of the lantern riddle activities organized by the Liangzhou government is very large, the lantern riddle activities cover several aspects, including traditional programs such as lion dance, and entertainment projects such as watching fireworks, these activities are very common more than 100 years ago, in addition to the capital, the local government also properly organizes these activities, but since the rise of the feudal towns in various places, the government is grasped by the eunuchs, the imperial court is declining, no one cares about such things, every year on the fifteenth day of the first month, are spontaneously organized by the common people.

Liangzhou Prefecture and many state capitals in Shannan West Road, and even some county yamen, organized lantern riddles on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, which was a request put forward by the yamen of the festival.

Since early in the morning, there are thousands of empty alleys in Liangzhou City, almost everyone has gone out, gathered in the four directions of the southeast, northwest and northwest of the state city, and participated in the lantern riddle activities organized by the government, even Zou Shiming and He Yugui were also attracted by this atmosphere, postponed the time to return to Luoyang, and participated in the lantern riddle activities.

The rewards taken out by the government are very real, mainly money and food, these things are needed by the people, so the number of people who guess the lantern riddle is countless.

Li Rupei also went out early in the morning, and it was Liu Yunzhang who went out with him.

Liu Yunzhang went to Bazhou and Pengzhou to see the situation in accordance with Li Rupei's requirements, and he knew in his heart that when he came back this time, he was originally going to write a good letter alone, but he didn't want to be pulled by Li Rupei to participate in the lantern riddle meeting.

Walking in the bustling crowd, looking at the people who were interested in guessing riddles, Li Rupei's face was always smiling, Liu Yunzhang's expression was a little more serious, and his mind was still brewing how to write this note.

The atmosphere of Datang is very open, girls can go to the street at any time, since it is the lantern riddle meeting on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, everyone in Liangzhou City is naturally unwilling to miss it, and they go out to participate in it, of course, they go out, and there are many people who accompany them, there are maids and subordinates, and the safety of their own young lady is the most important.

Seeing a lot of girls, Li Rupei's expression was also a little dazed, in the historical knowledge he mastered, everyone was not allowed to go out, even after starting a family, most of the time was at home, although it was said that it had been several years, but this understanding was still a little stubborn.

Liu Yunzhang, who was beside him, saw this scene, and the expression on his face was a little strange.

A girl with a hat and a white veil on her face appeared in Li Rupei's sight, there was a maid beside the girl, this maid was also pink and jade, and there were several men in strong suits who followed not far away.

Li Rupei didn't care, this was probably the lady of Liangzhou City, who came out to see it while it was lively.

Just as he was about to turn around and walk somewhere else, the maid beside the girl suddenly spoke.

"Where did the disciple come from, he dared to look at the little lady......"

This sentence made Li Rupei stand still, he looked around, and also wanted to see who the maid was talking about, the public security situation in Liangzhou is very good, is it possible that there are scoundrels in the market who dare to be beautiful at this time.

"Look at what you see, it's you."

Now Li Rupei understood, it turned out that this maid was talking about him.

Li Rupei, who was a little annoyed, was not good at how to attack, after all, the other party was just a little girl, probably because of the big family business, so his personality became a little rude.

Faced with such a situation, it is best to ignore it, just turn around and walk away.

Liu Yunzhang on the side, the look on his face was even more strange, he stood next to him and did not speak.

Li Rupei, who turned around, had not had time to leave, and the maid had already arrived in front of him.

"What about you, you just looked at the little lady, did you want to leave?"

Li Rupei was a little angry, in front of the public, this maid was so rude, but he could teach a little girl a lesson, that is not what a man should do.

"Okay, then what do you say, I did look at your little lady, from such a distance, it wasn't a certain person, could it be that all the people who looked at your little lady, you have to ask about right and wrong."

The maid simply crossed her waist and spoke.

"The slave just doesn't like you, and the others see nothing, but you just can't see it."

A few people around watched all this, and everyone watched it with a joking mentality, and when they heard the maid say this, some people couldn't help laughing.

"This little lady, I also saw your little lady, tell me what to do."

The maid didn't pay attention to what the others said, and just stared at Li Rupei.

Although the morality has the upper hand, Li Rupei is still very annoyed, the dignified King of Yi and the envoy of Shannan West Dao were actually accused by a little girl in Liangzhou Prefecture, which is indeed a bit ridiculous.

"Okay, you say that so-and-so can't see it, then it won't work, you say what so-and-so should do."

The maid looked at Li Rupei and had a smile on her face.

"Look at your very good attitude, forget it, the little lady is not a person who likes to care."

After the maid finished speaking, she turned her head and returned to the little lady's side.

Li Rupei, who was standing in place, did not reflect it, he looked in the direction of the little lady, and found that the little lady was also looking here, although he said that he was wearing a hat.

The people around laughed and dispersed, the little lady and the maid did not leave immediately, and there was a distance of dozens of meters between them and Li Rupei.

Liu Yunzhang, who was beside him, had a smile on his face, but still did not speak.

Li Rupei blinked, turned his head and walked towards other places.

At this time, Liu Yunzhang finally spoke.

"With such an identity, the prince has suffered humiliation from others for no reason, don't you want to teach the other party a lesson."

"Liu Gong, what are you talking about, the other party is just a little girl, maybe she has been in a big family since she was a child, and her personality is a little rude, if you take action to teach a lesson, wouldn't it be more rude than the other party, and when you encounter such a thing, you think you are unlucky."

Li Rupei and Liu Yunzhang were talking, heading in the direction of the crowd, the pro-soldiers behind them were less than ten meters apart, they were vigilant and watched the surrounding situation, if there was any accident, they would rush to Li Rupei's side as soon as possible.

After walking a few hundred meters, a personal soldier walked up to Li Rupei's side and whispered something.

Li Rupei frowned, as if he was thinking about something, Liu Yunzhang beside him, carefully observed Li Rupei's expression.

Finally, Li Rupei raised his head and said something to the pro-soldiers, who nodded and left.

Liu Yunzhang beside him, the look on his face was much soothed.

After walking out for several miles, almost after seeing the lantern riddle scene in the east, Li Rupei turned around and walked towards a place with few people, and walked about a hundred meters away, Li Rupei stood still, turned around and spoke to the back.

"It's been such a long way, let's stand up and say something."

The maid not far away was caught off guard, and when she heard Li Rupei say this, she blushed a little, but she still walked slowly in front of Li Rupei, as for the little lady, she stood in place and did not come over.

"How do you know that the slave is following you, and the slave is also walking."

Li Rupei smiled.

"What a sharp mouth, you said it, what you say makes sense, it seems to be some unreasonable, it's just that, don't follow so-and-so, the riddles here are very good, spend more thought, guess more riddles."

After speaking, Li Rupei turned around and left.

The maid stood in place, her face was still a little red, looking at Li Rupei's back, thoughtful.

After walking a long way, Li Rupei spoke to Liu Yunzhang beside him.

"Liu Gong, presumably this little lady and maid, Liu Gong knows each other."

"How could the prince say such words."

"I have observed it a long time ago, along the way, Liu Gong has always paid attention to the performance of a certain person, and even more attention to the expression of a certain person, worried that a certain person has something bad to the two little girls, when the maid and a certain talked, he never looked at Liu Gong's face, as if he was deliberately avoiding something, in fact, when he met this strange maid and a strange little lady, Liu Gong had already noticed them, but he didn't show it, so he said it well."

Liu Yunzhang bowed his head at Li Rupei.

"The prince is observant, his subordinates really admire, his subordinates do know the origin of these two people, but they are not very familiar, please forgive me."

"It's not a big deal, Liu Gong doesn't have to take it to heart."

After saying this, Li Rupei smiled and stopped talking, he thought that this was Liu Yunzhang's special examination of his patience, or to see what his character was, whether he was like those who held great power, showing off his might at every turn, but unfortunately Liu Yunzhang didn't know that he Li Rupei was a crossing person, and he didn't care much about those strict ranks, let alone because someone violated the majesty, he would jump like thunder and kill people at every turn.

Huairou the world, and help the world, is not so simple as words, everyone says that the king is like a tiger, because the king's temper is too eccentric, too heavy on power, as long as someone violates the slightest bit of majesty, he will not hesitate to kill, or the battle between the court and the court is too fierce, so that it threatens the king's dominance, although this practice has a certain reason, but Li Rupei will not use this way to maintain power.

What Li Rupei needs is to grasp power in a dignified manner, and govern the world in a dignified manner, which requires him to infect the people below with noble character, although this approach seems a little naïve, even immature, but this is Li Rupei's bottom line, he is not willing to establish authority just by killing people, and the majesty and power obtained in this way are too bloody.

Of course, in the troubled times at the end of the Tang Dynasty, Li Rupei can only bury this kind of mind deep in his heart, and he must not say it, otherwise the people below will be opposed, in the face of many festival envoys who are eyeing him, and in the face of the extremely vicious eunuchs in the court, if he always responds with a benevolent attitude, it is tantamount to cruelty to himself.

(The new year is coming, I wish all readers a happy new year, all the best, and look forward to receiving a lot more support from readers.) ）