The autumn rain is continuous and sparsely populated.

The majestic Chang'an City appeared at the end of the line of sight, and fifty red-clothed and gold-armored Qianniu guards escorted the black carriage and slowly approached the Jinguang Gate in the west of the city.

The curtain is raised in the corner.

The more and more mellow Koji Douer lifted the curtain and looked at Chang'an City in the autumn rain, with a happy smile on her face.

The curtain was lowered, and the koji bean retracted into Li Xuan's arms, took one of his hands, and said, "Husband, we have arrived in Chang'an." ”

Li Xuan, who had been closing her eyes and concentrating, had to open her eyes and gently hugged the plump body of Koji Bean into her arms, and then said softly: "What a good thing I didn't see when I came back this time!" ”

"Huh?" Koji Dou'er raised her head and looked at Li Xuan with a confused expression.

Li Xuan stretched out her hand and pinched her little face, which was still a little baby fat, causing her to be coquettish, and then said in a low voice: "Didn't you notice, even under such a storm, there are too many people at the city gate today?" ”

"Ahh Koji Dou'er subconsciously wanted to lift the curtain again to look, but Li Xuan grabbed her, pulled her back into her arms again, and whispered: "People originally came to see us come back, if you really want to poke it easily, it won't be interesting." ”

"Oh!" Koji Dou'er subconsciously responded, but she didn't think about it anymore, just lay quietly in Li Xuan's arms, feeling his heartbeat, and forgot everything else in a daze.

Li Xuan raised her head and smiled, swept up the curtain crack, and her eyes were slightly cold.

This time, the emperor summoned him back to Beijing, and although the holy decree did not say anything, Li Xuan also roughly understood what was going on.

Xiao Tianzi fled from Luoyang, Li Jingye appeared in Luoyang but was never heard from, the body of "Ming Chongyan" was found, and there was turmoil among the Turks in Liangjing......

These things are all pressed on Yuan Wanqing's body.

Although the left and right Qianniuwei, the left and right Jinwuwei, Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, Yongzhou Mansion, Luozhou Mansion, Chang'an Wannian County, Luoyang Henan County, all obeyed his orders, but the final result was not satisfactory.

Although Li Xuan didn't know the details of the investigation, he also knew that the real key core had never been touched by Yuan Wanqing.

That's why he returned to Beijing.

It is precisely because of this that Li Xuan has not yet returned to Beijing, and the secret guards, the prince, the Demon Sect, Li Jingye, and the Chang'an family have all sent people to watch at the city gate.

It's as if this time, the mystery of Ming Chongyan's life and death is concerned about the life and death of countless people.

……

The carriage slowly drove into the left side of the city gate, and many family members of officials who entered the city slowly entered the gate.

Su Baotong, who was walking in the forefront, had just walked under the city gate, and a figure had already flashed out: "Brother Su! ”

"Brother Xue!" Su Baotong was really a little stunned, looking at Xue Yao who suddenly appeared in front of him, he quickly turned over and dismounted, and arched his hand: "Why is Brother Xue here?" ”

Xue Yao returned the salute: "On the order of the prince, welcome the prince back to Beijing." ”

"How dare you bother Brother Xue?" Li Xuan's voice came from the carriage behind, and then Li Xuan, who was dressed in a gold silk robe on a black background, had already stepped out of the carriage.

The guards around him immediately held umbrellas above his head, and Li Xuan walked under the city gate and arched his hand: "Brother Xue." ”

"Don't dare, Xue Yao has seen the prince." Xue Yao saluted seriously to Li Xuan.

Xue Yao is the eldest son of Prime Minister Xue Yuanchao, the Xue Yuanchao who "failed to marry a woman with five surnames".

Xue Yuanchao's wife is the daughter of Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and the lord of Jing County, and Xue Yao is a generation younger than Li Xuan.

Li Xuan stretched out his hand to help Xue Yao up, and asked seriously, "What has Your Highness been busy with lately?" ”

"Investigate the affairs of the hidden fields in Henan Province." Xue Yao gave up his hand again and said, "The records of the household department about Henan Province are almost the same as those of Gyeonggi Prefecture, so it is easy to check. ”

"Hmm!" Li Xuan nodded, it was still Li Xuan's idea to check the hidden field in the household department.

Especially Yongzhou and Luozhou, how big these two places are, from the first year of Wude to the present, Datang does not know how many times it has been investigated.

The founding of the Tang Dynasty was a Jiazi, and the princes and nobles did not know how much.

The vast majority of them are not tax-free, but this is nothing, and it is not uncommon for some people to use these sub-feudal feuds to reach out and encroach on local land.

The reason why Xu Yushi, the head of the household department, was demoted from the post of prime minister is also related to this.

However, the emperor divided the land of the nobles, but the land of Yongzhou and Luozhou, the land that can be taxed, has been decreasing year by year.

Because the emperor divided the nobles, the taxes became more and more insufficient, which seems to make some sense, but if you carefully analyze the figures, you can find that the small part of the tax is far more than the part of the tax that the emperor divided the land and reduced the part of the tax.

If it is placed in a local state or county, maybe it will be a big fire, and it is really difficult to investigate deeply.

But this is at the foot of the Son of Heaven.

Whether it is Chang'an Luoyang, Yongzhou Mansion, Hubu, or Shaofu, there are too many materials to record the details.

Especially in these cases, the prince can justifiably mobilize the prince to conduct an investigation. It's easy to find out what the result is.

In just one month, more than 100,000 acres of land in Henan Province have been rediscovered.

A large number of people were arrested and put in prison, Yongzhou Mansion, Luozhou Mansion, Criminal Department, Dali Temple, which are highly efficient and afraid of people in this regard.

Of course, it's not because it's the prince who supports everything on the surface, but because it's really the boss behind it.

It is the Empress Wu who is really grabbing all the benefits.

Li Xian is just a pawn pushed to the forefront.

……

Li Xuan rode on a horse and walked all the way in the direction of the Vermilion Bird Gate, Li Xuan looked at Xue Yao with a little worry, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is too cautious. ”

"Ahh Xue Yao was a little stunned, these people already felt that Li Xian was too radical, why did Li Xuan still think that Li Xian was not radical enough.

Seeing the confusion on Xue Yao's face, Li Xuan said softly: "Either you don't do things, or if you want to do things, you have to do things perfectly." ”

Since they have already begun to check the acres of land, if they can't find it, it will naturally be fine, but since they have been found, then they will deal with it quickly and severely according to the law, which is the right way to do things, but Li Xian is all the rights to dispose of these rights have been handed over to the Empress Wu.

Once the counterattack is counted in the future, it must be Li Xian who is unlucky.

Xue Yao somewhat understood the meaning of Li Xuan's words, nodded and said, "Yihua must tell His Highness what the prince said." ”

"Also, Brother Xue." Li Xuan lowered her voice and said softly, "This time, you shouldn't come." ”

"Ahh Xue Yao didn't react for a while.

Li Xuan glanced at it and knew that Xue Yao didn't know about Li Xian and Li Jingye at all.

Looking up, Li Xuan looked at the Vermilion Bird Gate in the distance, and said softly: "Brother Xue, don't you know how many people are staring at Xuan now, what are they for, Brother Xue should know, Brother Xue is here now, and he has fallen into danger for His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Xue Yao's face changed instantly.

Li Xuan shook his head and said, "What this king said, please also ask Brother Xue to inform His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, as for the rest...... This king will go to face the saint first, and as for going to see His Highness, see how His Majesty has arranged.

"Yes!" Xue Yao couldn't help but look solemn. ”

In the past, Li Xuan still had a part-time job in the East Palace, but since the last time the East Palace asked the emperor to play and wanted to appoint Li Xuan as the prince of the school, the emperor vetoed it, and by the way, even Li Xuan's prince Zuo Praise Doctor was also exempted.

The current Li Xuan is the king of the clan and the governor of the border state.

If he wants to see the crown prince, he must get the emperor's permission, otherwise it will be a private meeting with bad intentions.

……

Li Xuan, dressed in a black and gold silk robe, stood at the door of the magnificent and solemn Zichen Palace.

The emperor's clear voice came from inside the door: "Xuan! ”

Li Xuan immediately walked in quickly, and then stood in the Zichen Palace, kneeling down with a solemn face: "The king of Nanchang County, the captain of the light car, the general doctor, the governor of Changzhou, the history of the assassin of Changzhou, the general of the right guard of the inspection school, the Shaoqing Xuan of the Honglu Temple of the inspection school, meet Your Majesty, Your Majesty has no borders, meet the Queen of Heaven, and the Queen of Heaven is blessed with Jin'an." ”

Li Xuan kowtowed seriously, with solemn etiquette and no deviation.

Looking at Li Xuan's salute, Li Zhi nodded slightly and said, "Get up, I haven't seen you for more than half a year in a blink of an eye, and everything is like yesterday." ”

"If Your Majesty wants to be a minister, the minister will resign as the governor of Changzhou, accompany Your Majesty, be a small minister, and do your best to relieve Your Majesty's worries." Li Xuan gave up his hand seriously.

"Not really." Li Zhi hurriedly waved his hand, and then said with some amusement: "I was almost deceived by you." ”

"What the minister said is from the bottom of his heart, and the minister is willing to use his life's strength to help His Majesty live forever." Li Xuan was extremely sincere.

He really thinks so, if Li Zhi can live for a few more years, the things that follow will not be so chaotic.

Li Zhi smiled, looked sideways at Empress Wu, and said, "Look at this person, he said such a sensual thing, and he said it so naturally." ”

Wu Hou smiled a little bitterly, then looked at Li Xuan and asked, "You know everything?" ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan arched his hand, glanced at Li Zhi, and said: "The way of the doctor, look and hear, the medicine used by His Majesty, there are still some medicinal smells left in the palace, I think it should still be in the period of recuperation, and it is not appropriate to have too much contact with government affairs." ”

"I can't hide anything from you." Li Zhi smiled lightly and bitterly, pushed the fold in front of him aside, then leaned back on the imperial couch, looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Let's talk about it, how is the situation in Changzhou recently, to be short, I haven't been in the Zichen Hall for a long time." ”

"Yes!" Li Xuan arched his hand and said seriously: "In the first battle of Changzhou, Tubo's preparation plan was disrupted, and the Qinling began to train the naval army...... Before the minister came back, he had entrusted everything to Zhang Gong and Wang Xiaojie. ”

"Hmm!" Li Zhi nodded calmly and said, "With you on the front line, I can rest assured." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment." Li Xuan bowed his hand, and then continued: "In addition to the Changzhou Assassin's Mansion, the other prefectures of the Changzhou Governor's Mansion are already trying their best to organize the people to learn Chinese, and it won't be long before the party members will be more submissive to me. ”

"Using the Yonghui Tablet to learn literacy, I really have nothing to say." Li Zhi couldn't help but feel a little funny.

The matter of the Yonghui Monument was brought up by Li Xuan when he was in Wuzhou, but there were not many places to use it, it was nothing more than the gate of the state city and the county seat.

However, in Changzhou, on the grounds of educating the party and the Tuyuhun tribe to learn Chinese, Li Xuan carved such a tablet in all the cities, tribes, and transportation arteries.

A tablet not only solves the problem of the law penetrating into the party and the people, but also teaches others to learn.

"That is, the situation in Changzhou is gradually calming, and the ministers can be allowed to act recklessly." Li Xuan saluted seriously, and he saw everything clearly.

"Changzhou has a bumper harvest this year, and Yao Yijuan sent it up, and I am quite satisfied." Li Zhi sighed with emotion, and transferring Li Xuan to Ren Changzhou was the most right thing he did.

Others also often go to local positions, such as Wu Chenghe, who left not long ago.

None of these people are like Li Xuan, when they were in Chang'an, they had already thought about how to govern the place.

The Ministry of Works, who will be the supervisor, Sinong Temple, and Taifu Temple, have made so many craftsmen and subordinate officials go over.

Li Xuan's mess in Changzhou immediately operated actively.

This is what makes a truly qualified state pastor.

In contrast, Wu Chengsi is really not a weapon.

(End of chapter)