Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 286: The Holy Emperor Enters the People's Home
The twenty-first year of Zhenguan, the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month.

The wealthy families in Chang'an are purchasing items in large quantities.

Li Shimin, Li Chengqian and the central ministers of the court walked out of Chang'an City and headed for their respective destinations.

Li Shimin and Li Chengqian together.

Fang Xuanling, Zhangsun Wuji and others acted separately.

Some go north, some go south.

Li Chengqian and his party took the closest route, going to Chang'an County.

There is no way around it.

Due to transportation restrictions, it is impossible to go far.

All you can do is calculate the time schedule and make good itinerary arrangements.

After receiving the letter from the central government, the officials of Chang'an County had already made arrangements for the reception, and the roads and neighborhoods were all cleaned up.

"Welcome to the Holy Emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The officials and the people came to welcome them.

Li Shimin always rode a horse when he went out. He sat on a white horse, looked at the huge crowd, and said loudly: "No need to be polite!"

"Everyone get up."

"People of Chang'an, I'm here to see you."

He dismounted and walked forward, handing the whip to Li Chengqian beside him. Li Chengqian naturally took it and handed it to Di Renjie.

"Thank you, Holy Emperor, for your concern!"

Li Shimin felt happy when he heard the voices of the people.

"I said, don't disturb the people, don't organize them to welcome the emperor."

"How is this going?"

The officials in Chang'an said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, it was the people who took the initiative, not us who organized it."

"This is the people's love and respect for Your Majesty, the people..."

The Chang'an County Magistrate spoke very beautifully, and Li Chengqian was so happy that he almost smiled when he saw Li Shimin.

Who doesn’t like to listen?

Especially Li Shimin, who is known as the Holy Emperor.

This shows that he deserves the title of Holy Emperor, which is why the people support him so much.

"Holy Son of Heaven!"

"Holy Son of Heaven!"

The people were shouting and were very excited.

Li Chengqian smiled faintly and said, it would be strange if there was no organization.

But this is a matter that is seen through but not spoken out.

Amid the cheers of the people, Li Shimin walked into the city.

There is still time, so he plans to look around first.

"good."

"You govern well. The streets are clean, there are many goods, and the people are happy."

Li Shimin praised.

"I dare not take credit for it. It is all thanks to the benevolence of the Holy Emperor. Chang'an County is what it is today under the guidance of the Holy Emperor's thoughts."

Li Shimin nodded with a smile and waved from time to time in response to the cheers of the people.

"This is the Holy Son of Heaven."

"The Holy Son of Heaven actually waved at me. I'm going to die."

"Holy Son of Heaven..."

The group came to a busy place where many non-civilian people gathered.

With the guards clearing the way, Li Shimin saw this place.

Fireworks sales point.

"Your Majesty, the court has allowed the sale of fireworks this year, and the people are very excited and want to set them off during the festival."

The Magistrate of Chang'an County said: "This is a shop selling goods in the city..."

Fireworks are not something that ordinary people can afford.

In Chang'an, only the imperial palace or some ministers had it.

But with Li Ting's research and improvement of fireworks, the cost of fireworks decreased and various types became available.

The imperial court allowed the sale of fireworks in various places this year.

One is to generate income and develop a fireworks industry.

The other, of course, is to bring joy to the New Year, satisfy the spiritual desires of the people, and improve their material needs.

"Okay."

“Festivals should be lively.”

"The ancestor of firecrackers that I have appointed has brought these new things to the people."

Li Shimin said: "But we must remind the people to use it with caution, so as not to cause any accidents on such auspicious occasions."

“The government should also be vigilant, conduct multiple inspections, and pay attention to supervision.”

"Especially shops selling fireworks must be closely inspected."

"You must be careful with candles and store them safely..."

He was giving instructions and requests to local authorities.

There were officials around him holding booklets and taking notes with pens.

There were also civil servants accompanying him who wrote down his majesty's every word and action, sorted them out in due time, and sent them back to Chang'an overnight. They were then compiled and edited by the Tang Empire Newspaper and published in the newspaper.

The historian is really annoying.

I know that he is collecting the words and deeds of Your Majesty for the Tang Empire News.

But he was very dissatisfied with the suspicion of stealing his job.

No matter how fast a civil servant writes, the historian will always be a few points faster than him.

Li Chengqian lowered his head and fiddled with the fireworks on the stall. He then went into the shop to observe them and nodded, saying, "Well done. You have strictly followed the storage requirements."

"Fireworks are beautiful, but we must also remember that they can also cause harm."

"People want to have a good New Year, not encounter unpleasant things at the turn of the year."

"Storage and sales must be strictly controlled, and the quality of fireworks production must also be absolutely guaranteed..."

After watching the fireworks being sold, we randomly went to a citizen’s home.

This is a family of six.

A pair of parents, two sons, a daughter-in-law, and a grandson.

Li Shimin and Li Chengqian looked at the New Year's goods they had purchased, which was quite a lot, including fish and meat.

"How much is pork?"

"Five cents a pound."

Li Shimin picked up the pork and said with a smile, "It's not light, it should be about three or five kilograms."

Everyone laughed when they heard this, but the family of six was very reserved. The old man said tremblingly: "This is all the kindness of the Holy Son of Heaven."

"In previous years, our family didn't eat much oil during the Chinese New Year, so we just ate a little."

"But now life is getting better and better, and we can eat delicious food during the Spring Festival."

As the old man spoke, he pulled the family down to kneel down and said, "The Holy Emperor is benevolent, and I thank him..."

"Without the Holy Son, we wouldn't be where we are today..."

"Eh……!"

Li Shimin grabbed him and said, "Get up, get up quickly."

"You are all my subjects. It is my duty to let you all live a good life."

"I am really happy to see your New Year's goods."

"This shows that my reign as emperor was not in vain."

Everyone said: "The Holy Son of Heaven is wise!"

Li Shimin looked around the house, and then took the opportunity to talk to the family.

"How's your income this year?"

"Thanks to the blessing of the Holy Emperor, I have an income of more than 20 strings of cash this year." The old man said this with a proud look on his face.

"So many."

Li Shimin was shocked.

"It's only this year that we've made so much money. It wasn't easy to make 10 strings of cash last year. It's mainly because the two boys at home are working and the two women are weaving at home..."

The old man said.

Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Father-in-law, it looks like your house needs to be renovated."

"Your Highness, why is this happening?" the old man was a little confused.

"With an income of more than twenty strings of cash this year, I think it's time for your son Erlang to get married." Li Chengqian said, "If you don't want to renovate your house, you can renovate it or rebuild it."

"How will the matchmaker come to our house and how will we marry the bride?"

Hear the words.

Everyone smiled knowingly, and Li Shimin couldn't help but say, "That's true. This year is good, and next year will be even better."

"If you want a new house, you need a new daughter-in-law, right?"

The old man's Erlang felt a little embarrassed.

"Your Highness is amazing. I really think so. My family used to be poor. We lived in this shabby house with our whole family living together."

The old man said, "I am also reluctant to find someone to act as a matchmaker."

"Now that I have some extra money, I am just wondering when I can let Erlang get married..."

Li Shimin said: "Don't worry now, the matchmaker will definitely be willing."

After chatting and laughing for a while, Li Shimin got up and left.

The whole family was sent to the door and watched the Holy Emperor and others leave.

At this time, an official was found coming over carrying something.

"These are the gifts from the Holy Emperor and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when they visit my father-in-law's family."

"Please accept it, old man."

After saying this, the official put down his things and left.

My father-in-law and his family stood there in a daze, looking at the gifts on the ground, and did not come back to their senses for a long time.

There are a lot of these things, all of which are needed in daily life.

"Holy Son of Heaven."

The old man knelt on the ground and bowed deeply while crying.

The whole family also kept bowing and expressing their gratitude towards the direction where the Holy Emperor had left.

In the distance, the accompanying civil servant recorded this situation and turned around and bumped into the historian.

The historian looked unfriendly and the civil servant had an embarrassed expression.

This historian must have taken the wrong medicine. He always looks at him unkindly.

If I can't afford to offend you, I can afford to hide from you.

Li Shimin visited several families in the city, asking about their well-being and expressing his concern for them. When he left, he left gifts for them.

It's not about the amount of money, it's all about practicality.

the next day.

Li Shimin and his entourage did not stay in the city, but went outside the city to a place called Xiaolianzi Village.

Li Chengqian has always remembered this place. Back then, there was a problem with the national birth policy in Chang'an County, and a group of officials were executed. It was all because of a couple in Xiaolianzi Village.

Calculated accordingly, the child who was born should be six years old this year and should be going to school.

"Your Majesty, this is the village chief, Lu Dayou."

"I…I pay my respects to the Holy Emperor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Lu Dalu greeted him tremblingly. When had he ever seen a person bigger than the sky?

"Get up."

"Take us to see the villagers' homes..."

Li Shimin said warmly.

"Yes……!"

Go to the villagers’ homes to learn about their New Year celebrations.

Compared to the city, the villagers' lives are naturally inferior.

There are New Year's goods, but not much.

“Life is much better than before.”

The villagers said happily: "Now we can eat fish."

"In the past, during the Chinese New Year, if the harvest was poor, even a little bit of oil and water was good enough, let alone meat."

Li Shimin felt a little emotional, and the joy in the city had faded a lot.

It was always like this when we had a meal during the Chinese New Year, let alone on ordinary days.

Li Chengqian remained silent.

For ordinary people, fish is something they only eat a few times a year.

Nowadays, with policy subsidies from all aspects, in villages like these, eating fish during the Chinese New Year is a great improvement.

"The old days are gone, and now we are looking forward to a better life."

Li Shimin said: "In the future, the court will make it possible for every household to afford meat..."

Leave this house and go to another one.

It was the He family back then.

The man had matured a lot and was very excited to see Li Chengqian.

How could I forget this face?

If it weren’t for the prince, would my son be able to grow up successfully?
(End of this chapter)