I am a thief in the Tang Dynasty

The next day.

Wu Zetian slept until noon, her lovely face filled with a happy smile. She spread her chubby arms and yawned lazily.

Then she sat up from the bed and opened her big watery eyes.

The sight of the unfamiliar room stunned her and she became subconsciously nervous and scared.

"Miss Yu, you're awake!"

The gentle words floated into her ears.

Lichun's beautiful face with a gentle smile reflected in her eyes.

Thinking of where this Wu Zetian was from, I said embarrassedly:

"Hello, Sister Lichun. Sorry for disturbing Brother Xingzhi and Sister Xueying last night."

Then, she blinked her big eyes and asked, "Where are my brother and sister-in-law?"

Lichun changed Wu Zetian's clothes and said gently, "When my husband and the general got up, they saw that you were sleeping soundly, so they asked me to stay with you."

"They are playing outside. The fire room has prepared food for you. You can eat directly after you wash up."

The thoughtful care moved Wu Zetian so much that tears welled up in her big eyes again.

She said softly: "Brother Xingzhi and Sister Xueying are so kind to me."

Lichun smiled gently and said, "It's because you, Miss Yu, are very good yourself, that you deserve to be treated like this by the Master and the General."

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yard.

Fang Yiyi and Chai Xueying were playing Gobang.

This is different from the complexity of Go. This simple yet well-planned way of playing chess makes Chai Xueying unable to stop.

Just when Chai Xueying didn't know how many times she had beaten Fang Yiyi this morning.

A carriage drove into the manor.

Upon seeing this, Fang Yiyi and Chai Xueying immediately stood up and greeted him with great respect.

Zhang Ananda, dressed in a dark purple official uniform, with a beardless white face and no trace of femininity, walked out of the carriage with a kind smile on his face.

"Greetings, Mr. Butler." The young couple saluted with their arms crossed.

Zhang Ananda hurried forward, helped the two men up, bowed and said respectfully:

"Meet the Third Brother of the Fang Family, and meet the Princess."

"We are following His Majesty's orders to take you two into the palace."

Chapter 311: More Refugees Outside Chang'an City

Fang Yiyi and Chai Xueying looked at each other, wondering why the emperor specially invited him into the palace.

Fang Yiyi asked, "May I ask, Lord Chief Steward, why did the Emperor invite my husband and I to the palace?"

Zhang Ananda shook his head and said with a smile, "I don't know either, but His Majesty is very pleased, so it should be a good thing."

Hearing this, smiles appeared on the couple's faces.

Fang Yiyi continued to ask: "Can I bring one more person?"

Zhang Ananda frowned slightly, thought for a moment, then nodded and said:

"Your Majesty only mentioned you two, but if Sanlang brings someone with him, you can arrange for them to wait in the side hall. We will arrange for someone to take care of them."

The person in front of me is the Valkyrie of the Tang Dynasty and His Majesty’s most beloved niece.

The other one is the son of the Duke of Wei, a young man whom Your Majesty currently values.

Both of them have made unparalleled contributions to the Tang Dynasty. Bringing someone into the palace is not an audience with the emperor, so they can be more relaxed.

After hearing this, the couple no longer had any worries.

After all, Grandpa Fang Xuanling said that Yu'er's safety must be guaranteed.

There is no place in the world safer than the Imperial City.

Just leave.

After washing up, Wu Zetian could only get on the carriage with some cakes.

The last time I went out of the city was to protect Wu Zetian to go to Zhuangzi, and I didn't look outside.

This time, Zhang Ananda led the team and the royal guards cleared the way, making it extremely safe.

Fang Yiyi and his friends lifted the carriage curtains to enjoy the scenery along the way.

It is now late spring, and wherever we go, there are shady trees and green grass.

The seeds planted in those fields have already sprouted green seedlings.

Wherever you look, it's full of vitality.

But just look at it.

Fang Yiyi frowned and asked Chai Xueying:

"Xueying, look outside. Aren't there too many people with ragged clothes and haggard faces?"

Hearing this, Chai Xueying moved closer and looked out the window.

After seeing this, Chai Xueying remembered something and said quickly:

"Husband, these people look like refugees."

"Husband, when we escorted Yu'er to Zhuangzi, I saw a lot as soon as we left the city."

"From today's perspective, we are still five miles away from Chang'an. The number of refugees seems to be similar to that near Chang'an City that day."

Refugees, as the name suggests, are poor people who have left their homes and gone into exile elsewhere.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been constant internal and external troubles.

When people from all over the country encounter natural disasters or man-made disasters, they will leave their homes and go to safe places.

As the capital of the Tang Dynasty, people come to Chang'an every day, hoping to settle down and start a family.

Similarly, refugees arrive every day.

However, wherever I look, I can see refugees. There are so many of them, it is really abnormal.

Chai Xueying knew all this very well. After thinking for a while, she explained to Fang Yiyi:

"My husband, there was a late spring cold snap in the north, and the Eastern Turks were harassing the border."

"There must be many poor people who have come to Chang'an City after traveling through mountains and rivers."

"Plus, troops were dispatched north from various places, and some civilians saw this and guessed that there would be a war next."

"Even if their family conditions are better, they will choose to leave their hometown and come to Chang'an to make a living."

Fang Yiyi was a Chinese soldier in his previous life and had also been tasked with earthquake relief work.

The grief and despair of the people in the disaster-stricken areas after their homes were destroyed are still vivid in my mind.

In the past, under the red flag, when people suffered disasters, they would receive assistance quickly, have no worries about food and clothing, and their destroyed homes would be quickly rebuilt.

But in ancient Tang Dynasty, the speed of providing aid to war zones and disaster areas was not that fast.

It is no wonder that after the incident in the north, so many people were willing to become refugees.

Chapter 312 We, the couple, put our heads together

Fang Yiyi looked with pity at the refugees outside who were pale and skinny, like the walking corpses.

What he really didn't expect was that he would encounter this situation not long after arriving in Chang'an.

Fang Yiyi said with deep emotion:

"So many people left their homes just to survive."

"Although the Tang Dynasty is now strong, it is still far from being truly strong!"

"There is still so much to do to ensure that the people have enough food and clothing and live and work in peace and contentment!"

The little Wu Zetian still sat obediently in the depths of the carriage.

When she heard Fang Yiyi's words expressing his concern for the country and the people, her eyes were filled with admiration.

Chai Xueying knew that her husband had the heart to strengthen the country and save the people, and she looked at that handsome face with admiration and pride.

She stretched out her snow-white hands, clasped her fingers with his slender hands, and said softly:

"My dear, shall we set up some porridge stalls outside the city to help these refugees?"

His wife's thoughts coincided with his own. Fang Yiyi smiled gently and said:

"Okay, we have money now, so we can set up a few more."

Then he frowned:

"However, providing relief to these refugees and only allowing them to have a hot meal is not a long-term solution."

The two did not mention a word about how the court would deal with these refugees.

Without him.

Most of Chang'an's food and cold-weather supplies were sent to the north.

Now that these refugees are wandering around, we can see that the court is turning a blind eye and even being helpless.

As long as these refugees don't cause any trouble, it'll be fine.

If any refugees cause trouble, there will be no other measures except to suppress them with iron fist, kill the chicken to scare the monkey, and let the other refugees not to cause trouble.

Chai Xueying also knew about this situation. Throughout history, the problem of refugees has never been well solved.

Basically, they are trying to prevent them from starving to death and to allow the refugees to return to their hometowns after the disaster is over.

She could only sigh and say, "Ah, my husband is right, but besides distributing porridge, Xueying really can't think of anything else to do."

"Let's put our heads together and think carefully. Maybe we can come up with a good idea!" Fang Yiyi consoled Lonely.

Fang Yiyi, who is well-versed in history, knows very well that to solve the problem of refugees, there are other ways besides providing them with porridge so that they can survive.

We must find them work to do so that they have no time to cause trouble. We must let them be self-reliant and have hope and direction in life.

It is better to teach people to fish than to teach them how to fish!

Fang Yiyi was thinking of a countermeasure, and before he knew it, the carriage had entered Chang'an City, the imperial city.

Wu Zetian was taken to a palace decorated with gold carvings and jade.

Led by Zhang Ananda, the young couple came to the imperial study.

As soon as he entered, Fang Yiyi saw the scene inside and couldn't help but slow down his pace.

Good guy.

All the high-ranking civil and military officials of the Tang Dynasty came.

Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Changsun Wuji, Du Ruhui, and his grandfather, every one of them was present.

"Your Majesty, Princess Lekang and Mr. Fang are here!"

After Zhang Ananda stepped forward to report, he stood beside Li Shimin.

Similarly, all the big guys looked towards the door, and all their eyes fell on Fang Yiyi.

Changsun Wuji, Qin Qiong and others looked at Fang Yiyi in confusion, with more surprise in their eyes.

They knew that Li Shimin valued Fang Yiyi.

But I didn't expect that His Majesty would ask Zhang Ananda, the personal steward, to invite Fang Yiyi.

Some of the dukes present had never had such an honor.

No one knew why His Majesty summoned Fang Yiyi and his wife to the Imperial Study.

Instead, Cheng Yaojin and Du Ruhui saw Li Shimin's undisguised smile of relief.