Chuxiu Palace.
The beautiful ladies who entered the palace sat under the shade of a tree to embroider.
They were all young girls in their teens. After spending more than ten days together, they had become familiar with each other and quickly became one.
Although it was a competitive relationship.
The most outstanding of the beauties would be conferred the title of Crown Princess.
However, this competitive relationship did not affect their relationship.
Perhaps it was because he was young.
"Chan 'Er, what did you embroider?" Hou Haitang stopped sewing and turned to look at Su Chan Er, who hadn't started yet.
"Haitang, ever since Chan 'Er came back after blackmailing His Highness Ke, her soul has always been out of her mind. If you ask me, Chan' Er's soul has been stolen by His Highness Ke.”
"Yes, yes, sister Chan 'Er has been so lost in thought recently.”
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Su Chan Er came back to her senses, and her jade-like face turned as pink as a peach blossom."You're talking nonsense. I'm thinking about embroidery.”
"Aiyo, you're shy."
"Still trying to hide it."
"Concealing is an explanation. Chan 'Er, stop hiding.”
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The group of girls soon started to chase after each other, laughing and playing.
After they were tired of playing, the girls sat down, wiped their sweat, and chatted about Li Ke.
"Have you heard? Yesterday, His Highness Ke of the Drunken Immortal Restaurant ruthlessly extorted a sum of money from the Shi clan.”
"Why haven't I heard about it? I heard the aunts of Chuxiu Palace discussing this matter this morning.”
"Sister Haitang, your brother Hou Jun has really made a name for himself this time.”
Hou Haitang covered her mouth and smiled.""When he gets home, my dad will definitely beat his ass.”
Su Chan Er and the others laughed.
"I heard that Prince Ke, whom Sister Chan 'Er has been longing for, is now known as the shameless leader of Chang' an City. The Ming Cult is even called the hooligan group.”
"These are the nobles who suffered losses and deliberately smeared His Highness Ke.”
"Have you heard? In the morning court today, 50% of the courtiers petitioned His Highness the King of Wu to immediately leave the capital and return to the vassal state. His Majesty temporarily suppressed this matter on the grounds that the King of Wu wanted to wait for the end of the selection and get married.”
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While the group of young ladies were discussing.
Li Shi Min was in a rage in the warm pavilion.
"Guanyin maid, did you see that? That bastard repeatedly poked at those people's sore spots. They began to worry and actually forced me!”
"A bunch of pigs and dogs that can't be fed!"
" Ever since I ascended the throne, I've been practicing frugality for more than ten years, and I can't even bear to build a palace. Why can't I restore the standard of the people's livelihood to the ten years of the great cause of the previous dynasty?”
"Daye's 10 years, that was when Yang Guang almost lost all of his savings from Emperor Wen's era, and the Sui Dynasty was about to collapse!”
"It's because of these greedy pigs and dogs!”
The door to the warm pavilion was tightly shut.
Wang De stood outside the main hall. The surrounding palace maids and eunuchs had dispersed.
He heard the angry roar coming from the warm pavilion and sighed.
These words must not be spread.
Otherwise, it would shake the foundations of the Great Tang.
The world that had just been peaceful for more than ten years might once again be in the midst of war.
As the Emperor's shadow, he was the only one who had the right to stay here.
In the warm pavilion.
Zhangsun Wugou watched as his husband sat on the edge of the soft couch after venting his anger. He clenched his fists and panted. He sighed helplessly in his heart.
Those who hadn't experienced the Sui Dynasty would never know how prosperous it was.
The childhood of this generation was coincidentally the last years of Emperor Wen's life.
At the peak of the Sui Dynasty.
At that time, there were 45 million people in the world.
And now?
After more than ten years of peace, the number of newborns was only 15 million!
There was a huge difference of 30 million!
Could such a huge population gap really have been lost in the chaotic times of the Sui Dynasty?
Such a huge number, even a fool would definitely not believe it!
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, at least 15 million people were displaced due to the chaos of war. In the end, they attached themselves to the aristocratic families and became illegal households.
This was the reason why the prosperous Zhenguan period could not even reach the end of Daye's ten-year reign.
Didn't her husband want to resolve this matter?
It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he couldn't!
After the end of the Sui Dynasty, the gentry clans took advantage of the chaos of war and some of them fell.
However, the gentry class as a whole was even stronger than the Sui Dynasty!
What a ridiculous result!
The common people could not survive and rebelled. In the end, it was only a change of dynasty, and the ones who benefited were still the aristocrats.
Even the imperial power was on the losing side!
This evil consequence was planted by Emperor Gaozu.
In the process of founding the country, Gaozu was too tolerant of the gentry and relied too much on them.
As a result, the tail was too big to fall.
But Emperor Wen was different.
After Emperor Wen established the country on behalf of the Zhou Dynasty, he started the war between the north and the south. He used the northern aristocrats, especially the core Guanlong Group, to divide the entire southern aristocrats.
The strength and harshness of the methods could be described as bloody.
As a result, during the reign of Emperor Wen, there were frequent rebellions in the south.
Every time there was a rebellion, Emperor Wen would carry out a brutal suppression.
The southern aristocrats were almost suffocated by Emperor Wen's use of the Guanlong Group.
In the end, the southern nobles had no choice but to turn to Yang Guang, the King of Jin.
In order to survive under Yang Guang's protection.
It was in the process of dismembering the southern aristocrats that a huge population was released.
In addition, during Emperor Wen's reign, he suppressed the north, especially the Guanlong Group. He was strict with himself and practiced thrift, creating an unprecedented unified prosperity in history.
Her husband imitated Emperor Wen.
He was also frugal, but he was born with a deficiency.
The gentry clan was too large and could not be suppressed like Emperor Wen.
"Second brother, take it step by step and do it slowly. If one generation can't do it, then two generations.”"Isn't Ke 'er already secretly counting the household register?" Zhangsun Wugou comforted.”
"As long as this matter is completed, the Imperial Court will be able to launch an attack on the Shi clan, slowly devouring them bit by bit.”
The Emperor was silent for a moment, then nodded and said helplessly,""I understand. We can't make the same mistake as my father-in-law. If he wasn't so greedy for success and instant benefits, with his intelligence, he might have been able to dismember the aristocrats in his lifetime.”
"If he succeeds in this matter, he will definitely be able to achieve the eternal emperor that he has always dreamed of.”
"I'm anxious. I'm worried about whether our successor can do this well.”
"That bastard has now become a thorn in the side of the Shi clan. They can't wait to drive him out of Chang 'an immediately.”
Zhangsun Wugou smiled and whispered into her husband's ear,""Chong Er…"
When the Emperor heard this, his eyes immediately lit up. He held his wife's hand and said with a smile,"I have a Guanyin maid. It's a blessing!"
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"Li Yin, you bastard, speak! Who asked you to come and find me?"
In the Wu Estate, Li Ke stared sharply at his younger brother who was still running his nose and asked sternly.
This bastard used the excuse of wanting the glass chicken to test the method of making glass.
A little wimp was still pretending to be a fox in front of him.
Li Yin shrunk his head. He was now more and more afraid of this big brother of his. Of course, he also felt that he could be at ease with such a big brother to rely on.
"Brother…it's…it's grandma and uncle.”Li Yin was not a spy, so he quickly betrayed the person behind him.
Grandma? Uncle?
Li Ke was stunned.
He had suspected many people, but he had never thought that it would be his grandmother and uncle.
Of course, his grandmother was the distinguished Empress Xiao of the previous dynasty.
His uncle was his grandmother's younger brother, Xiao Yu.
"Do you know what Grandma and the others are up to?”Li Ke asked.
Tears flowed out of the corners of Li Yin's eyes. He pursed his lips and said aggrievedly,"Brother, I really don't know. I'm just an innocent victim.”
"Useless, you're crying just like that!" Li Ke raised his hand and patted the little bastard's head in a bad mood. He laughed and scolded,"Stop pretending. Go find Mei Niang yourself. Tell Mei Niang what you want to eat. She will arrange it.”
Little Rascal instantly broke into a smile." Thank you elder brother. Can I call Si Zi and the others over as well?"”
"Of course I can, but you'd better get out of my sight immediately!”
"Hehe…"
Li Ke gently kicked his brother who was running away.
After Li Yin walked far away, his expression became serious.
Grandma, uncle, Guanlong Group…
"Your Highness, there are three young scholars outside the manor who call themselves Ma Zhou, Shangguan Yi, and Du Zhenglun.”Just as Li Ke was pondering, the manager walked over and reported.
Ma Zhou? Shangguan Yi? Du Zhenglun?
F * ck!
These people were all Zaifu during the Second Saint's period!
Li Ke was dumbfounded.
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