The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 633 Descendants of the Book Saint
In February of the Shengwu Year, everything recovered, and spring plowing and farming were busy from south to north; Henan County was no exception, and the people had already gone to the fields for the annual spring plowing. Rice was rarely seen in Henan County; this does not mean that the people in Henan County had no rice seeds. , but ordinary people are very good at budgeting.

Because Henan County is a little bit north, if rice is planted, there is only one harvest a year, and if wheat and corn are planted, it is harvested twice a year. They often plant wheat in spring, and corn and soybeans after summer crops.The output of the two seasons is superimposed, and the yield of rice in one season is higher than that of one season.

The river wind blowing from the north is still blowing outside the city, but there is already a trace of warmth in the cold, which can make people feel the breath of spring; the willow trees on the roadside have sprouted branches, and the land has been bleak all winter , apply a layer of spring color, full of vigor and vitality.

In the early morning of this day, under the guard of more than a thousand Xuanjia soldiers, either openly or secretly, Yang Tong's family left the south gate of Luoyang in a low-key manner. Outside the gate is an endless green wheat field. Ups and downs, groups of people are loosening the soil and weeding in the wheat fields.

In a few days, Yang Tong will put on his battle armor and fight on the battlefield. I don't know how long this battle will last and how long he will be separated from his wife and children. Seeing that the sun is shining these days, he takes his wife and children out of the city for a spring outing.

Since the eldest grandson Wugou, Li Xiuning, Lu Qinghua and Xiao Yuexian were all pregnant, the team did not move fast. After leaving the city, the team turned west and marched along Luoshui.

The older Yang Xifang, Yang Hui, and Yang Zheng each rode a pony. The three siblings were good at riding and could skillfully steer the horses. They walked slowly beside their father, but Yang Tong's off-string arrow It is too tall, and the three little ones sitting on the horse only reach their father's legs, which is full of disobedience.

"Father, the little deer is taller than my elder sister and elder brother." Yang Lu is as active as her nickname. This girl came out once in a while, and she didn't want to ride in a carriage with her mother and concubine, so Yang Tong hugged her on the horse and watched. Sister and brother who are much shorter than her, the little girl is extremely proud.

Yang Xifang, Yang Hui, and Yang Zheng carefully controlled the horses and had no time to talk to her, which made the little girl feel very boring.Turning to the father, he asked: "Father, why is the sun red and the moon white?"

"Well..." Yang Tong was stopped by the question.

"Because there is only ice and snow on the moon, it looks white; on the sun, it is full of fire, so it is red." Yang Xifang, who is the oldest and best in riding skills, can't wait to show her knowledge.

Little Yang Lu opened his eyes wide, and looked up at his father who was rubbing his chin: "Father, isn't it?"

"Yes!"

Yang Xifang was overjoyed to be recognized by her father, "What I said nonsense is actually right."

Yang Tong: "..."

Little Yang Lu thought about it seriously: "Father, sister, I don't like the sun, but I still like the moon."

"why?"

"The sun is so hot, just looking at it will make your eyes cry. The moon is better, and it can turn into a crescent moon, just like the queen mother's eyes, so beautiful." Wei Fengwu in the carriage heard Yang Lu's immature voice, The eyes turned into crescent moons.

"Well, so when the deer saw the fire, he couldn't touch it with his hands, otherwise it would burn his little hands."

"Is it as black as the leg of lamb roasted by my concubine?" The immature voice was full of disgust.

"..." Li Xiuning's face in the car turned dark.

Yang Tong said, "Like black charcoal."

Yang Lu shrank his small hands, hid them in his arms, and looked up at his father with a small face: "Xiaolu is the most obedient, never touching fire."

Yang Lu was born in the first year of Shengwu. He was just over two years old at this time, and he was at the time when he had to ask why.

Yang Tong praised: "Xiaolu is the most obedient and the smartest child."

Yang Lu wriggled happily in his father's arms, squinting his beautiful big eyes and giggling happily.

"Father, why can my sister and brothers go to school? Why can't I?"

"Because my sister and brothers have grown up, they want to study and practice martial arts, so they have to go to the Hongwen Museum, go to the barracks, and learn from the masters and generals. You have to eat more and eat more vegetables, so that you can grow as tall as your sisters and brothers Only then can you study and practice martial arts." Yang Tong has a feeling that having children is everything.

Yang Lu touched his belly, his little face was wrinkled, and he said in extreme embarrassment: "But the little deer's stomach is so small, it can't eat so much. My sister and brother's stomachs are tall and big, so they can eat so much. "

Yang Tong smiled and said, "The deer first learned from washing the handkerchief and dressing. The elder sister and elder brother wash their hands, wash their face, and dress themselves."

Yang Lu's small body turned to let his father's body pass, he turned his head to the horse, and said to the big carriage behind: "Mother Concubine, Xiao Lu needs to dress and wash his face tomorrow, so you are not allowed to help me."

Li Xiuning chuckled softly: "Okay, concubine mother will teach Xiao Lu how to dress and wash his face tomorrow. Xiao Lu is so smart, he will learn it soon."

Yang Lu cheered: "Tomorrow, I will dress and wash myself."

At this time, Yang Tong saw a large group of people watching something by the wheat field in the distance, and the leader seemed to be Jing Zhaoyin Guyan.

"Let's go and have a look." After Yang Tong finished speaking, he turned his horse's head and ran towards the crowd. The crowd guarded Yang Tong's family and followed him to the edge of the field.

Gu Yan was the son of the original Jingzhao County Prime Minister Gu Yi. His father, Wei Xuan and Yin Shishi died in battle outside Daxing City, but he, Yin Mingyue and Yin Hongzhi escaped because of Wei Xuan's words. , starting from the county magistrate one step at a time. He has served as the county magistrate for many times in poor border counties, and he can always manage the place in an orderly manner. Zhifeng, who is now promoted to Jing Zhaoyin, is equivalent to the mayor of the capital in later generations, and is directly under the emperor's jurisdiction.

The Sui Dynasty has always had the rule of "you can't enter the pavilion if you don't pass through the prefectures and counties". He came up from the localities step by step, and he was slowly approaching the center. His righteous brother was a few steps slower.

Since ancient times, there has been a concept that "food is the most important thing for the people", so agriculture has always been the top priority of officials at all levels. Only when agriculture has a stable and bumper harvest can local food prices be stable and the tax revenue of the court can be guaranteed; only by winning the hearts of the people In order to be favored by the court and get the opportunity for promotion, only by paying taxes and taxes in time.Therefore, local officials attach great importance to agriculture, and they can be seen in the fields every spring and autumn harvest.Gu Yan is no exception, especially at the feet of the emperor, it is difficult to get recognition for doing a good job. Once a bad thing is done, the emperor will know it in the blink of an eye. .

He was sitting on a field stalk and chatting about agriculture with more than a hundred farmers, at this moment, a follower said anxiously: "My lord, the sage is here."

Gu Yan turned his head to look, and really saw a group of cavalry coming from the field ridge, the leader was Emperor Shengwu, who was holding a little girl as delicate as a ceramic doll in his arms, so scared that he got up quickly to meet them.

"My humble minister sees His Majesty!"

Yang Tong got off his horse and asked, "Is Gu Qing trying to persuade farmers?"

Gu Yan shook his head and said: "Last winter, it snowed heavily for nearly a month. When the spring started, the common people worked hard to plow the fields. Everyone said that this year will be a good one, so there is no need for me to persuade you."

Yang Tong saw a boundary sign beside the field, and asked again, "Whose land does this belong to?"

"My lord, this piece of land belongs to the little old man."

A gray-haired old man stepped forward tremblingly and saluted: "Grassman, pay homage to the Holy Majesty."

More than a hundred farmers around also saluted. Looking at the frightened crowd, Yang Tong said gently, "Everyone, don't be nervous. I passed by here and saw a lot of people, so I came to have a look."

At this time, Yang Xifang, Yang Hui, and Yang Zheng also rode over on ponies. Yang Tong carried them off the horse one by one. It's time to salute."

More than a hundred farmers commotioned and saluted again.

"Don't be too polite!"

After everyone quieted down, Yang Tong asked the owner of the land, "How much land does the old man's family get?"

"Caomin's family has [-] mu of Yongye farmland, [-] mu of open farmland, and [-] mu of public leased land."

Yongye land refers to the land that is passed on to future generations, while exposed land is returned to the government after death; public leased land is the official land leased to the people for cultivation. Due to the large number of people who died in the war, Hebei, which is the hardest-hit area , The Central Plains is almost empty, and it is a pity that the remaining good land was abandoned, so they rented it out to laborious and capable families in the name of the government, and levied the same tax as other fields. Take back the exposed fields and official fields and distribute them to the new population.This old man was able to allocate 160 mu of land in the imperial capital, which was already surprisingly high.

Next to him, Deng Hao explained with a smile: "He has [-] acres of military land, and the two sons of Mr. Ma have joined the army."

Only then did Yang Tong suddenly realize, and asked Yang Zheng, "Speaking of which, what did Zheng'er think of?"

Yang Zheng said: "Grandpa's two sons have joined the army, who will farm for him? Is grandpa busy?"

Yang Zheng's words elicited good-natured laughter.

Gu Yan gave a thumbs up and praised: "His Royal Highness is really smart, and he asked the key point at once. In order to relieve the worries of the soldiers, the imperial court specially stipulated that the military households who have no labor at home should be solved by the local government. Like old man Ma's two sons who have joined the army, the local government will organize local people to help him plow the fields, so that our soldiers in the Sui Dynasty can fight for the country without any worries. Created in time."

"Father is still the most powerful." Yang Lu looked up at his beautiful and lovely face like finely carved jade, looked at Father with admiration, and said in a childish voice: "Grandfather, don't you think so?"

"Yes!"

"Haha, the little princess is so cute."

Yang Lu was even more proud, and moved his small mouth to kiss Father Huang on the cheek.

The laughter in the crowd grew louder, everyone liked this lively and lovely little princess of the Tian family.

Yang Tong chatted with everyone for a while, listening to everyone's opinions. Everyone talked about it, but in fact, they only cared about the tax issue.

"From ancient times to the present, every time a war ends, they will generally lightly pay and pay lightly, and rest with the people. My Great Sui Dynasty is no exception. When the world is reunified, at least half of the army will be disarmed and returned to the field. Once there is no military burden, the court's expenditure It's just the salaries of officials and the standing army, and hoarding a certain amount of food reserves and money, so that when a war suddenly breaks out, the treasury will not be able to supply the money and food for the army to fight. Everyone has experienced wars and should know the importance of the army to a country. Therefore, we must retain a certain number of troops."

"Your Majesty is right!" Old Master Ma said respectfully: "The grass people's ancestral home is Mayi, and they understand the importance of the army too much. You don't know how cruel the Turks are. If it weren't for our strong army in the Sui Dynasty, they would have already defeated them." Taiyuan. My son said that without a strong army, there will be no country.”

"Mr. Ma has taught me two strong soldiers in the Sui Dynasty. You are really amazing." Yang Tong raised his finger in praise.

"Don't dare to dare, this is the awareness that a citizen of the Great Sui Dynasty should have." Old man Ma blushed, and his proud appearance aroused the envy of the actual farmers.

Yang Tong couldn't help laughing, "Old man, this enlightenment is good. From now on, he will spread patriotism in the village, so that the next step will have a sincere heart to serve the country faithfully and faithfully."

"My lord, that's what Caomin usually teaches."

"From your tone, you should know quite a few words."

"To tell you the truth, Caomin is an enlightening teacher in the village."

Yang Tong smiled and asked, "What have you taught?"

"Teach the children the "Three Character Classic" written by the Holy Spirit, and the "Thousand Character Classic", but the children prefer the "Three Character Classic"."

"And why?"

"Simple and easy to learn, there are many stories that teach people to be good, and children like it."

"I like it too." Yang Lu expressed his loyalty to his father.

The people who were restrained gradually burst into laughter again.

After talking and joking, Yang Tong got back to business, saying: "Everyone, when the world is unified, it is certain to lighten taxes and encourage births. I can't say exactly how much taxes will be reduced and when they will be reduced, but the general direction is certain. In a word, it is not much less than it is now.”

Everyone was overjoyed and thanked one after another: "Your Majesty is merciful."

After some words of encouragement, Yang Tong set off with his family again.

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Yang Tong didn't go too far. He arranged the outing place on the outskirts of Huitongyuan in the west of Luoyang. There is a large forest here, sparsely populated, and many birds and animals. At this time, the sky is already bright, and the morning glow shines on the mountains and jungles in the distance. Dyed with a layer of magnificent colors, the Gushui River several miles away is sparkling, like a jade belt surrounding the forest.

Between the forest and the river is a flat grassland, which is very suitable for kite flying.

Yang Tong thought he was the only one, but there were people who were earlier than them, but these people were not ordinary people, what Yang Tong saw were rich and noble people with fresh clothes and angry horses, and gorgeous brocade clothes.

But think about it, right now, when the farming season is busy, how can the common people have such leisure?But for rich and noble families, this kind of sunny spring weather is a good day for arty, exchanging literature and drinking and having fun.

At a glance, dozens of groups of scholars, big and small, gathered on the banks of several miles along the river.

At this time, Li Zhi, who was in charge of finding the place, flew over and saluted from a distance: "The last general will see the Holy One."

"What's going on? Who are they?" Yang Tong looked at Li Zhi unhappily.

"Return to the Holy One!" Li Zhi smiled wryly: "Some of them are Chinese soldiers from North Korea traveling with their families. Most of these people are going to participate in the Southern Expedition; the other part are students from Luoyang Academy, and today happens to be their vacation. Without the order of the Holy Majesty, the last general dare not drive people away without authorization."

Yang Tong's stern expression eased for a moment.

These civil and military men also had the same thoughts as myself, and they didn't know when the war would end, so they took their wives and children to the countryside to enjoy the family happiness before the war.As for those students, the purpose is even more simple, the spring is good, it is normal to come out to play.

"Who are civil and military?"

"Military generals include General Luo Shixin, General Niu Jinda, General Pei Xingyan, General Yuchi, General Xue Wanche, General Cheng Yaojin, etc., and civil servants include His Royal Highness Tang Wang, Fang Shangshu, Du Shangshu... Everyone arrived one after another, it should be They're all set on here."

Yang Tong was amused, and most of the names Li Zhi read were people who wanted to go to war with him. As for Yang You, he looked five points like himself, and he would put on his own armor and lead a large group of troops and soldiers. Qi went to Nanyang to join Yang Shanhui, making Li Yuan think that he had arrived in Nanyang and was about to attack Li Tang.

"Do they know I'm coming?"

Li Zhi nodded and said: "When they see the last general, they will know everything. The generals have gone hunting with their entourage, and the envoys are preparing for the waterside banquet."

A waterside banquet is a cup of water. When drinking, put the wine glass on the plate and then put it in the water. The wine glass moves with the water, and you will drink and compose poems in front of whomever you meet.

This is a traditional custom of the Shangsi Festival on March [-]rd. "Qushui Liushang" has two main functions, one is to celebrate and entertain, and the other is to pray for blessings and avoid disasters.Later, it developed into an elegant event for literati and poets to sing poems and wine. As long as they are interested, they can call friends to come to this event.

Yang Tong couldn't help thinking of Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Collection of Orchid Pavilion", which has been passed down through the ages, and he couldn't help reading softly: "'Here there are lofty mountains, lush forests and bamboos, and clear and turbulent streams. Secondly, although there is no silk and bamboo orchestra, a glass of wine and a chants are enough to express the feelings.' These ancient festivals, when it comes to how to play, are far more interesting than those of later generations!"

"By the way, my lord, Fang Du, two ministers, are talking with a monk and a commoner. The monk is called Zhiyong, and the scholar is Yu Shiji's younger brother Yu Shinan. It is said that both of them are famous calligraphers. They just talked about the "Lanting Collection Preface" "." Li Zhi is Li Jing's grandson. He has a profound family education and a certain level of education. He knows the famous "Lanting Collection Preface".

"Zhiyong is the seventh grandson of the calligrapher Wang Xizhi and the descendant of the fifth son Wang Hui. If you only regard him as a descendant of Wang Xizhi, it would be a big mistake. It is said that Zhiyong's calligraphy is also unique in the world. Maybe he can't compare Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi are the two kings who moved the world, but there may be no one who surpassed him in this world, even the famous calligraphers Yu Shiji and Yu Shinan are Zhiyong's disciples."

"So great."

"What do you think?" Yang Tong's heart was full of enthusiasm, and he didn't know if Zhiyong had brought the world's best running script "Lanting Collection Preface". Feast your eyes.

Yang Lu in his arms heard the conversation between the two, and asked curiously: "Father, what are you talking about?"

Yang Tong smiled: "It's nothing, Xiaolu, do you like paper kites?"

Yang Lu's eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and he said excitedly, "I like it, later my father will teach Xiao Lu to release paper kites, I haven't let it go yet!"

"Okay!" Yang Tong nodded and smiled.

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