Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

Qingzhou City.

The sunset.

"Boom boom boom..."

As the whistle of the Yanchi Expressway resounded throughout Qingzhou Station, a group of people walked out.

This group of people is naturally Li Shimin, Queen Changsun and others.

"It's back again, I didn't expect it to be so fast."

"A few days ago, Yanyun City was thousands of miles away, and now it is standing on the land of Qingzhou City."

"call…."

Fang Xuanling couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's go."

Li Shimin walked to the parking lot.

Everyone hurriedly followed.

The carriage was paid and taken out again.

"Your Majesty, let's rest in Qingzhou for the night and return to Chang'an tomorrow."

"Hurry up the carriage. We will almost arrive at Chang'an City by tomorrow evening."

Fang Xuanling said again.

Li Shimin took a deep breath and nodded.

"Although this trip is not that long, it is really earth-shaking for me. Dayan... they are really awesome."

"Datang can't wait any longer, and I can't wait even for a moment."

Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

Everyone nodded.

However, as soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, he spoke immediately. He spoke again, his voice a little higher than before.

"By the way, when I return to Chang'an tomorrow, I have to go somewhere."

"Go and see if that...that old friend is still there."

Li Shimin remembered something.

There was a drought in Qingzhou that year. He went to a small village in Qingzhou for a private visit incognito, and there was only one old man left in that small village, which was very desolate.

Is that old man still alive today?
No one objected.

Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin and Li Junxian also had memories in their eyes.

At that time, they followed His Majesty to Qingzhou, which was also the first time Qingzhou was hit by a disaster.

That old man, think about his situation at that time.

My heart aches.

All the people in a village left.

Only the old man is left waiting to die.

Although they gave the old man a bag of food when they left, could the old man persevere?

They slept one night in Qingzhou City.

Early the next morning, we set out on our way home.

"Is that village still there? I remember that it was just like this."

"It's not far from Qingzhou City."

Li Shimin looked to the left and right, his brows furrowed, and he fell into deep thought.

Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin and Li Junxian also looked around continuously.

At that time, they traveled for about two days after coming out of Chang'an. The village was right next to the official road.

After some calculation, it is indeed here.

They search.

Finally, at noon, we found the village.

The village is still the same village.

Houses, still those houses.

They will never forget this.

However, the people in this village felt strange to them, because there were countless more people in the village than when they came before.

There is actually a hint of prosperity.

Following the road in the village, following the trace in my memory, I finally stopped in front of a house.

Around them, many people in the village looked at them with great curiosity.

After all, unfamiliar faces can easily attract attention and crowds.

Li Shimin was a little nervous.

He was actually a little scared.

"Your Majesty, this is it."

Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice.

"This is here, Your Majesty, I remember this door!" Cheng Yaojin whispered.

Empress Changsun, Li Junxian and the others were standing behind.

"Your Majesty, my father-in-law... must be still alive. Look at how clean the door is and how clean the front of the door is."

"Your Majesty, let me knock on the door."

Cheng Yaojin walked up.

Li Shimin waved his hand and expressed agreement.

Soon, Cheng Yaojin walked up and knocked on the door.

Creak….
Soon, the door opened.

An old man with pale hair looked at them doubtfully.

"Who are you looking for? Did you knock on the wrong door?"

The old man's voice was blank. He had no children. At this age, most of his relatives were dead. Now with so many strangers standing at his door, his first reaction was to ask, "Did he knock on the wrong door?"

After all, no one has ever looked for me in all these years.

but….
It seems that there has been one in the past two years, but that was two years ago. I don’t know where those few benefactors are now.

"No."

The moment Li Shimin saw the old man, the corners of his eyes trembled crazily, and he took one step forward.

"Husband, do you still know me?"

"Two years ago, a bag of grain."

Li Shimin's voice was trembling.

It’s great to be alive!
He swallowed hard, and the worry in his heart finally calmed down.

But at the same time,
Endless confusion arose in his heart.

Without him,

Just because the old man could survive, the first person to thank was Dayan.

As for himself, Li Shimin has no face to compete for credit.

Although he gave a bag of grain, he left the people helpless, corrupt officials were rampant, and the old backbone of the people was eaten into his stomach. As an emperor, he had an unshirkable responsibility.

In the land of Qingzhou, all those who died were closely related to him.

I just saved one person.

What's the merit?

Even now, Li Shimin felt in his heart that if there was a famine in Qingzhou, Dayan would do much better than Tang Dynasty. There would never be anything like leaving the old man alone and waiting to die at home.

"Gudong..."

After listening to Li Shimin's words, the old man's hands trembled violently, his cloudy eyes suddenly became clear, he swallowed hurriedly, and his breathing became more and more rapid.

He stared at Li Shimin, then looked at Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin and Li Junxian next to him.

"oops!"

After a while, the old man yelled, slapped his thighs with both hands, and tears fell directly.

"Oh, my benefactor, my benefactor, my benefactor!"

"You're back, I'm kowtowing to you! What I want to see most in my life are you, my benefactors, and what I want most is to treat you to a meal."

"My benefactor, you are finally here, I have finally waited for you!"

The old man was trembling, and he was so excited that he was about to kowtow.

However, Li Shimin had quick eyesight and quick hands, and directly supported the old man.

"Old man, why are you kowtowing? Just take care of the meal."

Li Shimin smiled.

"Benefactor, please come in quickly, please come in quickly!"

Hearing this, the old man hurriedly invited, laughing and extremely excited.

"This time, eat! My benefactor, this time I will treat you to food!"

The old man danced.

He never imagined that two years later, he would meet his benefactor in the disaster again.

Li Shimin walked in with a smile.

He glanced at the yard. Compared to the desolation two years ago, the yard now is filled with beauty.

There are three small ridges of vegetable fields, a grape trellis, and many flowers planted beside the wall.

It is now the beginning of July, everything is green and full of life.

"Hiss... Dad, your yard looks much better than before."

Li Shimin said with a smile.

Lao Zhao invited them to sit down under the grape trellis, and then prepared snacks and tea, but was stopped by Li Shimin, and Queen Changsun took the maid to do it.

"It's... it's much better than two years ago. Don't you still have to thank your benefactor? If it hadn't been for the bag of food from my benefactor, I really wouldn't be able to survive."

The old man sighed. He looked at the small vegetable patch and then at the gorgeous flowers blooming in the corner: "It's really much better now than before."

"Don't worry, there is nothing to worry about anymore. I was thinking that I could see my benefactor again before I die, but I didn't expect that I would actually see him again."

"Benefactor, have you settled in our Dayan?"

Li Shimin and others looked stiff.

The old man didn't seem to notice, and continued to think about himself: "Now, let's settle down quickly. We, Dayan, are popular among the people!"

"As the saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people win the world. Don't go back to the Tang Dynasty."

The old man said earnestly.

Pei Ji, Cheng Yaojin, Fang Xuanling, their faces changed slightly, but they didn't say anything, they were all silent.

Li Shimin swallowed and smiled.

"Our situation is a bit complicated, so let's stay in Datang first."

"Oh, that's fine, that's fine..." The old man nodded: "It's okay, don't worry, Dayan is very good to the people. Even if the Tang Dynasty is destroyed, it will not care about our people's affairs."

Li Shimin coughed: "Ahem, husband, how do you live now? Or is it just you? This land can't be cultivated, right?"

Li Shimin changed the topic and asked about this doubt in his heart.

An old man with no children.

Moreover, at his current age, he no longer has the ability to cultivate land.

He didn't know how Dayan arranged it.

"It's so bad, my benefactor, why am I still cultivating the land? I am an old man, and I will be gone if I die."

"Besides, I can't pick up a hoe now."

"Today's living depends on the support of the government. When we reach a certain age, our government will distribute pension food every five days."

"I don't have to worry about food or clothing at all. Then I planted some vegetables in the yard and I can't finish them. I don't have to worry about anything."

The old man was very happy.

but,

Fang Xuanling, Pei Ji, Cheng Yaojin and the others looked at me and me, with only bitterness in their eyes.

Government pension?
Dayan, has he actually made it this far?
This was absolutely unimaginable in the Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin was also stunned for a moment.

"That's it."

After a moment, Li Shimin grinned: "That's good, that's good."

However, there was also bitterness in his smile.

Datang, after all, was a little far behind.

The old man said and stood up: "Let me tell the two children, can they find those vegetables and meat?"

The old man walked quickly and went directly to the house.

These two dolls refer to Queen Changsun and her maid.

"Baby, stew this meat, stew all of it. These were just sent out yesterday and are still fresh."

"This, and this, eat all of these, eat all of them! Use all of these dishes too!"

"Oh my, there is a lot of rice. Look, there are so many things distributed by the government every time, and there are also these gifts from neighbors. How can I, an old man, eat them all? It would be a pity if they go bad."

"......."

The old man's words came out from the room, and there was silence under the grape trellis.

Soon, Queen Changsun and her maid made some simple meals.

Although it is simple, it is also very rich.

Stews, stir-fries, rice.

The old man was very happy with this meal.

After eating, Li Shimin stood up and left.

He said he wanted to return to Chang'an as soon as possible, so the old man didn't stay anymore. He just agreed to come back when he was free.

Carriage, start again.

After leaving the village, this time, the speed was fully turned on.

The old man was sent to the village head.

Li Shimin waved his hand and shouted forcefully: "Old man, go back, go back! Don't send me away, go back quickly!"

“I’ll come again next year when I’m free!”

Li Shimin waved his hand, until he saw the figure of his father-in-law, who could no longer be seen, Li Shimin sat down.

He looked at Pei Ji and Fang Xuanling.

His expression became more solemn.

"Reform, must be reformed!!"

"Look at Great Yan, and then look at our Datang. If we don't take action, Datang will really have no chance at all."

"Huh...go back, hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Li Shimin urged frantically.

He really couldn't wait for reform.

Li Junxian worked hard and drove the carriage crazy all the way.

Fang Xuanling nodded heavily: "Your Majesty is right. After this trip, the industrial systems of Dayan shocked me far less than the people of Dayan."

"Dayan has simply achieved the ultimate. With such an official government, how can the people not protect it to the death?"

Fang Xuanling's voice was hoarse.

"Old man, he...can be completely at ease, and all the hardships are finally over? Hahaha, in comparison, our Datang has done too poorly."

Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and said directly.

I am not afraid that Li Shimin will be unhappy.

There is no other reason, because it is a fact.

This is...a fact that has to be admitted!

Li Shimin took a deep breath and looked deeply.

When we arrived in Chang'an, it was already midnight.

but,

Li Shimin didn't bother to rest at all, and immediately started discussing with Pei Ji, Fang Xuanling and the others.

This night, sleepless.

Candles in Tai Chi Palace. Changed again and again.

The next day,

It wasn't until noon that Li Shimin let them go back.

but,

After going back for two hours, everyone came back again, bringing various beddings and various supplies of their own.

They will stay in the palace for the next few days.

Wei Zheng, Xiao Yu, Li Jing and other national pillars were also called in.

The imperial city has never been so lively.

….….….….….….
Great inflammation.

Yanyun City.

Yanyun Palace.

It's also very lively here.

He Shen, Guo Shoujing, and a group of scholars on urban management sat directly on the floor of Panlong Hall and had a heated discussion in front of Li Kuan.

Li Kuan was sitting above, looking down at them, thoughtfully.

But at this moment, Chen Qingzhi hurriedly walked in.

"Your Majesty, there is a Taoist priest outside the palace who wants to visit you."

"He said that his name is Yuan Tiangang, and he came to ask for an audience with His Highness the Second Prince."

"Oh? His Highness the Second Prince?" Li Kuan's eyes flickered and he smiled: "This is really... a long-lost title."
"Yuan Tiangang, it's interesting, let him come in."

Chen Qingzhi immediately accepted the order and left.

Below, Guo Shoujing, He Shen and others were silent and looked up at Li Kuan.

"You continue to discuss your issues." Li Kuan waved his hand.

Everyone, look at me and I look at you.

Still silent.

(End of this chapter)