The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 204 Return to Chang'an

According to Qingfeng, black truffles were not eaten by people at first, but were only used to feed pigs.

But in a year of great famine, the villagers in the village were so hungry that they tried to eat black truffles, and unexpectedly discovered that black truffles tasted really good!

So, I started trying to eat black truffles!

As time goes by, the taste for black truffles increases.

As a result, the tradition of going up the mountain to search for black truffles gradually formed.

"Sister Xin Ni, look, this is a black truffle!"

Tall trees tower into the sky, and dots of light fall on the fallen pine needles, which are very soft.

Then the breeze not far away suddenly waved to Li Xinni, signaling him to come over.

Li Xinni walked over and took a look, and saw that on the ground in front of Qingfeng, she opened up a large piece of withered pine needles, revealing the black object inside.

“Black truffles may not look ugly, but they taste great!”

Qingfeng immediately pulled out a few black truffles and placed them in Li Xinni's hands.

Li Xinni looked down and saw that the black truffle was about the size of a thumb and spherical. The reason why the one she ate at noon today was in slices must have been cut.

Looking at the unattractive black truffle in her hand, even a little ugly, Li Xinni found it hard to relate to the delicious black truffle at noon today.

While Li Xinni was observing, Qingfeng had already discovered a lot, and he had dug quite a lot into the bamboo basket around his waist.

After thinking about it, Li Xinni decided to do as the locals do and joined in the hunt for black truffles.

Black truffles are not easy to find. They are often hidden under the thick needles. Even if they grow out, they are just a slight bulge on the top of the thick needles. You can't find them without looking carefully.

But even so, Li Xinni and Qingfeng alone found a lot of black truffles.

After returning, Qingfeng's family persisted and praised Li Xinni endlessly. They even took the initiative to tell Li Xinni to process the black truffles he found so that Li Xinni could take them away.

Li Xinni said quickly: "I'm going to bother you here for a few more days, and these black truffles are just my payment for the house, so please don't take it too little."

When Qingfeng's family members heard this, they immediately showed displeasure and said bluntly that the visitor was a guest, how could the guest be allowed to pay?

But seeing that Li Xinni really didn't want to take away these black truffles, they said that they would use them to make delicious food for Li Xinni these days.

Only then did Li Xinni truly feel the warmth and hospitality of the people in the village.

Qingfeng on the side couldn't help but said: "In recent years, my elders in my family have said that the imperial court is very good to the people in the village. In the past, although the great Han Dynasty never bullied us, it did not really help us..."

After hearing Qingfeng's words, Li Xinni was silent for a moment, and then asked: "In other words, is the Tang Dynasty better than the Han Dynasty today?"

"That's right!"

Seeing Qingfeng nodding, Li Xinni didn't think too much. The Han Dynasty was the dynasty that faced the most foreign enemies: the Xiongnu, the Western Regions, Baiyue, Dongou, Yelang, and the ancient Dian Kingdom...

And these countries no longer exist!

Basically, it became part of the territory of the Han Dynasty, and now, it has also become part of the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

And the former enemies have become the people of the Tang Dynasty!

Today's Tang Dynasty is just enjoying the shadow of the Han Dynasty!

Now that they have become common people of the Tang Dynasty, how can they be friends and foes?

As long as you are willing to join the Tang Dynasty, you will naturally be treated as a common person of the Tang Dynasty.

Next, Li Xinni stayed in the village for a few more days, and after seven days, Li Xinni was ready to leave.

When Qingfeng was fifteen or sixteen years old, this was the time when she was longing for the outside world, but she also knew that she could not leave, and when she saw Li Xinni leaving, she felt even more reluctant to leave.

Li Xinni didn't let too many people see her off, but Qingfeng still came.

"Sister Xin Ni, why don't you stay for a few more days..."

Qingfeng was about to cry and spoke out to persuade him to stay. Li Xinni's arrival satisfied Qingfeng's imagination of the outside world, and Li Xinni's departure seemed to make Qingfeng's desire to go out go away.

"There is no eternal banquet in time. Even the closest people will have to part ways one day..."

Li Xinni looked at the crying Qingfeng. This dark-skinned girl with a cheerful personality seemed to have her own worries.

"Maybe one day in the future, we will meet in Chang'an..."

Li Xinni was so comforting.

"Yes! We will meet in Chang'an!"

However, Qingfeng showed a serious expression. She said seriously: "I will definitely go to Chang'an in the future. In the future, I will go to Chang'an to find Sister Xin Ni!"

"it is good!"

Li Xinni nodded and said:

"When the time comes, you can go to Chang'an Women's Palace to find me and just tell me my name!"

"Uh-huh!"

The breeze wiped away the tears in his eyes and looked at Li Xinni's retreating back. It seemed to be the dream of someone who was in a movie and wanted to get out...

……

The villages behind him were getting further and further away. In this mountain, such cottages were dotted among them, but Li Xinni did not enter again.

Just walking in the mountains, admiring the natural scenery, and then asking people in the village for directions, then left.

Going all the way west, Li Xinni left the mountains and returned along the original road. She planned to go back.

"It's time to go back..."

Traveling around the world, time seemed to pass quickly. Nearly six years had passed since she left Chang'an City.

AD 637, the seventh year of Zhenguan.

The soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty expedition to the Western Regions and once again captured the vast territory of the former Han Dynasty.

The Turks entrenched in the Western Regions were completely destroyed and became the dust of history.

At the same time, the Tang army also marched north to the grasslands and defeated the Turks who were lingering on the grasslands. The remaining Turks fled north, just like the Huns in the past.

At the same time, the Goryeo Kingdom was suspected of disrespecting the suzerain country. The Tang Emperor ordered a rebuke, and the Goryeo Kingdom was even more disrespectful.

In 638 AD, the Tang Emperor ordered the conquest of Goryeo. In the autumn of the same year, the king of Goryeo was killed by domestic officials. The domestic officials opened the door and surrendered. At that time, Goryeo was expelled!

At the same time, the Tang emperor established the Anxi Protectorate in the Western Regions, the Hanhai Protectorate in the northern grasslands, the Liaodong Protectorate in the northeast, and the Korean Protectorate in the hometown of Koryo.

For a time, all the foreign enemies on the border of the Tang Dynasty were dead, and only the country of Tubo remained!

The Tang Dynasty also became more prosperous, the people were rich, merchants were prosperous, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment.

It seems that a new era is coming.

Although Li Xinni returned, she did not revisit her old place. She stopped and stopped and wasted a lot of time along the way.

Li Xinni stopped and walked, and along the way he saw that with the help of the imperial court, the people of the world were no longer selling their sons and daughters, and ordinary people could live a stable life.

However, Li Xinni discovered something.

That is the emergence of clans everywhere.

Regardless of the size of the gate valve, the same situation will occur:

Infinite concentration of resources, unlimited monopoly of resources!

"The door valve..."

Li Xinni frowned, not knowing what to do in this situation.

I had to ask the divine bird for advice.

When Bai Zhi heard Li Xinni's doubts, he began to recall the collapse of the family in history.

The most direct reason is the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.

Only war can destroy the clan.

After all, in a war-torn environment, warlords conduct conquests and do not follow any laws. Massacres of cities and families occur from time to time. Also during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the soil of clans and clans was basically eradicated.

However, in the Tang Dynasty, and even in the Sui Dynasty in its original history, rulers were all fighting against powerful families, and the biggest product of the struggle was the imperial examination system!

Bai Zhi suddenly understood that during the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went on an expedition or selected talents from the Imperial Academy.

But most of them are recommended by officials.

But because of its own reasons, today's Tang Dynasty still uses the conquest system, because there is no Sui Dynasty and the formation of the imperial examination system.

"Then implement the imperial examination system!"

Bai Zhi suddenly replied.

Li Xinni suddenly heard Bai Zhi's answer and at the same time heard the words "imperial examination system", and was a little confused.

"What is the imperial examination system?"

"The so-called imperial examination system is to select talents through examinations!"

"The exam...is it an assessment?"

Li Xinni understood immediately. When she was a teacher at Zhang's Academy, she would often assess the students' learning achievements, and then teach them in accordance with their aptitude, or punish them with rewards.

"That's right!"

Bai Zhi replied, "This is a very big policy reform. It not only requires the government to formulate the content of students' learning, but also requires regular imperial examinations, from the smallest township, to prefectures, to counties, and then to the capital Chang'an. , and even the emperor personally invigilated the examinations and held the imperial examinations level by level..."

"Among them, we cannot help but need honest officials to serve as examiners to prevent fraud in the imperial examinations. We also need great Confucian scholars to write questions, or poems and songs, or classics and ancient books, or the current affairs of the country, or the study of things to gain knowledge, and so on. Or the astronomical calendar..."

Bai Zhi gave a brief explanation, and Li Xinni also listened very seriously.

Don't even want to miss a word.

At this time, Li Xinni was walking in a mountain forest. Looking from a distance, a small village appeared in front of her, and smoke was rising from the kitchen.

The breeze in the mountain road blew on my face, like a mother's caress.

Li Xinni found a bluestone to sit under a tree, and then asked again: "This is probably a huge reform, and the emperor's personal intervention is needed, otherwise it will be difficult to implement!"

Li Xinni's implication was that the implementation of the imperial examination system was aimed at aristocratic families monopolizing knowledge. Naturally, aristocratic families could see the role of the imperial examination system and would definitely stop it.

Therefore, when the imperial examination system is implemented, it will inevitably encounter great resistance.

"That's right!"

Bai Zhi also nodded.

Li Xinni was silent for a moment, then stood up and walked into the village ahead.

After finding a kind-hearted person to stay overnight, Li Xinni did not rush to sleep. Instead, she took the paper and ink she carried with her and wrote down all the details of the imperial examination system one by one.

In this way, he slept with his clothes on.

……

On the second day, Li Xinni set off quickly.

Next, she no longer traveled around, but focused on traveling well. She wanted to give the imperial examination system to the emperor of Chang'an City as soon as possible so that the emperor could adapt to it as soon as possible.

This matter cannot be slowed down!

Because the emperor at this time can also be regarded as the founding emperor, he has infinite euphemisms, and has a firmer control over the country's army, which will be of great help in promoting the implementation of the imperial examination system.

And if Emperor Shoucheng implemented it, the resistance he would receive would undoubtedly be huge.

In 639 AD, Li Xinni returned to Chang'an City.

Standing outside Chang'an City, looking at the majestic Chang'an City, Li Xinni was filled with emotions.

It has been nearly ten years since I came back again. I wonder if everything has changed?

She looked at Chang'an City and saw that the gate of Chang'an City had become more prosperous, and seemed to be more prosperous than during the Han Dynasty.

There is an endless stream of pedestrians and heavy traffic. Merchants from all over the country were walking on the official road outside the city, and it was crowded.

However, there are also soldiers who are responsible for clearing the roads and preventing obstructions. Or keep an eye on everyone to prevent any fights.

Li Xinni has a beautiful face, and her appearance has not changed at all. She is wearing a bamboo hat and a simple brown dress, holding a white horse behind her and holding a sword in her hand. She is no different from the knights and scholars who walk around the world.

She slowly walked into Chang'an City. But I saw that Chang'an City was more prosperous.

Because there are no longer two cities in the city, there are only small merchants and hawkers selling goods on both sides of the street, making the bustling city even more lively.

Li Xinni walked slowly while admiring everything around her.

"Chang'an City has become more prosperous..."

Li Xinni couldn't help but sigh, "It seems that Shimin is indeed a good emperor..."

Maybe this is my sister's worry. In the sister's mind, her brother will always be "not talented", while in the younger brother's eyes, maybe the sister will always be "not beautiful".

Gradually, Li Xinni came to a luxurious mansion. The majestic building was tall and straight, and on the plaque of the mansion, the words "Princess Yong'an Mansion" were written.

"Go home..."

Li Xinni sighed softly, and then continued forward.

"Who is coming?!"

In front of Princess Yong'an's residence, the soldier in charge of the gate looked at Li Xinni who was approaching. However, when he looked at the face under the bamboo hat, the soldier was stunned.

Then he said quickly: "Please wait a moment, girl..."

After saying that, the soldier hurriedly walked into the mansion. After a moment, a beautiful woman in her twenties and eighties came out. The beautiful woman walked in a hurry, looked outside, and instantly fell on Li Xinni.

"Sister Xinni...princess!"

“I’ve met Princess Yong’an!!”

The beautiful woman lost her composure slightly, then quickly bowed and saluted, very respectfully.

Li Xinni looked at the beautiful woman who walked out, recalled for a moment, then looked at the beautiful woman and said, "Are you An Weiyang?"

"Yes, it's Weiyang!"

Hearing this, Li Xinni couldn't help but lose consciousness. The little girl she brought back from Shazhou City has grown so big in ten years!

"How old are you this year..."

Li Xinni asked subconsciously.

"Back to Sister Xin Ni, Wei Young is already nineteen this year!"

After saying that, An Weiyang quickly told the waiter and maid beside her, "Quickly inform us that the princess is back!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

……

The surrounding waiters and maids also had happy faces, and immediately, the entire Princess Yongan Mansion became busy.

After washing, Li Xinni sat in the former hall and looked outside. The sweet potatoes in the garden garden outside were already growing lushly. Obviously, this year was another bumper year.

"I haven't seen you in ten years. I wonder where you have been, sister Xinni?"

On the side, An Weiyang looked at Li Xinni with joy and sigh in her eyes, "Ten years have passed, sister Xinni is still so beautiful, it seems that she has not changed..."

(End of this chapter)