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Chapter 303 March Season
Jiangdu, formerly known as Yangzhou, was changed to a prefecture in the Sui Dynasty. Because the word Yang violated the taboo of the emperor's surname, it was renamed Jiangdu County.

Jiangdu City looks along the Linjiang Palace on the bank of the Yangtze River, looking along the river, it is the fireworks in March, and it is a great view of the misty and misty river.Misty misty rain drifts over the river, and in the Linjiang Palace, the river wind blows the palace gauze, the wind passes through the corridors, and the hanging palace lanterns sway and move.

In the Linjiang first hall, Princess Changle and Empress Xiao were facing each other, talking in low voices.The mother and daughter are both peerless beauties, but they are sitting in the palace for a long time, but their figures are somewhat bleak.
"I'm good at Mengjiang, and it's also accidental to conquer Liao. But the color is there, and the parting is only this year. I didn't expect your father to be a prophecy, and you will stay in Jiang right now." Empress Xiao put her hand on Princess Changle Hands, tears in beautiful eyes.

"Mother's Queen." Princess Changle wanted to comfort her, but she didn't know how to say it.

Empress Xiao said: "Everyone says Jiangnan is good. Ai's family is from the Xiao family in Lanling. How could Jiangnan not know about it, but in the Sui Dynasty, the foundation of his Yang family is in Guanzhong after all!"

Princess Changle also said: "The queen mother, have you persuaded the emperor?"

Empress Xiao said: "If you can persuade, why not persuade, but you also know your father's stubborn temper. Since the news of Li Yuan's rebellion reached Jiangdu, your father has not even dealt with government affairs. Anesthetized himself, what else can he say at this time. He said that even if he is not an emperor, he will still be the Duke of the Great Wall if he will hide in Jiangdu in the future."

Speaking of this, Empress Xiao burst into tears again.

Princess Changle is silent. The Great Wall Lord is the title of the Queen Chen who was destroyed by the Sui Dynasty. Is this the father who was proud and arrogant in the past, and wanted to look down on the world and sweep the world?Why, why has it been only seven years since Daye conquered Liao in seven years, and the situation has fallen to this point.

Princess Changle knew that Empress Xiao hadn't finished her words. In the past few days, she heard news from the servants in the palace that the emperor looked in the mirror one day and said to himself who would take such a good head, and ordered him to return the favor. The palace people hid poisonous wine next to their bodies.

The mother and daughter were sitting opposite each other, when there was a knock on the door outside, Empress Xiao gently wiped away the tears, and instantly regained her calm look.

Two ministers outside walked into the hall, and one of the ministers said: "Queen Qi, General Sima has recently reported that the soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army are unstable."

"Why?"

Another minister said: "The 10,000+ family members of the Xiaoguo Army from Jia to Jiangdu are all in Guanzhong. Li Yuan attacked Guanzhong, so they miss home."

Empress Xiao said: "Everyone has the feeling of homesickness, and it is enough to comfort them. Does Your Majesty know about this?"

The minister said: "I came here just for this matter. Now that the emperor is ignoring the affairs of the court, I have come here to ask the empress whether to suggest that the widowed women in the south of the Yangtze River and nuns should be allotted to Xiaoguo soldiers as wives and concubines." , so that it can relieve the homesickness of soldiers."

"Confused!"

Empress Xiao raised her phoenix eyes, and immediately the two ministers fell to their knees.

Empress Xiao took a deep breath and said, "Fortunately, there are two of you who take care of the emperor, otherwise the Ai family would have thought it was that mediocre person who came up with such a bad idea."

The two ministers heard the words again and again: "Yes, queen, this is a reprimand for this humble minister."

Empress Xiao immediately took a step forward and said: "Both of you are important ministers of the imperial court. In this troubled time, you should worry more about the society. You should teach those who come up with such ideas a lesson for such actions that harm the country and the people."

Hearing what Empress Xiao said, the two ministers immediately retreated obediently.

After the two left, the palace gate was closed, Empress Xiao suddenly felt weak, she wept and said to Princess Changle: "You can see that the civil and military affairs of the whole dynasty are like this, how can you tell your father to manage state affairs? , it's all the fault of the father."

Princess Changle could only sit beside her mother silently.

Empress Xiao cried for a while, her phoenix eyes showed deep thought, she said: "Although your father is now blinded by singing and dancing, his heart is like a mirror to the outside world. A few days ago, I was surprised why you recruited hundreds of A loyal and brave man, he serves as the inner guard and uses the rewards from the palace to attract people. It seems that he has long known about the instability of the Xiaoguo army, and he is worried that someone will use this to provoke a mutiny."

"Empress, does Imperial Father have any other countermeasures?" Princess Changle asked.

Empress Xiao smiled, stroked Princess Changle's hand, and said: "Don't worry, your mother and your father have never seen such a strong wind or disaster. Before your father ascended the throne, you have long been used to it." This matter. We have our own self-defense measures. But you and Xiao'er, the Ai family is worried."

Although Princess Changle didn't say much, she immediately heard Empress Xiao's implication, and immediately said firmly: "Where in this world is safer than being around father, queen and queen."

Empress Xiao shook her head. She knew her daughter's temperament, and she just said: "I have experienced a lot. This position is like a cloud floating in the sky. If we gather and scatter, how can I protect it for a lifetime. I will be with my father all my life." The husband and wife have been in love for 32 years, which is considered rare among the emperors. The most honorable thing in my life is not to be my mother, but to marry your father. Even if he is an ordinary person, I am willing to do so."

After listening to Princess Changle, Xin Dao's mother often said that her father and emperor were not in front of her, but who was not the wife who loved her man deeply.

Speaking of this, Empress Xiao couldn't help being leisurely, turned her head after a while, and said to Princess Changle: "I accidentally said this, you remember that if something happens in the future, you and your elder brother will leave this Jiangdu together , as far as you can go. Don’t think about revenge, the matter has come to this point, but the Yang family has exhausted its strength, and there will be no Yang Hao, no Yang Ehuang, and when you meet a man, you should call him Mr. Wife, when referring to father, queen and queen, you should call yourself father and mother, and when you meet outsiders, you should call yourself slave family, not my palace..."

"Mother!" Having said this, Princess Changle's eyes were filled with tears.

Empress Xiao let out a long sigh, and also burst into tears.

Suddenly, heavy rain overturned the Linjiang Palace.

Yuyi Town.

In the same season, although it is not as charming as the south of the Yangtze River, the ice and snow outside the Great Wall have melted, and all things have come back to life, which is a time of vitality.

Li Chongjiu led a hundred of his own cavalry, riding fast horses, on their way from Ji County to Yuyi Town.

In the past few days, he heard about Shi Deyun's unsteady fetal breath, so he put down his military affairs in Ji County and hurried back to Yuyi Town.

Back in the mansion, Li Hu was sitting in the hall, and Li Chongjiu hurried forward to inquire about Shi Deyun's situation.

Li Hu smiled and said nothing.Li Chongjiu called the doctor again immediately, and only learned the reason after asking.

After arriving in the room, Shi Deyun looked at Li Chongjiu with a half-smile.Li Chongjiu said immediately: "You said you insisted on using this matter to call me back, don't I know that my childbirth is imminent?"

Shi Deyun nestled in Li Chongjiu's arms, coquettishly coquettishly, and said: "This is your first child, how can your father not be there when you give birth?"

Li Hu also came in to speak for Shi Deyun, and said immediately: "Xiao Jiu, the world is endless, even if there are thousands of people, but there are only a few people who are close to you by your side. Father knows how to behave, but Yun, she has not been able to eat or sleep well in the past few days without you, so I asked her to call you here, if there is any deception in it, you should take it as my intention."

Seeing that Li Hu had spoken, Li Chongjiu could only act respectfully and receptively.

Li Hu said: "My Li family has been passed down for several generations, and now I am counting on you to flourish. As a grandfather, I am very concerned about this eldest grandson. No matter how busy you are these few days, you must stay with Yuyi Town."

Hearing what Li Hu said, Li Chongjiu could only obey his orders. After thinking about using troops against Goguryeo, both Fanjun and Hanjun would need to cultivate for a while, so let Gao Kaidao and Luo Yi live a little longer, and then use troops to deal with them in summer.

Although it is not a big problem for Luo Yi and Luo Yi to defeat Gao Kaidao, but time is running out. Li Yuan is about to capture Chang'an and unify Guanzhong.Li Chongjiu must also accelerate the completion of the unification of Youzhou, otherwise he will be several beats slower than Li Yuan on the road to the world. This is a matter of slowing down one step at a time.

Therefore, it is understandable for Li Chongjiu to wish he could spare a little more time now.

So Li Chongjiu stayed by Shi Deyun's side every day, and he didn't just stay idle.Now he came to the south of the city to observe the settlement of [-] Goguryeo military households in the south of the city for reclamation.

Nearly 3 people were captured during this expedition to Goguryeo, among whom tens of thousands were elite soldiers. At first, some people fled every day.However, since Anhu, Li Chongjiu promised these Goguryeo people that if they have cultivated for three years or have military merits, they can keep them for themselves. If they are willing to return to Goguryeo, they can do it themselves and pay travel expenses.

With this order, the escape of these Goguryeo military households suddenly decreased a lot. After all, from the Central Plains to Liaodong, two or three of the ten people on the way may not be able to arrive alive.

In addition, Li Chongjiu dispersed the Goguryeo military households, with more than 3000 people in Shanggu County, 600 in Yanmen County, [-] in Zhuo County, [-] in Huaihuang Town, and [-] in Yuyi Town.Among them, [-] people belong to Yiyingyang Mansion, and there are ten mansions in total. The Han people in each mansion serve as Yingyang Lang generals, and the Goguryeo people serve as Ying Chi Lang generals. Although tall, but after all, there are still many young and strong prisoners.

All the Goguryeo people were dispersed, and the local Han people taught them how to farm.

For example, in the reclamation land of Yuyi Town inspected by Li Chongjiu, the Goguryeo people have already built the houses, and now they are rushing to sow spring wheat into the fields in time for the season.There is no need to doubt the enthusiasm of the Goguryeo people for labor, because as military households, they do not need to pay taxes, so the future harvest will be their own.

Li Chongjiu inspected several farmlands and was immediately very satisfied. He immediately met with the Goguryeo generals in charge of Goguryeo military households in Yuyi Town, and the Han generals who were monitoring them.

After listening to the details reported by the two, Li Chongjiu was very satisfied at the moment, and thought that if the fall is like this, the Goguryeo people should be able to get used to the local life, and then they can try to mobilize. Thousand Goguryeo soldiers fought for themselves.

It's just that if you can fight, you don't dare to count too much.

(End of this chapter)