Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 67 Secretly Entering the Palace
After receiving the note from Li Yuan, Xu Qing thought for a while, feeling depressed, and didn't even hand in the "extra money" that was never lacking at night.

What kind of crappy invitation is this? Why did you get a ragged note? It was sent by a crappy kid who couldn't ask anything.But looking at this token, this shabby "edict" should not be fake, but Li Yuan belongs to an emperor anyway, why is it so wretched to send a letter, summoning a courtier and handing a note.

Letting go of Li Yuan's way of sending letters, Xu Qing has one more thing that is extremely depressing.What was written in the letter was "Xuan Xuqing will enter the palace for dinner tomorrow", the word "tomorrow night" is a bit strange.

Because since the letter is sent in this way, the delay of the letter must be considered, and the date of the invitation should be written on the date of the month, not "tomorrow night".Moreover, if a little boy delivered the letter, he would not be afraid of losing it, which meant that the person delivering the letter must know Xu Qing's exact location, and had been monitoring Xu Qing's movements. Xu Qing didn't like the feeling of being found out and watched.Could it be?Or... Is there a spy among my own people?
All in all, no matter what the situation is, it is not popular.But after receiving the note, Xu Qing had to obey obediently and go to "have dinner together", but he didn't know where the palace was and how to get there. Fortunately, anyone who caught anyone in Chang'an city would know where to go. royal palace.

The next day, Xu Qing set off early in the morning.This time, the time was fixed, not like after the vague injury healed, so I had to go early, not late, and besides, there were still gates and alleys in the palace.This time Xu Qing didn't bring the official instrument, because the first gate that a cow might not be able to enter even if it ate grass.

Go east through Zhuque Street to reach Qichangfang, then go north to Chongrenfang, you can see the city wall of the imperial city, behind the city wall is Taiji Palace, of course it should be called Daxing Palace now, Taiji Palace is a matter of Ruizong up.

The current Taiji Palace, also known as Daxing Palace, is Li Yuan's main "working area". Behind Daxing Palace is the vast Royal Forbidden Garden, which can be regarded as a place for the harem and the emperor to play and rest.

Before Xu Qing left, he inquired for a while, and knew that he was going to the harem, so he went straight to the Xuanfu Gate between the front and the harem.Along the way, looking at the towering walls of the imperial city, with no end in sight, I sighed that the emperor's office is so big, which is much bigger than the rented small halls in the TV.

Perhaps because of the function of the token, Xu Qing and his party were treated politely, and even the cattle were not left outside to eat grass, and they were invited to the soldiers' inner room to have a good rest.Xu Qing looked around refreshedly, excited, why don't you pay the ticket, my God, this little palace lady is so handsome... how old Li Yuan hasn't died yet, I admire him .

After the little eunuch who received Xu Qing left, Xu Qing began to wander around, looking at the court ladies and eunuchs coming and going, and as far as he could see, he was the only one with a handle. The feeling was better than falling into the bathhouse of a women's college.In the palace, Xu Qing didn't dare to wander around, so he went back to a small room and waited for several hours before Xu Qing saw the little eunuch who received him again.Looking at the sky, it was only three or four o'clock. During this time period, except for Xu Qing's family, the rest of Datang's family began to prepare for dinner.

Walking through a series of gates and entering the West Garden, there are really five steps to the first floor, ten steps to a pavilion, corridors and waists, and eaves and teeth pecking high, but every pavilion and pavilion, every flower, grass, and tree are all organized. Everywhere is a "good painting", which is wonderful.With anticipation in mind, Xu Qing followed the little eunuch, maybe there would be a little bit of incense time, and arrived at a pavilion, where two low tables were placed.

"My lord, you just wait here, the emperor has already moved over, and we will be there soon..." The little eunuch respectfully told Xu Qing some precautions, it seemed that the little eunuch didn't know Xu Qing's Identity, and then left alone after speaking.After a while, the emperor arrived, and then performed a lot of red tape on Li Yuan. Fortunately, a eunuch took Xu Qing to do it, otherwise it would really be impossible to take it down.

The three dishes on Xu Qing's table, a plate of roasted lamb, a whole chicken, and a plate of purslane, seemed insignificant compared to Li Yuan's ten bowls.Li Yuan didn't move his chopsticks, Xu Qing didn't dare to move his chopsticks either, he only dared to lower his head and look at his nose, this is the so-called rule that the little eunuch told Xu Qing, the inside of the pavilion was silent and depressing.

"Xu Chuliu, or Xu Qing?" Li Yuan broke the silence.

"My minister, Xu Chuliu, is also Xu Qing..." Xu Qing secretly glanced at Li Yuan again as he spoke. He was a tall, half-old man with a short beard and slightly dark face.

"Well, liquidation is an elegant name, but it suits your identity..." Li Yuan looked playfully at Xu Qing who was sitting at the bottom, who dared not show his air and only dared to squint and squint, thinking of what it was like when he was a minister. "Xu Qing, Liu Heita defeated the Turks and disturbed the Turks to attack. What do you think?"

"Li Jing leads the troops, the East Turks are nothing to be afraid of, this battle must be won..." Xu Qing naturally knew that the East Turks had hit the iron plate this time, Li Jing not only won the battle, but also wiped out the East Turks in one fell swoop.

"Oh?" Li Yuan looked at Xu Qing confidently saying that he would win the battle, with a little joy on his face, and said, "But Hebei's people are not attached, so what can I do?"

"The people's livelihood depends on, and the people's hearts depend on..." Xu Qing changed the "words to improve people's living standards" and replied.

"Oh? If you were to govern Hebei, what would you do?"

"Leave corvee and pay less tax, rest with the people, remove tariffs, attract business and investment, to make up for the shortage."

"Oh? I've heard a lot about resting with the people. It sounds fresh to get rid of tariffs and attract investment. If tariffs are removed, how can the court spend it?" Li Yuan asked with interest, and finally stopped being so serious.

Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, but he didn't know why Li Yuan asked these questions. After thinking about it, he said: "The tariffs are heavy, and merchants often sell more than half of the goods. If the blood is blocked, there must be paralysis in the place where the blood is blocked. The abolition of tariffs is to open up the blockage and return the blood to nourish the whole body. As for the loss of tariffs, you can charge commercial value-added tax. Ten stones for one stone."

"Well, hehe... I didn't expect you to be quite talented in politics, and you have endless ideas." Li Yuan smiled, but didn't say anything else to affirm Xu Qing. He picked up his chopsticks and pinched it, meaning to ask questions before meals. Finished, you can eat.

Xu Qing was naturally impolite, he was hungry for a long time, and halfway through eating, Li Yuan said: "It's the first time I saw you eating like this, I invited other officials to eat, they all just took a bite and thanked you, it's good for you... ..."

"Eh..." Xu Qing held the chopsticks, and there was still unchewed food in his mouth. He didn't know whether to swallow it or spit it out. He said depressedly: "Did the little eunuch say this rule?"
"You can eat, if you can't eat enough, there are more here. It's good to be young, eat a lot, and eat deliciously..." Li Yuan looked at Xu Qing's taste so good, he couldn't help but sighed, looking at the exquisite food in front of him, there was nothing wrong with it. The feeling of wanting to move chopsticks.Xu Qing saw it in his eyes, kept it in his heart, and secretly said that when the hawthorn was ripe, he would make some pastries and send them over, and it would be great if he could exchange a few acres of land for a reward.

When he was about to wipe his mouth and leave after eating, Li Yuan said:

"Xu Qing listened to the decree, and I ordered you to change to be a court official. You will participate in the court meeting tomorrow and enter the palace to discuss matters. In addition, you have made a lot of contributions. I thought you were only alone, so I couldn't fully reward you. I will now seal your wife Luonan County Your Majesty, bestow Xiangluan Brocade, fourteen pieces of Golden Luanluo, and Xun Fang, Xun Yeyu, and Zhang Linye to join Cao in the army."

After Li Yuan finished speaking in one breath, Xu Qing was dumbfounded. Sure enough, he had to eat until the end of the meal, and there were easter eggs!
(End of this chapter)