There are 12 provinces in Datang, with a total of 360 state capitals, of which Gyeonggi Province belongs to the imperial capital, and in addition, Hebei Province has the most extensive territory. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

If you look at the map of later generations, Hebei Province simply accounts for half of the country. North of the Yellow River, east of the East China Sea, including the entire three eastern provinces, plus the whole of Hebei, plus half of Shanxi, half of Shandong, and half of Inner Mongolia.

"Feng Han Yue, the general manager of the march of Hebei Province......" The emperor's will spread through the military mansion, and the whole country was shocked and in an uproar, and another big man rose with emotion.

A seventeen-year-old boy, who has not yet reached the crown, not only leads the post of the chief of the march of Hebei Province, but also holds the sword given by the Son of Heaven himself, which is much higher than that of the marching chief of other provinces.

In the twelve roads of the Tang Dynasty, the general manager of the march is generally filled by the prince, and even the prince can only receive it remotely, and he does not give real power in a false name.

What Han Yue got was real power, and he had the real power of the Sword of the Son of Heaven.

Li Shimin personally broke his original oath, he once said that he would not let Han Yue enter the court in this life, but only two years later, the emperor changed his original intention.

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In the evening of this day, there was a light rain, ticking down.

The small building in the single courtyard where Li Shimin lived was silent, except for the creaking of the kettle on the small red clay stove. The emperor lay on his back in a rocking chair, and he took another ancient book in his hand, turning a page from time to time.

In the room, Li Ke was lying on a small table and writing obediently, next to Concubine Yang frowned tightly, slapped Li Ke on the head, and said angrily: "It's wrong again!" ”

Li Ke was in tears, wiped his eyes and said: "Mother, the child didn't mean it, these questions are too difficult." ”

"No matter how hard it is, you have to do it!" Concubine Yang snorted, ruthlessly did not look at the tears in her son's eyes, and said firmly: "This is an exercise left by your senior brother, others can't ask for it if they want to do it, only you can enjoy it in the world, you must fight for your mother." ”

The eldest grandson couldn't stand it anymore, and walked over and said softly: "Sister, how old is Li Ke this year?" At an age of less than ten years old, these exercises are a headache for the palace, how can you ask him not to make any mistakes? ”

The queen stretched out her hand to help Li Ke rub her head, and continued to persuade Concubine Yang: "Look how many times you have beaten him in the past few days?" They are all mothers, how can they be so ruthless......"

Concubine Yang sighed faintly and said in a low voice: "There are many defeats in loving mothers, and there are many filial sons in sticks." Sister, don't blame my sister for being ruthless, I have been counting on Ke'er to become a talent in my life, be cruel to him now, and his life will be better in the future. ”

"Look at what you're saying!" The eldest grandson was a little displeased, and reprimanded: "Li Ke is a well-known royal descendant, and he was born with a royal reward, how bad will his life be in the future?" ”

Concubine Yang shook her head slowly and said softly, "Sister, you don't understand!" ”

How could the eldest grandson not understand? She is the queen of a country, in charge of Li Shimin's three palaces and six courts, and no wind or grass can escape her eyes.

"Did the Xiao family deliver the message again?" The eldest grandson casually pulled a stool and sat beside Concubine Yang and asked softly.

Concubine Yang cautiously glanced at the door, and saw that Li Shimin was reading leisurely, she sighed faintly, and said melancholy: "It's strange that the girl used to be greedy, and she always wanted to save some private money, so that when Ke'er grows up in the future, she can subsidize him." Alas, the mouth of the eater is short, and the hand of the man is soft......"

"So you take the anger on the child? If you owe the Xiao family money, you will pay them back, and you will not dare to beat the children again in the future. ”

"Sister, they don't want money, they want exercises, saying that the youngest son in the clan is envious of Jingyang Hou's knowledge, and he has no chance to apprentice in this life, but he asks for exercises to read!"

"Let them find this palace to ask for it, Yue'er's knowledge is earth-shattering, how can they just give it?"

Concubine Yang smiled bitterly and complained: "My sister naturally understands this truth, so every time they send a message, I politely refuse, once and twice, and they finally turn their faces after many times." Not only did they cut off my money supply, but they also had to recover my former possessions. ”

The eldest grandson was a little angry, slapped the table heavily, and said angrily: "How did Xiao Yu do his uncle, the world praised him for his old age and virtue, and even His Majesty once praised him, I didn't expect it to be such a person." ”

Concubine Yang hurriedly shook her head and whispered, "It's not my uncle's problem, it's my aunt, it's my aunt who is forcing me." ”

The eldest grandson snorted, still fighting for her, and said angrily: "It's not my uncle and mother, I always refuse to be sincere to you." ”

"What's the solution?" Concubine Yang smiled bitterly and muttered: "Sister, you are in charge of the Sixth Palace, you should know that the life of the harem is not infinite, especially when the sister is still the daughter of the former dynasty, although she has the title of concubine, but where is it enough to rely on that little moon." The other concubines have the support of the family, but I am the only sister who is lonely......"

She felt sorry for herself here, and suddenly Li Shimin's words sounded at the door, and the emperor said coldly: "The common people, the bran vegetables are half a year's grain, and I haven't heard them complain about anything?" As one of the four great concubines, your monthly salary is as high as five times, and there are other cloths, silks, grains and other things sent on time, why do you say that you are miserable? ”

Li Shimin slammed the book when he said this, and said loudly: "In my opinion, I am still greedy for pleasure. Hmph, the harem concubines accept the family's money, if this matter spreads to the people, wouldn't it be shameful for me to laugh? Since ancient times, there is a cloud, marrying a man, marrying a man, dressing and eating, after you marry me, you really can't even afford to eat, do you need to be helped? ”

The emperor was furious, Concubine Yang could only spit on herself, she was not the eldest grandson, and she did not dare to refute Li Shimin. There are many dark things in the deep palace that cannot be told to the emperor.

Fortunately, the eldest grandson was kind and had always been good friends with Concubine Yang, so he hurriedly took over the matter and said with a smile: "Your Majesty will scold the concubines if you want to scold, the harem is in charge of the concubines, and the family's use of money to support the concubines is the acquiescence of the concubines." ”

Li Shimin was slightly stunned, and wondered: "Why is this?" ”

The eldest grandson said quietly: "Poor! ”

A poor word, the emperor who said it was stunned!

The eldest grandson glanced at him and explained softly: "Your Majesty, you don't know that oil and salt are expensive, there are dozens of concubines in the harem, eight hundred palace maids, and thousands of eunuchs. The internal affairs office of the concubines has always been tight, and there are often arrears of monthly salaries. ”

The queen smiled shyly when she said this, and said lightly: "It's a concubine, three years ago, she was still tightly clothed and fed, and she was often reluctant to throw away a skirt with worn lace." ”

"My harem, how can this be?" Li Shimin's face was full of shock, and he didn't believe it was true.

The eldest grandson sneered and giggled, "Can the concubine still lie to you?" She glanced at her husband, and then said: "But it's much better now, since the establishment of the Guanwai mutual market, the internal affairs office of the concubines has made a few big deals, and there is no more arrears of concubines." ”

Li Shimin's face changed brightly, and it took a long time before he sighed, and said slowly: "I have always thought that I have a wide range of seas, but I didn't know that the harem was so poor, if it weren't for the stinky boy appearing, wouldn't you still be suffering?" ”

With his hands behind his back, he muttered, "I now know why the stinky boy insisted on holding a mutual market, and after doing it, he hurried to the east. It turns out that everything is made of money, and it turns out that my Datang is still very poor......"

The eldest grandson nodded, and took the opportunity to say, "Your Majesty, Yue'er has no one and no soldiers over there, so you have to arrange this matter as soon as possible." ”

"I've already arranged it!" Li Shimin waved his hand suddenly and explained: "Not only did he make him the chief of the Hebei Provincial March, but also gave him the sword of the Son of Heaven, and specially assigned 10,000 Xuanjia iron horsemen to him as his family foundation, this kind of support is strong enough." ”

"Not enough!" The eldest grandson retorted directly, and said solemnly: "Yue'er once said that the white mountains and black waters, the land is vast and rich, and there is wealth everywhere, and once it is developed, it can even feed half of the Tang Dynasty." Your Majesty, you only gave him 10,000 elite soldiers, how can you quickly develop there? What Yue'er lacks most now is the people......"

"People?" Li Shimin was slightly stunned and fell into deep thought.

The eldest grandson quietly pushed Concubine Yang, and Concubine Yang hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, Your Majesty, Baishan and Heishui are a primitive land, you can't just give Jingyang Marquis military power, you have to give it to the people." ”

She glanced at her eldest grandson here, turned her head to Li Shimin and said, "In the past few days, the concubine has been tutoring Ke'er, and by the way, I received a letter of persuasion from the Marquis of Jingyang to Ke'er. The letter talked about mining, logging, building farms, developing comprehensive agriculture and other words, and the concubine felt that the Marquis of Jingyang had to play a big game of chess. The queen is right, he lacks the people......"

"If there is a shortage of people, then I will give it to him!" Li Shimin gritted his teeth suddenly, and said solemnly: "I have decided, send 300,000 people from Hebei and Shandong, and fill the generation in Liaoxi, and let him drive it." ”

The eldest grandson and Concubine Yang glanced at each other and laughed secretly.

With 10,000 elite soldiers in his hands, plus 300,000 people, no one can shake that child's status.