"Mother." Xiao Xiang bowed and saluted Queen Zhang.
"Xiang'er..." As the last empress of the Western Liang Dynasty, Zhang was not treated badly. Especially after Li Xingchen took over the Jiankang Mansion, the empress of the Western Liang Dynasty, who was almost forgotten, was treated badly.
It has improved a lot. Everyone knows that this is His Majesty's "father-in-law and mother-in-law", so the guards can take care of him easily.
Xiao Xiang couldn't bear it anymore, threw herself into Mrs. Zhang's arms and cried.
Li Xingchen watched this scene with great interest from behind, and immediately his eyes fell on the middle-aged man behind.
After all, he caught this guy himself.
Xiao Kui must have looked much older than when he first met him. Although he was only under house arrest, life as a prisoner was not easy.
Xiao Kui also saw Li Xingchen, who was the former emperor after all. His body swayed slightly, but his expression remained calm. On the other hand, Li Xingchen stepped forward with a smile: "Father-in-law."
Xiao Kui was startled for a moment and saluted hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I can't afford it."
"In a small courtyard, within a family, there are not so many things to pay attention to." Li Xingchen said lightly, glancing at Xiao Xiang and Zhang who were holding hands and talking in a low voice. Obviously Xiao Xiang didn't want to see this person who was really important to him.
Some "ruthless" fathers.
Xiao Kui said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, sinners cannot bear this crime."
Li Xingchen looked like he didn't want to settle accounts with him, which made Xiao Kui a little scared.
With a sigh, Li Xingchen also lowered his voice, but it was no longer as close as before: "The newly established Jinling Academy needs a teacher. Is the Qing family interested?"
Xiao Kui was startled for a moment: "Your Majesty, this..."
"The Xiao family of Lanling, a scholarly family, cannot be left to waste." Li Xingchen laughed. After all, Xiao Kui is also the head of the country. It seems inappropriate if Li Xingchen continues to be so indifferent. It is better to let him use his remaining energy and show off by the way.
Be tolerant.
"The guilty minister obeys the decree." Xiao Kui hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted. He was thankful to God for being able to walk out of this small courtyard.
Xiao Xiang also walked over slowly at this time. He did not raise his eyes to look at Xiao Kui, but bowed his head and saluted: "My daughter has met her father... Daddy."
Xiao Kui looked at Xiao Xiang, who had transformed from the yellow-haired girl into a graceful figure. His eyes couldn't help but moisten, and he subconsciously wanted to reach out to help her, but when he saw Xiao Xiang flinching slightly, his outstretched hand froze and was at a loss.
When Li Xingchen saw this, he simply helped Xiao Xiang up and said with a smile:
"I have decided that if you miss Xiang'er from now on, I will let her come out of the palace to see you."
"This... this is really great, thank you, Your Majesty." Ms. Zhang saluted hurriedly.
Xiao Kui was in a daze for a moment and smiled.
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Li Xingchen only came out after having dinner at Xiao Kui's house, which already showed his attitude. Xiao Kui should not face any difficulties when he enters Jinling Academy.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xiao Xiang said in a low voice with tears still in the corners of his eyes.
When she was deeply involved in the rebellion, she no longer expected to see her parents one day. No matter what they had done, they were her parents, and filial piety came first. If there was a chance,
Xiao Xiang still wants to fulfill his filial piety.
"Still blaming him?"
Xiao Xiang was silent for a moment and murmured:
"At least dad didn't forget to take me with him when he left Jiangling. I should be grateful to him."
After a pause, Xiao Xiang turned and said, "Husband, can you accompany me for a walk?"
Li Xingchen smiled and nodded: "Of course you can."
After all, Jiankang Prefecture is Jiankang Prefecture. It has been the irreplaceable center of the south since the Jin Dynasty moved south. Beside the Zhuque Bridge, at the entrance of Wuyi Alley, and the Qinhuai River, many heroes have been blown away by the rain and wind. But Jiankang remains the same.
It's the lively Jiankang.
Both sides of Tianjie are originally the most lively places in Jiankang Prefecture. Walking south along Tianjie, you will see the Wuyi Alley where dignitaries live, and the Qinhuai Riverbanks full of royal and Chu palaces. It is really the endless story of Jiangnan.
bustling.
After Li Xingchen took charge of Jiankang Mansion, Jiankang Mansion, originally the center of Jiangnan, became the center of the entire Han Dynasty in an instant. The continuous influx of capital from Bashu gave the city a new vitality.
.The shops on both sides of the street are lined up in rows, especially the large number of goods coming from Bashu is dazzling, especially the most famous Shu Brocade in Bashu, which can be said to attract the middle and upper class people of Jiankang Prefecture.
After all, since Bashu was occupied by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, even though Jiangnan is a prosperous and wealthy place, it has not been seen such high-quality Shu brocade for nearly twenty years. Not to mention all kinds of gold, silver, cinnabar products, etc.
Of course, the most popular items should be the various furniture and utensils produced in Bashu.
Bashu is a mountainous and forested place, and the furniture made of fine wood and bamboo is strong and durable. It is not expensive even if shipping is included in the transportation after being released by large ships. More importantly, the workshops in Bashu have begun to adopt unified assembly lines.
Production, quality and quantity are guaranteed, and the price is naturally lower than the utensils made by Jiangnan alone.
No one can deny that, unlike before, which closed the door and became a self-contained entity, Bashu is now actively moving outwards. Neither the Three Gorges nor Jianmen is an obstacle to their way forward. Bashu is actively cooperating with the outside world.
Jingzhou and Jiangnan are integrated into one, and Jingzhou and Jiangnan are also affected by the money and utensils of Bashu. The exchanges between the two sides become deeper and deeper, and the mutual dependence will naturally become deeper and deeper, and eventually they will become an interdependent society.
community.
In terms of the circulation of goods, in a large sense, it is Li Xingchen who is building basic industry and commerce, but in a small way, it is actually Li Xingchen who is binding various regions together. For this nation that has experienced three hundred years of chaos,
The most unreliable thing is the so-called rewards and rewards. Anyone can turn to the enemy after getting more benefits from the enemy. This was a common thing in the Northern and Southern Dynasties, and everyone was used to it.
Not to mention the Southern and Northern Dynasties, even the later Sui Dynasty, when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty made a fuss, the whole world rose up to attack it, and there were many of them who were the founding heroes of the country.
It was not until the period from Emperor Taizong to Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty that the country stabilized, the people became prosperous, and foreign wars were victorious. Only then did this custom, or habit, improve, and foreigners came to join them one after another.
But Li Xingchen didn't have that much time at all, so he could only consolidate his rule through other means.
One of them is naturally to strengthen the connection of interests and make everyone realize that following Li Xinchen, money can make money and there is a future; the other is to strengthen the connection between various regions as much as possible. The ancients used administrative divisions
A staggered approach is generally adopted to prevent some areas - such as Sichuan and Sichuan, where the world is separated by closing the door - from becoming independent. (To be continued)