(There was a mistake at the end of the previous chapter. Firstly, the march in ancient times was not that fast. Secondly, according to historical records, the army should have arrived in the 14th year of Zhenguan... I'm sorry. I'll try my best to make up for it.)
Arriving in Gaochang does not mean that war is about to begin.
Well, actually...
The trip from the Western Regions to Chang'an, even if it was a quick horse change, would take at least ten or twenty days, or at least a month if we were not in a hurry, so the news Han Lucheng received was just an "estimate".
To put it bluntly, it is the result of judging based on the speed of the army's march.
So after understanding this, Li Yuanjia could only look to the west and secretly pray that Huang Ren and the others would not cause any trouble. He could only patiently wait for the follow-up battle report. Anyway, there is nothing to say about the Tang Dynasty's conquest of Gaochang. It must be
Returning with a great victory depends on the results of Wang Han and his team's experiment.
The focus right now is still the upcoming Yuan Ri Dynasty Meeting.
Yuan Ri, also known as the Three Yuan Ri, is the Yuan of the year, the Yuan of the hour, and the Yuan of the month.
After traveling through time, Li Yuanjia learned that it was not until the Western Han Dynasty that the first month of the first lunar month was designated as the beginning of the year, and the first day of the first lunar month was designated as the New Year. Later, the day before the New Year was called New Year's Eve, "the day when the month ends and the year ends."
For the Tang Dynasty, Yuanzheng Day was also one of the most important days of the year.
There is a holiday around New Year.
So sometimes Li Yuanjia couldn't help but wonder, did the seven-day Spring Festival holiday in his previous life also refer to the ancient setting? But in his previous life, it was first from the first to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, and later from New Year's Eve to the sixth day of the Lunar New Year.
In the era of the Tang Dynasty, there were only three in the front and four in the back.
But for officials, this day cannot really be a holiday.
On the Yuan Dynasty, congratulations come from all over the world!
So on the last day of the year, when the governor of Luzhou, the envoy of King Xu Li Lingkui, came to visit and respectfully presented a large number of gifts, Li Yuanjia was not surprised and was very happy.
"Haha, you go down first!"
After caring about his brother's health, Li Yuanjia waved his hand with a smile and said: "Remember to bring someone here when you leave after the new year. I will prepare some daily necessities for King Xu... Well, I will also send a few more
A craftsman went over to build something for Prince Xu's Mansion."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
To such an order, King Xu's envoy naturally did not dare to object. While he immediately bowed in response, he could not help but reveal a trace of envy in his eyes.
The King of Han sent it, it must be a good thing!
As a confidant of King Xu Li Lingkui, he was very familiar with the King of Han. He knew that this man would send things to his king several times every year - in addition to some daily necessities, the most enviable things
It is undoubtedly a new thing made by the craftsmen in Prince Han's palace!
Therefore, King Xu's subordinates all know that although it is far away from Chang'an, Luzhou is never short of the freshest good things in Chang'an City, and some of them are even older than Chang'an.
This time, of course, it is no exception.
After all, it is the New Year, and according to previous practice, there will definitely be no shortage of good things from King Han.
With full expectations, the envoy went back to prepare for the court meeting on Yuan Day. Li Yuanjia waited for the other party to leave and asked casually: "Han Lucheng, are you ready with everything I asked you to prepare?"
"I'm ready to get back to you, Your Majesty."
Taking a deep breath, Han Lucheng nodded helplessly - he felt very distressed, but he knew that no matter what he said, it would be useless, because the king was never stingy with his brother who was from the same mother, and he would say anything now.
it's useless.
That's just dozens of pieces of glass and two mirrors, what do they count?
Moreover, if these things are sold for takeout, they will cost at least several thousand guan, but Han Lucheng, the chief steward of the palace, knows exactly how much they are really worth...
"Well, send them over together when they leave!"
Nodding with satisfaction, Li Yuanjia picked up the letter and gift list that the person just brought over, and said with a smile: "But this time Lingkui sent a lot of good things... By the way, there is a box of books in it.
, ask someone to find it and move it here for me!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Han Lucheng hurriedly went out to look for him.
Li Yuanjia, on the other hand, blinked his eyes with great anticipation - after so many years in time, he had basically collected all the books that he should collect, and he was not very interested in the so-called orphan books that his younger brother sent someone to buy for him.
.But after reading Li Lingkui’s autographed letter just now, I realized that the several books in that box are extremely precious and must not be lost!
It's just that others don't know his thoughts, so Fang Fengzhu, who has been watching silently, frowned and warned: "Your Majesty, please read the book that King Xu gave you another day. Tomorrow
You are going to attend the court meeting early in the morning, and there are still many things to prepare for!"
For the mistress of the palace, preparing everything her husband needs for tomorrow is undoubtedly the most important thing.
As a prince and a big figure at the top of the Tang class pyramid, Li Yuanjia will dress up tomorrow and wear a suit specially prepared for this day. Just putting on this outfit will take at least two sticks of incense, let alone
He said he had to "dress up" and order gifts for the emperor in advance, etc.
If something went wrong, it would be a small matter to be embarrassed, but if it made the emperor unhappy, it would be trouble.
"Haha, don't worry, don't worry."
Patting his wife's little hand, Li Yuanjia said with a smile: "I'm just going to take stock. I'll be done soon."
"Well……"
Rolling his eyes, Fang Fengzhu said helplessly: "Your Majesty, what is it that makes you value it so much?"
Li Yuanjia raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "It's the data I asked Lingkui to collect in Luzhou, such as the impact of having children sooner or later on a woman's lifespan... Haha, haven't you seen it before?"
"Ah? Do you still want to continue counting?"
"Haha, of course!"
After taking a deep breath, Li Yuanjia nodded seriously and said: "You also understand this kind of thing. A small number is not convincing. Only a large number can make them understand the fact that for women, it is not
The sooner you have a child, the better! You can’t even look at the mortality rate when you have your first child, but you also have to look at the mortality rate in the following ten, twenty years or even longer, as well as the impact of the number of children you have on your lifespan!”
"..."
After listening to his words, Fang Fengzhu suddenly fell silent.
Of course she knew what it meant when it came to things like mortality rate and first birth, because Li Yuanjia had already explained it to her in detail the last time she saw the statistics sent by King Xu.
Those numbers are definitely shocking!
It's just that the traditional education she received since she was a child has always made Fang Fengzhu doubtful - she doesn't know if these are true! Or, in other words, whether the death of those people has much to do with age!
So while feeling a little panicked, Fang Fengzhu suddenly wanted to see the figures compiled by King Xu.
And at this moment, Li Yuanjia blinked and smiled: "So how can one or two years be enough? Don't talk about last year, this year, next year, as long as possible, these must be counted continuously..."