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Chapter 236 Puzzle Solved!
Tuyuhun King City, the residence of nobles.

Above the main hall, Li Yan closed his eyes and practiced kung fu, while Wan'er and the little prince studied by themselves.

When Qiu Ying walked in, seeing such a harmonious scene, she couldn't help sighing: "Yuan Fang, I didn't expect you to accept apprentices, and it would be foolish to be someone else, but the two children you trained are really like dragons and phoenixes. "

Li Yan smiled: "Uncle Qiu is really flattering me. I actually didn't teach them anything. They are self-made! Wan'er, Fu'er, why don't you come forward to pay respects?"

Wan'er stepped forward and said sweetly: "Thank you, Grandpa Qiu!"

The little prince followed behind, lowered his head and said, "Thank you, Grandpa Qiu!"

Qiu Ying smiled all over her face, and took out a prepared jade bracelet from her waist: "Wan'er put it on!"

He took off the saber again and handed it to the little prince: "Fu'er take it!"

Seeing the two children accepting the presents, he stroked his gray hair: "Seeing these juniors makes me feel really old."

Li Yandao: "Why are you old and not old? Uncle Qiu is still in his prime. When you captured the king's city, didn't you go out and kill the enemy?"

Qiu Ying laughed loudly, and said very proudly: "Yes, I can still go into battle and kill the enemy. I have entered Tuyuhun King City twice. There are not many people in the army, right?"

Li Yandao: "Uncle Qiu's health is much better than that in Chang'an, did Sun Zhenren see a doctor for you?"

Qiu Ying sighed: "During the period when Sun Zhenren was treating His Majesty and His Royal Highness, I happened to be away from Chang'an. After I went back, Sun Zhenren retired. The fate is not good! Fortunately, Liu Shenren was able to diagnose my pulse. Fewer medicines and feel better after taking it."

Li Yandao: "The body is capital, don't be careless!"

Qiu Ying nodded: "I used to fight on the battlefield and suffered a lot of injuries. The knife of Liangzhou Xiao thief quenched the poison. The poison itself is enough to torture people, and it also brought out my old wounds. If it wasn't for that When you took care of me along the way, healed my wounds and detoxified me with my inner strength, I will definitely not be able to return to Chang'an."

Li Yandao: "It's a pity that the inner energy I practice is not good at healing injuries. If I switch to another inner energy, Uncle Qiu won't be so painful."

Qiu Ying paused: "Let's not talk about this anymore, you invited me here this time, it's not just to introduce two good disciples, is it?"

Li Yan smiled: "Of course not, you two go down to practice!"

"Yes!"

Wan'er and the little prince got up and bowed, and walked out of the hall.

Li Yan said solemnly: "Uncle Qiu, Wei Inspector Wei of Liangzhou just sent a message that the army's supply of food and grass is not enough because the disaster in Guanzhong is extremely serious, and a lot of food in Longyou has been supported in Guanzhong. After a little respite, we can continue to supply food. .”

Qiu Ying sneered: "He saw that my army had conquered Tuyuhun King City, so he dared to do this because he could get food locally. How can a large army go out and not provide food to the army, but instead use it for disaster relief?"

Li Yan frowned: "Both of these are very important, but I am very surprised. Guanzhong has been short of food in recent years, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already decided on a plan for peace. Why is it so serious this time?"

Qiu Ying said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness is kind, but in recent years there has been no lack of food. The first few times the Guanzhong gentry tolerated it, and then they all started to profit from it. Now the food released by the county government is a drop in the bucket. Not many problems can be solved.”

Li Yan's eyes flashed fiercely: "It's time to kill!"

Qiu Ying sighed: "You can't kill, but any serious disaster is an opportunity for these high-ranking families to enrich their own pockets, and there is no exception."

Li Yan knew that this meant that there were many descendants of the Li family in Longxi who made a fortune in the country.

He closed his eyes slightly, and then asked: "Since the disaster in Guanzhong is serious and food is scarce, why didn't your majesty go to the Eastern Capital this time?"

"Chang'an's demand for grain is too great, but this section of the Yellow River is narrow and has many hidden reefs. It is difficult to transport grain, and the cost of land transportation is huge."

"In the east, there is Luoshui running through the city, and the waterway traffic is well developed. It is the transportation hub of the Grand Canal. Once all the officials go there to eat, the pressure in Guanzhong will be relieved a lot."

Guanzhong is an excellent military location, but it is not suitable for the people's livelihood as the capital of a country.

Especially Chang'an, a super city with a population of one million in this era, has caused too much food pressure in Guanzhong.

At this period in history, Guanzhong was also severely affected by disasters. Li Zhi and Empress Wu took all the civil and military officials to Luoyang, the eastern capital, for food, and the prince stayed in Chang'an.

Not only this time, during the period of Li Zhi's administration, he was lucky to be in Luoyang, and Wu Zetian spent almost all of his [-] years in power in Luoyang.

Later, Li Longji also went to Luoyang several times before taking new measures for water transportation, which solved the food supply problem in Chang'an.

This is not just for fun, it is determined by geographical factors. If the people want to avoid famine, the emperor must take all the officials to Luoyang to "beg".

After listening to Li Yan's words, Qiu Ying smiled wryly: "Yuan Fang, you see things very thoroughly, but there is another reason why you didn't go to Dongdu!"

Li Yandao: "The political center is moving east?"

Qiu Ying nodded: "Exactly!"

During Wu Zetian's period, fifty-six prime ministers were successively appointed, and thirty-nine of them were from the Kanto region.

This is closely related to the fact that Luoyang Shendu became the political center of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Yan frowned: "According to Uncle Qiu, His Majesty didn't go to Luoyang because the political center doesn't need to move eastward. What's the current situation in the court?"

Qiu Ying showed dissatisfaction: "This year when you were on the mission, the court was not peaceful. Li Jingxuan was dismissed and came to Heng to enter the cabinet. The Jiangnan gentry are tossing!"

Li Yan raised his brows: "Come to join the cabinet?"

Laiheng is from Jiangdu, Yang Guang's happy capital, a place where the place is bad.

During the mutiny in Jiangdu at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Guang was killed by Yu Wenhuaji. Lai Heng's father, Lai Huer, and his three elder brothers were killed together, leaving only the young him and his elder brother Lai Ji.

The elder brother Laiji, who had been an official in the court during the Zhenguan period, became the prime minister after Li Zhi ascended the throne, and was demoted against Li Wumei as empress.

Now that Lai Heng joins the cabinet as prime minister, the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River will indeed be very happy, they finally have a backbone.

Qiu Ying's words also proved one point: "After Lai Shilang entered the cabinet, he also served as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and promoted many officials in the south of the Yangtze River. There are many opponents in the court and the court. The daily court meeting is quite lively."

Li Yan thinks that the gentry in Jiangnan should be treated fairly, but the gentry in Guanzhong don't think so. There are only so many official positions and powers.

Political struggle is an eternal topic, and Li Yan knew it was unavoidable: "Should I go to Luoyang, or should I go to Luoyang? Those Guanzhong gentry don't want to go because the Grand Canal is closely related to the supply of water transportation in the south of the Yangtze River, and they don't want to be controlled by the Jiangnan gentry. , but His Majesty should agree!"

Qiu Yingdao: "When I left Chang'an, His Majesty was unwell, and was drowsy all day long, unable to move."

Li Yan asked: "Where is His Royal Highness?"

Qiu Ying said in a low voice: "The prince did ask for orders to go to Luoyang for dinner, but His Majesty refused. I also know that it is impossible for His Majesty to let the prince take all the officials to Luoyang. It's not surprising..."

Li Yan knew it was not surprising, but his eyes were still cold.

No matter how bad Li Zhi's health is, how could he be worse than the prince?
In this day and age, the cars and horses are tired, unless you go to Jiangdu by boat like Yang Guang, the road is really uncomfortable.

But if the emperor and all the officials don't go to Luoyang, the common people will feel even worse.

Li Yan said coldly: "The expenses of the nobles and officials will never be reduced because of the disaster. Those who eat salary do not compete with the people for profit, but they compete with the people for food. No wonder this year's disaster is so severe. It turns out that not only It's a natural disaster, and there are man-made disasters!"

Qiu Ying's face changed slightly: "Yuan Fang, you must never say this when you return to Chang'an!"

Li Yan's tone was still cold: "I was in the royal city of Tubo, and I saw the refugees everywhere, so I knew that the Gar family seemed powerful, but there was a disaster of overthrowing the Manchus! The life of the common people is hard enough, at least one The way to survive, Taizong's words, water can carry a boat and also capsize it, have you forgotten it?"

Qiu Ying sighed: "I know that you have been poor since you were a child, and that the people are suffering, but these things, alas... they will pass after a while!"

Li Yan's eyes flickered: "Then I'll wait! By the way, Uncle Qiu, I asked you to check the old man Neiwei before. Can you think of any old acquaintances that meet the conditions I mentioned?"

He changed the topic too quickly, Qiu Ying couldn't help but startled, her pupils shrank obviously, she shook her head and said, "Not yet."

After a moment's delay, Qiu Ying asked, "But Yuan Fang, why do you think that person is the old inner guard? Who is the assassin?"

Li Yandao: "The identity of the assassin is sensitive. I'm still interrogating him. It's extremely difficult for this person to speak. That's why I want to directly target the gangsters behind him."

Qiu Ying asked again: "What does that have to do with the inner guard?"

Li Yandao: "Because the assassin's words and deeds are not only familiar with the inner guard, but also have a good impression of the inner guard. It is obviously the enemy and us. Why is it so?"

Qiu Ying came to a sudden: "Neiwei has only been re-established for two years. It is indeed very possible that the old man behind this person is the old man of Neiwei. Well, I will pay attention to this matter!"

He breathed a sigh of relief: "Yuan Fang, is there anything else?"

Li Yan said: "It's all right, I'll send Uncle Qiu off."

All the way out of the house, Qiu Ying turned and stared at Li Yan for a moment, opened her mouth, and finally said, "Don't send it off!"

"Uncle Qiu, go slowly!"

Li Yan watched Qiu Ying leave without moving for a long time.

Until the two apprentices came behind him.

The little prince said nervously: "Master, although the voice is completely different, the pausing rhythm of this Qiu Ge leader's speech is really very similar to the person who taught me martial arts in Fufeng County. He taught me sword skills at that time. Now Give me another saber, is this a warning?"

Li Yan patted him on the shoulder: "Don't think too much, I'm here!"

The little prince relaxed.

Wan'er sniffed her nose, with a puzzled expression on her small face: "Master, this Grandpa Qiu has a strong smell of an eunuch in the palace!"

Li Yan closed his eyes: "That's right, the puzzle is solved, I really don't want the truth to be like this..."

(End of this chapter)