What he saw outside of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, especially outside the towns, was completely different from the Tang Dynasty that Wang Zi'an imagined.

If you must use adjectives.

That is depression and ruin.

But the people living on this land are insensitive.

Although spring has arrived, it is still very cold, morning and night.

Many common people were sallow and skinny, and the clothes they wore could no longer be described as ragged. Along the way, many children with disheveled faces licked their fingers and looked helplessly at this group of people sitting on tall horses.

Gorgeous carriage with noble escorts.

There was not even envy in his eyes, only fear, timidity, and a desire for food.

At the beginning, Wang Zi'an would buy a cart of Hu cakes in advance. When encountering such a situation, he would ask Di Renjie and Wu Zetian to distribute some. But from then on, wherever he went, they were crowded with such eager old people and children.

, women, and even some young people with numb expressions and haggard bodies.

He stopped letting people buy him.

In Datang, it is no longer possible to buy one or two carts or how many carts of Hu biscuits can be changed.

The people waiting along the road, looking forward to receiving the Hu biscuits, gradually dispersed.

Wang Zi'an stopped talking along the way, and later on, he didn't even mention the matter of asking Li Junxian's several Baiqisi lieutenants to go around to collect the actual situation of rural cooperatives in various places.

Except for reading the Datang Evening News as usual every day, I was silent all day long.

Su Su, who was familiar with his habits, didn't know what was going on, but she also noticed something unusual, because she knew that Wang Zi'an had always only liked the serialization of novels and the tidbits at the back, and rarely paid attention to the current political news and critical news comments in the front.

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But recently, every time I get the newspaper, I look carefully at the complicated imperial decrees on it, as if I am looking for something, but my face becomes more gloomy every time.

No one knew what he was looking for. Only Li Junxian had some vague guesses, but he could only watch silently, not daring to speak.

Wu Zetian, who has always liked to pester Wang Zi'an, has become very well-behaved in the past two days, and seems to have grown up a lot all of a sudden.

If you have anything to do, just go to Master and help him rub his shoulders and back.

As for the new disciple Di Renjie, he was a little confused and couldn't understand why the master suddenly seemed to have changed.

However, he was very sensible and did not bother his master. In the past few days, he followed Li Junxian and others every day, running back and forth, and he became a familiar face to him.

Before I even returned to the capital, I heard an unexpected yet reasonable news.

King Li You of Yan rebelled.

He killed the messenger sent by the imperial court to summon him to the capital, beheaded Yan Wang Changshi Quan Wanji, who jumped out to scold and dissuade him, and led his subordinates to rebel.

On the first day, I saw the news about King Yan's rebellion. Before I could complain about him seeking death, on the third day, I saw the news about the failure of King Yan's rebellion.

His Highness the King of Yan, under the instigation of Yin Jiuge, Yin Hongzhi, and his confidant Yan Hongliang, decided to go all out and raise an army to make his father's livelihood, and ambitiously recruited all the men in the city over the age of fifteen to organize the army.

Prepare. Appoint yourself Yin Hongzhi as the Shangzhu Kingdom, Yin Jiuge as the Kaifu Yitong Sansi, Yan Hongliang as the general, Zan Junmo and Liang Mengbiao as the left and right vanguards. Open the treasury and reward the newly formed Manchu civil and military forces.

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Then he drove the people into the city to serve as soldiers, set up official offices, and started his own journey of rebellion.

However, before they had time to wait for the more than 10,000 elite troops they had secretly trained overseas to arrive, and before the allies they secretly contacted responded, they were directly captured by the army led by Chai Shao, the governor of Youzhou.

Clean and tidy.

Even the armies Li Shimin arranged in advance at Yunzhou, Shuozhou, and Bingzhou on the border of Youzhou didn't have time to move...

In the chaos of the army.

Yin Hongzhi, Li You's uncle, was killed by the Sima of Prince Yan's palace, and Yin Jiuge disappeared.

King Yan Li You was captured alive and was being escorted to Chang'an.

Seeing this news, Prince An, who was in a bad mood, was almost amused.

That's it?

You actually teach others to rebel!

You’ve been preparing for so long, but you managed to hold on for two more days——

Wang Zi'an didn't even know how to complain.

However, this is a good thing for the idiot king to seek death and rebel against his father, saving him the trouble of going back to look for him.

This brother-in-law secretly abducted his bride and delayed his wedding——

Well, it was delaying myself and Yu Zhang from entering the bridal chamber.

All in all, not a good thing!

Wang Zi'an felt that after returning, he should take Changle and Yuzhang to see him.

He was in a much better mood, but Yuzhang was in a very low mood.

March 15th.

After a month, Wang Zi'an returned to Chang'an again.

Although it is already late spring, the weeping willows on the shore are spitting out fresh yellow green, and most of the pedestrians on the street have taken off their bulky winter clothes. Even the tourists who are about to leave on a long journey are breaking willows on Ba Bridge.

It is also because of the budding breath of spring that it dilutes some of the sadness of the upcoming separation.

If it had been in the past, Prince An would have stopped and looked at this romantic scene that was as romantic as a Tang poem.

You may even memorize a few Tang poems that fit the occasion, playing the role of a talented man and a beautiful woman.

But his mood could not be happier.

On horseback, watching the bustling crowds of people coming and going in Chang'an City, my mood was a bit complicated.

"While the rich wine and meat smell, the road with frozen bone."

It is a living reflection of this society.

"This is a fucking time!"

Wang Zi'an suddenly let out a long breath and cursed in a low voice.

Through the crowd, he had already seen Li Chengqian and Gao Yang who were about to arrive at the city gate. He also saw the graceful and dignified Cheng Ying'er with a hint of charm, as well as Wang Xuance and Xi Junmai who were guarding the side.

My heart couldn't help but feel a little warm, and a smile appeared on my face.

People who have a wife are different!

He quickly stepped forward and gently hugged his daughter-in-law, who looked like a ridge on the side of a mountain.

"Madam, you have been wronged——"

Cheng Ying'er couldn't help but blush, and gently backed away from him.

This bad guy doesn't care what the occasion is, so many people are watching.

The shy little appearance and the magnetic voice were like a small brush, which made Prince Anxin's hair itch. However, this was not the time for intimacy. He held Cheng Ying'er's soft little hand and turned around.

, said hello to Xiao Mingming, who had now successfully transformed into an uncle, and nodded slightly to Xi Junmai and Wang Xuance.

Then, he subconsciously looked into the crowd.

Cheng Ying'er knew what he was thinking and said softly.

"My husband is looking for my eldest grandson sister?"

There was no showdown on Li Shimin's side. Even if she got married to Wang Zi'an, she would not dare to tell Wang Zi'an directly that the eldest grandson girl you married was actually the current Princess Li Lizhi of Changle.

Wang Zi'an quickly looked away and shook his head firmly in denial.

"It's impossible. It's nothing. Don't guess. What's wrong with her? It doesn't matter. It's enough for you to come -"

As he spoke, he looked at Cheng Ying'er's charming face with an expression on his face.

Cheng Ying'er:......

She rolled her eyes at him playfully.

"Sister Zhangsun has been a little sick recently and is not in good health, so I took it upon myself to not let her come over..."

Wang Zi'an suddenly became nervous when he heard this.

"What's the disease? It's nothing serious, right?"

In this day and age, getting sick is no small matter.

Cheng Ying'er looked at his nervous appearance and couldn't help but feel a little disgusted, and pinched him secretly in annoyance.

"It's not all your fault—"

Looking at Cheng Ying'er's happy and angry smile, an incredible thought suddenly flashed into his mind, and he looked at Cheng Ying'er in disbelief.

"You mean, you mean, she, she has..."

Seeing Cheng Ying'er nodding in confirmation, Wang Zi'an suddenly felt as if he was struck by a bolt of lightning. He was stunned at first, and then was instantly ecstatic and surrounded by great happiness.

The whole person was dizzy, as if he were in the clouds. For such a big person, his voice was slightly trembling when he spoke.
To be continued...