"Your Majesty, today seems to be more lively than yesterday. Even by the quieter Qujiang Pool, you can hear the noise coming from the street?" Li Xiu suddenly spoke at this time, and at the same time he seemed to listen with his ears in his ears, as if he really heard the singing singing on Zhuque Street.

"It's not surprising. After all, today is the last day of the Shangyuan Lantern Festival. After today, there will be another curfew in the evening. If the people want to go out for a night, they can only wait for another year, so they naturally have to seize this last night to indulge!" Li Shimin said casually, but he did not find Li Xiu's deeper intention.

"Yes, the Shangyuan Lantern Festival on the last day was naturally more lively. I have observed carefully these two days and found that many vendors made a fortune in the past two days, and sold more things in one night than they used to sell in a month. If it could be so lively every day, then the lives of these small vendors would be much better, and the people would be more convenient, so they would not have to concentrate on doing everything during the day!" Li Xiu said with a smile again at this time.

Li Xiu was so obvious that Li Shimin immediately heard it. He glanced at him in surprise, and then said, "Li Xiu, what do you mean? You are not trying to persuade me to lift the curfew, right?"

"Your Majesty, although the curfew has existed since ancient times, in my opinion, it is a bit out of place. Therefore, I really want to persuade Your Majesty to lift the curfew!" Li Xiu immediately bowed to Li Shimin solemnly. He had wanted to do this matter long ago, but it was not the time before, and he did not find the opportunity to talk to Li Shimin about this issue.

Curfew is not a specialty of the Tang Dynasty, but has existed since ancient times. Especially in the capitals of all dynasties, curfew orders have been implemented very strictly. If someone dares to walk around the streets at will after the curfew, the slightest punishment will be punished, and the worst execution will be executed. Of course, this is not absolute. For example, the Song Dynasty after the Tang Dynasty lifted the curfew order during the reign of Emperor Yingzong of Song, which also made Kaifeng the most prosperous capital in history during the Song Dynasty, and even compared with the Kaifeng City that could not be in history.

"Oh? Then you tell me why the curfew is inappropriate?" Although Li Shimin was mentally prepared, he still asked in surprise after hearing Li Xiuming clearly expressing his opposition to the curfew.

"Your Majesty, the reason why curfews have been implemented in all dynasties is mainly for security reasons. Especially during war and disaster years, it is still necessary to implement curfews. However, during peaceful years, curfews will affect the normal business of the people and have a great impact on business. As the saying goes, business will not be free, and business will naturally affect the tax revenue of the court. In addition, there are some other impacts, so there is no need to explain these in detail."

When he said this, Li Xiu paused and then said: "Compared with previous dynasties, the political politics of our Tang Dynasty was clear and the current situation became more and more stable. Even if we encountered such a big natural disaster last year, there was no chaos in Guanzhong. In the future, with the promotion of sweet potatoes, we don't have to worry about food. As long as the people have food in their hands, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty will become more and more stable. I heard that Chang'an only sentenced more than 20 death sentences last year, and it can be said that public security is getting better and better, so Chang'an has already had the conditions to open a curfew. This move is beneficial to the country and the people. Please be kind to your Majesty!"

Li Xiu has been holding these words for a long time. The reason why he is unwilling to live in Chang'an City is that he doesn't like the excitement, and the other is that he feels that he has to stay at home every night and wants to go out for a walk, so he would rather move outside the city to live, at least he is free.

When Li Xiu heard the reasons for opening the curfew, Li Shimin also showed a meditative expression. Li Xiu listed the harm of the curfew and also said that Chang'an had the conditions to open the curfew, which made him unable to find a reason to refute.

"That's right, but curfews have been happening in ancient times. Both officials and ordinary people have become accustomed to curfews. If the curfew is released rashly, if something goes wrong, I'm afraid that the first person who suggests opening the curfew will become the target of public criticism!" Li Shimin pondered for a long time, and finally raised his head to Li Xiu.

"Your Majesty, you will naturally not make mistakes if you don't do it. But if you know that this is right, but you still refuse to do it, then you might as well take a chance. Even if you do it wrong, it is worse than doing nothing!" Li Xiu paused and then said, "And the curfew has been lifted in the past two days of the Lantern Festival. Didn't there be any major accidents? So I think it's nothing even if you lift the curfew!"

"This..." Li Shimin saw that Li Xiu's attitude was so firm, and he couldn't help but show a hesitant expression on his face. Although he also knew that lifting the curfew might make Chang'an more prosperous, he was still a little confused for a while.

"Your Majesty, if you feel it's too sudden to release the curfew at once, you might as well release the curfew little by little." Seeing that Li Shimin was still a little unresolved, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh inwardly, and had to come up with another plan of his own.

"Oh? What does it mean to release the curfew a little bit?" Li Shimin's mind had not turned around at this time, and he asked with some confusion.

"It's actually very simple. Since the curfew has been released for two days on the Lantern Festival, it is better for Your Majesty to order that every important festival, as well as the birthday of the Supreme Emperor, Your Majesty or the Queen, you can also release a curfew for one or two days. In this way, you can see the effect of lifting the curfew and let the people slowly accept this change." Li Xiu explained.

"This method is good, you can try it!" Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard this, and nodded in agreement.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Li Xiu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Li Shimin agreeing. Although it would take a period of time to gradually lift the curfew, as long as Li Shimin can agree. When the positive effects of the curfew begin to work, he doesn't need to say anything else, Li Shimin himself will completely lift the curfew.

Originally, Li Shimin didn't want to talk about these government affairs with Li Xiu, but since Li Xiu took the initiative to start, he couldn't help it. Then he asked Li Xiu's opinions on some government affairs, and Li Xiu also answered one by one. However, Li Shimin suddenly pondered for a moment and spoke again: "Li Xiu, as the weather warms up, the Turks' disaster situation is even more serious than we expected. In this way, I have really started to attack the Turks, but now I still have one thing to do?"
Chapter completed!