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Chapter 657: Accelerate the release of the curfew

Li Shimin chatted with Wei Zheng for a long time, and finally reached an agreement on the migration of the Turks, or Wei Zheng was persuaded by Li Xiu and agreed with his idea of ​​moving the Turks to the south. In addition, in the candidates responsible for this matter, he was finally persuaded by Li Xiu and temporarily agreed with Li Xiu's suggestion to recommend Zhao Deyan.

Of course, Li Xiu and Wei Zheng and others said nothing about this matter. Li Shimin had to nod. So after discussion, Li Xiu immediately went to the palace to meet Li Shimin, and then told the result of his discussion with Wei Zheng today.

"Not bad, I didn't wait in vain. I knew you could definitely convince Wei Zheng this tough guy!" Li Shimin couldn't help but smile after hearing Li Xiu's words. Now he could finally announce his treatment of the Turks in the court without worrying about the ministers below.

"Thank you for your trust, but I don't know what Your Majesty thinks about appointing Zhao Deyan?" Li Xiu asked Li Shimin again. He did not tell Li Shimin about the recommendation of Zhao Deyan in advance, so he doesn't know what he thinks now.

"I actually agree with this matter very much, but Zhao Deyan told me before that he hoped to take his wife back to his hometown to retire. Although I think he was in his prime and retirement was too early, he seemed to have decided to leave, so I was worried that he would not want to take over this position!" Li Shimin pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, I believe he will agree!" Li Xiu said with confidence at this time. He knew Zhao Deyan more than anyone else, so he was confident in recommending him.

"Oh? Since that's the case, I won't have any objection, but you'd better let him prepare in advance. After all, he has made such a great contribution to my Tang Dynasty, and I don't want to force him!" Li Shimin nodded immediately when he heard Li Xiu's words.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will hurry to talk to Zhao Deyan about this issue. Speaking of which, I have not seen him after he returned to Chang'an." Li Xiu immediately spoke at this time. Although many people now know Zhao Deyan's true identity, his identity is still kept confidential. Therefore, after he and Li Jing came back this time, they did not show up publicly. Even during the celebration banquet in the palace that day, Zhao Deyan sat alone with several Feinusi people.

When Li Xiu was about to convince Zhao Deyan himself, Li Shimin nodded. Then he suddenly thought of something and said to Li Xiu seriously: "By the way, I promised you that after I destroyed the Turks, my cousin and his son would be reunited. Now it is time to fulfill this promise. When are you planning to go to Luoyang?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Uncle Ma has already told me about this. He is also preparing. I guess he will go to Luoyang in only two days." Li Xiu immediately reported the report when he heard this.

"That's good. Queen Xiao and her group have been placed in Chang'an by me. After my cousin brought the child back, you can also go to Queen Xiao's place for more!" Li Shimin couldn't help but sigh when he spoke at the end.

In fact, the existence of Empress Xiao and others can also remind Li Shimin at all times, letting him know how miserable the outcome would be after the destruction of the country. Maybe Yang Guang could die, but Empress Xiao and others had to wander around and suffer humiliation. When he thought of this, he felt a chill behind his back and was more cautious about the governance of the Tang Dynasty.

"Thank you for your tolerance!" Li Xiu hurriedly thanked Li Shimin on behalf of Princess Guanghua and Ma Ye. However, when it came to the demise of the Turks, Li Xiu suddenly thought of another thing, so he couldn't help but speak, "Your Majesty, I once suggested to Your Majesty that the curfew should be lifted. Now that the Turks have been destroyed, my Tang Dynasty is more stable. I think it can speed up the speed of the curfew to be lifted!"

During the Spring Festival this year, Li Xiu once eased the curfew to Li Shimin, but because Li Shimin was confused, he only adopted a compromise suggestion, that is, only ease the curfew during festivals. It has been almost a year since the Chinese New Year is another lunar calendar, so Li Xiu wanted to speed up. After all, this will have a huge impact on Chang'an's economy and life.

"This year, the curfew was lifted during festivals, which achieved good results, and the public security did not worsen. However, when this matter was first implemented, it was still subject to considerable resistance. So if you want to speed up the release of the curfew, I have to discuss it with other ministers!" Li Shimin thought for a moment when he heard Li Xiu's suggestion, and then said slowly.

Li Xiu also knew that although opening a curfew seems easy, it involves all aspects. It is definitely not something that Li Shimin can decide with a slap in his head, so he did not force it. However, he believed that Li Shimin would definitely consider this matter carefully, and there were many ministers with vision in the court, and there would definitely be some people who would see the benefits of liberation of the curfew, so Li Xiu did not say anything else.

The main thing had been talked about, and Li Xiu immediately stood up to say goodbye, but he did not leave immediately, but went to Li Yuan's place again. When he entered the palace, Princess Pingyang happened to take Jin'er to visit Li Yuan's place, so she made an appointment with Li Xiu to meet at Da'an Palace and then go home together.

When Li Xiu came to Da'an Palace, he happened to see Li Yuan playing polo with Jin'er. Polo was originally a sport passed on from Tubo. Li Shimin felt that this thing had high requirements for riding and could improve the training level of cavalry, so he promoted it in the army. However, he didn't expect that it would soon become popular in Chang'an City. Now the aristocrats in the city have played a few tricks.

Jin'er is too young to ride a horse, but polo can be played without a horse. It is similar to ice hockey in later generations. The grandparents and grandchildren chased a polo on the grass with ball sticks. Now Li Yuan doesn't look like a Supreme Emperor at all. On the contrary, he is like a child. He quarreled with Jin'er, who is not as tall as a ball stick, over the goal. Princess Pingyang sat in the pavilion next to him to cook tea. Although Li Yuan likes to stir-fry tea, he also likes the original tea, especially the tea made by Princess Pingyang himself. Of course, Li Xiuke has never been used to drinking it.

Seeing Li Xiu come in, Li Yuan insisted on letting him play polo together. Although Li Xiu was not interested in this kind of sports, he still played with his grandparents and grandchildren for a while with his ball stick. In the end, the three of them were tired, so they returned to the pavilion to rest and chat. They waited until it was getting late, and Li Xiu's family said goodbye and left. However, when they left, Li Yuan kept sending them to the gate of Da'an Palace. When their carriage went out so far, they could still see Li Yuan standing in front of the palace gate, which made Princess Pingyang cry sadly.
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