6kv Chapter [330] Return To Xianyang
Chapter [330] Return To Xianyang
Guanzhong.
In the late autumn, the Guanzhong area has begun to cool down. The people who are busy with the autumn harvest are hoarding food, and then it is time to cut firewood and prepare for the winter.
A man leads a horse and walks out of the Meridian Pass, and there is a woman sitting on the horse.
Naturally, the group was Lu Bu and Sun Shangxiang. As for the youngest daughter, she slept in Lu Bu's arms, wrapped tightly in Lu Bu's clothes, and slept soundly.
"Husband, which city is that? Xianyang?" Sun Shangxiang, who was sitting on horseback, pointed to the distance and asked.
"No, that's just Chang'an." Lu Bu explained with a smile: "Looking further north, the one to the north of the Wei River is Xianyang.
"Oh." Sun Shangxiang nodded repeatedly, looking around, looking like a curious baby.
"Husband, why are there so many people at the gate of Chang'an City? There are also long motorcades." Sun Shangxiang continued to ask.
"Chang'an is no longer populated and has become a trading city." Lu Bu patiently explained: "Hu merchants from foreign countries, as well as merchants from all over the Qin Dynasty, will trade in Chang'an City, so that the court can extract commercial taxes."
"Of course, the transactions that can be carried out in Chang'an City are all wholesale and large-scale transactions, while in Xianyang City it is retail goods.
As the starting point of the Silk Road, after so many years of development, Yinqin's commercial system has become more and more perfect.
After moving from Chang'an to Xianyang, Chang'an, the former imperial capital, was left idle, and then gradually became a wholesale market for merchants from all over the world. All the big businessmen in the world came to Chang'an for transactions.
Because there is no shortage of buyers here in Changan, and there is also no shortage of sellers.
This is undoubtedly a good thing for the court. The transactions are concentrated in Chang'an. The court only needs to dispatch a certain number of subordinates to extract a large amount of 890 commercial transaction tax. It also facilitates registration management and avoids tax evasion.
While talking, Lu Bu led the horse and walked through Chang'an to the Wei Bridge. The other end of the bridge is the boundary of Xianyang.
Entering Xianyang City, Sun Shangxiang was an eye-opener, and couldn't help saying: "It's really prosperous."
"That's where it is." Lu Bu explained with a smile: "The weather is getting colder, and many businessmen from the Western Regions and foreign countries have left Xianyang ahead of schedule. The real prosperity will be when those Hu merchants come in the spring."
Instead of returning directly to the Qin Palace, Lu Bu took Sun Shangxiang to wander the streets. Anyway, they have already arrived in Xianyang, and returning to the palace will not be short of time.
Although Lu Bu did not restrict concubines from going out of the palace, basically the wives and concubines were very self-conscious and rarely went out for shopping. Only when Lu Bu was at home, the wives and concubines would ask Lu Bu to take them to the streets.
It's not for shopping. What Xianyang has is definitely available in Qin Palace, and the quality is still the best.
But they have been living in the imperial palace, even though the Qin imperial palace occupies a large area, there are always times when they are tired of shopping. The main reason for wives and relatives to come to the street is to feel the fireworks and lively atmosphere.
Take Sun Shangxiang to play for a long time, until Sun Shangxiang completely enjoys it, "Husband, let's go home."
"Okay, let's go home."
Walking along the Tianjie all the way to the depths, a majestic palace appeared in sight at the end of the Tianjie.
When the palace guard saw Lu Bu, he quickly bowed down and opened the door, and Lu Bu led his horse straight back to the palace.
When Lu Bu came to the harem, the wives and concubines had already received the news, and they all gathered together to wait for Lu Bu's return.
"The courtiers and concubines greet the king triumphantly."
"My son congratulates my father on his triumphant return.
The Yan family brought a group of concubines, and Lu Lingqi brought a group of younger brothers and sisters to pay respects to Lu Bu. This was a welcome ceremony for Lu Bu to return from the expedition.
"Okay, okay, it's cold on the ground, get up quickly." Lu Bu said hastily.
Yan glanced at Sun Shangxiang, then rolled her eyes at Lu Bu, as if she was saying to bring one back without saying a word.
"Ahem." Lu Bu pretended not to see, avoiding Yan Shi's sight.
"Ah Weng~" Lu Lingqi jumped up from the ground and surrounded Lu Bu with her two younger sisters, "Did you bring a gift for the child?"
"Uh..." Lu Bu's head suddenly became dizzy. He had been away for a year, and he had long forgotten about the gift.
"Don't mess around." Yan approached and reprimanded: "Your old man is going to fight, not to go shopping.
"Oh..." The three daughters were all sullen.
"Yes." Lu Bu said suddenly, and under the gaze of everyone, Lu Bu started to take something out of his pocket.
"Hey, how about you bringing back a younger sister?" Lu Bu took the little daughter out of his arms.
At this moment, Lu Wangyou had already woken up, and looked at the large group of people around him with wide and curious eyes, his eyes were almost too busy.
Seeing this, Yan was stunned, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and pinched Lu Bu a bit, "It's fine for the children to mess around, but why does your husband follow suit, how can you take a child as a gift?"
As he spoke, he snatched Lu Wangyou from Lu Bu, and then came to Sun Shangxiang, "Sister, is this your and your husband's child?"
"This is your sister Yan, the boss of the family." Lu Bu teased, and then introduced the family members one by one for Sun Shangxiang.
The Qin Palace is very familiar with Lu Bu's family.
But for Sun Shangxiang, when he left his hometown and came to Xianyang, there are strangers here.
Seeing Sun Shangxiang's incompatibility, Lu Bu immediately ordered: "Come here, help the princess change her clothes and wash her hands.
Except for the Yan family who is the queen, the rest of the concubines are concubines, and Lu Bu can be regarded as a matchmaking room.
"It's been a busy journey, go down and have a rest first, and change your clothes." Lu Bu told Sun Shangxiang.
"Yeah." Sun Shangxiang looked at the large group in front of him, somewhat uncomfortable.
Under the leadership of the palace people, Sun Shangxiang left first with the child in his arms.
"I thought the king would bring one back, but I didn't expect to surprise the concubine by bringing back one big one and one small one." Yan said with an air of 'invoking a teacher to ask a crime'.
"Ma'am, I'm sorry, it took a long time to go out this time." Lu Bu quickly explained.
"By the way, don't ask about Xiang'er's past for a while, (aebi) she has no family anymore." Taking advantage of Sun Shangxiang's absence, Lu Bu hurriedly told everyone.
In case anyone asks about Sun Shangxiang's family, it will definitely be very embarrassing at that time, after all they were all killed by Lu Bu, once Sun Shangxiang thinks about it, it will only become more uncomfortable.
"The concubine knows, and the sisters will be more enthusiastic for a while, so that our new sister can feel the warmth of our family." Yan issued orders to the other women.
The atmosphere in Lu Bu's home is actually very good, with a strong sense of home, even though Lu Bu is in a high position now, he and his family still use the usual address.
Only when Lu Bu went to war and returned triumphantly, would he use titles such as king, father, concubine, and son. If these titles are used too many times, home is not like home, but more like court.
Lu Bu's return is naturally a gratifying event. Yan took a rest for a year and started to prepare meals at home again.
This only happens when Lu Bu is at home. Once Lu Bu is not at home, all the concubines are also in their own palaces in the past, and basically they will not all get together.
A large table of reunion dinner was ready, Sun Shangxiang also changed his clothes, washed up, and the family gathered happily together.
Sun Shangxiang and Yan Shi sat next to Lu Bu on one left and one on the right, and deliberately arranged Lu Lingqi, the eldest sister of the atmosphere group, on the other side of Sun Shangxiang.
"Dinner is ready." Lu Bu picked up his chopsticks and said.
It was a warm family dinner, everyone was taking care of the newcomer Sun Shangxiang, Lu Bu and Lu Lingqi would bring vegetables to Sun Shangxiang from time to time.
Sun Shangxiang was anxious at first, for fear that someone would ask about something unpleasant, which would bring back her memories.
But Sun Shangxiang's worries were unnecessary. From time to time, someone chatted with her, but they were very measured, and quickly brought her closer to other people.
Lu Lingqi was more like a lark, chattering non-stop around her, but it wasn't annoying, on the contrary it made Sun Shangxiang laugh again and again.
After a meal, Sun Shangxiang quickly blended in without any sense of strangeness or alienation.
The children left first, while Lu Bu sat and chatted with his wives and concubines, talking about what happened in the past year.
They chatted until dark, and then the crowd dispersed. Lu Bu held Mi Zhen in his arms and whispered, "I'll let you go tonight. You have to get ready tomorrow, and you're going to be an adult."
"Oh~" Mi Zhen was so ashamed that she blushed, but Lu Bu had made a promise before going out, she couldn't refuse, and she didn't want to refuse, she had been waiting for this day for a long time.
Quickly jumped out of Lu Bu's arms, and fled away with Zhen Mi.
"Let's go back and rest." Lu Bu said pulling Sun Shangxiang.
"Won't my husband go to the other sister's room?" Sun Shangxiang was a little surprised.
"It's okay, I'll be with you first today." Lu Bu said softly.
Sun Shangxiang is new here, and she will definitely toss and turn in the dead of night, so Lu Bu will sleep with her for a night first, so that she can get used to it.
Sun Shangxiang's heart warmed. For more than a year, she slept with Lu Bu every day, and suddenly she was not used to sleeping alone. She never thought that Lu would not be so thoughtful.
After returning to the bedroom, Sun Shangxiang took the initiative to ask for sex, and rushed to Xianyang from Jiangdong, but there was no chance for intimacy on the way.
Lu Bu naturally made Sun Shangxiang happy, and Sun Shangxiang fell asleep with a satisfied smile on his face.
the next day.
After the family got together for breakfast, Sun Shangxiang was handed over to Yan's care, and Lu Bu left the harem and came to the government affairs hall.
At the position of the government affairs department, the bamboo slips of official documents have been piled up like a mountain, which is the accumulation of a year's workload.
These are still not very important government affairs. Generally urgent government affairs will be sent to Jiangdong for Lu Bu to review and deal with immediately, and the rest will be piled up here.
Even though Lu Bu has a short-term memory and double-mindedness, he still feels dizzy when he sees so many official documents all of a sudden.
"Thank you, gentlemen." Lu Bu said.
During the period when I was not in the court, Jia Xu and Zhang Song were responsible for the running of the court, and the daily work was also very hard.
"Congratulations to Your Majesty on his triumphant return." The two smiled and saluted.
"By the way, my lord, there is another good news." Jia Xu said immediately.
"Speak." Lu Bu went to his seat and sat down.
"Liu Bei led his army to flee to Xu County. Xuzhou and Huainan have become the territory of the Great Qin Dynasty. Xuzhou's disaster relief has achieved remarkable results. The people of Xuzhou have become the people of the Great Qin Dynasty." General Zhang Song recited the contents of the newspaper.
"Not bad." Lu Bu was very satisfied, and immediately said: "It just so happens that the autumn harvest is over, mobilize food, grass and troops, start to destroy Cao, and complete the great cause of unifying the world!".