Chapter 371: Qing'an's future

In June, Li Qing'an returned to Anxi, where fire was everywhere. According to his and Li Yu's prior agreement, Hexi would be divided into two and divided Liangzhou to Longyou, while Ganzhou, Suzhou, Guazhou and Shazhou were assigned to Anxi. This was a big deal for both Li Qing'an and Anxi. With the Hexi Corridor, the materials and population of the Central Plains would flow into Anxi more conveniently. For this matter, he stayed in Zhangye for five days and arranged various personnel. The most important thing was that he would put a trusted general in Hexi, which would be able to conquer 40,000 Hedong Army and be able to implement his idea of ​​governing Hexi. In other words, martial arts and literature should not be bad. After thinking about it, only Li Fei Shouyu was the most suitable. He immediately wrote a letter and ordered Li Fei Shouyu, who was on standby in Yizhou, to come to Zhangye to work.

After arranging the matter in Hexi, Li Qing'an set off to return to Anxi. He was very concerned about the matter of the Uighurs. Although Anxi attacked the Uighurs this time, Li Qing'an knew that although he had the strength to completely eliminate the Uighurs, it was not the time. If the Uighurs were eliminated, Geluo and other grassland tribes would become bigger. This is something that Li Qing'an would never want to see. He wanted to completely destroy the grassland people, rather than letting one wolf replace the other.

Li Qing'an needs to have a good talk with Cui Qianyou and figure out his current clues. After all, he did not personally ask about the grassland affairs, and he was not very clear about many things. However, when Li Qing'an walked to Jinman County, he heard a news that the news was his private matter. Although Li Qing'an had always been clear about public and private affairs, when he heard this news, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​meeting Cui Qianyou and ran towards Saiye. This news was so important to him: his beloved concubine Rushi was pregnant.

Li Qingan of course understood that it was the Muslim old man who had the effect of the treatment. He solved his biggest and most urgent problem, the problem of his descendants of Li Qingan, which was related to the degree of loyalty of the Anxi Army to him. No Anxi general understood that he was firmly loyal to a lord who had no descendants. More importantly, he would have his own children.

The road from Beiting to Shuye has been renovated. Although it is not a flat road, it is not as rugged and difficult as before. The time on the road has been shortened a lot. Generally speaking, it will take at least ten days. However, Li Qingan was anxious and rushed back to Shuye in only seven days.

Rushi was indeed pregnant in one of Li Qing'an's countless fertility tests. At that time, Li Qing'an had already gone south to Liangzhou. Dugu Mingyue, who received the news, immediately sent someone to take Rushi back. She wanted to thank the Muslim old man who cured her husband's illness again. The old man only left a letter and had already returned to the river. Dugu Mingyue's energy was almost all his energy. This was Li Qing'an's first child. Although he was a little regretful that he was not himself, as a housewife, Mingyue had the responsibility and obligation to let Li Qing'an's first child be born safely. Moreover, if Rushi could get pregnant, she would be soon. Mingyue would have to arrange everything before she was pregnant.

Ask a doctor, hire a midwife, hire a wet nurse, hire a special chef, and find someone to sew small clothes. In the future, Li Qing'an's family had not many families, only twenty people, but because Rushi was pregnant, seven or eight people were squeezed in for nothing. Of course, Li Qing'an was not short of money. But Wang Changling, who claimed to be a pioneer of reform and was called a reform madman by others, issued a new rule at the beginning of the year. At the same time, the families of officials under the fourth rank must not be employed by more than twenty people. The reason is that the young female workers in the Suiye Textile Workshop were seriously insufficient, so she had to invite some aunts to work. However, these aunts were inefficient in working, and the welfare wages were very high, so they had to go home to hold their grandchildren at all. They were so anxious that the deacons in the workshop jumped straight. In fact, there were also young girls, but many people were hired by wealthy families.

Since Li Qing'an implemented the abolition of slavery in Anxi, the maids have personal freedom and left as they want. In order to retain the maids, those wealthy families have increased their monthly money, so that the water has increased. The maids' monthly money has exceeded that of the female workers in the workshop, and it is difficult to recruit people. They are hired by wealthy families, and the work is easy, delicious and delicious. They are no longer beaten and scolded like before, and can follow the masters to gain a long experience. Naturally, girls yearn for a job, and there is a shortage of female workers in the workshop. The deacons complained to Wang Changling, and this Regulations for restricting the commission. Of course, Wang Changling also has a selfish intention. The honorary officials in Anxi are linked to charitable schools, such as helping the lonely and widowed, opening schools, and doing too many good deeds, they will naturally get the fourth-rank honorary officials, so they are qualified to hire more maids and improve their quality of life. Wang Changling is indirectly encouraging the school.

Of course, Li Qing'an's mansion was not subject to this Regulations on Restriction, but as the first family in Anxi, he had to set an example. Dugu Mingyue had to send five elderly servants home to take care of her old age, and gave them more money and land to allow them to enjoy their old age. It was finally reduced to twenty people. Unexpectedly, as soon as Rushi became pregnant, she immediately disrupted her plan. At this time, Mingyue couldn't take care of it. She must keep the child in Rushi's belly and give Li Qing'an an explanation. Rushi was fed on the way back to Anxi, so she felt like a big enemy.

The family jumped up and down, tossing people in different ways, but they suffered from the suffering of Rushi. The midwife came three times a day and pointed a bamboo tube at her belly to listen to the fetal sound. Rushi refused at first, but the midwife coaxed her and said that she could distinguish between men and women, and Rushi followed her, but soon she became confused again. It was only more than three months ago, and her belly was slightly protruding. This old woman who looked like an eagle could tell the men and women?

"Sister, she is the most famous midwife in Suoyecheng and even Anxi. I heard that she is particularly good at correcting the fetus. She has delivered for forty years. After less than five fetuses she died, she rarely delivers her baby. It will cost twenty cents of money to invite her to come for a day."

The twin sister Ruhua saw that her sister didn't like this midwife very much, so she smiled and relieved her confusion. "I heard that having a child is difficult. Once the fetus is not right, it will be difficult for adults and children to live in difficult labor, so the elder sister insisted on asking this midwife Yan."

Thinking of her elder sister's care for her, Rushi felt grateful. Money was not important. What was important was that her elder sister was really trying her best to protect her children. She thought that she would be unhappy if she was pregnant first, so she was always uneasy, but Dugu Mingyue's sincerity moved her and made her silently grateful.

"Ruhua, I hope the child in my belly is a girl." Rushi suddenly said without thinking.

"Sister, what are you talking nonsense? Everyone wants to have a son, but you want a daughter." Ruhua was a little unhappy with her sister's weird thoughts.

Rushi smiled slightly, and a hint of tenderness of being a mother appeared on her beautiful face. Her sister would not understand her own thoughts. A girl, the county lord, is the best place for her children.

"Ruhua, I'm a little tired and want to sleep for a while. Please speak as quietly as possible. I'm not sleeping well these two days."

"Okay, I'll give orders now."

At this moment, a riot suddenly came from the yard outside. Two maids shouted, Ruhua ran out angrily and shouted: "Don't yell, quiet!"

"Mrs. Fourth, the master is back."

Rushi in the room was about to close her eyes when she suddenly heard this, and couldn't help but yelling in a low voice, struggling to sit up, her heart pounding with nervousness. At this time, Li Qing'an's excited laughter came from the yard, "Ruhua, where is your sister?"

"Brother, whisper, sister is sleeping."

"No!" Rushi quickly said loudly: "I'm not asleep, brother, come in quickly!"

The door opened, Li Qing'an walked in quickly, but followed a group of women, Mingyue, Wuyi, Ruhua, and his wives all came.

Li Qing'an squatted down in front of Rushi's bed, held her hand and asked, "Mingyue said you didn't feel good when you first came back, how are you doing now?"

Rushi looked at Mingyue gratefully and whispered: "Thanks to my sister's careful care, I feel that it has stabilized. I already felt a fetal movement yesterday."

Mingyue walked up and smiled and said, "This is a big deal for our family. I think the family will be lively in the future, and we are all looking forward to it!"

Li Qing'an was happy and said, "I hope too, Mingyue, you prepare hundreds of cakes and red eggs to send them to the neighbors, so that everyone can enjoy my joy."

Wuyi next to her smiled and said, "Da Lang is confused! Others give it to red eggs only after giving birth to babies. You give it to them now. Isn't it too early?"

Li Qingan scratched the back of his head and laughed: "I am so happy and confused. Then I will remove the red eggs first and only give cakes. In short, I want everyone to know that I am going to be a father."

"Brother, there's something!" Rushi gently pulled Li Qing'an and whispered in his ear: "You'll have to stay for a few more days when you come back this time."

"I know it in my heart."

Li Qingan couldn't help but feel excited, and turned around and grinned, "I'm going back this time to turn you all into...."

A spit suddenly sounded in the room.

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After dinner, Li Qing'an took a shower, changed into a clean wide-body Zen dress, and sat comfortably in the study. The nearly month-long journey made him feel a little exhausted, but at this time he felt that all his fatigue had disappeared, and his mood was happy that made him never feel as relaxed and happy as he did today. While drinking tea, he read books under the light. At this time, Dugu Mingyue brought in a bowl of sour plum lotus seed soup, put it in front of Li Qing'an, put it on him, and put it on his robe, and said softly: "Don't be careless. Although it is hot during the day, it is cold at night."

Li Qingan sat down with her hand and asked, "Have Rushi rested?"

Mingyue nodded, "She has been in great difficulty recently. The midwife said it was normal. She needs to have enough rest."

"Thank you so much."

"What's there to thank for between us and our wife?"

Mingyue smiled and said, "Besides, I am now Princess Zhao, so I have to be the princess's measure. My husband said, right?"

"You already know that the new emperor has ascended the throne?"

"The news has been heard from the Jiedushi's Mansion, and everyone knows it. He said that his husband has been named King Zhao, and I will be named Princess Zhao, but Wuyi will also be given the third-rank lady, and the fourth-rank lady is like poetry and painting. It seems that the new emperor is very caring about his husband."

Li Qingan sneered and said, "What is Princess Zhao? You will be the queen in the future..."

Li Qing'an's words came to an abrupt end. He realized that he had said he had revealed his mouth, and quickly lowered his head to read a book, trying to hide his incompetence.

Mingyue leaned against him and said with some resentment: "Do you even hide me?"

Li Qing'an put down the book and sighed, "I don't want you to know about some things. I hope you can live a peaceful life."

"They can all stay out of the matter, but I...."

In fact, she had heard of Li Qing'an's ambitions a little, but she didn't dare to ask in person. Until today, Li Qing'an accidentally said that Mingyue finally confirmed that her husband did have that ambition, which made her extremely worried. She was very worried about whether her family would be implicated, but Mingyue couldn't say these words.

Li Qingan seemed to know Mingyue's thoughts. He gently put his wife's waist and comforted her, "Don't worry, I am not a reckless person. If I were reckless, it should be me who ascended the throne in Chang'an now, not Li Yu. I will not seize the Li Tang world. On the contrary, I will save the Li Tang world and let the Li Tang family and ministers cry and beg me to take the throne. I will never implicate the Dugu family."

"Thank you, my husband, for thinking about it for my parents!"

Mingyue Youyou sighed and lowered her head shyly and said, "Husband, what I am more worried about is that our children will not have such feelings in the future before, but as Rushi's belly grows day by day, I feel a wonderful feeling in my heart, and I also start to care about my children."

Looking at his wife's shameful face, how could Li Qingan not understand the hint of his beautiful wife? His wife was asking for her child. He turned around and blew out the light.

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The next morning, Li Qing'an came to the Suiye Zhengshi Hall. As soon as he entered the lobby, Wang Changling, the chief of the Anxi Jiedu Prefecture, carried a thick stack of documents and found him.

"General, there are a few things I'm anxious to report to you."

"Let's talk about Byzantines first. How is the trade with them now?" Compared to other things, Li Qing'an was more concerned about trade with Byzantine. A few months ago, the first Anxi caravan composed of 5,000 camels went to Byzantium with silk and porcelain and three thousand pairs of stock crossbows. Li Qing'an has always been concerned about the news about this caravan.

"This is also one of the things I want to report to the General."

Wang Changling originally wanted to report on the third thing to do and then report the trade with Byzantium. When he saw Li Qing'an ask, he found the report written by Pei Yu from the document.

"The caravan has returned and is currently temporarily suspended in Talas City. This time the caravan has made a total of 100,000 Byzantine gold coins and bought the fine iron needed by the general, as well as gold bottles, luminous jades, agate, and gems. These can be sold at a good price in Chang'an."

After pausing, Wang Changling took out another document and said, "There is another thing to do with Byzantine."

"Sir, please say it!"

"Our caravan encountered war in Byzantium."

"What war?" Li Qing'an asked with great interest.

"They heard that Byzantine and Dashi had a naval battle over an island."

Li Qingan immediately guessed that they must be fighting for Cyprus Island, so he asked, "What's the result?"

"The result was that Byzantine was defeated. I heard that the Dashi defenders on the island used a new type of bow and arrow, which caused the Byzantine army to be defeated. The merchants heard the description of the fleeing sergeant that the Dashi's new type of bow and arrow should be our crossbow."

Li Qing'an nodded and smiled, "It seems that the Byzantine Emperor will send an envoy to sign a contract with us soon."

"Is there any news on Dashi?"

"Not yet!"

"Okay! Tell me something else."

Wang Changling quickly took out a book and said, "I want to tell the general about the "Commission Restriction Regulations."

To be honest, Li Qing'an really didn't want to listen to such reports. Many people in Wang Changling called him Wang Crazy. He didn't want to write poems anymore. He thought about reform all day long. His thoughts were simply more avant-garde than his time traveler. He thought about human rights, liberation and so on. He was like an old poor peasant with deep hatred, wishing to liberate all the slaves of the Tang Dynasty. A few months ago, several Persian slave traders brought a group of Kunlun slaves to Saiye hawk. After hearing the news, he led the yamen runners to capture the slave traders and release all the slaves. As a result, these slaves were unfamiliar, unable to speak, and could not live. When they were too hungry, they robbed a rice shop and were all arrested.

This incident made Wang Changling laugh at him by many people, saying that he was a scholarly mind, but Li Qingan still admired Wang Changling's persistence in doing things. He worked hard and never gave up until he achieved his goal. Moreover, what he gave him to do would definitely be done properly, but it was a bit.

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To be continued...