Curfew has been around since ancient times. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, Jian Tu, the uncle of Jian Shuo, a powerful man in the dynasty, violated the curfew by walking at night with a knife in his hand. He was caught by Luoyang County Lieutenant Cao Cao and killed with a five-color stick.
The Sui and Tang Dynasties also implemented a curfew policy. Except for the three-day carnival day and night during the Shangyuan Festival, the city gates and square gates were not closed. The city gates were usually closed after dark, and the square gates were closed before Hai hour.
However, the Tang Dynasty was more open to the clan and dignitaries. Their gates could be opened to the outside world, which meant that the clan and dignitaries were not affected by the curfew.
Of course, there are Jinwu guards patrolling the whole city. If you are encountered by Jinwu guards on the street, there must be a good reason. If you work overtime in the court and return late, Jinwu guards will also turn a blind eye to the powerful.
But if it is a servant of a powerful person, it may not be possible. He will definitely be arrested by the Jinwu Guards and wait for the master to rescue him the next day.
As for ordinary civilians who are caught by the Jinwu Guards in violation of the curfew order, the consequences will be serious, ranging from being beaten with a cane and fined to being convicted and sentenced to prison.
However, with the prosperity of the commodity economy, curfews have increasingly become a major obstacle to social development. By the late Tang Dynasty, the curfews basically existed in name only. By the Song Dynasty, the curfews were completely abolished and the walls were demolished, allowing businesses to operate day and night.
Everlasting, very prosperous.
Li Ye had already canceled the curfew in Jincheng County and did not close the city gates at night. He believed that there was no need to close the city. If there were enemy troops attacking, they should have been discovered long ago.
Guanzhong didn't have to worry about safety issues. The curfew was actually a kind of ideological confinement, so among his four major promises to the people of Chang'an, he included the lifting of the curfew.
The square gate is not closed at night, and people can come and go at will. Four city gates are opened at night, including Yanxing Gate in the east, Yanping Gate in the west, Gwanghwamun in the north, and Qixia Gate in the south.
The abolition of the curfew is undoubtedly a major measure that has won the hearts of the people. It is even welcomed by the powerful. Their servants must be protected if they are caught violating the curfew. It is actually a big trouble for the children of powerful people to be caught violating the curfew.
They found grounds for impeachment for their political opponents. They had lax upbringing and allowed their children to break the law.
Therefore, Li Ye's abolition of the curfew this time can be said to have created a history of a thousand years. Chang'an City welcomed the abolition of the curfew with jubilation all night long.
These days, Li Ye lives in his own Prince Qi's Mansion. His Prince Qi's Mansion is also in Pingkangfang, which is the former residence of Guo Guo's wife Yang Yupei. However, he only lives there temporarily, and he will soon move to Xingqing Palace.
This is also the agreement he reached with the emperor, which closed the Daming Palace, Taiji Palace, and Huaqing Palace, but allowed him to use Xingqing Palace and Furong Garden.
In the afternoon, Li Ye came to the Jinming Gate of Xingqing Palace. There was an old eunuch in charge of Xingqing Palace, and there were dozens of old palace maids. They were homeless and stayed in the palace doing odd jobs, cleaning weeds, wiping dust, etc.
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The old eunuch was called Zhao Baozhong, who was nearly sixty years old. He was originally in charge of Qian Mifa of Taiji Palace, but because of the lucrative job, he was replaced and sent to Xingqing Palace to be in charge.
"When will His Highness move here?" Zhao Baozhong asked respectfully.
"The princess and the child are on their way, and they will arrive in Chang'an in two or three days! I'll come over to see how things are going."
"Your Highness, everything has been packed up. We are waiting for the arrival of the princess and several concubines at any time!"
"Did Eunuch Zhao do this in Daming Palace?" Li Ye asked again with a smile.
Zhao Baozhong shook his head, "The old slave has been responsible for taking care of the daily life of the concubines in Taiji Palace. The responsibilities are very clear. He has never been to the Daming Palace. The old slave was not transferred to Xingqing Palace until the year before last."
"What about them?" Li Ye looked at dozens of old palace maids in the distance, almost all of whom were in their thirties or forties.
Zhao Baozhong smiled bitterly and said: "They were brought by the old slaves and they are also the maids who take care of the concubines. There is no one at home and they cannot be let out. I beg Your Highness to give them a bite of food."
Li Ye was mainly worried that these eunuchs and maids would recognize Yang Yuhuan, but it didn't matter. Even if they felt familiar, these palace maids did not dare to talk nonsense.
"It doesn't matter, let them stay here!"
"Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness!"
Li Ye then walked into Xingqing Palace. He had been here several times and was familiar with it.
Xingqing Palace covers an area of more than 2,000 acres and is divided into two parts by a high wall. The north is the government area. In the future, the official offices of Prince Qi will be concentrated in the north area. The south is the living area. He and his family live in the south area.
The southern district is a garden-style mansion, covering an area of 1,000 acres, with a 500-acre dragon pond in the middle. There is a small island in the middle called Yingzhou, and there is a group of buildings on the island.
There are a large number of buildings scattered around Longchi, including Chenxiang Pavilion, Changqing Hall, Longtang, Calyx Xianghui Building, and Qinzheng Building. There is an artificial hill to the south of Chenxiang Pavilion, and at the foot of the mountain is a wide
There is a lawn where you can play polo, horse riding, etc.
The East Palace of the Tai Chi Palace became the garrison of An Lushan's guards and was severely damaged.
The emperor Li Heng changed the Xingqing Palace into the East Palace and became the residence of the prince Li Yu. Li Yu specially renovated the harem Jin Hualuo.
It was originally an open palace area. Li Yu made it smaller and more refined, making it a relatively comfortable building complex. He also built a long aerial eaves corridor, connecting it to the Agarwood Pavilion in the northwest beside Longchi.
Together.
Li Ye also took a fancy to Jinhualuo. It was more like a government residence where people lived. It was surrounded by chrysanthemums. It was also one of Li Ye's favorite flowers. Especially when the wind blew from the south, it faintly brought out the Agarwood Pavilion.
The unique fragrance is refreshing and refreshing.
After a round of inspection, Li Ye left Xingqing Palace and headed to the military camp in the East Neiyuan.
Two days later, a mighty fleet came from the west. This fleet consisted of more than 600 ships worth about 2,000 dan, both cargo ships and civilian ships.
They were part of the ships withdrawn from Jingzhou, loaded with supplies and grain. Li Xilie did not want to offend Li Ye, so he allowed them to pass. After the fleet arrived in Chang'an, they unloaded the goods and rushed directly to Longyou to pick up the people.
At this time, all kinds of food and materials were piled up on the Weihe pier in the north of Chang'an. Thousands of workers were busy carrying the food and materials onto small boats. The small boats were then sent to the Forbidden Garden north of Taiji Palace a few miles away. Taicang and
Zuozangku is over there.
In the past ten days, the Weihe River has never been so busy. The Weihe River is full of large rafts coming from the west, transporting food supplies, including various refined copper, iron, lead, crude silver, etc., but mainly food.
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At this time, the sound of horns was heard in the distance, the fleet had arrived, and the large rafts on the river gave way one after another.
There is a passenger ship in front, and the bow is full of people, including officials and family members. Everyone's eyes are full of joy and expectation.
At this time, Li Ye saw the only 3,000-stone passenger ship. He greeted it with a smile. The passenger ship slowly docked. Several children saw their father and jumped up happily.
The big boat hit the deck, and the children ran over nimbly. At the front was the eldest daughter Xingsha, who threw herself into her father's arms. Li Ye picked her up and kissed her heavily on her face.
He picked up several more daughters, kissed each of their little faces one by one, and finally picked up his eldest son Li Jin. Li Jin pointed his little hand curiously to the west and asked, "Dad, why is there a city over there?"
"That is the Chang'an City of the Han Dynasty. It is a little smaller. We are going to the Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty in the south."
At this time, the three wives also got off the boat. Li Ye smiled and said: "Everyone has worked hard all the way. Get on the cart first."
There were fourteen or five carts parked not far away, and several children were rushing to rush to the cart. Dugu Xinyue smiled at her husband and said, "Husband, can our carriages be sent to Chang'an?"
Li Ye nodded, "It's already on the way. It will arrive in two days. It will be ready for use after a good repair."
Everyone got on the car, Yang Yuhuan looked at this familiar capital, she sighed softly, she was back again.
Although she doesn't really want to come back, her husband is right. This is his world, so she should completely move on from the past and forget everything in the past.
"Second sister, get in the car!" Qingyu waved to her.
Yang Yuhuan nodded, "Here we come!"
She moved forward and a strong hand supported her. It turned out that it was her husband who supported her. Li Ye looked at her with a smile and looked at her husband's concerned eyes. Yang Yuhuan felt warm in her heart and she smiled.
Got on the carriage.
Everyone got on the carriage, and Li Ye finally helped Aunt Mu get on the carriage.
The carriage started and drove towards Taiji Palace. They would go from the Imperial City to Xingqing Palace along the road.
