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Chapter 223 It's cold, let's keep warm

(Thanks to cs_freebird, Special Service 761, the monthly tickets for the silly b and not stupid book friends, the ninth update is given! Another day has been updated. I am embarrassed to say it if I ask for rewards and monthly tickets!)

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However, no matter how big the incident happened in the court, the people were not affected too much. They still celebrated the New Year lively.

Before the end of the New Year, the entire Chang'an City was full of festive atmosphere. People who went to the east and west cities could use "tides" to describe it. The crowds made the passages between the markets so that they could not be thrust. Especially in the west market, buying things there could be a metaphor for scrambling, as if you don't have money to take them for nothing. The shops and shops are full of people, and it is difficult for people to turn around. If you walk on the aisle, you don't need to move. The dense crowds can push you forward, and the cry of your parents makes the market more lively. The merchants selling things kept urging their throats and shouting, hoping to take advantage of the best time of the year to make a fortune home, add some new clothes to the old and young people at home, buy some homes, and even repair houses in the next year.

The most direct reflection of the prosperity of the country and the strong people is that the market is lively and prosperous. The people in this era must live a relatively rich life. After decades of hard work, especially the implementation of a series of new policies over the years, the people no longer have to worry about food and clothing. The surplus produced every year can be exchanged for a lot of money, which is more than enough to subsidize the family. In addition to satisfying the family’s food and clothing, they can also buy many household items that they did not dare to think about in the past. It is no longer a dream to bring some new clothes for their family members every year. People’s purchasing power has been greatly improved.

, the economy and trade will surely prosper. During the New Year, the purchasing power of the people is particularly concentrated, making the markets and towns full of people buying things. The officials from all over the place are happy to see all of this. This is their political achievements. Everyone likes the prosperity and happiness of the people under their rule. Writing a hard sentence in the report to the court is also one of the capitals for them to be promoted. If any official ruled the people are unable to buy things during the New Year and the market witheres, then the fate of this person is destined to be unhealthy.

The people and affairs in the court are about to change, and many officials who are eager to do things are staring at this point and ask each other out of time. But the New Year is here. I will give up this thought for the time being. After the New Year, I will have the leisure to spend more time with my family and enjoy the joy of family. This is especially true for guys like Chen Yi who are unrelated to things. I am so happy that I can completely relax my holiday, ignore everything, and do not receive anyone, and hide in the mansion to have fun with my wife and children.

A few days before the Chinese New Year, Wu Zetian had asked him to discuss the personnel changes in the court after Liu Rengui's resignation and Jiang Ke's unfortunate death. Perhaps Wu Zetian's thoughts changed after thinking about it. He hoped that Chen Yi would lead the affairs of the Ministry of War on behalf of Jiang Ke, and said that after the past two years, he would be responsible for most of the reform of the military system. Compared with Jiang Ke, he was more familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of War. He has made many achievements in recent years and is quite prestigious. He is deeply admired by officials of the Ministry of War and many generals in the military. Even if he is younger, it is okay to take this position.

But Chen Yi still refused and was very determined, saying that he is as young as he is and there are not many rewards, so he cannot lead the Ministry of War anyway. That would be more harmful than good. He hoped that Wu Zetian would not make such a decision to boost the growth, and recommended another minister, Cen Changqian, to Wu Zetian, who believed that Cen Changqian was more appropriate to hold this position. Of course, he also listed some other outstanding military achievements. Those who were also outstanding in strategy, such as Xue Rengui, Gao Kan and others, finally let Wu Zetian take back his life, expressing respect for Chen Yi's decision, and also believed that Chen Yi's statement was correct and there would be other choices.

After Wu Zetian's words, Chen Yi knew that the changes and appointments of middle and high-level officials in the court had nothing to do with him. He could not control Wu Zetian's thoughts in the appointment and removal of prime minister-level personnel. At most, he just talked about his attitude towards several officials, so he would give up. It was nothing to do with it, and it was worry-free. Chen Yi also had the opportunity and thoughts to spend the New Year with his wife and children in the mansion.

I have been traveling through the Tang Dynasty for many years, with wives, concubines, children, and my body and mind have already integrated into this era, treating myself as a real Tang Dynasty man, a powerful Tang official. During this festival, my nostalgia for future generations has long faded. When facing a group of beautiful wives, concubines, and sons and daughters of different sizes, they are still glad that only in ancient times had such blessings. When I was in the era when the material life in the future was very rich, it was like dreaming in the daytime, just having a bunch of children. The abominable family planning policy can punish you to ruin your entire family.

Chen Yi rarely accompanied them in the mansion for several days. Not only Helan Minyue and other wives and concubines were very happy, but his sons and daughters were also very happy. Whether it was the older Chen Yin, Chen Huai, or the younger Chen Yi and Chen Qin, who had just learned to walk, they all like to be by his side, listen to him telling interesting things and playing with them, the youngest ones were even like monkeys. If Chen Yi lies down, he would definitely crawl on him. If Chen Yi sits, he would crawl on his back. Although his eardrums were often buzzing by the noise of his sons and daughters, his clothes were crooked and even when they were torn, Chen Yi was still very happy. In addition to being proud of his strong fertility, he gave birth to such a bunch of sons and daughters, and he was also happy to be able to enjoy the rare warmth with them.

Helan Minzhi and other wives and concubines saw Chen Yi making trouble with his sons and daughters, and even acted as naughty and happy as the little ones. Because Chen Yi had to be too busy with too many things, he usually didn't have so much time to stay in the mansion, and his sons and daughters had to be busy learning their homework, so there was really not much time to play so much. This is the life they longed for the most and felt the sweetest.

On New Year's Eve, after midnight, Helan Minyue forced a group of tired "monkey girls" to go to bed, and Chen Yi finally belonged to their wives and concubines.

The wife and three concubines sat around Chen Yi, holding all the servants away, enjoying the warmth of the couple. During the Chinese New Year, Wu Tuaner stayed in the palace to accompany Wu Zetian, and did not have the opportunity to enter Chen Yi's mansion and celebrate the New Year with the others. Without this person who made the wives and concubines sad, the family still felt warm. He had already rewarded the hard-working servants in the mansion, and listened to them happily burning firecrackers in the yard, and the taste of the New Year filled everyone's hearts.

Helan Min, dressed up in makeup, walked up to Chen Yi, sat down with him, and said considerately: "Husband, you have worked hard this year and have been busy all day long. Aunt has been giving you too much work. Look, you have lost a lot of money. In the new year, I hope you can be less busy, accompany us in the mansion, and our sons and daughters!"

Others, including Piner, Ning Qing and Xiaoyan, all looked at Chen Yi with eager eyes. Feeling the warmth and enthusiasm of his wives and concubines, Chen Yi felt warm in his heart, grabbed Helan Minyue's hand, and smiled: "In fact, doing things like this for his husband is not hard, and everything he does is what his husband likes to do. Seeing that the people in the world have improved their lives because of the husband's plans, their families are rich, and they no longer worry about food and clothing during the Chinese New Year. I am very happy for my husband. Alas, I have been to Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty for several years, and I can make such contributions to the Tang Dynasty and for my husband.

No matter how hard or tired you are, you will have no regrets!" Although it was a teasing smell at the beginning, Chen Yi himself was moved. As he said, he traveled to the Tang Dynasty, and with his foresight and the historical knowledge learned in later generations, he made many changes to this era. The Tang Dynasty became richer and stronger, and no one could match it, and the people were benefited from it. Poverty and famine were far away from them. What else could make people feel more accomplished than these achievements?

What a great achievement is this that it has changed history and an era? He has done it initially, and he also hopes to make more changes to this era he likes and loves, and he also has more dreams to realize it. He also believes that he can do better!

"Husband's righteousness really touched me!" Pin'er also walked to Chen Yi's side, sat down on the other side, held Chen Yi's hand with Helan Minyue, and praised with a smile: "Husband, you have received these honors in the court for so many years. I'm very proud of you! By the way, Sister Minyue and our sisters are discussing what should you do for you after the New Year!"

"What do you do for me?" Chen Yi was stunned, with a confused face on his face, and looked at Helan Minyue in confusion: "Minyue, what are you plotting against?"

"Husband, don't be so nervous, we won't do bad things!" Helan Minyue smiled and leaned on Chen Yi, squeezed her plump breasts on his shoulder without hesitation, and said with a proud look: "Husband, I have helped keep the poems you have written over the years, and the strategies you wrote to benefit the country and the people have also left you with a draft. I'm going to organize them after the New Year, sort out various literary essays into books, and then send them some to print them. Can you put them to your friends and colleagues, or you can put them in the store for sale to promote your reputation. Do you think this idea is good?"

"Of course, then let's do it with you. Don't interfere with your husband. But if you think you don't have enough poems for your husband, you can ask me for it! Hehe!" Chen Yi said, twisting his arms with his body movements, making his shoulders come into contact with Helan Minyue's chest more directly. In Helan Minyue's angry and happy eyes, he stood up and smiled at the girls: "It's a waste to sit like this at such a good night. It's cold. Why don't we lie in the quilt together and talk about things, let You and you hide in the warm quilt and say thoughtful words in detail!"

"Ah?!" Chen Yi's proposal shocked the girls, and they were all blushed. Someone wanted to get up and escape, but they were immediately pulled by Chen Yi, who was quick-witted and could not escape.
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