Rule the Roost in the Tang Dynasty

He is born with memories of his previous nine lives. In this life, he is a prince of the Tang Dynasty. He thinks to himself, “I finally get to enjoy my life for the first time. Goodbye, days of str...

Chapter 156 Phoenix Car

Facts have proved that Li Hong's decision to entrust the household registration reform to Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu was absolutely correct and extremely wise.

In this era, the current household registration system has at least reached the most rigorous level.

As the household registration system was improved, its impact was not only reflected in the issue of household registration, but also prevented the destruction of the equal-field system to a certain extent. Although it also had a certain effect on the deception of the superiors and the deception of the subordinates in the fubing system, relatively speaking, it did not play a big role in the collapse of the fubing system.

Fortunately, Li Hong felt relieved that at least the Ministry of Household Affairs no longer had to worry about population control and escapees.

The concubines and the main wife who worked hard together were naturally all very happy. After thanking Li Hong, they went home. Naturally, they were also rewarded a lot by Li Hong.

Li Hong had appointed people to work hard and build the dragon chariot and phoenix carriage according to his own drawings. When Bai Chun saw the drawings, she opened her charming cherry lips and exclaimed, "How can these be dragon chariots and phoenix carriages? They are simply two moving palaces."

The surprised expression on Bai Chun's face at that time was perfectly replayed on the faces of Li Zhi and Wu Mei.

Yang Wu and Lian Tie were stunned and looked in disbelief at the dragon chariot and phoenix carriage parked in the square of the Dongdu Imperial Palace.

Banmei supported Wu Mei and walked to the phoenix carriage pulled by twelve snow-white horses without a single color, and looked at everything in front of them in disbelief.

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The shaft is not straight like the traditional one, but a curved structure is adopted in order to maximize the front and rear balance of the carriage. This makes the whole phoenix carriage of the same height from front to back, and the carriage will not be unstable due to the bumps on the back when the horse runs.

The entire carriage is also snow-white. Not only are the dragon and phoenix patterns of the original carriage meticulously carved on it, but also the gilded lines and the polished details make people happier the more they look at it.

The windows around the carriage looked like those in ordinary people's homes, or even bigger. What shocked Wu Mei the most was that there were three windows on each side of the carriage alone, and the window frames were naturally made of a combination of precious wood and pure gold.

The appearance of the entire carriage is noble, luxurious and elegant, making people want to live in it and never come out, and treat it as their own house, giving it the feeling of a private area.

Banmei accompanied Wu Mei to the front of the carriage, slowly opened the front of the carriage, leaving room for the Phoenix Door, gently placed her hand on the door handle and squeezed it down. With a slight click, the Phoenix Door, which was wide enough for two people to enter at the same time, was opened.

"Wow..." Banmei and Wu Mei screamed at the same time, attracting Li Zhi, who was circling their carriage, to come over.

The antique style is mixed with some "weird" style that Wu Mei and Ban Mei can't describe. The thick white carpet stretches all the way from the phoenix gate to the inside.

The carpet is naturally embroidered with various patterns, including Luoyang peonies, as well as other flowers and auspicious patterns.

As the door of the carriage opened, a staircase that seemed to be automatic appeared, making a clattering sound and slowly descending, just about a foot above the ground, allowing people to step on it with just a slight lift of their legs.

The quality was naturally solid and Wu Mei, with Ben Mei's help, stepped on it slowly. After pressing hard and feeling that there was no problem, she walked up slowly.

During the whole process, she didn't need to lower her head or hold up her dress with her hands. She stepped on the thick carpet and looked around the carriage, which shocked her deeply.

Ban Mei was about to follow Wu Mei's footsteps, but Li Zhi patted her from behind and said, "Wait, I'll go up and take a look too."

After saying that, he held Banmei's shoulder and followed Wu Mei into the carriage.

The door of the carriage was obviously carefully designed. It was a place for maids and eunuchs to sit while the carriage was moving. Naturally, there were also soft couches for them to sit down and rest.

The interior of the entire carriage was divided into three rooms. The front was naturally the entrance, and it was also where the palace maids and eunuchs stayed.

As for the second room, Wu Mei was simply indescribable what she saw. It was actually a room for handling government affairs, just like her own study in the Daming Palace. All the furnishings were so elegant.

A table was placed near the window, and there were two sofas in front of the table, which were obviously used for others to narrate. On the other side was a leisure area, with some bonsai and even two landscape trees, which were all moved up by the little bunny.

A small table and a few simple chairs are surrounded by colorful flowers and lush greenery. If you look from the door, it looks like a small private garden.

Li Zhi followed behind Wu Mei, looking at it and curling his lips: "It's almost the same as mine, but with a little more gentle warmth and a pure and elegant artistic conception. Let me see how the last one is, is it the same as mine..."

"This was given to me by that little bastard. If you want to see it, go and see it yourself. Otherwise, I have to see it first." Wu Mei blocked Li Zhi's way and insisted on being the first person to see it.

"Okay, okay, you look first, and I'll look later." Li Zhi looked around, touching here and there, comparing it with his dragon chariot in his mind.

"How much effort did that little bastard spend on this..." Wu Mei gently pushed open the last door and looked at everything inside with a dazed expression.

This scene was very similar to the bedroom that Li Hong presented to her when she went to Taiyi City four years ago. It instantly aroused her long-dormant girlish heart.

The last room turned out to be a huge bedroom. No wonder it was the room that took up the most space, occupying two-thirds of the carriage.

An exquisite and elegant large bed was placed in the middle, with the end of the bed naturally in the same direction as the rear of the carriage. Soft-colored curtains were still hung on both sides, as was a snow-white large bed. Everything was mainly white with a touch of gold, even the wardrobe and so on were all available, also in a white and gold combination.

Wu Mei walked inside in amazement, having long forgotten where she was, and wished she could not get off the carriage.

When I opened a small door in the bedroom, I found it was the bathroom!

"This...how did this little bastard come up with this idea?" Looking at the wooden faucet, Wu Mei gently turned it on with her hand, and clear water immediately flowed out.

"Huh? Where's the person?" Wu Mei turned around and was about to talk to Li Zhi, but saw that there was no figure behind her. So she quickly looked around again and walked to the bedroom.

As soon as he looked up, he saw Li Zhi lying on the big white bed, and his boots had been taken off by Banmei.

Li Zhi, who was lying on the bed, waved to Wu Mei. Wu Mei showed a charming look in the corner of her eyes. She rolled her eyes at him and then obediently walked up to him and sat down beside him.

Li Zhi supported his head with one hand and stretched out his other arm, slowly wrapping it around Wu Mei's still slender waist. With a strong pull, Wu Mei obediently fell into Li Zhi's arms.

The large area of ​​​​hair on the chest naturally fell into Li Zhi's eyes. Li Zhi raised his upper body, and then pulled it up, pressing Wu Mei under him. Looking at Wu Mei's flushed cheeks, he reached out his hand and stroked it gently.

As the fingers moved across her face, Wu Mei glanced at Li Zhi with seductive eyes, then slowly closed her eyes, only to feel the hand slowly sliding from her cheek to her chest.

She felt an unbearable throbbing sensation at her collarbone, and at the same time she felt that Banmei had obediently taken off her shoes.

Her chest was then squeezed. One of Li Zhi's hands had slowly moved from Wu Mei's collarbone to Wu Mei's breasts. A finger gently wandered on her snow-white breasts. Then he suddenly pulled Wu Mei's skirt down and held Wu Mei's breasts in his hand and began to knead them.

"Hmm..." Wu Mei's sweet moan seemed to ignite Li Zhi's animal nature.

If Li Hong knew that the first thing his father and mother did after seeing the carriage he sent was to give him a little sister or brother, would they set fire to the dragon chariot and the phoenix chariot?

Standing at the gate of Chang'an City, leading the civil and military officials, in the gentle breeze, Li Hong couldn't help feeling sleepy. After helping to solve the household registration issue yesterday, it was already afternoon.

Mrs. Rong's crying scared Xia Zhi and Xiao Xue so much that they had no choice but to come out of the East Palace again and go to Prince Pu's Mansion to comfort Mrs. Rong.

Helan Minyue seemed to be stupid, her red eyes were full of dullness, no matter how Mrs. Rong spoke to her, she just stood there stupidly and motionless.

Naturally, it was impossible to set up the mourning hall in Prince Pu's Mansion as Lady Rongguo wished. Instead, at Li Hong's insistence, the bodies of Lady Hanguo and Helan Minzhi were both placed in the Dali Temple.

"Your Highness, the dragon chariot and phoenix carriage of His Majesty and the Queen will reach the city gate in five miles." The soldiers led by Qing Dao reported.

"Step down." Li Hong jumped down from his carriage and looked at the civil and military officials standing motionless on both sides of the city gate. He hurriedly ran to the front and stood there.

This prince's attire is really uncomfortable to wear. The crown doesn't swing left and right like before. The main problem is that my scalp hurts. That idiot Bai Chun must be taking revenge on me for scolding her last night, otherwise why would my scalp still hurt now?

Moreover, Xia Zhi, Xiao Xue, and Bai Chun would always praise him whenever he wore the prince's attire: "Master, you look good in the prince's attire. You look wise and brave, handsome, and suave. If you go out dressed like this, you will definitely find a good princess consort."

Every time Bai Chun said this, Li Hong wondered if Bai Chun was interested in him. Although he had not promised Bai Chun anything, it seemed that the guy really didn't plan to get married in this life.

But if Bai Chun were to get married, would I... be willing to let her go?