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"In a month, it will be His Majesty's birthday. Many foreign nations will send envoys to celebrate, including Japan. Everyone should be alert to avoid any trouble."

Early in the morning, the General of the Jinwu Guard summoned all the officials on duty in the yamen to the conference room for a lecture.

"Yes!" Su Qinchao responded along with the others, but in his heart he was thinking about the information the general had just said.

Wakoku, that's just Japan. This was the first time he heard news about Wakoku since he came to Chang'an.

"Have you all remembered what you should do?" After arranging the important matters, the general specifically mentioned, "Especially the Huihe people, prevent them from looting Chang'an again!"

"These Huihe people always cause trouble every time they come!"

"That's right, Your Majesty, why did you let them come?"

"That's right!" When the Uighurs were mentioned, the officials below were in an uproar and talked a lot. Su Qinchao did not participate. He had been wondering what the Japanese looked like at that time and wanted to see them.

"Okay, just do your own job. This time His Majesty also mentioned that there is no need to give them face anymore, so just do what you need to do when the time comes!" The general gave them a few instructions and let them go.

...

Back in his duty room, Su Qinchao sat on a chair with his head propped up, thinking about Japan, and didn't even notice Shen Yong coming in.

This time the two were assigned together again, and were tasked with patrolling the southern part of the city for the next two months.

"Hey, do you want to go eat?" Shen Yong pushed Su Qinchao. Over these days, the two of them became more familiar with each other and often worked together.

This time the two were assigned together again. Seeing that it was almost noon, Shen Yong called Su Qinchao to go along.

"Oh, okay." Su Qin temporarily put the matter of the Japanese behind him, stood up and followed Shen Yong out.

Along the way, the two discussed how to arrange their tasks, and only stopped eating when they sat in the cafeteria and received their meals.

After finishing their meal, the two men led their team to the south of the city.

The southern part of the city is the most densely populated and has a mixed crowd, so they plan to take a closer look on the spot.

At that time, a few people will be arranged to guard important positions, and the others will be led by two people to move around in turns.

After doing all this, it was getting dark. The two parted at the street corner and went their separate ways. Su Qinchao saw that it was still early, so he took Guanqi to the small house.

The two of them hung out for nearly an hour before packing up and leaving. This time, Su Qinchao accidentally broke the chess viewing area, causing him to limp now.

When they returned to the Su residence, little Tangyuan was swinging on the swing in the yard with his younger brother Xiao Tangbao. When they saw the two men coming back, they rushed over, one of them hugged Su Qinchao's leg and kept calling "Daddy".

"Hey, where are your mothers?" Su Qinchao picked up one of them in each hand and kissed them one by one.

"Mom is making snacks in the kitchen!" The quick-talking Little Sugar Bag answered first, and even gestured with his hands, "It's sweet red bean cakes, so many!"

"Really? Give it to daddy?" Su Qinchao carried the two little ones straight to the kitchen. Along the way, he talked to them and teased them, occasionally taking them for a few circles, making them happy and nervous.

When I got to the kitchen and saw Yunniang had already put the pastries in the steamer, I put them down.

"Mom! Mom!" The two of them instantly left Su Qinchao behind and turned to pester Yunniang for a hug.

"Okay, Mommy can't hold you anymore, can Daddy hold one of you?" After watching the three of them making a fuss for a while, Su Qin bent down and picked up little Tangyuan, and then they went back to the restaurant together.

After dinner, Su Qinchao coaxed the two children to sleep, and then told Yunniang about the emperor's birthday celebration next month:

"Your Majesty will be turning 40 next month. The Ministry of Works has specially built the Zongyun Tower to celebrate your birthday. When the time comes, all nations will come to pay tribute. It will be an unprecedented grand occasion. I wonder what the scene will be like?"

Su Qinchao was a little bit expectant. He had watched "The Legend of the Demon Cat" in his previous life, and the scene there was like a dream.

"Then you will be very busy then." Yunniang didn't care much about the grand occasion in Chang'an City. She was more worried about Su Qinchao.

My husband holds the title of General of the Imperial Guards, and is in charge of patrolling inside and outside the imperial city. He is usually very busy, and now with such a big event as the Emperor's birthday, he must be even busier.

"Yes, there may be foreign envoys coming to Beijing soon. I may not be back every day then. I have to take turns patrolling all night. You should be careful with the children at home."

Su Qinchao blew out several candles, leaving only a bean lamp beside the bed, then he climbed onto the bed and held Yunniang in his arms.

"Will the Huihe come this year?" Yunniang looked at the little Tangyuan who was sleeping on her back and gently tucked her quilt tighter.

"Come on, the ones confirmed so far are Huihe, Waguo, Turkic, Arab, Silla, and Persia. The others should also come, but we haven't received any confirmed news yet."

"I wonder what kind of trouble the Huihe will cause this time." When Yunniang occasionally went out for a walk, she heard the older generation in the village say that every time the Huihe came, they would rob the people in Chang'an.

"Your Majesty has given a special order this time. We should do what we should do and we don't have to endure it anymore!" Due to the promotion of potatoes in the past two years, the national strength has been greatly strengthened.

"That's good"

"There will be too many people in the city by then, and maybe someone will want to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble. You should not enter the city unless you have something to do."

"it is good"

...

The next morning, as soon as Su Qinchao started his shift, he heard the news that the Persian delegation was coming to Beijing.

The delegation had been welcomed into the Honglu Temple for rest and would enter the palace to meet the emperor in two hours. Without time to think, Su Qinchao quickly selected his own men and went to the south of the city with Shen Yong.

After everything was arranged according to yesterday's plan, the two squatted on the top of a higher attic to make sure they could see everything, and then they felt relieved.

It’s okay now, as only a Persian delegation has arrived, so we don’t need to worry too much for the time being. But after a few days, when delegations from various countries have arrived, we must remain vigilant at all times to prevent any trouble.

"Hey, is there anything to eat?" Shen Yong touched his nose embarrassedly. He heard the news so quickly that he didn't even have time to have breakfast. Now he has been busy for a long time and his stomach is already growling with hunger.

"This is all I have. Do you want to eat it?" Su Qinchao took out a palm-sized cloth bag from his arms. It was a bag of dried sweet potatoes, which he usually used to grind his teeth. Now there were only three or five left.

"It's good to have it." Shen Yong was not picky about food, he just took it and stuffed it into his mouth.

Looking at Shen Yong like this, Su Qinchao couldn't imagine what his brother was like. After hesitating for a while, he finally asked the question he had been holding back for a long time:

"Princess Yucheng is both smart and beautiful, how could she and your brother end up in such a mess?"

"The princess is very nice, but my brother was spoiled since he was a child. When he grew up, except for his face, everything else about him was ridiculous. Our family couldn't understand why the princess chose him."

When Princess Yucheng married him, he was only 5 years old. She always treated him very well and later arranged for him to marry the second granddaughter of Marquis Wei.

She supported him all the way to his current position. Even when his brother was divorced a few years ago, it did not affect him.

"..." Upon hearing this, an idea suddenly emerged in Su Qinchao's mind: Did Princess Yucheng really marry his brother because she valued him so much?

"What are you thinking about?" Seeing that Su Qinchao hadn't spoken, Shen Yong couldn't help but ask.

"Ah, nothing..."