A positive development is always the most satisfying.
After talking to Niu Chuang about further plans, Zhang Yang said to him: "Don't be reluctant to spend the money I gave you, so that everyone can eat better."
Niu Chuang nodded and was moved, wondering where he could meet such a kind-hearted host.
Thinking of the hard days in the past, Niu Chuang couldn't help but blush, "Brother Zhang, don't worry, we will definitely get things done."
Zhang Yang also wrote slogans on the walls of some houses, "Safety for everyone, happiness for millions of families."
Then he told Niu Chuang: "Our construction must continue, and we must pay close attention to safety. It will be okay to spend more manpower and time. We must pay attention to safety."
Niu Chuang wrote down Zhang Yang's words.
The flourishing look makes people feel beautiful just looking at it.
Carrying a basket of duck eggs, Zhang Yang also got on the carriage and went home.
Li Tai's sedan also followed.
Back at the city gate, Zhang Yang was about to enter the city.
"Don't forget the surname Zhang!"
A shout came from behind Li Tai.
This little fat guy really needs to lose weight. It's not a good thing to be so fat at such a young age.
When I was almost walking home, a big sky lantern had just risen from the yard, and I could just see it from the alley.
There is also a chicken with flapping wings on the basket of the Kongming Lantern.
The chicken's feet were tied to the basket and it kept flapping its edges, unable to fly out of the basket.
Seeing Zhang Yang walking to the door of his house, Li Yue said happily: "Look, that chicken is flying."
"It's not the chicken that's flying, it's the sky lantern that's flying." Zhang Yang corrected.
The experiment went one step further.
The success of the hot air balloon is getting closer and closer.
Zhang Yang felt a little worried. This time his wife put a chicken on the sky lantern, and he didn't know how frightened the chicken was.
I can’t imagine what my wife will put on it next time.
Li Yue looked at his own Kongming Lantern with joy, "It's great, it's made some progress."
A little progress every day makes her happy.
Aunt Wang and Aunt Yang were also standing aside.
Salted duck eggs are a rare delicacy. Zhang Yang washed a basket of duck eggs.
Li Yue walked over in small steps and asked doubtfully: "Are these duck eggs also for eating?"
"Could it be used to hatch ducks?"
Li Yue stuck out her tongue, thinking that she had indeed said nonsense, "How can I help?"
Zhang Yang looked at the yellow mud in the vegetable field in the yard and said, "Go get some yellow mud."
Put the washed duck eggs in the sun to dry first.
Add salt to a pot of water and stir until the salt dissolves. Mix with yellow mud to make a thin mud and spread it on the surface of the duck eggs.
Place in a small wooden box and close the lid.
"We can eat salted duck eggs in a few days."
"Um."
Not sure if the salted duck eggs were delicious, Li Yue nodded first.
A few more peaceful days passed, and Li Yue was full of expectations for her garden every day.
The cake business is getting more and more profits.
Every night, you can always hear the sound of shoveling in the yard. This sound is very scary in the middle of the night.
Life in the palace finally improved.
Queen Changsun sat aside and coaxed Li Zhi to sleep.
Li Shimin drank porridge with some dried meat. His Majesty also eats very frugally nowadays. The eunuch who was waiting on the side was also moved by His Majesty's frugal behavior.
Biting the dried meat, Li Shimin was not in a good mood. He thought that I have lived such a hard life. My son-in-law has made so much money and can eat and fish all day long. And there is also a boy like Li Tai who counts money every day. You can count until you wake up laughing.
I took another sip of porridge. My life was so difficult.
A penny can stump a hero. When Li Shimin looked at the memorial, he remembered that the government was about to issue a salary again.
Li Shimin was upset and short of money, so short of money.
The last time I played cards with Zhang Yang, I lost a lot of money.
I can hardly afford to eat.
Want to eat roast duck!
Li Shimin said: "Mr. Guanyin, did you get the money for the cake a few days ago?"
Empress Changsun nodded and said, "It's already here, five hundred strings in total."
Five hundred strings is quite a lot.
Just when Li Shimin was about to say something, Empress Changsun said first: "This money should be reserved for the concubines in the palace."
Taking another bite of dried meat, Li Shimin added: "The soap business has been pretty good recently."
Empress Changsun nodded, "Qingque's soap workshop has recently made several new soaps, and they are selling well."
"That money..."
"The money will also be used to make new clothes for Cheng Qian and Qing Que. The clothes from last year can no longer be worn."
"Then the money in our inner palace..."
"I want to keep the money for Cheng Qian's future marriage."
Li Shimin: "..."
Queen Changsun controls the harem, and it seems she still can't get money from the harem.
They all say how glorious it is to be an emperor.
But who knows how sad my life is, the court is short of money, and the harem can't provide it.
Li Shimin let out a long sigh and could only survive by eating dried meat.
On the Tuyuhun battlefield west of Chang'an City, Songtsen Gampo listened to the battle report and won successive battles, killing five thousand Tuyuhun people and gaining another piece of territory.
Songtsan cadres also received the news sent by Ludongzan.
Formal negotiations with Datang began. The result of the first meeting was not good. Datang did not agree to Tubo's conditions, nor did it agree to Tuyuhun's conditions.
At the most critical moment of the war, Songtsen Gampo was also worried about whether Datang would send troops to help Tuyuhun.
Now he can only believe in Lu Dongzan's ability.
Songtsen Gampo looked towards the east and whispered: "Datang! I really want to see how powerful you are."
Now Songtsen Gampo has a high fighting spirit in his heart.
"Zanpu, we have captured a Central Plains monk." A Tibetan warrior came carrying Tang Xuanzang.
Tang Xuanzang is now in a very embarrassed state, and his monk's robes are in tatters.
After finally escaping from the hands of Tuyuhun, now he fell into the hands of the Tubo people.
Just after leaving the tiger's den and entering the wolf's den, Tang Xuanzang felt sad and recited the Buddha's name.
Songtsen Gampo was very curious about the monk in front of him and said in Guanzhong dialect: "I have long heard that there are monks from the Central Plains walking out of the Hexi Corridor and heading west. I didn't expect to see one."
Tang Xuanzang closed his eyes and said with a pious expression: "I just hope that you can put down the butcher knife."
Songtsen Gampo said: "Is this compassion?"
Tang Xuanzang nodded, opened his eyes and said: "How many people died on the battlefield, why is this necessary?"
If you master Tuyuhun, you can capture the Hexi Corridor and control the Western Regions. Songtsen Gampo was young and vigorous, and he was even ready to go to war with the Tang Dynasty.
At this time, Songtsen Gampo didn't want to put down his butcher knife at all. At this point in the war, if Tubo took a step back, Tuyuhun would take a further step.
"Take him down and take good care of him, give him food and drink." Songtsen Gampo said to the warriors around him.
Tang Xuanzang was taken to a camp. It seemed that the Tibetans had no intention of killing him.
After eating and drinking, Tang Xuanzang looked at the ignorant Tubo people, and the ambition in his heart rose again. Maybe he could start his own business in Tubo again.
A few days later, Songtsan Gampo received another thing that worried him. Tian Khan of the Tang Dynasty sent more troops to Liangzhou.
This is not a good sign.
Songtsen Gampo could only wait for the next news from Lu Dongtsen.
It's February in Chang'an, and the warm sunshine is shining on Chang'an City.
The second meeting arranged by North Korea and China finally started again.
Early in the morning, Zhang Yang was called to the post house by officials from the Ministry of Rites.
This time, Li Xiaogong no longer wanted to tear Zhang Yang alive. Instead, the more he looked at him, the more satisfied he became.
Zhang Yang whispered: "Prince Hejian, why do you keep looking at me?"
Li Xiaogong became more and more suspicious, "Have we really not seen each other before?"
"I have a popular face, and everyone will look familiar to me."
Perfunctory! It's true that this kid is perfunctory with me, and he uses the words he said last time to perfunctory, and even the perfunctory words are not taken over his head.
Li Xiaogong felt that he was looked down upon by young people.
Li Chengqian and Yuchi Gong also arrived.
A few people took their seats first.
Li Xiaogong sat in the upper position as the Minister of Etiquette. The last time, he thought about eating wine and meat and fooling around with the envoys of the two countries.
Unexpectedly, although this prince-in-law was a low-ranking and inconspicuous literary official, he could speak to the Tibetan envoys and the Tuyuhun envoys speechlessly.
Unexpected, somewhat surprising, and very surprised.
It seems that this person may have really offended His Majesty, so he was given a minor official. As a consort, he is also a minister.
This time only Adalan, Tuyuhun's envoy, came.
Lu Dongzan, the Prime Minister of Tubo, was still considering the conditions for Datang.
Li Xiaogong said to Zhang Yang: "This time you will host it."
After what happened last time, Li Xiaogong simply handed over the matter to this boy.
If you have such a good treasure, you must make good use of it.
Tuyuhun's envoy Adalan bowed and saluted, "Last time we were not well prepared. This time we have rethought the conditions."
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "We didn't understand each other last time. Let's forget about the past. We Central Plains people are very generous. This time your conditions can't be as stingy as last time."
Adalan felt very conflicted. The figure in front of him looked young, but he was definitely not easy to deal with.
Responsible for the life and death of the entire Tuyuhun, Adalan did not dare to be careless.
After sitting down, Aranda whispered: "This time we are not just proposing a covenant and an oath, we are willing to offer half of the land in the Hexi Corridor to the Tang Dynasty, as well as treasures and jade, and ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help us."
Not only land was given, but treasure was also given.
Li Xiaogong thought that this time the other party was much more sincere than last time.
Standing there, Zhang Yang seemed to be thinking or hesitating.
Seeing that the other party hesitated, Adalan saw that the heat was almost over, and quickly said: "This time we Tuyuhun are very sincere."
Li Xiaogong also thought it was good. Seeing Zhang Yang's delay in answering, he felt a little impatient.
The room became quiet again.
Zhang Yang sighed: "Your envoy's conditions are indeed good, but they are not thoughtful enough."
"What?"
Adalan was shocked, "Isn't this enough? Your Tang Dynasty is greedy. Is this really what Tian Khan meant?"
The waiter in the store is very sensible. Needless to say, this time, he consciously poured Zhang Yang a glass of boiled water.
This young man negotiated with these foreign ministers and envoys for the Tang Dynasty. To ordinary people, he said that such people are no different from heroes.
The staff at the post house had indescribable respect for Zhang Yang.
After taking a sip of boiling water, Zhang Yang said patiently: "How can you say that we are greedy? Now you are begging us to help Tuyuhun, and you still say that to Tian Khan. Since you think we are greedy, why not end the negotiation? We are also very I am happy to talk to the Tibetan envoy."
In fact, the conditions in Tuyuhun are indeed very good.
Li Xiaogong coughed and kept looking at Zhang Yang. He couldn't push the person too hard.
Adalan lowered his head and saluted again, "The foreign minister is too anxious, please forgive me."
After saying that, he saluted in the direction of Taiji Hall, then in the direction of Tuyuhun, and then in the direction of Li Xiaogong.
Li Chengqian could also see that Adalan was apologizing on the surface. The hostility and impatience in this man's eyes could not be hidden.
Zhang Yang continued: "Let me tell you this, we can only help one side between Tuyuhun and Tubo. Your envoy said that we should be given half of the land in the Hexi Corridor. This conflicted with the Tubo envoy's words. The Tubo people can give us you." Half of Tuyuhun’s territory and the entire Hexi Corridor are included.”
"Please also ask the Tang Dynasty not to rush to help Tibet..." Adalan was really anxious this time, anxious and angry, and there was nothing he could do against the Tang Dynasty.
Zhang Yang took another sip of boiling water and said: "Let me use an analogy. For example, after our Tang Dynasty helped Tubo and destroyed your Tuyuhun, we could get the entire Hexi Corridor. Why do we still need half of the Hexi Corridor that you gave us? If it is expensive Even if we can only provide this kind of conditions, we in the Tang Dynasty might as well cooperate with Tubo."
Adalan fell into silence again. He swallowed his saliva. They all said that the people of the Central Plains were very powerful and intelligent. This time, he really saw it.
In front of this young man, he could not get any benefit at all.
Li Xiaogong thought about it again and realized that he was right! Tubo has said that it can divide the entire Tuyuhun territory equally, so why do they need half of the Hexi Corridor?
Correcting his sitting posture, Li Xiaogong said: "Your envoy, please pay attention to your words. Tian Khan is not someone you can talk about."
For the sake of the survival of the entire Tuyuhun, Adalan kept saluting and apologizing.
I almost knelt down and kowtowed on the spot.
Zhang Yang said: "Does your envoy have any other conditions you can give us?"
Adalan was in a dilemma now. He gritted his teeth and said, "Since I'm not satisfied no matter what I say, it's better for Datang to make conditions."
Zhang Yang shook his head again, "We still have to see what conditions the Tibetan envoys can give us. As for which side to help, it is not up to us. It has to be negotiated by the DPRK and China. What I can tell you now is that the DPRK only It will help the party with greater benefits, do you understand what I mean?"
"Understood."
Adalan was much more honest this time.
A guard walked into the room and whispered a few words to Li Xiaogong.
Li Xiaogong said: "It's getting late, let's take a rest for now. Lu Dongzan will come in the afternoon, and we will talk to the Tibetan envoys then."
(End of chapter)
