Sitting down, Shangguan Yi frowned and looked at the three-year plan, taking notes on another scroll.
Late at night, Li Yue was sketching the drawing one stroke at a time, yawning, and holding a pen in one hand while his upper eyelids and lower eyelids were still fighting.
Looking at her appearance, she was about to fall down on the desk.
Zhang Yang picked her up and said, "If you're sleepy, just sleep. I'll continue painting tomorrow."
Li Yue hadn't put down the pen in her hand, curling up like a frightened little rabbit in her arms, "Husband, I can sleep by myself."
"Oh, you fell asleep lying on the desk several times."
Putting Li Yue on the bed, Zhang Yang took the pen from her hand, then covered her with a quilt and blew out the oil lamp, doing it in one go.
I saw Li Yue holding the quilt and opening her eyes.
Zhang Yang said, "Remember to wake me up and go to court."
After closing the doorman's door for her, Zhang Yang took a deep breath, took a quick shower and went back to his room to sleep.
I don’t know how long I slept. When a person is tired, it feels like three or four hours have passed as soon as he opens and closes his eyes.
Once again, he was pushed awake by Li Yue.
Zhang Yang sat up from the bed in a daze, and then numbly asked Li Yue to put on his official uniform.
After washing my face, I felt refreshed.
Zhang Yang took the porridge brought by Li Yue and ate it in two or three mouthfuls.
Li Yue was eating porridge and looking at the drawings she drew last night, "Husband, where did I draw last night?"
Zhang Yang stepped forward and turned to the page of the big waterwheel, "This is it."
"Well, it is indeed here."
Li Yue couldn't help but nodded while looking at the drawings.
According to Li Yue's idea, it is like a large gear driving a small gear. A large waterwheel drives a small waterwheel, which is a bit complicated.
Of course, she also had a second plan, which was to build a small dam on the river to store upstream water power to drive the waterwheel.
These two solutions can be carried out simultaneously without conflict.
There is also a water basin in the yard, which is a model of the waterwheel. As long as the model operates smoothly, construction can begin in the village.
"We ran out of wood for making models at home, so I asked Aunt Yang to find more wood."
Watching her say that, she stepped on her feet and put on her official hat.
After sorting it out again, Li Yue nodded with satisfaction, "My husband is becoming more and more handsome."
"Then I'll go to court."
"Husband, come back early to make models."
The younger daughter-in-law is very career-minded. When she devotes herself to one thing, she will talk about theoretical things even in her sleep.
Before walking out of the house, Zhang Yang said, "You talked in your sleep again last night."
"Husband, you peeked at me sleeping again!"
"I don't. I'll cover you with the quilt by the way. You have the habit of kicking the quilt."
Li Yue blushed and clenched her little hands into fists.
Zhang Yang walked out of the house quickly and walked towards Zhuque Street.
As soon as he walked onto Zhuque Street, Zhang Yang bumped into Xu Jingzong.
"Good morning, Brother Xu?" Zhang Yang greeted with a smile.
"It's early, Mr. Zhang." Xu Jingzong had just finished a piece of cake and wiped his mouth.
The two of them didn't stop.
I met Xu Jingzong on the way, and when I reached Chengtianmen, the door just opened.
Xu Jingzong is an evil guy. Zhang Yang asked in confusion, "How did you do it?"
"The lower official doesn't quite understand what Mr. Zhang means."
"How do you do it so that every time you arrive at Chengtianmen, the door just opens?"
"Xiaguan gets up on time every day and has arrangements for every moment of his daily work, so that's why it's like this."
"You mean self-discipline?"
"Self-discipline? That should be what it means. Isn't it necessary to be self-disciplined in life?"
"It's nothing, I just suddenly felt a little ashamed."
In this era where time is divided according to hours, the feeling of every minute and second is very blurry. Developing a good habit of self-discipline will indeed help your career.
I think Xu Jingzong was able to bring down the old fox Changsun Wuji in history.
People are not without merit. Even if Xu Jingzong is not a good person, at least he has something worth learning from.
After waiting in Tai Chi Hall for a short while, Li Shimin also arrived on time.
Zhang Yang still stood in the hall and slept.
It wasn't until Xu Jingzong pushed himself that he realized that he had already gone to court.
The two walked out of the Tai Chi Hall side by side. Xu Jingzong frowned and said, "Shilang Zhang, how about we go to the Imperial Medical Office first?"
"The Imperial Medical Office?"
"I don't know what happened to that Yinan Khan. He suddenly fell ill again. We, the Ministry of Rites, still have to go and check on him."
"Why is this guy sick again?"
Xu Jingzong frowned and said melancholy, "Maybe it's because of the climate."
The two of them walked to the door of the Imperial Medical Office together.
Zhang Yang stood at the door, looking at the door plaque of the Imperial Medical Office with his hands folded. If he walked in, he would probably be kicked out by Lu Zhaolin.
Xu Jingzong asked Lu Zhaolin to come out.
As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Brother Lu, long time no see."
Lu Zhaolin returned the favor shamelessly, "Didn't we meet a few days ago? How come it's been so long?"
Xu Jingzong took over the words, "What Zhang Shilang means is that one day without seeing you is like three autumns apart."
"Yeah……"
Seeing Zhang Yang and Xu Jingzong singing together, Lu Zhaolin's mouth twitched and he walked faster towards the post house.
When he came to Yi Nan Khan's bed, the guy didn't look very good.
Lu Zhaolin looked at it and nodded and said, "But it's because I haven't had a good rest. I haven't been sleeping well recently. I have some sores in my mouth caused by being angry. My anger is too strong. The weather has been a bit dry recently. I need to prepare some medicine to remove it." Drink some fire medicine every day and pay attention to rest."
Yinan Khan was concerned about his Xue Yantuo.
Now Xue Yantuo is about to die.
Moreover, Li Shimin often told others about Xue Yantuo's battle situation. If he didn't kill people, he would have his heart punished. The vicious Tiankhan would let people watch Xue Yantuo perish alive.
Follow Lu Zhaolin out of the post house room.
Lu Zhaolin whispered, "Let the people in the post house take good care of Khan Xue Yantuo. I am too angry."
Zhang Yang frowned and said, "If he's angry, put some laxatives in his food to relieve the fire."
Xu Jingzong asked in confusion, "Can laxatives remove fire?"
Lu Zhaolin nodded thoughtfully, "It does have the effect of dispelling fire."
"I have learned the lesson." Xu Jingzong nodded, "Do you really need to use laxatives?"
"When we usually take medicine, there are some medicines that can promote ovulation. Sir Zhang also understands medical science."
As soon as the three of them walked out of the post house, they bumped into an official.
The visitor was none other than Zhang Daan from the Prince's East Palace.
I got to know these three brothers after the family dinner.
Zhang Daan handed over his hand and said, "The Duke of Zhao and the Prince of Hejian County are discussing matters at the Ministry of Rites. The prince invites Minister Zhang and Minister Xu to come over as well."
The two of them had to say goodbye to Lu Zhaolin first.
On the way back to the imperial city, Zhang Yang looked at Xu Jingzong, "Have you felt better about going to the toilet in the morning lately?"
Xu Jingzong nodded and said, "The bean sprouts mentioned by Minister Zhang are indeed very useful, and they are much better now."
Zhang Yang said with a smile, "This bean sprout is also a very good dish. It is good for your health to eat more of it on weekdays. Don't just eat and drink all day long."
"Your Majesty understands."
Looking at Zhang Da'an again, Zhang Yang asked, "Brother Da'an, is Li Baiyao who was in the East Palace recently honest?"
Zhang Daan nodded, "I have indeed become more honest recently."
Xu Jingzong touched his chin, "It seems that a beating is still useful."
Zhang Daan stopped and was stunned, "Father is right, it was indeed you who did it."
Xu Jingzong bowed slightly and said, "Seeing the hero being bullied, the subordinates will naturally not understand it. How can I sit idly by with such passion?"
Where did you, Xu Jingzong, get your passion from? During the Guanjian period, you, Xu Jingzong, were clearly the most damaged.
Quickly arriving in front of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, the prince was sitting aside, while Changsun Wuji and Zhao Guogong were talking.
The etiquette department was already small, but now there was no place to sit, so we could only stand.
Listening to the words of Changsun Wuji and the Prince of Hejian County, it probably meant that Xue Yantuo was over and the Ministry of Rites had done a great job.
What Prince Hejian meant was that Zhongshu Sheng also had help in this matter.
The clerk on the side listened intently to the conversation between the two.
Like a group of interns listening to successful people giving reports.
However, in a certain sense, Changsun Wuji and Prince Hejian are indeed successful people.
Hearing that Li Xiaogong gave the credit to Sun Wuji, a senior official in Zhongshu, he was not polite.
It was only a matter of time before Xue Yantuo fell into disgrace this time.
Just drink and celebrate.
After saying this, Changsun Wuji led the people away, and Li Chengqian also smiled and followed him out of the Ministry of Etiquette.
Looking at the Ministry of Rites behind him, Li Chengqian asked, "Dong Zhao, I just said that this Zhang Yang must be not simple."
Changsun Wuji nodded, "A prince-in-law is harmless to everyone, and he doesn't fight with others all day long for his own feathers. Naturally, many people will make friends with such a harmless person."
"Gu thinks so too."
Looking at Li Chengqian's expression, Changsun Wuji continued, "Your Highness, Zhang Yang does have some fantastic ideas, and some of them are very useful, but this person is like an alien, and some people stay away from him. His behavior The way he conducts himself in the world is destined to make him a lonely minister in the court."
"Lonely minister?"
"As long as he doesn't offend anyone, that's all. If he does, people like him will become the target of public criticism. After all, he is still too young. Now Zou Guozheng is teaching him. Let's see what happens to him in the future."
"I understand."
In the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, Li Xiaogong sighed, "If everything goes well, the Ministry of Rites will be proud."
The two sat down again, and Zhang Yang sneezed loudly, thinking that it was sunny outside, but he felt a chill on his back.
Li Xiaogong stood up and said, "Today the warrior Xun returned to Chang'an. He will rush back to Lizhou after seeing His Majesty, and I have to see him off."
Seeing Li Xiaogong leaving, Zhang Yang also said, "I'm going to see the teacher."
Xu Jingzong hesitated to speak. When he saw these two people leaving, he sighed deeply and sat there feeling a little at a loss. Finally, he was left alone.
No longer interested in looking at the case files in front of him, Xu Jingzong wiped the desk in front of him with his sleeves and lay down to sleep.
In the Ganlu Hall, Changsun Wuji reported the arrangements of the Ministry of Rites to Li Shimin.
Li Shimin said in a deep voice, "So Zhang Yang really did it?"
Prince Li Chengqian stood aside silently.
Li Tai would never be convinced by Li Chengqian at this time. Knowing that Li Chengqian was here, Li Tai came to the hall silently and stood quietly aside.
Even if his father doesn't summon him, Li Chengqian can't be too proud.
Seeing his father glance at him, Li Tai stood even more confidently.
Changsun Wuji also wanted to gamble as he had made an agreement with Zhang Yang. If this boy failed, forget it. He would be a minister in the Ministry of Rites, and that might be it in the future.
But he did it.
Changsun Wuji was in a bad mood and was not very convinced.
Just like no one would have thought that Tuli Khan would die on the way.
Zhang Yang happened to know this.
It's like no one thought that Yi Nan Khan would really come to Chang'an, but they didn't expect that he would actually come.
This kid seems to be able to predict the future.
This is what Changsun Wuji is most dissatisfied with.
What the hell is going on, what kind of person can have such good luck? Luck always favors one person, which makes people very jealous.
But in the end, the bet was lost, and now we are waiting for Xue Yantuo's battle.
From the perspective of serving the country, Changsun Wuji also hoped that Xue Yantuo would withdraw his troops.
From then on everything was fine.
From a self-interested perspective, Changsun Wuji also hoped that some accidents would happen and Zhang Yang's plan would be ruined. In this way, he would not win the bet.
Changsun Wuji looked melancholy, "There will be news from the grassland soon."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "I understand."
"I excuse myself."
Li Tai watched Changsun Wuji walk out of the Manna Hall, diligently making milk tea on the side, pouring pear juice into the milk tea, and adding some diced fruit.
After making it, he handed it to Li Shimin, and Li Tai handed him another candy, "Father, this is the toffee I made myself. Please taste it."
Li Shimin took the milk candy and tasted it carefully, and then took a sip of milk tea. The sour milk tea was appetizing.
"Qingque is interested." Li Shimin nodded.
"I heard from my mother that my father had lost his appetite, so I wanted to make something appetizing."
It wasn't a lack of appetite. After eating at Zhang Yang's house, Li Shimin felt that the food in the palace was simply crude and tasteless.
Li Tai is a very smart boy. Li Shimin looked at the milk tea in the bowl and wanted to do everything according to my wishes. It was this boy who followed Zhang Yang and was a little worried that he would become a wild man.
Li Chengqian sat aside and had no milk tea to drink, so he said, "Father, I recently heard from officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs that the recent grain farming has been very good. I think this year will be another bumper year."
Li Tai bowed and said, "Father, the emperor's sister recently created something that can be used to grind grains without being pulled by animals. It only needs one person to look after it. It is also a creation that is beneficial to the country."
"Really?" Li Shimin's attention was quickly attracted by Li Tai's words.
Li Tai took advantage of the situation and said again, "Father, if you are curious, you can go and have a look."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "I have a lot of political affairs today, so I will go to Lishan to have a look when I have some free time."
Seeing that his father was about to start reviewing today's memorial, Li Tai smiled and said, "I will leave first."
After saying a few words, Li Chengqian felt like he was being pushed down by Li Tai.
Seeing Li Tai's smile, Li Chengqian felt discouraged. Qingque might have learned a lot from Zhang Yang.
Maybe I should meet Zhang Yang more often, but there are a lot of things to deal with in the East Palace, and I still have to listen to Li Gang's lectures.
(End of chapter)
