Wei Zheng hesitated for a long time and sighed: "What do you think is right and wrong?"
When the wind blows, there will be bursts of drizzle drifting into Chongwen Hall. Zhang Yang stood under the eaves with his hands on his hands and looked at the rain scene with a look of helplessness on his face, "First of all, I am a good person. How do I know if others are bad people?"
"It looks like the rain won't stop for a while, so I'll take my leave now."
Farewell to Wei Zheng, Zhang Yang walked towards the East Palace.
Chongwen Hall and the East Palace are very close, only a few steps away. I thought it would be best to stay away from each other until death.
At worst, you can just pretend that you didn't see Li Gang's instructions and that it never happened. You're not familiar with him anyway.
But now that everyone has passed away, if you don't agree to this kind of request from an old man, you will feel a little guilty.
Just for the sake of peace of mind, Zhang Yang took a deep breath and walked into the East Palace. The guards in the East Palace did not ask or stop him. It seemed that Li Chengqian had specifically told him.
Just a few steps into the East Palace, a figure was walking towards here.
I took a closer look at the person coming. Isn't this the teacher's youngest son, Zhang Daan?
"Brother Da'an, long time no see." Zhang Yang said with cupped hands.
"Brother Zhang is older than me, so let's call him brother for now."
"My teacher, you are my father. Brother Elephant's younger brother is my younger brother. There is no need to be too restrictive between you and me."
Zhang Daan scratched his head and said, "His Royal Highness saw off Mr. Li Gang and came back early this morning. Now he is still paying homage to him."
At first, he hoped that Li Shimin would bring all three brothers from his teacher's family to the Ministry of Rites, but left Zhang Da'an in the East Palace.
Zhang Yang whispered: "How long have you been working in the East Palace?"
Zhang Daan raised his head and thought, "It's been about three years. Since I was twelve years old, my father has asked me to work with the prince. On weekdays, I lead the prince's horse, take care of the East Palace, and help the prince organize his books."
Halfway through his words, Zhang Daan smiled naively, "When Li Baiyao was here, he would often say a few words, and he would accuse me of everything, saying that I was short-sighted and so on."
Zhang Daan, who had been studying with the prince, had suffered a lot of grievances in the past.
Moreover, the prince was accompanied by the second generation of powerful people from the Tang Dynasty, such as Gao Jixiong, Changsun Chong, and Li Chongyi.
On the contrary, just being a scholar who accompanies the prince to study seems to be of little importance, and Zhang Daan is still so young.
Now he was wearing coarse cloth clothes and a gebu on his head, looking like a servant, and he didn't look like the guards in front of the East Palace.
"Zhang Yang, why are you here?"
Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "I have read Mr. Li Gang's letter, so I came to see the prince."
Li Chengqian hurriedly stepped forward and pulled Zhang Yang into the hall, "Quickly enter the hall to talk."
The drizzle was still falling, falling silently on the ground.
Zhang Daan saluted awkwardly. His Highness the Crown Prince did not notice him at all. He shook his head in frustration and walked to the front of the palace to stand quietly.
It was much warmer in the hall, and the stove nearby was still burning.
Li Chengqian was wearing coarse mourning clothes, "What is written in the teacher's letters?"
Zhang Yang took out the letter from his arms and handed it to him, "Your Highness, please read it."
Li Chengqian took the letter, looked at the content on it, and smiled unexpectedly, "Teacher asked you to be the host of the East Palace?"
Zhang Yang nodded, "That's right."
Li Chengqian then looked down and frowned unconsciously, "Teacher is still so prejudiced against the old aristocrats and aristocratic families."
Zhang Yang smiled helplessly, "Maybe there is some prejudice."
"I will go to my father tomorrow and ask you to be the lord of the East Palace."
"His Royal Highness Prince Lao will take care of me when I serve in the East Palace from now on."
Li Chengqian had a smile on his face, "I often talk about you to my teacher, especially when I saw your words of self-encouragement that day, it was as if I could not wait to turn my head gray. I was so sad."
Zhang Yang sat cross-legged on the ground, listening to Li Chengqian's story and observing the furnishings of the East Palace.
There are not many palaces I have been to in the palace. For example, Lishengjeon looks like a very nice palace from the outside. But when you walk inside, you can feel the queen's clothes. Children's clothes can be seen everywhere, as well as ordinary women with children. People are not much different.
Most of the princes and princesses in the palace were also raised by the queen.
On the contrary, the interior of Manna Hall looks more luxurious.
This East Palace also looks very simple, with only necessary furniture and a very high ceiling.
"The teacher also said that you are a studious person who excels at work and is willing to play hard. Such good words."
It is believed that Li Chengqian often talked to Li Gang about being able to work in the East Palace, and that's why there was this letter from Li Gang.
Since everyone has passed away, it is not easy to investigate what exactly this old gentleman liked about himself.
Li Shimin attached great importance to the prince and chose Li Gang as his godson.
Li Gang is a very upright person.
Except for his horoscopes, which are a little weird, this old gentleman is pretty good.
Zhang Yang asked in a low voice: "It seems that the East Palace is quite deserted."
Li Chengqian said with emotion: "On weekdays, I help Zhongshu Province handle some government affairs, listen to the teacher's lectures, and only occasionally go out for a walk. It is true that few people come to the East Palace. You don't have to be too restrained in the East Palace, just like we had dinner together in Chongwen Hall. That way."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said so."
"The teacher often said that a lonely person doesn't know how to behave and understand people."
Listening to his words, Zhang Yang leaned against the heater and put his hands on the edge of the heater to warm his hands.
Li Chengqian took out another volume and said, "Everything the teacher said back then is recorded in this volume."
You can forget what Li Chengqian said after hearing it, but you still have to take a look at the book handed to him.
Opening the scroll handed to him by Li Chengqian, Zhang Yang looked at the records on it, which contained words of admonition, "Your Highness, can I take this scroll home? I'll bring it back tomorrow."
Maybe you can show it to your wife, huh! Give your daughter-in-law some positive influence and stop thinking about killing small animals and eating them all day long.
Li Chengqian nodded and said, "It doesn't matter."
He chatted with Li Chengqian for a while, talking about the days he spent with Li Gang. Li Chengqian really respected his teacher.
When leaving the East Palace, Zhang Yang glanced at Zhang Daan who was standing outside the palace and said, "Daan, go to the village to see the teacher."
Zhang Daan looked at Li Chengqian's face.
Seeing Li Chengqian nodding, Zhang Daan bowed and said goodbye.
Zhang Daan is the youngest of the teacher's three sons. He looked so honest when we first met him. It’s still like this at first.
After walking out of the East Palace, Zhang Yang said to him: "Teacher is staying in the village to recuperate these days. Brother Elephant and Da Su are busy dealing with matters in the Ministry of Etiquette. You should always go and see the teacher."
Zhang Daan added: "I'm going to visit my father now."
Having said this, he quickened his pace and left.
After talking with Wei Zheng and meeting Li Chengqian, Zhang Yang felt unusually tired. He walked into his home and sat on the eaves. The rain was getting stronger, listening to the sound of rain falling on the eaves.
Li Yue poured a bowl of hot tea. She remained silent and quietly rubbed her husband's temples.
Putting the scroll in his hand aside, Zhang Yang closed his eyes and said, "This was brought from the East Palace. It was Li Gang's admonishment to the prince."
Li Yue said softly: "Mr. Li Gang made a request before his death, and I knew my husband would agree to it."
Thinking of his wife's pressure on his temples, Zhang Yang smiled and said, "You said our family's life is quite good like this. What do those things that are bigger than the sky have to do with us?"
Li Yue whispered: "My husband is not a person who does great things. The ministers of the court are the big shots who care about the world."
"My wife still understands me."
Li Yue smiled happily.
Despite the storm outside, the home is still warm and cozy.
There are also troubles in life, and I haven’t thought about solving the problem of shower pipes.
Li Yue opened the scroll and looked at it quietly.
Li Yue is now sixteen years old. Her eyebrows are much smoother than before, the baby fat has disappeared, and her eyebrows are also longer. It is a good age to study hard.
People at this age also have the strongest learning and understanding abilities, and they can learn anything very quickly.
It is also the best age in life, the most worthwhile age for acquiring knowledge for oneself. Zhang Yang smiled when he thought of his age. It was also the age when studies were the most arduous, the time when he was most diligent and the peak of intelligence. He missed this. It’s so easy to pick it up again when you get older.
There are hundreds of words of admonishment written in the scroll. Just looking at them makes people's brains hurt. I don't know how Mr. Li Gang came up with these obscure words.
Li Yue finished reading the book and said, "Mr. Li Gang's sincere teachings are well-intentioned."
"Actually, we can understand the old gentleman's intentions from this book. He has high hopes for the prince and also talked about many bad things about this world. Not to mention the control of the scholars by the aristocratic families, and the clinging to the powerful in various states. Heart."
"Isn't it true that the elderly are all concerned about the affairs of their home and country? In the eyes of these elderly people, they will feel that the world is about to be in chaos at any time."
Li Yue whispered: "If you miss time, you will have regrets. Maybe the old gentleman feels that he has too many regrets and doesn't want the younger generations to have regrets as well."
Zhang Yang looked at her in surprise. Sometimes his wife's words always sounded like someone in a dream.
Mr. Li Gang has lived for most of his life. Does he really have no regrets?
There are regrets, which are also related to his situation.
From the Sui Dynasty to the present, Li Gang's situation has not been very good. He has been targeted by villains, and he has also been framed by his colleagues. He has also suffered from slanderous words from treacherous and sycophantic people, such as Yang Su, Yang Jian, Liu Fang, and Yu Wen Yunzhi. Liu are not good people.
Li Gang began to make his fortune during the darkest and turbulent period in the world.
It was also the darkest era, until it later triggered the rebellion of all parties against the king in the last years of the Great Cause.
Li Gang had experienced the entire turbulent era before he was so harsh on himself and Li Chengqian.
If he lived in a peaceful and prosperous age, his situation would not be like this.
Put yourself in Li Gang's shoes. He is an upright person. He has been fighting against those treacherous people for half his life and has never given in.
Li Chengqian was humble and studious, respected his teachers and valued teaching, and was knowledgeable and sensible.
"I still can't figure out what Mr. Li Gang saw in me. I also thought it was because the prince read some self-encouragement words in our family, which attracted the attention of the old man. These alone can make Mr. Li Gang Write these last words?”
After listening to her husband's words, Li Yue stood up and tidied her husband's bun, "My husband's hair is always very thick and thick. If you don't tidy it up in a day, it will become a mess."
Putting his weight on the chair, Zhang Yang looked up at Li Yue.
The couple looked at each other and smiled.
Li Yue whispered: "I saw Mr. Li Gang off two days ago. I heard from the relatives who saw him off that he particularly liked the Red Mansion."
Zhang Yang nodded slowly.
The yard was very quiet, with only the sound of Li Yue's words. The little bear lay on a pile of wood and yawned lazily.
Li Yue continued: "When I heard my husband tell the story of the Red Mansion, I would write down one of the stories every day, and then read it again. Only when my husband finished telling the story and I wrote it down, would I feel this The story is full of sadness and can only make people sigh.”
"Husband, have you ever thought about whether the story would be different if they resisted people like Ma Daopo, Xia Jingui, and Aunt Zhao? When I read The Red Mansion, I thought that they could resist and fight against power."
Zhang Yang sat up suddenly and turned around to look at his wife.
Li Yue looked at her husband's reaction with confusion.
"I know!" Zhang Yang stood up and pinched her face, her skin was very smooth and tender.
Li Yue stretched out her hand to resist, "Husband, why are you pinching your face again!"
Zhang Yang laughed loudly and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is humble and studious, respects teachers and respects teachings, and understands etiquette. What he lacks is a clear sense of right and wrong, and struggle. The Crown Prince is too obedient. He obeys His Majesty, his teachers, and even himself. He has always been While obeying others, I never fought for myself.”
Li Yue still caressed her face and pursed her lips in grievance.
This year's rainy season is very long, and the rain keeps falling, neither too much nor too little. The whole city of Chang'an is covered in mist.
Zheng Gong said that it won't stop for a while, but it seems that it won't stop for half a month.
Even this little rain can't stop Li Yue from getting up early to practice swordsmanship.
This time she was sparring with Aunt Yang.
The two of them fought with wooden swords. Zhang Yang sat at the door of his house holding a bowl of noodles, eating the noodles with relish and watching his wife practice.
Li Yue slashed the air with a knife, and Aunt Yang followed the force of the blow and moved forward. She held the handle of the knife behind her back and pressed the edge of the knife, causing Li Yue to lose her balance and turned around to snatch the knife from Li Yue's hand.
Li Yue was stunned and froze on the spot. She hadn't even figured out how she lost the knife in her hand.
Before asking questions, Aunt Yang explained: "This is inspired by the Prince Consort's Tai Chi. This method of leveraging force can also be used in sword techniques."
Li Yue picked up her knife again and returned disappointed.
It will soon be time to open the Suzaku Gate and go to court for duty.
Li Yue also picked up her bowl of noodles and ate it, "This sauce is very good for mixing noodles."
After finishing the noodles in the bowl in a few mouthfuls, Zhang Yang let out a sigh of relief and said, "There is a name for this noodle called Zhajiang Noodles."
Li Yue peeled the garlic on the table, "It's still delicious just with garlic."
My daughter-in-law's taste is really getting more and more serious. The sight of a pretty girl eating a mouthful of garlic and a mouthful of noodles makes people feel uncomfortable for no reason.
"Remember to brush your teeth and rinse your mouth after eating." Zhang Yang warned.
"I know, the taste in my mouth is too strong after eating." Li Yue held up slender chopsticks and chewed in her mouth while speaking vaguely.
(End of chapter)
