Zhang Gongjin asked in a low voice: "Is it your arrangement to have the warrior Yu come to see the Supreme Emperor?"
Shangguan Yi smiled, "It's just a favor, not an arrangement."
They were all the founding fathers of the country. The warrior Xun did become famous after Li Yuan rewarded him. Li Yuan also decreed that one of the Yuanmou heroes who followed Jinyang in the army could be exempted from death if he was guilty.
The warrior Xun was Li Yuan's confidant, and he followed him when he raised the army.
Who would have thought that with regard to the Xuanwu Sect, Li Shimin had made many heroes after he ascended the throne, and he had also appeased the warrior Xun at the beginning.
Due to the father-son relationship between Li Shimin and Li Yuan, the warrior Xun was also a close confidant of the Supreme Emperor.
In addition to appeasing the warrior Xun, Li Shimin transferred him to another place.
Maybe this was His Majesty's suspicion or defensiveness. In any case, the Supreme Emperor trusted the warrior Yun too much.
Times have changed, and after so many years, it’s time to let go of this precaution.
Zhang Gongjin drank tea and signaled Shangguan Yi to go about his own business and not to disturb the warrior Xun and the Supreme Emperor.
After a long conversation, the warrior Xun has reached middle age and is no longer the high-spirited man he was when he raised the army in Jinyang. Li Yuan has also grown old and his beard and hair are white. He is no longer the Tang Gong who used to speak boldly and wanted to conquer the world. He has a feeling of a hero in his twilight years.
The world is peaceful and the world has changed.
Li Shimin was revered as the Khan of Heaven, and Li Yuan felt more and more old.
If the warrior Yu were transferred elsewhere, he would be exhausted both physically and mentally.
As he spoke, Li Yuan admired and recognized Samurai Yu, the hero he followed in the past.
The Supreme Emperor personally took the warrior Yu to walk in the village, introducing all kinds of new things in the village.
The already well-informed samurai Yu walked into the village feeling short-sighted. This was the first time he saw such an efficient spinning wheel, and the first time he saw something like a water wheel that could rotate day and night.
That night, Li Yuan left the warrior Yu in the village, and he wrote a letter and sent it to the palace.
The lights in the Manlu Palace were bright, and Li Shimin frowned as he read the letter, which was about the warrior Xun.
Looking back on the people who followed my father in those days, some left, some passed away, and not many are left now.
His father never asked for many things. Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "When the warrior Xun was in charge of Jingzhou, he did a lot of hard work and promoted the agriculture and mulberry industry. The local people praised his contribution. The warrior Xun Xuanwei was granted the title of General and stayed in Chang'an. Give him a salary of one hundred stones."
After Li Shimin said this, he added: "Since my father has interceded for the warrior Xun, I have long wanted to let him settle down. After this, I will let my father return to the palace."
Tian Khan agreed to Li Yuan's intercession on the condition that Li Yuan return to the palace.
In Chang'an City, Zhang Yang was cleaning buckets on the roof. This was a laborious job. After cleaning the buckets, he poured the prepared water into it.
"Boy Zhang, what are you doing?"
Hearing the shouts in the yard, Zhang Yang looked sideways, "Why are you here, old man?"
Li Yuan sighed: "I have returned to the palace, so I came to see you and your wife."
"Grandpa Huang, please sit down." Li Yue moved a chair.
"Okay." Li Yuan sat down with a smile. He looked at the little bear following his granddaughter, "What a strong animal."
Zhang Yang climbed the ladder and came down from the roof, "Everything raised at home is fed with grain."
Li Yuan observed it and said, "Well, if this animal grows up, we don't dare to leave it in Chang'an City."
"When they are raised, they will be sent to the village."
"fair enough."
Zhang Yang wiped his sweat and said, "Why are you suddenly thinking about returning to the palace?"
Li Yuan said melancholy: "It's too disturbing to stay in the village for a long time. Erlang is very suspicious and I can't stop going back forever. I just happened to take advantage of the matter about the warrior Xun to return to the palace."
After a pause, Li Yuan continued: "You owe me a favor."
Pouring a bowl of herbal tea for Li Yuan, Zhang Yang listened to his words and wanted to keep the warrior Xun. Li Yuan and Li Shimin made a deal, and the exchange condition was that Li Yuan returned to the palace.
"Thank you for always helping me."
Li Yuan smiled and nodded, "I can see that Shangguan Yi is talented but not very versatile. You have put so much effort into the village, and I also heard from Qingque that now is the key."
"It turns out that His Highness King Wei told you."
"Qingque hears that you don't necessarily want Samurai Yu. You're not in a hurry, but that kid is so anxious that he contacted his family, offered him a place to live, and promised him conditions."
Li Yuan tasted the herbal tea in the bowl and said, "This tea is good."
Li Yue came over after drying her clothes and said, "My husband made this myself. It has the effect of dispelling fire."
Zhang Yang smiled awkwardly, "I've seen that Shangguan Yi has been very busy lately and I'm developing a herbal tea. I thought that just after the summer harvest, a lot of people would get angry in the dry autumn."
"You will definitely be very rich in the future." Li Yuan whispered while looking at the bowl of cold vegetables in front of him.
"I'd like to lend you your kind words."
Seeing the smiles of the couple in front of him, Li Yuan slowly stood up and said, "I will go back first."
Li Yue escorted Li Yuan to the door, "After cleaning up the house in a few days, I will go to visit my mother and stop by to see Grandpa Huang."
Li Yuan couldn't help but nod, "I think Guanyin is about to give birth in the next two days."
"Hope everything is okay."
Li Yuan got into the carriage and left under the escort of guards.
Li Yue walked back to the courtyard, "You will know whether she is a princess or a prince in two days."
Zhang Yang sat under the eaves and shook his fan, "I think she is a princess."
Li Yue raised her chin and said unconvinced: "It's the prince."
"How sure are you?"
"The palace doctor said." Li Yue put her hands on her hips, "If you are a princess, I will make breakfast for a month."
"You cooking breakfast for a month is a punishment to me." Zhang Yang thought for a long time, "If you lose, you will have to sweep the floor for a month."
"If my husband loses, he will make ten meals of fermented glutinous rice dumplings, one meal a day!"
"Can."
The daughter-in-law didn't know the heights of the world. She didn't know what kind of person she was betting with. Zhang Yang shook his head and sighed.
In September of the sixth year of Zhenguan, a cry rang out in the Imperial Palace, and another legitimate princess was born.
Li Shimin was in a good mood and ordered to increase the amount of money for the clan and ministers of the court and take a day off from court.
The news quickly spread throughout Chang'an City.
Li Yue waited anxiously for the news.
After a while, Aunt Yang came in a hurry and said, "It's happening, it's happening."
Zhang Yang calmly took a sip of tea.
Li Yue asked anxiously: "Is she a princess or a prince?"
"She is a little princess. Your Majesty named her Si Zi."
Hearing this, Li Yue froze in place for a long time, then turned to look at her husband.
Zhang Yang smiled calmly and said, "What do you want me to do? You sweep the floor for a month."
Li Yue stamped her foot in frustration, "It's only 50% that it's a boy or a girl. It's just a fluke that the husband wins. The mother can't give birth to a boy or a girl."
"I'm not a man...cough cough cough!" Zhang Yang spit out a mouthful of tea.
"The medical skills of the imperial doctors in the palace are not high enough, and they actually said it wrong. This time I won't lose unjustly."
Zhang Yang poured himself tea again, "You made a bet with me based on the information given by the imperial doctor. You were 10% more sure, but you lost to me with a 60% surety. I think you should give up one month and add half a month." .”
"It's a month as promised."
Aunt Wang smiled and explained: "The princess has fallen into the trap of the consort. For the imperial doctors, they cannot easily tell whether she is a princess or a prince. Even if she wants to say that, she must say she is a prince. No matter how she asks, the result will be the same. "
Li Yue sat down distressedly, "It was my miscalculation and it had nothing to do with my husband's trap."
Zhang Yang pointed to the garbage in the corner of the yard and said, "Sweep the floor."
Unconvinced, Li Yue pursed her lips, picked up the broom, and swept it silently with a dark face.
There was another princess added to the palace. This was a matter worthy of celebration. The royal family and dignitaries went to congratulate her one after another.
Li Yue searched in her room for a long time and always found a Rubik's Cube as a gift.
If others give gold and silver, my wife will give a Rubik's cube as a gift.
"My husband has said before that kindness is more important than courtesy. It is very polite to give our family a Rubik's Cube. The value of the Rubik's Cube is much greater than that of gold and silver." Li Yue took the Rubik's Cube and took out the brown sugar at home.
The couple went to the palace to visit Queen Changsun.
He went out late, and by the time he arrived at the palace, the people who came to congratulate him had already dispersed.
Li Lizhi stood in front of the Lizheng Hall. When she saw someone, she ran forward and threw herself into Li Yue's arms.
As both his sister and his disciple, Li Yue doted on her very much, "How are you, Queen Mother?"
Holding Li Yue's hand, Li Lizhi went into the palace, "The queen is still resting on the bed. The imperial doctor said that the queen cannot move around yet."
The couple walked into the palace. Queen Changsun's bed was separated by a curtain. Through the curtain, she could see the queen holding her swaddling clothes and coaxing the child.
Her lotus-like arms stretched out her swaddling clothes and swayed, as if she was eager to get to know the world.
"Yue'er, come in." Queen Changsun called.
Li Yue walked in in response, Zhang Yang saluted and said, "I will go to the East Palace first."
"Well, you and your wife are interested."
Li Yue opened the package and said, "This Rubik's Cube is for my sister. These brown sugars will replenish the mother's qi and blood. My daughter asked Doctor Sun that women need to replenish qi and blood most after giving birth."
After listening to her words, Empress Changsun smiled kindly.
Looking at the newborn Si Zi again, Li Yue couldn't help but sigh: "She is so small."
Empress Changsun nodded and said: "You are so small when you are born. The infant slaves were also so small before. Children grow up very fast and grow up in the blink of an eye."
Zhang Yang walked out of the Li Zheng Palace and walked all the way to the East Palace. That feeling came to his mind again. He was like a passer-by, watching these things happen one by one.
The Tang Dynasty still had to implement the imperial examination system, Li Shimin still had to reorganize the clan history, and Li Mingda was still born.
This wasn't the first time I had this feeling. The last time I had this feeling was when Jie Li was captured into Chang'an City.
This feeling has never gone away, and it will come to mind every time I want to forget, reminding myself that I am not one of them, that I am different from everyone here, even though I am also a human being.
Before I met Li Yue, when I looked at this era, I felt like a wandering soul, with no attachment, no belonging, and no family.
When talking to others, I can't tell where my hometown is, and I feel like a different person when interacting with them.
Zhang Yang patted his forehead. When a new life is born, people will always feel a lot of emotions.
Smiling bitterly, he looked up again and saw that the East Palace was already in front of him.
Wei Zheng had just come out of the East Palace.
When an old man and a young man met, Zhang Yang bowed and saluted, "Mr. Zheng, long time no see."
Wei Zheng said in a deep voice: "I have just been named the Young Master of the East Palace, and I have to take charge of the Zhanshi Mansion in the East Palace. After His Majesty's decree, you will not be on duty for two months. If you had not been friends with the Crown Prince, I would have His Highness punish you." with you."
"Mr. Zheng is right. I will do my best to reflect on my actions. I will do my own self-reflection three times a day."
"I will examine myself three times a day? Don't ruin the words of the saint."
"What Mr. Zheng said is true." Zhang Yang saluted repeatedly, admitting his mistake sincerely.
"Humph." Wei Zheng snorted coldly, then waved his sleeves and left.
Looking at the East Palace again, Zhang Yang walked in. Li Chengqian was playing chess with Zhang Daan.
"Your Highness, I lost again."
"Playing chess with you is quite boring. You lost after just a few moves." Li Chengqian clicked his tongue and shook his head. Seeing Zhang Yang coming, he became interested again, "Hurry up and play chess with me."
Standing in the hall, Zhang Yang clasped his hands and said: "I just met Mr. Zheng and was taught a lesson. Now I just want to go to see Zhan Shifu and reflect on it. Well! Work hard and learn from Mr. Zheng."
"Then you come with me."
"Thank you, Prince, for leading the way."
Li Chengqian led the way and explained: "Although Zhan Shi's official position in the East Palace is not among the six ministries, he is still in charge of internal and external affairs in the East Palace. If someone in the East Palace misbehaves or does things unfavorably, you can tell him and we will deal with him later."
Listening to the words, Zhang Yang followed him to a warehouse in the East Palace. The door frame of this warehouse was covered with spider webs. It seemed that it had not been cleaned for many years.
Li Chengqian pushed open the old door, "This used to be a place for Confucian scholars to talk and laugh, but after my father came to the throne, all the remaining evildoers of the false prince Li Jiancheng were wiped out."
"Wait a minute." When talking about the Xuanwu Sect's affairs back then, Zhang Yang quickly interrupted, "Can I listen to these words?"
Li Chengqian turned around and took a look, "There is only Da'an here. I am alone with you. You can tell me without any outsiders."
Zhang Yang took a step back, "I'm scared."
"Back then, Li Jiancheng was still the crown prince, and Mr. Zheng and Mr. Li Gang were all strategizing here, whether it was for the sake of the country or the throne..."
I didn't want to hear this at first, but the prince wanted to talk, so I had no choice but to listen. Afterwards, I pretended I didn't hear anything and just ate my food quietly.
Li Chengqian came to a table and said, "The seal of the East Palace was originally kept here, but it has been put away by the father. After the Xuanwu Gate incident, this place has been put on hold, and it has become desolate until now."
Zhang Yang looked around and said, "There aren't many people in the East Palace."
Li Chengqian nodded, "Actually, there are many vacancies in the East Palace."
Not only are there many vacancies, but there is only one Zhang Daan working in the entire East Palace. Apart from the maids, eunuchs and guards, there is no one else in the East Palace.
Nowadays, there are still large areas of the East Palace that are deserted, and there are also many places that are overgrown with weeds.
Zhang Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead. This East Palace was too desolate.
"Let's get someone to clean this place up."
"No need." Zhang Yang left Zhanshi Mansion with his hands folded, "Let this place be empty. In fact, this place is not used on weekdays. As for the affairs of the East Palace, I will arrange it as much as possible."
"It's okay, I know you don't care about these superficial things."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince understands me." Zhang Yang nodded.
(End of chapter)
