After Changsun Wuji and Yuchi Gong left together, Li Shimin sat alone in the dim Manlu Hall.
After the emperor became angry, a group of palace maids and eunuchs knelt there and did not dare to raise their heads.
Li Shimin looked at the map of the Western Regions until Queen Changsun slowly walked into the palace.
Looking at Li Shimin's expression, Empress Changsun smiled and said, "Your Majesty, why are you so angry?"
Li Shimin sat down again and said, "It's been so many years, and I haven't seen someone plot against someone behind my back for a long time."
Empress Changsun tidied up the Manna Hall quietly. After Li Shimin smashed things angrily, the place was particularly messy.
After the emperor became angry, these maids did not dare to move.
Only the queen could clean up her things in front of the angry emperor.
Li Shimin took a sip of tea and said, "Do you think I am a person who cannot tolerate a trace of deception in my eyes?"
Empress Changsun still collected the broken pottery pots, rice paper and precious writing brushes scattered on the ground. "As an emperor, your majesty, as the emperor of heaven, naturally cannot tolerate a trace of deception in his eyes."
Li Shimin held his forehead in distress, "What if I am not the Khan of Heaven?"
Queen Changsun smiled and said: "This is the Khan of Heaven. Under the wrath of Khan's thunder, he will bleed into rivers. These deceptions can naturally be erased, but then everything that Khan has done for his virtuous name will be wasted. , in the eyes of the world, he is a harsh Khan."
"If it's just a father, uncle, or brother, you have to guide him. Otherwise, he will become a stranger to everyone. There will be no relatives and friends to sit high, and there will be no sincere smiles."
The Queen's words were very slow, and she spoke slowly in the Manna Palace.
Li Shimin's anger gradually subsided.
Queen Changsun said again: "Even if you are the Khan of Heaven, who in the world can rival him? This is the emperor, who is majestic and intimidating and can overlook thousands of people in the world. His Majesty's actions, every word and every deed are world-class." standards and standards."
The rainy season has arrived in Chang'an City again, and Li Shimin's words have spread throughout the government and the public.
Zhang Yang listened to Cheng Chumo's words and felt very complicated. The emperor was anxious and the consequences would be serious. He also wanted Ashinadur to lead his Eastern Turkic tribe to attack Gaochang. When did Li Shimin get involved with Turkic Ashinadur? of?
Looking back now, it is no wonder that after the death of Ashina Shibabi Khan, he established a small khan to lead the association, but the uncle Ashina Durr did not move at all.
I thought he really surrendered obediently, but it turned out that Tian Khan was secretly causing trouble.
It's like playing cards. Watching Li Shimin play his cards very reliably, who knows if he has a few big cards hidden in his hand.
Starting from the Xuanwu Gate incident and his accession to the throne, in the course of history, no matter how many rebellions Li Shimin's sons and daughters rebelled against during the Zhenguan Dynasty, they were all easily wiped out, while he himself remained on the throne forever.
Don't talk about martial ethics with the emperor. The emperor is the one who least talks about martial ethics.
Zhang Yang kicked away the stones at his feet in annoyance, feeling that his good mood was gone.
Lu Dongzan braved the rain and ran to a wine shop and bought a jar of wine from the store.
Zhang Yang looked at him and said, "Brother Xiang, why are you still in Chang'an City?"
Lu Dongzan took a sip of the wine and said, "Chang'an City is prosperous and there is such fine wine. How can I be willing to leave? Tian Khan asked angrily where the master of Gaochang is. I don't want to leave even if such a big thing has no outcome."
All the envoys who came to congratulate him had already left. Of course, the Tang Dynasty could not drive these envoys away.
Whether people want to stay or leave is a matter for the envoys of each country.
"I think you should bring some more drinks to Songtsen Gampo."
"What you said is right. Take some back. After Zamp drinks this wine, he will want to attack the Tang Dynasty even more."
Zhang Yang clasped his hands and said to Cheng Chumo, "You said that a guy who wants to attack the Tang Dynasty all the time, how can you let him live in Chang'an City for so long."
Cheng Chumo stroked the stubble on his chin and pondered, "How many soldiers and horses can a bitter and cold place like Tubo raise? I'm afraid a group of soldiers can't even wear armor and stomachs."
Zhang Yang nodded, "I think so too."
Seeing Lu Dongzan leaving happily with a jug of wine, Zhang Yang said again: "Seeing this guy's life being so good, why do I feel so uncomfortable?"
Cheng Chumo nodded, "Do you want to beat him up?"
"Okay, just be careful."
"With the sack covering his face, how can he see who beat him?" As he was talking and about to walk out of the wine shop, Cheng Chumo turned around and said again: "I almost forgot, I heard recently that there was a group of Japanese people escorting a car The goods have passed Tongguan."
"Is it a silver mine?"
"Most likely. It is said that they are kept under strict supervision and are not taken away day or night."
"Send someone to keep an eye on it."
"clear."
The seventh year of Zhenguan has just begun, and a lot of things have happened.
First, Li Shimin made a bold move to set up official schools in various states to pave the way for the imperial examination. Clan annals and geographical annals were also on the way to be compiled. Then Gao Shilian left the court. Many official positions in the court were changed, and a lot of newly promoted officials were sealed. The old ministers who had followed Gao Shilian for a long time also left the court.
Zhang Yang came to the East Palace for duty. As soon as he walked to the East Palace, he saw Xu Changli and Zhang Daan arguing.
It seems that Zhang Daan stopped Xu Changli from recommending someone to the prince.
Zhang Yang passed by the two of them as if nothing had happened.
Xu Xiaode hurriedly stepped forward and took out a volume of book, "Master Zhang, this is the annotation of Han Shu written by Yan Shigu."
Zhang Yang took this annotation and looked at Li Chengqian who was writing in the palace. He stopped and looked at the content above. Among the historians since the Han Dynasty, apart from Sima Qian, Ban Gu was considered to be the most famous one.
Looking at the annotations handed over by Xu Xiaode, Zhang Yang frowned and said, "Is this an annotation for "Liangdu Fu" written by Ban Gu?"
Xu Xiaode nodded happily and stroked his beard and said: "I knew Master Zhang was knowledgeable, but now it seems that he is truly worthy of his reputation. I can see at a glance that this is the annotation of the two capitals."
First he smiled helplessly, and then Zhang Yang said helplessly: "We in the Tang Dynasty have too few entertainment activities, and there are even fewer interesting books to read. On weekdays, we just rely on reading these obscure books to pass the time. These two Whether it was the Imperial Academy or the Chongwen Palace, I had read the book."
This commentary is not long, only one of the volumes.
Looking at Xu Xiaode again, Zhang Yang continued: "Xu Changli, as far as I know, this Yan Shigu is the grandson of Yan Zhitui, a great literary figure in the previous dynasty. He was just promoted to the young prison of the secretary prison by Tian Khan this year. He is like this. You have just been promoted, so it is inappropriate for you to condescend to come to the East Palace."
After frowning and taking two steps left and right, Zhang Yang continued: "I didn't care about your impeachment last time. You still want to provoke Yan Shigu. Isn't it too much?"
Hearing the intention of asking for guilt, Xu Xiaode immediately saluted, "It's because the official didn't think carefully. It's just that His Royal Highness is very interested in Han Shu and has been studying it recently. You might as well ask Yan Shigu to help annotate it."
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Yan Shigu was born into a famous Confucian family and was very famous, but in the final analysis, he didn’t know much about him.
I don’t know what this guy’s political views are.
What impact will it have on the prince?
Zhang Yang handed this note to Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian took the annotation, looked at the content above and nodded: "This annotation is very good, Yan Shigu is a great talent."
Xu Xiaode smiled with satisfaction.
Putting down the annotation, Li Chengqian continued: "The Han Dynasty has many volumes and is difficult to read. It is very troublesome to examine various classics. I thought there should be an annotation so that scholars all over the world can read it better. "
Zhang Yang looked at Xu Xiaode's smile and felt that this guy's smile looked very unpleasant. He turned back and faced Li Chengqian, "Now that Yan Shigu is still serving as Secretary Supervisor, I wonder if he can condescend to come to the East Palace?"
Xu Xiaode added: "I heard that Yan Shigu likes to study ancient texts. I saw that there are many ancient books in the Chongwen Museum."
Li Chengqian stood up and said, "Find a day and go with me to visit Yan Shigu. Zhang Yanggu also knows that you are cautious, so if you want to bring him into the East Palace, you will naturally want to see him."
Zhang Yang nodded, "Here."
After saying these words, Li Chengqian looked up again and saw Zhang Yang, Da'an and Xu Xiaode. "I also know that Xu Changli impeached Lishan at the beginning of the year. The matter has passed, and people from the DPRK have also informed them." Lishan has appeased many merchants, and some grudges should be put aside. I don’t want there to be so many quarrels in the East Palace."
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said: "How come I have a problem with Xu Changli? We have a good relationship. What does Xu Changli think?"
Xu Xiaode bowed and said, "Master Zhang is right. After knowing the prince's reputation as a benevolent and virtuous man, I am willing to work with Master Zhang to assist the crown prince Zuo."
Zhang Yang was also smiling, "If I had a problem with Changli Xu, he might be dead on the street by now."
Xu Xiaode's smile froze on his face.
For the next time, Zhang Yang accompanied Li Chengqian to study, while Xu Xiaode and Zhang Daan stood aside without speaking.
When the rain stopped, Zhang Yang walked out of the East Palace. When he walked out of the Zhuque Gate, he saw that the suggestion boxes in the East Palace were empty. From the beginning, the suggestion boxes were put out, and some people dropped off one, but now no one has paid attention to it. It's over.
Seeing Zhang Yang stop, Zhang Daan looked at the suggestion box and asked, "No one will care anyway, why don't we dismantle this."
Zhang Yang held an umbrella in his hand, "Just put it here, maybe someone will deliver it."
Daan nodded slightly, then looked back to see Xu Xiaode, a middle-aged man, walking towards the secretary prison, probably to find Yan Shigu.
This time the rain stopped and fell from time to time, and it lasted for several days.
It is rare for Chang'an City to have such a rainy season. Good rains come in good seasons. Raining at this time is a good thing for the crops that have just been sown.
At this time Gaochang should also be sowing cotton.
Zhang Yang and Zhang Daan walked to the intersection of Zhuque Street. Daan's conversation was much better now. He had been reading at Chongwen Library these days and almost became the librarian there.
"The way you speak is much better. It's not as stumbling as before." Zhang Yang smiled.
"My brother used to say that we should think more. I often think when I read a book, and I also think more before speaking. When I think more, sometimes my thoughts become clearer."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "You should take more notes when reading books, and don't forget them after reading them."
Zhang Daan put his large sleeves in front of him and said, "I understand, I must remember my brother's teachings."
Looking at his energy again, Zhang Daan now feels like a late bloomer.
After saying goodbye to him on Zhuque Street, Zhang Yang walked into his home and saw his wife sitting in the yard with a solemn expression, while Xiao Wu sat quietly and asked questions.
Looking at the little bear again, he caught a frog from somewhere and was bullying it happily.
In the end, Xiao Wu couldn't bear it jumping around in front of him and interrupted his homework.
She picked up the broom and swatted the frog to death in front of the little bear.
Under the dumbfounded gaze of the little bear, Xiao Wu beat the only creature it could bully at home to death in an instant and turned it into a corpse. Then she elegantly threw the frog corpse outside the yard in front of the little bear.
Without the little animal that could bring him joy, the little bear lay under the eaves and fell into a state of silence again.
Zhang Yang sat in front of Li Yue, "How are you thinking?"
Li Yue whispered: "What you have to face will eventually have to be faced. I don't know how Dao Dao plans to talk to my father."
Aunt Yang brought the dossier, "This is the dossier that I bought from Gaochang."
Li Yue opened one file after another to confirm, which contained the land area and population of Gaochang, as well as the seal of the ruler of Gaochang and the domestic map of Gaochang. There was also a silk book that stated the names of the successive rulers of Gaochang since the Han Dynasty. name.
Looking at these listed names, these names were written in Western script, then later in the small seal script of the Han Dynasty, and then in official script, which proves the long history of this silk script.
Li Yue picked up the pen and dipped it in a little ink, and wrote two words in beautiful regular script in the last column of his name, Zhang Yang.
A very simple name, and also a very common name.
It seems that this name does not seem to be a taboo name for the leader of a land.
After finishing writing, she solemnly put down her pen, "At this point, Gaochang has truly become our family business."
After saying this, Li Yue smiled with satisfaction.
Less than two hours after the rain stopped, it started to drizzle again.
Zhang Yang said to the two aunts: "Please go and tell the palace that the master of Gaochang will meet Tian Khan at Qujiang Pool tomorrow morning. Don't tell anyone during this period."
The two aunts nodded and left.
They left in the evening and came back at night to say that everything had been arranged.
Li Yue looked at the map of the Western Region, "How long does it take for Ashinadur to reach Gaochang from the grassland."
Zhang Yang thought: "No matter how fast it is, it will take a month. If most of the troops and horses march, it may be even slower. By the time they reach Gaochang, spring will be over."
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The next morning, Zhang Yang got up listening to the sound of rain falling on the roof of his house.
When she walked out of the house, she saw that Li Yue had sorted out the files one by one. She also confirmed that the handwriting on the silk books was correct.
The family had breakfast. Zhang Yang was holding a package and an umbrella in one hand and frowning at the rain in the sky. Today's rain was much heavier than yesterday.
Zhang Yang turned around and said to Li Yue: "It doesn't matter. After experiencing big storms and waves, we will be more calm when facing difficulties."
Li Yue smiled happily, "Yeah."
