The couple sat opposite each other, and Zhang Yang poured down his drink, "Construction of our new home will start next year."
The couple clinked glasses and took a sip of wine.
The little bear climbed onto the pillar of the beam and was sitting in a daze.
Whenever the wind blew, some snowflakes would blow in from the door, and the fire in the stove would sway.
"Although the Diplomatic Academy has been completed, and my husband is now the Minister of Rites, in fact, in my heart, my husband has always been repelled by the government."
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The two have known each other for so many years and understand each other very well.
"Your father is suspicious and conceited. I'm afraid your father will kill me one day when I become an official." Zhang Yang took another sip of wine.
"Sooner or later, my husband will have to leave the court."
Looking at his wife's eyes, Zhang Yang lowered his head slightly, "Well, sooner or later I have to leave the court. This day is earlier than anyone else. Of course, before that, I also hope that the Tang Dynasty will be prosperous and powerful, at least to make your father emperor Don't be stupid and compromise with evil forces."
Smiling softly, Li Yue clinked glasses with her husband again, "Not only will we celebrate this year, we will celebrate every year in the future."
"That's natural."
The couple drank again and again, talking about their future plans, their future arrangements, and imagining what their new home in Lishan would look like after it is completed.
Both were drunk.
Zhang Yang supported his dizzy head and looked at his wife's expression.
Her drinking capacity is still as good as ever.
Looking at the heavy snow outside the house, her aunt was leading Xiao Wu. When she saw the teacher, she walked over quickly.
Li Yue carefully swept the snowflakes off Xiao Wu's coat, "Why did you come to the teacher's house today? Aren't you staying with your parents?"
Xiao Wu grinned, his mouth still missing teeth, "I miss the teacher, my parents are quarreling again."
Li Yue held Xiao Wu's hand and led her to wash up, "It's getting late, let's take a rest early."
His wife and Xiao Wu walked into the room, and Zhang Yang went outside to blow in the wind. This cold wind could refresh himself.
On New Year's Eve, a banquet was held in the village, and the news of the grand banquet held in Lishan Village to celebrate soon reached Li Shimin's ears.
Nowadays, the front of Taiji Hall is very lively, and people in the clan who have not seen each other for a long time are talking.
Li Tai didn't have much energy and hoped that today would be over soon. This kind of banquet was a kind of torture for him.
Li Chengqian stepped forward and said, "I heard that this year the couple will spend New Year's Eve in Lishan."
Li Tai nodded, "I already knew it."
"I heard that the recent business between you and Zhang Yang is getting bigger and bigger."
"My father also knows these things, so my brother doesn't need to be so lenient."
"I think you should take more care of the compilation of the gazetteer. Don't delay the business."
"Business?" Li Tai stood up and said, "Now that Lishan's business can help the DPRK, I think that is business."
Listening to Qingque's refutation of his own words, Li Chengqian's tone became a little more serious, "My father often talks about your talent and learning, but I just hope that you don't have to waste it."
The maids and eunuchs in the rear stood quietly listening to the conversation between the two brothers, and did not dare to say anything. Everyone in the palace and outside the palace knew that the relationship between the prince and King Wei was not good.
Li Tai sighed first, "His Royal Highness, does he know why Zhang Yang doesn't come to the East Palace?"
Li Chengqian said suspiciously: "I thought that since he is already the Minister of Rites, if the matters in the court involve the East Palace, others will inevitably talk about him."
"Brother Huang only knows one thing but not the other. In fact, brother-in-law doesn't care about other people's opinions. No matter how he behaves or behaves, brother-in-law has his own rules. Once someone from other forces sets foot in the East Palace, brother-in-law will immediately follow them. Pull away.”
Looking at Li Chengqian's expression again, Li Tai added: "Brother Huang thinks that he does everything thoughtfully and is generous and open-minded. What Brother Huang doesn't know is that Zhang Yang has been hinting at Brother Huang that he needs to communicate with some people. Keep your distance, these people include aristocratic families, powerful families, or the likes of Changsun Chong, the emperor is the heir apparent, so you should always pay attention to every word and deed."
"I think that if I treat people well, I will be praised by others. I don't know that others also have the intention to take advantage of me. Good teachers and friends are rare. I have to warn and remind you again and again."
Li Tai continued, "Instead of talking about my brother, it is better for my brother to reflect on his words and deeds."
Li Chengqian's expression was calm, but his hands behind his back were already clenched into fists. He only said a few words, but Qingque had many words to refute.
The old eunuch on the side saw these actions, and the young man's temperament was more or less energetic and impulsive.
Li Tai's words continued, "Now that the emperor's brother has reached adulthood, his father and mother are also preparing for the emperor's marriage. I hope that the emperor will think more about his conduct in the future."
Li Chengqian said solemnly: "Gu naturally will not let down Zhang Yang's teachings."
"I understand when my brother-in-law can say this. I didn't know the evils of the family before, or the stubborn diseases in the Central Plains. Doing business with my brother-in-law can broaden my horizons and let me know the depth of these problems."
Li Tai took a deep breath and continued: "Then there is the Kuo Di Zhi mentioned by the emperor. The compilation of Kuo Di Zhi will naturally continue. Not only will it continue, I also plan to compile another book."
"Compile another book?" Li Chengqian was more and more surprised. Qingque had indeed changed a lot in the past two years. Being mixed with Zhang Yang, Qingque's views and understanding of many things were also changing.
Li Tai cupped his hands and said: "Since ancient times, there has been no shortage of descriptions of the scenery outside the Guan in the Central Plains classics. Most of these descriptions refer to many classics, and there are also fragments of understanding of the people outside the Guan, but there is no better explanation."
Looking at the nobles of the clan who were waiting for the banquet to begin, Li Tai said loudly: "I want to compile a book. This book will be more valuable than the previous books. My brother-in-law also mentioned the key points. If this book is It was compiled and named Zhenguan Geography."
After saying this, Li Tai saluted Li Chengqian again, turned around and left.
"Zhenguan geography..." Li Chengqian smiled bitterly and said to himself: "What did Zhang Yang teach Qingque?"
As he grows older, Li Tai becomes more and more sharp. He has been quite intelligent since he was a child. With Zhang Yang's guidance now, Li Chengqian imagines what Qingque will be like in the future.
As an imperial brother and a prince, Li Chengqian always felt like there was always a stone weighing on his heart.
Just like what Li Tai said, Yan Shigu is a descendant of Yan Zitui. He has always set his sights higher than the top. Is it really wrong for this kind of people to stay in the East Palace?
He was just a guest in the East Palace, and Zhang Yang never said anything wrong about Yan Shigu.
After thinking about it carefully, Li Chengqian understood again.
Shenzi once said that whenever you achieve meritorious service, you should abandon selfishness.
Without fighting with Yan Shigu, Zhang Yang could walk calmly and live openly without caring about other people's character.
After standing there for a long time, Li Chengqian had already made some considerations in his mind.
Today is New Year's Eve, and the entire Lishan Mountain is full of festive atmosphere. The surrounding counties and counties are also very curious. Since this place became the fiefdom of the princess, every New Year's Eve Lishan will hold a flowing water banquet, which is very grand and even gives gifts to We shared eggs and some meat with the surrounding villages.
Lishan is indeed very wealthy, and this wealth has long made surrounding villages and counties jealous.
For this New Year's Eve, Her Royal Highness spent a lot of money.
It seems that every year the princess spends is very hard, and she will celebrate grandly on New Year's Eve.
There are also more and more discussions about Lishan in surrounding villages and counties.
It was slowly getting dusk, and Zhang Yang and Li Yue were preparing for tonight's fireworks.
On the northern slope of Lishan Mountain, where there is no movement on weekdays, Zhang Yang carried a bamboo basket on his back, took out a bamboo tube firework from the bamboo basket behind his back and buried it in a pit.
Li Yue wielded a small hoe and dug out small holes.
Zhang Yang looked around, "Where is Xiao Wu?"
Aunt Yang explained: "The little princess is taking the little bear back to the village first, and Aunt Wang is taking care of it."
After all the holes in the row were dug, Li Yue helped bury the fireworks in them.
Pull out the fuses one by one, and when it gets dark, you can light them and let the fireworks bloom in the night sky.
The weather was still very cold today, so Li Yue straightened her husband's clothes, "The clothes are a bit loose. I'll fix them after I get home."
"Let's eat first."
The two of them returned to the top of Lishan Mountain. The rubble here had been cleared away, leaving the ruins and foundations to tell that this was once a palace.
When the mountain wind blows, the pine forest rustles.
Li Yue looked at a forest on the mountainside. The trees were not very tall. These trees were also beautiful when there was snow in the winter.
This snow will decorate Lishan Mountain into a snow mountain.
"Are the snow-capped mountains in Tubo the same as Mount Li?"
Zhang Yang ate the buns and shook his head: "The snow-capped mountains in Tubo never melt all year round. They form a natural barrier and are also the barriers between us and the West."
Li Yue nodded, "So that's it."
"So it is very important to capture the Central Plains of Tubo. Whether it is the snow-capped mountains of Tubo or the Tianshan Mountains in the Western Regions, they are excellent natural barriers and demarcation lines." Zhang Yang finished the buns in his hands. He took another sip of tea and said melancholy: "As long as I am still the Minister of Rites and the Foreign Affairs Council is in charge of the diplomatic affairs of all countries, I can conquer anything in that snowy mountain."
Li Yue nodded heavily, "It's good that your husband has this outlook, but you should also pay attention to what the court says. Whether it's the Yushitai or the Zhongshu Province, there are a lot of discussions about the Foreign Affairs Commission."
It seems that Li Yue is often at home and doesn't like to go out, and he never interacts with other girls in the clan.
Other female scrolls may focus on the prices of goods in Chang'an City, or who married a monster-like concubine.
Only my daughter-in-law likes to care about some important affairs of the government.
These affairs in the court were informed by the two aunts to their daughter-in-law.
Many times, if there is any movement in the court, the daughter-in-law will be the first to know.
It is always not good for women to inquire about national affairs, but it is different for their own daughter-in-law, who does not have a hobby.
Li Yue was warming the wine on the stove after the restriction on alcohol was lifted. She seemed to be drinking to her heart's content these two days.
"Occasionally drinking alcohol can also promote blood circulation, but you should drink less."
Listening to her husband's instructions, Li Yue helped his arm, her pretty eyes full of happiness and satisfaction, "I know, I will control it."
Zhang Yang nodded thoughtfully, worried that his wife would drink like Zhang Fei.
Her body shape is still thin, and her congenital deficiencies also make it difficult for her to obtain nutrition.
Not to mention the absorption of the decoction, it may just flow through the intestines and stomach, which only increases the metabolic burden on the body.
Blood-enhancing foods can have a limited effect, but they can reduce the burden on her body.
The couple sat on the top of the mountain drinking wine, behind a wall, and the stove was placed aside so they could avoid the wind and keep warm.
The snow began to fall again. Zhang Yang looked at his daughter-in-law, who was leaning on his shoulder with her cheeks red and tipsy, "Husband, can I set off the fireworks?"
Zhang Yang handed the fire seal in his hand to Aunt Yang.
Aunt Yang hurried to the north slope to set off fireworks.
After waking up his drunken wife, Zhang Yang whispered in her ear: "Watch the fireworks."
Sitting upright again, Li Yue took a deep breath and looked at the night sky with refreshing eyes.
There was an explosion from the mountainside, a flame shot into the sky, and a huge flower bloomed at the top of the mountain.
The light of the fireworks shone on her face, and she looked at it dreamily.
"Bang bang bang!"
There were several more explosions, a total of eighteen times, and fireworks bloomed in the night sky.
The blooming of the fireworks was short-lived, and Li Yue was still looking at the night sky where the fireworks bloomed.
Zhang Yang whispered: "Congratulations, you have reached adulthood."
Li Yue hugged her husband's arm and whispered: "I am an adult, but my husband thinks I am underage."
"We can set a rule for Lishan. He is considered an adult when he reaches the age of eighteen."
"How can anyone reach adulthood so late?" Li Yue frowned.
Silence returned to the forest, and Aunt Yang came back, "Everything has been cleaned up."
The wind and snow tonight will cover up the traces here, and God is helping.
Perhaps the fireworks seen in Chang'an City this year were only very small, unlike previous years.
What does that have to do with it? It was just for my wife to see.
When he was supporting his wife down the mountain, the mountain wind blew by, and Zhang Yang felt that his head was also dizzy.
Helping Li Yue back to her residence, she opened the door to her room and saw her old toys and the unique fragrance in her room.
Seeing his wife holding her neck and refusing to get off her arms, she seemed to be still a child.
Helping her sit down by the bed, Zhang Yang watched her eyes brushing the hair in front of her face.
Under the weak light of the oil lamp, she looked drunk and very good, with a thin figure and a very white neck.
The couple's eyes met, and Li Yue whispered a few words in her ear. After finishing speaking, she had some timidity and a smile on her face.
Zhang Yang took off his wife's coat and blew out the oil lamp.
On New Year's Eve, the wind and snow outside are still very heavy
Until early in the morning, Zhang Yang opened his eyes and saw his wife lying next to him blinking at him.
Zhang Yang suddenly came to his senses, slapped his forehead in annoyance, and whispered: "What time is it?"
Li Yue looked at the sunlight shining through the window and said, "It's almost noon."
"Is it so late?"
"I didn't go to bed early last night..."
Li Yue's voice was very low, and she was so embarrassed that she buried her face in the quilt again.
After getting up and putting on his clothes, Zhang Yang looked out the window. The snow covered the window and he couldn't see what was going on outside, but it was very quiet.
"My husband is out, I'll get up again." Li Yue's little hands grabbed the quilt and whispered.
