Seeing that the veins on His Majesty's forehead have popped up.
The two guards on the side looked at the young minister, their hands already on the handle of the knife.
Aunt Yang and Aunt Wang stood quietly aside. As long as they dared to draw their swords, the family would be ready to fight the royal family to the death.
Zhang Yang's words continued, "Your Majesty intends to make Lu Chengqing the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, luring him with the matter of checking the land, and causing him to have conflicts with Lishan. In this way, he wants to make enmity with the people of the five surnames. This time In the future, the ministers will inevitably face the revenge of the family, and your Majesty can channel it. At worst, I will be killed, maybe the five surnames will admit defeat, but in the eyes of people, your Majesty is still the wise Khan of Heaven. No matter how you calculate, you will not suffer. of."
Picking up the tea on the table, Zhang Yang said slowly: "Your Majesty said that I am an unscrupulous person, but what about Your Majesty? Your Majesty is always wise, and he uses no less tricks than the ministers behind his back."
The dialogue between the monarch, his ministers, his father-in-law and his son-in-law is like the tip of a needle against the awn of wheat.
Li Xiaogong lifted the skirt of his clothes, and cold sweat broke out on his back. If it hadn't been for hearing this today, he would have known that so many things had happened between Zhang Yang and His Majesty.
And there is also a sense of tearing one's face.
Are their conversations usually so exciting?
Feeling uneasy in his heart, Li Xiaogong wanted to pretend to be drunk and drink it by pouring it into the lake, but what he drank instead was tea.
After finishing speaking, the emperor fell silent again.
He looked at his daughter and then at his son-in-law, "Do you believe me if I say I've never thought about it this way?"
Zhang Yang nodded, "Of course I believe it."
"You took Zhang Gongjin as your teacher, what did he teach you?"
"Your Majesty, I have taught you everything the teacher can teach you."
Smiling bitterly, Li Shimin shook his head and said, "He taught a good disciple."
Zhang Yang held up the teacup and said, "I will relay this to the teacher."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "The attack logic this time is all your arrangement. If you want to say anything, just say it. I will agree to it."
"The wood and stones needed for the construction of the new home in Lishan shall be provided by the Ministry of Industry."
"Should it be provided by the Ministry of Industry? How much stone and wood are needed? You have demolished the Lishan Palace, so the stone and wood needed can be used to build another palace for me!"
"If Your Majesty doesn't give it, I won't force it."
"I give it!" Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said two words.
"Also, can the craftsmen we promised before be given to Lishan? His Majesty has been delaying the work he promised last year for so long."
"Okay! I'll give it to you."
Zhang Yang stood up with a smile and saluted, "One more thing. There is a wave of envoys from Tibet coming to Chang'an. Can this matter be left to the Ministry of Rites to handle with full authority?"
Li Shimin nodded and said, "This is a matter for the Ministry of Rites, but I have to arrange for people to observe the specific discussion."
"Leave it to His Majesty's arrangement."
He wanted to say something more, but he couldn't say it at the moment. Li Shimin shook his head and sighed before leaving.
After the emperor left with his people, the family heaved a sigh of relief.
Seeing that Li Xiaogong was still sitting, Zhang Yang asked in confusion: "Do you think our Majesty has any psychological problems?"
Li Xiaogong hesitated and said, "I don't understand what psychological problems mean. Now I feel that Your Majesty is not a good person, and you are not a good person either."
A mouthful of tea stuck in his throat, Zhang Yang kept coughing, "I am a good person."
Li Xiaogong shook his head and said, "If your Majesty really wants you to die without a burial place, you must call me."
"Are you here to burn paper money for me?"
"You are still young. I died for you, but I left my whole family to your care."
Feeling the force of Li Xiaogong's pat on his shoulder, he muttered to himself as he walked: "Poor child."
The atmosphere was a little heavy for a moment. Zhang Yang looked at Li Xiaogong's back and felt that this figure was much taller for some reason.
Thinking carefully about what he said to Li Shimin, maybe he felt that one day the emperor would really
Will chop off his own head.
Feeling the severe pain in his waist, Zhang Yang took a breath and endured the pain, "Daughter-in-law, what are you doing?"
Li Yue twisted it twice, then beat it hard with her fists. As if she had finished venting her anger, she whispered: "It's okay now, it's nothing."
I thought in my heart that this was something that made my wife unhappy.
Feed the remaining bun on the plate to the little bear.
Li Yue tidied up the house and put some old clothes on Xiao Wu, "My husband has tidied up everything."
Zhang Yang looked at the sky and said, "As long as it doesn't rain, no one should stop us from building a new home."
Another three days of peaceful life passed. This time Li Shimin was very generous and asked the Ministry of Industry to supply Lishan with all the wood and stone needed to build a new home.
Yan Liben came with a group of craftsmen, including a blacksmith.
There were not many people who could make a living as blacksmiths in the Tang Dynasty. For Yan Liben, taking out three blacksmiths was like cutting meat from the work department, leaving one missing.
Taking the list handed over by Zhang Yang, Yan Liben asked in surprise: "You want so many?"
Zhang Yang grinned and said, "That's what I promised."
Yan Liben frowned and said, "Your Majesty is giving Zhang Shangshu the stone and wood to build a new home. According to the quantity listed by Zhang Shangshu, these are enough to build a city."
First he cleared his throat, Zhang Yang said without blushing, "This is for building a new home. My new home is big, eh! Yes, it's big."
Since His Majesty agreed, Yan Liben could not say anything more. He added: "These craftsmen are all good builders. I hope Zhang Shangshu will treat them well."
[In view of the general environment,
"Definitely, we at Lishan can give them twice the wages they originally received from the Ministry of Industry." Zhang Yang smiled and saw a familiar face in the team of craftsmen, "Huh? Master Jiang, I haven't seen you for a long time. Why are you going to work?" It’s all mixed up.”
Master Jiang, whose beard and hair were half white, looked suspiciously at the young man in front of him who was chatting and laughing with the Minister of Industry. For a moment, he couldn't remember where he had seen him before, so he followed Niu Chuang into the village.
Anyway, His Majesty agreed. Besides, these stones have been mined by people who have committed crimes and are doing hard labor, so it is nothing to give to Zhang Yang.
There were more important things for him. Yan Liben accepted the list and said, "When I first met you, you were just a young boy. Now you are on an equal footing with me."
"Are you kidding me? I'm still the young boy I used to be."
Yan Liben looked at the factory under construction not far away, where many young men were working, "I have a heartfelt request."
"You tell me."
"Lishan needs these craftsmen to better create craftsmanship?"
Zhang Yang explained: "To be precise, it should be to improve the technical level, thereby increasing productivity. You are right to say that improving craftsmanship is correct."
"If there is a breakthrough, can you inform the Ministry of Industry?"
Yan Liben holds the majority of the building materials, and the construction of Lishan is inseparable from building materials.
"If there are any technological breakthroughs, we must share them with the Ministry of Industry. Let's make progress together and revitalize technology together."
Yan Liben smiled knowingly when he heard this, "That way, I can rest assured. If you Lishan need anything, just ask the Ministry of Works."
"You walk slowly."
It was a beautiful feeling to send Yan Liben away, at least it would give Lishan a place to get building materials for free.
The rainy season in Guanzhong doesn't start until May. When March comes, another spring rain comes. The spring planting season is the busiest.
Some people say West China Autumn Rain, which refers to the abnormal continuous rain in Guanzhong in autumn.
Some people have also said that as long as a hole is opened in the Qinling Mountains, more rain will flow to the Qinland in Guanzhong during the spring and summer.
A very interesting statement.
The spring rains continued for several days, so the construction of the new home had to come to an end, and the busy spring planting began in the village.
Rain falls on every building in Chang'an City.
Zhang Yang and Li Yue were sitting on the eaves playing chess.
The couple's chess game was very interesting. There were two chess boards, with chess on one side and a wall on the other. Aunt Yang, who was packing up the clutter at home, looked at it curiously. Ordinary people would already rack their brains after just one game of chess.
The couple can play two games of chess at the same time.
At this moment, Li Yue is staring at the chessboard with her pretty eyes, holding the chess pieces with her slender fingers. She is no match for her husband in chess, but fortunately, her husband is not good at Go either.
I thought I would be able to beat my husband in Go after reading the chess moves in the past two days.
It’s very difficult to deal with right now.
There is a piece of silver cake on the table. As long as the couple can win two games at the same time, the silver cake will belong to whoever wins. If one wins and the other loses the two games, they have to start over again.
Li Yue looked at the chess side, where her husband's pieces had already reached the general, and on the Go side, the husband was eating away at him bit by bit.
After pondering for a long time, Li Yue slowly fell down.
As soon as the chess piece fell, it was eaten by the husband. Looking at the chess piece again, Zhang Yang moved his cart and pushed it in front of the general, "General!"
Playing fence and chess at the same time is a great way to exercise your thinking ability.
Li Yue shook her head and said, "My husband has won."
Zhang Yang accepted the silver cake with a smile, "If you have any other challenges, I'm happy to accept them."
"I'm going to make clothes for Xiao Wu." Li Yue put away her clothes and walked into the house.
The spring rain has been falling for four or five days in a row, with no intention of stopping.
On this day, a group of Tubo people hurriedly came to Chang'an City and explained their intention.
Xu Jingzong came with people from the Ministry of Rites to greet him.
Since the middle of winter last year, this is the second time we have received Tibetan envoys.
First, they were led into the Foreign Affairs Academy. Zhang Elephant asked in confusion: "Isn't Zhang Shangshu here yet?"
Xu Jingzong packed up the eucalyptus paper and explained, "I said I would come in a while."
People were coming in and out of the Diplomatic Academy. Zhang Dashu first asked the Tibetan people to sit down and drink tea to keep warm. "It's easy to catch a cold after being exposed to the rain at this time of year. Let's rest for now. We can start talking when our minister comes."
After half a stick of incense had passed, Zhang Yang walked into the Diplomatic Courtyard carrying a vegetable basket, "I just spent some time shopping in the East Market."
Xu Jingzong quickly took the vegetable basket and said, "Everyone has arrived."
Zhang Yang brushed off the water droplets on his clothes, took off his still wet coat and dried it by the stove, tidied up his bun and sat down again, "I don't know when this rain will stop."
Just as the conversation was about to begin, Li Chengqian and Fang Xuanling also arrived. The Secretary of State did not need to participate in the conversation between Tubo and the Foreign Affairs Council, but he still needed to intervene.
Li Shimin is not 100% assured of the Foreign Affairs Yuan.
"Prime Minister, His Royal Highness, please take a seat here." Zhang Yang invited.
"The Prime Minister will sit down first, and I can just stand and listen."
Seeing how humble and polite the prince was, Fang Xuanling couldn't refuse.
Zhang Yang looked around first and said, "Everyone who should be here is here, let's get started."
Under the arrangement of several civil servants, these Tubo people sat in a neat row. The leader said: "I wonder if the Tang Dynasty can let our Tibetan prime minister go first."
Songtsen Gumbo was fluent in Guanzhong dialect, and the people specially arranged by Songtsan Gambo paid great attention to this negotiation.
Zhang Yang opened his mouth and said, "Let's not talk about Lu Dongzan for now. I would like to ask you where Tubo Zanpu is."
"If the prime minister can be released, Zanpu will sing praises to the wise Khan of Heaven."
It feels very uncomfortable when you say something east and I say something west.
It was originally a tentative question. These people would definitely not tell the whereabouts of Songtsen Gampo. The last military report said that Niu Jinda and Li Daliang's men were about to cross the West Sea and Hehuang. Judging from the date in the letter, Now they have entered the plateau.
There may be changes when the military report comes next time.
It was not because of the backward information. Li Shimin and the generals in the DPRK were in high fighting spirit and were pursuing victory. At this time, they could not be dissuaded at all.
Zhang Yang sat cross-legged with his hands in his hands.
"First of all, Lu Dongzan was imprisoned in Chang'an City because he bumped into His Royal Highness the King of Wei. Other envoys in the official post can testify to this."
The Tubo people heard this without any objection.
Zhang Yang said again: "Lu Dongzan let go and burned the official post because he confessed on his own. That's why we took him to the dungeon. You don't object to this, right?"
These Tubo people still looked apologetic and had no objections.
Zhang Yang continued: "Even the Prime Minister of Tubo must be dealt with in Chang'an according to the rules of Chang'an City. You can let us release him if you want, but you need to pay a fine."
Halfway through his words, Zhang Yang looked at Xu Jingzong, "Are all the treasures Lu Dongzan seized before still there?"
Xu Jingzong explained: "They are all still there."
"In that case, I will hand over those treasures as fines to the court. The burning of the post will be avoided for the time being. Lao Xu, please tell the Ministry of Punishment to release him."
"Here."
Zhang Yang was waving his fan and thinking in his mind. It seemed that these Tubo people would not say much unless Lu Dongzan showed up.
The Diplomatic Courtyard was very quiet. The rain outside was much heavier and you could hear the sound of rain hitting the roof.
Not long after, Xu Jingzong and three officials from the Ministry of Justice came with Lu Dongzan in custody.
Seeing Lu Dongzan, these Tibetan people gathered around him. They talked in Tubo dialect and even wiped their tears.
Li Chengqian asked in a low voice: "Is it appropriate to release Lu Dongzan?"
Zhang Yang said with a smile: "Your Highness, please forgive others if you have to. If you don't let him go, how can we, the Ministry of Rites, exploit him?"
"Exploitation?"
"Ouch...ahem." Zhang Yang cleared his throat and changed his words: "It's a negotiation. Lu Dongzan is the prime minister of Tubo. It is most appropriate for him to represent Tubo. We also need such a person."
Li Chengqian nodded slightly and asked no more questions.
The Tubo language was very jerky and difficult to understand, so Zhang Yang whispered: "Brother Da Su, what are they talking about?"
Zhang Dashu explained: "They said Songtsen Gampo needed him as the prime minister to go back and stabilize the situation."
