Today is the day of the imperial examination in Da'an, so I didn't go to Lishan to build a new home. Li Shimin will come to visit tomorrow, so I can't let Li Shimin go.
I don’t know if you will be beheaded if you let the emperor’s pigeon fly these days.
At night, Zhang Yang took a bath and walked to the room.
Li Yue was sitting on the bed correcting today's questions for Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu learns the application of formulas very quickly."
Zhang Yang sat down on the bed, "When you first learned, geometry and other questions were your biggest weakness."
Noticing that her husband's hands were dishonest, Li Yue pursed her lips and said, "Is Xiao Wu asleep?"
"Sleep."
Looking at her husband's strong body, Li Yue averted her eyes and said, "Divine Doctor Sun..."
"Divine Doctor Sun said it's still early before April, and it won't have any impact on your pregnancy."
"I..." Before Li Yue could say anything, her husband had already blown out the oil lamp.
The next morning, Zhang Yang got up early, looked at his wife who was still sleeping huddled in the quilt, and walked out of the room.
It's not yet fully dawn. From Li Shimin's accession to the present, this emperor has some airs, but not much.
It should be said that emperors with a rough background have no airs.
Although Li Shimin was not reckless back then.
When he walked to his woodshed, he saw that the bear was still sleeping. Zhang Yang cruelly interrupted its sleep and put it in the yard.
The little bear scratched Zhang Yang's legs with his paws in protest.
After all, it was still an immature bear. As soon as Zhang Yang raised his foot, its round body rolled to the other side of the yard.
First prepare the breakfast, and then crack the firewood.
Li Yue walked out of the room sleepily, washing her face with a drooping face without any energy.
Xiao Wu also woke up, stood next to the teacher and picked up his own small wooden cup to wash himself.
The appearance of the big one and the small one washing up is surprisingly consistent.
After breakfast, Zhang Yang continued to design drawings for the new home.
Lishan Mountain is so big that it can be built with pavilions and pavilions.
The main living room has been redesigned several times.
"Why did your husband design the bath and the latrine together?"
Zhang Yang stopped writing, "Isn't this bad?"
Li Yue felt aggrieved, "Who would put a latrine and a bath together? What's wrong with you, husband? Why are your habits getting weirder and weirder?"
Li Yue can tolerate other strange buildings, but she has her own persistence in the latrine.
Even if it was a strange habit like open-air bathing, she could tolerate it.
But she absolutely couldn't accept the design of the latrine and bathroom. It seemed to her that the scene where one of the couple was taking a shower and the other was using the toilet was terrifying.
Zhang Yang explained: "You can't let people go to the toilet while taking a shower."
"That's not okay, it will make people laugh if they find out."
It doesn't matter, the land in Lishan is big enough and we can continue to change it.
Zhang Yang took a deep breath and invalidated the drawing again.
It is good for a couple to have conflicts, at least the daughter-in-law is very firm in her own position.
Since it can't be explained, then change it again until both husband and wife are satisfied.
Other pavilions, pavilions, and pools with water sprays can be discussed, but the living room has to be lived in and faced every day. Zhang Yang crumpled the drawing into a ball and continued to draw.
It was noon when Li Shimin came.
The emperor was followed by the current queen.
Queen Changsun entered the courtyard, holding Xiao Wu in one hand and Li Yue in the other, talking in a low voice.
"After Yue'er became pregnant, I wanted to come to visit you and your wife last month. However, there are many affairs in the court, so I have no time to visit you today."
Zhang Yang poured tea for the emperor, "You can come anytime. We are either in Lishan or Chang'an City, and we can't run away."
Looking at the emperor's expression, Zhang Yang added: "I can't run away either. I feel that once I leave Guanzhong, His Majesty will bring me back with thousands of troops."
Li Shimin sighed: "Sure enough, I am a narrow-minded person in your heart."
"I believe His Majesty will not do this."
Li Shimin drank tea and put his body weight on the chair behind him, "I can feel more comfortable after leaving the palace. For me, the palace is like a prison. I can't get out and I can't see the outside. scenery.”
"Does Your Majesty have to make the atmosphere so ecstatic?"
"I'm just feeling sorry for the situation at this moment."
Weng and son-in-law had only said less than ten words before Queen Changsun saw His Majesty's face darken again.
There is a conflict between His Majesty and Zhang Yang, and this conflict is getting bigger and bigger as the years go by.
One is the son-in-law, and the other is the Khan, the emperor, the minister, and the son-in-law. There are only a handful of times where they can talk calmly.
Entering the house, Empress Changsun whispered: "The Empress is also very worried whether your father will quarrel with Zhang Yang in the yard."
Li Yue glanced outside the house and saw that her father was still talking calmly to her husband.
"Actually, my husband has always been quite humble."
Empress Changsun nodded, "Your father will not lose his temper in front of others. Every time he talks to Zhang Yang, he gets angry many times."
"My daughter doesn't know about this."
No matter how noisy they were, it was still a matter between the son-in-law and the queen. The queen didn't want to say more, and Li Yue didn't want to interfere.
The Queen and she maintained a tacit understanding. Even if His Majesty and Zhang Yang got into a fight in the courtyard, they would not care, let alone take sides.
The queen asked a few tentative questions, and Li Yue expressed her position. With this tacit understanding, no matter what the conversation was like outside the hospital, the queen and the princess were exchanging their experiences during pregnancy.
Li Yue can get some things to pay attention to in life.
Outside the hospital, Li Shimin frowned and said, "I heard that Qingque has fallen in love with a girl from Taiyuan?"
His old Cheng family not only had a loud voice, but also had a loose mouth. The news reached Li Shimin's ears so quickly.
Fortunately, Cheng Chumo's true intention was not told, otherwise what would happen next.
"Boys and girls all have their own thoughts. This kind of thing is inevitable."
Li Shimin still frowned, "Qingque is only fourteen years old and hasn't grown tall yet. How could this happen?"
The emperor was already suspicious and conceited, so it was relatively easy to get Cheng Chumo out of his way.
But it's not that simple to get Li Shimin in the lake.
After thinking for a long time, Li Shimin smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's not what you said. If Qingque behaves strangely, I won't know about it."
It seems that in Li Tai's mansion, everyone from the guards to the servants are the emperor's people.
Zhang Yang shook his head and said: "At this moment, I sympathize with King Wei. His Highness, King Wei, lives under His Majesty's eyes all the time."
"Qingque sent people to Taiyuan for another reason. It concerns my son, so I naturally want to come and ask. It's not that Qingque has fallen in love with a Taiyuan woman. I hope you can tell the truth."
"To be fair to your Majesty, in fact His Majesty the King of Wei sent people to Taiyuan because of a business deal. I still remember that when I asked His Majesty to show off the sugar in front of others, it was also related to this."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Tell me carefully."
Zhang Yang stood up and closed the courtyard door. The eunuch outside the palace said anxiously: "County Marquis, this is..."
"It's okay, just wait outside."
"Here." After hearing His Majesty's words, the eunuch outside the door responded before giving up.
Sitting down again, Zhang Yang informed Li Shimin of his plan, speaking so softly that only the emperor and his ministers could hear it.
After some planning and understanding of the speculation method, Li Shimin snorted disdainfully, "Are they really going to be fooled?"
Zhang Yang shook the cattail leaf fan in his hand, "It doesn't matter whether you are fooled or not, everyone wants a dream of getting rich."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "It is not the right way to accumulate wealth without engaging in production."
"I know, so this matter has been arranged very low-key from the beginning. The only people who know the relationship now are the people sent by His Majesty the King of Wei. That is, His Majesty, me, and the King of Wei are the only ones."
Zhang Yang refilled the tea for him, "And they won't make any profit from it. This transaction is very strict. People are specially selected for the transaction. People's desires are ruthless and endless. They won't make any profit." , the more they hoard, the faster I can bankrupt them.”
Don't be afraid that they won't be fooled, as everyone has a day when they want to make a comeback.
But once they buy sugar and want to get more profits, they will get deeper and deeper into the situation.
"These noble families are all educated people, and they all think they are very smart. The biggest weakness of such smart people is that they think they are smart. Even if they have seen through the interest relationship, their self-confidence It makes them feel like they can benefit from it.”
"This kind of business relationship is very special. Those who are often fooled are not those farmers in Guizhou who have simple ideas and simple ideas, but people who think they are smart and believe that they can make profits from it."
"They believe that they are not the loser who lost everything, but they maximize their profits and then sell it to the next company. After gaining the benefits, they stand high and watch others lose all their money. This is their style, but they don't know what's going on in their hearts. How their desires might affect their judgment."
After listening to what he said, Li Shimin re-examined the son-in-law in front of him. His smile was as harmless as ever, his words were extremely cunning, and his plan was extremely vicious.
Zhang Yang mastered the method of making sugar, and he wanted to control the price of sugar easily.
Lowering his voice, Zhang Yang said with the kindest expression: "Once this game starts, they can't stop. Once they taste the sweetness, they can't stop. These people will not be able to eat or sleep well all day long. The most important thing every day is to inquire about the price of sugar."
Li Shimin looked down at the tea in the cup, "If you were not my son-in-law or an important minister in the court, I would definitely kill you."
"I will always be on His Majesty's side. I promised King Wei that once this matter has achieved its goal, I will not continue it. I will arrange for people to wipe out the traces afterwards. People only know that these people went bankrupt because they bought sugar, and they will not Know the exact reason.”
"So we have very strict arrangements for the candidates for the transaction. Children of wealthy families cannot participate."
Li Shimin whispered: "If God really wants to kill someone, that person must be you."
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Your Majesty reminded me that Lishan should be equipped with a lightning rod."
"lightning rod?"
"It's something that triggers thunder. No matter how the thunder in the sky crackles, it will never crack the house in Lishan."
"Is there such a thing?"
"That's natural. I'll explain it to Your Majesty slowly..."
The monarch and his ministers talked about the wonderful use of lightning rods and the characteristics of thunder and lightning.
Zhang Yang was cooking while Li Shimin was helping wash the vegetables.
"Your Majesty, don't throw away this celery leaf, it has very good effects."
Li Shimin nodded.
"And when using this lard, don't scoop out too much in one spoonful. A small spoonful is enough. If you use too much, the fried vegetables will be too greasy."
While Zhang Yang was cooking, he was educating the emperor on science.
When the queen and Li Yue came out, they were dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
His Majesty is actually cooking and is still learning.
Li Yue slowly turned to look at the queen.
Empress Changsun even thought she was dreaming at this moment. Her Majesty, who had never been near the cook, was actually helping to chop vegetables. This scene was incredible.
When the food was ready, the queen and Li Yue looked not very good when they were sitting at the dinner table.
Li Shimin smiled and said, "Try my craftsmanship."
Zhang Yang first picked up a piece of fried meat and ate it in his mouth, "It is really rare that your Majesty can make it so delicious for the first time."
Li Shimin also ate by himself, "That's what you taught me well. Come and try this soup."
"Your Majesty will also eat it. You are welcome. Just treat it as your own home."
Li Yue and the Queen felt a little dizzy when they looked at them.
How is this going?
Li Yue knew that His Majesty and her husband had not been getting along well. He also knew that his father had smashed the Wude Palace in anger.
How come my father and husband are almost brothers now?
After finishing the meal, Li Shimin was still unfinished. After carefully recalling the meal, he said: "Next time you come, I will also cook with you. Don't make the meal yourself first."
"Your Majesty said that I will definitely teach you a few more dishes."
"Okay, okay, you and your wife don't need to give it away."
Li Yue stood at the door of her home and looked at her husband in confusion.
Zhang Yang clicked his tongue and said, "It's great for the whole family to live in harmony, why are you looking so miserable?"
Li Yue's eyes followed her husband's movement and kept watching him help Xiaowu wash the dishes as if nothing had happened.
Zhang Yang added: "Only when a family is harmonious can everything prosper, and our family will become richer and richer."
In the palace, Li Shimin sent the queen back to the Li Zheng Hall with a smile on his face, and then walked all the way to the Ganlu Hall.
Looking at His Majesty's expression, even the eunuchs who were following him didn't dare to say a word, nor did they dare to ask more about His Majesty's gentle and weird smile.
Walking into the still dim Ganlu Hall, after sitting down, the smile on Li Shimin's face suddenly disappeared, and then replaced with a gloomy face, "Come here, call Li Junxian."
Li Shimin kept drinking tea. After talking this time, he felt more and more deeply that this son-in-law was hiding deeply.
You must be on guard. Will Zhang Yang use these undetectable tricks to deal with me?
Or maybe I fell into his trap unknowingly.
"His Majesty!"
"You send someone to Taiyuan, and within the next three years, record everything that happens to the children of the aristocratic families in Taiyuan, and hand it over to me."
"Here!" Li Junxian quickly left again.
Sitting alone in the hall, I gained a lot from meeting Zhang Yang this time. "I want to see how they fell for your scam and how they walked into the abyss step by step."
Li Shimin sat in the Manlu Hall and talked to himself.
