Xu Jingzong also made himself a bowl of tea, "I thought the warm spring would come early this year, but now it seems that the cold winter is coming back again."
Seeing that Zhang Yang didn't speak, Xu Jingzong also fell silent.
The Japanese state congratulated the Tang Dynasty, and the envoy they sent was the descendant of the current minister.
He can be regarded as the child of the prime minister of a country, and the current royal family is still of the Suga family.
"I also hope to bring back books from the Central Plains, and I also want to bring more people to the Tang Dynasty." Zhang Yang put his hands in his hands and said melancholy: "This is not good."
Xu Jingzong whispered: "It is not difficult to request just to read the credentials."
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Old Xu, don't think too much of others."
While they were talking, people from the Foreign Affairs Academy came in a hurry, "Shilang Xu, the things sent by the Western Turks have arrived."
Zhang Yang raised his eyes and looked at the man in front of him. He was probably a spy arranged by Xu Jingzong.
These people are arranged by Xu Jingzong himself, and all actions are reported only to Xu Jingzong.
There are more than fifty people in the Diplomatic Academy, including those who are supernumerary.
The men in Xu Jingzong's hands are all hidden in the dark. Some of them are doing detailed work, and some are inquiring about information. These people are divided into several groups, and each does not know the existence of the other. This is how the current intelligence network is formed.
The intelligence network is not large, and now the main resources are used in the direction of Liaodong and Western Turks.
These intelligence agents can cooperate with the Gaochang people. While secretly helping Daan, Liaodong agents must always pay attention to the changes in Goguryeo.
"Zhang Shangshu, the money sent by Ashinadur has arrived," Xu Jingzong whispered.
"That's fine."
After leaving the wine shop, Xu Jingzong casually paid for the wine and meat, then got up and walked out of the city.
Zhang Yang followed behind, looking at both sides of the street. The south of the city was the most lively place in Chang'an City.
Every noon and evening, people who go out to do business in the city or farmers who are returning to the village after work in the city are crowded in this place.
Zhang Yang was walking among the crowd. With such great security pressure, didn't Tian Khan ever think of taking care of it?
Following Xu Jingzong outside the city, there was a carriage parked outside the city wall, guarded by three or two Gaochang people.
Seeing Zhang Yang coming, No. 1 bowed and saluted.
Everyone remained silent in a tacit agreement.
Zhang Yang entered the carriage. A wooden box was covered with a dirty rag. When he opened the cloth cover, he saw a simple box.
Number 1 handed over the key, "General Duer asked us to deliver these."
Zhang Yang took the key and opened it, and what he saw was a small number of silver cakes of different sizes, about twenty pieces.
The number is much different from the expected number. Is this the first time Ashenadul’s employment business has opened?
We've encountered another cold wave this time, and the situation is probably not going to be too good.
People will save food when the weather is bad, but they will also take risks if they have nothing.
Zhang Yang stepped out of the carriage again, "Better than nothing."
Xu Jingzong also took a look at the number of silver cakes in the carriage. There was no one around, and the officers and soldiers on the edge of the city had not yet visited here.
He asked anxiously: "How will Zhang Shangshu arrange it now?"
Zhang Yang stood there and frowned, thinking, "No. 1, how is the situation in Western Turks?"
Adalan was stationed in Gaochang. After sending No. 1 to Chang'an, he had been traveling between Guanzhong and Gaochang.
He bowed and replied: "Ashnadur was very lazy after arriving in Western Turks. He robbed a tribe of these silver coins."
"Then tighten his nerves and send someone to beat him up." Zhang Yang patted No. 1 on the shoulder, "Don't be afraid of his identity. For the sake of money, I will spare his life. If It’s useless, so it doesn’t matter if you kill it.”
"clear."
Thinking about it again, Zhang Yang said in surprise: "Your Guanzhong dialect is getting better and better now, and it's not tiring to listen to."
No. 1 replied: "The whole city of Gaochang is learning Guanzhong dialect and characters. Now Gaochang has 5,000 households and 7,000 soldiers."
After being exposed to the wind and sun in the Western Regions and traveling long distances for several consecutive years, No. 1's skin was very bad, and his entire face looked like tree bark.
Zhang Yang whispered, "You must also pay attention to your health. Before the cotton is harvested, find a place to recuperate in Western Turk for a while. Have a good rest. When the cotton is harvested again in August, you can help me transport cotton."
"Here!"
Zhang Yang patted his shoulder and said, "Okay, you can go back."
Number One got on his horse and left with his own men.
Xu Jingzong handed the box to the person next to him and asked him to put it in the Foreign Affairs Court.
Ashinadur is different from others. He is a Tubo Tiele who is in charge of one side, and he is an Ashina clan of the Turkic royal court. Of course, such a person will not obey easily.
Speaking of controlling people, we still need to learn more from Tian Khan.
As the two of them walked along, Xu Jingzong asked: "I don't know how to arrange the Japanese envoy?"
"Let them continue digging silver mines for us." Zhang Yang raised his head and looked at the sky, "What time is it?"
Xu Jingzong also looked up at the blue sky, "It's just past noon."
As soon as he walked into the city gate, Zhang Yang went in another direction. Xu Jingzong still had something to ask, but was blocked by the approaching crowd. In the blink of an eye, he couldn't find anyone. He said helplessly: "Zhang Shangshu is still old. The appearance hasn’t changed at all.”
Under the clear sky, Gao Shilian stood in the courtyard of his home, coughing non-stop. The servants stood aside to catch his breath, "Why should Duke Xu be angry for such a lucky minister?"
Now Xu Guogong's body is getting weaker and weaker, and the eyes of the servants are worried.
"He didn't see me, but went to see Xu Jingzong?"
"Xu Jingzong is the minister of the Ministry of Rites. Maybe the Ministry of Rites has something important to discuss."
Gao Shilian was helped by his servants to sit down again, "I have advised your majesty before that this son has a very complicated mind. Once his wings grow, it will be even harder to control him."
Listening to the words of the family master, the group of servants all lowered their heads.
Who doesn’t know the reason why raising tigers brings disaster?
On the other side of Chang'an City, Zhang Yang was wandering around the East Market and bought three buckets of beans to make soy sauce for his home.
"Brother, how much does mutton cost now?"
The other party wiped his hands, a leg of lamb was thirty cents.
The price was indeed much lower. Zhang Yang picked some fat and thin hind leg meat, "That's all."
"Ten cents."
Mutton is so cheap that every household can afford it, which is a good thing.
Zhang Yang walked out of Dongshi carrying a heavy piece of mutton.
Li Yue was teaching Xiao Wu and Xu Hui how to do questions. When her husband came back, she stepped forward again and saw that he was carrying a lot of things on his shoulders, so she helped to take them down.
"Why did you buy so much? I'll wash the mutton." Li Yue carried the meat to prepare today's meal.
Two little girls were sitting together in the yard doing questions.
There was a cradle beside it, with the little bear's paws on the edge of the cradle. He lay on the ground and fell asleep, pushing the cradle from time to time.
Zhang Yang looked at his daughter. She was raising her feet with a smile on her face, and her hands were stretched out to grab the bell on the cradle.
When the bell rings, she will laugh twice.
His clear eyes are full of curiosity about the whole world.
Even breathing is laborious.
Xu Hui put down the pen in her hand and was stumped by the question in front of her, "Master, how do you solve this question?"
Zhang Yang took a look at it. This was a question about finding the geometric area.
Xu Hui and Xiao Wu are also at this stage in their learning progress.
What they want to solve is a regular hexagon. Li Yue has made the meaning of the problem very clear. Every side is equal.
Zhang Yang explained: "It's easy to solve this problem. You divide this hexagon into several triangles."
Xu Hui said clearly: "I understand, the sum of the areas of the divided triangles is the area of the hexagon."
Xiao Wu also nodded heavily, "How did Master come up with this idea?"
Zhang Yang drank tea, "A man named Archimedes once taught this principle, and I followed him."
Xu Hui asked curiously: "Who is Archimedes?"
Xiao Wu was also confused, "What a strange name."
"Their names are indeed quite strange. If you can understand "Suan Wang Lun", it means that your level is very close to them."
Xu Hui added: "It's like a teacher."
Xiao Wu encouraged himself, "I want to be as good as the teacher."
Two innocent little girls, they have no idea how hard it is to learn mathematics. Not everyone can have such a talent as their daughter-in-law.
Zhang Yang stood up and said, "You two, study hard."
In the evening, Aunt Wang sent news that the queen actually sent a stone of fine salt to Lishan Mountain.
At night, Zhang Yang lay on the bed for the first time in a long time. Since his wife gave birth to a child, she had been sleeping on a wooden bed for two months, and she could finally have a good sleep.
Just after washing up, Li Yue's hair was still a little wet. She struggled to press her husband's back, "It's too strong and I can't press it."
Zhang Yang enjoyed his wife's strength: "Press his shoulders again."
Li Yue simply sat on her husband's back, pressing his shoulders with both hands, and beating him from time to time. "It must be very difficult to sleep on the wooden board for the past two months."
Zhang Yang closed his eyes and nodded slightly, "And that bear always disturbs my dreams in the middle of the night."
Li Yue chuckled softly, "It is guarding the child, and is afraid that the husband will disturb the child's rest in the middle of the night."
"Is the child asleep?" Zhang Yang raised his head and saw that the little guy was sleeping soundly.
"I'm afraid she'll wake up again in the middle of the night."
Zhang Yang sat up and glanced at Xiao Wu and Xu Hui from the window. The lights in Xiao Wu and Xu Hui's rooms were also turned off.
In the silent night, the child's cry sounded again.
Li Yue got up with a blushing face and went to comfort the child.
Zhang Yang took a big sip of water. It’s not convenient after having a child...
A cold wave swept over from the Western Turks, catching the people of Guanzhong off guard who had just been immersed in the warm spring.
Li Yue's hair was messy and she was dressing her husband in official uniform. "We can't waste time on this morning's court meeting."
Zhang Yang stood with his eyes blank, and he didn't sleep well all night. He was worried that the child would wake up and cry.
It was a night of sleepless nights.
The couple was also in a quarrel. After making sure that her husband's official uniform and boots were put on, she took care of herself.
Zhang Yang was sitting in front of his house washing himself, the sky was still gray.
A gust of cold wind blew by, making people shiver.
It's cold in Guanzhong, and it's even colder in Western Turkestan... Don't delay cotton planting.
After cooking a pot of porridge, Zhang Yang hurried to court after two mouthfuls.
The sky was just getting light, and dark clouds enveloped Chang'an City. Zhang Yang stopped and looked up at the sky, "I'm afraid it's going to rain."
"It's definitely going to rain."
At this time, in Chang'an City, apart from the officers and soldiers patrolling the streets, there were also the officials who were going to the morning court.
Zhang Yang looked around and saw an acquaintance, "Master Chongyi."
Li Chongyi ate a piece of cake, "Have you eaten?"
The two of them walked side by side, Zhang Yang whispered: "The family just dealt with two people."
Li Chongyi took out another piece of bread and rolled some mutton, "You can eat it first. Today's court meeting will probably take a long time."
Zhang Yang took the cake and mutton, put them into his arms, and held them in his hands to express his gratitude.
"Why don't you ask me how it would be if I served in the Diplomatic Academy?"
"I wonder if Mr. Chongyi is still used to it?" Zhang Yang asked smoothly.
"not bad."
"That's good."
…
The two chatted wordlessly until they walked to Chengtian Gate, where Zhang Xiangxiang and Zhang Dashu were also here.
After a new year, everyone was not in good spirits when they came to court again.
Chengtian Gate opened as soon as the hour came.
The sound of dense footsteps was in his ears. Zhang Yang lowered his head and walked towards Tai Chi Hall, half asleep, and waited for his position to be determined before he saw Xu Jingzong.
"Zhang Shangshu looks bad."
"Made by children."
Xu Jingzong clicked his tongue and said: "The newborn child is very noisy, so why not hire a few servants to take care of it? Zhang Shangshu's family is rich and he has a family fortune as big as Lishan, so he should have several servants to take care of him." yes."
Zhang Yang looked at the still empty throne, "I have been used to taking care of myself since I was a child. It would be very uncomfortable to have one or two servants in the family."
"That's right."
Li Baiyao came in a hurry, "Envoys from various countries have already arrived outside Chengtian Gate. May I ask the minister how to arrange it?"
Zhang Yang glanced at Li Chongyi and said, "Master Chongyi, go make arrangements and have them wait outside to be summoned."
"Here." Li Chongyi left quickly.
Looking at Li Baiyao again, I haven't seen him for a long time. This man has gray hair on his temples.
Li Baiyao has been serving in the Ministry of Rites for three years since he first came to the Ministry of Rites.
Zhang Yang stood with his hands folded, "Baiyao, why do you have gray hair?"
Li Baiyao smiled with relief, "All living beings will grow old at some point. Let Zhang Shangshu laugh."
Sometimes once a person reaches old age, the rate of aging will accelerate.
Three years ago, he was still arguing with others in front of the old Rites Department, but now, as if in the blink of an eye, he has become an old man.
Xu Jingzong whispered: "I am nearly sixty, and I have reached the age of retirement."
Zhang Yang said with emotion: "You arrange a few people to come to the Ministry of Rites to help him, and also ask people to ask. If he wants to retire, I will go and talk to His Majesty."
Xu Jingzong nodded.
With a loud shout from the eunuch, His Majesty came.
The ministers all cheered up and stood upright in the Tai Chi Hall. When they saw Li Shimin sitting down on the throne, everyone bowed and saluted.
It was the New Year and the New Dynasty meeting. Li Shimin waved his sleeves and said: "Everyone, it has been more than thirty years since the army was launched at the end of the Sui Dynasty. It has been eighteen years since the Tang Dynasty established its foothold in the Central Plains. I vaguely remember the heroes back then, but now I look at them as heroes. twilight."
The emperor's words made some veterans in the court shed tears, and Zhang Yang even heard sobbing.
