Everyone went to the morning court very quickly, and there were a few officials behind them, and they hurried to Tai Chi Hall.
Zhang Yang walked slowly and slowly, "Is this guy living a pretty good life now?"
Xu Jingzong also had a worried look on his face, "It's good to eat and drink every day. It's a waste of money to keep it for so long. How about killing it and then killing it quickly? This man actually claims to want Lishan weaving skills."
Listening to the words, Zhang Yang's expression seemed dull, as if he was listening to an insignificant matter, "It has been three months, how is the investigation in Gaochang?"
"We are already investigating after returning to the minister. Most of them are uncles and nephews working outside. I heard that the people behind them are mainly from the maternal line. Most of the information is very fragmentary, and not many people can be found. As long as these people are near Tianshan Mountain , Gaochang will be aware of it and is already keeping an eye on it. Whether he takes action or not depends entirely on the minister's wishes."
Walking to the Tai Chi Hall, everyone was still chatting in small groups.
Zhang Yang looked at the front row of the court, and sure enough, Wei Zheng was not there.
"Old Xu."
Xu Jingzong bowed and said, "May I ask what Shangshu's instructions are?"
Zhang Yang sighed: "You come forward and have a good chat with this man named An. After the chat, buy some medicinal materials to dispel wind and cold and replenish qi, and go visit Mr. Zheng."
"I understand."
Naturally, Lishan's weaving skills cannot be easily handed over to others, let alone this person named An. The current factory technology is not mature yet, and improving the technical level has always been the direction of Lishan. Technology is the foundation of Lishan.
There are many discerning people in this world, and they can see at a glance that the core of cotton fabric is weaving technology. There will only be more people looking for this technology in the future.
Zhang Yang stood firm in his position.
The emperor always came to court according to the time. The main topics of discussion at this time were the imperial examinations, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of War, and the generals of the Wei Palace.
The Wei Mansion also needs to recruit more manpower, especially those who have learned the art of war and can run the army.
As for the civil service side, there has been a shortage of people for a long time.
In order to resist the aristocratic family, Li Shimin not only determined to hold the imperial examination, but also did not bow to the noble family.
There were no noble families to supplement the officials in the court, which also led to the constant shortage of people in the court.
The Ministry of Rites opened the Diplomatic Academy and had the power to recruit personnel independently.
The imperial examination did not have much impact on the Ministry of Rites.
It is not something that the Ministry of Rites can interfere with.
The matter involves the distribution of officials. Except for Li Shimin's close associates, most people still remain silent on such important matters.
There is a place in Gaoling County where the Wei River and Jing River intersect.
There is a wonder there. The clear Jing River and the turbid Wei River meet and are separated on both sides.
At the intersection of the rivers, on one side is the turbid river water coming down from the Loess Plateau, and on the other side is the clear Jing River.
This is the so-called distinction between Jing and Wei.
The Foreign Affairs Council must also be clear-cut in its work, and do not interfere with matters that should not be involved.
Li Shimin listened to the discussion of the ministers and looked to the left side of the court. Zhang Yang, the Minister of Rites, was standing in the second row of the court.
This kid stood here with his eyes half-closed. He never meant to speak. He even wondered if he was asleep.
There were many people making jokes in the court.
Among the six ministers, Zhang Yang is the only one who dares to go to bed early in this position.
He could only endure the itching of his teeth at the moment. If given time, he would be hanged in front of Chengtian Gate.
This is the goal. Li Shimin has been warning himself not to forget it.
At the end of the morning session, Zhang Yang was sleepy-eyed. When he came back to his senses, he realized that the people were almost gone.
I have to listen to Duke Zheng's instructions. There are only a few elders in the court.
Zhang Yang walked out of the Tai Chi Hall, took a deep breath and prepared himself to face the numerous affairs of Zhongshu Province, before heading to Zhongshu Province.
The weather is nice today, and it was supposed to be the day to go to Lishan to build a new home.
"You are also going to Zhongshu Province today?" Li Chengqian asked in surprise.
It should be said that Zhang Yang would not go in any other direction at ordinary times. After leaving Tai Chi Hall, he walked straight out of Chengtian Gate and would not stay long at all.
You will pass by Ganlu Hall in this direction, and go straight to Zhongshu Province.
"His Royal Highness, I am the Vice Minister of Zhongshu. Mr. Zheng is seriously ill and cannot afford it. I have to handle some political affairs on my behalf."
"So that's the case."
Seeing the confusion on Zhang Yang's face, Li Chengqian explained: "You don't have to worry. The people in Zhongshu Province are all humerus ministers. They put business first and won't make things too difficult for you."
"Really?" Zhang Yang still smiled awkwardly.
A naughty child came running from a distance. When the child came closer, he saw clearly that the person who came was Jin Wang Li Zhi.
Seeing that it was Zhang Yang, Li Zhi hurried forward and asked, "Brother-in-law, are you going to see your father too?"
Zhang Yang looked at the bright yellow tea eggs in the basket, "I went to the Zhongshu Provincial Department to handle business, not to see your father."
Li Zhi held the basket, "Brother-in-law, if you want to eat tea eggs, let the maids in the palace cook them. I thought I would bring some to my father."
Zhang Yang took the basket, took out two and put them into Li Zhi's hands, "Thank you, His Highness, Prince Jin, for the tea eggs. I will give the rest to your father."
Li Zhi stood stunned in the yard with two still warm tea eggs in his hand.
Zhang Yang walked farther and farther carrying a basket of tea eggs, peeling and eating them as he walked, "Your Highness, would you like one?"
Li Chengqian disagreed with Zhang Yang's behavior of depriving his children of food, "I don't need it anymore."
Zhang Yang continued to walk and continued to eat and peel the egg shells all the way.
Zhongshu Sheng started busy early. Changsun Wuji saw off several officials and looked at Zhang Yang, who was walking with the prince.
Changsun Wuji asked suspiciously: "What is this person doing in Zhongshu Province?"
The clerk on the side replied: "I heard that Zhang Shangshu is also the minister of Zhongshu. He probably came to Zhongshu to do something important."
He is also the Vice Minister of Zhongshu...
Changsun Wuji held his forehead in distress, almost forgetting that there was such a number one minister in Zhongshu Province. He had never seen him come to Zhongshu Province. The only time he had been brought to Zhongshu Province was by Fang Xuanling.
Zhang Yang walked into Zhongshu Province carrying a basket of tea eggs, and asked everyone he met, "Would you like tea eggs? His Royal Highness the King of Jin cooked them."
The other party looked at the tea egg with disbelief.
Zhongshu Province is the center of government affairs. Who would share tea eggs here?
"His Royal Highness Prince Jin said that we have worked too hard, so he came to treat everyone to tea eggs..." Zhang Yang did not wait for rejection, and handed one to the other party after speaking.
"It won't taste good when it's cold." Zhang Yang warned.
Put down two tea eggs on Fang Xuanling's table.
Fang Xuanling was about to say something when he saw Zhang Yang had already spoken, "Mr. Fang, please don't be polite. Your Highness, Prince Jin, boiled tea eggs."
For a moment, I felt like I had a lump in my throat. Since it was the tea eggs boiled by His Highness the Prince of Jin, and the Prince of Jin was sensible, why did Zhang Yang look like he was trying to win people's hearts when he first came to Zhongshu Province?
Arriving in front of Changsun Wuji, Zhang Yang looked at the empty basket and said, "Mr. Zhao Guo, there are no more tea eggs."
Changsun Wuji looked at the memorial with a straight face, "It doesn't matter, I don't like to eat it."
Zhang Yang glanced at him again, "Mr. Zhao Guo?"
Changsun Wuji took a deep breath, as if suppressing the anger in his heart, and said, "Do you have anything else?"
"Zheng Gong was sitting in that seat. Zheng Gong was seriously ill in bed and asked his subordinates to take care of some government affairs." Changsun Wuji pointed to the seat next to him.
After Gao Shilian left, there were three ministers in the court, namely Shizhong, Zhongshu Ling, and Shangshu Zuopushe.
These three people have a special relationship, and the position of serious Prime Minister Sikong has always been vacant.
This also designed the way Li Shimin ascended the throne and arranged for official governance, which also made it difficult to appoint the prime minister.
As a result, many matters in Zhongshu Province were handled jointly by the three superiors, and Li Shimin could also listen to more opinions. Li Shimin had always been very careful in the arrangement of power. During the reign of Tian Khan, there was never a situation where one family had monopoly power.
Now it seems that there are already three chief assistants in the cabinet.
Zhang Yang sat down in Zheng Gong's seat, and there was no memorial on the table.
As the minister of Zhongshu, this was Zhang Yang's first time on duty in Zhongshu Province. Li Chengqian looked at Zhang Yang from time to time while listening to the report of the clerk.
This man seemed to have fallen into trance since he sat down. There was no memorial in front of him and he did not take care of it.
He just sat there motionless for half an hour.
Li Chengqian frowned and thought, was this person asleep?
Zheng Gong was not in Zhongshu Province, and most of the memorials were handed over to Zhao Guogong and the Prime Minister.
Some people wanted to hand the memorial to Zhang Yang, but seeing how he was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, they hesitated and handed it to Duke Zhao and the Prime Minister.
"Are you just going to sit like this all day?" Changsun Wuji couldn't help but speak.
The words were not loud, but there were still many eyes looking at Zhang Yang.
As soon as this person arrived at Zhongshu Province, he distributed the tea eggs to everyone. It was said that eating people is short of mouth and short of hands, so everyone ignored him.
Li Chengqian hurriedly stepped forward, "There happens to be a difficult matter here. I need you to take a look and give me some advice."
The prince took the lead to relieve the siege and walked up to Zhang Yang.
Everyone lowered their heads again and went about their own business.
His legs were numb after sitting for a long time. Zhang Yang stood up and said, "I don't know what the problem is."
Li Chengqian frowned and said: "In Xiangzhou, there was a governor who wanted to open an official school, but the other party kept pushing back, so he brought the local squires here. He wanted to ask clearly, hoping that the official school could be opened."
After two years of busy work, Li Chengqian has been focusing on the matter of opening the official school.
Zhang Yang asked in confusion: "Are you in Chang'an City?"
"Yes, I am in Anyefang at the moment."
"Then let's go and have a look with the Crown Prince."
Li Chengqian nodded happily and said: "Shanshi, you will also go with me."
Tang Shanshi put down the file in his hand and kept up.
Ever since Tian Khan married Princess Yuzhang to Tang Shanshi, she was naturally a member of the clan and had always been close to the prince.
Because his father Tang Jian was demoted back to his hometown, he didn't know if this Tang Shanshi would hold a grudge. As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person, but Zhang Yang still held up his hand and smiled politely.
Tang Shanshi returned the favor with a smile, "Zhang Shangshu is really..."
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Is the instrument magnificent?"
"It's really hard to describe."
Talking was like squeezing out toothpaste, Tang Shanshi finally squeezed out the words.
As the two of them followed the prince, Zhang Yang asked again, "I wonder if Tang Guan is still well now?"
Tang Shanshi walked all the way and replied: "He returned to Chang'an City at the beginning of the year, saying that he wanted to compile books in Chang'an City. He was beaten severely by my father and still didn't change his mind, so I left him alone."
"It turns out that brother Tang Guan has really gone through many twists and turns in pursuit of his lifelong ambition."
Facing the wall was also punished, and the father and son were sent back to their hometown. Tang Jian naturally couldn't return to Chang'an City easily if he wanted to set an example.
Zhang Yang whispered: "Is Tang Guan's return to Chang'an City suspected of resisting the imperial decree?"
Tang Shanshi thought about it as he walked, "Your Majesty will not have trouble with a junior, and he has never come to ask about it. Even if he is suspected of resisting the decree, it is Tang Guan's own business. He is already wearing the crown. If there is any disaster, it is his fault." You have to bear it yourself, there are many brothers in the family, it doesn’t matter even if one of him dies.”
"I don't care if my own brother says I don't care. I admire Brother Tang for being so free and easy."
Tang Shanshi nodded and said, "What? Does Zhang Shangshu want to take care of my family affairs?"
"I just asked casually. I didn't mean it. Brother Tang misunderstood."
"That's good."
Li Chengqian led the way and was speechless while listening to the conversation between the two.
When talking to people, they can talk about romance or the Book of Songs. Officials in the court can also talk about political affairs or knowledge.
Why does Zhang Yang always talk about family matters when talking to others?
Asking random questions about other people's family affairs may make people feel offended.
Maybe it's because Zhang Yang is withdrawn and not good at talking.
The prince was silent, and Zhang Yang and Tang Shanshi were also silent.
The atmosphere was a little more awkward.
I was also worried in my heart. Zhang Yang was afraid that when he opened his mouth, he would make some embarrassing words that people would not be able to accept.
"The day after tomorrow is Gu's wedding, you two must come." Li Chengqian was the first to break the silence.
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness."
Tang Shanshi also wanted to say the same thing, but was beaten to it.
The guards escorted the three of them to the gate of Anyefang. Seeing Li Chengqian pushing the door open, Zhang Yang hurriedly stopped him, "Wait a minute."
Li Chengqian asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
"How will His Royal Highness go in and talk to the other party?"
"Conversations naturally involve sitting across from each other, or drinking tea together."
Zhang Yang looked at Tang Shanshi again, "Brother Tang, have you brought any money?"
Tang Shanshi's face turned dark and he replied decisively: "No."
"Huh? Isn't that a money bag hanging around your waist?"
Tang Shanshi closed his eyes and took a deep breath, took out his money bag, and explained: "I forgot about it for a moment."
Zhang Yang took the money bag and opened it and looked at the copper coins in it, which looked like about thirty coins. He handed the money bag to the guard on the side and said, "Please go to the Chengnan wine shop and ask for a pot of good wine and three kilograms of mutton. If If you have extra time, let the restaurant prepare more dishes."
The guard looked at the prince hesitantly.
It wasn't until Li Chengqian nodded that he hurriedly left to do something.
Zhang Yang took a few people to the other side of the street to wait. It is always bad to stand in front of someone else's house.
"We will visit again when the drinks, meat and dishes arrive." Zhang Yang explained to Li Chengqian.
"Why do you want to use the money of a lower official? I heard that Zhang Shangshu's family is very rich, why is this so?" Tang Shanzhi breathed out his nostrils. He couldn't get angry in front of the prince, so he could only ask this question.
Zhang Yang smiled and explained: "It's embarrassing to say that my wife is in charge of the money at home."
Tang Shanshi looked up to the sky and sighed, "My superiors admire your clever rhetoric. If this happens again, you must learn from it."
"Brother Tang, this is not an excuse. My wife is really in charge of the money in my family."
