Zhang Yang said melancholy: "If the scholars in the world really owe me a favor, the day when my head will fall to the ground is not far away. If I continue to work with Brother Wen in the court, I am afraid that I will not live long. I should retire as soon as possible and try to live a few more years." ." Cen Wenwen was speechless for a moment, and he saluted in the direction of Tai Chi Hall.
"Shilang Zhang, how could your majesty be so benevolent and sage, treat a meritorious official like this?"
"Yes, he is wise and noble!" Zhang Yang sighed: "He wants me to make contributions and be loyal." No matter how he said it, it was not good for him to be such an important minister in the court. Li Chengqian cleared his throat,
"I heard that Dashi was rude to Mr. Zhang earlier? Is this the case?"
"His Royal Highness, are you talking about that big food merchant?"
"I heard he went to see you and the conversation was very unpleasant."
"This person is threatening me, saying that if the Tang Dynasty dares to help the Persian Empire, he will send troops to attack the Tang Dynasty." Zhang Yang waved his sleeves and said: "We have so many heroes in the Tang Dynasty, how can we be afraid of him? If we hadn't seen The road is far away, and if it weren't for the fact that we are beyond our reach now, we have to kill him." Li Chengqian nodded and said: "That's what we men of the Tang Dynasty should be like, why should we be afraid of his cannibalism?" Cen Wenwen said curiously: "The cannibals have strong soldiers and strong horses, so we won it The large territory to the west of Persia has to be cautious." Zhang Yang listened to the discussion between the prince and Cen Wenwen, and watched these craftsmen re-laying the floor tiles, turning up the old floor, and re-compacting it.
Then three dozen craftsmen pulled down the wall, and the whole old house collapsed and raised a cloud of dust. Zhang Yang waved his sleeves to disperse the dust in front of his eyes.
The prince and Cen Wenwen were chatting about the feast. Not long after, it started to snow again. These craftsmen demolished the house very roughly, almost without considering the damage to the building materials. In fact, some old bricks and tiles can also be used to build exterior walls or pavement. The ground is suitable.
Zhang Yang frowned and felt heartbroken when he saw some broken tiles scattered on the ground.
"Your Highness, the cost of the imperial court is so tight, can't you save some?" Li Chengqian heard this and had not yet recovered from the previous topic of cannibalism.
Zhang Yang pointed to the broken tiles and broken bricks on the ground.
"These can be reused. Even if they cannot be used to build houses, they can be used to build walls and pavement." A group of craftsmen did not care about these words at all, and instead began to prepare to demolish another wall.
This is all money approved by the Minister of Finance. Every money you can save is worth every penny. Li Chengqian stepped forward quickly,
"Is there something wrong?" Zhang Yang raised his hands and said, "Your Highness, Brother Wen, since this is the money approved by the official, can you say a few words?" Zhang Yang was the first to be able to open the official school this time. , not only the official methods and methods, but also the money were approved by him.
Li Chengqian was well aware of his previous shortcomings.
"Of course, you can, you can dismiss these craftsmen if you want." After the prince said these words, a group of craftsmen immediately stopped what they were doing, bowed and said: "Your Highness, we are all following orders." Zhang Yang took the My own bamboo hat,
"Brother Wenwen, I'd better take the first step. I feel heartbroken when I see such a scene. Every time a tile is broken or a brick is broken, it makes the already not wealthy court worse." Cen Wenwen understood the meaning and stepped forward and said: " You are not allowed to demolish the house like this, take out the tiles and masonry as completely as possible, they can all be reused."
"Here!" This group of craftsmen were much more careful this time. They first removed all the tiles on the roof, and then dismantled the beams.
Zhang Yang nodded with relief,
"If the imperial court can be so frugal in these matters, it can save a lot of money. Six bricks and stones are two coins. In this way, a house has at least three hundred bricks and stones and more than sixty tiles. film, if it could be reused, it would save nearly a hundred dollars.”
"Brother Wen Wen, please don't find it troublesome and develop this habit of frugality. Nowadays, the burden on the court is very heavy, and there is no time to squander. Please be frugal in everything. We will use all our money wisely." Cen Wen Wen nod,
"What Zhang Shangshu said makes sense, I must pay attention to it." He put on his bamboo hat again, took another look at the broken bricks and tiles on the ground, felt heartbroken, and quickly left this sad place.
Li Chengqian was still standing where he was.
"This Zhang Yang is really..."
"Your Highness, I think that Shilang Zhang already has this family business and can still maintain frugality in every aspect. This is a good habit worthy of imitation by us." Li Chengqian smiled bitterly,
"Previously, the queen mother wanted to select palace maids to serve as maids for the couple, but he refused. He said that he was used to doing things by himself and didn't like to be served by others." Cen Wenwen nodded slightly.
"Although Mr. Zhang has a lot of bad habits, he also has some merits."
"It's just that this person sometimes..." Li Chengqian remained silent, and finally shook his head and sighed,
"That's all, he probably can't change his temper." Zhang Yang is a frugal person. Since he took over the Shangshu Province, the accounts of the court have been clear and organized, and the money that should be given will never be delayed.
This gave everyone in the DPRK a lot of confidence. On the other side of Chang'an City, Xu Jingzong was still pestering Wang Xuance, hoping to be friends with him even if he couldn't recruit him into the Foreign Affairs Academy.
For this reason, Xu Jingzong often invited him to eat and drink. And this person is very happy to eat and drink for free. The two of them talked more and often ate and drank together, and their relationship naturally improved.
Xu Jingzong often talked about the benefits of the Diplomatic Academy, but Wang Xuance always listened without giving any words of promise.
After leaving the wine shop to say goodbye to Wang Xuance, Xu Jingzong was so distressed that he stamped his feet.
"Why did you fall in love with such a person? He doesn't eat anything and doesn't talk about it!" This kind of thing is very embarrassing. I can only hope that this kind of long-term sincerity can impress him one day.
If it is really impossible to recruit, then just tell Zhang Shangshu directly. Construction of new homes is not possible in such heavy snowy weather. The mortar inside the wall contains moisture. Once it freezes, it will cause the wall to collapse.
Zhang Yang sat in his yard, looking at the heavy snow in the sky,
"It seems we can only start construction again in the spring next year." The little bear really likes snowy days, and his fur is even shinier in winter.
Xiao Wu and Xu Hui finally built the snowman, but it was torn apart and completely destroyed by its claws.
Even Xu Hui, who is usually quiet, pointed at the little bear and cursed a few times. The bear listened to the lesson and rolled in the snow, getting even more energetic.
Li Yue brought the prepared whole scallion oil chicken to it, and mixed it with some soup and rice.
"It is becoming more and more edible." It can be naughty in front of Xiao Wu and Xu Hui, but it is very obedient in front of the hostess.
If the mistress tells it to go east, it will not dare to go west. It comes when called and goes away when waved. At this moment, it was devouring its food and allowed its hostess to stroke its own hair without any resistance.
This bear is also four years old, which is the most critical stage of growing into an adult bear. At this stage, it eats a lot and grows very fast.
A very pure Northeastern brown bear, and also a very ferocious beast. The adult period of a brown bear is about five to six years. When it is fully grown, it can stand upright like an adult man. With a huge body and a height of nearly two meters when standing, it is still very intimidating.
After it finished eating, Zhang Yang took out a ribbon with the size marked on it. This was a good helper for his wife in making clothes.
He measured its body length, pinched the size with his fingers, picked up the ribbon again and looked at it.
"5 feet 1, eh! It looks pretty good." Xu Hui whispered: "It's bigger than last year." Xiao Wu asked curiously: "Then how big will it grow?" Xu Hui responded: "Senior sister, I read in the classics when I was a child that there is this kind of bear in Liaodong. Once a hunter encounters it, it will escape death. Ordinary bows and arrows can only damage its fur." This bear has been tamed by the master and teacher. If he encounters a wild bear, He will die.
Someone came to the palace, and my aunt went out to greet them and brought a message. Li Yue reached out and took the yellow silk and looked at its contents.
"Father said that since we want to open a mountain gate, we must have a location for the mountain gate and a name."
"Why did your father suddenly send such a decree?"
"Maybe my father thinks it's inappropriate for us to teach our children this way." Li Yue hesitated and said,
"Auntie, please go to Lishan Mountain and let Qingque build a gate. There is no need to build a house, just a gate."
"Let's make arrangements now." Li Yue wrote a few words on the yellow silk,
"Lishan Physics." Zhang Yang glanced curiously,
"We at Lishan are good at mathematics, but physics is our weakest point now." Li Yue re-wrote the name of the mountain sect,
"Lishan scientist!" I used to tell my daughter-in-law that scientists are one of the many schools of thought. That's just for the sake of explanation.
But now the title Lishan Scientist seems awkward. Zhang Yang took the pen and wrote three words on the inkstone:
"Scientology!"
"This one is not as good as the previous scientists."
"I think this is pretty good."
"Daughter-in-law, don't you feel awkward?"
"Why has it changed? In ancient times, there were military strategists, Mohists, and strategists. Why can't there be scientists?" The couple was in a stalemate for a while, and finally chose their own names and wrote all the long list of alternative names on yellow silk. , let the palace people take it back and give it to the father.
Li Shimin was drinking tea and sitting in front of the Xuanwu Gate, looking like he was paying homage or reminiscing about the past.
His Majesty comes here every year to sit and sit for a long time without speaking, just looking at the Xuanwu Gate. The prince came in a hurry with the yellow silk.
"Your Majesty, a reply from the county prince and princess." Li Shimin opened the yellow scroll and saw densely packed names, one after another... thirty of them.
"Does Lishan have so many names?" Wang Gonggong smiled dryly.
"I don't know, I don't know." Li Shimin put it aside and asked, "How is the printing of books in Lishan?"
"Your Majesty, I have more than two thousand books, most of which are written with explanations."
"Take my message to Lishan. The official school will be opened in the coming year. Ten thousand books must be printed by that time."
"Here." Li Shimin drank tea and continued to look at the Xuanwu Gate in front of him. Xuanwumen guard Li Junxian came quickly and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, General Li Daliang, General Niu and General Cheng are arresting scholars recently." Looking at Xuanwumen's silence for a long time, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty finally turned around He turned around and stopped looking at the Xuanwu Gate and walked back to the back road.
"Why did they arrest the scholar?"
"I found out from my humble position that the reason why the three generals did this was because they wanted Shangshu Sheng to approve the money for them and let the scholars write strategies for them."
"What happened to those scholars?"
"It's said that people were captured and brought into the mansion, and they were asked to write down a strategy for running the army. If they couldn't write it down, they wouldn't be embarrassed and let them go."
"I ask them to study more on weekdays, but now they can't even write a military strategy. What a bastard." Due to the imperial examination next year, there are now many literati in Chang'an City. This situation is certainly good, but Cheng Yaojin and the others The behavior is very disgraceful.
The emperor also hoped that these tough military generals could study more and the literati could strengthen their bodies. But the old generals are already old, and it would be too difficult for them to learn to read articles and write strategies again when they are in their forties.
The literati in the court are busy with political affairs, and the Zhongshu Province has been busy from autumn to now.
Don't even expect these civil servants to go to the wild to ride and shoot occasionally to exercise their physical fitness. As the New Year approaches, each family in the clan sends congratulatory gifts one after another, and Empress Changsun has to inspect the gifts sent by each family.
Then arrange for someone to send some gifts in return. The clan was also maintained entirely by the queen. Without this first wife, Li Shimin would not have known how to handle matters within the clan.
"Today, I want Yue'er and the others to give them the name of Lishan Mountain Gate."
"Really? How did this couple reply to Your Majesty?" Li Shimin chuckled and said: "This couple wrote dozens of names to me, which is unbelievable." Empress Changsun looked at the yellow silk handed by Your Majesty and carefully observed the words on it. handwriting,
"Your Majesty, please take a look. There are Li Yue's handwriting and Zhang Yang's handwriting on it. The handwriting on the back is also a little more anxious. The couple probably had a dispute over the name of Shanmen, and no one said it. Who do you think would do this?" Li Shimin took a closer look.
"It really is……"
"Yue'er's knowledge comes from Zhang Yang, but it is Yue'er's idea to teach disciples to build a mountain sect. Your Majesty's request will definitely make things difficult for their family."
"I thought they were so harmonious as husband and wife, but I didn't expect that there would be disputes." Empress Changsun tidied up the palace patiently.
"On New Year's Eve in previous years, we could still see the auspiciousness in the night sky, but we didn't see it last year. The children were worried about it and didn't know if it would happen again this year." Speaking of this auspiciousness, according to Li Junxian's survey, it must be Man-made.
He suspected that he had visited Lishan Mountain. The location of the saltpeter was in the direction of Lishan Mountain, but he had no conclusive evidence.
And saltpeter is too common in Guanzhong. He had been secretly investigating, and even the queen kept these things a secret. Naturally, Li Shimin wanted to find out who was causing the trouble, and also wanted to know the other party's intentions.
As long as you dare to create that auspicious night sky again, you will definitely be caught. The wind outside the house started to pick up, freezing rain fell from the sky, and the ice particles scratched my face painfully.
Li Lizhi also hurried back with her younger brothers and sisters.
"Father, has the sluice gate of Jinghe River been repaired?" Li Zhi asked anxiously as soon as he entered the palace. Realizing that it was a bit rude, he bowed timidly under his father's gaze.
"My son, I'm sorry."
