Chu Mo's matter has always been a hurdle in Cheng Yaojin's heart. The general always wanted to give Chu Mo a good family, and this family could also preserve the huge family business of his old Cheng family.
Not to mention whether Kong Yingda's granddaughter really knows how to run a business, at least Cheng Yaojin feels that Kong Yingda's educated family is reliable.
It was a March day that was suddenly warm but still cold. The grass grew sparsely on the land outside Chang'an City. The scattered patches of grass looked very uncomfortable.
It was like a piece of baked naan bread with minced garlic spread unevenly.
Zhang Yang and Li Tai hurriedly set off from the village entrance of Lishan, passing by the restaurant where Chu Mo was working. After walking a mile, they met Cheng Yaojin who was coming with a group of troops.
When he met Cheng Yaojin, he was unlucky for ten days and a half.
Zhang Yang felt very awkward meeting this guy. If he could settle Chu Mo's life-long matter, he would never want to see this old man again.
"General!" Li Tai chuckled and got off his horse, "Are you here to see Chu Mo?"
Cheng Yaojin nodded and said, "He is not the only child in my family. Without him, my old Cheng family will still be the same."
"The general is right."
Cheng Yaojin added: "I have nothing to do today and I go out hunting."
Zhang Yang also turned over and dismounted, looked around and said with a smile: "General, the cold winter has just passed, and the small animals have not gained weight yet. At this time, we can only hunt some prey that has just emerged from the winter, and these prey are still very thin." , if it is the best time to hunt, it should be the season after summer has passed and autumn has passed."
"The prey was also fat by then, and it was enough for the general to eat to his heart's content."
Cheng Yaojin put down the bow in his hand and dismounted from his horse. He saluted Li Tai and then said, "I also want to relax after hunting."
Li Tai returned the greeting: "Why don't you, General, come with us to the Weishui River? The scenery there is very good."
Cheng Yaojin picked up the water bag and drank.
Zhang Yang smelled it carefully and clearly smelled of strong liquor.
"I didn't expect that His Highness the King of Wei would be disturbed by coming out to relax."
Li Tai smiled bitterly, "Lishan is closely guarded. This matter involves the great cause of our father's empire, so we must be closely guarded."
"Well..." After looking around, he replied: "Since when has the official road here also been the boundary of Lishan? Although I have never read any books or read the county annals, the official road here is not yet Is it the Lishan realm?"
If Cheng Yaojin came out to relax, who would bring so many people to relax?
The drunkard doesn't care about drinking. Is he going to the tavern to capture Cheng Chumo, tie him up and take him home?
Li Taicheng Yaojin walked all the way.
Zhang Yang followed with his hands folded, "May I ask the general, did Kong Yingda agree to marry his granddaughter to Chu Mo?"
Cheng Yaojin's face darkened when he heard this, "I have told him several times that it is my Cheng family who wants to marry me. Who dares to propose marriage to his granddaughter in Chang'an City?"
It seems logical that the old Cheng's family has a strong family background, and the girl that the old Cheng's family likes is bound to be known to the powerful class in Chang'an City.
A character that everyone avoids and doesn't dare to mess with.
Every family has its own family tradition. Old Master Kong Yingda came from a scholarly family. A family of warriors and common men wanted to get married with a scholarly family, and Cheng Yaojin was an old man.
No matter how you look at this situation, it feels very disgraceful.
As he was walking, Cheng Yaojin stopped again.
Li Tai first looked at the wine shop where Chu Mo was. Although it was still far away, he could see clearly as far as he could see.
"General, why don't you leave?" Li Tai said nervously.
"What was Chumo doing in that wine shop all day?"
Zhang Yang put his hands in his hands and explained: "Chu Mo is experiencing life."
Cheng Yaojin's brows twitched twice, "Then the boy spends all day humiliating himself in the wine shop just to experience life?"
"General, Chu Mo is now the great poet of our Tang Dynasty. Naturally, he wants to experience life. Only by experiencing life can he have a better understanding."
Zhang Yang explained while looking into the distance, "Recently Chu Mo wrote another poem, The spring breeze is so proud that the horse's hooves are so fast that I can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one night."
Li Tai glanced at his brother-in-law in surprise. He really picked it up at random. Why did his brother-in-law say such a good poem so casually? It was obviously a good poem that has been passed down through the ages.
Cheng Yaojin tugged his beard on his chin, "Hmm... The spring breeze is proud of the horseshoes, what a sentence! The poem is a good poem, boy, don't fool me. If these poems were really composed in silence, the ancestral graves of my old Cheng family would be afraid. He is going to become a saint in the golden light."
"There are always some things in this world that are hard to explain. Chu Mo has finally figured it out. I am a great general and I am very happy to congratulate you."
Cheng Yaojin looked at his son from a distance and lowered his head for a while.
Li Tai was already prepared. If Cheng Yaojin wanted to capture his son at this time, the guards around him would not be able to stop him. He had to let Lishan's medical center prepare in advance.
If the father and son fight, many people will probably be injured.
After a while, Cheng Yaojin looked towards the Weishui River again, "I just came to see if this kid is alive and well, I have no other intention."
After all, he is still his son. Cheng Yaojin sighed: "Zhang Yang, you promised me at the beginning that you should take good care of him in the future, and you should also take good care of my old Cheng's family business."
"Don't worry, General. It's just a matter of marriage..."
"I'll go meet Kong Yingda another day."
"Are you so convinced that Mr. Kong Yingda will agree to this marriage? In fact, the restaurant girl is a good housekeeper and is suitable for keeping silent. She can also take care of the old Cheng family's family business."
Cheng Yaojin turned around and glared, "How do you know? This is for the prosperity of my Cheng family."
As he spoke, Cheng Yaojin got on his horse again, pulled the reins and turned around to go to Chang'an City.
Li Tai asked curiously: "Won't the general go to the Weishui River to see the scenery?"
Cheng Yaojin said loudly: "Look at the scenery. There is much to see in this desolate place."
After saying that, he gave a loud shout and rode his horse towards Chang'an City.
Li Tai bowed and said goodbye.
A gust of cold wind blew by, leaving the two of them and a few guards standing there in silence for a long time.
Seeing his brother-in-law walking towards the tavern, Li Tai followed suit, "The general looks very worried."
Now the Cheng Yaojin family, including many of the founding generals of Chang'an City, all have doubts about whether they can keep their family business.
Nowadays, the world is at peace, and it is not like fighting against the world in the past.
If you have a family business, you naturally want to keep it going.
The two of them came to the tavern and watched Cheng Chumo move the wine jar diligently.
As soon as he put down the wine jar, he noticed the gaze and walked forward with a smile, "Why are you two here?"
Zhang Yang put his hands in his hands and said, "The general just came to see you."
Cheng Chu looked around silently, "Where's the old guy?"
"left already."
"Why don't you come to see me?"
Li Tai put his hand on Chu Mo's shoulder, "That's because the general thinks you are having a good time at the wine shop and can't bear to disturb you."
Cheng Chumo heard this and looked disgusted, "I'm afraid he's not here to capture someone."
Zhang Yang sighed: "The original posture was indeed to capture you. King Wei and I stopped him first. But Chu Mo, you have to understand that you can avoid this kind of thing on the first day of the lunar month, but not on the 15th."
Cheng Chumo knelt down and his gaze became firmer, "Of course I understand."
There are many customers in the wine shop, most of them are traveling businessmen who come to Lishan to purchase goods.
There has always been no shortage of merchants traveling to and from Lishan.
After they purchased soap or cloth, they would take it to other places to sell, some going to Tongguan, or even further to Luoyang, Fanyang, or Taiyuan.
There is only one wine shop on the official road from Chang'an City to Lishan Mountain. The business is not tense and the customer flow is naturally good.
This is better than opening a store in Chang'an.
There used to be a braised meat shop not far away, but that business has declined.
Although business has declined, the reputation of braised pork has spread.
Li Tai whispered: "The bartender has been following you for so long, and you have kept your identity a secret. What will happen if you don't marry her?"
Sometimes it seems that a man like Cheng Chumo is quite decisive.
But when it comes to feelings, he is an idiot.
Seeing his hopeful gaze, Zhang Yang held his forehead in pain, "I'll think of a way."
Cheng Chumo looked away again, "Zhang Yang, you are a brother who died in a certain family."
Zhang Yang nodded, "I know."
"I don't want to implicate you."
Zhang Yang smiled bitterly and said: "Chu Mo was just joking. We have already been implicated. You and I are brothers. Even if you leave, do you think the general will let me and King Wei go?"
Li Tai sighed.
The three of them were sitting not far from the tavern, and Zhang Yang said to him: "Recently, Chu Mo, you wrote another poem, but you must listen carefully and remember it. The spring breeze is so proud that horses are hoofed, and you can see all the flowers in Chang'an in one night."
Cheng Chumo nodded heavily, "A certain family has remembered it."
To say that Cheng Chumo is a great poet in Chang'an City is obviously a joke made by his brother-in-law.
Why does Cheng Chumo not look like a poet? He can't even write well.
And this beautiful misunderstanding seems to continue.
Another group of guests went to the tavern, and Li Tai clicked his tongue: "Brother-in-law, do you really want to write a collection of poems for Chu Mo?"
Zhang Yang nodded, "That's natural."
In the March afternoon, the warmth made people want to doze off. Zhang Yang walked up Lishan Mountain alone and looked at the edge of Huaqing Pool in his new home. Li Lizhi and a group of younger brothers and sisters who had just woken up were still awake.
Li Zhi picked up the pool water and splashed it on his face, which refreshed him.
The aunt tidied up two side rooms, one for the princes and one for the princesses.
The children were active by the Huaqing Pool for half an hour before going to class. Li Yue taught Li Zhi, Dong Yang, Gao Yang, and Li Zhi.
Xu Hui and Xiao Wu gave lectures to the younger Lanling and Qinghe respectively.
Because Li Lizhi and Li Zhi started earlier, they were separated from Princess Lanling and others, which could also improve learning efficiency.
There are only ten days a month to study in Lishan, and these ten days are precious.
Zhang Yang plans to build a small wooden bridge for the outlet of Huaqing Pool in his new home, which can also connect to another courtyard, which was originally a hot spring pool, but his wife does not like the smell of the hot spring pool.
Transform the place into a greenhouse and build a warm fruit shed so that you can eat fresh fruits and vegetables in winter.
On March 6, Zhenguan, another 20,000 shi of grain was sold from the Western Regions, and Ashinadur's money was also delivered. It was not much. Counting jade and some scattered gold, it was only 20,000 gu. .
Li Yue calculated the accounts and sent 50% of the grain sales, excluding 20% of taxes, to Chang'an City with 3,000 guan.
Listening to Aunt Wang's story, Zhang Yang was not surprised by what Chu Suiliang did, let alone that Li Shimin let Fang Xuanling take over the Shangshu Province.
The emperor wanted to keep power in his own hands, not to mention his pocketbook.
This year, an urgent report was sent to Chang'an City. The Nishu Khan of the Western Turks was about to win. Yehu Khan was seriously ill, and he planned to let his son inherit the throne.
This is not good news. The Tang Dynasty needs the stability of the Western Turks, but not a khan like Ni Shu.
Once his power becomes huge, it will be even harder to control the Western Turks in the future.
The existence of Songtsan Gampo was already troublesome enough for Datang, and Zhang Yang did not want to cause Datang to lose Tianshan because of his butterfly.
The chaos in the Western Turks lasted for three years. In these three years, the population of the Western Turks was almost exhausted.
Of course, this also gave Gao Chang a good opportunity to advance westward.
This matter should come to an end. Who knows how long Persia can hold out against the next wave of attacks by the cannibals.
When the wind season is over this year, Dashi will attack Persia again.
At that time, Persia was also a big country with a population of 50 million and an area of more than 7 million square kilometers. During its heyday, Persia started a war with Rome that lasted for hundreds of years.
The current situation created Persia, but the war also destroyed Persia.
In 637, the tenth year of Zhenguan, the ancient Persian capital of Ctesiphon was captured. The Persian king Yazdgerd III was forced to flee to Central Asia, and all 40,000 Persian nobles were captured.
Zhang Yang remembered this period of history. At that time, reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty were not sent out, and the Persian King Yazdgeld also died at the hands of the cannibal.
This day is not far away.
Persia was a land of wealth and could also serve as a springboard for the Tang Dynasty's westward expansion.
Even if Li Shimin doesn't want this springboard, for Datang, with the Tianshan Mountain barrier, cannibalism is not necessarily a threat.
Zhang Yang wrote a letter and handed it to Aunt Wang, "Auntie, please give this letter to Zhang Xiangxiang."
"Here."
The aunt left with the letter.
Li Yue was very happy counting the money, and her daughter was holding a big piece of gold with a smile. She obviously didn't understand the value of gold and silver, but she loved it very much.
The daughter-in-law naturally doesn't mind that her daughter likes money.
Ten days later, the prince and his palace attendants came to pick up the prince and princesses.
Li Yue and Li Lizhi said goodbye reluctantly.
In Chang'an City, Li Shimin was in a good mood watching the children.
Li Zhi sipped the astringent grape wine. At this age, he didn't like drinking, and he didn't drink in Lishan.
After taking a small sip, Li Zhi whispered: "Father, the Western Regions have sent a lot of money to my brother-in-law."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Really? How many are there?"
Li Zhi gestured, "The gold was so big that it was as big as my son's face. Boxes were carried into my brother-in-law's warehouse."
Li Shimin, who was approving the memorial, shook his wrist when he heard this and drew a long line on the memorial.
Putting down the pen in his hand, he said in a deep voice: "Did your brother-in-law ever say what he would do with so much money?"
"My brother-in-law said that we need to purchase resources. We cannot rely solely on the support of the central government in the future, otherwise the development of Lishan will be controlled by the emperor."
Although children's words are unbridled, Li Zhi said everything, which gave Li Lizhi, the imperial sister, a headache.
The relationship between brother-in-law and his father was already not good, and this undoubtedly added fuel to the fire.
