Li Shimin nodded and said, "It's time for him to have a good rest. Don't let his body get damaged due to the fatigue in Lishan Mountain."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. We in Lishan value humanistic care. I plan to have our villagers undergo a physical examination every year."
"Physical examination?"
"In short, it's about checking the body and keeping everyone healthy."
Li Shimin stroked the short beard on his chin and said in a deep voice: "In the words of a Confucian scholar, you are a very cruel person."
"Why did your Majesty say this?"
"There have been memorials to impeach you before. I heard that several members of the noble clan made suggestions to my subordinates. It was Yu Shi Ma Zhou who handed these memorials to me. They said that people yearn for peace. You will bring all the people of Lishan to justice." Raising yourself as a person who sacrifices yourself for profit goes against Confucian ideals, and they say what you do is more terrifying than Legalism."
Zhang Yang lamented: "Your Majesty, there are no good people in the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Shimin looked worried and said, "You are still very young."
"Your Majesty is also in his prime."
"When you made the pendulum clock, the nobles were disgusted by it. They were very opposed to you dividing the hours of time into scales. The scales were cold. Those were the scales you used to enslave the Lishan people. That was inhumane. "
Zhang Yang raised his head and said: "There are still many people in this world who live in ideals. In other words, they think about the world too idealistically."
Li Shimin added: "People's illnesses are difficult to describe. Are you asking them to have a physical examination for their health, or so that they can serve Lishan better in the future?"
"I firmly believe that labor creates wealth, rather than those nobles who can obtain a lofty status by relying on fame and a few words, and thus become aristocratic families to accumulate wealth and annex land. In contrast, I prefer creation, which can bring benefits to the world. good."
The monarch and his ministers argued for a long time. Li Xiaogong's eyes were dull, while Li Tai's eyes were even more confused.
"What did Xuanzang say in his letter to you and in your reply to Xuanzang?"
"It's a little late to plant rice this year, and I don't know what the weather will be like after autumn?"
The monarch and his ministers argued until the end and began to talk about their own opinions.
"Xuan Zang wrote you the letter for the sake of Buddhism?"
"The weather is warmer this year, eh! There should be no problem. The water levels of the Jinghe River and the Weishui River have gone down."
The two chatted for a long time.
Li Shimin finally couldn't bear it anymore and said in a deep voice: "Are you listening to me?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "I'm listening. Your Majesty said... well! It's very lively."
"I don't care what your purpose is in building the academy outside, but Lishan's casting skills must not be leaked out."
"Your Majesty is worried about the spread of firearms?"
Li Shimin nodded and said: "I have made an agreement with you. I will keep the secret recipe for firearms with you. Anyone outside who makes it secretly will be killed."
All said and done, in the end it was all about firearms.
Zhang Yang said calmly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Lishan has its own technical moat, and we will safeguard our own interests."
Talking to the emperor is a headache. You never know which of the emperor's words is true and which is a lie.
"I'm going to see my father."
Li Xiaogong quickly followed up.
Li Tai was lost in thought for a moment, and then said quickly: "My son, I will also go with my father to see Grandpa Huang."
For the current Tian Khan, Monk Xuanzang is no longer important. What will happen to Lishan is important. Firearms are the most important.
Zhang Yang stood there and watched them for a moment, when laughter could be heard in the distance.
That was Xiao Qingqing riding on the back of a bear. She was riding a big bear through the paths in the village, with a large group of children of the same age running behind her.
He asked her to wash Xiong Da, but she still didn't do it.
Come to think of it, she is at her most lively and playful age.
Zhang Yang returned to his home on the mountain and said to his daughter-in-law, who was cutting paper, "Your father is here."
"Yes." She nodded and replied, "Auntie told me."
Zhang Yang sat down, looking at the water of Huaqing Pool and thinking.
Xiao Wu and Xiao Hui, who were helping Li Yue, were talking in low voices.
Li Yue stepped forward and asked, "Are you worried?"
"Yes." Zhang Yang took a deep breath and whispered: "The children in the palace do not have playmates of the same age. They have been in the palace since they were young. This kind of growth environment must not be good for them."
"In the past, when my father was still the King of Qin, the imperial brother and Qingque had their own playmates, most of whom were the children of generals, and they would often fight with each other."
Li Yue recalled that she hung a roll of paper on her wrist, looked up and continued: "But after my father ascended the throne, his brother went to the East Palace. Qingque didn't want to live in the palace, so his father arranged for him to live outside the palace. , and I heard that it was a quarrel between the imperial brother and Qingque brother."
"But it is true that after my father ascended the throne, the brothers and sisters at that time began to drift apart, and my father's concubines also increased."
She looked a little more disappointed.
Zhang Yang said slowly: "My younger brothers and sisters had a good childhood in Lishan."
She smiled and said: "It turns out that my husband misses his brothers and sisters."
The two looked at each other and smiled, and Zhang Yang sighed, "The Tang Dynasty is going to be fine."
In the village, when the children were tired from playing, they took out meals from home. Xiao Qingqing looked at these companions.
They knelt on the ground one by one and whispered: "Thank you to the Marquis and the Princess for giving us a rich life. We have meat and food to eat so that we can grow up strong. This kind of kindness will be unforgettable in our lives."
After that, they began to enjoy wheat cakes and broth.
Xiao Qingqing took a wheat cake, looked at it, and fed it to Xiong Da.
This bear is also picky about food. He squatted down and chewed the cake. He also held the cake in his two paws, imitating the appearance of humans.
Xiao Qingqing took a look at the broth. There were some chopped green onions in the soup.
An older girl gave her half of the cake and said, "Don't you like eating cakes?"
Another girl spoke. She was the same age as Xiao Qingqing. Her face was fatter and a little darker due to being shaved, and her cheeks were a little red. She said, "This is made from this year's new wheat harvest. It's delicious."
"The little princess cannot go hungry."
Girls always tend to get together, and then they despise boys who don't like to be clean.
The eight girls were dressed simply, and only Xiao Qingqing was wearing a skirt, which looked noble.
She took half a piece of wheat cake, squinted her eyes and said with a smile, "Xiong Da will be hungry too."
While talking, she reached out and touched Xiong Da's head.
When a few girls gather together to eat, the adults will be respectful to the little princess, and the children don't have so many worries.
Xiao Qingqing asked: "My father and mother have said that Lishan's wealth is the result of everyone's hard work. You don't have to do this."
The older girl said: "I heard from my parents that we were so poor in Lishan in the past, and the girls didn't have meat to eat, so those sisters are all skinny now."
"Yeah." Several girls kept nodding.
But now that they can have meat and eat every meal, they naturally feel the hardship they had before.
Xiao Qingqing sat cross-legged on a stool and frowned: "Then can you stop saying that in the future?"
"No!" A girl said immediately: "One cannot forget kindness, even if it is a drop of kindness. This is what Master Ouyang Xun taught us."
"Yes, the kindness between the county prince and the princess cannot be forgotten."
Xiao Qingqing sighed in distress. The child, who was less than five years old, was already as melancholy as an adult.
She would also write about her father sighing melancholy from time to time, as if he was worried about the country, the people, and the world. She always felt that doing so made her look powerful.
"We'll continue to bully the boys after we finish."
"good!"
Several girls ate faster.
In a house in Lishan, Li Shimin sat in front of Li Yuan, "Father, Zhang Yang used to be a child who was good at money calculations. Now he is more interested in profit than before. He is Yue'er's husband. , Father should have advised him more."
"I can't understand Erlang's words, what are you worried about?"
Li Yuan, who is nearly seventy years old, has turned white in hair and beard, and his teeth are also bad.
Li Shimin looked serious, "I think this matter is very important. I have read the article. The article contains a lot of knowledge, but he actually classified people as productive forces."
"Um……"
Li Yuan pondered for a long time, "I thought you asked him to obey the teachings and worship Zhang Gongjin as his teacher just to train his mind."
Seeing that my son has reached middle age, he still looks worried.
Li Yuan suddenly laughed and said loudly: "So that boy is giving you such a headache now. It's really a great joy in life, Xiaogong!"
Li Xiaogong stepped forward and said in a friendly tone, "My nephew is here."
Li Yuan stroked his beard and laughed loudly, "How can we not drink in such a happy event?"
Hearing this, Li Tai stepped forward again and said, "Doctor Sun said that Grandpa Huang can no longer drink alcohol. Let's drink tea."
Li Yuan suddenly felt that it was too bland and tasteless, and said aggrievedly: "You can't drink wine, and you can't eat too much meat. The old man is really boring to live in this world."
Li Tai quickly added: "My grandson will roast a duck for Grandpa Huang."
"That's all." Li Yuan waved his hand and said with a tired look: "At my age, I can't even eat a few bites, that's all... that's all."
Li Shimin looked at his father's old face, and his nose felt a little sore for a while.
Seeing Erlang's look, Li Yuan whispered: "Don't worry about Zhang Yang, he is a good boy. Even if he values interests, he can't learn bad things. Well...he can't learn bad things."
"Erlang, you don't have to feel aggrieved. It's not strange for me to pass away at my age. Look, Zhang Gongjin is also alive, and..."
Li Yuan thought for a while and then said: "There is also Wang Gui, who is also very young and suffering from old illnesses. It would be best for me to live longer than them."
Li Shimin suddenly stood up, his words choked in his throat, and turned around to walk out of the house.
Seeing Li Xiaogong following behind him, Li Shimin warned: "Father, he..."
Li Xiaogong replied: "Doctor Sun once said that as you get older, you need to rest peacefully. Nowadays, there are more and more foods that are taboo."
Li Shimin patted his shoulder heavily, "You were also the brother who fought with me in the world. I can trust you. You must also be optimistic about Zhang Yang. I don't want him to go astray."
"Your Majesty, don't worry."
Li Xiaogong said his words solemnly.
Li Shimin asked: "How is your health?"
"Back to Your Majesty, it's still the same old habits."
Among the clan generals at that time, Li Xiaogong had outstanding military exploits. He suffered a lot to pacify the south. He endured the acclimatization and accumulated many old illnesses. Now he is suffering from ailments and it is not easy to live with.
"It was thanks to your willingness to block the situation in the south that I could wholeheartedly regain Luoyang and Hebei."
Listening to His Majesty's approval, Li Xiaogong kept his head lowered.
Li Shimin shook his head and stepped forward again, "Look at Zhang Yang carefully."
"The last general takes orders."
His Majesty finally left, and both Li Xiaogong and Li Tai breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Tai was a little scared and whispered: "Uncle Emperor, did your father come to Lishan today to beat you?"
Li Xiaogong pressed his nose, "My nose has been a little uncomfortable lately. I don't know what's wrong?"
Following Uncle Huang, Li Tai asked again: "Uncle Huang, Uncle Huang! My father must have wanted to beat me when he came to Lishan today."
Li Xiaogong scratched his head in pain, "How do you know about a certain family? I don't understand. What you're talking about is very confusing."
Li Tai still followed step by step, "The emperor's uncle has always been unconscious. It was his nephew who was abrupt."
"Yeah!" Li Xiaogong nodded, "Stop asking a certain family, you smart people are the most annoying."
Li Tai thought about this conversation. His father finally talked about the academy and firearms with his brother-in-law.
Sure enough, it was because of the Institute of Technology that I had a plan in mind. After so many years of accumulation, Lishan has achieved many results.
Although there are still many issues that I still don’t understand, such as the few pages of articles my brother-in-law gave me, electromagnetism cannot be seen or touched.
Li Tai found that he could not understand such mysterious and mysterious knowledge with his only knowledge.
Seeing Qing Que walking in the other direction, Li Xiaogong said displeasedly: "What are you going to do? Are you not going to play cards anymore?"
Li Tai walked without looking back.
By the way, His Majesty came to Lishan for a walk, and Li Junxian carefully escorted him.
Li Shimin looked back at Lishan. As long as Lishan behaved himself, he felt more at ease.
This Lishan Mountain is watched by Li Xiaogong, guarded by Li Jing, and even guarded by Long Wujun.
"Zhang Yang is still neglecting his discipline." Li Shimin murmured to himself.
This year's summer harvest in Guanzhong went very smoothly, thanks to the management of Shangguan Yi, the young minister of Taifu Temple.
"I heard that Shangguan Yi did not go home for half a month when he was managing the flood season of the Yellow River. He personally arranged the flood season control in various places."
Wei Zheng recounted the effectiveness of the governance of Taifu Temple in Ganlu Hall.
Li Shimin was very satisfied with the reports from various places. Guanzhong had good harvests one after another, and more children were born in Guanzhong.
Wei Zheng added: "His Majesty ordered people to build the official residence of Taifu Temple, but it has been vacant now."
Hearing this, Li Shimin closed the memorial and said in a low voice: "I have also asked Shangguan Yi about this matter."
"I dare to ask, how did he explain it?"
Wei Zheng was very curious about Shangguan Yi and wanted to ask more questions.
Li Shimin was discouraged and said: "He said that Taifu Temple needs to be deeply engaged in farming. The temple is too high and cannot be among the farmers in the countryside. He feels that Taifu Temple should work in the fields and work with those farmers."
Li Shimin has been eyeing Shangguan Yi's talent for a long time and has been coveting it for a long time.
