Di Renjie stood alone at the west entrance of Zhuque Street. Xu Jingzong did not take him with him in everything.
Now he goes to the West City to do something, and he won't let himself follow him.
Di Renjie had to stand alone at the intersection of Xishi Street and wait for him to finish the matter.
He looked back at the West Market, where he would be talking to some mercenaries or outsiders.
As for what they said, you couldn't hear it from too far away.
The Ministry of Rites has a lot of people. Di Renjie has been following Xu Jingzong for a long time, and he found that the Ministry of Rites hides a lot of things, like Pei Xingjian of Persia who often sends secret messages.
All the ministries in the DPRK and the Central Government have taken a break, but there is no guarantee for the Ministry of Rites when they will take a break, and the Ministry of Rites must always pay attention to the war in Persia.
The few free moments the Ministry of Rites has, that is, every summer.
Di Renjie had read the secret letter, but could not understand it without a translation. He was sitting alone in the West Market, eating a piece of cake, and was stunned.
Not long after, he saw a man wearing a round-collar official uniform walking to the West Market.
Judging from his boots, he is from the Wei family, and from his clothes, he looks like he is from the Wei family.
This man went to a wine shop in the West Market and sat down. He drank the wine without saying anything.
Di Renjie observed him carefully, and after a while Sun Fujia came.
Sun Fuga and the man from the Wei Mansion were sitting opposite each other, and they were talking about something.
Out of curiosity, Di Renjie listened closely to the conversation, and the words seemed to mention King Nanzhao.
Sun Fujia waved towards the outside of the wine shop, and a group of people gathered around and saluted respectfully.
"Go and find out where the fake King Nanzhao has gone. Don't alert others."
"Here."
The idle group received the words and left.
He Qian Chengji stood up and said, "Thank you Sun Shaoqing for your help."
Sun Fujia waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter. Since it is the order of His Highness the Crown Prince, the lower officials should also contribute."
It turned out that this man was from the East Palace. Di Renjie thought to himself that it was no wonder that this man was wearing the official boots of the Wei Mansion but not the official uniform of the Wei Mansion.
Hegan Chengji added: "There are still many people questioning about this matter. His Royal Highness does not want to alarm the other party, and also wants to know the whereabouts of the fake Nanzhao King, so I have no choice but to ask Sun Shaoqing to find these bad people and investigate."
Bad people...
Di Renjie nodded secretly.
Sun Fujia added: "Nowadays, Chang'an City has a huge crowd. In addition to idle gangsters and these bad people, there are also some braised pork sellers. Sometimes, as a young official of Dali Temple, I am also very distressed, especially those selling braised pork. , they are very united as a group."
He Qian Chengji said in a deep voice: "Sun Shaoqing has worked hard in governing Chang'an and made great achievements. I heard from the prince that someone in the court recently mentioned that the position of Minister of Dali Temple has been vacant for a long time. Many people recommended Sun Shaoqing to be the Minister of Dali Temple."
"Hehehe..."
Sun Fuga added: "How can I serve as minister of Dali Temple? Your majesty is wise and will naturally make arrangements."
He Qian Chengji couldn't help but nod, "If there's any news..."
"If there is any news, I will send it to the East Palace."
Hegan Chengji drank the wine in the bowl and left.
Di Renjie was sitting outside the wall of the wine shop, thinking about the conversation between the two of them. There was still cold wind pouring in from the street.
A figure blocked the sun. Di Renjie looked up and saw Sun Fujia's old face.
"Sun Shaoqing." Di Renjie stood up quickly.
"Did you hear what I just said?" Sun Fuga asked, twisting his beard.
“Can bad people be trusted?”
"Yes." Sun Fujia said with a smile: "Your Majesty can live in peace and harmony under your rule. Bad people are the officials' agents to detect and arrest. Most of these people are suspected of committing crimes or have been released from prison, so they become our agents."
"These bad people are entrenched in the market. The fourteenth street in the north and south and the eleventh street in the east and west of Chang'an City. Now many places have been rebuilt. Officials from hundreds of districts and cities cannot set foot. And these bad people are entrenched in the market. You will know when and where. What happened to the ground."
"Once the government becomes more portable, these former principal criminals or accomplices, they become bad people and will work hard for the government in order to avoid responsibility for their crimes."
Since arriving in Chang'an City, Di Renjie has seen and learned more here than he did in the Hexi Corridor in several years.
Life in the Hexi Corridor is boring and monotonous.
At that time, I was following my father, looking at the same scenery and doing the same things every day.
But in Chang'an City, everything you encounter is different every day.
Di Renjie felt that the experience during this period was the most enriching period since he could remember.
"What is Sun Shaoqing doing here?"
Xu Jingzong's words came.
When the others came closer, Sun Fujia smiled and said: "Xu Shangshu, my subordinates saw Di Xiaozi here alone, so they came up to ask."
Xu Jingzong nodded and looked at Di Renjie and said, "I've finished my work. You can go back with me."
Di Renjie saluted Sun Fuga and followed Xu Jingzong's footsteps.
On the way back to the Ministry of Rites, he frowned and said, "Is this Sun Shaoqing going to be promoted to Minister of Dali Temple?"
Xu Jingzong said with a straight face: "What does it have to do with you?"
Di Renjie said in confusion: "I just heard they said they were going to question the Nanzhao King."
"These things have nothing to do with you."
"Can't you listen, kid?"
Xu Jingzong glanced at him and said with a disdainful smile: "You stay away from people like Sun Fuga."
Di Renjie was puzzled: "Why?"
Xu Jingzong grabbed his collar and continued walking, and said, "Who are the people Sun Fuga comes and go with all day long? They are all prisoners."
"Is Xu Shangshu a good person?"
"Hmph." Xu Jingzong snorted coldly and said nothing.
Di Renjie continued to keep up, still thinking.
This winter has been extremely cold.
A family walks along the Weishui River and looks at the newly planted saplings on both sides of the river.
Xiao Qingqing was riding on the back of a bear, looking at the saplings wrapped in hemp ropes, and asked curiously: "Mom, do these trees need to wear clothes like people?"
Li Yue smiled and said: "The saplings were just planted this summer. It is easy to freeze in the cold weather now, so we have to do this."
Xiao Qingqing said: "Uncle Shangguan said that even if we do this, many saplings will be frozen to death. He also said that the saplings that will freeze to death in the next spring will grow back."
Li Yue couldn't help but nodded and straightened her daughter's hat.
It was a rare sunny day today. Every household took out their clothes and bedding to dry on the sunny day after the snow.
Li Tai filtered out some soap residue and made soap powder. Now every household washes and washes, and the whole village is filled with the scent of soap.
The bear liked this smell very much. If Xiao Qingqing hadn't grabbed its ears, the bear would have rushed into the village and destroyed other people's clothes and bedding.
"It's better for you and your family to have some time at ease."
Hearing this, he looked over and saw that it was Li Yuan who came with Li Shimin. Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, should you take more rest just after arriving at Lishan?"
Li Yue took her daughter and saluted, "Father."
Xiao Qingqing didn't bow or speak, and Li Yuan spoiled her to the point of spoiling her.
The child liked the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan, but she did not like the emperor, so she walked to Li Yuan and complained in a low voice that the sapling she planted had died.
Li Yuan stroked his beard and smiled.
It was freezing cold, but the water in the Wei River was still flowing, and there were still a lot of ice floating on both sides of the river.
Zhang Yang put his hands in his hands and tried his best to hide his neck in the scarf, and then said: "Your Majesty, how are you doing lately?"
Li Shimin stood in the cold wind, with his hands behind his back, and said solemnly: "I know you live such a leisurely life on weekdays, but I feel unhappy."
Zhang Yang added: "Actually, I'm quite busy on weekdays."
"what are you busy at?"
"I'm busy practicing my calligraphy, and I've improved my calligraphy a little bit more. I think it's just to train my mind. I feel that I'm too eager for quick success and quick success, and I'm a little eager for the development of Lishan, so I plan to slow down."
Li Shimin glanced at him and said disdainfully: "At your age, you should be eager for quick success. There are many young people who don't even have your current temperament."
"It's better that my wife takes care of me. She reminded me that I should meditate and cultivate my character now."
Li Yue bowed slightly and saluted, "I made my father laugh."
"Zhang Yang, should I be called King Nanzhao now?"
"I am not the king of Nanzhao. I just got the land deed and credentials of Nanzhao. Lishan has no actual control over Nanzhao."
"Are you going to hold on to Nanzhao?"
Hearing what the emperor said, it sounded a bit like a warning.
The water of the Weishui River seemed particularly clear in winter. When Li Shimin saw the fishing rod on the side, he became interested in fishing.
The prince carefully dug out some fish and hung them on the hooks for His Majesty.
Li Shimin put the fishhook into the river, then picked up a small stool and sat down, waiting for the fish to take the bait.
Eunuch Wang brought two more small stools and asked Lishan and his wife to sit down.
"You're not going to answer me when I just asked you a question?"
Zhang Yang said melancholy: "I have told you that I have no control over Nanzhao. Nanzhao is on the southern border of the Tang Dynasty. I can't reach it and I can't get it. It's not like Gaochang. Nanzhao is separated from Guanzhong by Shu. The road also runs across Lingnan."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "But you are still the King of Nanzhao."
"Your Majesty is joking. I am the King of Nanzhao in name only, but in fact I am still worried."
"What are you worried about?"
Zhang Yang took the thermos cup handed by Li Yue, took a sip of tea, and let out a sigh of relief in the cold air.
Behind him was Li Yuan's laughter, and he didn't know what Xiao Qingqing said to him.
Smiling, Li Yuan began to cough again.
Li Shimin turned around and frowned.
Zhang Yang added: "The Emperor's breath has not been very good recently and he is always coughing. Doctor Sun said that he is getting older and his heart and lungs are not as good as they used to be."
Li Shimin whispered: "Well, thank you for taking care of my father."
Wang Gonggong felt relieved when he saw the Supreme Emperor hugging and talking and laughing with Xiao Qingqing. In fact, the Supreme Emperor's health was even worse when he was in the palace.
After coming to Lishan, my health has improved a lot, and many of my old illnesses have begun to ease.
"This is indeed a good place to raise people. Zhang Gongjin's condition can be nursed back to health. The doctors in the palace said it was incredible."
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, in fact, our Lishan is nothing special. It's just that our living habits have improved a lot. Also, we opened a medical clinic in Lishan, and Dr. Sun arranged for several teams to be specially prepared. It can be used to study various difficult and complicated diseases, or it can be used to focus on recuperating the bodies of the Supreme Emperor and the teacher."
Li Shimin looked at the buoy on the fishing line and was silent for a long time.
Zhang Yang handed the thermos cup back to Li Yue, stood up and stretched his back.
"What are your worries about Nanzhao?"
"Nanzhao is located on the southwest border of the Central Plains. It is out of reach of Guanzhong and difficult to control. I will arrange for people to teach the Nanzhao people the writing, etiquette, regulations, and regulations of the Central Plains, and make the Nanzhao people a part of the Central Plains people."
"Very good." Li Shimin nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Zhang Yang had the idea of assimilating Nanzhao, the emperor was still very happy.
For the emperor, all small foreign countries should speak Guanzhong dialect, learn Guanzhong characters, and read Guanzhong books.
Zhang Yang continued: "The structure of Nanzhao is very simple. Most of them are villages as a collective. However, after Nanzhao took over the other three imperial edicts, the people's hearts are not stable. Why should they not be the ones who can govern the place."
"What I'm worried about is that there will be rebellion in Nanzhao in the future. If chaos breaks out again in Nanzhao and another Nanzhao king rises, it will be a usurpation of the throne. Lishan has Nanzhao's credentials for the Zen throne, as well as a list of the previous Nanzhao kings. Anyone other than me who wants to stand on his own in Nanzhao is a traitor."
"Once this happens, I would like to ask His Majesty to send troops to help Lishan quell the rebellion."
Li Shimin stroked his beard and said, "Who does Nanzhao belong to?"
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said: "Nanzhao has always submitted to the Tang Dynasty."
"In this way, you are just surrendering, but you are still unwilling to hand over Nanzhao."
"Nanzhao is our Lishan family property."
Li Yue felt relieved when she heard that her husband had no intention of handing over Nanzhao to his father. It seemed that the result of practicing calligraphy in the past few months was very good.
Nanzhao was not an immediate problem for Lishan.
But for the DPRK, Nanzhao was the southwest borderland.
Lishan and Chaotang are like a long-distance race on the issue of Nanzhao. The father wants to see when his husband loses his composure and wants to come up with conditions to exchange with the court.
And my husband is also thinking about when he can get Nanzhao's huge mineral resources.
Thinking of this, Li Yue sighed again. In this way, the conflict between her husband and his father might become even greater.
After receiving Zhang Yang's attitude, Li Shimin suddenly stood up with a confident smile on his face, "I had expected you to say that."
He took two steps by the river bank and said again: "I don't care about how the warrior surnamed He captured Nanzhao, nor do I care about how you kept it from me for so many years. As long as you, Lishan, remain loyal. Tang, I can allow you to control a small country."
"Your Majesty, this year's salary has been distributed to the court. Why is Lishan's salary..."
Li Shimin's face darkened when he heard this guy talk about his salary again.
These are people who own a small country and have a fortune of more than one million yuan, but they still care about such a small salary.
Thinking about it, I feel relieved again. Zhang Yang is such a person. He can count money between his teeth. One penny can be worth ten pence.
Today's Weihe River is flowing rapidly.
The fish never bit the hook, and the emperor lost his mind and continued fishing. He took another two steps: "I asked Duke Zheng to preside over Fan Yang's matter. Duke Zheng recommends you to participate in the trial."
"I have no experience in this area. Mr. Zheng is joking."
"The appointment has been made by the Central Government and I have approved it. You are the Vice Minister of Zhongshu Province and have the authority to review it. You are not allowed to refuse." (End of this chapter)
