Xiao Qingqing stood outside for a moment before she felt the pain in her cheek was unbearable. She rubbed her face and walked back into the house, "How did daddy still work in this weather?"
Li Yue was sitting by the spinning wheel and her hands and feet were busy. The child was growing taller every day, and last year's clothes were made as wide as possible.
But this year I still can’t wear it anymore.
"Go and watch your brother"
"Oh." Xiao Qingqing reluctantly agreed.
Xiao An always likes to pick up something and put it in his mouth. His two-year-old brother is still learning to talk.
Xiao Qingqing was too lazy to take care of him, so she handed him over to Xiong Da, and then she went to play with Aunt Sizi.
Xiong Da held Xin An's collar in his mouth, put him into the cradle, and then leaned on the side of the cradle and yawned.
Xing'an didn't like sleeping in the cradle, so he climbed out of the cradle with his hands and feet like lotus roots, and landed on Xiong Da again.
He simply slept on Big Bear's back.
Zhang Yang plans to build two more houses on this potholed land. When the child grows up, she will have her own room. She cannot sleep with Xiao Wu and Xiao Hui all day long, otherwise she will sleep with the two aunts. together.
This child cannot rely too much on adults. Other people's children may only have a small room in their house.
The land in Lishan is sufficient, and Zhang Yang plans to build a small house for his daughter.
After digging out the soil and turning it over, the next step is to compact it.
Zhang Yang took off his bamboo hat and looked up at the dark clouds in the sky. The next foundation work will have to wait until the weather clears and the ground will be soaked for a few days before starting.
Aunt Wang brought Xiao Wu and Li Lizhi back. Today they went to the villages and counties near Chang'an City to conduct research and selected several villages and counties with larger populations to prepare for future labor distribution.
Li Yue took three disciples in the library pavilion and began to plan the next steps.
Life is always a little busy. Zhang Yang made a cup of hot tea and enjoyed his early retirement.
Zhang Yang opened a map and planned to leave it to his children to take care of when the family business was stable. He would then go out for a walk when he had time, either to the beach or the Gobi.
Or maybe go to Jiangnan to see it.
The nap in the DPRK has not ended yet, and the DPRK has not officially begun.
The emperor went to Mount Tai again. Some people said that the emperor would definitely go to Mount Tai this time to enshrine Zen.
But in February of Chang'an City, the emperor went to Mount Tai for a month and came back.
This time the emperor just took a look around Mount Tai. After staying there for three or two days, he returned to Chang'an City.
What is disappointing is that this time the emperor still did not enshrine himself in Mount Tai.
However, something new has happened in Chang'an City recently. There is a small country to the south of Goguryeo. This small country is called Silla. After Wen Ting took Baekje, there was no news. He has been putting up troops these days, and it seems that he is going to attack. Silla.
There was a queen in Silla called Queen Zhendeok. This queen wrote the national letter in official script and sent an envoy named Jin Chunqiu to the Tang Dynasty.
Xu Jingzong was very embarrassed when he got Silla's credentials, because the credentials written by the Queen of Silla to Tian Khan were very explicit.
The letter of credence stated her admiration for Tian Khan, and even invited Tian Khan to Silla, willing to serve Tian Khan from now on.
Even the Queen of Silla was willing to come to Chang'an City to become a concubine of Tian Khan.
What kind of person was the Empress Chang Sun of the current dynasty, not to mention that all the concubines in the emperor's harem were ruthless characters. If the Queen of Silla really entered the emperor's harem, she would probably be thrown into a well by the concubines in the harem, or... Died violently for unknown reasons.
Xu Jingzong felt chills running down his spine just thinking about it. At this moment, he looked at the letter of credence with a frown. This is not a letter of credence. This is clearly a love letter.
And the Silla envoy Jin Chunqiu in front of him was extremely flattering, and the way he smiled was really unsightly.
Xu Jingzong pushed away the chubby face that Di Renjie approached. This kind of love letter was not something a child like him could read.
Putting down the credentials, Xu Jingzong said: "I will present your credentials to Your Majesty. I wonder what your envoy's request is."
"The Queen is willing to honor the Tang Dynasty as Zhengshuo, and is willing to let all subjects of Silla practice the Tang Dynasty etiquette, use the Tang Dynasty characters, use the Tang Dynasty official uniforms as our Silla official uniforms, and pay taxes to the Tang Dynasty according to the regulations of the Tang Dynasty prefectures and counties, and abide by them. As long as Tian Khan asks for the title of the Tang Dynasty, the queen is willing to go to Chang'an in person to serve..."
"okay!"
Xu Jingzong interrupted him, and he didn't want to hear the next words.
Di Renjie listened with great interest. The Silla envoy Jin Chunqiu was similar in age to Xu Jingzong, and the envoy behaved very humbly.
Seeing that Xu Jingzong looked reluctant, Jin Chunqiu took out a piece of silver cake, held it in both hands and offered it to him. He said with a smile: "This is a small gift from me. I hope that Xu Shangshu will not take offense at my rudeness. "
Xu Jingzong said calmly: "Is your Silla wealthy?"
Jin Chunqiu added: "I forgot to mention that this silver cake was obtained from Haidong. In Guanzhong dialect, it was obtained from the hands of the Japanese."
Finally heard what I wanted to hear.
Silla is located to the south of Goguryeo and is very close to the Japanese slaves. At that time, the county prince said that there were a lot of silver cakes there.
Jin Chunqiu said again: "I wonder when Shangshu Xu can take his ministers to see the Marquis of Lishan County?"
Xu Jingzong nodded and said, "What are you doing when you meet the Marquis of Lishan County?"
Jin Chunqiu bowed and said: "I heard that after the envoys from various countries met Xu Shangshu, they all went to see the Marquis of Lishan County. Moreover, after the envoys from various countries met the Marquis of Lishan County, they were able to make their respective small countries It grew stronger, like Tubo and Gaochang today."
"Who did you hear this from?"
Jin Chunqiu replied: "That man's name is Zhang Jianzhi."
"Cough cough cough..."
Di Renjie on the side coughed violently.
Xu Jingzong glanced at him, his expression returned to seriousness, and he said slowly to the Silla envoy: "You go to the post house to rest first."
After the Silla envoy left, Xu Jingzong asked again: "Renjie, where is your friend named Zhang Jianzhi?"
"What does Xu Shangshu want to do to him? Is he going to be tortured with a stick?"
"What? Are you willing to watch your friends being tortured?"
Di Renjie laughed loudly upon hearing this, "I heard from him that he has always wanted to try out the torture tools of the Tang Dynasty."
This kid is a bastard, and his friend Zhang Jianzhi is also a bastard.
The dolls in Chang'an City are different from each other.
Seeing that Xu Jingzong did not say what to do with Zhang Jianzhi, but was about to leave with his credentials, Di Renjie stepped forward and asked, "What is Xu Shangshu going to do now?"
Xu Jingzong sighed: "I will naturally submit my credentials."
"Can I follow you, kid?"
"cannot!"
Leaving Di Renjie behind, Xu Jingzong quickly walked into the Zhuque Gate, and then walked even faster. After walking into the Chengtian Gate, he saw His Majesty who had just returned from Mount Tai.
Li Shimin took Silla's credentials and looked at it carefully, and said with a smile: "It is rare for the Queen of Silla to be so candid."
Xu Jingzong whispered: "Your Majesty, according to the information from the Ministry of Rites, when Yeon Gaesumun came to power in Goguryeo, he attacked Silla several times, and many of Silla's subjects were captured. Since then, Silla has tried several times to We sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty, but the important route to and from the Tang Dynasty was held by Goguryeo."
"Now that Goguryeo has been captured and governed by the officials of the Andong Protectorate, the Queen of Silla is willing to show her kindness to the Tang Dynasty."
"Where is the messenger now?"
"Back to Your Majesty, the envoy is resting in the post house."
Li Shimin put away his credentials and smiled. Silla was willing to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, use the Tang era name, use the Tang Dynasty characters and the state and county system.
These words spoke to Tian Khan's heart. The emperor wanted this kind of free merit.
Now Xu Jingzong's mind is full of the love words written by the Queen of Silla in the certificate of credence, or how much he said about Tian Khan's personal charm.
It can make the Queen of Silla, who is far away in the East China Sea, excited.
Xu Jingzong bowed and said: "Your Majesty, this envoy also said that he wants to meet the Marquis of Lishan County."
Li Shimin took a sip of tea and asked in a serious voice: "Why did he go to see Zhang Yang?"
Xu Jingzong replied: "Your Majesty, in fact, when the county prince was serving as the Minister of Rites, he talked about the Japanese slaves' silver mines."
Li Shimin slowly put down the tea bowl in his hand and whispered: "He was planning it back then?"
"I have indeed planned it. The county prince has been waiting for the opportunity." As he spoke, Xu Jingzong handed over a piece of silver cake and said: "Your Majesty, the envoy Jin Chunqiu said that this silver cake was obtained from the hands of Japanese slaves. He He did not explicitly state his attitude towards Japanese slaves, but as far as I know, Silla has a population of only 30,000 to 50,000 people, and in the past two years there have been frequent windy days and seawater intrusion."
"Silla's population is almost withered, and its food production is not enough. Its people mostly rely on fishing for a living. It is a small and barren country. The envoy explained the origin of the silver cake, which must be enterprising."
The emperor hesitated for a long time without speaking, and took another sip of tea.
Chang'an is too far away from Silla. Judging from the credential, this is a rare country for the Tang Dynasty to have subordinates, and the Silla envoy Jin Chunqiu does not look simple.
The other party came with a purpose, and it seemed that he had a big agenda.
With the current national power of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin did not take Silla into his eyes at all, it was just a small country.
"Take him to see Zhang Yang."
"Here."
"Afterwards, you must tell me everything about the conversation between the envoy and Zhang Yang."
"I understand."
Xu Jingzong felt very complicated when he walked out of Chengtian Gate. He didn't know what Queen Changsun would think when she learned that there was a Queen of Silla on the border of the East China Sea who admired His Majesty so much.
Tian Khan definitely looks down on the Queen of Silla, and how Silla wants to use her is another matter.
Originally, it was an ordinary and trivial matter for an envoy from a small country to come to Chang'an City.
The next day, when Xu Jingzong was preparing to go to Lishan, Di Renjie was eating his morning meal and looking through the files of the Ministry of Rites as if no one else was watching.
"Xu Shangshu, do you know? The Queen of Silla is a peerless beauty."
"really?"
"Then Silla envoy Jin Chunqiu took the portrait of his queen and told others."
Di Renjie used chopsticks to slurp the noodle soup into his mouth.
Ever since he became the Minister of Rites, Xu Jingzong had never seen such an enthusiastic envoy, and he spared no effort to dedicate his queen to Tian Khan.
The dolls in Chang'an City are different from each other.
This Queen of Silla is also a different kind. It is the first time for Xu Jingzong to see such a "deeply affectionate" credential.
When the Silla envoy Jin Chunqiu came to the Ministry of Rites again, Xu Jingzong took him to Lishan, followed by Di Renjie.
"Renjie, you cannot listen when the envoy is talking to the county prince."
"Young man, I will stand very far away and will not listen to a single word."
"Yes." Xu Jingzong twisted his beard and nodded, turned to look at the envoy Jin Chunqiu walking on one side, and asked: "Why does the envoy want to sacrifice the Queen of Silla to Tian Khan?"
Jin Chunqiu rode a tall horse. He rode awkwardly and was very uncomfortable. He held the reins tightly with both hands and replied: "Our Silla is poor. If the queen can come to Datang, she can live very well. "
Xu Jingzong asked again in confusion: "If the Queen leaves, what will happen to Silla?"
"Actually, I am the queen of King Jinji of Silla, and my biological mother is the daughter of King Jinpyeong."
Di Renjie suddenly asked: "Are you a prince of Silla?"
Jin Chunqiu smiled and nodded, and then said: "I am willing to ascend the throne as the King of Silla by the order of the Great Tang Heavenly Khan and lead the people of Silla."
Xu Jingzong sneered in his heart, this guy is really not simple, or the morality of the Silla people is so weird.
It seems that after selling his queen, he usurped the throne.
And Jin Chunqiu's words and conversation, how natural he was when he said this.
Jin Chunqiu looked at the scenery in Guanzhong and said: "Silla is too barren, and many people have starved to death this year. If the queen does not come to Datang, she will also starve to death."
Di Renjie asked the envoy about Silla's customs and customs.
In his words, Xu Jingzong also understood the reason. The people of Silla were not living well. The best coast on the border of the East China Sea was in the hands of the Baekje people. In the early years, Silla was exploited by Goguryeo.
Afterwards, Goguryeo was captured by the Tang Dynasty, and Baekje was decimated by Wen Ting. The Queen of Silla felt that her opportunity had come, so she sent an envoy.
In Jin Chunqiu's words, the Silla people lived a miserable life, but their Queen of Silla lived a decent life.
Silla lacked governance, even the written language was incomplete, and many Silla people dressed like barbarians.
Xu Jingzong asked: "Has the envoy been to the Central Plains before?"
Jin Chunqiu explained: "This is my first time coming to the Central Plains. It is my first time to see such a vast land, such a prosperous Chang'an City, such a big city, and so many people."
"Your Guanzhong dialect is pretty good."
"My ministers were sent as envoys to Goguryeo before, so they learned some Zhongyuan dialect from the Goguryeo people. After passing Tongguan, it took them three or two days to learn the Guanzhong dialect."
Xu Jingzong secretly thought about talents. It is really rare to be able to learn so quickly.
At this time in Lishan, Zhang Yanggang gave Cen Wenwen 30,000 yuan to support the expenses of supporting education.
Originally, the money came from Chao Zhong, but the family's inheritance was still in Lishan, so Chao Zhong could justifiably ask Lishan for money.
After seeing Cen Wenwen to the entrance of the village, Zhang Yang said again: "When can the Cui family's money in Qinghe be delivered?"
Cen Wenwen replied: "Just these few days."
"Brother Wenwen, walk slowly."
When walking out of the village, Cen Wenwen took one more look at Xu Jingzong who came with the envoy.
Zhang Yang's eyes also fell on Xu Jingzong and Jin Chunqiu. (End of chapter)
