After several debates in the court, arrangements were made for King Li You of Qi.
Cen Wenwen calmed down and walked out of Chengtianmen.
King Li You of Qi was summoned to the Tai Chi Hall.
There were already three or two eunuchs standing in the empty Tai Chi Hall. It was cold inside the hall, and there was a cold wind blowing outside.
Li You stood there blankly, waiting for His Majesty to come to see him.
"Where is your father?" he asked softly.
The voice echoed in Tai Chi Hall, but no one answered his words. The few eunuchs standing aside were like wooden sculptures.
It was getting dark. Someone from the palace brought food, and then the Tai Chi Hall was slowly closed.
The candles in the hall were lit, but Li You was still in a daze, not knowing what his father meant.
Changsun Wuji came to Lishan, and the emperor also came.
The treatment of Qi Wang Li You has not yet been completed. At this time, facing the emperor, Zhang Yang gritted his teeth and went down the mountain.
It's a rare sunny day, but the temperature of the sun is not very warm. The snow in Lishan Mountain is still there, and the air is even colder.
Zhang Yang met the emperor.
Li Shimin was sitting on the roadside and saw a group of children running past merrily in the winter.
Li Shimin now has a few strands of gray hair. The forty-two-year-old emperor has become much more haggard this winter.
Zhang Yang walked to him and stood silently with his hands folded.
After a long time, the emperor finally spoke, "Are you going to just stand here and say nothing?"
"If Your Majesty comes to settle accounts because of Lishan's rebellion, Lishan's attitude will remain unchanged."
Li Shimin stroked his beard and said, "I don't blame you."
"Your Majesty can tolerate the world and will not argue with Lishan."
"Has the auxiliary machine come to see you?"
"Well, you talked to me a lot."
"What did you say?"
Zhang Yang clicked his tongue and said: "The Duke of Zhao is very worried about the prince."
"Hehehe..." Li Shimin chuckled softly: "It's not easy for him to take care of himself, but he still has to worry about the prince."
"Isn't your Majesty worried?"
Li Shimin blew out a cloud of white mist in the cold air and said slowly: "Why did my child become like this?"
"Is Your Majesty talking about his godson's failure?"
Seeing that he turned to look at him with an unhappy expression, Zhang Yang added: "I have seen the two brothers of the Wu family selling Xiao Wu for the sake of the family property. The warrior Yu's children did this for the sake of the family property. Your Majesty's family property is the whole world, and what's more? It’s unreasonable, they put themselves in danger, and the rewards they can get are huge.”
Li Shimin stood in the cold wind, his beard and hair moving in the wind. He looked haggard and looked like he had not slept all night, and his beard and hair were also a little messy.
"Will my other children be like this?"
Zhang Yang added: "That's why Duke Zhao came to see me, hoping that Lishan can work with him to watch over the other princes and keep them safe."
"Sure enough, in the minds of you and the auxiliary machine, my children are all ignorant."
"No one's children are perfect. Everyone is ignorant sometimes, and there are also children who make mistakes."
Li Shimin lowered his eyebrows after listening to these advice, "My child has made a huge mistake."
"This is His Majesty's family matter." Zhang Yang bowed and said he didn't want to say anything more.
"You are also my family."
"So, I hope Your Majesty will not be too sad."
It is very dangerous to become a family with the emperor. Even though the emperor said so, Zhang Yang still kept a distance from him.
Zhang Yang looked at the emperor's expression and said, "If your majesty is willing, you can stay in Lishan for a few days and talk to the emperor."
"That's fine, that's fine."
Li Shimin nodded and agreed.
The emperor lived in Lishan for half a month, always living with the Supreme Emperor.
Li Yuan said to his son: "Erlang, you have done a good job."
Li Shimin closed his eyes and said, "My son, I didn't do a good job."
"You have been arrogant since you were a child, but you are capable and courageous. Back then, I was worried that your courage and arrogance would harm you, and now everything that should have happened has happened."
Li Shimin looked at the tea bowl in his hand and remained silent.
On this day, a decree was sent to Taiji Hall. Qi Wang Li You caused chaos in Qizhou and was demoted to a commoner! The country is removed.
A glass of wine was delivered to King Qi, and a eunuch whispered: "Your Highness, please."
Li You tremblingly picked up the bowl of wine and drank it in one gulp.
Several more eunuchs walked into the palace and tidied up everything here.
Half an hour later, the Tai Chi Hall returned to its original state. There was no one in the hall, it was quiet and cold.
This day is heavy for some people.
There were people whispering about what happened back then, and that His Majesty came to power through extraordinary means.
Such an emperor cannot tolerate rebellion in his eyes.
In Chang'an City, Changsun Wuji whispered: "Well, no one should mention it again in the future."
A group of followers in the mansion nodded and said nothing.
In Gaoling County, Li Chengqian didn't come back to his senses for a long time after hearing the outcome of the matter.
Finally, Zhao Jie finished talking about Qi Wang Li You's treatment. He was a commoner, the country was destroyed, and he was sentenced to death.
Li Chengqian whispered: "Father, have you seen Li You?"
Zhao Jie replied: "He has been imprisoned in Taiji Hall since he returned to Chang'an. Your Majesty has never seen him or said a word to him."
"I know."
Zhao Jie saw the prince's expression and left knowingly.
Not long after, Yu Zhining walked over quickly and said, "Your Majesty has a decree for His Highness to return to the East Palace to assist in the administration of the government."
Li Chengqian let out a long breath, stood up and said, "Let's pack up and go back."
Yu Zhining noticed that His Highness the Crown Prince was walking on the ground without any shoes and was still unaware of it. He frowned and said, "Your Highness, shoes."
"Um……"
Only then did Li Chengqian notice that he was not wearing shoes and hurriedly put them on.
Yu Zhining observed His Highness's expression, feeling a little more worried in his heart, and whispered: "Your Highness, those who were killed by King Qi are all good people."
"Mr. Zhong Mi said, Gu must remember that Gu will not be Li You."
Yu Zhining nodded and said: "Your Highness should be strict with himself after returning to the palace."
The rebellion of King Qi ended. Liu Lan, Yan Hongliang, Xu Xuanhui and others conspired with King Qi and were all executed.
At the same time, under the thorough investigation of Dali Temple, many related people were also dealt with.
The emperor was going back to Chang'an City, and Zhang Yang stood at the entrance of the village to say goodbye.
Li Shimin said: "I know that you have your own opinions and bottom line. I don't want my children to have such a thing happen again in the future."
Zhang Yang added: "Your Majesty, don't worry. After all these years, you know me best. I have always scorned authority. If you are still not at ease, you can take away all my power. I don't want to be the Minister Zuo Cheng." "
Li Shimin snorted coldly: "What I gave you, how can you take it back?"
It seems that resignation is out of the question.
I recalled what Changsun Wuji said back then, "You and I are the most powerful relatives. Your Majesty had a lot of troubles in the past, but now it is you and me that His Majesty is focusing on."
Zhang Yang was always vigilant in his heart, but he still said goodbye to the emperor with a smile on his face.
Li Shimin got on the carriage back to Chang'an City.
When the carriage went further and further away, Zhang Yang rubbed his face vigorously, "If this continues, my mental condition will become more and more dangerous."
Xiao Qingqing and Xiao Xingan are going fishing with their uncle King Wei.
Zhang Yang walked back to the village with his hands in his arms. As New Year's Eve was approaching, the village was very lively. There was a New Year's Eve banquet as usual on New Year's Eve every year.
This has become an unchanging rule since the construction of Lishan.
The villagers who have been busy for a year have their own harvest.
My daughter-in-law is the richest person in Guanzhong, and she spends a lot of money on a banquet in the village every New Year's Eve.
This is the envy of all counties in Guanzhong.
Your Majesty has always asked the clan and counties to be frugal.
However, Lishan was already very wealthy, and it was limited to Lishan, so the emperor didn't care about this kind of thing.
The laying of the railway went smoothly. Work was suspended for three months during the winter and did not start until February of the following year.
Even if they don't work, Lishan will still support the people along the railway line and their families, and their food and lodging are free during the vacation.
According to Lishan's account, it is easy to earn back the little money paid, especially after the construction of railways and technical colleges, these costs can be recovered exponentially.
Cen Wenwen came to Lishan again, this time he came to buy fireworks.
Zhang Yang took a package from him and carefully counted the money in it.
"Here are ten coins. I want one hundred fireworks."
Now it is more convenient for Lishan to make fireworks, just use the waste materials from the workshop.
How would the emperor feel if he knew that the Lishan fireworks he bought were made from scraps that were not needed in the workshop?
Zhang Yang handed the baggage to his daughter.
This burden was still too heavy for Xiao Qingqing, so she hung it around Xiong Da's neck.
Zhang Yang asked someone to take out a cart of fireworks from the warehouse.
After the handover between the two parties was completed, Cen Wenwen continued: "The technical college under construction in Lishan has always been on the minds of the Celestial Court, and the whole house is also looking forward to its early completion. The county magistrate said before that it will be completed in the summer."
"Well, I did say that."
"Can it be faster, before summer next year?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "I paid for the capital, why is Chao Zhong more anxious than me?"
Cen Wenwen sighed: "Recently, the burden in Chang'an City has become larger and larger, and more and more people are coming to Chang'an City. As the county marquis said back then, Chang'an City's population is becoming more and more dense, and sooner or later it will become a burden to Guanzhong. "
"Prime Minister Fang believes that if some of them can enter technical colleges, the pressure on Chang'an City will be reduced a lot."
"Since dad has said it a long time ago, why don't you demolish the city wall." Xiao Qingqing said seriously, "I warned you at the beginning, but now that you have discovered the problem, you will only come to ask Lishan for help."
Zhang Yang said with a smile: "My daughter is ignorant and makes Brother Wen laugh."
There was a smile on Cen Wenwen's face, "The little princess is very similar to the county prince, and even her temper is similar to that of the county prince."
Let the officials take away the fireworks first, then Cen Wenwen said: "Then before summer..."
"It's a bit difficult. Lishan doesn't have that many resources. If the DPRK and China can provide building materials, it can be faster."
"After the court begins, the official will submit the memorial." Cen Wenwen took another look at the lively New Year's Eve banquet, cupped his hands and said, "I won't disturb you."
"Brother Wenwen, won't you stay for dinner?"
"Xiaguan still has family members to take care of, how about another day?"
"Okay, walk slowly."
The night of New Year's Eve enveloped the land of Guanzhong, and fireworks were set off in Chang'an City first.
Today's fireworks have become auspicious in people's eyes. Datang has auspiciousness every year, so some people think that every coming year in Datang will be smooth.
This has become a common practice. If there are no fireworks on New Year's Eve, people may feel that a disaster is coming.
This night, the fireworks in Lishan were more spectacular than those in Chang'an City. One after another, fireworks bloomed in the night sky.
It illuminates the unmelted snow on Lishan Mountain.
Zhang Qingqing said to his younger brother: "You have to remember that people outside are ignorant."
Zhang Xin'an asked: "Why are they ignorant?"
"Because they regard fireworks as auspiciousness, but they celebrate without thinking about the cause of the fireworks."
Zhang Qingqing looked away from the fireworks.
Zhang Xin'an replied: "Sister, according to our Lishan academic theory, we should question first and then speculate. Outsiders are ignorant because they do not understand Lishan knowledge."
He took a few steps back and forth and then said, "Maybe they don't have the courage to question it at all?"
This younger brother has made great progress. Xiao Qingqing added: "So they are ignorant."
Zhang Xin'an added: "The ignorance is only temporary, but they will eventually wake up."
Zhang Qingqing said: "If ignorance has become their benefit, then some people will stick to ignorance unchanged."
Xiaohui remained silent while listening to the argument between the two siblings.
These are the children of the master and the teacher. They are the most important children in Lishan and they must inherit the legacy of the master and the teacher.
Perhaps the teaching method of the teacher and brother-in-law is different from the outside world. These two children have very strong learning ability.
Moreover, these two children have to learn two scripts and two languages at the same time.
What they are speaking now is exactly what the teacher taught them. This language is clear, every word is pronounced, and it is sonorous and powerful.
It was comfortable to listen to. Xiaohui could understand their words, but she might not speak as fluently as these two children.
On the other side of Lishan Mountain is the former beacon tower.
Xiong Da squatted beside the couple.
Fireworks kept flashing in Li Yue's eyes.
Zhang Yang held the cup with both hands and felt the warmth of the tea in the cup, "After so many years, you still can't get enough of this."
"I won't get tired of watching it." She looked at it dreamily, "This is our time, how can we get tired of watching it? I will never get tired of watching it."
Zhang Yang sat on the back of the bear, looked away from her smiling face, and took a deep breath of cold air, "I really can't get tired of it."
After a while, the fireworks stopped, and the sea of stars reappeared in the night sky, dotting the cold night sky.
Li Yue put her hands behind her back, turned around and said, "Go home."
"North Korea and China have said that our technical school should be completed as soon as possible."
"How can we work in this cold weather?"
"Yes, but Chao Zhong is pressing hard."
As the couple walked home, Zhang Yang said again: "They don't care how much it costs Lishan. When this matter becomes the object of attention from the DPRK and the Central Government, it's already polite that they didn't take advantage of us."
"They have taken away the name of Lishan Technical College and changed its name to Zhenguanyuan. What else do they want?"
"It's inevitable to be remembered."
"Then let them just worry about it."
Li Yue is a bit more domineering and arrogant, "The capital comes from Lishan. The construction of this world has always been the hard work of thousands of people. If they still have conscience, they cannot ask for benefits from Lishan."
