The small house next to the station seemed very crowded at the moment. Outside the house, the two siblings and a group of children of the same age were playing in the snow. They piled the snow into snowmen.
After the train left, the station finally became quiet. The children outside the house could hear the voices inside, which were a little hazy outside.
Xu Jingzong replied: "Your Majesty has recently ordered people to compile books and history. Zheng Gong told your Majesty that listening to both sides will lead to enlightenment, and listening to one side will lead to darkness. Be prepared for danger in times of peace, abstain from extravagance and be frugal. He especially mentioned that the county magistrate used colored glass to decorate the windows. This kind of luxury even Your Majesty also appreciates." No, a county prince shouldn’t be like this.”
Zhang Yang rubbed his brow in distress, "How is Mr. Zheng's health?"
Xu Jingzong added: "I got seriously ill this summer. Now Mr. Zheng is three-sixty-three years old and can only walk with crutches."
"In this case, Mr. Zheng's health is getting worse day by day."
Xu Jingzong nodded.
"Your Majesty still has no plans to go to Mount Tai to become a Buddhist monk?"
"Many people asked for help, but His Majesty rejected them all."
Zhang Yang looked at the people in front of him, and why did he always have a strange feeling of being joined by treacherous ministers.
Xu Jingzong added: "In fact, Gao Shilian's health is getting worse. Zhao Guogong often visits him."
Hearing him talk about Zhao Guogong, Zhang Yang sighed in frustration, "It's not that simple to be included in the territory, Lao Xu."
"The official is here."
Zhang Yang nodded slightly, "Although I am Zuocheng, the Minister, and also your Shangguan, I have always regarded you as a friend in my heart. I know this is not easy."
Xu Jingzong looked solemn and saluted quickly: "Don't worry, Marquis of the County, this matter will be done well."
"Yeah." Zhang Yang took a sip of tea from the tea bowl, "Give it a try, don't force it too hard."
The more Zhang Yang said this, the more relaxed he said it, the more nervous Li Yifu and others became, and the more they understood that this matter was important.
When everyone walked out of the hut, their expressions were solemn. The county prince had to do a big thing. He wanted to bring Tubo, the Western Regions, and the Turks under the jurisdiction of the Tang Dynasty government.
Li Yifu felt that this kind of thing was not something that a small person like him could do. He wanted to ask, but he felt stuck in his throat.
I wanted to ask Minister Xu, but he was silent as he walked in the wind and snow.
Zhang Yang was still sitting in the hut. The more he tasted the old tea, the more flavorful it became, just like his own middle-aged life. The more he settled in, the more he felt that life was very long.
This life is not short, it is very long.
People need to pursue a better life, and it is wrong to spend their whole life pursuing misty things like Tang Xuanzang. His life is not fun at all.
Zhang Yang sighed, stood up and walked out of the small room.
As soon as I walked outside the house, snow and wind hit me.
"father!"
"Daddy!"
One son and one daughter gathered around.
Zhang Yang walked home holding one hand and another, "Why are your hands so cold? You can't play in the snow for too long."
Xiao Qingqing complained a little: "My brother always wants to play."
Carefully An Han smiled and allowed his sister to scold him.
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Lishan is extremely busy this year. Lishan's productivity is no longer like various stalls, but concentrated efforts to work together in one direction.
On a snowy day in Guanzhong, the fortifications at the construction site were temporarily stopped. A student came to Lishan Mountain and saw this rumored mountain.
This boy looked about fifteen or sixteen years old. He was walking in the cold wind. The whistle sounded in the distance, and a monster rushed towards him.
Pei Yan stood with a group of leading students and looked at the monster.
Lishan has been constructing various fortifications this year.
Pei Yan asked the people around him, "I heard that the Marquis of Lishan County exhausted all the manpower in Guanzhong just to build such a road?"
Guo Zheng, who is two years older, replied: "There are many rumors about Lishan from the outside world, but there are still many people in Guanzhong praising Lishan County. There are many wealthy households in Guanzhong, and there are many old people to the east of Laoshan. The old nobles all want their children to move to Guanzhong."
The monster stopped when it arrived at the station. Someone came up to ask, and someone immediately replied: "They said we can take this monster to Xinfeng County. When we get to Xinfeng, it will be very close to Chang'an City."
This group of students was very excited that they could ride on this monster as soon as they arrived at Lishan Mountain.
Guo Zhengyi laughed loudly and said: "We are going to Chang'an for the imperial examination. The Marquis of Lishan County must let us take Lishan's car to Chang'an City. This is natural. I won't shirk the blame."
Seeing that all the classmates around him got on the train, Pei Yan bravely walked into the carriage.
There was another whistle and the train started to move.
Everyone was sitting on the train, and one person squeezed in the window and looked out.
Guo Zhengyi smiled and said: "I heard that this monster can haul goods for a day and a night. They say that Lishan enslaves the villagers in Guanzhong, but Lishan does not need so much people's power."
The students in the carriage discussed one after another. It turned out that the words of those old Confucian scholars were not necessarily right.
Pei Yan looked at the scenery and kept retreating. Standing in this iron box, the iron plate under his feet was still shaking.
It seems that the iron plate is not thick, but the noise in the car is very loud, and everyone speaks with their voices open.
You can see houses one after another along the way, and you will see houses every time you pass a certain distance. There are three or two people standing in front of these houses, holding flags in their hands. The flags are of two colors, one red and one green.
It seems that green means that it can pass. Pei Yan whispered: "This is like the flag used in the army to command thousands of troops."
Guo Zhengyi, whose courtesy name is Zhengyi, was born in the Guo family of Zhongshan. He was also from a prominent family in Zhongshan. This time he had full confidence in passing the imperial examination.
Pei Yan was born in Wenxi County, Jiangzhou. This time he had different ambitions from Guo Zhengyi. He planned to go to Hongwen Hall to study first, and then he would think about becoming a Jinshi. Because he was not old enough, he was not old enough to become an official. .
He whispered: "Brother Zhengyi, I heard that Chang'an has seen a large number of talents emerge in recent years."
Guo Zheng waved his sleeves and said with a smile: "This is when we are in high spirits, so what should we be afraid of!"
The train traveled some distance and began to slow down.
Suddenly a tall building appeared. This building has five floors, and there are pedestrians coming and going on each floor.
"Look!" Someone shouted loudly, "That's the Zhenguanyuan built by Lishan!"
Zhenguanyuan is very beautiful. It has no eaves but a flat roof. There is also a huge flat land in front of the building. The two buildings are adjacent to each other. There are also novel-style houses in the back.
"Look, that's a bell tower, the same as the bell tower on Lishan Mountain."
Pei Yan looked up and saw a slender bell tower. There was a compass on the bell tower, which happened to be noon, twelve o'clock.
The bell rang from the bell tower, and in an instant countless students poured out of the two buildings and scattered in all directions.
The Zhenguanyuan with two thousand acres of land could not be seen at a glance, and the train stopped.
There is also a station here, transporting all kinds of goods, with all kinds of pedestrians coming and going, and even a few officials wearing official uniforms.
Guo Zheng said: "Go and have a look inside the technical institute."
Pei Yan quickly said: "That's where they learn their skills. We're afraid it won't be good if we break in."
Guo Zhengyi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, outsiders will not be blocked here. I heard that the Marquis of Lishan County has sent most of the young people in Guanzhong to learn skills."
There was still some hesitation in his heart. Pei Yan took a deep breath and looked around. Thinking that he was not in a hurry to go to Chang'an City, he followed his footsteps towards the Technical Institute.
It turns out that there are various shops outside the Technical Institute, some selling books, some selling all kinds of food, and some selling clothing materials.
Pei Yan bought a tea egg for a penny and thought it was enough to satisfy his hunger.
Guo Zhengyi bought cakes and milk tea. He had never tasted such novel food before, and started chatting with some vendors.
This is supposed to be a pure place for scholars, and there shouldn't be so many merchants.
Pei Yan listened to the merchant's explanation and realized that when the technical institute was built, all counties jointly contributed land and manpower.
According to the agreement, the Marquis of Lishan County also wanted to benefit all counties and allowed them to place shops here.
Pei Yan looked back at the pedestrians coming and going at the station, then looked at the busy shops and the huge technical institute in front of him, and he felt suspicious for a while.
Seeing Guo Zheng walking towards the Technical Institute, Pei Yan followed suit.
Walking into the Technical Institute from the still chaotic station, it suddenly opened up. It was a large flat ground. There was a horizontal stone tablet in front of the door with the words "Technical Institute" written on it.
It's neat here, with no snow on the tidy ground.
It seems like a completely different world from the outside world.
There was no questioning or interrogation when I walked in here, and I came in smoothly.
Guo Zhengyi is good at talking to people, and he quickly became involved with the students here. This is only a small part of the technical institute, and there is a piece of land at the back. It covers an area of 2,000 acres and only built less than 1,000 acres. mu.
There are still many civilian workers passing by here in a hurry. They are building the rear of the technical institute, and the construction site at the rear is still inaccessible.
I heard that this place was built in a hurry. Last year, while the workers here were building it, the students were learning skills here.
Accommodation is provided here for students, and there are even places to eat. You can have a full meal for only three to five dollars, which is very cheap.
What attracted Pei Yan the most was the reading room here. There were many books here, some of which were about Lishan knowledge, and many were about skills.
When leaving the Technical Institute, Pei Yan was very reluctant to leave. He warned time and again in his heart that he came to Chang'an City to take the imperial examination and pass the imperial examination, so he could not be distracted.
There is also a paved road to the west of the station, which is piled with stones, and rails have been laid.
Along this railway and passing through Xinfeng County is a big city.
It seems that this railway will lead to Chang'an City. From here, you can enter Chunming Gate and follow the crowd into this big city.
Zhuque Street is very spacious and crowded with pedestrians coming and going. If you don't pay attention, the students who came together will also disperse.
Walking on the equally lively Zhuque Street, Pei Yan felt bored again. There was not much difference between Chang'an City and other lively state capitals, except that there were more people.
Guo Zhengyi and several students are going to Chongde Square to visit.
Pei Yan came to Hongwen Hall alone and submitted documents here. After the steward confirmed it, he could study here.
There were many students in Hongwen Hall, and Pei Yan finally found a place where he could meditate.
He saw a boy about his own age.
Seeing that the other party was looking at him, he introduced himself: "Jiangzhou Pei Yan."
Di Renjie smiled and said: "Bingzhou, Di Renjie, are you just here?"
"Exactly."
Di Renjie sighed: "Great, more people will take part in the imperial examination next year."
Pei Yan looked around and saw that the only person in front of him was similar to him in age, so he started talking, "Why are there not as many books here as in the Institute of Technology?"
Di Renjie explained: "The books here are all to help people become scholars. In addition to teaching people skills, the books over there also have such books on elementary education. Lishan has always tolerated the world's knowledge, and there are many books written by them themselves."
"I heard that the knowledge of the Marquis of Lishan County is close to that of an immortal?"
Di Renjie sorted out the books on the cabinet and said seriously: "Hou Chang of Lishan County told his disciples that there is no end to learning, and you have to learn all your life. He has never claimed that his knowledge is close to that of an immortal."
"A disciple of the Marquis of Lishan County?"
"Yes." Di Renjie explained: "His Royal Highness King Jin is a disciple of Lishan. He often talks about the knowledge of Lishan."
"Brother Di also met Prince Jin?"
Di Renjie explained: "That is, I got to know the King of Jin, and I can only meet the Marquis of Lishan County. In fact, the Marquis of Lishan County is a very easy-going person. He is not an immortal. His knowledge is world-class and he wants to build Guanzhong."
Pei Yan said to himself: "What kind of person is that?"
Di Renjie got along well with Pei Yan and asked people from Hongwen Hall to arrange a place for him to live here.
Pei Yan saw that his residence was a small and dark room with a bed that could be used to rest. At this moment, he envied the students who could go to the Technical Institute.
When walking out of Hongwen Hall, Di Renjie thought that there were more people taking the imperial examination this year, and Zhang Jianzhi and his family had used a lot of connections for the imperial examination next spring.
There are many talented people who want to take the imperial examination.
I couldn't help but feel a little worried about this bastard.
The next day, after the morning court, Li Shimin was looking at the memorials of various ministries today.
The eunuch outside the palace came quickly and said, "Your Majesty, Xu Jingzong, the Vice Minister of Zhongshu, is here."
Li Shimin put down the memorial in his hand and whispered: "Let him come in."
"Here."
When Xu Jingzong walked into the hall, Li Shimin picked up another memorial and looked at it, "No need to be polite, let's talk."
Xu Jingzong handed over the memorial with both hands, "Your Majesty, this is my memorial."
It was very quiet in the Manlu Palace, and the heater was beside His Majesty. Xu Jingzong looked at his memorial on His Majesty's table, and also watched His Majesty pick it up, and then lowered his head.
"I heard that you went to Lishan yesterday."
"It was given by the county magistrate." Xu Jingzong replied, making some secret calculations in his mind. He thought that the county magistrate was Shangshu Zuo Cheng, so there was nothing wrong with ordering his subordinates to submit the memorial.
He just lowered his head and looked more cautious. After all, what he was playing today was not a trivial matter. It was about major events in the Western Regions, Turks, and Tubo.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Does the Ministry of Rites know about this?"
Xu Jingzong bowed and saluted again and replied: "It was written by the Minister of Rites. I read it and made an annotation. Please make your decision."
Li Shimin took off his glasses and looked solemn, "Do you think the time has come?"
Xu Jingzong bowed again, "Your Majesty, the sooner the better for some things, the more certain they are. Once the years pass, people's hearts will disperse, and it will be even harder to reunite them."
