"Guhui will go to Lishan."
Changsun Wuji stepped forward and advised: "Your Highness, don't go to Lishan Mountain."
"Uncle, that is Gu's grandfather."
Changsun Wuji frowned and said, "Your Highness is the crown prince. He should support the government at this time instead of going to Lishan privately."
"But I want to accompany my grandpa through the last part of the journey."
"If Your Highness went to Lishan, it was out of filial piety, but it would be unfilial to disobey His Majesty's instructions. You must not go there. If you want to mourn, you can just watch on the city wall."
Li Chengqian suddenly looked back at Changsun Wuji, "Uncle would have known that Gu would say this? Is it unfilial to ask Gu?"
"Among the many princes, only His Highness can guard Chang'an City."
Li Chengqian shook his head and smiled bitterly, "What kind of prince does my father want?"
Seeing that the prince no longer talked about going to Lishan Mountain, Changsun Wuji let out a sigh of relief.
Recently, news about Li Yuan's passing has spread throughout the government and the public.
Over the years, Li Yuan has been recuperating in Lishan Mountain, just like Wen Yanbo, Zhang Gongjin and others will pass away.
Lishan is not so magical, it is just a relatively wealthy and peaceful place.
These days, the courtiers were very irritable. Knowing that Silla's envoy Jin Chunqiu was still in Chang'an City, Li Yifu kicked him out of Chang'an City and ordered him to return to Silla immediately.
Yuan Gongyu whispered: "Li Shaoqing, there is no good person in Dongyi."
Li Yifu adjusted his clothes, "They are all bastards."
Jin Chunqiu was a minister in Silla and was in charge of all matters of Silla, but he lived in a very miserable life in Chang'an City. He patted the dust on his clothes and finally left with the remaining Silla people.
When walking back to Chang'an City, Yuan Gongyu asked: "Li Shaoqing, the Ministry of Rites has never meant to support the Silla people, right?"
Li Yifu replied: "Of course not."
"This Jin Chunqiu still thinks that the Tang Dynasty will support Silla and become a powerful country in Dongyi."
Li Yifu continued walking and whispered: "The Ministry of Rites has never made such a promise. What he thinks has nothing to do with us. The Tang Dynasty has built the Andong Protectorate, and it will inevitably unify all the Dongyi areas."
Zhuque Street in Chang'an City was very crowded. Today, a group of officers and soldiers passed by in a hurry, and the pedestrians on Zhuque Street got out of the way.
Di Renjie also looked at this scene with a heavy heart, "They are going to Lishan Mountain."
Zhang Jianzhi was paying for food and drinks to a nodding and bowing man. Di Renjie and King Jin were so good at eating that they ate more than a hundred dollars.
Li Zhi spoke to the people behind him: "Pack it up, I will go to Lishan."
Gongsun Xiaoniang nodded solemnly and went back to prepare.
In March of the 16th year of Zhenguan, there were many people in Li Yuan's house today.
Li Daozong and Li Xiaogong were chopping pumpkin seeds and chatting about the past.
Sun Simiao stood aside quietly.
Li Yue and Princess Wei took the children with their faces full of worry.
Li Tai, Li Zhi, Li Lizhi, Dong Yang, Gao Yang and other brothers and sisters stood together and looked in front of them.
In front of them, Zhang Yang was telling a story to Grandpa Huang and his father.
The story is very absurd. It tells the story of Boyi and Shuqi. The two people lived in the territory of King Wu of Zhou for their old age. However, King Wu of Zhou conquered Zhou and changed their country to the Zhou Dynasty.
Boyi and Shuqi were ministers of the Shang Dynasty to King Zhou. They refused to eat the salary of the Zhou Dynasty and refused to be supported by the Zhou Dynasty. Later they starved to death.
Until later generations discovered their bodies, an innocent girl mentioned the reason. God saw that Boyi and Shuqi were pitiful and sent them a deer. As long as they drank deer milk, they could make a living.
But Boyi and Shuqi were greedy. They drank deer milk and wanted to eat deer meat.
The deer is a very spiritual creature. It sensed the murderous intention of the two people, so it ran away and would never come near the two people again.
They starved to death.
After finishing this story, Zhang Yang slowly put down the tea bowl in his hand.
Li Yuan took one last look at the children and grandchildren around him, vaguely seeing his relatives from back then, and then slowly closed his eyes.
The warm wind blew by, and there was silence in the house. Everyone's eyes fell on the old man.
After a long time, the heating bag in the Emperor's hand fell off.
The prince fell to his knees with a thud.
Li Shimin looked at his father without saying a word for a long time.
Queen Changsun covered her mouth and didn't speak for a long time.
Li Yuan passed away quietly like this. He listened to the story before leaving.
People from Zongzheng Temple walked in quickly and made arrangements for the next funeral.
The next day, the city of Chang'an was covered with white cloth. Tian Khan's father passed away, and a funeral ceremony was being held in Lishan Mountain.
People kept coming to kneel down in front of Lishan Village.
Zhang Yang patted his wife's back gently, looked into her red eyes and said, "Everyone will have such a day, everyone will experience it."
Li Yue nodded and put away her tears.
Li Shimin has been sitting next to his father's coffin. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty has a few more white hairs on his temples.
Three days later, Li Yuan's coffin was sent away, and the line to see him off was very long.
Zhang Yang walked in the team and looked at the coffin being carried. Li Yuan experienced a long life. He raised troops from Jinyang, entered Chang'an, guarded the Guan Pass and pacified the Central Plains.
He experienced grief and pride in his life.
Li Shimin gave a grand funeral.
The procession stopped after leaving Weinan. Zhang Yang gave his wife a reassuring look and then looked at the people around him. They were all relatives and members of the clan.
Li Junxian arranged for everyone to camp here.
The couple walked into a tent to keep vigil here, waiting for Li Yuan's funeral to end.
Zhang Yang said to her: "The children are being watched by two aunts, so you can rest assured."
Li Yue whispered: "Grandpa Huang passed away, Qingqing must be the saddest."
"Yes, he doted on the child when the old man was here."
She wiped her tears and added: "The child will grow up eventually, and she should understand the truth. If she doesn't understand, I will teach her slowly until she understands."
"The county prince and the Duke of Zhao meet."
Hearing the words of Wang Gonggong outside the camp, Zhang Yang let Li Yue rest first, then walked outside the camp and saw Changsun Wuji with the same sad look on his face.
When the two most powerful relatives in the court meet, they will naturally attract the attention of the people around them.
"Mr. Zhao, they are all watching."
"Then let them watch." Changsun Wuji said seriously: "The prince originally said that he wanted to see the emperor off, but I persuaded him to stop."
Zhang Yang replied: "The prince should indeed stay in Chang'an City. Filial piety is one thing, but whether he can obey your majesty's arrangements is another."
"The prince asked me what kind of prince your Majesty wants."
Zhang Yang asked back: "What do you think, Duke Zhao?"
Changsun Wuji stroked his beard and replied: "The Tang Dynasty has been stumbling until now. There should be an emperor who can maintain its integrity."
"I have different ideas from Duke Zhao."
"I would like to hear the details."
"As Zhao Guogong said, it is not easy for the Tang Dynasty to get to where it is today despite the stumbling blocks. The next emperor of the Tang Dynasty should be an emperor who maintains good governance."
Zhang Yang put his hands behind his back and said: "But one thing that Duke Zhao Guo neglected is that the Central Plains has been in a stagnant state for a long time since the Han Dynasty, and the Central Plains has been settling for many years. It is necessary for an enterprising emperor to have the courage to open up, blindly keep the same, and contribute to the country." It’s not necessarily a good thing.”
Changsun Wuji turned to look at him, frowned and said, "I cannot agree with this matter."
Zhang Yang added: "I still insist on retaining my own opinions."
"You and I have different ways, but you can still maintain the same attitude towards His Majesty."
"I have the same idea as Duke Zhao. Your Majesty should not be crazy in his later years."
Changsun Wuji finally nodded.
Zhang Yang talked a lot with him, and the people around him fell silent, wanting to hear what the two relatives were discussing at this time.
But he didn't dare to get too close, as the words could not be heard clearly.
Just wanted to find out if their two relatives were going to join forces to rebel.
Zhang Yang felt that the eyes around him became less friendly.
After all, a foreign relative is a foreign relative, different from other members of the clan, and they are even powerful relatives.
After Zhao Guogong left, Zhang Yang walked back to the camp.
Li Yue had already fallen asleep. The night wind in Guanzhong was very strong during this season, and the cold wind made the tent shake a little.
Zhang Yang sat by the fire pot and took out a book from the package to read. The book contained Yan Liben's various design theories for railway laying.
There are many errors that need to be corrected.
One night passed, and when Li Yue woke up, she saw her husband still sitting by the brazier. It was still dark, so she sat up and said, "Have you not slept all night?"
"Well, I couldn't sleep just thinking about planning some railway construction."
"I brought some dry food at home." Li Yue placed some wheat cakes brought by home next to the brazier.
It was quiet outside the camp, and I didn't know what the situation was like outside.
The wheat cakes were paired with boiled water, which was enough for a meal.
When Zhang Yang walked outside the camp, he found that the tents that were densely packed yesterday seemed sparse today. It seemed that many people had left last night.
The morning wind was still a bit cold. Zhang Yang tightened his clothes and looked at the many officers and soldiers standing at the end of the road. A piece of white cloth appeared first at the end of the road, followed closely by a group of figures.
Li Daozong and Li Xiaogong came back first.
Zhang Yang saluted the two elders.
"Go back. His Majesty has returned to the palace. Keep everything simple."
"Are you going back to Lishan or do you plan to stay in Chang'an City for a while?"
Li Xiaogong glanced in the direction of Chang'an City and replied: "Go back to Lishan Mountain."
Not long after, the younger brothers and sisters also came back.
The family returned to Lishan.
Life was as usual. Li Yue sat in Huaqing Pool and whispered: "Gaoyang, Dongyang and Qinghe plan to stay with their mother in the palace for a while."
"Well, if something like this happens, the Queen must have children by her side."
Li Yue suddenly smiled and said: "Time can only help people grow old. I don't believe in sentimentality. I will always hate leaving the pavilion. The tears on my spring clothes will easily wake me up."
Zhang Yang continued: "The west wind was strong last night in Wutong, the pale moon was dim and bright, and I was frightened by good dreams. Where was the sound of wild geese on the high building?"
Yan Shu’s mulberry picking is very moving when read.
Perhaps Li Shimin also feels lonely now. The Qizhou Rebellion dealt a heavy blow to the proud Tian Khan.
Li Yuan's death dealt another heavy blow to his heart.
Zhang Yang added: "I prefer that if the sky is sentimental, the sky will also grow old."
"Teardrop Chunshan wine is easy to sober up, and it is also very good."
Li Yue held the teacup in both hands and whispered.
Zhang Xin'an looked at her sister with some worry, worried that her sister would really blow up Chang'an City at this time.
But seeing my sister still doing the questions seriously made me feel relieved.
Another month passed, and Lishan handed over one hundred artillery pieces to the DPRK, but only one hundred pieces.
The emperor wanted a lot of artillery, so naturally the more artillery the better.
However, Lishan has always resisted the decree on the grounds of limited productivity.
At the time when the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty passed away, people believed that Lishan had lost a major backer.
I think Khan will have more demands from Lishan the day after tomorrow.
On this day, Changsun Wuji hurriedly walked into Chengtian Gate and walked all the way to Taiye Pond. "Your Majesty, you must not rebuild the Daming Palace again."
The decoration of Taiye Pool is more luxurious than before. Standing in the water pavilion, you can see the scenery here at a glance.
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Auxiliary machine, in the past, you wouldn't say much about these things."
Changsun Wuji replied: "Your Majesty, Duke Zheng has warned you to be simple several times. If your Majesty is greedy for luxury, he will follow his example and spend extravagantly. The people will become extravagant. This trend cannot last."
Li Shimin said seriously: "You are becoming more and more like Mr. Zheng now. I thought you could be as close to me as you were back then."
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, Duke Zheng is seriously ill now. If he knew about it, he would definitely drag his illness and come to remonstrate with him."
"As a minister, you should give me advice. In fact, you don't need to tell me, Zhang Yang has already done it."
"Zhang Yang?"
"Yes." Li Shimin said solemnly: "Many Guanzhong civilians went to Lishan to build railways. He established an engineering team. Do you know how many people his engineering team has?"
"I never asked."
"There are more than 3,000 people, divided into sixteen teams, including one captain, three deputy teams, and dozens of technical experts. They are further divided into small teams. A group of civilians follow the divided teams, and the leader of these people is Yan Liben."
Listening to what His Majesty said, the engineering team in Zhang Yang's hands seemed to be a large army, with various small teams.
"Even if I want to build the Daming Palace, there are no civilians available. As long as Lishan says a word, the counties will inform the villagers about the recruitment. They can even make plans in advance and even how many civilians they can recruit. Guanzhong Lishan clearly knows how many young and strong laborers there are."
"This is where the imperial court is inferior to Lishan. Lishan's appeal is too great."
Changsun Wuji's eyes were suspicious. Lishan did have such ability. When the human resources set up by Zhang Yang became resources and Lishan's files, Lishan began to control the people's power in Guanzhong.
And this momentum has no intention of stopping. As long as someone wants to work, they can go to an official residence outside Lishan Village and hand in their name and place of origin. After Lishan confirms, they can find a suitable job for them within three days.
Its efficiency is outrageous, which also leads to the fact that every city in Chang'an City has to look at Li Shan's face when hiring people.
Lishan controls the production of the workshop and the deployment of manpower.
It just so happened that His Majesty had the idea of building the Daming Palace, and Lishan took away the civilian husband first, preventing His Majesty from starting the construction.
Changsun Wuji felt that the pressure was much less. Zhang Yang was indeed acting as agreed and suppressing His Majesty's extravagant heart.
During the years when His Majesty spends his old age peacefully, Changsun Wuji can continue to let Lishan go until there is no need to let him go.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "The auxiliary machine thinks Lishan should not be taken care of."
(End of chapter)