When I got home, it was already afternoon.
There has been no news, and coupled with the thunder and flying rocks in the imperial city, Cui and Liu Yi are almost dying of anxiety.
Hearing that Yu Xiurong was pregnant with two children, both Liu Yi and Cui breathed a sigh of relief.
Prepare to celebrate with a very luxurious banquet at home.
As for the thunder and lightning in the imperial city, as long as the owner of the house, his wife and Naha are not hurt by the flying stones, it doesn't matter.
On Yunchu's third day at work, Cheng Yaojin came back and rejected Jinchangfang's plan to hold a long table banquet for the soldiers.
After coming back, I met Li Zhi only once, went to the Ministry of War to return the command talisman, and then hid at home behind closed doors to thank guests.
As soon as the door of the Cheng family was closed, the emperor's decree came down.
The content of the edict was very simple. Wang Wendu deserved death for correcting the imperial edict, so he was removed from office. Cheng Yaojin was dismissed from office because of his inactivity and failure to pursue the enemy diligently.
In other words, Cheng Yaojin was in trouble this time. His official positions were completely stripped away, and he was left with nothing except a title.
The fact that Wang Wendu was killed by Pei Xingjian was not mentioned at all in the decree. In fact, there was no need to mention it because Wang Wendu was killed by the Yi tribe.
From this punishment, it can be seen that Wang Wendu did indeed correct the imperial edict. Otherwise, taking the blame would not cost the lives of the entire family.
After seeing Liu Rengui's twists and turns, Yunchu calmed down and took good care of Mian.
This is the most urgent official matter for Wannian County and Chang'an County at the moment, and other matters must be pushed back.
There was still no news about Xu Jingye, which made Yun Chu very worried. After asking Duke Ying twice, Duke Ying told him to just assume that this person was dead.
Yun Chu always felt that Mr. Ying should know something, but he didn't say anything and acted too coldly, so he couldn't bear to talk to someone else's cold ass.
Zhang Jianzhi did receive a letter.
The letter said that he did a good job in Tuyuhun. He not only raided the source of Chishui, but also robbed many good things in Tuyuhun. Now, he just wanted to see if there was a chance to overthrow the Tuyuhun royal court and replace it.
Yunchu felt that this person was going too far, but Wen Wen didn't think so. He felt that he could support Zhang Jianzhi to continue to harm Tyuhun. It would be best to control some of the good places in Tyuhun where it is easy to station troops to prepare for the future.
Fei Jiu's letter also arrived.
The matter mentioned in his letter was very serious. After discovering the true nature of the decline of the Tuyuhun court, Zhang Jianzhi had the idea of reliance.
This kind of self-reliance does not mean that Zhang Jianzhi has the idea of making himself a king, but that he wants to break away from the control of the Yun family and surrender to the imperial court.
Fei Jiu also asked in the letter whether Zhang Jianzhi should be killed. If the head of the family needed it, he would arrange it immediately.
After reading the two letters, Yun Chu believed what Fei Jiu said. As for what Zhang Jianzhi said, he could only listen to it.
After reading Fei Jiu's letter, Wen Rou discussed with Yun Chu for a long time, and finally agreed that Zhang Jianzhi could be pushed out.
An ambitious person like him is not easy to control at all. Instead of killing him and taking advantage of the Tuyuhun people, it is better to hand him over to the court for processing.
Therefore, Yunchu sent Zhang Jianzhi's letter to Duke Ying without any hesitation.
"So, you want cattle and sheep, and you want the wealthy Tuyuhun nobles, but you don't want Zhang Jianzhi and the more than 5,000 ordinary Tuyuhun people under his command?"
When Duke Ying asked Yun Chu this question, there was a veteran general with a pale face sitting opposite him. There were not many generals who could sit opposite Duke Ying. It was obvious that this was Lu Guogong Cheng Yaojin.
They didn't pay attention to him, and Ying Gong didn't introduce him either. Yunchu had to pretend that this person didn't exist, and said carefully: "I was just asking for money. Now that I have got the money and people, whatever Zhang Jianzhi wants to do, let him do it."
It’s time to go.”
Li Ji laughed and said, "Is it time to go up to the house and take out the elevator?"
Yun Chu chuckled and said: "Of course there are people who are in charge of military and state affairs to worry about. I just want to make some money and make Chang'an look good first before talking about anything else."
"Sometimes it's not a good thing to be too courageous. Just like this person, he suffered the consequences of not having courage."
Seeing Li Ji pointing his finger at Lao Cheng beside him when he was saying that Yun Chu was as timid as a mouse, Yun Chu didn't dare to talk to him, so he had to lower his head and accept the lesson.
Cheng Yaojin slapped the table hard with his palm, then shouted "Hey", stood up, and turned his face away.
Li Ji snorted coldly and said: "Turn around and take a closer look at the young man in front of you. After all of us have died of old age, we will have to rely on them to protect the family property you left behind. If you teach more now, there will be less at home in the future."
Lose some."
Cheng Yaojin turned his head and looked at Yunchu and said, "Just him?"
Li Ji smiled and said: "Anyway, among the young people, he is the one I like the most. The important thing is that he has a heartless heart, but he is also a person who knows how to be grateful."
Cheng Yaojin then looked at Yun Chu and said slowly: "In the future, if you lead troops outside, you must bring your own people with you. This is all I can teach you."
Just when Yun Chu was about to speak, he saw Li Ji waving his hand and saying: "Go, remember what Lao Cheng said just now, don't think it is just idle talk, he paid for it with blood and tears.
As for Zhang Jianzhi, I am of use."
After saying goodbye to these two old guys, Yun Chu felt relaxed.
If Sun Shenxian also comes back from Liuzhou at this time, his sense of security will be even greater.
Liu Rengui's gunpowder testing site was moved to Qujiang, and people in Qujiangfang could hear the roar of gunpowder explosions almost every day.
When Yunchu went to Qujiangfang to check, he also heard it. It was not bad, at least there was the sound of firecrackers from later generations.
He believed that as long as Liu Rengui continued his research, he would surely come up with the classic formula.
This thing is nothing more than a matter of the ratio of saltpeter, sulfur, and charcoal, and the purification of the materials. As long as the Tang Dynasty is willing to spend unlimited money on it, it is not too difficult to make classic gunpowder.
Everyone seems to be busy, even the various ministers in Wannian County are very busy. No one wants to stay in the county office and chat, because Yunchu has divided the government affairs into everyone's heads, and it can't be completed.
Bonuses will be deducted.
Officials in Wannian County are not afraid of deducting their salaries, because their salaries are only a small amount and are not paid by Wannian County.
The bonus is different. It is entirely decided by the county magistrate. If he says he won't give it, he won't give it. There is no way around it.
Therefore, the county government now only has two idle people, Yunchu and Wenrou.
While the two were having nothing to do, playing chess, a young official in green robe walked in from outside.
The handyman responsible for leading him quietly retreated after sending the people there, and the chessboard battle between Yun Chu and Wen Rou was reaching a critical point.
The young official did not disturb him and just stood aside and watched the battle quietly. It was not until Yunchu ate Wenwen's horse and Wenwen killed Yunchu's cannon that Yunchu picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for the young official:
"Brother, let's rest for a while. After I kill him, we can have a good talk."
The young official smiled and said nothing, took the tea, took a sip, and continued to watch the battle without saying a word, looking very well-educated.
Yun Chu and Wen Wen were playing chess, and they were used to playing chess. In the blink of an eye, there were not many chess pieces left on the board.
Wen Wen pushed the chessboard and said, "It's like this every time, can't you deploy your troops properly?
If you insist on killing people right from the start, it will end up being a draw."
Yun Chu said: "I hope that when the Tang Dynasty uses troops in the future, it can be pushed forward directly without thinking about military tactics or battle formations, let alone strategies.
Any conspiracy or conspiracy is a sign of insufficient strength. From now on, the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty should kill gods when they encounter gods, and kill Buddha when they encounter Buddhas."
The young official in green robe nodded repeatedly and said: "As long as the gunpowder technique is successfully developed, a certain family believes that the words of the Prime Minister of Yun County will definitely come true."
Yun Chu dropped the chess piece in his hand and said, "I haven't asked my brother Gao's name yet."
The young official clasped his fists and returned the salute: "My younger brother Yang Ying, my father Yang Huaisu."
Yun Chu said to Wen Wen: "The textile workshop is going to hire a Zhang Gu recently. I never thought that it would be the husband of Yang Shilang's family."
Wen Wen looked at the young man named Yang Ying and said, "Zhang Gu is just an official from the ninth rank. Brother Yang doesn't look like someone who wants to take up this position."
Yang Ying smiled and said: "To be fair to my two elder brothers, my younger brother used to work in the Palace Front Division. His official position was not high, but he was also in the eighth rank.
Since my father had a good relationship with Yunxian Cheng, my father asked his younger brother to retire and come to the textile workshop to start as a petty official.
If there is anything wrong with me, I would like to ask my two elder brothers to teach me. I will be very grateful."
Yun Chu looked at Yang Ying and sighed: "I want to say that your father has seen thousands of miles. Do you think I praise your father too much?"
Yang Ying shook her head and said: "Seeing that Wan Li is my father's bandit name, my colleagues in the court generally call my father the Human Owl!"
Yunchu knew that the owl was also called an owl. Judging from the fact that Yang Huaisu resolved the conflict between them with just a few words, it seemed that this man's behavior in the world was similar to that of the human cat Li Yifu.
The textile workshop will obviously become the star department of the Tang Dynasty. Once all the orders placed by the Ministry of War are completed this fall, this department will become a good place that everyone can only dream of.
Not only is it easy to make a contribution, but you don’t have to go to the battlefield to fight for your life, let alone go thousands of miles away from home to endure hardships in harsh places.
It seems that Yang Huaisu loves his son very much.
Since he could give up such a good position as the Chief of the Imperial Palace and would rather be demoted than come to the textile workshop, Yun Chu naturally had no need to block him.
To be honest, in the Tang Dynasty, it was actually easier for officials like Yang Ying to achieve great success.
This is a fact that has to be admitted. When those students from poor families successfully passed the Jinshi examination and were still worried about food, clothing, housing and transportation, they were already thinking about their future.
When students from poor families still regard their hard-earned official rank as more important than their lives, they would rather give up a big rank than come to a textile workshop to work as a small Zhang Gu with a very unpleasant name.
Yun Chu knew very well that people who came to the textile workshop were definitely not here to cause damage or make money, but to do something.
Because the two things of sabotaging and making money are completely unworthy of his sacrifice.
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