His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still very enthusiastic, and it will be much easier to deal with him with the personnel of the East Palace.

The broken tiles on the roof of Shangshu Province must be cleaned up, the interior must be cleaned, and pests must be removed again, and even whether there are mouse holes must be checked.

It will take ten days and a half to renovate this place.

Li Anyan from the East Palace brought a dozen guards to take care of things.

In the huge Shangshu Province, he has only one official.

Not even a capable civil servant was assigned to him.

Zhang Yang was sitting on the stone steps in front of Shangshu Province, feeling worried.

The government office in front of him had to be rebuilt. Li Chengqian couldn't understand the decision made by his father, and he didn't dare to think too much about the secret fight between the government and the government.

"You are Gu's friend. No matter how difficult the situation is, Gu will help you." Li Chengqian also sat down and said firmly.

Only the old and honest prince still offered a helping hand at this time.

There was not a single good person in the civil and military circles of the entire dynasty.

Zhang Yang's eyes saw that people were coming one after another carrying files from the Ministry of Revenue, and a hill quickly formed in front of him.

"These are all files accumulated by the Ministry of Revenue in recent years, and this is only half of them."

Zhang Yang said worriedly: "Are these only half of them?"

Li Anyan replied: "I'll send them all if I make one more trip."

"Go ahead."

Zhang Yang let out a long sigh.

Another clerk came quickly and said, "Your Highness, the news from Tongguan has been sent."

The files piled up like a mountain, and the files piled high were blown by the wind and finally collapsed and scattered all over the ground.

Zhang Yang looked at these with dull eyes and had no intention of picking them up.

Li Chengqian stood up and said, "I will go to Zhongshu Province first. I have to keep an eye on the official affairs. They will take care of this place."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"In the future, I will pay my expenses appropriately, and I need you to take good care of me."

After bidding farewell to Li Chengqian, Zhang Yang faced the mountains of files and rolled up his sleeves to start sorting them out. All the files from the ninth year of Zhenguan to the Wude period are here.

He left Zhongshu Province and arrived at Shangshu Province.

As a minister of Duzhi, he had to take care of the emperor's money bag.

Sort out these files by year and month, and then subdivide these various uses.

It was already noon. Zhang Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead. These files recorded the details of every expenditure, ranging from the opening of court meetings and banquets to the distribution of salaries and stipends at all levels, as well as the regular money for the clan and harem.

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Zhang Yang took a deep breath. It was a big project to sort out all these accounts.

A shuttlecock flew into the courtyard, and I caught a glimpse of a small figure walking into the courtyard. I raised my head slightly to confirm the direction of the little figure. He was secretly trying to pick up the shuttlecock.

Li Zhi took the shuttlecock and was about to leave.

He took a step forward but found that he was still in the same place. He took another step and looked down at his feet in the air.

"Huh?" Li Zhi made a confused sound.

Feeling the strange force behind him, he looked back and saw his brother-in-law. There was still a little sweat on his forehead, and he was looking at him with a smile on his face.

"Sister...brother-in-law."

"His Royal Highness Prince Jin, why are you here here free? Are you here to see me?"

Li Zhi grimaced, "Brother-in-law, can you let me down first?"

Zhang Yang still held his collar with no intention of letting go.

The eunuchs and palace maids standing outside the door were nervous. If the man in front of them was not the famous brother-in-law in the palace, and if others dared to treat King Jin like this, they would have rushed forward to fight for their lives.

Li Zhi still held the shuttlecock in his hand, "Normally there is no one here, but everyone comes here to play, huh? There are so many people here today."

Zhang Yang placed him in front of a pile of files and said, "His Royal Highness the King of Jin seems to be very relaxed, and he even plays shuttlecock leisurely."

Although his brother-in-law is not a bad person, his instinct tells Li Zhi that meeting him at this time will definitely not do anything good.

Zhang Yang whispered to him: "Your Highness, Prince Jin, do you want to learn the star calendar?"

Li Zhi pursed his lips and took two steps back, "Isn't this what Taoist Li Chunfeng learned?"

"Your imperial sister has mastered the calculation of longitude and latitude. Your Highness, Prince Jin, would you like to learn from it?"

"..."

The boy still shook his head, Zhang Yang grabbed his shoulder, "Your Highness, Prince Jin, do you want to eat cake?"

Li Zhi swallowed his saliva and said hesitantly: "I thought, but..."

"But what..."

Li Zhi said aggrievedly: "My father did not allow me to hang out with my brother-in-law all day long, saying that my brother-in-law is not a good person. Last time I helped my brother-in-law explain, I was punished by my father to copy five articles from the Book of Ministers. My hand almost broke off if I failed to copy."

"What?" Zhang Yang said in surprise: "Your father said that I am not a good person."

Li Zhi nodded slightly and sniffed aggrievedly, looking like he was about to cry.

Zhang Yang said clearly: "I hate it when others say bad things about me behind my back."

"Is my brother-in-law a good person?"

"Of course I'm a good person."

"Will my brother-in-law sell me out?"

Judging from the timid look in this boy's eyes, the child is still young and needs a lot of training, and lacks the courage of a man.

Zhang Yang said with emotion: "Of course I will not sell you. I like to negotiate fairly with others. I come to Shangshu Province to preside over expenditures, which means I am in charge of your father's money bag. What I want is fairness."

After taking two steps back and forth, Zhang Yang said again: "Well, please, His Highness the King of Jin, please call Princess Changle, Princess Dongyang, Princess Gaoyang, as well as Lanling and Qinghe, and my brothers and sisters from the Zhengdian Palace to help me organize it."

file."

Li Zhi hesitated and said: "Isn't this bad?"

Zhang Yang whispered: "One month, one piece of cake per person per day."

Li Zhi swallowed again, "I..."

Zhang Yang sighed, "If it doesn't work, then that's it, I won't force others to do anything difficult."

Li Zhi's eyes became more determined, "Okay, I'll go find my sisters right now."

"Go ahead, leave early and come back early."

In the palace, Li Shimin was walking beside the flower fields in the palace. The emperor was in a good mood at the moment. Listening to Changsun Wuji's words, he smiled and said: "Let Zhang Yang handle so many files by himself. I'm afraid it will be a long time in the past three or two months."

No time to care about anything else.”

"These account books and files in the Ministry of Household Affairs are piled up like a mountain, and they need to be sorted out sooner or later. Zhang Yang is still young and lacks these experiences. After all, young people need to go through experience to smooth their edges and corners, so that they can take on big responsibilities in the court."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Changsun Wuji spoke in a low voice.

Li Shimin smiled and asked, "Isn't it too difficult for him?"

Changsun Wuji added: "Your Majesty, if Zhang Yang is to be reused in the future, he must be well trained. In fact, Your Majesty also understands that this person will eventually return to Zhongshu Province one day. He is the leader of the younger generation and the best among his peers.

Yes, I will take over the mantle of Duke Zheng or the Prime Minister in the future."

"If you don't have experience in how to use it for the DPRK and China, forget about the Diplomatic Academy. It's all external matters. The Central Secretariat can also help provide advice and take care of it. But if something goes wrong again in the future, who will end it for him? Your Majesty can take care of it.

How long can this kind of care last for a while?"

Li Shimin nodded slightly, "The auxiliary machine is working hard."

Changsun Wuji saluted again, "I am doing this for the sake of the country."

"It's really time to erase the child's edges and corners, so that he can avoid detours in the future."

Taking Changsun Wuji to Lingyan Pavilion, Li Shimin raised his eyes and said, "I have often thought about whether to place Zhang Yang's portrait in Lingyan Pavilion."

Changsun Wuji replied: "Your Majesty, do you have any concerns?"

Li Shimin nodded, "He is a junior after all."

After thinking for a long time, Changsun Wuji added: "I feel that it is not His Majesty who should send Zhang Yang's portrait to Lingyan Pavilion, but the next one."

Changsun Wuji didn't want to say it clearly, and even though he already understood in his heart, he didn't dare to speak out.

The current crown prince is still Li Chengqian.

Nowadays, there are many capable ministers and generals in the court, but it has not yet reached the point where Zhang Yang is the only one.

We need to temper this kid and completely regain Zhang Yang.

What Zhang Yang lacks is awe of the imperial power. Changsun Wuji can also feel that there is always a spirit of ambition in this young man's heart.
To be continued...