Zhang Yang held a bag of money in his hand and said, "Look at how many taels people buy when buying tea. How can there be a big customer like me?"
Li Tai couldn't stand it any longer, so he took out a piece of silver cake and handed it to the vendor, "I'll take it all."
As soon as he saw the silver cake, the vendor's eyes lit up, he accepted the silver cake and said, "Thank you, my guest. Thank you, my guest."
The merchant didn't even want his car, he took the silver cake and left.
Zhang Yang raised his hand and struck Li Tai on the forehead with a violent shudder.
Li Tai covered his head and said aggrievedly: "Why did you hit me again!"
There are three large baskets of tea leaves on the cart. Now there is no shortage of tea leaves all year round.
Zhang Yang grabbed a handful of tea leaves and looked at them, "Your Highness, King Wei, do you know why I have to bargain?"
Li Tai said aggrievedly: "You are so rich, why are you saving these few pennies?"
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei does not know the sufferings of the people. Diligence and thrift are a virtue."
"Diligence and frugality have nothing to do with your bargaining, right?" Li Tai felt aggrieved and uncomfortable, lowering his head and muttering.
Except for his own father, emperor and mother, who would have done anything to him like this?
Li Xiaogong caught the two people, big and small, "Hahaha!"
Li Tai turned around and saw Li Xiaogong and saluted, "I've met uncle."
Zhang Yang looked back, "Prince Hejian, aren't you sick today?"
"It's a long story. Let's go out and talk about it. I happen to be going hunting."
"Hunting?" Li Tai, the little fat guy's eyes were shining, "Okay, okay!"
Sure enough, he was still a child. Zhang Yang let out a long sigh, wondering if his expectations for him were too high.
Xu Jingzong, who had just left the morning court, was sitting alone in the office of the Ministry of Rites. At this moment, he felt a little stupid and at a loss.
Where are the people? Where are the ministers of the Ministry of Rites? Where are the ministers?
Xu Jingzong walked to the door again and looked outside to confirm that no one wanted to come to the Etiquette Department.
Then Xu Jingzong sat alone in the government office for a while, feeling stupid.
Outside Chang'an City, Li Xiaogong was teaching Li Tai archery.
Zhang Yang was sitting on the cart, patiently picking tea leaves. This tea seller was so irresponsible. He didn't pick some of the tea leaves before selling them. There were many bad ones.
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Li Tai pulled the bow hard, his face flushed red, and he couldn't pull it open no matter what.
On the other hand, Li Xiaogong could shoot a bow and arrow easily.
Seeing Li Tai's appearance, Li Xiaogong smiled and said: "When I was as old as His Majesty the King of Wei, I could draw the three-stone bow easily."
Hearing Zhang Yang snort coldly, could this kid not believe it?
The scenery in spring is beautiful, just looking at it makes people feel comfortable.
Without the trivial matters in court, Li Xiaogong felt much more relaxed.
Li Tai tried again, but the three-stone bow didn't work. He tried the one-stone bow again, and this time he could finally pull it apart.
The sun is shining brightly, the wind is gentle, and a figure is running towards here.
Seeing that the visitor was Xu Jingzong, Li Xiaogong looked unhappy and said, "Why are you here if you are not working as an official in the Ministry of Rites?"
Xu Jingzong held a memorial in his hand and gasped: "Why did the prince of Hejian County say this?"
Li Xiaogong frowned, "I said you just don't work in the Ministry of Rites office. What do you do from here? You have only been in the Ministry of Rites for a few days, and you are so undisciplined?"
Seeing how Li Xiaogong scolded Xu Jingzong, I felt funny inexplicably. Xu Jingzong was originally supposed to come to the Ministry of Rites to support him, but he never thought of doing a good job in the Ministry of Rites.
This Xu Jingzong really thought he was leaning against the big tree of Li Xiaogong.
Xu Jingzong looked anxious, "Prince Hejian, you are the Minister of Rites. If your subordinates don't look for you, who will they look for?"
Li Xiaogong took a bow and shot an arrow. The arrow shot far away. The arrow missed and hit a dead tree in the distance. The tail of the arrow was still shaking.
After looking at the success of the arrow with satisfaction, Li Xiaogong said: "You can go to Zhongshu Province, or you can go to Menxia Province."
Xu Jingzong looked at Zhang Yang again, he was carefully picking tea leaves.
The people in the Ministry of Etiquette are really weird.
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Xu Jingzong handed over the memorial and said: "This matter involves the Turkic civil strife, and I would like to ask the Prince of Hejian County to review it."
Li Xiaogong shot another arrow, but the arrow missed and hit the dead tree accurately.
Li Tai praised: "Uncle Wang is good at archery."
What's going on? Xu Jingzong looked at King Wei, Zhang Yang, and Li Xiaogong.
He spoke again and said: "This matter involves the Turkic civil strife. Please ask the Prince of Hejian County to take a look at it."
Li Xiaogong waved his hands in displeasure, "I feel dizzy when I read the memorial. You can read it yourself."
"Is the official going to see for himself?" Xu Jingzong was stunned again, "Then how should the official respond to this matter?"
Li Xiaogong put down his bow with a displeased expression, "Weren't you quite ambitious when you came to the Ministry of Etiquette? Why are you like this now?"
Xu Jingzong looked at Zhang Yang for help.
Zhang Yang was still picking tea leaves, "Such a big matter needs to be decided by the Minister of Rites. See what I do."
Xu Jingzong: "..."
"Look at him!" Zhang Yang pointed at Li Xiaogong.
Xu Jingzong had no choice but to look at Li Xiaogong again and stamp his feet anxiously, "Prince Hejian, can you please stop making trouble? It will be very difficult for me to be a low-ranking official."
"It's your fault that you are in trouble, it has nothing to do with me." Li Xiaogong handed Li Tai an arrow.
Li Tai finally drew the bow, and his body seemed to have lost its balance. He closed his eyes and tried his best to shoot an arrow...
The arrow was lost not far away, only about ten steps away.
Li Xiaogong sighed and said, "It's far different from what I used to be."
"Why don't you let the Minister of Rites serve as a target?"
Hearing Zhang Yang say this, Xu Jingzong trembled with fright.
Li Tai gritted his teeth and said unconvinced, "Xu Jingzong!"
Xu Jingzong quickly saluted, "His Royal Highness, King Wei, I am here."
Li Tai pointed to the spot where the arrow just fell and said: "You stand there for me, I will try to see if it will be more accurate to shoot a living person."
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Xu Jingzong saluted again, "Your Highness, King Wei, there are senior officials and junior officials, so you can't play like this."
Li Tai lost the bow in his hand, "It's really boring."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Deng Shilang was still picking tea leaves, the Minister of Rites was shooting arrows again, and Xu Jingzong took two steps back and forth, feeling anxious and not knowing what to do.
Somewhat tired of playing, Li Xiaogong took a sip of wine.
Looking at Xu Jingzong's appearance, he felt sad for him. He should be looking forward to promotion now, but unexpectedly he got into Li Xiaogong's boat. Maybe Li Shimin also knew what Li Xiaogong was like, so he handed over the position of Minister of Rites.
To Li Xiaogong.
There are so many government offices in the court, and the only one is the Ministry of Rites. As long as you follow the rules, you won't make any big mistakes.
It won’t place too much burden on Li Xiaogong.
Even for people like Xu Jingzong, he would leave it to Li Xiaogong.
Li Tai sat next to Zhang Yang and whispered: "My queen mother said this Xu Jingzong is a bad person."
"Yeah?"
Li Tai's face was serious, "The queen mother also said that I should avoid associating with people like Xu Jingzong."
"The Queen is sensible. You are right. Xu Jingzong is not a good person."
Li Tai's voice was very low, but Zhang Yang's voice was not quiet at all.
Xu Jingzong heard it clearly, "His Royal Highness the King of Wei, your consort, who is not a good person? This official is a good person."
Li Xiaogong patted his shoulder and said, "Go back to the government office and work hard. If you do well, I will recommend you to Your Majesty. It won't be long before the position of Minister of Rites will be yours. If you don't work well, I will recommend you to Your Majesty."
Impeach you."
I don't know whether he was aggrieved or moved, but Xu Jingzong almost cried.
He looked at Li Xiaogong again, "Why didn't Prince Hejian go to the Ministry of Rites, and why did the official become a minister..."
"Me? I'm sick." Zhang Yang looked serious.
Xu Jingzong looked at Li Xiaogong with a numb expression.
Li Xiaogong also said: "Yes, I am also sick. The kind of disease that makes you fall ill when you read the memorial."
I feel helpless, I don’t know how I feel, it’s so complicated.
Finally, Xu Jingzong walked back to Chang'an City in despair.
The seed of an official promotion was planted in Xu Jingzong's heart, waiting for it to take root and sprout, allowing it to grow vigorously and become a big tree.
The position of Minister of Rites naturally fell on his head.
What a great process.
I thought that all the eighteen bachelors of the Prince of Qin's palace had a good life.
This Xu Jingzong belongs to the kind of people who have a relatively miserable life.
Compared with Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji, his light is relatively weaker.
The three of them chatted for a while outside the city.
Li Tai was talking about his business, which had dropped a lot recently, which made the little fat man very unhappy.
Li Xiaogong can no longer pretend to be sick. At worst, he will stop pretending. Anyway, he just won't go on duty.
Let this guy Xu Jingzong take charge in the Ministry of Etiquette.
I was exhausted from picking out half a box of tea leaves. If I kept going like this, I would sooner or later develop a herniated disc in my waist at a young age.
Let the younger daughter-in-law choose, she will do things carefully.
Pulling a cart of tea, Zhang Yang said to Li Tai before returning home: "Your Highness, King Wei, you have some money now, but you must also save some money."
"I understand." Li Tai said lightly.
I have to say that Li Xiaogong managed things very well, even the officers and soldiers entering the city greeted him with a smile.
The officers and soldiers smiled and said: "Deng Shilang, are you tired of pulling? Where can I let you do such strenuous work? Where are the servants at home?"
Zhang Yang said with a straight face: "I have no servants in my family."
Another officer and soldier said: "I am humble enough to come and help Deng Shilang pull it."
"No, no, no."
Zhang Yang was thinking as he pulled a cart of tea into the city.
"He is the one who allowed our Tang Dynasty to take down the Hexi Corridor without any bloodshed."
"This is too young, as old as a certain son."
"It's true that heroes come from young."
"When can I give birth to such a son?"
…
The chatter was getting farther and farther away from the city gate. Li Xiaogong really talked about everything. Did he go around the streets and talk about it?
After taking the tea home, Li Yue was happily playing backgammon with Aunt Wang.
Judging from Li Yue's laughter, she should have won a lot.
"Husband, I won ten cents from Aunt Wang." She said as if showing off.
Zhang Yang pulled Li Yue to sit down and said, "Come and help me pick tea leaves."
Li Yue brought a small bench and sat down while holding her clothes.
Zhang Yang took out a handful of tea leaves and said, "Pick out any incomplete or black spots on these leaves."
"Um."
Li Yue nodded obediently, and then concentrated on picking tea leaves.
After a while, my eyes were so tired and my waist was sore.
The couple closed their eyes together in perfect agreement, stood up and relaxed their backs.
I kept busy until the evening, when I finally finished picking a basket of tea leaves.
Li Yue looked at the two baskets full of tea leaves and said, "There are so many more."
Zhang Yang sighed: "Originally, buying one basket was enough for us, but it wasn't the little fat guy like Li Tai who bought all the tea leaves in one go."
Li Yue pouted her lips, "It's true that Qingque spends money randomly after earning a little money."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "Next time he spends money so lavishly, I will whip him for you."
"Um."
There is only one pot at home, but if the conditions are not good enough, we cannot divide the pot.
Although I can't be as particular as later generations, at least the roasted tea leaves can be drunk.
After the couple finished dinner, Li Yue took a bath and lay on the bed without wanting to get up. She was really exhausted from picking tea leaves.
One night passed, and the morning breeze blew across the entire city of Chang'an.
The couple got up early, washed and had breakfast and then picked tea leaves. After cleaning the yard, the two aunts also came to pick tea leaves.
The two aunts worked quickly and picked the tea leaves very quickly.
Li Chengqian walked into the yard and was surprised when he saw the tea leaves all over the yard: "I didn't expect you bought so much tea."
Li Yue stood up and saluted first, "Brother Emperor."
Then she sat down again and continued picking tea leaves, completely ignoring Li Chengqian.
Zhang Yang had just finished frying a pot of tea, and now the whole yard was filled with the aroma of tea.
Li Chengqian smelled the smell in the yard: "It smells so good."
After making a cup of tea for Li Chengqian, Zhang Yang said, "Your Highness, would you like to try it?"
Li Chengqian sang briefly and then put down his tea bowl, "It's so bitter."
Zhang Yang also tasted it and said, "The freshly roasted tea leaves are indeed a bit bitter, but refreshing."
Feeling about Zhang Yang's leisurely life, but there are so many state affairs in the country, Li Chengqian sighed, "Sometimes I want to live quietly for a few days. There are too many things in the country. Whenever there are state affairs and national policies, there will be chaos in the country."
Minister Wu keeps arguing."
Having said this, Li Chengqian drank the tea again. The first sip was bitter, but he felt much better after drinking more.
The prince felt like he was drinking tea to relieve his sorrow.
"If your Royal Highness likes it, you can take some more back."
"Can I take some back with you?"
"These tea leaves are not worth much, and I didn't pay for them."
"Could it be a gift from someone else?"
The afternoon sun was a little hot, Zhang Yang shook his fan, "Actually, it was a gift from His Highness the King of Wei. When I was buying tea, His Highness the King of Wei spent a lot of money and bought it all."
After looking at the tea leaves in the yard, Li Chengqian said, "Is there still a shortage of tea leaves?"
Zhang Yang took a sip of tea and said, "There is no shortage now."
"Like This……"
Li Chengqian lowered his head in disappointment, and then said: "I heard that you were sick and came to see you."
"It's annoying His Royal Highness."
"It doesn't matter. I see that you are in good health now and your condition is almost healed."
Zhang Yang coughed twice and said, "It's much better now."
"We still need to pay more attention to the cold and warmth in this season."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is right."
Li Chengqian took another sip of tea and said, "Now that your health is much better, I still want to ask you something."
"Your Highness, just ask."
Do the courts care so much about their ministers now? Even if the prince is sick, he will come to visit.