The three of them were standing in front of the etiquette department. Zhang Yang looked at Xu Jingzong and said, "Thank you, Brother Xu, for the message just now."
Xu Jingzong smiled and held his hands.
The two of them cooperated pretty well.
Li Xiaogong returned to the yamen with a cold hum, lay down on the table and went to sleep.
Zhang Yang stood melancholy at the entrance of the government office and looked in the direction of the Tai Chi Hall, "Why should you care so much about other people's opinions in your life?"
After standing there for a long time, Xu Jingzong said in a low voice: "Yes, it is really tiring to live in the eyes of others all your life."
Patting Xu Jingzong on the shoulder, Zhang Yang smiled and said: "It seems that Brother Xu is also a very experienced person."
Xu Jingzong was almost forty years old, and he smiled with some vicissitudes of life, "When Xiaguan was young, he was an official in the former Sui Dynasty, and he had a good life. Later, Xiaguan's father was killed, and the world was in chaos. Xiaguan followed the Wagang Army, and also
I followed General Li Mi, but later the general was defeated and was sent to Lianzhou as a farewell officer, until he later became a bachelor of the Prince of Qin's Palace."
He lost his father when he was young, experienced great chaos, surrendered to the army, and was demoted.
I have to say that his experience was very rough.
Zhang Yang sighed: "It's all in the past."
Xu Jingzong looked sad, "It's just that my old father passed away early, and I didn't even have time to fulfill my filial piety. My father's name is Xu Shanxin. He always taught me to be kind when doing things."
But I don’t see much kindness in Xu Jingzong.
“It’s good to have a kind heart when dealing with others, but you can’t just have a kind heart.”
"What Mr. Zhang said makes sense. I have experienced so much and I understand that good intentions alone cannot bring glory to our ancestors."
In the palace, Li Shimin looked at a cart full of gold and silver jewelry, and listened to Changsun Wuji and Yuchi Gong talking about what happened.
Changsun Wuji bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I think Zhang Yang's approach is too tough."
Yuchi said in a respectful voice: "Your Majesty, you will decide whether to be tough or tough."
"It will attract criticism."
"You're doing well and standing upright, so you're not afraid of any criticism. The money is not in Zhang Yang's hands."
Listening to Changsun Wuji and Yuchi Gong each holding their own opinions.
Changsun Wuji is a person who takes the overall situation into consideration. In his opinion, Zhang Yang's approach is too tough.
Yuchi Gong feels that it is right to be tough, and you should be tougher when you should be tough.
Li Shimin whispered: "National affairs are no small matter, let's discuss it later."
Changsun Wuji whispered: "I'm leaving."
Yuchi Gong also saluted and said, "I will retire at the end of the day."
After the two of them left, Li Shimin picked up a piece of gold cake, which was of genuine weight.
Chao Zhong finally has money...
Li Shimin was so moved that he wanted to cry. He wanted to cry so much that he had not had a decent meal since last year.
Returning to the Li Zheng Hall, Li Shimin asked Queen Changsun to count the money. The treasure in this car was worth about 60,000 guan.
Empress Changsun calculated for a long time, took out a roll of accounts and said: "After giving up the expenses of Zongzheng Temple and the harem, plus the rewards to be distributed by various ministries during the New Year and festivals, Your Majesty can still make a little profit."
"really?"
Li Shimin's expression remained unchanged, but he felt a little happy in his heart, "How much surplus is there?"
Empress Changsun said with a smile: "There is still a surplus of three hundred strings."
"Three hundred strings..."
The joyful mood was swept away, and Li Shimin fell silent again. Three hundred guan? How many can there be in 300 guan?
What can I do with three hundred strings?
That's it?
Empress Changsun put down the account, "You can save some money and add the original money tax in the imperial treasury. If you live frugally this year, it will not be a problem for the next year. Including the rewards given to the courtiers for the New Year and the holidays, this year will be quite rich."
of."
Li Shimin's eyes looked at the accounts, and he suddenly regretted why Zhang Yang didn't pay more.
Empress Changsun smiled and said: "Everything in the court requires money, but the Ministry of Rites can still make money for Your Majesty? It's really strange."
Li Shimin smiled bitterly, "My son-in-law is a little hard to explain."
Empress Changsun would not ask too much about government affairs.
In the eyes of his daughter-in-law, his husband has done great things. Since becoming an official, Li Yue has become much more well-behaved, more attentive, and even takes the initiative to bring tea and water.
After the meal, the couple washed the dishes together.
Li Yue heard what happened to Zhang Yang in the court, and also knew that Zhang Yang had let the soldiers of the court capture it without bloodshed.
Washing the dishes quickly, Li Yue said: "I found that the height of the Kongming Lantern is getting lower and lower now."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "The larger the volume, the greater the weight, and the required rise will naturally be the largest."
Putting the washed dishes aside quickly, Li Yue wiped her hands, "Wouldn't this lead to a conflict?"
Zhang Yang said: "Of course we still need to solve the thermal problem and need greater lifting force."
Li Yue fell into deep thought.
Zhang Yang quickly put the bowl away. In fact, there is no way to solve this problem. In order to make the flame temperature higher in the blacksmith shop, wooden bellows are usually used. By pushing and pulling the wooden bellows, a compressed air effect is achieved. When the compressed air comes from
The wooden bellows can be moved in and out to instantly increase the firepower.
Repeatedly push and pull, and stack again and again to achieve the required firepower, to improve combustion efficiency and at the same time make more heat.
This is a relatively stupid method, but it is also the simplest method.
Seeing that his daughter-in-law still looked confused, Zhang Yang said: "I think the shape of the Kongming Lantern is not very good, and it can be improved."
Li Yue nodded feebly.
Zhang Yang took a small chisel and carved words on small pieces of wood: a cannon, a soldier, a soldier...
Small chess pieces were carved out of his hands.
The workmanship is a bit rough but it works.
Li Yue took a hot bath. Wearing her newly made cute little pajamas, her hair was wet and she came over curiously, "Why do you want to engrave words on these small wooden blocks?"
"It would be a pity to lose these wooden blocks. They are all leftover materials from making badminton rackets."
Li Yue knelt down and looked at a small piece of wood.
Zhang Yang said: "Use ink to blacken the words above."
"Um."
Li Yue collected the hem of her pajamas, sat down and exposed her tender calves, and took a brush to blacken the words on each chess piece.
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A chess set has two sides, red and black. Since there is no cinnabar or red clay at home, the side that is simpler and does not need to be painted black is called the red side.
The light of the oil lamp shone on the faces of the couple.
The badminton racket hadn't been finished yet, but chess was easier to make. After half of the chess pieces were carved, Zhang Yang looked sideways and saw that Li Yue had fallen asleep on the table beside him.
You'll catch a cold if you sleep like this.
Zhang Yang picked her up.
Li Yue murmured in her arms, not knowing what she was talking about.
When he came to her bedroom, Zhang Yang put her on the bed and covered her with a quilt.
Scanning the room, she saw a lot of drawings on the table in her room, including a painting at the bottom.
The painting shows a hot air balloon, and underneath the hot air balloon is a cluster of houses.
The painting is very bad, a bit like a kindergarten child's painting, but I can understand the meaning of it. There are two people standing in the basket under the hot air balloon.
Taking another look at the painting, Li Yue fell asleep in bed.
Restore her desk to its original state, to the way it was before it was looked through.
In fact, there are a lot of little secrets in Li Yue's room, and I will look for them later.
Feeling sleepy, Zhang Yang returned to his room and fell asleep.
Sometimes I have to take it because my wife’s biological clock adjusts very quickly and she gets up before dawn.
Obviously she used to be very sleepy.
Zhang Yang washed up expressionlessly, "Husband, hot water is ready. Husband is in official uniform. Husband wipes your face."
Warm up the leftover millet rice from last night and serve it with salted duck eggs for breakfast.
This day is simply more painful than working in the future.
The two aunts got up early to clean the yard.
Now we finally know that Cheng Yaojin and the others are going to eat cakes at Chengtian Gate. It's really too late.
In the early morning on Zhuque Street, the air was very sober. Zhang Yang was walking listlessly. Along the way, he could see officials one after another walking out of the alleys of Zhuque Street.
I bumped into Qin Qiong on the road.
Zhang Yang saluted and said, "I have met the general."
Qin Qiong was eating dried dates, "Would you like dates?"
Zhang Yang waved his hand and said, "I've eaten."
"Actually, if you eat too much of this food, you will find it tastes very good."
"As long as the general doesn't resist."
"After quitting drinking, I have indeed benefited a lot. Can I drink a little of this wine occasionally in the future?"
"cannot."
Hearing Zhang Yang's firm objection, Qin Qiong sighed: "How can those old killers force me to do this with a wine bowl?"
Zhang Yang continued walking, "I have some tea from home that will be delivered to me on another day. General Qin Qiong can also use tea instead of wine in the future."
“Tea instead of wine?”
Qin Qiong thought about it, "This is a very good and elegant statement."
As he walked into the Zhuque Gate, there were more and more footsteps around him. Zhang Yang was already used to it from the first time he went to court.
When we reached Chengtian Gate, officials in twos and threes stood at the door.
No one spoke, and everyone's mental state was not very good.
Zhang Yang took a deep breath to refresh himself.
Xu Jingzong came quickly and when he saw Zhang Yang, he whispered: "Shilang Zhang, it's quite early. Have you eaten?"
Zhang Yang sighed: "Eat."
After a while Li Xiaogong also came.
When it was time to open the palace gate, we followed the crowd towards Tai Chi Hall.
When I first saw the Tai Chi Hall, I thought it was quite grand. But now when I think about having to get up early to go to court every day, I feel that the Tai Chi Hall is a very annoying place.
Entering the Tai Chi Hall, the ministers stood in their respective positions.
The process was the same. When Li Shimin sat on the throne, the courtiers reported their respective affairs.
Zhang Yang needs to continue sleeping while standing with his eyes closed. First of all, you need someone behind you to remind you.
Standing in the morning class, you can even hear slight snoring. It seems that I am not the only one who sleeps standing up. It turns out that everyone is the same.
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Some discordant voices sounded in the court hall.
"Your Majesty, regarding the Turkic affairs, I think we should appoint Tuli Khan as the right-guard general to appease him and command the tribes in Mobei."
Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling, "Can the Zhongshu Ministry of Education draw up the charter?"
Fang Xuanling whispered: "Zhongshu Sheng can draw up a charter and ask the rites department to send it to the Turkic envoys."
"Wait!"
A relatively unfamiliar voice came from the court.
It was as if the court heard this person's voice for the first time.
I almost forgot that there was such a person in the court.
Zhang Yang walked out of the courtroom and said, "The Minister of Rites has something to say."
Li Shimin stared at him, "You tell me."
Zhang Yang looked at several civil servants on the side and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you ask the Ministry of Rites about this matter?"
Affairs in the DPRK are led by the Zhongshu Province, and the Ministry of Rites has no power at all, and even the right to speak is very small.
Li Shimin looked at him with interest.
"Your Majesty!" Zhang Yang continued: "In addition to organizing ceremonies and festivals, the Ministry of Rites also handles envoys from foreign ministers, right?"
Li Shimin nodded slightly.
Zhang Yang said in a low voice: "Then why didn't His Majesty ask our Ministry of Rites to arrange such a conversation with the courtiers?"
Everyone is used to what happened before. The Ministry of Rites has always had such a role. Asking the Ministry of Rites? It always feels a little uncomfortable.
Li Shimin was silent for a long time, "Now let me ask your Ministry of Rites what they think."
Zhang Yang bowed slightly and said, "I won't accept it!"
This guy can talk if he wants to. Why go around in such a circle and not ask the Ministry of Etiquette what he said, making it seem like I don't let him talk.
Li Shimin sneered, "Why don't you accept it?"
Zhang Yang stood up straight and took two steps back and forth, "I am not convinced, and I am not convinced on behalf of many generals in the court."
The censor in the court stood up and asked, "Where do you start talking about this?"
"So many generals in the army are still aiming for promotion. How many generals are generals who have worked hard with their lives? Why can he be a general on the right guard for nothing because he wants to benefit the Khan, and can he also get a salary from the court? For nothing?"
There was a lot of discussion in the court, and everyone was talking in low voices.
The buzz of discussion was endless.
Li Shimin held his temples in distress.
The eunuch on the side shouted loudly: "Quiet."
The discussion in the court suddenly stopped.
Li Shimin looked at Zhang Yang and said in a deep voice: "Then what do you think?"
"I think I can give him this general, but I want him to pay something. Can I take it for nothing?"
Someone in the censor's team asked: "What do you pay for?"
Zhang Yang said: "Hand over the land ten miles north of Youzhou. There will be no Turkic tribes within twenty miles north of Yinshan Mountain. In addition to the annual tribute, the Turks will also hand over their war horses to the Tang Dynasty."
Another civil servant stood up and asked, "Isn't this too much?"
Zhang Yang said displeasedly: "If a general gives it as he says, should he give it to a foreign minister? Isn't it right for the Ministry of Rites to take care of the affairs of the foreign minister?"
"It's right to ask, but is your request too unreasonable?"
"Then I would like to ask whether our demands are too much, or whether our Tang generals are too cheap."
As soon as the words came out, there was another round of discussion in the court.
There was silence on the general's side. Cheng Yaojin clenched his fists and blushed, ready to take action at any time.
"Giving Tuli Khan a general is also for the sake of stability in Mobei."
Hearing the other party's words, Zhang Yang sneered and said: "Today I give it to the general, but what will I give tomorrow? What if his appetite becomes bigger? The stability of Mobei is our own. The generals of the Tang Dynasty are fighting for it. Why bother looking at people's faces? Why don't you accept it?"
Did you steal the Turks’ money?”
As soon as this was said, the discussion became even louder.
The censor shouted: "I have never received a penny from a Turk!"