Zhang Gongjin pointed to Zhang Xiangxiang standing outside the door and asked in a low voice, "Look at how he moves outside the door and guarding the door so seriously. Do you think he looks like a fool?"
"Ah? Isn't he the teacher's son?" Zhang Yang asked in surprise.
"Yes, I look at him like a fool."
"Why would a teacher say this about his own son, even though the students are not familiar with him?" Zhang Yang pondered, "It makes people feel that the teacher gave birth to a fool, making it difficult for outsiders to evaluate him."
"The child was born to my mother-in-law, what does it have to do with me?"
Hearing what he said, Zhang Yang was speechless for a moment.
Zhang Gongjin stroked his beard and smiled and said, "The elephant has been in the court longer than you. You can also ask him for advice on some of the rules in the court. Don't be like a killer who always refuses to submit. That's what Cheng Yaojin would do.
How can a civil servant do what he does without the appearance of a civil servant?"
"Ahem..." Zhang Yang cleared his throat vigorously, "The teacher knows this."
"I am not the only one who knows about it. It has already spread throughout the government and the public. It has become a joke among the courtiers. What a shameful thing for a fool from the Ministry of Rites to say, "I will not surrender?". Don't do this in the future. Save some face for me."
"Students understand."
"I'll take my leave now." Zhang Gongjin stood up.
"This is the recipe, teacher, please accept it."
Zhang Gongjin took the recipe and put it in his arms, "There will be a family banquet at my home next month, and you and Your Highness will be together at that time."
"Students know."
Zhang Yang accompanied him to the door of his house.
Zhang Gongjin's steps were very slow, and his walking seemed a bit laborious.
Zhang Elephant lowered his body and slowly carried it on his back.
"Let's go, fool." Zhang Gongjin whispered from behind.
Zhang Elephant stepped forward.
The father and son quickly walked out of the small courtyard.
Li Yue stood aside and watched.
"A dying elder asked me to get close to his son. Is this asking me to be alone?"
"Even the teacher can't entrust it to you. You have no power or influence."
"makes sense."
The couple returned to the yard.
Three days later, Zhang Xiangxiang successfully became the Minister of Household Affairs.
To express his congratulations, Zhang Yang brought some tea eggs and Xu Jingzong sat at the door of the household department to eat them.
Soon Zhang Xiangxiang walked out from the household department. He looked at Zhang Yang, "Do you know that eating in front of other people's government offices is a very rude thing? If you do this in Dali Temple, you will be arrested.
In jail."
Xu Jingzong coughed violently as soon as he swallowed a mouthful of tea eggs.
Zhang Yang wiped his hands with Xu Jingzong's sleeves.
This made Xu Jingzong's mouth twitch, "Shilang Zhang, this is the only official uniform I have for you."
Zhang Yang sighed, "I only have one official uniform, where do you want me to wipe my hands?"
Xu Jingzong nodded slightly, "That's right."
Seeing the two people talking about him, if it hadn't been for his father's instructions, Zhang Xiangxiang would have wanted to pick up a stick and drive these two people away.
Zhang Yang stood up and handed him two tea eggs, "I really can't find an excuse to invite you out, so I can only do this."
"This is not a bad idea, you are making trouble unreasonably."
Zhang Xiang still had a straight face.
Looking at this guy's thick eyebrows and big eyes, his eyes don't have much intelligence, but he has some beard and looks very mature.
"Congratulations to Brother Elephant for being promoted to Minister of Household Affairs."
"Are you here to celebrate?"
Zhang Yang cleared his throat again, "Make a friend by the way."
Zhang Elephant took the tea egg and said, "I have made you my friend."
The answer was quite straightforward. Zhang Yang was a little at a loss for a moment. This man must at least be reserved.
Xu Jingzong also said, "It's not a bad thing to have more friends in the DPRK."
So the three of them came to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites and sat down together to eat tea eggs.
Zhang Elephant ate each bite happily.
Observing his expression, Zhang Yang felt a little confused.
Zhang Elephant took a sip of tea and said, "This tea egg is delicious. After eating too much, your mouth will feel a little bitter."
Xu Jingzong nodded, "It's best to eat two. It's easy to feel bloated and uncomfortable if you eat three."
Zhang Elephant nodded vigorously, "Yes, I feel that way now."
He has eaten six of them, and it is no surprise that he will not be able to eat anything else today, and when he burps, it smells like tea eggs.
Sure enough, he burped and kept pouring tea into his mouth.
After a while, Zhang Elephant stroked his uncomfortable chest and said, "I know that my father's condition is useless and medicine is useless. I also know that you know some medical skills. I just hope that you can let him live for a few more days."
Zhang Yang nodded slightly, "I'll try my best."
Zhang Elephant added, "I have two younger brothers. One is a servant in Dongtai and the other is working under the prince. But what about the second brother in Dongtai? As for my third brother Da'an, he is often bullied in the East Palace."
Zhang Yang asked doubtfully: "Who was bullied?"
Zhang Elephant glanced in the direction of the East Palace and said, "A man named Li Baiyao. This Li Baiyao used various excuses to make his third brother do some chores every day. During this period, he even touched hands and even explained things to the Crown Prince. Only then did Da'an
Then stay in the East Palace."
"Li Baiyao?" Zhang Yang thought, such a familiar name.
Xu Jingzong replied, "Secretary Zhang, as far as I know, this Li Baiyao was exiled by the Supreme Emperor back then. Your Majesty recalled him because he valued his talent and reputation. He was also the Minister of Rites before."
"This person is good at writing. When he was in the Ministry of Rites, he compiled the "Five Rites" and was transferred to the East Palace by His Majesty."
"Logically speaking, Li Baiyao and Brother Elephant's third brother are at the same level, so they shouldn't bully talents."
Zhang Yang sighed, "It's not just that Li Baiyao relied on his own talent and learning. He also contributed to compiling the "Five Rites". Furthermore, the third brother is still young and relied on his father to enter the East Palace. Naturally, he has more confidence than
Ordinary people are lower."
Zhang Elephant nodded vigorously, "That's right."
Xu Jingzong whispered, "Do you want to help Brother Elephant vent his anger?"
"No need, being bullied is also the third brother's own business. My father often said that only through experience can we be stable."
"Teacher really thinks long term."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Father always thinks long-term." Just after finishing speaking, Zhang Elephant put down the tea bowl in his hand, "I almost forgot, I have to go to the Accounts Department to check the accounts, just
I’ll take my leave now.”
When the others left, Xu Jingzong whispered, "This elephant is also approachable. It's a pity that Zou Guogong is seriously ill. The three brothers have no support and will not be bullied. Once Zou Guogong passes away, the situation of the three brothers will definitely change."
Harder."
Zhang Yang drank tea quietly.
Xu Jingzong asked again, "What do you think of this person, Minister Zhang?"
Zhang Yang shook his head and sighed, "This Elephant Brother also seems to be a person who will be bullied."
The following days were very peaceful. Zhang Yang went to bed in the morning every morning, and after that he would design drawings with his wife, and occasionally play ball to kill time.
The drawings of the water wheel have been basically completed.
Zhang Yang made a small model for Li Yue. As the water fell from a high place, the water wheel started to rotate, driving several gears at the rear to also rotate. Although the speed was not fast, two or three small millstones could also rotate.
Follow the turn.
Seeing this scene, Li Yue happily hugged Zhang Yang's arm, hammered his strong shoulder with one hand, and punched him like rain with excitement, "Success, success."
"Daughter-in-law, you are happy when you are happy, why did you hit me?" Zhang Yang sighed in distress.
"I can't help myself." Li Yue smiled with two dimples on her face.
After saying that, she hugged her arms again, and finally stopped beating them this time.
This was a major success for Li Yue and a big step in improving the productivity of the fiefdom. In this era when livestock and manpower were the main productive forces, the population of the fiefdom was not large. Although the entire Lantian County had food that could be used
The population is only the population in the fief.
With more than 20 households, there are too few people to use it, which also leads to low productivity.
Increasing productivity also raises the upper limit of the economy.
Compared with relying heavily on population to increase productivity, using technology to increase productivity is the best way.
The couple were discussing the future construction of the village when Aunt Wang walked over quickly and said, "Husband-in-law, the Prince of Hejian County is here and is waiting at the door. He said that something happened to Yinan Khan."
Li Yue was still observing the model of the waterwheel, "Husband, please go and do your work first."
Zhang Yang washed his hands and walked to his house in official uniform.
Li Xiaogong was eating the warm cake she just bought, "Have you eaten yet?"
Zhang Yang took two pills and chewed them in his mouth, "What happened?"
Li Xiaogong walked all the way, "I don't know yet. I said something happened to Yi Nan Khan, so I came to you first and then went to see what happened."
If you come to me beforehand, at least ask more questions, Zhang Yang thought to himself as he kept pace.
The two of them walked into the post house together.
It happened that the Japanese monk saw him. The Japanese monk saw Zhang Yang running behind a pillar in a panic, as if he had seen a ghost.
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The staff at the post house are also used to this crazy monk.
Zhang Yang followed Li Xiaogong all the way to the room on the second floor.
Lu Zhaolin was looking at Yinan Khan's injuries.
When Xu Jingzong saw someone coming, he stepped forward and explained the situation, "This Yinan Khan wanted to leave through the window, but his feet were not steady and he fell from the second floor window sill."
Lu Zhaolin looked at Yi Nan Khan's legs, "Fortunately, no bones were injured. It will take some time to recover. Don't move your legs these days. Just lie down for half a month."
"Half a month?" Yinan Khan shouted, "I can't lie down for so long."
Lu Zhaolin said helplessly, "There is nothing we can do at the Imperial Medical Office. You can only wait for the leg injury to heal and you will not be able to walk anymore."
Yinan Khan stared at Zhang Yang, "I want to go back to Mobei."
Xu Jingzong sighed, "Khan should recover from his injuries first. How can I see His Majesty like this now?"
Zhang Yang looked at it with melancholy, "I thought it was a big deal. Let's have someone seal the windows in the future."
"Here!" the guard on the side replied.
Li Xiaogong took Xu Jingzong and Zhang Yang out of the post house.
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "I'll go back first."
Leaving Yi Nan Khan in the post house, how to deal with it depends on Li Shimin's wishes, and it all depends on how the Tian Khan wants to deal with it.
This is not something that the Ministry of Rites can decide in one sentence.
Just now, you could feel at the door of the room that the guard was standing straight, holding a horizontal sword that is only available in the army. The person has been changed. Li Xiaogong didn't mention anything about this. Maybe one night Yi Nan could
Khan will die silently in the post house, or he may remain under house arrest here.
"Wait a minute, you two are going to a place with me."
The two looked at each other in confusion. Xu Jingzong's eyes said, "I don't know what's going on."
Walking out of Chang'an City, the three of them each got on a horse and drove south for an hour, arriving at a tomb in the suburbs.
There was still some incense in front of the tombstone that had not been burned out, so it was obvious that it had just been worshiped.
After Li Xiaogong got off his horse, Zhang Yang saw the inscription. The words Li Shentong were on the tombstone, and there were some inscriptions written next to the tombstone in very small handwriting.
Seeing Li Xiaogong salute, Zhang Yang followed suit.
After the salute, Li Xiaogong poured a bowl of wine in front of the tomb, "You heroes and heroes back then left one by one, leaving me alone. The four of us traveled across the country back then, but now only Chengfan and me are left."
Hearing what Li Xiaogong said, Zhang Yang suddenly remembered that among the generals in Li Shimin's hands were four famous clan generals.
Li Daoxuan, Li Shentong, Li Daozong, and Li Xiaogong are the famous clan generals in Li Yuan's hands.
I remember that Li Daoxuan died in the battle because of the rebels.
The tombstone in front of me belongs to Li Shentong.
The remaining four of them now are Li Daozong and Li Xiaogong.
Li Xiaogong whispered, "You said that your son Daoyan was young, so it's a pity that you left like this. You asked me to take care of your son before he died last year. Now it's been a year since you passed away. You were also a general during your lifetime. Your Majesty
I have made a decree to let your son take charge of the army again and restore the lintel of your family."
Among the four generals of the clan, Li Shentong was a very special person, and later generations criticized him a lot, saying that he was a person who had never won a battle.
The name Li Shentong...the word "Shentong" carries a bit of madness.
"I must have been a heroic person before my death." Zhang Yang whispered to himself.
"Wrong! He was a prudent person during his lifetime. He just passed away last year and his body is still cold. Don't criticize him." Li Xiaogong looked serious.
Zhang Yang bowed again, "Junior Zhang Yang, pay your respects to General Shen Tong!"
Li Xiaogong sat next to the tombstone, "Don't worry, your son is my son, Li Xiaogong, and I will take good care of him."
I thought that the place where members of the Tang Dynasty clan were buried should not be in this kind of countryside.
Zhang Yang thought carefully that he should be buried elsewhere. This place is just a tomb. Otherwise, as a member of Li Shentong's clan, there would not be only this little incense in front of his tomb.
Li Xiaogong talked about those years while drinking wine, talking non-stop.
Xu Jingzong followed Zhang Yang to the side and said, "Shilang Zhang, everything has been arranged. I have arranged for someone to beat up Li Baiyao. This guy is really tough. After being beaten, he can continue to go to the East Palace for duty."
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"How old is this Li Baiyao?"
"It's almost fifty. How about arranging some people to continue beating him?"
"It's just to help Brother Elephant vent his anger. It's better to kill him than to beat him again and again."
"What Mr. Zhang said makes sense, so I sent someone to arrange the manpower and knives, choose a dark and windy night, and send someone to wipe his neck."