Chapter 196: Want to cooperate with the old gentleman
Li Xiaogong had people bring over a lot of game, including pheasants, rabbits, two sheep and a wild boar, which made a river of blood almost flow in front of his house.
A group of servants were handling the prey. Li Xiaogong looked forward to it, "I must have a hearty meal tonight. I haven't had a solid meal in the past few days."
First, a few pheasants were put on the lake to serve as beggar's chickens. The servants had already taken care of the sheep and wild boars.
Li Tai asked someone to bring drinks.
There is a big table in front of the house.
I picked some wild fruits on the mountain and put some garlic on them.
Seeing that everyone had already sat down, Zhang Yang spoke first: "Can we wash our hands first?"
Li Tai smiled awkwardly, "He does have such a particular attitude."
"Since I'm eating your food, there's no harm in washing your hands." Li Xiaogong asked someone to get some water.
After washing their hands, everyone began to eat happily.
Sitting at the dinner table were Li Tai, Li Xiaogong, and Li Chongyi.
It’s this guy Lee Hyo Gong who likes to add a lot of pepper to his meat.
Moreover, he looks very wild when eating, and you can still see his big teeth when biting meat.
Zhang Yang and Li Yue, who usually eat carefully, don't have much appetite.
After having enough food and wine, there was only a table of mess left.
After the little bear had eaten its fill, it went into the forest, and Aunt Yang followed her all the way, fearing that the little thing would get lost.
After changing to a new environment, the little bear had fun and was curious about everything.
After eating, Li Xiaogong had someone carry a bed and fell asleep under the shade of a tree, snoring loudly for a while.
I have been so tired these days and so tired from traveling.
It was at night that everyone left.
The house here has only one bed, and the couple sits on the bed.
Li Yue held a book in her hand, "You said we would stay here for a few days."
Zhang Yang put his hands in his hands and said, "About three or four days, I still have to look at things in the village."
"Paper airplanes can fly in the sky, and windmills can also turn in the wind. How should we use this air?"
Zhang Yang whispered, "Actually, the sound you can hear now is the vibration of the air."
Li Yue frowned and thought, trying to understand.
"When the air flows fast, the pressure is low. When the air flows slowly, the pressure is greater."
"why?"
The light of the oil lamp swayed aside.
Zhang Yang explained patiently: "The flow accelerates where the pressure is low, and slows down where the pressure is high."
As he talked, Zhang Yang drew a picture on the wall, "You can understand it this way, the air flow is very fast, so the air pressure decreases. If you look at the picture, the small area has a high flow rate."
"If we compare air to water flow, can we understand it better?"
Li Yue frowned, "This is so difficult to understand."
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Sometimes the wind in the cracks in the mountains is stronger, isn't it?"
Li Yue nodded clearly, "That's true."
There is no other furniture here. Zhang Yang misses the workbench at home. He wants to make a pair of scissors for his home, as well as a feather duster and two or three clips for drying clothes.
The wind is a bit loud in Tiantai Mountain at night.
Thunder sounded again in the night.
Li Yue read the book quietly, as if she was adding knowledge all the time.
After a few muffled thunders, the rain began to fall.
What was even more troublesome was that Zhang Yang discovered that the house actually leaked, and the royal palace was also in disrepair.
On the contrary, the little bear was sleeping soundly, and this guy still had the attitude of taking things as they come.
You won't sleep poorly just because of a change of environment.
This animal has a strong ability to adapt to the environment.
Zhang Yang watched in distress as the rainwater leaked from the roof. There were three leaks in total.
Fortunately, it didn't fall on the bed.
I looked up at the roof for a long time, and saw drops of rainwater leaking from the roof.
Looking back, I saw that Li Yue had fallen asleep.
After all, it wasn't that he didn't care about his own house. With a long sigh of melancholy, Zhang Yang took off his coat and fell asleep. The bedding was brought from his wife's room and it smelled delicious.
Li Yue snuggled into his arms, and the couple fell asleep hugging each other.
"I must be a good wife."
As if talking in his sleep, Li Yue mumbled something in a low voice.
The two of them got up early before dawn.
Li Yue stretched her limbs comfortably and took a deep breath of fresh air. The sky was still dark and there was still an hour before sunrise.
Aunt Wang and Aunt Yang, who were sleeping in the side room, also got up.
After running around for the past few days, I finally had a solid sleep.
The palace was very quiet, with only a few maids walking around here. When they saw someone, they bowed in a hurry and walked away quickly.
The little bear hadn't woken up yet and was being led around. His steps were very slow.
After taking two unsteady steps, he was dragged along.
After dragging for a while, it crawled unsteadily again.
If you continue walking up the stone steps, you can still see the officers and soldiers stationed here.
"Sister, brother-in-law, wait for me!"
Li Tai's shouts came from below.
Why did this little fat guy come with me?
Slowing down slightly and waiting for him to catch up, Zhang Yang said helplessly, "I thought His Highness the King of Wei was not interested in the sunrise."
Li Tai grinned and said, "You wake up early and have nothing to do."
Taking the two aunts with them, we continued walking up and all the way to the top of the mountain, where the wind was a bit strong.
The morning breeze blew Li Yue's long hair, and she squinted her eyes to enjoy the cool morning breeze.
The white fish belly has already appeared in the east.
Li Tai watched the morning sun rise gradually, "This feeling is indeed wonderful. I can watch more sunrises in the future."
Zhang Yang said in a low voice, "Your Highness the King of Wei, don't leave the sweet dishes empty. Always serve them to know when you are hungry and full."
As the morning sun shone on him, Li Tai smiled and said, "You're right. I haven't seen you reading anything, so I didn't expect you to be able to say such a good sentence."
Until the sun fully rose, Li Tai looked at the rising sun, which was not dazzling.
Aunt Wang caught another rabbit from somewhere and roasted it on the mountain.
Li Shimin had just woken up from his sleep. While putting on his clothes and listening to Queen Changsun's story, he wondered, "What's so good about the sunrise?"
Queen Changsun smiled and said, "Qingque has been following Zhang Yang. I have to say that Qingque has been quite sensible these days."
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Li Shimin sighed and said, "I think the name Jiucheng Palace is quite good. I will change this place to Jiucheng Palace in the future and make some repairs."
"Why did Your Majesty change the name of this place to Jiucheng Palace?"
"This is the name chosen by my son-in-law."
"Zhang Yang?"
Li Shimin nodded slightly.
In the days that followed, Zhang Yang and Li Yue stayed here touring the mountains and rivers.
Li Yue held a book and introduced it like a tour guide, "Husband, in the distance is Shennong Peak."
Following Li Yue's gaze, there was a towering mountain peak nearby.
Tiantai Mountain is located at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains. From here all the way south, you can see the endless mountains.
It was a coincidence that I met Ouyang Xun again.
Ouyang Xun was sitting by the river, with two servants beside him.
"Mr. Ouyang." Zhang Yang stepped forward and saluted.
Ouyang Xun nodded.
"Why is the old gentleman sitting here?" Li Yue asked curiously.
"I don't know how much longer I can see this scenery."
Ouyang Xun is known as the first person to write regular script in the Tang Dynasty.
Calligraphy everyone.
Even in later generations, his authentic works are very precious.
This is the ancestor of the calligraphy family.
The mountains and forests in the distance were moving. Zhang Yang looked at Ouyang and asked, "Mr. Ouyang, can you write something for me?"
Ouyang Xun said with a smile, "There are so many in my house, you can just come and get them. Many people come to ask for words. What's the use of these words? The passage of time has turned into a handful of loess."
"The old gentleman is right."
"What's the use of writing it on paper or on a stone tablet."
Ouyang Xun smiled bitterly, as if in his eyes the world couldn't understand him.
Zhang Yang bowed and said, "The old gentleman's handwriting will definitely be remembered by future generations."
A gust of breeze blew up Ouyang Xun's clothes, and only then did Zhang Yang see clearly the skinny bones wrapped in his clothes.
Li Yue stood by the river and looked at the clear water. She didn't know where the little bear was going. She should be able to rest assured that Aunt Wang would take her with her in the future.
Ouyang Xun whispered, "How much money do you want to spend to buy my calligraphy?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "I don't want to buy it."
Ouyang Xun smiled again, "The hairpin you gave me as a gift is very suitable for brushing your teeth. I have accepted your things, so I can give you a pair of these copybooks without charging any money from you."
Zhang Yang also sat down beside him, "I don't want the old gentleman's copybook either."
Ouyang Xun stroked his beard and said, "Everyone wants something from me, and spends a lot of money to get a word from me, but you don't want my words?"
"If other people hear me say this, they might think I am ignorant."
"You are indeed evil."
Ouyang Xun nodded and commented.
"I want to cooperate with Mr. Ouyang."
"Just tell me the details."
"I don't want the old gentleman's copybook. I want to ask the old gentleman to write a mold for me. I want to use the old gentleman's handwriting for printing."
"Some of the withered plates in the palace are my original works, so why go to such trouble."
"It's not block printing, mine is movable type printing."
"Moveable type printing? What is that?"
Zhang Yang touched his nose anxiously, "I can't go into details now. If the old gentleman returns to Chang'an City, I will come to see him and talk to the old gentleman in detail."
Ouyang Xun smiled and said, "Do you also practice calligraphy?"
"I don't usually practice calligraphy, but wouldn't it be better if I could print out the old man's handwriting and let more people practice calligraphy? Copybooks are valuable, but the value of practicing calligraphy is priceless."
Ouyang Xun was silent for a long time and smiled loudly.
After a while, he stood up and let his servants help him leave.
Li Yue whispered, "Mr. Ouyang is not a person who cares about money. Practicing calligraphy is also training people and their minds. Perhaps Mr. Ouyang wants to let the world understand the kind of perseverance."
Holding Li Yue's hand, Zhang Yang looked down at her expression. At this time, he felt that his wife was like a philosopher. This was very reasonable.
People think Ouyang Xun's words are worth a thousand pieces of gold.
But for Ouyang Xun, he could write as much as he wanted.
People evaluate Ouyang Xun's calligraphy, but they don't know the effort behind it.
They only know the value, but they don’t know the true meaning of words.
After all, words are just words. Behind this word are the life circumstances and life-long circumstances of practicing calligraphy for decades.
This is rare and valuable, the words are just like the person.
The rich and famous people who buy calligraphy only know the value of calligraphy, but they never practice calligraphy. This is not a kind of tragedy.
The couple stayed in Tiantai Mountain for three days and then went down the mountain.
Getting on the carriage home, the little bear sat on the horse, looking in the direction of home, as if he really knew what was wrong with home.
It took us four days to get to Tiantai Mountain when we came here, and it only took us two days to get back home.
On the second night, we returned to Chang'an City.
Li Shimin and the others are still having their winter vacation in Tiantai Mountain.
There was a curfew in the city, and Li Yue took out the token that Li Shimin had given her before. This token allowed Li Yue to travel unimpeded in the palace and also allowed her to enter the city during the curfew.
The officers and soldiers guarding the city knew the token, and naturally they also knew Zhang Yang.
As early as a few months ago, the King of Hejian County had said that he would take special care of Minister Zhang.
"Your Royal Highness, Mr. Zhang, please come to the city."
The city gate opened with a creak, just enough for one person to pass through.
Four people and a bear walked into the city.
Looking at the familiar Zhuque Street, I feel like I have been away from home for a long time.
Walking on a familiar trail, Little Bear knows the way home.
It walked ahead, rolling all the way, and finally arrived at the door of the house.
When you open the door, there is always a familiar smell at home.
Aunt Wang washed the little bear. It was almost crazy playing in Tiantai Mountain these days, and there was a lot of dirt on its body.
Li Yue went into her room when she got home.
"Do you still feel at home? No matter how exciting the days outside are, your heart will only calm down when you get home."
"I have to go home after all."
Li Yue lay on her bed and breathed hard at home.
Zhang Yang looked at the only ingredients left at home, and he could still make rice dumplings for midnight snack.
Li Yue took a bath, ate rice dumplings and went to bed early.
When I wake up the next day, the house has to be cleaned and the clothes and bedding in the house have to be washed and dusted.
The couple sat in the yard and washed clothes together.
Li Yue wiped the sweat from his forehead, "When I went home, I heard from the palace maid there that my father really wanted to change the Renshou Palace on Tiantai Mountain into Jiucheng Palace, and he also wanted people to repair it."
Seeing her husband's unsurprised expression, Li Yue asked curiously, "How did your husband come up with this name?"
"The name came to mind in a flash. Ninety percent of the name has been decided. Your father also used the name I chose. Will your father pay for it?"
"What to pay?"
"Name money."
"My husband is really obsessed with money."
"If you don't have money, you won't have a life. This is the truth."
"This is not the truth!"
"What will we eat if we don't have money?"
"We eat..." Li Yue was suffocated for a moment, "That can't be related to money."
“If you don’t have money, you will go hungry.”
"No more washing!" Li Yue stamped her feet and stood up. As expected, she couldn't argue with her husband. This was a very disadvantageous thing and she couldn't always convince him.
Li Yue picked up a broom and started sweeping the floor in the yard.
Zhang Yang also brought over the clothes in Li Yue's bucket and continued to wash them. Huh? This seems to be the wife's undergarment.
The two aunts listened to the bickering between the couple and smiled unconsciously.
The peace of life was interrupted by news from the court that the Tuyuhun royal family finally fled to Chang'an.