Talking about morality with Xu Jingzong is a very painful thing. This guy's moral bottom line is obviously very low, and when he is shameless, he will describe himself as very righteous and awe-inspiring, throw his head and blood, and always want to hit him to death.
The world.
When King Fuyun of Tuyuhun arrived in Chang'an City, he received an unprecedented snub. He was not welcome in the court, and even the Ministry of Rites looked down upon him.
The sweltering heat in Chang'an City makes people breathless.
Many people in the city went to the suburbs to escape the summer heat.
There are not many pedestrians on Zhuque Street.
Zhang Yang and Xu Jingzong came to Zhongshu Province together.
The prince stayed behind in Chang'an City, handling government affairs with Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others these days, and almost moved the East Palace to Zhongshu Province.
Because it was too hot, Li Chengqian's collar was soaked. There was an eunuch shaking his fan beside him. He had ice cubes in his mouth and was still sweating profusely.
Seeing Zhang Yang and Xu Jingzong arriving, Li Chengqian immediately came forward and said, "You are finally back from the palace."
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "Actually, the life of leaving the palace was not that good. I felt bored after staying there for two or three days."
Li Chengqian smiled and said, "It's good that you can come. Tuyuhun was defeated and now he has come to Datang to ask us to help him recover. I am discussing with the Prime Minister."
Xu Jingzong stepped forward and said, "We from the Ministry of Rites are here for this matter, and we also ask the Zhongshu Province to hand over all this matter to us."
Li Chengqian was a little surprised, but he still smiled in relief, "According to the previous agreement, the Ministry of Public Affairs can assist."
Gao Xingcheng sat aside and snorted coldly.
Hearing this cold snort, Xu Jingzong and Zhang Yang both looked at him.
Gao Xingcheng withdrew his eyes, holding a piece of eucalyptus and looking at it calmly.
In fact, everyone in the Zhongshu Province felt the same way, the Rites Department was too tough in doing things.
Zhang Yang and Xu Jingzong both cast disdainful glances at Gao Xingcheng.
Gao Xingxing responded with disdain in his eyes.
Xu Jingzong wanted to spit and curse, "Bad guy!"
Zhang Yang cleared his throat, "Of course the Ministry of Education can participate. After all, it is appropriate for the Ministry of Education to intervene in matters related to the Ministry of Rites."
Fang Xuanling nodded slightly, "That's good."
The action of the Ministry of Rites began. Zhang Xiang led a group of officers and soldiers into the government office and detained King Fuyun of Tuyuhun who was eating big fish and meat.
Fu Yun was held on the table and shouted angrily, "What are you doing! Do you know who I am?"
Zhang Xiangxiang held a eucalyptus scroll in his hand and said, "The sinner Fu Yun, his father Murong Kua Lu supported the troops in Tuyuhun and called himself Khan. He rebelled from the Central Plains and became a bandit. He invaded the borders many times and was actually a bandit. His son Fu Yun
After Yun succeeded to the throne, he continued to do evil and was punished for treason, and the entire Tuyuhun family was thrown into prison!"
"You fart!" Fu Yun yelled angrily.
"It's common sense to recognize your ancestors and return to your clan." Zhang Elephant said coldly, "Fu Yun, do you still remember where your ancestors came from?"
Fu Yun was so angry that he was shaking all over, his eyes were red. He had been waiting for so long but this was what he was waiting for, "That's what you said at the beginning! You promised to treat our royal family well!"
"What royal family? Does anyone recognize your self-established royal family?"
Zhang Elephant nodded and said.
Fu Yun was still struggling, "I will kill you, I will kill you all!"
Xu Jingzong stood quietly outside the door, listening to Fu Yun's roar, taking a deep breath and sighing slowly, "Why do you deserve this?"
Fu Yun was taken to prison just like that.
The charge given by the Ministry of Rites was that Fu Yun was punished for treason.
The royal family of Tuyuhun indeed came from the Central Plains and has always occupied Tuyuhun, an area of three thousand miles from east to west.
A few days later in Tiantai Mountain, Li Shimin listened to Li Junxian's report and looked at the mountains in the distance, "Did they really do this?"
Li Junxian replied, "That's true."
Li Shimin smiled instead.
Seeing that His Majesty said nothing more, Li Junxian stood up and left.
When Gao Shilian heard the news, he was just a little surprised and stopped asking about it.
Zhang Yang and Li Yue were sitting by the Qujiang Pool.
"This guy is getting better and better at sleeping." Li Yue looked at the little bear sleeping on the ground.
"It is now the time to grow its body. It can eat and sleep. Look at how hard it breathes." Zhang Yang sat aside and said.
The couple watched quietly as the little bear's breathing rose and fell.
Li Yue reached out and picked up the little bear. Its eyes opened slightly and then closed again.
Even if it is held, it can continue to sleep.
"It's gained a lot of weight." Li Yue touched the hair on its body.
Xu Jingzong came with the Tuyuhun envoy Adalan, and Zhang Yang waved to him.
Finally seeing Zhang Yang, Adalan's eyes were filled with tears and snot, and he knelt down on the ground with a plop, "Why does Mr. Zhang keep his words?"
"How can I stop keeping my words?"
Adalan knelt down and lowered his head, "That's not what the Ministry of Rites said at the beginning."
Zhang Yang waved the fan in his hand and said, "That was the beginning. We promised to take you in. Recognizing your ancestors and returning to your clan is another matter. This matter has nothing to do with you, so you don't need to worry too much."
Adalan clenched his hands into fists.
Zhang Yang whispered, "May I ask how loyal your envoy is to Tuyuhun?"
Adalan was about to swear absolute loyalty to the Tuyuhun royal family on the spot, but when he saw the other party's smile, he felt stuck in his throat and could not speak.
Zhang Yang patted his shoulder and said, "Your family will not be affected by the Tuyuhun royal family, and you can naturally live in Chang'an City with peace of mind."
He swallowed hard.
"Everyone has gathered together for their own interests, and your interests have been achieved. Do you really care about the life and death of the Tuyuhun royal family?"
"I……"
"It just so happens that I have something I need you to do. I wonder if you would like to go to Gaochang."
Adalan hasn't come back to his senses yet, so many ups and downs have happened in these days.
Now Adalan is confused and restless.
Zhang Yang said in a low voice, "You used to work for the Tuyuhun royal family, so now you can work for the Tang Dynasty Ministry of Rites. There is a saying in the Central Plains that a good bird chooses the wood to roost. In the Central Plains, the Tuyuhun king is guilty, and the Tuyuhun royal family is also guilty.
, instead of protecting Tuyuhun’s ridiculous royal family, you have to protect yourself, do you understand what I mean?”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Adalan looked at Zhang Yang blankly.
"You helped the Tang Dynasty uncover King Tuyuhun's crimes. From now on, you will be a member of our Ministry of Rites. Compared to Tuyuhun, who has no strength, and looking at the current Tang Dynasty, which side are you willing to stand on?"
A drop of sweat ran down, and Adalan was still kneeling on the ground.
"I am willing to follow the Ministry of Rites and the Tang Dynasty! Shilang Zhang!" After saying these words, Adalan was also shocked, as if these words did not come from his own mouth and he said them unknowingly.
"There is a saying in the Central Plains that those who understand current affairs are heroes. I hope you are such a person."
Adalan was trembling all over. This was the first time he was afraid of someone, afraid of Mr. Zhang. This man was too calculating.
"Now that Fu Yun has been imprisoned, where is the treasure brought by Tuyuhun's royal family?"
Adalan thought for a moment and whispered, "Everyone is here, hiding outside Chang'an City and being guarded."
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Bring them all to the fiefdom at the foot of Mount Li, and Minister Xu will take you there."
Adalan knelt down and leaned over, "I understand."
Zhang Yang still had a smile on his face, "We are on the same boat from now on."
“What does it mean to be on a boat?”
"It means that if one loses, both will suffer."
Adalan quickly replied, "The villain has nothing to do with Fu Yun from now on."
"Hahaha."
Zhang Yang smiled heartily.
The back of Li Yue's husband sitting in the pavilion, with pride on her little face, her husband has been working hard for his goals.
Qujiang Pond is very quiet. There are no outsiders coming and going here. It is considered a royal villa.
Because of the relationship with the princess, I can naturally enter here.
Except for important days, the people who can enter and leave here are dignitaries recognized by His Majesty today and members of His Majesty's clan.
There was no one else around, and naturally no one heard the conversation between the three of them.
Zhang Yang took out a strategy and said, "This is my strategy for Gaochang. At that time, you will go to Gaochang with Prince Gaochang and help Gaochang according to this strategy. How to implement it specifically, Shilang Xu will teach you before leaving."
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Adalan looked at Xu Jingzong.
Xu Jingzong smiled and nodded.
"Use more slaves to replace the production of ordinary people, and we will give you money to help you become the largest slave owner in Gaochang or the Western Regions. Of course, all this must be done in a silent way. The cultural level of the Western Regions is too low, and it will
They say labor and women are property and can be bought and sold."
"Once the number of slaves exceeds five times the number of ordinary people in Gaochang Kingdom, most of your plan will be completed. At the same time, you can pay more taxes to Gaochang King Ju Wentai. Businessmen need slaves to produce, and slaves are available at a fixed price.
There is no end to the labor that they can exploit.”
"It is different from the Central Plains. The Central Plains have always relied on farming for a living, so this plan cannot be implemented in the farming Central Plains, but it is very suitable for Gaochang, which does not do farming. The entire production of Gaochang is inseparable from slaves."
"The prerequisite for completing these steps is that you have to change your concept of wealth. Real wealth is not gold and silver. Whoever controls production controls wealth."
"As for King Gaochang, you can let him indulge in the world of wine, sex and money as much as possible. Make him intoxicated and unable to extricate himself. If you want to destroy him, you have to make him crazy."
Listening to Zhang Yang's words, Adalan was sweating. His words were like the whispers of a devil, which had a soul-stirring feeling.
Word after word, a hellish scene formed in my mind. This scene seemed like countless people crying and laughing wildly.
Women with money are deadly poisons, ghosts in Western stories, and people in misery.
Adalan was unable to stand up and was trembling all over.
"When everything goes out of control and you overthrow the rule of King Gaochang, you have to be the one who leads the slaves to overthrow King Gaochang. The leader must be you and not someone else."
"In the end, I will buy Gaochang with money, and you can free the slaves. I will get Gaochang, and you will be admired by the people in the Western Regions. I will tell you how to rebuild Gaochang in the future. No one can order you except my words. You
He is my agent in Gaochang, do you understand?"
Adalan could even hear his own breathing. This was a level of ambition that he had never imagined or expected.
"Xu Shilang will explain to you the specific details of how to do it. Don't try to resist, and don't think about defecting midway. You must know that it is not difficult for the Tang Dynasty to conquer Gaochang."
"Your family will also live well in Chang'an City. If there is betrayal, I can use the name of the Ministry of Rites to spread the word to the countries in the Western Regions, so that you will no longer have a place in the Western Regions, and you can only be an exile.
Man, do you understand what I’m saying?”
Adalan kowtowed heavily and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, I am willing to go through hell for the sake of Mr. Zhang and the Tang Dynasty."
He said this through gritted teeth, and when he raised his head again, his nose was stuck to the ground.
Xu Jingzong helped him stand up, but because his feet were weak, he fell to the ground again.
This guy was so scared that he couldn't walk.
He was well aware of the horror of this strategy, which was to take away a country's Zuo and destroy a country. However, it was so easy for Zhang Shilang to say it.
This is one of the reasons why Rome fell.
"I don't know what the result will be. Let's give it a try. There will be no loss for us. Anyway, we will use their Tuyuhun money." Zhang Yang sat down again.
Li Yue was still continuing her experiment, watching the eggs soaked in the pot slowly float, without rising to the surface, and finally floated in the center of the water, without sinking to the bottom, because salt was added to the water.
There was no salt in the water in the other kettle, so the eggs sank to the bottom.
"A very interesting experiment." Li Yue recorded the results of the experiment.
"The principle developed by Archimedes is that the buoyant force an object experiences in water is the gravity of the water displaced by the object."
"Who is Archimedes?" Li Yue asked curiously.
"A very powerful senior." Zhang Yang explained.
Wind, buoyancy, gravity, heat, Li Yue has been absorbing this knowledge. She is reading books on weekdays, whether it is the current imperial history books, ministers or studying these physics knowledge, she is obsessed with knowledge.
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This knowledge slowly changed her view of everything in the world.
Ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty had an understanding of the generation of wind and the occurrence of rain in the sky.
For Li Yue now, it is another understanding.
This is the charm of science.
Officials from Zhongshu Province and Zhang Xiangxiang were involved in the process of arrest and interrogation.
Not to mention the identity of the Tuyuhun royal family, the land of Tuyuhun originally belonged to the Central Plains.
This is the matter of the Central Plains regaining its lost territory.
Fang Xuanling was very satisfied with the result of the Ministry of Rites' handling of this matter.
Tang Dynasty fortune-telling also has face.
Two days after Fu Yun was taken to prison, there was another thunderstorm in Chang'an City. Thunder flashed in the sky. Li Yue looked at the rain scene and said, "My husband can solve the problems between Tuguhun and Gaochang if he meets the Tuguhun envoy."
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Her adoring gaze made Zhang Yang's conscience a little painful, "Daughter-in-law."
Li Yue: "Yeah."
"I made an appointment with Prince Hejian to resign together after finishing these things and allowing the Ministry of Rites to gain a foothold in the court. I will eventually resign."
"My husband really loves to joke."
"I am serious."
"No one resigns when he says he should resign. Could it be that your husband is feeling unwell?"