Li Junxian bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I have checked the previous phenomena in the sky. Every time this kind of phenomenon occurs, I always find some saltpeter dust on the ground."
"Saltpeter?" Li Shimin nodded and said, "Is there anything special about this saltpeter?"
"Last year's vision only found saltpeter in a corner of Chang'an City. This year's vision in the sky also showed traces of saltpeter. This kind of saltpeter is not commonly used, but some alchemists in Chang'an City have used it."
Li Shimin whispered: "You mean it's related to saltpeter and alchemists?"
"The general has sent people to question those alchemists."
Li Shimin nodded slightly, "You continue to check."
"Well, I will retire at the end."
Some people always like to make strange phenomena appear in the night sky on New Year's Eve.
In his heart, Li Shimin didn't believe that he was destined by destiny. The throne was obtained by means of tricks, and he didn't believe that this was an auspicious sign.
It seems that the other party has no ill intentions, but if you don't find out the reason, there will always be a stone hanging in your heart.
After leaving Ganlu Hall, Li Shimin came to the Ministry of Personnel, where Gao Shilian was present.
After the power of appointing and removing officials was handed over to the Zhongshu Province, the Ministry of Civil Affairs was not as busy as before.
Gao Shilian, who was nearly sixty years old, was still in good spirits. He stood up and led his staff to salute, "Your Majesty."
Li Shimin smiled and said: "No need to be polite, I have something to discuss with Duke Xu."
Gao Shilianqing stepped back and brewed a bowl of tea for Li Shimin with his own hands, "Your Majesty, although I don't like Zhang Yang's methods, this fried tea is really good."
"After the last incident at the Ministry of Rites, I observed him again, and now he is much more restrained."
"Then he is a talented person and can become His Majesty's loyal minister in the future."
"If this is true, I would be relieved, but he is still very playful."
Gao Shilian smiled and said, "Let him sit in the Chongwen Hall to train his mind. Young people should not use tricks like this. What a country boy needs most is guidance. If there are no thorns in this child's body, he will become a
A capable minister."
Li Shimin nodded, "Zhang Gongjin is his teacher, and recently Wei Zheng gave him some advice. Even before Li Gang died, he asked him to join the East Palace as an official. He is so young but can be taken care of by so many elders."
Gao Shilian looked at Li Shimin's expression and said, "Because Zhang Yang is very clean. He has no family background and no wings. He is capable and respectful. Even if he acts rough, you can see that he is a person with skills. This person should be used with caution."
Be careful."
"I understand."
Listening to Gao Shilian's speech, Li Shimin felt like he was back in Jinyang, when he was still a junior listening to the teachings of his elders.
Gao Shilian added: "If he can be used well, your majesty can use this person to fulfill his designed ambitions. If this person cannot be reused, it will be harmless to your majesty to let him be an idle prince-in-law."
In addition to the words, it is also explained that ministers like Zhang Yang have the least burden to use it and have nothing to worry about. They can just use it cleanly.
Li Shimin took a sip of tea and asked, "Is the taste of Libu's tea different from the roasted tea I drink every day?"
Gao Shilian smiled and said, "That is a wax-sealed jar that veterans usually use to preserve it. Fried tea is the most avoidable thing. As long as the flavor is preserved, it can be kept well."
"I have learned a lesson."
The monarch and his ministers looked at each other and smiled.
Li Shimin put down the tea bowl and said, "I heard that the Cui family of Qinghe gave a dowry gift of thousands of dollars to their daughter."
Gao Shilian sighed: "I haven't asked about the affairs of those aristocratic families for a long time. They still have the same style."
The family is very old, so old that it looks like a giant tortoise that has lived for hundreds of years.
The old rituals they have always maintained remain the same as before. Looking back in a few years or decades, they will still be the same. No matter how much turmoil the world has experienced, although it is not as strong as the Jin Dynasty, it is still a tree with deep roots.
"It's really hard to explain that such a betrothal gift is given to a married woman."
Gao Shilian said: "Your Majesty is the Khan of Heaven, and you should not worry about such trivial matters. If it harms the enlightenment, your Majesty cannot directly interfere. If such enlightenment matters are intervened by the court, it will inevitably attract more words.
"
"That's what Mr. Xu Guogong said."
Gao Shilian looked calm and sent Li Shimin away.
After Li Shimin left, Yang Shidao asked Gao Shilian, "His Majesty just talked about the gentry?"
Gao Shilian held the file in his hand and nodded, "Talking about the marriage of daughters by nobles."
How to marry your daughter is also someone else's family matter. No matter how large the betrothal gift is, you are still someone else's business.
"Why does Your Majesty ask about such things?"
Seeing Yang Shidao's puzzled look, Gao Shilian said in a low voice: "Your Majesty will naturally not care about these things. Do you think His Majesty said this matter to correct the situation and educate people?"
Yang Shidao took the scroll from the clerk, sat down and continued to review the scrolls sent by other government offices. He paused for a moment, then asked again: "This is just a pretext, does your Majesty have other plans?"
"You are in your thirties, why can't you understand this matter?" Gao Shilian shook his head and said: "Your Majesty is in the prime of life, and it is the time to show his great ambitions. As ministers, we should dissuade him in time. Right now,
It won’t be time.”
Yang Shidao was sitting at attention, and at this moment he understood that the few words written lightly by His Majesty and Xu Guogong meant something bigger, a short-lived dynasty, and a century-old family.
Such things cannot be tolerated by ordinary people.
On Zhuque Street in Chang'an City, Zhang Yang arranged an outfit for Zhang Daan after much hesitation.
After putting on his new clothes, Zhang Daan wanted to take them off again, "No, how can I wear such expensive clothes?"
"Just wear it. If you treat me as your brother, don't refuse. Otherwise, I will let Brother Elephant beat you."
Zhang Daan had no choice but to wear clothes. This guy looked honest and honest, and even wearing expensive clothes couldn't change his air of being a servant of someone else's mansion.
After tidying up his hair, Zhang Yang saw the attentive smile of the shop assistant and said, "When you go to General Cheng Yaojin's house to ask for the account, just say that I, Zhang Yang, bought the clothes."
The attentive smile on the waiter's face disappeared instantly, "Guest, how could you do this?"
Zhang Da'an doesn't have any money on him. His salary in the East Palace can meet his own three meals a day, which is good. One piece of cake can be eaten as two meals, and the conditions are not good.
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"Otherwise, will you come with me to General Cheng's house to ask for money?"
Seeing that Zhang Yang was about to leave, the waiter quickly gave in and said, "Guest, no need, just write me a note and the store will ask for the account. The people who come here to buy clothes are all powerful people in Chang'an City. We
The store owner has a lot of connections, and you will know if you ask around.”
Taking the pen from the clerk, Zhang Yang wrote the receipt, signed it, and left with Zhang Daan.
"Da'an."
"Why."
Zhang Yang walked on the street with his hands folded, "If you are bullied, what should you do?"
Zhang Daan scratched his head and thought for a while, "My mother told me that if you are bullied, you should go to my father and let him bully you back."
Speaking of my father, Zhang Daan looked very disappointed, "It's a pity that my father's days are numbered."
Xiang Xiang and Da Su are not stupid, Da'an's two brothers are decent, and it turns out that Da'an has this character because of his wife.
The youngest son in the family is the most loved.
Seeing Zhang Yang stop, Zhang Daan also stopped.
After a while, Zhang Yang whispered: "Da'an."
Zhang Daan stepped forward and asked, "Brother, what are your orders?"
"If I just stop and won't leave, why don't you ask me?"
Zhang Daan smiled and said: "The prince used to be like this, how dare we servants ask, we are used to it, brother, don't be surprised."
Zhang Yang frowned in worry, "Let me ask you one more thing."
"Excuse me."
"What will you do if the prince makes a mistake?"
"Help the prince recognize his mistakes. They are all my fault."
"You are wrong." Zhang Yang raised his head and whispered: "The prince made a mistake. You should teach the prince a lesson and let him admit his mistakes."
Zhang Daan asked doubtfully: "Should it be like this?"
Zhang Yang patted his shoulder in compromise, "Take your time."
Zhang Daan nodded blankly, "Hey."
Seeing that he was still following me, I invited him to have lunch and came to a wine shop by a familiar route.
Seeing that Zhang Yang was here, the owner of the wine shop greeted him with a smile, "My benefactor, you haven't been here for a long time."
It's a bit noisy here, and it's a place where drinkers who like to drink a lot gather. Da'an sat down with a frown on his face, it seemed like he didn't like being in this place.
Da'an is an obedient child, so if you want to bring him to such a noisy place that he doesn't like, to change him, you have to make him refuse to start.
When will he refuse instead of obeying, the teacher can rest in peace even if he goes to hell.
Isn’t that a bad thing to say?
"Brother, are you worried about anything?"
Zhang Yang came back to his senses, "What's wrong?"
Zhang Daan explained: "I just saw that my brother looked distressed and troubled."
Can he still observe words and emotions? This kid is not without merit.
The owner of the restaurant brought drinks and two plates of chopped boiled mutton, "I haven't seen my benefactor for a long time, and he has a beard."
Subconsciously scratching the stubble on his chin, Zhang Yang explained: "He is Zhang Daan, my younger brother. He is a relatively dull person. I usually take care of him more."
"He's the benefactor's brother, that's so-and-so's brother." The owner of the wine shop patted his chest and said as if he was swearing.
Just after he finished speaking, he heard a drinker shouting, and Zhang Yang said again: "From now on, you can eat here three meals a day. At least you will have wine and warm meals."
Zhang Daan said coquettishly: "I can eat two meals a day."
"I said three meals, three meals, not one meal less."
Hearing this commanding tone, Zhang Daan nodded vigorously, "Let my brother arrange it."
Or obey...
With a sigh, Zhang Yang picked up a piece of mutton with a kuaizi, "Eat it. After you finish eating, go to the Ministry of Etiquette to help Brother Elephant and the others, and learn how to be an official."
"Why."
After eating, he hurriedly walked back to Zhuque Gate.
Zhang Yang stood on the street and looked at his back. It must be said that his steps were quite steady.
The restaurant owner wiped the sweat from his forehead with his dirty sleeves, "When did my benefactor gain a younger brother?"
"He is my teacher's youngest son."
"So it turns out that I respect my teacher like my father, and my benefactor is still the same good person as before."
Zhang Yang frowned and looked at him. He had a knight-errant vibe about him, and he was also generous in doing business, especially when it came to drinking. He often gave drinks to heroes from all walks of life.
"It's a pity that my teacher is about to die."
"It turns out that the benefactor's teacher has entrusted me with something?"
"He's a stupid brother, alas..." Zhang Yang shook his head and left.
He turned around and went to Dongshi. It was just the time when his aunt and uncle were closing their stalls. They had returned home with meat, vegetables and eggs, and Li Yue was reading a book under the sun.
The translucent skin made people feel comfortable just looking at it. Zhang Yang silently walked up to her and pinched her little face.
Perhaps because he was so absorbed in reading, Li Yue was frightened.
"Husband!" she said angrily.
This scene made the two aunts nearby cover their mouths and laugh.
Li Yue put down the book, stretched out her hand and waved her small fist to resist, and beat her for a while. Facing her husband's strong and strong arms and chest, she felt helpless and helpless.
My husband looks frail, but that's because he is covered by his clothes. I saw my husband's strong muscles when he was taking a shower. Moreover, my husband is inexplicably strong and can lift a pillar with just a raised hand.
I also tried it secretly, but I couldn't lift it even a little bit.
In my aunt's words, my husband's physical strength and strength are the result of years of hard work. With my husband's physique, even if four or five adult men join forces, they may not be a match.
Spring is a good season for eating eggs. Fry three poached eggs, stir-fry, chop asparagus and dice bitter greens to make a soup.
Li Yue was eating the food while talking: "Aunt Yang said that the imperial examination was going to be implemented in the DPRK, which caused a lot of resistance in the various states' offices and private schools."
Zhang Yang grabbed the millet rice and had a meal in Chang'an City but didn't eat much. He went home to save his stomach, "Isn't this something that has been arranged a long time ago?"
"The few counties around Chang'an City are going well, but the situation is different in the states and prefectures far away from Chang'an."
"So the imperial examination system will make your father very distressed."
The princess and the consort talked about government affairs, and Aunt Wang silently helped close the courtyard door and continued cutting the paper quietly.
The couple discussed government affairs behind closed doors, so naturally no one else would hear them.
"As for the capabilities of each state government, it is not difficult to find a few teachers who can read and understand Chinese characters. I am afraid that someone will interfere with it."
"Well, this is going to test your father's governance ability."
Li Yue whispered: "The Qin Dynasty burned books and harassed Confucian scholars, and the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools. The Sui Dynasty abolished the selection of scholars based on their family status, and divided them into scientific examinations and talents. I thought my father needed to implement the imperial examinations and lacked some courage."
From the Imperial Academy to the Chongwen Palace, she has been reading books. I don’t know if mathematics and physics have changed her way of thinking. Now she can read all books quickly.
A better way of thinking can quickly improve learning ability.
Originally, absorbing knowledge was like a sponge absorbing water. This was a daughter-in-law's talent, but now Li Yue's progress is terrifying.
"What do you think, husband?"
After finishing the millet rice in the bowl and pouring the remaining soup into Little Bear's bowl, Zhang Yang stood up and said calmly: "The implementation of the imperial examination will inevitably affect the status of the noble families. Even in the former Sui Dynasty, there were many obstacles. If they wanted to go smoothly,
The implementation of the imperial examination requires the protection of powerful forces."
"power?"
"This power is not just one or two people, but your father needs a team capable of exercising power."
"Then does the emperor have this team in his hands?"
"Hehehe..." Zhang Yang said with a smile: "How I know what your father is thinking is none of my business."