The master and apprentice were walking on the path of the village. Seeing Zhang Gongjin looking towards Longxi, Zhang Yang said: "Da Su should be on the way back. They are just checking the situation in Gaochang this time. It won't take too much time."
day."
Zhang Gongjin couldn't help but nod, "Whether it's Elephant, Da Su, or Da'an, these three children are spoiled by their mother and need training. You should worry more."
"Don't bother."
Zhang Gongjin swallowed his saliva and frowned: "I have already told you that when I pass away, I will be buried in my hometown. Your wife will also return to her hometown. These three brothers will stay in Chang'an City."
"You have explained your funeral so many times, and I can already tell what the teacher is going to say next." Zhang Yang said helplessly: "I still hope you can live a few more years."
Zhang Gongjin smiled and looked at a group of villagers working in the fields in the distance.
On the way home, Li Yue sat in the carriage and asked, "Husband, how is the teacher's condition?"
Zhang Yang sat lazily on the shaft of the car, "Now we can only recuperate from the disease, but the disease cannot be eradicated. We must try our best to prevent the condition from getting worse."
In this era, it is not possible to give teachers a full body examination and then use surgery to remove the root cause of the disease. Nowadays, cardiopulmonary diseases can only be managed.
In June of the sixth year of Zhenguan, Da Su and the troops from the Ministry of War returned safely from an envoy to the Western Regions.
As soon as Zhang Dashu came back, he went to see Zhang Xiangxiang and Xu Jingzong.
After several discussions, they received a report from the eunuch in the palace and went together to meet His Majesty.
The three of them packed up and headed to the Manna Hall. As soon as they walked in, they discovered that there were many people here.
Li Shimin spoke first, "First, let's talk about what Gaochang is like now."
Noticing that everyone was looking at him, Zhang Dashu bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Adalan is still the garrison general of Gaochang. Almost everyone in Gaochang is a soldier. Even those who do chores need to provide help when necessary."
Charge into the battlefield with your sword in hand."
Also present and listening were Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Yuchi Gong, Hou Junji, Cheng Yaojin and others.
Zhang Dashu said: "After they captured Gaochang City, they took care of all the treasures and distributed them according to daily needs. This included all the treasures looted from outside."
Changsun Wuji asked: "It is said that Adalan's staff were all slaves before?"
Zhang Dashu replied: "That's true."
"What about the nobles and businessmen of Gaochang in the past?"
"Nowadays, all business transactions in Gaochang are arranged by special personnel, and some of the nobles who oppressed slaves were killed, and some were driven out. Gaochang now has 50,000 soldiers and horses, and except for women and children, they are all warriors, and their
All the work is in preparation for war."
Zhang Dashu handed over a memorial and said, "Your Majesty, every detail has been written down."
Li Shimin took one look and handed it to Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling.
Everyone's expressions were solemn.
Changsun Wuji read it and handed it to Yuchi Gong, "I didn't guess as I had before. There must be an expert behind Gao Chang to give guidance."
Hou Junji, the Minister of the Ministry of War, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, according to the reports from the Ministry of War, many people in Gaochang City are learning the Central Plains dialect, and they even asked people to read to the former Gaochang slaves."
Li Shimin laughed and said: "It's really weird."
Hou Junji also took out a memorial, "This was found by the personnel of the Ministry of War who went to investigate. It contains Gaochang's troop deployment and recent battle reports. Gaochang has captured most of the Yinli River."
The atmosphere in the Manna Hall is very bad.
Xu Jingzong spoke first: "Shang Shu Hou is really considerate in his work. After checking so many things without telling us, the Ministry of Rites, you are not afraid of arousing Gaochang's hostility?"
Zhang Xiangxiang and Zhang Dasu didn't look very good either.
This time the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites acted together, and Hou Junji actually asked people to secretly investigate Gaochang's military strength.
Xu Jingzong added: "If the other party knew about the rash investigation of the opponent's military strength, those who didn't know would think that the Tang Dynasty was eager to start a war with them."
Hou Junji lowered his voice, "So what? Even if there is a war, I am willing to lead troops to the Western Regions."
"Since it is your Majesty's order, everything must be investigated thoroughly. The Ministry of War did nothing wrong." Changsun Wuji tried to smooth things over.
Li Shimin handed over the two memorials from the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites to Fang Xuanling, "Let this matter be discussed by the Zhongshu Province. We will discuss it at court tomorrow morning. Please step aside."
"Here!"
A group of people exited the Manna Hall and dispersed in front of the hall.
As the three of them were walking back to the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Xiangxiang was angry, "Originally, our Ministry of Rites was responsible for this matter, but I didn't expect that the Ministry of War would investigate so many things secretly behind our backs."
Zhang Dasu said, "As soon as I entered the Western Regions, I felt that something was wrong with the people in the Ministry of War. But I was the only one in the Ministry of Rites. Everyone except me was from the Ministry of War, so I couldn't ask more questions."
Feeling annoyed, he saw Xu Jingzong walking very fast and was about to reach the entrance of the ceremony department. Zhang Xiangxiang stepped forward and stopped him, "Brother Xu, why are you silent? Do you have no opinion on this matter?"
"What do you think?" Xu Jingzong looked around again, "Didn't all my subordinates express their opinions in Ganlu Hall?"
"It is said that we, the Ministry of Rites, are sent to Gaochang as envoys. The Ministry of War secretly sends people to do this kind of thing. If the Gaochang people find out that we are secretly investigating their military strength at that time, maybe Dasu will be captured in Gaochang."
Xu Jingzong nodded as he listened, "It's really impolite to check someone's military strength in Gaochang and do it behind the scenes."
Zhang Daxiang was stunned, "Is that all your opinion?"
Pulling Zhang Elephant aside, Xu Jingzong whispered: "Brother Elephant also saw what happened in Ganlu Hall just now. As soon as Hou Junji spoke, Changsun Wuji came to help. They are in the same group."
Zhang Elephant snorted coldly: "I can tell."
"So in the lower official's opinion, no matter what this matter is, it has nothing to do with the Ministry of Rites. This is what they want to investigate. The most important thing for us is that Brother Dasu is back safely."
He looked back at Zhang Dashu who was talking to several officials from the Ministry of Rites.
Zhang Elephant asked again: "Will this have any impact on Minister Zhang?"
Xu Jingzong thought for a while and said in a low voice: "It won't have any big impact. The government will find out about this matter sooner or later. It can't be kept secret for too long."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Gaochang's territory has grown bigger and bigger. It is like an investment. This investment is getting better and better, and the income is getting bigger and bigger. Li Yue looks at it
She was in a good mood after hearing the news from the Central Government. Gaochang soldiers and horses fought all the way to the middle section of the Yinli River, and more and more land was planted with cotton.
You can look at the news from the DPRK to make sure that your property is getting better and better, without having to ask for news yourself. The people in the DPRK are very good at doing things.
Li Yue looked at her husband who was tapping the wheel hub with a hammer.
"Husband, I heard that they brought a lot of grape wine during their mission to Gaochang this time."
Zhang Yang put down the hammer in his hand, "Don't you still have a few barrels of grape wine at home that haven't been finished? The things given to the court were all given by Gaochang to His Majesty. You can't give nothing. There is no need to be at odds with the court at this time.
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Li Yue held her chin with her hand and smiled: "My father wants Gaochang but he cannot do it. If Gaochang and Datang really take action, will my husband sit idly by and do nothing?"
Zhang Yang tried to put the wheel hub on the chair, "So to develop Gaochang well, both the economy and military strength must be developed well. The management method of unified management and unified distribution is indeed effective, but that is just because Gaochang is not the same now."
They are a group of people with little education. Some time ago, I just asked Xu Jingzong to send a letter to slow down the pace of development and increase teaching work. "
Just as she was about to help her husband install the wheelchair, Li Yue noticed a few small wheels on the side and asked, "What are these small wheels for?"
"This is rosewood, a very hard wood. I bought it in Dongshi Market. I made it into wheels and planned to make a few small cars for transportation in the village."
"I will hold the wheel for my husband." Li Yue stretched out her hand to hold the wheel hub.
Zhang Yang hit the hammer to fix it. After a few rivets were driven in, he tested the stability and said, "Well, it's not bad."
"Husband, can I take a shower tonight?"
"You wash during the day." Zhang Yang nodded.
"Okay." Li Yue smiled happily, but when she came back to her senses, she felt something was wrong, "Husband."
"What's wrong?" Zhang Yang patted the sawdust off his hands and stood up.
"Why do I wash during the day?"
"Because I have to wash it at night."
Li Yue looked at her husband suspiciously, happy to be able to use the shower, "Do you have to hum while using the shower?"
The movements in his hands paused, and Zhang Yang slowly raised his head.
Seeing my daughter-in-law blinking innocently, she explained: "That's my habit, you don't have to hum and sing."
"When did your husband get into this habit?"
"I won't tell you."
"snort."
Li Yue snorted coldly and went to read her book.
A group of guards appeared at the door of their house. They carried a large pile of wood into the yard, and then Li Chengqian also came in. "This is the wood you asked for. I don't know if it is enough."
"Put them all here." Zhang Yang pointed to a corner of the courtyard wall.
Li Chengqian smiled and said: "Look at you, wearing these coarse clothes, I don't know why I thought you were just a coolie."
Zhang Yang helped the guards move the wood, "It's easier to work in clothes like this. If I were wearing clothes made of expensive fabrics, I would be afraid of scratching the clothes."
"It's true." Li Chengqian asked the guards to pile up all the wood, and then said: "The statistical method you mentioned has a lot of benefits. I will have a good discussion with you when you come to the East Palace one day, so I will leave first."
"Your Highness, walk slowly."
After everyone left, Li Yue asked curiously: "What statistical method?"
Zhang Yang whittled the wood, "It's statistical analysis and classification."
Li Yue raised her chin, "Is this the coordinator I studied with?"
"The prince doesn't learn as much as you do, and he learns slowly, not to your level."
"I went to take a bath."
"Don't put our clothes together."
"I know." Li Yue waved her little hands and took small steps with joy.
The difficulty with wooden wheelchairs is their sturdiness. Using five load-bearing axles to share the pressure also allows Yan Li to make the wheelchair originally, but leaving it to others to make is not as reliable as doing it himself.
The sound of running water came from inside the house. If this happened in the past, my wife might not even be able to close the door, but now she does.
The little bear lay on a pile of wood, yawned, and scratched his belly.
This guy is growing almost every day, and now it can reach its knees when standing upright.
A bird flew over and landed on the little bear's head. The bear didn't react at all, not even shaking its head to drive the bird away.
Even if it is afraid that someone will take it away one day, it will not resist.
After taking a bath, Li Yue walked out of the house. She had put on clean clothes and stood in the sun in a white dress. After taking a bath, her skin became even brighter.
She was very thin before, but now she looks much more beautiful.
The more he looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong. Zhang Yang frowned and said, "Aren't these my clothes?"
Li Yue wiped her long hair and said, "The weather is too hot. My husband's clothes are spacious and will be more comfortable."
Every time after taking a bath, she looks more energetic than usual.
After being stunned for a while, Zhang Yang came back to his senses and said, "Last time I asked Niu Chuang to plant some rice. Let's go see how the rice grows some other time?"
Seeing that it was inconvenient for her to comb her hair sideways, Zhang Yang washed his hands and took her wooden comb, "Let me help you."
Li Yue sat upright and nodded.
"Your hair is a little messy, let me trim it for you."
After speaking, Zhang Yang rummaged through his toolbox and took out his own knives, a scraper and a pair of wooden-handled scissors. Fortunately, he likes to make some furniture by himself when he has nothing to do. The iron materials are also polished by himself.
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He took the bronze mirror to the yard and placed it on the table. Zhang Yang supported Li Yue's back and said, "Sit up straight."
Then he held her neck and said, "Don't shake your head."
My wife’s hair is very long and shiny, but now it’s a little too thick.
Use scissors to thin her hair first and raise the ends.
Aunt Wang and Aunt Yang came back together, and they didn't bother them when they saw the couple.
Zhang Yang held a comb in one hand and scissors in the other to trim it skillfully, "If you don't like the hair falling on your forehead, try to comb it to both sides in the future."
Li Yue nodded lightly.
After working for a while, the hair was dry after trimming.
Li Yue went to wash her hair again and washed away all the broken hair. She walked into the yard again, squinted her eyes and faced the sky and tied her hair up again.
My daughter-in-law has very good facial features, and she looks good as long as she combs her hair neatly.
"Husband, when do you take a shower at night?"
Zhang Yang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "First make the bearings of the wheelchair. I will wash them after dinner."
Li Yue held the scissors in her hand. She narrowed her eyes and smiled, "I also want to cut my husband's hair."
Why is it that the way she smiles while holding the scissors is so inexplicably eye-catching?
Until night, Zhang Yang sat numbly and looked at himself in the bronze mirror, frowning from time to time. It still hurt a little when Li Yue cut the scissors, and his technique seemed clumsy.
"Why don't you cut it?" Zhang Yang said hesitantly.
"No." Li Yue answered decisively, "The hair of the children in the palace is all taken care of by the mother. In the future, our children will also want me to trim their hair. They must learn how to do it."
"How about I find you some wigs and let you practice?"
"No need, my husband's hair is enough."
I also saw Li Yue slashing with Kacha, and a bunch of hair fell down.
Zhang Yang's scalp tightened, why did she still look like she was enjoying it?
"I think the hair on my forehead can be cut off."
"Cut it now."
"Wait! It's not here."
"Yeah?"
The couple in the house were talking in low voices, and the little bear came squirming his fat body, smelled the hair on the ground, and then left.