If you put a little pressure on Xu Jingzong, he will work diligently. For a small person, he lives a somewhat cautious life.
On the contrary, he is a good person in terms of his ability to handle affairs and organize people.
After leaving the Ministry of Rites, Xu Jingzong struggled for two years. Only after Xiang Xiang and Da Su became familiar with the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, he could relax a little.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhang Yang slowly held his forehead and thought, and slowly shook the fan in his hand.
Compared with King Tuyuhun and King Juwentai of Gaochang and his son, Songtsen Gampo was not so easy to deal with.
I'm not afraid of anything else, I'm just afraid that my opponents are educated.
Xu Jingzong raised his head and looked at Li Tai's expression, then looked at Zhang Yang, with worry in his eyes, "The grudges with Tubo started in the Wude years. Since the Wude 6th year, there have been many soldiers at the border who have conflicted with Tubo.
Report."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "Sooner or later, this grudge will have a result, and it will affect the entire border west of the Tang Dynasty."
Looking at Li Daoyan and Su Dingfang in front of him, Zhang Yang took a sip of tea.
The two listened to these words carefully.
The scene was quiet for a while, then Zhang Yang slowly said: "Although I am under lockdown and have an official position in the Ministry of Rites, I naturally have to intervene in matters. I don't know what the two generals mean."
Su Dingfang picked up a branch and drew a line on the ground.
Well, this line was drawn straight, so he drew another line.
Zhang Yang asked again: "General, if you have something to say, say it directly. There is no need to underline it."
Su Dongfang pointed to a line closer to the front, "This is the Qilian Mountains. Once the Qilian Mountains are lost, a large area of land in the Hexi Corridor will fall into the hands of the Tubo people. However, the Qilian Mountains are located in the Gobi and there is no danger to defend. Furthermore, the line at the rear is
It's Songzhou. Once a war breaks out, Songzhou will definitely become a place of contention." Lan.
Songzhou was also known as the gateway to western Sichuan in later generations. It had Minling Mountains and controlled the source of the river. It was adjacent to Helong on the left and the border of Tubo on the right.
Since the Han Dynasty, whenever an emperor wanted to conquer the west, he would station troops in Songzhou.
Xu Jingzong whispered: "Tubo was in its heyday, and Songtsen Gampo's military power was at its peak. He had just captured Yangtong, and had also captured the Supi Qiang and other places. He issued a major decree and wanted to move the capital.
Go north."
There was a strong man rising in the west of the Tang Dynasty. From the fourth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin took over Yinshan and was named Tiankhan. Only then did he truly secure the throne.
It had only been three years, but Songtsen Gampo had made a lot of progress. Now he could pull out 50,000 troops to prepare for war with the Tang Dynasty, which shows his confidence.
Is it because Tubo has been too prosperous in the past two years?
"If the Ministry of Rites can recommend us to go to Tibet, we will surely win Songtsen Gampo." Li Daoyan said without changing his expression.
Zhang Yang smiled, "Brother Daoyan, are you really so sure?"
Li Daoyan nodded and said: "It's just a mob of 50,000 people. We, the Tang Dynasty, have unparalleled soldiers and can defeat Tubo."
Zhang Yang nodded, "Brother Daoyan, I know that you are a man of courage, and General Su Dingfang is also a hero in the army. I am just a minister of the Ministry of Rites. In terms of power, I am not even as powerful as the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of War. Besides, our Ministry of Rites
If you don’t have military power, the decision on things like war is still made by the generals and the Secretariat of the Central Committee.”
Su Dingfang took a step forward and said, "General, I heard that in the fifth year of Zhenguan, you asked your Majesty to guard against Tibet. Since then, you have had such foresight, and you must have a general strategy."
Sometimes I really want to slap Li Shimin, but this guy really talks about everything.
Su Dingfang added: "There must be a reason why Ludongzan and Songtsan Gambo regard you as a thorn in their side."
Zhang Yang took a breath of cold air, "That's true. This Songtsen Gampo is too vindictive. He just took a Hexi Corridor and bit me when he suffered a loss. You villain!"
It is said that the current Ministry of Rites is in charge of the diplomatic relations between various countries, and its achievements are obvious to all in the court and central government.
Li Tai said impatiently: "It's time, and I don't know how the Turkic envoys are living in the post house. There are still many matters to discuss."
Naturally, the plan of shorting the Turks cannot fail.
Zhang Yang cleared his throat, "Two generals, I really can't do anything to recommend you to Tibet."
Li Daoyan's eyes were lost, and he was about to turn around and say goodbye when he heard the words again.
"That's not to say there's nothing you can do."
Zhang Yang drew several circles on the ground, "If the two generals want to build military merit, I have an idea." Lan
Su Dingfang immediately became energetic and said, "Speak."
Pointing to the three circles he had just drawn, Zhang Yang pointed to the middle circle and said, "This is Tubo. Behind Tubo is the Western Region. The Western Region is the back door of Tubo. Ashinadur has probably arrived at this moment."
Qiuci, he and the Gaochang people are preparing to take back the four towns of Anxi."
"At the same time!" Zhang Yang paused and drew another circle, "This is the Western Turks. Although it is separated by the Tianshan Mountains, the Wusun Ancient Road that runs through the Tianshan Mountains is still open to this day."
Zhang Yang looked up at the two of them, "Now you two think where Songtsen Gampo's weakness lies."
Su Dingfang suddenly said: "It's the Western Regions! Once the four towns of Anxi are captured, Datang can lead the soldiers and horses of the Western Regions to attack the rear of Tubo."
Zhang Yang nodded, "When we captured the four towns of Anxi, we captured the throat of Tubo."
Li Daoyan frowned and said: "That's why Lu Dongzan began to gather troops and horses as soon as he returned to Tubo. They were worried that the Western Region would be controlled by the Tang Dynasty." Lan.
There was a smile on the brother-in-law's face, but he just had the words "conspiracy" on his face.
Li Tai knew that his brother-in-law had a very magical ability. Whenever his brother-in-law said something about a place, he would definitely control that place.
So much so that every time Li Tai talked with Zhang Yang, he was very alert, for fear of missing any clues in his words.
This magical ability cannot be felt by others, and Li Tai felt it deeply. Who would have thought that there would really be silver mines in Japan? It is incredible.
Li Tai walked back and forth with worries on his fat face. If his brother-in-law's ability was discovered by others, there might be more people who would want to befriend his brother-in-law.
It's a pity that he married the emperor's sister, otherwise he would have to be accepted as his first counselor.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Civil strife is about to break out in the Western Turks, the war in the Western Region is coming, and the Tianshan Mountains are about to turn into chaos. This is the time for us to seize the opportunity to break in."
After taking a sip of tea, Zhang Yang heard laughter not far away. It was Li Yue leading a group of princesses and princes to pack wheat. In order to harvest two seasons of food, the wheat in Lishan was harvested one month earlier than other villages.
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Planting rice in time for the season is better than nothing. As long as there is a harvest, the village is still willing to plant rice in the summer that will not yield a good harvest, and the food can be harvested before winter.
Children's childhood should be so happy.
I looked away for a moment, but when I heard Xu Jingzong's speech, I brought my attention back.
"According to Zhang Shangshu's intention, the two generals are required to deliver a message into the Western Regions."
Zhang Yang stood up with his hands folded, "It's just that there won't be too many soldiers and horses to escort. According to the regulations of the Ministry of War, the maximum is three hundred. Of course, once they arrive in the Western Regions, the two generals can also help lead the troops and horses from Gaochang and the Western Regions to capture the Tubo army."
The way back.”
Zhang Yang finished these words with a smile.
After listening to Li Tai's mental calculation, it was obviously a good plan to draw out the firepower, yet it was so easy to say it.
Zhang Yang then handed a letter in his hand to Xu Jingzong, "In addition to asking the Ministry of Rites to deliver the letter, I will also give mine to Songtsen Gampo and send someone to Tibet."
Xu Jingzong said suspiciously: "This letter is..."
"In this letter, I wrote to thank him for caring about me for so long, and to reassure him that I will live well and be in good health waiting for him to report on the battle against Tibet."
Xu Jingzong solemnly accepted the letter.
"You go to the Diplomatic Academy to discuss the specific matters in detail. I won't send you off as I am busy harvesting wheat."
Xu Jingzong left with Li Daoyan and Su Dingfang.
Li Tai walked to the side and stopped and looked, "Brother-in-law."
Zhang Yang nodded, "Yeah."
"A plan is just a plan after all. Sometimes it is more based on local conditions. When they arrive in the Western Region, they will be in a different situation."
Zhang Yang rolled up his trousers and walked into the field to harvest wheat with the children. Then he saw Li Tai following behind, "What a wonderful plan. It is not good for His Majesty the King of Wei to spoil the fun like this."
“Talking on paper will eventually lead to misdirection.”
"Su Dingfang and Li Daoyan are both experienced generals and they can analyze the situation themselves."
Zhang Yang put a bundle of wheat into his hands and said, "His Royal Highness, King Wei, if you do more physical work, you will lose weight."
When raising children, entertaining and educating is the best.
The children were laughing and chatting in the fields, which was very relaxing just to watch.
When he got tired, he sat on the edge of the field. Zhang Yang sat down and drank water. Li Zhi caught a few frogs and then trampled them to death very cruelly.
Maybe he was just curious about what was in the frog's belly.
The children coming out of the palace all have a little weird personality.
Zhang Yang felt comforted in his heart when he saw Gao Yang crush another grasshopper to death.
"Husband, this acre of land is about to be cleared." Li Yue said while holding a sheaf of wheat.
She was also accompanied by Li Lizhi and Xiao Wu. These two girls followed their daughter-in-law to the village and were inseparable.
It was a wonderful vacation. I originally wanted to spend a few days in the countryside with my wife in peace, but after all, it was disturbed by these children.
Zhang Yang didn't care after thinking about it. In a few years of development, Lishan would become an industrial zone, and it would be a relatively more high-tech industrial zone than other places in the Central Plains.
For Lishan, the future Chang'an City will be the countryside.
Watching the wife sit down, a group of children also sat down and looked at the scenery.
Headed by Zhang Yang, Li Yuezi sat on the right and a long row of children sat on the left, shouting: "Report the numbers!"
"One! Two! Three...seven...eleven!" Lan
Listening to the cooing responses, I confirmed that no one was missing.
This is a step that must be carried out every day. Counting one is for discipline and to confirm that no one is lost.
Aunt Yang brought a package, and when she opened it, she found steaming and fragrant naan pancakes freshly baked from the oven.
Each of the children ate deliciously.
The vicious Khan.
You should come and see how cute your children are, how sensible and diligent they are, and how they can do farm work in the fields.
Li Yue whispered: "Husband, this land will also become a residential area in the future."
Zhang Yang nodded, "This is the first phase of the residential area. The location of the residential area should be as far away from the factory as possible."
Thinking about his future plans, Zhang Yang added: "I feel that my skills have improved a lot recently, especially in polishing iron. I am thinking of retiring when I am thirty years old, and spending five years after leaving the court.
Time to research boilers, and another two years to develop a steam engine, um..."
Li Yue asked again: "What's wrong? What are we going to do next?"
Zhang Yang thought, "I suddenly thought that training technical talents should start early, and build another Lishan Research Institute to solve some technical problems."
"Um."
Li Yue smiled and nodded.
The couple had agreed long ago that Zhang Yang would be responsible for the construction of Lishan, and the construction of the new home would be left to him. Li Yue would not object to this.
She blinked and said, "In the next three, ten, five years, won't we have children?"
When the wind blew by, the fragrance of wheat came again. Zhang Yang said with a smile, "Of course we are going to have children. We are going to have many children. The eldest will inherit the family business, and the second will study science, such as physics, astronomy, and geography.
The third one will inherit your mantle, and the fourth and fifth sons will be born again to open up territories and conquer the world."
Li Yue stretched out her fingers and counted, one, two, three, four, five...
The expression on his small face is a little more solemn and determined.
After the children finished eating the naan bread in their hands, the couple led them home, and there was a class in the yard before dinner.
This class was taught by Zhang Yang, and the couple took turns teaching.
This is the fifth lesson for my husband since the children came home. From the brain teasers at the beginning to the catch-up questions, it is very interesting.
Li Yue is also looking forward to what her husband will say today.
Zhang Yang took the children to a well. Looking at the children's curious eyes and clear eyes, he explained: "Don't worry, I'm not going to throw you into the well."
It's okay not to say it, but the children were a little scared and took a few steps back.
Zhang Yang picked up a bamboo pipe from the well and said, "I will do something you have never thought of in your life."
This bamboo pipe is five feet long and can go deep into the well well.
Zhang Yang took out a device he had made before. A wooden disc could just cover the entrance, and there was a weird lever on the disc.
After assembly, Zhang Yang repeatedly pressed the railing.
The children also looked at Zhang Yang's actions with doubts in their eyes, not knowing what class this brother-in-law was going to teach.
No water came out for a while, maybe the wooden plug wasn't tight enough.
After shaking it for a while, you can hear the sound of water coming from the well.
As the pull rod became heavier and heavier, Zhang Yang knew that his experiment was successful, but the wooden plug was not as effective and required more trouble.
Even the children heard the sound, and their curiosity drove them to step forward to observe. After a while, water flowed out of the outlet.
The unlucky Li Zhi happened to be standing at the water outlet and was immediately soaked by the water from his well.
Zhang Yang shook it vigorously a few more times.
Before Li Zhi could react, the well water flowed out of the mouth again, and this time he was soaked to the skin.
"Wow..." He covered his face and cried on the spot.