Cursing, Li Shimin picked up a roll of notes and tore it into pieces, "Sooner or later, I want you to kneel in front of the Tai Chi Hall!"
Overturning the table again, Li Shimin threw out everything in front of him.
Li Chengqian, who was standing outside the hall, was blown by the cold wind. There were still things being thrown out of Wude Hall. He whispered to Zhang Daan, "Da'an, it's better not to disturb father at this time. Let's go back to the East Palace."
"His Royal Highness, congratulations."
Just as Li Chengqian was about to leave, he was frightened by the angry curses in the palace.
"What are you doing sneaking around outside? Why don't you get back in here."
"Here."
Li Chengqian responded with a trembling voice and walked into the hall in a panic.
At this moment, Wude Hall was in a mess. It was originally the place where the emperor's grandfather lived. Li Chengqian saw an inkstone smashed to the ground.
Fortunately, Grandpa Huang is still in Lishan. If grandpa comes back, I'm afraid he will have to quarrel with his father again. Grandpa Huang has used this inkstone for many years. He likes it very much and never replaces it.
Seeing that his father had calmed down, Li Chengqian said carefully: "My father's annotations in Han Shu have been prepared and I have come here to present them to my father."
Li Shimin took the scroll without reading it, just took it and left.
Watching his father walk away, Li Chengqian told the eunuchs and maids here: "Pack them away quickly. These are all the items that the emperor likes. Prepare to replace them with identical ones. It's not like the emperor won't come to stay."
"Here."
After the prince gave the order, the maids and eunuchs began to clean up.
I don’t know what Zhang Yang and his father said to make his father so angry.
His Majesty has become angry because of Zhang Yang's words and deeds not once or twice. Even the maids and eunuchs here are thinking that it is incredible that Zhang Yang can survive to this day.
Li Shimin was passing by Zhongshu Province, and Fang Xuanling said in surprise: "I just heard that your Majesty destroyed the Wude Palace?"
Stopping for a moment, Li Shimin endured the anger in his heart and said, "Do you think I will chop Zhang Yang into pieces one day! This rebellious minister who has no regard for his superiors."
"In the past, Zhang Yang would kill anyone he wanted. Now, unlike in the past, Zhang Yang controls the entire Diplomatic Academy, and his ability is obvious to all."
As if he had known that Fang Xuanling would say this, Li Shimin waved his sleeves and left.
Fang Xuanling stood there and sighed.
Changsun Wuji asked in confusion: "What happened?"
Fang Xuanling said tangledly: "It's enough to have Wei Zheng, so why add another one."
"Wouldn't it be nice to have one more upright minister?"
Fang Xuanling nodded in agreement and went to the Imperial College with Changsun Wuji to discuss the imperial examination questions with Kong Yingda.
Returning to the Li Zheng Hall, Li Shimin told Queen Changsun about Zhang Yang's words and deeds.
"If I had said that back then, an arrogant young man like him would have been killed by the sword, then I would have thought that today the Khan tolerates him many times."
Listening to the emperor's complaints, Empress Changsun sighed: "Like Wei Zheng? Your Majesty often said that he wanted to chop Wei Zheng into pieces?"
"I admire Wei Zheng, Zhang Yang..." Li Shimin paused, "Fang Xuanling, Yuchi Gong and Changsun Wuji all said that he is a talent that can be made. Is it because of the pertinence of these people that I want to see him?"
Do you want to do whatever you want with him?"
First she let out a long sigh, then Queen Changsun looked at Si Zi who was still sleeping in the cradle, "This cradle was also made by Zhang Yang, it's very useful."
Li Shimin took a sip of tea.
"This year Lishan asked Qingque to send a lot of brown sugar, and I haven't finished it yet. The children in the palace also like Yue'er and Zhang Yang very much. Now Lizhi and Zhinu are among the children of the same age in the Imperial College.
They are also outstanding. Listen to what they say about their different ways of thinking."
Queen Changsun hesitated and said: "These children have only lived in Lishan for a month, and they seem to have been awakened by Zhang Yang. They learn everything faster than children of the same age."
"Really?" Li Shimin looked suspicious, "Why haven't I heard anyone mention it before?"
"Your Majesty is busy with political affairs and naturally neglects the children. I take care of them all the time and let people watch the children in the Imperial College."
Listening to the Queen's words, Li Shimin held his forehead and listened more and more sinisterly, as if Zhang Yang's family would be broken up if he was killed.
The queen was very satisfied with this son-in-law. Compared with Li Shimin's cousins and sisters, those who married princesses as consorts would never think of the royal family.
However, Zhang Yang was able to help take care of the children and provide some household arrangements for the palace.
"I don't know anything about political affairs, I just think Zhang Yang is a good boy."
Listening to his wife's words, the anger in Li Shimin's heart was extinguished, "It's my fault to lose my temper for no reason. Guanyin's words are reasonable. I am the Khan of Heaven, why should I care about such monsters?"
Empress Changsun then nodded with confidence, "The inextricable relationships between family members, clan, and courtiers will always trouble Your Majesty. Your Majesty is involved in a great cause, so what does Zhang Yang's wantonness mean in front of the country?"
His mood gradually changed from anger to disappointment, and the Queen's words inspired Li Shimin again.
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As the New Year approaches, my wife becomes more and more attentive.
Zhang Yang was eating the food she cooked. Her cooking was not good, but at least it was moderately salty.
"Husband, shall we set off fireworks and firecrackers this year?"
Listening to his wife's flattering words, Zhang Yang grabbed the food and said, "I'll think about it."
Li Yue picked up the scroll and hit him on the back: "Consider it? There was no firecracker last year."
Zhang Yang thought about it, "How much money do we have now?"
"I still have 30,000 yuan on hand that I can use. The treasures sent by Gaochang this year have all been discounted and given to my father. How can I have any savings?"
Li Yue complained, "In the past, when the Gaochang family looted the Western Turks, they all belonged to our family. They finally went to the Western Regions. Now it's better. These treasures are no longer our family. The Turkic Gaochang still has soldiers and horses from Guanzhong.
It’s still unclear who the three armies and horses belong to.”
"If my husband thinks that setting off firecrackers requires extra pocket money, then he won't let it go." Li Yue hugged her book and sat with her lips pursed, "No money! There is no money at home."
For such a rich woman, who owns thousands of acres of land and this Lishan Mountain, she actually doesn't have much money to spend.
The most important thing is cash. I'm making a lot right now, but the money I spend on construction is just like running water.
Noticing her husband's gaze, Li Yue wrinkled her nose in grievance, then turned her head to avoid looking, "No money!"
The couple were quarreling again.
Xiao Wu quietly cleaned up the bowl and then fed the little bear.
Zhang Yang clicked his tongue and said, "Let's go to Lishan and blow up the old houses in Lishan."
"really?"
After sweeping away the previous haze, Li Yue's eyes regained their light.
Zhang Yang said with a smile: "It's the end of the year, and we can't play firecrackers in Lishan until everyone in the palace goes back."
Li Yue nodded heavily and poured tea for her husband with a smile on her face, "Drink tea, husband."
In fact, she is a girl who is easily satisfied and does not ask for too much. She has no other shortcomings except for her temperament of being a little miser.
The family has more and more money, which is originally a good thing. Now it is more difficult to get some extra pocket money from my wife than to build a bicycle.
War reports from the border gates were continuously sent to Chang'an City. As the end of the year was approaching, envoys from various countries also came to Chang'an City to pay their respects as in previous years.
Xu Jingzong, Zhang Xiangxiang and Zhang Dashu stood in front of the city gate to greet the envoys from various countries.
"This year there are all old faces." Xu Jingzong said depressedly.
Another man wearing strange clothes walked up to him, and the Westerner brought by him translated: "Dear Lord, this is the Prince of Persia."
The Prince of Persia spoke in unfamiliar Guanzhong dialect, "I, Belus, have news for the Tang Dynasty that Muhammad has passed away."
Xu Jingzong looked at Zhang Dashu, "Who is Mohammed?"
Zhang Dashu looked solemn and said, "I have heard of this name in the Western Regions. He is a very powerful figure in the West, but I only heard a few words from the people in the Western Regions."
After reading the certificate of credence handed over by the other party, Zhang Dashu compared it with the seals of previous Persian visits to the Central Plains. Fortunately, Persians also visited the Central Plains during the pre-Sui Dynasty, so they could make a comparison.
After confirming his identity, he asked officials from the Ministry of Rites to invite him into the city.
Zhang Elephant added: "I heard that Turk and Zhang Shangshu made a deal this year, so they won't come to pay their respects this year."
Another messenger came in front of me, it was none other than Lu Dongzan.
"Long time no see, you guys." Lu Dongzan saluted.
"How are you doing lately?" Xu Jingzong said with a smile.
Lu Dongzan cupped his hands and said: "I thought that for this reason, the Tang Dynasty would not allow foreign ministers to enter the customs. Foreign ministers were prepared to be refused entry. Unexpectedly, the Tang Dynasty still allowed foreign ministers to enter the customs."
Xu Jingzong warned: "Come as you come. There are many people in the city who want to chop off your head to make a chamber pot. The Prime Minister should pay attention to safety."
Lu Dongzan smiled freely and walked into the city.
Xu Jingzong closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Brother Elephant, catch me quickly, or I'm going to beat him up."
Zhang Elephant grabbed his arm and said, "Old Xu, don't rush to grudge for a moment. A gentleman is never too late to take revenge in ten years. Don't fight for a moment, or ruin the plan."
Zhang Dashu also advised: "The border war is about to break out. Lu Dongzan is here to provoke now. Don't be fooled by him. Once there is action, Songtsen Gampo will have an excuse to launch troops."
"Well, I will bear with you for now!"
Xu Jingzong swallowed the bad breath in his heart and continued to stand in the cold wind to greet the envoys.
The Ministry of Rites began to prepare for the New Year. Li Baiyao was also very busy these days. He had to prepare the drum music with the people from Taichang Temple, go to Dongtai to prepare manpower, and find Li Chunfeng's New Year's calendar.
One person can do the work of several people, but at least there are still a few clerks at hand to help him.
I don’t know what Zhang Shangshu is doing now. It’s been a year... It seems that the Ministry of Rites doesn’t even have this Shangshu.
At this moment, Zhang Yang was in Lishan Mountain and had just seen off Li Yuan. Following Li Yuan were a group of palace guards.
In order to prepare for the New Year banquet, everyone who could go to Chang'an City went.
Both the court and various ministries focused their attention on Chang'an City.
Zhang Yang took Li Yue and Xiao Wu up Mount Li.
Aunt Yang knew what the couple wanted to do and whispered: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the area has been inspected and there are no outsiders."
Zhang Yang's bamboo basket contained a basket full of large firecrackers. From the perspective of equivalent weight, they could not be considered firecrackers to be precise.
Lishan Palace is very large, with more than ten palaces alone.
Judging from the excitement on my daughter-in-law's face, she will be seventeen years old this year, which means she will be eighteen years old.
At such a grown-up age, she is very excited to play with blowing things up.
It only happens once a year, so it’s rare to let it go.
When he came to a palace, Zhang Yang found a load-bearing wall, dug a hole at the bottom, and put the earthen pot inside.
Li Yue held the fire certificate in her hand and nodded to indicate that she was ready.
First, she pulled out the leads. These things are very powerful. After laying out the half-meter-long lead, she nodded.
Several people hid behind a large stone and watched the wire burn into the earthen jar until white smoke came out of the earthen jar.
Zhang Yang quickly pulled Li Yue back, only to hear a muffled sound, and the wall collapsed suddenly, raising a cloud of dust.
Seeing her results, Li Yue became more energetic and wanted to continue playing.
The firecrackers have been done enough, so it's up to her.
There were muffled sounds from the top of Lishan Mountain and the sound of houses collapsing.
Shangguan Yi looked at the top of the mountain and asked Niu Chuang, "It has almost been closed in recent years. Why did the Lishan Order demolish the house at this time?"
Niu Chuang scratched his head and explained: "I only have one break a year. I finally got some free time, so I came to demolish the house."
"Yesterday I saw you and your people busy in the warehouse."
"This..." Niu Chuang scratched the back of his head again, "Prepare some stones. This is the foundation for the new soap workshop. Prepare more good ones."
After hearing what Niu Chuang said, Shangguan Yi didn't ask any more questions.
Every time a cloud of dust rises from the top of the mountain, it means a palace has collapsed.
Shangguan Yi took another suspicious look, realizing that the house was being demolished too fast.
Four more palaces were blown up. Zhang Yang, Li Yue and Xiao Wu had their faces covered with cloth, covering their mouths and noses.
It took a long time for the dust from collapsed houses to clear away.
It takes time and effort to knock down the houses one by one. It turns out that it is more efficient to blow up the house, and you can also take your wife to play with it.
After finishing the frying and eating in the morning, Li Yue and Xiao Wu continued to play with the frying.
By evening, all nineteen temples had been destroyed, leaving rubble all over the place.
Zhang Yang picked the bricks and tiles that were still in good condition, "Let Niu Chuang lead people to pick them tomorrow. These stones can be reused. They are very suitable for building our factory. Every little bit can be saved."
The bricks and stones used to build the Lishan Palace are all of the best quality, and are not much different from the bricks and stones used in the palaces in Chang'an City.
Xiao Wu and Li Yue smelled heavily of gunpowder smoke.
She stretched out her hand to test the water temperature of the hot spring and smelled the water carefully. "Is this kind of pool really suitable for bathing?"
"After the ditch below is opened, the pond will be cleaned, and then the running water from above will be brought down."
Li Yue looked at the water, "I don't like the smell, so I'd better go home and wash it."
The water was very turbid and there were some unknown impurities floating on it. When I saw the little bear wandering towards the pool, I had to put my head in to lick it.
Zhang Yang quickly picked it up and put it into the bamboo basket behind his back.