"These children are getting more and more difficult to control. I often think of leaving them in Lishan Mountain to keep the palace clean,"
"Children, it's always good to be more lively. If there are no such laughter and laughter in the palace, it will lose its vitality."
Li Shimin nodded, "I find that talking to you is still very comfortable when we are not talking about state affairs."
"Actually, we can also talk about state affairs in our spare time."
"Shut up, I don't want to talk about state affairs today."
During the conversation, an eunuch came quickly and said, "Your Majesty, three ministers from the Ministry of Rites want to see you."
Li Shimin put away his mind and whispered: "What are you doing here?"
"It says that Tibet's credentials have arrived."
Li Shimin regained his composure and sat upright
He had just said that he did not want to talk about state affairs today, but when he heard that Tubo's credentials had arrived, the emperor immediately cheered up.
"Bring the people."
"Here."
If Da'an goes to Youzhou a few days later to take up his post, he might be able to say goodbye to Da Su in person.
Now that I think about it, Da'an's journey has already left Tongguan.
Xu Jingzong walked quickly with Zhang Elephant and Zhang Dashu. He handed over a volume of credentials, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, this is the credentials written and signed by Tubo Zanpu."
Li Shimin took it in one hand and looked at it carefully.
Zhang Yang stepped forward and took a look. It was densely covered with Tibetan characters and whispered: "Your Majesty, can you understand?"
Li Shimin said solemnly: "Why don't the Tubo people write Guanzhong characters?"
Very good, this shows that the emperor looked at it for a long time and did not understand what was written on it.
Xu Jingzong whispered: "Your Majesty, the Foreign Affairs Council has verified that the matters written above are the same as the credentials we sent. There are still 300,000 Tibetan coins that cannot be obtained at the moment, so we decided to use the holy mountain as a mortgage."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "I heard that your Ministry of Rites also sent many civil servants to Tubo?"
Xu Jingzong nodded, "That's true. There will be people taking turns in Tubo, changing people every two months, to monitor the development of Tubo, and to teach the Tubo people Chinese characters and books. In the future, all the Tubo people will be able to write Chinese characters.
The exchanges between Tang and Tubo will also be much more convenient."
Li Shimin put away the certificate of credence with satisfaction, "I look forward to the day when Tibet can be included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty."
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Rites is determined to win over Tibet. Even if Songtsan Gampo doesn't give it to him, we will snatch it from him."
"Rob?" Li Shimin snorted coldly: "If I really rob, how will everyone in the world look at me?"
"Your Majesty, what you mean is that now that Songtsan Gampo has given in, we have to make it difficult for him to bully his face?"
Li Shimin held the certificate of credence in one hand and said melancholy: "I heard that you have been reading some Confucian classics recently?"
Zhang Yang nodded, "Let's study. I haven't read less before, but I've read more recently."
The conversation changed and he was curious again. Looking at Li Shimin's expression, he asked, "How did your Majesty know?"
"What Qingque said."
"So that's it."
Xu Jingzong took Zhang Xiangxiang and Da Su to salute, "I will leave first."
Li Shimin nodded, "If the Foreign Affairs Council needs it, please feel free to ask Zhongshu Province."
"I understand."
Watching the three people leave, Zhang Yang accompanied Li Shimin for a walk in the village. Bringing the princes and princesses from the palace to Lishan Mountain could also allow the Supreme Emperor to relax. After all, he also cared about these grandchildren.
Li Shimin looked at the wheat field, "When will the wheat wine..."
"September at the earliest." Zhang Yang thought carefully and said, "If your Majesty is in a hurry, it's not impossible to do it, but cutting the malt now is no different from harming the crops. If your Majesty wants to harm the crops, then look for other people's crops. I don't think so.
No objection, Lishan’s is not good anyway.”
"Hmph, I won't harm the crops just for the sake of my appetite, so I'll wait until September."
"The wheat is growing well this year, and Guanzhong has another good harvest."
"There are indeed salt mines in the Tubo Salt Lake, and people have been arranged to refine the fine salt."
"I congratulate Your Majesty on the day when you can finally use salt freely."
Li Shimin had a smile on his face. Having a source of fine salt is indeed something worth celebrating. This is a great thing for the DPRK. In the future, there is no need to look at other people's faces to control the price of salt.
"Have you long been interested in the salt lake of Tubo? You have been planning this for a long time."
Zhang Yang slowed down and said, "Tubo does have a lot of resources. Compared with Tubo's resources, Liaodong's geographical advantage is also very important."
"Appreciate further details."
"Your Majesty, by pacifying Liaodong, we have mastered the door to the Eastern Expedition. Moreover, Liaodong is close to the sea. This will be a big step towards going to the sea. The treasures on the sea are waiting to be excavated by your Majesty."
Li Shimin nodded, "You and I have been getting along with each other for so many years. I realize that every time you say something like this, you already have a plan."
"I made your Majesty laugh. I just don't want your Majesty to miss the opportunity. This is a great opportunity to make the Tang Dynasty rich and powerful."
"You should read more books by sages, have more good thoughts in your heart, do more good deeds, and provide more escape options for others."
"It's okay to say this to others, but when Your Majesty said this, I felt a little uncomfortable. I thought Your Majesty shouldn't be a person who encourages people to be kind. We are monarchs and ministers and family members. You are my father-in-law, and we
You can sit on the ground and divide the spoils."
"Sitting on the ground and sharing the spoils?" Li Shimin waved his sleeves with an unhappy expression.
After staying in the village for half a day, Li Shimin asked Li Chengqian to take the children back to the palace.
At the entrance of the village, Li Lizhi was reluctant to leave Li Yue, "When will the royal sister come to the palace to see me?"
Li Yue smiled and said: "I will go to the palace in two days."
"Xiao Wu, don't learn too fast, I can't even keep up." Li Lizhi said aggrievedly, and finally got on the carriage back to the palace.
Zhang Yang watched the carriage go away and kept looking into the distance. Di Zhisun had become an official, Xue Rengui also appeared, and Pei Xingjian was in Hedong.
"What happy things are you thinking about, husband?"
Hearing his wife's words, Zhang Yang withdrew his gaze and said, "I did think of something happy."
"Tell me what your husband is thinking about?"
Letting his wife hold his hand, Zhang Yang whispered to her, "When the Tang Dynasty was first established, everything was in ruins."
Li Yue nodded, "Since I can remember, everything I have seen in the palace is dilapidated. Grandpa Huang wanted to build the palace several times, so he lost his temper many times."
Taking a deep breath of the food-scented air, Li Yue sighed: "It's much better now, and many places are being rebuilt."
Zhang Yang grinned, "Well, everything will be fine. In fact, the Tang Dynasty has been accumulating strength for so many years of recuperation. More and more young leaders are emerging. Some of them can become counselors, and there are also generals who can fight on the battlefield.
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The couple walked to the carriage together.
"They are coming soon. It is a period when a person whose name is passed down in history, whose poems have shocked the past and present, and when the population and food reserves have reached an unprecedented peak. It will be a very magnificent era."
Li Yue said suspiciously: "It seems that my husband already knows who will appear in the future."
"I just believe that this land can produce many heroes and heroes, as well as countless generals and advisers."
Li Yue subconsciously looked at her lower abdomen, then raised her head to look at her husband, "There will be an era with countless talented people in the future, and your husband is one of them?"
"Me." Zhang Yang held her waist, "I still plan to retire at the age of thirty. Why don't we count money until our hands cramp?"
Li Yue had long expected that her husband would say this, so Li Yue didn't feel too surprised.
Shangguan Yi, who was granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister, is now in the village, as well as Xue Rengui, who can reach the Tianshan Mountains with three arrows, and rushed thousands of miles to destroy King Xuance. Pei Xingjian, Di Zhisun, Di Renjie, and many capable people in the future, they have given
The history of the Tang Dynasty adds a lot of color.
Although we are still far away now, we should live as long as possible so that we can witness the grace of these people in the future.
The prince and princesses left, and Li Yuan was picking up the toys all over the floor. When these children came to Lishan, the whole village was noisy. Even the dogs in the village stayed away and did not dare to approach.
At this moment, the little bear is hiding in the tree holding on to the branches.
It wasn't until Xiao Wu called it that it was willing to move its fat body and slowly crawl down.
The couple helped Li Yuan pack away the toys. It turns out that they were all made for his wife to play with before, and then she made them intermittently, so that we now have this pile.
Li Yuan straightened up and put all these toys in a box.
Zhang Yang moved the box into the house, "Next time they go back to the village, they can take it out and continue playing with the children."
Li Yuan stroked his beard and nodded, with a smile on his face but tired eyes.
Zhang Yang said: "The summer solstice has just passed, and the summer heat is about to begin. You should always pay attention to your health and be careful of heatstroke."
"There are so many doctors in the village. It's not enough for them to surround Zhang Gongjin alone. They also have to surround me. Whether it's to cause trouble or to recuperate, it's all your wish."
Zhang Yang saluted again, "You are Yue'er's grandfather, and you are also my grandfather."
The sky in the evening was overcast again, and another thunderstorm was about to happen.
Zhang Yang took his wife, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Xiong into the carriage and hurried back to Chang'an City.
By the time we arrived at Chang'an City, thunder was already rumbling.
The family quickened their pace, and as soon as they arrived home, heavy rain started pouring down.
In the palace, Li Zhi stood in the rain and looked at a pool in front of him. He let a horse stand on the boat and watched the boat sink.
He said to the eunuch on the side: "Jump down and mark the place where the water meets the side of the boat."
Several eunuchs were standing by, holding umbrellas to protect Li Zhi from the rain. "His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, please go back quickly. What should I do if I get caught in the rain, catch a cold, and get sick?"
"I must solve this problem today!"
Li Zhi spoke loudly with firm eyes.
But in the eyes of the eunuchs, King Jin's behavior was like a demon.
According to Li Zhi's requirements, he marked the horse and brought the horse back to the shore.
Li Zhi stared at the floating hull of the ship, and the mark also rose a lot. He said again: "Quickly load stones on the ship."
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Not far away, behind Li Zhi, Li Shimin had been watching this scene. The old eunuch advised: "Your Majesty, let His Royal Highness King Jin come back."
Li Shimin watched with attention, "It doesn't matter, let him solve the problem. If he doesn't solve the problem, he will have trouble sleeping and eating."
The old eunuch looked at the edge of the pool worriedly.
As the stones were put into the pool one by one, the hull began to sink. When it sank to the marked position, Li Zhi said loudly: "That's enough!"
Only then did the group of eunuchs stop moving.
Li Zhi saw that the water level had reached the mark line and said again: "Take out all the stones on the boat and put them aside for weighing."
After conducting several experiments in succession, the results were not much different each time, which also showed that the experiment was in the right direction.
Li Zhi ran all the way quickly and ran back to Li Zheng again. He told his mother in the palace about his achievements.
"The mother and the child discovered that the buoyancy of the water against the boat was almost constant, so they could compare the weight of the horse."
Seeing that Li Zhi was all wet, Empress Changsun frowned and said, "Do you have to solve problems on a rainy day?"
Li Zhi was still smiling innocently, "My child has solved the problem. It turns out there is such an interesting thing."
Empress Changsun shook her head again and said to the maid on the side: "Prepare a bowl of ginger water."
"Here."
Li Zhi drank a bowl of ginger water to ward off the cold. He looked at the night and understood a little more about what was before him, which made him very excited.
When a puzzle that he had been thinking about for many days was solved, he felt very satisfied with this sense of accomplishment.
When I walked to Li Lizhi again, I saw Sister Huang doing a math problem, "Sister Huang, is this problem difficult?"
Li Lizhi looked away from this cube calculation, "This kind of problem is very troublesome to calculate."
Li Zhi whispered: "Can I learn it too?"
"You? You need to become a disciple of the imperial sister before you can learn."
"I want to take my brother-in-law as my teacher."
Listening to Li Zhi's speech, Li Lizhi continued to do the questions, "That's up to you."
"Well, I still want to take my brother-in-law as my teacher."
Although the problem this time was solved, His Highness the King of Jin also caught a cold and had a high fever early in the morning.
The medical officers of the Imperial Medical Office were making arrangements. Li Shimin was sitting in the palace and was upset at the moment. Who could blame him?
It wasn't the questions asked by this kid Zhang Yang that made Zhinu forget about food and tea. She had to solve the questions even in the rain.
Seeing Zhinu still smiling foolishly, Li Shimin asked: "How is Zhinu's condition?"
Zheng Lu Zhaolin, the Superintendent of the Imperial Medical Department, replied: "His Royal Highness the King of Jin caught a cold because he was exposed to the rain, but it doesn't seem to be a serious problem at the moment. He will be fine after taking the decoction and resting for the next two days."
Hearing what Lu Zhaolin said, Li Shimin also nodded with confidence.
Although Li Zhi solved the problem, he also caught a cold in the rain.
Li Yue sat under the eaves and looked at the drizzle that was still falling, "It's fine since it's nothing serious."
Aunt Yang whispered, "Your Highness, Princess, you should also pay attention to the cold and warmth, especially if you are pregnant."
Li Yue patiently mended the clothes, "My husband has never been willing to throw away these old clothes. I have mended them so many times."
Xiao Wu was quietly doing questions, and the little bear was lying at her feet.
The yard was very quiet. Li Yue looked at the mended clothes in her hands and said, "I still have some coarse cloth at home to make my husband a suit like this."
I don’t know what my husband’s hobby is, but he always likes to wear short clothes like this.
In fact, I also own this kind of short coat, but I can't wear it as casually as my husband, so I only wear it like this at home.
Wearing this kind of shorts is really comfortable in summer.