"I think that whenever my father wants to escape the summer heat in the future, he can do so in Lishan Mountain. Firstly, the distance is not too far, and secondly, my father can get close to the villagers here."
Li Shimin sighed: "There are still many matters for me to handle in the court. Your brother-in-law said that building the Hexi Corridor pass will have many benefits. I also asked Fang Xuanling and Yu Chigong to think about it. It is indeed as he said. If this is built,
The pass can not only be solved once and for all, but whether it faces Tubo's recurrence in the future or changes in the Western Regions, the Tang Dynasty can seize the opportunity."
"It is my duty to do things that benefit the country. What does Qingque think?"
Li Tai saluted and said: "Father, with his great talents and great strategies, we, the Tang Dynasty, will surely become prosperous and powerful."
Zhang Yang cleared his throat and made some noises to enhance his sense of presence.
"This is the second office. Where is the first office?"
Zhang Yang was about to explain when Li Tai interrupted: "Back to my father, the first office of Lishan is on the other side of the village. The first office is headed by Shangguan Yi and Samurai Tong."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "It is indeed a good place to escape the summer heat. I will let people clean up the place. There is no need to bother the villagers of Lishan and there is no need to inform them."
"My son understands."
Standing on the balcony on the third floor, this is a high place where you can see the factory being built in the distance at a glance. After a long silence, Li Shimin said again: "You guys should step aside first."
"Here!"
Zhang Yang and Li Tai walked out of the office with their hands folded.
After walking a few steps away, Zhang Yang, with his hands still in his sleeves, stopped and asked, "His Royal Highness, King Wei, why didn't your father mention money?"
Li Tai looked back and saw that his father was still standing on the balcony looking into the distance, and replied: "Maybe he was concerned about the lives of the villagers here, so he didn't mention it."
"Yeah?"
Seeing that his brother-in-law was doubtful, Li Tai also folded his hands and asked, "What else?"
A brother-in-law and his brother-in-law were walking together on the path in the village. Both of them walked in the same way, with their hands clasped and their eyes looking forward, and their steps slow.
"Why do I feel that your father couldn't bear to borrow money from his son-in-law and son, so he didn't ask for it in the first place?"
"Really? Father should not have such thoughts."
"No matter what, your father, as the emperor, wants to save face."
Li Tai thought about how the features on his fat face were twisting together, and then said, "I'm going to prepare dinner for my father."
Zhang Yang stopped, but the little fat man's footsteps were much faster. He changed the topic and refused to face it?
The emperor wants face, so does the emperor's son?
Zhang Yang stood there and thought for a moment before walking towards his home.
As soon as I walked to the door of my house, I heard the laughter of a group of children.
As soon as Zhang Yang stepped in, he saw Li Lizhi walking up quickly with tears in her eyes.
Look at the daughter-in-law who is talking to the queen. I wonder what happened?
The daughter-in-law's attention was all on little Sizi. It had only been a year since Mingda was born, and Li Yue was pregnant again, which made her like the child even more.
"Why are not you talking?"
Hearing Li Lizhi's crying words, Zhang Yang lowered his head and looked at her again, "Princess Changle, what's wrong with you?"
Li Lizhi choked with sobs, "Did you chop up the little bear and eat it?"
Zhang Yang glanced at the yard and said, "It's at Xiao Wu's house."
"Xiao Wu's house?" Li Lizhi then put away her bitter face, "Seriously?"
"That's natural. If you don't believe me, Princess, go and see it yourself."
"Okay, seeing is believing!" Li Lizhi walked out of the yard unconvinced.
"Sister Huang, I'm going too." Princess Gaoyang followed suit.
Just two steps out, Li Lizhi came back with her short legs, her expression still a little cute, "Where does Xiao Wu live?"
Zhang Yang said expressionlessly: "The second intersection in the village, the third one on the left."
"snort!"
Li Lizhi snorted and went to find Xiao Wu accompanied by the palace maid.
This little girl actually snorted at me? She’s neither big nor small.
Seeing Zhang Yang coming, Li Yue held little Sizi in her arms and said, "Husband, look at Mingda's eyes, they are so beautiful."
Zhang Yang lowered his head and glanced at the baby.
Little Sizi's eyes just turned around, and their eyes met for a moment, and the cry suddenly sounded.
Li Yue coaxed the crying little Sizi, while Empress Changsun smiled beside her.
Zhang Yang touched his chin, which still had some prickly stubble, and thought to himself that even if I wasn't handsome, I wouldn't scare the children.
"I have heard that you and Qingque plan to fund the construction of the Hexi Corridor?"
Zhang Yang brought a cup of hot tea to the Queen, stood aside and said, "That's true. We have arranged a residence for Your Majesty and the Queen, and the dinner will be held at the residence."
The queen smiled kindly, "You and Yue'er are the most trustworthy children in this palace."
Xiao Sizi finally stopped crying in Li Yue's arms.
The princess and princes all went to find Xiao Wu, and the queen was relieved as the maids were watching.
The village is so big, so you don't have to worry about getting lost as long as you don't go deep into Lishan Mountain.
Seeing his wife holding the child with joy, Zhang Yang couldn't help but smile foolishly, looked back and sighed: "I thought His Majesty would talk about this matter, but he just evaded his words after accompanying us to his residence, and never mentioned it.
"
"Previously, His Majesty had trouble sleeping and eating because of the construction of the Hexi Corridor. Finally, you were able to ask for help, but he was still hesitant."
"I think your Majesty is too concerned about face, especially in front of the son of King Wei." Zhang Yang explained: "Queen, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that your Majesty is obsessed with face, I just think that our family can't talk about anything."
Empress Changsun whispered: "We are a family, no matter what, you will live in Lishan from now on, and Your Majesty will live in the palace. Regardless of human kindness or worldliness, Yue'er will marry you after all."
The Queen emphasized the words "marry you" very strongly.
"Zhang Yang, I know that you have your own principles in doing things. I have heard everything about you from Yue'er. Compared with other consorts, His Majesty recognizes you as his son-in-law more."
Seeing that little Sizi started crying again for no apparent reason, Li Yue handed her back to Queen Dao's arms, and the crying stopped.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "This child will cry if she is hugged by others for a long time. If you have time, Yue'er will stop crying if you hug her more."
Li Yue nodded.
The queen took Xiao Sizi to her residence to check, and the yard became quiet again.
The wife's eyes were still a little reluctant to leave little Sizi, Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Let's have more children in the future, so that we can hold enough children."
"It's embarrassing to say how many more children you have in broad daylight."
"Why should you be ashamed to say this to your own family?"
The Queen's words were intended to give Li Shimin a step down.
When dealing with her own family members, it turns out that the queen has profound moral knowledge, her words and deeds have the aura of an elder, and she also has the affirmation of the elders to the younger ones.
"Your mother said that I am a son-in-law, and I am different from other princes-in-law."
Li Yue said suspiciously: "Is there a profound meaning?"
Zhang Yang looked solemn, "It means a lot. It sounds like you are comforting me, and it also sounds like you are saying that your father actually values me very much. He also mentioned that you will marry me after all, and our family lives in Lishan. You
My father lives in the palace."
Moving a rocking chair, Li Yue sat down and thought, "What the Queen Mother means is that I am my husband's wife after all. No matter what happens in the future, the first thing I have to consider is my own home."
"As the saying goes, the water a married daughter throws out can never be taken back."
Li Yue asked curiously: "When did this saying come about?"
"Anyway, there are."
The Queen's meaning is very clear. No matter how difficult the life in the palace is, it is still the life of Your Majesty and the Queen.
It is not appropriate to take too much care of the palace. The Queen must think about the harem as well as His Majesty.
Many villagers did not know that the emperor was in the village, and their daily lives continued as usual. They only knew that a person of high status had come to the village.
Originally, the life of the little bear in Xiao Wu's house was quite comfortable. When he had nothing to do, he could follow Xiao Wu for a walk in the village, protect Xiao Wu and scare away the naughty children in the village.
Don't be afraid of ordinary naughty kids, just be afraid of naughty kids who don't know how to live or die.
Little Bear was taking a nap in front of Xiao Wu's house when he realized that someone was holding his legs.
When he woke up, the little bear realized that he was being dragged along.
A group of children were chattering, and Xiao Wu was talking to children like Li Lizhi and Li Zhi with a smile on his face.
The little bear scratched the ground with his paws, and showed a posture that he would rather die than surrender in front of these little devils.
Unable to resist the energy of these children, the little bear retracted his hind legs and ran away quickly, but was blocked by Gao Yang again.
I heard a loud shout from the other party, and a rope was tied around my neck.
Let these children hold their ears, hug their necks, and ride on their backs. The little bear lies on the ground and lets them do whatever they want, with dull eyes.
Knowing that Li Shimin was coming to escape the summer heat, Shangguan Yi, the warrior Xun, Zhang Gongjin and others from the village naturally wanted to go to meet His Majesty.
Li Yuan has been pampered recently and followed along, "If it weren't for the fact that your Guanyin maid came to invite me, I really don't want to see Erlang."
Empress Changsun said again: "Your Majesty had to discuss government affairs with Zhang Yang as soon as he entered the village. He was negligent for a moment, so he sent someone to invite my father."
"You don't have to speak for Erlang. I know very well what my son is like."
Empress Changsun still had a smile on her face, "How is your father's health?"
Li Yuan nodded and said: "It's much better now."
"My complexion is indeed much better than when I was in the palace."
Li Shimin stood under the eaves of the second office, listening to Shangguan Yi and Samurai Yu talking about the village's plan and future development.
According to the current scale, the construction of the entire Lishan County, including Lantian County, has just begun.
It will take at least three years to complete all construction.
When everything is completed, Lishan will be a place that combines residences, factories, academies and hospitals.
Zhang Yang wanted to build a very large post house here, as well as a huge academy.
This includes relocating future residents of the county to new houses suitable for living.
Of course, you can talk to the emperor about what you can talk about, and you can't talk about what you can't talk about.
For example, Zhang Yang's plan to backfill acres of land to build houses should not be mentioned to the emperor.
This kind of thing can only be done quietly by oneself in Lishan.
When his father came to live in Lishan, Li Tai was the busiest. He was cooking meals with his guards and even killed two ducks with his own hands.
He would also make fried eggs with tea himself. In his pursuit of delicious food, Li Tai had already learned to cook by himself.
The eunuchs and maids from the palace were also carrying beds and some utensils.
When it got dark, Zhang Yang and Li Yue came back with a group of princesses and princes. It happened that Li Tai had also prepared the food.
Li Tai wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked at the dishes on the table that were all his own work. "Father, try it quickly. This is the sweet and sour pork ribs that I just learned. My brother-in-law taught me."
While talking about the dishes, Li Tai's words were inseparable from his brother-in-law.
Li Yue's morning sickness continued and she couldn't eat at the table, so she asked her aunt to help pick up some dishes. She and the queen went to eat at a small table in the house.
Li Yuan took a sip of wine and said with a smile, "This Qingque, apart from staring at the fortifications in the village every day, he specializes in eating. He eats a duck every three days and kills a pig every five days."
Li Tai smiled awkwardly.
Li Yuan preached again, "Sun Simiao has told you several times to eat less and exercise restraint, but you have completely ignored him."
Li Tai scratched his head and said, "I will definitely restrain myself from now on and follow my brother-in-law's method to lose weight."
Not leaving his brother-in-law again, Li Shimin was speechless but stopped talking. I don't know when the words of these children began to include Zhang Yang.
As a father, Li Shimin felt somewhat disappointed.
Shangguan Yi and Samurai Yu had to attend to matters in the village, so they left early.
The children were still devouring their meals, and Li Tai was also very satisfied with his own craftsmanship.
Zhang Yang took a bite of the slightly burnt sweet and sour pork ribs and caught a glimpse of Li Shimin getting up and leaving the table.
"Marquis of the County, Your Majesty has summoned you to discuss matters with the King of Wei."
Finally, we got down to business. Seeing that Li Tai was still eating, Zhang Yang patted him on the back.
"What's wrong?" Li Tai turned around in surprise.
"Let's get down to business."
Li Tai then wiped his greasy fingers and walked down from the dining table. Seeing that his brothers and sisters were still eating well, he followed his brother-in-law and left.
Walking to the second floor of the office, you can still hear the conversation between the queen and her daughter-in-law. Zhang Yang followed him to a room where the table and some furniture and furnishings were placed.
Li Shimin sat down cross-legged, "Tell me, do you really want to give me 10,000 guan?"
Zhang Yang took Li Tai and sat across from the emperor, "I can indeed give your majesty money, but it's all borrowed."
"Hahaha..." Li Shimin sneered, "As I expected, I knew your kid had other plans. My life is indeed difficult. The construction of the Hexi Corridor is not something that happens overnight. Even if I only have one meal a day from now on,
We will also save money to build the Hexi Corridor."
The little eunuch brought tea, and Li Tai took a sip first to get rid of the greasy food in his mouth, "Even if my father can eat one meal a day, my younger brothers and sisters are growing up, so we can't delay it."
The moonlight just shined through the window, adding a bit of paleness to Li Shimin's already bad expression.
It's very quiet here, and the conversation between the queen and Yue'er next door has stopped.
You can still hear the noise of children outside the window.
Zhang Yang also took a bowl of tea from the eunuch, took a sip of tea and slowly put down the tea bowl. He sat upright again before speaking, "Even if His Majesty cuts down on food and clothing, he still won't be able to save enough money to build the Hexi Corridor."