Chapter 423: He has always been such a vicious son-in-law
Zhang Daan rode his horse very slowly along the way, and the officers and soldiers following him also noticed that the young Chang Shi was observing the surrounding villages.
When officers and soldiers passed by, every household closed its doors.
The distrust between the people and the officials is thoroughly expressed in this land.
Most villages believe in the original clan leader or elders in the village. Zhang Daan frowned and thought, he still has to do it step by step.
Maybe if my brother is here, he can think of a solution.
This is also the crux of the matter today. He cannot gain the trust of the villagers, let alone use his skills here, let alone complete the tasks assigned by his brother.
Back in Youzhou City, the now aging Youzhou County Sheriff was already dim and dim, let alone governance.
In addition to handling the affairs here, Zhang Daan also needs to take care of the old man. There is also a servant taking care of the old man, and the servant can do some housework.
Zhang Daan cooked some jujubes and put some millet brought from Chang'an City to make porridge.
The children and grandchildren of the elderly all went to Guanzhong to seek a way out, and most of the people here who were able to leave also left and moved to the wealthier Hanzhong area.
Da'an served the porridge to the old man and then helped him clean up the yard.
The old county guard took a sip of porridge and said, "Son, there's no need to clean up. The ground is also clean."
Da'an looked at the weeds on the ground. The old man's eyes were already dim and he couldn't see clearly what was on the ground.
"When I was in Chang'an, I heard from my brother that jujubes can replenish qi and blood. I didn't think so much when I came here. My family prepared a lot of food and flowers. I put them all in the Yamen, and I couldn't finish them all in one time.
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The old county guard looked at him with cloudy eyes, "Why do you want to come to such a poor place at such a young age?"
Daan smiled and said: "Actually, Youzhou is a very rich place."
The old county guard finished the porridge in the bowl and still ate jujubes in his mouth. "Yes, this used to be a very rich place. I still remember that when I was a child, the fields were full of grain. The days were really good at that time."
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"Well, I can go back."
Daan's tone was firm.
The old county guard said again: "There are a thousand defenders in Youzhou, so there is no need to worry about resisting the Turks."
Da'an paused for a moment, then realized that there were only 300 remnants of the garrison. There were only a thousand soldiers.
It seems that the old man’s understanding of Youzhou is still a few years ago.
If the county guard retreats, the power of Youzhou territory can also fall into his own hands.
Da'an also wanted to say, old man, please give me the power of Youzhou, but he couldn't say that.
The old man is still wary of himself, a foreign official.
The central government has neglected to manage this area, and the old county guard has been in Youzhou for decades. Perhaps even if His Majesty comes in person, these villagers are more willing to trust the old county guard.
It is one thing to tidy up the old county governor's house. If you want to govern Youzhou well, you need power, but you also need manpower.
Zhang Daan returned to his residence, which was a house in the city. He was protected only by three warriors from Chang'an.
The accommodation is simple and crude, and it leaks when it rains, but it is barely liveable.
Da'an finished writing a letter and said: "Please ask someone to deliver this letter to Zhang Shangshu of Chang'an."
"Here."
The man took the letter out of the city and came back within an hour.
The same was true for the previous letter.
Da'an asked: "In Youzhou, do we have more manpower?"
"Chang Shi is right, there are indeed still our people."
"Is this all arranged by my brother?"
"It was arranged by Little General Chu Mo. In the early years, the Braised Pork Gang didn't have many people. The three of us were the backbone of Little General Chu Mo. We were the first to follow the Little General. Most of the people here were from the Braised Pork Gang in the early years.
The hands in front.”
"Why are there people here?"
Zhang Daan frowned and asked, with many doubts in his heart, "Did my brother and General Chu Mo have arrangements for Youzhou a long time ago?"
"Chang Shi misunderstood. Now our Braised Pork Gang has more people than just those in Chang'an. We also have more people all over the Central Plains. With more and more people, they are no longer gathered in a corner of Chang'an City, Luoyang, the south.
, there are even our people in Turks and Hexi."
Zhang Daan whispered, "So brother, the Foreign Affairs Academy, General Chu Mo and even Li Shan are all together, right?"
The strong man surnamed Yuan was silent for a long time without saying anything. The matter involved the core of the entire gang, and he couldn't say more.
Da'an said again: "I'm afraid you have ulterior motives in Liaodong."
"Don't worry, Chang Shi. They are just busy with their own affairs. We will protect Chang Shi. Chang Shi only needs to quietly build Liaodong. No one in the gang will interfere with Chang Shi's affairs."
Daan nodded, "I understand."
The Braised Pork Gang did have a lot of trouble in Liaodong. The Yinan Khan Xue Yantuo was not dead at that time. To the DPRK, he was just missing. It was settled hastily and the DPRK did not pursue it too much.
In fact, Yinan Khan has always been in Liaodong. Zhang Shangshu once told about the mineral deposits in Liaodong, and Yinan Khan was a coolie working in the mining.
Da'an's letters were sent to Chang'an at great speed from Liaodong.
It was not until late autumn and October that two letters were delivered to Zhang Yang.
At the top of Lishan Mountain, Zhang Yang was sitting next to the newly built wall of his new home, quietly writing a reply to Daan.
It took less than half an hour to finish writing a reply, and then wrote another letter to Chu Mo and handed it to Aunt Yang, "Auntie, please give these two letters to General Chu Mo in Chang'an City. Please give me the sealing wax for one of them."
Ask him to send someone to deliver it to Da'an in Liaodong. I have written down the specific instructions on what to do in the letter."
Aunt Yang collected the letter and left quickly.
What Daan needs is not just one or two people, but a team that can help him do things.
It is now late autumn in Chang'an City, and Li Tai is very busy building a new home.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhang Yang said loudly: "His Royal Highness, King Wei, please rest early. We will be here today."
Li Tai put down the mud bucket in his hand and let out a long breath.
"I told you earlier, just wait for me at the foot of the mountain."
"Even if my husband wants to help, I can help."
"You are pregnant with the child."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Doctor Sun said that the fetus is very stable now and should move around more."
"It doesn't matter, King Wei is here, let him do all the hard work."
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Li Tai watched the couple walking further and further away. Before they could get far, he heard the sound of their words, and the bleak autumn wind blew people a little messy.
After trampling an ant without eyes, Li Tai simply sat down. Looking down from Lishan Mountain, this was the time when the villagers were returning home after a day of construction.
Li Tai took out a small bronze mirror and looked at the face in the mirror and felt that he was not thin at all.
"Your Highness, King Wei, we killed a duck. Do you want to roast it for dinner tonight?" The guard appeared at an untimely moment.
Li Tai put away his small bronze mirror and slowly turned his head to look at him, "Do you think I have lost weight?"
The guard looked at it for a long time and said, "I've lost weight!"
"You are blind, no matter where you lose weight, you will give me all the vegetables and leaves to eat tonight."
"The duck..."
"Send the duck to me."
The guard was stunned for a long time, then lowered his body to keep up with the footsteps, "Your Highness, King Wei, you can't lose weight because of your humble position."
Li Tai said with a straight face, "Why do you talk so much?"
"Then... I'm humble enough to go get ready."
"Um."
After dealing with Yan Shigu, the court finally became peaceful for some days.
Li Shimin looked at the memorial in his hand and said, "It is appropriate to use these people from the Western Regions to build the city gates of the Hexi Corridor."
Hou Junji, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, replied: "There were actually many prisoners of war in the previous battle with Tubo. People from the Foreign Affairs Commission said they wanted to release these prisoners of war. If they were prisoners of war, they would be able to do it faster."
Li Shimin put down the memorial and asked, "Is this what Zhang Yang meant?"
"It is both the intention of the Foreign Affairs Council and Zhang Yang's idea."
Looking at the sky, Zhang Yang should be having dinner at home at this time. Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Please step aside first, and we will discuss this matter later."
"Here."
After Li Junxian left, Li Shimin changed his clothes and asked, "What is Zhang Yang doing now?"
The eunuch on the side whispered back: "The news was sent an hour ago. The family has just returned to Chang'an."
"Send a message to him and I will go to his place for dinner tonight."
"Here."
The court has calmed down, and the emperor's mood has improved a lot recently.
This kid often talks about the word "rich and strong", as if this is really what he wants all his life.
Not only is he building his new home every day, this kid paid 5,000 guan in taxes this year. He kept saying that he was for the sake of the country, so he earned quite a lot of money.
At this moment, in a courtyard in an alley in the east city of Chang'an City.
Zhang Yang was cracking the eggs in the bowl with chopsticks when he heard Aunt Wang say that His Majesty's family was coming here to have dinner.
"The whole family is here?"
"I took the princes and princesses with me and are on the way."
"Auntie, please go to Dongshi to buy more meat and vegetables."
Li Yue packed up the clothes at home. Her pregnancy was getting longer and longer, and her belly was getting bigger and bigger. Apart from packing clothes and cutting fabrics, she was not given any other household chores.
As if he knew that the little life was about to be born, the little bear didn't stick to Xiao Wu much recently and always followed Li Yue's feet.
"Husband, there is still a lot of rice left at home."
"Well, it's rare for the children in the palace to have a meal of rice."
Li Yue smiled with squinted eyes and began to wash the rice.
The couple was preparing for dinner when they heard movement outside their home.
"Sister Huang! Xiao Wu!" Li Lizhi rushed in first, holding Li Yue's arm and looking up, "The queen mother said that I have grown taller again."
You are growing up very quickly, and you can no longer wear the clothes you wore last year this year.
Then a group of princes and princesses walked into the courtyard. The little bear quickly climbed onto the roof of his house and watched these little devils warily.
It wants to minimize its presence to avoid being troubled by these little devils.
Li Zhi walked around the yard. Although he was a small man, but he was very vicious, he soon found the little bear lying on the roof. "It's on the roof."
Gao Yang and other children all looked towards the roof.
The little bear retreated step by step, moving back to avoid the children's sight.
Zhang Yang left the cooking work to his two aunts and walked to the courtyard to entertain Li Shimin and the Queen.
Queen Changsun asked in a low voice about Li Yue's pregnancy status.
Zhang Yang took Li Shimin and sat down in the courtyard, "Your Majesty, why did you come to my place to eat today?"
"I thought I wanted to ask you something. I know you should be cooking at home at this time, and I know your food is delicious, so I came here."
"Chu Mo sent some beef a few days ago, and I made some beef in sauce. Your Majesty, you can just eat it now that you are here."
Li Shimin smiled and nodded.
Handing a large piece of soy beef to his aunt, Zhang Yang said, "Please cut it into slices, please."
Seeing the children playing around the seesaw and swings, Li Shimin felt relaxed for a long time. "Although Yan Shigu has been dealt with, as I expected, there are more discussions among the nobles. Zhao Guogong told me that many people came to plead for Yan Shigu.
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Zhang Yang put the kettle on the stove and waited for the water to boil.
"If His Majesty relents at this time, it will not be so easy to rectify the government in the future."
"I understand that I will not take back what I have said."
"The red line in the court must be clear. Once this red line is blurred, more people like this will come out."
Li Shimin drank tea and said, "Hou Junji told me that Gaochang sent many prisoners of war from the Western Regions. You arranged this matter."
"It's not that I arranged it. I only found out about it two days ago when the garrison general from the Western Region sent a message."
After sending Adalan's family there, he can get things done without giving any more instructions. His only thought is that his nephew in Chang'an City can live well.
Bowls of dishes are served.
The children are still fighting around the seesaw and swing.
It seemed like they could have fun for a long time.
"Hou Junji told me that it would be better to use the Tibetan prisoners of war to build Hexi Chengguan."
"I disagree."
Li Shimin frowned and said, "Is this also your arrangement for the Foreign Affairs Commission? Put these people back?"
"Tubo needs herdsmen. Let these prisoners of war go back and they can run Tubo well. I have received news that Songtsan Gampo's appeal in Tubo is no longer so great. This is the best time for us to win over people's hearts."
Li Shimin smiled disdainfully, "People's hearts are always repetitive."
Zhang Yang shook the fan to fan the stove, hoping that the fire on the stove could be bigger. "Guanzhong did send officials to provide long-term governance and long-term stability. The reason why these prisoners of war were released is that we need to cultivate a group of people in Tubo who support the Tang Dynasty."
Looking at Zhang Yang's expression, Li Shimin looked solemn after hearing these words, "What happens next?"
Zhang Yang lowered his voice, "First of all, if these people are trained by the Tang Dynasty, let them know that the Tang Dynasty hopes that Tubo will have long-term peace and stability, and can also bring a prosperous life to these herdsmen. Furthermore, they are opposed to war. They yearn for peace and even more wealth."
, among these people there must also be people who can lobby many tribes, preferably the descendants of the chiefs of large tribes."
"Gradually, they will regard themselves as people of the Tang Dynasty and oppose some of Tubo's bad habits, and they can develop more such people. Bringing Tubo into the territory of the Tang Dynasty does not necessarily require a rough war."
Zhang Yang sat down next to Li Shimin again, "Your Majesty, I am a person who yearns for peace. I hope that people will fall in love with you. War is just a bad idea. When the time comes, Tibet will truly be included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty."
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It was getting dark, and Li Yue and Li Lizhi lit up the lanterns in the yard together.
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "I have seen some vicious people, and your strategy is very vicious. Gao Shilian was right when he said that."
Zhang Yang was puzzled: "What did Duke Xu Guogong say back then?"
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