The wind became much stronger at night, and strange movements were heard in the streets and alleys of the West Market. Some people were shouting, some were crying and howling. The strong wind at night blew through the alleys, and whispers were heard again.
When the patrolling officers and soldiers passed by this street again, the place became quiet again.
Zhang Yang was sitting in the yard still reading books. The ancients did not know much about economic trends. It was tiring to use these ancient books to supplement economics.
Since these books are written by literati, you have to ponder over and over again the literate words to see if they are what you understand.
After a long time, Zhang Yang put down the book and relaxed his eyes.
"The county prince has made arrangements."
Aunt Wang's voice came from behind her. She didn't know when she stood behind her. Why was she so silent? Could it be that she was a killer in the past?
Just appear behind others silently and wipe their necks?
Thinking about it now, I feel a chill in my back.
"County Marquis?" Seeing that Zhang Yang didn't respond, Aunt Wang called again.
"How are the arrangements going?"
"It went pretty well..." Aunt Wang started arranging the braised pork gang in the evening, and she didn't send the results until now.
"I understand, aunt, go to bed early."
"Here."
Zhang Yang looked up and saw Aunt Wang walking out of her courtyard door.
Putting away the book in his hand, Zhang Yang stood up, his sleeves rustling in the wind, and looked up to the east, where he could vaguely see clouds on the horizon.
After waiting all night, it was already early morning and there was no need to sleep.
Zhang Yang washed up and started making breakfast.
Xu Hui got up very early. She stood on tiptoes and picked up the small wooden cup on the window sill. She used a small toothbrush and a wooden basin to wash herself.
After a while, Xiao Wu also woke up, and the two little girls were sitting together, washing, and whispering something.
Li Yue walked out of the room with a dazed look on her face. She combed her messy hair and said, "Husband, what do you want to have for breakfast?"
"Bone porridge."
Li Yue came over and smelled it, "Well, it smells really good."
Zhang Yang took out the fried eggs and said, "In two days, the rice in the village will be dried. Some of this year's new rice will be sent to the homes of Prince Hejian and General Cheng Yaojin."
Li Yue nodded and took the bowl of fried eggs and placed it on the table.
My daughter-in-law's pregnancy has reached the most critical period, and her sleep is not very good. Every morning when she wakes up, she feels a little drowsy, and even teaching Xiao Wu to do exercises is somewhat incompetent.
She also has trouble concentrating, and she can only calm down a lot when reading.
Generally speaking, it takes a while for children to get to know each other well.
Xiao Wu and Xu Hui get along particularly smoothly, and their relationship is as good as that of sisters.
Zhang Yang finished breakfast for two people, put on his official hat and went out.
Aunt Yang was still guarding the door.
Zhang Yang walked out of the alley and walked on Zhuque Street, when Zhang Xiangxiang also came out of the Foreign Affairs Academy.
"Brother Elephant, have you lived in the Foreign Affairs Academy recently?" Zhang Yang asked curiously.
"Yesterday I sorted out the roster sent by the Ministry of Personnel. I spent a long time sorting it out. I thought it would be late at night before I stayed at the Foreign Affairs Academy."
Zhang Yang patted his shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Zhang Elephant smiled and said: "It's nothing. The Anxi Protectorate has been built, and our heavy burden has been taken care of."
As they walked along, Zhang Xiangxiang said tangledly: "Yesterday, Dali Temple sent news that Astul wanted to see Zhang Shangshu."
I had discussed it with Ashnadur before, and this guy didn't have a very good attitude when negotiating the terms.
Zhang Elephant asked again: "Did Zhang Shangshu see him before?"
"Yes, I heard that he was arrested by Dali Temple. After all, he is a Turkic Tiele. In order to maintain friendly relations between the Turks and the Tang Dynasty, as the Minister of Rites, I am in charge of the diplomatic relations between various countries, so I cannot ignore him."
Zhang Elephant smiled with relief, and Zhang Yang felt somewhat relieved because he still cared about the Ministry of Rites.
"Recently, the Ministry of Rites has been running out of money, and Xu Jingzong has spent too much money collecting information."
"I'll figure out the money issue. You guys can help me run the Diplomatic Academy. I'll go see Duer today."
"I understand."
"When the time comes, call Lao Xu and the three of us will come together."
Walking in front of Chengtian Gate, Xu Xiaode is a kind of official who is more involuntarily involved and has a fighting spirit.
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said: "Xu Yushi, is it so early?"
Xu Xiaode bowed slightly and said, "Zhang Shangshu."
The two of them had a tacit understanding, and neither of them mentioned anything about the little girl Xu Hui.
For the safety of his family, Xu Xiaode will not say whose home he will place his daughter in now.
Zhang Yang whispered to him: "I heard this morning that a village in the Bashang area was ransacked by bandits."
Hearing this, Xu Xiaode was silent for a long time.
Zhang Yang added: "I don't know if it is the one Xu Yushi asked before. The county magistrate who came to see Ba Shang at this time has probably also gone to check. I don't think we need to worry."
After the words fell, Xu Xiaode exchanged a few words with the censors around him, then turned around and walked towards the other side of Zhuque Street.
Zhang Yang shouted towards his back: "Xu Yushi, aren't you going to the morning court?"
Xu Xiaode didn't respond. He changed from a brisk walk at the beginning to running, and flew all the way out of the city.
He is not the only one who has justice in his heart. There are many people who are willing to stand up for justice and fight for justice to the end, even if the sky is dark.
There will always be such people in this world.
Because of this, the world is full of fun. Zhang Yang feels that his state is a little closer to psychopathy.
Xu Jingzong asked curiously: "Could it be that there was a fire in his house? He didn't even go to the morning court?"
Zhang Yang said clearly: "Well, it's probably a fire at home."
The Chengtian Gate opened, and a crowd of civil and military officials from the court walked toward the Tai Chi Hall.
Zhang Xiangxiang was talking to Xu Jingzong about the next arrangements, and then visited Ashinadur together.
When justice needs to come forward, one should never hesitate. Zhang Yang doesn't like Changsun Wuji who considers the overall situation and tolerates other people's misbehavior.
Walking to the Tai Chi Hall, everyone waited for a long time. Zhang Yang stood at his place and waited for a while before the emperor came.
At the beginning of the morning, Li Shimin talked about the notice posted yesterday to prepare for the imperial examination next year.
The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Personnel both stood up and talked about the preparations for this time.
After these things were implemented, Li Shimin said again: "I heard that the envoy from Nanzhao has arrived, and I have also read the memorial that the Ministry of Rites received the envoy and submitted to Zhongshu Province. Now that Nanzhao has been involved in wars several times, what do I and the troops who sent the troops think?
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Discussions continued in the court.
Zhang Yang stood up and bowed to the squad and replied: "May I ask how many troops your Majesty will send?"
Seeing Zhang Yang standing up, Li Shimin's brows jumped, "How many troops and horses are sent by the DPRK, does the Foreign Affairs Council also have to ask?"
"I just want to advise Your Majesty that crossing Lingnan and entering the border of Nanzhao is not suitable for large groups of soldiers and horses. It is only suitable for single soldiers. If the large groups of soldiers and horses are not accustomed to the acclimatization, I am afraid the losses will be even greater if they encounter an ambush.
Now is not the time."
I don’t know why, but Li Shimin felt somewhat psychologically affected by Zhang Yang’s admonishment. He always felt that when this kid stood up, he had to swallow his inner thoughts again.
There was another pimple on his chin. Li Shimin kept comforting himself, not to argue with this kid for now, and go back to Ganlu Hall to drink a bowl of ginseng tea to calm down the anger.
Li Shimin glanced at the general's side.
Normally these guys would be asking for war one by one, conquering Tuyuhun, Tubo and the Western Regions, but now it is surprisingly quiet.
"I didn't expect that Zhang Shangshu knew the art of war?"
"My wife at home has been studying military literature recently, so I will take a closer look."
There was another discussion in the court about who would talk about his wife in the court.
Zhang Yang added: "Your Majesty, the Diplomatic Academy here in Nanzhao must take it. Now that the time has not come, please wait for the opportunity to send troops."
After he finished speaking, Li Shimin glanced at the general again.
A group of generals still didn't speak.
Li Shimin nodded slightly, "The Foreign Affairs Council has submitted the detailed charter to the Zhongshu Province, and I will personally approve it."
"Here."
Li Xiaogong, who was standing in the courtroom with a smile on his face, had been listening to the conversation between His Majesty and Zhang Yang.
There was a time when I felt that this boy's back was a bit weak, and I even felt that he could not face the court alone.
When I used to hang out with this kid, I thought it would be good for him to become a rich man if he didn't get involved in the court and kept the innocence in his heart.
Now that I can see this boy standing in the courtroom and facing His Majesty so calmly, I feel a lot of relief.
At the end of the morning session, Li Xiaogong followed the crowd and left the Tai Chi Hall.
Li Daozong walked aside and said: "Some people say that Zhang Yang now looks like Wei Zheng."
"It has nothing to do with me how he wants to live."
Li Xiaogong walked with a proud smile and strode forward.
Zhang Yang took Zhang Elephant, Xu Jingzong and the Ministry of Rites out of the Tai Chi Hall together.
When I'm busy with my career, I can't allocate too much energy to building a new home.
This simple Tang Dynasty also had a naive emperor who always left so many resources invisible.
Sometimes I think that the emperor really can't help but think about it from now on, when will the Tang Dynasty conquer the world, and the remnants of the sixth generation of Qin Fen will unify the Central Plains.
How many generations of efforts will it take to conquer the world?
Spend five years studying steam engines? Spend another ten years studying sea ships?
Reality slapped me hard and told me that if I don’t have enough theoretical knowledge, I still want to make up for basic manufacturing? I’m just dreaming!
Even if we have more persistence in our hearts and more yearning for a better future, we must make it bigger and stronger even if we start from Lishan now.
Just thinking about this, the three of them had arrived in front of Dali Temple.
Chu Liang, the young minister of Dali Temple who had just left the court, stood at the door and asked suspiciously: "Who are you three on this trip?"
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "Didn't Ashinadur say he wanted to see me before, so he brought people to see him."
With a polite smile on his face, Chu Liang welcomed the three of them in.
He whispered: "Zhang Shangshu, I heard that His Highness the King of Wei took away all the family records of Mr. Ouyang Xun?"
Zhang Yang said in surprise: "Really? He was kidnapped? Where was he kidnapped?"
Chu Liang became more and more surprised, "Huh? Didn't Zhang Shangshu hear that? They were all kidnapped to Lishan Mountain. That is the fiefdom of you and the princess."
Zhang Yang nodded clearly, "I really haven't heard of it. I have been taking care of my wife at home recently."
"First, we took all the family records of Mr. Ouyang Xun to the fiefdom, so that the old man had to stay in Lishan. Zhang Shangshu's move was smart, and the subordinates admired it. If I had known, the dogs in the family would do the same."
Zhang Yang laughed dryly for a while, "That was done by His Royal Highness the King of Wei. What does it have to do with the lower officials? Chu Shaoqing was joking."
Chu Liang smiled mischievously, "If a man of the Ming Dynasty doesn't tell secrets, can the son of a lower official go to Lishan Mountain and walk around?"
"Your son? Chu Suiliang?"
"Exactly."
"Is there such a good thing?"
"What?" Chu Liang was a little surprised.
"Ahem..." Zhang Yang cleared his throat, "I'm afraid it's not good, disturbing the old gentleman's recuperation."
"I heard that a government school has been built in the Lishan fiefdom. You are not short of teachers. If the dog is not talented, he can teach the children to read and write."
Zhang Yang slapped his thigh and said, "If you say so, I almost forgot about this. We really lack such a person, and we also lack someone who can help with overall planning."
Chu Liang stroked his beard and said: "Zhang Shangshu has such foresight at a young age, and I admire him."
"His Royal Highness the King of Wei is causing all this nonsense, and it is all the King of Wei's fault.
Zhang Yang saluted repeatedly.
After finishing speaking, Chu Liang waved over a small official, "Take Zhang Shangshu and these two ministers to see Ashinadur. Let them forget it. If Zhang Shangshu is missing a hair, I will kill you."
Killed."
The junior official looked solemn when he heard this, "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely take good care of Zhang Shangshu."
Xu Jingzong has been looking at this Chu Liang. The last time he negotiated terms with him and asked for a copybook, this guy was so arrogant. Now when he saw Zhang Yang, he was so polite again. It was too hypocritical.
Zhang Yang followed the clerk all the way to the dungeon of Dali Temple.
"Is Zhang Shangshu here to see Ashinadur?" the jailer stepped forward enthusiastically.
"Please lead the way."
"Zhang Shangshu's last words about his humble position have always been engraved in his mind. He has been taking care of him for the past two days. If you don't believe Zhang Shangshu, you can see for yourself how fat this man is."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "When I have the opportunity, I will tell Chu Shaoqing more about your decent and capable work. In the future, you may be able to get out of the dungeon, be promoted and serve in the front office."
"Then I will be counting on Zhang Shangshu."
"You're welcome, you're welcome."
Be kind to others, don't be stern if you can smile, and be polite in everything you do when dealing with people here.
Especially these jailer leaders, what if they themselves come in one day?
How they live in the dungeon depends entirely on the care of the chief jailer.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.
The three of them followed the jailer to a cell.
Ashnadur looked at the three people in official uniforms in front of him. He brushed away the messy hair from his eyes and stepped forward, "You said you could let me out of the cell. What are your conditions?"
Zhang Yang said to the minor officials and jailers on the side: "You guys can go outside and wait first. It is a matter of national importance and it is not good for outsiders to know."
Several people also understood the pros and cons and walked out of the dungeon together.
Zhang Yang looked at Ashinadur again, "The soldiers and horses who followed you in the Western Regions are still stationed outside Chang'an City. You are taking these people to go to the Western Turks."
"What to do?"
"Of course we are going to fight. The Western Turks are in such chaos, you go and rush to help."