Li Shimin whispered, "Chu Liang said that he found some clues and there are people who are suspicious. He is struggling to find the key witness."
Zhang Yang moved the small bench under him and moved himself closer to the clay stove. It was very cold in these windy and snowy days.
Li Shimin is wearing woolen cloth newly spun from Lishan. He wants to try out how warm this kind of clothing is. So far, it seems that the emperor has not said it is cold, and it seems to be very effective.
As an emperor, and an emperor who is short of money, he is very concerned about the whereabouts of money.
It has been a month since Lu Chengqing was arrested, and he is still brooding about it.
Of course, the money has been buried by the daughter-in-law in her yard. Do you want her to hand it over out of conscience?
If you really do this, your wife will be angry.
You will probably be angry for a long time.
From Li Yue's understanding, if you want to take out the money that has gone into your home, don't even think about it, unless it is used to build a village.
Anyway, the financial power of the family is in the hands of his own daughter.
Just thinking about it, Zhang Yang felt much better.
Gao Yang chased Zhinu out of the palace and fell to the ground. The two children were rolling in the snow and fighting for the windmill they had just finished.
Li Lizhi looked at her younger siblings in the palace, as if she was looking at two fools.
As she gets older, Li Lizhi is now fourteen and can no longer play with children like Li Zhi. She prefers to sit with Xiao Wu and Xu Hui.
"We are all disciples of the Imperial Sister." Master Li Lizhi said in a dignified manner: "The Imperial Sister has only accepted us three disciples since she established the sect in Lishan Mountain."
Xu Hui nodded in agreement, "We must learn from the teacher's skills."
Among the three disciples, Li Lizhi quickly became the leader. She had the demeanor of a senior disciple of the mountain sect. "Xiao Hui learns slowly, so Xiao Wu should help him more."
Xiao Wu asked curiously: "From now on, Her Royal Highness the Princess will be the first disciple, and I will be the second disciple?"
Xu Hui thought that she was one or two years older than Xiao Wu. Her Royal Highness was the oldest, and she was the latest among the three to get started. She whispered: "I am the third disciple."
Li Yue helped Empress Changsun organize the clothes in the Li Zheng Palace.
"It's already very difficult for a girl's family to have one child. They are all born with mortal bodies. How many more do you want to have?"
Li Yue whispered: "Actually, since I met my husband when I was young, he has been alone, without relatives, let alone a home. At that time, he always found a place to work, so he lived there. He didn't know that he had to go all the way from Tongguan.
How did he get to Chang'an City? I didn't think it was possible until I grew up now that I understand how difficult it is for a person to live alone."
I don’t know much about Zhang Yang’s past and motherhood.
His Majesty also sent people to inquire, but the war had just ended, so many cities, counties and villages were destroyed, and many traces had been erased.
It can be found that only Zhang Yang actually lived in the Tongguan area and later came to Chang'an City.
Before this, Zhang Yang's experience was completely blank.
The so-called Qinling old man is even more vague and has no basis.
When Zhang Yang was working in the East Palace and getting along with Cheng Qian, he would often ask about Zhang Yang's past. I just heard Cheng Qian say that Zhang Yang's parents were very powerful people.
The person who taught Zhang Yang his skills was also a very remarkable person.
Otherwise Zhang Yang would not have such foresight and knowledge.
It is said that Zhang Yang still has some so-called classmates who learned skills together at the beginning, but they don't know where they are now.
Where was Zhang Yang born and where is his family background? These are unknown, which is why His Majesty has been sending people to investigate.
Fortunately, he can still concentrate on the country. Once such a person joins the gentry, he will definitely die. Your Majesty will not tolerate such a person falling into the hands of the gentry.
Over the years, His Majesty has become more and more considerate of Zhang Yang. As His Majesty's wife, you can feel it. In fact, His Majesty has become more and more wary of Zhang Yang, especially because of his age. He is too young.
He is so young that Your Majesty has to be wary of him. Some people are fond of wine and women, while others are obsessed with poetry. No matter what kind of people are compared, Zhang Yang can hardly find any other bad habits besides his love of making money.
He would not even set foot in a place of debauchery like Pingkangfang.
Everyday life is so simple that it's so simple. What kind of man can be so stoic?
Empress Changsun said with some sadness: "There were so many orphans who were homeless during the war. It was not easy to survive."
Li Yue opened a box and found a small piece left. "The brown sugar in the palace is about to be used up. I will ask my aunt to send it to the queen another day."
Empress Changsun pulled her to sit aside and said with a serious expression: "Empress Mother wants to ask you, has Zhang Yang said anything about his past?"
Li Yue nodded, "My husband said that his hometown is a very prosperous and beautiful place, but he also said that he will never go back."
"You can never go back?"
"Well, maybe it's because I can never go back to my hometown again, or maybe my hometown can never be back to what it was before."
Look outside the window again and see His Majesty and Zhang Yangzheng talking.
Queen Changsun asked again: "Is this all there is?"
"My husband also said that his parents are very ordinary workers. In our words, they are craftsmen, casting ironware and the like. He said it was hardware or something, or it may be his hometown dialect."
Empress Changsun whispered: "If I have the chance, I will ask more about your husband's past."
Li Yue nodded, "My daughter knows."
Outside the palace, Li Shimin felt the warmth of the woolen clothes. Although it felt plush, the lining could be made of silk and then put on an outer coat. With the woolen clothes sandwiched between it, outsiders would not be able to tell.
Li Shimin loosened his clothes and said, "It would be better if this kind of clothes were used in the army."
"It would indeed be better for soldiers to have warm clothes when they go out to fight in the coldest month of winter."
"Do you still want me to tell you clearly?"
"Your Majesty, woolen clothes are very expensive."
Li Shimin snorted coldly: "Every time the wool from the grassland is transported by dozens of carts and horses to your Lishan Mountain, do you think I can't see it?"
Discussing costs with Li Shimin was a tiring task. He had never thought about how many processes, what kind of technology, and how many manpower were needed to spin wool from wool.
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A little tired from sitting, Zhang Yang stood up and twisted his upper body to relax his back, "Your Majesty, actually clothes made from wool require a lot of processes. A whole village of people are waiting for me to feed them. Besides, let's talk about our Li
There aren’t many woolen clothes that can be made in the mountains.”
"There are so many people in Lantian County, you can make use of them all."
"As a county prince, the court officials will impeach me for abusing people's power. Recently, the DPRK and the Central Government have been tightening investigations."
After Lu Chengqing's incident, the power given to Yushitai has been increased, and now the DPRK and the Central Government are indeed very nervous.
It is beneficial to rectify the officialdom, and Li Shimin is very satisfied with this situation.
Thinking of what Zhang Yang said, Li Shimin said again: "I didn't see you using such excuses at the beginning, so don't even think about trying to deal with me."
"Your Majesty, it is not good to kill the goose to obtain the eggs."
Li Shimin said with a dark face, "I didn't want to kill the chicken Lishan."
Zhang Yang added: "Although your Majesty and I are one family, I still suggest that your Majesty wait a little longer."
"When?"
"When our productivity in Lishan reaches a higher level, one foot of woolen cloth now costs 300 yuan. Poor families still prefer to buy cotton cloth. The main force of Lishan's production is still cotton cloth, which means that woolen cloth is very important to the current situation.
It’s too luxurious for the military.”
Seeing Zhang Yang lowering his head and bowing in salute, Li Shimin withdrew his gaze and continued to look at the heavy snow in the sky, "You don't have to be so respectful, I will not do anything to take away other people's property."
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise."
The palace maid brought all the dishes, and there were palace rules.
The family still eats at separate tables.
After finishing their meal in the palace, Li Yue listened to the queen's instructions and then the couple left the Li Zheng Hall.
Walking with Xiao Wu and Xu Hui in the wind and snow, Li Yue held her husband's hand and said, "I've almost finished reading the books at home."
"Well, let's go to the warehouse and have a look."
The former Sui Dynasty's library in Chang'an was very large, and its collection of books was no less than that of the Chongwen Library.
There are also many unique copies, and these books are a huge treasure trove for the couple.
Xu Hui was very curious about the affairs in the palace. She said, "Teacher, where does my father work?"
Li Yue smiled and said: "Your father is at the Yushitai and serves as the supervisory censor."
Zhang Yang nodded, "Now he is so powerful that everyone in the court is afraid of him."
After hearing this, Xu Hui unconsciously raised her head with pride on her face.
Xu Xiaode was appointed as the censor, not only in charge of rumors and reports, but also in charge of the interpersonal and financial situation of officials in various ministries. Isn’t this kind of person avoided by everyone?
Since the couple often come to the palace, they will also get close to Princess Runan's family and Her Majesty the Queen in the palace.
Even if they pass by somewhere in the palace, the maids and eunuchs will not ask anything.
Walking to Zuozangku, Zhang Yang saw Li Ke standing in front of the door. The child almost turned into a snowman standing in the wind and snow, his ears and nose were red from the cold.
First, he asked his wife to take the two girls into the warehouse. Zhang Yang looked at him and asked, "Has His Highness, King of Shu, been waiting here for me all this time?"
Seeing Li Ke nod, the snow on his head also fell down.
Zhang Yang reached out and patted the snow on his shoulders, and then pushed the snow from his hair, "Look at what you are like. You can go to my house to find me, or you can go to Lishan to find me.
You don’t have to wait here all the time, why don’t you just keep waiting if I don’t come?”
Then he patted the clothes on his body to shake off all the snow, and scolded him, "It's so cold that people will get sick. It's very uncomfortable to be sick."
"A lieutenant general in the army can stand in the wind and snow for a day, it's nothing."
"How can this compare to the fact that I am an adult and you are a child? You still talk back." Zhang Yang patted his back hard twice more, "You go to your mother-in-law's place and drink a bowl of hot ginger tea, and then come here to find me."
"Here." Li Ke said loudly.
Zhang Yang was dusting off the snow for His Highness the King of Shu, but the palace maid in the distance saw it. He immediately told Li Ke's biological mother, Concubine Yang, "Seeing that Zhang Shangshu took good care of His Highness the King of Shu, he dusted off the snow for His Highness."
Xue, you’re still giving me instructions.”
"Really?" The stone in Yang Fei's heart finally fell. If Ke'er had Zhang Yang to rely on, he would be able to live a better life in the future.
Between the court and the harem, some of the concubines' family members were serving in the court, and most of the officials in the court had backgrounds. Zhang Yang was chosen because he did not have so many entanglements with the court.
He is a leader among young people, does not form cliques, and is highly valued by His Majesty.
I heard that he has a very strange temperament, which is not a bad thing.
I heard that the couple took good care of the younger brothers and sisters in the palace. At first, they just had a try attitude. If Zhang Yang had not nodded at the beginning, Ke'er would never disturb the couple again.
Not long after, Li Ke came back and said, "Mother-in-law, my brother-in-law asked me to drink a bowl of ginger soup before looking for him."
Concubine Yang signaled for the palace maid to prepare.
In the left library, Zhang Yang walked between the bookshelves and stopped when he passed a cabinet.
This cabinet is very short and has three levels, more like a table with drawers.
Zhang Yang sat down cross-legged, opened the drawer and picked up a roll of white cloth. He opened the cloth and looked at it. This was not a book, but a painting.
Looking at the content in the painting, I frowned unconsciously.
Li Yue took a curious look and couldn't help but blush, "Why are there such unsightly paintings in this warehouse?"
"The ancients did a lot of research on giving birth to children." Zhang Yang nodded while examining it.
Li Yue's face was so embarrassed that her ears were red with embarrassment.
"Do you think the pictures in the palace are used to teach married men and women, or do you think they just draw them to make them happy?"
"Huh? What are you looking at, Master?" Xiao Wu and Xu Hui came over at some point, their faces full of curiosity.
Li Yue quickly snatched the scroll and rolled it up again, "Go and help the teacher look for the Book of Songs here."
Xiao Wudao: "Xiao Hui understands poetry and can help."
Xu Hui clenched her hands and nodded, "Well, I'll help the teacher find it."
As if she was being ordered to do something in danger, Xu Hui's face became serious and she began to look through the books here.
It's just a pity that the picture is not very clear, there are only some blurry lines, not to mention the color.
There is no visual impact.
It's almost like a child's doodles.
Li Yue put the scroll away again. She wanted to put it back in its original place but was worried that Xiao Wu and Xu Hui would see it. She stood on tiptoes to put the scroll on the top of the bookshelf so that they could not reach it.
It’s just that the bookshelf was too high, and when I stood on tiptoes with my baby in my arms, I couldn’t stand firm and was about to fall down.
I felt the strong arms behind me, it was my husband supporting me.
"You're already a mother, there's nothing to be ashamed of." Zhang Yang took the scroll and put it on the top of the bookshelf.
Knowing that her husband was tall, Li Yue lowered her head and said, "Does your husband like this kind of picture very much?"
Zhang Yang put his arm around her shoulders and said, "I don't like it. It doesn't have any impact on me. It's quite ordinary."
"That's good." Li Yue raised his head and said, "Take it out and burn it on fire."
Having seen more beautiful scenery, even if the women of the Tang Dynasty wore thin clothes, to Zhang Yang, who had seen the scenery of later generations, what he saw in front of him was nothing.
Looking outside the warehouse again, Li Ke was standing at the door again, just standing there and letting the snow fall on him.
This kid is like a candle that cannot be lit. It seems that he has no ability to think and will only do what others tell him to do.