Xu Xiaode politely moved a stool and said, "Sir Zhang, please sit down."
This kind of stool is not comfortable to sit on, so it is better to sit cross-legged on the floor. There are many books drying in the yard. Xu Hui wisely puts these books away.
Xu Xiaode also sat down and placed two bowls of tea soup on the table.
Now since the emperor started drinking fried tea, the drinking method of fried tea has become popular in Chang'an City.
Tea leaves are not hard to find. After telling Lu Zhaolin the secret of tea frying, tea leaves are not hard to find.
It seems that tea soup is quite rare these days.
There are not many people who drink tea soup as conservatively as Xu Xiaode. Zhang Yang took a sip and found that the tea soup was warm and had some salty and greasy taste.
"Xu Hui is a very smart child. Although she started later than Xiao Wu, she can still keep up now." Zhang Yang whispered.
Xu Xiaode hesitated and said: "As long as Zhang Shangshu and Her Royal Highness the Princess don't think Xu Hui is causing trouble."
At this moment, another person came in front of the courtyard. Zhang Yang took a closer look and looked a little strange.
Xu Xiaode welcomed the two people in.
Looking at the two of them, and the other person looking at him, Zhang Yang took another sip of tea soup and really didn't like the taste.
"I've heard about Zhang Yang, the Minister of Rites for a long time, and I finally met him today." One of them spoke freely and sat down without being polite.
Looking at the other older person, he was also speechless.
Xu Xiaode introduced: "This is your Majesty's newly appointed Shaoqing of Dali Temple, Sun Fujia, and this is the supervisory censor Ma Zhou."
Zhang Yang asked curiously: "Dali Temple Shaoqing has been replaced?"
Sun Fujia smiled and explained: "Chu Liang was originally the temporary Shaoqing of Dali Temple, but now he has been appointed as a regular attendant beside His Majesty. Zhang Shangshu is in the court, but he doesn't know about the affairs of the court."
Zhang Yang smiled awkwardly and explained: "I have been in Lishan recently."
Looking at Ma Zhou on the side, he was smiling.
Xu Xiaode added: "When Xiaguan first entered the censorship, Sun Shaoqing was still the censor, and Ma Zhou was also the censor. At that time, the two of them contributed a lot to deal with Lu Chengqing's affairs."
Sun Fujia looked solemn, "The Lu family sent people to Hexi several times to lobby in the hope of being open to Lu Chengqing's network, but we intercepted all these people."
Zhang Yang asked curiously: "Does Your Majesty know about this?"
Hearing this, Ma Zhou rolled up his sleeves and stroked his not-so-long beard with one hand, "As a minister, you should understand what your Majesty means. I will do what your Majesty has said, and I will do what your Majesty has not said."
During the Zhenguan Dynasty, many officials had unique personalities and many strange people emerged.
Wei Zheng is a man who does not care about his life and is not afraid of death.
It is said that Fang Xuanling was henpecked.
It's a miracle that Cheng Yaojin, a bastard, can live for so many years.
Not to mention the Ma Zhou in front of me. Rumor has it that this person believes deeply in the mysterious and mysterious physiognomy.
I always thought that people like Xu Xiaode probably didn’t have many friends.
His habit of talking nonsense is really unflattering.
I can actually make friends at Yushitai.
In other words, when Xu Xiaode first became the Yushitai, Sun Fujia was still the Yushitai and worked with Ma Zhou. These three people formed the Yushitai team to fight against the aristocratic family?
Ma Zhou added: "Thanks to Zhang Shangshu's guidance, we were able to capture Lu Chengqing."
Zhang Yang frowned and said hesitantly: "I didn't point it to you, I pointed it to Xu Xiaode."
"This..." Ma Zhou hesitated as he started to speak. He choked on his words. It was really not easy to please Zhang Shangshu.
After a while, Ma Zhou smiled with relief and said, "It is said that Zhang Shangshu has a weird temper. Hearing it a hundred times is better than seeing it. I learned it in person."
The relationship between people is very delicate.
It only takes one or two sentences to tell who cannot be friends with whom.
Sun Fujia looked troubled and clicked his tongue: "Just now news came from the palace that His Majesty was angry again in Hanfeng Palace and denounced the Qinghe lineage."
Xu Xiaode nodded, "His Majesty said at the beginning that the Cui family of Qinghe gave extremely high betrothal gifts when marrying off their daughters. This custom should not be allowed to prevail and should be restrained. The scene of thousands of betrothal gifts is comparable to that of a royal marrying off a daughter."
Sun Fujia sighed: "I don't know how Zuo Silang Cui Yixuan is feeling now. After all, Cui Zongbo and his family still ignored His Majesty's warning and made the decision without authorization. They have been a wealthy family for seven hundred years. Naturally, their spirits are high."
Zhang Yang stood up and said, "I'll take my leave now."
Xu Xiaode stood up to see him off.
Arriving outside the door, Zhang Yang sighed: "I won't be too involved in the affairs of the Yushitai, and you don't have to give it away."
"Zhang Shangshu, walk slowly."
There are some things you can listen to and some things you can't listen to too much.
The information from Chumo should be more complete.
The Cui family of Qinghe, a wealthy family for seven hundred years, had the support of the Cui family of Qinghe when Li Yuan launched his rebellion.
At that time, Li Yuan and the gentry still had a period of cooperation.
Moreover, more members of the gentry were more willing to support Li Jiancheng.
However, after the Xuanwumen incident occurred, Li Shimin's attitude toward the Cui family of Qinghe changed drastically after he ascended the throne, and he suppressed and scolded her several times.
Now that Li Shimin has come to power, the emperor who speaks has changed.
It was one thing to raise an army back then, but it's another thing to govern the country now.
The so-called seven surnames and ten families, with twelve prime ministers, enjoy unlimited glory.
Unfortunately, they bumped into Tian Khan, and this time Li Shimin and Qinghe Cui were at odds.
The emperor almost raised his sword and opened fire on Cui of Qinghe.
This is the largest and most prestigious lineage in the family.
There was a reason why Gao Shilian was asked to revise the clan annals in the first place.
When Zhang Yang returned home, his aunt had already prepared the meal.
"Husband, it's time to eat." Li Yue came forward with a smile.
Even if there is a lot of wind and rain in the court, it is still reassuring to be at home.
The little bear is eating a white radish, and there are more radishes in his bowl.
Xiao Wu was accusing him of eating so much and said he should eat less in the future.
On the contrary, this bear was chewing the radish and seemed to be enjoying it very much.
Zhang Yang nodded cogently, "This bear is indeed a little fat. It has been in the Lishan wilderness for two months and it doesn't feel like it is losing weight."
"It's good to be stronger, and it will be easier to take care of the home and care for the home in the future." Li Yue nodded.
"Recently I heard that Your Majesty is having trouble with the Cui family of Qinghe."
Aunt Wang heard this and bowed, "I'm going to find out the news."
Zhang Yang waved his hand and said: "No need, the key is to focus on improving our Lishan manufacturing technology recently."
Li Yue is not interested in the affairs of the aristocratic family. She prefers to count money in her family's account book. Lishan can receive a lot of money every winter.
She was also very excited about the 30,000 yuan sent from Luoyang.
Lishan's operations have entered a period of slowdown, and the soap business has reached a bottleneck. As for the printing factory, profits have been stable and there is no sign of a breakthrough.
Fabrics made of wool can indeed bring better benefits, but it is only a flash in the pan. Warm clothing will not bring benefits again in spring and summer.
After the meal, Zhang Yang quickly arranged the bowls.
Aunt Yang, who was guarding the alley, came back. She walked into the house with a yellow silk hand and said, "Your Highness, the imperial decree is fulfilled."
Li Yue took the yellow silk and said suspiciously: "It's already so late, how come my father still has a message to send?"
Opening the yellow silk, Li Yue frowned as he looked at Zhiyi, then quickly put away the yellow silk.
It is said that God's will is unpredictable, and the emperor's thoughts are also unpredictable. Zhang Yang asked doubtfully while eating his meal: "Did your father discover our hidden fireworks in Lishan Mountain?"
Li Yue shook his head.
Zhang Yang let out a long breath and said, "That shouldn't be a big deal."
She sat down again, "Father said that when our child is five years old, the queen mother will accept her as a disciple."
Zhang Yang quickly put down the bowl and said, "Your father doesn't even want to let go of our children."
Li Yue has grown up in a deep palace since she was sensible. Her childhood was cold, and she did not want her daughter to experience such a thing.
Although I don't know what this decree means, this is the first time I feel the powerlessness of parents who cannot decide the fate of their children under the power.
Zhang Yang stroked her back, "Our family must not be at the mercy of your father."
"Well, we can't be at the mercy of our father."
She took Xiao Wu to take a shower and went to bed early.
All the way from Lishan to Chang'an City, they had to clean up their homes, and they were exhausted.
Late at night, Chang'an City was very quiet after the curfew was restored.
Zhang Yang was sitting at home drawing drawings, using the primer of fireworks to figure out the principle of the barrel.
Rather than saying it is a large-sized firework, it needs to be upgraded to another level in terms of equivalent power.
Compared with fireworks of the same caliber, the power of the cannon barrel is several times higher.
To compress more gunpowder into a small space.
The night breeze outside the window blew into the house, and the flame of the oil lamp swayed in the night breeze.
Listening to the little bear's snoring, Zhang Yang yawned, washed himself and went to sleep.
Before dawn, Zhang Yang felt his chest being pressed. When he opened his eyes in annoyance, the bear fell asleep on top of him.
Standing up and pushing it away, Zhang Yang washed his hands blankly.
The gray sky is not clear yet, take a deep breath of fresh air.
It is a critical time for my daughter-in-law to recover. Her physical foundation was already weak, but now she seems to be recovering normally.
But you must also deal with it carefully and completely immerse your body and mind in the design of the firearm.
After being busy and staying up late for the past few days and not getting enough sleep, Zhang Yang found that he got angry again. This was the second time since his wife gave birth to a child.
Pick up the stove and pour water on it. Boil the water first.
Then he took out some dried chrysanthemums and poria cocos from his wife's medicine box, soaked them in a bowl, and drank them one sip after another.
Think of it as giving yourself medicine to dispel the fire and soothe the stomach.
Not long after, Li Yue also woke up. When she woke up, her energy was much better than in the previous few days.
"Hey, husband, did you steal my dried chrysanthemums?" Li Yue looked at the bowl.
"How can things between husband and wife be said to be stealing?" Zhang Yang drank the tea in the bowl in one gulp.
Li Yue also checked her small medicine box.
Most of the medicinal materials stored here are for her postpartum care. I took a dried chrysanthemum and soaked some Poria cocos, which I could use for myself to dispel internal heat.
Li Yue re-covered the medicine box and said, "If you feel unwell, husband, just tell me."
Zhang Yang drank a lot of water and even burped, "It's just a fire. Drink some tea to dispel the fire and rest for a day or two."
Looking at his wife's concerned eyes, Zhang Yang stroked her uncombed hair and said, "When I make the firearm, our family won't have to look at your father's face all the time."
Hearing this, Li Yue smiled, with some reproach in his eyes, "When has your husband ever seen your father's face in his actions?"
Zhang Yang coughed guiltily, "I still have to consider your father's feelings. I have been thinking about it recently."
Li Yue squeezed her husband's shoulder, "I heard people in the palace talking about it before, saying that every time my father saw my husband, he would break things and even scold him."
"Your father is not only a Heavenly Khan, but also a Heavenly Khan who holds a grudge."
"Even when Wei Zheng pointed at my father and scolded him, my father endured it time and time again. It is right for my husband to give advice, and it is what a minister should do. Even if my father is angry, he should not argue with me. This is
It's our duty, but family ties are family ties, and our daughter cannot be controlled by her father."
Zhang Yang nodded politely, "My wife is sensible."
Li Yue whispered again: "Auntie said that if I rest for three or two days, my husband will not have to sleep on the wooden board."
"really?"
She smiled and said no more, but walked into Xiao Wu's room to help the little girl comb.
The daughter-in-law is very attached to her family's property, especially her own things.
February of the ninth year of Zhenguan.
A piece of news was sent to Chang'an City, and a place called Constantinople issued a series of decrees to rectify the front line of the strait, and even prepared to fight against the cannibals.
The great cannibal also marched eastward, crossing the Amu Darya River and heading towards Persia.
These strange place names and strange countries are of little interest to Li Shimin now.
There are still many stubborn diseases within the Central Plains that have not been eliminated.
The government and the opposition came to the conclusion that the Great Cannibal had no chance to cross Persia and attack the Western Regions in the short term.
When Yang Jian was still in power, Persians entered Guanzhong several times in an attempt to make good relations with the Central Plains.
I didn't expect that the former Sui Dynasty would fall so quickly.
Now that the Persians have seen the power of the Tang Dynasty, they cannot count on the barren Tubo and the Western Regions where there are many loose and small forces.
Instead, he set his sights on Tian Khan.
The Prince of Persia once again wanted to meet Tian Khan, hoping that the Tang Dynasty could help Persia.
Zhang Yang and his family were having a barbecue in Qujiang Pond. The weather had just entered spring, and the city of Chang'an was booming in February.
Li Yue listened to her aunt's story and said worriedly: "Another three thousand sheep are going to be sent to Lishan. The mutton is so abundant that it is almost worthless. It is not as valuable as wool."
There was so much mutton in Chang'an City that she couldn't even eat it all. She was worried about where these sheep would be sold. She couldn't bring them to Lishan and let Lishan raise them.
Zhang Yang put the cut mutton on the iron rack and grilled it, "It can be sent to the Hexi Corridor."
Hearing this, Li Yue put away the accounts and told Aunt Wang, "Auntie, is there a shortage of sheep in the Hexi Corridor?"
Aunt Wang shook her head, "There are two thousand people in the Hexi Corridor building the pass at the foot of Jiayu Mountain. Adding the original population of the Hexi Corridor, the four counties in Hexi are now short of food."
Li Yue had an idea in mind, "Then let Qingque's people send a message, saying that the future sheep will be sold to the Hexi Corridor, and the price can be cheaper."
"Here."
Aunt Yang came from outside Qujiang Pond and said, "The county lord, Xu Jingzong has arrived."
After handing over the task of barbecue to Xiao Wu, Zhang Yang walked out of the waterside pavilion and walked towards the other side of Qujiang Pond.
Xu Jingzong was still wearing official uniform and standing at the entrance of Qujiang Pool with a smile.