As for whether the queen will talk about this matter, that is open to question.
In the palace, Li Lizhi really couldn't stand Li Zhi looking at the basin all day long, and she felt as if she was in a daze.
Today she plans to take a walk.
Putting on the new dress sent by the imperial sister, Li Lizhi walked out of the Lizheng Hall in a beautiful mood.
It didn't take long for her to get bored. After living in the palace for so many years, it was still the same place.
I happened to pass by Xingqing Hall and saw my father and uncle talking.
Li Lizhi walked lightly and approached, and when she heard her father discussing with her uncle, she mentioned Zhang Yang in her words.
When his uncle noticed him, he stopped talking.
Changsun Wuji bowed slightly and said, "Princess Changle."
When Li Shimin saw his naughty daughter, he wondered, "What are you doing here?"
Li Lizhi turned her head and said, "My daughter can go wherever she wants."
She looked at her uncle's expression again and said, "Did uncle and father just talk about brother-in-law?"
Changsun Wuji nodded without denying it, and explained: "I and Your Majesty think Zhang Yang is a very interesting person. I have never seen such an interesting person until now."
Li Lizhi looked at her father again, "My daughter will not disturb my father."
After speaking, he turned around and left.
Li Shimin turned his head and his face darkened.
Upon seeing this, Changsun Wuji bowed and said: "Zhongshu Province still has many matters to discuss, so I will leave first."
Li Shimin nodded slightly.
Just after half of February in Chang'an City, news came from the DPRK that the DPRK would begin three days ahead of schedule.
Xu Jingzong counted the days and it was the day after tomorrow.
Zhang Dashu also discovered the document after the fact, and then he realized that the man in front of him was the minister arranged by the court.
Zhang Daxiang still had many things on his mind, and he also watched Li Chongyi worry.
Four ministers sat in a room. Counting the Li Yifu Rites Department, there were a total of five ministers, which was unique among the six ministries in the court.
"Brother Elephant, Mr. Chongyi is also a minister. You have always been in charge of scheduling and distribution matters. I'm afraid I still have to trouble you." Xu Jingzong said in a low voice.
Zhang Dasu didn't look too good either. He said that sorting out the files and classifying and annotating them would be fine. But if this involves hiring people and overall arrangements, it still depends on his elder brother.
First sighing, Zhang Elephant stood up and took down a pile of files from the cabinet on the side, "This is the construction status of the Protectorate in the Western Regions and Tubo, as well as the deployment of troops. These files are very important and involve the DPRK and China's control of the Western Regions."
The arrangements must be kept well."
Li Chongyi kept nodding his head as he listened to the instructions.
Di Zhisun stood outside the door and could vaguely hear the conversation in the room. As soon as the clan members entered the Diplomatic Academy, they were greeted by the minister.
I feel envious of such people in my heart. I studied hard in order to become an official, but now I feel sad and don't know how to talk about it.
After a while, the door opened, and Di Zhisun turned around and saw Zhang Xiangxiang.
"Take Shilang Li to the empty room next door. He will serve there from now on. We will also tell him the rules of our Diplomatic Academy."
Dickson nodded, "Here."
Li Chongyi walked out with a pile of files and smiled at Di Zhisun.
Di Zhisun led the way to another empty room. This clan disciple seemed quite friendly and should be easy to get along with.
Zhang Elephant came back and asked, "What does this arrangement mean?"
Zhang Dashu took the document from the Ministry of Personnel and said, "This document comes directly from the Ministry of Personnel. It can draw up the roster without going through the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Now it is Xiu Mu, not to mention the Ministry of Public Affairs, who has approved it. Whenever he is appointed as a minister, His Majesty must personally
People I’ve met.”
Putting down the document again, Zhang Dashu concluded, "That is to say, this person was placed in our Diplomatic Academy by His Majesty."
Seeing Xu Jingzong taking out a piece of cake and eating it, Zhang Elephant couldn't help scolding him: "Old Xu, can you be more presentable?"
Only then did Xu Jingzong put away the cake, "I've been busy so late lately that I haven't eaten anything since I woke up early in the morning."
The three of them sat down again and there was another silence.
Zhang Elephant lowered his voice, "Should I inform Zhang Shangshu about this?"
Xu Jingzong took another sip of tea and said, "Zhang Shangshu probably knows it. If the officials below had not known the arrangements in advance, our Shangshu would have gone to see His Majesty at this moment."
Although Zhang Yang does not come to the Diplomatic Academy on weekdays, he spends a lot of effort here, especially in terms of money, and he does not hesitate to spend money.
How could Zhang Shangshu ignore this person when he was forced in like this, and he was also a minister?
Da Su asked curiously: "What do you think, Brother Xu?"
Xu Jingzong thought about it, "This man is very young and does not seem to be a person who knows how to do things. Except for the Western Turks and Liaodong, the affairs of the Western Region Protectorate and the Tubo Protectorate can be left to him."
Zhang Elephant nodded, "These things are known to the imperial court. It can let His Majesty know that we are re-employing him without letting him know too much about us."
Xu Jingzong took out the cake that he had not finished, and was about to walk out of the room and said: "Da Su, take him for a walk and have wine with him."
Zhang Dashu nodded blankly.
Apart from Zhang Xiangxiang, the busiest person in the entire Foreign Affairs Academy is Xu Jingzong. He also has the most manpower and controls the sources of information in the entire Foreign Affairs Academy.
Li Xiaogong brought his family to Lishan. He was Li Yuan's cousin. When he came to Lishan, he naturally wanted to meet the Supreme Emperor.
As soon as he walked to the door, he saw Li Yuan's disdainful eyes.
"It's no use in fighting, and it's no use in court. How can you have the face to see me?" Li Yuan snorted coldly, muttering in his mouth.
Li Xiaogong bowed and said: "When I was young, I went to pacify Bashu. My nephew led the troops to attack and captured Zhu Can alive in more than 30 states. The next year, before his nephew could even breathe after pacifying Bashu, he was ordered to attack Xiao Liang and won a complete victory.
After three years of not resting in Chang'an City for half a day, I was ordered to kill Wang Xiongdan..."
Listening to these achievements of his nephew, Li Yuan waved his sleeves and said, "It goes without saying."
Li Xiaogong bowed and said, "Then I won't talk about it, nephew."
Li Yuan sat down again and said, "After all, you are still worse than Li Daozong."
"Li Daozong?" Li Xiaogong's tone was a little higher. "If he hadn't gone to war with the army, how could he have achieved such feats as his nephew? There was no time when my nephew had not led the army alone! Who among the heroes in the world didn't say something about me, Li Xiaogong?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "You two were the only brothers left at that time. Shen Tong and Xuan Dao passed away early. I don't want to see you. When I see you, I think of their brothers."
Li Xiaogong saluted again, "Nephew, I take my leave."
Seeing that the boss was really going to leave, Li Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "Stop!"
Li Xiaogong stopped and asked, "What are your orders?"
"Sweep the yard for me."
"Here."
"Wash and dry my clothes again."
"good."
Li Xiaogong nodded and took care of things.
Since the Lantern Festival, there have been many topics about wisdom in Chang'an City, which has inexplicably aroused people's interest in knowledge.
Zhang Yang hugged his daughter. After she cried for a while, she seemed to be tired from crying and finally stopped crying.
The migratory birds have been away for a winter and have returned to the eaves.
Seeing his daughter in his arms and even smiling, Zhang Yang was in a good mood. He could put aside the affairs of the government and the country.
Regardless of his loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, reading the books of sages is in vain.
Li Yue was sitting by the spinning wheel, knitting the clothes she would wear this spring and summer.
When life was full of ups and downs but also peaceful, seeing his daughter's smiling face made Zhang Yang more determined in his ideal of retiring at the age of thirty.
"The county lord, Gao Shilian, please see me."
Zhang Yang pinched his daughter's tender face and said, "No."
The words passed through his mind again, and he asked in surprise: "Who?"
Aunt Yang repeated: "Xu Guogong Gao Shilian said that he wanted to see the county prince."
Gao Shilian was a big shot. Since Li Shimin ascended the throne, Gao Shilian had controlled the government for many years, and nearly half of the people in the court were his disciples.
Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others grew up too fast.
This also allowed his power to remain in power for only three years. After being transferred to the Ministry of Personnel by Li Shimin, he began to be gradually ousted.
Until now, Li Shimin can hold power, and Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others can preside over the government.
Zhang Yang hesitated again and again and whispered: "It's better to disappear."
Aunt Yang nodded, "I'll answer you now."
Half a moment later, Aunt Yang came back, "Xu Jingzong said he wanted to meet the county marquis at a wine shop in the south of the city."
Hearing that it was Xu Jingzong, Zhang Yang coaxed his daughter and put her in the cradle.
Then he said to his wife: "I'm going out."
Li Yue warned: "Bring some beans back and prepare soy sauce at home."
Zhang Yang heard this and opened a small box of his. There were scattered copper coins in the box. These were all pocket money given by his wife and saved every day.
He took out a sling of money, put on straw sandals and coarse cloth and went out.
In fact, Xu Jingzong was planning to meet Zhang Shangshu after discussing with Xiang Xiang and Da Su this time.
When he saw someone coming, he stood up and wiped the table with his sleeves and put the wine bowl on the table.
Zhang Yang frowned at this scene and said, "Old Xu, can you stop being so diligent?"
Xu Jingzong put on a small face and said, "I know Zhang Shangshu likes to be clean, so I have already washed my hands."
Then he greeted the waiter on the side, "A plate of mutton and a bottle of wine."
Zhang Yang sat down and the waiter brought a plate of steaming mutton, picked up a piece and ate it.
Xu Jingzong helped pour the wine, "The news sent yesterday said that it snowed heavily in Western Turkestan again, and many animals froze to death."
It was still warm today, so Zhang Yang lowered his head and continued eating the mutton, "How serious is it?"
Xu Jingzong said: "The area around the Yinli River is all frozen soil, and there are no living people in the thousands of hectares to the south."
Zhang Yang chewed the mutton in his mouth, "It's not surprising that there is such a cold wave in Western Turkestan in February. This kind of weather will soon approach Guanzhong, and the cold wave will also go all the way south. Lao Xu, you should pay attention to your body and pay attention to the cold and warmth."
Xu Jingzong nodded and asked, "Is this drink not to your liking?"
Zhang Yang shook his head, "My wife wants to quit drinking recently. If I smell like alcohol, she will break the habit."
"Her Highness the Princess is so lucky to have Zhang Shangshu take care of her."
"Are you worried that this cold wave will affect the situation in Western Turks?"
"The lower official is worried that they will cease the war. In this cold, too many animals will freeze to death. Who is willing to fight without food rations? Moreover, after two years of fighting, the people are tired."
There were no customers in the wine shop at this time, and the drinkers would not return until the afternoon and evening.
It's quiet here, the waiter is sitting in front of the door with his eyes closed and asleep, only the mutton soup is still simmering on the stove.
"The war will continue to be fought. It is better to make them anxious than to make them calm."
"How to be anxious?"
Zhang Yang nodded, "Well, what they lack right now is food rations."
Xu Jingzong looked clear, "The lower officials understood, robbed their food rations and then put the blame on them."
"Let's just say that you, Mr. Xu, are wicked and evil."
Xu Jingzong picked up the kettle on the side, took out a small bag of tea leaves from his sleeve and poured a bowl of hot tea, "Xiaguan is not half as vicious as Zhang Shangshu, Xiaguan is working hard to become more vicious."
Zhang Yang said melancholy: "I already have a daughter, and now I want to be a good person."
As the boiling water was poured in, the tea leaves in the tea bowl were still rolling. Xu Jingzong put down the kettle and put it in his hands, "Right and wrong are all judged by others. Zhang Shangshu in the past would not say such a thing. It seems that the lower official did not want to
It’s time to be a good person, but Zhang Shangshu is even more eager to retire.”
Looking at this guy's smiling face, Zhang Yang hesitated and thought for a long time.
Xu Jingzong took out a roll of cloth and said, "This is a letter sent from Persia to the Prince of Persia. They have already detained it. The letter has not yet been read by the Prince of Persia."
Zhang Yang clicked his tongue and said, "You said you are tired of guessing other people's thoughts all day long."
"Everyone has a foundation to stand on and laugh at."
Zhang Yang picked up the cloth and frowned at the text on it, "This Persian text is so ugly."
Xu Jingzong quickly took it back and took out another volume from his arms, "I took it by mistake. This was compiled by Da Su."
The content of the letter was very simple, urging the Prince of Persia to seek help as soon as possible and to meet the Khan of Heaven.
Under the cannibal's offensive, it was difficult for Constantinople to defend itself.
He even talked about the great cannibal’s ambition to control the Western Straits and annex Persia.
Even after Muhammad died, the cannibal's forces were still there.
Constantinople was the old place of Greece. The strait has always been a battleground for various families. The kings there wanted to control the strait.
The Great Eaters are separated from them by a strait. Whoever captures this strait will control the trade route to Persia, and can then connect the Silk Road to Guanzhong.
This is the farthest transportation line in land trade. The Silk Road stretches from the Central Plains to dozens of countries until they meet across the Mediterranean Strait.
This was the place where Greece and Central Asia were in dispute, and the first ones to bear the brunt were the Spartans.
Zhang Yang thought, "Is there still talk about Spartans now?"
"who?"
Xu Jingzong was a little confused.
Zhang Yang turned around and asked: "What is the name of that Persian prince?"
Xu Jingzong quickly replied: "My name is Balus."
"Give him the letter. It's not shameful for you to hold him hostage with the letter. Give him a message and tell him that when the Western Turks are pacified, they will send people to help Persia."
"Ah? Who to send?" Xu Jingzong was a little confused. It was unrealistic to send troops thousands of miles away to aid Persia.
"After the Western Turks are pacified, let Ashinadur make another trip west to aid Persia."
The matter in Persia was settled. Xu Jingzong took out another file and said, "This is the request of the Japanese people."
Zhang Yang looked at his collar, how many files could this man take out?
The officers and soldiers patrolling the streets passed by this wine shop. They noticed Xu Jingzong's official robes and did not dare to disturb him. They planned to drink somewhere else.
Zhang Yang was watching, and Xu Jingzong whispered: "What does Zhang Shangshu think?"
