When the card game started, Li Yue played first, and Li Yuan quickly followed.
Zhang Yang looked at the cards and asked, "How is your health lately?"
"I'm much better than before. I feel lighter after I stopped drinking." Li Yuan said, then clicked his tongue and said: "Yesterday, I received a letter from the old clan members in Guanlong, saying that it was because of their support back then.
On the other hand, I hope to arrange for the younger members of their clan to become officials."
Zhang Yang said worriedly: "For the sake of the good weather today, can you always stop talking about state affairs?"
Li Yue played her cards casually, "Grandpa Huang, let's talk."
See what my wife means... If she sings the opposite, she is still angry.
She wouldn't have held such a grudge before.
Li Yuan could also see that there was probably a conflict between the couple in front of him, so he continued, "Why don't I miss that they pulled the Guanlong clan to come to their aid, so that I can sit safely on the throne."
"If Jiancheng was still there, we might have agreed to the request of those old clans in Guanlong long ago, but now Erlang is in charge."
At first, the Xuanwu Sect incident was a hurdle that Li Yuan and Li Shimin couldn't get over. Now that Li Yuan can talk about it so casually, it seems that this hurdle has been overcome, and he is also the father of the two of them back then.
Li Yuan felt more guilty in his heart. If he could reconcile the conflicts between the two brothers back then, what happened to Xuanwu Sect would not have happened later.
As a father, Li Yuan did not do a good job.
Of course, Li Shimin, the father, didn't do much better. You can tell just by looking at those naughty children.
"Erlang was able to conquer the Turks in the north, pacify the Western Regions, and hold imperial examinations. He is indeed a capable person. However, in terms of the attitude of the wealthy families, Erlang is completely opposite to Jiancheng. Now the imperial examinations have been opened to the children of those wealthy families who want to become officials.
How can it be so easy? Erlang will not nod easily."
Zhang Yang nodded, "Once this is done, it will be even more troublesome to return other favors in the future."
Li Yuan sorted out the bamboo cards in his hand, "You usually have a lot of bad ideas."
Zhang Yang smiled bitterly and said: "You are always joking, what ideas can I have?"
The relationship between the Guanlong clan and the Li family is complicated.
At that time, Guanlong produced twelve generals, and the Eight Pillar Kingdom became a prominent family. Youdao was the Guanlong Group, Yu Wentai, Dugu Xin, Hou Mo, Chen Chong, Zhao, Yu, and Li.
Several of them were very prosperous in those days.
Later, the Guanlong Group gradually became low-key, and its strength was not as strong as it was back then. It even lost its presence during Yang Guang's reign.
After Li Yuan raised his army, the Guanlong clan came forward again.
The relationship between these old clans and the Li family is like lovers and husbands. They have been entangled for many years since Li Yuan started his army, and have been inseparable.
The Guanlong family members loved and hated their family several times.
I hate that I was blind, and I hate that the father and son of the Li family are all scumbags.
It's not like the Guanlong clan has never mentioned their original kindness. Li Yuan always nodded outwardly, but still pushed back and forth behind his back.
Of Li Yuan's two sons, the most competitive ones were Li Shimin, the then Tiance general, and Li Jiancheng, the prince.
However, the Guanlong clan was on the wrong side again that time. They sided with the sensible and well-behaved Li Jiancheng.
This is a good thing. After Li Shimin came to the throne, he ignored the Guanlong clan. No matter what your surname was, he would not use it.
The Guanlong clan has been grudged for a long time and is about to fall out.
Several times when old things were brought up again, Li Shimin always comforted him a few times without any pain.
This time, the letter was delivered to Li Yuan, which shows the urgency in their hearts.
Zhang Yang struggled and said: "I am just a money manager. It is not easy for me to get involved in this kind of thing."
Li Yuan looked troubled, "Erlang is determined to take the imperial examination. Please tell me how to arrange it for them. Can the children in their family take the imperial examination? None of those children who kill talents is sober."
"It's better to divide it. As long as they start fighting among themselves, they will naturally not care about the DPRK and China."
"The plan is coming?"
Li Yue has already played all the cards in his hand.
It’s too challenging to think about problems while playing cards. Do all emperors like to do this?
Zhang Yang groped around his body, damn it! He didn’t bring any money.
Seeing that Li Yuan had already paid the money, he was happy to count the money and give it to his great-granddaughter.
The old man looked at Xiao Qingqing with eyes filled with fondness.
Noticing her husband's embarrassment, Li Yue said calmly: "Husband, you can owe it, and it will be deducted from your daily pocket money."
Zhang Yang arranged the bamboo cards and smiled helplessly.
Li Yuan kept waving the cattail leaf fan in his hand, showing great anxiety, "That's what you said."
Zhang Yang said leisurely: "Back then, Cao Cao used the emperor's name to entrust the princes with the emperor. When he used the emperor's name to enfeoff various princes, he set a trap for the princes to fight among themselves. But if they did not accept the emperor's will and appointment, then
It means disobedience. If they accept the emperor's will, then they will obey it."
"Let them be local generals and give them the same official rank, but the food, towns and fiefs given to them are uneven, which will directly attack the vital points of each place."
Seeing that Li Yuan was still confused, Zhang Yang explained: "If the Emperor doesn't understand, I'll put it simply. It's like exchanging A's good land with B's bad land, and the good land is what Party B wants."
He has been coveting a piece of land for many years. Given this opportunity, he will definitely not let it go and comply with the will, but Party A will not be happy with it."
Zhang Yang thought about it again and said, "That's roughly what it means. I put it simply. Arranging it between the court and the Central Committee is another matter. You can let Zhao Guogong do it. He will definitely be good at it."
Seeing Li Yuan still looking at him, Zhang Yang asked in confusion: "Why do you always look at me like this?"
"It's really what Li Xiaogong said. What on earth did you become?"
"I was born from my mother's womb, not a conjured one." Zhang Yang replied expressionlessly.
Li Yue asked curiously, "Cao Cao really did such a thing back then?"
"How do I know? I also heard it from others."
After playing the noon card, Zhang Yang owed his wife two hundred dollars.
Four months of pocket money was gone.
Zhang Yang returned home feeling melancholy and said, "Daughter-in-law, can we add a few more rules and regulations to our family?"
Li Yue raised her chin to reveal her fair and slim neck, "No."
The answer was very decisive. From last night to now, I am still in a cold war posture.
Zhang Yang sat in front of the table with his hands folded, spread out a piece of paper and began to write a story. He wrote the story of the eunuch, and then wrote a painting.
This kind of entangled love and hate story is what girls like the most.
After Zhang Yang finished writing, he looked inside the house and saw that the bedroom door was closed, "Daughter-in-law, open the door."
"What's up?"
"Let's make up."
There was another silence in the room. Zhang Yang took a breath and looked towards his yard. Li Zhi and Li Lizhi were making Kongming lanterns.
Zhang Yang stepped forward and said, "Princess Changle, His Royal Highness Prince Jin, do you want to hear a story?"
Li Zhi stopped what he was doing and asked, "What's the story?"
Li Lizhi also became interested, "It's been a long time since I saw my brother-in-law write a new story."
Pouring himself a bowl of tea, Zhang Yang shook his fan and read: "This story is called Painted Skin."
Li Lizhi and Li Zhi sat upright.
A story full of entanglements is narrated.
In the room, Li Yue leaned against the bed and listened with bated breath. However, her husband's words were suddenly louder and softer, making it difficult to hear clearly.
Feeling anxious and angry, and worried that something might be left out, I had no choice but to open the door, put away the clothes to dry, and listen attentively.
When it came to the emotional part, Li Lizhi looked aggrieved and said, "What a miserable person."
Li Zhi nodded, "What is this? It's really unbelievable that there is such a thing."
"Let's talk about this for today. We'll talk about how the story will develop next time." Zhang Yang put away the paper, "It's getting late, so you should go back early."
"Sister Huang, brother-in-law, we will go back first."
Li Lizhi took Li Zhi away.
The courtyard fell into silence. Xiao Wu and Xu Hui took the little bear and went wild again.
The two aunts also followed.
Zhang Yang put the paper with the story on the table and got up to cook. He had not yet thought about what to eat at night.
After carefully folding the clothes, Li Yue looked at her husband, quickly took the paper on the table, and looked carefully to see what happened next.
I saw a beggar singing on the road, his nose was full of mucus, and he was so dirty that he couldn't get close to him.
The beggar smiled and said, "Does the beautiful lady love me?"
The story is gone at this point!
At the most critical moment, Li Yue looked through the paper and found that she had not written anything down. Her fists tightened.
Zhang Yang brought the food to the table.
"Peng!"
Closing the door with a loud sound, Zhang Yang looked at the window of the bedroom. This time, even the window was closed.
At dusk, Xu Hui and Xiao Wu came back with their little bears.
"Master, we caught a lot of rabbits." Xu Hui was carrying a bamboo basket filled with half-dead rabbits.
Xiao Wu glanced at the courtyard and said, "Huh? Where's the teacher? The teacher likes to eat rabbits the most."
Zhang Yang glanced at the bedroom door and said, "Your teacher is in a bad mood today. Let's kill the rabbit. We just need some meat tonight."
Two little girls took the initiative to bring the water basin and started to deal with the rabbits.
The little bear's skills are getting better and better, and in a few days he may be able to catch bigger prey.
The rabbit meat was roasted on the iron rack, and the aroma was fragrant. After a while, Li Yue came out of the room and ate the meal in silence.
Xiao Wu and Xu Hui also noticed that there was a conflict between the teacher and the master.
He also remained silent and did not speak.
After the meal, Li Yue took them to wash up. It seemed that they were going to bed early.
"Daughter-in-law, where is the paper I just wrote the story on?"
"have no idea!"
Her reply came from within the room.
It seemed that he couldn't go back to his room to sleep tonight. Zhang Yang sat in the yard and worried. It was getting dark, and the oil lamps in Xiao Wu and Xu Hui's rooms were also out.
Auntie was washing the little bear's hair. It was covered in mud after a day in the wild.
Sitting in the courtyard drinking tea, Zhang Yang looked at the files sent by the Foreign Affairs Academy by the light of the oil lamp.
When the wind blows, the flame of the oil lamp flickers on and off.
There was a creaking sound of the door opening in the house.
Zhang Yang looked back and saw Li Yue walking out in a thin dress, "Husband, what happened to the story of Painted Skin?"
The night wind blows through, and you can still feel some coolness.
Look at her thin clothes moving with the wind and her long hair blowing in the wind.
Zhang Yang quickly hugged her, "Aren't you cold?"
Li Yue looked up at her husband's face, "I want to know what happened next."
Pulling her into the house and back to the bed in the bedroom, Zhang Yang continued to tell the story of Painted Skin.
At night, whispers continued...
This was the day when Di Zhisun set out for the Hexi Corridor, and Zhang Yang arrived at the entrance of the village early.
Li Tai came over while eating vegetable leaves and holding a bowl, "Brother-in-law, who are you waiting for?"
"Waiting for our people from the Diplomatic Academy." Zhang Yang saw that he was still chewing something, "It's not a good habit to eat while walking."
Li Tai sat at the entrance of the village, "I knew my brother-in-law was waiting here, so I came to take a look."
A group of people in the distance were coming towards here. Li Tai handed the bowl and asked, "Brother-in-law, do you want some too?"
Zhang Yang waved his hands and said: "I don't want to lose weight."
Li Tai chewed the vegetable leaves with great effort, "Grandpa Huang had a long conversation with my father last night, and they talked about matters in Guanlong. Did my brother-in-law also bring up this matter?"
"I just said it casually."
"Brother-in-law is still brother-in-law. His tricks are really vicious. He can see the key point of Guanlong Clan at a glance. No one else can think of such vicious tricks."
Zhang Yang said melancholy: "In the eyes of His Majesty King Wei, I am a bad person, right?"
Li Tai snorted coldly: "If my brother-in-law were a good person, all the gentlemen in this world should be killed by a headlong collision."
The mutual trade in the Hexi Corridor is ready. This matter needs to be presided over by the Foreign Affairs Academy. Between Chaotang and Lishan, it is best to use the manpower of the Foreign Affairs Academy.
As a group of officers and soldiers approached, Zhang Xiangxiang and Xu Jingzong got off their horses.
Di Zhisun bowed and saluted, his eyes fixed on the minister in front of him who was younger than himself. He was wearing a coarse short coat that only country villagers would wear. His Royal Highness the King of Wei also wore very simple clothes.
It has been more than a year since he joined the Ministry of Rites after becoming an official in the imperial examination. This is the first time I have seen this Minister of Rites, and he is also the most criticized person in the court.
Zhang Elephant handed over a brochure, "This is the specific arrangement for hosting the mutual market this time."
After flipping through the brochure, Zhang Yang looked at Di Zhisun and said, "The arrangements are quite good."
Xu Jingzong replied: "This is all written by Pei Xingjian."
"Are you married?"
When he heard the question, Di Zhisun knew that he was being asked this question. He lowered his head and replied: "I am married and have a child at home. He is six years old now."
"Your son's name is Di Renjie, right?"
"Exactly."
Zhang Yang put away the booklet and said, "Stand still, you don't need to be so polite here. Look at Lao Xu, how calm he is."
Xu Jingzong helped Di Zhisun up.
Zhang Yang fanned himself with a brochure in his hand, "I am going to the Hexi Corridor to serve as the resident officer of our Ministry of Rites. I will change my position every two years. Can you insist on it?"
Di Zhisun replied: "Don't worry, Zhang Shangshu. I will do my best as an official."
Zhang Yang sat down with his hands folded, "Old Xu."
"The official is here."
"You prepare more escort troops and horses, and let Di Zhisun take his family with him to take good care of him."
"Here."
"When you come back from the Hexi Corridor, you will be promoted to minister."
Di Zhisun looked at this somewhat unruly face and said that Zhang Yang had an eccentric temperament and a withdrawn nature. Now it seems that this is not the case. He looks approachable.
"Old Xu, has the man named An spoken?"
"The lower official is also very embarrassed. He would rather endure hardship than become a pawn of our distant leader in the West."
Zhang Yang put his hands behind his neck and said, "Damn the nine surnames of Zhaowu. This person will not shed tears until he sees the coffin."
Xu Jingzong whispered: "Why don't we kill him? Dali Temple is investigating closely, and we will kill him and silence him at the same time. It will be over once and for all."