Li Lizhi said doubtfully: "The last time I went to see it, the outer wall was completed."
"I also admire this boy. He paved the road with bricks and stones, used tiles from the palace to pave the roof, and built a waterside pavilion in Huaqing Pool. It is a unique place."
Li Zhi was telling the palace maid about his brother-in-law's three faces and two hearts.
After being glared at by Li Lizhi, he felt aggrieved and stopped talking.
Children are at the age when they are curious about many things.
The brother-in-law gave him another small experiment.
The drawings of this small experiment were very difficult for Master Yan. He spent the whole day studying how to cast the compass.
It is said that his hair has turned a lot gray, and he was already confused about the compass, let alone having a magnet compass in front of his eyes.
In fact, these are all incidental to Lishan casting. Now my brother-in-law's blacksmith's workshop can cast particularly fine ironware.
This level of casting technology has not yet been mastered by the Ministry of Industry.
Li Lizhi heard her father talking about how good Lishan was, and she whispered: "No matter how good Lishan is, it is still my brother-in-law's home. In the future, we will renovate all the palaces. It will not be worse than Lishan."
After hearing his daughter's sensible words, Li Shimin's anger towards Zhang Yang disappeared without a trace.
How could Lishan be built more luxuriously than the Imperial Palace?
If there really is such a scene, it means that Lishan has exceeded the rules, and I will punish him well. If he does not change, he will hang in front of my Chengtian Gate!
Although the children were naughty, at least his daughter Li Zhi was very sensible, which gave Li Shimin great relief.
The next day, there was a rumor in Chang'an City that Zhang Yang had three faces and two hearts.
I don’t know which palace maid or eunuch passed the news.
For a time, people in Chang'an City began to discuss.
In the minds of the people of Chang'an City, this Zhang Yang has long been a rumored demon. This demon also wrote a demon book called Liaozhai.
If you think about it more carefully, this kind of thing doesn't seem so strange.
It is not strange for the demon ear to have three faces and two hearts.
It became a running joke for a while.
There are also people who really take this seriously, and some even want to open an altar to perform rituals to slay evil spirits from Chang'an City.
There are a few people from Taoist sects who are coming fiercely. In the past two years, Yuan Tiangang has been searching hard for the truth of the world, and he has also read Zhang Yang's theory of latitude and longitude.
Any location in this world can be marked by longitude and latitude.
Hearing that someone in the Taoist sect wanted to kill Zhang Yang, a monster, Yuan Tiangang felt somewhat uncomfortable.
On this day, he and Li Chunfeng stood in front of Qintian Prison.
"Do you think he is a monster?" Yuan Tiangang's voice was very soft, even a little misty.
Seeing Yuan Dao's long clothes rustling in the cold wind, and looking like an immortal, I didn't know he thought he was really going to attain enlightenment.
"Studying hard all his life, he clearly understands the principles of heaven and earth. Yuan Daochang is not far away from attaining enlightenment." Li Chunfeng praised.
Yuan Tiangang held a fly whisk in his hand, "I have been enlightened frequently recently, and I think I have achieved enlightenment halfway, and am only one step away from the state of Dzogchen."
Li Chunfeng bowed and saluted, "If Taoist Yuan can attain enlightenment one day, I hope he can show you the path."
Yuan Tiangang suddenly smiled, "Has your level of numerology been perfected?"
With a long sigh, Li Chunfeng said helplessly: "I have been studying mathematics for half my life, and I think I have already understood the realm of Dayan Qiuyi, but sometimes I look at how high the sky is, and the distance between the scorching sun and the earth suddenly changes, and then I see the strangeness
The astrology and numerology are far from perfect."
"You are in the wrong path." Yuan Tiangang looked straight into the distance and said calmly.
Li Chunfeng nodded, "The Tao is hard to find. If you can comprehend a higher realm of numerology in this life and make even a little progress, the poor Taoist will cry with joy. If you enter the wrong Tao this time, you will have missed your whole life."
The cold wind of winter blew through the temple, making the Taoist robes rustle.
Yuan Tiangang looked up at the fine snow falling all over the sky, "You have chosen the most difficult path to master, and you should find a successor to continue your path. Don't be resentful. If one generation cannot get it, there will be another generation.
If you go back and forth like this, you will eventually find the end of the road, and in the future you will be able to smile even under the Nine Springs."
"What Taoist Yuan said is that Pindao has this plan."
"The poor Taoist is only half a step away from attaining Taoism and ranking among the Immortal Class. I didn't want to get involved in mortal matters anymore, but some people say that Zhang Yang is a monster, a monster with three faces! Two hearts!"
Yuan Tiangang's snow-white beard and hair were fluttering in the wind, "With Zhang Yang's guidance, only a poor Taoist can understand these principles. If the world wants to punish him, a poor Taoist cannot just sit idly by and watch."
As he spoke, Taoist priest Yuan, who was wearing a Taoist robe and cloth shoes, took a step forward.
Li Chunfeng quickly stepped forward to stop him, "Master Yuan, the world is in chaos. Zhang Yang has long been trapped in the quagmire of the world of mortals. He has no chance to escape in this life. Even if he helps him now, he will encounter more obstacles in the future.
and troubles.”
"Daoist Master Yuan must not break the Taoist realm at this moment."
Yuan Tiangang said in a deep voice: "Are you and I just standing by and watching? Chunfeng, don't forget that your Huangtian Armillary Sphere was deduced from Zhang Yang's round earth theory. He also has feelings for you. If
How can you and I still be as good as water in our Taoist hearts while we sit back and watch this time?"
Li Chunfeng did not move away, but still blocked the door, "Taoist Master Yuan, taking one step means stepping into the mortal world, but you must think twice."
Yuan Tiangang took back his steps after hearing this, "It doesn't matter, helping him will destroy Pindao's Taoist fruit. If something unexpected happens to him or Pindao's heart is broken, it will be really embarrassing."
"We can ask someone to bring a token to the people in the Taoist sect to prevent them from participating in this exorcism. As for the rest, they are all mortal affairs and have nothing to do with Taoist Master Yuan."
"That's right." Yuan Tiangang took out his whisk, "Then let someone hold a Taoist whisk and talk to the people in the Taoist sect."
"So good."
The Taoist sect has spoken, and Yuan Tiangang has great influence in the Taoist sect. As soon as the words spread to Qintianjian, the Taoist sects in Chang'an City withdrew one after another.
Only a few rural masters and Buddhists were willing to participate in this exorcism.
They wanted to open an altar to practice rituals outside Chang'an City, but strong men came in groups and destroyed all the rituals here.
For a time, chaos broke out frequently around Chang'an City, causing villagers everywhere to become very upset.
"What does it have to do with us if a demon appears in Chang'an City? If you destroy our land, let the government arrest you."
A group of villagers came together to drive away these perpetrators.
When the rumors spread, it only took half a day for Cheng Chumo to send someone to make arrangements. If anyone dared to do anything around Chang'an City, someone would definitely cause trouble, tear down the altar and start a fight with him.
As long as no one is killed, it doesn't matter if the bones are broken.
The past two years in Guanzhong have been going smoothly, and people don't think there is anything bad about this monster. On the contrary, Zhang Yang has made many meritorious deeds.
People are sitting at home, and pots come from heaven.
Zhang Yang admired the family's large and young children practicing their sword skills.
My daughter-in-law has already regarded knife training as a daily exercise. It can be regarded as a whole-body exercise. Waking up in the morning and wielding it a few times can also be beneficial to the body and mind.
After breakfast, we went to the Shangshu Province to take up a post.
The family's money is already tight, and the days of being fined by His Majesty are about to pass after another year. I can get some salary from the court, and I have three hundred dan per year.
It’s a lot of money to pay yourself a salary.
Putting on his official hat, Zhang Yang hurried out of his house, passed by Dongshi, and walked low-key to Zhuque Street. A little further on, he reached Zhuque Gate.
He didn't want to pay much attention to these monster words, and the person who was silent had also made arrangements, so this little thing couldn't trouble him.
When Zhang Yang walked into the Zhuque Gate, he saw that the officials in the imperial city were in twos and threes, and everyone was in low spirits.
As I was walking, I met Li Baiyao.
It had been a long time since I had visited the Ministry of Rites, and when I stepped inside, I realized that nothing had changed here.
"Why does Mr. Zhang have time to come to my place today?"
"I am the Minister of Rites. I come to my official residence to sit for a while. Who dares to stop me?"
Li Baiyao smiled and said, "How many times has Mr. Zhang come to the Ministry of Rites in a year and a half?"
Zhang Yang scratched the stubble on his chin with his fingers, "I came here once last year."
"What about previous years?"
"forget."
He smiled knowingly and said, "Shilang Zhang's heart is not in the Ministry of Rites. It would be a pity if your talents are limited here. There are many places in the temple waiting to display your talents."
"Brother Baiyao is right. When I retire at the age of thirty, I will definitely get drunk with you."
"Shilang Zhang has not changed at all."
At this moment, Li Baiyao looks like a late bloomer, but he has more gray hair on his temples than last year.
Zhang Yang sat here for a while and then left silently.
When they arrived at Shangshu Province, Li Lizhi and her younger brothers and sisters were already cleaning up the place.
Zhang Yang walked straight into the main hall, and there were three or two documents in front of him. One document was from Fan Yang. There had been some discrepancies in Fan Yang's tax and grain supplies before, but now they were delivered again.
The other two documents are the account books of the Hexi Corridor and records of grain delivery in various places.
Just as I was about to open a book and read it, Li Anyan came again, this time he brought a basket of books.
Putting it down shamelessly, he said: "This is the official policy sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I would like to ask Mr. Zhang to take a look at it."
This Li Anyan was working for the prince, but he still had a bad look on his face.
This man is loyal to the Lord, and making Li Chengqian unhappy means making him unhappy.
Zhang Yang opened one volume and read it carefully. After reading one volume, he picked up another.
Seeing that the person was still standing, Zhang Yang said again: "Guard Li, please sit down first."
Li Anyan sat down cross-legged, waiting for Zhang Yang's evaluation of this strategy.
Li Zhi came with difficulty carrying the stove, placed the small clay stove next to his brother-in-law and left quickly.
After spending half an hour, Zhang Yang finally finished reading these dozen volumes, and laid the general outline before his eyes, "Li Wewei, I am not trying to embarrass you, but the prince's strategy is still unsatisfactory."
"Why!" Li Anyan exhaled from his nostrils, even turning into a little white mist in the cold air.
This means that he is very angry and angry.
Zhang Yang said patiently: "You see, His Highness the Crown Prince said that it would be convenient for the scholars who participated in the education service to be admitted to the imperial examination, but this would undermine the fairness of the imperial examination. I think this kind of promise should not be given."
Li Anyan still had a dark face.
Zhang Yang pointed to a place on the scroll and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also said that the quotas for the imperial examination will be given to scholars from all over the country, starting from the local area. This method of running on the quota in disguise is wrong, and there will be
There is a situation of receiving benefits.”
Another gust of cold wind blew into the main hall, causing the flames on the stove to sway.
"Please also ask Li Huwei to take it back and explain it clearly to the prince. The most important thing in starting an official school is fairness. If you can't be absolutely fair, then be as fair as possible."
Li Anyan took the scroll and picked up this frame of scroll again. This was compiled by the prince who stayed up all night and worked hard.
Because he stayed up late to write the official policy, the prince had been restless for the past two days.
Last night I didn't rest until dawn again. I was still sleeping soundly and didn't dare to disturb him.
From morning to noon, Li Chengqian woke up and asked, "What did Zhang Yang say?"
Li Anyan bowed and said: "Your Highness, this Zhang Yang is trying to make trouble for others! If I have the opportunity, I will report it to His Majesty and punish him."
This is already the third time, and Zhang Yang still beats him back.
Li Chengqian opened the articles of association he had written and looked at them carefully, "Zhang Yang said something was inappropriate."
After telling His Royal Highness what Shangshu Sheng said, Li Anyan picked up the knife at his waist and waited for His Highness the Crown Prince's order before leading people from the East Palace to rush into Shangshu Province and capture Zhang Yang!
After listening, Li Chengqian was silent for a long time, and finally said, "I will take a solitary trip to Shangshu Province."
Li Anyan immediately knelt down on one knee and asked, "How many troops and horses does His Highness need to bring?"
"You can do it alone."
"Well, the last general can take down Zhang Yang by himself!"
"You don't have to take him down."
"Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince wants to fight him alone? I will not be willing to be the Crown Prince's vanguard and protect the Crown Prince."
"Zhang Yang has given advice to Yu Gu, so he should be respected. How can he go and capture him?"
"But he has repeatedly made things difficult for His Highness!"
The prince could swallow this, but Li Anyan couldn't. He wanted to rush in front of Zhang Yang, put a knife on his neck, make him beg for mercy, make him cry! Make him kowtow and apologize.
Walking to the door of Shangshu Province, Li Chengqian took the frame of the scroll and said, "You are waiting for Gu here. You can't go in without Gu's words."
"The last general understands that as long as His Highness the Crown Prince throws a cup as a signal, the last general will rush in and get him."
The only reason is that Zhang Yang repeatedly pushed Fang Lue back, and Li Anyan was caught in the middle. He traveled back and forth between Shangshu Province and the East Palace many times. He was already tired of it and probably felt sulky in his heart.
Li Chengqian walked into the official residence carrying a basket of books, and a group of younger brothers and sisters followed him and saluted.
"You don't need to be polite, just go on about your own business."
"Here."
The younger brothers and sisters all saluted again.
Zhang Yang was looking at the account books of the Hexi Corridor. The construction of the city gate at Jiayu Mountain had cost two or three times this year. The Foreign Affairs Commission also sent people to Tubo to recruit civilian laborers. It was winter when the Tubo people spent the winter, and they had a large amount of idle labor.
.
If you don't use it, you can use it in vain. After arriving in the Hexi Corridor, you can work until May and then go back to Tubo to graze, and they will be paid in addition.
Zhang Yanggang was about to pick up a pen and use money when he raised his eyes and saw the person standing up and said, "Your Highness, why are you here?"
Li Chengqian looked at the documents on the table and asked, "Are you going to allocate 10,000 guan of silver to the Hexi Corridor?"
"This is all for construction."
The construction of the Hexi Corridor... Zhang Yang can spend tens of thousands of guan with a stroke of his pen, but the official policy of the East Palace has been delayed in getting approval, and the implementation locations are only in a few remote places, with only three to two thousand guan.
For a moment I felt melancholy and didn’t know where to start.