Chapter 572: His wax torch turns to ashes before his tears dry up
"Then I don't want to learn anymore." Xiao Qingqing resisted with her eyes.
Li Yue suddenly laughed, "If you don't learn, your father will teach you the skills. If you regret it one day, it will be too late."
"No!" Xiao Qingqing kept shaking her head and pulling her sleeves with her little hands.
"Then you follow the lectures of your uncle and aunts."
She nodded and hugged her mother's neck, "Mom, isn't the emperor very powerful?"
Li Yue whispered: "Emperor, your father often says that even an emperor is not a normal person."
At this moment, in Chang'an City, as the children of aristocratic families were being escorted, they were also followed by wealthy families from all over the country. At this time, they gathered in a house and were discussing.
"Li Shimin will kill the child." A woman cried as she watched her child being taken into Chang'an City and paraded in a prison car on Zhuque Street.
"He doesn't dare! If he touches our children, the Qinghe clan will be the first to rise up. He, Li Shimin, is just a small clan in Longxi."
An old man said angrily while leaning on a cane.
People tend to judge the next development of events based on past experience. Since the Han Dynasty, no matter who is the emperor in every dynasty, he must be courteous to aristocratic families.
In their eyes, Li Shimin was also such a person. At most, this emperor wanted some benefits, and then everyone would live in peace and remain the same as before.
This is their experience summed up.
To them, Li Shimin was no different from those emperors.
An elder of the Lu family said slowly: "At the beginning, we all supported Li Jiancheng, and it was because of Li Jiancheng that we supported Li Tang. Now, Li Shimin, not thinking of his original kindness, actually takes advantage of us!"
"Elders, would you like to invite Duke Zhao to come and discuss this?"
"Are you talking about the eldest grandson who was with Gao Shilian back then? Is he reliable?"
"When Lu Chengqing was implicated in Yan Shigu's affair, he saved his life under Zhao Guogong's persuasion."
"Then go and invite people over."
Not to mention how to punish the children of these aristocratic families, the children followed Zhang Yang's family to Lishan Mountain.
Li Shimin was still worried about Shangshu Province, which was the court's money bag.
Li Junxian opened the big lock on the minister's door and pushed open the old door. "Your Majesty, no one has entered here since the twelfth lunar month."
When you walk into this official residence, you will see the clean ground.
The place was cleaned very clean. Li Shimin saw a broom in the corner, "Do they usually clean it?"
"Back to Your Majesty, as far as I know, the general will clean it once in the morning and evening."
After listening to the words, Li Shimin pushed open the door of the main hall of the official residence, where Zhang Yang presided over the expenses of the court for half a year.
Walking into the dim main hall of the official residence, stools were placed upside down on the table. The floor was very clean, as if it had been washed.
The files were arranged neatly, and when I looked up, I saw two huge tables hanging on the side, with dense numbers written on them.
The month and six parts are marked, as well as the purpose and specific number.
Looking at it clearly, and then looking at the seat above, Li Shimin whispered: "Zhang Yang handles accounts here on weekdays."
Li Junxian replied: "Mostly yes."
There was something else lying on the ground. This kind of thing made Li Shimin frown. It was obviously a pillow. The pillow was very loose and messy, and some wheat bran leaked out from the edge.
"Oh, this kid is so negligent no matter where he is."
Li Junxian glanced at the pillow and saw His Majesty's cold smile. He quickly lowered his head.
The expenses of the imperial court must not be left unattended. Zhang Yang was Duzhilang who was in charge of the monetary expenses of the imperial court. Now he has gone to Lishan to take charge of Lishan's production.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Let Chu Suiliang temporarily take over the post of Duzhi Lang. I will make plans after I recall Zhang Yang."
The prince replied: "I will make arrangements now."
In the afternoon of that day, His Majesty summoned Sun Fujia and Ma Zhou, and no one knew what they said to His Majesty.
And His Majesty did not issue a decree, let alone how to deal with the children of the aristocratic families.
He just asked Sun Fujia and Ma Zhou to go back and continue sorting out the files they brought from Luoyang.
Duke Xu Guo, Gao Shilian, also had a high status among the gentry. When he heard that His Majesty had no intention of punishing the children of those aristocratic families, he felt even more uneasy.
Changsun Wuji said anxiously: "Some people have come to invite me, but they were all rejected by my nephew."
Gao Shilian stroked his beard and said: "Your Majesty needs an opportunity to kill people, and it takes even more opportunity to kill those children of aristocratic families to achieve the emperor's goal."
Changsun Wuji looked hesitant, "Uncle, do you mean that Your Majesty will definitely kill them?"
Gao Shilian sat cross-legged and said, "Auxiliary machine, Your Majesty is not the Li Jiancheng of the past, let alone follow the path that Li Jiancheng came from."
Changsun Wuji whispered: "Uncle, do you understand?"
Recalling the days when he was still in the court, Gao Shilian took a deep breath and said loudly: "Rebuilding the clan history, ordering the Cui family of Qinghe not to use sky-high wedding gifts, and then establishing the imperial examination. Step by step, it can be seen that your majesty has always wanted
To get rid of the aristocratic family, I also want all the scholars in the world to get rid of the aristocratic family."
"The prince's concubine is a girl from a small family, and there is never even a mention of women with five surnames. It can be seen that even the next generation of Li Tang's family must draw a clear line between them and the aristocratic family. This is the determination of His Majesty today.
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Gao Shilian added: "What I don't understand is...at this critical moment, Zhang Yang did not return to Chang'an City. He even heard that he had mobilized the entire Lishan manpower, as if he was preparing something."
Changsun Wuji thought that he had been to Lishan Mountain only a handful of times.
Not to mention getting a glimpse of the entire Lishan Mountain.
"You must not get involved in this."
"My nephew understands."
"I'm getting older, so you don't have to worry about the affairs of the court in the future."
"Can……"
Gao Shilian sighed: "I watched you grow up. As an auxiliary, your talents are not inferior to me. It is the time to make achievements in your prime."
Changsun Wuji bowed and saluted after listening to his uncle's words, "My nephew, please leave."
The words were trembling slightly. Changsun Wuji lost his father when he was young, so he followed his mother and was raised by his uncle.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! After so many years, this uncle has a different emotion in his heart. It is the uncle who should take care of him like an adoptive father, but when power changes, he must also take care of all the uncle's disciples.
Drive away from the court.
"Beware of Zhang Yang, that kid is good at hiding. I think he hides very deeply."
When he walked to the door and turned his back to his uncle, Changsun Wuji asked doubtfully: "What does uncle mean by the things he hid in Lishan?"
Gao Shilian shook his head, "It's not what you can see on the surface. He is very different. He is different from many people in the Tang Dynasty."
My uncle has known countless people in his life, and he can get a rough idea of their character just by meeting them once.
It is said that it is probably already 80%.
Furthermore, by observing the time, can we know how capable the person is?
Ever since he was a child, my uncle's vision has never been missed. At that time, he was in charge of the Ministry of Personnel, in charge of the appointment and removal of officials, and won the trust of His Majesty.
Changsun Wuji quickened his pace and left. Since his uncle said so, it was correct.
Zhang Yang is good at hiding things, and he hides them very deeply.
What is he hiding?
After walking outside the house, Changsun Wuji looked back at his uncle sitting in the house. The uncle could see a little more clearly and what he saw.
In Zhongshu Province, Chu Suiliang had just received His Majesty's order to temporarily take over the post of Duzhilang from Zhang Yang.
He followed the footsteps of the prince and was very puzzled, "Why do you want to temporarily take over the post of Duzhilang? Where is Zhang Shilang? Isn't he in charge of the affairs of the Shangshu Province?"
The prince replied: "Shilang Zhang is unwell and is recuperating in Lishan Mountain."
He could hide in Lishan Mountain when he was sick. There were still a lot of things in Zhongshu Province that had not been settled, so he had to rush to take over the affairs of Shangshu Province.
Chu Suiliang quickened his pace, but it would probably not be too complicated to just ask about the money expenditure.
Entering the residence of Shangshu Sheng, the prince and his father-in-law left.
Looking at the empty Shangshu Province, Chu Sui had mixed feelings in his conscience. He quickly walked into the main hall, and before he could sit down, he saw someone standing in front of the Shangshu Province.
Let someone come in, listen to what the other person says, and receive the memorial.
"Shilang Chu, this is what Shilang Cen asked his subordinates to send. Is it possible to increase the cost?"
Chu Suiliang took the memorial and looked at it himself. The establishment of the official school required an additional one hundred guan to arrange for the master's expenses on his way to various places to support teaching.
There seemed to be no problem, so Chu Suiliang immediately approved it and had it sent back.
But when I looked up again, there were still a few people outside the main hall.
Chu Suiliang had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to deal with the affairs. He wanted to allocate 100,000 dan of food and grass to Xue Yantuo. The military situation was urgent and could not be delayed, so he immediately approved it.
Immediately afterwards came the memorials from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and the Secretary and Supervisor.
Chu Suiliang took a breath of cold air, are you always so busy?
After finishing his work for the day, he left Shangshu Province at dusk, holding on to his sore wrists.
In the next three days, Chu Suiliang was busy here. Under the arrangement of Duke Zhao, three civil servants were assigned to assist in the affairs of the Shangshu Province.
But something unexpected happened today. When Chu Suiliang looked at the accounts sent from the warehouse, he felt his eyes darken. The Chaozhong warehouse was about to run out of money, and there was still a surplus of 20,000 yuan.
Putting down the pen in his hand, he scratched his head vigorously and looked at the officials in various ministries who were still waiting for approval. Why was there no money?
Where does Zhang Yang usually get the money? Last year, he had a surplus of 80,000 yuan, but he spent it all in less than a month.
At the same time that Chu Suiliang was in trouble, Li Shimin also received the news.
The emperor, who was in an open space between the palace walls and was free to shoot arrows, heard the news and missed the target, almost hitting the guard on the side.
"My money is gone?" Li Shimin asked in surprise, as if it was impossible for this to happen. If Li Junxian was joking, did he hear wrongly, or was he dreaming?
Li Junxian took out the account book and said, "Your Majesty, please take a look at it."
Bringing his random thoughts back to reality, he quickly took the account book and looked at it carefully. This sight left Tian Khan speechless for a long time.
"In three days, he approved the release of 30,000 yuan?"
"exactly."
Li Shimin looked at the accounts again and found that the food and grass given to Xue Yantuo was appropriate. To open the official school, more money was also needed. The secretaries and supervisors needed to purchase pens and ink, which was not wrong.
They are all money that should be spent, and the amounts are not large, but each ministry needs some bits and pieces that add up to a big sum of money, but there is no money.
Recalling that when Zhang Yang was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Finance, that boy counted money and spent money, all of which were dug out from between his teeth. He was surprised to be able to come up with thousands of dollars for emergencies.
Li Shimin put down the bow in his hand, no longer thinking about taking a break from the busy work. He sat down and wiped his sweat, "What is Zhang Yang doing?"
"According to the spies' report, Zhang Yang has been busy in the workshop with a group of villagers these days. He gets up early and in the afternoon and works with the villagers every day."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Pass on my decree and let him come to Ganlu Hall to discuss matters."
"Here."
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At this moment in Lishan, Zhang Yang had just finished a day's work in the factory, and his thin old clothes were patched and dirty.
He sat by the river, washed his face and hands, and cleaned himself up before going home every day.
Shangguan Yi led Li Junxian over and said, "Marquis of the County, Your Majesty has a decree."
Li Junxian said solemnly: "Your Majesty has a decree to invite the county princes to go to the Ganlu Hall in the palace to discuss matters."
"well……"
With a sigh, Zhang Yang still squatted by the river embankment.
Li Junxian asked in confusion: "What does the county prince mean?"
Zhang Yang held his forehead and said, "General Li, have you seen King Wei over there?"
Hearing this, he looked around and saw in the field a mile away, His Highness the King of Wei was pulling a bear to plow the field. The scene was very strange. How could there be a bear plowing the field? There were also three cows eating grass and watching the fun?
"The general saw it. His Royal Highness the King of Wei was pulling the bear to plow the fields."
Zhang Yang held up the clear river water with both hands and splashed it on his face, "General Li knows that King Wei has a disease that will cause him to faint and vomit when he goes to Chang'an City."
"Something will eventually be heard."
"By the way, I also have this disease. Some diseases are contagious. Now I will vomit and faint even when I go to Chang'an City."
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "Please tell your majesty that after I recover from my illness in Lishan Mountain, I will go to the imperial court to sacrifice my life and blood for the Tang Dynasty. I will devote all my energy and energy to it. The spring silkworms will not be exhausted until they die, and the wax torch will turn to ashes before the tears will dry."
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"Are you really going to reply to Your Majesty like this?"
"It's time to work."
Li Junxian walked quickly and rode away after leaving the village. His eyes seemed to say that you are dead, just wait.
Shangguan Yi looked worried, "Your Majesty has always been wise and will not blame the county prince."
Zhang Yang sighed: "I hope so."
It only took an hour to ride a horse from Mount Li to Chang'an City. When Li Junxian returned to the palace, it was already dark.
"Your Majesty, this is what the county prince told the general."
There were bursts of sneers in the Ganlu Hall, and Li Shimin wiped a dagger in his hand, "The spring silkworms will die when they die, and the wax torch will turn to ashes before the tears dry up. What a good sentence. I am worthy of the genius who wrote Liaozhai and Madman's Diary. Come on.
If you get to Chang'an City, you will feel faint and vomit. I won't care if the first person uses this excuse."
"Others have used excuses to deal with me. Does he know how I killed people back then?"
"Your Majesty, the general only needs 300 riders to charge into Lishan Mountain and bring Zhang Shilang."
Li Shimin said coldly: "Step back."
"Here." Li Junxian bowed and said, "The last general is outside the palace."
The maids and eunuchs on the side saw the emperor kicking the table in front of him, and holding a dagger in his hand, he stabbed several holes in the pillow he brought from Shangshu Province, and wheat bran kept leaking out of the holes.
After losing his temper silently, the emperor dropped the dagger in his hand, straightened his clothes and walked out of the Manna Palace expressionlessly.
Seeing His Majesty come out, Li Junxian said again: "Your Majesty, the general can leave for Lishan at any time."
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Without my will, you must not act rashly."