Holding the little Sizi in his arms, Zhang Yang walked to his wife and said, "Your father said he wants our family to stay for dinner."
The queen mother was holding Xiao Qingqing in her arms very fondly.
Zhang Yang put the little Sizi into his wife's arms, "I'm going to see what we can have for dinner tonight."
Li Yue glanced at Li Zhi and knew that she was thinking of Xiao Wu and Xiao Hui. Those two sisters were her few playmates.
If Li Zhi had married off early, she would not be as carefree as she is now.
Li Yue smiled softly and said to Aunt Yang aside: "Aunt, please bring Xiao Wu and Xiao Hui."
"Here."
In the village, Li Tai asked Li Zhi to go to the duck pen to get salted duck eggs, while he stood outside wearing a bamboo hat and talking to Uncle Wang Li Xiaogong.
"Is Zhang Yang really yelling at His Majesty?"
Li Tai nodded solemnly, "The situation was dangerous at that time. The guards had to rush forward and capture my brother-in-law several times."
"Then...has it been taken down?" Li Xiaogong became increasingly worried.
"Not really. I was shouted back by my father, and both my father and Zhang Yang were fine when we left."
"That's good." Li Xiaogong let out a long breath.
After a while, Li Zhi came out of the duck pen, carrying a basket of salted duck eggs, "Brother Huang, are these enough?"
In fact, I didn’t want much salted duck eggs, so Zhinu was stunned and took a basket.
It doesn't matter, the worst is to share it with the accompanying maids and eunuchs.
Li Tai adjusted his bamboo hat and said again: "Grandpa Huang has gone to the small palace. Uncle Wang, let's have dinner together."
Now Li Xiaogong has some resistance to His Majesty, because Zhang Yang's affairs are left in Lishan and he just doesn't want to face His Majesty.
Now even if Li Tai said so, Li Xiaogong would not go to the small palace to have dinner.
"We, Lishan, and the villages on the other side of the river are probably going to quarrel over the canal again, and I have to go and watch to prevent a fight between the two sides."
With the construction of Lishan Mountain, the conflicts between the surrounding villages deepened.
Not to mention that Lishan also has many weird rules. For example, men and women in Lishan must be twenty years old or older before they can get married, so a lot of jokes have been made.
The surrounding villages and counties always look at Lishan strangely.
Li Tai said in surprise: "There are still villages and counties that dare to go against us, Lishan."
What kind of place is Lishan? It's the fiefdom of the princess, and even the Supreme Emperor is here. It's also a place where His Majesty often comes and goes.
Now in the eyes of outsiders, Lishan Mountain has become an important place that cannot be easily approached or offended.
Li Xiaogong said worriedly: "Of course no one will go against Lishan, but we Lishan can't run rampant in the countryside."
"Uncle Wang is right."
The annoying rain was still falling, so Li Tai handed him the oil-paper umbrella in his hand, "Your imperial brother, I made this umbrella after learning my brother-in-law's craftsmanship, so I gave it to you."
"Thank you, Brother Huang." Li Zhi held an oil-paper umbrella, as if he had his own comfortable little world in the rain.
Seeing his happy expression, Li Tai carried him along and said, "You must not tell my father about the conversation you just had with Uncle Wang."
Li Zhi asked curiously: "Why?"
Li Tai looked at his innocence and felt guilty. Back then, when I understood the truth as early as he did, why were his younger brothers and sisters so stupid?
"You can't talk to father after you take my king's umbrella."
"Remember my brother's teachings, if my father asks..."
"As long as Father doesn't ask, don't say anything."
"Yes." Li Zhi nodded heavily. The brothers had their own little secret, which made him even happier.
Li Tai felt more and more that this younger brother was quite stupid. He shook his head helplessly and said, "Child slave, you should think more about it. In the past, your brother-in-law had a man named Da'an who was just as stupid as you."
"Really?" Li Zhi asked curiously, carefully carrying a basket of salted duck eggs.
"Well, later on, he became wiser after his brother-in-law's advice and went to Liaodong alone. According to people from the Foreign Affairs Council, this man can also stand alone."
There are some things that even his father may not know, Li Tai heard from Zhang Xiangxiang who came to the village to visit his father.
Now Zhang Da'an can be said to have sole power in Liaodong, with both military and civil power in his hands. As the long history of a place, he has become a county guard of a place, and he is also a county guard with military power.
He redistributed the fields, got rid of the strongmen in several places, identified many hidden households, changed the county annals and reorganized the place of origin, so that Liaodong, which was originally depopulated, has now become more mature under his governance.
It is a large county with 30,000 troops and nearly 80,000 households.
It is indeed not easy for Daan to achieve this step.
He stayed in the bitter cold land of Liaodong for three years.
Although Li Yifu was in Goguryeo, he often exchanged letters with Da'an and even gave Da'an advice on local governance.
And Daan can also put pressure on Goguryeo if he has soldiers and horses in his hands.
One person in Liaodong and one person in Goguryeo can take care of each other.
Li Tai also thought that maybe Li Yifu was a talented person who was always paying attention to the changes in the Goguryeo royal family in Goguryeo.
As for the real purpose of the Diplomatic Academy, it was not clear for the time being. Li Tai frowned and thought as he walked, there must be some conspiracy behind such an arrangement.
When Da'an and Li Yifu come back, the government will definitely use these two people again.
"Brother Emperor, I will also be smart in the future."
Zhinu's words interrupted Li Tai's thinking. He smiled and said, "You are just too honest and can't hide your thoughts in your heart."
Li Zhi didn't take it seriously and still looked carefree.
Back at the small palace, my father had already begun to review the memorials, and my brother-in-law was cooking the meals himself.
His father and brother-in-law stopped quarreling, and the stone in Li Tai's heart finally fell.
After putting down the salted duck eggs, he asked in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, don't you plan to give me money?"
At that time, Li Tai couldn't hear the details outside the door, so he asked tentatively.
Zhang Yang said again: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei, your father is very benevolent and will not seize the property of his ministers. How could he not give him money?"
Normally, my brother-in-law would never say this, but since these words can be said, it means that my father and brother-in-law had a very unpleasant conversation.
From the time he met his brother-in-law until now, he has never praised his father, but often scolded him.
When the food was served, the Emperor also came, bringing Lishan's unique ale, which had been prepared in advance.
As early as when the malt was about to grow this year, Li Tai had people pick some malt that was not growing well in advance to brew ale.
Li Yuan said: "Zhang Yang, you are tired enough, so sit down and have a meal together."
After hearing this, he sat down next to the Supreme Emperor.
The children ate happily as soon as they sat down. They could come to Lishan ten days a month.
This also whetted the appetites of these children, and they were not used to eating the food in the palace on weekdays.
Or the food from Lishan can make them eat well.
His Majesty had a direct quarrel with Zhang Yang, and the matter must not be hidden. Empress Changsun sat down with Li Yue, seeing that her father's words were helping Zhang Yang.
In Lishan, Yue'er and Zhang Yang were also taking care of their father.
Under Zhang Yang's gaze, Li Shimin washed his hands with the children and said coldly: "Even I have to abide by your rules here."
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, this is called hygiene, and Dr. Sun is also in favor of this method."
His Majesty did not speak any more. He ate his meal in silence, put some ice cubes into the wine bowl, took a sip and let out a long sigh of relief.
During the meal, the children also paid attention to their brother-in-law and father, for fear of starting another quarrel at the dinner table.
Fortunately, the meal was uneventful from start to finish.
After the meal, Li Yue took Xiao Hui, Xiao Wu, and a group of palace maids to clean up the bowls.
Empress Changsun whispered: "Your Majesty, the children all said they were going to live in Lishan Mountain."
Letting the children live in Lishan Mountain would also clear their ears. Li Shimin nodded and said, "It doesn't matter."
After cleaning up the place, Li Yuan and Li Shimin sat opposite each other and talked in low voices. Wang Gonggong stood aside and talked about Zhang Yang.
The Supreme Emperor was very dissatisfied with the quarrel between His Majesty and Zhang Yang. This was not the way to govern and would make people think that His Majesty was a harsh king.
"Zhang Yang is a junior after all. You should teach him more instead of criticizing him harshly."
Li Shimin said with a straight face, "It's not that I'm harsh, it's that he contradicted me."
"You are now the Khan of Heaven. People say you are a wise man. You should be tolerant when you open up your mind. I have watched Zhang Yang for many years. After all, you are not bad in character. Could it be that when Wei Zheng came to remonstrate, you could also
Do you want to quarrel with him like this? How is it appropriate?"
"My son really lost his temper at that time."
His father didn't know the whole story, so Li Shimin had no choice but to swallow his bad breath and follow his father's words to admit his mistake.
"I'm getting older, and I have Yue'er and Zhang Yang to take care of me. Sometimes you are too eager for quick success."
Li Yuan spoke, beat his chest and stamped his feet before leaving.
They are all emperors. Even if Li Shimin's achievements are higher and his moral character is better than that of Wudi, Li Yuan will still scold him when he should.
Little Sizi took a step forward and said, "Father, my mother said that she is going to Lishan to see her brother-in-law's new home."
Li Shimin raised his head and looked at Lishan, "Okay, I'll go there too."
After walking out of the palace, Zhang Yang took Li Shimin and his family to their new home in Lishan.
Zhang Yang was walking on the stone steps with his hands folded. He had also held a housewarming party for his new home, and the Emperor and the others had come to see their new home in Lishan.
Last year, this place was still a piece of rubble, and the houses were only in prototype form.
When we reached the top of the mountain, we saw a beautiful house with two floors, a suspended balcony, wide eaves and large windows.
The style was not good-looking, and with a different aesthetic, Li Shimin felt that this house was extremely ugly.
When they reached Huaqing Pool, everyone's eyes suddenly opened up. The water in Huaqing Pool was very clear and clean. You could see the stone bricks underneath at a glance.
The little bear watched a group of people walking into the new home. He just looked up and confirmed that they were familiar people, and then he lay down under the eaves again.
Xiao Sizi glanced around and saw that there were some furnishings in front of Huaqing Pool. There was a huge wooden board with a strange figure painted on it and various formulas written on the side.
The other brothers and sisters are already very familiar with their new home, but for little Sizi, everything is new.
Li Shimin saw a small wooden bridge nearby and asked, "Did you build this yourself?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "It will be easier to move around in the future."
"The wooden planks on the bridge are too thick." Li Shimin said as he looked at it. He walked on the bridge and looked at it carefully. "The workmanship is rough, and the ordinary craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry can't do it more finely."
I thought that this wooden bridge was quite elegant, but I was just looking for faults and insisted on finding faults.
Zhang Yang followed His Majesty silently.
When we came to the hot spring pool, we blocked the water outlet so that no hot spring water could flow out of the pool. We then diverted the water to the waterway on the side and headed towards Huaqing Pool.
"You don't use such a good hot spring pool." Li Shimin nodded and said, "I have been here a few years ago, and it is very comfortable to take a bath here."
In fact, hot spring water is easy to get dirty, especially when you have to change the water after taking a bath.
Besides, my wife doesn’t like the smell of hot springs either.
A good hot spring palace was demolished and the entire pool was under the open air.
Li Shimin sighed with distress: "I felt so comfortable after taking a dip here."
"May I ask, Your Majesty, did you change the water before taking a bath in the hot spring?"
"Have you ever enjoyed a hot spring before?"
I don’t want to talk to the emperor anymore. I tell him about good living and hygiene habits. He and I are showing off.
Different ways do not lead to mutual agreement.
Our living habits are very different and we are not from the same place.
Except for the foundations of the hot spring pools around Huaqing Pool, which have been renovated, the rest of the area is still in ruins. Several of the rooms are quite large and are divided into two floors.
The materials used to build the house were firewood and fine stones originally used to repair the palace.
"It's not easy for you to build it brick by brick. I admire your perseverance." Li Shimin walked around Huaqing Pool and continued to evaluate this new home.
"Why is this room locked?" Li Shimin saw the sign next to the door again, "Laboratory?"
"This is where I do my experiments."
Zhang Yang opened the door and Li Shimin looked into the room. This room had no windows and only three or two small holes for ventilation. It was empty inside.
"Why would you lock an empty house?"
"The bear at home is very smart. He knows how to open the door. If it is not locked, it will be easier for him to go in. He is afraid that it will be messy when the time comes, so he locks it."
Li Shimin nodded slightly and glanced at the huge bear.
I heard that the bears in Zhang Yang’s family are very smart and can not only look after the home and nursery, but can also farm and raise children.
I don’t know if he is really that smart. No matter how well he understands human nature, he is just an animal. Li Shimin added: "If your home is on the mountain, it will be extremely hot in the summer. How are you going to cope with it?"
Zhang Yang said with a smile: "I am troubled by this problem. I just moved into a new home in the spring of this year and I still don't know how to arrange it."
After walking around Lishan Mountain again, His Majesty lost interest and looked around with Queen Changsun, leaving the children behind and left.
This time there is little Sizi staying here. She is very lively and is teaching little Qingqing how to play puzzles.
Zhang Yang sat tiredly by the Huaqing Pool, watching the children playing around the bear.
Two aunts looked after me.
"How was the quarrel with your father?" Li Yue suddenly came and asked.
"Agree to let us turn all the old grain into wine and sell it outside the customs."
Li Yue lowered her head and looked at the reflection in the pool. The husband in the reflection in the pool was still frowning, with countless worries, endless things to do, and unfathomable worldly feelings.
At this time, the husband is the most tired and the most reluctant to speak.
Li Yue sat quietly aside, looking sideways at the mountains and forests in the distance.