Chapter 724: Busy Twenty-Nine of the Twelfth Month
Li Yifu stood behind him and couldn't help but take a breath, as if his whole body had been struck by lightning.
I never thought that Monk Xuanzang was really entangled with the county prince and Xu Shangshu. In front of Zhuque Gate, Xu Shangshu swore that he did not know Monk Xuanzang.
At this moment, Xu Shangshu actually had such a plan, using the simplest emotions to deceive Monk Xuanzang, using vicious methods and being an insidious person.
Li Yifu raised his head slightly, and saw that the court was indeed dark, and that the court was indeed full of bad people.
Zhang Yang patted his shoulder and said, "Thank you for this."
Xu Jingzong frowned and said, "What about Persia..."
"You don't need to talk to me about Persian matters. You can just handle it yourself. As the Minister of Rites, you should have your own opinions."
After that, Zhang Yang stood up and walked towards the village.
You should also have your own opinions... Xu Jingzong looked serious and respectful when he heard this, saluted the back of the county prince, and then turned around and left.
Li Yifu kept up and said: "Xu Shangshu has planned the strategy and made far-reaching arrangements. I admire you."
Xu Jingzong whispered: "Originally, I couldn't bring you to listen to these words."
"My current status as a low-ranking official depends entirely on Xu Shangshu's arrangements, and I will definitely follow Xu Shangshu's lead in the future!"
Xu Jingzong said in a low voice: "I don't like people who follow their lead. What the Ministry of Rites lacks now is officials who can do things."
I understand.
"Well, it's good that you understand. Your current official position is hard-earned, and you should understand that nothing is achieved overnight, nothing is simple, and don't be too eager for quick success in everything."
Li Yifu followed him all the way from the official road of Lishan to Chang'an City. He could become whoever the Ministry of Rites needed.
Xu Jingzong's thoughts are easy to guess, but the Marquis of Lishan County, a man who lives deep in Lishan, is really hard to figure out.
Even though he has been involved in the affairs of the DPRK for so many years, he is still very young to be so favored by His Majesty.
I don’t know how many things happened in Chang’an during my three years in Goguryeo.
Li Yifu felt that he had stepped into the dragon's den and was in the same boat as Xu Shangshu, and there was no way out.
After Zhang Yang finished talking to the two of them, he was walking alone, thinking about how many firecrackers he would prepare for New Year's Eve.
"You shouldn't hang out with these civil servants."
Hearing this, Zhang Yang raised his head and saw General Li Jing. He smiled lightly and said, "General, I used to be the Minister of Rites. Xu Jingzong and the others have something to ask about. They are just dealing with it."
Li Jing had a straight face and whispered: "I mean you should put more effort into firearms casting."
"Don't worry, General. We will definitely make firearms so that the General can explode more. I don't know if the firecrackers are enough, so I'll give you some more."
General Li Jing did not answer and left with a straight face.
After Xu Jingzong went to Lishan Mountain, he hurriedly went to see His Majesty alone.
When I came to Chengtian Gate to inquire, I found out that Your Majesty had gone to Zuowuwei's school grounds.
Before leaving, Xu Jingzong frowned and glanced at the three or two eunuchs who were wiping the Chengtian Gate. He was curious and didn't ask any questions.
From here, we left the Zhuque Gate and came to a school field on the outskirts of Chang'an City.
His Majesty was inspecting the soldiers here. Xu Jingzong told his purpose of coming, and was led by the soldiers to a large tent.
After hearing that he was able to enter, Xu Jingzong took a deep breath and stepped into the big tent.
While His Majesty was eating, he held the rice bowl with a solemn expression and put millet into his mouth.
"Your Majesty, I have been to Lishan Mountain."
Hearing this, Li Shimin nodded while chewing the food, picked up a piece of meat and put it into his mouth to continue eating.
There were only two people in the big tent, the emperor and his ministers. Xu Jingzong said again: "I told the county prince about Nanzhao's affairs. The county prince wanted to leave it alone for now and discuss it later. Not to mention that the aid to Nanzhao must go through the Shu road. Nanzhao's affairs
Whether the matter is so serious still needs to be explored. I will listen to the arrangements of the county marquis and send people to Nanzhao to investigate the situation."
After saying that, seeing His Majesty suddenly put down his chopsticks, Xu Jingzong was shocked and lowered his posture even lower.
Then I saw that His Majesty just dug out the meat from between his teeth and picked up the chopsticks again.
Xu Jingzong breathed a sigh of relief again.
Li Shimin wondered: "Nanzhao has been in chaos for two years."
"Back to Your Majesty, the Nanzhao envoy mentioned this matter at the beginning of this year. According to the inference of the lower officials, it should have happened in the autumn of last year."
"Well, since we have already made a plan, if your rites department comes to appease you, that boy Zhang Yang will probably just sit back and watch."
Xu Jingzong added: "The lower official wanted to say something about Persia, but he was interrupted by the county prince and told the matter to let the Ministry of Rites make its own decision."
The words were spoken properly and exactly as they were meant to be.
Li Shimin believed in Xu Jingzong even if he said he believed him, and was suspicious of Xu Jingzong even if he said he didn't.
He was an old member of the Prince of Qin's palace, but he was never reused until he joined the Ministry of Rites and worked with Zhang Yang.
"I don't care about what happened in the past. I gave you the position of Minister of Rites. From now on, you will have to explain everything to me, no matter how big or small."
"I understand."
Li Shimin nodded, "What did the envoy from the East China Sea say?"
They were the Japanese slaves in the East China Sea mentioned in the history books. Xu Jingzong whispered: "They want a country title just like in previous years. The Ministry of Rites has not given a reply on the grounds of negotiation between the DPRK and China."
"I want to ask you if they sent money?"
"It didn't come this year."
"Well, what should I do if it doesn't come to me in the future?"
They knew the value of the silver mines in the Tang Dynasty, so they naturally wanted to keep them for themselves and did not want to give them to the Tang Dynasty for free.
Xu Jingzong's face turned pale and he replied: "When the north and south of Goguryeo are unified, and when the warships go out to sea, everything belonging to the Japanese slaves will be ours."
Having said this, Yuchi Gong walked into the big tent, glanced suspiciously at Xu Jingzong, who appeared here at an untimely time, and reported: "Your Majesty, everything is ready."
"Yes." Li Shimin nodded, put down his bowl and chopsticks and stood up, "Xu Shangshu, please go back now. You should take good care of yourself after taking a bath in the court."
"I excuse myself."
Yuchi Gong tidied up the school grounds. There were several targets in front of him and he also selected three or five good horses.
Li Shimin took the divine arm bow from the soldiers on the side, stretched out an arrow towards the target, and the arrow hit the bullseye two hundred paces away. On the school field, there were the shouts of the soldiers.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This thing is like a toy thrown out by Zhang Yang, and there is a better killing weapon in the hands of that kid.
Seeing with his own eyes that the firearm could blow open the city wall, the emperor felt uneasy and uneasy.
He became even more dissatisfied with Zhang Yang's perfunctory attitude.
Yuchi Gong whispered: "Your Majesty, all the military guards on the left and right have been used."
Now that Zhang Yang has not presented the firearm, this divine arm bow can only be regarded as a relatively lightweight weapon among the weapons.
If you hadn't seen firearms blowing up city walls, you might have regarded this divine arm bow as a treasure.
It can be seen that after surpassing the power of the firearm, Li Shimin did not have much interest in this kind of bow and arrow weapons.
"The training of lieutenants must not be left behind. Liang Jianfang has probably passed Shazhou and is almost at the Anxi Protectorate, right?"
Li Shimin asked questions and handed the divine arm bow back to the soldiers.
Yuchigong replied: "Judging from the journey, Your Majesty has made a good guess. He will prepare troops and horses at the Anxi Protectorate in the spring of next year."
Li Shimin looked at the decorations in the school grounds and the expressions of the soldiers, and then asked: "What do you think of those Gaochang soldiers and horses?"
"General, I have heard of the Gaochang troops. Judging from past battle reports, they are indeed brave, but they are only brave."
"How does it compare with the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong?"
Yuchi Gong added: "Compared with the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, as long as the generals are good at setting up formations, they can be wiped out."
As for Yu Chigong's ability, Li Shimin was very satisfied. He was very experienced in judging the combat effectiveness of an army.
"I heard that only some troops and horses were left in Gaochang to transport cotton, and most of them were taken by Pei Xingjian to aid Persia."
"Your Majesty, no matter how brave Gaochang's soldiers and horses are, they are still not as good as Liang Jianfang."
"From now on, the affairs of Persia will be left to Liang Jianfang. I want Pei Xingjian and Wang Xuance to come back."
Seeing his solemn expression, Li Shimin smiled helplessly and said, "What? Do you have a grudge?"
"Your Majesty, it's not that the general has a grudge, it's just that Pei Xingjian is an official in the Ministry of Rites."
Speaking of the Ministry of Rites, Li Shimin felt disappointed again, so he left the school grounds with the words "we will discuss it later in court."
Since His Majesty has said so, it is a foregone conclusion that Pei Xingjian will return to Chang'an City.
Until now, Zhang Yang has not said whether he will come to Chang'an City to celebrate New Year's Eve.
The emperor returned to the palace, where he was having a rest, so Li Shimin could relax.
It's just that without the children in the Li Zheng Hall, it suddenly felt very boring.
Queen Changsun looked at the roster sent by Zongzheng Temple. These rosters were all princes from all walks of life who returned to Chang'an City this year.
As New Year's Eve approached, Chang'an City also lifted the curfew as usual. Li Shimin sat down and wrote a decree, and ordered Yuan Tiangang to also write this year's congratulatory message.
At first, many people thought that the vision in the night sky was an auspicious sign, and the villagers in Chang'an City also believed that it was an auspicious sign.
Now Li Shimin felt that this should be an auspicious sign, and covered up the speculation that the fireworks were man-made.
Don't act too deliberately.
But when I think about Zhang Yang bombing the temple and asking me to hide it from him, even though I feel very unhappy, I should put him in jail for this crime and hang him in front of Chengtian Gate on a certain day.
Fireworks have become auspicious, and auspiciousness is what the people want. Before the country and the people, we must not only cover up the crimes of Lishan, but also hide them for him.
It is hard to tolerate the law of heaven. It is really hard to tolerate the law of heaven.
Some things can be either one or the other, and the emperor's tolerance for this bastard is decreasing day by day. Every time he thinks about it, veins will pop up on his forehead, and the Three Corpses God will jump violently.
There are so many young talents in the court, and he is not the only one in my thousand acres of fertile land.
The palace maid hurriedly came to report, "Your Majesty, Queen, Lishan has sent news that the princess and princes will be back in two days. It should be the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month."
Empress Changsun also missed her children. She glanced at His Majesty's expression and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the music teacher of Taichang Temple recently admired a woman who danced the sword."
Li Shimin nodded absently when he heard this trivial matter.
"It's Gongsun's family. There are few women who excel in sword dancing."
Li Shimin had no interest in this kind of female prostitute and said calmly: "It's rare to find one with the surname Gongsun."
"That girl is only six years old now. It will take time for her to be admitted to Taichang Temple. Now she is still being raised by a good family."
On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, there were three or five cars driving at the foot of Mount Li.
The prince smiled and talked to Zhang Yang, "The New Year's Eve banquet is coming soon. Your Majesty is hosting a banquet in Tai Chi Hall, and the county prince is really not going to go?"
Zhang Yang waved his hand and said: "I won't go. Please inform Your Majesty that there are too many things going on in Lishan."
The prince looked regretful, "Taichang Temple has been busy with banquets in the past few days. The music teacher of Taichang Temple discovered a woman who was good at sword dancing. The music teacher originally wanted to take the girl into Taichang Temple.
However, the girl was raised by a good family, and the queen thought that she was too young, so she did not allow her to enter Taichang Temple."
"Later, the queen saw her sword dancing with her own eyes and praised her very much. The old slave specifically asked the young lady's surname Gongsun."
Gongsun Zhang Yang stood there and recalled that there was indeed a strange woman in the Tang Dynasty who was good at dancing swords, called Mrs. Gongsun.
There are very few historical materials about this woman. If we really want to trace it back, she should have made her fortune in the Yonghui period after Zhenguan.
The advantage of being in contact with the prince is that you can talk about everything in the palace.
Zhang Yang made a note of this in his mind. Seeing that the children were all on the carriage, Li Lizhi confirmed the number of people, "Brother-in-law, they are all here."
"Well, remember to supervise your younger brothers and sisters' homework and let them sing less."
Li Lizhi covered her mouth and said, "I understand."
The prince nodded to greet the palace attendants and guards, and drove back to Chang'an.
I taught the children three or two songs, but it would have been better if I didn’t teach them. After I taught them, they sang them every day, as if wishing you good luck...
With doubts about Aunt Gongsun in the historical materials, Zhang Yang returned to the mountain again.
It was already the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, and there were two hundred bamboo tubes lined up in the workshop. These were the fireworks prepared for Li Shimin for the New Year's Eve spectacle.
Not only for the follow-up reward of Qian Guan, I have been very busy these days.
It was also busy with the fireworks that a lot of work at Taifu Temple was delayed.
At night, on the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the village was very lively. Relatives came to visit from every household, and children who had traveled far away returned.
The two aunts were carrying buckets and were about to go up the mountain. When they walked to the mountainside, they could still hear the laughter and laughter on the mountain. After walking a few more steps to the quiet mountain, they could no longer hear it.
By the Huaqing Pond, Xiaohui was teaching Xiao Qingqing how to write, while Xiaowu was grooming some bears.
In this season that should be celebrated, Her Royal Highness the Princess and the County Marquis are still busy in the study. They sit opposite each other and are writing.
Occasionally, he would say a word or two and check the land where the case was committed in Taifu Temple.
The two aunts looked distressed. They were always busy with things. They were so busy these days that the couple had no time to watch the stars together.
After checking the land property, Zhang Yang also had to mark it on the map. This was a map of Qinchuan in Guanzhong. The river courses and acres of land were marked in villages and counties in various places.
The dozen or so marked places are the places used to grow vegetables in the coming year. Zhang Yang must write labels on these fields.
The work at Taifu Temple has been delayed for too many days, so I can only stay now and take my wife with me to catch up on the work.
Li Yue is also used to it. She has been helping to handle memorials and files since her husband was appointed as Duzhilang. When it comes to serving in the imperial court, she is fully qualified, and her understanding of political affairs is more unique than ordinary officials.