Chapter 728: The strength of the Tang people is not the strength of one person
The original Siyehu Khan was so arrogant in the Western Turks that he could even threaten the four towns of Anxi. He was a violent overlord in both the Western Regions and the Western Turks.
Later, Nishu Khan accepted the decree of the Tang Dynasty and started the struggle against Si Yehu alone in the Western Turks. He pulled up an army of soldiers and horses, ranging from ten to a hundred, and then to tens of thousands of warriors.
Finally...
Songtsen Gampo sighed deeply. Si Yehu did not die in the battle, but died of illness. The Tang Dynasty began to clean up the Western Turks, and Nishu Khan fled to the west.
Songtsen Gampo felt that both of them were heroes from the Western Regions and very powerful people, but under the arrangements of the Ministry of Rites, they would not end well.
It was not until later, when reports of the war from Persia arrived, that Songtsen Gampo heard that Nishu Khan, who had fled to the west, had joined the cannibals.
During the war between the Great Cannibal and Persia, the Nishu Khan who fled westward was killed by an unknown Westerner.
At this point, the two khans of that year were dead, and the Western Turks had completely become a place controlled by the Tang Dynasty. Songtsen Gampo believed that as long as no one could stop Zhang Yang's plan, the Western Turks and the Eastern Turks would become the Western Regions, and the distance between them would be
The territory of Datang is not far away.
Where will there be Turks in the future? Only the Tang people will be left.
The Tang people were always growing, and Li Shimin was an ambitious man. After he recovered Liaodong, the ancient Silk Road in the West was mentioned several times in court.
At this New Year's Eve banquet, the Persians just had to kneel and kowtow to the Khan of Heaven. It is not far away that the Tang Dynasty will unify the west. The Tang Dynasty is reaching its peak step by step during the Han Dynasty. This distance is very close.
Songtsen Gampo felt a sense of sadness in his heart. Tubo's attitude toward the Tang Dynasty was like what people in the Central Plains say: a worm shakes a tree.
I laughed at myself, thinking how ridiculous the rhetoric of wanting to enter the Tang Dynasty back then was.
There are too many powerful figures in the Tang Dynasty, not to mention Zhang Yang. The current Tang Dynasty also includes Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and the younger generation includes Cen Wenwen, Pei Xingjian, Chu Suiliang, and Zhang Daan.
,Xu Jingzong.
Only in Chang'an City did Songtsen Gampo realize firsthand where the power of the Tang Dynasty came from. Whether it was the Turks or the Western Regions, a powerful person who appeared in one place could rule the world.
But the Tang people were different. The strength of the Tang people was not the strength of Tian Khan alone, but the strength of a group of people.
There is an essential difference.
Having become a hostage in Chang'an City and a pawn to stabilize Tubo, Songtsen Gampo looked forward to the day when he could return to Tubo.
But will Tian Khan allow it? Will Zhang Yang allow it?
Now they want to eat Tubo, how can they let themselves go back?
When he walked into the post house, Songtsen Gampo was tired of the noise here. He returned to his room and closed the door tightly to minimize the impact of the outside noise on him.
He took out a volume of books and read them attentively. Songtsen Gampo had been exposed to Guanzhong books since he was a child, and could read Guanzhong books smoothly. These volumes were all borrowed by him from Hongwen Hall, from Shangshu to Spring and Autumn Period.
In Chang'an City, he also indulged in books, trying to forget his failure in the game with Datang.
Lishan
The wind was very cold at night. Xiao Qingqing sat in her father's arms and asked, "Dad, you made those fireworks. Can we watch fireworks every night from now on?"
Zhang Yang said in a low voice: "Whether we should set off fireworks in the future will still have to be decided by the grandpa in Chang'an City."
"Grandpa Grandpa said that the grandpa in Chang'an City must listen to him."
Hearing this, Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Then you go ask Grandpa tomorrow if you can set off fireworks every day."
Xiao Qingqing turned the Rubik's Cube and nodded, "Yeah."
Putting her down, Zhang Yang said again: "It's time to wash up and rest."
"good."
At this time, my daughter put down the Rubik's Cube very wisely, and then went to wash herself.
Li Yue took good care of her son who was sleeping, and walked out of the study to see that her husband was still writing on the paper.
She stepped forward and whispered: "Why do you need to organize it when it has already been divided?"
The pen in Zhang Yang's hand did not stop, "Well, I still need to write the memorial and send it to the palace. I will explain it to the court at the next year's court meeting and explain clearly what Taifu Temple will do this year."
Li Yue yawned. She was also very tired. Who is still busy with major social affairs on this day?
It was only the couple from Lishan who had to work overtime on New Year's Eve.
I don't know when they fell asleep. The couple lay on the small bed in the study and fell asleep.
He was so busy that he didn't know what time to go to bed. After his biological clock stabilized, Zhang Yang found that no matter what time he went to bed, he could wake up at a fixed time.
This year is the first day of the new year, and Li Yue also got up early.
"Jingchu Sui" says: On the first day of the first lunar month, the elders and the younger ones dress up and pay their respects to each other, and drink Jiaobai wine and Tusu wine.
This is what Zhang Yang saw in ancient books. During the Han Dynasty, this custom of New Year greetings was only among powerful families.
In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the custom of paying New Year greetings became common only after the Sui Dynasty.
Li Yue also started preparing clothes early. Today is also the busiest day in Lishan and the most troublesome day at home.
The first person to come to Lishan to pay New Year greetings was the teacher. Zhang Gongjin came with his wife and three brothers.
Zhang Yang took a volume of books sent by the teacher.
"This is a piece of advice and discussion that I compiled in my spare time. Take a look at it, it will be useful."
"Thank you teacher, my family originally planned to come visit you."
Zhang Gongjin waved his hand and said, "You are the owner of Lishan Mountain. It's time for me to come and see you."
The teacher and his family just sat by the Huaqing Pond for a while. Li Yue took her daughter's hand to recognize them. She was already very familiar with the teacher and his wife. Even facing the teacher's three sons, she was still a little afraid of strangers.
"Brother, the matter in Liaodong has been settled. Now the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Rites have sent people to Liaodong." Zhang Daan bowed his hands and said.
Da'an looks much better now, but if you look closely, he is still the same honest and dull person he used to be.
Zhang Yang patted his shoulder, "There are some things I didn't tell Xu Jingzong. Now I want to tell you, and I also want to tell Xiang Xiang and Da Su."
In addition to the teacher and his wife, the families of Xiang Xiang and Da Su also came.
Seeing all three of them looking at him, Zhang Yang asked them to sit down first, "We haven't seen each other for a long time. Xu Jingzong told me many things. There are some things I didn't talk to Xu Jingzong, and I want to explain them to you alone.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After a pause, Zhang Yang took a long breath and said: "The Ministry of Rites has always been isolated in the court. Although Da'an, you
You are the minister of the Ministry of Rites, but you are also the minister of Honglu Temple, so you are the safest."
"Brother Elephant, do you feel that more and more people in the DPRK are targeting the Ministry of Rites recently?"
Before Zhang Xiangxiang could speak, Zhang Dashu nodded and said, "That's true."
Zhang Yang took a sip of tea and said, "The biggest problem with the Ministry of Rites now is that its tail is too long. Xu Jingzong will not stay in the position of Minister of Rites for a long time. Now the Ministry of Rites has such a long tail and so many people. Wait until Xu Jingzong one day
After leaving the Ministry of Rites, our Ministry of Rites should also undergo changes."
Zhang Daan asked doubtfully: "Is the tail that my brother mentioned is the Foreign Affairs Academy?"
"You gather the resources of the Ministry of Rites from scratch and be ready to cut them at any time. The emperor does not want the Ministry of Rites to be too complicated. The more complicated it is, the more uneasy the emperor will be."
The three brothers were all silent after hearing this.
Zhang Yang said with a smile: "It's such a nice day, why don't you all stay and have a meal."
"No need, I still have relatives at home, so it's not convenient to stay in the mountain for a long time."
Zhang Gongjin came from behind pushing a wheelchair out of nowhere, and he obviously heard what he just said.
The teacher signaled the three brothers to prepare to leave.
Xiang Xiang, Da Su and Da An left separately. When the three brothers left with their families, Zhang Yang glanced at the teacher who was still beside him, "The teacher still doesn't want me to talk too much to Da An, right?"
Zhang Gongjin nodded and said: "Da'an's potential has always been very good, better than Xiang Xiang and Da Su. Among the three children, I worry about him the least."
He put his hands on both sides of the wheelchair and whispered: "Zhang Yang, you are a smart child, and Da'an has been a fool since he was a child. You are different. You don't need to tell him some things, he will understand them naturally."
"I also understand that as long as you give Da'an a little guidance, his ability will not be worse than Xu Jingzong, nor inferior to Cen Wenwen."
Zhang Yang nodded blankly, "The teacher hopes that Da'an can live a simpler life in the future, so he has been curbing his talent since he was a child. But the student thinks that this talent cannot be contained, and one day he will be able to stand in court.
He is alone in the hall."
"That's all for the future. I can't control what happens in the future. It would be better if these three children could be simpler. I have done too many things in my life. Counselor, you don't know that I helped King Qin behind his back.
How many things have been done here, and how many people have died due to the conspiracy between several people."
"That's it for Xiang and Dasu. This kid Da'an is too much like me. I really don't want him to become a person like me, a person who has been plotting for half his life."
Zhang Yang leaned down and squatted next to him, "Teacher, I understand, I will watch over Daan."
The conversation between the teacher's wife and Li Yue ended, and the couple stood at the gate of the mountain to bid farewell to the teacher and his family.
Seeing her husband's solemn expression, Li Yue asked curiously: "What did the teacher say?"
Zhang Yang put his hands behind his back and explained: "The teacher wants to keep conspiracies and intrigues away from his son."
Da'an now serves as the Minister of Rites, and he is straightforward when fighting against Duke Zhao in the court.
A pure heart is rare, it would be great if Daan can keep it like this.
The Supreme Emperor had dinner at Lishan last night and planned to visit his old man today. However, the arrival of the prince and his father-in-law forced the family to cancel the plan.
His Majesty and the Queen arrived, bringing with them a large group of children.
He said he came to visit Li Yuan, but except for the queen and children, Li Shimin did not go to see the Supreme Emperor at all, but came straight to Lishan Mountain.
The emperor and his ministers had not seen each other for a long time. Zhang Yang personally greeted him at the foot of the mountain and led him up the mountain.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "The fireworks scene last night was very good, but it was too short."
"Lishan's manpower is limited, can Your Majesty deliver the one thousand guan?"
"Let's give it some time. I've been quite busy recently."
"Your Majesty, we have written evidence."
There is a flat area on the steps up the mountain where you can rest for a while. Li Shimin stopped and looked at the top of the mountain. "In the past, your family always greeted me at the entrance of the village when I came to Lishan. In the past two years, you have neglected me a lot."
"Your Majesty's arrival came suddenly, and Lishan was not prepared."
Zhang Yang randomly found an excuse and excused himself.
Li Shimin could hear the prevarication and did not pursue it. The Supreme Emperor was in Lishan. As a son, he naturally wanted to visit his father.
There was still some distance from the mountain. When Li Shimin was halfway up the mountain, he didn't plan to go up any more. Instead, he sat down on the steps. He glanced at the village and then at Zhang Yang, "You should be like this on weekdays.
What were you wearing before?"
Originally, there was not much clothing material at home, so there was not enough cloth for clothes for the children, let alone making clothes for myself.
After having children, I have fewer clothes.
This outfit was cut by my daughter-in-law last year, and she only wore it for two days this year. It is made of 缁衣, which was originally used to make robes for emperors and princes.
However, after the Qin and Han Dynasties, fewer emperors wore this kind of clothing, because it was made of black cloth. After the Han Dynasty, this kind of clothing material slowly entered the homes of wealthy people.
However, the material used to make 缁衣 has always been rare and expensive. There are very few craftsmen in the Central Plains who can make this kind of clothing. The price of this kind of clothing is comparable to that of silk.
It is also considered to be the most expensive piece of clothing, the ceiling level of ancient luxury clothing.
I only wear this outfit a few times a year, and I can still wear it next year.
Li Shimin added: "Before Xiu Mu, some court officials impeached people for raising chickens and ducks in captivity in Lantian County, a city in Lishan. Is this possible?"
Zhang Yang did not deny it after hearing this, but would he impeach him if he was curious about such a thing?
Li Shimin said in a serious voice: "It's okay to raise some poultry. Thousands of chickens and six hundred ducks are too much."
"Don't your Majesty think that captivity is necessary?"
"oh?"
Li Shimin became interested, "Tell me more."
Zhang Yang took a deep breath and explained: "The population of Chang'an City has reached two million. With such a huge population, just transporting food for a month requires five million dan, let alone meat. The sheep in the Hexi Corridor are all
Not enough for slaughter.”
"Chang'an City alone has overwhelmed the entire Guanzhong. May I ask Your Majesty, how many more years can this situation last?"
Having never considered this issue before, Li Shimin felt that the people in Chang'an City lived quite a prosperous life.
"That's why Taifu Temple will increase the diversity of crops to supplement the needs of Chang'an City. Prices in Chang'an City are out of control. Three vegetables cost two cents, and a bucket of rice only costs four cents. I dare to ask your majesty about this.
Don’t the outrageous prices need to be adjusted?”
In another twenty years, Guanzhong will be truly unsustainable. Chang'an City's population will continue to rise, and by then Guanzhong's supply will not be enough for Chang'an City's consumption.
Now Guanzhong is also facing the dilemma of less and less cultivated land.
What Taifu Temple is worried about is to increase productivity, increase the value of acres, adjust crop diversity, maintain good prices, and have sufficient materials to supply Chang'an City.
Not to mention that Taifu Temple has to take care of the jobs of the people in the Central Plains. When you think about having to support the entire city of Chang'an in the future, it is really not a human thing to do. The couple worked overtime just for this.
I am the only one in the Tang Dynasty who is worried about innateness.