The two of them kept their heads down and followed His Majesty like two little brothers.
Li Shimin looked at the wheat in the field and felt very good, and said: "I think everything must be done carefully. Some people say that I am diligent, while others say that I help the world and conquer the barbarians."
As he spoke, the emperor sighed again. He frowned and looked forward, straightening his back with his hands behind his back, "There are pharmacists in the Tang Dynasty, there is Zheng Gong, and there is Xuanling, but I feel that... in terms of martial arts, I am not as good as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
, the governance of Wen was not as good as the governance of Wen and Jing in the Han Dynasty."
Wei Zheng said loudly: "Your Majesty pays close attention to political affairs and appoints ministers more than the ancients. It is because the ministers are mediocre and short-term that they cannot serve as your Majesty's commission."
The secretary on the side wrote down this sentence on a file.
"If we talk about the uniforms of the four barbarians, there will be nothing in the world. There has never been anything like this in ancient times. As for literature and scenery, it is not enough to achieve saintliness."
Wei Zheng looked serious, saluted Li Shimin, and said sternly: "If the emperor and his ministers never slack off, it will cause unrest in the world."
Zhang Yang sighed secretly in his heart as he listened to Wei Zheng's words.
Li Shimin quickly supported Wei Zheng and said with a moved expression: "I don't think so. I will bear in mind what Mr. Zheng said and I will not slack off."
Wei Zheng nodded and said, "I will never slack off."
After saying that, Zhang Yang felt something was wrong and looked at Li Tai who was standing aside.
The fat man took the lead and said: "Father, your son and ministers will definitely not slack off."
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction.
Seeing the emperor's gaze, Zhang Yang had no choice but to say: "Don't worry, Mr. Zheng, if you dare to slack off, I will go to Tai Chi Hall to scold Your Majesty."
The smile froze on his face, and Li Shimin was silent for a long time.
The secretary on the side also wrote down Zhang Yang’s words. If someone reads Qing History someday and sees this sentence, he will probably laugh out loud...
Li Tai said quickly: "Brother-in-law, what I said is inappropriate. My father never slacks off, so we shouldn't slack off either."
Zhang Yang nodded quickly, "His Royal Highness the King of Wei said, in fact, I have never slacked off. Look how good this Lishan Mountain is."
The king and his ministers continued walking, and Zhang Yang still followed.
Wei Zheng stroked his beard and said: "I have heard that the powerful will take their wealth to their families when they are rewarded with food and land. The Marquis of Lishan County did something novel and wanted to distribute his money to everyone."
Li Shimin snorted coldly: "There are rumors that this guy wants to plaster all the places in Lishan with gold."
Wei Zheng added: "There are places that are poor but rich and powerful, but Lishan Mountain is so rich and the families of the rich and powerful are also so rich."
Zhang Yang sighed: "Mr. Zheng, Lishan Mountain is actually very good, and Guanzhong is also a very beautiful place. I just hope it can be more beautiful."
"Well, that's a good ambition."
"I can make Lishan rich, I also want to make Guanzhong rich, and I want to make Datang rich and powerful."
Li Shimin chuckled and said: "There are always people who talk grandly, but now you only have a little bit of land in Lishan Mountain, and you still claim to be rich in the entire Guanzhong?"
"I want land, will your Majesty give it to me?"
Hearing what his brother-in-law said, Li Tai felt anxious, but he didn't have a needle or thread in his hand. If he had, he would have wanted to sew his brother-in-law's mouth shut. He still dared to talk to his father like this after so many years.
Li Shimin was not angry at all, but he was calm and spoke relaxedly, "If you can do more for the country, I can let you enter Lingyan Pavilion, and I can also give you more land."
Zhang Yang added: "Your Majesty, I have been working hard for the country."
Li Shimin's expression became a little more displeased, and his eyes swept across his face. Could it be that he didn't understand what I meant? I want you to put more effort into Sheji. This guy is still so tactful.
It is true that if oil and salt are not introduced, it will be difficult to achieve great success.
As long as Zhang Yang swore in the Taiji Palace that he would only be loyal to the Tang Dynasty and be willing to dedicate everything to the Tang Dynasty, he would not be just a county prince until now. It would not be a bad idea to enter Lingyan Pavilion and be granted the title of Duke.
Does he really want to be a county magistrate for the rest of his life?
Li Shimin whispered: "The Sifang Pavilion has been rebuilt in Chang'an City recently. In the future, Tibetans, people from the Western Regions, and Turks can all stay in the Sifang Pavilion."
Li Tai added: "My father used the war with Dashi to unite and command the barbarians. This is a great strategy at the moment."
"Yeah." Li Shimin enjoyed Qingque's words and added: "This was originally for Chu Suiliang to preside over the Sifang Pavilion."
"Original?" Zhang Yang asked confused.
"Later, Chu Suiliang was beaten up by Li Yifu, and then Chu Suiliang's men were driven out of Sifangguan. Li Yifu took people from the Ministry of Rites and took over."
Zhang Yang and Li Tai were silent for a long time.
If you want to say that the folk customs of the Tang Dynasty were tough, they were indeed tough.
The courtiers in this court are also fierce, and everyone knows that the Ministry of Rites and the Zhongshu Province are in trouble.
Li Yifu never stopped after returning to Chang'an City from Goguryeo.
Now he even drove Chu Suiliang out of the Sifang Pavilion, beat him up, and forcibly occupied the Sifang Pavilion.
Li Shimin said again: "You have lived in Lishan for a long time and are not aware of the changes in the court. After the incident, Xu Jingzong also came to apologize to me. He also said that the envoys from all countries were always received by the Ministry of Rites. Chu Suiliang accepted the wishes of Zhao Guogong.
Have a hand in Sifangguan's affairs."
"While Xu Jingzong was talking to me about his grievances, he scolded Chu Suiliang, Tang Shanshi and others. I admire strong men, and I also admire Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu for not being accommodating and for speaking out."
"I didn't think properly about the Sifang Pavilion before, and I didn't think it through properly when these things happened. I thought that everyone in the Ministry of Rites could not suffer this grievance in vain, so I handed over the Sifang Pavilion to the care of the Ministry of Rites. According to Xu Jingzong's wishes
, let Li Yifu support it."
If the Ministry of Rites just swallows this grievance, it will make His Majesty and the courtiers look down upon the Ministry of Rites.
To gain a foothold in the current court, you must first be courageous, and secondly, you must be able to fight and argue with reason.
Fights are common in Tai Chi Hall, and it was inevitable that I would scold my mother in the last morning.
In this kind of court atmosphere, the arrogant environment creates a situation where the weak and the strong will prevail.
Now everyone in the court says that Xu Jingzong must retaliate for his anger, and he is a person who cannot be bullied in vain.
Zhang Yang cupped his hands and said, "I think the prince of Hejian County will be pleased to hear this news."
Li Shimin sighed: "Don't you want to ask how Chu Suiliang was beaten?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "How's it going?"
"I asked Lu Zhaolin to take a look, and he said that he couldn't go to the ground for ten days and a half. You brought the Ministry of Rites out, so why are the people in the Ministry of Rites so ignorant of the importance of others?"
Zhang Yang said with a smile: "They are all evil-minded people, so it is inevitable that they will not be able to control the severity of their actions."
Wei Zheng was still looking at the fields. To Zheng Gong, this seemed to be a very common thing.
Lishan wants to develop industry and at the same time ensure the preservation of farmland. All the acres of farmland that should be owned are still there.
After walking to the entrance of the village again, Li Shimin and Wei Zheng planned to take a walk around Weinan.
During the Zhenguan Dynasty, among the monarchs and ministers, Li Shimin and Wei Zheng had the most complicated relationship.
As the escort team gradually moved away, Li Tai held on to a tree and then his chest.
"Your Highness, King Wei, is he feeling uncomfortable?"
"Every time I listen to my brother-in-law talking to my father, I feel my heart beating violently. I would like to ask my brother-in-law to be careful when speaking in the future."
"His Royal Highness, King Wei, I have been very careful about propriety."
Li Tai stroked his chest and said, "But Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu have offended Zhongshu Province too much."
"Well, maybe."
Zhang Yang nodded.
Li Tai was still very worried, "If we continue like this in the future, wouldn't the situation of the Ministry of Rites become even worse?"
"The affairs of the Ministry of Rites have nothing to do with Lishan anymore." Zhang Yang used a cattail leaf fan to block the dazzling sunlight and walked back to Lishan.
In the afternoon, thunder rumbled in the sky, and a heavy rain fell.
On Lishan Mountain, a family sat under the eaves. Xiao Qingqing sat on Xiong Da's back, watching the rain falling from the eaves.
Zhang Yang helped his wife correct the homework of his younger brothers and sisters.
"Father is here today?"
"Well, I came to see the preparations for the autumn harvest in Lishan. They said they were going to Weinan again. They are probably stuck in the rain at the moment."
Li Yue nodded and said, "This rain really comes at the wrong time."
"Well, after it rains, the wheat fields have to be dried for a while, as long as it doesn't affect the harvest."
Rain keeps falling in the Huaqing Pool, and the water is still clear, which is very comfortable to look at.
"Gao Yang's math skills still haven't improved." Zhang Yang organized the corrected homework and put it on the desk.
"Let Li Zhi teach her well."
The two aunts were washing clothes. Li Yue always felt that her aunts were looking at her strangely recently.
It was a rainy day, and a fast horse rode through the rain to the front of Chang'an City. The visitor shouted loudly: "Urgent report from Jiannan Road!"
Li Daoyan, the general guarding the city, confirmed the identity of the visitor and let him into the city.
Whenever there is an urgent report, one can ride a horse into the city. This man rode his horse to the Chengtian Gate, got off his horse, and then carried the urgent report into the imperial city.
The urgent news of entering the imperial city aroused a lot of discussion.
He was sent directly to Zhongshu Province, where Fang Xuanling was still checking the summer harvest reports from various places.
Cen Wenwen was soaked in the rain and hurried into Zhongshu Province with the urgent report. He didn't care about getting wet and handed over the urgent report first, "Fang Xiang, urgent report from Jiannan Road."
Since Zhenguan, various places in the Central Plains have been divided into ten roads. Jiannan Road is close to Tubo and is in Shu, and to the south is Jiaozhou and Nanzhao.
Fang Xuanling opened the emergency report and read it.
Cen Wenwen then had time to take off his coat, wiped his wet official hat and shivered.
A clerk on the side brought a stove, and Cen Wenwen sat down to warm himself and dry his clothes.
Seeing that the prime minister was silent for a long time, Cen Wenwen asked with concern: "In the beginning, Nanzhao asked for help several times. I think this matter started two years ago."
Fang Xuanling stroked his beard and nodded, "Is Your Majesty back?"
The clerk replied: "Your Majesty is still checking the autumn harvest preparations in various places, and will return to the palace in the evening."
Zhongshu Province is very quiet, with only a few clerks quietly filing files here.
The rest of the civil servants went out to quarrel with the people from the Ministry of Rites, and those people have not returned yet.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Listening to the sound of raindrops falling on the roof, Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice: "Does the Ministry of Rites know that King Nanzhao is asking for help?"
Cen Wenwen replied: "Most of them don't know that King Nanzhao sent the letter asking for help to Panzhou in Jiannan Road and had someone send it to him. He didn't inform the Ministry of Rites during this period."
Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "I think so. The Ministry of Rites paid no attention to Nanzhao. It passed through the local state capital meeting and the Ministry of Rites, and then it was sent as a military emergency report."
A group of bandits entered the border of Nanzhao and captured the city. Their style was not like ordinary bandits.
This group of people is more like the style of the Central Guards of the Tang Dynasty.
Moreover, after capturing a land, prisoners of war would be treated well, and the locals would be allowed to continue farming and provide them with military rations and equipment.
Farming was also implemented in Nanzhao, which was also the style of the generals of the Wei government.
From the beginning there were only a few dozen people in the team, but it grew to over a thousand people. It was no wonder that Nanzhao was too weak.
He was caught off guard by this team, and they were also well versed in the art of war.
Now King Nanzhao is trapped in Yamato City.
Fang Xuanling whispered: "Go and call Xu Jingzong."
Cen Wenwen added: "Tang Shanshi said that he wanted to seek justice for Chu Suiliang, but now he is leading someone to quarrel with Xu Jingzong."
Fang Xuanling put down the urgent report and said: "Call everyone."
"Here."
Cen Wenwen put on his undried coat and left in a hurry.
Soon there were comments and curses from outside Zhongshu Province.
As soon as Xu Jingzong entered the Zhongshu Province, he swore to heaven, "The conscience of heaven and earth, the war in Nanzhao has nothing to do with the Ministry of Rites."
Before anything was said, Xu Jingzong swore an oath.
Fang Xuanling sighed: "King Nanzhao asked for help from Jiannan Road and wanted soldiers and horses from the state capital of Shu to rush to help."
Nanzhao was originally developed from a tribe living near the old Yongchang County of the Han Dynasty.
After learning from the Han Dynasty, a small tribe gradually formed a state and governance structure.
However, Nanzhao is a small place with many tribes, and civil strife has been constant for many years.
The king of Nanzhao did not unify Nanzhao.
Xu Jingzong secretly thought that this matter could not be hidden after all.
According to the thoughts of the county prince, Xu Jingzong also thought about the reason for this matter. If Nanzhao needs to be unified, there needs to be someone who can unify Nanzhao.
With just King Nanzhao’s limited territory and manpower, I don’t know how long it will take for him to unify Nanzhao.
Tang Shanshi was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and his official uniform was torn several times. He gritted his teeth in front of Xu Jingzong and said, "Xu Jingzong! Why did your Ministry of Rites keep blocking the envoys from Nanzhao when they asked for help several times?"
"Tang Shanshi! This is a matter of the Ministry of Rites, what does it have to do with you!" Li Yifu stood up and said loudly.
"A certain family just made a mistake." Tang Shanshi cursed angrily: "Come on! Don't think that a certain family is afraid of you!"
The people from the Ministry of Etiquette and the people from the Zhongshu Province started arguing again. Both sides were yelling and swearing. Seeing that they were about to fight again, Fang Xuanling patted the table.
Everyone calmed down, and Xu Jingzong replied: "At first, the Ministry of Rites didn't know what was going on in Nanzhao. When the envoy from Nanzhao came to report, the Ministry of Rites also arranged for people to investigate. Later, they learned that it was a group of dozens of bandits who were causing trouble, so they
Let Nanzhao arrange it himself."
Li Yifu also explained: "It took a year for the news to come back and forth. No one knew what would happen in this year, so the Ministry of Rites did not act rashly."
"Could it be that those who attacked Nanzhao were the guardsmen sent by the Ministry of Rites."
Xu Jingzong said in a deep voice: "When Nanzhao's envoys asked for help, the Ministry of Rites reported it to Your Majesty, and the Zhongshu Province can inquire about it. Our Ministry of Rites has never had anything to do with the Wei Mansion. I hope you will not doubt us."
Seeing the stalemate among everyone, Fang Xuan said discouragedly: "I will explain to your majesty that Xu Shangshu will also stay."