The emperor's appointment was very domineering. In fact, Lishan had escaped from the family's struggle three years ago.
Seeing the troubled look on Zhang Yang's face, Li Shimin said again: "Don't worry, I have set off artillery all over Hebei, and they don't dare to make mistakes."
"Well, those are all His Majesty's wisdom." Zhang Yang suddenly said with his hands in hand.
Hearing such flattery against his will, Li Shimin felt very uncomfortable. He glanced at him one more time and left quickly.
When the emperor walked away, Li Yue walked out from the side. She held her daughter and frowned: "My father hopes that your husband will also participate in this matter."
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "Everything that happened back then has been cleaned up, and the court can't find anything."
At this time, there was still snow on Lishan Mountain that had not melted away. She smiled and said, "Yes, after so many years, everything that needs to be buried has been buried."
That happened in the ninth year of Zhenguan. Now it is the twelfth year of Zhenguan. After so long, sugar suddenly appeared in the world, like a dream, and disappeared again.
The family returned to the mountains again. They had nothing to do this winter, and the couple was busy in the workshop.
Li Yue wore cloth gloves to clean up various iron materials. She was also used to working in the workshop and would clean up here when she had nothing to do.
Put some scrap iron parts into the basket and make a clanging sound.
She whispered: "Do you want Xue Yantuo and the Uighurs to grow pumpkins?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Yes, that's the plan."
"In this way, can we tie up the Uighurs?"
"The yield of pumpkins is indeed very high, but this is another trap. A single crop will only make a place more barren. How did Guan Zhong deal with the state of Lu back then?"
Li Yue was surprised and said: "Qi Wan Lu Jin?"
"It is Taifu Temple's job to maintain the diversity of crops in the Central Plains, but don't underestimate the ability to farm. How crops are produced also determines the prospects of a country. Therefore, while emphasizing the diversity of crops to the Central Plains, I also emphasize the diversity of crops.
Give the pumpkin seeds to the Uighurs and Xueyantuo people."
While Zhang Yang was talking, he was still polishing an iron pipe in his hand. This iron pipe was hollow, with a very thin inner wall, about half a foot long.
If it is mounted on a flintlock, it is a musket.
The lethality of a musket is determined by its range and accuracy. Otherwise, the flintlock gun at home is not as useful as a bow except for assassination.
Zhang Yang frowned and thought as he looked at the iron pipe. The bullet was difficult to make and the rifling was even more difficult.
The industrial bottleneck in Lishan has been broken through, but the technological bottleneck has remained unresolved.
If you want your craftsmanship to reach another level, you need manufacturing tools, more sophisticated production tools.
This is again a long way.
Li Yue put some defective iron materials into the basket and said: "Now the four counties in the Hexi Corridor have a population of 100,000, and the mutual trade between Guanwai and Guanzhong is getting better and better."
"Well, as long as you manage it well, it will get better and better. Your father just got a little more money, so he went to build the Taiye Pool. There will be many places to use money in the future."
"Yes, father should be more careful."
Prisoners from Fan Yang were sent to Chang'an City one after another. After Zhang Xingcheng arrived at Fan Yang's territory, he and Ma Zhou began to arrest the children of the noble family and the villains.
Even Di Renjie felt that Chang'an City had been in a lot of chaos recently.
Xu Jingzong sat beside the brazier, half lying down and peeling tea eggs leisurely.
"Is Xu Shangshu always wasting his time when he has nothing to do?"
Chewing tea eggs in his mouth, Xu Jingzong spoke slowly, "Life only lasts a few decades. When you reach my age, every day you can have leisure is one day."
There are only two people in the Ministry of Rites, one senior and one junior. The rest of them either went to get married during this holiday or went back to their hometowns.
Only the Zhuque Street outside was still lively and bustling, while the Imperial City was quiet and there was no one around outside.
The only sound in the house was the boiling of soup in a pot on the stove.
Di Renjie sat down, spread out the paper and started writing, while whispering: "Has the trial of Fan Yang's case in court begun?"
Xu Jingzong nodded and said: "Zheng Gong, along with the Yushitai, the Ministry of Punishment, and Dali Temple, are preparing."
"It will definitely be very lively then."
Seeing that this boy was interested in watching the fun again, Xu Jingzong shook his head and said: "I have arranged a place for you in the Hongwen Hall. You go to the Hongwen Hall to study, and later you will join the Imperial College to supervise the Imperial College. Don't think about joining in the fun all day long.
"
In Xu Jingzong's opinion, Di Renjie is a very good prospect. As long as he is properly guided, this kid's prospects are limitless.
Di Renjie didn't like reading, so he sat in an awkward position.
What Xu Jingzong is like now, he will imitate.
Not long after, he suddenly started shooting the case again.
Seeing this, Xu Jingzong was holding a roll of Red Mansion and looking at it. He raised his head and frowned and said displeasedly: "Are you hungry again?"
Di Renjie slapped his forehead and whispered: "I played with Zhang Jianzhi and the others yesterday."
Xu Jingzong whispered: "Well, I've been fooling around all day long."
Di Renjie added: "The boy is playing with Zhang Jianzhi and a few other powerful children. One boy said he wants to become a monk."
"Oh, to be a monk? When lightning struck the temple, Buddhism in Guanzhong had long since withered."
Xu Jingzong felt contempt in his heart, put down the volume of Red Mansions in his hand, and asked: "Whose child is so ignorant that he wants to become a monk?"
"From what they said, the boy seems to be from Yuchi's family."
"Yuchi?"
Di Renjie slapped his forehead and then remembered, "His uncle is the current General Yuchi."
The corner of Xu Jingzong's mouth twitched and he said to himself: "It turns out that Yuchi's family also has fools."
Di Renjie straightened his clothes and said, "I told Zhang Jianzhi yesterday that I wanted to see if that boy Yuchi could survive a severe beating from his elders, so I'm leaving now."
Xu Jingzong nodded feebly, ate tea eggs and continued to watch the Red Mansion.
Now Di Renjie has been hanging around in Chang'an City for a long time. Thanks to the reputation of Xu Jingzong and the Marquis of Lishan County, he can also hang out among the second generation of powerful people in Chang'an City.
Arriving at a street in Chang'an City, this is the outer wall of General Yuchi's residence.
Zhang Jianzhi, Cheng Chubi, and the older Qin Huaidao, the son of General Qin Qiong, were hunching their necks and listening to the goings on in the courtyard.
"Renjie!" Zhang Jianzhi called softly.
Di Renjie quickly stepped forward and asked, "What's wrong?"
Zhang Jianzhi whispered: "I just heard a few loud shouts in the courtyard, but I haven't seen anyone yet."
"Brother Huai Dao."
Di Renjie saluted respectfully.
Qin Huaidao said in a low voice: "I probably won't see him in these two days. I'll go shopping in the West Market later."
Zhang Jianzhi is now Qin Huaidao's younger brother. Several of them have been divided into superiors and subordinates since they were hanging out in Chang'an City. He asked: "What are you going to do in the West Market?"
Qin Huaidao was very tall. He was fourteen years old but had the height of an adult man. It was said that he had thousands of cattle in the East Palace ready for him.
Such a person naturally became the leader of this group of children.
Before Qin Huaidao could speak, Di Renjie followed up and whispered: "Brother Huaidao, do you want to ask about Fan Yang's case?"
"Well, I heard that there is going to be a trial between the DPRK and China. We will all go and have a look at that time."
Zhang Jianzhi couldn't help but nod, "Okay, okay."
Because of the affairs of the Fan Yang Lu family, there are always so many busy figures in Chang'an City, walking among the powerful families.
In the official residence of Yushitai in the imperial city, Wei Zheng couldn't help but cough after finishing the memorial.
Xu Xiaode said worriedly: "Mr. Zheng, please pay attention to your health."
Wei Zheng, whose beard and hair were all white, waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, Your Majesty will spend the winter in Lishan Mountain, I will go first."
Xu Xiaode said again: "I will go with Duke Zheng."
"That's fine."
The carriage was ready outside the imperial city. Xu Xiaode helped Duke Zheng get into the carriage and then left from Zhuque Street.
Xu Xiaode personally sat on the shaft of the carriage and drove the horses.
Duke Zheng's deep words came from inside the car, "How many years has your daughter worshiped Princess Runan as her teacher in Lishan Mountain?"
Xu Xiaode replied: "It has been five years since I returned to Duke Zheng."
"I heard that your daughter's mother's family has been separated from her father's family because of the Lishan Master's incident?"
"My little girl is determined to follow Her Highness the Princess. In the past two years, the relatives of Jiangnan East Road have also made a lot of money from Lishan, which involves official career and family business. The child Hui'er is now much more courageous, thinking not to affect her father's family.
That’s when the line was drawn.”
Mr. Zheng in the car was speechless.
At this moment in Lishan, Zhang Yang was gesticulating in front of Li Shimin with a flintlock gun.
Li Tai, Li Zhi, and Xiao Qingqing were roasting a duck.
Li Yue accompanied Empress Changsun and cut New Year's clothes for the children.
Li Shimin watched Zhang Yang skillfully take apart the flintlock gun and asked curiously: "Are you saying that this hidden weapon is not ready for use yet?"
"Well, it's hard to hit the target when it's a hundred steps away."
Li Shimin nodded pertinently, "I think so. If we are a hundred steps away and fail to hurt the enemy, we will be captured instead."
Zhang Yang added: "So, I think that if this flintlock gun is to be equipped with the officers and soldiers of the Central Guards, the officers and soldiers can hold this concealed weapon in one hand and a knife in the other, both near and far. They can also hide it first in a desperate struggle.
, take the opponent by surprise and attack him unprepared, and kill the opponent with one shot at close range."
Listening to Zhang Yang's words, Li Shimin thought about the scene with a knife in one hand and a gun in the other. He felt strange no matter how he thought about it.
Picking up the gun body, Li Shimin stroked his beard and said, "It would be nice if this thing were smaller, so it would be easier to hide."
Zhang Yang took a sip of tea and sighed: "The craftsmanship needs to be improved."
Li Shimin thinks that the current flintlock gun is useless no matter how he thinks about it. If it is to be useful, it is not as useful as a bow within a hundred steps, and it is not as useful as a short sword or dagger in close combat.
Just like what Zhang Yang said about attacking from near and far?
It's far inferior to a bow and arrow, and it's not as close as a dagger.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "How much do you plan to bid for me to buy this thing?"
Zhang Yang calculated: "The cost is two thousand guan each."
"It's flashy and flashy, but it costs two thousand strings?"
"Your Majesty, can you think about it again?"
Pushing the flintlock gun back to Zhang Yang, Li Shimin smiled and said, "Just keep it for yourself."
The emperor was dissatisfied with this flintlock gun and its promotion failed.
Zhang Yang had no choice but to assemble the flintlock gun and whispered: "This is the first flintlock gun of the Tang Dynasty. The price of two thousand guan is very suitable."
Li Shimin still shook his head, "What's the use of buying such flashy things? I hope you can study artillery well. I heard that Lishan's artillery was killing everyone in Persia. It's good to build more, and I will let you join Lingyan."
Pavilion."
The emperor's words are like temptation, and the benefits of leaving your name in history are right in front of you, as long as you are willing to dedicate yourself wholeheartedly to the Khan of Heaven.
The prince stood behind His Majesty and noticed the expression of the county prince. There was a look of caution in the eyes of the county prince.
Others don't know it, but the princes and princes who travel between Lishan and the palace know very well that the county prince of Lishan does not trust His Majesty.
It seems that many people are also worried. Everyone has seen the power of artillery.
If Lishan hadn't seized the technical key to the artillery, God knows how many artillery pieces your Majesty would have built, and how far your Majesty's ambition would have expanded.
Now that I think about it, it's good that Lishan restricted His Majesty, otherwise God knows what His Majesty would do.
Of course, a eunuch cannot understand so much, nor can he speak too much.
Having been by His Majesty's side for so many years, I, as an old slave, know things that others don't know.
The guards from outside the village came to report and bowed: "Your Majesty, Duke Zheng and Yushi Xu are here."
The sunshine outside the palace was very warm, and there were still some drops of water running down the frosted roof.
Li Shimin nodded and said, "Please come."
"Here!"
Li Tai placed the roasted duck in front of His Majesty and went on to roast several other ducks.
The next move of the county prince made the prince's brow jump again.
Before His Majesty could take action, Zhang Yang tore off a duck leg first.
Duke Zheng and Xu Xiaode came together, and His Majesty's eyes fell on a memorial in Duke Zheng's hand.
"Your Majesty, this is the memorial compiled by the Yushitai after several months of inquiries."
"Yeah." Li Shimin took the memorial and looked at it. He frowned at the contents of the memorial and said in a deep voice: "When will the trial start?"
Zheng Gong said again: "Your Majesty, there are many people walking around in Chang'an City. I am afraid that there will be changes if it is too late. I think this matter should be done sooner rather than later."
After saying that, Mr. Zheng coughed violently again.
When a person feels that he is old, perhaps his time is running out, and he is plagued by various illnesses, he will think about finishing the current things.
What happened to Mr. Wen Yanbo is too disturbing.
Although he didn't know what Mr. Zheng was thinking at this moment, Zhang Yang looked at Tian Khan.
Li Shimin stood up and supported Wei Zheng, "I will arrange a place for you in Lishan. You will live here first and then come to Lishan Village for trial."
Zheng Gong agreed repeatedly.
Zhang Yang also felt that the reason why Li Shimin said this was because he wanted to launch a demonstration during the trial.
The emperor's use of artillery is really becoming more and more diverse.
Duke Zheng talked a lot with His Majesty and expressed many concerns.
In terms of stance, Zheng Gong and Li Shimin had the same idea. They both wanted to prosper the imperial examination system and overthrow aristocratic families.
The aristocratic family has too much wealth. If the emperor wants to eat meat, he will take action on the aristocratic family.
With artillery in hand, Li Shimin felt that the current aristocratic families were like sheep, just waiting to be eaten.
In the past, the family was powerful, but now it doesn't matter how powerful it is. Under the crushing force of artillery, it doesn't matter how many people there are.
Coupled with the current reputation of Tian Khan and the support of the people in the world, the end of the family is coming.
Zhang Yang took Mr. Zheng and arranged a place to stay with Xu Xiaode, "Mr. Zheng, it's time to take a break from court now. Why don't you stay in Lishan for a few more days."
Wei Zheng's snow-white beard and hair were fluttering in the wind. He smiled and said, "I also want to meet Wang Gui. I have many things to say to him."