Xin Xin'an asked again: "Can't the city of Chang'an be bought with money?"
Zhang Yang shook his head and said: "How much money did your father spend to buy Gaochang?"
"Well..." Xiao An recalled: "My mother said at the beginning that my father spent a fortune to buy Gaochang."
"How much money did it cost to buy Nanzhao?"
“Always money!”
Xiao Xin'an replied.
Zhang Yang looked at Xiong Er driving the ducks back to the duck pen and continued: "Neither Gaochang nor Nanzhao can be bought with a single dollar or a lot of money. These two small countries are of great value, but when you find the right way,
You can also buy the place you want at a very good price.”
Xin Xin'an followed the footsteps and asked: "What method does dad think is most suitable?"
Zhang Yang shook his head and said: "Not yet."
After being idle for a long time, when she returned home, Xiao Qingqing was still building Chang'an City. She used wooden planks as bricks and had already built the four walls of Chang'an City.
Seeing that the appearance was similar to the one in the album, Zhang Yang nodded with satisfaction, while Li Yue frowned and remained silent.
"You see, our daughter is very talented as a craftsman."
Li Yue looked unhappy and said: "This is because she is careful, not because she has a talent for craftsmanship. The child is very patient like you."
"That's what Her Royal Highness Princess said." Aunt Yang on the side replied: "If it were a child from an ordinary family, she would have given up right now."
The walls of this small Chang'an city are half a person tall.
Li Yue hopes that both her son and daughter can inherit the family business, and is unwilling to admit that her daughter has a talent for craftsmanship.
If she really has the talent of a craftsman, Li Yue will also transfer this talent to other aspects.
The son ran to the kitchen, probably looking for another snack.
Zhang Yang drank tea and whispered: "Her talent cannot be stifled. Even if she has the talent of a craftsman, it will not affect the children who can take over Lishan in the future. Talent is innate, and ability can be cultivated."
Hearing this, Li Yue held her husband's arm and remained silent.
Aunt Yang smiled kindly and continued to mend clothes.
Until the big bear came running and found the little master inside a wooden wall. Finding that there was an obstacle between him and the master, he knocked down the wall that had just been built.
After watching the wooden blocks scattered on the floor and a brief silence in the room, Xiao Qingqing watched as his achievements of several days were destroyed in one fell swoop.
Her screams were heard in the house, and then she hit Xiong Da with her hands and feet.
After realizing that his fists and feet could not harm it, he cursed loudly again.
Xiong Da was lying on the ground with a confused look on his face.
Zhang Yang sighed, shook his head and left.
This child is still very resilient, and her aunt has tidied up a room for him. She can shut herself in the room and prevent the bears from coming in, so she can concentrate on "building" her little Chang'an city.
I don’t know if it’s because my sister, Xiao Qingqing, talks too much about Chang’an City, which causes my son to think about Chang’an City all day long.
Political affairs in Chang'an City are getting busier and busier these days, and the government is making more and more noise about the Western Expedition.
The inexhaustible food consumed in Chang'an City was continuously sent to Hexi.
Some people in the court felt that the Western Expedition would become a burden on the court in the future, and the Tang Dynasty would be plunged into the quagmire of war.
Xu Jingzong and others said that the Tang Dynasty was a neutral country in the war and should use martial arts to unite all directions. Those who stopped the Western Expedition were short-sighted.
Li Shimin issued another edict and once again summoned Pei Xingjian, Xue Rengui, and Wang Xuance to come back.
Later, several generals were sent to Persia for the Western Expedition. These generals included the younger generation Li Wenzhen, Zhang Qianxu and others.
At the same time, Tian Khan asked Xiao Siye, who was in charge of herdsmen in Turks, to lead Turks troops to Persia.
Li Jingxuan was then appointed as the Protector of the Anxi Protectorate. From then on, the Protector of the Protectorate was also handed over to the Zhongshu Sheng and became a civilian.
Zhang Da'an gave advice to His Majesty for the first time since he became the Minister of Rites, advocating the construction of Suiye City.
After some debates in the court, His Majesty finally ordered the reconstruction of Suiye City in the Western Regions. This important place among the four towns in Anxi, its geographical location played a vital role in the Tang Dynasty's control of the Western Regions.
Winter has arrived in Chang'an City, and Xiao Qingqing has been obsessed with building molds for Chang'an City these days. A girl who never goes to Chang'an, but misses Chang'an City very much in her heart.
When snowflakes fell in Guanzhong, her model of Chang'an City was mostly completed.
Zhang Yang was in contact with Cen Wenwen as usual, and the official education and supporting education projects in Datang were in full swing.
The emperor felt that as long as he could bring all the people back home and educate remote areas, it would be a very cost-effective act to nourish the Central Plains with the legacy of aristocratic families. At least the imperial court would not have such a big burden.
In the heavy snow, Zhang Yang looked at the accounts sent by Cen Wenwen and said: "I didn't expect that the construction of Broken Leaf City would go so smoothly."
Cen Wenwen added: "Zhang Da'an can serve as Minister of Rites because he was recommended by the county marquis."
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "I have always had good taste."
The snow fell on the bamboo hat, making the bamboo hat also covered with thick snow. Cen Wenwen spoke unhurriedly, "The location of Suiye City is on the only way that envoys from the east and west must pass. At that time, monk Xuanzang
Traveling to the Western Regions, I also met Yehu Khan in Suiye City. That year, Yehu valued Xuanzang very much, gave him a lot of money, and sent soldiers and horses to escort him."
Cen Wenwen put his hands behind his back and sighed in the cold wind, turning into a cloud of white mist. "It's a pity that Ye Hu Khan died. Ni She fled to the west and died in the hands of a man with the ninth surname of Zhaowu. Things are unpredictable. Back then, Ye Hu
Khan is so arrogant that eight years have passed before he knew it."
He continued: "Today, Monk Xuanzang still has not entered the customs, and the Anxi Protectorate has been built. Some people in the court say that Zhang Daan is plotting the entire Western Region for Tian Khan."
Zhang Yang smiled and said: "It's about time."
The location of Suiye City is at the western end of the Western Region, which is the starting point to the west and the junction of the Western Region.
Zhang Yang carefully thought about its location in Central Asia, and then said: "The ancient road in the Tianshan Mountains should belong to the Tang Dynasty from the starting point to the end. The Suiye River Valley is located in the Hexi Corridor known as the Western Regions. It is rich in water and grass and was a prosperous place in the past.
These should all belong to the Tang Dynasty."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Cen Wenwen added: "No wonder the envoys from all countries dare not offend Lishan. In addition to the envoys from all countries who are willing to pay homage to the Khan, as long as you Zhang Yang stands in front of others,
Envoys from other countries will also pay homage to you."
"Brother Wenwen is joking, how dare I receive this honor."
Li Yuan, Li Xiaogong, Li Tai's third generation uncle, grandson, uncle and nephew were sitting under the eaves, eating tea eggs. They also saw the two people standing in the wind and snow.
Li Tai whispered: "Now I understand a little bit why my father wanted to appoint two central ministers."
Li Xiaogong ate tea eggs and asked again: "Why?"
"My father wants my brother-in-law to govern outside the country and Cen Wenwen to govern internally. For matters outside the Tang Dynasty, it still depends on my brother-in-law's opinion. The governance within the Tang Dynasty still cannot be separated from Cen Wenwen."
Li Xiaogong nodded and said: "So, Your Majesty still values Zhang Yang very much."
The aroma of tea eggs wafts out of the pot. It is the most fragrant to cook tea eggs with old tea from last year.
When Li Tai looked again, Grandpa Huang had fallen asleep at some point, and his breathing was rising and falling steadily.
My father is nearly forty years old, and my grandpa is over sixty years old, so he is very old.
Li Tai hopes that Grandpa Huang can live to be eighty years old.
He picked up the quilt on the side and covered Grandpa Huang with it.
The heavy snow has been falling for five days, and a thick layer of snow has accumulated in Guanzhong. Zhang Yang, his son and daughter are removing the snow.
Zhang Yang raised his head and looked into the distance from time to time.
Xiao Qingqing also raised her eyes and asked, "Dad, what are you looking at?"
There is only a snowy scene in the distance and nothing can be seen.
Xiao An followed behind her father, using a small broom to sweep the remaining snow to both sides of the road.
Zhang Yang looked up at the distance again and said with a smile: "In the past, this time of year was the time when the emperor came to Lishan Mountain to spend the winter."
Xiao Qingqing replied: "I heard that the court has been very busy in the past two years. Last year, many people did not take a break, and it is even more so this year."
After shoveling the snow, Zhang Yang started to sweat faintly. He looked back at his son and daughter, whose cheeks were flushed red by the wind and snow.
It is enough for the cleared road to connect to the official road outside the village.
The snow was ankle deep, and the village was quiet. Every family was cooking, and there was a thick layer of snow on their roofs.
Even in this season when heavy snow is howling, Lishan is still full of fireworks.
Zhang Yang walked to the mountainside, took one more look at the scene, and then slowly walked back to the mountain.
Cen Wenwen also brought many atlases of Chang'an City, and these were the scenes he asked painters to depict in various places in Chang'an City.
Xiao Qingqing built the appearance of Chang'an City at home based on these paintings, and Xiao Sizi and Li Zhi also joined in the process.
Today is the beginning of winter, and pig trotters are being stewed at home. The smell once made the seven bears in the house come alive.
That is to say, my aunt was standing in front of the stove with a stick in one hand to prevent the bears from approaching.
Xiong San is pregnant with the little bear, which needs nutrition very much.
The aunt fed it some half-cooked chickens and did not dare to let the bear eat raw food. Half-cooked blood, flesh and bones were also its source of nutrition.
The sun shines through the dark clouds, and the first ray of sunlight falls on the mountain.
The heavy snow had just stopped, and there were many pedestrians and merchants on the official road. When these people raised their heads and looked towards Lishan Mountain, they could see the beam of light formed by the sun falling on Lishan Mountain first.
At this moment, Lishan seemed like a fairyland on earth.
As Zhang Yang no longer appeared in front of people over the years, there were legends about this county prince everywhere in Chang'an City.
Let’s just talk about the people of Guanzhong. There are many Tubo people and people from the Western Regions. They have been listening to the legends about Chang’an City all year round. They come to Chang’an City every year before paying tribute.
Outsiders were also telling the story of Chang'an City. At this moment, many people from the Western Regions and Tubo knelt down to worship in the direction of Lishan Mountain. To them, Lishan Mountain was as holy a place as Chang'an City.
The city of Chang'an is prosperous, and Mount Li is as beautiful as a fairyland.
Someone said: "Look, there is green on Lishan Mountain, and the trees on Lishan Mountain can still sprout in winter."
Their piety became even stronger.
The county prince who lived in Lishan Mountain and was not visible to others was gradually sung and became a fairy.
This immortal could send people to heaven, write articles that would be handed down from generation to generation, and even allow the Tang Dynasty to expand its borders thousands of miles away. Who is such a person if not an immortal?
When a mountain and river has a legend, it becomes a place that people yearn for. When a mountain has an immortal, it becomes a fairy mountain.
Zhang Yang's reputation in Guanzhong is very complicated. Some people say that he is an unscrupulous villain. Some people say that Zhang Yang governs the people. Lishan is a powerful person and a relative. However, Lishan does not engage in land annexation and even scorns the petty profits of land annexation.
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Therefore Zhang Yang is a saint who can benefit Guanzhong.
But in the Western Regions, Tubo, or Persia, Zhang Yang has become an immortal. He can make firearms, which are sharp weapons that can level mountains and rivers.
You can grow green vegetables in winter, go against the weather and change the climate of the land.
After the Tang army had firearms, they became invincible.
At this moment, everyone is waiting for the report of the Persian war. The Tang Dynasty united with Tubo, Turks, Western Regions, Uighurs...
The Tang Dynasty will win this battle, and the Tang people are invincible.
In the middle of winter, this expectation did not disappoint anyone. Pei Xingjian and Liang Jianfang led an army of 100,000 to attack and destroy Khalid's army of 300,000.
From summer to winter, Pei Xingjian and others successively attacked and destroyed Omer's 160,000-strong army. They set out in autumn and in winter, another good news was sent to Chang'an City. They killed Khalid, and the 300,000-strong army was thus destroyed by the Tang people.
It was slaughtered.
This battle report was sent from Persia to Chang'an City. People from the Western Regions and Tubo people were cheering for the Tang Dynasty and the Tang people.
This battle was a great victory and wiped out 500,000 people of Da Shi. Many people felt that Da Shi can no longer be arrogant this time.
Only the generals of the Tang Dynasty could command the Tibetans, Uighurs, and people from the Western Regions to victory.
Chang'an City sings about the Holy Ming of the Khan of Heaven, and people from the Tang Dynasty to small countries outside the Pass all bow their heads in the direction of Chengtian Gate to pay homage.
Pei Xingjian, Wang Xuance, and Xue Rengui finally made their way home, and the rest of the war was left to the other generals in the court. Their contributions were enough, and they could squander them for a lifetime.
In the midwinter of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin released a group of people from the Western Regions. They were the old people of the nine surnames of Zhaowu, and gave them residence in Suiye City, so that they could live in business from then on.
Li Shimin met with the old people of the Western Regions, and under the auspices of Zhang Daan, the Minister of Rites, they signed letters of credence handing over territory to the Tang Dynasty.
At this point, the Great Court Conference has not yet begun. From the Aral Sea to the tributaries of the Amu Darya River in the south, and the Hindu Kush Mountains as the boundary, all belong to the Tang Dynasty. The entire Western Region is classified as the territory of the Tang people in the true sense.
In fact, this matter could have been done a long time ago. After the Anxi Protectorate was completed, people in the Western Regions gradually surrendered and were willing to accept the governance of the Tang Dynasty. When Xu Jingzong went to Jiantian Khan several times, he felt that the time had not come yet.
Now that Pei Xingjian, Liang Jianfang, Zhang Shigui and others had a great victory in Persia, this was allowed.
On Lishan Mountain, Zhang Yang looked at the current territory of the Tang Dynasty, extending westward to the territory of Afu Khan in later generations.
These are the territories of the Tang Dynasty. It is a very important signal that Suiye City can enter and build.
This signal also shows that the north of the Tubo people is all the Tang Dynasty, and sooner or later the Tubo people will surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
The Andong Protectorate of Goguryeo has also been completed.
The current Goguryeo people are learning the writing and etiquette of the Tang people, and are implementing the Tang Dynasty system of counties and counties.