When the gorgeous carriage took Ling Jing back to Zhujiagou, snowflakes began to fly wildly in the air again. Li Shanzheng led his bodyguards and the young men of the village to inspect the roof of the house.
I really don’t trust the quality of construction in this era... Just at noon, the roof of a house collapsed. Fortunately, there was no one in the house at the time.
"There are a total of twelve houses here, and the houses over Lei Jing's side are all built roughly. There are thirty-five houses in total." Li Shan, who was wearing a bamboo hat, said loudly: "We are all going to live in Dongshan Temple temporarily. We can bring out everything we have in the house."
Bring it out!"
"Give them two-quarters of an hour to pack their things. When the time comes, drive them away with a stick!"
Seeing Ling Jing getting off the carriage from a distance, Li Shan greeted him and told Zhu Shitou, "If they refuse to go to Dongshan Temple, tell them...to expel them directly from the village."
"It looks like the snow will continue to fall. Who knows how many days it will rain!"
Zhu Shitou responded one by one, "I have never seen such heavy snow since I was a child."
Li Shan cursed in a low voice. In his previous life, he had experienced a so-called snow disaster in 2008, and it was definitely not as severe as this one. As soon as he opened the door in the morning, the snow piled up outside the door fell into the house.
Walking back one step at a time, Li Shan thought for a while, then turned back to Ling's house. As soon as he entered, he took off his shoes. His feet were already numb and he couldn't even move his toes.
"Aunt Liu, Aunt Liu, get some hot water!" Li Shan shouted as soon as he entered the door, "If you don't heat your feet, you will have to lie down on the bed from now on!"
Ling Jing's eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Liu, went to fetch hot water and complained at the same time, "You can just let the servants do this kind of thing. You, a noble man, why bother to do it yourself!"
Ling Jing sat silently aside, his mind wandering to nowhere.
Li Shan grinned and heated his feet when he saw Su Dingfang outside the door and immediately shouted.
"Brother Su, I have to rely on you later."
"The guards are divided into several teams by the young men and women in the village. Each team is responsible for one area. Check the snow conditions and check the roof of the house. Sweep the snow if you can. If it doesn't work, go to Dongshan Temple."
"Looking at the intensity of the snow, I'm afraid it won't stop even at night. We have to deploy manpower and be careful at night."
Su Dingfang, who was wrapped in a coat, responded one by one, "I have sent people to the East and West markets to buy ginger slices. I will send some ginger soup to each household later."
As soon as Su Dingfang went out, Aunt Liu quickly closed the door tightly, placed the charcoal basin at Li Shan's feet, and kept mumbling.
Li Shanyou responded word for word, feeling furious. He would send a letter to Wang Renbiao tomorrow. Li Kai must find cotton!
Damn it, I really can’t stand it!
"Noisy!" Ling Jing finally came to his senses and scolded his eldest daughter-in-law, "Move the charcoal basin to the study. I and Huairen have something to talk about."
Li Shan was too lazy to talk to Ling Jing, and just warmed his feet slowly, adding hot water from time to time until the toes of his feet could fight, and then he entered the study with a charcoal basin.
As soon as he sat down, Li Shan was stunned by Ling Jing's first words.
"Today, the middle gate is wide open, and Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and Changsun Wuji come out to welcome you."
Li Shan's eyes widened. The first two were famous figures in history. Although Changsun Wuji did not hold real power during the Zhenguan period, he was the one who was entrusted by Li Shimin. They came together to welcome... Ling Jing and himself were not included.
Such a big face!
Next, Ling Jing slowly talked about what he saw and heard today. His words were a bit messy and his thoughts were obviously restless, but Li Shan quickly grasped the key points.
Stunned... Li Shan's cheeks were shaking. Are you kidding?!
What should Wei Zheng do?
Ling Jing noticed Li Shan's abnormality and said with emotion: "In the previous dynasty, Emperor Wen established five provinces. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Secretaries were not involved in government affairs. The Province of Zhongshu and the Province of Shangshu were the most important. Only the Province of Menxia was in vain."
Li Shan was confused when he heard this, and Ling Jing explained carefully: "His senior officials often call Nayan, and they have the power to refute, but Emperor Wen alone holds the power, and Nayan has no power to refute."
"When Emperor Yang ascended the throne, most of his disciples, including Nayan Yang Da, were descendants of the clan, which was even more of a decoration."
"Emperor Yang went out on patrol in Yanmen and was surrounded. He rashly sent troops to conquer Goguryeo several times. He also exhausted his people's resources to dig canals. He went south to drive the Yangtze River without defending his position... Although the recent slander was over, it was also because there were few Nayans in Menxia Province.
Advice..."
"I'm afraid that Emperor Yang won't listen even if he gives advice." Li Shan snorted, "Does the King of Qin definitely listen?"
"Yes, Su Gui, the famous Prime Minister of the previous dynasty, served as a minister several times and repeatedly persuaded Emperor Yang, but was dismissed from office twice." Ling Jing licked his dry lips, "Today, Your Highness announced that there are official documents and transfer orders from the Tiance Mansion.
All require my signature before they can be implemented."
"What?!" Li Shan's eyes almost fell out of his sockets this time, and he stood up suddenly, "How is that possible?"
This is equivalent to setting up a Menxia Province in Tiance Mansion, with Ling Jing as the chief of the Menxia Province. This also means that Ling Jing will become one of the most powerful counselors in Tiance Mansion.
Most of the counselors in Tiance Mansion no longer serve in the court. Their status mainly comes from the importance Li Shimin attaches to them, but Ling Jing can actually hold power.
"Of course, secret matters are not included."
"That's right..." Li Shan sat back, "The King of Qin is really kind and generous!"
After a long silence, Li Shan slowly clarified his thoughts and slowly thought about Ling Jing's words.
From Ling Jing's point of view, the reason why Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty did so many tricks and used the whole country to attack Goguryeo several times, and then finally destroyed the country and died, was largely due to the lack of restraint and being too headstrong.
When Li Shimin saw this, he reused Ling Jing, who had repeatedly admonished Dou Jiande.
Li Shan vaguely felt that Ling Jing's idea was probably right. Li Shimin might not have a complete idea, but he was sensitive enough to set a hurdle for himself and really put the door down to practical use.
The most direct proof is that at this time, Li Shimin used Ling Jing, and in history, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty used Wei Zheng... Wei Zheng was named an admonisher, but in fact he served as a high-ranking official under his sect for a long time.
From a certain point of view, Li Shimin is really the emperor of the ages, and he actually put a sudden brake on himself!
Ling Jing looked at Li Shan, the prince, and the King of Qin with strange eyes. The prince had the upper hand for a long time last year, but the King of Qin, in his own words today, was almost forced to leave the palace. The Hongyi Palace will be completed in the middle of the year.
Did Li Shan pick it randomly?
King Qin happened to be chosen. At least from the current point of view, he is a very outstanding person and has extremely strong self-discipline.
Ling Jing was certain that if the King of Qin could successfully ascend the throne and resist the Turks' possible invasion to the south at any time, this young monarch would definitely leave a mark in the long history.
Until after dinner, Li Shan went to bed, hugged Zhou, and thought for a while, Ling Jing was trying to self-destruct, thinking that Li Shimin was too great!
After a while, I thought again, Ling Jing has robbed Wei Zheng of his job. If there is another Xuanwu Sect incident in this life, what will happen to Wei Zheng?
At this time, there was a sudden noise outside, and Li Shan jumped up from the bed, "What's going on?!"
Before Li Shan could open the door, the maid outside shouted loudly, "Several houses in the south have collapsed!"
"Several of them were buried..."
Li Shan was anxious, but calm... Don't be anxious when you go out for emergency rescue!