Under the shroud of a goose feather snow, Datang entered the seventeenth year of Zhenguan.

However, in the Daming Palace, the atmosphere of the New Year is not warm.

Li Shimin didn't have that interest, and the others were afraid of touching the scales.

"Li Zhong, Xuan Cheng's illness, is it still not improving?"

In the Xuanzheng Palace, Li Shimin sat on the throne and checked various documents.

The tax report of the household department, the New Year's plan of each yamen, and the road construction plan of Datang Transportation Group......

He had to understand all kinds of things, and even give instructions.

So he simply got busy in the first month, which can be regarded as being able to numb his mood of missing his deceased wife.

"Your Majesty, Zheng Guogong's illness is probably terminal. Doctor Sun has personally visited the Zheng Guogong Mansion several times, and even His Royal Highness the King of Chu has personally gone to check it out. But after all, Zheng Guogong is a person who is over the age of six, birth, old age, sickness and death, no one can avoid it, this is not a cure. ”

After the death of Empress Changsun, Wei Zheng also fell ill quickly, and Li Shimin maintained many visits in person.

Whether it is to maintain his character as a Ming Jun or for other purposes, Li Shimin is still very concerned about Wei Zheng's condition.

is different from those imperial histories of the Imperial History Observatory, Wei Zheng's exhortation is not for his own fame, but really for the sake of the court and Li Shimin, so Li Shimin still recognizes the significance of Wei Zheng's existence.

Of course, to some extent, this can be regarded as a way for Wei Zheng to survive in the court.

After all, as Li Jiancheng's right-hand man back then, Wei Zheng had advised Li Jiancheng to get rid of Li Shimin.

If he couldn't reflect his special significance in the court, then it is likely that the Wei family would have been wiped out long ago.

"You inform me that tomorrow morning let the prince and a few of them go with me to visit Xuancheng. Over the years, many of the original ministers have left one after another, and I am also old! ”

After the death of Empress Changsun, Li Shimin really felt that he no longer seemed to be young.

The dreams of my youth seem to have basically come true.

Today's Li Shimin suddenly feels that he seems to have fewer things to pursue.

"My subordinates will arrange it!"

……

Zheng Guogong's mansion was silent.

People walk with their heels as much as possible, for fear of making any noise, which attracts everyone's attention and accidentally becomes a vent.

"Shuyu, after your father leaves, you must keep a low profile, and you must not rely on inheriting the title of Duke Zheng Guo to do evil there. Over the years, there have been many people who have sinned against their fathers, and if you have a handle in the hands of others, you will definitely be attacked. ”

Although Wei Zheng was in a very poor state, after drinking a bowl of hundred-year-old ginseng soup, he fought hard to talk to his eldest son, Wei Shuyu.

To be honest, he has a relatively light view of death, and the only thing he is not worried about is the future of the Wei family after death.

As the master of the five changes, Wei Zheng can be described as having constant ups and downs.

At the beginning, he worked under Cheng Yuan Bao in Wuyang County, Great Sui, but when Li Mi attacked Wuyang County, he felt that Li Mi seemed to be very promising, so he persuaded Yuan Bao to surrender, and he also changed the second owner in his life.

It stands to reason that after following Li Mi, Wei Zheng's life should be on the fast track.

However, Wei Zheng offered Li Mi ten strategies, but Li Mi did not adopt them at all, and laughed at him for his clichés.

No way, the leader doesn't appreciate you, no matter how talented you are, it's useless.

Wei Zheng stumbled like this for a few years, until Li Mi was defeated by Wang Shichong, and Wei Zheng changed to a third owner.

In the words of Lu Bu in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Wei Zheng was already a slave with three surnames at this time.

Wei Zheng, who still had ambitions in his heart, took the initiative to go to Hebei to attack Dou Jiande after following Li Mi to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, and the result was ......

Captured!

Wei Zheng followed Dou Jiande for a few more years.

Needless to say, the Tang Dynasty destroyed Dou Jiande, and Wei Zheng, an insignificant role, was not punished, but was arranged to Li Chengqian's side and became the crown prince.

At this time, it stands to reason that Wei Zheng's life is finally about to open.

The prince's horse washing is not an official position to bathe the prince's horses, but an official position from the bottom of the five products and the official position of the four libraries of the East Palace's subset of classics and histories.

Although he is not a high authority, he has a bright future when he works beside the prince.

It's a pity that Wei Zheng's life is not good, and he gave Li Jiancheng a lot of pertinent suggestions, but few of them have been adopted.

In particular, he proposed that Li Jiancheng strike first and get rid of Li Shimin.

As a result, Li Jiancheng not only did not adopt it, but also let this matter leak out.

In this way, Wei Zheng was embarrassed.

When the Xuanwu Gate changed, Wei Zheng naturally became a prisoner and was almost killed by Li Shimin.

After experiencing so many ups and downs in life, Wei Zheng finally found his position under Li Shimin, which led to the glory and wealth behind.

"Aye, you don't have to think about it so much, when the weather gets warmer, your condition will naturally get better."

Wei Shuyu naturally didn't want Wei Zheng to really worry about it at the last moment.

"It's no better! I have a feeling that my days are running out. Shuyu, in my father's life, I didn't leave you any wealth, but our Wei family now has a place in the Tang Dynasty. In the future, you should find an opportunity to go to Guanshishan Academy or the Datang Royal Military Academy to study, make more students there, and try to make yourself one of them, so that you can gain a firm foothold. ”

People are dying, and their words are good!

Wei Zheng was obviously starting to arrange the aftermath.

"Aya, the relationship between Guanshishan Academy and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't seem to be very good. In the past two years, you have worked hard to maintain His Royal Highness the Prince, and our Wei family can be regarded as His Royal Highness the Prince, right? ”

"Confused!"

When Wei Zheng heard this, his angry eyes widened, and then he coughed several times in succession, scaring Wei Shuyu half to death.

"Defending His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his father, that's because he is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If you want to maintain that fair and just image in front of Your Majesty, then you can't weigh anything according to your own preferences, but analyze it with Your Majesty and the pros and cons of Datang. Maintaining the position of the prince of His Royal Highness the crown prince is in line with the image of being a father.

However, this does not mean that the father thinks that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is someone worth following. On the contrary, the more you learn, the more disappointed you are. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ten years ago was still worthy of everyone's support, but now...... Shuyu, don't be confused. After the death of your father, don't easily get involved in the disputes in the court, you don't have that level yet! ”

After Wei Zheng said this in one breath, his whole person weakened a little.

"Your Majesty has arrived!"

At this moment, Lan He's sharp shouts sounded outside, so frightened that Wei Zheng almost stopped breathing.

If Li Shimin had heard that just now, then the Wei family would have really cooled.

"Quick! Hurry up and greet Your Majesty! ”

Wei Zheng, who was pale, struggled to sit up from the bed.

However, Wei Zheng, who had just talked to Wei Shuyu for a long time, had already reached the point where he ran out of oil and dried up, and there was obviously no way to complete this seemingly simple action.

Besides, I was taken aback just now, and the whole person immediately became even more decadent, and it was difficult to even open my eyes.

"Xuancheng, no need to be polite!"

Soon, Li Shimin came in from outside, and regardless of the courtesy of the monarch and ministers, he came directly to Wei Zheng's bed.

Speaking of which, although Li Shimin's mood was not good this month, he was still very concerned about Wei Zheng's condition, and the various treatments given to Wei Zheng were also very generous, and even directly asked Zhonglang to stay in Zheng Guogong's mansion to report Wei Zheng's illness at any time.

Not to mention all kinds of precious medicinal materials, eunuch envoys traveled between Daming Palace and Zheng Guogong's Mansion almost every day.

"Your Majesty's grace, Weichen can't think ...... In return, Wechen ......"

Wei Zheng half-squinted his eyes and reluctantly spoke to Li Shimin.

"Xuancheng, don't think about it too much, take care of your illness, our monarchs and ministers will work together for another twenty years to give the people of the world a different Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin took Wei Zheng's hand and said earnestly.

Although Li Shimin is unhappy with Wei Zheng many times, he knows that Wei Zheng's existence is like a mirror, which can warn himself at any time to avoid making mistakes.

Especially as he ascended to the throne by relying on the Xuanwumen Change, he is more sensitive to other people's opinions and the records of historians.

One of the important reasons for his desperate efforts is to let the people of the world see that he is the most suitable and excellent emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

"Wechen...... Wechen believes in His Majesty...... Will you be able to ...... It can bring ...... to the people Come to a ...... of peace and security World! ”

After Wei Zheng's momentum passed, the whole person immediately fell into a semi-comatose state again, and he couldn't even speak clearly.

Especially after Li Shimin came, he still wanted to fight his spirit, but as a result, his state deteriorated.

When Li Shimin saw Wei Zheng's appearance, he didn't say those polite words again, but asked directly: "Xuancheng, do you still have any unfulfilled wishes?" ”

"Whoa...... I don't care about the weft, but ...... And the worries of Zhou ...... Death! ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he was greatly moved.

At this time, Wei Zheng did not seek his own benefit at all, but was worried about the future and fate of the country.

No matter how true this is, at least judging from the simple furnishings on Zheng Guogong's mansion, Wei Zheng, the prime minister, is at least diligent and thrifty for the people.

After Wei Zheng said this, he was completely unconscious, causing a little chaos on the scene.

"Your Majesty!"

The nest party on the side, after stepping forward to check it, showed an expression of wanting to speak and stopping.

"Shuyu is also here, if you have anything to say, you can just say it!"

Li Shimin was actually mentally prepared in his heart, and now that he saw Wei Zheng's appearance, as well as Chao Fang, the doctor of the Tai Hospital, they all showed this expression, and he had already guessed the result in his heart.

"Zheng Guogong's Mansion, you can start preparing for the future!"

Chao Fang opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything more, and directly came to a conclusion.

Although Li Shimin expected this ending, he still felt a pain in his heart when he really heard Chao Fang say this.

"Xuancheng, open your eyes and look at your daughter-in-law!"

Li Shimin's unexpected words did not make Wei Zheng open his eyes.

Zheng Guogong's Mansion encountered such a good thing on such an occasion, but it made Wei Shuyu a little overwhelmed.

Obviously, Li Shimin is going to give marriage.

Princess Hengshan next to her is not very old, and she should not get married immediately in a short time, but everyone is relatively precocious in this era, and when they suddenly heard Li Shimin say this, Wei Shuyu and Princess Hengshan were blushing.

"Your Majesty, Zheng Guogong thought about it for a while, it was nothing more than waking up, and it was enough to have Weichen personally sitting here."

Chao Fang's words broke the slightly awkward situation in the room.

"Doctor Chaozheng, no matter what precious medicinal materials you need, as long as you have them in your pocket, you can arrange for someone to pick them up at any time, as long as you can cure Xuancheng's disease, I will reward you with a knighthood!"

Li Shimin's reward is not abundant, but Chao Fang feels that it is a pity that he has no fate with the title.

……

When people are unlucky, they stuff their teeth when they drink cold water.

In the Xuanzheng Palace, Li Shimin, who had just returned, received a recital from Quan Wanji.

As the long history of each prince, they all have channels to submit a note to today's son.

"Son! What a son of a scumbag! How could I have such a son! ”

Although Li Shimin doesn't like Li You, he sees his son not abiding by the law and ruining the country every day, and the anger in his heart ......

"Li Zhong, where did you say Li You got so much courage? He dared to arrange for his subordinates to conspire to assassinate his own palace, does he still have the Tang Dynasty Law in his eyes, and my father? ”

Li Shimin threw the fold in his hand to Li Zhong's side, his face puffing with anger.

"Your Majesty, judging from the investigation of the Baiqi Division, Quan Wanji is a person who is narrow-minded by nature, and he is afraid that His Majesty will blame His Royal Highness for His Royal Highness King Qi's nonsense, so he is particularly strict with His Royal Highness King Qi's discipline, and even once chased His Royal Highness King Qi's personal guards Zan Junmo and Liang Mengbiao, so he will do some out-of-the-ordinary things. However, whether His Royal Highness the King of Qi has arranged for someone to assassinate Wan Ji, Wei Chen feels that it still needs to be confirmed before it is clear, after all, a slap can't be slapped. ”

Li Zhong's words, although they sound very reasonable, are actually a bit muddy.

In fact, he believed in his heart that Li You, the king of Qi, had arranged for someone to deal with Quan Wanji.

But he can't say that, if he says this, what should Li Shimin do?

Ordered to kill Li You?

Then wouldn't he, Li Zhong, become a sinner for Li Shimin's father and son?

This hat can't be easily carried.

"Hmph, then I will let Liu Dewei, the secretary of the Criminal Department, go to Qizhou to confirm in person, and see if it is Quan Wanji who is lying, or Li You, a son of lawlessness!"

Li Shimin felt that in recent months, everything had not gone well, and the joy of successfully defeating Goguryeo had long been impacted.

Today, all that remains is all that remains.

And the high place is unbearable, the emperor is a widow, and many times, he can't find someone to communicate with his heart.

……

Institute of Meteorology, Guanshishan Academy.

The two brothers, Zhu Tong and Zhu Yin, solemnly deduced the recent weather changes.

As the most professional weather observers in Datang, the two brothers are now famous.

Even Li Chunfeng of the Taishi Bureau found that he was not as good as them many times.

"Second brother, in the next three months, it is very likely that there will be no rain. Although there were several heavy snowfalls last winter, there will be no problems in a short period of time, but if there is no rain after three months, then it will be a big problem. ”

Zhu Tong put down the quill pen and stood in front of the window with a sad face.

January is the coldest time of the year, but this year's first month did not continue to snow like last winter.

This does not bode well.

"The farmland water conservancy facilities in the Guanzhong area have been built very well, and the use of various water wheels has also been popularized on a large scale. As long as there is water in these rivers of Weishui, it will not have a big impact if it does not rain for three months. I'm worried that this dry weather will bring other disasters, you know, that locust likes to grow in dry silt the most. ”

What Zhu Yin thinks about has surpassed the climate itself.

The Agricultural College of Guanshishan Academy is the most powerful among all the academies in the Tang Dynasty.

In addition to studying the cultivation of various plants, the faculty of agriculture also worked with the Institute of Meteorology to explore the prevention and control of locust plagues.

After all, in the early years of Zhenguan, there was a relatively large locust plague in the Guanzhong area, and other parts of the Tang Dynasty received some large and small locust plague news almost every year.

For the feudal dynasty that was based on agriculture, the impact of the locust plague could not be ignored.

"A plague of locusts? Second brother, are you worried that there will be a locust plague this year? ”

When Zhu Tong heard this, his face changed.

Although he has not personally seen a large-scale locust plague, he has not missed all kinds of related articles.

After all, it is inevitable to study the climate change of Datang, and the information of various disasters such as locust plagues, floods, and droughts is inevitable.

"It's hard to say yet, but I can't rule it out! I'm going to write a paper for publication in the journal Science, which can be regarded as a warning in advance to avoid being in a hurry. ”

For the teachings and students of Guanshishan Academy, publishing a paper in the journal "Science" is already an important reference index to measure their achievements.

The number of papers will have a direct impact on the salary and reputation of the oracles.

Even Liu Yuan, at Li Kuan's suggestion, divided the teachings of Guanshishan Academy into several levels.

From teaching assistants, lecturers, associate professors to professors, each teaching level is different, and the treatment is also very different.

Zhu Yin and Zhu Tong are now associate professors at Guanshishan Academy.

Although Li Kuan knew that linking the number of papers to the rating of the teachings would create problems of one kind or another.

However, at this stage, this system is undoubtedly very beneficial to the orderly development of Guanshishan Academy.

I didn't see Weishui Academy, Qujiang Academy and other academies, after Guanshishan Academy launched the grading system of teachings, they immediately followed, and Li Kuan didn't need to do any promotion.

……

In the workshop city, the tallest building in Datang has entered the stage of follow-up decoration.

Although the weather is still very cold, some work can already be moved.

Above the roof, several helpers are installing lightning rods.

Since the results of the kite experiment, the lightning rod has been accepted by the nobles of the Tang Dynasty.

As for the common people, they basically built bungalows, and they would not even consider buying expensive steel to make lightning rods.

"Mai Wei, I heard that when you bought the lucky paper yesterday, you won ten yuan? Why don't you have a good drink tonight? ”

This building has been under construction for almost a year, and even the helpers who were unfamiliar at the beginning are now familiar with it.

When I am working, I will inevitably work while chatting.

The staff in charge of the construction site supervision of Nanshan Construction Engineering did not be so harsh as to ask the helpers not to even allow chatting.

"Hehe, this time I have good luck, and I finally won a big award. Last night I bought two bottles of burnt knives in one go, and now there is still more than half a bottle left, and let the mother-in-law at home fry a few dishes in the evening, and we will have a few drinks. ”

The helper, known as Mak Wei, has a dark complexion and looks like he is in his thirties.

The left and right only won ten dollars, but it didn't get to the point where you had to wear a mask to receive the prize.

So when a craftsman who worked together asked him today, he said it without concealment.

"Two bottles of burning knives, and you only have half a bottle left? You...... You're a lot! ”

"Hey, so-so!"

Mai Wei couldn't help but show a smug expression on his face.

At this time, a strong wind suddenly blew, and Mai Wei, who had been drinking late last night and was still a little drunk today, leaned back directly under the influence of this strong wind.

In a panic, he stretched out his hand to grab something next to him, but he didn't catch anything.

After another scream, the whole person fell directly from a height of more than 100 meters.

The construction site of the tallest building in Datang was instantly shocked by this scream.

"Bang!"

When a not-so-loud sound came, the construction site became unusually quiet.

Immediately afterwards, everyone finally reacted and something happened!

This is not the first time that there has been an accident since the construction of the tallest building in Datang, but it is the first time that people have been killed.

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu, this is the case, now there are helpers on the construction site who are talking about it, saying that the location of our high-rise building is not right, the feng shui is not good, and the subordinates are worried that it will affect your follow-up arrangements when the time comes."

After Wang Fugui got the news, he went to the palace of the king of Chu to report the news to Li Kuan as soon as possible.

"When Nanshan Construction Engineering was working at height, didn't it do any safety measures for the craftsmen?"

After Li Kuan heard this, he looked at Wang Fugui speechlessly.

In fact, this accident has no special symbolic meaning at all, and it is completely a simple safety accident.

In the future, this kind of high-altitude work must be carried with a safety rope, so that there will be no accident of falling to death.

"Security measures? What security measures? ”

Wang Fugui looked at Li Kuan with a confused expression.

"Forget it, I'll draw a drawing, you directly follow this drawing to make a safety rope, and in the future, when you work on the ground above the third floor, you need to let the craftsmen bring this safety rope."

Seeing Wang Fugui's expression, Li Kuan knew that the safety rope was a new thing for Datang.

Fortunately, this thing is not complicated at all, and there is no special process, with the current conditions, it can be made in large quantities.

"That'...... On the construction site, do you need to ask the Taoist priest or monk of the temple to do some rituals? ”

"it! You don't think it's a big deal, you want to make the tallest building in Datang famous in advance, don't you? Left and right is just a simple accident, just pay attention to it later. If you have this in mind, you might as well go to the homes of the injured craftsmen to visit them and see if they need help at home. ”

Although Li Kuan could not explain why he appeared in this world, it did not mean that he would believe in Buddhism or believe in the Tao.

Wang Fugui was told this by Li Kuan, and immediately went to do something.