After Li Shimin left, a group of craftsmen surrounded him.

Zhang Yunwen and Li Shimin's conversation was very quiet, they didn't hear what the two said, but looking at Zhang Yunwen's face, it seemed that the latter was still very satisfied.

"My Majesty, what did Your Majesty say?"

Zhang Yunwen looked at this group of craftsmen, and there was a strong desire in their eyes, which was a desire to be recognized. Li Shimin's decision was whispered, and the craftsmen were suddenly silent.

"Actually, His Majesty's decision is right!" Zhang Yunwen patted Master Lu on the shoulder, "What Your Majesty is doing is considering the overall situation. Next year's war against the Turks, small artillery is enough! Besides, didn't Your Majesty take out the money from the Inner Treasury to privately sponsor artillery? ”

Master Lu's trembling shoulders suddenly stopped, raised his head, and said with excitement: "It's Your Majesty who took out the money from the inner treasury to support us, we are so excited that we are a little speechless!" ”

Zhang Yunwen retracted his palm expressionlessly: "The small cannon that Your Majesty wants is mainly capable of killing and injuring cavalry in a large area, you can improve the shells of the small cannon!" Oh, by the way, in the future, the cannon will be called 'Tianwei General Cannon', and the small cannon will be called 'Zhengyuan General Cannon', you have to remember! ”

All the craftsmen nodded in unison.

"Boom-" The first spring thunder of the second year of Zhenguan resounded through the world.

Zhang Yunwen, who was walking on Chang'an Avenue, raised his head, looked at the heavy clouds pressed by the gloomy sky, and was silent. With his head down, he walked all the way out of the city.

Yuan Tiangang ended his seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain, and after stuffing his apprentice Li Chunfeng into the Taishi Bureau, he returned to Baiyun Temple. The return of this great god has made the gradually declining Baiyun Temple begin to restore incense again, and during this period of time, Taoist activities have been frequent, and many famous Taoist priests who have lived in seclusion and practiced have collectively appeared near Chang'an, either to diagnose and treat injuries and illnesses for powerful civilians, or to refine pills, and to spread goodness in all directions. Therefore, the incense of Baiyun Temple began to flourish again.

In the past few months, the prestige of Taoism in Chang'an has increased a lot.

At this time, Zhang Yunwen was slowly walking on the road to Baiyun Temple. He went to find Yuan Tiangang. And the reason for looking for him was to ask Yuan Tiangang to help him choose a date.

After the court meeting was dispersed today, Li Shimin left Zhang Yunwen behind again, and said on the spot: "I have decided, next month, you must marry my daughter!" ”

Listening to these non-negotiable words, Zhang Yunwen didn't know what to do, so he had to ask softly: "Well, that, is Princess Xiangcheng married?" "Princess Xiangcheng is the sister of Princess Runan.

"It's coming! Yesterday, Xiao Servant officially proposed to my family Xiangcheng for his family Xiao Rui, and I have agreed. By the end of this month at the latest, they will get married! Li Shimin smiled, looking relieved.

Zhang Yunwen's eyes suddenly flashed the quiet figure of Princess Xiangcheng and Xiao Rui's somewhat young and frivolous face, and he couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Some things are destined to be beyond his control, and he can only watch things happen.

At this time, it was already March, walking outside Chang'an City, but it was still a cold spring, and the cold wind swept everything on the official roads outside the city, making Zhang Yunwen feel a little cold.

looked back at Yang Chang Yang Shi behind him, but he was wearing a thin layer of linen, and his bulging muscles were clearly visible. Could it be that my constitution has declined? Zhang Yunwen thought secretly.

"By the way, Lao Yang, didn't you take in an apprentice? Why haven't you seen anyone in months? "I felt a little bored walking all the way, Zhang Yunwen had nothing to say.

"You said that Song Waterfall kid, after learning the skills from Lao Tzu, he said that he was going to fight all over Guanzhong Hedong, patted his ass and left, and I still don't know where that kid is?" Yang Chang said regretfully, "Actually, that kid is not bad, and he will take time to drink with Lao Tzu, unlike you Zhang Boy, who is very busy!" ”

Zhang Yunwen smiled "hehe" and stopped talking, lest this Yang Chang talk to himself again.

Unconsciously, I arrived at Baiyun Temple. I saw a stream of pilgrims all the way, and Guanyu also had a new look, compared to the last time I came with Li Yu, it was like a cloud.

Walked into Baiyun Temple and found Yuan Tiangang in the main hall, at this time he was really divining and measuring words.

When the guests left, Zhang Yunwen sat opposite Yuan Tiangang.

"Poor Taoist Guan Zhang's face is ruddy, and the peach air on his head rushes out, I'm afraid that the red luan star has moved recently, and there is a big happy event!" Yuan Tiangang stared at Zhang Yunwen, and then said casually.

As soon as these words came out, the father and son of the Yang family suddenly widened their eyes. And Zhang Yunwen said with a smile: "Regardless of whether Daoist Yuan sees it or hears it, I just want to ask if there are any good days next month, and by the way, I would like to invite our respected Daoist Yuan to go to our mansion to stay for a few days on those good days!" ”

Yuan Tiangang stretched out his right hand from his wide sleeve, pinched his fingers, and looked at the fairy wind bones on his face.

"The fifth day of the next month is the auspicious day of the zodiac, so it is better to get married! Hurry up, adults! ”

Zhang Yunwen smiled and gave up his position so that the pilgrims behind him could find this Yuan Tiangang for divination and fortune-telling.

Stayed at Baiyunguan for dinner and stayed until the afternoon, when Zhang Yunwen said goodbye and left.

As a result, the marriage of Zhang Yunwen and Princess Runan was scheduled for the fifth day of April.

It's only early March, and there are still more than 20 days to go.

However, in these 20 days, three major events happened.

First of all, it is Li Shimin's eldest daughter, Princess Xiangcheng, the eldest princess of the royal family, who married Xiao Rui of Xiao Yu's family. That day was on March 22, the wind was beautiful, and a grand wedding was held in Chang'an.

As a guest, Zhang Yunwen was fortunate to witness the process of the wedding, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. Especially when I saw Xiao Rui smearing grease and powder, and the appearance of the hairpin and red flower on his head, it was really flattering. Fortunately, he is a little white face, so it doesn't affect his image too much. But remembering that he would get married soon and be like this, and he was not a little white face, Zhang Yunwen felt a chill in his heart.

Since it was the eldest princess who married, the royal family's dowry was very rich, with sixty-four loads. And the old man in the royal family also came, giving the Xiao family enough face.

Among the bustling guests, Zhang Yunwen inadvertently blinked his eyes and saw that Runan was sitting with a red face on the side of the female guest, surrounded by several girls or young women, who covered their mouths and snickered, as if they were making fun of Runan. And the latter raised his head from time to time, looked at the male guest, and saw Zhang Yunwen's figure, hanging his head in amazement, and his cheeks were crimson.

As for the second matter, it is related to Zhang Yunwen and the investigation institute.

Since the middle of February this year, there has been snow in the sky, and the entire northern country is covered in silver. However, the Inquisitor lost contact with the Inquisitors on the steppe disguised as caravans, veterinarians, and wandering monks. Not to mention the pigeons, not even a single horse has returned, which is really worrying.

After the beginning of spring, in March, news finally came. The pigeon flew from Taiyuan City. According to the news, the grassland was closed by heavy snow, and the snow was three feet deep, completely cutting off the connection with the Central Plains. Not to mention the personnel, even the pigeons are nesting in the tent and shivering. That's why there was a three-month gap in information.

In addition to this news explaining the reason, there is another news that makes Zhang Yunwen excited. A Han man named Zhao Deyan joined Jieli, and he didn't know what method he used, and he quickly gained Jieli's trust. When the heavy snow fell in winter, this Zhao Deyan instigated Jieli to increase taxes and forcibly collect cattle and sheep from the Tiele tribes and Tuli. The move, of course, met with strong opposition from the tribe. Xue Yantuo betrayed Jieli with Hui Hui, Baye Gu and other handsome people. At this time, Zhao Deyan instigated Jieli to send troops to quell the chaos. As for the leader of the army, it is Jieli's nephew Desire Valley. Desire Valley set 100,000 horsemen to crusade against the three tribes, and the Hui chieftain Bodhisattva will ride 5,000 horses to fight in Maguan Mountain, and break it. The remnants of the Desire Valley fled, and the Bodhisattva chased him to the Tianshan Mountains and captured many Turkic soldiers. And Xue Yantuo broke his four settings, and Jieli couldn't stop it.

Since then, Jieli's influence in the steppe has gradually diminished, and the Turkic power has gradually weakened. The Hui tribe, which had captured many Turkic people, began to gradually become stronger.

Some officials advocated sending envoys to the Hui and Xue Yantuo ministries to canonize their leaders as khans, and let them and Jieli fight each other on the grassland. However, when Li Shimin asked who to send and from which side, everyone was speechless.

Other officials advocated taking the opportunity to lead the Northern Expedition to the Turks. was rejected by Li Shimin with a sentence of "not ready".

In the end, Li Shimin decided to stand still and wait for the situation on the grassland to change.

Facts have proved that Li Shimin's decision is quite correct. At the end of March, news came from the Youzhou Investigation Institute that the Turki Khan had set up a tent in the north of Youzhou. The remaining tribes of the Xi tribe and more than ten tribes such as the Xi tribe and the Buyeo tribe defected to the Turks and joined the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin immediately looked at the joy and sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to appease him.

Originally, Li Shimin wanted to give a large amount of materials and goods to the ministries, but the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Daliang, Wei Zheng and others, as well as Zhang Yunwen, all disagreed, and fought with Li Shimin on the main hall for two days. In the end, Zhang Yunwen through Li Yu, the eldest grandson Wuji through the eldest grandson Empress, and the inner court and the outer court advised at the same time, Li Shimin finally retracted the decision and only gave gold and silver, not food, clothing and other daily necessities.

Zhang Yunwen remembered that it was Li Shimin who was too tolerant of the dependent northern peoples, asking for money for money, land for land, and materials for materials, and as a result, these nomads grew rapidly after receiving the benefits given by the Tang Dynasty, and finally defected from the Tang Dynasty.

In early April, Jieli rebuked Tuli for its lack of supervision. And Zhao Deyan suggested that the Tuli generals should crusade against Xue Yantuo and Hui Zhubu, and Jieli allowed him.

As a result, Tuli had no choice but to lead a large army to crusade against Xue Yantuo and the Hui tribes.

And the third thing is that the officials at all levels of the court are anxious, since the beginning of spring, after the snow melts and the farmland is irrigated, the red sun shines for a month, and not a drop of rain falls in the sky. According to the officials of the Taishi Bureau, they observed the celestial phenomena and reported to Li Shimin, saying that there would be a drought in Guanzhong this year, which really made Li Shimin panic. On the one hand, he issued an edict to amnesty the world, and on the other hand, he begged for rain from the heavens. The edict reads: "If the year is abundant, the world is at peace, and the disaster is removed, so that all nations can be saved, it is the wish of the willingness, and there is no stinginess." ”

Fortunately, not long after the edict fell, a light rain fell from the sky. Although it was not large, and it was rested after a day, it gradually calmed down the people's hearts. At this time, Zhang Yunwen suggested digging a well to get water for drinking and irrigation. As a result, wells dug out of the fields in Guanzhong can be seen everywhere. This year's spring ploughing was also less affected by the drought because of the emergence of wells.

For this reason, Li Shimin praised Zhang Yunwen and rewarded a large amount of property.

However, at this time, Zhang Yunwen did not have the joy after receiving the praise, and he was busy preparing for the wedding on the fifth day of the fourth lunar month.