Chapter 40: And This Good Thing
"Dai Guogong drank three cups of milk today, and his lunch was a dine-in meal from the military department...... I went to the Sifang Pavilion on a mission to meet Ju Wentai, the lord of Gaochang.
The house is ...... today; Zhao Guogong .......
Zou Guogong, Su Guogong, British Gong and others have led their soldiers to cut off the road according to His Majesty's instructions......
The grain in the south of the Yangtze River is steadily being loaded onto the ship, and the king of Hejian has personally led the sailors to the south......"
In the dimly lit hall, Li Shimin held his cheek with one hand, and his eyes were half-open and half-closed.
The placket of his shirt was slightly open to reveal his white chest, and he leaned back on the dragon chair.
The palace people did not light the huge butter candles as usual.
The lantern outside the hall shone with a yellow faint light, shining into the main hall, and Li Shimin's half expressionless face was faintly seen.
There was a person kneeling in the middle of the hall, if Zhang Zheng was in the hall at the moment, with the help of the dim light, he would definitely be able to recognize this person.
It was the flying cavalry captain who took him, Li Yuanchang, Gao Zhenxing and others, and whipped him with ten whips.
But Zhang Zheng didn't know, and others didn't know, except for Li Shimin, no one knew that the flying cavalry captain at this time was not the flying cavalry captain.
He also has another identity: Chang Ping, the master of the Hundred Cavalry, is the son of Chang He, the former Xuanwu Gate guard.
In the empty hall, the sound of Chang Ping sounded without ups and downs.
The civil and military ministers of the court, what dishes did they eat, what they said, and what they did today.
Pile by pile, piece by piece......
into the ears of the king on the dragon's chair.
The voices in the hall stopped for some time, and Li Shimin's half-squinted eyes didn't seem to have any intention of opening.
After pondering for a long time, a sentence softly spat out of his mouth:
"Stand down!"
Chang Ping's right hand clenched into a fist across his heart, the armor on his arm touched the breastplate slightly, and he slowly got up and exited the hall.
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Zhang Zheng and Lao Li Gang and Li Chengqian discussed the details of the academy in the East Palace, time slipped away quietly, and before they knew it, the sun above their heads had gone to the top of the mountain.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, I have to go back to Zhuangzi first. Master Li, I'm afraid the student will have to take a few days off from you. ”
Zhang Zheng glanced at the sunset on the horizon and said to the two.
"It's okay, it's also an eventful time now, you can go." Lao Li Gang granted Zhang Zheng's vacation.
Li Chengqian was anxious when he heard that Zhang Zheng was going to take leave, and Zhang Zheng, the prince's attendant, came to accompany the prince to read for a day.
is either taking leave or disappearing directly, this is not treating the prince as a cadre.
"Brother Zheng'er, when will you go back to the East Palace to study?"
"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, this minister can't guarantee it, I'm afraid that I will have to go to the court before I can calm down and study."
Zhang Zheng also smiled bitterly, he was dragged into the whirlpool of the court by Li Shimin, and accidentally rolled a little deeper.
But if there is any other choice, whoever wants to get involved in this matter will die.
"Hey."
Li Chengqian sighed resignedly.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Master Li, the kid retires."
Zhang Zheng saluted the two, and the little servants of the Guogong Mansion were already waiting at the gate of the East Palace.
"Go back to Zhuangzi."
Zhang Zheng turned over his horse and commanded everyone, then beat the horse out of Mingdemen and headed towards Weinan.
……
"Shaolangjun is back."
Zhang Zheng returned to the Weinan Courtyard, and the sun had set.
Liu Er, the steward of the other hospital, heard the sound of horses' hooves and greeted him, and consciously reached out to take the reins of the horse.
Zhang Zheng walked to the front hall, and Zhang Ergou, who was in charge of newspaper printing and even content collection, was already waiting in the front hall.
Seeing Zhang Zheng coming from outside the hospital, he hurriedly got up and saluted.
"Shaolang-kun."
"Well, sit down, how are things going?"
Zhang Zheng walked straight to the main seat and sat down, and then spoke.
"Back to Shaolangjun, I basically have a rough idea.
The site of the printing factory was selected on the open space on the edge of the Wei River in the east of the village, and the village had enough manpower to start construction at any time.
It's just that this literate person is not easy to find, and the villain ran all over Weinan and Lantian counties today.
I only invited three people who were willing to come here and be the editor. ”
Zhang Ergou spoke in a clear manner, that is, when he said that he only invited three scholars today, his round face showed embarrassment, which was very funny.
"It's okay, there are already few people reading these days, and it's beyond my expectation to have three.
This matter is in a hurry, take your time, and give lenient treatment. When Zhang Zheng heard this, he was relieved to Zhang Ergou.
"Is tomorrow's headline set?"
Zhang Zheng then asked.
But Zhang Ergou didn't reply immediately, but groaned for a while before he spoke:
"The content has been decided, and the headline is that Li Jing, the acting prince of the country, has been reappointed as the secretary of the military department, and there are some entertainment news in addition."
Zhang Ergou paused after speaking, and asked Zhang Zheng: "Shaolangjun, will tomorrow's newspaper be given away for free?" ”
"Yes, it's still free to give, I'll tell you when it comes to the charging node, and the number will be doubled tomorrow, and the state capitals around Chang'an will be rolled out quickly if they have time."
"Yes, villain understands." Zhang Ergou's head should arrive.
"By the way, tomorrow's headline article was written by a new down-and-out scholar today, Shaolangjun wants to read it again?"
"Yes, bring it to me."
After a while, Zhang Ergou took the original manuscript and handed it to Zhang Zheng.
Zhang Zheng glanced at it roughly, very good, it was still a familiar jack-of-all-trades title that began with shock.
Looking at the content of the article again, the words and sentences are straightforward and simple, but the sentences are beautiful, and there are not too many empty words.
Compared with the vernacular articles written by Zhang Zheng, the readability and interest are many times stronger.
Finally, the author's personal views and brief comments on the personnel changes in the court are attached.
From the perspective of Zhang Zheng's transcendence of the times, it can be regarded as something to say.
"Hey, yes." Zhang Zheng looked at it and was stunned, this is the level that a down-and-out scholar should have?
Are all the scholars in the Tang Dynasty like this?
"What is the name of this scholar?"
Zhang Zheng was curious and asked Zhang Ergou.
"Oh, this scholar's name is Ma Zhou, and it is said that he is a scholar from a poor family who came to the capital from Shandong to study." Zhang Ergou replied truthfully.
"Ma Zhou, it won't be such a coincidence."
Zhang Zheng was stunned, it wouldn't be such a coincidence. Can this happen to me?
"Shaolang-kun, why is it so coincidental?"
"Oh, nothing. Okay, so be it, it's finalized. Zhang Zheng replied vaguely.
But in my heart, I was thinking about whether this Ma Zhou was Bi Ma Zhou.
If so, you've really picked up a treasure.
……
Zhang Zheng was busy with the printing house and the finalization of the second edition of the newspaper, and the moon had already hung on the willow treetops.
Regardless of whether this Ma Zhou is that Ma Zhou or not, Zhang Zheng doesn't plan to see him now, anyway, he can't run away in his Zhuangzi.
Come to the study and sit down, let the green dress light the candle, and then wave the green dress away.
Zhang Zheng knelt down and picked up his pen and began to sort out what had happened during this time.
And what role did he play in it, and what role did he play.
Since the discovery of the eggs, Gaochang and other small countries have created a scene of all countries coming to court.
to give advice to Li Shimin, Li Shimin gave him a knighthood and became an attendant in the East Palace
Newspapers, movable type printing, vanished veterans and sixteen guards. and proposed to Li Shimin today the establishment of the Tang Royal Academy.
These things have formed a point one by one in Zhang Zheng's pen.
and one by one, the dots are connected into a line.
Eventually, the line formed by these dots pointed to the big word "Sajia" on the paper.
"If that's the case, Li Er can't win......"
Zhang Zheng muttered to himself.
This impending locust plague is no longer a simple disaster.
In Zhang Zheng's writing, the locust plague has become a battlefield for Li Er and the family.
And the purpose of the struggle is only one, the right to speak among the people.
The existing chips in Li Junli are nothing more than the word righteousness, and the chips in the hands of the family are grain.
At present, it seems that Li Er has temporarily taken the lead because of his own existence.
Now Zhang Zheng is worried about what kind of way the family will fight back.
There is no blood in the court battle and murder, and if you don't pay attention to it, there is an abyss behind you.
Now Li Shimin can be said to have all the means, but the family has no reaction at all.
Since the discovery of the eggs, all the powerful people who know about these things have taken action.
Although there is no fanfare about the infestation of locusts this year, there is no cover-up.
After a little inquiry, I can still inquire clearly. Including Li Shimin, there is no intention of hiding it.
Because there is no need, this kind of thing can't be hidden.
If there is a time difference in information, it will not be that long.
"If you don't explode in silence, you die in silence, what are you silent?"
Zhang Zheng put the high-grade Jeju wolf in his hand back to Beacon Mountain.
looked at the thick pile of rice paper in front of him, and there was already ink on it.
Zhang Zheng put himself in the role of the family.
Playing with public opinion, Li Shimin has the sharp weapon of newspapers.
It was only a matter of time before the grain and grain fell into the hands of Li Shimin. Because no one dares to bet on whether Li Shimin will attack his own family.
Fame, fame to Li Shimin is like floating clouds.
Except for raising troops to rebel, Zhang Zheng could not think of any way to win this struggle.
Instead, they raised troops to rebel, and this most unlikely way to win was the most likely to win.
Soon after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the people became martial, and the Tang Dynasty may not have such a strong sense of belonging in the hearts of the people.
Relying on the local influence of the major families, he waved his hand before Li Shimin's public opinion momentum was successful.
Under the pretext of the Xuanwu Gate Change, it may be possible to overthrow Li Shimin's rule by quickly occupying the moral high ground.
At that time, it is good to welcome the emperor Li Yuan back to power. Just like when Li Yuan supported Yang Yu, it would be good to support a puppet.
Of course, this is just Zhang Zheng's wishful thinking.
Let's not talk about whether the family has that kind of courage, even if it has that kind of courage.
The first thing the family has to face is a freak like Li Jing.
The god of war is not blown out, but killed. You don't see the example of Fu Gongyi, Xiao Milling, and Jieli Khan.
Even if the family has the ability to deal with Li Jing, there is another Li Shimin who is not inferior to Li Jing, and a Li Ji who is slightly inferior to Li Jing......
"That's it, there must be a road in front of the lane mountain, let you change everything, I will break it with one move."
Zhang Zheng smiled dumbly, today's thoughts spread a little far.
Li Shimin didn't panic, he panicked about anything.
But I harvested a horse week today, from Shandong, and at this point in time.
It's hard to be convincing to say that he's not that Ma Zhou.
"I didn't expect this good thing, I picked up a great sage for my son when I went out, Zhang Ergou is a lucky person."
Zhang Zheng withdrew from the study, and thought happily in his heart, Zhang Ergou must be reused.