"I'm a lot older, and I can do anything shameless, so don't ask more."

Zhang Yang held his hands and sighed, "Is this the benefit of being old?" ”

Li Yuan stroked his beard and said: "Recently, I sat down with Sun Simiao and discussed Taoism, there are many fields, and I can also be a Taoist priest." ”

"I envy your old man."

"What do you envy?"

"You can always find an ideal, a different way, or, if your son is the emperor, who would dare to provoke you?" Zhang Yang put his arm on Li Yuan's shoulder.

This is the shoulders of the emperor, who dares to hold it at will.

"Just because my son is the emperor, I can't do what I want, since Erlang ascended the throne, the palace is a prison for me, and I don't want to go back."

"While saying that the king of Hejian County has not returned home for a year and a half, he is still unwilling to return to the palace, which is really shameless."

"Hahaha." Li Yuan smiled heartily.

"Sometimes I really want to invite you back."

"Do you want me to eat and drink for nothing? Annoyed? ”

"Of course not."

"Hahaha......" Li Yuan laughed again.

Zhang Yang scratched his ears, and he couldn't adapt to this wild laughter.

Li Yuan sighed: "It was not easy for Yue'er when she was a child, and I don't know what she thought about falling in love with you, at that time, everyone said that she would not live to adulthood, so it was up to her, and let her feel more comfortable in the last year, who knew that your kid cured her." ”

"I see."

"You understand with a serious face, what do you understand?"

"The Emperor Taishang thinks that I have taken advantage, and now he wants to take advantage of it again." Zhang Yang folded his hands and frowned: "Actually, there is no need to be like this, you are my daughter-in-law's grandfather, even if the emperor in the palace doesn't care about you, as your grandson-in-law, I should support you, including the king of Hejian County, we are a family." ”

Li Yuan nodded heavily, "The family ......"

Looking in the direction of Chang'an, Li Yuan shook his head again and said, "Not everyone will think like you. ”

Zhang Yang smiled indifferently, and said puzzledly: "I heard that the prince's body is also quite weak, and recently I observed that the prince's complexion is very bad. ”

"Cheng Qian was often sick when he was a child, and Erlang was away all the year round, and the Guanyin maid at that time did not take good care of the fetus and was often worried, which should be blamed."

Speaking of the events of the year, Li Yuan lost interest and got up and walked towards Sun Simiao's medical hall.

What happened back then was a scar, and it should be mentioned less in front of his old man in the future.

That girl has always been in front of Li Yue's study, she didn't speak, just saluted respectfully, and took out the key to open the lock of the study.

It looks like she's always keeping watch here, not letting anyone else in.

Pushing open the door, Zhang Yang walked into this study, there are no important things here, but all important knowledge daughter-in-law has in his mind.

On the wall hangs a huge map that depicts the entire Central Plains, from the southwest to the north.

Different from the maps outside, after reading the books in these days, Li Yue has perfected this map a lot according to the records of various classics, and compared with the abbreviated annotations of other maps of the Tang Dynasty, this map is much more detailed.

took out a book from Li Yue's schoolbag, read a few volumes of geography in Chongwen Palace, recalled his fragmentary memories in later generations and made a lot of notes and annotations.

Especially in the Western Regions, the Western Regions is a vast and sparsely populated place.

To the west of Gaochang, which is now the Western Turks, it was divided into northern and southern Xinjiang.

The climate in southern Xinjiang is better, which is more suitable for the cultivation of melons and fruits, as well as for grazing, and is basically based on agriculture.

The northern part of Xinjiang is desolate, and that area is more suitable for growing cotton, and the Ili River valley is the best production area for cotton cultivation.

Zhang Yang frowned and looked at the map for a long time, the Western Regions should not be so small.

I used my daughter-in-law's inkstone to grind the ink, and drew an arc in the direction of the west, and then drew an arc in the northeast direction.

Just as she was thinking about it, Li Yue walked into the study, her eyes looked at the map and she wondered: "Why did the husband draw a chicken on the map." ”

"Chickens?"

"yes, like a chicken."

Zhang Yang scratched his head, "I think it's more comfortable to look like this, don't you think?" ”

Li Yue smiled softly, "If the husband is the territory, I think it can be bigger, and the husband has said before that the world is very big." ”

"Yes, we can be more ambitious."

The girl stood respectfully outside the door, and a sloppy girl came running, "Sister, the boy wants us to go and catch wild boars together." ”

The girl lowered her head and said, "I can't play with you." ”

"Why?"

"Because I'm not like you anymore."

The sloppy girl squirmed, "Then you're just standing here all the time?" ”

"Let's go play." Li Yue's words came from the study.

As if she had received an order, this girl followed the sloppy girl away.

Li Yue's eyes looked at the Western Regions, "The Western Regions are very vast, and when you think of the Han Dynasty, Huo Quai's illness swept across the Western Regions and the north first, just looking at it is admirable." ”

Zhang Yang drew a circle west of Gaochang, "Let's take this land too." ”

"Is there anything special about this land?"

"This is a good place to grow cotton, of course, in addition to this, Longyou is also a good place to grow cotton, but your father is afraid that your father will not agree to change the acres of land to cotton."

"We can figure it out."

March day in Chang'an City, a good time to visit spring.

People can be seen traveling everywhere in Guanzhong, and the couple goes out less and less.

Seeing that Li Tai has nothing to do all day long, he couldn't get along with the fish last time, I'm afraid that this time he can't get along with others, he is a cash cow, and he can't grow crooked.

Grabbed Li Tailai to work as a coolie at home, helping to saw wood and mortar.

Sweating profusely while working, Li Tai wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Brother-in-law, isn't this roof very good?" Why do you want to increase it again, it will exceed the system. ”

Zhang Yang repaired bricks and stones, "I have read a lot of books these days, and I have also studied some classics of the Imperial History Platform and the Criminal Department. ”

Li Tai frowned and said: "The records in the classics are one thing, but as long as the house is heightened, people will inevitably have a reason to deal with you, and there is not much difference between a one-story height and a two-story height." ”

"I think you kid just don't want to work, what is more than the system, which of those powerful people is more or less over-control, and it is not that the court and the central government have exposed it with a few words of understatement."

Li Xiaogong's voice is very open, and this kind of words are comfortable to listen to.

Seeing the little fat man's aggrieved appearance, Zhang Yang patted him on the shoulder, "His Royal Highness King Wei, the cause of weight loss should be persevered, and physical health is the first priority." ”

"I haven't had a donut yet! It's been a year! ”

"This kind of food can't be rushed, it can be eaten in the morning and evening." Zhang Yang pointed to the stones on the side again, "Please bring those stones over." ”

"Whew......"

Talking about hard air, it's not obedient to work.

The matter of paper can also be put on hold temporarily, the two aunts have dried nearly 100 catties of paper are stored in their warehouses, the problem of ink has not been solved, the oil has not been delivered, and the printing business has been temporarily put on hold.

After returning to Chang'an City, Li Xiaogong's interest has not been high.

is also a big person, the children in the family are almost adults, and he is still a county king Chang'an City who has a home and does not return, and it is inevitable that the family will be gossiped about when he wanders outside all day.

The beams of the roof have been built, and the aunts are very quick to do things, and then the platform is built, and it can be completed within half a month.

Li Xiaogong looked at the drawings in front of him, "What do you say is the benefit of this shower?" ”

Zhang Yang grinned and said, "The magic is endless. ”

Li Xiaogong frowned and looked at the drawings, pretending to be very knowledgeable, "Infinite use? What's the difference with our usual baths? ”

"It's all water, and it doesn't seem to make much difference."

"How can you be so particular about a country boy?"

Li Xiaogong picked up the drawing and put it down, and then thought about it again.

After frowning and looking at it for a while, Li Xiaogong pointed to a few words, "What does this mean?" ”

Zhang Yang sat cross-legged on the chair and took a sip of tea, "This is the ratio, and now it's a hundred to one ratio." ”

Li Xiaogong tugged at the beard on his chin, and after a long while, he gave up trying to understand this kind of drawing, then stood up and touched the back of his head, gasping in pain.

A large chunk of his hair was shaved, and a large piece of redness and swelling had not disappeared yet, and Sun Simiao only used some herbs to reduce swelling and bandaged it simply.

"Still hurts?" Zhang Yang drank tea.

"It's still going to ache for a while, it's much better than the previous two days." Li Xiaogong touched the back of his head, "You kid don't stop it." ”

Zhang Yang said: "I don't want to get involved in your family affairs. ”

Li Xiaogong let out a long sigh, "But if you stop you, the old man will not suffer this catastrophe." ”

"Husband, Uncle Wang, try the stew I made myself." Li Yue came with a big bowl of steaming stew.

The two aunts also came down from the roof, and they were very good at holding on to the eaves and turning over.

A small table was placed in the courtyard, and several people sat down around the table.

Li Xiaogong took the chopsticks and tasted them first, and nodded while eating, "The craftsmanship is good." ”

Li Yue tasted it, "The pork stew is still not bad enough, but it can be swallowed." ”

With a rough person like Li Xiaogong, his understanding of food is that he can fill his stomach, and he is a very practical person, quickly picking up the rice in the bowl, and even rice grains fly out of the bowl.

It's really wild to eat.

sighed in my heart, looking at Li Tai again, this little fat man eats a lot more slowly.

After eating, Li Tai got up and said: "You can't ignore the matter of the Kuo Di Zhi, otherwise my father will ask anything again, and if he can't come back, he will inevitably be counted down, so he will leave first." ”

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei walks slowly."

After the meal, Li Xiaogong drank tea with enjoyment, "How is the Ministry of Rites now?" ”

The afternoon sun was still a little hot, and Zhang Yang kept shaking the fan in his hand, "Now the affairs of the Ministry of Rites are presided over by Xu Jingzong and Zhang Daxiang, and Gao Cheng has been sent to the Hongwen Pavilion." ”

"Zhang Daxiang and Xu Jingzong are good." Li Xiaogong nodded in agreement.

"I hated the Ministry of Rites so much at the beginning, but now it seems that you always care about it."

"Do you care about the Ministry of Rites?" Li Xiaogong shook his head and said, "The old man doesn't care about the Ministry of Rites, he cares about your future." ”

was slapped on the shoulder by him, Zhang Yang endured this force, "I think my future is still very good." ”

Li Xiaogong pointed to this small courtyard, "You call this good?" ”

Zhang Yang took a sip of tea, "It's good, I don't have any skills, it's good to be able to live my own life." ”

"Alas......"

"Why do you sigh?"

"It's so unassuming, if you are the old man's son, you will definitely hang you up and smoke, just like Cheng Biting Jin pumping his son."

Zhang Yang smiled awkwardly and was speechless for a while.

Li Xiaogong scratched the back of his head again, "In addition to the pain, there is also some itching." ”

Looking at Li Xiaogong's wound, Zhang Yang said helplessly: "I'm afraid it won't get better in three or five days." ”

Li Xiaogong straightened his sleeves and stood up, "There's one more thing I want to ask you." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"When will the second half of the Red Mansion come out?"

"Huh?" Zhang Yang was stunned for a long time and couldn't answer, and said in his heart that with a big old man like you Li Xiaogong, you are not a person who can read this kind of book.

"It's the women in the old man's house, they are discussing the Red Chamber all day long, and the old man understands that you printed this book."

"It may be a few days later, mainly because there is not enough ink."

"How long will that take?"

"Let's go a while, I'm still waiting for the raw materials."

Li Xiaogong received the words and strode away.

The story of the Red Chamber was not cared about at the beginning, and now more and more people are discussing this story, although the Hongwenguan and Guozijian cannot include the book of the Red Mansion, these readers have not stopped talking.

Li Yue listened to Aunt Wang's narration, and she understood in her heart the charm of the story of the Red Mansion, and the biggest charm was the struggle, a kind of resistance to secular concepts.

And the image of people of all status can be found in almost any class, from princes and nobles to pawns and peddlers, the people who read such books do not have to be scholars or magnates, there are no deep and difficult words of sages, only moving and full of entanglements.

Any old man in the countryside can understand this story.

Li Yue looked at Zhang Yang's side face, "Husband? ”

Zhang Yang drank tea and said, "Say." ”

"The Red Mansion was for everyone to read from the beginning, what the husband wants is a book that everyone can read, regardless of whether they are high or low, this is the real purpose of the husband?"

"I just wanted to make money, I didn't think about it so much."

"Want to make money? And sell so cheap. Li Yue raised his chin, obviously not believing what he said.

The platform on the roof of the house has to continue to be built, and all the energy has been focused on the construction of showers these days, and the water pipeline is also a technical problem.

Every morning is a good time to work, the mortar painted in the morning can be solidified in the afternoon, if the mortar will fall off at night, the mortar must be painted before noon.

Before the sky was completely bright, Zhang Yang rolled up his sleeves and worked in the yard, when a knock sounded on the door, he opened the door and saw a face, and he didn't remember who was in front of him after looking at it for a while.

"Chao Yilang doesn't know the old man?"

Zhang Yang suddenly came back to his senses, and then remembered that it was his boss who was in charge of the secretary and supervisor, mainly because this boss was too nonexistent and almost forgot him.

(End of chapter)