Zhang Yang took a bowl of tea and soup handed by the palace maid again, and sat down again, the wind outside the hall continued, and the snow was getting heavier and heavier. 、

Thinking of Li Shimin's question, Zhang Yang felt the warmth by the stove, "The DPRK must have a plan, the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites is only to help the DPRK mediate, if there is a war, it is inevitable that the Ministry of Rites will spend all its energy on the future war." ”

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "If I want to drink ale again, can I only wait until next autumn?" ”

"That's natural, the storage conditions of ale are very harsh, and spoiled ale wine will taste sour." Zhang Yang explained with a flat expression, "His Royal Highness the King of Wei was greedy for a while, and drank some spoiled ale wine, not to mention the taste was difficult to swallow, and after drinking it, he vomited and diarrhea for several days. ”

Li Shimin gasped, "I know." ”

"The minister is also helpless, Your Majesty should not worry about a bite of food, the minister thinks that what makes Your Majesty worry should be the great cause of a thousand years."

Li Shimin made a straight face, "The way you speak is becoming more and more like Wei Zheng." ”

"Zheng Gong was upright all his life, and his ministers thought it was an example that should be learned."

It was a snowy day, and it was almost the end of the year, Li Shimin wanted to say something light, but once it came to state affairs, this kid would say two words of advice.

Inexplicably, I miss him a little bit of the way he used to be out of tune, Zhang Yang at that time would never advise me like this, Zhang Yang used to be frivolous and unruly.

originally wanted to train him well, and cultivated Zhang Yang for two or three years, Li Shimin felt that he had cultivated a second Wei Zheng, and he had worked hard to cultivate him for three or four years.

I was annoyed and helpless, I shouldn't have cultivated him in the first place.

It was warm by the stove, and Zhang Yang took off the scarf and gloves for Xiao Wu so that she could follow a group of princesses to class.

In front of Li Yue sat more than a dozen children of different ages, and a wooden board hung on a wall behind her, so that she could hold her charcoal in one hand and explain the topic to the children.

This kind of teaching method has the same daughter-in-law.

Noticing that her husband was looking at herself with interest, Li Yue put away her smile and glared back.

Li Shimin sat on the chair and closed his eyes to rest, and Empress Changsun quietly changed the children's clothes.

Outside the hall was the sound of the wind, and there was only the sound of Li Yue's lecture in the hall.

It is also beneficial to get along with the emperor as a family, Zhang Yang picked up a piece of pastry and ate it, for example, he could eat the precious pastries sent from the south, which were usually not eaten.

Seeing the little princess crawl to his feet, Zhang Yang picked up the little princess under the worried gaze of the palace maid.

The little son reached out and babbled to grab the stubble of his chin.

Zhang Yang held her in his arms, grabbed her little hand and stabbed her with the stubble on his chin.

She's not afraid at all, but she doesn't know how to call people.

Seeing that the corners of the doll's mouth were still a little saliva, Zhang Yang took out his own cloth and wiped it for her.

Seeing that her son can be so close to Zhang Yang, the queen is also very satisfied.

Li Yue has become the backbone of this group of children, and no one knows what will happen in the future, or Zhang Yang can also become the children's support in the future.

It's not bad to get close to Zhang Yang's family.

Think of it as giving children one more choice.

The children of the royal family are different from the children of ordinary families, and these children have to face the matter of kinship from birth.

Empress Changsun also knew in her heart that Li Shimin had always been reluctant, and the children were too close to Zhang Yang's family, and as the emperor, these children could also become his tools to wield power.

As a mother, Empress Eldest Sun only hopes that these children can grow up healthy and safe, and it would be great if these children could still be helped by the husband and wife.

Li Yue's class ended, and Zhang Yang took Xiao Wu's family out of the Lizheng Palace.

The snow is still falling, and there is already some snow on the road.

Seeing that Li Yue and Xiao Wu were still wearing cloth shoes, Zhang Yang thought about it and said, "Xiao Wu shouldn't be able to wear last year's boots." ”

Li Yue nodded, "I asked my aunt to collect some fine leather the day before yesterday, and I only started making boots last night, but I didn't expect this snow to come so quickly." ”

When speeding up and passing by the Taiji Palace, there were still many officials hurrying towards Zhongshu Province.

Xiao Wu took Li Yue's hand and buried half of his face in the scarf.

People pursue knowledge in different ways.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Heng created the armillary sphere, which can be regarded as the pinnacle of ancient science and technology.

The armillary sphere has been perfected again and again over the centuries.

Up to now, Li Chunfeng has created the zodiacal armillary sphere based on various classics and records of the previous dynasties and his understanding of celestial numbers.

It is possible to create such a thing with limited conditions and basic knowledge.

I was somewhat impressed in my heart.

With this zodiacal armillary sphere, Li Chunfeng could use it to deduce the celestial calendar, the year and the month, and measure the position of the stars.

They see the world in their own way.

In their minds there is another picture of the world.

The progress of knowledge is beautiful, at least Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang can take this step.

When he walked out of Suzaku Gate, Li Tai was standing outside the door.

"Brother-in-law, the imperial sister has already sent someone to the Turks to lobby for the contracting of the grassland, and the silver money of this thousand hectares has also been sent, and we will receive the news in the spring of next year."

Zhang Yang nodded and handed Li Tai a tea egg, "I just went to see your father and mother, and I still have more than one left." ”

A few people continued to walk, fourteen-year-old Li Tai had grown some soft beards, and the tea eggs were already cold, and he could still eat vigorously.

I bought some mutton on the way, and I went home and picked some spinach to make a hot pot to eat.

Along the way, you can see that some of the eaves are already covered with snow, spring planting, summer long, autumn harvest, winter hiding, in the winter season, people will choose to reduce their physical exertion, as little food as possible to survive the winter.

In Chang'an City, it is another situation, and the villagers from the surrounding counties of Chang'an City still come to Chang'an City early to find work.

In the wind and snow, many people can also be seen doing manual work, carrying things at the city gate.

Just as he was about to enter the alley home, he saw a soldier rushing in the direction of Chengtianmen.

Li Tai frowned, "It seems that the situation at the border is getting more and more tense. ”

Zhang Yang nodded, "The current Tubo Plateau is also cold, and the Tubo people are moving east and south. ”

This means that many tribes in Tibet are also approaching the border passes.

That's from the huge population of the Tibetan Plateau.

I don't know how many soldiers and horses the Tang Dynasty will have to face in Tibet once the war starts.

Li Tai looked at his brother-in-law's indifferent look again, and things wouldn't be much worse.

Back at home, Zhang Yang cut the mutton and cleaned it, while Li Yue and Xiao Wu picked the spinach in the yard.

The lamb is frozen hard, put it by the fire and let it melt a little, it will be much easier to cut, and cut the lamb that is still frozen into slices and fill several plates.

Returning to the house with the plate, seeing the bear lying comfortably by the stove, listless, Zhang Yang pushed it with his foot.

It lazily shifted its position, keeping a slight distance from the stove.

Is this bear really not afraid that the fire will burn its hair?

Let's see if Li Tai is scratching the beard under his nose with his fingers, showing that he has a beard.

Zhang Yang said in a low voice: "How old is His Royal Highness King Wei this year?" ”

Li Tai poured a bowl of warm wine, "It's going to be fifteen after this year." ”

Li Yue brought the spinach to the table, "Isn't Qingque only fourteen this year?" ”

Zhang Yang poured the mutton into the pot: "Children always dream of growing up quickly, but they don't know that the world of adults is even more cruel." ”

Li Tai took a sip of his drink and let out a long sigh of relief.

Five drinks a month, Li Yue saves them until the last few days of each month.

The family law is strict, and the husband and wife abide by the rules

"There are not many Turkic cattle and sheep this year, and the price of mutton in Chang'an City has risen again."

"In the coming year, we will be able to raise more cattle and sheep in the pastures we have contracted." Li Tai swore and said.

After eating the hot pot, stir and stir the remaining minced mutton in the hot pot and pour the food to feed to the bear.

In winter, the bear either sleeps or eats.

It is getting stronger and stronger year by year, and it can run around the yard with Xiao Wu on its back, and the daughter-in-law can no longer hold it.

When the food is sufficient, it grows quickly.

Seeing that the bear was eating happily, Zhang Yang was entangled: "What do the Turks do with wool and cowhide now. ”

"They cut the sheepskins to keep them warm, and when they dry them, they can use them to make clothes, or they can cook them and eat them."

Li Tai pondered, "The Turks will use these furs to trade with each other, and these furs will not be so valuable when they reach the Central Plains. ”

"The backwardness of production and manufacturing technology determines their current value." Zhang Yang stood up again, "They don't know how much wealth they have. ”

After drinking a pot of wine, Li Tai's fat face turned red and his mouth was talking confused, and he asked his guards to send him back.

Zhang Yang took out a ball of wool, picked it up and put it down after thinking about it for a while.

It was dark and night, and Li Yue took Xiao Wu to rest early.

The moisture-absorbing and perspiration-wicking function of wool determines that it is the king of textile materials.

Soak the wool in water and stir it with chopsticks to allow the wool to fully touch the water surface and pick out some of the impurities.

It took me half an hour to process the wool, and I always felt dizzy after drinking alcohol.

Zhang Yang walked outside the house to wash, and felt a little dizzy when the cold wind blew, and the stamina of the wine came up.

The bear was blown by the cold wind and kept hiding in the corner.

Supporting his groggy head, as soon as he lay down, he saw that the bear still climbed onto the bed, felt it burrow into the bed, and pushed it out.

This bear is also stubborn, that is, he wants to burrow into the bed.

Obviously, it still has such a thick fur of its own, and the Northeast Bear is not afraid of the cold.

Push it out again.

One person and one bear fought for a long time, and I didn't know how to sleep, and when I woke up, the bear was lying on my head.

Zhang Yang picked it up, staring at it with dark eyes.

Ignoring the innocence in its eyes, he casually threw it under the bed, got up, washed and dressed.

While this bear is still young, it can be bullied, and when it grows up, it is really not the opponent of this bear.

Li Yue helped put on the official uniform and said in a low voice: "This official uniform is too thin." ”

"Your father doesn't make a few winter clothes for us, so that we can be warmer in winter."

"I can't catch a cold, so my husband will dress it thicker."

My daughter-in-law has always been afraid of cold, probably because of her childhood experience, but also because she has bad blood and is prone to illness when she encounters cold.

Listening to Li Yue's advice, Zhang Yang added two more clothes.

The thin official uniform was worn outside, and the inside was thick, which looked bloated for a while, and the official uniform was bulging.

Li Yue looked left and right, as if her husband was a lot stronger, "You won't be laughed at if you wear it like this." ”

"Joke what? Is your husband the kind of person who is afraid of other people's jokes? ”

Li Yue covered her mouth and nodded with a chuckle.

When I walked out of the house, there were no pedestrians on the cold Suzaku Street, and the wind was still very cold in the cold winter morning.

All the way to the Chengtian Gate, the ears were the other officials discussing the situation.

Everyone was dressed thinly, only Zhang Yang was particularly bloated, and there were constant eyes around him.

Then the Chengtian Gate opened, and Zhang Yang walked into the Taiji Hall with a calm expression.

The early dynasty started on time, and Li Shimin listened to the reports of various ministries.

The situation at the border gates became more and more tense, and the various ministries reported to Li Shimin on the arrangements, and the household departments reported the money, salary, grain, and grass that had been prepared.

The Ministry of War reported on the current situation of the soldiers and how many soldiers and horses the DPRK and China could mobilize.

There are also military generals who stand up and ask for battle.

After all the ministries and the province of Zhongshu reported it, Li Shimin's eyes finally fell on Zhang Yang, "Doesn't the Ministry of Rites have anything to say?" ”

Zhang Yang took a step forward, "The Ministry of Rites is still waiting for news, and if there is any situation, I will definitely inform Your Majesty." ”

The emperor's expression was a little impatient, and he slowly stood up and said, "Retreat." ”

In the past, when all the ministries were idle, only the Ministry of Rites was busy and opened a diplomatic academy.

Now that all the ministries of the DPRK and the Central Committee have begun to get busy, the Ministry of Rites has fallen silent again, and they have also sent people to the Foreign Affairs Yuan to inquire, and some of the personnel of the Foreign Affairs Yuan have not talked about it, and even those small officials know very little.

The core of the Ministry of Rites is very strict.

Zhang Yang walked on the way home, in this era of backward conditions for information dissemination, there is a lag in the dissemination of information.

People usually judge the situation at the border gates on the basis of past experience.

If it is freezing today, Songtsen Gampo may not necessarily start a war at this time.

Two days later, outside Chang'an City, Zhang Yang, Xu Jingzong and Zhang Daxiang were all standing in the wind and snow.

In the distance, a group of soldiers and horses was heading towards the city gate.

The wind and snow were very heavy, and there was a lot of snow on all three of them.

Waiting for the team of soldiers and horses to get close, Zhang Dasu turned over and dismounted to shake off the snow on his body.

"Zhang Shangshu, brother, Xu Shilang." Zhang Dasu bowed.

Several people also returned the salute.

Zhang Dasu in front of him darkened a little, and Zhang Yang patted him on the shoulder, "You've worked hard this year." ”

Zhang Dasu smiled with relief, "What do you say about hard work, I have seen the scenery outside the gate, and I can fight with more people in the court in the future." ”

Zhang Daxiang stepped forward first, "I've lost weight, and I don't know how you got over this year." ”

Xu Jingzong said: "It's better to go back to the city to talk first, Zhang Shangshu specially prepared a hot pot in the Foreign Affairs Academy." ”

Zhang Dasu laughed loudly, "Right now, I just want to eat a bite of food in Guanzhong, there is nothing decent in Tubo that can satisfy hunger." ”