Seeing Li Yifu leave with a team of people and horses, Zhang Daxiang walked back to Chang'an City and said in a low voice: "Since Zhang Shangshu took power from Zhongshu Province, the Foreign Affairs Yuan can send envoys on his own, which seems to be a good thing, and it may also become a handle for others." ”

Xu Jingzong bowed his head and said: "Indeed, sometimes those civil servants in the court and China don't care how much meritorious service we make, and they don't care about the role of the Foreign Affairs Yuan, if they want to ban the Foreign Affairs Yuan, they only need a reason. ”

With the lessons of the past, Xu Jingzong did not trust Li Shimin and the court very much.

Before Li Shimin kicked Zhang Yang out of the Ministry of Rites and arranged for Gao Cheng to take over the Ministry of Rites, so that the Foreign Affairs Yuan would also become a tool for the emperor to consolidate his power at any time.

Since the establishment of the Foreign Affairs Academy, it has been a supernumerary of the Ministry of Rites.

The clerks who served in the Foreign Affairs Yuan were also registered in the Ministry of Rites.

It can't get out of the control of the court, and it can't do without the arrangement of the government.

The two walked towards the Foreign Affairs Academy, and Zhang Daxiang said entangledly: "What has Zhang Shangshu been doing recently?" ”

Walking to the door of the Foreign Affairs Academy, Xu Jingzong stopped, "The last time I heard Zhang Shangshu say that he was going to Lishan to escape the summer, I just saw Zhang Shangshu pulling a cart of luggage out of the city two days ago. ”

"Can you trust this person Li Yifu?"

"I've checked him, he has no family background and no support, people like him have no choice, the Foreign Affairs Yuan is a ladder for him to climb up, even if we don't urge him, he will try his best to do things well, so as to get a better position in the DPRK."

The two of them walked into the Foreign Affairs Academy, Zhang Dasu is still very busy these days, he personally went to the customs outside, often corresponded with the envoys of various countries, and he was compiling translations of various countries.

Even to record the customs and geography of various countries, Cen Wen often came to ask.

This is also a very important matter for the Foreign Affairs Council.

On both sides of the Diplomatic Academy, there are two more courtyards under construction, which are also the places where the Diplomatic Yuan will do business in the future.

Zhang Daxiang looked at the current situation in the Foreign Affairs Yuan, where dozens of people would be crowded into such a courtyard every morning.

This situation can be solved when the new yards on both sides are expanded.

At present, the staff of the Foreign Affairs House is divided into three factions.

Each of the three attendants brought a man, and Zhang Dasu led a team of men to compile the translation, and he also had to keep in touch with the envoys who were sent out.

Xu Jingzong's people were in charge of gathering information.

Zhang Daxiang was looking at his manpower, and came to make overall arrangements for the Foreign Affairs Academy, and dispatched them in the center.

"Brother Elephant, these two courtyards will be completed next month, and after they are completed, we will come to rectify the Foreign Affairs Institute according to Zhang Shangshu's arrangement."

Zhang Daxiang nodded when he heard this, "Xia Guan thinks the same. ”

"Since Brother Elephant has always arranged the overall scheduling, it is only natural that this matter will be handed over to you."

During the conversation, the two set the arrangement and time for the subsequent adjustment of the Foreign Affairs Yuan.

Zhang Yang is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he will not be too involved in the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, and the general direction of many things is arranged by this Shangshu.

However, the Ministry of Rites did not come to ask, and the Foreign Affairs Yuan also needed someone like Zhang Daxiang to arrange matters.

Walking into the diplomatic courtyard, several people continued to be busy with the matters at hand.

Xu Jingzong has always felt that the Foreign Affairs Yuan lacks a person and a person who can mediate with the court.

Goguryeo's various arrangements also need to be prepared, and it is necessary to send people to Liaodong to prepare as soon as possible.

Outside Chang'an City, Li Tai asked his guards to find Princess Yongfeng's brother.

A young man in his early twenties was escorted out of town.

"Who are you! Why arrest me! He was scolding loudly, when he saw Li Tai lowering his head again, "His Royal Highness King Wei, why are you ......?"

Li Tai said impatiently: "Every time I come to Chang'an City, I feel bored, it's very annoying, let people go." ”

The guards let go.

Li Tai looked at him and said: "Yang Hao and Yang Zhan were both killed by Yu Wenhua, and now Princess Yongfeng is a younger brother, your name is Yang Lian, right?" ”

Yang Lian bowed and saluted, "I've seen King Wei." ”

"My father has always been kind to the former Sui clan, leaving your sisters and brothers alive, you have been taken care of by Yang Shidao and have been sent under the fence, but you linger in wine, and you are wandering around Chang'an City all day long, do you plan to do it for the rest of your life?"

Yang Lian lowered his head and was silent, facing Li Tai, who was younger than him, he didn't dare to refute.

"You don't want to embarrass the former Sui clan, let alone send people under the fence all the time."

Yang Lian hesitated: "I don't know what arrangements His Royal Highness King Wei has. ”

Li Tai smiled: "A person like you must be drunk today and drunk today, and you won't worry about how you will live tomorrow." ”

Yang Lian shook his head and said: "On weekdays, it is Yang Shidao who comes to help, and he doesn't dare to spend money indiscriminately when he is embarrassed." ”

Li Tai snorted coldly: "Do you think that this king will not check you in advance when he looks for you?" The silver you owe outside is also 3,000 yuan, and that group of creditors are about to come to the door, and you still have no scruples, aren't you afraid that Yang Shidao will kick you out? ”

Yang Lian looked around, "His Royal Highness King Wei must not tell this matter, if my uncle knows about it, he will break my legs." ”

Seeing his flustered expression, Li Tai smiled and said, "Bring people here." ”

Several strong men walked out of the dilapidated houses, and when they saw Yang Lian, they rushed up and pressed the person to the ground and beat him, while shouting and asking for money.

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Li Tai waved his hand and said, "Stop." ”

Only then did this group of strong men stop their fists and feet and salute respectfully, "Does His Royal Highness King Wei want to excuse this person?" As long as you say a word, the previous debt can also be counted, and it should be regarded as a person for His Royal Highness King Wei, and a certain person will admit it. ”

Li Tai bowed his head and said: "I want Yang Lian to help this king do some things, and he won't pay you back in a few years." ”

Seeing that this group of strong men looked difficult, they were usually idlers in Chang'an City, and former Sui disciples like Yang Lian were used to spending money lavishly, which was the goal of these people.

But in front of the people who bought braised pork, they didn't dare to raise their heads to speak, let alone speak.

As the lowest people in Chang'an City, these people are not doing a good job, and they dare not offend Li Tai.

"The debt must be repaid, but can you forgive him some time, and when he finishes the king's affairs, even if he doesn't pay it back, the king will pay it back for him."

"If His Royal Highness King Wei can say that, a few of us will be relieved."

Li Tai said: "Don't disturb Yang Lian's family, if there is anything to come to this king in the future, if he can't handle this king's business, he will also be thrown to you." ”

"All listen to the orders of His Royal Highness the King of Wei, and the villain retreats first."

Yang Lian knelt on the ground in embarrassment, and Li Tai stepped forward, "If these things get to the door of Yang Shidao's house, the face of your former Sui clan will be lost by you." ”

"Thank you His Royal Highness King Wei for your help, as long as I help you stop these people, I will definitely return these silver coins."

"How much money are you going to earn, and how long are you going to earn it? Do you think you can afford a thousand times with the way you look now?"

Yang Lian lowered his head, "Ten years, I can pay it off after ten years of working as a coolie in Chang'an City." ”

Li Tai bowed his head and said: "Now this king has one thing in his hand, you need to do things for three to five years so that you can pay back this money, and all the money in the process of doing things will be paid by this king, are you willing?" ”

"I do!"

The man didn't even think about it, and replied anxiously.

Li Tai looked at his guards, "According to the previous arrangement, you take him down and teach him how to do things in the future, at most a month until this king is satisfied." ”

"Whoa!"

Watching his guards take people down, Li Tai hurriedly got into the carriage back to Lishan, and hurried back to Lishan before he breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Yang was sitting at the door of his house looking at the wool threads that had just been made, which were thinner than cotton threads and had better toughness.

In the yard, Li Yue is weaving cloth, making more clothes for the unborn child, and the child can wear whatever he wants to wear in the future.

Before the child was born, Li Yue had the posture to spoil him.

Seeing Li Tai walking on the path in front of him like a wisp of wandering spirit, Zhang Yang frowned and asked, "Everything is done?" ”

Li Tai bowed his head and said, "Brother-in-law, I seem to be sick." ”

"What kind of illness did you see for Doctor Sun?"

"I have a disease that makes me feel uncomfortable when I go to Chang'an City." Li Tai was discouraged and stopped, "Can this disease still be cured?" ”

"When you go to Chang'an City, you will feel uncomfortable?"

Li Tai nodded, "As soon as you get close to Chang'an City, you will be nauseous and want to vomit, how can there be such a strange problem, is it incurable?" ”

"This should be a mental illness, which shows that His Royal Highness the King of Wei does not want to face everything in Chang'an City, this kind of disease is useless, but it can be slowly enlightened to alleviate it."

Li Tai stood for a moment, then turned around, "It's gone!" In the future, whoever dares to let this king go to Chang'an City again, this king will spit it out to him. ”

Zhang Yang thought about that scene, if Li Shimin took Li Tai to go back, this little fat man spit it out in front of the emperor, and it would be very exciting to think about this scene.

"I don't know what Niu Chuang and they are doing with the soap workshop, so I'd better keep an eye on it first."

While talking, Li Tai left quickly.

Zhang Yang walked home, and his daughter-in-law's lower abdomen became more and more obvious, this is the sixth month.

"King Wei said he was sick." Zhang Yang picked up the apricots on the side and ate them and preached.

"Can I go and ask Doctor Sun?" Li Yue was still cutting the cloth in his hand while talking, except for this unborn child, as if he didn't care so much about everything else.

"It's said that I have a problem that I will vomit when I go to Chang'an City." Zhang Yang said in a low voice.

Li Yue stopped the movement in his hand slightly, "Qingque is a good child, and now he can't go to Chang'an City by his husband." ”

"It's not because of me, it's his own heart."

Zhang Yang nodded firmly.

On the other side of Lishan, after putting down many matters between the DPRK and China, Li Shimin was refuting the summer with peace of mind, and his life was much more leisurely.

Li Tai and Zhang Yang sent the money as scheduled, and Li Shimin sent it to the palace as soon as possible, and asked Fang Xuanling to arrange the repair of the Hexi Corridor.

Walking on Lishan Mountain with Empress Changsun, Li Shimin looked at the ruins in front of him, "Cheng Qian must be busy in the palace at the moment." ”

Empress Eldest Sun said with a smile: "That's also to train Cheng Qian, he is the prince who doesn't face it now, and he will have to face more things in the future." ”

Li Shimin nodded and said to the queen very pertinently.

Originally, there was a palace on the mountain, but now it is in ruins.

Li Shimin is very nostalgic, when his father was still in power, he also came to Lishan for the winter, and there are hot springs here.

"Since I ascended the throne, I haven't enjoyed it in Lishan, and I was demolished by this kid."

Empress Changsun said with a smile: "Lishan is not suitable for summer retreat, and it will be unbearably hot on the top of the mountain in summer, and I don't know how Zhang Yang plans to rebuild this piece of land." ”

Lishan is suitable for winter, and the top of Lishan is not suitable for summer vacation, and it is not much better than Chang'an City in summer, but you can enjoy the shade under the mountain.

"I want to know what Zhang Yang wants to transform this place into, and when it comes to summer, standing on the mountain is the scorching sun overhead."

The son-in-law is indeed rich, and Chang'an City says that my son-in-law is a wise demon.

No matter how wise you are, it is impossible to change the topography and change the status quo at the top of Lishan Mountain.

At the beginning, for the sake of a high Chang, he mortgaged Lishan to the boy.

Thinking of the beginning, Li Shimin's heart was still unhappy.

Thinking about it now, thinking about how this kid will spend the summer on the top of Lishan Mountain in the future, my heart is a little more comfortable.

In this ruin, Li Shimin saw three or two houses, each two stories high.

The style is very eccentric, who would build a house to be square like a box.

Walking into it, Li Shimin carefully looked at the internal structure of the house, "Guanyin, what is this top-down pipe only used for?" ”

Empress Eldest Sun looked up, "The concubine heard Yue'er say that Zhang Yang made a shower at home, that is, put a big bucket on the house, and the water would flow down from the pipe, Yue'er was also annoyed when she said it, this thing is very troublesome to use, it is not convenient at all, and it is also said that Zhang Yang has a lot of strange habits. ”

"Strange fetishes?" Li Shimin is interested, and now he is very interested in Zhang Yang's bad problems, listening to these bad things about Zhang Yang can make him feel good.

The good mood is obtained through the fingers of others at Zhang Yang, and the psychological condition of being an emperor is very distorted.

"Yue'er said that Zhang Yang wants to build a large pool in front of his home, change Huaqing Pool into a pool where he can take a bath, take a bath in broad daylight, and lay chairs on the side for people to serve."

Li Shimin said with a smile: "I used to think that he liked the days of poverty, but I didn't expect him to have a yearning for luxury. ”

Empress Changsun said helplessly: "Who will build a pool in front of his own door and bathe in broad daylight, and he will be laughed at when he spreads it." ”

Li Shimin was laughing at him at the moment, and it showed on his face, "When his new home is completed, I will definitely come to take a good look, and I will take Li Xiaogong with me, this Li Xiaogong is very concerned about Zhang Yang, before Su Dingfang's matter, Li Xiaogong can greet him everywhere in the army to take care of him." ”

"I must take him to see it in the future, let him see what kind of new home Zhang Yang has built, presumably Li Xiaogong will also think that this new home is a joke."

Peaceful days passed day by day.

Half a month later, seeing that Guanzhong was at its hottest, Lishan began to harvest wheat, and the fields at the head of the village were full of laborers.