Ashinadur's return to Chang'an City did not cause much movement, and there were not so many people watching when Su Dingfang and Li Daoyan returned from Tubo.

The conflict between the Foreign Affairs Yuan and the Turks ended quickly, and there were no people even watching the excitement, and the summer seemed to drain the vitality of the entire Chang'an City, and people were not even interested in inquiring about these things.

In the palace, Zhang Daxiang was telling Li Chengqian about the annexation of the Western Regions.

"Now the people from the four towns of Anxi have been put into the dungeon of Dali Temple, and the personnel of the Foreign Affairs Yuan are interrogating."

Li Chengqian looked at the letters from these small countries in the Western Regions, "Gu Gang heard that Ashinadur came back and had a conflict with the Foreign Affairs Yuan outside the city?" ”

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, it's just some misunderstandings, and they have all been arranged."

Looking at the letters of state and the letters, Li Chengqian hesitated: "At present, I am only acting as the government of the court, and many matters in the DPRK and China must also be discussed by the Zhongshu Province, and the affairs of the Western Regions must be decided by my father." ”

Walking back and forth, Li Chengqian said again: "It's better for you to go to Lishan with Lone." ”

Zhang Daxiang bowed down and said, "The minister will arrange it." ”

"Well, we'll do it early tomorrow morning."

At this moment in Lishan, Zhang Yang is building a house on the top of Lishan, and he has devoted himself to the summer in the past two months.

The emperor watched his son-in-law build a house every day, and now he sat in the shade of a tree in the mountain breeze, drinking cold ale wine.

For the current Li Shimin, Lishan is the world of cultivation, and the palace is hell, a hell that makes a person who is an emperor feel physically and mentally exhausted.

For the first time, Li Shimin had the idea of abdicating, handing over the throne to Li Chengqian, and then he could enjoy the rest of his life in peace, which is a great thing in life.

Rotten is also contagious, his son-in-law only asked about the Ministry of Rites for a summer, which also made Li Shimin not take care of the government for two months, life is extremely comfortable, and the world is a lot quieter.

This is the world.

Looking at Zhang Yang and Li Tai sweating profusely in order to build a house, this scene is even more comfortable.

The emperor's happiness is based on the pain of his son-in-law, and it is nothing more than that.

So much so that Zhang Daxiang and Li Chengqian, Xu Jingzong took people to look around Lishan and did not see His Majesty, until they found Li Zhi, they heard him say that his father was on the mountain.

Li Chengqian was almost dehydrated from the heat, and he had to climb up the mountain, and after glancing at the stone steps up the mountain, he took a deep breath and walked up.

Li Yue and Aunt Yang were picking some wild vegetables and pine nuts on the mountainside, and when they saw Li Chengqian coming and saluted, "Brother Huang." ”

"I've seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Chengqian's footsteps stopped for a moment, "What about my father?" ”

Li Yue saw the crown prince and Zhang Daxiang, Xu Jingzong could roughly guess where the so-called came from, pointed to the top of the mountain and said: "My father and husband are on the mountain. ”

"Go up alone."

Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and walked up against the scorching sun.

The crown prince gritted his teeth and persevered, and the officials of the diplomatic academy and the eunuchs in the palace in the rear were already tired, until they reached the top of the mountain, and finally saw His Majesty sitting leisurely in the shade of the tree.

Zhang Yang was looking at Li Tai, "I heard that His Royal Highness King Wei has had a supper every night recently?" ”

Li Tai was stunned at the moment, and he nodded, "That's right." ”

Zhang Yang directly ignored Li Chengqian and the others who came up, and said to Li Tai: "I now know why His Royal Highness King Wei has been failing to lose weight. ”

Li Tai put down the masonry with difficulty in a coarse cloth short coat, and the fat on his face still moved, "Why? ”

"Because horses have no night grass and no fertilizer."

"Really?"

"Yes, supper is the main culprit of His Royal Highness King Wei's obesity."

"But ......," Li Tai hesitated with his hands on his hips, "but this king is not a horse?" ”

"It doesn't matter if it's a horse or not, it's important to eat a late-night snack."

"Supper ......"

When Li Chengqian saw his father, he greeted him and told him about the reception of Ashinadur by the Foreign Affairs Academy.

Zhang Daxiang and Xu Jingzong wiped their sweat, swallowed their saliva and endured the scorching sun.

Zhang Yang wore a very strange style of short clothes, this short coat had no sleeves.

The Foreign Affairs Yuan was still busy with the affairs of the Western Regions this summer, and it was unbearable for him to build a house here.

Xu Jingzong now wanted to rush up and hug Zhang Yang's thigh, and asked him if the Foreign Affairs Academy and the Ministry of Rites were still in charge, and arranged the goals, but how the Ministry of Rites was progressing, did this Shangshu really not ask at all?

In front of the emperor, Xu Jingzong resisted this impulse, he is my civil official and a literati......

Li Shimin looked at the national letters and beckoned to Zhang Yang, "Come and talk to me." ”

Zhang Yang washed his hands, walked to the emperor, and smiled at Zhang Daxiang and Xu Jingzong.

Zhang Daxiang couldn't help it, "Zhang Shangshu, what is your clothes?" ”

Zhang Yang looked down, "I made a vest myself, and I also made one for King Wei, how is it still appropriate?" ”

Xu Jingzong wanted to speak and stopped, and then saw that Li Tai's bloated fat was wrapped in his vest.

"If you like it, I'll give you one too, it's cool to wear in summer."

Zhang Daxiang closed his eyes and felt the sweat soaking his official uniform, and he could even feel the clothes sticking to his back.

Xu Jingzong arched his hand and said: "Zhang Shangshu is really Yaxing. ”

There were a bunch of words in his heart that he wanted to complain about, but in the face of Zhang Yang, Xu Jingzong instinctively swallowed these words.

No matter how exaggerated and unreasonable Zhang Yang's actions were, Tian Khan didn't care about it, and even relied on it more and more, and the emperor liked diligent courtiers to really understand.

Xu Jingzong thinks that he has worked very hard and hopes to be appreciated by His Majesty.

But even if Zhang Yang didn't have to do anything, the emperor still accompanied him to build a house, which made people feel an inexplicable sense of disparity.

Zhang Yang walked to the stone beside Li Shimin and sat down, "The national letter from the Western Regions has been delivered?" ”

Li Shimin looked at the national letters and nodded, "It was just sent yesterday, and the matter of recovering the four towns of Anxi can be regarded as fruitful." ”

"Lao Xu, come on."

Xu Jingzong stepped forward with a bitter face, "What does Zhang Shangshu command?" ”

"How many officials are there in the Western Regions from our Foreign Affairs Academy?"

"So far, a total of ten have been dispatched, starting from Qiuzi, and there are our officials walking around in every important place in the Western Regions, and they mainly investigate the customs and customs of the Western Regions."

Zhang Yang nodded, "Your Majesty, our Foreign Affairs Academy has already arranged it." ”

Raising his eyes and looking at Xu Jingzong, Li Shimin handed a bowl of ale with ice cubes to Li Chengqian.

"Thank you, Father." Li Chengqian picked up the bowl and drank it in one gulp, the ice cubes were still chewing in his mouth.

After reading the eight letters of state, Li Shimin put them away and handed them to the eunuch behind him, "How do you think we should govern the Western Regions now?" ”

Zhang Yang wiped the sweat flowing down his neck with his collar, "The Foreign Affairs Yuan is responsible for building the Anxi Protectorate and maintaining the exchanges between the Tang Foreign Affairs Yuan and the Western Regions, as for other matters, whether it is sending troops or appointing officials, it is a matter of the DPRK and China, and it has nothing to do with us." ”

"Well, no matter how much meritorious service you make, you can do things clearly, and you won't make an evaluation if it's not your own business." Li Shimin nodded, "In my opinion, your behavior makes it difficult for outsiders to grasp the handle of the Ministry of Rites. ”

Zhang Yang raised his head and said: "I am upright and upright, and my heart is on the right path in the world, but it is difficult to prevent villains, how many people in the court think about how to arrange me all day long." ”

After a pause, Zhang Yang sighed: "If it weren't for Your Majesty's open-mindedness and foresight, I'm afraid I would have been torn alive by them today." ”

Li Shimin did not say anything, but handed over these letters and seals to Li Chengqian, "The Foreign Affairs Yuan opened up the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, let Zhongshu Province send officials to settle in, and send troops to garrison in the Western Regions, and make arrangements for rotation and defense." ”

Li Chengqian solemnly saluted, "Oh." ”

"The officials sent must be good at governance, the Western Regions have experienced great chaos and need great governance, and the candidates will be arranged by Yang Shidao and Fang Xuanling."

"Erchen, I'll arrange it."

Xu Jingzong and Zhang Daxiang also saluted and left with the prince.

"It seems that the promise made at the beginning of the year can be fulfilled this year?"

"It should be so, as long as the construction of the Anxi Protectorate goes smoothly, it can be completed by the end of the year, and the Western Regions will be stabilized and Jiayuguan will be repaired, and it will be a prosperous scene in the future."

Li Shimin listened to these words, took a sip of ale and let out a comfortable sigh.

Zhang Yang said loudly: "Well, for the sake of Datang to be rich and strong!" ”

If you don't think about the money you owe this kid, in fact, Zhang Yang is still a talent that can be created, as long as he teaches well, it is not impossible to become a pillar of the country with his vision and talent.

Obviously a child with great potential, but this child still has some extremely annoying bad problems.

It's like a near-perfect piece of jade, but it has some cracks that make people itch their teeth.

It's a pity to fall, and the more angry I get after watching it for a long time.

Li Shimin imagined that he would hang this kid up and whip him, and then sprinkle more salt on his wounds, so that he would be happier if he lived rather than die.

A gust of cold wind blew, and when Li Shimin came back to his senses, he saw Zhang Yang sitting on a stone with his legs crossed leisurely playing with the seal letter of the small country in the Western Regions.

"Do you like it?" Li Shimin asked in a low voice.

"I like it, it's a little collectible." Zhang Yang looked at it carefully, "These national seals are all made of rare jade, and if they are taken out and sold, they will be worth a lot of money." ”

Li Shimin sat cross-legged, and then watched Li Tai still carrying bricks and stones in the sun.

"I'll give it to you if you want."

As an emperor, he said such a sentence for the first time, so that the national seal in his hand almost fell.

Seeing Zhang Yang's surprised eyes, Li Shimin said loudly: "Since these small countries have surrendered and perished, these things have no value to me, such a piece of jade is worth at least 10,000 yuan, and there are a total of six pieces here, so it should be regarded as my debt." ”

Don't expect too much from the emperor, and don't expect too much from being an emperor.

Especially an emperor like Li Shimin, cautious, conceited, suspicious and grudgeful, if you want to say that he is enlightened, he can also put on an enlightened appearance, if you want to say that he is a faint king, you can't deny it all.

Zhang Yang put these national seals back in front of Li Shimin, "I don't know if these things are worth 10,000 yuan, but they can be made into toys for my unborn children." ”

Li Shimin closed his eyes and said in a deep voice: "Take the seal of another country as a toy? I'm afraid it's not good to pass it on. ”

Zhang Yang stood up and loosened his muscles, and the spine of his waist and back clicked, "I don't know if these national seals are worth anything, this refreshing ale wine that Your Majesty drank can only be made by me in the whole world, and the value of the ale wine is definitely greater than that of these national seals." ”

These small countries in the Western Regions have been leveled by Ashinadur, where is there any national ancestry, and the value of these national seals is not much after the death of the national capital, what he wants is the social merit of expanding the territory, and the emperor doesn't care about this kind of thing at all.

Li Shimin took a sip of ale wine and exclaimed: "It's a pity that you can only drink it once a year." ”

"I'm also looking for a way to preserve it, if there is a sealed sterilization and refrigeration environment, Your Majesty can drink this ale all year round."

"It's a rare time to drink it, at least I have one more thought that I don't want to kill you."

wanted to say something more to Zhang Yang, Li Shimin raised his eyes and saw that Zhang Yang had already walked to Li Tai's side and continued to build a house.

Zhang Yang worked so hard for his new home, which made Li Shimin feel very comfortable, in fact, he could have let the villagers here build it, strange people are so paranoid, they have to work hard themselves.

These days of living in Lishan, Li Shimin has traveled all over Lishan.

After looking at every house here, I confirmed that Zhang Yang did not hide anything unsightly here.

Seeing that Li Tai was so tired that he only had the strength to pant when he sat on the ground, Lu Zhaolin of the Imperial Medical Department said more than once that Qingque's body was overweight, which was not a good thing.

In the past, he took these words of advice to Li Tai as a deaf ear.

And now Zhang Yang personally took him to lose weight, it seems that he sweats a lot every day, but Qingque doesn't seem to have lost weight these days.

It wasn't until the evening that Li Shimin went down the mountain.

Zhang Yang took Li Tai down the stone steps together.

"Brother-in-law, just now the prince and they talked about the Western Regions?"

"That's right, now the four towns of Anxi are in the hands of your father? Maybe you have already sent troops to the Western Regions to garrison, and send people to govern for a few more years, your father's contribution to recovering the four counties of the Han Dynasty is not small, so he sent to pay tribute to his ancestors. ”

Li Tai, this kid is usually quite clever, but when the little fat man is thinking, the appearance of the facial features twisted together on the fat face is very unsightly.

The villagers who had worked in the village also returned, and Zhang Yang walked into the house, where his aunt and daughter-in-law were cleaning some pine nuts.

Seeing that it was her husband who came back, Li Yue wiped her hands and stood up, "I'll wash my husband." ”

Zhang Yang sat on the bench, asked his daughter-in-law to take off his vest, and poured a basin of cold water on him.

Li Yue carefully washed her husband's hair, and when building a new home in the mountains, her hair would always be stained with some sand, which was troublesome to clean.

Her eyes looked at the muscles on her shoulders, the bronzed muscles looked good in the sun, and she quietly poked her fingers, well! Sure enough, it's sturdy.

Just washing your hair needs to be careful, Li Yue then put her husband's hair down, carefully looking for the hair, whether there are any small gravel on the scalp.

After washing his hair, Li Yue poured it with a small bucket of water, and it was much easier to wash his body.

"Wash my husband's face again, and the stubble will grow again." Li Yue frowned and took out a scraper from the house.

She sat down again and said, "Husband, lie down." ”

Zhang Yang was lying on the chair when he heard this, his head resting on his daughter-in-law's lap, and he closed his eyes and let her shave himself.

Li Yue lowered his head and scraped carefully, the faces of the couple were very close, and their breathing was intertwined.

(End of chapter)