The backbone of the current dynasty is also centered on Fang Xuanling, the eldest grandson Wuji and others, all of whom are around forty years old and are in the age of not being confused.

Most of these people were also former ministers of the Qin Palace.

The court needs newcomers to replenish its vitality, and an old man like Wang Jue does not have so much mental strength to deal with the government in the court.

After Li Shimin opened the imperial examination, more and more ministers left.

When an important minister like Gao Shilian left the court, Wang Qi was the second, and he didn't know who was next.

Wang Jue said that he was going to Liaodong to recuperate, and by the way, he went to Liaodong and served as the county guard, and everyone could see that His Majesty wanted to keep him, so he agreed after half pushing and half down.

At this moment, Zhang Yang was wearing a patched coarse cloth coat and a hat on his head, and he looked like a farmer standing on the side of the road.

A carriage came slowly, and Zhang Yang greeted, "Mr. Wang, please stay." ”

The carriage stopped, and Wang Jue walked out of the carriage with a displeased expression, "Who stopped the old man's car?" ”

The person in front of him took the hat and saw that it was Zhang Yang.

Wang Qi couldn't help but stumble: "What else do you want?" ”

Zhang Yang was carrying a basket of salted duck eggs in his hand, "The salted duck eggs made at home are available for the old gentleman to eat on the road." ”

I have also heard of salted duck eggs in Chang'an City, and His Majesty in the palace also likes to eat this thing.

Wang Jue was still puzzled, "Are you just sending the old man's salted duck eggs?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Yang handed over the salted duck eggs, with a harmless smile on his face, "There is nothing to give at home, and there are still some salted duck eggs to be sent." ”

As he was talking, there were passers-by on the official road walking towards here, and Zhang Yang put on a hat and lowered it, "The old gentleman has a safe journey." ”

Wang Jue looked at a basket of salted duck eggs, there were more than 30 of them, and said: "I heard that Lishan is rich, so you will give this to the old man?" ”

"Recently, there are often banquets in the village, but there are still a lot of salted duck eggs, and I am afraid that the old gentleman will not accept the valuable items to be sent, and I am afraid that it will attract criticism from the DPRK and China.

Seeing that the passers-by in the distance were about to arrive in front of him, Zhang Yang saluted again and walked to the wasteland on the other side of the official road.

Wang Jue looked at the young man with strange eyes, and didn't know where to say it for a while, so he handed the salted duck egg to the servant on the side after thinking for a long time, "Continue on your way." ”

"Whoa."

This is the third time I have talked to Zhang Yang, once because of impeachment in the court, the second time is entrusted by Zhang Gongjin's letter at home, and now I am on the road again.

He has lived all his life, he is already a sixty-year-old man, he has already made plans to enter the earth, and the future has been arranged.

The carriage continued to move forward, Wang Jue still looked at Zhang Yang's back, and whispered to the servant, "Thinking about the old man when he entered the office, Yang Jian was still in power, and the world was in chaos Li Yuan invaded Chang'an City, and the old man served in Li Jiancheng's mansion, and so many years have passed unconsciously. ”

To say that the change in Xuanwumen came too quickly, after Li Jiancheng died, Wang Qi was blamed by Li Yuan, and his failure to persuade properly led to this situation.

At that time, Li Yuan reprimanded Wang Qi and sent him out.

After several twists and turns, Li Shimin was recalled after he ascended the throne, and he has remained in office in the DPRK until now.

The servant sat on the wheel of the carriage and sighed, "Sir is a man who has experienced strong winds and waves. ”

The ups and downs of life have also been seen, and life should be satisfied so far.

Wang Jue sat in the carriage and was silent, in this life, he has known countless people, he has seen flattering villains, and he has also seen upright people.

Zhang Yang, the young man, looked oily, and there was some righteousness in his words.

Wang Jue smiled bitterly: "Some people seem to be upright, but they don't dare to oppose the family, but obey the family, these people are often talented, in the face of power, they don't even consider whether their situation is unfair, whether it is a flattering villain, a righteous man or a gentleman, there are too few people who can stand up." ”

At this age, Wang Jue just wanted to find a quiet place for the rest of his life, and even more thought about dying in Chang'an City like this.

The Maison has long since given up his resistance to the Maison.

Born in a family, they understand the sinisterity, they hold the power and money that ordinary people can't look up to in one hand, and the threshold of the road to entry in the other.

They are a big mountain in front of countless readers.

Since the youth and high spirits to the current twilight years, I have seen how many poor students have given up their talents because they cannot enter the office, and can only continue to farm, and how many people who deceive the world and steal their fame have entered the court.

Born in a family of five surnames and seven hopes, Taiyuan Wang's family.

Every time I think about this, I feel a kind of humiliation.

No one has ever said that they want to oppose the family, and the former Sui wanted to open the imperial examination, because the family couldn't make trouble, Li Shimin wanted to open the imperial examination, and the official school stopped moving.

Strangling enlightenment, the deepest hatred.

These people almost hold supreme power, wielding butcher's knives to divide one side.

It was a colt with a strange temperament who stood up, not to mention whether he could practice his previous rhetoric, at least he had the courage.

The servant said again: "Sir, can this Zhang Yang be trusted?" ”

Wang Qi said with a smile: "Believe it or not, the old man doesn't want to stay in Chang'an City, and he should return the favor of Zhang Gongjin, the old fox." ”

The servant smiled and nodded.

After walking on the official road for a long time, Wang Jue said again: "Stop at the restaurant in front and ask the restaurant to help steam two salted duck eggs, the old man wants to taste it." ”

"Whoa." The servant took the two salted duck eggs and walked away quickly.

In the palace, an old eunuch walked into the palace, and Li Shimin said, "Is Wang Jue gone?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, I'm already gone, and I'll leave at dawn in the morning." The old eunuch said again: "But the old man of Yongning County saw a person on the official road. ”

Li Shimin looked at the chapter and frowned, "Who did you see?" ”

"Our people didn't come closer, and they left as if they were deliberately dodging."

"I know, send someone to secretly protect Wang Jue."

"Whoa."

After reading the music in his hand, Li Shimin stood up and walked out of the Manna Palace.

The old eunuch followed.

"What has Ke'er been busy with lately?"

"Back to Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the King of Shu has been the same recently, practicing with a group of soldiers all day long, General Wei Chi often watches, and the news from the Wei Mansion says that in addition to practicing the spirit of the people, I can't see what the results are."

Li Shimin walked all the way to the main hall.

Li Zhi and a group of children in Gao Yang are still studying the relationship between water basins, cups and candles.

When they have nothing to do, the children discuss the rationale.

Li Li said: "Judging from the truth of the water coming out of the well before, most of it is the change in air pressure that my brother-in-law said. ”

Li Zhi was puzzled: "But there is no squeeze on the air, how does the air pressure change?" ”

This made Li Lizhen also silent.

A group of children in Gaoyang and Dongyang also quieted down.

Li Shimin walked to the hall, didn't this group of children notice that I was coming? There was some chagrin in my heart.

He walked outside the Lizheng Hall again.

Empress Eldest Sun followed, "Your Majesty, what's wrong, why are you fidgeting?" ”

Li Shimin glanced back at the children in the hall, "If it had been in the past, the group of children who came to the Lizheng Hall should have all gathered around and shouted for my father." ”

Hearing this, Empress Eldest Sun smiled again, "The children are very studious. ”

Li Shimin looked displeased, "If you are studious, you should read more, you look at these things that they specialize in Zhang Yangjiao all day long, how long have they not read the sage classics well." ”

"The concubine thinks that His Majesty's words are wrong."

If the other concubines didn't dare to refute His Majesty's words, they wouldn't dare to refute a word.

Only Empress Changsun, His Majesty's wife, would say something that other concubines did not dare to say.

Empress Eldest Sun had a smile on her face, "What Your Majesty didn't notice was that these children's comprehension skills improved very quickly. ”

"Comprehension?"

"If Yue'er said this, after Zhang Yang and Yue'er's pointing, compared with students of the same age, she learns poetry and mathematics much faster than ordinary children, this is the ability to understand, in other words, the way of thinking is different from ordinary children."

Empress Eldest Sun picked up a stone and threw it out again, "Your Majesty thinks the concubine has just done something?" ”

"I saw it, and Guanyin threw out a stone."

Empress Changsun threw out another stone, "Now does Your Majesty see anything again?" ”

Li Shimin gasped and wondered: "Are you teasing me?" ”

"It's not that I'm teasing Your Majesty, but for a child, the same person and the same force throws a stone, and its distance is related to the weight and cross-section of the stone, and this is what makes it different from other children."

Li Shimin cleaned up his mood, "This is the way to think?" ”

Empress Eldest Sun nodded, "It seems to be a very simple thing, but if you think about it in another way, you can quickly find the answer, just like a complex number problem, a child of the same age may have to think for a long time, and Lizhi can take a complex number and calculate the result more conveniently." ”

"This is where the benefits lie, the master of the Guozijian is also amazed, saying that the talent of beauty is extremely high, and in the future, it will even be stronger than ordinary men."

Li Shimin looked back at the hall again, "So I want to thank Zhang Yang?" ”

Empress Eldest Sun patiently persuaded, "Lizhi and Yue'er's disciples, naturally, there is nothing to blame, these children are also Yue'er's younger brothers and sisters, Zhang Yang is also their brother-in-law, needless to say thank you, as long as Your Majesty accepts this change, it will be the best for the children." ”

"Heh, Guanyin doesn't know how bold Zhang Yang is to do something."

Thinking that the queen would never ask about the government and politics of the DPRK, Li Shimin didn't say more, but he still had some resentment, "Zhang Yang made a cloth made of wool and made a lot of money for Lishan, and it was this winter that Lishan made nearly 30,000 yuan." ”

"The concubine heard that Lishan lowered the price of cotton cloth again, but the price of newly made wool cloth has remained high, and the price of resale by dealers in Chang'an City has reached 600 yuan a foot."

Marveling at Zhang Yang's ability to make money, Li Shimin said in a low voice: "I really want to lead troops to level Lishan Mountain and replace it at this moment. ”

"Your Majesty must not be in a hurry, instead of stepping on Lishan Mountain, it is better to let Zhang Yang continue to develop, and only by waiting and watching the changes can His Majesty deal with it calmly, and only by watching from the wall can he take the lead."

Li Shimin's resentment has also dissipated a lot, "It's still Guanyin who can give me some enlightenment." ”

"The duty of a concubine."

Li Shimin said in a low voice: "You and I are husband and wife, needless to say. ”

In Lishan, Zhang Yang said goodbye to Wang Qi and went home to continue building the stroller, polished the four small wheels finely, and installed them on the shelf at the bottom of the stroller.

Li Tai hurriedly ran over with the iron ingot he had created, "Brother-in-law has achieved results." ”

Zhang Yang glanced up, "Really?" ”

Li Tai took out three iron ingots, "At first, Master Jiang couldn't find the method of using hematite to make doped borax, until they used five pieces of hematite to beat together and forged five pieces of iron ore into such a small piece, so that they had today's results." ”

He touched the pieces of iron together and listened to the crisp sound, "Isn't it different from the sound of unusual iron tools?" ”

It sounded like steel.

Zhang Yang took it in his hand and observed it carefully, "How did it go before asking His Royal Highness King Wei to choose a place to rebuild the blacksmith workshop?" ”

"Brother Niu Chuang has started construction with people." Li Tai said excitedly: "This king has never seen such a beautiful piece of iron, how did my brother-in-law come up with the idea of using borax?" ”

"I saw it in the book."

"What book?"

Li Tai blinked and waited for an answer.

Zhang Yang put down the iron block, "Sage Book." ”

"The sage book still writes this?"

"That's nature." Zhang Yang's face does not change color.

"Why haven't I seen it?"

"That's because you're reading less." Zhang Yang continued to assemble the wheels for the stroller, and it seemed that he still needed to make a fixed button.

Li Tai squatted aside, "Which sage book, which volume which one?" ”

Zhang Yang looked at the drawings of the stroller, "Well, there are still a few things that need to be modified." ”

It was only when God came back that he noticed the little fat man's gaze, Zhang Yang picked up the pen and changed some details on the drawings, "I know that His Royal Highness the King of Wei worships me, just worship me, don't always ask, I'm busy." ”

"Busy?"

"yes, don't you see I'm building a stroller for my daughter?"

Li Tai held his forehead, and if you want to say who is the most idle in the whole village, there is only a brother-in-law.

Although I was so wronged in my heart, I still felt that my brother-in-law was fooling himself, and the sage books all talked about how to behave in the world, and the etiquette and teachings were common, how could such a thing as wrought iron be recorded.

Even fooling around is so perfunctory.

"His Royal Highness King Wei, do you want to stay and eat?"

"My brother-in-law said that he would use what he has learned all his life to improve the technical level of our Lishan."

"Of course." Zhang Yang nodded in response, and every time Li Tai fell into thinking and entanglement, his facial features would be twisted together.

Reaching out to brush away his fat face, Zhang Yang continued to draw drawings.

Li Tai twisted his neck and turned his head again, "I thought that my brother-in-law would give me everything." ”

Zhang Yang made a mark on a piece of wood, "Knowledge comes from practice, practice can produce true knowledge, my skills are still in theory, and I also need practice to get results, which means that the paper is shallow in the end, and it must be verified by practice." ”

“……”

"His Royal Highness the King of Wei let me go, I'm going to see wood." As he spoke, Zhang Yang picked up a delicate small saw.

"What does Master Jiang need to do now?"

Zhang Yang sawed off the corner of the wooden strip and compared the size, and said: "Let Master Jiang continue to forge and increase the density, don't be afraid that the hematite is not enough, your father has promised to give us more resources, and then there will be some results to be distributed to the Ministry of Industry." ”