In the Ganlu Palace, Li Shimin listened to Hou Junji talking about the compass.

Li Shimin attaches great importance to this place in Lishan, "How much is this compass worth?"

Hou Junji replied: "This thing was given to the prince by Zhang Yang, saying that it is the only one in the entire Central Plains."

Doing business with Zhang Yang is a very headache, the conditions in the DPRK and China are difficult, if you really want to do business with Lishan, I am afraid that you have to do business with Zhang Yang before, an IOU?

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "How sure can this thing be made by handing it over to the Ministry of Industry?"

Hou Junji hesitated: "I haven't gone to the Ministry of Industry to ask."

Li Shimin observed the small compass in his hand and looked at the pointer on the compass, "This is a little Sinan, will it be difficult to do?"

These days, based on the principle of exchanging resources for technology, Lishan has been sending some technology-related drawings to the Ministry of Industry, Yan Li originally wanted to find an opportunity to make a breakthrough in craftsmanship by studying these technologies, but when he saw the compass sent by Hou Junji, he looked solemn, "Does Your Majesty want the Ministry of Industry to make this thing?"

Hou Junji looked at this thing, "The compass looks quite simple."

"It looks simple, the lower officials will try more, and let you know the results when they have them."

There were only two days before the start of the imperial examination, and the Zhongshu Province was very busy, and Wei Zheng listened to what Liu Zi had said.

"Gong Zheng, isn't it inappropriate to let Zhang Yang come to Zhongshu Province?"

Everyone knows what kind of temperament Zhang Yang is, and even his own Ministry of Etiquette can ignore it.

Not to mention being a Chinese scholar.

Zhang Xingcheng complained: "People are notoriously lazy for officials."

Wei Zheng looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, "What does Zhang Yang think of what he has done in Zhongshu Province these days?"

The eldest grandson Wuji and Wei Zheng are not all the way, and the two people in Zhongshu Province often have disputes because of the government.

It is one thing to be an opponent, and another thing to be an official in the same dynasty.

It's just that there are differences in political opinions, and there is no need to grudge.

He took a sip of tea, "Zhang Yang's opinions are all pertinent, the old man doesn't like him to say that the scholars are people who have no morals and will cheat, but what should be guarded against is to be prevented, the imperial examination is set up for fairness, so that the poor students have a place to compete with the children of the gate valve fairly."

The words paused, and the eldest grandson Wuji sighed: "The opinion was put forward by him, Your Majesty said that it is pertinent, since Fang Xiang did not refute it, it means that these opinions are necessary, and Fang Xiang personally led people to implement them, it is reasonable, Zhang Yang did not do anything wrong, you should not complain, you should complain and complain I didn't think of it before, these people in Zhongshu Province also want to thank Zhang Yang for his suggestions."

Wei Zheng stroked his beard and said: "The old man heard that you couldn't win over Zhang Yang before, but you didn't hold a grudge, but praised him a lot, and now it seems that the auxiliary machine is still generous in its evaluation of people."

The eldest grandson Wuji didn't say anything more.

Until he left Zhongshu Province, he had to prepare to write letters to the people of the scholar clan in Xiangzhou, and so many children of the scholar clan in Xiangzhou had to be appeased, and the opening of the official school would inevitably touch the interests of the scholar clan.

Outside Chang'an City, Gao Shilian and Yu Shinan are stepping into spring.

Just after March, everything in Guanzhong is recovering, and the scene full of vitality can always make the old people feel better.

Gao Shilian walked along the Jing River, "I have already met Zhang Yang, and I have spoken to him three or two times."

Yu Shinan walked very slowly on crutches, "How is this person?"

"He is a young man with a high spirit, and he said that if the court concedes to the nobles, then the nobles will want more."

Yu Shinan has gone through the north and south, the former Sui and the current Tang Dynasty, and there are few old ministers like this.

I have experienced the growth of the former Sui and the demise of the former Sui.

Yu Shinan was born in the family of scholars, and when he was young, he worshipped under the disciple of the literary master Gu Yewang, and loved calligraphy and articles.

The old man is a calligrapher like Ouyang Xun.

But the two have different directions, and it is rumored that Yu Shinan has won the true inheritance of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.

Yu Shinan imitated his predecessors in order to make a breakthrough in calligraphy.

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Yang Xun is to study their own font, regular script is already a big success, has reached the point where writing does not need to choose pen and paper, the font is natural.

The beautiful and neat italics are very useful to the current students.

The two major calligraphers rarely intersect, and Yu Shinan often says that he is not as good as Ouyang Xun.

Gao Shilian and Yu Shinan have both seen how the former Sui reached the peak, and they have also seen the demise of the former Sui with their own eyes.

Yu Shinan looked at the scenery of the Jing River, "What Zhang Yang said is right, isn't this what the family has always wanted, it should be said that people are like this."

Gao Shilian sighed: "The old gentleman and I both know that the family is intertwined, and they can help one Li Yuan or a second Li Yuan."

Sitting down by the river, Yu Shinan stroked his beard and said, "Doesn't Your Majesty see this? Your idea is that while the imperial examination is being carried out, you can maintain the stability of the noble clan, and you hope that it will not cause too much conflict, so as to slowly wear down the family."

Gao Shilian closed his eyes and breathed in the air here, "Do you want to meet the soldiers of the family? How many wars can the world withstand? It's time to feed the people!"

He put the four words of supporting the people and raising their lives very seriously.

The calm river was in front of me, and three or two birds flew by.

Yu Shinan said again: "A few days ago, there was news that the scholars and soldiers on the Qinghe side had another conflict, can Your Majesty and the Qinghe Cui clan coexist?"

"Does the old gentleman agree with Zhang Yang's idea?"

Coats was surprised.

Yu Shinan still shook his head, "The old man doesn't agree with Zhang Yang's statement, it's like he dealt with the father and son of King Gaochang, his methods are very tough, and he will inevitably be counterattacked.

"Your Majesty still trusts him so much." Gao Shilian coughed again as he spoke.

The two old men were in weak health, and the servants on the side took care of them carefully.

"Because Zhang Yang is not good at power, he is a talented person, but he is not greedy for fame and fortune, this is why His Majesty can trust him so much, others can't understand it, and the old man can understand it."

"So Your Majesty prefers Zhang Yang's way?"

Yu Shinan's eyes showed exhaustion of this world, "Your Majesty will not lean to any side, Tian Khan is not Li Jiancheng, maybe Li Jiancheng will obey the words of the Shi clan, aren't the people who supported Li Jiancheng in the first place those big families?"

"At that time, they all thought that Li Jiancheng was the one who inherited Li Yuan's position, the family was still that family, as long as Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, the family would be able to grasp greater power, who would have thought of the matter of Xuanwumen?"

"Don't think that Tian Khan is an indecisive person, he has endured the Turks for three years, and when the three years come, Li Jing will lead the Central Plains soldiers and horses to the north to conquer the Turks, and wash away the humiliation of the Weishui Alliance, not to mention that His Majesty is merciful today, and he has not let go of Li Jiancheng's life."

"Don't look at Zhang Yang's current scenery, Your Majesty is just using him, and he is also using the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, if Zhang Yang wins, everything will be fine, if Zhang Yang loses......

Gao Shilian also sat down by the river and listened carefully.

Yu Shinan said slowly: "Tian Khan is not Yang Jian or Yang Guang, he has his own grand plans, we old guys are alive and watch, there is no place for our two old men in this court for a long time, will you Gao Shilian still listen to those people in the court if you say something now?"

Gao Shilian smiled bitterly self-deprecatingly.

Sheji has always been the first, this is the ideal in the heart of Tian Khan, Tian Khan has the heart to open up the territory, but also has the heart of cultural and martial arts.

Gao Shilian said in a low voice: "Han Feizi had already said these cruxes back then, but in the end, it was because of the Jiupin Zhongzheng system that the family expanded step by step, and the young man always wanted to change the way of the world, and he didn't think about what kind of crazy people his enemies were."

Yu Shinan said in a low voice, "Do you say that what Han Feizi said back then is really this?"

"As the rule of law becomes weaker and the family grows, the more the power of the emperor will wane."

The two old men in the court talked about the current trend of the world, and several servants on the side lowered their heads and listened quietly.

The imperial examination is imminent, Chang'an City

In Qujiang Pond in the southeast corner, Xu Jingzong listened to Zhang Yang's words, "Pei Xingjian and Xue Rengui?"

"Well, after the imperial examination, we will be summoned to the Foreign Affairs Academy."

Xu Jingzong stood aside with the roster in his hand, "These two people are Zhang Shangshu's acquaintances?"

Zhang Yang shook his head.

Xu Jingzong asked again, "Is it a distant relative?"

Zhang Yang still shook his head, "It's not."

Xu Jingzong wrote two names on the roster, "It seems that these two people must be outstanding, what if they fail in the imperial examination?"

Not far away, Li Yue and two little girls were fishing.

The work of taking care of the children was still handed over to the aunt, and the bear was fluttering in the water of Qujiang Pond and Lake, occasionally picking up a fish.

Zhang Yang sat down against the locust tree, "Old Xu, you can sit for a while."

Xu Jingzong also sat on the ground when he heard this.

"We don't need to go through the Ministry of Officials to recruit non-staff personnel in the Foreign Affairs Academy, and even if they fail in the imperial examination, it will not affect us."

"The lower officials will go back and prepare."

"What's going on over there in Liaodong?"

There are four squires in the Foreign Affairs Academy, and there is no problem with the operation inside and outside the courtyard, Xu Jingzong only needs to report on his work regularly.

If you want to deal with these heavy affairs, Zhang Yang thinks that he is a layman, not to mention that he made jokes in the previous review of the chapters, and his professional ability is really not as good as Xu Jingzong's people.

No matter how you say that people are professional, they are just half-.

Xu Jingzong explained: "Li Yifu sent news that there are more and more news that Goguryeo is going to usurp the throne of the Yuangai Suwen family, and the internal situation in Goguryeo is becoming more and more severe.

As he spoke, he took out another scroll of letters, "And the news from the envoy of the Japanese kingdom."

"Didn't their messenger just return? News coming so soon?"

Xu Jingzong opened the letter, "The envoy needs to go back through Goguryeo, and now he is also trapped in Liaodong, and he is being taken care of by Da'an, and he needs to be escorted by manpower, and this matter still needs to be brought forward by the king of Goguryeo."

The situation in Liaodong was also a mess, Zhang Yang frowned and said, "Where is Songtsen Gampo?"

Xu Jingzong took out another roll of paper, "I'm still staying on the other side of the river, I'm afraid I'm deliberately delaying time."

I really couldn't stand Xu Jingzong saying one thing to take a scroll, Zhang Yang was worried: "How many more files are there, you take them all out."

Xu Jingzong smiled awkwardly and took out four or five booklets, "This is the news from the Western Regions, this is the news of the Great Eclipse, and the news of Persia and the Western Turks, the news of Zhaowu Jiu is coming slowly, and it will take some time."

Zhang Yang handed him a piece of pastry, "This is the pastry sent to my house by the East Palace, it is very precious."

"Xie Zhang Shangshu, I heard that the prince had a conversation with Xu Guogong when he got married." Xu Jingzong asked as he ate the soft and glutinous pastries one bite at a time.

Zhang Yang looked at the booklet and nodded, "When did you arrange eyeliner in the East Palace?"

Xu Jingzong explained: "Xia Guan did not arrange eyeliner in the East Palace, it was some powerful children who participated in the prince's marriage who were discussing in the wine shop and listened to some gossip."

Seeing that Zhang Yang was still looking at these booklets, Xu Jingzong said again: "Zhang Shangshu rarely appears in front of people, and there will definitely be a lot of discussion on the prince's marriage."

"Every morning I appear in front of people, what is there to talk about."

"Xu Guogong is the uncle of His Majesty today, this uncle would rather surrender his identity and sit with Zhang Shangshu, this matter is bound to be discussed, I don't know if I think Zhang Shangshu is also going to worship Gao Shilian as his uncle."

"Haha......" Zhang Yang laughed dryly, "Your imagination is so rich."

Xu Jingzong finished eating the pastry in his hand, picked up another piece and continued to eat.

The spring breeze is blowing, and the scenery by the Qujiang Pond is quiet and pleasant.

"Zhang Shangshu is very close to the East Palace?"

"It's okay."

Xu Jingzong nodded clearly.

Zhang Yang also looked at the booklet and saw that the cotton planting situation was wrinkled

"This year's cotton was planted later than in previous years, and most of it will affect the harvest."

"This year, the warm spring came late, and it was freezing last month."

Zhang Yang sorted out these booklets, "You stare at the two people I just said."

"The lower official understands."

He wrapped the pastries he brought in cloth and handed them to Xu Jingzong in a full bag, "You can take these pastries back and distribute them to the people of the Foreign Affairs Yuan, everyone is very hard."

Xu Jingzong grinned and agreed.

Lao Xu left with the pastries, and Zhang Yang walked back to the water pavilion with a thick stack of dossiers, put them in the brazier and burned them.

There are some messages that cannot be known to outsiders.

glanced at the results of fishing again, among the three masters and apprentices, Li Yue and Xiao Wu were obviously not good at fishing.

Xiao Wu's fish basket is still empty.

Li Yue's side only had three or two small fish.

Xu Hui has gained a lot.

Sure enough, fishing is more suitable for a quiet girl like her.

The bear hummed like a cow, and placed all the fish it caught on the edge of the little master's cradle.

Watch it shake off its body in the water, as if its hair was about to explode, and then sit down quietly by the cradle.

How can a bear not eat fish?

is still such a strong Northeast big brown bear, I'm afraid that it will be scrapped, and the domineering spirit that should be a beast in the mountains is gone.

The weather is getting warmer, and it is time to shed its hair, so it should be sheared, it is a pity that the coat color is so good, and it is suitable for making blankets and shawls.

Zhang Yang took the knife handed by his aunt and started to kill the fish, Qujiang Pond was uninhabited for a long time, and many birds would come here, sometimes stopping on the eaves, sometimes skimming over the water.

The birds in the distance were constantly chirping, and Xiao Wu was not interested in fishing, so he came to help kill the fish.

The fish in this season are plump, and if these fish in Qujiang Pond are not killed, I am afraid that they will be flooded, and they will be fattened one by one.