"We don't take money for the good officials who ask for their lives for the people and do good deeds for the people, if you cling to the powerful and reverse black and white......"

"You're not going to sell me?" The strong man smiled innocently,

"Didn't answer." Sun Fujia looked at him suspiciously, giving people a strange feeling in Luoyang. Returning to the temporary official residence arranged in Luoyang, Ma Zhou happened to inquire a few scholars.

When he saw that the man had returned, he sat down again.

"Can Sun Shaoqing send the letter out?" Sun Fu emphatically focused his head,

"It has been sent to Chang'an, and I don't know how the DPRK will react when it knows about it." Ma Zhou said in a low voice: "These children of the family are becoming more and more rampant, they have begun to seize people's acres of land, and then sell them in exchange for money, they can't be ignored." ”

"Report! Sun Shaoqing, Ma Yushi Luoyang asked to see the Duke of the Kingdom Qu Tushou. Sun Fujia bowed his head and said, "What is he here for?" Someone came to report: "It is said that there is something important to report." Qu Tushou's father died at an early age, and he inherited his father's title, and his father Qu Tutong was also a former minister of the Qin Palace.

It is rumored that Qu Tutong also participated in the affairs of Xuanwumen, and won the trust of His Majesty to serve as Luoyang. However, the following year, at the age of seventy-two, Qu Tutong passed away.

Left two sons, the eldest son Qu Tushou inherited the title, but also stayed in Luoyang, it stands to reason that they are in Luoyang is the long history of His Majesty's personal seal, and their family's status in Luoyang is not small.

Ma Zhou took a sip of tea,

"Let people in."

"Whoa." Qu Tushou was more than forty years old, and he walked into the mansion and bowed down and said, "I've seen Sun Shaoqing, I've seen Ma Yushi." ”

"No need to be polite." Ma Zhou hurriedly stepped forward to help the saluting person up, this is the descendant of Qu Tutong who followed Li Shimin to pacify the world and expropriate Luoyang.

Ma Zhou was very polite and respectful to him. Qu Tushou looked sad,

"It's been some time since the two of you came to Luoyang, and you must have understood the situation here." Sun Fuga observed him, and seemed to be a very honest person, and he was very humble in his conversation.

"I did find some clues, but I still need to verify before we can make a decision."

"Sun Shaoqing, please save Luoyang." Qu Tushou saluted again and took out a piece of music,

"This is the changes in Luoyang in the past ten years, as well as their record of inaction in Luoyang in the past ten years, including the list of people involved in the sugar trade." Ma Zhou took the roster and said in a low voice: "Has anyone else seen this roster?" Qu Tushou replied,

"Not yet." Next, what Qu Tushou said to the two of them revealed the situation in Luoyang at this moment, the situation in Luoyang City is very complicated, on the one hand, there is Chen Guoren and Chen Situ who have military power inside and outside Luoyang City.

Once chaos occurs in Luoyang, it will not only involve the safety of Luoyang alone, but also the stability of the entire Henan.

There is also a family of civil servants headed by the children of the family, who control the civil affairs of the entire Luoyang. The family has mastered many scholars in Hebei, Henan, Taiyuan and other places.

Sun Fujia felt heavy after hearing this. Ma Zhou also felt that the situation was grim. At this moment in Lishan, Li Tai received a letter from Li Chu, asking people to send the remaining 300 stone white sugar out.

The workshop used to make sugar in Lishan was also closed. Li Tai said in a low voice: "Without my brother-in-law's instructions, all these brown sugars will be kept, and no more white sugar will be made." ”

"Whoa." A few of the guards nodded in agreement. After tidying up the workshop, Li Tai asked people to send the letter to Chang'an City, and he tightened his clothes,

"Do you think it's been particularly cold this year?" Several of the guards nodded in agreement. When the letter arrived at home, after the couple read it, they were silent for a moment Li Yue said in a low voice: "Can the husband close the net?" ”

"It's time to close the net." Burning the letter sent by Qingque, Li Yue worried: "I don't know if Luoyang's silver money can be delivered to Lishan safely." Zhang Yang drank the tea in the cup,

"I'll go to the palace and trouble Aunt Wang to tell Chu Mo that he can do it in Luoyang."

"Whoa." Aunt Wang left quickly, and Zhang Yang took out a large bag of newly harvested rice this year in his own treasury and sent it to the palace, which was regarded as a New Year's gift.

The eldest grandson Wuji received the news first, he had already gone to see His Majesty, and as soon as he came out of the Suzaku Gate, he saw Zhang Yang coming with a big bag.

He was surprised: "Zhang Yang? Your Majesty is about to summon you, why are you here? Zhang Yang carried a sack of rice and smiled: "Yes, why am I here?" ”

"You ......" Eldest Sun Wuji looked puzzled again,

"How did you know His Majesty would summon you?"

"yes, how do I know?" Leaving such a sentence, Zhang Yang walked quickly into the Vermilion Bird Gate.

The eldest grandson Wuji stood in the center of the cold wind full of doubts and puzzlement, looked at Zhang Yang again, and then looked at the Suzaku Street behind him, his heart was full of doubts, and he frowned and walked towards the Hongwen Pavilion, to arrange the next things.

Zhang Yang carried the sack all the way to the Chengtian Gate, and said to the guard in front of the door: "Please also ask the general to report, I will come to the palace to give His Majesty a New Year's gift." ”

"I want to let Zhang Shilang enter Chengtianmen in normal times, but now that I have rested, I hope to wait here."

"It's okay, just wait below, you are responsible for the safety of the imperial city, understand." After a while, the prince came in a hurry,

"Your Majesty invites Zhang Shilang to enter the Manna Palace." Only then did the guard let him go, Zhang Yang walked quickly into Chengtianmen, and said with a smile: "Lao Wang, I just saw Zhao Guogong coming." "The smile on the prince's face,

"Zhao Guogong came to the palace to discuss the matter of Luoyang with His Majesty."

"I don't know what arrangements Zhao Guogong has?"

"The county marquis is embarrassed by the old slave again, it is better to let His Majesty personally inform him of such things, how dare the old slave talk nonsense."

"You're as rigorous as ever."

"The old slave serves His Majesty, and he should be cautious in his words and deeds."

"You're really fit to come to Lishan." Facing Zhang Yang's eager gaze, the prince smiled,

"The county marquis wants to talk about such things again, the old slave will never be able to leave His Majesty."

"It's okay, I can wait." Zhang Yang lifted the sack on his shoulder again,

"We are in Lishan in a shortage of talents that the prince can dispatch and coordinate." Walking to the front of the Manna Palace, Lao Wang was still smiling, his temples were white, and his smile was full of wrinkles.

Zhang Yang put down the sack in front of the hall, straightened his clothes and walked into the hall. The hall is very warm, there is a stove is burning, Li Shimin is sitting in the hall and looking at a book,

"I just wanted to summon you, I didn't want you to come now." Zhang Yang nodded and said, "I'm here to give His Majesty a New Year's gift." Li Shimin frowned and nodded,

"Is that sack of rice?"

"That's right, this is the rice we have newly harvested in Lishan this year, and this year's cold winter came early, resulting in a bad harvest, and I also left a bag for His Majesty, which can also be eaten by my younger brothers and sisters in the palace."

"I thanked you on their behalf."

"Your Majesty is gracious."

"Sit down." Zhang Yang took the chair handed by Lao Wang and sat down, took the warm tea again, frowned at the amount of tea in the bowl, and put the tea bowl down.

"What, the tea I gave you doesn't suit your appetite?"

"Your Majesty's tea is getting stronger and stronger." Li Shimin nodded and said, "I don't know what's wrong?" I can't do without this tea, and before I know it, it's getting stronger and stronger. The emperor was worried about state affairs, Zhang Yang looked at him still making annotations on the scroll, and he could see the state of this person by watching a person drinking tea.

The emperor's tea is getting stronger and stronger, which also explains his psychological state. Zhang Yang whispered: "Your Majesty, can you come to Lishan for the New Year this year, and the younger brothers and sisters should also go to Lishan to visit their imperial grandfather." Li Shimin finally put down the scroll in his hand, he relaxed his arms,

"I will go to Lishan to visit my father, but I can only visit once, there are still many things to arrange in the court, all the clans and nobles want to come to congratulate me, I still have to sit in the Taiji Palace, and I can't leave." The Emperor voiced his dilemma.

His words paused again,

"I will let Lizhi and them go to Lishan, and I can be happier to have children in my father's father, so you and Yue'er should prepare early."

"Whoa." Li Shimin confirmed that there were no missing annotations on the scroll, put down his pen, and handed the scroll over.

"I'm going to trouble you brother-in-law again."

"As the brother-in-law of the children, I should do the same." Zhang Yang took the scroll handed by His Majesty, and saw that it was a roster.

There are many names on the roster, and those who are circled are important people. Li Shimin took a sip of hot tea,

"The auxiliary machine received news from Luoyang, and he hoped that I would appoint Qu Tutong's son Qu Tushou to temporarily serve as the county guard of Luoyang, and lead Luoyang's military, so as to prevent an uncontrollable situation in Luoyang." There are also the names of several children of the family on the roster, all of which have been circled.

Zhang Yang said again: "What should we do with these children of the family? Li Shimin smiled,

"This is written by Sun Fujia, he arrived in Luoyang and began to collect all kinds of criminal evidence, some of which are rumors, and some of which are indeed true, so that Qu Tushou temporarily served as the county guard of Luoyang, but the children of the family in Luoyang are the descendants of the noble families in various places."

"I hope that they can be expelled from Luoyang at that time, in exchange for the temporary peace of Luoyang, so as to appease the family, and the court can also control Luoyang in its hands, and there will be no such thing in the future." Zhang Yang let out a long sigh after listening.

The cold wind outside the hall shouted, Li Shimin frowned and said: "I think this method is not bad, first, there is no need to meet with the soldiers of the family, and secondly, it can appease them, and they dare not refute the reason that the court occupies it." ”

"They did a lot of evil and just let it go?"

"What do you think?" Zhang Yang stood up,

"Your Majesty, the minister is not as generous as Zhao Guogong, right and wrong must be clear, even if the children of his family do something wrong, they must also be dealt with by the law, why can they be open to these children of the family." Knowing Zhang Yang's temperament, this matter will not be settled.

Li Shimin said again: "You mean that everything is dealt with strictly? ”

"Those who should be caught are caught, those who should be punished are punished, and they can't be open."

"This matter ......" Li Shimin looked embarrassed,

"I know it, you go back, and I'll summon you again to discuss it then." I wanted to say something more, but seeing that the emperor didn't make a decision, Zhang Yang had no choice but to say: "The minister has retired first, and then we will discuss it again in the future." ”

"Wait!" Li Shimin stopped Zhang Yang again,

"On the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, I will take the children to Lishan, and you and Yue'er will prepare first."

"Whoa."

"Hmm." Li Shimin nodded slowly, his face full of exhaustion. The eldest grandson Wuji wanted to deal with the family with tenderness, so as not to make a big move, but he Li Shimin did not express his position on either side, and let the courtiers fight in the nest.

Zhang Yang returned home and cracked the firewood again and again with a crackling wood knife.

"The emperor plays with power!"

"There is no good person who is an emperor!"

"It's all bastards!"

"If it weren't for the fact that Luoyang had spent so much money, Lao Tzu would still have to look at his eldest grandson Wuji's face!" Every time the master cracked the firewood, he would curse bitterly.

Xiao Wu and Xu Hui also looked helpless.

"Xiaohui, you have found that no master often goes home from the court, and often loses his temper." Xu Hui nodded,

"Senior sister is right, Master must often encounter unhappy things." Feeling a little sweaty, Zhang Yang threw away the firewood knife.

I went back to the house and washed it, and saw that my daughter-in-law had prepared hot water, so I took off my coat and washed it, then changed into loose clothes, and sat on a recliner in the yard, trying to calm my emotions.

Li Yuehao packed up her clothes, walked back to the house, and saw that the water in the bathtub was already muddy, and then looked at her husband's wet hair.

She frowned and froze in place for a long time, how could the hot water she used to take a bath be used by her husband.

Noticing the annoyed look on his daughter-in-law's face, Zhang Yang said again: "The water temperature is very good, and it is very comfortable to wash." Seeing that her husband was enjoying herself, Li Yue was so angry that she stomped her feet and walked back to the house to prepare the hot water again.

At the end of the year, there are more and more people in Chang'an City, which is the most lively time of the year. I heard that on Chinese New Year's Eve in previous years, the night sky of Chang'an City would appear auspicious, and some people came to see what the auspicious rui looked like and what the flowers bloomed in the night sky looked like.

The day before the twenty-fifth day of the lunar month, the family came to Lishan. Along with Li Shimin, there was also a group of children in the palace, and the village had to prepare in advance.

The two aunts had become the leaders of the village, and they ordered all the women of the village to prepare together.

To welcome the new year, the workshops in Lishan have also stopped working, and they will start work again after the New Year. No matter how busy Lishan is, the village's annual New Year's feast and work stoppage cannot be shaken.

No matter how tense the production task is, the end of the year will be shut down these days, and everyone will have a good rest for a while.

A few days of running water mats are set up in the village to celebrate the good life of the moment. In the coming year, we will continue to work hard to get rid of poverty and become rich.

Zhang Yang sat at the door of his house, looking at the bustle of the village at the moment, the children were temporarily suspended, and children of all ages were playing in groups in the village.

In line with the idea that the excitement in front of him has nothing to do with him, Li Tai is blind, and he runs Lishan's business with his heart, counting money every day can make him happier, and he can't lift his spirits for other things.

At this moment, he has a sense of detachment from the world, except for money and always honoring the emperor's grandfather, everything else is insignificant to him.

The two of them held their own troubles and were quiet for a long time. Li Tai broke the silence by speaking first,

"Brother-in-law, if nothing else, Li Xuan still has 500,000 yuan of silver in his hand, which is being sent to Lishan in batches."