Chapter 723: The Bad Guys Gain a Foothold
Demagogy is hateful, just like the monk Xuanzang thinks that everyone in the world is miserable, and he thinks that everything in Buddhism is beautiful.
He felt that only by taking refuge could he liberate the world, and that for him, all the people in this world should be like him, reciting sutras and fasting in order to live happily.
Zhang Yang continued to make fireworks, in fact, it didn't take much material to make fireworks, the emperor was quite generous, three trucks of saltpeter, five trucks of charcoal, and the rest were all barrels after barrels, which were enough to make thousands of earth mines, and there were many that could be kept and stored.
The husband and wife are very busy, Li Yue is still discussing business plans with Xu Hui, Wuxing County is a wealthy place, according to their ideas, they want to carry out industrial expansion, and a new business philosophy is depicted in their expectations.
Taking Lishan as a starting point is a bit like the meaning of holding Jiangnan.
This is a very avant-garde idea in Datang, because the conflict between the tea business and the Jiangnan wang clan began this autumn.
Li Yue naturally couldn't watch Xu Hui's Chashan, which had finally been a little budding, being bullied, so he thought about controlling the Jiangnan Wang family.
Very avant-garde and bold ideas, Zhang Yang came out of the workshop and walked to the laboratory, and listened to such an ear.
The daughter-in-law frowned, Xiaohui also looked solemn, Zhang Yang passed by the two of them and walked straight into the laboratory.
When you close the door to the lab, it is dark, and the whole room is closed.
It was here that the original recipes for flintlock pistols and earth mines were experimented.
Zhang Yang put the propellant of the fireworks into a pit, and after igniting it, he heard the explosion inside, and a stone was blown up, and he counted the height of the explosion.
I haven't set off fireworks for a long time, and Lishan hasn't seen fireworks for two years, and I feel that my craftsmanship is unfamiliar, so I came to test the recipe.
Different materials use different recipe ratios.
The saltpeter used by Li Shimin is not as good as he used before, so he should use more in the blending.
It's like salt from place to place, the texture is different, the salinity is different, and the amount used is also different.
Freezing rain began to fall again in the gloomy sky, and the rustling of rain was pleasant to hear.
Zhang Yang came out of the laboratory with his experimental records and saw that the conversation between his daughter-in-law and Xiaohui had ended.
"I just saw that you were talking with a very solemn expression, what kind of difficulty did you encounter?"
asked tentatively, waiting for his daughter-in-law's reaction.
Li Yue looked at the scroll in his hand and replied, "It's the Jiangnan Wang family." ”
Zhang Yang bowed his head and said, "So that's the case." ”
After speaking, he walked away, and Li Yue's expression was a little displeased.
Just listened to it, Zhang Yang felt that from the beginning when she and Xiaohui used the official seal of Taifu Siqing privately, then she should put on an attitude of watching the show.
The daughter-in-law is no longer a child, and the family is not what it used to be.
Life between husband and wife is like this, simple life at the same time, occasionally with some games.
Could she be begging for mercy?
Zhang Yang changed the ratio of the mixture again, walked past her with a bamboo cannon, and then walked into the laboratory to test the power of the formula this time.
When he came out again, Li Yue was still sitting in his original position, his eyes were like torches.
Zhang Yang once again walked past her without looking.
For the fireworks on Chinese New Year's Eve, Zhang Yang was very busy, and the two pandas at home were enjoying themselves while gnawing on bamboo branches.
Fireworks are not in stock at home, and they cannot be stocked.
The storage environment of this thing is very important, if the storage environment is not good, it is easy to dumb fire when it is wet, and it may blow up the house if it is not managed well.
Therefore, it is best to use fireworks as you go, and even if you store them at all times, you can only store raw materials.
This winter's freezing rain rained for three or two days, and frozen soil was formed in the fields, and every time the freezing rain continued in Guanzhong, it meant that many livestock in the north and northwest would freeze to death.
In this year, Li Shimin dismissed six generals of the clan, all of them regardless of size.
This year, after the Weifu was transformed into the Zhichong Mansion, Li Shimin adjusted the generals of the unified army in various places, and many old generals were also replaced.
This year, Li Shimin's imperial examination system has become famous in the Central Plains, and more and more people come to Chang'an City.
This year, the population of Chang'an City reached two million people, the original old Chang'an City was overwhelmed, under the instruction of Li Shimin, the prince Li Chengqian and the Ministry of Industry presided over the repair of Chongde Fang.
This year, the officials of the court left one after another, as more and more fresh blood in the imperial examination of the court over the years, there were more and more courtiers of the young faction in the court, led by Zhang Da'an, Pei Xingjian, Li Yifu and other famous many achievements, more and more young people began to rush to the court.
Today's court has a new face, the original Qin Wangfu and the Wude Dynasty of the old and new disputes, slowly have a new situation, this is the young forces led by Xu Jingzong, and the eldest grandson Wuji maintained a new struggle between the powerful children and disciples.
In this year, Li Shimin rectified the clan and shocked his relatives, and the eldest grandson Wuji retreated at this juncture, and with the Goguryeo governance policy led by Xu Jingzong and the people of the Ministry of Rites, he finally deposed the identity of the king of Goguryeo, and the last king of Goguryeo became a commoner, and since then the affairs of his hometown have nothing to do with him, and he has lived in Chang'an City for a long time, and there has been no prince in Goguryeo since then.
This year, there were more than 60 envoys who came to congratulate Da'an, including the Tianzhu people, the big cannibals, and the envoys sent by the new Persian king, as well as the envoys of the small border countries north of Lake Baikal, that is, the north of the Central Plains known as the North Sea.
Zhenguan once, after eleven years, the current Tang Dynasty announced to the world with a new look that the Central Plains has changed the sky.
When Zhang Yang is busy making fireworks, there will also be people visiting.
After washing his hands, he took off the mask covering his mouth and nose, then took his apron, changed into clothes, and went to see Li Yifu and Xu Jingzong, who were waiting at the entrance of the village.
Now Li Yifu has become Xu Jingzong's follower, hugging the thigh of the Ministry of Rites, intending to soar.
It may be that the upward path is difficult, but it is always forward.
Entering the province of Zhongshu, repairing the annals of history, and entering the Shi and the first are the ideals of the Datang generation of scholars, and they are also the goals that many people have to strive for.
There are long-term and short-term goals.
Zhang Yang smiled: "It's been a long time, but your complexion is much better now." ”
Xu Jingzong bowed and said: "Let the county marquis worry, the lower officials have been taking medicine from time to time recently, and at this age, it is really a disease, and the Ministry of Rites will rely more on the guidance of the county marquis in the future, hey!" By the way, the Yifu brothers are also here. ”
Facing this legendary county marquis, Li Yifu always kept his head down.
This county marquis, who single-handedly established the Diplomatic Academy, is an unfathomable figure, and it is said that he also helped His Majesty raise the prince, and he is the most famous leader in Chang'an City.
Seizing all opportunities to climb up is Li Yifu's life criterion, he bowed down and said: "County Marquis, the head of the Hongwen Pavilion is really a villain, that day the official and Xu Shangshu beat him up, but he didn't want him to stammer Zhao Guogong, and there were three or two more guards around him. ”
As he spoke, Li Yifu's expression gradually became indignant and said: "Zhao Guogong actually sheltered such a villain, the lower officials can't see it, and they have prepared a chapter, and they will impeach him when the court will need to come to the next year." ”
This is a loyal attitude, Xu Jingzong is very satisfied, this Yifu brother is really a talent.
The so-called team should stand well, Li Yifu stood firmly on the side of the Ministry of Rites and stood on the opposite side of Zhao Guogong.
Zhang Yang looked at the cat in front of him, and said with a smile: "Zhao Guogong is the old man of the Qin Palace, you can't compare to him in terms of qualifications, and if you want to talk about the ability of Zhao Guogong to preside over Zhongshu Province, you are not his opponent, you should have respect in your heart, and you should not be prejudiced." ”
Li Yifu hurriedly said: "The county marquis said that it is precisely because the lower officials respected Zhao Guogong before, and later learned that Zhao Guogong was such a person behind his back, so he was so annoyed, and the lower officials thought that Zhao Guogong was a righteous man and a gentleman, and he was the pillar of the country." ”
Speaking of this, Li Yifu thought for a while and said: "The lower officials will write in the impeachment chapter that Zhao Guogong should take state affairs as his own responsibility, rather than forming a gang in the DPRK and China. ”
From the perspective of righteousness, even a saint can be blamed, and his attitude is also very clear, first of all, expectation, and then accusation.
Even the impeachment recital is so level, this Li Yifu is really a traitor.
Although the way of people and cats is still shallow, there are vague signs of success.
With such people as opponents, Zhang Yangting is worried about the sleep quality of the eldest grandson Wuji, when Zhao Guogong can't sleep because of Li Yifu, will he secretly send someone to strangle this person and cat to death, and from then on, Datang will have one less minister.
Is it a good thing to think about it this way?
At this moment, Li Yifu didn't know what the county marquis was thinking in front of him, and he didn't know what kind of monster this county marquis was, and what his fate would develop into in the hands of the county marquis.
Xu Jingzong smiled: "At first, it was because the head of the Hongwen Pavilion robbed the manpower of our Ministry of Rites, so there would be a conflict, and I didn't want it to be the matter of the Hongwen Pavilion and the Ministry of Rites, but Zhao Guogong also came to participate." ”
Congratulations, Zhao Guogong has a nemesis.
The freezing rain stopped, but the weather was still bitterly cold, and Xu Jingzong and Li Yifu's shoes were still muddy when they walked from the official road.
Seeing the county waiter's gaze looking at his feet, Li Yifu hurriedly took out a piece of silk and wiped the mud off the soles of his shoes.
Zhang Yang waved his hand and said, "Brother Yifu doesn't need to be like this. ”
Li Yifu saluted again and again, "County marquis, please rest assured, no matter what happens in the court, you will not bring mud to Lishan, just like the soles of the current feet of the following officials, you must wipe the soles of your feet clean before coming to Lishan." ”
After the words of loyalty were finished, Xu Jingzong spoke: "County marquis, the envoy of Nanzhao talked about the bandits again, that group of bandits has taken more than ten villages, and now there are more than 1,000 people, and even played the banner of the tyrant of the king of Nanzhao, and there are many people who responded for a while, so I am afraid that the position of the king of Nanzhao will be changed." ”
Zhang Yang was thinking about how big the current Nanzhao was, and there were already nearly a thousand people in that gang of bandits? To say that there are 1,000 soldiers and horses, plus some strategies for marching and fighting, Brother He is just around the corner to take Nanzhao?
King Nanzhao is a tyrant? Isn't it rumored that he is a very idle person? All day long, he either teased the elephant or married a few beautiful concubines.
Are you a tyrant or not, you don't count what you say, what others say, this plan is really powerful.
was thinking about it, but saw General Li Jing in the distance, looking at his side.
Zhang Yang lowered his voice, "Did someone send a certificate?" ”
Xu Jingzong nodded, "Yes, I talked about this at the beginning of the year, and this year, the Nanzhao envoy did bring a person to witness, but it was not from Guanzhong, but from Nanzhao." ”
The geographical location of Nanzhao is between Cangshan and Erhai Lake, where the products are very rich, and the climatic characteristics also make Nanzhao a high-yield grain area.
In addition, it is rich in minerals, especially copper, which is one of the largest copper mines in the Central Plains.
Nanzhao has such good resources, and he is held in the hands of a king of Nanzhao, how can Zhang Yang feel uncomfortable in his heart.
"County marquis, the envoy of Nanzhao has been waiting for a reply."
Zhang Yang frowned and said: "Don't say that you can help Nanzhao quell the chaos, but also pass through Shu Dao, how easy it is to talk about it." ”
"yes, that's easier said than done."
Xu Jingzong and Zhang Yang sighed together, the Ministry of Rites didn't want to care about the trouble of Nanzhao, and it was too late to plot Nanzhao, let alone rush to help.
One is the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and the other is the current Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and the two of them are thinking about Nanzhao's family property together, and they haven't thought about it at all.
Those who can be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites are not good people, and the two ministers of the Ministry of Rites of the Zhenguan Dynasty have done a lot of bad things.
So the two sat on a stone very tacitly, Xu Jingzong was wearing official clothes, and Zhang Yang was wearing old clothes on weekdays.
Li Yifu stood aside, listening to the plan of the two most important people in the Ministry of Rites without saying a word.
Zhang Yang shook his hands and asked, "It's strange to say, why did this Xuanzang monk write again?" ”
Xu Jingzong snorted and said: "This Xuanzang monk is a thief, he asked people to send a letter to Chang'an City, and also spread rumors about the lower officials, which is unbearable, where did he Xuanzang come from, where did he Xuanzang come from, the evidence is that the lower officials sent people to bewitch his Buddha heart." ”
In fact, this matter was indeed done by Xu Jingzong, but Xu Jingzong's old cheeky skin would never admit it.
Zhang Yang said again: "Monk Xuanzang sent a letter to Lishan, he is very arrogant, how are the things I asked you to arrange?" ”
"In order to do a good job in this matter, Xia Guan quarreled with his wife at home, and spent a lot of money to go to Pingkangfang to pick a woman, and the women in Pingkangfang were selected one by one, and finally selected a more suitable one, Xiaguan Xu accepted it with a lot of money, for two years, if it can be done, she will be given a good person."
Xu Jingzong talked about this matter, his face was full of grievances, and it was the entrustment of His Royal Highness King Wei, where did he dare to be contemptuous, and said aggrievedly: "Let people teach her to do laundry and cook every day, and also teach her to plow the land, and also read her scriptures. ”
"I only sent it at the beginning of October this year, and now she should have just arrived in Dunhuang, she will work outside the dojo in Dunhuang, if Xuanzang is not blind, he will definitely be attracted to that woman, thus messing up his heart."
Xu Jingzong's expression was gloomy, and he whispered: "When Xuanzang falls into that gentle township, tell him the truth, what does the county marquis think?" ”