Di Renjie stood alone at the west entrance of Suzaku Street, and this Xu Jingzong didn't take everything with him.

Now he goes to the West Market to do some errands, and he doesn't let himself follow.

Di Renjie had no choice but to stand alone at the entrance of Xishi Street and wait for him to finish the matter.

Glancing back at the West Market, where he would talk to some pawn peddlers or outsiders.

As for what they said, it was too far to hear.

There are a lot of people in the Ministry of Rites, and Di Renjie has been following Xu Jingzong for a long time, and he found that there are a lot of things hidden in the Ministry of Rites, just like Pei Xingjian from Persia often sends secret letters.

All the ministries of the DPRK and China are resting, but there is no guarantee for the Ministry of Rites when they will be resting, and the Ministry of Rites must always pay attention to the war in Persia.

One of the few free days in the Ministry of Rites is the summer of each year.

That secret letter Di Renjie has read it, but he can't understand it at all without a translation, and he is sitting alone in the West Market eating a piece of bread, and he is making a flute.

A short time later, he saw a man wearing a round-necked official uniform walking to the West Market.

Look at his boots are from the Guard, and then look at his clothes like a from the Guard.

The man sat down at a liquor shop in the West Market, and he drank without speaking.

Di Renjie observed him carefully, and after a while, Sun Fujia came.

Sun Fujia sat opposite each other to the people in the Nawei Mansion, and the two of them were talking about something.

Curious, Di Renjie listened closer, and his words seemed to mention King Nanzhao.

Sun Fujia beckoned to the outside of the wine shop, and a group of idlers surrounded him and saluted respectfully.

"Go and find out where the false king of Nanzhao has gone, and don't alarm others."

"Whoa."

The group of idlers received the words and left.

Su Gan Chengji got up and said, "Xie Sun Shaoqing helps." ”

Sun Fujia waved his hand and said: "It's okay, since it is ordered by His Royal Highness the Prince, the lower officials should also contribute." ”

It turned out that this person was from the East Palace, and Di Renjie secretly thought in his heart that it was no wonder that this person was wearing the official boots of the Wei Mansion, but he was not wearing the official clothes of the Wei Mansion.

Su Gan Chengji said again: "There are still many people inquiring about this matter, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't want to alarm the other party, and he wants to know the whereabouts of the fake King Nanzhao, so he has to ask Sun Shaoqing to find these bad people to investigate." ”

Bad people......

Di Renjie nodded secretly.

Sun Fujia said: "Now the crowd in Chang'an City is huge, in addition to the idle ruffians and these bad people, there are also some people who sell braised pork, and sometimes the lower officials are also very distressed as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, especially those who sell braised pork, they are very united by their own faction. ”

Su Gan Chengji said in a deep voice: "Sun Shaoqing governs Chang'an, since he has worked hard and made great achievements, I heard the prince say that some people in the court have said that the position of Dali Siqing has been vacant for a long time, and many people recommend Sun Shaoqing to serve as Dali Siqing. ”

"Hehehe......"

Sun Fujia said again: "How can He De, a lower official, be able to serve as the secretary of Dali Temple, Your Majesty Shengming, there will naturally be arrangements." ”

Su Gan Chengji couldn't help nodding, "If there is news......"

"If there is any news, the petty official will definitely send it to the East Palace."

He drank the wine from the bowl and left.

Di Renjie was sitting outside the wall of the wine shop, thinking about the conversation between the two, and there was still a cold wind pouring in from the streets and alleys.

A figure blocked the sunlight, and Di Renjie looked up and saw Sun Fujia's old face.

"Sun Shaoqing." Di Renjie hurriedly stood up.

"Did you hear all the words just now?" Sun Fujia asked.

"Can bad people be trusted?"

"Hmm." Sun Fujia said with a smile: "Your Majesty can be peaceful under the rule, and the bad people are the envoys of the officials who are arrested and arrested, and many of these people are suspected of being traitors or coming out of prison, so they will be sent to us." ”

"These bad people are entrenched in the market, this Chang'an City North and South 14th Street, East and West 11th Street, now many places have been rebuilt, hundreds of square city boundaries of the big officials can not set foot, and these bad people entrenched in the market can know when and where what happened."

"As soon as they come to the government, they are portable, and these former main criminals or accomplices, they have become bad people, and they will work for the government in order to avoid responsibility."

Since coming to Chang'an City, Di Renjie has seen and known more things here than he has in the Hexi Corridor for several years.

The days of the Hexi Corridor are boring and monotonous.

At that time, I followed my father, and I was looking at the same scenery and doing the same things every day.

But in Chang'an City, things are different every day.

Di Renjie felt that this period of experience was the richest since he could remember.

"What is Sun Shaoqing doing here?"

Xu Jingzong's words came.

When the others approached, Sun Fujia smiled and said, "Xu Shangshu, the lower officials saw that Di Xiaozi was here alone, so he came up to ask." ”

Xu Jingzong looked at Di Renjie and said, "The old man's business is done, you go back with the old man." ”

Di Renjie saluted Sun Fujia and followed in Xu Jingzong's footsteps.

Walking on the way to the Ministry of Returns, he frowned and said, "This Sun Shaoqing is going to be promoted to Dali Temple?" ”

Xu Jingzong said with a straight face: "What do you have to do with it?" ”

Di Renjie was puzzled: "I just heard that they said that they were going to inquire about that King Nanzhao. ”

"These things have nothing to do with you."

"Can't the kid listen?"

Xu Jingzong glanced at him and smiled disdainfully: "You stay away from people like Sun Fujia." ”

Di Renjie was puzzled: "Why? ”

Xu Jingzong grabbed his shirt and continued to walk, and said, "Who is Sun Fujia coming and going all day long?" Those are all prisoners. ”

"Is Xu Shangshu a good person?"

"Hmph." Xu Jingzong snorted coldly and did not say anything more.

Di Renjie continued to keep up, still thinking.

This year's winter has been exceptionally cold.

The family walked along the Weishui River, looking at the newly planted saplings on both sides of the river.

Xiao Qingqing rode on the back of the bear and looked at the saplings wrapped in hemp ropes, and said curiously: "Mother, do these trees need to be dressed like people?" ”

Li Yue said with a smile: "The saplings were just planted this summer, and now it is easy to freeze in the cold weather, so it is like this." ”

Xiao Qingqing said with a mouth: "Uncle Shangguan said that even if he does this, there will be many saplings that will freeze to death, and he also said that the saplings that will freeze to death in the spring of the next year will grow again." ”

Li Yue couldn't help nodding and gave her daughter a straight hat.

Today, the weather is rarely clear, and on a sunny day after the snow, every family takes out their clothes and bedding to dry.

Li Tai filtered out some soap dregs and made soap powder, and now every household is washing and washing, and the whole village is filled with the smell of soap.

Xiong Da liked the smell very much, and if it weren't for Xiao Qingqing pulling his ears, the bear would have rushed into the village and brought disaster to other people's clothes and bedding.

"It's still your family idle."

Hearing this, it seemed that it was Li Yuan who brought Li Shimin here, and Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Your Majesty has just arrived in Lishan, should you rest more?" ”

Li Yue saluted with her daughter, "Father." ”

Xiao Qingqing didn't salute or speak, Li Yuan had already spoiled her.

The child liked Emperor Li Yuan, but she didn't like the emperor, so she walked to Li Yuan's side and whispered about the death of the planted sapling.

Li Yuan stroked his beard and smiled.

It was freezing cold, the water of Weishui was still flowing, and there were still a lot of ice cubes floating on both sides of the river.

Zhang Yang held his hands, shrunk his neck into the scarf as much as possible, and said, "Your Majesty, how are you doing lately?" ”

Li Shimin stood in the cold wind, put his hands behind his back, and said in a deep voice: "I know that you have such a leisurely life on weekdays, so I feel that I am not in a good mood. ”

Zhang Yang said again: "Actually, I'm quite busy on weekdays. ”

"What are you busy with?"

"I was busy practicing calligraphy, and I improved my calligraphy a little bit, so I thought it was to exercise my mind, and I felt that I was too eager for quick success, and I was a little anxious for the development of Lishan, so I planned to slow down."

Li Shimin glanced at him and said disdainfully: "At your age, it is also appropriate to be eager for quick success, there are many young people who don't even have your current temperament." ”

"That's still a good foil from my daughter-in-law, and it was she who reminded me that I should meditate now."

Li Yue bowed slightly and said, "Let my father smile." ”

"Zhang Yang, it's time for me to be called King Nanzhao now?"

"What kind of king of Nanzhao is in the next place, it is nothing more than getting the title deed and letter of state of Nanzhao, and Lishan has no actual control over Nanzhao."

"Are you going to hold Nanzhao and hold it?"

Listening to the emperor say this, it was somewhat of a warning.

The water of the Weishui River in winter was particularly clear, and Li Shimin saw the fishing rod on the side, so he was interested in fishing.

The prince carefully dug up some fish and hung them on the hook for His Majesty.

Li Shimin put the fish hook into the river, then picked up a small stool on the side and sat down, waiting for the fish to take the bait.

The prince moved two more small stools and invited Lishan and his wife to sit down.

"You didn't plan to answer me when I asked you?"

Zhang Yang said wistfully: "I said it, I have no control over Nanzhao, Nanzhao is on the southern border of the Tang Dynasty, I can't get there, I can't get it, it's not like Gaochang, Nanzhao is separated from Guanzhong by Shu Road and Lingnan." ”

Li Shimin bowed his head and said: "But you are always the king of Nanzhao." ”

"Your Majesty said that I am the king of Nanzhao in name only, in fact, I am still worried in my heart."

"What are you worried about?"

Zhang Yang took the thermos cup handed by Li Yue, took a sip of tea, and took a long breath in the cold air.

Behind him was Li Yuan's laughter, and he didn't know what Xiao Qingqing said to him.

Smiling and laughing, Li Yuan began to cough again.

Li Shimin looked back and frowned.

Zhang Yang said again: "The Emperor Taishang's breath has not been very good recently, and he always coughs, and Doctor Sun said that he is already old, and his heart and lungs are not as good as they were back then." ”

Li Shimin said in a low voice: "Well, thanks to you for taking care of my father." ”

The prince looked at the Emperor Taishang hugging Xiao Qingqing and talking and laughing, and he was also relieved in his heart, in fact, when the Emperor Taishang was in the palace, his health was even worse.

After coming to Lishan, my health has improved a lot, and many old diseases have begun to ease.

"This is indeed a good place to raise people, Zhang Gongjin's condition can be recuperated, and the imperial doctors in the palace say it is incredible."

Zhang Yang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, in fact, there is nothing special about our Lishan, it is nothing more than that our living habits have improved a lot, and we have opened a medical center in Lishan, and Dr. Sun has arranged for people to form several teams, which can be used to specialize in all kinds of incurable diseases, and can also be used to concentrate on recuperating the body of the Emperor Taishang and the teacher." ”

Li Shimin's eyes looked at the buoy on the fishing line and was silent for a long time.

Zhang Yang handed the thermos cup back to Li Yue, stood up and stretched his back.

"What are your worries about Nanzhao?"

"Nanzhao is located in the southwest border of the Central Plains, Guanzhong is out of reach, and it is difficult to control, I will arrange for people to teach Nanzhao people the writing, etiquette, regulations, control, and Nanzhao people will also become part of the Central Plains people."

"Good." Li Shimin nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Zhang Yang had the idea of assimilating Nanzhao, the emperor was still very happy.

For the emperor, all small foreign countries should speak Guanzhong, learn Guan Chinese zhong characters, and read Guanzhong books.

Zhang Yang continued: "The structure of Nanzhao is very simple, most of them take the village as a collective, but after Nanzhao won the other three edicts, the people's hearts are not stable, so why bother not to be able to govern the local people. ”

"I'm worried that there will be rebellion in Nanzhao in the future, if there is chaos in Nanzhao again, and another Nanzhao king will rise, that is, usurpation, Lishan has Nanzhao's Zen throne book, and there is also a roster of Nanzhao kings in the past dynasties, anyone who wants to stand on their own in Nanzhao except me is a thief."

"Once this happens, I would like to ask Your Majesty to send troops to help Lishan to quell the rebellion."

Li Shimin stroked his beard and said: "Then who does Nanzhao belong to?" ”

Zhang Yang arched his hand and said: "Nanzhao has always surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. ”

"In this way, it's just surrender, and you still don't want to hand over Nanzhao."

"Nanzhao is our Lishan family property."

Li Yue was relieved when she heard that her husband did not want to hand over Nanzhao to his father, and it seemed that the results of practicing calligraphy in the past few months were very good.

Nanzhao is not an imminent problem for Lishan.

However, Nanzhao is a southwestern frontier for the DPRK and China.

Lishan and the court are like a long-distance race on the issue of Nanzhao, and the father wants to see when the husband can't hold his breath, and wants to come up with conditions to exchange with the court.

And the husband is also thinking about when he can get the huge mineral resources of Nanzhao.

Thinking of this, Li Yue sighed again, so that the contradiction between her husband and her father may be even greater.

Getting Zhang Yang's attitude, Li Shimin suddenly got up with a confident smile on his face, "I expected you to say this a long time ago." ”

He took two steps on the bank of the river, and said: "I don't care how that martial artist surnamed He won the Nanzhao, nor do I care about how you have been hiding it from me for so long, as long as you Lishan has been loyal to the Tang Dynasty, I can allow you to control a small country." ”

"Your Majesty, this year's Yulu has been sent to the central government, why is Lishan's Yulu ......?"

Hearing this kid talk about Yu Lu again, Li Shimin's face sank.

These are all people who own a small country, and people with millions of dollars still care about such a small fortune.

Thinking about it and relieved, Zhang Yang is such a person, he can calculate the silver money between his teeth, and a penny can calculate the value of ten cents.

Today's Wei River, the water is turbulent.

The fish never bited the hook, and the emperor had no heart to continue fishing, so he walked two more steps and said: "Fan Yang's matter, I asked Zheng Gong to preside, and Zheng Gong recommended you to participate in the trial." ”

"I have no experience in this area, Zheng Gong laughed."

"The DPRK has been appointed, and I have also approved it, you are the squire of Zhongshu Province and have the right to judge, and I didn't let you refuse." (End of chapter)