When I arrived at Tongguan from Hedong, Guanzhong had entered the depths of winter, but there was still no snow.

This makes the scenery along the way a little less interesting.

Li Zhi and Di Renjie were riding horses, and they were not walking fast all the way, and there was a team of people in the distance who were laying the foundation of the road.

A little further on, you will see the railroad tracks.

There are a few more craftsmen who are arranging for the people to do things.

Di Renjie stepped forward and asked, "Unexpectedly, Lishan has built the railway to Tongguan." ”

There was some pride on the craftsman's face, and he pointed to the other end and replied: "We are going to build a station in Tongguan, and we will also build the railway to Luoyang, and Luoyang Chang'an City will be connected." ”

Di Renjie was curious: "Didn't you want to lead to the Hexi Corridor before?" ”

The craftsman said: "At first, I thought so, but things were not as simple as expected, the environment there was not suitable for laying railways, Master Yan and they tried many times, but they failed, so they gave up." ”

It was not all smooth sailing in the construction of the railway, and it seems that there must have been many setbacks in the meantime.

Everyone found a post house to rest, Di Renjie and Li Zhi sat by the fire, warming up while talking about the significance of laying the railway to Luoyang.

Gongsun Xiaoniang sat aside, her little face was warmed by the flames, and when the tea was boiling, she poured a cup for His Royal Highness the King of Jin.

"Guanzhong has always held the Hangu Pass, and if you master Guanzhong, you will be able to enter the Central Plains, and if you can lay the railway to Luoyang, the emperor's control over the Central Plains will be stronger."

Di Renjie said what he thought.

Li Zhi drank tea and sighed: "If you really just think like this, you will underestimate my brother-in-law and father." ”

"Isn't that so?"

Di Renjie frowned and scratched the back of his head.

Li Zhi said in a low voice: "There are many reasons why my brother-in-law lays railways at such a cost, many times we feel that it is difficult to quell the chaos, and it is also difficult to expand the territory, but after having artillery, we realized that it was all very simple. ”

Di Renjie didn't make a sound.

"In the past, someone in the court advised my father to move the capital to Luoyang, and not once or twice, saying that the water and soil in Guanzhong were no longer conducive to farming, and my brother-in-law at that time was in Taifu Temple, and encouraged my father to build Guanzhong."

Di Renjie was puzzled: "Is it because of these things that Lishan will be allowed to build a railway?" ”

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "I don't know, but the significance of the railway is definitely more significant." ”

At dawn, everyone just set off, and it finally snowed today, which made Li Zhi's mood a lot better.

After entering Tongguan, it is eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, and at a glance, there are neat trees planted on both sides of the official road.

But now it's winter, and the branches have no leaves, and they look depressed.

There are many pedestrians coming and going on the official road.

It took another three days to stop and stop along the way, and then we arrived at Lishan.

Nowadays, the station three miles away from Lishan is very lively, and it has also become a cargo distribution center for various counties in Guanzhong.

It was Samurai Tong who received Li Zhi and his entourage, and led people into this station and rested in the hut on the side for a while.

The wind and dust came, and Li Zhi planned to wash it, change into clean clothes, and then enter Lishan.

Listening to the narration of the samurai, I realized that this station has now become a distribution center for goods from various counties in Guanzhong.

Because Guanzhong controlled the export route and the operation of the Hexi Corridor, they were willing to hand over the goods to Lishan for export.

Wu Shi Tong said in a low voice: "Now in Guanzhong, all counties are stockpiling silver, copper coins are not important, and silver cakes are used for the exchange of bulk goods." ”

Li Zhi scrubbed it, changed into clean clothes, and said, "How is my father's body?" ”

King Jin was not interested in the affairs of Guanzhong, and he was worried about his father's illness.

Wu Shi Tong looked at the wind and snow outside the house, and he was also worried about it, this kind of heart has nothing else, it is his daughter Xiao Wu who is over twenty years old and has reached the age of marriage.

A few days ago, Xiao Wu's sister Wu Shun came to visit her and also talked about Xiao Wu's marriage.

Seeing that the King of Jin had already changed his clothes, Wu Shi Tong got up and walked to the village with people, while speaking, "Today's Lishan guards are stricter than before, and after the new emperor ascended the throne, he also sent additional soldiers and horses to Lishan. ”

Li Zhi replied: "It was the imperial brother who wanted to protect the safety of his father because of filial piety, so he arranged someone to protect Lishan." ”

Samurai Tong whispered, "Who knows." ”

I don't think it's outside the village, but when I walk into the village, the changes here are even greater, and the houses here have obviously been remodeled.

There is also a notice posted at the entrance of the village, which is a notice of a model county for hygiene, and the construction of public toilets and household latrines has become the standard for a model county of hygiene.

Samurai said: "This year's evaluation of model worker counties and health model counties has not yet come out. ”

Li Zhi nodded and said, "I want to do so." ”

In the village, Zhang Yang, Li Shimin, and Weng Son-in-law were sitting at the bottom of the mountain, and their chess pieces were fighting on the chessboard.

There are also palace maids and eunuchs holding umbrellas on the side, so as not to let the annoying snowflakes fall on His Majesty and the county marquis.

Zhang Yang held his hands, and was a little cramped from the cold, "If you don't forget it, just admit defeat." ”

Li Shimin's hair was half white, and he stroked his beard and said: "If I admit defeat so easily, how can I pacify the Central Plains?" ”

Older people like to talk about the bravery of the year, Zhang Yang was discouraged and said: "You have endless words back then, on this chessboard, there are also these three or five elements of chess pieces, the chessboard is very simple, if you lose, you lose, and if you win, you win." ”

Li Shimin was unwilling to push a chess piece.

Zhang Yang's horse jumped another step and said, "General." ”

Li Shimin raised his general.

Zhang Yang pushed the car down again.

Li Shimin wanted to move his general again, but he was already checkmated, and said: "If you are one step behind, you will be restrained everywhere, and I will be one step behind you, and then come!" This plate is red first. ”

His Majesty was so attentive to playing chess with the county marquis, and he didn't notice Li Zhi and Di Renjie standing on the side.

Zhang Yang glanced at it and gave a pertinent smile.

Li Zhi gave a slight salute.

In this way, Li Shimin noticed the son on the side, and said, "Childish slave, are you back?" ”

Li Zhi saluted and said: "Father, the son is back, he traveled from the Hexi Corridor to Jiangnan for a year, and from Jiangnan to Liaodong and returned to Guanzhong for another year. ”

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Your queen mother is making steamed buns in the side room, you can go and have a look." ”

Tian Khan sent this son away very lightly.

Normally, when the child returns from a long trip, it should be the time when the father and mother are happy.

But Tian Khan has always had the world in his heart, and he has many sons and daughters, and he also annoys these children after he retires in old age.

When Li Zhi came back, he just said a faint word.

Now I just want to fight with this son-in-law on the chessboard and have a good time.

Zhang Yang said in a low voice: "Your Majesty seems to have something on your mind. ”

Li Shimin said in a low voice: "It's not that Chengqian, that kid is too eager for quick success. ”

Li Zhi walked into the house on the side, it was very busy, and the queen mother was taking a few women to make steamed buns.

"Slave, are you back?"

Seeing the smile of the queen mother, Li Zhi also smiled, "Well, the child is back." ”

Li Tai came out with a piece of white jade-colored food, "Child, you can taste it quickly." ”

Li Zhi was curious: "What is this?" ”

Li Tai replied: "This is tofu. ”

"Tofu?" Li Zhi's face was full of curiosity, and he said in a low voice: "The white jade color is square, it is very good-looking, how can you be willing to put your mouth down." ”

"After we in Lishan overcame the problem of brine, it was much easier to make tofu."

Li Tai said again: "The name of this thing is tofu, which means tofu and tofu, they are all blessings, we all have blessings, blessings and good health!" ”

"This is the fruit of labor wisdom, and it is also the most wonderful food in the world, eating tofu, and thinking in my heart is that labor wisdom benefits thousands of people."

Li Zhi dug a mouthful of tofu with a wooden spoon, put it in his mouth, savored it, and said with a smile: "This is the most delicious food my brother has ever eaten in his life." ”

"The young slave doesn't know, this tofu can be stewed, fried, and made into soup, and there are many ways to eat it."

Li Zhi looked at Brother Wei Wang, he was still the same as before, so keen on eating.

The dishes on the table of the Tang people are getting more and more abundant, and the Tang people will definitely be more robust.

Li Tai has lost a lot of weight now, but the fat on his face has not decreased at all.

The effect of weight loss is not good, and if I persist year after year, I finally have a little appearance.

At the end of the year, Li Tai, the dean, was also able to relax, and the Lishan Institute of Technology was also suspended, and after the New Year's pass, classes would start again in the next year.

……

But there are still many problems in the court, because the new emperor is too eager for quick success, he wants to do everything, and it is the governance of Liaodong and the construction of the Supervision Yuan.

At the same time, it is necessary to continue to expand the support for teaching, and even continue to take out money to build county tests and study houses in various state capitals.

Under the intensification of supervision, many state officials have been replaced.

Datang's officialdom has changed nine times out of ten.

A month later, in the cold winter, it was on the eve of the New Year's holiday.

There is a huge problem in front of Li Chengqian, because of the excessive use of copper coins in the court, the value of copper coins has been threatened, and if this continues, the money will not become money.

In the Taiji Palace, Li Chengqian held another court meeting, and at this moment the silence in the hall was so quiet that it could be heard.

This was a huge crisis, and neither the Manchu civil nor the military spoke out.

The new emperor Li Chengqian held his forehead painfully and sat on the throne with a gloomy face.

Suddenly, a voice sounded in the hall.

"It turns out that this is the Taiji Palace."

Everyone looked for the sound and saw that it was a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, who walked into the Taiji Hall as if no one was around, looking around.

She said again: "It turns out that the Taiji Hall is not very good? I thought it was so magnificent. ”

The girl walked in the middle of the two columns with her hands behind her back, her eyes kept looking around.

"Don't you all use glass for windows?"

The girl spoke again.

Everyone was speechless, and a little puzzled, how could such a girl walk into the hall, there was no guard to report, and no one came to report it, so she walked in like this?

She continued: "It's too cold here, the windows should be enlarged, it's obviously a big hall facing the sun from the north to the south, it shouldn't be like this, it seems that it needs to be rebuilt." ”

Finally, someone standing in the court class couldn't help it, and stood up and asked, "Who are you, dare to be presumptuous in the Taiji Palace." ”

The girl looked calm and just said lightly: "My surname is Zhang, and my family is in Lishan." ”

"You can't be presumptuous here, get out quickly!"

"Seeing that the grade of your official clothes is not high, why did you stand up first before the emperor opened his mouth today?"

As soon as this remark came out, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were all discussed.

This girl is really bold, dare to say such words, what is the current emperor has not spoken, she has not saluted since she entered the palace, and even dared to say that the Taiji Hall is not.

What kind of place is she here, this is the Taiji Palace, in front of the emperor's eyes, at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

In the court, only Cen Wenwen looked at the girl with a smile.

Xu Jingzong was very distressed, he just wanted to cover his face now, and then get into the cracks in the ground, how could he let her be so nonsense.

Others don't know the identity of this girl, but the two of them know it very well.

"Uncle Text, Uncle Xu!" She beckoned suddenly.

In the hall, everyone's eyes turned and fell on Cen Wenwen and Xu Jingzong.

Cen Wenwen smiled and nodded.

Xu Jingzong sighed, with a black face, feeling very embarrassed at the moment, very embarrassed.

There was more discussion in the hall, and there were more words, and there was a commotion in the hall for a while.

The girl suddenly took out a roll of paper and said aloud: "I have a good prescription in my hand that can solve the court's dilemma. ”

The words fell, and everyone's eyes fell on this girl again.

She continued calmly: "Since the Han Dynasty, there have been uncontrolled cases of copper coin minting, and since ancient times, there have been many situations like this, and there are also kings who let it go, and there are kings who want to govern. ”

"But this good convenience in my hand can solve the dilemma of the DPRK and China today, and let Datang no longer have such a dilemma in the past 100 years, and maybe this dilemma can be avoided in the next few hundred years."

A Wenchen stood up and asked, "Who are you!" ”

The girl continued: "I said it all, my surname is Zhang, and my family is in Lishan. ”

Someone else asked, "Why do you say that you have a good prescription in your hand?" ”

"Alas......" Zhang Qingqing sighed and said to himself: "I would have listened to my father's words if I knew it, and I wouldn't have come out of this." ”

She was wearing a beautiful pale red coat, standing in place with her hands in her hands, and said, "I really regret it, you really won't remember the benefits of Lishan." ”

Some ministers in the court looked at this girl, and some people commented that this girl's eyebrows and eyes were very similar to a person, and the legendary figure had been away from the court for a long time.

Zhang Qingqing handed over the "good prescription" in his hand to the accusing civil official in front of him, and said: "You can try it, I still have to go to see other places in the palace, so I will stay soon." ”

"You ......"

Someone saw that the girl was leaving, and he stopped talking.

Zhang Qingqing turned around and turned his back to the emperor, his confident and indifferent back left an unfathomable impression on everyone.

Who the hell is she?

This is the doubt of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty now.

Zhang Qingqing walked outside the hall and said to the old man sitting on the steps in front of the hall: "Grandpa, let's go?" ”

The old man stood up with a smile and said, "Okay, let's go." ”

One old and one young left the hall step by step, and also left everyone's sight.

The guards in front of the palace were already kneeling on the ground, and this old man was none other than the abdicated Heavenly Khan.

Li Chengqian looked at his father's back and was speechless for a long time. (End of chapter)