After eating too many tea eggs, Li Shimin felt uncomfortable in his stomach. After eating two, Li Shimin stopped eating more and ordered the palace officials to send the remaining tea eggs to the Li Zheng Palace and the concubines in the harem.
There were piles of memorials from the court in front of me, and a young eunuch handed another pile of memorials, "Your Majesty, these are all sent by the Ministry of Public Affairs."
Even if the court officials were to impeach again, Li Shimin thought that the memorials that should be reviewed would still need to be reviewed, and the political affairs that should be dealt with would still have to be dealt with.
Thinking that Zhang Yang went out for a winter outing today and alerted the Zhechong Mansion in Longshouyuan, Li Shimin felt even more unhappy. I am so busy here that I can't even go out for the winter, but this guy is still so leisurely.
In fact, when Zhang Yang passed by Longshouyuan with a group of children, the palace received the news immediately.
But it was just a family outing for fun, and the court didn't care about it.
Thinking about Zhang Yang, he is a normal person after all. If he is kept in one place for a long time, he will go crazy. It is only human nature to go out and play.
The Zhechong Mansion immediately released the order and informed them later.
Li Shimin had no time to care about these trivial matters. He had not finished reviewing the memorials in front of him, and now another batch was sent.
Thinking of giving Zhang Yang a Taifu Temple Minister and letting him live such a leisurely life, wouldn't it be too cheap for him?
Zhang Yang is living an increasingly comfortable life.
Li Shimin felt that it was unforgivable for him to live such a comfortable life at such a young age.
The emperor's life was not easy, and he did not want others to live too comfortably.
Especially when the emperor wanted to build a Daming Palace, he was scolded by the Manchu officials headed by Wei Zheng, and Li Shimin was furious.
How come Zhang Yang is living more comfortably than me? This is unacceptable.
His Majesty was reviewing the memorial with a gloomy face. He didn't know what the emperor was thinking at this moment. The prince and his father-in-law also stood quietly with their heads lowered.
The little eunuch on the side who was pursuing positive progress whispered: "Your Majesty, the people from Zhongshu Province said that the memorial just sent includes a memorial from the Marquis of Lishan County, saying that it has something to do with Taifu Temple."
"Oh, in the summer I thought that he, the minister of Taifu Temple, would keep writing memorials, but I didn't expect to see him send memorials again in the autumn. Instead, he sent the memorials during this idle winter."
Li Shimin rummaged through the pile of memorials in front of him, and first took out the memorial from Taifu Temple to look at. The memorial sent from Taifu Temple was a rare thing.
Others follow the rules when they are ministers of Taifu Temple, but Zhang Yang, the minister of Taifu Temple, is always able to find some strange problems.
Li Shimin opened the memorial and looked at the questions on the memorial. After a closer look, it was Taifu Temple's description of the weather.
Zhang Yang's handwriting is not neat, nor does it look good, but you can tell what is written on it. Since the Han Dynasty, climate change has affected farming in Guanzhong. Due to changes in climate and soil and water in Guanzhong, the number of cultivated acres in Guanzhong has decreased year by year.
Because the climate has been good and suitable for farming in recent years, the number of arable acres in various places has decreased, but the harvest per mu has increased by 20%, and the land in the northwest has become increasingly barren, and Longyou wind and sand have occasionally invaded...
Please allow Your Majesty to allow Taifu Temple to build a meteorological residence to predict the weather and prevent droughts and floods in various places.
Since ancient times, food has been the most important thing for people, and I hope your majesty will agree.
After Li Shimin read the memorial, he whispered: "Go and ask Cen Wenwen to come."
The little eunuch was delighted when he saw this and immediately replied: "Here."
The expression on the little eunuch's face was seen by the prince and his father-in-law. In order to attract His Majesty's attention, these little eunuchs would always go around with the officials to inquire about something.
But it's all just temporary. Your Majesty will not be distracted by the behavior of these young eunuchs. No matter how hard these eunuchs try, they will not gain your Majesty's trust.
Because they don't know that eunuchs and relatives have always been a hidden danger to the court. The beginning and end of the Han Dynasty was the potential of relatives to seize power, as well as Dong Zhuo's rebellion.
His Majesty will not appreciate the rash advances of these young eunuchs, nor will he take them seriously.
Not long after, Cen Wenwen came in a hurry, bowed and said, "Your Majesty."
Li Shimin drank tea from the bowl and said, "Please take a look at the memorial from Taifu Temple."
The prince handed over the memorial from the Minister of Taifu Temple.
Cen Wenwen took it with both hands and read it, then replied: "Your Majesty, this memorial was reviewed by Zhongshu Province. During the original review, Zhao Guogong, Tang Shanshi and others were quite opposed to it."
"Really?" Li Shimin nodded and asked again.
"What Mr. Zhao Guogong means is that the tasks within Taifu Temple have not been done well. The original fruit and vegetable planting strategy is still incomplete. How can we win the trust of Taifu Temple?"
Li Shimin stroked his beard and said, "What the auxiliary machine said makes sense."
Cen Wenwen added: "However, when Zheng Gong and others were discussing, they also checked the files of the transfer department. As Taifu Temple said, the arable land in Longyou is indeed decreasing year by year, but the grain yield per mu in the southeastern parts of Guanzhong is indeed increasing.
The improvement is not as much as the 20% that Taifu Temple said, but now it seems that it is still only 10%."
The prince gave His Majesty another bowl of tea. Li Shimin nodded and said, "So, what does Zhang Yang mean by his concern about the increase in yield per mu but the decrease in acres of land?"
Cen Wenwen whispered: "Tomorrow, I will go to the wine shop in Lishan to inquire. Then I can ask Shilang Zhang."
Hearing what he said, Li Shimin almost forgot that Zhang Yang was still the minister of Zhongshu Province.
Unknowingly, Zhang Yang is now not only the minister of Zhongshu Province, but also the official position of minister of Shangshu Province, and he is also the minister of Taifu Temple.
This guy is holding more and more official positions.
Not long after, another eunuch from the front of the palace came to report, "His Majesty Xu Jingzong, Minister of Rites, is here."
Seeing this, Cen Wenwen bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I will retire first."
Li Shimin nodded slightly.
After Cen Wenwen left the Ganlu Hall, he put the memorial from Taifu Temple aside without any approval or an accurate reply to Taifu Temple.
Xu Jingzong stood outside Ganlu Hall in his official uniform. Seeing Cen Wenwen come out, he smiled and said, "Shilang Cen is still as diligent as ever."
Cen Wenwen stopped for a moment and said, "Your Majesty is diligent in your work, so we should also be diligent."
"What Mr. Cen said is true, and I think so too."
Cen Wenwen frowned as he watched Xu Jingzong walk into the Ganlu Hall. It only took six years for this man to move from the position of Minister of Rites to the position of Minister of Rites.
He may be promoted in the future, and the battle in the court becomes more and more intense. The Ministry of Rites has always been at the center of the battle.
Taking a look at the silent Manna Hall, sometimes I feel a sense of oppression just standing here.
It's so quiet here, even the guards and palace attendants are careful when breathing.
Cen Wenwen turned around and walked towards Chengtian Gate in the south.
Xu Jingzong walked into the Ganlu Hall and talked about the construction of the Andong Protector's Palace. According to the previous arrangement of the Ministry of Rites, the Andong Protector's Palace was built in Goguryeo, and it was right on the riverside.
When His Majesty asked about the reason for doing this, Xu Jingzong bowed and said: "Your Majesty, after Zhang Daan came back from Goguryeo, he repeatedly talked about the river that separates Goguryeo and Liaodong, and also submitted strategies to Zhongshu Province several times.
They were all beaten back."
Speaking of this incident and Changsun Wuji's targeting, Xu Jingzong was indignant, "Your Majesty, Zhang Daan went to Liaodong for three years and went to fight against Goguryeo. Now he is the person who knows Goguryeo best in the court. Only by controlling this
Tiaojiang is the one who truly controlled Goguryeo."
Li Shimin smiled and said: "I appreciate Da'an, and I also appreciate a minister like you. In this case, I will let the DPRK review it."
"The comments made by the Governor of Anton are in the memorial. Your Majesty, please read them."
Li Shimin's eyes were still on the memorials on the establishment of official schools and teaching support, and he just said: "I will read it."
It seemed that His Majesty had no intention of asking about these matters, and Xu Jingzong felt that it was not good to ask too many questions, so he bowed and retired.
The struggle between the Ministry of Rites and Changsun Wuji will not end for a while, and the struggle will continue in the future.
If you are dissatisfied, if you ask again, Changsun Wuji will shout loudly and angrily: I am doing this for the sake of the Tang Dynasty.
His eldest son, Sun Wuji, can say this. Aren’t we in the Ministry of Rites also for the sake of the country?
Thinking of His Majesty's lukewarm attitude, Xu Jingzong thought of those days again as he walked.
At that time, he was cooking tea eggs in the Ministry of Rites with the Prince of Hejian, His Royal Highness the King of Wei, and Zhang Yang.
It was really free and easy at that time.
Now, Li Baiyao has retired and returned to his hometown, Zhang Yang has lived in Lishan for a long time and no longer interferes with political affairs, and the prince of Hejian County has also gone to Lishan.
There were only a few people in the Rites Department back then, and I was the only one left.
If Zhang Shangshu were in the court now, he would not be able to control his grandson Wuji's rampage.
As he was walking, he happened to meet His Highness the Prince. Xu Jingzong bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, are you coming back from Chongdefang?"
Li Chengqian said with a kind smile, "I went to listen to the Prime Minister explaining the policy in Chongde Square today."
After Zhang Yang's guidance, today's Chongde Square is full of scholarly atmosphere and policy discussions. Many talented and learned people from all over the Central Plains have gathered in Chongde Square. This atmosphere once overshadowed Hongwen Hall.
In this way, Li Chengqian is very satisfied with the current changes.
Xu Jingzong's steps were very fast. He just said hello and left in a hurry.
Go out from Chengtian Gate, then leave Zhuque Gate, and walk from the east side of Zhuque Street to the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Rites.
At this moment, Li Yifu was talking to an official of the court in front of the door, "He Zhao Guogong is targeting our Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Rites has not done enough meritorious service? Zhao Guogong keeps saying it is for the sake of the country, but not for his own power. Zhao Guogong is bullying others too much!
"
Several officials wrote in unison to write down all Li Yifu's words. These officials would go to impeach Duke Zhao Guo.
At this moment, in the main hall of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Daan was telling Chu Suiliang about Goguryeo's writing. "Goguryeo still uses official script to write. Regular script has been used in various places in the Central Plains for a long time. It should be said that Goguryeo should also use regular script."
The book on educational strategies begins with the same text. This approach is indeed good.
Chu Suiliang also had his own concerns, "If the Goguryeo people are already accustomed to official script, will it be too difficult for them to use regular script again?"
Zhang Daan shook his head, "It's not difficult. There are very few people in Goguryeo who can write. It doesn't mean that it's difficult for them to rewrite regular script, but now is the best time to let them write in the same script."
Seeing that Xu Jingzong was back, Chu Suiliang said again: "Yuan Gaisuwen will be executed this afternoon. Will Xu Shangshu take a look?"
"I'm not going." Xu Jingzong strode from the main hall into the inner courtyard of the Diplomatic Academy.
The Ministry of Rites was very busy, with many people coming and going. There was civil strife in Tubo, and several factions of old nobles in the Western Regions were fighting again. Or the Uighurs had won the Northern Expedition, and the Uighurs had changed four in two years.
Khan, the barbaric Uighurs decided who would be the Khan by force.
So much so that the Ministry of Rites rewrote the accounts of the Uyghur Khans again and again.
Furthermore, there are thousands of miles of frozen soil near the Tianshan Mountains, and countless horses and sheep have frozen to death. I hope Tian Khan can give them some help.
These matters must be reported to the DPRK through the Ministry of Rites.
As soon as Xu Jingzong sat down, he and Zhang Elephant were about to resolve these complicated matters.
In the room at this moment, a furnace was boiling water. Zhang Daxiu stroked his beard and said, "Have you met Your Majesty?"
"Yeah." Xu Jingzong nodded and looked through the files in front of him, and suddenly asked, "Has there been any news about Pei Xingjian in Persia?"
Zhang Elephant sighed: "I sent someone there in the summer and came back in the autumn. I heard that the messenger has arrived in the Hexi Corridor now. The message will probably be delivered in the next two days."
Pei Xingjian didn't know what the situation was like in Persia. There was no news about him for a year, and sometimes he was worried about his life and death.
The winter in Guanzhong is very cold, and there are not so many pedestrians on Zhuque Street. People are rushing on the street, and the cold wind blowing directly into the people's hearts, as if everyone is in a hurry, and no one wants to stay too long in the cold winter.
But on this afternoon, there were not many pedestrians on the street. In front of Chengtian Gate, an official was reciting the accusations of Yeon Gaesowun. The pedestrians on the street just listened for a moment and then walked in a hurry.
People didn't know who the man who was being escorted up was. At this moment, Yeon Gaesumun's beard and hair were messy.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In addition to Yeon Gaesumun, the people who were taken from Goguryeo to Chang'an were also the King of Goguryeo.
The only person who came to see Yeon Gaesomun beheaded today was the King of Goguryeo. He had been waiting here early in the morning, waiting for the day when Yeon Gaesomun would die.
The King of Goguryeo, who had always been dull and taciturn, finally smiled when he saw Yeon Gaesumun's embarrassed look.
The original King of Goguryeo was less than thirty years old, but during these days in Chang'an City, this King of Goguryeo had a lot of gray hair.
Yeon Gaesomun yelled and cursed at the King of Goguryeo in Goguryeo dialect.
Until the swordsman swung the sword down, Yeon Gae Suwen's head fell to the ground.
The King of Goguryeo kept kowtowing to the Zhuque Gate and shouted loudly to thank God Khan.
No one will sympathize with the King of Goguryeo, and no one will feel that Yeon Gaesoo's death is a pity.
Not far from the execution ground, Li Chongyi, the Minister of Rites, watched from a distance as the heads on the execution platform were taken away by officials.
Li Chongyi is considered the most leisurely person in the Ministry of Rites. He is a descendant of the clan, and his father is the king of Hejian County. He is treated politely by everyone in the Ministry of Rites.
Songtsen Gampo had the opportunity to get close, but although Li Chongyi was the minister of the Ministry of Rites, he was not very clear about the current measures of the Ministry of Rites.
Now Li Chongyi frowned as he watched the King of Goguryeo's actions.
Songtsen Gampo then asked: "Does Yuengaisuwen have to die?"
Li Chongyi, who was over 20 years old, regained his free and easy smile. He explained: "If Yeon Gaesomun is not dead, how will the Tang Dynasty govern Goguryeo in the future, and how will it discuss Baekje and Silla? After his death, his
The heads will be sent to Goguryeo to show to the people of Goguryeo."
Songtsen Gampo felt a sense of sadness in his heart, "After the chaos, someone will die."