Tanabata Diva Concert: Happy Breakup

Time is like sand that cannot be grasped, slipping away quietly through fingers.

During this time, Zheng Zhengjin had figured out the bathing pattern of the young widow in Changlefang.

But with the arrival of winter, it started to become irregular.

At this moment in the villa, Zheng Liwan and others simply did not want to get up. Although they had thermal underwear and thermal pants, they still felt as if they were trapped in the bed.

Zheng Zhengjin sighed and said, "I hope this heavy snow will cause fewer people to be affected."

Li Leyan said with gentle eyes: "My husband is kind-hearted. You have done a good job. If it weren't for the kang and cotton clothes you developed, I don't know how many people would have suffered from the disaster."

"Yes, Liwan and I went to East Market yesterday. There were so few people there. The weather was too cold." Yu Youwei snuggled in the bed, hugging Zheng Liwan, and said gently.

In fact, there is air conditioning in the villa, but the girls are not used to it. They only turn it on when they are making love. After all, it is not easy to catch a cold that way.

Zheng Zhengjin put on his clothes, stood up, walked to the bed, opened the curtains a little, and looked at the vast expanse of white outside. One can imagine how heavy the snow was.

The ground was already covered with about ten centimeters of snow.

Zheng Zhengjin came to the bedside, kissed his wives affectionately, and said gently: "I will ask Caidie, Yutou, Digua and others to come and accompany you later. I have to arrange for Zhang San to deal with some things."

The girls all hummed sleepily.

Zheng Zhengjin came to the rooms of the three maids and told them that they would be in the villa today and they could just go to the kitchen and bring back lunch.

Sweet potato, taro, and colorful butterflies all nodded in agreement.

Zheng Zhengjin left the villa.
He was wearing very simple clothes, but he was not cold at all. After all, his body temperature was not affected by the weather outside.

After finding Zhang San, Zheng Zhengjin said, "Housekeeper, arrange for a few smart people to go up to the house and sweep the snow."

"Ah?" Zhang San was a little confused, thinking, won't the snow melt as long as the temperature warms up?
"What? I asked you to arrange some careful guys to go to the roof and sweep the snow." You should know that there is more than ten centimeters of snow on the roof at this moment. If there is another heavy snowfall tonight, although the house in the palace can withstand it, Zheng Zhengjin's behavior of asking Zhang San to arrange people is for outsiders to learn.

"Okay, okay, I'll arrange it right away." Zhang San left immediately after hearing that. At this moment, he was wearing a cotton-padded jacket produced by the cotton-padded jacket workshop of the Ministry of Industry. And not only him, but everyone in the palace had a cotton-padded jacket.

The price of cotton-padded clothes was rough, not cheap, but not expensive either. Even commoners could go to many shops in Chang'an City with their household registration and buy them.

A family can only buy three pieces. If they want to buy more than one piece, they have to see if they are smart enough. Also, they want to rob the poor people who have bought cotton clothes. Those who carry out the action will be violently and forcibly suppressed. They deserve it for daring to do so.

The person who enforced the law was Gongsun Jin from the Dali Temple. He was an honest official, but he had one thing in common: he was very straightforward and would not stop until he got to the bottom of the matter. The same was true when trying a case. He would get to the bottom of everything.

However, the people seeking death this time were not the sons of the rich and powerful, but the ruffians who wanted to get something for nothing all day long.

The incident of Feng Deyi's family being exterminated served as a warning to these powerful and wealthy children.

At this moment, the residents of Xicheng District are huddled in their homes, with coal stoves burning and kangs warm. They are huddled in their beds and say, "Oh, this winter is really good. We have stoves and kangs, and we have three cotton-padded clothes. It's so comfortable."

"Yeah, it shouldn't be freezing to death this winter."

"It snowed really heavily this year, but don't worry. When His Majesty issued the decree, I reinforced our house the next day. When His Majesty promoted the use of kangs, I was the first to respond. It seems that His Majesty really cares about us, the people."

"Yes, Your Majesty has done a great job. At least we don't have to freeze to death in this winter. If it were as cold as in previous years, I don't know how many people would have frozen to death."

Then I heard someone outside shouting, "If you are bored at home and have quick hands and feet, you can go up to the roof and sweep the snow."

The people in the room immediately brightened up, and they put on their cotton clothes and began to respond to the call from the person outside.

In the evening, heavy snow began to fall from the sky again.

Zheng Zhengjin was in the villa, looking at the heavy snow, thinking that he should go to court tomorrow. Once the heavy snow was over, it would be the first year of Zhenguan, and a brand new era would begin.

night,

Late at night, some houses of the people who did not respond to Li Shimin's call to reinforce their houses could not bear the weight of the heavy snow. Some of them had big holes in them, and some collapsed.

On the second day,
Naturally, Li Shimin delayed the time of the morning court session a lot.

Zheng Zhengjin took out two long wooden boards downstairs of the villa, then stepped on them. Holding the pole with both hands, he pushed back and his body shot out instantly.

Zheng Zhengjin was using a sled.

Changlefang was originally very close to the imperial palace, and the ministers were also very close to this place.

So when Zheng Zhengjin came on his sled, the sky was already bright.
Zheng Zhengjin's appearance almost made everyone scream out in surprise, "Wow, Prince, what the hell is this thing of yours? It's so fast."

Li Jing asked curiously, "Your Highness Prince Xian, can we go to the restaurant for a chat after the court is adjourned?" He looked at the sled under Zheng Zhengjin's feet with shining eyes. It was actually much faster than his horse.

Zheng Zhengjin raised his little face and said, "Well, it just so happens that I haven't met you for a long time."

Cheng Yaojin said, "Well, Prince Xian, can you let me, Old Cheng, play with your mount?" Cheng Yaojin rubbed his hands and looked at the sled as if he were looking at a naked beauty, his eyes shining green.

Zheng Zhengjin explained with a smile: "This is called a sled. It's a tool specially designed for walking on the snow. It's also very easy to operate. Let me show you how to use it." After that, Zheng Zhengjin gently pushed it with the pole, and it went out a long distance at high speed, leaving only two shallow traces on the snow.

After Zheng Zhengjin came back, he took down the sled, helped Cheng Yaojin put it on, and then reminded him: "You are just a beginner, so don't go too fast. Otherwise, if something happens, you won't be able to bear it."

Under the envious gaze of his ministers, Cheng Yaojin took the pole from Zheng Zhengjin's hand, pushed backwards, lost his balance, and immediately fell on his back on the snow. Fortunately, the snow was thick, otherwise, Cheng Yaojin might have been the first person in the Tang Dynasty to die from playing in the snow.

His funny actions naturally caused laughter from the ministers.

Cheng Yaojin stood up carelessly, "Fuck it, is this thing so difficult to walk?"

Zheng Zhengjin felt that Cheng Yaojin was truly a talent. You were sledding straight, so you were sure you were not joking with him.

Then Zheng Zhengjin said to Cheng Yaojin: "General Cheng, you should do this, this, and this."

Then Cheng Yaojin followed suit, and not to mention that he looked quite good.

The Minister of Works Duan Lun looked at Zheng Zhengjin with light in his eyes, thinking in his heart: "What kind of treasure does this man have?" The others were also very shocked.

This sled doesn't use horses, but it can run so fast.

Cheng Yaojin was having a blast later, but he was not familiar with turning. He rushed towards Zhang Xuansu with his bear-like body.

"Zhang Xuansu, that bitch, get out of the way, get out of the way." Then Cheng Yaojin pressed Zhang Xuansu into the snow.

Everyone was a little shocked.
Cheng Yaojin was not interested in these scholars to begin with. After he stood up, he did not apologize but started to scold Zhang Xuansu: "Zhang Xuansu, are you mentally ill? Ah? I told you to get out of the way, get out of the way, why didn't you listen?"

Zhang Xuansu was so angry that his eyes were almost blurry. He was helped up from the snow by the others. He snorted coldly: "How disrespectful. You are a crude warrior."

Zheng Zhengjin stared at Zhang Xuansu in amazement, and said with a smile: "Haha, Lao Zhang, you are really powerful. You directly scolded all the generals of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Dao Zong passed by Zhang Xuan Su with a cold face.

"King Rencheng, please listen to my excuse..."

Li Xiaogong passed by Zhang Xuansu with a gloomy face.
"Prince of Hejian, please listen to my explanation."

When Li Jing passed by Zhang Xuansu, the aura of the god of war leaked out, and Zhang Xuansu's heart slowed down.

Yuchi Gong, Qin Qiong, Hou Junji and others all grinned when they appeared beside Zhang Xuansu.

But when he saw this smile, Zhang Xuansu had a bad feeling in his heart.

Du Zhenglun shook his head and said to Zhang Xuansu, "Hey, Lao Zhang, you have offended the entire military group. You should be careful when you return home from court. Don't let anyone put you in a sack."

The civil officials all looked at Zhang Xuansu with pity, thinking, "Old Zhang, you are really brave. Generally speaking, you probably won't be able to escape a beating. I just hope the other party will be gentle."

Everyone went to court.

Li Shimin sat on the dragon throne, looking down at the people below. When he saw a man in a dragon robe behind Li Xiaogong, he thought, "Haha, this guy is here too. It's really interesting."

"If you have something to report, please stand up. If you don't, please dismiss the court." Wang De shouted.

The Minister of the Dali Temple, Gongsun Jin, immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it has been snowing heavily in the past two days. Last night, several houses in Chang'an collapsed due to the heavy weight. One person died and several were injured. News from outside Chang'an has not yet been reported."

Li Shimin asked, "Gongsun Jin, have the collapsed buildings that could not bear the weight been reinforced?"

Gongsun Jin shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, those families said that they had lived like this in previous years, and this year they had cotton-padded clothes and heated beds, so they thought they would have no problem getting through the winter. However, they never expected that the snow would be so heavy that it crushed their houses."

Li Shimin immediately cursed: "This group of idiots are simply stubborn and unrepentant." He had previously issued an imperial decree asking everyone to reinforce the house, but now they are not obeying, which is simply an unforgivable crime.

"Fortunately, there aren't many people here, otherwise, it would be really difficult to handle."

"Yes, if we had listened to His Majesty's order and reinforced the house, we would have been able to spend this winter safely."

"Yeah, it's a way to kill yourself."

"Alas, if you don't listen to your majesty, you will suffer the consequences."

"Luckily there aren't that many people. Compared to previous years with such a heavy snowstorm this year, the few people affected deserved it."

"This is a great achievement. I wonder how His Majesty will reward the Prince."

"I guess there's no reward."

"what?"

"How can I reward him when he has already been crowned king?"

"Oh, you are right. It is impossible for another Tiance General to come."

"Prince Xian, tell me, you have made such a great contribution this time, how should I reward you?" Li Shimin was also a little tired. Damn, it was really difficult to reward such a great contribution.

Zheng Zhengjin stood up and said, "Your Majesty, all this is for the people of the Tang Dynasty."

"What are you doing in court today?" Li Shimin asked.

Zheng Zhengjin asked, "I heard that Your Majesty intends to reopen the imperial examination?"

Li Shimin and his ministers had been discussing the matter of reopening the imperial examinations for nearly a month, but they still had not reached a conclusion.

Li Shimin was thinking, wow, wow, I've been arguing about this matter for almost a month. Even an ant could crawl from the palace to Prince Xian's mansion and make a sound, but this kid just found out about it.

"I do have this plan. Do you have any suggestions?" Li Shimin wanted to say to Zheng Zhengjin, "You kid please don't object."

"Your Majesty, I strongly support the imperial examinations for those from poor families. Of course, I suggest that Your Majesty allow women to take the imperial examinations as well." When Zheng Zhengjin said this, the entire court, including Li Shimin, thought they had heard it wrong.

Du Zhenglun stood up. He was now the prince's teacher and considered himself a great scholar. He looked at Zheng Zhengjin with disdain and said, "Prince Xian, what a ridiculous thing you said. Ancient books say that only women and villains are difficult to raise..." Before he finished speaking, Zheng Zhengjin kicked him to the ground and said to Li Shimin with a serious face
"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Du Zhenglun. He is ungrateful and has even misunderstood the meaning of Confucianism. How can such a person be qualified to teach and educate people? I think he is misleading the students."

"Your Majesty, what Du Zhenglun said is that only women and villains are difficult to raise. I would like to ask, is Du Zhenglun's mother a woman? Is his daughter-in-law a woman? Is he a woman? He has been raised by women since he was a child, but he still looks down on women. How can I describe such a person? He is the kind of person who eats with a bowl in his hand and curses his mother when he puts the bowl down. How dare such a person call himself a scholar? Pah.

He looks down on women all day long. Princess Pingyang Zhao was as brave as any man. Although this hero has passed away, her deeds will be passed down through the ages and will be remembered forever. She will definitely not be like you, Du Zhenglun, who will be unacceptable when people mention her in the future.

In addition, I would like to ask Mr. Kong Yingda today, what does it mean that only women and villains are difficult to raise? "

In fact, all the generals admired Princess Pingyang Zhao very much. After all, she was a heroine who led the army to fight in troubled times as a woman.

But when they saw Zheng Zhengjin's state, it seemed a bit reckless. Before Du Zhenglun could finish his words, he was kicked to the ground by King Xian, and now they are still in a daze.

Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was already stunned. He wondered what was going on. Why was force actually used in the court?

Li Jing looked at Zheng Zhengjin meaningfully. He felt that this idle prince was more and more interesting.
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(End of this chapter)