Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The festive atmosphere started on the 30th and continued to the 15th of the first lunar month.
The appearance of the ice lanterns everywhere made the people of the surrounding countries feel the brilliance of the Great Tang once again.
More people paid attention to the light bulb, wanting to understand why it lit up, especially Xin Luo and Japan. These two countries were temporarily not under the command of the Great Tang, so they were a little ambitious. What they wanted to know the most was whether this light bulb would be used in war and what it would look like when it was used.
Li Longji naturally couldn't tell them. Even if he wanted to tell them, they wouldn't understand. This light bulb was made by the Zhang Family and Wang Family, and the palace was also using it. However, they only knew how and didn't know why.
Zu Zan asked for a set and returned to his courtyard in the capital. He planned to return to Tubo after the 2nd of February. During this period of time, he could learn more about new things and see which one could be used in Tubo.
Princess Jincheng still helped to inquire about information, but instead of looking for the enemy of the Zhang Family and Wang Family, she changed to looking for something good to help Tubo.
The first thing she found was a washing machine. There was also a small river that didn't flow too fast in Zu Zan's courtyard. It was a place for entertainment.
After putting it up and seeing that it couldn't move, she found Zhang Xiaobao and changed it to a wind-powered one with the help of the craftsmen. Ignoring the cold weather, she poured water for the washing machine in the courtyard and threw the clothes in. Then, she added the 'washing powder' provided by the Zhang Family and Wang Family and watched the washing machine spin.
Zu Zan looked at the washing machine curiously and then looked at the light bulb. "Aren't these the same thing? They are both blown by the wind. Why can one light up to replace candles, and the other can wash clothes? "
How would Princess Jincheng know? Hearing Zu Zan's words, she shook her head and said, "Zan Pu, this should be the benefits of the industrial system that Xiao Bao and Cuckoo mentioned. Now, it can only be used by the rich and powerful. Where there is still a need for wind or rivers, in a few years, ordinary people will be able to use it too."
"Yes, just like that marsh gas, the people of the Great Tang will be more and more comfortable in the future." Zu Zan sighed.
Right now, he no longer cared about anything else. He only hoped that after Tubo joined the Great Tang, the people of Tubo would be able to receive the same benefits as the people of the Great Tang. His original ambition had been completely crushed by reality.
Princess Jincheng didn't know what Zu Zan Chi was thinking. Seeing so many good things, she said to Zu Zan Chi with a worried expression, "Zan Pu, does Tubo still want to be enemies with Great Tang? I wonder how the Turks are doing. Commissioner Que isn't someone who gives up so easily. "
"So what if he doesn't? Could he withstand the bombardment of the Great Tang's artillery? Could he stop the hot air balloons and gliders in the sky? Those two things flying in the sky can throw cannonball-like things down. They are the grenades, the weapons that blew up many of our Tubo people. "
Zu Zan Chi seemed to want to stand on the side of the Great Tang. It also seemed like he wanted to find a reason for his compromise. If the Turks dared to not agree to Li Longji's request and started a war with the Great Tang, he would be able to comfort himself. It wasn't that he wasn't capable, it was that the Great Tang was too powerful.
He couldn't return to the capital yet, but Tuyu also thought the same. He was very clear that even if Li Longji had the initiative now, he wouldn't let him return to the Song Mo Commander-In-Chief's Manor immediately. When the Heishui Commander-In-Chief's Manor was taken down and the army turned around, that would be the time for him to return.
At that time, even if he was the reincarnation of Chu Bawang, he wouldn't be able to turn the situation around. More importantly, it would depend on the reaction of the Turks. If the Turks still wanted to fight, he couldn't return either. He was afraid that he would throw himself into the arms of the Turks.
"Sigh! Actually, there's no need to do this. I've had enough. I don't want to cause any more trouble. "Tuyu thought about it and said sullenly.
*****
After the new year, Zhang Zhong 'unquestionably' entered the Ministry of Works and took up the position of Minister of Shangshu.
It turned out that the other people in the Ministry of Works didn't move. Some of these people didn't have any achievements. No matter what, they wouldn't be able to become Minister of Shangshu. Whoever was willing to take up the position would take it.
Some of them had built good relations with the previous Minister of Shangshu. Just as they were thinking of taking a step forward in the new year, the person who had received benefits from them was gone. Instead, it was someone they weren't familiar with, or rather, someone they had never dealt with before. Naturally, they were very unhappy.
Fan Yu was one of the people who was unhappy. As the registrar of the Ministry of Works, he thought that he would be able to advance further this year. In the end, when he saw Zhang Zhong, who had been a high-ranking official in Luoyang, come to the capital, he couldn't sleep well for several days.
Fan Yu knew Zhang Zhong's identity. He also knew that his son was Zhang Xiaobao and his daughter-in-law was Wang Juan. But so what? Could it be that everything in the Great Tang was decided by them?
What did Zhang Zhong do to deserve the position of Minister of Shangshu? Did you know what the Ministry of Works did? Others had to learn step by step and work hard. What right did you have to change your position just because you had a formidable son?
Fan Yu had an aura of someone who could be killed but not humiliated. The more he looked at Zhang Zhong, the more he found him to be an eyesore. Even though Zhang Zhong had treated him to a meal at Savant's Restaurant and promised that as long as he did a good job, he would be able to receive good things from the Zhang Clan and Wang Clan in the future.
'Savant's Restaurant's food and wine are good, but that isn't a reason for me, Fan Yu, to bend my knees. No, no matter what, I can't let him have an easy time. Does he know the importance of a secretary?'
After eating his fill, Fan Yu returned to the office of the Ministry of Works. He brewed a pot of Maojian tea that Zhang Zhong had specially provided for him today and started to think about how he could create trouble for Zhang Zhong.
The secretary was naturally in charge of a part of the account books. There were records of the finances of the Ministry of Works, as well as the inventory and consumption of various items.
Thus, Fan Yu set her sights on this. When the time came, Zhang Zhong wouldn't be able to know exactly how much money the Ministry of Works had left. He wouldn't know how many items they had in stock. Fan Yu dug out the accounts one by one and started messing them up.
Of course, he had marked down all the areas that he messed up so that he wouldn't be confused when he needed the real data.
In the end, when Zhang Zhong was checking on the various matters in various places in the afternoon, he was confused by a few accounts. Whenever he asked, Fan Yu would push all the blame to the previous one, saying that this was what she had done in the past and that it had been passed.
"That's not right? Didn't the Ministry of Works have 16,500 strings of coins in its account books? Why is there only 4,000 strings of coins left? Where did the money go? "
When Zhang Zhong saw the final number of the account books, he was puzzled. He turned his head and asked Fan Yu.
Fan Yu had a puzzled look on her face. She meant that she didn't know either.
Zhang Zhong thought for a while and nodded. "Alright, let's leave it at that for now. We'll talk about it tomorrow. It's already late today, so go back first. Bring the things I gave you back earlier. In the future, when the Ministry of Works produces better products, there will be other benefits too."
"En." Fan Yu replied and didn't say anything else. She packed up and left with the things Zhang Zhong gave her.
"A person's heart is never satisfied." Zhang Zhong put down the account books and sighed. He understood everything. Originally, he wanted to get along well with his subordinates and help his son build up the industrial system bit by bit. He didn't want to start dealing with people right away. But in the end, things turned out like this.
Zhang Zhong, who had let his subordinates get off work earlier, wasn't afraid that someone would impeach him because of this matter. He also packed up. He didn't plan to work today and wanted everyone to familiarize themselves with each other. Later on, he would find someone to check the background of everyone in the Ministry of Works. He had to record down who was in each family.
He even had to record their parents' birthdays. He was concerned about his subordinates. He had done this many times in the past, and the results were pretty good.
After returning to Savant's Restaurant, Zhang Zhong casually told his son about this matter during dinner. He didn't need his son to help him deal with a Registrar Official. He could do it himself. It wasn't like he hadn't done it before.
The reason why Zhang Xiaobao hadn't returned to Jili Province yet was because he was worried that his father's position wouldn't be good. He was afraid that his father's heart would soften. He wanted to wait for his father to settle the matters in the Ministry of Works before leaving. He estimated that it would take about half a month.
When he heard his father talking about Fan Yu, he nodded and didn't say anything. She was just a small character, so there was no need to care too much about her. It would be easy for his father to deal with her.
At night, he casually chatted with his family for a while before returning to his room to sleep.
Who knew that the next morning, right after Zhang Zhong left, Xiao Bei and her team followed him out. Her angry expression made those who knew her know that someone was going to be unlucky.
"Brother, when the time comes, you have to take a good look at the account books and find out what's wrong so that I can teach him a lesson. He actually dared to play tricks on my father and bully the Zhang family?"
On the way to the Ministry of Works, Xiao Bei's eyes widened as she discussed with Xiao Hai.
Xiao Hai nodded. For the past half a year, he was the one who did most of the accounts. Now, he could still do the accounts that weren't too complicated and didn't make any mistakes. If he couldn't do it, he would ask his brother and sister. With the difficulty of the accounts that his brother and sister were doing, it shouldn't be difficult to deal with the accounts of the Ministry of Works.
Xiao Yuan and the others were also very excited. They could finally open for business again. It wasn't easy to meet one during normal times. They didn't expect that they would be able to continuously have business before and after the New Year.
Zhang Zhong still didn't know that his son and nephew had come to help. He smoothly entered the Ministry of Works. The gatekeepers also got some benefits and didn't make things difficult for him like Fan Yu. He didn't dare to do anything like Fan Yu.
Right after Zhang Zhong entered, Xiao Bei and the others arrived. They got off the carriage and walked straight in. The 100 children formed a team of guards and stood in a square formation to protect them.
The gatekeepers of the Ministry of Works really didn't know who Xiao Bei was. If it was the guards of Xingqing Palace, they definitely wouldn't stop them. Instead, they would quickly go in and report to the emperor. Xiao Bei was now able to walk freely in the palace. He could go anywhere.
"Whose child is this? Where are the adults? This is an important place in the Ministry of Works. You can't enter. "The gatekeepers blocked Xiao Bei and tried to persuade him.
Xiao Bei didn't bully them. He took out a token and waved it in front of the gatekeepers. "I'm Zhang Xiao Bei. My brother is Zhang Xiaobao. Today, I'm here to find trouble with the secretary of the Ministry of Works, Fan Yu. If you're not with him, then move aside. If you're with him …"
"So it's Lord Zhang. Please come in. Do you need me to help report your arrival?" The gatekeepers finally knew what the legendary Xiao Bei looked like.
He quickly moved aside. He didn't believe that anyone would dare to impersonate Xiao Bei. Moreover, the nine children were all here. That kind of aura of being pampered was not something that an ordinary person could fake. In addition, there were also a hundred guards. As for whether the token was real or fake, he didn't see it clearly.
Seeing Xiao Bei and the others walk in, the gatekeepers started to mourn for Fan Yu.
He knew who Fan Yu was. She was the secretary of the Ministry of Works. It seemed that she was looking for trouble with the newcomer, Zhang Zhong. He already said that the old man had come out after beating the young one. Now that the old man hadn't done anything, the young one had already rushed forward.
Zhang Zhong didn't directly look for Fan Yu. He planned to arrange his work for today first. He first went to his office and waited for the morning assembly. The sky was about to brighten. He needed to stay in his office to keep warm so that he wouldn't catch a cold.
Fan Yu naturally didn't have the qualifications to attend the assembly. She was a fifth rank official, so she came a little late. She just arrived a little later than Zhang Zhong. She had already prepared her speech and was just waiting for Zhang Zhong to come and find trouble.
In the end, Zhang Zhong didn't come. Instead, it was Xiao Bei and the others who got lost and only found the place after a long time.
When Xiao Bei and the others entered the room, everyone who was working in the room stopped what they were doing and looked at the group of children in confusion. Where did this group of children come from?
"Who is Fan Yu? You're the secretary of the Ministry of Works?" Xiao Bei looked around and asked.
"Who are you?" Fan Yu frowned and asked in return when she saw that someone was asking her by name.
Xiao Bei looked at the person who spoke. "It seems that you are the secretary. Left and right, where are you? Take her down."
"Understood." As Xiao Bei's voice fell, a chorus of voices rang out from outside. Then, over twenty children rushed in. Under Xiao Bei's instructions, they ran toward Fan Yu and before Fan Yu could figure out what was going on, she was already on the ground.
She was handcuffed and pressed down on him. He tried a few times and was finally pinned down.
While the others were puzzled and didn't know how to react, Xiao Bei clasped his hands behind his back and slowly said, "This official is a physician and only knows about the matters of the Supreme Court. This official suspects that Fan Yu is bullying his superiors and tampering with the accounts. Does anyone have anything to say?"
The moment Xiaobei mentioned his official position, the people from the Ministry of Works immediately knew who he was. Why was this legendary little ancestor here? And he even captured Fan Yu?
It was over. They didn't know how Fan Yu had offended someone and offended them. Not to mention that they had evidence, even if they didn't say anything, who in the Ministry of Works didn't give them some benefits? They didn't even investigate. Everyone knew that. Moreover, those benefits weren't worth much. If they really investigated, it wouldn't be worth it. Even the Emperor wouldn't care. It would just be a smile.
But today, Fan Yu was being targeted by Zhang Xiao Bei. This wasn't the case. Everything must be investigated and strictly investigated. From the looks of it, who did he offend? Oh ~! So that was the case. Fan Yu had offended Minister Zhang.
Fan Yu was still not convinced and continued to struggle. "You said that I did, and I did? What evidence do you have? Even if I did, you can't arrest me. There needs to be a joint trial. "
"Che, are you bullying me because I don't know? There needs to be a joint trial. If I arrest you, can't the Supreme Court arrest you? Today, I'll give you a joint trial. You don't usually have the chance to attend court, right? I'll give you a chance. Take him away. I'll go and talk to Uncle Emperor. My father has just arrived and someone wants to bully him. How can I let this go? "
With Xiao Bei's words, Fan Yu was forced to Hanyuan Palace Hall by Xiao Bei and the others without anyone interceding.
At this time, the morning court session had already started. All the officials of the fifth rank and above had come here to stand in line. Zhang Zhong also stood slightly at the front, waiting for the discussion. After the morning court session, he probably had to meet with the Emperor for a small meeting.
Li Longji rushed over in his carriage. Just as he sat down and before he could say anything, he saw over a hundred people rushing in. There was even a person being carried. When he took a closer look, it was actually a child. He recognized the person in the lead, Zhang Xiao Bei.
Because of Xiao Bei's appearance, Li Longji could no longer keep a straight face. He didn't know what was wrong with Xiao Bei. This was the first time that he came at such a time. He coughed and asked, "Official Zhang, why did you come to court today?"
All the officials turned their heads to look. When they heard the Emperor's words and saw the angry Xiao Bei, they wanted to laugh but held it in.
Zhang Zhong also saw his daughter and saw Fan Yu being carried by people. He immediately understood what had happened. His daughter must have remembered what he said during dinner yesterday and went to find trouble with Fan Yu in the morning.
Helplessly shaking his head, Zhang Zhong shouted at Xiao Bei, "Xiao Bei, what are you doing? Why aren't you withdrawing? "
Xiao Bei didn't care about what his father said. He raised his head and said to Zhang Zhong, "Minister Zhang, this official is the Imperial Censor and also the High Commissioner of the Supreme Court. I have the responsibility to supervise all the officials. I hope that Minister Zhang will not overstep his authority."
After speaking to his father, Xiao Bei didn't look at his father's glare and turned to Li Longji, "Your Majesty, this official has just found out that the Registrar of the Ministry of Works, Fan Yu, is acting improperly and the accounts are unclear. This official requests for a joint investigation."
The officials were stunned. They didn't expect that Xiao Bei would directly arrest Fan Yu and bring her to the palace hall. From the meaning of his words, it seemed that Fan Yu had offended Zhang Zhong.
Many people looked at Zhang Zhong. It would be a lie if they said that they weren't jealous. Look at his children. Their father didn't even need to do anything himself and a bunch of brats would do it for him.
Li Longji was stunned for a moment. After pondering for a moment, he immediately understood. This Registrar of the Ministry of Works called Fan Yu saw that Zhang Zhong was young and was new to the Ministry of Works. She wanted to find trouble for him. Zhang Zhong should have mentioned this to Xiao Bao when he went back. In the end, Xiao Bei heard it and chased after her to arrest her.
Li Longji looked at Fan Yu from afar. If Xiao Bei hadn't caught her, he wouldn't have known who Fan Yu was.
Seeing that Fan Yu was still struggling, Li Longji's expression sank. Without a good industrial system, there wouldn't be good weapons. Without good weapons, there wouldn't be any way to intercept a missile. What was Fan Yu trying to do?
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