After the court session, the officials left Daxing Palace.
Du Kefa, the Minister of Personnel, Gao Shilian, the Secretary Supervisor, Wei Zheng, and the others agreed to leave. They drank a few glasses of wine in Gao Shilian's residence before leaving.
In the court today, Du Kefa's authority as the Minister of Personnel had surpassed that of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Revenue. He was second to none among the three provinces and six ministries!
In particular, the position of supervisor could almost rival that of the Left and Right Prime Ministers.
……
After the capital governor Duan Renfu left the court, he headed to Zhangsun Shunde's residence.
Although Zhangsun Shunde's authority and rank in the court were far inferior to Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, he was still an elder of the Zhangsun Clan and the uncle of Zhangsun Wuji. In the court, the only person Duan Renfu could ask for help was Zhangsun Shunde.
In Zhangsun Shunde's mansion.
Duan Renfu stood cautiously in front of Zhangsun Shunde. Zhangsun Shunde frowned.
"What do you want me to do? How am I supposed to speak? I have no relationship with Du Kefa of the Supreme Court…"
" Teacher, save me, save me…"
Zhangsun Shunde glared at Duan Renfu and reprimanded,""Don't you know that the Imperial Physician Department has a wide network of doctors? He wondered which imperial physician had treated which princess or duke, and which imperial physician had already been escorted to the Supreme Court?”
"Teacher, the Supreme Court has already been mentioned…"
" I will try my best to help you with this matter, but it's hard to say if I can help you…"
After Duan Renfu heard Zhangsun Shunde's words, he cried tears of joy."" Thank you, teacher, thank you…"
In Duan Renfu's opinion, the Supreme Court Official Du Kefa was a high and mighty figure. He didn't dare to face the Supreme Court Official, but if his teacher spoke, the Supreme Court Official would at least give him some face. After all, his teacher was also an important official in the court.
……
The next few days were calm and peaceful.
The court meetings of the Great Tang were not held every day. Instead, they were organized according to the lunar calendar. The first day, the third day, the seventh day, the ninth day, the thirteenth day, the seventeenth day, the twentieth day, the twenty-second day, the twenty-fifth day, the thirtieth day…
There were only ten days of morning court every month. The rest of the time, they were dealing with government affairs in their respective government offices.
If there is an urgent matter to report, then kowtow to the palace gate to meet the emperor.
……
Supreme Court.
Deputy Duan of the Supreme Court was still investigating the Jiang He case. Du Ke was playing with a Luban lock in the main hall.
This Luban Lock was a novel item that Princess Changle had obtained by chance. Since she couldn't undo it, she handed it to Du Kefa, hoping that he would undo it.
It was an exquisite Luban lock made of wood.
The Luban lock was exquisitely made, and all the squares were the same size. The square looked like it had been polished by hand. Its surface was smooth without a single bit of burring. It was also covered with a layer of wax, so there was no resistance when it was rotated.
"When I have a child with Changle, I'll use this thing as an educational toy.”
Du Kefa casually put Lu Bansuo in his arms and then stood up to stretch his body.
The affairs of the Court of Judicial Review were handled by the Left and Right Ministers, so he did not have much to do.
In the morning, he had been revising the laws of the Great Tang, and his mind was in a daze.
At this moment, he just wanted to go out and take a walk.
"It's been a few days since I went to the farm to see my precious crops.”
Du Kefa then led his horse out of the city and headed straight for the farm.
When they arrived at the farm, the old farmer greeted them with a smile and told Dukefa that the crops and vegetables were growing well.
"Oh right, sir, a strange Taoist priest has been coming to the village these days. He has been watching our waterwheel. Once, he even climbed onto the rotating waterwheel and didn't fall off. I chased him away a few times, but I couldn't get rid of him.”
Strange Taoist priest? Du Kefa was curious.
"It's fine. As long as he doesn't damage the waterwheel, he can watch as he pleases.”
Under the lead of the farmers, Dukefa walked around the farm. The crops were growing well and were green. There was no doubt that these crops would be plentiful this year.
"Milord, what crops are these? Why have I never seen them before?”
"Haha, it's normal that you haven't seen it. These are foreign crops that I bought from Hu City. With these crops, the people would no longer be forced by hunger.”
The subordinate was skeptical and carefully examined these plants that he had never seen before.
The vegetables in the field were also growing well. Small flowers were blooming and bees were flying around.
Du Kefa estimated that the vegetables would mature in another month.
In the farmhouse, the newly built ditches gurgled with water, watering the farmland that brought new hope and a new future to the Great Tang.
"Let's go and take a look at the waterwheel and that strange Taoist priest.”
Du Kefa and the other two followed the ditch to the Wei River. Soon, they saw the tall waterwheel by the river turning rapidly, and barrels of fresh water were being drawn into the ditch on the shore.
Beside the water carriage, a Taoist priest stared at the train, ignoring Du Keren and the other two who were approaching.
"Old man, I promise not to touch this waterwheel.”
"Young Master, it's this Daoist."
Du Kefa stared at the Taoist priest, his eyes revealing a strange and surprised expression.
Young Master? The Taoist priest turned around and sized up Du Kefa and the Supreme Court's Qing Shaoqing. After a few glances, he turned to look at the waterwheel, as if the waterwheel was of a higher status than Du Kefa.
The clothes the Taoist priest was wearing were very strange. They looked like Taoist robes and official robes. They were neither fish nor fish. A long sword hung on his left waist, and a glossy gourd was held on his right waist. The luster of the gourd, which he had used every day, flickered under the sun.
It was a wine gourd.
What made Du Kefa curious wasn't the Taoist priest's attire, but his name.
Du Kefa used his Wisdom Eye to identify the Taoist priest.
Li chunfeng
[Strength: 90]
[Stamina: 90]
[Strength: 100]
[Intelligence: 90]
Military Strategy: 70
[Power: 60]
Du Kefa was familiar with the history of the Great Tang. He knew about Li Chunfeng's experiences and knew that he was related to the famous Tui Bei Tu.
Li Chunfeng was proficient in history and had written the Book of Jin. He was also proficient in astronomy and calendar and had modified the armillary sphere.
Even if Du Kefa didn't know about history, just from Li Chunfeng's attributes, he was still a rare talent.
Strength 90, combat strength 100, this was already considered an expert, and his intelligence was also high.
It was just that his military strategy and political tactics were not good. However, from Li Chunfeng's official and Daoist attire, it was obvious that he was not very interested in being an official.
Calming down his emotions and concealing the surprise in his eyes, Du Kefa cupped his hands at Li Chunfeng's back and said,""I am Du Kefa. May I know the name of the Daoist priest?”
Upon hearing Du Kefa's name, Li Chunfeng continued to stare at the waterwheel as if he didn't know who Du Kefa was. It was as if he didn't live in Chang 'an.
Du Kefa was the most popular person in Chang 'an. Everyone in Chang' an knew him. Even a three-year-old child was scared by his parents when he cried."If you cry again, I'll send you to the Supreme Court and let Lord Du Kefa punish you.”
Li Chunfeng was an official and had lived in Chang 'an for a long time. Of course, he had heard of Du Kefa's name. Moreover, he had been in this manor for a few days. Why didn't he know the owner of the manor, Du Fuma?
However, even though he knew Du Kefa's identity, Li Chunfeng didn't panic and remained calm.
"I am Li Chunfeng, Daoist name Huang Guanzi.”
Du Kefa admired Li Chunfeng's aloof attitude.
"So you are Taoist Huang Guanzi. From your clothes, you seem to be an official. I don't know what official he is now and where he lives.”
"I am an official of the Imperial Historian Bureau. I have no fixed residence and I live everywhere. I like to stay in restaurants at night and drink.”
No fixed residence? In other words, he had no home in Chang 'an. A glimmer of light shone in Du Kefa's eyes.
The Bureau of Imperial History was the place where history books were compiled. Shi Lang was only a small official, from the seventh grade.
With Li Chunfeng's intelligence, the position of a Rank-7 official was too low and could not be put in an important position.
However, Du Kefa felt that Li Chunfeng liked not being put in an important position and could wander around Chang 'an City leisurely. For example, now, he had been loitering in the fields for a few days in a row, staring blankly at a waterwheel.
Du Kefa's interest in Li Chunfeng had greatly increased. If he wanted the Great Tang to become powerful and one day reach the peak of power, he could use Li Chunfeng!
"Why did Huang Guanzi watch the waterwheel for several days?”
Li Chunfeng, who hadn't turned his head, finally turned his head again." The structure of this water carriage is different from the Tang Dynasty's dragon bone carriage and tube carriage. It's ingenious and unique. This Penniless Priest is quite interested in it.”
It turned out that he was interested in the structure of the waterwheel.
Du Kefa recalled that Li Chunfeng had modified the armillary sphere in history and immediately understood. Li Chunfeng was a technical geek.
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