Datang's free and easy concubine

Chapter 1240 Curiosity

Princess Changle didn't know exactly what Su Cheng was doing, but she knew why she was busy, but she didn't expect that Su Cheng would even refuse the emperor's summons because of this.

Could it be that she and Wu Jue are so attractive to Su Cheng?So that Su Cheng didn't even care about entering the palace to discuss matters?

The servant next to him hurriedly said: "I report to the empress, this servant does not know, I only know that after hearing the report from the servant, His Majesty hurried out of the palace with Mr. Fang, Mr. Changsun, Mr. Wei, etc.!"

Empress Changsun became more and more curious when she heard this, she looked at Chang Le and asked, "Chang Le, what is Su Cheng up to?"

Princess Changle blushed hot, shook her head repeatedly and said, "This daughter doesn't know either."

"Why is your face so red? Are you uncomfortable?" Empress Changsun asked with concern.

Princess Changle shook her head repeatedly and said, "No, no, queen mother, I'm fine."

Facing the concerned and puzzled eyes of her mother, Princess Changle had an idea, and said quickly: "Although I don't know what your husband is busy with, I must be busy with important matters so I didn't enter the palace to discuss matters. Are you going to trouble Mr. Lang?"

It turned out that she was worried that Su Cheng would be punished. Empress Changsun said with a smile: "If your majesty really wants to punish Su Cheng, he will also let the guards escort him to the palace. Why would he go out of the palace to find Su Cheng in person, and bring Fang Xuan with him?" Ling, Wuji, Wei Zheng and other important officials."

Princess Changle nodded and said: "What the queen mother said is true, then I can rest assured."

Empress Changsun said with a smile: "Su Cheng must be tossing something good. Your father couldn't wait to leave the palace when he found out. I just don't know what Su Cheng is tossing about."

At the end, Empress Changsun looked curious, because Su Cheng's every shot must be extraordinary, so it was even more exciting.

Princess Changle smiled and said: "I'm also curious. Yesterday, when I talked about the great achievement of literature, I thanked Mr. Lang for coming, but Mr. Lang said that it is very simple to do something famous in history, and I will do another one in the next few days. "

Do another thing that goes down in history?Although she had already guessed in her heart, Empress Changsun was still shocked, and quickly asked, "What's the matter?"

"I don't know, I went out very early in the morning, very mysterious." Princess Changle pouted slightly, but she was also very curious in her heart.

Once a person's curiosity is aroused, it is like a seed falling in the heart, which will germinate and thrive.

Li Shimin strode into the Lizheng Hall, and found that the queen and daughter were looking at him eagerly. Li Shimin asked a little puzzled, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Empress Changsun pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I heard that His Majesty left the palace suddenly? Why did you tell my concubine?"

Li Shimin said happily after hearing this: "I originally wanted to call Su Cheng into the palace to discuss matters, but this kid said that he didn't have time to enter the palace and was improving printing techniques in the printing workshop, so I took Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng to have a look. .”

"Improved printing?" Empress Changsun couldn't help being slightly startled when she heard this.

Li Shimin excitedly said: "Yes, improve the printing technique! Nowadays, engraving is used to print books, and every printed book has to be engraved in its original form, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive."

"Su Cheng's idea is to use movable type printing, carve out a pair of movable type, and then no matter what kind of book is printed, just rearrange the movable type."

Empress Changsun couldn't help but her eyes lit up when she heard this, and she was suddenly pleasantly surprised: "Yes, this is too simple. How easy it is to carve a single character and then combine it at will! Why didn't anyone think of it before? I have to say that Su Cheng Boy, you are really smart!"

After hearing this, Li Shimin waved his hands and said, "How can it be so simple? Woodcuts are used for engraving. If you can't use woodcuts, you can use them as soon as they are soaked in ink. They will deform and rot after a short time."

"Some of those craftsmen thought about printing books with movable type before, but they couldn't solve this problem."

Empress Changsun and Princess Changle couldn't help feeling a little disappointed when they heard this. They thought that Su Cheng had created movable type printing, so they couldn't use woodcuts.

Seeing the emperor's happy look, Empress Changsun, who was a little disappointed, suddenly understood that Su Cheng must have solved this problem, otherwise how could the emperor be so happy?

"Su Cheng must have solved this problem, right?" Empress Changsun asked in surprise.

Li Shimin nodded and said: "I don't know how this kid came up with it, but he really figured it out! First, I used a copper plate to make a mold, and poured lead into lead water into the mold. Got the type, and can really print."

Empress Changsun's eyes became brighter, and she said pleasantly: "The type is not easy to damage and can be used for a long time, and there are copper plate molds, so it is very easy to make another set of type!"

Li Shimin nodded with a smile and said: "Yes, that's the reason. With this movable type, printing books will be much more convenient and quicker. In the future, there will be a lot more books on the market, and the prices of books will be reduced a lot. I can afford books!"

Empress Changsun said with emotion: "With scholars, scholars in the world are very fortunate! They should really thank Su Cheng!"

Li Shimin laughed and said: "Of course, Wei Zheng, Kong Yingda, and Chu Suiliang bowed down to Su Cheng on the spot today, saying that they are thanking Su Cheng on behalf of the scholars in the world."

"This bow, Su Cheng really deserves it! Not only the scholars of the present generation should thank Su Cheng, but also the scholars of future generations should thank Su Cheng!" Empress Changsun laughed, looking proud.

Li Shimin said happily: "First there was great achievement in literature, and then there was movable type printing. My Tang Dynasty not only has magnificent martial arts but also brilliant literature and governance!"

Princess Changle's pretty face was already red to the ears. Su Cheng bet yesterday that she would be able to do something that would be famous in history within five days. She thought it was impossible, but because Su Cheng looked very confident, she Some are skeptical.

But he never thought that Su Cheng would come up with movable type printing the next day.

Of course Princess Changle knew the significance of movable type printing, and it would definitely go down in history, so she and Wu Jue had already lost this bet.

Although she lost the bet, she didn't feel depressed at all, but was very happy.

She originally made this bet because she wanted to give Su Cheng some motivation.

In addition to being happy, she also felt very shy. Su Cheng won so fast that she was not ready yet.

"What makes me feel the most is that Su Cheng didn't intend to use movable type printing to make money, but to announce movable type printing to the public." Li Shimin said with emotion.

After hearing this, Empress Changsun couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "He is selfless and has the world in his heart. Su Cheng is such a good boy!"

Li Shimin said with a smile: "If it wasn't for that, I would have beaten his ass to pieces if I resisted the decree today!"

(End of this chapter)