People in Datang have been expelled from school

Chapter 385
Seeing Li Zheng looking at him strangely, Li Ji avoided his eyes and said, "Boy, what are you doing looking at me like that?"

Li Zheng sighed and said, "General, you have been following me for a long time."

Li Ji cleared his throat and said, "The old man just walk around."

"General, I am your lieutenant general. If you have something to say, please speak up."

"The old man just said it." Li Ji slapped the table and said, "Knife!"

"Knife?" Li Zheng asked curiously, "What kind of knife?"

Li Ji whispered, "Precious sword."

"Treasure knife?"

Li Zheng took a breath, "I don't have the strength to restrain a chicken, I don't know how to use a knife."

"The brat is still pretending to be a fool for the old man, isn't he?"

"I really don't have a knife."

Li Ji leaned closer and whispered: "Yesterday, the old man Cheng Yaojin presented a treasured sword to His Majesty. It is so sharp that even the current horizontal sword dare not compete with the new sword. It is said that this sword is You Li Zheng created it."

Li Zheng nodded secretly.

Li Ji said again: "Where is the knife?"

"It's gone." Li Zheng said, spreading his hands.

Li Ji's heart tightened and he almost spit out the soup again, "What do you mean it's gone?"

Li Zheng said: "There is only one."

"A handful?"

Li Ji stomped his feet and said: "It's a pity, why did such a good knife be given to Cheng Yaojin? How does this old man know the wonderful use of this kind of knife? If this knife is changed into a Damo knife, the army will use this kind of Damo knife in the future Charge into the formation and look at everything."

"Is that right?"

Li Ji nodded, "I remember the old man asked you at the beginning, you said you didn't understand wrought iron."

Li Zheng nodded, "I remember."

Li Ji asked again: "Since you said you couldn't forge iron at the beginning, how can you forge such a magical weapon now?"

"This..." Li Zheng hesitated for a while and explained: "I didn't know it before, and then I accidentally learned it."

"You learned it in less than three months?"

"If you're not careful, you learn it by accident." Li Zheng explained while nodding.

Li Ji smiled coldly, "Are you pretending again?"

"I didn't pretend, I really didn't know how to forge iron before."

"Then you tell the old man, how did the old man accidentally learn how to forge your magic weapon."

"It might be a bit difficult." Li Zheng said again and again after deliberation.

"It's the time when the court is employing people. If Li Zhengruo has any good skills, don't hide them. Don't forget that you are the deputy general of the Longwu Army."

Li Zheng quickly saluted and said: "I will remember the teachings of the general."

"Yeah." Li Ji nodded and said, "What's good next time..."

"Be sure to give us Longwu Army first." Li Zheng said immediately.

Li Ji nodded in satisfaction.

"What about the knife?" Li Ji asked again.

"It all depends on fate." Li Zheng said with emotion: "Since ancient times, the birth of magical weapons and sharp weapons has always depended on fate."

"Really?" Li Ji said hesitantly, "I see that you just don't want to make it."

"Well, the general saw through it." Li Zheng said.

"So where's the knife?"

"There is no iron material." Li Zheng said hesitantly, "To build this kind of weapon requires a lot of iron material, and it needs high-quality hematite. The general also knows that good iron material is hard to find."

Li Ji said: "Don't worry, there are iron materials in the army!"

After speaking, Li Ji stood up and said, "I'm going to the army right now."

After Li Ji left, Li Tai came back.

Li Tai said anxiously: "Li Zheng, when will you make more new knives like that?"

Li Zheng sighed and said, "It can't be made."

"Why?"

"I don't want to make it."

"..."

Li Tai stomped his feet and said anxiously: "Li Zheng, if you make more new knives like this, the emperor will definitely reward you."

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

"Great!"

Li Tai nodded happily.

Li Tai is the prince, and Li Ji is also Li Shimin's general.

Li Tai has a father-son relationship with Li Shimin, so he will naturally help his father.

Li Ji is because of loyalty, which is a label in this era.

More often than not, loyalty has become a criterion for courtiers to the king.

As a subject, one must be absolutely loyal to the emperor.

Li Zheng doesn't like this kind of loyalty very much. To be honest, loyalty is just an adjective, not a criterion.

At present, Li Zheng feels that he does not intend to be loyal to Li Shimin.

He couldn't mention his loyalty to Li Shimin at all, and Li Zheng rejected such loyalty from the bottom of his heart.

There is no so-called loyalty, but only eternal interests.

The premise of obedience to others is that you need to get enough benefits.

It is not enough to challenge the emperor.

At least not for now.

In the next few days, Li Zheng has been busy working on the farm, remodeling the pigsty of the farm, and constructing drainage projects.

There are often puddles in the farm, and drainage measures need to be taken. If there is frequent water accumulation in the farm, it is easy to breed bacteria.

Li Ji brought over 1 jin of iron materials, which were temporarily stored.

Five days had passed, and Li Zheng had never been to the blacksmith shop at all, and the three Tie Da brothers would not have made new knives without Li Zheng's order. Now they are concentrating on studying the structure of the tricycle with Yan Liben.

Li Shimin listened to Wang Ding's report and asked: "According to what you said, Li Zheng didn't take my words to heart at all, did he?"

Wang Ding replied in a low voice: "Maybe Li Zheng is too busy."

"What can he do!" Li Shimin said angrily, "He is resisting the order."

Wang Ding said again: "Maybe the county lord has some difficulties."

Li Shimin lost his mind to review the memorial, looking at the blue sky outside and meditating.

Half a month later, the drainage channel of the farm has been built.

Li Zheng had someone check the roof again to prevent water leakage when it rained.

Dug caught some wild pheasants, and Li Zheng set up a fire to roast them.

Three wild pheasants were hung on the fire rack with bamboo poles, and they were roasted carefully to ensure that the heat was even.

Sprinkle some chilli powder and then some sauce when it's medium rare.

"Is it ripe?"

"Not yet." Li Zheng was busy applying the sauce, and when he heard the voice, he thought it wasn't Dahu's voice, nor Li Ji's voice.

Looking back mechanically, it was Li Shimin with a dark face.

"Your Majesty, why are you here?"

Li Shimin looked at Li Zheng, this kid was a little surprised, pretending to be confused?
Li Shimin said again: "Is it really necessary to put a knife on your neck so that you can obediently make a new knife?"

Li Zheng laughed three times and said, "Have you eaten, Your Majesty?"

"No!" Li Shimin said shamelessly.

Li Zheng tore off a chicken wing and said, "The chicken wings should be ready to eat."

Li Shimin took a bite of Li Zheng's chicken wings, and wondered how delicious they were.

(End of this chapter)