Datang Nongwang

Chapter 631
Li Shimin was feeling a little sluggish right now.

No reward, no reward.

Rewards, all the court officials objected, if they didn't reward them, they would really renege on their promises.

Sitting on the throne, Li Shimin looked at these officials in a dilemma, with a sense of helplessness in his eyes.

Wei Zheng, who had never objected all this time, saw Li Shimin's frown tightly, and after looking at the court officials, he stood up, saluted Li Shimin, and said, "My lord, according to the usual regulations, Li Chongyuan built such a good boat. The boats that you own will definitely be rewarded. But if you reward one of the county kings, this is really too much. Unless..."

"Unless something." Hearing Wei Zheng's words, Li Shimin slowly got up and looked at Wei Zhengdao.

At this time, all court officials also looked at Wei Zheng, wanting to know what Wei Zheng meant by this unless.

Wei Zheng said again: "Unless he, Li Chongyuan, can dedicate this paddle steamer to the imperial court, and hand over the design of the ship."

Huh.

As soon as Wei Zhengzhi's words came out, all court officials were a little dumbfounded.

Indeed.

No one thought about this issue, and no one even thought that the ships built by Li Chongyuan were not for the imperial court.

In most people's minds, how could the boat built by Li Chongyuan not belong to the imperial court, and how could it not be given to the imperial court.

When Wei Zheng said this, everyone reacted.

That paddle steamer belonged to him, Li Chongyuan, not the imperial court.

How about this ship, most of them have been on it, so they naturally know how useful this ship is.

Moreover, the minister of the Ministry of Industry is the clearest.

"Zheng Guogong, what you say is very unacceptable. Shouldn't the boat he built by Li Chongyuan belong to the imperial court? Why can he be rewarded when Li Chongyuan presents a boat and the design of the boat? He is Li Chongyuan. My dear, he used the wood from the Tang Dynasty to build his ship, and the iron from the imperial court, why did he need to donate it? Li Chongyuan originally built the ship for the imperial court." Fang Xuanling stood up straight after hearing Wei Zheng's words. come out.

And when Fang Xuanling said this, many people looked at him like a fool.

Even Li Shimin looked at him.

Fang Xuanling saw that there was a trace of disdain in everyone's eyes, and suddenly felt that there might be something wrong with what he just said.

Suspicious, he immediately cast a questioning look at the nearby Changsun Wuji.

However, Changsun Wuji didn't say a word, his head lowered.

At this moment, Fang Xuanling was already thinking to himself that he didn't know what happened today, so reckless.

Just when he was about to explain again, Li Xiaogong stood up and said with a smile: "It seems that Liang Guogong really has a lot of hatred for my nephew Li Chongyuan. I wonder if Liang Guogong knows that Li Chongyuan's ship is It belonged to him, Li Chongyuan. Li Chongyuan bought the wood with his own money, and even though he used the iron materials from the imperial court, he also paid for them. What? Do you need to donate the things you made yourself to the imperial court free of charge? Then I would like to ask Mr. Liang, your family’s property is also from my Tang country, why don’t you see Mr. Liang donate it to the court?”

"That's right, Mr. Fang, you are really wicked, you are too small-minded. A ship built by a junior, just based on your words, wants to be used by the court. The reputation of the court has long been played by you, Mr. Fang. Almost gone." Cheng Yaojin immediately stood up and hit Fang Xuanling.

In an instant, with the attack of these two people, other people who had a better relationship with the Li family also stood up and began to beat Fang Xuanling hard.

in a moment.

It's like a vegetable market above the court.

At this moment, Fang Xuanling had no choice but to lower his head, which was raised high in the past, and accept the blowback from everyone.

He didn't know that Li Chongyuan's shipbuilding was made of wood or iron, all of which cost money.

All he knew was that Li Chongyuan had sent a letter to Li Shimin, saying that he wanted to know the truth.

As for the back, he really doesn't know.

Therefore, Fang Xuanling thought that Li Chongyuan must have been instructed by Li Shimin to build the ship, so he was able to be arranged by Li Shimin to ask Changsun Wuji to distribute some iron materials to Li Chongyuan, and that's how the paddle steamer came about.

But he never expected it.

All the materials for Li Chongyuan's shipbuilding were bought with Li Chongyuan's own money.

Fang Xuanling's face was facing the ground at this time, and she was really ashamed to speak any more.

He felt that everyone was laughing at him, and he also felt a kind of hatred in the eyes of Li Xiaogong and others looking at him.

now.

Fang Xuanling had no intention of discussing this matter anymore, he wished he could hurry up and leave, so as to avoid the embarrassing situation of being laughed at.

It's noisy, it's noisy, it's noisy.

Li Shimin naturally didn't want his beloved minister Fang Xuanling to be too embarrassed.

This is not.

After Li Shimin took a few steps forward, all the court officials stopped talking immediately and looked at Li Shimin seriously.

Li Shimin looked at Wei Zheng and said, "What Wei Aiqing said just now reminded me. I think everyone has already figured out how the paddle steamer Li Chongyuan built. If I have this paddle steamer, it will be fine even in war. On top of transporting food and disaster relief, he must be able to reach the disaster area as quickly as possible. Therefore, Li Chongyuan's paddle steamer must be handed over to the court, together with his design drawings. To compensate him, a county king is enough. Besides, This is what I promised him back then, and my promise is irreversible, otherwise, how would people in the world treat me."

In the words of the emperor, how can you say that you regret it and regret it.

Li Shimin's words are the key point.

With Li Shimin speaking at the end, this matter is already a certainty.

at this time.

Li Chongyuan, who was far away in Li Zhuang, comforted Wan'er and asked Wan'er to take Li Shangwu out to play, so he had time to report to Li Yuan about his recent two years in Yangzhou.

After listening to Li Chongyuan's report, Li Yuan's first reaction was the paddle steamer that Li Chongyuan drove back from Xixiang.

"Yuan'er, from what you said just now, the speed of the paddle steamer you built is several times faster than the current boats. This is really unimaginable for uncle. Let's go, take uncle to have a look." Li Yuanru is an old man. Like a child, he became curious about Li Chongyuan's paddle steamer.

Seeing that Li Yuan was going to see his boat, Li Chongyuan was taken aback for a moment, but seeing that Li Yuan had already got up, he had to listen to the order, "Okay, uncle is going to see the paddle steamer, today the paddle steamer must be vacated for you no matter what. .”

After a while.

The carriage left Lizhuang.

Li Yuan was going to see the Paddle steamer, so Wan'er naturally wanted to go, and it was even more impossible for Li Shangwu not to return.

He rushed all the way to Chang'an City.

An hour later, the group returned to Chang'an City.

Li Chongyuan, who wanted to send Li Shangwu back to his family, saw Li Yuan's signal, so he had to take Li Shangwu with him.

finally.

He drove the carriage to the Bashui Wharf again.

Before arriving at the pier, I saw a large group of people gathered there to watch.

From yesterday to today.

The people didn't stop coming to the Bashui Wharf.

but.

Although there are many people today, they are not as many as yesterday. After all, it is only a matter of watching for a while, and there is no one who runs here every day.

After Li Chongyuan and his group arrived, they saw that Xingba and the others were still there, so it was easy for Li Chongyuan to order his servants to go back to Li's house to call Xingba and the others.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother, is this our family's boat? Why is there no sail? Without sail, how can the boat go?" After Wan'er got off the carriage, she saw the paddle steamer on the pier.

The servant carried Li Shangwu and followed Wan'er.

As soon as the little guy saw the paddle steamer docked at the pier, he kept pointing and speaking in an incomprehensible language.

but.

Li Chongyuan had finally heard the fourth uncle and fourth uncle he was shouting.

On the other hand, Li Yuan.

A pair of curious eyes looked from the bow to the hull and then to the stern.

After a long time, Li Yuan sighed: "Yuan'er, I only heard you explain that ships are driven by paddle wheels, but I couldn't figure it out. Now I see it with my own eyes. It's no wonder that such a big paddle wheel can drive such a big wheel." The big ship sailed. Yuan'er, get on board, I want to try this ship today."

When Li Yuan spoke, Li Chongyuan naturally had to obey.

Xingba and the others didn't need Li Chongyuan to speak, they all got into the operating room, ready to sail.

Not long after Li Chongyuan and his party boarded the boat, the paddle steamer reversed direction and began to march down the Bashui River.

It wasn't until noon that Li Yuan's test ship ended.

But Wan'er has been looking back at the paddle steamer docked on the pier, and keeps talking, why don't you play for a while.

Before returning to the home, the old lady waited outside the gate early after hearing the report that Li Yuan was picked up by Li Chongyuan, "Uncle, are you having fun?"

"Haha, have fun, have fun. People are old, and their brains are not good enough. Compared with Yuan'er and the others, it is really incomparable. Such a large ship can be driven by only a few big paddle wheels, and there are such The speed is really unimaginable, unimaginable." Li Yuan was very happy.

Li Yuan, who was happy, praised others, and really didn't say anything.

The old lady approached Li Yuan and stretched out her hand to support Li Yuan, "How can he compare with uncle. If there was no uncle back then, the world would not know what it would be like."

Indeed.

If Li Yuan hadn't rebelled back then, no one would have known what the world would have been like.

Maybe, the war is still going on.

In the afternoon, Li Yuan was sent back to Li Zhuang not long after having lunch at his home.

And Li Chongyuan naturally needs to be by Li Yuan's side, waiting for Li Yuan's errands.

After all, Li Yuan tried to return to the ship, and there were too many problems.

For two days.

Li Chongyuan stayed in Li Zhuang, accepting various questions from Li Yuan.

Day three.

When Li Chongyuan and Li Yuan were talking about the education reform in Yangzhou, the guard suddenly walked into the small courtyard and said in a low voice: "Young Lord, someone from the palace has sent a message saying that you should return to Chang'an quickly. "

"What's wrong?" Li Chongyuan was puzzled.

I was doing well in Lizhuang, and I was thinking of taking this opportunity to ask the old man for advice, why did I suddenly have to let myself go back to Chang'an.

The guard shook his head, "The man came here just to deliver a message, and I don't know why, but the man came here at the order of Wang Li."

"Yuan'er, since you have something to do, go back to Chang'an first. After you finish your work, come back and tell me what happened to the blackboard." Li Yuan was quite reasonable.

The old man spoke, and Li Chongyuan had no choice but to obey.

He got into the carriage and returned to Chang'an.

As soon as Li Chongyuan's carriage arrived at Jinguang Gate, the west gate of Chang'an City, Li Chongxuan, who had been waiting for Li Chongyuan at the gate, rushed over, "Fourth brother, hurry up, go home."

"Second brother, why are you here? Did something happen?" Li Chongyuan was really puzzled when he saw his second brother waiting for him at the gate of the city.

For a while, he was a member of the palace, and for a while, he was his second brother.

Originally, Li Chongyuan planned to go to Miyagi as soon as he returned to Chang'an.

But his second brother let him go home.

Li Chongxuan jumped into the carriage, got in and said, "Fourth brother, have you forgotten such an important matter. Your edict to be knighted has arrived."

"Ah???" Li Chongyuan was stunned.

He really didn't expect that Li Shimin's promise to make him the prince of the county would have an answer so soon.

original.

Li Chongyuan also thought that this matter might not be so easy, but he didn't expect that it was only a few days later, and he hadn't even done the job report to the various ministries, and the matter of conferring the title had already arrived first.

Without stopping all the way, he went straight to his home.

A quarter of an hour later, Li Chongyuan stood in the front hall of his house, before the incense table that had been set up under the order of the old lady.

The manager Wang Li smiled and held the imperial decree, looked at Li Chongyuan and proclaimed: "Li's son Li Chongyuan, for his meritorious service in supervising the construction of Ming steamship, he can be awarded to the king of Xixiang County, and reward him."

After reading it so well, Li Chongyuan's conferment was considered to be over.

Wang Li closed the imperial decree, handed the imperial decree to Li Chongyuan with a smile on his face, and said, "Your Majesty Li, from now on, you will be able to sit with the duke and other nobles. You can't avoid this wine." oh."

"Boy, I have come all the way, thanks to your advice, Mr. Wang, I am what I am today. Don't worry, Mr. Wang, this wine must be indispensable to you." Li Chongyuan took the imperial edict, with a smile on his face all the time.

You can't do without laughing.

The Li family finally has another county king.

Li Gui has been dead for so many years, and the prince of the county king has also been taken in for many years. Now, the Li family has finally produced a county king. What an honor this is.

At this time, the old lady was already overjoyed and forgot to greet Wang Li.

On the other hand, it was Li Chongji, the eldest brother, who was helping out, getting wedding money, and serving tea.

A county lord directly jumped over the county magistrate, the magistrate, and jumped to the magistrate king.

This can be said to be very rare, very rare.

Even if Li Chongyuan is a relative of the Li family, this is already somewhat against the rules.

Li Chongyuan could imagine that there must be a lot of trouble in the court about his title.

Wang Li looked at the old lady who was overjoyed, and didn't want to say any more, but he really had to say something, "Jun Li, you should know what it means if you want to come to the title of a county king. Too much to say. But the Holy Majesty told you that you have to dedicate your paddle steamer to the imperial court, as well as its design drawings. Otherwise, the Holy Majesty will not be able to explain to the court officials, nor can he explain to the world."

(End of this chapter)