Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 937 The sense of ritual is very important
Just do it.

The collection of materials is a bit troublesome. First, a batch of gunpowder must be obtained, and then some small devices must be built.

These devices can be mass-produced by blacksmiths, but it is more laborious for Li Qinzai to do this alone.

Cruelly rejected Qiao'er's request for a firecracker, and after sending him away, Li Qinzai locked himself in the study.

The study room in the other courtyard is a very magical place. It is basically never used. Li Qinzai is not a person who pays attention to rituals. He prepares lessons for the students and writes questions. He just finds a table to write and draw and call it a day. There is no need to be serious. Sitting in the study.

It was rare for Li Qinzai to enter the study today, which surprised the maids in the backyard.

After entering the study room, it lasts an entire afternoon.

When it was almost sunset, Cui Jie, who hadn't seen her husband all day, was a little puzzled, and went out to search around the backyard. The servant girl reported that the father-in-law was in the study and hadn't come out all afternoon.

Cui Jie was taken aback for a moment, then startled, her expression immediately became serious.

After marrying Li Qinzai, Li Cuishi, Li Qinzai's mother, once gave Cui Jie some matters, such as housework, taking care of the family's property and so on. Those are trivial matters, and the head mother only needs to order the people below to do it.

But there was only one thing, Li Cui Shi exhorted him very seriously.

If you find that Li Qinzai has entered the study and hasn't come out for a long time, then you must pay attention to it. The area around the study must be cleared and martial law is imposed, and no one is allowed to approach.

When Li Qinzai comes out, everything in the study must be cleaned up, no scraps of paper are allowed to be left behind, and all things related to words and drawings must be kept in the strictest way, or sealed with wax. Send it to the Duke's Mansion in Chang'an, and hand it over to Li Ji face to face.

When Li Cuishi exhorted Cui Jie, his expression was very serious, even a little harsh.

She told Cui Jie that Li Qinzai must be doing something important in the study at this time, and this matter must be related to the fate of the Tang Dynasty, and it must not be leaked out.

Cui Jie's heart trembled at the time, and she immediately remembered it firmly.

It's just that Li Qinzai lived too freely in Zhuangzi in the past few years, and there was almost no chance to use the study room. Cui Jie almost forgot Li Cuishi's advice.

Today I finally saw Li Qinzai entering the study, and after not going out for a long time, Cui Jie's memories were finally awakened, so her nerves tensed up.

"Clear the place, ask Liu Asi to bring fifty members into the backyard, seal off the area around the study, no one is allowed to approach! Anyone who dares to violate the order will be killed on the spot." Cui Jie ordered with a serious face.

The servant girl tremblingly went to deliver the order, and soon, Liu Asi rushed to lead the trilogy.

Cui Jie only said to Liu Ah Si, "Husband entered the study and didn't come out all afternoon."

Liu Ahsi understood what she meant. When Li Qinzai was still living in the Duke's Mansion, Liu Ahsi had seen this kind of experience several times.

So Liu Asi waved his hand, and the trilogy surrounded the study, and Liu Asi stood at the door of the study, leaning on a knife, looking around, exuding a faint murderous aura.

Cui Jie silently retreated outside the arch in the backyard, and ordered the kitchen to heat up the food, while she asked her servants to move a low table, which was placed across the arch, and a pot of charcoal fire was placed under the table, Cui Jie sat beside the charcoal fire, Just staring at the closed door of the study obsessively, I don't know where my mind is drifting.

Husband is a person who lives, Cui Jie is particularly at ease about this.

Every time my husband cooks some new dishes, or makes some novel toys for Qiao’er, even if he lazily pours them on the straw mat in the yard like a salted fish fried in a frying pan, Cui Jie will feel at ease.

Ears and temples rubbing together, evening and night, a peaceful and uncontested life, just slowly spending a lifetime together like this, is the happiness that many people can't dream of.

This kind of happiness is the smile that often overflows from the corner of his mouth unintentionally, it is also the slapstick in the boudoir, and it is the comfort of getting into his arms in the dead of night.

But Cui Jie knows better that the husband she spends day and night with has a wider and more splendid world.

In that world, the husband is a courtier who is highly valued by the emperor, a master of mathematics who is regarded as a god by the officials and students of the Imperial College, and a meritorious minister who is stopped and stared at by the people of the world.

Whether it is a courtier or a husband, he has done a very good job. He really seems to be a person favored by heaven, and he has not failed to live up to heaven's favor. No matter where he is, he is shining.

Now in the study of the other courtyard, my husband is immersed in that world. Every word and picture he writes will affect the fate of the Tang Dynasty and make this world more exciting.

Cui Jie couldn't help but become more obsessed with her gaze towards the study.

The marriage that her father arranged for her back then was also God's favor for her.

With the sound of light footsteps behind her, Cui Jie turned her head vigilantly, looking sternly.

Jin Xiang paused, startled by Cui Jie's eyes, and said cautiously: "I shouldn't have come?...Then I'll go?"

Seeing that it was Jinxiang, Cui Jie's eyes softened and she snorted angrily.

"You, it's been so long since you've been married, why hasn't your stomach moved? Our family is going to spread its branches and leaves, and the husband's incense is going to be passed on. The huge mansion depends on us. You have to fight hard." Cui Jie said earnestly. .

Jin Xiang suddenly became shy: "I... am very upbeat, if I keep up, my husband will almost lose his temper..."

Cui Jie said angrily: "I'm ashamed to say, during my confinement period, my husband was occupied by you every day, and the result? There was no movement, my husband was used by you for nothing, and the animals in the village did not dare to use it like that. How much can a donkey grind a day to grind out two loads of grain, what did your husband grind out?"

Jin Xiang became more and more ashamed, blushing and softly said: "My husband is also worn out, and his actions are very rough..."

Cui Jie was stunned: "..."

Then Cui Jie understood in seconds, and blushed immediately and let out a pooh.Sure enough, no matter how dignified and prudish a woman was before, once she is married, she will be slick and dare to say anything nasty.

At this time, the door of the study room finally opened, and Li Qinzai came out stretching.

Stretching halfway, I suddenly found that the outside of the door was heavily surrounded, as if facing a formidable enemy, except for the trilogy, not even a dog could be seen.

Li Qinzai was startled: "A thief has broken into our house, or is it an assassin?"

Liu Ah Si who was standing outside the door turned around and cupped his fists: "Fifth Young Master finally came out. The Young Madam ordered that when you are in the study, you must be on guard around you, and no one is allowed to approach."

Li Qinzai suddenly felt the sense of ritual that he had not seen for a long time. As long as he entered the study, even the ants and fleas around him had better be wiped out, otherwise the ants and fleas might leak state secrets.

There is nothing to talk about. In life, we must always allow others to make some noise. It is not only a sense of ritual, but also a sense of mission. Guarding the door of the study is for the fortune of the country. It is an honor to say it.

Patting Liu Ahsi on the shoulder, Li Qinzai smiled and said, "Don't be so nervous, I just found something new."

Liu Ah Si said solemnly: "Young Madam has ordered that no single word on a piece of paper is allowed out of the study, and no outsiders are allowed to see it."

Li Qinzai sighed, and handed him a few drawings: "Find some blacksmiths and help me build them. I have marked the specific dimensions on the drawings..."

Liu Ahsi said again: "You can't find blacksmiths from outside. Our Duke's mansion has specially prepared craftsmen for Wu Shaolang. The villain will send a fast horse to summon them."

Li Qinzai waved his hand: "Whatever, as soon as possible, the cold weather is uneasy."

Walking into the yard, Li Qinzai found that the trilogy were still surrounding the study, and Cui Jie walked towards him. Li Qinzai just smiled and was about to greet him, but Cui Jie brushed past him with a sullen face, went straight into the study, and searched inside. After a while, he held a pile of waste manuscript paper crumpled into balls by Li Qinzai in his arms.

Carefully unfolding and flattening the waste manuscripts, putting them into a small wooden box and locking it, Cui Jie glared at him angrily.

"Husband is really too careless. You can't keep the used paper in the study. If the servant girl sees it and passes it on, it will be bad for the country and the society will be uneasy. Our family's ancestral tablet will collapse."

Li Qinzai smiled: "Even if I show the things I draw in front of Goguryeo or Tubo people, they won't understand..."

But Cui Jie interrupted: "That's not okay. In short, you can't leave a piece of paper in the study. Before the husband enters the study to do important things in the future, he should first say hello to the concubine. Don't say hello like today." , something almost went wrong."

Li Qinzai sighed, it's good to be vigilant, but if you are too vigilant, you will be a little nervous.

It took time to summon craftsmen from Chang'an City, until midnight, and the craftsmen finally arrived at Ganjingzhuang.

Li Qinzai had already fallen asleep, and the men did not dare to disturb him, so they had to wait for Wu Shaolang to wake up naturally the next day.

When it was almost noon the next day, Li Qinzai finally woke up full of enthusiasm.

The craftsmen were waiting in the front yard, and Li Qinzai handed them the blueprints, instructing them to build the device above. It doesn't have to be too fine, but the size must be correct without any deviation.

The craftsmen didn't know what they were going to build, and they wisely didn't dare to ask. They just looked at the strangely shaped parts that looked like parts on the drawings. After studying each other, they immediately divided the work and started the furnace.

The parts are not difficult to manufacture. Under the condition of mass production without molding, within two hours, the parts Li Qinzai needed were perfectly made by the craftsmen.

Li Qinzai gestured and felt that it was not bad, so he took the finished parts and took the half-basket of gunpowder he made yesterday into the study.

The study room continued to be under martial law. Li Qinzai worked in it for a long time, and finally came out holding a small round iron box.

This time Li Qinzai walked out of the room very carefully, every step was like walking on thin ice, with an extremely dignified expression.

Liu Ahsi, who was guarding the door, was frightened by his appearance, and subconsciously reached out to help take the small iron box in his hand, but Li Qinzai shook his head.

"Don't move, I don't know if this thing is successful, be careful it will explode."

Surprised, Liu Ada hastily ordered a series to clear the way for Li Qinzai.

Holding the small iron box, Li Qinzai walked all the way to the gate of the mansion, just in time to meet the little bastards from the school, all of whom were about to enter the other courtyard happily, obviously coming to the husband's house for a meal.

When Li Qinzai came out holding a small iron box carefully when he saw the trilogy members blocking the door, the little bastards looked at each other in amazement.

Of course, Li Sujie is no stranger to this scene of facing a great enemy. When Mr. Wang made the three-eyed gun in Baekje, the surrounding scene was also like this.

Li Sujie then slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Sir, you have created something new again!"

The little bastards were about to go forward, but they were stopped by Liu Ah Si and Bu Qu.

Li Qinzai stared at the small iron box in his hand, moved it out step by step, and said indifferently: "Don't get close, this thing is very domineering, stay away from me, I'll find a place to try..."

"Where are you going to try, sir? The disciple is willing to go with you." The little bastards said in unison.

"What the hell, our teachers and students will be wiped out if we're not careful, don't you hate reading? I'll blow up the school for you..."

(End of this chapter)