Great Tang princess

Chapter 103 Can't Help Laughing

Li Yuechen entered the Jiaofang happily, but walked out an hour later very disappointed.

Human hands can indeed play the rhythm of electronic music, but the tone... no matter how you listen to it, it doesn't feel right, it's a bit uncomfortable to listen to anyway.

In addition, she doesn't know how to compose music, and she relies on humming to let the musicians try to play, and the effect can be imagined.

Li Yuechen, who was somewhat disappointed, finally shook his head and rejected the plan, and it was better to follow the music rhythm of the musicians.

Anyway, for Li Yuechen, the most important thing is not the background music, but his own technique.

Besides, whether the roller skates can be made, and whether they can achieve the effect they want after making them are two different things.

……

In the blink of an eye, it was the fifth day of August, Li Yuechen left the palace after eating, and came to a resting pavilion in the imperial city.

About twenty craftsmen are already waiting here, all top blacksmiths and masons carefully selected by Fulai.

"I've seen Your Highness the Princess!" Seeing Li Yuechen approaching, they all stood up and saluted.

Li Yuechen entered the pavilion and sat directly on the fence: "Excuse me, let's all sit down!"

Hearing what the princess said, the craftsmen looked at each other with puzzled faces and sat down on the floor.

"You don't need to sit upright, I'm looking for you today, just to talk about whether my idea is feasible."

Then, he waved his hand: "Go get some yogurt."

"Here!" Fulai agreed, and immediately sent a little eunuch to get some yogurt.

Li Yuechen didn't talk nonsense, and went straight to the point: "I want to ask, if we build a furnace that is tall enough, can we mass-produce high-quality steel?"

Hearing her question, all the artisans present understood what the princess wanted to do, and their reserved expressions relaxed.

A blacksmith in front said: "His Royal Highness, if you want to smelt high-quality steel, the furnace temperature is very important. If the furnace is high enough, it should be feasible."

Li Yuechen turned his head: "Nowadays, how high can the stove be made?"

A bricklayer thought for a while: "Your Highness may not know something. It is not difficult to make the stove taller. But the blue bricks used today are not resistant to high temperatures. If they are used to make a stove, there may be a risk of collapse."

"Then there are suitable materials?" Li Yuechen asked.

The mason thought for a while: "I can't guarantee this matter, but if His Highness is not in a hurry, I can go back and experiment later!"

Li Yuechen nodded: "Well, you can discuss with each other later, and then go back and try. Although this matter is not late, you must not slack off."

After the craftsman agreed, Li Yuechen took out a simple blast furnace design drawing he had drawn: "Take a look, is it feasible to make it like this?"

The moment they saw the drawings, the craftsmen put on expressions of surprise.

The shape of the blast furnace doesn't matter, they are quite familiar with it, but the problem is that the size marked on the side is a full five feet high!

Li Yuechen had seen a blast furnace with a steel shell in the industrial era, which was almost at this height.Of course, there are many and higher ones.

But since the industrial age has to be very high, it must be the same in this era.

The masons all had complicated expressions: "Your Highness, if you talk about making it, you can make it, but... I don't know what the inside is like!"

Li Yuechen shrugged: "To tell you the truth, I don't know either."

"..."

The masons felt a little embarrassed and turned their heads to look at the blacksmiths beside them.

"This...Your Highness, I have to go back and think about it later."

"Well, that's good. Go back and think about it. If you don't believe me, make an experimental product and try it out."

Li Yuechen was also aware of their concerns, after all, he was more or less uncertain about making such a big stove all of a sudden.

After chatting with them for a while and confirming the direction of the experimental construction, Li Yuechen asked them to estimate the cost of the materials in their hearts.

No wonder people say that playing with technology is expensive, and now Li Yuechen really understands the meaning of this sentence.

Now I have to spend money to build a blast furnace that I don't know if it can be used, and it is really not cheap.

After chatting with the craftsmen for half an hour, Li Yuechen told Fulai the estimated price and asked him to go to Mangshan outside the city to find a place to build the test product.

During this period, these craftsmen can do whatever they want.

Li Yuechen felt that it would be best if he could do it all at once. If he couldn't do it, he could only do his best while ensuring that he would not go bankrupt.

……

In August, two things happened. The first was the birth of the second son of the second brother Li Xian. Although he was still a bastard, it still made him happy for a few days.

Not only was he happy, but he also invited his brothers and sisters to eat at his house to see the newborn child.

To be honest, in Li Yuechen's opinion, newborn children are not good-looking, but she still said a few words of blessing to the second child.

Thinking about it carefully, even without a regular wife, he already has two sons. This era is really interesting.

However, in the eyes of people in this era, it is a good thing for a family to spread its branches and leaves, and Li Zhi also rewarded a lot of things.

Perhaps because of the good relationship between brothers and sisters in the family in recent years, Li Xian is still very good to both sons, at least not as indifferent as other families treat the concubine.

The second thing is that Xu Jingzong passed away.

He had supported his father to make his mother the queen, so after hearing the news, his father Li Zhi mourned for him, and ordered the court to stop for three days, and let all the officials go to his mansion to mourn.

Posthumously conferred the title of Kaifu Yitong Sansi, the governor of Yangzhou, and allowed Zhaoling to be buried with him.

Li Yuechen still had a deep impression on Xu Jingzong, strictly speaking, he also belonged to his mother Wu Zetian's school.

And to be honest, he is also considered a talent, and he speaks nicely, so it's no wonder my mother is willing to use him.

But speaking of it, there are many people who are dissatisfied with him by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and I am afraid that he will not leave a good reputation in history.

But no matter what, Li Yuechen had a good impression of him personally, so he waved to Fulai: "You go to Xugong's mansion to show your face, and give me a ride."

"Here!" Fulai agreed.

……

Three days passed in a blink of an eye, and it was the court day again. Li Yuechen leaned against the wall of the passage as usual, listening to the latest news.

When he was about to go down, Li Zhi on the dragon chair was silent for a few seconds, and said, "What do you think about Duke Xu's posthumous title?"

The courtiers turned their heads to look at Dr. Taichang Yuan Sigu and others.

The posthumous title and so on are all matters of Taichang Temple. Usually they come up with a charter first, and then discuss it with the officials.

If most people are unified, it will basically be settled.

Dr. Taichang Wang Fuzhen got up and walked out: "To the Emperor, the ministers believe that the posthumous title of 'Miao' is better."

"It's just nonsense!"

Hearing this bad posthumous title, Yuan Gongyu yelled angrily, then got up and walked out: "Reporting to the Emperor and Empress, Mr. Xu is so loyal, how can he be awarded such a bad posthumous title? This is clearly public revenge! Sir, please thoroughly investigate !"

Li Yuechen in the passage couldn't help but smile, as expected, everyone who can get into this position can talk.

However, Yuan Gongyu is indeed a hardcore supporter of his mother. It seems that Pei Xingjian was sent to Turpan to eat raisins at the beginning because of his credit.

"Don't spit blood!" Wang Fuchou was not afraid of him, and turned his head to argue, "What enmity do we have with Mr. Xu? It's just a reference to his life, and this posthumous title was decided after careful consideration by us!"

Li Yuechen at the back of the passage saw that he was starting to tear up, and couldn't help but raise his curiosity, wanting to see how the cultural people sprayed people.

Wang Fuchou was the father of Wang Bo who was kicked out of the palace. He came from a scholarly family and was a true cultural man.

"Hmph!" Yuan Gongyu sneered, "When Mr. Xu was in the court, he was utterly loyal, but you and the others have blocked many performances... Now that you give such a bad posthumous title, it is really a shame!"

Hearing his words, Wang Fuchou opened his mouth and was about to spray.

However, another Taichang doctor, Yuan Sigu, came out and said calmly: "I have no enmity with Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu has been promoted since then, and he has been in the Qing ranks. Then he abandoned his eldest son Yu." Desolate, married a young girl to a barbarian chieftain. Hearing poetry and learning rituals, the matter will never go to court. Na Cai asked for his name, but he heard that he was arrogating goods... and even publicly prostituted prostitutes... Therefore, he asked for the posthumous posthumous title of 'Miao', Also ask the emperor to enlighten me!"

Li Yuechen behind the screen curled her lips. She knew about this, after all, it was public gossip in the court.

Xu Jingzong was an LSP. His wife Pei died early, but because her maid was very beautiful, Xu Jingzong doted on her very much, so he made her his second wife and called her Yu Shi.

However, for some unknown reason, Mrs. Yu actually had an affair with his eldest son Xu Ang.

After Xu Jingzong found out about this, he deposed the Yu family, and then went to the imperial court to exile his son to Lingnan on the charge of unfilial piety.

In fact, Xu Ang was quite talented, and he was the prince's servant at that time.

However, in this day and age, unfilial piety is a crime, and it is a serious crime!So his son was exiled.

However, during the Xianqing period, he probably lost his temper and asked his son to come back to be a county magistrate...but he died of illness shortly after taking office.

Li Yuechen didn't know if there was anything going on here, but she would rather believe that there was.

After all, this is the Tang Dynasty!The father is famous for being kind, the son is filial, the brother is friendly and the brother is respectful...

In addition, there are rumors in the court that he married his daughter to a foreigner because of the large amount of dowry.

As for the matter of Xu Jingzong's sex with prostitutes...it was not just gossip in the court, it is estimated that many people in Chang'an knew about it at that time.

He built a lot of flying buildings at home, which are a kind of building vehicles used to attack the city or observe the city during the war. It is about three stories high, and there are suspension bridges on it that can be directly built on the city wall for soldiers to attack or bow and arrow. Shooting into the city.

When he was free, he would connect the suspension bridges of these flying buildings, let prostitutes ride on horses and walk on them, and he watched from below.

But because the building car is higher than the courtyard wall, many people outside can also see this scene...

But to be honest, this kind of thing in this era is at most a romantic affair, and it will not be a point of attack at all.

But it is different when it is brought up on this occasion, and it is in the case that he has indeed offended many people during his lifetime.

For a while, there was a lot of discussion in the court, and many ministers nodded in agreement.

But at the same time, Xu Jingzong's family headed by Yuan Gongyu and others, or the mother Wu Zetian's family expressed their opposition one after another.

There was an instant quarrel in the hall like a vegetable market. There was a commotion, everyone's faces were flushed, and their eyes were wide open, as if they were about to start fighting in the next second.

But Master Liu Rengui, Pei Xingjian, Qi Xin He Li, who had relatively high strength values, did not participate in the quarrel.

Li Yuechen felt that it was right for them not to participate. Although they were from different factions, they were all veterans of the battlefield with extremely rich experience in killing people.

The quarrel in the court became more and more serious, and even Dai Zhide, the eldest brother Li Hong's supporter, also stood up to express his support.

Li Hong, who was at the front, turned his head and gave him frantic winks, telling him to go back quickly, but he acted as if he hadn't seen it, and firmly expressed his support.

Li Yuechen in the side passage happened to be able to see his eldest brother Li Hong turning his head and grinning at Dai Zhide's winking eyes.

This big brother is always very serious on weekdays, this is the first time Li Yuechen has seen him lose control of his expression.

The strong contrast made Li Yuechen cover his mouth and laugh silently.

Li Hong was anxious. You must know that Xu Jingzong's family belonged to my mother, and you belonged to me. If you stand up, it will definitely make my mother unhappy. If my mother is unhappy, I will not be happy anymore.

Dai Zhide didn't see it at all, his attention was on the other minister who was arguing with him in front of him.

Li Zhi, who saw this scene on the dragon chair, sighed, and felt a little headache looking at the court like a vegetable market.

Although it was not the first time, the chaotic noise still disturbed him.

But by chance, I saw the daughter covering her mouth and laughing silently, her two big bright eyes narrowed into a slit.

Curious, Li Zhi turned his head to look at Li Hong, and saw that he was turning his head, not knowing what he was doing.

But looking at Dai Zhide in the direction of his gaze, you can probably guess his current expression.

Seeing this, for some reason, Li Zhi suddenly raised his hand to cover his head and lowered his head.

It looked like he was suffering from illness, but his shoulders also began to tremble.

Laughter is contagious!

Especially in some occasions where you know you can't laugh, the contagion will be more obvious.

Seeing her husband bowing his head and laughing silently, Wu Zetian was a little curious, not knowing what happened.

But then turned his head slightly, and saw the daughter in the passage covering her mouth and laughing silently, while laughing, she beat her thigh with the other hand.

Seeing this scene, Wu Zetian, who was planning to give her a lesson by glancing at her, suddenly couldn't help but also burst out laughing.

Fortunately, she was behind the bead curtain and was not seen.

Originally, I planned to bear it, but I don't know why, the more I want to bear it, the more I can't help it, so I can only lower my head and let myself laugh silently.

The three members of the family laughed silently, which made Zhang Chengxin who was standing next to him suffer.

He also wanted to laugh, but he really didn't dare, so he gritted his teeth and tried his best not to let himself laugh.

Because he gritted his teeth too hard, the veins on his neck burst out, and his face was flushed.

(End of this chapter)