Great Tang princess

The next day, more than forty ministers came to Xuanwu Gate at the invitation of the emperor, and planned to board the airship to have a look.

Including the two brothers Li Xian and Li Dan who came here yesterday with their wives and children. As for the children, they expressed no interest in this and stayed at home to play by themselves.

For them, although this airship is also a novelty, there are many opportunities to ride it in the future, and they are too lazy to go up with a group of old men to see it today.

In the morning, the courtiers came to the Xuanwu Gate, and they could feel the hugeness of the airship before they got close.

It is nearly twenty feet long, and its height even surpasses the walls of the imperial city. It's really magical that such a big thing can fly.

Of course, in fact, only the lowest cabin is suitable for carrying people. Although there are brackets inside the cavity, only maintenance personnel will enter.

Moreover, the interior of the cavity is filled with hydrogen gas bags, and it is impossible for outsiders to enter the cavity. There are also strict regulations for entering the cavity. Everyone must wear an iron piece on their wrist to prevent static electricity.

Hydrogen is too easy to explode, but any spark may ignite, so the danger must be minimized.

After the ministers entered the cabin, they were all arranged in their seats.

"Okay, everyone fasten their seat belts!" Li Yuechen stood at the front and directed, "When taking off and landing, you must sit in your seat. If you don't obey, I will throw him down..."

Although they all knew she was joking, all the ministers sat down quickly and fastened their seat belts according to the prompts.

After all, with the strength of the princess's arm, it is very easy to lift a person and throw it out.

Then Li Yuechen knelt down and fastened his mother's seat belt. This scene made many ministers nod slightly.

Although filial piety has always been emphasized in this era, parents and children generally do not show closeness to outsiders, it is more like a strictly enforced rule.

But the princess is different. She has never had a great Confucian teacher as a teacher since she was a child, so she has always been informal in such matters.

The door of the cockpit opened, and a soldier came out and raised his hand to salute: "Saint, Your Highness, everything is ready and ready to take off at any time. Please return to your seat and sit down..."

"Well, let's fly!" Li Yuechen waved his hand and sat down on the seat next to his mother.

"Why isn't Chen'er wearing this seat belt?" Wu Zetian asked in a low voice.

"I was lying on the seat when I took off, and this thing will only work when it lands." Li Yuechen smiled, but explained that it was still fastened.

Her own body reacts fast enough to ensure that she will not be injured even if there is an accident, but others can't.In order to set a good example for others, it is still tied.

After tying it up, not long after, the front section of the airship began to lift slowly, and it was obvious that it was about to take off.

Everyone also felt that the ground under their feet seemed to be gradually tilting, and they were completely lying on their seats, and they all rushed to a little surprise.

Li Yuechen, who was sitting in the front row, suddenly moved his body up a bit, so that his upper body protruded from the back of the chair, and then he suddenly tilted his head back, and his soft body was instantly bent into a C shape.

"By the way, I forgot to mention just now. Some people are born with fear of heights, and they may not have known it before. If someone has symptoms such as dizziness, shortness of breath, or palpitation, the person next to him can reach out and knock him out. , so as not to be scared to death..."

Because Li Yuechen's actions now made her head look completely upside down to the ministers behind her, and she cooperated with this explanation with a blank face, which already made many people feel a little horrified.

But fortunately, this scene didn't last long. After Li Yuechen finished speaking, he raised his head and retracted his body.

"Acrophobia? Do you mean the fear of heights?" The official sitting behind said to himself in a low voice.

Li Yuechen didn't turn his head back: "This has nothing to do with guts, it's a disease. It's like some people who were beaten too much by grandpa when they were young, but when they grow up, they will still be afraid when they see their grandpa..."

Hearing this sentence, many ministers couldn't help twitching the corners of their mouths, which seemed to make sense.

Some people are invincible on the battlefield and kill without blinking an eye.

But when he returned home and faced his father, he was still the same as when he was a child, a good-looking baby.

In terms of beating children, I am afraid that only Han people are the most professional in this world.

I don't know if Li Yuechen's words played a role in regulating emotions, or the ministers are of good quality in all aspects. After taking off completely, no one has a fear of heights.

……

While the airship was gradually rising, it also attracted everyone's attention in the Eastern Capital.

Basically, the people in the whole city walked out of the house and looked up at the behemoth slowly rising from behind the palace.

However, the soldiers and villains in charge of maintaining law and order had already received the news in advance. Although they were equally surprised, at least it was a property of the court, and they did not react strangely.

They just dispersed the people who were kneeling on the ground, telling them that it was not a miracle, but a man-made artifact made by the princess, and they didn't know anything else.

Although the forward speed of the airship is not too fast, its floating speed is quite good, and it has reached an altitude of more than one thousand meters in a short while.

Li Yuechen ordered the airship to be leveled first, and everyone got up from their seats to look at the scenery outside.

After all, after flying a few thousand meters above, there are clouds below, but nothing can be seen.

The soldiers in the driver's cab came out and announced that the seat belts could be unbuckled, and the ministers got up from their seats one after another, and couldn't wait to come to the glass window and look down.

Li Yuechen also unbuckled his mother's seat belt, and together with Shangguan Wan'er, led her to the window, the ministers hurriedly made way for her to come to the front.

When he came to the window, he waved to Xiao He, who was moving the chair, and stood there, looking down at the Eastern Capital City which had shrunk a lot.

It has to be said that looking down from here, the visual effect is extremely shocking. The huge palace now looks not much bigger than a fist.

Occasionally, some thin fog can be seen around, or clouds drifting slowly.

Even the twists and turns of the Mangshan mountain range behind the imperial palace looked like a winding worm, and the whole picture could be seen at a glance.

Wu Zetian slightly opened his eyes. Although he had seen a similar scene in a hot air balloon, the hot air balloon was windy after all, so it was easy to squint his eyes.

But here, you can easily stand and browse the picture below.

As for the other ministers, they all opened their eyes wide, as if they had forgotten everything around them, and wanted to completely record the scene in front of them.

For the ancients, such a perspective was often unimaginable, and it was even difficult to understand in the past.

But until now, he finally understands what a person looks like in the eyes of birds.

……

The huge airship hovered over the eastern capital, even though it was a thousand meters high, it was still extremely conspicuous.

Under the persuasion of the soldiers guarding the city and bad people, although they all knew that it was not a miracle, many people still bowed down on the ground.

After all, the legend of Princess Taiping is so resounding that she is no different from a god in the eyes of the common people, and worshiping her is not much different from worshiping a god.

On the airship, a group of ministers held the good tea bestowed by the emperor in their hands, discussing the scenery under their feet in whispers, expressing their emotions after flying into the sky as human beings.

Wu Zetian stood at the forefront, surrounded by her son and daughter, looking harmonious and friendly.

In the eyes of the ministers, this is pretending, but in fact it is all true.

"Unexpectedly, Yuechen is so capable that he can make such a magic weapon..." Li Dan couldn't help sighing.

"Brother, this is not a magic weapon, but an aircraft." Li Yuechen explained, "This thing has nothing to do with Taoism..."

Li Dan turned his head: "I know, brother, isn't this just a metaphor..."

"Indeed, it's no different from the magic weapon in the legend." Li Xian nodded in agreement.

Seeing that other people also looked in agreement, Li Yuechen didn't bother to explain, anyway, he didn't even count on his generation for technological literacy.

The airship floated in the sky for about an hour before slowly landing.

After landing and walking out of the cabin, many people had tangled expressions on their faces.

Now with this thing, the country will definitely be able to settle down, otherwise Lu's end will be the end.

Especially for the princess, it was even simpler than Lu's rebellion.

It can be said that with the presence of this airship, the imperial court's control over the whole country has directly increased by another dimension!
This is a fact that everyone can see, and Wu Zetian didn't emphasize it, just smiled lightly and said: "Everyone has seen such a marvelous scene today, why don't you all go back and write a poem. Tasting each other..."

The emperor liked writing and music, this was something that everyone in the court knew, and naturally they all agreed, and they all planned to go back and think about their feelings, and write one or two good poems, so as to attract a wave of goodwill in front of the emperor.

The most famous one here is Song Zhiwen, a fifth-rank bachelor of the Hongwen Museum. He was originally a first-rank internal teacher, an inconspicuous petty official, and the arguments in the court are basically the kind that can only listen and have no right to intervene.

But because of his brilliant talent and good poetry, he was deeply liked by the emperor, and he was promoted to a fifth-rank bachelor in just a few months. This speed is many times faster than normal.

Others are quite envious, but there is no other way. He has that talent, and the poems he writes are good. This thing is indeed inferior.

……

After the ministers went back, the three Li Xian brothers also sent their wives back first, and then followed Wu Zetian back to Jixian Temple.

As soon as I entered the hall and sat down, I couldn't help but excitedly discuss how I felt in the sky just now.

"It's really unexpected that Chen'er can make such artifacts, it's amazing!" Princess Yiyang praised.

"For now, it's really good to be able to do this..." Unlike her praise, Li Yuechen's tone seemed to reveal a little regret.

Of course they don't know that in Li Yuechen's perception, the airship is actually a desperation choice. If she is capable enough, she even wants to make a real airplane in this era.

Needless to say, supersonic fighter jets, even aircraft from World War II, are no different from magic weapons in mythology in this era.

It's a pity that she doesn't have that ability at all, and she doesn't even know the structure of it.

Princess Xuancheng held a teacup: "Can we make more in the future?"

"Yes, it can, but the cost of this item is high, and the production progress is relatively slow." Li Yuechen nodded and replied, "But it is beneficial to produce more, whether it is carrying people or transporting goods, it can indirectly increase a lot of national power... "

Wu Zetian smiled lightly and said, "I have also read the financial report you sent over. The cost of this product is indeed too high. Although the current court tax has increased a lot, it is still impossible to make too many."

"Don't worry, Auntie, it's all temporary!" Li Yuechen waved his hand, "In the future, when the country's freight industry is well established and the national strength improves, we won't be afraid of running out of money!"

"Freight? Are you going to use this to deliver goods to merchants?" Wu Zetian asked back.

Li Yuechen nodded: "As long as you pay the rent, you can help them transport the goods. If they earn money, they will also pay taxes to the court. Isn't it a good thing?"

It's true that there's nothing wrong with it, but it always sounds awkward.

Again, the discrimination against businessmen in this era is very serious, and it is a low-level industry.

Although the country does not discriminate against business too much now, it is still not very good-looking on the surface.

Li Yuechen also understood his mother's thoughts, and began to advise: "Don't worry, Madam, there will be no cheap jobs in this world in the future. After all, the newspapers are in the hands of the royal family. It is actually not difficult to reverse the so-called concept. "

Chinese soldiers have a high status, right?As long as there are videos about soldiers on the Internet, the comment area will definitely be praised.

But in fact, when Li Yuechen was a child, even when he was in junior high school, the status of the army was not that high, and this concept was gradually reversed.

Hearing her daughter's words, Wu Zetian nodded slightly: "That's the truth..."

Then the family chatted about their travel plans for next year. Li Yuechen planned to take the family to Qingdao next summer to have a good rest.

After all, my mother is getting old, if her legs and feet become inflexible in a few years, it will be a lot of trouble to go out again.

While my mother is still in good health, take her to see the sea in person. No matter how gorgeous the description is, it is not as good as seeing it with your own eyes.

Wu Zetian nodded in agreement. During the years when her daughter went to Qingdao, she always wrote about the beauty of the sea in her letters. Although she had seen it in some paintings, she couldn't help but want to see it for herself.

The same goes for the brothers and sisters. Although the plan is set for next year, they still can't help but look forward to it.

……

After having dinner with his family, Li Yuechen returned to the Princess Mansion to rest for the night, and set off early the next morning with the children for the northern border.

Standing on the city wall, Wu Zetian watched the airship gradually rise and then disappear into the sky. A smile appeared on his already wrinkled face. He took a deep breath and felt relaxed.

She murmured to herself in a low voice: "Young slave, I can rest assured..."