Great Tang princess

Chapter 612 Dou Lu Yuanzhong's Request

From the perspective of the whole world, this era can be said to be a barbaric era of uncivilized civilization. Although the exchanges between countries have been very sufficient, the concept of cultural heritage has not yet been truly displayed.

And what Li Yuechen has to do is to be at the forefront in this era, and to take advantage of the grand court meeting on the first day of junior high school to let these foreign messengers feel the impact of cultural heritage.

War alone or the threat of force can only be feared at best, but it cannot be admired. This is the power of civilization.

Cultural influence is an invisible but very important thing, which is related to people's sense of identity with their own country.

The current Shangguan Wan'er still doesn't quite understand the meaning of her words, and it's hard to fully understand Li Yuechen's meaning without seeing the future in person.

But it doesn't matter, for so many years, she has already formed unconditional trust in her, she will do what Li Yuechen says.

……

I went back to the Princess Mansion and rested for a while. I had to get up before dawn. After finishing my daily exercise, I got up and went to the palace.

There is no way for Li Yuechen to miss today's court meeting. She is the Grand Marshal of the world's soldiers and horses, and the real minister of the Ministry of War. Since she is back, she cannot be absent from this occasion.

Entering the gate of the palace, even though it was still dark, the square in front of the Vientiane Shrine was already full of people. Countless internal guards were patrolling nearby with glass lanterns, and the person in charge of personnel inspection was also searching with a serious face. The person who enters the palace.

There are many people today. In addition to officials from all over the country, there are also many foreign envoys. Needless to say, Japan and Silla, there are also envoys from the Western Regions and Dashi.

At a glance, many of them were blond and blue-eyed with hooked noses, and these envoys were obediently waiting for the inspection by the inner guards, while discussing something with each other.

In this era, most diplomats can speak Chinese, so they can fully communicate with each other, and it is rare to have a separate translator.

It's just that most of these envoys' Chinese has a serious accent, which makes it sound more laborious.

Of course, these envoys have done a lot of homework before they came, knowing which of these ministers has a higher status, many of them greeted the prepared ministers here, and some even gave a small gift .

And the ministers here don't mind chatting with them, anyway, they are here to pay tribute, so it is normal to bring some small gifts.

At this moment, they suddenly heard a faint greeting voice behind them, and these messengers turned their heads to look, only to see a figure walking slowly.

Seeing this figure, the courtiers at the back retreated to both sides one after another, and at the same time they all bowed to salute while making way for a path, while the figure waved his hands as he walked forward to signal his refusal.

As the figure gradually walked in, the voices of the courtiers who saluted became clearer: "I have seen Your Highness the Princess!"

At this time, these foreign envoys finally saw the whole picture of the visitor.

Her tall figure made her taller than most of the people present. As she walked with two long legs, the ponytail on the back of her head swayed from side to side with the rhythm of walking.

A black, furry skin covered her shoulders, sheltering from the cold New Year's air.

Under the cloak is a bright red round-neck gown, with a jade pendant hanging on the belt, other than that, there are no ornaments on the whole body.

Looking up, it is a beautiful face full of heroic spirit, smiling politely, and raising his hand to the person who is saluting to show no courtesy.

At this time, Di Renjie and others who were standing in the front of the group of officials also quickly turned around and saluted: "I have seen Her Royal Highness."

"Excuse me, everyone!" Li Yuechen raised his hand to help, "Today is the first day of the lunar new year, and I am here to wish you all a happy new year!"

"Thank you Your Highness..."

Even if the foreign envoys next to her had never seen her before, they could still recognize that this was Princess Taiping, after all, her reputation was there.

And those who had already met her chatted with other people nearby, praising the princess for her martial arts skills, profound culture, and so on.

Among them, the Japanese envoys are the most enviable. They are the only ones among all foreign envoys who have taken an airship, which really makes other envoys envious.

The existence of the airship is not a secret at all. The other countries around know that there is a magical means of transportation that can fly into the sky in Da Zhou, and of course they have tried their best to find out.

However, this thing is the top secret of the army, how can it be so easy to find out?

The secrecy level of the Academy of Engineering is very high, and it is impossible to learn any clues.

However, many countries are trying to imitate, but none of them have succeeded. This is not only a chemical problem, but the key is also related to the level of craftsmen.

The overall level of foreign craftsmen is not comparable to that of Dazhou. This is like the high-precision machine tools in the future. If your country does not have it, your industrial level is not as good as mine.

With the current level of foreign countries, perhaps a relatively simple aircraft such as a hang glider can be developed.

But considering that they have never seen it up close after all, if they want to develop this thing just relying on the appearance observed from a distance, the manpower and material resources invested are trivial. The most critical problem is that many people will definitely die.

Not everyone can play hang gliding, they all need professional training. For foreigners nowadays, even if you give them a few hang gliders, if you don’t help them train pilots, at least 99% of them will die one and a half.

However, Li Yuechen also knows that this situation will last for at most 100 years. With the popularization and dissemination of knowledge, foreign countries will naturally be able to research these things sooner or later.

But 100 years later, who knows how far it will develop here?
……

Soon the court meeting will begin. According to the usual practice, the emperor will appear on the stage, shouting long live.

Then Di Renjie, the cabinet representative, recited parallel prose and wished the emperor a happy new year, and then foreign envoys came forward to congratulate and give gifts...

This process is extremely boring and boring, from morning to noon.

Fortunately, this year's banquet does not need to be as exaggerated as in the past. Officials below the fourth rank can go back after receiving the emperor's return gift. Officials above the fourth rank and foreign envoys can receive the emperor's hospitality in the Vientiane Shrine.

This kind of banquet is still a meal-sharing system. There is a small table in front of each person, and they take a kneeling position behind the table, and accompany the emperor to eat, drink and watch singing and dancing performances.

Li Yuechen was sitting at the front table, and had secretly changed from kneeling to cross-legged. Compared with the singing and dancing in the hall, he focused more on the food in front of him.

This year's state banquet has a variety of dishes, including various seafood, which made all the foreign envoys secretly surprised by the richness and delicious taste of the dishes.

In fact, Li Yuechen was also secretly observing the reactions of these envoys. So far, the results have met her expectations.

Wu Zetian, who was sitting on the dragon chair, was far away, and because men in this era were all bearded, it was impossible to see the expressions on the faces of those foreign envoys.

But judging from the fact that they basically lowered their heads instead of looking at those beautiful dancers, it was obvious that they were all attracted by the rich dishes of the state banquet.

So she couldn't help but smile, thinking that her daughter's proposal this time was really good.

……

After the banquet is over, the Chinese New Year holiday has begun. Ministers can rest at home until the seventh day of the lunar new year, and then go to work on the eighth day.

However, foreign envoys generally don't leave right now. Most of them will participate in the Shangyuan Festival, stroll around the streets of Dongdu, and see the bustling scene on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

It is worth mentioning that today the emperor adopted Li Yuechen's suggestion and changed the curfew days from one day to three days. The fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth day of the curfew were all counted as Shangyuan Festival holidays.

The notice was published in the newspaper on the first day of the first lunar month, which caused a burst of carnival among the people. I feel that this year can be fun.

Li Yuechen felt that with the passage of time, the curfew must be completely lifted. This model is indeed not conducive to the development of the economy. When the country is better, it should be relaxed when the time comes.

In the next few days, Li Yuechen basically stayed in the palace every day, chatting with his mother, taking photos or gossiping, or watching her play chess with Shangguan Wan'er.

Originally, Li Yuechen also planned to go up and play a few games with his mother in person, but Wu Zetian refused with disgust.

So I could only watch from the sidelines, and see if any of them had no water in their cups, they would fill them up.

The princess would never dare to think about adding water to the slaves, but considering Shangguan Wan'er's special nature, Wu Zetian didn't bother to say anything.

Anyway, this holiday is really cool now, there are no complicated work reports, and I don’t have to worry about whether there are government affairs that have not been dealt with every day when I wake up, and I don’t know how many times better than before.

After going to work on the eighth day of the eighth day, Li Yuechen could only go to the palace to eat with his mother at night, and basically sat around making various plans during the day.

For example, it is necessary to notify the Qingdao Institute of Engineering to prepare sextants and other things, and to increase production at the canning factory outside the city to prepare for going to sea in the next year.

Liu Zihe had already received an order in advance. He would set off by boat after the Chinese New Year in Zhenzhou, arrive in Qingdao in mid-February, and then formally head to America with the sailors he had trained earlier.

And Li Yuechen couldn't help but wonder, did he start the era of great navigation?
In fact, it is reasonable to say that ships of this era are very supportive of long-distance sailing on the sea, and there is a possibility of being buried in the sea at any time by taking a boat from Japan, let alone crossing the Pacific Ocean from here.

But all of this changed from the moment the Queen's ship was built. This large ship has the ability to sail long distances on the sea, but as for whether it can successfully reach the destination... Actually, Li Yuechen is not very sure.

In this era, there is no advanced technology such as satellite positioning. If something happens at sea, it is really gone, and it is completely impossible to save it.

Roughly estimated, if all goes well, these people should be able to return within three years. As long as they can successfully bring back crops such as potatoes, the food here will be much more abundant in the future.

Even if today's seeds may not have the terrifying yield of the future, the current Dazhou has already ignited the fire of technology, and there will be countless talents to cultivate and study it in the future.

Fortunately, Li Yuechen knew that this was the right path, so he didn't have to worry about wasting his time, as long as he followed her way of thinking.

……

During the Chinese New Year, many people came to the Princess Mansion to give gifts, except for some people who were very familiar with it, Li Yuechen mostly refused.

These people who came to give gifts gradually calmed down after going to work on the eighth day of the eighth day. On the ninth day of the ninth day, Li Yuechen was thinking about plans at home. Xiaodong walked in gently: "Your Highness, someone wants to see you."

"Who is it?" Li Yuechen asked without raising his head.

"Self-proclaimed Doulu Yuanzhong."

Li Yuechen raised his head: "Huh? Here to give gifts?"

"I don't know this servant, but he came here alone, and he didn't bring any foreign objects..." Xiaodong replied.

"Then tell him to come in."

After giving the order, Li Yuechen pushed the things on the table aside, a bit confused about what he was doing here.

After a while, Doulu Yuanzhong, who was wearing a black military uniform, followed Xiaodong in, and neatly raised his hand in salute: "Your Highness!"

"Well, what do you want to say to Bengong?"

"This subordinate requests that he be transferred to Qingdao!" Dou Lu Yuanzhong replied.

His expression looked determined, but his eyes wandered, as if he was a little embarrassed.

Li Yuechen looked at him with raised eyebrows for a while, then suddenly grinned: "Is it because of Wuqiong?"

Seeing what was in his mind, Dou Lu Yuanzhong's face froze, and he was silent for a few seconds, but he still nodded firmly: "Yes!"

Li Yuechen doesn't think there's anything lower than this progress. In this day and age, it's impossible to expect a relationship for several years. Basically, it feels like it's almost done and it's settled.

In addition, Wang Wuqiong is also a man, and he does things swiftly and swiftly, so it is normal to make a quick decision.

However, Li Yuechen was obviously interested, put his hands on the table, and asked curiously: "Then shouldn't Wu Qiong come to talk to Ben Gong about this? Why are you here?"

When Dou Lu Yuanzhong heard this, he immediately raised his chest and raised his head: "I am a man of seven feet, how can I..."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly thought that he was just the same size as Wang Wuqiong, and his height was not enough compared to the highness in front of him.

Not to mention anything else, Li Yuechen's height of 1.7 meters [-] is indeed an outstanding existence in this era.

Although he shrank in less than two seconds after puffing out his chest, Li Yuechen could still see it. It was probably brought up by this buddy himself. Wang Wuqiong might not even know that he came here today.

She smiled and shook her head: "Let me tell you in advance that I won't be staying in Qingdao for too long, and I may be back in half a year. Are you sure you want to transfer there?"

When Dou Lu Yuanzhong heard this, he shook his head quickly: "Then... there is no need, this subordinate is still here with peace of mind..."

It is impossible for Wang Wuqiong to stay away from the princess, but since the princess won't stay there for too long, there is no need for him to transfer over. Anyway, it's only half a year, and it will pass soon.

His reaction was funny, Li Yuechen waved his hand: "Don't worry, I won't occupy your mother-in-law for a long time."

"Your Highness forgive me, this subordinate is not..."

"I know!" Li Yuechen waved his hand, "Okay, sit down and drink some tea and go back. I'll be leaving after the Lantern Festival. Let's spend more time with her in these few days."

That's what I said, but Li Yuechen couldn't help but think in his heart, as time goes by, people around him will always have their own lives...

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