Great Tang princess

This sharp whistle sounded like someone firing a loud arrow into the sky, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

When people raised their heads to see a bright light in the sky, the light cluster exploded with a "bang".

The next moment, a huge golden chrysanthemum unfolded in the air, and the fiery red stamen was surrounded by green light strips, stretching all around.

Li Yuechen smiled slightly, turned his head to look at the family members sitting beside him.

Wu Zetian held a teacup in his hand and looked at the sky in a daze.

And the other people around are also in a similar state. The brothers and sisters all maintain the posture just now, turning their heads to look at the bright flowers in the sky that have gradually disappeared.

At the same time, the streets fell into silence.

The hustle and bustle just now disappeared in an instant, and the people crowded shoulder to shoulder in the entire street all stopped their movements, staring blankly at the bright flower that exploded in the sky just now.

At this moment, it seemed that the whole city fell into a strange silence, as if time had stopped.

If it wasn't for the fact that the stars were still twinkling and Luoshui was still murmuring, I'm afraid I couldn't help but think that something mysterious happened.

Of course, this one is just the beginning.

After a brief silence, there was a series of sharp whistles, flying into the sky with many bright light clusters.

"Boom bang bang..."

With the sound of explosions in the air from time to time, a large number of fireworks of different colors exploded in the air.

Bright flowers of various colors and shapes bloom in the dark night sky, almost completely illuminating half of the sky.

At this time, not only the people in the whole city, but even other surrounding villages could see the gorgeous fireworks blooming in the sky.

At this moment, no matter whether it was the supreme emperor, the dignitaries, or the low-level traffickers and even slaves, they all stopped their movements and stared blankly at the flowers blooming in the sky.

For the ancients who had never seen such a scene, the impact of this scene was so great that they recovered after a long silence amidst the continuous explosions.

"Alas--"

Li Xian suddenly yelled, and turned his head excitedly: "Yuechen Yuechen, quickly tell Brother, what is this?"

At this moment, the others also came to their senses, turned their heads curiously, looked at her expectantly, and waited for her answer.

Even Wu Zetian, who was always calm on weekdays, opened his eyes wide and stared at her in a daze.

Originally, she thought that this daughter would not lose her composure even if she made any new gadgets.

But it is really unexpected that the shock today is no less than the moment when she found her hang glider flying in the sky many years ago.

Because before the fireworks were invented, it was hard to imagine the beauty that could be seen in the world.

For them, this moment is no less than the shock of seeing a fairyland.

Instead, it was Li Yuechen, who just supported the wall with both hands, looked at the fireworks constantly exploding in the sky with a smile on his face, and there was a look of nostalgia in his eyes.

In fact, I haven't seen this thing much since high school. It's really rare to be able to see it in this era.

At the same time, I couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment in my heart. Being able to make fireworks in this era and let people of this era see the beauty of the future should also increase the prestige of the imperial court invisibly. ?

Hearing the old brother's question, Li Yuechen turned his head with a smile: "Want to know?"

The brothers and sisters all nodded blankly, including sister-in-law Wei Lian'er, who looked expectant.

Wu Zetian directly displayed the majesty of the emperor: "Okay, don't be tricky, tell me quickly!"

"Don't worry, Aunt," Li Yuechen smiled, "Actually, the principle of this thing is the same as that of a cannon, except that some different materials are added inside. It's very simple."

"What was added?"

"That's a lot, there are charcoal, copper, gold..."

Before the words were finished, Li Xian interrupted: "There is still gold? How much will it cost?"

"Brother, don't worry, it's not all of them." Li Yuechen smiled, "Overall, it's a bit more expensive than shells, but it's not too powerful!"

Li Xian immediately raised his eyebrows, expressing his doubts.

"It's just that the production is a little more troublesome, and everything else is fine." Li Yuechen continued to explain.

Wu Zetian smiled slightly: "Then it seems that setting off the fireworks this time is quite expensive."

"Don't worry, Auntie, everything is expensive at the beginning. When the output is stable in the future, the cost will naturally be reduced a lot." Li Yuechen replied.

Princess Xuancheng looked up at the fireworks in the sky, frowned and said: "Then it seems that we can't let more fireworks go off in the future."

"There's no need to put more of it in the first place." Li Yuechen replied, "In the future, it's good to only put it once a year on the Lantern Festival. It's not good for the environment to put it too much."

……

While the family was chatting in the imperial city, the streets in the city were already boiling again.

Although the people didn't understand what it was, they were so beautiful that they couldn't help cheering together.

The already lively Suzaku Street also became more noisy, and many children jumped up and down, waving and shouting at the fireworks in the sky.

The young couple who came out for shopping held hands and looked at the fireworks in the sky with smiles on their faces.

The three or five friends who came out to play together raised their wine glasses to the sky.

The common people celebrated this unknown firework show in their own simple way, expressing the happiness of the New Year.

Compared with them, there are quite a few people who were shocked, and the main ones were the civil and military personnel of the Manchu Dynasty and foreign envoys.

On the street, Di Renjie, the chief minister of the cabinet traveling in micro-clothes, leaned against the wall, looked up at the colorful and flickering fireworks in the sky under the protection of the guards around him, and couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth twice.

This His Highness is really amazing, unexpectedly made such a miraculous thing.

It seems to be just a pretty thing, but Di Renjie knows very well that the principle behind this thing must be very complicated.

As for the other foreign envoys, they were all watching the fireworks that exploded in the sky from all over the Eastern Capital.

All I can say is, it's beautiful and stunning.

This kind of incomprehensible beauty was unimaginable before.

The world is never short of beautiful scenery. Whether it is sunrise and sunset, or mountains and seas, people in every piece of land can always see the local natural beauty.

But what shocked them was that after coming to this country, they really saw the man-made beauty for the first time.

A man-made beauty that is not restricted by region and can come and go as you call it.

Behind this beautiful scenery, what it represents is the strength and heritage of this country!
At this moment, these foreign envoys really felt an inexplicable pressure from a big country.

Looking at these internal guards patrolling the streets, one has to sigh in their hearts about the strength of the big country.

In fact, these inner guards were also attracted by the fireworks in the sky at first, but soon remembered their mission and continued to patrol.

In the process of patrolling, I will occasionally look up at this beautiful fireworks.

Their patrols are mainly to maintain law and order and prevent stampedes.

Of course, we must also pay attention to some criminals who come out to make troubles while the curfew is not on, such as stealing children.

Li Yuechen explained to them in detail that traffickers who steal children are not sentenced to death by law, but they are absolutely not allowed to leave the prison alive.

These internal guards also strictly abide by this unspoken rule. The few human traffickers caught over the years disappeared quietly after being thrown into the cell of Dali Temple.

……

On the city wall, Wu Zetian was holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, watching the fireworks constantly exploding in the sky, with a relaxed expression on his face.

It is indeed a great blessing in life to be able to see such beautiful scenery at such an old age.

The most important thing is that when people in future generations see this firework, they will know that it appeared in this dynasty.

Including when the telegraph project is completed, future generations will understand that the first telegram in the world appeared here.

Wu Zetian always thought that he didn't care much about fame, but when he thought of this, he still couldn't help but feel very relieved.

And all of this is because the daughter in front of me has experienced so many miracles, none of which can compare to her alone.

Because her existence itself is the greatest miracle.

Thinking of the details of this daughter from childhood to adulthood, Wu Zetian couldn't help showing a loving smile in front of everyone.

Shangguan Wan'er on the side quickly took two steps forward to prevent her expression from being seen by Wei Lian'er and others, otherwise something might happen.

Seeing her figure, Wu Zetian also reacted, immediately rearranged his emotions, nodded slightly to Shangguan Wan'er, and praised her for a good job with his eyes.

……

Li Yuechen, on the other hand, continued to stand by the wall, watching the fireworks blooming in the sky.

The bright fireworks were reflected in her eyes, making them look much brighter.

It's just that she seems to be focusing on the fireworks now, but she has already fallen into thinking.

Over the years, Li Yuechen has been thinking about how the imperial power should exist in the future society where people's wisdom is fully developed.
For so many years, although she has a direction and goal and works hard for it, she can only take care of the times that she can see.

But after hundreds or even thousands of years, how will the answer to this question change?
The constitutional monarchy put an end to the rebellion of powerful officials, but also limited the status of the royal family.

When the people want to abolish the royal family one day, it must be abolished.

But at this moment, Li Yuechen looked at the cheering people on the street, and a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Vaguely, she seemed to have found a relatively satisfactory answer.

National Happiness Index!

How can the imperial power exist in the future when the wisdom of the people is open?The answer is, to ensure that the happiness of the people living in this country is the best in the world!
As long as you live in this country, all kinds of benefits are the best, so whether it is the imperial power system or capitalism... the people don't care at all.

For example, the oil countries in the Middle East in the future are basically countries with autocratic monarchies, but the people seem to never resist.

The biggest and most direct reason is that living in such a country is very good and comfortable, so why resist?

This is Li Yuechen's answer now, to improve the overall living standards of the people!

This article will serve as the cornerstone of future national development.

After confirming the answer, Li Yuechen instantly felt a lot more relaxed. Looking at the sky, he felt that it was almost done, so he turned his head and said to his mother, "Look carefully, mother, the big one is coming!"

After hearing her reminder, the whole family stood up and came to the city wall, looking up at the gradually diminishing fireworks in the sky.

As a firework that exploded and was much larger than the others lit up, four more balls of light rushed into the sky.

"Boom bang bang..."

After the continuous explosions, it can be clearly seen in the dark night sky that four green characters exploded in the air - the world is peaceful!
Although these four words only appeared for a moment, they were still keenly captured by everyone who had prepared in advance.

In the city, countless people who could read also saw it.

"The world is peaceful..."

Li Xian muttered something, then grinned: "Now the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the world is really peaceful!"

Wu Zetian smiled and turned her head: "Can you even make out the handwriting?"

"Well, it's somewhat troublesome, but no problem!" Li Yuechen replied with a smile.

Wei Lian'er and the others watched from the side, not daring to speak.

In fact, these four words are quite sensitive, after all, the title of the princess is Taiping.

But since the emperor didn't say anything, they naturally couldn't say anything.

As the four characters slowly disappeared in the air, the fireworks show, which lasted less than 10 minutes in total, came to an end.

Many people didn't know it, they were still waiting on the street, staring blankly at the direction that had just risen.

Li Yuechen advised: "Okay, it's over, Aniang should go back to the hall earlier."

"Is this the end?" Li Xian asked, "It's a bit short."

"Short?" Li Yuechen asked back, "Brother, do you know how much these fireworks are worth?"

"How many?"

Li Yuechen opened his palm: "Don't talk about five thousand guan!"

"Five thousand?" Li Xian frowned, "How is this different from burning money?"

"Hmm... It's impossible to be so good-looking simply by burning money!" Li Yuechen replied pretending to be serious.

Li Xian was obviously a little angry, and was about to speak a lesson when Wu Zetian waved his hand: "Okay, it's only once a year! The court will pay the money!"

My mother had already spoken, and Li Xian stopped talking nonsense, and quickly saluted and agreed.

Then Wu Zetian continued: "In my opinion, every year in the Shangyuan period in the future, these fireworks can be set off to celebrate. What do you think?"

Of course, the children have nothing to say, and it is a good thing to be able to see such a beautiful scenery every year in the future.

The emperor spoke, and the matter was settled in this way, and then Wu Zetian waved his hand, saying that he was too old to suffer, and went back to rest by himself.

Li Xian took Wei Lian'er and the children directly out of the palace for a stroll.

Although the fireworks show is over, the excitement of the Lantern Festival is still there.

Xuancheng and Princess Yiyang also wanted to go out to play together, so Li Yuechen thought nothing of it, so he took Shangguan Wan'er to go together.

Although this year is back, there are still many things to do, let's take advantage of the holidays to have fun.

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