Li Shimin

Chapter 558 Pen
As for the bamboo tube pen, he asked Letai to study it after he came back from Japan.

He did not expect that there were already hard pens in China a long time ago.

Moreover, it is still a hard pen made of bamboo tube, reed tube, bamboo batch, red willow and other materials, which is a simple pen of later generations.

However, the handwriting written by this bamboo tube pen is not much thinner than that of a brush.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"

Another day, just as Li Xuan came down to the first floor, Le Tai ran into Jinwang's other courtyard with a happy face.

The whole person's hair is messy, and even his face is black and white, and his appearance is worse than those tramps at the gate of the city.

However, the whole person on the stage was full of joy this time, standing in front of Li Xuan, grinning, laughing silly all the time.

"I'm so happy, but the Huotong gun that I asked you to research before, was made?"

Seeing the appearance of the bandstand, Li Xuan couldn't help but smile.

However, what Li Xuan didn't expect was that just after he finished speaking, Le Tai's expression froze.

Immediately, with a sneer, he said cautiously: "My lord, forgive me, the fire gun villain you mentioned and others have been studying for so many days, but the progress is still very slow!"

"Then you are so happy?"

Li Xuan was speechless.

"My lord, although the villain didn't make a fire gun, he has researched the pen you mentioned."

Le Tai hurriedly replied.

"pen?"

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, but soon recovered a happy expression.

"Where is the pen, bring it for me to see!"

"Look, Your Majesty!"

Saying that, Le Tai quickly took out a small wooden box from his arms carefully.

It's just that Li Xuan didn't expect that after opening the wooden box of the music table, there was still a layer of silk wrapped inside!

Li Xuan stared, and took the box directly from the band.

"It's only a few steps away from the forge, and you still need to wrap this pen with two layers of protection..."

While chattering, Li Xuan had already lifted the silk cloth, and saw the face of the silver-white pen wrapped in the silk cloth, subconsciously shut up, then quickly picked it up, and looked it up and down.

There was a flash of surprise in his eyes.

Then, he directly bent down and took out a small booklet from under the coffee table.

Start writing on it with a pen!
Blank!
Ok?
Li Xuan was stunned, glanced at the bandstand beside him, and subconsciously began to twist the pen with both hands.

"Your Majesty..."

Just as Le Tai opened his mouth to explain, Li Xuan had already seen the empty ink sac.

"You didn't take the writing test?"

"My Majesty, such a precious object naturally requires the Majesty to personally test it!"

Le Tai said quickly.

"Hmph, the king asked you to research a fire gun, and you couldn't research a gun barrel in ten months. Now let you develop such an exquisite gadget, and you waited for two months, just like Ben. Wang developed it!"

Li Xuan complained helplessly, and subconsciously searched here.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, the villains and other Mo-rulers are just good at developing these gadgets..."

Hearing this, Le Tai hurriedly explained in panic.

"Okay, this king knows that Mohists like you don't like to study those powerful weapons. However, without these weapons, our Tang Dynasty will inevitably be bullied by those barbarian hozens, and they will come to our Tang border from time to time Loot some.

Therefore, for those barbarian hozens, those weapons are weapons that make them have nightmares, but for the people and soldiers of our Tang Dynasty, they are like armor and good medicine, which can save lives! "

As he spoke, Li Xuan subconsciously patted his forehead.

"Letai, did you bring the ink?"

"ink?"

Li Xuan was taken aback by Li Xuan's sudden change of stage.

"never mind!"

Li Xuan sighed helplessly, and stood up directly, "Wait a while, I'm going to study ink!"

As he spoke, he sat in front of the row of desks, poured clear water into the inkstone, took out the ink stick, and began to grind the ink slowly.

On the side, Le Tai looked at this scene with embarrassment on his face.

He wanted to go forward, but he knew that it was the place where His Highness the Crown Prince and those young men belonged. He was a villain, and he was not worthy to play with the precious inkstone.

It's just that his servants stared at him and asked his king to do it himself...

At the moment when the band stage was full of embarrassment and didn't know what to do, the butler Li Chang walked in from the door.

Behind him, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others followed.

"I have met several gentlemen and the butler!"

The band stage greeted quickly.

"Meet the music craftsman!"

Li Chengqian and the others also responded casually.

Immediately, he couldn't help looking forward in a daze, a little dazed.

They actually saw their king sitting on their desks, still grinding ink himself.

Turning her head subconsciously, she turned to the bandstand and asked, "Master, what happened?"

"Return to Your Highness, the king is studying ink and experimenting with pens!"

"pen?"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi and the others all looked happy.

"Where's the pen?"

"The king takes it!"

Le Tai replied.

Now, Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi and the others walked over without the slightest hesitation.

Sure enough, next to Li Xuan's hand, he saw a small steel pillar that was only as long as the palm of his hand.

However, just by looking at the surface, you can tell that this fountain pen is very delicate.

"Master, how can I ask you to do such a rough job of grinding ink yourself? Let me grind ink for you!"

Li Chengqian and Li Chongyi looked at each other, and said quickly and cautiously.

"Get out of the way!"

Li Xuan laughed and scolded directly.

Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi and the others smiled obsequiously.

Afterwards, when Li Xuan thought of something, he hurriedly gave instructions to Li Chang who was beside him.

"Housekeeper, go find a clean small glass bowl, and then find a piece of fine gauze, the thinner the better!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Li Chang responded quickly, turned around and walked out.

Li Xuan didn't pay attention to Li Chengqian and the others, and all the little bastards could only stand aside blankly.

Soon, Li Xuan developed a small layer of ink.

And this time, Li Chang also walked in with a clean small glass bowl and two pieces of pure white gauze.

Li Xuan asked Li Chang to unfold the gauze and put it on the glass bowl.

Then, he picked up the inkstone and poured the ink inside directly on it.

Soon, half a bowl of pitch-black ink appeared in the glass bowl.

"These inks are still a bit rough, but they're still usable!"

Li Xuan picked up the glass bowl and glanced at it, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

However, fortunately, although the fountain pens made by Letai and others are exquisite in this era, they are also a bit rough, so they can be equipped with each other.

Immediately, unscrew the pen, put the nib in the ink, and repeatedly squeeze the ink sac with your hands.

Soon, the ink sac will be filled with ink.

At this moment, Li Chengqian, Li Chongyi and the others stared wide-eyed!
Even Li Chang, the housekeeper at the side, was stunned!

Originally, they were already very curious about this kind of delicate and strange little thing. They didn't expect that there were so many organs inside, and ink could be sucked in just by squeezing it.

Sure enough, these Mohists are so powerful.

No wonder, Master (King) is so precious to these Mohists!

Just when Li Chengqian and the others were in a daze, Li Xuan casually took a piece of white bamboo paper from the table beside him.

Then, he started writing on the bamboo paper in a way that Li Chengqian and others had never seen before.

"The ink is coming out... and the characters are actually written!"

Soon, Li Chengqian, Cheng Chusi and others looked at the neat row of pen characters written by Li Xuan, and their eyes widened again, their faces full of shock.

(End of this chapter)