This prince, it doesn't matter if you don't do it!

Chapter 516
Although Wang Dequan has no experience as an official, he has been in business for many years, and he can be regarded as a seasoned man.

Moreover, this guy has stayed in Chang'an as an envoy for so long, and he has already faded away from the greenness of entering the officialdom. In addition to his age, with this skin, he looks calm and capable.

People are like this, the easiest thing to change is often the environment in which they live.

At least, Wang Dequan at this moment is no longer trembling when he sees Li Er as before.

"I also ask your envoy to convey to King Ming that I have received his blessing." Li Er said with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, apart from giving a few words to the foreign ministers, my king has specially prepared a birthday gift for His Majesty the Great Tang Emperor. Please allow the foreign ministers to carry him to the palace."

The birthday gifts they brought were not above the main hall.

No way, that thing is too big.

Hearing what he said, everyone became even more interested.

When entering the palace, someone discovered that Wang Dequan was transported by a huge monster. At that time, they were curious about what this thing could be?
Although Li Ke's birthday gift was indeed a miracle of nature, they did not forget that although the birthday gift Li Chengqian sent last year was not rare, it did open everyone's eyes.

Seeing all the ministers looking out of the hall curiously, Wang Dequan smiled for no reason.

When Li Ke's birthday gift came out just now, many people treated them coldly.

It wasn't until Li Er nodded that Wang Dequan signaled to the accompanying person, and the person immediately left the hall. Not long after, under his command, a dozen or so soldiers carried a long pact also covered with a red cloth. Three meters away, something about two meters wide was carried in from outside the hall.

When everyone saw this huge monster, they were all surprised and silent.

Of course, some people had seen this thing before entering the palace, and everyone was pointing at it right now.

"It's so big, what do you think is the birthday gift that His Highness prepared for His Majesty?"

Because it was covered by the red silk, everyone couldn't see clearly, so everyone started talking.

Li Er's banquets generally have few rules.

Drink happily, fighting at the banquet also happens frequently.

Moreover, those who can be above this hall are not ordinary people, so it doesn't matter to discuss a few words.

"Look carefully, this thing has legs, it looks like the kind of table produced by Daming." Another whispered.

His words were recognized by many people, after all, those table legs were too conspicuous.

"This thing is not small." Someone laughed.

"Could it be amazing if you are big?" At that moment, someone retorted.

"I don't know if it will be surprising, but this thing has indeed aroused my curiosity." Hou Junji laughed, "Look, although this thing looks like a table, it is under the red silk. Obviously uneven, one after another, it must not be as simple as a table."

"Indeed." Wei Zheng also nodded, and said, "This thing has six table legs in total, and each table leg is as thick as an adult's arm, and it is extraordinarily laborious for more than a dozen soldiers to carry it, which shows that this thing The weight is not light."

As soon as he said that, under Wang Dequan's command, a dozen or so soldiers placed the object in the middle of the hall. The moment it landed, a muffled sound confirmed Wei Zheng's guess that this object was indeed not light.

"From the edge, it's neat. Even if it's not a table case, I guess it's something like a table case." Duan Lun stepped forward, looked at it carefully, and even sniffed it with his nose. Then he said, "Moreover, this thing also has a smell of wood. As for what kind of wood it is, the old man is not talented, but he didn't smell it."

"From the outside, this thing looks like a table full of messy things." Zheng Yushi said.

"What is a mess?" Someone argued, "This is a birthday gift prepared by His Highness for His Majesty, how can you put some messy things?"

"Slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue." Zheng Yushi smiled awkwardly.

For a moment, the entire courtroom was full of chaos, everyone was discussing what Li Chengqian's birthday gift was, but no one could say why.

Listening to everyone's speculation, Wang Dequan sneered in his heart.

Guess, you guys can guess vigorously, and you will be shocked later.

When he saw this thing, he was stunned.

To be honest, if it wasn't for Li Er's birthday gift, he would have wanted to keep it for himself as a collection.

Above the main hall, Li Er didn't respond, but was slightly curious about what exactly the thing Li Chengqian sent was?
Could it be that this is some new technique of the Ming court?
Thinking in this way, seeing that the officials were discussing a lot, Li Er said, "I don't know what this is?"

"Your Majesty will know when you uncover the red silk." Wang Dequan put it off.

Of course, this is also the reason why he is not familiar with the officialdom. If he has been in the officialdom for more than ten years, he will never be able to say this.

But Li Er didn't mind, he smiled and said, "That's great, I'd like to see what surprise Gao Ming has prepared for me."

After he finished speaking, he walked down. When the officials heard the words, some people were ready to speak immediately, but after thinking about it, they finally held back.

But the way he looked at Wang Dequan changed.

Wang Dequan was too eager for quick success and lacked consideration in doing things. He just wanted Li Er to experience the shock of this thing for himself, but he forgot that it was Li Er!
"Your Majesty, do you want an old minister to help Your Majesty uncover this surprise?" Just after Li Er came, Hou Junji walked up with a mean face.

Li Er smiled, then waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I want to see this surprise for myself!"

After finishing speaking, he grabbed a corner of the red silk with one hand, pulled it along the way, and opened the whole red silk.

Seeing this, everyone stared at the red silk closely, wanting to see what was under the red silk?
In an instant, the red silk was uncovered, and with just one glance, everyone was stunned!
Under the eyes, it seems that he has a panoramic view of the whole world.

How does this not shock them?
"This is?" Someone asked in disbelief.

Li Er was also stunned, he didn't expect such a scene under the red silk.

But soon, Li Er came back to his senses, took a closer look, saw a familiar place, and asked, "Is this Chang'an?"

"Back to Your Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, this is Chang'an." Wang Dequan said with a smile, "There has been a saying in Chang'an since ancient times that eight waters surround Chang'an, and the ones near here are the famous eight waters. The energy is different, but they all revolve around Chang'an, just like my Great Tang Guozuo."

Seeing everyone's shocked faces, Wang Dequan was all smiles, and said with a sneer in his heart: "You want to stabilize my highness with just a strange stone?
The uncanny workmanship of nature is indeed worthy of emotion, but can it compare to the birthday gift of my Highness? "

"Is this Kanyu map?" Li Xiaogong asked from the side.

He is also very curious.

This thing is indeed like a Kanyu map, no, to be precise, this is not a Kanyu map, after all, Kanyu map is not so magical?
"No." Wang Dequan shook his head and said, "This object can't be called a map, but to be precise, this object should be called a sand table.

Of course, it can also be used as a geomancy map, but relatively speaking, this thing is more practical, more eye-catching, and more intuitive than the geomancy map, and it allows people to clearly form a better marching formation from the sand table. "

Hearing this, Li Er nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Indeed, this sand table is indeed much more practical than Kanyu map. Look here."

After speaking, Li Er pointed to a mountain range with little ups and downs and said, "If I remember correctly, this should be the Qinling Mountains, right?"

"Your Majesty's eyes are like torches." Wang Dequan immediately flattered and said, "This is the Qinling Mountains, not only the Qinling Mountains, but also several major mountain ranges in the Tang Dynasty, which are reflected on this sand table, such as the Taihang Mountain here, Wuyi Mountain here, here..."

Seeing that Li Er was interested, Wang Dequan immediately introduced him to Li Er.

At the same time that Li Chengqian sent someone to send him, he also sent someone to send a detailed introduction of the entire structure of the sand table. Wang Dequan practiced it when he was free at home these days, and this was the scene where he talked in front of Li Er .

Li Er became happier the more he listened.

He likes this thing. If he has this thing in battle in the future, it will definitely be a sharp weapon for him to deploy troops.

Most importantly, this is not a sand table for one state and one capital, but a sand table for the entire world.

Seeing this thing, he seemed to be looking down on the entire Tang Dynasty, that kind of absolute control, not to mention how excited he was.

"Not bad." Li Er walked around the sand table and said with a look of wonder, "This is Lingnan, right? Feng An is in Lingnan.

Well, this is Tubo..."

Li Er walked around the sand table while trying to distinguish these places.

Not to mention, as a military master, he is still very good at distinguishing these directions.

He didn't even need to put a guide flag on the sand table, he could clearly identify the location of almost half of the city.

The rest of the people followed behind Li Er, and they were all amazed.

They thought about ten thousand possibilities, but they never thought that Li Chengqian would actually put the world on a table, allowing Li Er to have a panoramic view.

This method, even they are incomparably shocked.

Of course, in addition to being shocked, they were also shocked. They really couldn't figure out what was going on in Li Chengqian's mind, and how could he think of such a method?

Moreover, most of them are familiar with these famous mountains and rivers, and they can correspond to them with almost any difference, which really puzzles everyone.

As for Li Ke, he was dumbfounded. He thought that he had selected a strange stone that was suitable for the occasion this time, and he should be the first one this time.

As a result, it didn't take long for Li Chengqian to show up, and a sand table easily captured everyone's attention.

But his strange stone was never mentioned again.

The people who were still praising him before were all dumb now, following behind Li Er submissively, which made him very frustrated.

Li Tai on the side saw this scene, shook his head secretly, and said: "Second brother doesn't need to do this, it's not like you and I haven't seen the method of big brother before, he can make such a miraculous thing, it's not surprising."

Li Tai didn't laugh at Li Ke's thoughts, after all, the two of them were more like a pair of troubled brothers.

What's there to laugh at?
Li Ke didn't say a word, but he didn't complain, after all, Li Chengqian must have been preparing for this birthday ceremony for a long time, and his decision to come out to fight again was only a recent matter.

Therefore, this decision cannot be Li Chengqian's special response to him.

He just felt powerless.

Before others targeted him, he was already powerless to fight back. If he deliberately targeted him again, would he really have a countermeasure?

"These ups and downs are mountains?" Just when Li Ke was feeling emotional, Li Er, who circled twice, asked curiously.

Nodding his head, Wang Dequan immediately bowed and said, "Returning to His Majesty the Tang Emperor, these ups and downs are indeed mountains, and they are based on the actual heights of the mountains, and their sizes are different on the sand table."

"That's right." Li Er nodded and said, "The plain is the plain there?"

"Exactly." Wang Dequan said, "Plains are generally lands of fish and rice, and compared with mountains, plains are more suitable for food cultivation.

This is also the reason why rich places are often located in this area. "

"That's not bad." Li Er said, "However, there are many mountains in my Tang Dynasty. Take a look, there are no fertile fields in the mountains. You can imagine how miserable the lives of the people in these mountains are. bitter."

If you look at it from the sand table, it is true that there is not even a flat piece of land in the mountains.

But is this how it looks?

"Your Majesty, in the past few years, our Great Tang has grown stronger and stronger, and the lives of ordinary people have gradually begun to improve. Presumably in the near future, under the leadership of Your Majesty, our Great Tang will surely usher in a new prosperous age." Upon hearing Li Er Having said that, Fang Xuanling laughed quickly.

What Li Er wants to do, he is too clear, the two monarchs and ministers have been so careful for so many years, how can Li Er's little thoughts be hidden from him?
"Fang Qing is right." Li Er said with a smile, "As long as I, the king and ministers of the Tang Dynasty, have the same heart, the great wish of the prosperous Tang Dynasty will surely come true."

After saying that, Li Er's eyes were turned away from Nanzhao, Zhenla, and Tianzhu.

Where is the land really fertile!

Li Er was so plump that he didn't want to look away.

However, Li Er is not a radical person, so he looked away, and Li Er turned his gaze to Wang Dequan, saying: "This sand table is certainly good, but there are still deviations in many places.

For example, these three cities, although these three cities are all on the banks of the Yellow River, the distance between the middle city and the two cities beside it is the same.

I remember that they are all one hundred and twenty to eighty miles away, there may be a slight discrepancy, but it is by no means as big as the difference on the sand table. "

"This foreign minister doesn't know." Wang Dequan said, "This sand table is supervised by His Highness, and I heard that everything was agreed upon by His Highness, the general supervisor and the Ministry of Industry. As for why this is done, the foreign minister has no choice." Got it.

However, the foreign minister firmly believes that since His Royal Highness thinks it is right to do so, there must be a reason for it.

Regarding this point, the foreign minister was convinced.

If His Majesty has some doubts, it is better to send someone to ask His Majesty in person. "

He trusted Li Chengqian quite a lot. Of course, even if he didn't trust him, he had to stand up and support Li Chengqian on this occasion.

A courtier defends his lord, this is the most basic insistence of a courtier.

Even if you offend Li Er for this, you have to do it!
"Are you saying I was wrong?" Li Er suddenly laughed.

(End of this chapter)