Datang: Picking up a little Si Zi and accidentally admitting his kinship with blood?

Chapter 377: The national jade seal? Papermaking and the imperial examination system!

Bamboo Forest Mansion.

An old man and two servants came here early in the morning. It was the Cui family of Qinghe who had withdrawn from the "alliance".

Looking at the person coming, Li Fei remained calm, sizing up the old man secretly in his heart.

"The eldest prince, I, the Cui family of Qinghe, have withdrawn from planning with them and will not do anything related to the eldest prince in the future."

"Back then, the Li family of Longxi took the lead, and I and several other assistants did such things. I am here to apologize to the eldest prince!"

"Whether the eldest prince is killed or chopped into pieces, I will never complain. All the clan members involved in this matter have been expelled from the family and have nothing to do with the Cui family of Qinghe!"

Mr. Cui was so ashamed that he knelt down in front of Li Fei and begged for forgiveness.

"Oh, there's no need to sell any bitter tricks. Get up."

Li Fei chuckled and looked at the head of the Qinghe Cui family with interest: "I probably already understand what the Qinghe Cui family has done, so it's not like I can't spare you."

"I'm curious, who ordered you to come here, knowing that I can spare you?"

It's up to you to decide whether to kill or behead. Stop talking nonsense.

Who wants to die if they can live well?

This old man is a shrewd old fox at first glance. Without an expert to remind him behind his back, Li Fei would not believe it even if he broke his head!

Mr. Cui hesitated for a moment and then said, "It was a senior fortune teller who gave me some advice. I..."

"Li Chunfeng?"

After only listening to half of the sentence, Li Fei suddenly felt familiar, looked at him with a smile and asked.

"The eldest prince actually knows?"

Mr. Cui was startled at first, and then showed a look of astonishment: "No wonder, senior asked me to come and apologize. In addition, I also have something to offer to the eldest prince."

With that said, Mr. Cui took the cloth bag from the servant and let the two people go out.

Looking at Li Fei, his expression was solemn as never before.

"First Prince, this item is extremely valuable. I got it by chance. It is consistent with the status of the First Prince."

"First Prince, please take a look."

At this moment, there were only Li Fei and Mr. Cui in the room, and the door was closed.

The cloth bag was opened layer by layer, and finally the contents were revealed. It was a square-sized white jade seal!

It is four inches in diameter, with five dragons crossing the top, and on the front are engraved eight small seal characters: "I am ordered by heaven, and I will live forever"!

With just one glance, Li Fei was able to conclude that this was definitely the Fang Yong He's jade engraved in the hands of the First Emperor, the certificate of the orthodox emperors of all dynasties!

Li Fei also widened his eyes, and suddenly recalled the records about the jade seal passed down from the historical materials!

During the chaos at the end of the previous dynasty, the imperial seal disappeared.

After Li Er ascended the throne, he was actually a "blank slate" emperor without a royal seal.

In fact, this imperial seal fell into the hands of the Yang family, a remnant of the previous dynasty, and they fled to Turkic territory.

Not long ago, I just conquered Jieli, which caused a series of subtle changes. The people from the previous dynasty must have returned!

By some mistake, this national jade seal fell into the hands of the Cui family of Qinghe!

"Where did you get it?"

Looking at the imperial seal in Mr. Cui's hand, Li Fei couldn't help but be stunned for a long time, feeling as if he was laughing or laughing.

The one who least wants to be the emperor is actually visited by the Imperial Seal?

This is the funniest thing, right?

"I don't know, but someone in the world found a package at the door of the mansion. When I took it back and showed it to me, I found that it was this..."

Mr. Cui also looked confused, not knowing why this happened.

……

Chang'an City, at the west gate.

Li Er led a group of confidants to the open space not far from the city gate.

Not far away, King Li Tai of Wei was commanding a group of craftsmen. Duan Lun was among them, watching the craftsmen busy about, soaking some rags, hemp heads, and the like in water, and then pounding them carefully.

When Li Er and others arrived, they both saluted at the same time.

"My son, I will meet my father."

"Duan Lun meets your Majesty."

Li Er waved his hand and looked at the busy scene curiously: "Qingque, is this the papermaking method you mentioned?"

Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others looked at each other one after another, frowning with doubtful and puzzled expressions.

These usually unused waste materials are mixed with bark, weeds and other things. Can this thing really be used to make paper?

Earlier, they followed His Majesty out and had already heard that King Wei had a method of making paper.

This is undoubtedly great news for the paper production controlled by the family.

But this situation made them inevitably doubtful.

"That's right, Father, wait a moment, you will see the new paper soon."

Li Tai smiled slightly and continued to give instructions.

The mashed rags, bark and weeds were mixed together, taken aside and rinsed many times, and then filtered and washed.

On the other side are several large boards with filtered and cleaned materials laid on them.

The sun is full now, and the blazing sunlight is shining down, making people feel the heat.

Not long after, Li Tai peeled off a piece of paper that had been dried and almost white from a wooden board.

This scene made all the ministers, including Li Er, look surprised!

When the paper was wet, it had a slight yellowish-green sheen. Why did it become so white now?

Just by looking at it, this is obviously better than the paper used in the palace!

Li Tai cut the piece of white paper into pieces and gave one to each of Li Erchang, Sun Wuji and others.

When their faces were excited and they looked carefully at the white paper in their hands, Li Tai smiled and said: "Father, the method of making paper given by the emperor is so useful!"

“Whether it’s the process or raw materials, it saves a lot of trouble than before!”

There is no need for Li Tai to say this. Just by seeing those rags, hemp heads and tree bark, everyone already knows what they are made of.

"Your Majesty, this is simply an ingenuity and a miracle!"

"Compared to those silk handkerchiefs, the quality of the paper made from these rags and hemp is actually better than before!"

"The eldest prince is simply a god!"

Changsun Wuji and others stroked the white paper, spoke with words of praise and said excitedly.

Li Er also looked happy and looked at Changsun Wuji: "In this way, the printing of books is no longer a problem, then the next step..."

"It's time to reopen the imperial examination system!"

As soon as these words came out, Changsun Wuji and others nodded at the same time, Fang Du and Wei Zheng also showed a positive attitude.

The most important step and the deepest move to attack a noble family is to shake the foundation of the noble family!

To allow students from poor families to have the opportunity to become officials, the imperial examination system is the ultimate weapon!

"I will start planning this matter immediately, and we will live up to your majesty's trust!"

"Well, I'm looking forward to it. What will the expressions of those aristocratic families be like then?"

(End of this chapter)