If I let you stay in Lingnan, how could you become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?

Chapter 5 This color is called Forgiveness Green, no, it is Thousand Mountains Green

Li An sighed and continued:

"Now that the crown prince has been deposed, the other princes will naturally be ready to make a move. My father has a strong temper, and there might be changes in the court because of this. I'm afraid Chang'an is now on the edge of the vortex."

Hearing this, Feng Lang, who was standing aside, remained calm, as if he was no longer surprised by Li An's remarks.

Li Shimin's eyelids twitched again.
Although Li An's words were a bit sensational, they touched his heart.

With the position of crown prince left vacant, the remaining princes would naturally covet it, and it was natural for changes to occur in the court as a result.

I didn't expect that although this kid is in Lingnan, he knows everything about Chang'an. He is really a talented person!

Unexpectedly, just as he thought of this, Li An said:
"It would be fine if Father chooses a good successor. But if he doesn't choose the right one, the Tang Dynasty will be unstable. It's even possible that the hens will be the ones crowing at dawn in the future!"

The hen crows at dawn, which means the old hen announces the dawn.

As a time traveler, Li An was naturally talking about how Wu Zetian monopolized power after Li Zhi ascended the throne and eventually became the empress.

But to Li Shimin's ears, it was nothing short of treasonous and misleading nonsense!

Hearing this, Li Shimin was so angry that he almost slammed the table and stood up. It took him a long time to suppress his anger and said:

"Ridiculous! The Tang Dynasty is stable, how could such a ridiculous thing happen!"

Li An said with a smile:
"I am just guessing. Of course, nothing is certain yet, so I can't be sure."

"But since I have made the people of Lingnan rich, stable and prosperous, I intend to live a comfortable life here. Even if Chang'an is flooded, it has nothing to do with me!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand and asked Feng Lang to take out a bottle that was as green as jade:

"Since you two have come all the way from Chang'an and want to buy some goods in Lingnan, I will let you see the rare things here."

As he spoke, he took the bottle from Feng Lang and held it in front of Li Shimin.

"Look at this bottle, it's big and round, and look at its mouth, it's long and smooth!"

After Li An sang two lines rhythmically, he smiled and showed off:

"This glass bottle is emerald green all over. The name of this color is Forgiveness Green... No, it's Thousand Mountains Green! It's perfect for storing beer... No, it's perfect for storing fine wine!"

"As the saying goes, the wine is good and the cup is luminous. The pipa music is urging me to drink. Don't laugh at me sleeping drunk on the battlefield. How many men have ever returned from the battles in history?"

When Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong heard this, their expressions froze instantly.

I didn't expect that Li An could speak eloquently and compose beautiful seven-character quatrain poems at will.

Just this ability of writing poetry and prose alone cannot be seen in many people even if you look around the whole world!
Moreover, although the green bottle in his hand has a slender neck and looks a bit strange, its entire body is translucent emerald green, and it is a rare treasure that cannot be found in Chang'an!
"How much is this bottle?"

Yuchi Gong smacked his lips and asked immediately.

Li An smiled faintly:
"Not expensive! Only ten taels of silver each."

After hearing his words, Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong hadn't spoken yet, but Feng Lang on the side couldn't help but twitching his mouth.

Good guy!
Glass bottles can be found everywhere in Lingnan. They are made by adding sand and dye, but this guy dares to sell them for ten taels of silver each!
The cost is only five cents!
This prince is really trying to fool outsiders!
Seeing that Li Shimin and the other man did not say anything when they heard the price of ten taels of silver, Li An started boasting again:
"To be honest, this kind of emerald glass bottle is very rare, the production process is extremely complicated, and it is very difficult to fire a perfect finished product. Often, among hundreds or thousands of bottles, there are only one or two that are flawless, so ten taels of silver is really not expensive!" Hearing his bragging, Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong, who originally thought that the bottle was too expensive, couldn't help but nod their heads.

Before they could react, Li An placed the bottle on the table and waved his hand.

Two men brought up a glass mirror that was more than a meter tall.

"Mirror, mirror, tell me who is the most handsome man in the world!"

Li An waved his hand, and his two subordinates placed the mirror directly in front of Li Shimin, and his reflection was clearly reflected in the mirror.

In the mirror, Li Shimin's appearance can be said to be clearly visible and discernible in every detail!
Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong were so shocked that their eyes widened and their mouths opened wide.

In this era, even the royal family used only bronze mirrors.

Although the bronze mirror has been finely polished by a skilled craftsman and has a good clarity, it can only reflect a somewhat blurry image.

Compared with this kind of glass mirror, it is simply a dimensionality reduction attack.

"Brother, you are a handsome man. When you look at yourself in this kind of mirror, you really look more noble!"

Li An lost no time in saying:

"To be honest, this kind of mirror is a specialty of Lingnan. Even the emperor has never used it in Chang'an!"

"Your Majesty...has never used it!"

Li Shimin looked at his clear reflection in the mirror and said in a daze with a look of shock on his face.

At this time, Li An grabbed Li Shimin and said excitedly:
"Speaking of which, this is my fault! It's because Lingnan is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and I was busy with affairs in Lingnan, so I didn't have time to present this treasure to my father!"

"However, since you two are coming from Chang'an today, you can just bring this item to Chang'an so that the people of Chang'an and my father can enjoy such a clear mirror!"

Li Shimin's heart suddenly warmed:
"You want me to take this mirror back to Chang'an and present it to the emperor?"

Unexpectedly, Li An shook his head:

"No! Father is devoted to the people. He often says that water can carry a boat but can also overturn it. Naturally, he puts the people before himself. You two can take this mirror to Chang'an and sell it to all the people of Chang'an so that they can all enjoy such a clear mirror!"

Only then did Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong understand.

After saying so much, it seems that this guy just wants to sell the mirror to them.

"I wonder how much silver this mirror will cost?"

Li An smiled and said:

"It was not easy to get this mirror. It was made from a piece of purest chalcedony found deep in the mountains. It is no exaggeration to say that it is priceless!"

Seeing that Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong had serious expressions when they heard this, Li An changed the subject:
"However, since I asked you to bring them to the people of Chang'an, I will give you a good discount. Twenty taels of silver per piece!"

Hearing this, Feng Lang couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He had been following Li An for the past two years, so he was naturally very familiar with the firing process of the glass mirror, which was simply fired in a kiln using clean sand without impurities.
The cost is no more than ten cents!
But Li An actually dared to ask for a sky-high price of twenty taels of silver!
黑!
It's so dark!
(End of this chapter)