God-level prince of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 174

To refute extravagance, you have to start with one thing.

So Li Chengqian said: "Guan Lishi! Bring the saltpeter!"

"Yes! His Royal Highness!"

Li Chengqian had expected it a long time ago, so he prepared saltpeter in advance. Next, he will perform a performance to let these local turtles see how powerful he is.

After a while, Guan Lishi hurried over.

"His Royal Highness, the saltpeter you want is here!"

If the crown prince is impeached, Guan Lishi will probably have a hard time, after all he lives very comfortably in the East Palace.

So when Li Chengqian asked him to do something, he worked extra hard.

Running is also out of breath.

"Go! Get another basin of clean water!"

"Yes!"

Guan Lishi will do it.

But it made everyone even more puzzled.

What is the prince going to do, isn't he to prove himself that he is not extravagant?Why do you want to do this?
Concubine Wang Gui sneered, she probably felt that Li Chengqian had no other moves, so she came up with such a move.

Xu Jingzong said at this time: "Your Majesty, I feel that His Highness the Crown Prince has no way to respond to the accusation of extravagance, and I request His Highness to be punished!"

Zhang Liang also said: "That's the case, Your Majesty, there is another charge of contempt for the court!"

When Li Chengqian heard it, he directly retorted: "What are you in a hurry for? Take a good look! Open your eyes and take a good look!"

How could these soil turtles know what he was going to do? What he had to do was to refresh people's perceptions and get a wave of shock by the way.His points have to be added.

"Gao Ming, what you are going to do seems to have nothing to do with your rebuttal!?"

Li Shimin also raised his doubts.

"Your Majesty, what I'm going to do next is related to their charges against my son, please give me some time!"

Empress Changsun also said: "Yes, Your Majesty, Gao Ming can always surprise us, why don't we take a look?"

"Okay! Gao Ming, you continue!"

Li Chengqian glanced at the three of them with a sneer on his face.

The objections of the three were dismissed, and they were very angry.

Li Chengqian didn't have time to pay attention to them, because Qingshui had already arrived.

I saw Li Chengqian took some saltpeter from the plate.

Then throw the saltpeter directly into the clear water.

As soon as the saltpeter entered the water, it immediately rolled over.

A few seconds later, wisps of white water vapor rose from the plate, and the water in the basin instantly froze into ice cubes.

People around there feel the chill.

The eyes of all the people present were wide open.

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun stood up at the same time, because they were also shocked.

That really turned white water into ice, and at the same time, the way he looked at Li Chengqian became a little different.

Li Chengqian signaled Guan Lishi to hand over the basin of ice to Li Shimin. Li Shimin touched the ice and asked in surprise:
"What... what's going on here? Gao Ming, tell me!"

What Li Shimin asked was probably what the ministers wanted to ask, because they also wanted to know why the water turned into ice cubes when the stone was placed in clear water.

"Your Majesty, this is saltpeter. When saltpeter touches water, it will turn into ice! This is a gift from nature!"

"What! What else? How do you know?"

"My son just discovered it by accident."

"Okay, okay! No wonder you asked me for the right to mine the nitrate mine. I still underestimated you! As expected of my son, he is very organized. Then?"

Li Shimin then asked.

Li Chengqian responded: "My son will cooperate with outsiders, and they will mine the saltpeter and make ice. After the national tax is deducted, I will only take some profits. And the businessman is also very good. The supply of ice cubes is available, and the ice cubes that His Majesty received some time ago were also provided by the businessman!"

How could Li Shimin pay attention to these things, because these were all done by servants, so when Li Chengqian talked about it, he was quite shocked.

Li Chengqian continued: "Once the ice cubes are not used, they will melt directly. In order to prevent them from melting, I use them. In fact, the cost of these ice cubes is not high, so why is this extravagant? ?”

As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, everyone nodded and said that it seemed to be the case.

Now the three Wang Guifeis are dumb. If the first three are refuted by Li Chengqian, even if the fourth and fifth are established, Li Chengqian will only be punished a little at most and will not be impeached.

Wang Guifei said anxiously: "Then you have made a lot of money, right?"

Li Chengqian still said unhurriedly: "Money? No, no, no, I have no money! Because all the money is now invested in An Le Fang, and whenever I look at people's happy eyes, I feel very satisfied!"

When Li Chengqian said this, he didn't feel blushed. It can be said that he perfectly avoided Wang Guifei's sniping.

And it made the ministers feel that Li Chengqian did a good job. As for the luxurious decoration, different people have different opinions. After all, cheap materials can also create a luxurious feeling, and the key lies in the design.

"His Majesty……"

Concubine Wang was speechless and asked Li Shimin for help, but Li Shimin said:
"Well! During this period of time, I felt that the ice cubes were inexhaustible. It turned out that you gave them a gift, which is not bad! So the rarest things are the most expensive. Since there are more ice cubes, they are not expensive. Let's eat as usual. Generally speaking, therefore, this extravagance and desire is not valid!"

Everyone was in an uproar. After all, Li Shimin's judgment was never wrong. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Li Chengqian's explanation was right.

Li Chengqian looked at Wang Guifei, Xu Jingzong and Zhang Liang with great satisfaction.

At this time, the three felt very angry, but they couldn't find a point to refute Li Chengqian.

"If the three of you feel that what I said is wrong, you can check it at any time! I will accompany you to the end!"

Li Chengqian said so, such a domineering reaction made everyone feel relieved, especially Guan Lishi was relieved.

Li Chengqian went on to say: "The fourth point, if you say that I am ruthless and unjust, why don't you say that I am strict with others? I want to let my younger brother have higher attainments. Is it wrong to strictly demand them? Huh? I Asking them to work in the fields is to start with small things, let them know the hard work of farmers, and at the same time exercise their bodies, is this wrong? Huh?"

This... seems to be correct, so the fourth point is still not true.

The ministers also expressed their views.

They said:

His Royal Highness is strictly not wrong!
Concubine Wang, you must have made a mistake somewhere!
That's right, for the prince's actions, Feidan was questioned instead of being rewarded. I feel unfair for him!

"I don't agree with the fifth crime!"

The first four points were all refuted by Li Chengqian, and the last one was left. When he said it, everyone pricked up their ears and listened.

(End of this chapter)