lazy tang

Chapter 723
"Is Uncle Wang in good health recently?" Li Er greeted Li Shentong with a smile. He respected this uncle from the bottom of his heart.

"Hehe! Thanks to His Majesty, I can still eat a whole roast duck in one meal. However, Your Majesty has been busy with many things throughout the year, so you should pay attention to the dragon's body." Li Shentong greeted Li Er with a smile.Looking at Datang can do this, the one who dares to talk to Li Er like this is the one in front of him.

"Uncle Wang is concerned, I am still in good health. Last year when I was hunting in autumn, I shot and killed a bear with my own hands in Shanglin Garden. Look, the bear skin is still sitting under my buttocks." Li Er patted The bear skin sitting under the buttocks said very proudly.

"Father! All the princes and clans are here, can the banquet begin?" Li Tai walked up to Li Er and reported.

In previous years, this was Li Chengqian's errand, but it won't happen this year.Li Chengqian broke his leg, so he couldn't take this job no matter what.His Royal Highness King Wei successfully took over the position and became the organizer of this year's Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

"En! Let's start!" Li Er nodded, indicating that Li Tai could start.

With Li Tai waving his hand, the drums started to sound all of a sudden.You don't need to ask, you know, it must be the heavenly music of the Qin Dynasty, and the singing and dancing are the Qin King's broken formation dance that has not changed for thousands of years.A hundred women in armour, dancing, is really nothing to see.The dance, which was obviously full of masculinity, is now performed extremely feminine.A large group of women surrounded a seductive woman in silver armor and a big white cloak in the middle.

A little common sense, okay? Li Er was wearing the black armor secretly made by the Yun family.It is not much different from the Xuanjia army next to it. If you dare to wear it on the battlefield like this, it will definitely become a feather arrow attractor.The feather arrow might be blocked by the armor, but it would be bad if it was spotted by the eight-ox crossbow.Now everyone doesn't want to watch King Qin Breaking the Battle, but pays homage to Li Er's spiritual seat to show his memory.

For such an unconventional thing, these bastards still applauded loudly.Sure enough, people are shameless, and even ghosts are afraid.

Yun Hao was bored eating the dessert on the table, and the dinner has not officially started yet.There were only desserts and various melons and fruits on the table, and the dishes could not be officially served until the children of various aristocratic families presented gifts to Li Er.This Mid-Autumn Festival gift is a large gathering of the children of the powerful families.Those who are eligible to present gifts are the legitimate sons of various families, who will inherit the title in the future.

This kind of banquet also makes them shine.Let the eldest sons of each family get to know each other, and let the heads of other families get to know each other.Those who intend to marry usually take a good exam on this occasion, and then the head of the family will come forward to finalize the marriage.

Yunhao's seat was next to Li Shentong's, opposite Li Chengqian with a sullen face, and there was another vacant seat, which presumably belonged to Li Tai.The next one is Li Zhi who is looking east and west.This kid seems to have a very good relationship with Li Tai now, and the two brothers can chat and laugh from time to time.It seems that the little fox has become more and more cunning under the teaching of the old fox.I just don't know, whether Li Er knows about this little fox's turbulent heart in that young man's heart.

The lengthy King of Qin's Breaking the Array finally came to an end, and Yun Hao's ears were buzzing from the loud music.But the desserts on the table are really good, but a little tired.After eating desserts, the taste of melons and fruits seems much bland.

"Present!" Li Tai's melodious voice spread far away, attracting Yun Hao's attention.I didn't expect this guy to have this ability, and the tenor singer is nothing more than that.

The two teams of young boys walked onto the bright red carpet one by one, holding various brocade boxes in their hands.Naturally, Baby Yun was also among them. Seeing the appearance of the fat son, Yun Hao smiled.Among the powerful children of the same period, his own son really stood out the most.I am naturally happy to have an outstanding son.

"I wish my emperor good health, and I wish the Tang Dynasty a prosperous country and a peaceful people." All the princes sang loudly.This is a word that existed in Li Yuan's era, and no one dared to change it.It has been called for so many years, and it has become a routine.

"Pingshen!" Li Er's voice was full of majesty, like the roar of a giant dragon.Just listening to this voice has a kind of shocking power, otherwise how can he be an emperor.

"No!" All the princes stood up straight and looked straight ahead.They are all the heads of the family in the future, and etiquette training is naturally the top priority.Except for the kid from the Yun family who squinted and made a face with King Li Zhi of Jin, the others all looked respectful and polite.

The one at the front is the son of Li Xiaogong's family, Li Chongyi, who is 17 years old.After next year's coming-of-age ceremony, they will lose their qualifications for giving gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival.This year is his last, Li Tai naturally ranks him first.

The second place is Li Daozong's son Li Jingheng, who is also 17 years old. The situation is the same as that of his cousin Li Chongyi. He will not be included in the gift list next year.

There are still several royal family members, but Yun Dabao is ranked third.This was somewhat surprising, one must know that there are several princes behind Yun Dabao.The gift box that Yun Dabao was holding weighed a full five catties, although it was not heavy, but holding it for a long time was still a terrible thing.Seeing Yun Dabao and Li Zhi winking, Yun Hao knew that this kid had solved the problem by himself.

The Mid-Autumn Festival gift from Li Xiaogong's family is a jade biscuit called Mingyue Jue!After taking it out, it really lived up to its name.It seems that a round of bright moon is being held in the hand, and even this piece of jade seems to still emit a hazy halo.With a soft silvery white luster, you can tell it's a good thing just by looking at it.

Li Er was very satisfied with Li Xiaogong's congratulatory gift, and after praising Li Xiaogong, Li Chongyi became a regular attendant on horseback riding!

Li Jingheng's congratulatory gift was a fruit plate, and Li Er looked a little dissatisfied.After reaching out to touch it, his expression was obviously suffocated.The peaches, pears, and grapes in this fruit bowl are all carved from natural jade.The most rare thing is that the patterns and colors on it are exactly the same as the real fruit.This is the first time even Li Er has seen this thing, and it can be called a national treasure in terms of craftsmanship and material.

Under Li Er's great joy, Li Daozong's fief expanded fifty miles outward.

After the two of them had finished presenting their presents, Yun Dabao held a long gift box in front of Li Er and said, "Your Majesty, Qi Zuo! The gift I present to you this time is called a miniature cannon, which can pierce through gold, stone, and immortality within ten steps." hide."

After Yun Dabao finished speaking, the hall immediately fell silent.Most of the people in the seat have been on the battlefield, and even civil servants like Fang Xuanling have seen what it is like to fight.

Whether it is a crossbow or an arrow, it is very difficult to penetrate gold and stone within ten steps.The Ba Niu Crossbow may be able to do it, but the Ba Niu Crossbow is so huge, it is absolutely impossible for Yun Dabao to put the Ba Niu Crossbow into the brocade box.

"Oh, there is such a magical weapon?" Li Er, who was a general, his eyes lit up immediately when he heard such a thing.Standing up, he ordered Zhao Jiang to take the gift box in Yun Dabao's hand, and open it for himself.

The inside of the gift box was covered with red ribbons, and a copper tubular object with a small mouth and a big belly lay inside.Li Er picked it up and weighed it in doubt, it weighed about five or six catties.The outside of the copper ware was polished brightly, shining brightly under the candlelight, looking like gold.

"How to use this thing?" Li Er was very interested in this thing and asked eagerly.

"Your Majesty, please allow the boy to demonstrate!" Yun Dabao bowed and said.

"allow!"

As soon as Yun Dabao waved his hand, a servant immediately brought the target and placed it ten paces away.In order to demonstrate the power of the miniature artillery, a layer of bright iron was specially wrapped.From Li Er's point of view, it looks like a steel plate.

"Your Majesty! You need to fill in the gunpowder first, and then leave the fuse. Then put the projectile into the barrel!" Yun Dabao kept fiddling with his chubby little hands, explaining to Li Er while fiddling.Fill in the gunpowder and insert the fuze, and finally put in a steel ball the size of a fingernail.Take out the letter incense and light it on the candle, then hold the letter incense to Li Er with both hands.

Li Er's eyes glistened with excitement, and he pushed away Zhao Jiang who was trying to stop him.After personally taking the letter incense and touching the fuze.The fuze started to fly!
"Bang!" There was a loud noise, and a cloud of smoke exploded from the muzzle of the artillery.The projectiles fired out hit the huge target, and the iron sheet pierced through the sawdust and flew away.After the smoke cleared, everyone was surprised to find out.Looking at the extremely strong target, it was actually shot with a hole.Although the hole is small, it can still be seen clearly under the light of the candle.

"Yunqing! Can this thing hit farther and be more powerful?" Li Er walked up to the target himself, picked the small hole in the target with his hand, and immediately turned to Yun Hao and asked.

"Of course, as long as you make the gun bigger, you can put more gunpowder in it. Naturally, you can fire heavier projectiles. This thing is just a preliminary research product of the academy. After solving some troubles in casting, this thing can It is very large. At that time, it will be able to fire projectiles as thin as the mouth of a bowl, and the range will exceed a thousand steps. As for the power, no matter how strong the city wall is, it will collapse after a few shots."

"It's so powerful!" Li Er's eyes were full of excitement. It's great to be able to develop this thing.From now on, the army of his Li family will no longer be helpless when encountering a strong city.With more than a dozen doors on this thing, no matter how strong the city wall is, it will be blasted to pieces.

Yun Hao curled his lips helplessly. If you tell people that the artillery of later generations can only hit about one kilometer, they will definitely blow their heads off.Now that he has developed a cannon capable of firing a thousand paces, he has made Li Erle look like this.If he really wanted to create a howitzer capable of hitting more than ten kilometers, Li Er would not have gone crazy on the spot.

"Okay! Very good! Yunqing wants to urge the academy to speed up the research and development. If you need anything, just tell me. As long as the materials available in Datang, they will be supplied first!" Li Er's stroking the shiny cannon body, as if stroking the beauty's skin, I don't want to let go for a long time.

"Father! Duke Chu deserves a great reward for presenting this magic weapon!" Seeing Li Er's excited look, Li Zhi stood up and said with a bow.

"Yes! It is indeed worthy of a heavy reward!" Li Er nodded and smiled, but his heart was bitter.Yunhao has no rewards now, although Li Er knows that Yunhao doesn't care, but this is after all a big audience.The reward is too thin to convince the public!
"Father, my son has a merciless request!" When Li Er was in a dilemma, Li Chengqian stood up with difficulty with the help of his servant.

"Oh, what does the prince have to say?" Li Er looked at Li Chengqian with some puzzlement and said.

"Father! My son sees that Fengshen, the eldest son of the Yun family, is handsome and smart. My son wants to marry Yan Rong to the eldest son of the Yun family. I don't know if my father agrees!"

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, the Tai Chi Hall was so quiet that the sound of a heartbeat could be heard.Even the noise outside, seeing the situation inside the Tai Chi Hall, became much quieter.

Li Yanrong was born to Prince Li Chengqian and Hou Junji's second daughter Hou Lian'er, and was deeply loved by Li Er.He is only three years old this year, and has already been granted the title of Princess Chengyang.Now that the crown prince actually offered to marry the Yun family, everyone was thinking about what the future court situation would be like.

The stunned expression on Li Tai's face seemed to freeze, even Li Zhi opened his mouth wide and looked at his elder brother in astonishment.

Li Er was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Li Chengqian with a smile on his face.

"Chengqian! I also think that the kid from the Yun family is very good, and he will definitely have a bright future when he grows up. It is very good to promise Yan to him, and I agree very much! Yunqing, what do you think?" Li Erzhuan He looked at Yunhao.

Yun Hao's complexion was extremely exciting, and various complicated expressions rolled on the screen on his face.He didn't understand what kind of trouble Li Chengqian was trying to make. He wanted to embarrass him today, but he didn't expect him to propose marriage.

Li Er's question is pure fart!Who dares to object to something you agree to in Datang.Are you tired of living?When Wei Zheng died, you didn't even spare the grave, who would dare to imitate that bastard as a mirror.

"Uh...! Chen...! Chen has no objection, but this matter has to go home to Bingming's mother." All Yun Hao could do was procrastinate, and Yun Hao was a little caught off guard because the incident happened so suddenly.He needs time to think about what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of His Highness the Crown Prince.

"Well! The old lady of Bingming also meant what she should. If the old lady agrees, Yunqing will come to the palace immediately to propose marriage. The child in Yanrong is full of aura, and he is just a good match for your kid. It's a good marriage." Li Er nodded, and Yun Hao's statement was reasonable because Tang Dynasty established the country with filial piety.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Yun Dabao was a little stupid when he stepped back, and he was a little confused when he was pulled to his seat by Li Zhi!
"Dabao! From now on, you are not allowed to call Gu Ji Nu Ji Nu, you have to call Gu Jiu Shu!" Li Zhi had a smirk on his face, watching Yun Dabao laugh until his intestines knotted.

"Nine your head, get lost...!"

Next, he continued to offer gifts, Yun Hao didn't even bother to look at what others offered.He was mobilizing all his brain cells to think about what Li Chengqian's plan was.Could it be that what happened to Ling Jing in Luoyang has nothing to do with him?But this clarification seems to cost too much.Now Li Er agrees to this marriage, but it is considered a certainty.Yunhao has no room to resist!

(End of this chapter)