Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 374 The Monarch and His Subject——
Imperial study room

Xu Qing really regretted what nonsense she said before, and now she has to wear her mouth and dry her mouth to get out Li Yuan and the elm lump that the two outside the door are deeply stuck in superstition.From the charcoal and charcoal incident at the beginning, no, from the blizzard, to the day when I came to the imperial study after breakfast, the two elm bumps nodded half understanding.Really tired, Xu Qing sighed and said: "So, this Qinghong sword is actually my improvement method. Lu Xuan actually processed and manufactured it. In the future, as long as there is coal, then this good sword and sword can be used With a continuous stream, our army of the Tang Dynasty can kill horses on foot..."

Li Yuan could not speak for a long time, and sighed: "Xu Qing, do you know what kind of changes you will bring to Datang when you present this method?"

Without waiting for Xu Qing to answer, Li Yuan continued: "Okay, okay, Xu Qing, you are my Jiang Shang, and you are my Yi Yin! I want to seal you, Duke of the Great Kingdom! I want to seal you A king with a different surname!"

Xu Qing hurriedly knelt down and said, "Long live my emperor! However, I don't need any rewards. Your Majesty's trust is the biggest encouragement for me!"

Li Yuan stared at Xu Qing and asked, "Why? Don't you want the title of Duke?"

Xu Qing lowered his head and said: "Four years ago, I was suppressing bandits in Shandong. I didn't know where my food and clothing were. I didn't have a tile to keep out the sun and rain, and I didn't have an inch of shelter. But at that time, no one wanted to harm me. But In four years, I have grown from an unknown person, step by step, to the top of the sky, and now I am the honor of the county uncle, holding the Xuanwu seal, and I have many false names outside. Everything I have today is bestowed by Your Majesty, and I have not yet repaid His Majesty's kindness, His Majesty has rewarded him again, and I am terrified."

Li Yuan let out a sigh, and also settled down, thinking that Xu Qing is indeed a pure minister, now that he is rich, he does not forget the sadness at that time.After thinking for a while, he replied: "Xu Qing's talent, and his contributions to the welfare of the country, are beyond words. I don't think I can add you too much."

Xu Qing shook his head again: "Now, there are already many people who are envious of me and jealous of me. I offended them for no reason. However, I don't think it matters. , the subject will be safe and sound. It is inevitable, it is inevitable that three people will become tigers, and the embankment of a thousand miles will collapse in an ant's nest. Your Majesty, the subject is terrified, and everything I have done today is to make Your Majesty trust me and repay Your Majesty's kindness. I dare not ask for a gift again..."

As Xu Qing said, he couldn't help being moved, since he came to Datang, he went smoothly, and the official became bigger and bigger, isn't it the reason why Li Yuan trusted him?From the perspective of part-time job, if Li Yuan doesn't let Xu Qing talk on his knees, then he will really be the best boss.

Looking at the sword in his hand, Li Yuan suddenly became sad. Sitting on the chair, he sighed: "I thought that when I became the emperor, I could give rewards to those who are loyal to me. But today, you don't want to. You I don’t know what I’m talking about, it’s heart-warming.”

Li Yuan shook his sleeves and said: "Listen, this matter is a private promise between me and you. From now on, I will give you the power of life and death. If someone kills you secretly, as long as it is not a member of the clan, you will be killed." But if you fight back, I will not ask any questions. However, if everyone wants to kill you, I will have to replace you, but you will no longer have the glory and wealth, and you will live in seclusion in the mountains."

"Eh? This is not bad..." Xu Qing blurted out, and then realized that his eating was ugly and replied: "The people who deal with the minister seem to want to see how solid the relationship between the emperor and the minister is, but the further purpose is, The minister doesn't know."

"You..." Li Yuan pointed to Xu Qing and said, "Sometimes, you are very smart, and sometimes, you are very confused. You should try your best not to give up the power I gave you just now."

"Ah? Chen Chenchen don't want it," Xu Qing sweated profusely, how did he know that Li Yuan was testing him again: "I'm guilty of death..."

This time, Xu Qing showed his true feelings, without the slightest fluster of drama. Li Yuan had read countless people, and he could see Xu Qing's heart at a glance.It's okay if you're stupid, as long as you're not smarter than me. The city is very deep, and the emperor is very jealous of such a courtier.Xu Qing's mind is simple, but Xu Qing is smart in other aspects. For Li Yuan, he is simply a perfect courtier.

Since he is a perfect courtier, how could Li Yuan really get angry at Xu Qing with that little temptation just now?So he said: "Forget it, I will absolve you of innocence. However, I also know what you said. If someone really wants to harm you, just tell me."

"Your Majesty, if there is really some big person who framed me, then I can bear it. But some small flies always provoke me, and I am a little annoyed."

Li Yuan stared at Xu Qing at this moment and said: "No, no, what else do you want to say, kid, this little thing can make you spend a lot of time to come here, is it to offer your sword and show your loyalty?"

Xu Qing chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, the subject is a little bit trivial. Your Majesty, after the steel knife and gun are made, can I equip my 3000 people first."

Li Yuan showed such an expression as expected: "Okay, since you said that making a steel knife is so simple, why don't I let you equip it first? What kind of Qinghong sword is this? You take it back, I don't care about it. But, this one The sword should be replaced with a scabbard..."

Li Yuan took out a sword from the sword stand behind him, took out the scabbard, handed it to Xu Qing and said, "This is also a privilege I gave you, those little flies, if you take this out, it's enough to scare them to death .”

Looking at the yellow-orange scabbard in his hand, Xu Qing nodded and thanked him.He offered the method of steelmaking, and his purpose was very simple, that is, to equip his 3000 people well.The other thing is to prepare a case here with Li Yuan, so that he can have the confidence to do something like murder in anger in the future.People don't offend me, I don't offend others, if people offend me, I have the emperor as the backer, and offend your whole family.

After Xu Qing left, the imperial study room issued a series of oral instructions.Then, a large number of imperial guards appeared in the Military Weapons Supervision and surrounded the whole place, led by the guard Xu Qing had just met.Then, Lu Xuan and his group were taken to a secret place, of course they were polite.The Royal Forest Army strictly controlled to prevent the spread of steelmaking technology.Although paper can't contain the fire, let the Turks be defeated before spreading the word, right?
At this time, some censors received an edict ordering them to inspect the counties three hundred miles around Chang'an.The snow is about to melt, and it is imminent to find the gathering place of jumping gnats.

As for Shantianzhuang, due to the heavy snow, the project was stopped for a day, and then the snow was cleared and the progress was stepped up. It was about to go to the girder, and the five girls looked forward to Xu Qing's return home.

(End of this chapter)