Luo Zhang bowed aside and said nothing, waiting for His Majesty to ask questions.
After Li Shimin got up, he walked to the tea table and sat down, took a sip of tea, then looked at Luo Zhang and said, "You played a big role in finding the gunpowder this time!"
As soon as he came up, Li Shimin put a high hat on Luo Zhang, which made Luo Zhang feel anxious, not knowing what His Majesty was going to say.
"Did you do the one from the Changsun family? Although Li Junxian didn't say it, how could I not see what he was thinking!" Li Shimin said expressionlessly.
Li Shimin's words made Luo Zhang's heart skip a beat. Isn't this because he was being blamed? This Li Junxian really succeeds more than fails. He is so useless. He really agrees with what he said. If he is not afraid of opponents who are like gods, he is afraid of teammates who are like pigs. This is really a pig!
His Majesty said this, but Luo Zhang did not dare to respond. He thought for a moment and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, you have wronged me. I have also heard about the affairs of the eldest grandson's family. The eldest grandson Wu and I entered the Qilian Mountains. But I went in much earlier than him, and I went in looking for gunpowder. I didn’t know that he had also entered the Qilian Mountains, and I didn’t know what he was doing there, and I didn’t meet him. After I found the gunpowder, I came out with Li Junxian. , I didn’t know until yesterday that the elder Sun Wu who came after me also went missing in the Qilian Mountains. If this was blamed on Wei Chen, then Wei Chen would die unjustly!"
"Okay, don't complain about me. You know what's going on. I called you to ask if this gunpowder is really that effective?" Li Shimin waved his hand to stop Luo Zhang from continuing.
"Of course there is. Commander Li also tried one the day before yesterday. Should he have reported it to Your Majesty?" Luo Zhang asked.
"You did tell me that it is not an exaggeration to say that it has the power to split mountains and crack rocks, and that it is the number one artifact of the Tang Dynasty. Do you think what Li Junxian said is exaggerated?" Li Shimin looked at Luo Zhang and asked.
"No, Commander Li is right. This thing does have the power to shake the world and weep ghosts and gods. So after getting this thing, the ministers rushed back to Chang'an City non-stop. In order to prevent this thing from wandering out, all the ministers I didn't give it to Commander Li because he was afraid that he wouldn't know the importance of this thing, so the ministers took it back home and hid it underground, preparing to do some detailed research and strive to make exactly the same thing for His Majesty as soon as possible!" Luo Zhang talked eloquently. Tao, calling him a loyal and patriotic person made Li Shimin raise his eyebrows.
"Stop bragging. If you want to show off your merits, then you have to show your true skills. Since you said you want to learn more about this thing and build it as soon as possible, then I will wait and hope that you can build it before the Northern Expedition. Come out and try to save the lives of Tang Dynasty soldiers. As for what you did, I will not hold you accountable, and don't do it again in the future. Do you really think that others can't find it?" Li Shimin looked at Luo Zhangdao with a burning gaze.
Li Shimin's words made Luo Zhang break into a cold sweat. His Majesty is really not easy to fool. He is too shrewd. Although there is no evidence, he decided that he did it. He is your Majesty and says you did it. What can you do? .
This is not the time to panic. Luo Zhang took a deep breath and bowed: "My lord, I obey the order! I will not disappoint Your Majesty. We will create the gunpowder as soon as possible so that our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty can return in triumph!"
"Okay, I don't mean to blame you, and you don't have to worry. Do your job well. I won't treat meritorious ministers badly!" Li Shimin comforted Luo Zhang.
Regarding Li Shimin's words, Luo Zhang couldn't laugh or cry. Is this just a slap in the face and a sweet date? Your Majesty is so good at this trick, it’s worth learning by yourself!
"My lord, I obey the order!" Luo Zhang said and retreated.
When he came outside, he saw Eunuch Huang waiting there. He seemed to have something to say to him. He was very concerned about Eunuch Huang Luo Zhang. He was a person close to His Majesty. Sometimes a word from such a person could do the trick. To determine your future, you must naturally have a good relationship.
"Hello, Eunuch Huang!" Luo Zhang walked up to Eunuch Huang and said politely, cupping his hands.
"Luo Zhang, you are good. His Majesty is very satisfied with this place. Even the concubines are full of praise for you!" Eunuch Huang said with a smile. Eunuch Huang also liked Luo Zhang very much, especially since Luo Zhang married Luo Zhang. Gao Yang, that was even more important to Eunuch Huang. After all, Gao Yang was the one he grew up watching. He loved his family as much as he loved his family, so he was naturally more affectionate towards Luo Zhang.
"Eunuch Huang is so ridiculous. This is what a minister should do. As long as His Majesty is satisfied!" Luo Zhang said politely.
"He has some speculation about your matter, and seems to have found some evidence. He came to see His Majesty today. You should be more careful when going out these days. I don't want Gao Yang to become a widow at a young age. Besides, it's better to clean up the tail!" Huang The father-in-law clicked seemingly unintentionally.
These words shocked Luo Zhang. Because Li Yifu did not detect this news, Luo Zhang had just learned about it, and his mind was turning over and over again. No wonder His Majesty said such words just now. Someone must have said something to His Majesty. It is estimated that The evidence was not enough, so His Majesty said nothing, and just nodded to himself to restrain himself. However, Eunuch Huang's last words had to make Luo Zhang think more.
After doing this for a long time, the old guy put eye drops on himself!
Glancing at Eunuch Huang beside him, Luo Zhang hurriedly stepped forward and held Eunuch Huang's hand and said, "I'm so grateful to Eunuch Huang. Otherwise, I still don't know why His Majesty is looking for me. Now I understand everything!"
The two people's hands separated as soon as they touched, and Luo Zhang cupped his hands again.
"Why thank me for talking to me? If you have nothing to do in the future, chat with me as an old man more. I will be satisfied. People feel lonely when they get older. Even Gao Yang was abducted by you, and there is no one to follow me." Speak!" Eunuch Huang calmly put the jade ring that Luo Zhang had pressed into his hand into his cuff and sighed.
Luo Zhang just listened to what Eunuch Huang said. He had no interest in coming to chat with his father-in-law often. He wouldn't know what to think at that time. After all, Eunuch Huang was someone close to His Majesty. It would be bad if he was too close to him.
Of course, we still have to talk about the scene.
"Don't worry, Eunuch Huang, I will ask Gao Yang to come to the palace to see you and talk to you when I have time!"
Eunuch Huang smiled and nodded, turned around and went inside to wait on His Majesty.
Luo Zhang did not leave, but came to a palace to rest. This was the palace he built for himself. Grandma and the others also lived here.
He had been very busy before, so what if he didn't treat himself to a hot spring bath? Of course, he had to wait for Du Jin here, and at the same time, he also thought about what Eunuch Huang was talking about.
After taking a dip in the hot spring, Du Jin walked in.
Seeing this, Luo Zhang put on his clothes and walked outside to sit down. Looking at Du Jin who was looking happy, he felt a little puzzled. Can Du Jin be so happy by arranging a house delivery? Is there any good thing?
"It's fun for you. Tell me, what's going on?" Luo Zhang asked while making tea.
"Sir, it's a good thing, a great thing! We sold more than 20 bronze members and gained more than 200,000 taels of silver!" Du Jin said with a smile.
"Oh? There is such a thing?" Luo Zhang was a little surprised. He didn't sell so much at the auction, so why did he sell so much today!
At that moment, Du Jin explained to Luo Zhang. Only after this explanation did Luo Zhang realize that he had benefited from His Majesty. The places where His Majesty went were naturally attracting people. Those rich people would not miss such an opportunity. Then They are asking someone to dig in for their scalp, just for an opportunity. Your Majesty, they do not expect it, but it is not bad to get to know high-ranking officials. If they can get an official position, then they can get rid of their identity as businessmen.
Luo Zhang couldn't laugh or cry about this. Of course, he would be a fool not to make money.
"This is a good opportunity. In this way, you find some people, spend some money, and let people go to restaurants and theaters in Chang'an City to promote me and let more rich people know about this place. You must know that the rich people in Chang'an City There is more to a person than this! If you have time, you should learn from Zhao Tianhu and use your brain to do business. Do you understand what I mean?" Luo Zhang warned.
Du Jin was still a little reluctant to ask Luo Zhang to learn from Zhao Tianhu. Although he used to envy Zhao Tianhu, now that he is also in charge of a business in a land, he naturally wants to be better than Zhao Tianhu and get Luo Zhang. recognition.
But Luo Zhang asked him to learn from Zhao Tianhu, which meant that in Luo Zhang's eyes, he was still inferior to Zhao Tianhu. He was not convinced by this, but when Luo Zhang said this, he could only nod in approval.
Having said that, Zhao Tianhu does have his own way of doing business. If he can learn some and compare them, then wouldn't he be able to get more attention from Luo Zhang!
The more I thought about Du Jin, the more I felt that I had made a good idea.
Luo Zhang saw Du Jin's expression in his eyes. What he wanted was the competition between the two. Without competition, how could he be motivated and how could the business get better and better? This was the purpose of Luo Zhang's words. , now it seems to be working well.
