"My lord, are you here?"
The next morning.
After Li Zexuan had breakfast, he received a notice from his servant that Li Xiaogong was here, and he hurried to the main hall to entertain him.
With Li Xiaogong's status, he naturally did not need to be notified when he came to the Li Mansion, so he was directly welcomed into the main hall by the butler, serving tea while waiting for Li Zexuan to come.
"Haha, sit down!"
Li Xiaogong said with a heroic smile. It could be seen that he must have been very comfortable recently.
"yes."
Li Zexuan felt a little awkward, this is my home! How do you make it look like I am the guest and you are the host?
"Tomorrow the army and fleet heading south will set off. You must know, Xiaoxuan, right?"
Seeing Li Zexuan sit down, Li Xiaogong played with the tea cup in his hand and asked seemingly casually.
Li Zexuan nodded and said with a smile: "Well, this boy does know that the prince should not be in the military camp to clean up the troops at the moment? Why do you still have time to see this boy?"
"Ha! Our army of the Tang Dynasty is ready for action every day. There are many trainings that should be done every day. Where do we need to do those things like sharpening guns in battle? Besides, even if I am not here, the generals below will make arrangements, otherwise we will have to what are they doing?"
Li Xiaogong curled his lips and said nonchalantly.
Li Zexuan's heart moved, and he secretly thought that this is the style of a strong country! From the kings and nobles to the common people, there is a strong self-confidence in their bones. This is something that the Song, late Ming, and Qing dynasties did not have. It is no wonder that in a few years, the Tang Dynasty will be so powerful that it will have no friends.
"I came here today. Firstly, I want to thank you for the compass you provided. This thing is so useful. Many of my old sailors couldn't put it down after seeing this thing. They kept saying that this compass is life-saving. Good thing! I have also asked your Majesty to take credit for you, but your Majesty seems to have other plans and does not want to give you a reward now. I cannot influence your Majesty's will, so I can only come to thank you in person! This action of yours, But it saved the lives of many soldiers!"
After Li Xiaogong finished speaking, he bowed solemnly to Li Zexuan.
Li Ze In exchange for my life, I can now do something for my army of the Tang Dynasty, which is what I should do, but I don’t dare to accept this gift from the prince!"
In fact, he knew in his heart that the reason why Li Er didn't take advantage of the situation to reward him was probably because he was still thinking about wireless telegraphy, right? He did want to get the title as soon as possible before, but he didn't want to be led by Li Er all the time, so this time he just gave up. If he doesn't get the title, he won't be promoted! Anyway, he is quite happy now.
"Ha~! What you said is just one thing! But what you said makes sense. It's rare for you to have such a high level of consciousness!"
When Li Xiaogong saw that Li Zexuan didn't accept his courtesy, he didn't force it. He sat back down and smiled.
"Haha, Your Majesty, thank you!"
Li Zexuan laughed dryly and murmured in his heart that Li Xiaogong was so unreliable. Since he came to thank me, why didn't he bring some generous gifts when he came? For example, the night-light pearls that Wang Yu gave last time were pretty good. He believed that Li Xiaogong must have these at home, it just depends on whether he is willing to part with them!
If Li Xiaogong knew what Li Zexuan was thinking, he would have to kick him with a big foot! It is true that he is commanding the army to go south this time, but this is not a personal job for him. After all, he is still working for Li Er. There is no need to pay for this out of his own pocket!
"The second thing~~, the chart you gave Xiaoxuan earlier, I specially found some sea travelers to verify it, and the result is your chart. It is seamless and perfect! With this With a detailed chart and a compass, I am more confident about going to sea this time. This is all thanks to you, boy! In this way, if you have any difficulties in the future, come and tell me, if I can Help, I will definitely try my best to help!”
Li Xiaogong touched the half-inch beard on his chin and said boldly.
Li Zexuan felt happy and thought to himself that this was not bad. He had been busy for so long and finally received some reward.
"Haha, thank you so much for the prince, and wish him a triumphant return in advance!"
Li Zexuan cupped his hands and smiled. It is not easy to gain the friendship of a prince, it is equivalent to having another supporter.
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"Do you want to go in? But what should I say when I go in?"
Yongle Square.
Meng Wenhao stood opposite Li Mansion, looking at the tall wall, hesitant to move forward.
He felt too depressed at home in the morning. He originally planned to go to Anyifang to see how Xiao Yuer was doing recently. On the way, he passed by Yonglefang. He didn't know what his thoughts were, but he left unexpectedly. He came in and arrived next to Li Mansion, looking at it from a distance and hesitating.
"Haha, then, my lord, go slowly. I will go to Bashang tomorrow to see you off!"
While Meng Wenhao was hesitating, there was a burst of laughter from the front door of Li's house, and then two people came out, one was Li Zexuan, and the other was a middle-aged man full of noblesse, but Meng Wenhao had never seen him before.
"Haha, ok, see you tomorrow at Bashang!"
The middle-aged man laughed loudly and got into a luxurious carriage parked in front of the door. Then the carriage started to drive away.
"Eh~? Wen Hao? Why are you standing here? Are you here to find me as a teacher? Why don't you come in?"
Li Zexuan was about to turn around and go back to the house, but he inadvertently glanced at Meng Wenhao at the entrance of the alley. He asked curiously.
Meng Wenhao was taken aback and felt a little panicked. He had just watched Li Zexuan talking to the middle-aged man, and even forgot to avoid Li Zexuan's sight. Now that he was discovered, he could only bite the bullet and go over to reply. . But the strange thing is that he clearly didn't yell hard when he saw Li Zexuan talking, but it was strange that his voice carried so far.
"Hello... sir! The student is just... just passing by!"
Meng Wenhao came to Li Zexuan and hesitated.
"Hmm~?"
A meaningful smile appeared at the corner of Li Zexuan's mouth, and then he looked at Meng Wenhao and said with a smile: "Haha, since you are passing by and you bump into me again by chance, then let's go in and have a seat! This is not a dragon's den or a tiger's den. Wenhao, why are you so afraid?"
"No... the student is not afraid, he is just afraid of disturbing the teacher!"
Meng Wenhao quickly defended.
"Haha~! It's better not to be afraid! Come in, I just have something to tell you, Wen Hao!"
After Li Zexuan finished speaking, without waiting for Meng Wenhao's consent, he waved his sleeves, turned around and entered the courtyard gate.
Meng Wenhao opened his mouth, but didn't have time to say anything. He could only follow in obediently. He was also curious in his heart about what Li Zexuan wanted to tell him.
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