"What are you objecting to? What does it have to do with you!" Li Ke retorted directly to his face.
"His Royal Highness, King of Shu, is wrong. Your Majesty, all the materials such as stone slabs and bricks for the Daming Palace were paid for by the national treasury. Although His Highness, King of Shu, renovated Chang'an City for the country and the people, after all, this renovation is for the King of Shu. His Highness’s private behavior. It’s okay for His Majesty to use the remaining stones from the Daming Palace. After all, it’s all for the people. But this is not good for both public and private matters, and if it spreads, it will also be detrimental to the reputation of His Highness the King of Shu.”
"So I think that even if His Royal Highness the King of Shu completes all the projects and all the funds are spent, and the remaining part is paid for by the national treasury, there should not be such a mix of public and private matters." Changsun Wuji said with a serious face.
There's really nothing wrong with that.
"I don't like hearing what you are saying. I am short of some slates to test the newly developed materials. Am I not short of money to renovate Chang'an City? My father has some leftovers. At worst, I will pay for them. Why can't it work? The material developed by His Highness can make gravel and sand solidify into stone within a day or two! And it is a complete stone! It is very useful in building cities, building roads, etc.!"
"Why can't such strategic materials be of such great significance to the entire Tang Dynasty?" Li Ke said loudly.
"Really? If that's the case, we are all here, why don't His Highness give us a demonstration? As long as it can be compared to stones, the old minister also agreed." Changsun Wuji sneered in his heart, and in a day or two Just let the gravel and sand condense into a big stone? Are you fucking fooling me?
"I said, how can we test without a slate?" Li Ke looked a little annoyed.
Seeing Li Ke's performance, Changsun Wuji became even more convinced that he was just trying to deceive Li Shimin with the slate. Although he didn't know what to test with the slate, "To be honest, Your Highness, it's not that I don't believe you, but what you said." What you said is too exaggerated. Mix the gravel and sand together like mud, and it will turn into a complete stone in a day or two. The old minister does not believe this. The old minister thinks that you are taking advantage of His Majesty's favor. I'm deceiving Your Majesty, but this is the relationship between you and Your Majesty as a father and son, and I have no right to say anything, but the stones for the Daming Palace were paid for by the state treasury, so this won't do."
Changsun Wuji understood Li Shimin, and Li Shimin cared most about these systems.
"Qi Guogong, you are slandering me. Please apologize to me." Li Ke said angrily.
"Then your highness will prove it to me. If your highness can prove it, I will immediately apologize to your highness." Changsun Wuji smiled in his heart. He was already sure that Li Ke was a liar. Otherwise, with Li Ke's His character has been directly proven to him a long time ago. As for arguing with him here?
After all these years, if Li Ke had the ability to slap him in the face, he wouldn't have waited until the next day. Wasn't that what happened last time he went to court? In order to cause trouble for them, he came here early without even opening the Tai Chi door. He has a character that is unprofitable and cannot afford to be early. If he is willing to start a verbal argument with you now, it means that he has no goods at all!
"Qi Guo Gong, do you want to make a bet with me?! If I can prove it now, you will transfer to me all the cloth and grain shops in Chang'an City of your eldest grandson, including the goods in them. If I can't prove it, I will transfer all the goods I have Do you dare to give me all the stuff in the mall to you?!" Li Ke blushed and asked loudly.
Forehead? Changsun Wuji's heart skipped a beat, bet? Are you afraid he's not digging a hole? But before he could think about it carefully, Li Ke interrupted his thoughts with disdain: "I know Lord Sikong didn't dare, hum! You bitch!" Li Ke's voice was very low for the last few words, but Everyone heard it.
Changsun Wuji was almost angry to death! Even if I don’t deal with you, I’m still your uncle on the surface!
"Okay! How unbecoming it is for a prince and an important minister to fight in the street!" Li Shimin also noticed something, and he spoke.
"Yes, father, if you don't want to gamble, don't gamble!" Li Ke immediately followed Li Shimin's words and spoke.
As soon as he heard Li Ke's words, Changsun Wuji knew that he was safe. Otherwise, why would he be so anxious not to gamble? Changsun Wuji soon realized, yes, this was because he knew that Changsun Wuji was cautious, so he did this on purpose, right?
Thinking of this, Changsun Wuji sneered in his heart and said directly: "Your Majesty, Your Highness the King of Shu, I took the gamble, but it was not for the sake of grudge, but to let His Highness the King of Shu know that there are some big words that you should not say."
"Do your eldest grandson Sikong keep your word?!" Li Ke looked at him loudly and asked, "With so many people around and so many civil and military ministers watching, do you keep your word?"
"A gentleman's words are hard to chase!" Changsun Wuji directly stretched out his hand. Do you think you have provoked me? Do you think you have identified my cautious character?
With a "pop" sound, Li Ke stretched out his hand and gave Changsun Wuji a high-five. After the high-five, Li Ke turned around and walked to the road next to him. Then he stretched out his hand to lift the straw covering it, revealing the gray underneath. Smooth road!
Looking at the smooth pavement like a stone slab, Li Shimin and others were stunned for a moment, is this?
When Changsun Wuji saw this scene, his face instantly darkened. Was he being tricked?
Li Ke didn't stop at all and just walked up. He walked up and down casually. Seeing Li Ke's movements, everyone noticed that there were no traces left under his feet. The ground seemed to be very hard indeed. .
It's just that Changsun Wuji was a little lucky at this time, because even if it was some clods made of clay, it would be no problem for people to step on them after they were completely dry.
Li Shimin understood something now, and he simply raised his legs and walked up.
When he stepped on the road, he immediately felt that the road was very hard, no different from stone slabs. Li Shimin stamped his feet hard. His feet were slightly numb, but there was no any difference on the gray road below. The response was still extremely smooth.
Feeling the hardness under his feet, although he didn't know if it could be compared to a stone, Li Shimin's face turned green at this moment. Was he deceived? Is that so? I still feel sorry for you in my heart, and I was going to secretly prepare some slates for you, but you ended up using me to set a trap for others? !
Li Ke sensitively felt the change in Li Shimin's face, and he felt a sudden shock in his heart. However, Li Ke soon relaxed. At worst, he would be beaten by Li Shimin. What were he afraid of? !
"This is?" Li Shimin couldn't think too much for the time being. He was really shocked. Although he didn't know the reason, everyone had seen with their own eyes how this thing was made. It was made of a ball like mud. It only took less than four days for the same mess to become what it is now!
It's just that they don't know that it doesn't take four days at all. In theory, twelve hours will be no problem. A more conservative eighteen hours will definitely be fine.
"Come on, General Li, please, chop me twice." Li Ke directly reached out and pulled out a knife from the waist of Su Dingfang, who was standing not far behind him, and then handed the handle to Li Shiji.
Li Shiji: "..." Why me again?
But this time it was not about killing someone, so Li Shiji simply took the long knife and slashed it hard on the ground.
