Really give it to him?
"Master Li, what are you doing standing still? Why don't you kneel down and thank me?"
Seeing that Li Qiao seemed stunned, the seventh prince quickly urged him.
Li Qiao still couldn't believe it. He raised his finger and pointed at his nose: "Your Majesty, do you really want to give this imperial edict of appreciation to me?"
"You have no joke."
Sheng Hong said and pointed at him: "This imperial edict of appreciation seems a bit useless for a minister like you. Then I will add another use."
"An imperial edict of appreciation can be exchanged for an iron coupon of an alchemy book. If you collect three iron coupons of an alchemy book, as long as you don't rebel, then as long as the prosperity lasts, this person's direct descendants will share the wealth and wealth in the world with the Sheng family."
"Li Aiqing, why don't you kneel down and thank me?"
Li Qiao: "...!"
Without hesitation, he quickly lifted up his clothes and knelt down.
An imperial edict of appreciation is an iron certificate of alchemy. If he wants it, no one can compete with him. This imperial edict of appreciation must be in his home!
"The great kindness of the Holy One will never be forgotten by me."
"Okay, get up." Sheng Hong raised his hand to signal him to get up: "Please show me how to make this new object in person."
"yes!"
Li Qiao stood up immediately and ordered someone to go to the kitchen to bring some plant ash.
As for the other princes, they were also shocked by the function that Sheng Hong suddenly added, but the most important thing right now was making this new object, so they didn't say anything and just watched Li Qiao busy.
This process is quite simple, but the process of burning the fire is a bit more complicated. After a month of repeated trials, Li Qiao built a simple small kiln in the courtyard. He used this small brick kiln to quickly bake the plant ash dumplings. Out.
Let the plant ash dumplings cool and spread them in water to get a pot of plant mortar.
Mix the grass mortar and sand together, then spread it evenly on the ground with a scraper. After one to two days of hardening, the cement road will be completed.
The specific results had to wait for a day or two. Sheng Hong asked Li Qiao to enter the palace again and demonstrate it again in the palace.
So Li Qiao became a tinker and went into the palace to repair some wall roots that had been eroded by wind and rain but had not had time to be repaired.
A cobblestone path in the Imperial Garden was also paved into a cement path.
Li Qiao worked hard for two or three days. Sheng Hong witnessed the magic of cement with his own eyes and was overjoyed.
He rode a tiger-shaped scooter and slid slowly along the cement path several times, with a smile on his face.
When he went to court again, he led the courtiers to the Imperial Garden to see the cement path, and then led the courtiers to see the foundations of the palace walls that had been repaired with cement.
Although the color doesn't match, the hardness is excellent.
The courtiers were stunned.
What the hell is this?
They had already known about the Sixth Prince's proposal before, and the other princes did not give any useful suggestions. Therefore, they felt that the Sixth Prince would win this game 80% of the time.
But now Li Qiao has come up with a new thing?
And it has a wide range of uses. It can not only be used to build roads, but also to build houses?
this……
The courtiers curiously walked up and down the cement road. Compared with the cracked adobe brick roads, green brick roads, and bluestone slab roads, this trail was not only flat, but also seamless.
Although it does not match the scenery of the Royal Garden, it must be praised for its uncanny workmanship.
It’s hard to imagine that such a road was built by manpower!
And the material used is simple, it’s just plant ash?
In addition to being amazed, I am still amazed.
Just as the fourth prince thought, the food, scooters and other toys that Li Qiao had played with before were all trivial and could not be put on the table.
Li Qiao was able to become a third-rank official because he was lucky enough to meet the good emperor Sheng Hong.
If we look at the previous dynasty, or during the reign of Sheng Jun, the imperial examination questions were very regular and only revolved around the Four Books, Five Classics, Three Histories and Three Biography. How could Li Qiao, a young man who had been studying seriously for only a few years, compare with other people who were well-read in poetry and books? Fight?
Li Qiao was able to be where he is today because of Sheng Hong, an emperor who took an unconventional path and by opportunism.
But with the cement road in front of them, no one could say it was opportunistic.
Good luck every time, this is also a kind of strength.
Many people stood beside Li Qiao, including several cabinet bachelors, and praised him highly.
Sheng Hong looked at this scene and announced with satisfaction that the first imperial edict of appreciation belonged to Li Qiao, and he also added a new function to the edict of appreciation:
Every appreciation of the imperial edict can be exchanged for an iron coupon of alchemy.
As soon as these words came out, the courtiers were all shocked.
Actually giving Li Qiao an outsider?
Li Qiao is not a prince!
Judging from Li Qiao's bad luck, if Li Qiao wins every time and takes away the imperial edict of appreciation, then should Li Qiao be chosen as the prince?
What's the point of this competition?
Someone immediately raised objections. Li Qiao did win this game, but Li Qiao was not a prince. In order to avoid the game becoming meaningless, Li Qiao could be allowed to participate, but Li Qiao could not be ranked.
Li Qiao's achievements should be eliminated and only the best one among several princes should be selected.
This suggestion actually makes sense.
This is a competition to choose the prince. How can Li Qiao get the imperial edict to praise it?
You can give Li Qiao another reward, but this imperial edict of appreciation must be given to the prince.
Moreover, the people who had praised Li Qiao just now were stimulated by the imperial decree, and some jealousy had arisen in their hearts. The book is iron-clad, who is not jealous?
Therefore, many courtiers agreed and persuaded Sheng Hong to change his mind.
But Sheng Hong said nothing and just listened to the opinions of the courtiers.
Li Qiao didn't speak either.
Just standing behind Sheng Hong.
But the Sixth Prince spoke.
"My lords, although this competition is to select the crown prince, Mr. Li's performance is too outstanding, so it doesn't hurt to give him an imperial edict of appreciation."
"A talent like Mr. Li should be protected by a few more commendations."
"As for whether the prince can be selected in the end, of course it is possible. Because the performance of our brothers in every round is watched by my father and everyone. When the time comes, my father and everyone will choose the most outstanding prince. .”
"Do you think this is true?"
"This...what you said makes sense."
Cao Taizhuo, the Minister of Household Affairs and Li Qiao's immediate superior, spoke first.
Yan Anbang stroked his beard and said: "In the final analysis, Master Xiao Li must be excluded when selecting the prince. In this case, whether Master Xiao Li will appreciate the imperial edict or not, only affects Master Xiao Li. Less than the final big picture.”
"Yes, Mr. Xiao Li will not influence the princes. Ultimately, the prince will be determined by their performance."
Wang Dewei, the Minister of Punishment, also said.
The remaining cabinet bachelors and colleagues who often worked with Li Qiao to sort out the treasures all agreed with the sixth prince's words.
The weight of the seven cabinet bachelors is very important, and what they say is reasonable. Moreover, the six princes who were robbed of appreciating the imperial edict all agree with Sheng Hong's decision. If some courtiers continue to object, they will be asking for trouble.
The big guys all nodded, the opinions of these courtiers were no longer important.
As a result, the imperial edict of appreciation fell into Li Qiao's hands smoothly.
There really is only one imperial edict, and there are no rewards at all.
After getting off work in the afternoon, Li Qiao came home with praise for the imperial edict and respectfully offered it to the main courtyard. Everyone watched the excitement for a while and then dispersed quickly. This was not the first time that an imperial edict appeared in the family, so it was not surprising.
But Tao Zhu and Li Qiao didn't leave.
Tao Zhu looked at the lonely edict on the incense table and couldn't help but whisper in Li Qiao's ear: "Didn't the Holy One reward you with some gold, silver, cloth or anything?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiao couldn't help but smile, turned to look into his clear watery eyes, nodded and said, "No."
If Sheng Hong hadn't added a function to the edict of appreciation that could be exchanged for iron coupons of elixirs, then this edict would really have no purpose other than running for the crown prince.
"Appreciation is appreciation, not reward. Moreover, we don't lack that bit of gold and silver cloth."
"There is indeed no shortage. I'm a little surprised."
Tao Zhu nodded. In the past, Sheng Hong had never given real things to people when he rewarded people. Only this time, there was only an imperial edict.
But he was just confused for a moment and quickly threw it aside. The meaning of this edict of appreciation was that it could be exchanged for iron coupons in the alchemy book!
With the Iron Coupon of the Alchemy Book, it is equivalent to an extra life!
Peace of mind.
Feeling at ease like never before.
"It's so kind of you, Your Majesty, to give us such an amulet."
"No, one of the purposes of adding it temporarily is to protect my subject."
Li Qiao was really touched.
At that time, Sheng Hong's willingness to give him the edict of appreciation was beyond his expectation. As a result, Sheng Hong added another function to the edict.
This was to protect him from the hatred of other princes.
How could he not be moved by this?
Of course, Sheng Hong's move was not to protect him alone, but also to protect the prince who received the imperial edict of appreciation but failed to ascend the throne in the end.
But Sheng Hong's intention to protect him was also clear.
He is very lucky to meet this wise king!
However, the behavior of the Sixth Prince today...
The sixth prince seemed to want to win over him.
