Li Dong waited until there was no one around, couldn't bear it anymore, and started to curse.
"Wang Yuan, this old bastard, is really nothing. He wanted to take the opportunity to show off in front of Lord Shangshu Ling but asked us to do illegal work for him. It's really unreasonable!"
"Also, Wang Shangshu must have discussed it with that boy Wang Ze a long time ago. The two of them sang and harmonized..."
"That little bastard Wang Ze still wants to take over this matter, so just let him do it! Wang Shangshu knows this is a hot potato, so he will dump it on you..."
Li Dong scolded Wang Shangshu and Wang Ze angrily, but when he turned around, he found that Liu Xinyan had taken off his official hat and was about to take off his clothes.
"Liu Xinyan, what are you doing!"
Li Dong quickly stopped Liu Xinyan.
At this moment, Liu Xinyan, who was quiet, suddenly exploded.
"Don't Wang Yuan and Wang Ze just want to squeeze me out of the official department? Why use such despicable means? I will do what they want now."
"I would rather resign from this position than be so insulted by them!"
"I, Liu Xinyan, have studied hard for ten years and obtained honors in order to become a master of arts and martial arts and join the imperial family! Not to pave the way for his career as Wang Yuan!"
"If I repaired this carriage for him today, wouldn't I have read the book of sages in vain?"
From Liu Xinyan's words, the eldest grandson could tell that Liu Xinyan was very arrogant and arrogant at heart. Even though he is now only a sixth-grade Yuanwailang, he still believes in his heart that he is a scholar who is "low-grade in everything but good at reading".
This idea seemed extremely stupid to Changsun. As a scholar who had read poetry and books, Liu Xinyan would not understand such a simple truth as "a man can bend and stretch". But he vividly demonstrated what "is easier said than done".
However, scholars like Liu Xinyan occupy the mainstream in this era. Perhaps this is one of the reasons for the backwardness of this era.
If you are too ambitious and have high vision but low power, it will be difficult to push forward the times.
Li Dong on the other side had been awakened by Liu Xinyan's sudden outburst. Hearing Liu Xinyan's "rebellious" remarks, he broke out in a cold sweat again, and his previous momentum had long since disappeared.
Li Dong quickly hugged Liu Xinyan and stopped him from taking off his clothes.
"Xinyan, calm down and don't be impulsive!"
After a struggle between the two, Li Dong finally subdued Liu Xinyan.
"Xin Yan, you are playing into your heart by acting on your own initiative. I think we can't give up so easily..."
Liu Xinyan looked at Li Dong with sharp eyes.
"Are you trying to persuade me to repair that carriage?"
Li Dong quickly stopped Liu Xinyan and said, "You can't talk nonsense. How can we call a carriage? That is His Majesty's vehicle, a dragon chariot."
Liu Xinyan was in no mood to argue with Li Dong about this, and still stared at Li Dong sharply, as if looking at a traitor.
"Well, Xinyan, I agree with what you just said: "Learning martial arts will bring you wealth to the emperor's family." You see, this dragon chariot is His Majesty's vehicle, and the eldest princess is riding this autumn hunt. Therefore, the matter of transforming the dragon chariot does not violate your original intention..."
Liu Xinyan looked away and said in a contemptuous tone: "Huh, Li Dong, you look just like Wang Yuan just now!"
Li Dong was a little embarrassed, but he still persuaded Liu Xinyan.
"I know you are proud, but the current situation is that the situation is stronger than the person. I advised you not to go against Wang Shangshu during the previous scientific examination, but now it's okay. He keeps putting on small shoes for you, and we can only hold our noses and admit it. .”
After these two days, Liu Xinyan also tasted the consequences, but he still said stubbornly: "No one is left here, there is a place for people."
Li Dong was furious when he saw Liu Xinyan's tough-talking look.
"Okay, in the civil and military affairs of the entire dynasty, only you, the great scholar Liu, are as high as you and upright. Since you are not willing to succumb to the official authority of Wang Shangshu, then you can go. Where can you not find an official position with your talents? Duty. Go, the sky is high and the sea is wide, let the birds fly, the mountains are high and the rivers are long, let the king walk!"
Liu Xinyan saw that Li Dong no longer stopped him, and for a moment
On the contrary, it was difficult to get off the tiger. I still had no idea whether to take off my official uniform or not.
After a long time, neither of them spoke. Li Dong saw that Liu Xinyan had lost his previous momentum, and then he spoke again to dissuade him: "Jiuzhou is big, but the only place that can really realize your ambition is this prosperous imperial capital. Besides, Miss Yun Ling is here waiting for you. If you resign, how can you redeem yourself for Miss Yun Ling?"
After Li Dong finished the first half of the sentence, Liu Xinyan wanted to be tough, but in the second half of the sentence, Liu Xinyan completely lost his temper.
"Then...but I don't know how to modify the dragon chariot."
Seeing that Liu Xinyan finally relented, Li Dong secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The eldest grandson, who had been watching, secretly sighed in his heart, thanks to Liu Xinyan having a close friend like Li Dong, otherwise he would not have been able to survive in the officialdom with his temperament.
The eldest grandson is now in Liu Xinyan's body. Although he is just a "guest", after a few days, he found that he can forcefully change some of Liu Xinyan's decisions and behaviors.
For example, at the Hongxiuge Pavilion gathering that day, Liu Xinyan showed far more sensitivity and meticulousness than usual, which was the result of the influence of his eldest grandson.
But Changsun still hasn't figured out what role Liu Xinyan played in the incident he was involved in. Whether he was on the side of Dean Wu and Dean Yun or on the opposite side.
Therefore, Changsun thought that now he would choose to observe the development of the incident secretly as a bystander and try not to intervene.
"The boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge. Wang Ze, that little bastard, has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, but what he said just now is right: "Everything depends on man-made efforts." "
"Our top priority now is to go to the Rites Yamen to see Sun Shangshu. Maybe they already have a solution."
Liu Xinyan had no better way now, so he followed Li Dong out of the Yamen and walked towards the Ministry of Rites.
The two met Sun Shangshu at the Ministry of Rites, and Sun Shangshu was surprised by their arrival.
He had just left the Ministry of Personnel, and in such a short time Wang Shangshu found a suitable candidate for him?
Sun Shangshu was very happy on the surface, but when he saw Liu Xinyan and Li Dong, he felt a little guilty in his heart.
These two Yuanwailang don't seem to be people who know talismans. Could it be that they have some special skills or connections.
With this idea in mind, Sun Shangshu took the two of them to the backyard of the Yamen.
As soon as the two entered the backyard, they were attracted by the huge and resplendent dragon chariot in front of them.
It must be said that this gold-painted heavy armored dragon chariot perfectly combines the two characteristics of nobility and weight.
Just looking at it from a distance will make people have the urge to worship it, and then imagine the scene when it is being pulled by six horses and galloping on the battlefield, how majestic it is.
At this time, Liu Xinyan couldn't help but feel a sense of pride. It would be an honor to be able to transform such a tank.
Sun Shangshu admired the shocked expressions of the two on the sidelines. After the two came to their senses, the three began to discuss the transformation plan.
But most of them were Sun Shangshu introducing, and the two of them asking questions.
Sun Shangshu's initial expectations were also discounted by half in the process.
Because the two of them obviously have no understanding of the magic of talisman formations and mechanisms.
Sun Shangshu was a little puzzled. What did Wang Shangshu mean by this move?
After Sun Shangshu introduced the reform plan of the Ministry of Rites to the two of them, he left in a hurry. He was indeed very busy during the period before the autumn hunting.
Only Liu Xinyan and Li Dong were left in the backyard.
After the initial impulse passed, Liu Xinyan regretted it again, because after listening to Sun Shangshu's introduction, he realized that he really knew nothing about this.
"I really shouldn't have listened to your advice." Liu Xinyan was still too proud to admit that he had compromised.
Li Dong on the other side obviously knew what kind of person Liu Xinyan was and was too lazy to argue with him. He rolled his eyes at him and continued to study the dragon chariot.
After the two men measured all the dimensions of the dragon chariot, they began to use their limited knowledge to discuss any feasible modification plans.
"The plan given by the Ministry of Rites is obviously the most feasible, but judging from the information revealed by Sun Shangshu, the Ministry of Industry will not help." Li Dong said.
Liu Xinyan also nodded and began to think of other ways.
"This heavy armor is indeed very defensive, but the hunting ground is far less dangerous than the battlefield, and there are many guards accompanying it. This makes the heavy armor look a bit bloated and clumsy. Can some parts of the heavy armor be removed? Then the frames with stronger load-bearing capacity can be removed and replaced with some stronger wood. In this way, the comfort of the dragon carriage should be improved."
Li Dong shook his head after hearing Liu Xinyan's idea and objected: "You are equivalent to "reinventing" the entire dragon chariot. How can it be a gold-lacquered and heavy-armored dragon chariot? Can Your Majesty agree? "
"Besides, it's hard to say whether this hunting ground is dangerous on the battlefield. Otherwise, why would Your Majesty give this dragon chariot? The safety of Her Royal Highness is the prerequisite, and there is no room for sloppiness."
Liu Xinyan nodded and continued to think.
"We can't engrave the suspension bridge formation. Can we artificially create the effect of the suspension bridge formation?" Li Dong asked.
Liu Xinyan looked at Li Dong and asked how he thought the effect of creating the suspended bridge formation was.
"Can you find a few people to lift the dragon chariot up so that the eldest princess in the dragon chariot will not be bumpy even on bumpy mountain roads?"
Liu Xinyan rolled his eyes, thinking that Li Dong had some clever plan.
"Not to mention that this dragon chariot weighs thousands of kilograms. How many people do you need to find to carry this dragon chariot? Even if you find people to carry the dragon chariot, do you still need horses to pull it? If not, it is neither fish nor fowl, but if you do, How can an ordinary person carrying a dragon chariot keep up with the speed of a horse?"
"Then we can solve it by inviting warriors?"
Liu Xinyan gave Li Dong a big eye roll again.
Li Dong also felt that his idea was a bit ridiculous. Although warriors were popular in Jiuzhou Continent, their status was also extremely high.
It's okay to serve as a bodyguard for the royal family, but to serve as a coachman is even more insulting than asking Liu Xinyan, a scholar, to repair the car this time.
The two discussed it for a while, but even to the official office of the Ministry of Rites, they couldn't come up with a feasible solution, so they had to go home first.
