The eunuch invited the prince of Hejian County in response.
Li Xiaogong, Prince of Hejian County, walked into the palace and saluted Li Shimin, "Your Majesty."
Li Shimin said to the eunuch on the side: "Serve the prince of Hejian County with tea and make it with tea leaves."
Put a few tea leaves into a porcelain bowl and pour boiling water into it.
Since the Hungry Ghost Festival, His Majesty has become inexplicably fond of drinking stir-fried tea and soaked water.
Li Xiaogong carefully took the tea bowl. The aroma of the tea was very good. He took a small sip and savored it carefully.
Li Shimin finally stopped writing, raised his eyes and said, "Those guys at the Imperial Medical Office said that drinking alcohol all day long is not good for your health, but drinking tea occasionally is better."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the tea." Li Xiaogong bowed and saluted, thinking about the pronunciation of these words.
Li Shimin stood up and said, "I heard that the group of envoys at the posthouse were causing trouble again last night."
Li Xiaogong lowered his head and waited for Li Shimin's next words.
The hall was quiet for a long time, and the sound of words came again.
"Now is the time for the government to employ people. Fang Xuanling and the others have multiple responsibilities and cannot escape from them. The affairs of the envoys in the post office are under the care of the Ministry of Rites."
Sighing again, Li Shimin said worriedly, "Those old guys in the Ministry of Rites were all followers of my father. They only talked about etiquette and the way of a gentleman. They could not control the envoys. People in the Central Plains know the way of a gentleman. But those outsiders have not read Zhongyuan’s books.”
Seeing that Li Shimin was about to talk about the Ministry of Rites, Li Xiaogong quickly cleared his throat and said, "Your Majesty, I haven't even studied for a few years."
"What? When I talk about the Ministry of Rites, you push back and forth. Among us brothers, you are the only one who is more comfortable with me." Li Shimin said distressedly: "Those old guys in the Ministry of Rites can't control those people from the Western Regions."
Li Xiaogong let out a long sigh and said, "If your Majesty has a decree, I must obey it! Go through fire and water."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "You should go and take up the post in the Ministry of Rites now. The position of Minister of Rites has been vacant for such a long time."
"I accept your order."
After speaking, Li Xiaogong left the Ministry of Rites.
Li Shimin sat down again, looking at the memorials in front of him and he was upset. There was a shortage of people. The court today was so short of people. Li Xiaogong was a rough guy. Don't I know how many words he knew?
It's not because there's no one you can trust.
Li Shimin was in a bad mood and asked, "What are Qingque doing these days?"
The eunuch replied, "His Royal Highness the King of Wei has been going to Guozi to monitor the classes every day these days."
Hearing this, Li Shimin felt a little more comfortable. He was currently short of talents, especially young talents who could be cultivated.
When Li Xiaogong arrived at the Ministry of Rites, he took over the matter of receiving envoys from various countries. Unexpectedly, he discovered that the recent affairs among the envoys were all related to a Japanese monk.
Listening to the stories of the officers and soldiers in the post house, Li Xiaogong said suspiciously: "This is too weird."
Li Xiaogong took over the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, and also had to deal with the conflicts between the various countries. In one month's time, envoys from various countries would come to the DPRK, and the tribute matters still needed to be prepared, not to mention the cost, which had to be contacted with the other six ministries of the DPRK. .
We still have to deal with the old guys in the court.
The affairs of the clan were also sent to the Ministry of Rites, and things were piled up in front of them. Li Xiaogong was one of the first and two elders. He was sitting in the office of the Ministry of Rites dejectedly. He was homesick and wanted to go back to his hometown and farm in his hometown, but he didn't want to do it anymore.
The New Year is approaching, and Chang'an City is still cloudy today, and it looks like it will continue to snow.
Pedestrians on the street quickened their pace to go home.
Zhang Yang went to the market again and bought some meat and vegetables.
Li Yue is making Kongming lanterns in the yard.
This time the size of the Kongming Lantern is much larger.
There are still some stones hanging under the lamp, saying that my daughter-in-law is still thinking about the hot air balloon.
Li Yue held up her little notebook and said, "I have calculated several important factors that allow the Kongming Lantern to fly with objects."
Zhang Yang put the sulfur, saltpeter, rosin and other things in the corner of the courtyard wall, and began to wash the meat and prepare the dishes, listening to Li Yue's words.
Zhang Yang continued washing the vegetables and said, "I bought fresh duck blood today and some offal, which can be used to make soup."
Li Yue lit the Kongming Lantern and watched the Kongming Lantern fly higher and higher into the distance.
Process the duck blood and wait for it to solidify before cooking.
It's great that the little daughter-in-law doesn't come to harm the kitchen. I can light the fire, wash the pots and chop vegetables in one go.
While cooking, Zhang Yang felt a pair of resentful eyes looking at him.
The movement of the spatula in his hand did not stop.
Those resentful eyes came closer.
Zhang glanced at Li Yue, saw that she looked a little aggrieved and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Yue said: "I have a question for you."
"explain."
Li Yue frowned and said: "If the Kongming Lantern is bigger, the weight will be bigger and the gravity will be greater. Isn't this counterproductive?"
"That seems to be the case."
"Is there a way to crack it?"
"I don't know either."
After hearing the reply, Li Yue stood there with her mouth pursed, looking at Zhang Yang's expression for a while, then stomped back to the house.
Zhang Yang tasted the duck blood soup and said, "Well, it's not salty enough."
With the food in hand, Li Yue was already sitting at the dining table with a depressed look.
Putting bowls of food on the table, thinking to yourself, those formulas and theorems appeared in the history books in advance, and the mathematics and science of the Tang Dynasty were a thousand years ahead?
And it’s his wife’s achievement.
Will the seniors in the textbook blame me?
Li Yue looked at it and said, "Why do you look so guilty?"
Zhang Yang sighed: "I don't know what's going on lately. I always feel uneasy about my conscience."
Li Yue sat upright with a solemn expression, "The greater the weight, the greater the gravity? Isn't this an endless cycle that cannot be broken? There is no way the Kongming Lantern can carry people to heaven."
Zhang Yang said with emotion: "It's amazing to be able to discover this."
"It's amazing..." Li Yue murmured in a low voice, her face turned black and she stared with anger, "Are you trying to make me angry?"
The life between a couple will not always be peaceful, there will always be some twists and turns.
A few quarrels are inevitable.
Zhang Yang picked up the rice bowl and said when she saw that she had not moved her chopsticks: "Why don't you think about changing some structures? By changing the structure, you can change the influence of these constants."
Li Yue was stunned when he heard this.
"Gravity is a fixed constant. We can only start with the material of the sky lantern. We also need to increase the area affected by heat, which determines the combustion utilization rate."
The research direction is right. My daughter-in-law was able to do practical problems from theory to now making practical inventions.
Zhang Yang whispered: "The progress is really one day at a time. I mastered it so fast. It's really incredible."
Li Yue's expression finally cleared away the previous haze, she smiled playfully and started eating the food in front of her.
While eating, I saw an old couple passing by their courtyard.
The entrance to my house is deserted, and there are almost no pedestrians on weekdays.
Today, a living person passed by my door...
