Li Xiaogong said helplessly: "If others find out about this, Lishan will probably be impeached again."
"Uncle Huang is right. If Lishan is a philanthropic person, he will also be impeached, because he gives more benefits than the court. The court is located in Chang'an City. Being a bad person will not necessarily be mentioned by them. , but if you do good things, you will definitely be impeached.”
"Qingque, since you understand, why don't you persuade him?"
"How can I advise my brother-in-law? What's the point of worrying? My brother-in-law never suffers."
The firearm mold in the blacksmith workshop has been made. It is a huge iron plate with a semicircular ravine in the middle. Li Tai watched the craftsmen roll it out and looked at it carefully.
The prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River are complaining about the Chashan incident, and Lishan is also complaining. Since both sides are complaining, the DPRK will naturally investigate.
Things in the court came one after another, and the emperor felt that it was inappropriate to stay in Lishan, so he packed up early and prepared to return to Chang'an City.
Xiao Qingqing rode the bicycle all the way to the foot of Lishan Mountain. The bicycle stopped and was tied to a wooden stake at the foot of the mountain with a rope, like a horse.
Then she climbed onto the little bear's back with difficulty and called: "Big Bear, go up the mountain!"
The bear walked all the way up the steps. His steps were not fast and a little lazy.
"Xiong Da, after lunch, I will go to Aunt Hongfu to learn some skills, and then you can go to plow the fields."
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"Xiong Da, you have to eat more vegetables recently, and like Uncle Wei Wang, you have to lose weight."
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Walking all the way up the mountain, Xiao Qingqing talked to Xiong Da word by word.
The next day, during the great court meeting in Chang'an City, Li Shimin was sitting in the Tai Chi Hall.
Even Xu Jingzong, who was in the court team, looked ugly. After Songtsen Gampo lived in Chang'an City, he naturally became the spokesperson of Tibet in the Tang Dynasty.
As for why Xu Jingzong's face looked ugly, it was because of what Songtsen Gampo was saying at the moment.
Songtsen Gampo wore the unique clothes of the Tubo people, bowed and saluted: "Dear Khan, since the Tang Dynasty, a transaction tax has been implemented in the Hexi Corridor. People from the Western Regions need to pay a tax when buying drinks. People from the Western Regions bring things with them. The Hexi Corridor has to pay another tax, so the people in the Western Regions are struggling to raise money because of these taxes, so the burden is very heavy."
Tian Khan remained silent. North Korea and China were clear about the goods and taxes on the Hexi Corridor.
Jiayuguan Pass has not yet been completed, and the customs and goods taxes for the opening of the Hexi Corridor were all used for the construction of Jiayuguan Pass, and Lishan contributed most of the money for this fortification.
Everyone was well aware of the relationship, but due to Tian Khan's favor, his son-in-law had to provide money to help build the city gate, so no one could say anything more.
This Songtsen Gampo happened to talk about this matter, and everyone kept silent.
You can say bad things about anyone, but you can't bear to say bad things about Zhang Shangshu. Xu Jingzong stood up and asked, "Tubo Zanpu is concerned about the situation at the border with the Tang Dynasty. Does he plan to attack the Tang Dynasty again?"
Upon hearing this, Songtsen Gampo immediately saluted and said, "Tibet has absolutely no such intention."
There is a saying that Zhang Yang came out of the Ministry of Rites. From then on, everyone who came out of the Ministry of Rites looked like Zhang Yang.
They had a tough attitude towards diplomatic relations with other countries. Nowadays, the barbarians in Chang'an City live with their necks hunched, fearing that the Tang Dynasty will attack them if the Ministry of Rites says anything.
Xu Jingzong held a wat tablet and loudly preached: "I hope Zanpu will not make unreasonable comments on the affairs of the Tang Dynasty in the future."
Songtsen Gampo lowered his head and made another grand salute.
Then came the next messenger, another one that gave the Ministry of Rites a headache.
The envoy of Dashi said loudly: "Khan of Heaven, I, Dashi, are willing to form an alliance with the Tang Dynasty. From now on, there will be no more wars or wars."
Xu Jingzong had a long face. If the imperial court really agreed to form an alliance, the Tang Dynasty would stop its conquests and expansion.
Chu Suiliang stepped forward first and said, "Your Majesty, I also thought that the war should cease."
It is the New Year's Day, a time of great joy, and if the civil servants say a few words, your Majesty may agree.
But the general's face was not good-looking. How long had Liang Jianfang been sent out?
People haven't even arrived in Persia yet, so if they just call a truce, wouldn't it mean that all the preparations were in vain?
Zhang Yang left the court, but there were still many things about him in the court.
Back then, the Ministry of Rites was just a run-down official residence. How could it have such a big voice now? Zhang Yang said that the demon was indeed a demon. He single-handedly helped the Ministry of Rites up in the past five years and gained a pivotal position in the court.
Xu Jingzong still remembers what Prince Hejian said back then, that no matter how unbearable the Ministry of Rites is, it cannot be bullied.
He took a deep breath and replied: "What Mr. Chu said is inappropriate."
Chu Suiliang nodded and said, "What's wrong with that?"
Li Yifu also stood up in court, "Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty is helping Persia. Persia is only getting back its own territory. It is the Great Eaters who have invaded the Persian land. The Tang Dynasty is just helping them take it back. If the Great Eaters can hand over the Persian Gulf on the coast , Datang can stop here."
To say that it was returning the Gulf of Persia was to drive the great food back to the land of poverty.
The Big Eater will not agree to this condition no matter what.
Xu Jingzong stood still with his eyes closed, feeling quite satisfied with Li Yifu.
Chu Suiliang looked at Changsun Wuji and saw that Duke Zhao was also silent. Chu Suiliang bowed slightly and walked back to the court.
What followed was normal affairs. The court meeting was not over yet, and what happened in the court meeting quickly spread throughout Chang'an City.
Zhang Yang was in a hurry to meet the construction deadline. It took the blacksmith workshop half a month to build a mold. Because of the tight construction deadline, he could only consider cheapness and cost-effectiveness.
I don’t know if the emperor would be satisfied with a simpler one.
Li Tai came with a volume of letters, "Brother-in-law, there is news from the court."
What followed was silence.
Zhang Yang was worrying about cheap artillery, and thought of the flying thunder cannon of later generations. This kind of cannon is also called the heartless cannon.
After receiving Li Tai's letter, Zhang Yang read the content of the letter carefully, "Songtsen Gampo has been in Chang'an City for so long, and he has learned a lot."
Li Tai sat down with Chu Mo and said, "Songtsen Gampo often walked around Chongde Square last year."
Chu Mo was wearing shabby clothes, and he didn't look like the son of a general.
He is now completely unrestrained and free-spirited.
Zhang Yang looked at him for a second and said, "Chu Mo, when will your tavern be renovated, you should also change into clean clothes."
Cheng Chumo picked his nose and wiped his fingers on his sleeves, "The wine shop is already busy, how can it be kept clean?"
"It's precisely because the wine shop is a place that it needs to be clean. Let's plan carefully in the future."
"That's fine."
Cheng Chumo nodded and agreed.
Songtsen Gampo has been studying in the Tang Dynasty. He just needs to stay in Chang'an and not return to Tibet.
The cannibals wanted to cease the war because after the death of Muhammad, the new cannibal king Omer took over the military power of the entire cannibal and wanted to stabilize the situation in the cannibal. They did not want to continue fighting against the Tang Dynasty.
The Persians did not play a big role, and only the Tang army was left to face the cannibals head-on.
Dashi wanted to cease the war, but Datang had already had an arrow on the string and had no choice but to take action.
With how bloated Tian Khan is now, he won't stop until he eats a lot of food.
Not knowing what Li Tai and Cheng Chumo were discussing, Zhang Yang and Niu Chuang went to the blacksmith workshop without caring about the exchange of experiences about married life between the two.
The characteristics of the heartless cannon are that it is simple to build, very powerful, and has a large caliber.
In the early days, it could be made with simple iron oil barrels and wooden frames, and with some propellant, it could be used as long-range firepower.
Zhang Yang was talking to Master Jiang and others in the blacksmith shop about the drawings and the composition principles of the artillery.
"I'll be able to build the primer device in a few days. Let's try making this tin bucket first."
Niu Chuang looked at the mold he had made, "So it's much simpler?"
Zhang Yang put his hands in his hands and said, "Let's deal with it for now."
Niu Chuang lowered his voice and asked: "County Marquis, this is for Your Majesty, can we deal with it like this?"
Zhang Yang blinked, at first he was deep in thought, but also seemed to be struggling, but in fact he was asking about his conscience, and said with a smile: "Has your Majesty seen artillery?"
Niu Chuang touched the goatee on his chin and said in a deep voice like a great craftsman: "I've never seen it before, so how can I talk about your majesty... Huh? Have you seen it before, your majesty?"
He asked with uncertainty in his tone.
Zhang Yang scratched the back of his head with his fingers, "You can deal with it like this first, and I will figure out other materials."
Master Jiang always works without hesitation. The iron bucket needs a mold to shape it. Fortunately, the previous mold was made big enough.
It doesn't matter if the caliber of the heartless cannon is smaller, at least it's still a cannon.
Now Lishan makes iron buckets, and only needs to use wooden frames to make an angle for the iron buckets.
In fact, it is not impossible to use wooden barrels, but they are not strong enough and not very safe.
The emperor's start of the court went smoothly, and Li Shimin devoted himself to the great cause of the country. This year, there were more things going on in the court than in previous years.
Lishan
Xiao Qingqing was in her father's workshop, looking at the drawings and thinking about it. Seeing that her father was not here at this time, she asked in a low voice: "Uncle Jin Wang, this iron tool is the part on the drawings."
Li Zhi was still arranging the iron materials and looked back, "The drawings are the same, this should be the part."
Xiao Qingqing looked outside the workshop and saw that no one and her father were around. She took a bamboo basket from outside and put the iron object in it. She also took a big cloth bag and stuffed it into the bamboo basket. She put it on her shoulder. Carrying it down the mountain.
This thing is very heavy. Xiao Qingqing rode on the back of the bear, "Big Bear, let's go to the blacksmith workshop."
She could hold the bear's big ears and make it change direction until it reached the door of the blacksmith's workshop. Then she got off the bear's back and looked curiously at the row of large iron barrels.
This female doll is the child of the county prince, and she has been hanging around here these days.
Master Jiang stroked his beard and said, "Baby, this is not the place you should come."
Xiao Qingqing held the primer device, which had a wire behind it, and asked with a cute face: "Grandpa Jiang, can this be installed on the back of the iron barrel?"
Master Jiang nodded when he heard this, "It's probably okay."
I was just trying to put it on, but I didn't expect that the primer went on very smoothly, and it was able to be fastened tightly.
Master Jiang's face was full of confusion and he whispered: "It turns out that Mr. Zhang has already made arrangements."
Xiao Qingqing said excitedly, "Isn't this good?"
"Yeah, it should be fun."
Master Jiang smiled kindly.
Not long after, Li Yuan and Li Xiaogong also came. The great-grandfather and the second grandfather loved the little princess very much.
As soon as I heard that she wanted to play with the big iron bucket, I immediately wanted to play with her.
Xiao Qingqing begged: "Grandpa, can I take this and use it towards Chang'an City?"
Li Yuan looked doting on his face, "Of course, as long as I'm here, no one in Chang'an would dare to bully you."
An old man, a middle-aged man, left the village with a four-year-old child. He also asked a few guards to drag the cannon, and they could drag it away by attaching carriage wheels to the rack under the cannon.
Zhang Yang and his wife were planting vegetables in the fields together, and Aunt Yang hurriedly came to report, "The county lord, your highness the princess, the little princess has left the village with artillery."
Zhang Yang was stunned for a long time and said quickly: "Bring the person back quickly."
Aunt Yang added: "They said they were going to blow up Chang'an City, and they wanted to go with the Supreme Emperor."
First he looked at his wife, Zhang Yang frowned and asked in confusion: "Your grandpa is here too?"
Li Yue was also puzzled and whispered: "What is Grandpa Huang going to do?"
Zhang Yang asked: "Auntie, please take the guards of Prince Wei's residence with you. Once the fuse of the artillery is ignited, you must step back a hundred steps."
"Here."
Aunt Yang whistled, and the Sanhe horse not far away came running. She turned over, mounted her horse, and left the village.
"Won't your husband bring me back?"
Zhang Yang continued to hoe the ground, "I am with the Supreme Emperor. Your grandpa wants to blow up Chang'an City. Do you still want to pursue Li Shan?"
Li Yue sighed in distress and said: "What will happen to our family in the future? How will we manage this family?"
"Don't worry. Anyway, your father happens to want to see artillery. Don't worry because your aunt is protecting you."
She can rest assured that her aunt and grandpa are protecting her, but the whole village is doting on this daughter, and she will be spoiled in the future.
Zhang Yang advised again: "It's time to let your grandpa and our daughter go out to relax."
At this moment, outside Chang'an City, Aunt Yang, the Supreme Emperor, and Li Xiaogong were each riding a horse. There was also a little girl riding a bear in the middle, and a large iron bucket was dragged behind.
The passers-by around him stopped and were curious.
Li Yuan's horse was not walking fast, so he listened to Aunt Yang's instructions and said, "Go back a hundred steps?"
Li Xiaogong coughed and said, "I still can't use the gunpowder barrel that he made, so I should be careful."
In this way, Li Yuan frowned and looked at the big iron barrel behind him, and he had a plan in mind.
When they arrived near Chang'an City, the news of Li Yuan's arrival was sent to the palace by the officers and soldiers patrolling the official road.
Before anyone came from the palace, Li Xiaogong had already set up the artillery, "That's probably it."
Xiao Qingqing was still riding on the back of the bear, "Daddy's drawings are like this."
Li Xiaogong's hand went down the iron bucket and found the fuse. Thinking about the use of the firearm, he got a rough idea. He took out a flint and hit the fuse, and the flames burned along the fuse.
Aunt Yang looked at the iron bucket with alert eyes, and she and Xiao Qingqing who were riding on the bear's back stepped back step by step.
