early morning.
The sun rises in the east.
As soon as the officials from the Ministry of Industry Yamen arrived, some of them were taken to Du Chuke.
"Du Shangshu, there are about twenty people gathered now. It's time to tell us what you want us to do, right?!"
An official from the Ministry of Industry couldn't help but ask.
Du Chuke looked around and found that almost all the people he wanted to call were here.
Everyone present,
They were all identified and considered by him, and it can be determined that they are loyal to the Li Tang royal family.
"It's like this. I took the liberty to ask you to put down what you were doing this morning and come here because we have an important matter to discuss."
Facing everyone’s puzzled looks,
Du Chuke slowly opened the blueprints of the Luban lock he got yesterday one by one for the officials of the Ministry of Industry to look at.
"This...this is!!!"
The sharp-eyed officials immediately discovered that it was an architectural drawing, and it was different from their usual construction.
He picked up the drawing and looked at it carefully, his eyes widened and his face looked excited.
"This is, this is Luban Lock!!"
"It's the legendary Luban Lock construction drawings. This...Du Shangshu, you...where did you get it?"
The words fell.
Other officials were shocked.
"What! Luban Lock? But the lost Luban Lock?!"
"This... this is the real Luban Lock. The legendary Badakou is actually built like this."
"Awesome, if this blueprint is used to explore ordinary construction methods, it will definitely be stronger and more reliable."
"Du Shangshu, why do you have the lost Luban Lock in your hand?!"
Many officials were talking about it.
"Haha, I was lucky enough to get this from Her Royal Highness the Little Princess. As for how she got it, I probably know that she got it from the residence of King Li Kuan of Chu."
Du Chuke laughed and felt refreshed.
"Li Kuan, King of Chu? Who is he?"
"I don't know, it seems... seems to be His Majesty's second prince?"
"Huh? Is His Highness the Second Prince Li Kuan? Wait, does His Majesty have this child?!"
Many Ministry of Industry officials were extremely puzzled.
Du Chuke was secretly shocked that there were very few officials who even knew about Li Kuan. His Royal Highness the King of Chu seemed to be really low-key and had no sense of existence.
And it was such a person with no sense of existence who did one thing after another that surprised him.
"Okay, let's not talk about His Royal Highness the King of Chu."
"I called you here today because I have a big matter to discuss with you."
"Aren't we at the Ministry of Industry preparing a construction plan for the Daming Palace recently? I am planning to overturn and start over, overturn the entire previous building layout, and use the Luban lock technique to build the Daming Palace."
Du Chuke stated today's purpose.
According to the original process, the Daming Palace was built after all important fortifications were completed.
But among them,
They can prepare architectural drawings first and determine how to build in advance.
It was originally prepared and the drawings had been sealed away.
The reason why it is said to be sealed.
It's because there are too many fortifications on hand at present, and the Tang Dynasty is full of waste and waiting for work. It will take at least two or three years to complete the fortifications at hand.
The construction of the Daming Palace will go on at least until this point in time.
"What? Overturning the original plan? Du Shangshu, this is absolutely impossible. Our Ministry of Works spent two months finalizing that plan, and it was approved by His Majesty. It should not be overturned!!"
"Yes, all dynasties have built according to that method. I don't think the Luban Lock should be used. After all, the Luban Lock has been lost for a long time and has just been obtained. There are many construction techniques that we have never understood. We used it for the first time. Daming Palace, this is disrespectful to His Majesty."
"That's right! Besides, it's impossible to know whether this Luban Suo is real or fake. Du Shangshu must think twice before acting!!"
"Du Shangshu, I think the Daming Palace is immutable. The Daming Palace is too important. We can use the Luban Lock technique in other buildings."
"Obtained from His Highness the King of Chu who does not understand the craftsmanship, whether the Luban Suo is genuine or not remains to be discussed."
Voices of doubt came in like sea water.
Almost no one supports him.
Facing all the doubts, Du Chuke snorted coldly.
"Wait, is this the crystallization of distrust of the craftsmanship of our ancestors? Luban Suo was regarded as a treasure of craftsmen. Now it has been lost and recovered. It is most appropriate to apply it to His Majesty's Daming Palace!!"
"As for what you think, the first time we are unfamiliar, the Daming Palace will not be built today, so we have at least two years left!!"
"You are all the most outstanding craftsmen of our Ministry of Industry and the most outstanding craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty. Now that you have the drawings in hand and all the annotations are very clear, two years are not enough for you to learn the Luban lock technique?!"
this……
The officials from the Ministry of Industry were speechless.
An official from the Ministry of Industry thought for a while and then stood up and said: "Indeed, we should not doubt the treasures of our ancestors."
"It's just that the Luban Lock came too unexpectedly, so it was inappropriate to overturn the Daming Palace plan that we had prepared for several months. Du Shangshu, I think we should focus on the original plan, and then try to explore the Luban Lock technique, etc. Once we make sure there is no problem with the Luban Lock technique, we will replace it."
"No!" Du Chuke shook his head and said firmly: "We must adopt the Luban Lock technique. The Luban Lock technique summed up by our ancestors is irreplaceable and powerful."
Ever since he saw the underground space of Prince Chu's palace, all of which used the Luban lock technique, Du Chuke believed that the future Daming Palace must also be like this.
He wants to be the creator of Daming Palace, a palace of extraordinary craftsmanship! !
After half an hour of talk-filled discussion, officials from the Ministry of Industry finally agreed to Du Chuke's idea.
Who made him the Minister of Industry? !
at the same time,
In my heart, I was extremely curious about this humble King of Chu.
What kind of person can obtain a secret that has been lost for hundreds of years? Even the Luban lock that is hundreds of years old! !
But come to think of it,
King Li Kuan of Chu was able to selflessly dedicate himself to Lu Ban Suo and was not greedy for money or rewards. He must be a great figure in the world.
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The Lu family's mansion.
This morning.
The heads of the Qiwang family with five surnames gathered here.
The first one to arrive was the head of the Li family in Longxi, and the last one arrived half an hour later, the head of the Boling Cui family.
"I'm sorry, everyone. I'm old and I overslept without knowing it. I hope Haihan will do it."
Although the head of the Bolingcui family was the eldest head present, nearly seventy years old, he still apologized to every head of the family with an apologetic expression.
He is older,
But other families also have elders who have just abdicated.
As for the Bolingcui family, he is still led by this seventy-year-old man, which can also be seen from the lack of support.
Apologize one by one.
After seeing the representative of the Lu family, the head of the Boling Cui family was slightly stunned.
Not the head of the Fan Yang Lu family.
He is a fifty-year-old man wearing a hat, squinting his eyes, with a kind face, and his hands hidden in his long sleeves.
"Master Cui, this is the temporary acting head of the Lu family. Okay, I know you have many questions, and I will answer you later."
"Now, let's first talk about who is the King of Chu Li Kuan? Why is the food of Erlang of the Li family taken out from his mansion!!"
The head of the Li family in Longxi was extremely puzzled.
