"Master Marquis, let's read the imperial edict first?" Since we are all acquaintances, there is no need to be too polite. We can just get the business done first and then talk about other things.
"Yes! Yes! Let's take care of the business first, and we'll talk about the rest later!" Chai Shao also said quickly, and after chatting for a while, Li Yuan from the Tai Chi Hall should be anxious.
"What's the matter, so urgent?" Lu Chen looked at the two anxious people in front of him with a smile. Those who didn't know thought that these two families were in trouble, and the next edict was in a hurry.
"No, I mean Chai Shao, aren't you supposed to be in court at this hour?" Lu Chen suddenly remembered something and looked at Chai Shao with a strange expression and asked, and if it is the time to go to court now, Li Yuan will What is the purpose of my next edict?
"Isn't it just because you went to court that your Majesty issued an edict?" Chai Shao sighed and said, "Brother Xian, you'd better accept the edict first, and then we can discuss it in detail on the road!"
"Okay! Your Majesty, Lu Chen, accept the edict!" Lu Chen could only helplessly raise his hands as a gesture of salute.
Seeing what Lu Chen said, Lin Lang hurriedly opened the edict and said that the edict was actually an edict from Emperor Li Yuan. This thing was aimed at Lu Chen alone. If it was a real edict, it would be announced to the world.
After listening to this edict, Lu Chen finally understood that Li Yuan wanted to take the iron stove he invented to Tai Chi Hall to prove that this thing could remove the poison of coal.
"No, did you tell His Majesty about the iron stove?" Lu Chen took the edict and looked at Chai Shao with a helpless expression. He didn't mean to blame Chai Shao. Mainly because Lu Chen wanted to He used this thing to swindle aristocratic families' money, but the plan obviously didn't change quickly. Before he was ready, Chai Shao exposed this thing directly.
"My dear brother! I have no choice but to say this! Just be satisfied! Brother Wei just said such a thing. If I tell you about your Xishan Blast Furnace, Brick Factory, and Cement Factory, I guess Your Majesty will They should all be at your house!" Chai Shao not only admitted it, but also praised himself for his tight mouth, as if taking credit for it.
"You really are like this!" Looking at Chai Shao's appearance, Lu Chen gritted his teeth and gave Chai Shao a thumbs up, "Why don't you tell the story about the greenhouse?"
"Tell us about the greenhouse?" At this time, Chai Shao and Lu Chen were riding together, and Lin Lang was one position behind the two of them. It was not that Lin Lang was not qualified to keep pace with the two of them, but that Lin Lang deliberately left a gap There was room for the two of them to talk. After all, Lin Lang also knew what happened in Tai Chi Hall. When Lu Chen mentioned the greenhouse, Chai Shao looked at Lu Chen with a strange look.
"You have now obtained five hundred kilograms of iron, and Wang Gui is biting you like a mad dog. If the greenhouse incident is revealed, then Wang Gui will not say that you are a monster?" Chai Shao glanced at Lu Chen. At a glance, "What kind of thing is that aristocratic family? They are like crazy dogs. It's not like you don't know. If you see the benefits, you have to take a bite. If they can't get it, others can't get it! As for this virtue, don't say You don't know!" Chai Shao seemed to be thinking of something bad and couldn't help but cursed a few times.
"No, this old dog Wang Gui is finished, right?" Chai Shao told Lu Chen exactly what happened. Lu Chen straightened his eyebrows and said angrily, "Last time You didn’t take care of him enough, and you came out to disgust me again?”
"It's not like you don't know about these aristocratic families. You have offended the Wang family and the Wei family. Although His Majesty has issued an edict to reprimand you and issued a grounding order for you, with the piss-prone nature of these aristocratic families, how can you just treat it so lightly? You want the Wang family to donate half of their property, and this feud will never end!" Chai Shao said with a helpless look, shaking his head.
Chai Shao naturally also knows Lu Chen's temper. It is absolutely impossible for Lu Chen to give in to the Wang family and Wei family. Moreover, Lu Chen said that he has to deal with the Wang family and Wei family one by one. This is simply not possible. There was no room for relaxation, so Chai Shao could only do his best to help Lu Chen.
"It seems that the lesson I taught this old dog last time was not enough. Look how I will deal with him today!" Lu Chen became more and more angry as he thought about it, and couldn't help but said bitterly. He originally wanted to keep silent for a while and then deal with him. Wang family, I didn’t expect that Wang Gui came here to disgust himself. If the Wang family didn’t let some blood flow today, I guess this old guy would keep looking for excuses to disgust himself.
Lujiazhuang is not far from Chang'an City. After all, it used to be Huangzhuang. It can't be hundreds of miles away. In addition, people like Lu Chen are not slow on their way. After all, they can't keep the emperor waiting for too long, so it's very fast. Then he entered Chang'an City.
Lu Chen only brought four people with him to the city this time, one Liu Jing, one Su Dingfang, one Du Junchuo and one Fang Qi. The four of them were responsible for carrying the accessories for the iron stove.
When they got off their horses at Chengtianmen, Lu Chen walked into Chengtianmen with four people carrying iron stove accessories, followed by Chai Shao and Lin Lang.
"What are you doing?" The Nanya Forbidden Army guarding Chengtianmen had never seen such a thing as an iron stove. When they saw Lu Chen in a marquis uniform with four people holding iron stove accessories on his back, they stopped him immediately. Although they I don’t know what this is for, but it looks like an iron weapon. Can it be brought into the palace casually?
"Presumptuous!" Just when Lu Chen was stopped by the Nanya Imperial Army, Chai Shao on the side directly reprimanded him, "This is the Marquis of Lu County who came to see you under His Majesty's order. These are the things that I want to show to Your Majesty." , you dare to stop me?" Chai Shao is not only Huo Guogong, but also General Zuo Yiwei, who is also one of the commanders of the Forbidden Army.
When the commander of the guarding Nanya Forbidden Army team saw Chai Shao, he hurriedly saluted and said: "I have seen General Zuo Yiwei! I didn't know that this is the Marquis of Lu County, and I hope that the Marquis of Lu County will forgive me!" Commander I sincerely apologize to Lu Chen. After all, Lu Chen's invention among the Women's Army has now begun to spread among all the troops of the Tang Army. I don't know how many soldiers have been saved by alcohol and saline. Although they are forbidden troops, there are inevitably some. After bumping into each other, he naturally benefited from it. When he heard that the person in front of him was Lu County Marquis, who was famous in the military, he quickly apologized sincerely to Lu Chen.
"Ignorance is not a crime. The general is also responsible, so why forgive me!" Lu Chen smiled and bowed his hands with the team leader.
"County Marquis, hurry in! I heard it was quite lively inside when I changed defenses just now!" The commander saw the warm smile on Lu Chen's face, and he approached Lu Chen's ear in a familiar manner and started to remind Lu Chen enthusiastically. , "That old gangster Wang Gui said a lot of bad things about the county prince. The county prince should be more careful when he goes there. Those literati don't even use knives to kill people!"
"Thank you, Commander!" Lu Chen naturally knew that the commander was suspected of leaking secrets when he said this to him, but Lu Chen also knew that the team leader was worried about him, so he sincerely thanked the commander, and then walked towards Walk towards Tai Chi Hall.
As Lu Chen walked in, Liu Jing and the other four followed closely behind Lu Chen. Chai Shao stopped for a moment when he passed by the team leader, looked at the leader with a smile and said, "Boy, don't do this again. That's it!" After saying that, he patted the team leader's shoulder and chased after Lu Chen.
As for the leader of the team, he hurriedly responded. Of course, he understood what he just said to Lu Chen. If someone with a heart heard what he just said to him, it would be very detrimental to him. However, Chai Shao reminded him, which showed that Chai Shao knew how to do it. Keep him, otherwise Chai Shao won't mention him and just leave without paying any attention to him.
Arriving outside the Tai Chi Hall, Lu Chen stopped. The proper etiquette should still be observed. As for Chai Shao, he naturally entered the Tai Chi Hall first. After all, Chai Shao went to issue an edict, and coming back at this time is a reply to the edict. .
Less than five minutes after Chai Shao entered the Taiji Hall, he saw a crimson-clad eunuch walking out of the Taiji Hall, "Xuan Luchen, the Marquis of Chang'an County, comes to see you!"
Even when the chamberlain saw Lu Chen leaning against a pillar, he shouted loudly.
After the chamberlain finished shouting, he looked at Lu Chen who was standing aside, and said with a smile: "Marquis Lu County, come and see me with your servant!"
"Thank you, father-in-law!" Lu Chen raised his hands to the chamberlain, and then followed the chamberlain into the Tai Chi Hall. As soon as Lu Chen walked into the Tai Chi Hall, he felt like "the moon is surrounded by stars", because as Lu Chen followed As he stepped in, everyone's eyes were focused on him, especially Wang Gui and Wei Ting. Their eyes were so vicious and vicious.
When Lu Chen saw so many people looking at him, he almost couldn't help but wave to them and say, "Thank you for your hard work, everyone!"
"My lord, Lu Chen, the Marquis of Chang'an County, has met Your Majesty! Long live, long live, long live my emperor!" Lu Chen said and bowed to Li Yuan. Li Yuan granted Lu Chen no need to kneel down, so Lu Chen only had to Just bow and salute.
However, at this time, I had never heard of anyone calling the emperor "Long live, long live, long live!", so Lu Chen's "Long live, long live, long live" immediately made Li Yuan stunned, and he stroked his beard. Feel a sense of relief.
In fact, "Long Live" is a title that has been used since the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the addition of "Long Live" started during the period of Empress Wu Zetian. Lu Chen directly advanced this interview etiquette.
But Li Yuan felt so comfortable when he heard it. Which emperor wouldn't hope that he could live forever.
"The Marquis of Lu County is Pingshen. The title of Marquis of Lu County is quite novel!" Li Yuan said with a satisfied expression while stroking his beard.
"This is because I feel that your Majesty is wise and mighty, and you should have a long and blessed life, so I couldn't help but shout out my heart's wish! I hope your Majesty won't blame me!" Lu Chen said with a calm and somewhat excited face.
"Flattery!" Wang Gui on the side cursed directly to himself.
"I think I'm shameless enough! I didn't expect that this Lu County Marquis would be even more shameless!" Cheng Yaojin muttered while standing next to Chai Shao, but Chai Shao didn't expect that Lu Chen would say such a thing. , the corners of his mouth twitched, and Li Xiuning and others looked at Lu Chen in surprise with wide eyes.
