"What you said..." Xiao Yu, after hearing Xiao Huan's suggestion, thought for a moment in silence, and then said with a bit of embarrassment, "It's interesting! But the only princesses living outside now are Princess Pingyang and Huo Guogong Chai. Shao is Princess Pingyang’s consort, and Lu Chen is from the Detachment of Women and is the military advisor of the Detachment of Women. Do you think what you said could happen to these two people?"
"Sir, according to what I know, Princess Langya has been to Lujiazhuang!" Xiao Huan whispered in Xiao Yu's ear again, "And Lu Chen also accompanied Princess Langya to play in Lujiazhuang for a long time! It is said that Lu Chen even wrote a poem for Princess Langya himself!"
"How did you know that?" After hearing Xiao Huan's words, Xiao Yu grabbed Xiao Huan's wrist. Although Xiao Yu was old, this sudden grab also caused Xiao Huan a lot of pain. After all, Xiao Yu Huan is not much younger than Xiao Yu.
"Sir, these are all mentioned in the secret letter sent from the palace by the villain's nephew!" Xiao Huan grinned and said in a low voice.
Xiao Yu saw Xiao Huan's grinning look and let go of Xiao Huan's wrist. "Where is the secret message?" Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Huan with a gloomy face.
"The secret letter has been burned by the villain!" Xiao Huan said, enduring the pain in his wrist. Although his wrist hurt, Xiao Huan did not dare to rub it.
"Why not repay this kind of thing?" When Xiao Yu said this, his face was already a little unkind, and he even had doubts about Xiao Huan's loyalty.
"Master Qi!" Xiao Huan has been following Xiao Yu for so many years, how could he not understand Xiao Yu's character? Seeing Xiao Yu's unkind expression, it was obvious that he was already a little shaken in his heart. Xiao Huan didn't want to follow Xiao Yu like this. After many years, he still couldn't end up with a happy ending, so he hurriedly explained, "This secret message was sent by the villain's nephew yesterday. Your Excellency was not at the house, and at that time, the villain thought that this was just a matter between a man and a woman. Moreover, Princess Langya has been living in the palace for a long time. Even if His Majesty granted them a marriage, it was just a means to win over Lu Chen, so I didn’t report it in time. Please forgive me!" Xiao Huan said with a "Plop!" Fall to your knees.
Hearing Xiao Huan's explanation and the look of apology, Xiao Yu's face looked a little better. If it weren't for Lu Chen's bet with him, which made him lose face and five mines, Li Yuan would have Even if he was granted marriage to Princess Langya and Lu Chen, Xiao Yu wouldn't say much. After all, Lu Chen was just at odds with the Wang family and the Wei family at that time, so what did it have to do with him?
It is said that the aristocratic families are intertwined and closely related, but in fact, if it was just Lu Chen's disgusting behavior, Xiao Yu would not be guilty of standing up for the Wang family and the Wei family. After all, his current position is different from Wang Gui and Wei Ting. , he can be regarded as an extremely popular minister now, and the Xiao family had nothing to do with Lu Chen at that time.
But Lu Chen proposed that the iron-making method could be improved, which touched the Xiao family's cake. Xiao Yu had to step in to stop Lu Chen at that time, but what he didn't expect was that Lu Chen actually dug a hole for him. He actually jumped down, which Xiao Yu couldn't accept.
Even though Lu Chen is now the Duke of Chang'an County, he is still far behind him as the Minister of Civil Affairs and the Duke of Song Dynasty. If Lu Chen is not the popular person in Li Yuan's eyes, Xiao Yu thinks that the strength of the Xiao family alone can He took care of Lu Chen and even took away the blast furnace iron-making method from Lu Chen's hands.
Xiao Yu thought about it for a moment and felt that what Xiao Huan said was quite reasonable. After all, Xiao Huan didn't know about Xiao Yu and Lu Chen's enmity at that time. How could Xiao Yu and Xiao Huan take such a long-lasting love between children seriously? The thing is, as long as Li Yuan doesn't grant marriage to aristocratic families, then these aristocratic family officials won't care at all, let alone Lu Chen, a newly promoted county prince. But things are different now. Several things Lu Chen has done are... If the family's interests were touched, Lu Chen would have to be dealt with.
"How credible is your nephew's secret report?" Xiao Yu thought for a moment and looked at Xiao Huan and asked.
"It should be close!" Xiao Huan said very firmly. After all, the secret report sent by Xiao Huan, his nephew, helped the family do a lot of things. Therefore, for his nephew's letter about Lu Chen and Li Yanjun Xiao Huan still trusted Xiao Huan's secret report.
"In that case, let's find an opportunity! This matter must not be leaked!" Xiao Yu tapped her fingers on the coffee table, pondered for a while, and then told Xiao Huan with a solemn look, "Since your Majesty can allow Princess Langya to leave the palace to see Lu Chen once , then there will be a second time, you must find the right time!"
No wonder Xiao Yu looked solemn, this kind of thing is related to the innocence of a princess. If it is not done well, once the matter is exposed, it will not be whether Lu Chen will die, but the Xiao family will have to bear Li Yuan's wrath. Well, Li Yuan is a man-eating tiger, will he soon become the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty?
"I understand!" Xiao Huan bowed to Xiao Yu and said.
"Go down!" Xiao Yu nodded and waved his hand at Xiao Huan. Xiao Huan then turned around and exited the front hall. Only Xiao Yu picked up the tea cup and took a sip of tea, frowning and thinking.
"Princess, what do you mean by this, Your Majesty?" At this time, Li Xiuning also received an order from Li Yuan at the Princess Mansion asking her to prepare three thousand guards for Lu Chen, and Chai Shao and Li Xiuning accepted this order together.
Obviously, Chai Shao was worried about the increase of 3,000 guards in Beiwei. After all, Lu Chen was just a county magistrate now. A county magistrate actually had a guard of 3,000 people. This matter violated the clan system. , You must know that Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, has only more than a thousand guards. Now that Lu Chen's back guards have been increased to 3,000, I am afraid that some officials will directly intervene with Lu Chen.
"What are you worried about?" Li Xiuning looked at her husband's worried look and couldn't help laughing.
"Aren't you worried? After all, this is also my future brother-in-law. He has a bodyguard of 3,000 people, which is higher than the prince's. When the time comes, will the people from those noble families be able to keep their hands in the court? You must know that this boy Now we have tricked three families!" Chai Shao walked around the hall uneasily, as if he had made up his mind, and said again: "No! I have to go to the palace to find your Majesty and tell him about this matter. !" Chai Shao said and walked out of the front hall.
"Stop!" Seeing Chai Shao's confused look of concern, Li Xiuning called out to Chai Shao, "Do you think Aye won't think of this? Or is Lu Chen's brain unable to understand this?" Li Xiuning He gave Chai Shao a big eye roll.
"What do you mean?" Chai Shao stopped and turned to look at his wife.
"Do you think with Lu Chen's character, he will accept all three thousand people?" Li Xiuning looked at her husband's anxious look and said with a smile, "Don't compare our thinking with Lu Chen, that guy is a ghost Stay! Then you can watch the show!" Li Xiuning stood up and pushed Chai Shao onto the chair.
At this time, Lu Chen, who was studying the drawings in the study room, sneezed several times in succession.
"It shouldn't be!" Lu Chen glanced at the iron stove that was emitting heat, "Can you still catch a cold in such a warm house?" Lu Chen subconsciously touched his nose, "It's probably those aristocratic families who are scolding me! "
Lu Chen shook his head and continued to look at the drawings he had drawn. The drawings Lu Chen was holding at the moment were the manufacturing drawings for the flintlock gun. As for the matchlock gun, Lu Chen gave up on it. Since he had a base, why should he build a matchlock gun? Start with a flintlock gun.
Actually, couldn't Lu Chen use all the guns and ammunition in the base? Of course, it is possible, but Lu Chen thinks it is better to let the craftsmen learn these things step by step. No matter how rich the base is, if it is not replenished, it will be exhausted one day. Moreover, there are so many troops in the Tang Dynasty, how much can he equip with these equipment? And bullets are also needed to train these soldiers.
Without replenishment, just consumption will eventually run out. Moreover, in this era, flintlocks and artillery can be regarded as sharp weapons across the ages. Let these soldiers practice step by step, let these craftsmen learn step by step, and wait until later. Once the electricity is generated, we can build the lathes and other things in the base. Wouldn’t that mean we need as many bullets as we need?
Therefore, Lu Chen was ready to start making a flintlock gun. As for the gunpowder for the flintlock gun, it was also black powder that was easy to obtain. Under the current conditions, if he wanted to make a primer, Lu Chen would not be able to make it with mercury thunder.
Moreover, the manufacture of flintlock muskets is not too troublesome, and bullets are easy to make. It is perfect to use these to train the soldiers guarding Wei, so Lu Chen directly put the development of flintlock muskets and artillery on the agenda. Of course, Lu Chen has not been idle these days, and the glass kiln has also been built.
"Master Hou! Master Hou!" Just as Lu Chen was studying the flintlock blueprints, Liu Jing knocked on the study door.
"What's wrong?" Lu Chen walked over and opened the study door, looking at Liu Jing who looked happy.
"Master Hou, the glass kiln has really produced colored glaze according to the method taught by Master Hou!" Liu Jing said with excitement on his face. Liu Jing has also learned a lot since he followed Su Dingfang and Du Yanliang to read and hyphenate. In fact, Liu Jing is not old and has a flexible mind. It is just that he has not learned knowledge because of his background. Therefore, under the teachings of Su Dingfang and Du Yanliang, his knowledge level has also improved, not to mention that sometimes Lu Chen will also give Liu Jing some advice. Open a small stove in Jing.
"Oh?" After hearing Liu Jing's report, Lu Chen also raised his sword eyebrows. As long as the colored glaze is fired, the money will be opened.
"Let's go! Go take a look!" Lu Chen turned around and went to the desk. After collecting the drawings of the flintlock gun, he left the Hou Mansion with Liu Jing and went straight to Liulifang in the Gongfang District. You must know this Once the glass is successfully fired, not only can you make money, it will be of great use!
