"Where are Xu Gaofeng and his son?" Lu Chen came to the bottom of the steps and directly found Chang He, the commander of the imperial army who was responsible for the defense. When entering the palace, Lu Chen asked Chang He to help him take care of the father and son.
"Why don't you hurry up and bring the father and son...please come over!" Chang He originally wanted to say bring Xu Gaofeng and his son over, but as soon as the word "bring" came out of his mouth, Lu Chen's eyebrows twitched slightly. As soon as he picked it up, Chang He quickly changed his words and said "please" come over.
"Hehe! Don't be surprised, Mr. Lu, you are really used to it!" Chang He said to Lu Chen with some embarrassment.
"It's okay! I just want them to be more tidy. Didn't you see that His Majesty and the ministers are waiting for you?" Lu Chen pointed his finger behind him covertly.
"Yes! Naturally, the general will not dare to delay the grand master's important events!" Chang He nodded in response.
Soon, Xu Gaofeng and his son, led by several forbidden soldiers, trotted to Lu Chen.
"Have you eaten yet?" Lu Chen asked, looking at Xu Gaofeng and his son.
"Already eaten!" Xu Gaofeng nodded and said.
"This meal is not as delicious as the one at home!" Xu Qizhi just made such a complaint.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Xu Gaofeng hit Xu Qizhi on the back of the head, and then hurriedly smiled at Lu Chen, "Master, don't be offended, this kid is talking nonsense!"
"Qizhi is right! This food is indeed not as delicious as our Lujiazhuang!" Lu Chen said without caring.
Chang He on the side turned his head and pretended not to hear these complaints. After all, if these words were spread, it would be very embarrassing for the emperor. He actually said that the imperial meal was not delicious. How many people wanted to eat but couldn't eat it. Woolen cloth!
"Thank you, Commander Chang, for taking care of the father and son!" Lu Chen cupped his hands at Chang He and said with a smile, "Follow me to see His Majesty! Pay attention to etiquette!" Lu Chen warned Xu Gaofeng and his son.
"What did you say, sir? This is the responsibility of the general!" Chang He smiled at Lu Chen in return.
Lu Chen bowed his hands to Chang He again, and then led Xu Gaofeng and his son towards the Tai Chi Hall.
The father and son followed Lu Chen step by step with their heads lowered, and arrived at the steps in front of the Tai Chi Hall.
"Your Majesty, these two people are responsible for setting off firecrackers!" Lu Chen saluted Li Yuan.
"Commoner Xu Gaofeng (Xu Qizhi) pays homage to His Majesty!" After Xu Gaofeng and his son heard Lu Chen's introduction, they hurriedly raised their crowns, waved their sleeves, crossed their hands and bowed to salute.
"No courtesy!" Li Yuan nodded and replied with a smile. Li Yuan was quite surprised that these two people knew how to be polite.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After hearing Li Yuan say "no courtesy," Xu Gaofeng and his son straightened up, but they still stood with their heads bowed.
"Looking at their names, they seem to be father and son?" Li Yuan looked at Lu Chen with interest and asked.
"Yes! The father and son are both from craftsmen's backgrounds, and their craftsmanship is quite good. That's why I took him under his wing and put them to use!" Lu Chen replied.
"Well! Since Lu Aiqing can appreciate it, this craftsman's craftsmanship must be good, so quickly show me what a 'firecracker' is!" Li Yuan urged Lu Chen.
"Yes!" Lu Chen accepted the order, "Your Majesty, I have a heartfelt request!" Lu Chen looked directly at Li Yuan and said.
"Say!" Li Yuan looked at Lu Chen and responded.
"Can your Majesty please allow me to ask a few forbidden troops to help? It would take a long time for the father and son to display this 'firecracker' alone!" Lu Chen saluted Li Yuan and said.
"Yes!" Li Yuan nodded directly in agreement, "Let Chang He bring a few forbidden troops to help you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lu Chen thanked Li Yuan directly, "Commander Chang, bring a few forbidden troops here, and my two carriages must also be brought here!" Lu Chen directly pointed at Chang He who was standing not far away. shouted.
Chang He nodded to Lu Chen from a distance, and while ordering people to bring the two carriages over, he came over with a few forbidden soldiers.
"Don't say that I don't take care of you, this is a chance for you to show your face!" Lu Chen said with a smile at Chang He.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu County, for your support!" Chang He didn't know what Lu Chen meant, so he thanked Lu Chen in a low voice.
In just the time it took to drink some tea, the two carriages brought by Lu Chen arrived in front of the Tai Chi Palace, escorted by the Forbidden Army.
"No one has touched the things above, right?" Lu Chen looked at Chang He and asked.
"I will guarantee it with my life. No one will touch it!" Chang He said directly, patting his chest.
"That's good!" Lu Chen nodded, "Old Xu, you and your son should hurry up and get ready!" Lu Chen ordered Xu Gaofeng and his son.
"Yes!" Xu Gaofeng and his son directly accepted the order and walked towards the carriage.
"You guys should go over and help, remember to listen to the instructions of the father and son!" Chang He also directly ordered the several forbidden soldiers on the side, and several of the forbidden soldiers also followed the order.
When the two carriages were brought to the Tai Chi Hall, everyone, including Li Yuan, looked at the oilcloth covering the carriages with curious eyes. They were all trying to guess what the "firecrackers" that Lu Chen called "firecrackers" covered under the oilcloth were. What kind of appearance.
When Xu Gaofeng and his son lifted off the oilcloth on the carriage with the help of several forbidden soldiers, everyone immediately looked at the things on the carriage with doubtful eyes. Naturally, they had never seen anything that set off "fireworks". Those plates Naturally, they had never seen the red firecrackers, but after seeing those red firecrackers, many civil servants started talking about it.
Because in their eyes, the red paper, Lu Chen's behavior was a typical "prodigal" behavior, but they didn't dare to say anything, but they kept it in their hearts silently. With this behavior that harmed the paper, they would be able to do it if they had the opportunity in the future. You should consider Lu Chen's "extremely extravagant and lustful" character.
Of course, Lu Chen didn't know what they were thinking, but even if he knew, Lu Chen wouldn't care. As long as they dared to interfere with Lu Chen like this, Lu Chen would dare to make them cry.
At this time, Lu Chen was seen walking directly towards the Forbidden Army on the side. As soon as the Forbidden Army saw Lu Chen walking towards him, he quickly raised his chest and raised his head, acting very energetic.
"You're in good spirits!" After Lu Chen praised the forbidden soldier, he began to look up and down at the spear in the forbidden soldier's hand.
After measuring it for a while, Lu Chen directly took the spear from the Forbidden Army's hand. Originally, the Forbidden Army didn't want to let go, but after seeing the look in Chang He's eyes, the Forbidden Army let go.
Lu Chen held the spear, shook it twice, and held two spear flowers in his hand, "Not bad!" Lu Chen weighed the spear in his hand again and nodded.
"Okay!" As soon as Lu Chen held up two guns and flowers, he was startled by the shouting from behind. Lu Chen turned around and saw that it was Cheng Yaojin who took the lead in shouting.
Li Yuan also stroked his beard and nodded slightly, obviously admiring Lu Chen's display of holding a gun and flowers just now.
"Hang the firecrackers here!" Lu Chen carried the spear directly to Xu Gaofeng and his son, and motioned to Xu Gaofeng and his son to hang the firecrackers on the tip of the gun.
"This..." Xu Gaofeng and his son didn't think anything was wrong with Lu Chen's behavior, but this was beyond the expectations of Li Yuan and the ministers. After all, Lu Chen had just held two guns, and these people thought Lu Chen was about to show off his skills with a pistol. Who would have thought that Lu Chen would just use his spear to pick up the long string of red things.
When the string of red things was picked up by the spear, Cheng Yaojin directly bit his ear with Qin Qiong beside him: "Second brother, don't you think this thing looks familiar to you?"
"That day when Shengshi Group opened, this was what Brother Lu Xian set off. It turns out these things are called firecrackers!" Qin Qiong's eyes lit up when she saw the firecrackers, and she stroked her beard and said with a smile.
"This guy actually hid it from us!" Cheng Yaojin said with some dissatisfaction.
"Zhijie, you have wronged Brother Lu Xian. Didn't we ask for your name that day?" Qin Qiong said with a smile to Cheng Yaojin.
"Yes!" Cheng Yaojin nodded.
Soon, under the guidance of Lu Chen, all the dozen or so firecrackers were picked up by the guards and stood facing each other. Looking at the two rows of firecrackers standing opposite each other and fluttering in the wind, there was an indescribable feeling of joy. meaning.
"Light it up!" Seeing that the firecrackers were being raised high, Lu Chen ordered directly to Xu Gaofeng and his son. The father and son directly lit the firecrackers and began to light the fuses of the firecrackers one after another.
Li Yuan and the ministers were immediately attracted by the burning fuse. As the fuse burned, the sound of "cracking" firecrackers started to sound. The sound of one firecracker was already loud, and these dozen firecrackers were hung in sequence. The sound was as expected, and the sound shocked all the ministers. However, looking at the red confetti flying in the sky, combined with the white snow, an indescribable sense of joy filled the air. In front of Tai Chi Hall.
"Your Majesty, cover your ears!" Lu Chen covered his ears and shouted at Li Yuan.
Seeing Lu Chen covering his ears, Li Yuan, who was still in the shock of seeing firecrackers for the first time, also woke up and immediately covered his ears in the same way. As soon as Li Yuan did this, everyone also covered their ears. He closed his ears and watched the sparks and red leaves flying in the darkness.
Finally, the firecrackers were set off, and Lu Chen came to Li Yuan, "Your Majesty, these are the firecrackers I called! On days like this, something that can add to the festive atmosphere!" Lu Chen said with a smile.
"Okay! Okay! Okay! Very good!" Li Yuan directly stroked his beard and laughed and said a few good words, "Mr. Lu has developed such a festive thing, I should give it a reward!" Li Yuan said and was going to give Lu Chen a reward. .
"Your Majesty, don't be too busy giving rewards! What I really prepared for Your Majesty is not this 'firecracker'!" Unexpectedly, before Li Yuan could say what he wanted to reward Lu Chen again, Lu Chen actually interrupted Li Yuan's words.
This kind of behavior is unprecedented. Interrupting the emperor's speech would be a crime ranging from a rod to beheading. Lu Chen dared to do this.
"Oh? Isn't this the gift Lu Aiqing prepared for me?" Li Yuan was not angry because Lu Chen interrupted him, and even looked at Lu Chen curiously and asked.
