"If it's just this firecracker, wouldn't it be a bit shabby for Wei Chen's gift? Your Majesty and Your Majesty, please prepare to watch the next performance!" Lu Chen said with a smile.
"Then dear, don't let me down!" Seeing Lu Chen's showy attitude, Li Yuan said with a smile while stroking his beard.
"I promise not to disappoint His Majesty!" After Lu Chen saluted Li Yuan, he turned around and snapped his fingers at Xu Gaofeng and his son, "Old Xu, let's get started!"
Xu Gaofeng and his son nodded to Lu Chen, and at the same time turned to signal their son Xu Qizhi to start. The father and son once again flashed the fireworks and lit the fireworks.
Everyone's attention was focused on the row of iron cylinders, watching the fuse sparks burn.
There was a "bang", and everyone trembled, and saw the fuse flying into the air with sparks. Everyone looked up and continued to look up, and saw the sky explode, and grand orange fireworks bloomed in the sky one after another.
"Auspicious! This is auspicious!" As the fireworks bloomed, the entire city of Chang'an was boiling, and many people actually flocked to the imperial city.
As for Li Yuan and all the ministers, they also looked at the fireworks high in the sky with surprised expressions.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" At this moment, a commander of the imperial army ran all the way from the direction of the imperial city gate.
"Why are you making such a fuss!" Li Yuan, who was originally full of joy and enjoying the fireworks, suddenly became sullen and looked at the commander of the imperial army with some displeasure.
"Your Majesty, the outskirts of the imperial city are full of people, shouting 'auspiciousness' and kowtowing at the same time!" The leader of the imperial army saluted Li Yuan, then pointed in the direction of the imperial city gate and said.
"Oh?" After hearing the report from the commander of the Imperial Army, Li Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at Lu Chen. When Lu Chen tried to set off fireworks for the first time, those people rushed towards Lujiazhuang to offer sacrifices for several days. Worship, even now from time to time, people would rush to the direction of Lujiazhuang to worship. Unexpectedly, this time it would be his turn as the current emperor.
"'Auspicious'!" These two words also rang in the hearts of those civil and military ministers, yes! Lu Chen is obviously building momentum for Li Yuan!
Even Xiao Yu and others looked at Lu Chen with vigilance at this moment. This guy said he was offering "firecrackers" and "fireworks", but he was actually creating "auspiciousness", not to mention that this "auspiciousness" still appeared in the palace. Yes, Xiao Yu and others looked at Lu Chen with not only vigilance but also a hint of fear in their eyes.
At first they thought Lu Chen was taking pictures of Li Yuan's horses, but now this group of people from aristocratic families don't think so. Lu Chen did all this premeditatedly, just for this "auspiciousness" and Lu Chen's status in Li Yuan's heart. It will definitely be higher than before.
"Lu Aiqing, is this the gift you want to give me?" Li Yuan looked at Lu Chen, narrowed his eyes slightly, stroked his beard, and looked at Lu Chen with a smile and asked.
"Yes!" Lu Chen saluted directly and shamelessly, "This is the gift I present to His Majesty, the people's hearts!"
Although he said this, Lu Chen secretly said in his heart: "I didn't know it would have such an effect. I just wanted to make a firework for you to see and shock you! Who knew it would turn out like this!"
However, since Li Yuan asked this, Lu Chen naturally couldn't say no, so he just got off the slope and said yes. In addition, this would also show that he gave this gift very deeply, right?
"Haha! You are the only one with the most clever ideas!" Li Yuan glared at Lu Chen, stroked his beard, and said dotingly.
What Li Yuan said shocked the ministers behind him. Li Yuan's tone clearly meant that he treated Lu Chen as his nephew. This was the first time that Li Yuan treated a person with a foreign surname like this.
"What suggestions do you have for those people?" Li Yuan looked directly at Lu Chen and continued to ask.
"I think that on such a happy day, Your Majesty should enjoy it with the people!" Lu Chen saluted and suggested to Li Yuan.
"Your Majesty, you must not!" Who knew that as soon as Lu Chen's words came out, someone came directly to stop him.
Li Yuan and Lu Chen looked at the same time and found that it was Xiao Yu who stood up.
"Why?" Li Yuan was obviously a little unhappy and asked directly when he saw Xiao Yu.
"Your Majesty is the king of a country and the foundation of the country. How can you face those ordinary people? What's more, if there are people with ulterior motives among those people, what should your Majesty do if you are in danger?" Xiao Yu said. What he said was so righteous that even the civil servants around Xiao Yu kept nodding in agreement.
"Xiao Pushe, I think your worries are a bit unnecessary!" Who would have thought that before Li Yuan could speak, Lu Chen looked directly at Xiao Yu and sneered and said, "On this day of universal celebration, all those people are here. As a person who pays homage to the 'auspicious' people, Your Majesty just takes this opportunity to have fun with the people. Are you saying such alarmist words that you are trying to save others by yourself?" Lu Chen directly put away his smile, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. Look at Xiao Yu.
"You...I am thinking about His Majesty's safety, how dare you spit on someone?!" Xiao Yu was so angry that Lu Chen said this and trembled all over. After all, Lu Chen's words were a bit harsh. This was a direct result. How could Xiao Yu not be nervous when he was labeled as "intending to rebel".
Although Xiao Yu and other aristocratic families were on Li Jiancheng's side and hoped that Li Yuan would step down quickly so that Li Shimin could come to power, he thought so in his heart, but he couldn't say that. If Lu Chen's words were true, then Xiao Yu and his family would be in trouble. It’s all gone.
"Oh! So it's for His Majesty's sake! That's because I'm overthinking it! But Xiao Pushe, do you think these forbidden troops are just for display?" Looking at Xiao Yu's nervous look, Lu Chen smiled directly, and then He continued to ask, "Besides, Your Majesty does not need to face the people face to face. He only needs to show his face on the gate tower for the people to see and say a few words!" Lu Chen said very calmly.
"What do you think, Your Majesty?" After Lu Chen finished speaking, he saluted Li Yuan and asked.
"This world was conquered by all the noble families with me. Now we are just having fun with the people. How can we be timid? What's more, those are my people. I don't believe that those people have the intention to harm me! Dear nobles, come with me to see those people!" Li Yuan nodded directly, and after speaking loudly, he led Concubine Wan Gui directly to the gate of the imperial city.
Xiao Yu and others could only glare at Lu Chen hatefully, but Lu Chen turned his head and followed Li Yuan indifferently.
"Are you Chang'an County Duke Lu Chen?" Li Yuan was naturally followed by Li Jiancheng, Li Xiuning and Li Shimin. Li Yuanji dragged back half a step and followed Li Jiancheng. Lu Chen said he was following Li Yuan, but in fact his The location is closest to Li Yuanji.
As for Li Xiuning's brother and sister in front, they smiled at Lu Chen and followed Li Yuan forward. Li Yuanji looked at Lu Chen curiously and asked directly.
"Lu Chen, Duke of Chang'an County, has met His Royal Highness King Qi!" Lu Chen saluted Li Yuanji and smiled directly.
"You actually know me?" Li Yuanji looked at Lu Chen in surprise. After all, he and Lu Chen had never met before.
"Why can't I get to know His Highness Prince Qi?" Lu Chen asked Li Yuanji directly with a smile.
"My eldest brother must have told you that!" Li Yuanji glanced at Li Jiancheng's back and then laughed.
"Although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has mentioned the name of King Qi below, he has never mentioned His Highness in detail!" Lu Chen said with a smile, "The reason why I can recognize His Highness is because of His outstanding appearance!"
"How dare you say that I have a bad appearance!" After hearing Lu Chen's words, Li Yuanji immediately glared, obviously a little angry. It seemed that due to the situation, he did not immediately attack Lu Chen, but the look in his eyes It's no longer good.
"I didn't say that His Highness has a bad appearance!" Lu Chen waved his hand and whispered. In fact, after seeing Li Yuanji's appearance at such a close distance, Lu Chen felt that the description of Li Yuanji's appearance in the history books was biased. If If you look carefully, you can see that Li Yuanji's appearance has a bit of a mixed-race look. According to the standards of later generations, this can be regarded as a handsome mixed-race guy. However, because of the aesthetics of this era, Li Yuanji is considered ugly.
"Looking down here, your Highness's appearance is more strange than ugly! It's just that people in the world have different tastes! Don't take it to heart, Your Highness!" Lu Chen said with a smile.
"You are really interesting!" Hearing Lu Chen's words, Li Yuanji also smiled, "No wonder eldest brother likes you so much!" Li Yuanji said with a smile.
"Hey, Your Highness, you can't say that His Highness the Crown Prince likes to be with you, you should say that you appreciate it!" Lu Chen quickly corrected Li Yuanji.
"Okay! Appreciate it! Appreciate it!" Li Yuanji laughed again, "But to be honest, are you...fireworks?" Li Yuanji looked at Lu Chen and asked.
"Yes! It's just fireworks!" Lu Chen nodded and responded, but he didn't understand why Li Yuanji suddenly mentioned this.
"You are a firework. It's beautiful when you set it off in the sky. What will happen if you turn it sideways and release it into the crowd?" Li Yuanji put away his smile and looked at Lu Chen with a serious face and asked, with a pair of detailed eyes. Two rays of cold light shot out, staring brightly at Lu Chen.
Hearing Li Yuanji's words, Lu Chen was shocked. People said that although Li Yuanji was brave, he was not smart. Lu Chen really wanted to scold those who commented on Li Yuanji in person: "It's just your mother's fart!" Li Yuanji asked himself this, Li Yuanji was definitely not a foolhardy person.
"His Highness's words have reminded me. If His Highness had not reminded me, I would never have thought about such a thing! I originally made this thing to increase the festive atmosphere of the festival!" Lu Chen said with a smile at Li Yuanji.
