After an inspection, Li Hao was quite satisfied with the progress. Some of the materials had been transported back to the manor, where they were originally rewarded by Emperor Wen.
The remaining materials are being delivered one after another, and the construction of siege equipment can begin at any time.
Of course, Li Hao planned to invite the prince. It would be best if he could come, but if not, he would have to give specific orders.
Although it is true that Emperor Wen asked him to do what he did, it is not a bad thing to be more defensive. At least it can silence the mouths of those censors.
However, the East Palace is still located in the imperial palace. Although there is a separate palace ban, it is not easy for Li Hao to see the prince.
So Li Hao planned to return to the mansion and write a note to the East Palace to explain his request. However, as soon as Li Hao came back, he heard that the Cui family, Yue family, and Wang family had sent people to send messages, inviting Li Hao to come when he had time. A brief introduction to the government.
How could Li Hao not understand their thoughts? They just wanted to have a hand in the blank business.
Li Hao originally planned to meet them. After all, this blank business was not something that the Yuan family could handle alone, even if they involved the Qu and Liang families.
However, Li Hao did not rush to reply. He asked them to wait for a few days before talking. When their patience was almost exhausted, it would be easier to discuss cooperation matters.
Moreover, Li Hao doesn't have much blank paper to prepare for sale now, so he has to give them the impression that it is not easy to make.
After receiving Li Hao's request, the prince readily agreed, saying that he would leave the palace tomorrow and go to the production place with Li Hao.
In addition, he ordered someone to send Li Hao a palace ban on entering and exiting the East Palace. He said that during this period, he might need to meet frequently, and he could not leave the palace at will, so he asked Li Hao to go to the palace to report anything.
This was indeed convenient, and Li Hao was quite happy about it. He also felt that the prince might be indecisive, but he was still reasonable in his behavior.
Early the next morning, Li Hao arrived at the gate of the palace and waited for the prince to come out. Not long after, he saw the prince's carriage driving out of the palace, followed by a hundred or so guards of the prince.
The prince probably had an explanation, so when Li Hao went up to salute, he was not blocked. When the prince raised the curtain of the carriage to speak, Li Hao discovered that Ling Buyi had also come out with him.
Just when he was having doubts, he saw the prince explaining: "I am undoubtedly very interested in military matters. I knew yesterday that I was going to supervise the construction of siege weapons with you, so I asked my father to let him go with us. , I forgot to tell you in advance."
In this way, it is indeed understandable. After all, Ling Buyi is indeed very interested in ordnance, but this interest is based on the fact that Gucheng was breached early due to the stolen ordnance.
It's not surprising that Emperor Wen would agree. After all, to a certain extent, Emperor Wen's love for Ling Buyi was probably greater than that of the crown prince and the third prince combined.
"I see. Let's set off now, and let my carriage lead the way." Li Hao replied.
Seeing that the prince had no objection, Li Hao stepped forward and boarded his carriage. However, the song Li Hao originally carried could only be placed far behind, so as not to get too close to the prince.
After traveling for roughly two hours, Li Hao and his party arrived at the place where they had received news from Li Hao yesterday and had been prepared to welcome them early.
So when Li Hao and the prince got off the carriage, they saw that the manor had been artificially divided into several areas, with wood and a series of axes and planes piled in each area.
As for the people in the manor, they were also gathered in an open space in the manor to greet the prince. The troops brought by Li Hao stood at the front, while the original people in the manor stood at the back.
There is no way. There are many people who want something to happen to the prince. This manor was given by Emperor Wen. The Yuan family cannot adjust the personnel on a large scale. Who knows if there may be hidden secrets planted by others. It is better to be safer. Good.
It wasn't until the prince's guards came in to take over the defense that Li Hao asked the prince to come forward to speak and encourage everyone. Then everyone who had been assigned tasks went to their own areas to work under the prince's order.
At this point, Li Hao's purpose of inviting the prince here today was achieved, and he invited them to move to the main room to drink tea.
The prince had no objection to this. After all, he was not a very curious person, and he was not interested in military affairs either.
Just when the prince was about to agree, Ling Buyi said first, "Master Yuan, may I ask what kind of equipment are being made here now."
Hearing this, Li Hao first looked at the prince. After all, he was the biggest here.
However, the prince obviously did not want to dampen Ling Buyi's interest, so he said: "Since there is no doubt, Mr. Yuan might as well help introduce him, so that I can gain some knowledge."
Li Hao replied: "Okay, those two, please follow me." After saying that, he stood up and guided the two of them slightly closer to the troops who were working so that they could see more clearly. Of course, the distance between them was still It is maintained so that you can easily see some details while ensuring safety.
In addition, Li Hao also asked his servants to bring two blueprints of the equipment and gave them to Ling Buyi and the prince each.
Then he introduced accordingly: "Now what is done here can be roughly divided into four types: car rushing, wooden curtains, trench bridges, and ladders. However, the actual use in battle formations will be different according to the conditions of each city.
The ones made here are all made according to the conditions of the capital city walls, so that it can be easily verified by His Majesty at that time.
For example, the current rush car is several feet high. The car is divided into five levels. There are ladders on each level for going up and down. There is also a pedal on the top that can be stretched out and placed on the city wall.
At that time, the entire vehicle can carry more than a hundred soldiers, equipped with weapons such as bows, crossbows, halberds, knives and spears, as well as equipment for destroying city wall facilities.
When attacking, just push the cart to the foot of the city, and the roof of the cart will be flush with the city wall. The soldiers will rush to the city via the pedals to fight the enemy, and they will use tools such as ramming wood from underneath the cart to destroy the city wall, killing two birds with one stone. "
Then moving to the area where Hao Bridge was made, Li Hao introduced to the album: "This is the Hao Bridge used to pass through the city moat. Its length is based on Hao Bridge. There are two big wheels in front of the bridge and one in the back. It is two small wheels. Push them into the Hao. If the wheel sinks, the bridge will be flat and can be crossed. If the Hao is wide, use a folding bridge, which is to connect the two Hao bridges with a rotating shaft in the middle. The usage is the same."
Later, Li Hao also explained the ladder and the curtain to the two of them, but obviously the two of them didn't pay much attention to it.
But this is normal. After all, these two people have never been to the battlefield, and they have never seen similar things in the past. Now, just listening to the explanation, it is naturally not easy to form concepts in their minds.
So Li Hao said at the end: "Because the capital city wall is too tall, it is estimated that it will take nearly twenty days to complete all of this. When the construction is completed, the real thing can be seen."
After hearing this, some of the lost princes suddenly asked: "How long does it take? I saw the battle report sent by Xuzhou. From the time you set out to the end, it didn't take you so long to defeat the bandit stronghold?"
Li Hao replied: "How can the scale of the Thieves' Wall be comparable to that of the Capital City? At that time, the rush was just a layer of protection, and it was far less complicated than what is done now."
At this point, the advantage of the prince is revealed. At least he can listen to what he says, especially in areas that he is not familiar with.
So after hearing Li Hao's answer, the prince did not ask any more questions, but said: "Okay, you are most familiar with these things, so I won't say anything more.
But if you need my help for anything, just come to the East Palace to see me. "
After finishing speaking, the prince looked at Ling Buyi and asked, "Is there anything else you want to know?"
Ling Buyi shook his head. He already understood the general situation here. As for how to do specific things, he was not interested in knowing.
That is what the craftsmen should do. He only needs to know how to use the thing. This requires waiting until the actual product comes out.
So this time the prince could finally sit down in the main room to rest, and then had lunch in the manor before setting off back to the capital.
In the days that followed, neither of them came to the manor again. Only Li Hao came to inspect the manor from time to time, and then went into the East Palace to report progress to the prince.
In this way, Li Hao would have free time to think about how to interfere with Qu Lengjun and Liang Shang's marriage.
Needless to say, Li Hao really remembered one thing at this time, and that was the identity issue of Liang Shang and Liang Xia.
You must know that whether it is in the play or in the TV show, Liang Yu was originally just the concubine of Liang Taigong, so when Liang Shang was born, she was actually just a concubine. Later, because she gave birth to Liang Shang again, she was promoted by Liang Taigong and married another woman. Became the principal wife.
It is precisely because of this that Liang Shang and Liang Xia are now considered legitimate sons.
Of course, even if this is the case, it actually doesn't matter. After all, no one stipulates that dead concubines cannot marry. Far away, there is the famous Zhao Xiangzi who was famous in the Spring and Autumn Period. He was also a concubine. No one dares to look down on him.
I remember that there was also Emperor Xiaowu of this dynasty, who was transformed from a concubine to a legitimate son later, so as long as the truth is told, the Qu family might complain, but there might not be much of a reaction.
But the current situation is that the Liang family seems to have concealed this matter from the beginning to the end for some unknown reason. At least Li Hao has never heard of this matter from others.
Then there is something to be written about this. After all, according to the news that Li Hao heard, the Qu family was not very happy with this marriage. It was just because they wanted to maintain the relationship between the two families that they reluctantly did it. Now they are faced with being married. There is no knot in my heart about deliberately concealing something.
Of course, just being afraid is not enough. Qu Lengjun is too sensible. Li Hao is worried that even if things go wrong like this, she will endure it in the end for the sake of the relationship between the two families.
So I had to give Qu Lengjun a reason to refuse, and it was time for the prince to appear.
The reason why the prince let go of Qu Lengjun at that time was that Qu Lengjun did not want to be subordinate to others, and the prince himself did not want to embarrass her.
Another reason was that he didn't know about the marriage between the Liang and Qu families. In addition, Qu Lengjun himself was both talented and beautiful. He thought that even if Qu Lengjun didn't marry him, he could still find a well-matched and good family to marry him to.
If the prince were to know about this and the character of Liang Shang and Liang Xia, it would be impossible for the prince to sit idly by with his character.
As for Qu Lengjun, she and the prince had a relationship after all. It was their first love, so they shouldn't have completely forgotten it in more than a year.
It would be best if we can take advantage of the situation and send Lord Qu Leng to the East Palace. In this way, the prince will be able to be more stable in the court with the help of Yuan, Liang and Qu.
For the Yuan, Liang, and Qu families, they can also take this opportunity to reach out to the center. When the time comes to use the prince as a banner to win over a number of aristocratic families, they may not necessarily be afraid of those Jingcheng heroes.
As for Sun, she is really not worth mentioning. With her stupid and cruel temperament, it is estimated that she does not need Li Hao and the others to take action. Qu Lengjun alone can take care of her.
Of course, in order to accomplish this, Emperor Wen's attitude was crucial. If he really had what Li Hao had originally thought and didn't want the prince to get too much help, then Li Hao would have nothing to do with it.
But it is a good thing to be able to understand Emperor Wen's attitude and free Lord Qu Leng.
And the main thing is that it is not difficult to do, as long as people spread the news in the market, let the Qu family and the prince know.
The only troublesome thing is that it is not easy for Li Hao to find out who he is. After all, the Liang family must know about this concubine.
Although Mr. Liang did not tell Li Hao the news, people in the Liang family may not believe it. After all, Li Hao is in the capital now. After the news gets out, the Liang family will definitely doubt Li Hao.
Li Hao didn't care about other people's suspicions. Anyway, regardless of whether he passed it on or not, Liang Yu, Liang Shang and Liang Xia didn't have a good attitude towards him, and with the abilities of these two brothers, he probably didn't need it. to help them.
Only Liang Wuji needs to be a little cautious, but fortunately he is a smart man, and he can rely on evidence and logic to make judgments. Li Hao is quite experienced in dealing with such a person. Compared with Liang Yu's unreasonable way of disturbing things The people are much easier to deal with.
In order to ensure confidentiality, this matter cannot be left to the Yuan family's servants, but this little thing can't trouble Li Hao.
Over the years, in the name of doing business, Li Hao secretly collected a group of people and placed them in the capital. These people did not have much interaction with the Yuan family, so naturally they would not be associated with him.
So that night, Li Hao wrote two orders. In order to be more cautious, even though Li Hao had set the rule of burning them after reading, he still wrote the orders on the bamboo slips.
Then Li Hao handed them two orders early the next morning according to the pre-set message method.
Soon, the story of Liang Xia and Liang Shang spread in the capital, and the mixed truth and falsehoods revealed the true colors of these two people.
After Li Hao heard the news on the road, he immediately pretended that he had just heard it and rushed to Liang Mansion.
After seeing Liang Wuji, Li Hao immediately said: "Uncle, I wonder if you have heard of the rumors outside. Has the Liang family offended someone recently?"
