Great Tang Southern Emperor

"No but, you just listen to me in this regard." Li Zhen immediately interrupted: "Don't forget, we are children, and if children make mistakes, God will forgive them."

"Okay, I'll just listen to you from now on, I hope you don't cheat me."

"How is it possible?" Li Zhen promised, as long as her husband and wife called, even if she made a mistake, Li Zhen would admit it.

"Your Highness, King Wu (actually, Li Ke should be the King of Shu at this time, but the titles in the Tang Dynasty are too messy, sometimes King Shu and sometimes King Wu, so let's just take out the one that everyone is most familiar with) Your Highness is coming down." Zhenzheng was arguing with Wu Meiniang, and Xiao Fuzi suddenly came over and complained.

"Why is the third brother here?" Li Zhen stopped the swing, wondering.

"It's very simple. I definitely want to get something from you that is beneficial to the country." Wu Meiniang guessed.

"It makes sense, let him stay in the living room for a while, and I'll change clothes." After Wu Meiniang's suggestion, Li Zhen also roughly understood Li Ke's meaning. It should be that Li Shimin's life was approaching, but he couldn't find anything. A gift that is beneficial and appropriate to the country had no choice but to ask Li Zhen's door.

Chapter 105 Li Ke Asks for Help

Chapter 33 Li Ke asks for help

"Third brother, why are you free to come to my little brother today?" Li Zhen walked into the living room with a smile in his casual clothes: "It just so happens that my little brother has snow muffins from the sugar shop. This thing has just been successfully developed. It’s not on the market yet, and the taste is very unique, third brother, you have to try it out. Besides, the little brother’s mansion is a bit old, and it’s about to be refurbished, third brother, you’ve always been a great talent, so you just happened to help me take a look.”

"Uh, it's easy to say, actually I'm here this time." Li Ke showed embarrassment, it's really a bit embarrassing to say this, who knows if Li Zhen is here.

"Third brother, do you have something? Is it difficult?" Li Zhen couldn't tell, so she could only pretend to be bold and said: "Third brother, if you have anything, just mention it. We are a family, why should you be so polite with the younger brother?"

"It's actually like this." Li Ke was still a little embarrassed to say: "You also know that during the Chinese New Year, I loosed a famous painting for my brother to my father, but my father didn't like it. I have a love, and I also said that I like things that are beneficial to the country. I just searched for my brother who has been living in Chang'an, but I didn't find anything that would be of great benefit to the country. Seeing that my father's birthday is coming

Eighth brother, you are the smartest of all brothers, so I have no other choice but to ask you to come here. I don’t ask eighth brother to give you the best. To lag behind people is. "

In the end, Li Ke's face had turned into a ripe persimmon, and he was really embarrassed.In fact, to put it bluntly, Li Shimin's birthday is a stage for several sons to compete for favor. All brothers and sisters are competitors, but now that I have won the favor of a competitor, it is no wonder that I feel embarrassed.

In fact, he is not without good things. Don't forget that behind him is the former Sui royal family. I can't say anything else. Isn't it easy to get an isolated book on the art of war written by the predecessor?But he dared not and could not do this. Now it is the Tang Dynasty. The survivors of their previous dynasty had already had a very difficult life. looking for trouble?

"I understand." Li Zhen said in a deep voice, pretending to be thinking and bowing her head in thought, while her fingers tapped on the table, making a 'dong dong' sound, which fell on Li Ke's ears like a death bell, making him even more embarrassed .

"Boom, boom, boom!" Just as Li Ke was about to say goodbye, the sound of knocking on the table stopped, and then Li Zhen's voice sounded: "This matter is actually simple, but you know the third brother, the little brother's things There are a lot of them, and the rules are that the way should not be passed on lightly, so”

It's not that Li Zhen doesn't show affection, the main reason is that this example cannot be opened. If Li Ke is given for free this time, what will Li Tai do next time?Are you free or not free?What does Li Shimin want?If everyone was like this, no matter how many things Li Zhen remembered, they would wipe them out.

"I understand, I understand." Li Ke was overjoyed, and quickly interrupted Li Zhen's words: "Brother, I naturally know the rules on your side, the eighth brother, so I have already prepared it. Look."

He took out a string of emerald green pearls from his sleeve and said, "This is a string of top-quality South Sea pearls that my brother won from playing chess with the emperor's grandfather. Each of the eighteen beads is the same size. What's even more rare is the color of the beads." , you should know that pearls are white, yellow and red, but emerald green ones are extremely rare, not to mention that they are of average size. This string of eighteen pearls is considered a unique treasure, eighth brother, do you think this is okay?"

"No problem, little brother here." Pointing to his head, Li Zhen said with a smile: "There are many good things here, no matter how valuable the things you give, third brother, you can find things with corresponding prices here."

"That's good, then I don't know what price you can get in exchange for this thing from the eighth brother?" After Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief, he raised his heart again, for fear that Li Zhen would only give something worthless. thing.

"Third Brother, don't worry about this." Li Zhen saw Li Ke's careful thinking, and smiled slightly: "The exchange for this string of pearls is enough for you, Third Brother, to celebrate your father's birthday."

"That's good." Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief, and asked awkwardly, "Then I don't know when?"

"Third brother, don't worry, my younger brother has already thought of something to give third brother." Li Zhen saw Li Ke's careful thinking and smiled.

"Little Fuzi, go to my study. There is a wooden box on the fifth shelf on the fourth floor of the third shelf. Bring it to me."

"Yes."

Not long after, Xiao Fuzi turned back and said, "Your Highness, the things have been brought."

Li Zhen handed the box to Li Ke: "Third brother, the things are inside, can you see if it suits you?"

Li Ke opened the box carefully, and what appeared in front of him was a stack of thick paper: "What is this?"

"This is a schematic diagram of the specific structure of the waterwheel." Li Zhen took out the drawings and pointed to the first schematic diagram and explained: "The waterwheel is also called the Kongming Wheel. It was improved and is very convenient for irrigation. It is a pity that after 300 years of troubled times from the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the former Sui Dynasty, the waterwheel has long been lost.”

There is no need for Li Zhen to say more about the rest, Li Ke knew what he should do: "Then someone in my fiefdom (referring to the land of Shu, Li Ke was originally named the king of Shu) presented the general structure diagram of the waterwheel, and worked hard for my brother. I have finally recovered this artifact of farming and mulberry, and dedicated it to my father to celebrate his birthday."

"More than that." Li Zhen added: "Third brother, you not only restored the waterwheel, but also improved the original waterwheel, so that the waterwheel no longer relies on human and animal power, but is instead driven by water power, which is more convenient. Quick."

Li Ke sighed: "Oh, this waterwheel is really a good thing, but the problem is that I don't know if it is good to make. Brother, you can't just send a blueprint to it, right? There must be some real objects as evidence.

What I'm more worried about is that with Father's ability, I'm afraid we won't be able to hide it from him, and is it really okay for us to lie to Father like this? "

"Then let's just change the rhetoric. If the emperor asks, you can say that you bought the water tanker with a lot of money. Anyway, you bought it from me, so it's not a lie." Li Zhen wandered around After two laps, he finally made up his mind and said: "As for the real thing, you don't have to worry about it. When the younger brother drew the blueprints, he had already asked the people from Tiangong Workshop to make a batch. If the summer had not passed, the younger brother would have already made a batch." It’s placed in my farm. I’ll give you a token later, third brother, you can just go to Tian Workshop and get one.”

"Phew, it'll be fine now." Li Ke breathed a sigh of relief: "You still have a way, my eighth brother, without further ado. I'll go to Tian Workshop to have a look. Let's talk another day."

"Alright, father's birthday is approaching, third brother, you should have a thorough understanding of the drawings, and I won't keep you." Li Zhen handed Li Ke a token representing his identity, and then gave Li Ke a token in person. Ke left the palace.

Chapter 106

Chapter 34 Eloquence

After sending Li Ke away, he came back to take a late sleep, and when he woke up it was already dark, Xiao Fuzi reported: "Your Highness, Master Biancai has arrived."

"Please hurry up, please hurry up." Li Zhen said in a continuous voice. He was originally mature and would not lose his composure like this, but now he can say thank you twice in a row, which shows that he is very excited.

"It has been arranged to serve in the living room." Xiao Fuzi smiled.

"Then why don't you change my clothes? Don't keep the master waiting for a long time." Li Zhen picked up the casual clothes and was about to put them on, but just halfway through, she hurriedly took them off again: "No, today is our begging Don't be negligent if you want someone else, put me in formal clothes."

"Yes." Xiao Fuzi quickly fetched the robe, and called a few eunuchs to help Li Zhen change.

"Oh, it's Xiao Wang's fault for bothering Master to wait for a long time." Li Zhen felt uncomfortable in formal attire, but she couldn't show it on her face in front of outsiders, and had to force a smiling face, which was extremely uncomfortable.

"Amitabha, the poor monk has seen His Highness, and His Highness is busy with things. The poor monk is just an idler, so he should wait for a while." Biancai was only in his 30s and 40s, with a thin body, a few hairy beards under his chin, and only one pair of eyes Bright and energetic, appearing extra energetic.

Don't underestimate this monk, he is also famous in history—although it is an unlucky reputation.

This monk was the eloquent person who stole the "Lanting Preface" by Li Shimin. It is said that "Lanting Preface" is the masterpiece of calligrapher Wang Xizhi. Zhiyong's hand.Zhiyong was a monk and had no descendants, so he passed it on to his disciples after his death, that is, the eloquent talent in front of him.

After getting the "Preface to the Lanting Pavilion", Biancai always regarded the "Preface to the Lanting Pavilion" as his lifeblood, so he dug a hole in the beam of the bedroom and hid it in it. He only took it out to enjoy it alone in the dead of night.

Li Shimin likes calligraphy very much, especially the works of Wang Xizhi.He heard that Wang Xizhi's calligraphy treasure "Preface to Lanting Collection" was in the place of monk Biancai, so he sent people to ask for it many times, but monk Biancai always said that he didn't know the whereabouts of the original work.

Li Shimin saw that it would be impossible, so he changed to outsmart, and sent the supervisor Xiao Yi to pretend to be a scholar to get close to Biancai and wait for the opportunity to obtain "Lanting Collection Preface".Xiao Yi also has a lot of research on calligraphy, and he had a good conversation with the monk Biancai, and the two became good friends who talked about everything within a short time.

After the two became close, Xiao Yi deliberately took out several calligraphy works of Wang Xizhi for the monk Biancai to appreciate.After reading it, he disapproved and said: "It's true, but it's not good. I have an authentic copy, which is not bad."

Xiao Yi asked what the post was, and Biancai told him mysteriously that it was the authentic work of "Lanting Collection Preface".Xiao Yi pretended not to believe it, saying that this post had disappeared.Biancai took down the original work from the roof beam and showed it to Xiao Yi. Xiao Yi saw that it was indeed the original work of "The Preface to the Lanting Collection".It is only at this time that we know that we have been fooled.

Biancai lost the original work, was angry and afraid, became depressed and became ill, and died within a year.

That's why I said that this guy is unlucky, who is not good at baby, but why is he favored by the owner of this country?People still can't do everything possible to get it?Did you say you were unlucky or not?

"Master, you are polite. Please sit down, Master." No matter how unlucky the eloquence is, Li Zhen is asking for help now, so Li Zhen's attitude is still very polite.

"Thank you, Your Highness, please, Your Highness." Biancai hurriedly returned the salute, and then sat down slowly after Li Zhen sat down.

The two exchanged pleasantries again, and then Li Zhen revealed her purpose: "Master may also know that it will be my father's birthday in a few days. As a son, Xiao Wang wants to prepare a decent birthday for my father." Calligraphy is the favorite thing in my father's life, and among the many calligraphers, the favorite is none other than the calligrapher, so what?"