Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the game is to touch the Princess Changle

Li Shimin looked at Su Chen, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he became.

A smile that others could not see appeared on his face unconsciously.

Empress Changsun and the others felt that they could not talk to the father-in-law and son-in-law while sitting in the living room. So they thought about walking around the manor, and just when they were about to speak, the emperor spoke.

"Lizhi, when will the school be on vacation?" Li Shimin looked at Princess Changle and asked.

Once upon a time, Princess Changle was also Li Shimin's treasure and the flesh of his heart.

However, since Princess Changle brought Su Chen to the emperor's sight, her status in the emperor's heart has been declining day by day.

"Father, there are two days before the holiday!" Princess Changle gestured with two fingers and replied with a smile.

Li Shimin nodded indifferently, and then stopped paying attention to Princess Changle and turned to look at Su Chen, "My dear son-in-law, I heard that the villagers who went out to build roads have returned home. When will Changsun Chong and his gang return to Chang'an?"

Princess Changle pouted aggrievedly, feeling that her father did not value her.

Silently stood up and left Su Chen's side and walked towards Empress Changsun.

"Oh, they are building a kang along the way, so they should be back in the next two days." Su Chen was not very sure. It should not take long to visit five or six service areas in 300 miles.

"Your Majesty, talk to Su Chen slowly, and I and others will go to the manor for a walk!

Is it okay?"

Empress Changsun smiled at her daughter's expression and stood up to ask Li Shimin.

The emperor nodded slightly, "Well, go!"

Empress Changsun stared at Su Chen for a moment and smiled gently.

Su Chen stood up and nodded and smiled back.

After Empress Changsun and the others left the living room, "Your Majesty, how did the Tang Dynasty celebrate the New Year? Are there any programs?"

"Celebrate the New Year? Program?"

Li Shimin opened his eyes wide with confusion and looked at Wang Defa.

Li Shimin had heard Su Chen mention the word "New Year" before, but he didn't understand the program.

"Your Majesty, the New Year that Su Hou said is New Year's Eve, and the program is entertainment!" Lao Wang explained in a low voice. Fortunately, he had done enough work on weekdays, and he remembered a lot of Su Chen's special terms.

Li Shimin suddenly realized, "Tell Su Chen how the palace celebrates the New Year!"

"Yes!" Lao Wang bowed respectfully, and then slowly said to Su Chen:

"Marquis, according to past practice, your majesty will hold a banquet in Ganlu Hall on New Year's Eve. The royal family and ministers will be entertained, and there will be singing and dancing during the banquet, and then a bonfire will be lit outside the hall for everyone to chant... A bonfire will be lit for everyone to stay up all night."

Lao Wang was about to say to chant poems and compose essays, but he remembered that the emperor had mentioned that the poetry session would be cancelled when Su Chen was present in the future.

"Then on the day after New Year's Eve, envoys from various countries will meet your majesty and present gifts, and New Year's Eve will probably be like this!"

After the old king finished speaking, he bowed and smiled at Su Chen.

Su Chen was surprised and asked, "Don't the civil and military officials have a holiday on New Year's Eve?"

"Have...a holiday?" Old Wang was speechless and turned to look at Li Shimin. He didn't dare to say anything in front of the emperor. How could there be a holiday on New Year's Eve?

"Haha, how do you think we should have a holiday? It's up to you on New Year's Eve this year!" Li Shimin laughed.

Su Chen shook his head slowly and said, "That's not necessary!" Then Su Chen said unintentionally:

"Anyway, I'm not an official, so I don't need to go to court."

Li Shimin was annoyed by Su Chen's last sentence, and slapped the armrest of the chair, angrily saying:

"How dare you! You...you kid must stay in the palace for three days on New Year's Eve this year, and on the first day of the new year, you will pay homage to me with the envoys of the vassal states!"

Li Shimin suddenly jumped up, and Su Chen was shocked. He muttered softly:

"Why are you still angry?"

"Humph!" Li Shimin snorted coldly and looked at Wang Defa, "Old man, remember this. On New Year's Eve, send someone to the manor to bring this kid into the palace. If he resists, tie his hands and feet and tie them up for me!"

Old Wang bowed and responded, "Yes! This old slave has remembered it."

Su Chen was secretly depressed. Why did he mention the New Year for no reason? He was looking for trouble.

An hour passed quickly... Li Tai returned to the living room with something wrapped in dough.

There should be explosives inside.

"Father, the explosives are here!" Li Tai took out six explosive tubes from the package and presented them to Li Shimin.

There have been many improvements to the current explosives.

"Hmm?"

Li Shimin picked up an explosive and soon found that the explosives were different from the past. The fuse of the explosives was hard and there was a layer of white paper wrapped around it for protection.

"Why is that?" He asked Li Tai, twisting the fuse of the explosives lightly.

"Father, we named this batch of explosives rockets. Because..."

"Rockets, what a good name!" Li Shimin suddenly slapped his thigh with one hand and shouted loudly. "Uh, Qingque, keep talking!"

Li Tai reorganized his words when he was suddenly interrupted by Li Shimin.

"Rockets are used with bows and arrows. When the arrow leaves the string, it will encounter wind, which makes it difficult for ordinary fuses to burn."

"Therefore, the rocketThe fuse is made of saltpeter, charcoal and water. Wrap it with cotton thread and dry it, which can help the combustion and is not easily blown out by the wind. "

This improvement was made because the fuse sometimes went out after the arrow was shot out during training.

The fuse wrapped with saltpeter and charcoal burns much faster, which is more conducive to rockets.

The idea came from Su Chen, and the actual operation was done by Li Tai.

"This method is very clever! Hahaha...!" Li Shimin slowly rewrapped the explosives, looked at Su Chen and asked: "Let's go now?"

Su Chen pouted at Li Tai.

Li Tai bowed and said: "Father, my third brother and Rengui have prepared the venue."

"Okay, let's go now! "Without saying much, Li Shimin stood up with the explosives and walked out of the living room.

Li Tai and Su Chen followed immediately, the emperor was holding explosives in his hand!

This place is about 20 minutes' walk from the agreed real-bullet test site.

The reason for choosing to run so far is mainly because they are worried that the explosion of explosives will scare the yaks and sheep in the manor.

After more than ten or twenty minutes, Li Shimin, Su Chen and others are about to arrive at the designated location.

"Father, it's in front!"

Li Ke and Xue Rengui are not far away, waiting for Li Shimin's arrival.

Only fifteen of the five hundred Xuanjia soldiers came, and the others are still training in the training ground.

"Your Majesty!"

"Father!"

"Your Majesty!"

The two came to Li Shimin and bowed, and simply greeted Li Shimin.

"Well, have you carefully checked whether there are any civilians around? "Li Shimin nodded in response, and asked about the situation on the scene.

"Don't worry, father, the real bullet test will only explode on the ground. If there are no rocks or debris flying, the damage range of the explosives is only three meters in radius."

This data was obtained by their test using weed dummies. If there are no rocks flying, the dummies nine meters away will basically not be harmed.

The dummies eight meters away will be blown down by the airflow during the explosion, and only some mud will stick to them nine meters away.

Immediately, Li Shimin looked at Su Chen and asked with a smile:

"Can I try it?"