The God-Level Prodigal Son of the Tang Dynasty

Tomorrow, His Majesty will take hundreds of officials to the Chang'an Academy branch outside the city to inspect the power of the Eight Ox Crossbow.

My father-in-law, if you have time, you can go together.

Just saying how powerful the Eight Ox Crossbow is is useless.

Li Jing and the others would be more convincing if they saw it with their own eyes. .??.

Moreover, Zhao Chen is going to have a good bargain with the ministers tomorrow.

Things that have been researched so hard must be sold at a good price.

That guy, Lao Litou, is still waiting for the money to be given to him!

Li Jing has always been reluctant to attend court meetings, not to mention it's still snowing heavily.

The road out of the city tomorrow will definitely not be easy.

But when he thought about the legendary Eight Ox Crossbow, he couldn't help but feel curious.

What's more, Xu Shiji also needs accurate information.

What you said makes sense. So, I will take a look at it tomorrow, hoping that the Eight Ox Crossbow will not disappoint me. Li Jing nodded.

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Because he was worried about the inconvenience to Queen Changsun, the emperor stayed in the Lizheng Hall.

The hand-warming pot sent by Zhao Chen was kept in the emperor's arms.

When the water cools down, change the water immediately.

The emperor felt that he had never enjoyed such warmth in winter.

Mr. Guanyin, don't mention it. These little things that this boy Zhao Chen created are really useful.

I don't want to let go of this hand warmer.

By the way, are those gloves of yours warm? The emperor looked at Empress Changsun's hands, which were wearing gloves sewn with cotton.

Your Majesty, I think, if you have a chance tomorrow, you can ask Zhao Chen about the origin of this cotton.

I don't know how to describe it, I just feel that if I, the Tang Dynasty, can get a lot of this cotton, the people will never freeze to death because of the cold. Empress Changsun looked quite serious.

Although I didn’t say whether these cotton gloves are warm or not.

But with these two sentences, the emperor knew whether the cotton was good or not.

good.

Is this thing really as good as Guanyin Maid said? The emperor smiled, with some doubt in his tone.

He had just grabbed it twice with his hands before, and other than that it felt lighter, he didn't feel there was anything special about it.

Your Majesty, put down the hand warmer and try these gloves. Empress Changsun knew that if the emperor didn't try it himself, he would definitely not believe it.

But the importance of this cotton is comparable to the three thousand kilograms of rice produced per acre.

The emperor must take this matter to heart.

The emperor hesitated for a moment, then reached out and carefully took off Empress Changsun's gloves.

Your Majesty, don't put it on your hands yet. Wait a moment. Empress Changsun stopped the emperor from putting on his gloves immediately.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, nodded, and looked at a pair of gloves on the table.

Guanyin Maid, if this cotton is as warm as you said, I will have to ask about this matter tomorrow even if I don't dare to do it. The emperor and Empress Changsun said.

Li Shimin has been on the throne for ten years.

Even before, he could often see ordinary people freezing to death on the streets.

For ordinary people to stay warm in winter, except for the slightly richer families who burn firewood, the rest of the people have to rely on hard work.

Not everyone can get by.

In addition, there were constant wars at that time, and countless people died.

Even last year, Li Shimin received reports from other states about people freezing to death on the streets.

The people were freezing to death on the streets, and the emperor had no good solution.

It is impossible for the emperor to distribute firewood and charcoal to every household.

If the treasury had so much money, he, the emperor, would not be living in such poverty.

Zhao Chen only said it was cotton. As for where it came from, he didn't say anything. If your Majesty goes to ask about cotton tomorrow,

When the time comes, you can know it with emotion and move it with reason.

That child will not take hard advice. The more you force him, the more he will fight against you. Empress Changsun advised the emperor.

She was worried about Zhao Chen and the emperor every day. The two might have to fight in public one day.

In addition, the emperor beat Zhao Chen without any reason today, so Zhao Chen might not be trying to embarrass the emperor tomorrow.

At this time, the emperor became anxious, fearing that this matter would not be possible!

Mr. Guanyin, I gave Boy Zhao a good beating today. That boy will not suffer the consequences. He will definitely find a way to deal with me.

I'm afraid I won't have a good time tomorrow. The emperor felt guilty.

If he didn't ask Zhao Chen for help, he would never be worried and would even feel proud.

But he just beat up Zhao Chen today and went to him for help the next day.

Isn’t this just sending someone to your door to cause embarrassment?

Your Majesty will be worried too? Queen Changsun said with a smile.

The emperor's face twitched.

If it were anyone else, he would definitely not be worried.

But what he was about to face was Zhao Chen.

Being criticized by Zhao Chen time and time again made him lose confidence.

I will go with your majesty tomorrow. I am there, and Zhao Chen will not embarrass your majesty too much. Empress Changsun said with a smile.

She only said that Zhao Chen would not embarrass the emperor too much.

But I dare not say that Zhao Chen will not embarrass the emperor.

After all, with Zhao Chen's temperament, no one can make him swallow his anger.

Then it's all thanks to you, Maid Guanyin. The emperor finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Queen Changsun followed him, which was undoubtedly his most solid backing.

Your Majesty, today I gave the tiger skin coat to Zhao Chen. You won't blame me, right? Empress Changsun thought of the tiger skin coat she gave to Zhao Chen today.

After all, it was a gift from the late emperor, and it had another meaning.

If Zhao Chen knew the meaning of that big coat, the consequences...

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You gave it to him. What can I say? Anyway, he doesn't know what the clothes represent.

I don't care. The emperor waved his hand with a look of indifference on his face.

In fact, a lot of people were panicking.

What if some bastard let Zhao Chen know the meaning of that tiger-skin coat?

That boy must rely on this to exercise his rights on behalf of the late emperor.

If this was in front of all the officials, that lunatic would chase him and beat him...

Just thinking about it made the emperor feel a chill running down his spine.

He reached for the two gloves that had been sitting there for a while.

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Your Highness, early this morning, I met the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue on the road. He told me that the weapon research fee applied by the Ministry of War was rejected by your Majesty. The next morning, Hou Junji and his ministers went to Chang'an Academy outside the city. Go to the branch.

One step ahead of him was Prince Li Tai.

Hou Junji knew that the emperor was not very satisfied with the bed crossbow made by the Ordnance Supervisor of the Ministry of War at a cost of 500,000 guan.

But I have already given him all the money, so it’s time to turn the story around.

Hou Junji did not expect that the emperor would directly veto the Ministry of War's funding application.

Not even an explanation.

Hou Junji felt that the emperor might be preparing to operate on him.

The place Father asked us to go to today is Chang'an Academy's testing base outside the city.

I heard that the Academy has developed a more powerful Eight Ox Crossbow there. My father asked me to go and open my eyes.

If this is true, it is absolutely impossible for the Ministry of War to get another copper plate. Li Tai and Hou Junji whispered.

As a prince, he is naturally much better informed than Hou Junji.

Even Li Tai knew that the emperor went to see the Eight Ox Crossbow yesterday.

The emperor dared to let all the officials pass, obviously he was extremely confident about the eight ox crossbows.

If Hou Junji goes again, I'm afraid he won't become a joke.