After Li Hong was scolded by his father, Li Zhi, he immediately strengthened his determination to torture his father. He reached out and took a piece of paper that Bai Chun had already held in his hand, and looked at the fine rice paper. , said in neat handwriting: "Erchen discussed it with Sun Simiao, and Sun Simiao also agreed. He also felt that such a plan would be beneficial and harmless to your dragon body, so he took a look at what Erchen personally tailored for you. After making the schedule, Sun Simiao agreed with both hands and praised his son's medical talent. He even wanted to stay in the East Palace for a few days to exchange ideas on diet and health with him. However, his son believed that this was a secret that was not passed down to the royal family. How can you show it to outsiders so easily? That’s why I firmly rejected Sun Simiao’s proposal and left this unique dietary regimen to you.”
Wu Mei looked at Li Hong mouthing lotus flowers with a half-smile, wanting to see what trouble he was going to make, so a pair of phoenix eyes roamed back and forth between the father and son.
Li Zhi's face turned greener and greener. He felt that this brat was going to start to attack him. He had mentioned to himself some time ago about improving his diet structure or something, but he didn't care, and he didn't insist on it. It turned out that There are no detailed plans yet.
Now that he has a detailed plan, it seems that it is planned to be implemented. He has easily mediated the affairs of the court in an orderly manner. The functions of the three provinces, six ministries, nine temples and five prisons have been fulfilled during the more than half a month he has been supervising the country. The efficiency is much higher than before.
But since nothing big happened, his plan remains to be considered. But he couldn't hold back anymore and wanted to have surgery on himself. He had nothing to do anymore.
Li Zhi intends to remain unchanged in response to all changes. You have a good plan and I have a trick, but let's see what tricks you, a little brat, can come up with.
"Father, please take a look." Li Hong respectfully handed the rice paper in his hand to Li Zhi.
Li Zhi looked at it and found it quite simple: when to get up, when to go to bed, when to eat, and what to use for meals. But what is this exercise after getting up? Exercise
"Starting from tomorrow, after my morning service, I will exercise with you in the back garden of the palace. As for all the exercise subjects, I will make decisions based on your physical condition tomorrow. For the time being, it will be simple running and a few simple groups. Strength training will be used as all training subjects. As my son gets to know your dragon body better, we will see if there is anything that needs additional training." Li Hong said with a kind smile.
Li Zhi snorted, raised the rice paper in his hand and said disdainfully: "When did you finish your morning service? You can't come here after noon. I think it's better to forget it. I know what to do, so you don't need to come. worry."
This is shirk, a naked shirk. Who doesn't know that his father Li Zhi likes to sleep in, especially during the period when he is not in court, he simply eats and sleeps, and sleeps and eats.
"It doesn't matter. I only have half an hour to go to court. Now that the court has been simplified and the functions of the three provinces and six ministries have been explored infinitely, I have plenty of time. From tomorrow on, you must exercise for no less than an hour every day. In order to keep your health safe, Erchen also specially made a more accurate timer for you, just in case the sundial (gui) is not accurate." Li Hong felt a little bit sarcastic, so he gave him a slap in the face. A kind of danger hidden in a smile.
Wu Mei watched with cold eyes as the father and son exchanged words, wanting to see who could persuade the other.
"You are starting the court meeting at chen o'clock now, can you disperse the court meeting in half an hour?" Li Zhi began to wonder, how could he ignore this little brat and make him give up the so-called exercise of getting up early.
Ever since he was assassinated with his mother in Cuiwei Palace when he was ten years old, after the little bastard returned to the palace, it didn't take long for him to start his so-called training. He even took Zu Ti's "Dancing after hearing the chicken" as the slogan of the East Palace. Every morning early in the morning The excitement and hustle and bustle of the East Palace and the Imperial Palace were like the morning market in various streets of Chang'an City.
Because of this, the long horse's shaft was dragged by him and rubbed against the bluestone every day, making an ear-piercing sound. Wu Mei was so angry that she trembled. She ran out without caring about wearing pajamas and beat the little bastard several times. Finally, it didn’t work! People still go their own way.
In the end, there was no other way. He and the queen had to give up trying to stop the little bastard, and just moved back the opening time of the harem gate by an hour. Then every day, the sound of humming could be heard from the harem gate. So far, they have not been able to stop it. I don’t know if the little brat was really doing it for training, or if he was just deliberately disturbing others’ dreams.
Now that the cold winter has arrived, I had planned to take advantage of the dragon's illness and prepare to preside over the government after the spring of next year. I got out of bed and went to Zichen Palace in the cold weather, but I felt cold just thinking about it.
So you still want to ask the emperor who doesn't even want to preside over the government to get up early to exercise? Even if you, Li Hong, are willing, Li Zhi is not willing to get up!
"That's enough. Half an hour is enough for your minister to preside over the affairs of the court. Now in the Tang Dynasty, the people are living and working in peace and contentment. There is no big deal. Since your father has agreed, then Chen Shi will start exercising in the next moment. My minister will accompany you. ." Li Hong chuckled, he didn't want to run the court for them alone.
There are two ways, either to go to court or to exercise. You, an authentic emperor, cannot be left idle and then push the prince to the Zichen Palace to tire himself to death.
Li Zhi frowned. He knew that the little bastard was determined to get him to train. Although he knew in his heart that it was for his own good, he was naturally not happy to be kidnapped like this against his wishes.
I started to calculate the time in my heart. The next moment of Chen hour, that is, just after half an hour. Then I exercise for half an hour. That means I can't eat until six o'clock? Moreover, it is written on the rice paper that his breakfast is as simple as that of the common people in Chang'an.
Old God Li Hong was here, but his heart was full of joy. In fact, his father was not lazy, but a very diligent emperor. But it was also during the court meeting. If there was no court meeting, his father would be a complete lethargy. people.
And this is also the reason why he often suffers from vertigo. It is easy to suffer from vertigo if he manages the court excessively, and it is also easy to suffer from vertigo if he does not exercise regularly. And these two things, coincidentally, were both occupied by him.
The timing of this era is divided into twelve hours a day. One hour is divided into eight quarters, which are divided into four upper quarters and four lower quarters. One quarter is divided into three quarters, for a total of twenty-four minutes. Compared with the twenty-four solar terms, a day Ninety-six moments are divisible by the whole number.
For Li Hong, three quarters of time is enough for the court meeting. He then takes another quarter to rush to his father's bedroom, then run with his father in the back garden until the end of the day, then take a bath, eat, and return to the East Palace. After half a day, I have done all the work for the day, and I still have half a day to go to Chang'an City to play.
Seeing that Li Zhi was driven out of his excuses, Wu Mei suddenly asked: "What did you just say that timekeeping is more accurate than a sundial?"
Li Hong showed a mysterious smile, and then waved to Yang Wu. Yang Wu understood, and he and Lian Tie and the others entered a room and rolled out a small car-like thing.
"Hehe, I came up with this when I had nothing to do. I plan to put it in the court hall in the future and set the time for reporting the report to the officials attending the court meeting, as well as the time for the entire court meeting."
"Why not use omissions?" Wu Mei asked.
The sundial could not be placed in the court hall to keep time, so at every court meeting, there would be a timekeeping eunuch outside to watch the time and report it when the emperor asked.
Because the leak was too ugly, after Li Hong went to court for the past few days, he was always easily distracted by the sound of water flowing, so he immediately stopped the leak, which was composed of several copper basins.
"Water is used for engraving, and water is prone to change and is extremely unstable in winter, so I think it is more appropriate to use this. And after it is placed in the court, everyone can see the time when they look up. Wouldn't it be more convenient?" Li Hong got up and left. When he arrived at the cart pushed by Yang Wu and Lian Tie, he uncovered a piece of red cloth covering it, revealing the true appearance of the timer.
Wu Mei and Li Zhi frowned at the same time. The thing in front of them looked like a wheel made up of several saw teeth.
Li Hong imitated the five-wheel hourglass developed by Zhan Xiyuan during the Yuan Dynasty. The quicksand flows from the funnel-shaped sand pool to the sand bucket next to the primary wheel, driving the primary wheel, thereby driving the rotation of mechanical gears at all levels.
The last gear drives the middle wheel that rotates on the horizontal plane. There is a pointer on the axis of the middle wheel, and the pointer rotates on an instrument disk with engraved lines to display the time engraved with twelve hours. This method is almost identical to the surface structure of the clock in the previous generation.
In addition, what made Li Hong have to admire the skillful craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty was that they cleverly added a mechanical toggle device on the middle wheel to remind the two little bronze men who stood on the five-wheeled hourglass and beat drums to tell the time. Every hour or quarter, two little copper figures will come out with drum hammers and hit the small copper bell next to them to report the time. The sound is clear and sweet, which is very useful.
Due to the lack of water pressure limitations, the hourglass can calculate time more accurately than the hourglass, achieving a true timing function and becoming a completely independent mechanical timing clock.
Just when Wu Mei and Li Zhi were about to ask questions, they saw the two little bronze figures. When the pointer on the copper plate with the hour pointed at You hour, the little bronze figure slowly rose up with the drum hammer. Then he started to hit the small copper bells on both sides with a slightly stiff movement.
Suddenly, a clear and melodious metallic sound rang in my ears, as if a chime was being struck, and it began to echo in the living room with a hint of music.
"How's it going? Not bad. If you don't like this scale, you can take off this little copper bell and replace it with something else." Li Hong proudly looked at the dumbfounded Father and Mother Long, looking at them with joy and fawning. , what if I give you some reward
I haven't been rewarded by Father Long and Mother Long for a long time. Ever since I got Li Lingyue, my brothers always feel like they were picked up by them.
"Can't we put in a few more small brass bells and ring them one by one? Wouldn't that sound better than the current one? Or let these two little brass bells each ring different timbres. Wouldn't that be better? "Wu Mei is very happy with such a timer.
There is no need to look specifically at the time like a missing mark. Instead, you can know the time by just glancing at the shiny copper plate and seeing the pointer on it pointing to the black scale and the red hour words.
It is indeed much more convenient, and if it is made more delicately, it can be used as a decoration in the room.
When Li Hong heard Wu Mei's words, he originally wanted to give a thumbs up to praise Long Ma for her creativity, but he was afraid of being hit by a feather duster, so he had to put his outstretched hand behind his head and pretend to scratch his head, and said a little discouraged: "Queen Mother What you said is true, why didn't I think of it? Well, you can try it, but this is enough, I will develop it slowly in the future."
"In three days, send ten exquisite ones to the palace. If you miss the time, take the feather duster and ask Penglai Palace to ask me to apologize."
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(End of chapter)