This was the first time for Li Ye and Li Ye to see Grandma Huang scolding their father. They were dumbfounded as they watched Grandma Huang scolding their father, the Crown Prince, like... just like a grandson.
Since his father returned to Chang'an, in the eyes and hearts of the two of them, let alone how powerful he was. The mother and several aunts and others were very respectful to the father and did not dare to disobey the father's words. In the East Palace, even if she made a mistake, as long as the father said a word, even the mother could only sigh silently. They could only let their father exempt them from punishment with just one word.
In front of his father, everyone in the East Palace was in awe of him, but only Aunt Bai Chun seemed to have a different attitude towards her father than the other aunts, and even her mother. , and seems to have a different attitude towards other people.
The ministers in the court who were in charge of the emperor's grandfather, as well as those in the Imperial College and the Hongwen Pavilion who were in charge of the emperor's uncle King Yin, when they met their father, they were as respectful as they were to the emperor's grandfather and the emperor's grandmother.
This allowed the two little guys, who started to remember things and started to understand things, to suddenly expand their father's image to a height and power that could rival Grandpa Huang and Grandma Huang.
But now they see Grandma Huang scolding their father sternly, but his father does not dare to refute a word. Moreover, this is the first time they have seen Grandma Huang reprimanding someone so severely. This is in their little hearts, but Absolutely nothing I've ever seen.
"Mother, please save some face for me. Look at the entrance of Zichen Palace. There are so many people watching. After all, my son is also the crown prince who is about to ascend the throne..." Li Hong wanted to hold Wu Mei's other arm, but unexpectedly Wu Mei ruthlessly threw him away, leaving no trace of mercy for His Highness the Crown Prince.
"Yo? You still know how to save face? Do you really take yourself as the prince seriously? Since you know that you are the prince, you shouldn't behave like this. What? After inheriting the throne of your father, do I say that you can't do it? Or is it that you, Li Hong, have the same mentality as that ignorant Li Ye, thinking that after you become the emperor, no one in the world will dare to punish you? "
"What? Li Ye actually thinks that? It's okay. Mother, son and minister should leave first. As the saying goes, it is the fault of a son not to teach his father... I will go and clean up that little bastard first..." Li Hong saw that he could not stop Long Ma. Showing off his power, Father Long on the side looked as leisurely as if he were watching a show, and did not want to take care of his queen, so it was best to sneak away first.
"Stop! Tell me clearly about your running fire before you leave. This matter is uncertain. Whether it is me, your father, or even the entire court, do you want to be at this juncture? "Sir, what kind of uncertain danger will come to the Tang Dynasty royal family?" Wu Mei looked at the hopeless prince and stopped him in a cold voice.
Bai Chun, who was supporting Wu Mei on the other side, even though she had changed a lot over the years, her charming smile was still a rare sight in the Daming Palace, the East Palace, and even Prince Pu's Palace.
At this moment, a flower-like smile suddenly bloomed on her face, and she said to Wu Mei in a low voice: "Queen, this slave is also responsible for this matter. In recent years, I have been very effective in managing the medicated food room in Taiyi City. I was so lazy that I kept this matter from you and Your Majesty for so long..."
"I can't blame you for this matter. This is a serious matter, related to the foundation and survival of the Tang Dynasty. Before I return to Chang'an, if you directly show it to my father and mother, I'm afraid that Only then will the news spread all over the world, and the news will even leak out." Li Hong waved his hand and motioned for Bai Chun to take it out. This had nothing to do with her in the first place, not to mention that these were all things he left Chang'an in the first place. At that time, Taiyi City had already planned it.
"Whether Bai Chun is responsible or not, I know better than you. There is no need for you to intercede for her here." Wu Mei rolled her eyes. There are already seven women in the East Palace now. If you add Shangguan who Li Lingyue has been matching, Wan'er has eight women, but Li Hong, just like his father, has always been very kind to Bai Chun.
"Let me ask you Bai Chun, are you sure you can completely control this thing? Will it really be obtained or copied by someone with intentions?" Li Zhi was walking at the forefront, and suddenly stopped and turned to look at the three people who were talking endlessly. asked.
Bai Chun smiled again, and then faced Li Zhi, who looked worried, and Wu Mei, who pricked up his ears, and said confidently: "Your Majesty, Bai Chun dares to guarantee this sharp weapon with his life. Except for the Taiyi City Medicinal Food Room, Among the countless craftsmen, let alone the others who were imitators, even if His Highness handed the drawings to the craftsmen in the palace, it would be completely impossible for them to imitate them. The craftsmanship of tap fire is definitely not something that can be imitated, although It seems simple, but it is absolutely impossible to imitate it.”
Li Hong looked at Bai Chun and paused for a moment, then instantly changed the number of craftsmen from hundreds to thousands to a few craftsmen that Wu Mei and Li Zhi could accept.
Whether in the eyes of Li Zhi or Wu Mei, something like this that is harmful to the world, extremely powerful, and completely made for killing people was born in the Tang Dynasty, especially a murder weapon made when His Royal Highness was preparing to succeed to the throne. But it is related to the well-being of the Tang Dynasty, and even the survival of the country.
Could it be that the murderous weapon that was born as a result of Prince Li Hong's ascension to the throne would bring any unpredictable natural or man-made disasters to the Tang Dynasty, or could it be used by people with malicious intentions to create some ominous omen among the people.
But when they heard Bai Chun say that this murder weapon was only in the hands of a few craftsmen, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. In their opinion, since there are very few people who know how to make it, then it is It's within their control, so they feel a little more at ease.
After all, Bai Chun would never lie. Over the years, as long as it was about the prince, no matter whether it was good or bad for the prince, as long as he asked His Majesty, Bai Chun would never help the prince hide anything, so Bai Chun's words are much more credible than those of the unfilial son.
"How many such things are there?" Li Zhi looked at Bai Chun, nodded with great satisfaction at her answer, and then asked again.
"Not much. It takes nearly two months to make one of these things..."
"Your father didn't ask you, so there's no need for you to answer for Bai Chun! You're the only smart one, aren't you? Have you ever been to Taiyi City once since you came back? You spent three days wandering around Chang'an City with that tenderness. You and Li Lingyue visited Shangguan Yi's mansion eight times. Do you, the prince who is about to ascend the throne, still have Taiyi City, which you praise as the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, in your heart? "Yi City, now Li Dan is staying in Taiyi City every day, don't you plan to hand this over to Li Dan? From tomorrow on, you will go to Taiyi City immediately and you will not come back until you ascend the throne!" Wu Mei couldn't help but clenched her fists and said coldly.
Feather dusters have been offered up in recent years. The only person who can make her angry with the feather duster in Tang Dynasty is the only prince of Tang Dynasty. Others are not qualified at all!
Not even the prince's heirs, or anyone else, could arouse her to be so angry when facing Li Hong. But as long as she faced Li Hong, Wu Mei didn't know why, but every move of that Er-skinned face could easily ignite her own anger, making her want to hit him with a feather duster to vent her anger!
"I don't know what I owed you Li Hong in my previous life, but I want to make you so angry with me in this life!" Wu Mei followed Li Zhi and slowly walked up the steps, looking at Pei Wanying gracefully. Waiting for everyone to salute her and Li Zhi.
"So, it is imperative to go to the Japanese country. The Dalai Princess has not returned to the Tang Dynasty in these years. Is it because of your intention?" Li Zhi continued to lead Li Hong to the Zichen Hall, and the two of them Behind him was the commander of the Jinwu Guards just now. He was holding the wooden box that felt extremely hot and didn't know what to do.
"Leave it to Wang Lou." Wu Mei glanced at the unaware backs of Li Zhi and Li Hong, father and son. No one paid attention to this big killer weapon. Now that it was held in the hands of Jin Wuwei, she had no choice but to replace him. The father and son were cooking.
"The queen can give it to the weapons supervisor or the general supervisor, and let the craftsmen try to see if they can make this thing at will." Bai Chun whispered in Wu Mei's ear.
Wu Mei was stunned for a moment when she heard Bai Chun's words, then slowly turned her head, looked at Bai Chun and asked, "Are you so confident about this?"
"It's not that you are confident, but this kind of thing is something that His Highness the Crown Prince knows better than Bai Chun. When he came back from conquering the Japanese Kingdom, he secretly issued a decree when he went to Taiyi City, ordering the medicinal kitchen to prepare the food. It has been many years since the creation of sharp weapons that do not require fuses. Now Taiyi City can only produce the few tap fires, which are called gun barrels. I am afraid that if you look at the Tang Dynasty, except for Taiyi There is no medicinal kitchen in the city that can make it, not to mention that there are many extremely precise and exquisite parts, and it is impossible for others to imitate it. The slave suggested that the queen find a good craftsman to try it. We want to see if this weapon, which took the slaves and Taiyi City a lot of effort and took several years to make, is completely impossible to imitate." Bai Chun looked serious, not as if he was showing mercy. , but more like hoping that Wu Mei can give it a real try.
"Forget it, I will find someone to try it and see if no one can really imitate it. Sigh... Having said that, I am very relieved that Taiyi City is in your hands, but... the prince will succeed to the throne soon. However, his character is still so stubborn. I am really worried that after taking the throne, he will become even worse. No one in the East Palace, including Crown Princess Wanying, can persuade him. Except for me, he is usually very stubborn. You do care a little more about what you said, so even if you can't give up Taiyi City for the time being, you have to put more thought into Li Hong, and you can't let him be like this in the future. Ah, I can't reprimand him like this, after all, he is the emperor... "
"Queen, don't worry. His Royal Highness is loyal and filial, especially to you and Your Majesty. Although he may make some fooling around on weekdays, when it comes to business matters, Queen, you should also be very clear in your heart. Looking at our Datang, I am afraid that in the In His Royal Highness’s heart, you should be the first one that His Highness cares about, and even His Majesty must be ranked below you. If His Highness does anything in the future, your servant will definitely tell the Queen. I’m afraid that the time will come. It will inevitably make you angry."
"Just say some comforting words, that's all. You can accompany him to Taiyi City tomorrow. As for the others, they will stay in the East Palace for me. No one is allowed to follow. Including you two little guys! Wu Mei said and nodded at Li Ye and Li Ye next to her.
(End of chapter)