In the early morning of the next day, the wind and snow covered Chang'an, and the sound of the fifth watch had just sounded on the street, and the gatehouses of the high-ranking families in the city quietly opened. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The people have not yet risen from a sound sleep, and the ministers are already about to go to court, as has been the case since ancient times.

The Taiji Palace is brightly lit, and the huge butter candles crackle, reflecting the entire hall as bright as day.

Although the fire was bright, the ministers who were waiting for the early dynasty frowned, and a few of them even quietly covered their noses with their hands, and their faces were faintly pale and uncomfortable.

There is no other reason, although the butter giant candle is brightly lit, but the smoke is too big when burning, there is a word called smoke fire in ancient times, and the smoke of the butter giant candle is more ruthless than the smoke fire.

At this time, the emperor had not yet come, and an old minister stood in the hall and looked out, but saw that there were thirty or forty huge candles standing in the hall, each of which was more than one person high, and so many huge candles burned at the same time, making the whole hall a miasma.

"Alas!" The old minister couldn't help but sigh.

The crown prince Li Chengqian was standing at the front of the court, he heard the minister's sigh, and couldn't help but look back and smile and asked: "Why is Master Confucius sighing, can you say that you can listen to King Gu." ”

Li Tai, the king of Wei next to him, flashed his eyes, and also said: "If Master Confucius has troubles, students can also help." ”

Can be called Confucius by the prince and the king of Wei at the same time, there is only Kong Yingda in the Manchu Dynasty, this old man is a direct descendant of Confucius, the Confucian family in Shandong occupies half of the Confucian family, Kong Yingda This old man is not inconspicuous, but he is the head of Confucianism in the world, and even the prince has to show favor to him.

Kong Yingda stroked his long beard and said lightly: "The old man is not distressed, but he is just a little emotional. ”

"Oh?" Li Chengqian smiled slightly, and said curiously: "Master Confucius is the teacher of Confucianism in the world, every emotion must be a sentence of compassion for heaven and man, I don't know what kind of classic language is issued this time?" ”

Kong Yingda shook his head slowly, and sighed: "The old man sighed this time, it is really a long-term wealth and not a poor ......."

He raised his finger tremblingly, pointed to the smoke in the hall and frowned: "Today, the hall did not light up the incandescent lamp, but changed back to the butter giant candle, and the previous dynasty also used the butter giant candle, but the old man did not feel inappropriate at the time, and now he is used to the incandescent lamp illumination, and suddenly feels that the butter giant candle is smoky, and he actually feels a little unwell." ”

Li Chengqian nodded, and suddenly turned his head to the two guards at the door and shouted, "Where is Jin Wuwei?" Come forward and talk. ”

The two guards glanced at each other, and one of them trotted forward all the way, and said respectfully: "The prince is suitable to summon the villain?" ”

Li Chengqian pointed to the main hall and asked with a cold snort: "Why don't you light the incandescent lamp today, but change it back to the butter giant candle?" The Manchu Dynasty is about to go to court, and when the father and emperor are also coming, will you serve the early dynasty like this? It's so smoky, why don't you remove it quickly......"

The guard was stunned for a moment, and carefully explained: "Don't blame the prince, this is an order from the inner palace, and an inner servant came to inform him at the fourth watch this morning, saying that His Majesty ordered a giant candle with butter. ”

He glanced at Li Chengqian, and then said softly: "The reason seems to be that Your Majesty has received a letter from the Marquis of Jingyang, saying that the city on his side needs to be illuminated by street lights, so please Your Majesty transport the three generators back......"

"Nonsense!" Li Chengqian burst into a loud cheer and took advantage of the topic to play: "The lighting of the court is a major event of a country, and the Marquis of Jingyang actually wants to get back the generator, and the purpose is to illuminate the city street lights, which is simply disrespectful, and regards his father and the Manchu Dynasty as nothing." Now you quickly take someone to tear down the giant butter candle, and then immediately light the incandescent lamp, and when the morning comes, the prince will talk to his father. ”

The guard arched his hand and said with a wry smile: "Don't blame the prince for offending, the order from the inner palace is that the generator must be dismantled before the upper court, and then the northeast must be transported before the next dynasty. ”

He arched his hand again, turned and quietly retreated to the door.

Li Chengqian's face was very exciting, he was the crown prince who supervised state affairs, and he wanted to take the opportunity to sell the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, but he didn't know that a single guard would give him face, but he couldn't get angry about this matter, just because it was the emperor's order to dismantle the generator.

Li Tai, the king of Wei, flashed his eyes, and suddenly laughed: "My brother heard that the Marquis of Jingyang has built a dam in the northeast, which can barrage the river into a lake and borrow water to generate electricity, and the electricity he generates can completely meet the needs of a city, and there is no need for a pedal generator at all. ”

The implication is very straightforward, it is clear that Han Yue deliberately did this, just to let the Manchu Dynasty return to the era of using butter giant candles to go to the court.

Li Chengqian's face was very ugly, and many ministers who listened attentively were also angry. People in the world are like this, they have enjoyed wealth and nobility, and it is difficult to return to poverty, the incandescent lamp is bright and convenient, but the butter candle is smoky and burning, and none of these people want to use the butter candle again.

"The Marquis of Jingyang is flying and domineering, and when he will go to the court, I will join him."

"I am also the same as the ginseng, this person has no court in his heart, he is simply fatherless and kingless. He obviously has the technology of the power station, but he is still worried about the three pedal generators, hum, he built a power generation dam in the northeast, and the whole city of Shenyang is brightly lit at night, and he enjoys life, but he does not help His Majesty build one in Chang'an, but even the generators of the previous dynasty have to be transported back, this move is shameless, this move is vicious, and this move has no military ......"

The crowd was angry and crusaded in unison, but the two guards at the door secretly rolled their eyes, and said disdainfully in their hearts: "A group of shameless old goods, I don't want to think that the generator is the stuff of Jingyang Hou, and they gave it to you for three years in vain, why can't you go back?" ”

It's a pity that the two guards are just ordinary Jin Wuwei, not only humble but also slight, and they can't argue with the ministers at all.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the faint footsteps coming from behind the court, and heard a eunuch shouting: "Your Majesty is here, the early dynasty will start ......"

Before the words fell, Li Shimin's figure suddenly appeared from behind the main hall, and the emperor walked all the way to the throne, his eyes slowly swept the court hall, and then his brows furrowed slightly, and he subconsciously raised his hand to cover his nose.

The smoke and fire were burning, the smell was overwhelming, and the eyes of the ministers who were carefully observing below lit up, and when they saw that the emperor was disgusted with the butter giant candle, everyone was immediately convinced.

"Jingyang Hou, this time you did a good job, and you will look good when the dynasty opens......"

From ancient times to the present, the emperor has to speak first, and if the emperor doesn't speak, the ministers have to hold back even if they have farts.

The same was true in the Tang Dynasty, where the emperor needed to ask questions every time in the early dynasties before court deliberations could be carried out.

Li Shimin slowly lowered the cuffs that covered his nose, and said lightly: "Today, in the court, can the Zhongqing family have something to do?" This sentence has a famous name, which makes the emperor speak, and it is this sentence every day, representing the beginning of the last dynasty.

After the emperor speaks, it will be your turn next, and the ministers can do whatever they want.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a play!" Li Chengqian jumped out of the first minister, he secretly glanced at the prince, and then respectfully said to the emperor: "The minister wants to participate in the Jingyang Marquis Feiyang, acting without a father and a king, he obviously has a power station in the northeast, but he still wants to get back the generator, this move is clearly disrespectful, and the minister asks Your Majesty to punish ......the crime."

Li Shimin nodded lightly, with a trace of disdain in his heart.

The emperor held the court in his hands, and all the ministers were like marionettes, acting along his wrists.

How did Han Yue write a letter asking for a generator?

All these actions this morning were Li Shimin's own idea, and he wanted to use the generator as a pry bar to try the reaction between the ministers.

The removal of incandescent lamps is just a trivial matter, and what Li Shimin wants to say in the court today is the real big thing.

The emperor looked at the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and said lightly: "That generator is originally a thing of the Marquis of Jingyang, and it is also a reasonable request for him to write a letter to ask for it, and I can't refuse this matter, the Son of Heaven can't take the benefits of the people, it's for the ancient training." ”

The minister bowed and saluted, and retorted proudly: "Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister." The Marquis of Jingyang is a minister under His Majesty, he has the responsibility to pay tribute to the treasures, this person knows the way of things, he knows that the incandescent lamp is beneficial to the court but still asks for the generator, this is a big disrespect, to say something ugly, this move has no king, almost rebellious heart......"

"Rebellious?" Li Shimin smiled faintly and said leisurely: "In your opinion, he has the intention of rebellion if he wants to return to the three generators, so how should he be determined now that he has an army of 300,000?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole court was shocked, and the minister subconsciously raised his head and said in a daze: "Your Majesty, what do you mean... It's ......"

"My meaning is very clear, the Marquis of Jingyang has developed a strong army, with 260,000 cavalry and 30,000 or 40,000 foot soldiers." Li Shimin's eyes were blazing, he glanced at the people in the court, and asked with deep meaning: "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think of this matter?" ”