Cheng Yaojin didn't dare to think about it anymore. He felt that he couldn't understand the young apprentice in front of him.

Li Mingda saw the change in Cheng Yaojin's face and knew that he shouldn't be so anxious and needed to stabilize Cheng Yaojin.

Li Mingda looked at Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuzhou: "Two senior brothers, take a look at the new Hengdao I brought. They are all exquisite."

Cheng Yaojin heard the implication and asked brothers Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuzhou to leave.

"Master, you know that my father has already planned my future, but you need to know that the imperial power is ruthless. Those powers will confuse people's minds. No matter who becomes the emperor in the future, I may not be able to end happily."

Cheng Yaojin nodded subconsciously: "In other words, we need the Cheng family to help each other?"

"It is inevitable that my father will leave sooner or later. No matter which brother of mine inherits the throne, the power in my hand will separate our relationship. If the next generation is born, for the sake of the stability of the throne in the future, maybe I will be treated as a sharpener.

Stone, the knife is sharpened, so naturally it needs a sacrifice."

Cheng Yaojin: “I won’t necessarily start with the whetstone.”

"The whetstone is too big and it blocks the edge of the blade?"

Cheng Yaojin: "This risk is too great. I need to think about it."

"Risks and benefits are the same. The greater the risk, the higher the benefits. Besides, a hundred years from now, the Cheng family will not be able to escape this disaster if their power is too great or too small."

Cheng Yaojin remained silent. He knew that what Li Mingda said was right. Being in a high position in a dynasty is a good thing, but there is a risk of being exterminated at every moment, especially when the regime changes. You

There is no guarantee that the descendants of your family will be on the right team every time.

"Master, what Xiao Sizi said today was a bit abrupt, so let's put this matter aside for now."

Cheng Yaojin shook his head: "No, this matter is abrupt, but it is a real matter. I, Old Cheng, am not the kind of person who makes ink marks. Let me speak first. My Cheng family will not participate in the fight for the throne."

Li Mingda: "I don't want the masters to get involved here, otherwise if something goes wrong, I will lose a lot of helpers."

Cheng Yaojin felt relieved after listening to Li Mingda's words. In fact, what he was most worried about was that Li Mingda had become ambitious and participated in the fight for the throne. As Li Mingda's master, it was difficult for them to be alone.

Then Li Mingda asked him to bring in the most valuable thing among his gifts, the Tiance Armor newly made by his workshop.

Made of fine steel, the cold section is carried out after stamping to maximize the density and minimize the thickness.

There have been new modifications to the shape, mainly in terms of flexibility of the joints and resistance to damage to the internal organs of the head during blunt force attacks.

There are new designs in appearance, especially for Cheng Yaojin. Two bull horns are made on the helmet, and the chest of the armor has lines like two bull eyes. The whole person looks like the Iron Bull Demon King.

Chen Yaojin looked at the shape of the newly opened armor. Half of his worries disappeared instantly. He walked to the front of the armor and started stroking it.

"What a great armor. This is the best armor I, old Cheng, have ever seen in my life."

"Master, there will be better ones in the future. This is the power of technology."

science and technology?

Cheng Yaojin knew that Li Mingda had been working on these things. The investment was huge, but the returns were higher. Currently, most of the steel for Datang's equipment was supplied by Li Mingda's workshop.

The same goes for the main components of ordnance, and only the vaguely minor ones fell into the hands of Changsun Wuji.

Changsun Wuji hates it. His family's income in this area has been reduced by more than half. However, the samurai, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, bluntly said that he is from the Li Mingda faction. Coupled with the improvement in the strength and practicality of weapons and equipment brought by the new technology, Lao Li

Everyone was protecting him, so Changsun Wuji had no choice but to admit defeat.

This is why Changsun Chong hopes to invest in new businesses to expand the Changsun family's income.

Seeing Cheng Yaojin's joy, Li Mingda suggested: "Master, why don't you give it a try and see if it fits your size?"

Cheng Yaojin nodded, and then asked Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuzhou, who were drooling all over the floor, to help him put it on.

Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuzhou naturally have a set of Tiance armor, but they don't have this new set.

Especially since Lao Cheng deliberately asked his two brothers to help him dress it up, just to make them jealous.

Wearing armor in ancient times was not that simple. One person simply could not put on such a complicated armor. At least three people were needed to help, even for an updated version like Li Mingda.

Start by taking a step back and put it on.

combat boots

Leg armor

knee

skirt armor

then the hands

arm

Although I started to put it on my chest

Although the stamped cold section armor has been made into two large steel plates at the front and back, it still needs to be connected to the gaps to wear it properly.

Li Mingda does not use strong silk thread here, but buckles and screws.

Once put on

Without a second person, you can only force your way out.

Just follow the turtle and push off the shell.

Another point is that before wearing this heavy armor, you must first wear the special leather armor lining inside.

The reason why most generals in ancient times survived in battles, especially horse battles, was because their armor was more than just one layer.

Sometimes he would put on three layers of heavy armor. It was so thick that he couldn't walk fast and couldn't run. It was very effective against bows and arrows and cold weapons in horse battles.

Cheng Yaojin finished dressing up

Start walking back and forth

wave arms

Try to make various offensive and defensive moves.

After a while

Also covered in sweat

But Cheng Yaojin was very happy and kept praising: "Not bad, not bad, the movements are much more flexible than my last set, and the sound is strong enough and the weight is suitable. Now I really want to rush to Tubo."

They had a fight"

Cheng Chumo wiped his saliva and said, "Dad, don't wear it all the time. I'll tire you again."

Cheng Chuzhou: "Dad, let's take a rest."

What does Cheng Yaojin mean by his two sons? They are like chasing away flies: "Go away, stay away from me. I don't know what you two brats are thinking. This is my armor, go ahead."

"Dad, we are your biological sons."

"Yes, dear"

"Isn't it better than a suit of armor?"

"I'm so sorry, daddy"

Cheng Yaojin still had a look of disgust on his face: "I, old Cheng, are a useless guy. I only have a set of armor to make you two drool. It's so embarrassing."

Cheng Chumo pointed at the corner of Cheng Yaojin's mouth: "Old man, your saliva is dripping out, wipe it off."

Cheng Yaojin stretched out his hand and wiped the corners of his mouth: "Nonsense, that's the tea I left when I drank tea just now."

Cheng Chuzhou laughed quietly at Cheng Chumo and said, "Brother, there's no point in begging our dad to tell you. Why don't we find a princess?"

Cheng Chumo: "What do you say?"

"Come here, let's see what Old Xue was like when he first came here, and what he is like now. He won't even get a share of the princess's newly made armor and weapons."
Chapter completed!