"The material seems to be different from what I told you?"
After Li Yuanji weighed the long-handled knife, he looked doubtful.
After Qu Tutong forged the long-handled knife, for the convenience of use, he wrapped a string around the handle of the long-handled knife. The blade had been processed many times, so Li Yuanji could not judge the material for a while.
Qu Tutong bowed and stood beside Li Yuanji and introduced: "It's Bintie..."
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment.
Qu Tutong said again: "Bintie is a rare piece of iron brought by Hu Shang from the Western Regions. The quantity is very small. I also searched the treasures in many brothers' houses to get this small amount."
Li Yuanji pulled up his sleeves and wiped the layer of grease on the back and blade of the knife. He saw pieces of spiral patterns, which were indeed iron.
Bin iron is an imported product and the quantity is indeed small.
But it has nothing to do with the Western Regions that Qu Tutong mentioned.
Bin iron was produced in Persia, Jibin and other places, and was brought to China by Hu merchants during the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Since the refining technology has not yet been cracked, it is mainly imported.
It is not easy for Qu Tutong to gather so much.
After all, as long as a barbarian shows up in Chang'an with a piece of iron, he will be surrounded by the inner treasury.
After the inner treasury obtained the iron, it did not sell it. Instead, during special periods, some of it was used to forge weapons and reward them to meritorious soldiers.
Therefore, Qu Tutong must have gone through the treasuries of several colleagues in order to collect such a large amount of iron.
You might even owe someone a favor because of it.
"You are serious..."
Li Yuanji inserted the long-handled knife on the ground beside him and looked at Qu Tutong with emotion.
Qu Tutong bowed and said, "As long as His Highness likes it."
Li Yuanji ordered someone to pass the horizontal sword over again. After looking at it, he found that it was also made of iron and was heavier and wider than the ordinary horizontal sword.
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In Li Yuanji's hands, it was a bit ridiculously light, but to others, it was already considered a heavy weapon.
"I will write a memorial to my father later, and you can go to the inner treasury to get some iron."
Li Yuanji vaguely remembered that there was actually a lot of iron and steel stored in the royal treasury.
It's just that the royal family saw it as rare and more expensive than gold, so they monopolized it.
So it is rarely seen on the market.
It was not until the refining technology of iron iron was cracked that the price plummeted.
Before that, the value had always been comparable to gold.
Qu Tutong obviously meant his best, and Li Yuanji would not let him suffer.
Qu Tutong was stunned for a moment and said quickly: "This is all my wish. Your Highness just accepts it."
Li Yuanji smiled and asked: "I'm not so poor that I need you to pay to help me build armor, right?"
Qu Tutong was stunned again.
Li Yuanji added: "I feel your thoughts. But I'm not so poor that I want you to spend money to buy armor for me."
Qu Tutong opened his mouth and wanted to speak.
Li Yuanji smiled again and said: "The news has spread. I can't afford to lose this person, and I, the Li family, can't afford to lose this person."
The whole world belongs to the Li family, and the people of the Li family even asked their ministers to pay for soldiers and armor. What kind of news has spread.
Qu Tutong understood what Li Yuanji meant, nodded with a wry smile, and said no more.
Li Yuanji played with the horizontal sword twice, put it back into the scabbard, picked up the strong bow and the armor stomach respectively, weighed them, and tried them out.
The long-handled knife, the horizontal knife, and the armor and stomach are all made of iron.
Only the strong bow is made of copper, and it seems to be mixed with other things. Anyway, it is not made of pure copper.
The toughness is quite good, the drawing force is greater than ordinary bows and arrows, and it is also equipped with iron arrows.
In terms of copper smelting, Datang was definitely at the top of the world.
When Li Yuanji saw the copper bow and iron arrows, he immediately thought of Zhou Dong, the iron arm of the Song Dynasty.
It is said that Zhou Tong used copper bows and iron arrows, and he also taught a lot of powerful disciples.
It's a pity that the dilapidated Da Song Dynasty was still unable to be saved.
Li Yuanji accepted the soldier's armor and promised Qu Tutong that he would invite the princess to visit him in person tomorrow to express his gratitude.
Although Qu Tutong kept refusing, Li Yuanji firmly decided on the matter.
Princess Qi personally came to express her gratitude, representing the entire Prince Qi's palace.
This is a great honor for the Qutu family.
Qu Tutong was very happy, so Li Yuanji naturally treated him generously.
After sending Qu Tutong away, Li Yuanji began to get familiar with his own armor. He took it in his hand and banged it wildly, destroying the surrounding area of the thatched cottage to a point where it was beyond appearance, and then he stopped with satisfaction.
Then he sighed for a long time, "It seems that my second brother is anxious..."
The time when Qu Tutong gave gifts and the gifts he gave made Li Yuanji see a lot of things.
If Li Yuanji had not guessed, this set of armor that Qu Tutong had carefully prepared should be given to him when he was crowned.
Sending such a heartfelt gift at that time was enough for Li Yuanji to risk his life to save him when he was in trouble.
But he gave up.
This shows that his gift-giving this time was driven by others.
The only one who can drive him is Li Shimin.
Li Shimin made him come to give gifts, and also made him bring such a specious statement.
Obviously he couldn't figure out Li Yuanji's thoughts and was a little anxious.
"Soon you'll be more anxious."
Li Yuanji sighed again, ordered his people to pack his things, put on his armor, and went down to Jiulongtan Mountain.
Inside the house at the foot of the mountain.
Yang Miaoyan was teaching Li Xu arithmetic with eyes wide open.
Li Xu took the counting chips and counted the numbers one by one. She was surprised that she could make mistakes in addition and subtraction within ten. Yang Miaoyan really didn't know what to say to her.
For a few moments, Yang Miaoyan didn't want to teach anymore.
But she can't do it without teaching, because she is Li Xu's eldest mother and has the responsibility to teach Li Xu.
If Li Xu is not good at learning and is embarrassed when he goes out, then the people in Prince Qi's palace and her will be embarrassed, so she has to teach him.
Li Yuanji knew that teaching a child who was stupid and stupid was a hard job, so when he saw that Yang Miaoyan was about to be irritated by Li Xu's anger, he quickly walked around the door of the house and went elsewhere.
It was not until evening that I returned to my residence.
Seeing Yang Miaoyan sitting in the house sulking angrily due to Li Xu, he kindly reached over to help her relieve the suffocation in her chest.
And then... there was no more.
…
The next day.
early morning.
Yang Miaoyan dressed up, led two teams of honor guards, got on her carriage, rushed to Chang'an City, and went to Qutu Mansion to thank her.
When Yang Miaoyan entered Chang'an City, the prince's officials also gathered in the East Palace.
Prince Li Jiancheng sat high in the middle of Guangtian Hall.
Pei Ju, Wang Gui, Wei Zheng, Li Anyan, Feng Li and others were sitting on both sides.
Li Jiancheng didn't look good, and Pei Ju and others didn't look good either.
"You should all be aware of the rumors in Chang'an City in the past two days, right?"
Pei Ju sat upright and didn't respond.
Wang Gui and others nodded heavily.
Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and said: "The people all said that it was a good sign from heaven, saying that the people of the world would be the emperor."
Pei Ju and others were silent.
Li Jiancheng looked around at the crowd and said, "Do you think Shimin is behind this matter?"
At present, rumors are spreading in Chang'an City, and Li Shimin's voice is louder.
It feels like Li Shimin is building momentum for himself.
Wei Zheng said in a deep voice: "It's very possible..."
The conflict between Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng has become irresolvable. Li Shimin has repeatedly plotted to become the prince, but without success.
Nowadays, we can guide public opinion by building momentum, and then do something according to the trend, without worrying that the people will get into chaos.
Wang Gui frowned and said: "If it was King Qin who did it, there will probably be other methods later."
Wang Gui did not say what specific means were used.
But everyone in the palace knew it well.
Once public opinion has been guided, you don't have to worry about a big backlash even if you forcefully seize a seat or something.
Feng Li stared and said, "Then what should we do? Do we have to sit back and wait for death?"
When everyone in the hall heard this, their faces all darkened.
Wei Zheng said with a gloomy face: "Your Highness should make some preparations in case of emergencies."
Li Jiancheng said with a gloomy expression: "What preparations can I make..."
Wei Zheng stood up slowly, bowed and said: "Your Highness should prepare some manpower in case of major changes."
Li Jiancheng's expression changed.
When Feng Li heard Wei Zheng's words, he immediately said: "Yes, Your Highness should prepare some manpower."
Wang Gui pondered and said: "Isn't Li Yi determined to be attached to His Highness and seek His protection? Then let Li Yi offer some people to show his loyalty."
Feng Li nodded in agreement and said, "If Li Yi can give King Qi more than 10,000 elite soldiers, he can give His Highness even more elite soldiers."
Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and struggled in his heart, asking: "What do you want me to do? Do you want me to fight against my own brothers?"
Wei Zheng stared at Li Jiancheng and said seriously: "Your Highness, it is not you who want to use weapons against your brothers, but your brothers who want to use weapons against you!"
Feng Li also stood up and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness cannot allow mermaids to be eaten."
Wang Gui frowned and said, "His Royal Highness will lose his position as Crown Prince."
Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth and clenched his fists slightly.
Wei Zheng tried to persuade him again: "I don't insist that your highness fight against your brothers, but your highness should gather some strength to protect yourself, right?
Otherwise, if there is a big change in the palace, how should Your Highness deal with it?"
Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth.
Wang Gui also slowly stood up and muttered: "If Your Highness is worried about Li Yi, you can recruit people outside Chang'an City secretly to gather strength."
Feng Li said without hesitation: "I think Yang Wenqian from Qingzhou is very suitable."
Wang Gui frowned and said: "Qingzhou..."
Wang Gui looked at Feng Li, "Qingzhou is now led by An Xinggui, I'm afraid he will find some clues."
Li Anyan suddenly spoke and shouted: "An Xinggui himself cannot be trusted by the saints, so how can he dare to frame His Highness?"
An Xinggui was born in Liangzhou and grew up in Liangzhou. He is a wealthy family in Liangzhou. He also started in Liangzhou and influenced many places in Liangzhou and outside Liangzhou.
It has separatist capital and was forced to surrender. It is true that Li Yuan cannot trust him.
Li Jiancheng looked around at the ministers under his command and said with difficulty, "Is this really necessary?"
Wei Zheng said without hesitation: "At this point, is Your Highness still hesitant? Does His Highness have to wait until the knife is placed on his neck before he can make a decision?"
Li Jiancheng clenched his fists tightly, "Then let Yang Wenqian secretly recruit some people."
At this point, Li Jiancheng really couldn't sit still and wait for death.
Li Shimin was about to use his knife. If he sat still and waited for death, he would have no choice but to wait for death.
