Chapter 115 Poor Wei Zheng committed the crime of deceiving the emperor
Although Li Shimin also felt that what he said was unreliable, he still asked patiently:
"Lin Qing, why do you say this?"
"Your Majesty, look at this plow. Although it only simply changes the length of the arm, it greatly enhances the flexibility of operation."
"In the past, a straight plow required two oxen to be able to cultivate. However, since the plow has become smaller and lighter, it has greatly saved manpower and material resources. It is effortless to pull it with one ox."
"Coupled with the modification of the plow plate, the plow can penetrate the soil deeply or shallowly, making it easier. I believe that it will not be a problem to plow ten acres a day."
Lin Youwei's voice was like a bell, and his eyes were so excited that they seemed to be bloodshot.
When Li Shimin heard this and saw that his expression didn't seem to be fake, he stood up from the throne in excitement.
"Seriously?"
"Report to Your Majesty! I dare not speak nonsense!"
Lin Youwei probably felt that this was not enough, so he raised his voice and continued: "I dare to say that once this instrument comes out, it will go down in history!"
Straight plows cultivate extremely slowly.
Even a few poor people do not have the ability to farm in their homes.
As a result, Datang lost a huge amount of tax revenue every year.
But it was different when Quyuanli came out.
As long as you have hands, you can farm.
With such a big improvement, Datang's economy will inevitably improve rapidly.
What Lin Youwei said is true. When this instrument comes out, it will definitely go down in history!
"It's Qin Wenyuan again, who is my precious daughter married to?"
Li Er's eyes were like torches.
His mind was filled with images of Changle breaking up with the royal family for Qin Wenyuan.
How harshly I refused at that time, how painful my face is now.
Who is this Qin Wenyuan?
Ever since Qin Wenyuan appeared, every time there was news about him, it could bring about dramatic changes to the entire country of the Tang Dynasty, and even to the entire nation!
"When you have time, you must see Qin Wenyuan with your own eyes. Such a genius, it would be a pity not to serve the imperial court."
Li Shimin murmured.
At this time, Lin Youwei was beating his chest and stamping his feet around the plow.
"Such a small change can bring such huge benefits. I'm ashamed. Why didn't I think of it?"
"The inventor of the bent plow, who is worthy of being recorded in the annals of history, is actually the miracle doctor of Qin. What a pity, what a pity!"
From the extremely high praise just now and Lin Youwei's current gaffe behavior, it is not difficult for Li Shimin to see how stimulated and shocked Lin Youwei was.
Unfortunately, this matter has become a done deal.
Even if their outlook on life is shattered, they still have to accept reality.
"Your Majesty, the Qin miraculous doctor who invented this thing is brave enough to ask your Majesty to reward him! I am willing to personally thank him on behalf of the people of the world!"
Lin Youwei said tremblingly.
It is not difficult to see his sincerity.
However, he may not know that Qin Wenyuan was knighted just two days ago. If he was to be rewarded and the imperial edict was conveyed to the Qin Mansion, it would be as if he was free of charge.
Moreover, for Qin Wenyuan who did not want to be an official, a knighthood was the best reward. To be ashamed, Li Shimin could not find a reward that could impress Qin Wenyuan now.
In order to prevent embarrassment, Li Shimin quickly shook his head and said: "Lin Qing, you don't need to think too much about this, and there is no need for you to thank him. I, the emperor, will thank him on my own."
The voice fell.
Lin Youwei also knew what was going on. Since the emperor personally thanked him, he, the Minister of Industry, could not say much.
Li Shimin shouted: "All officials are listening to the order. I order you to promote this plow to the ten roads of Tang Dynasty within half a month!"
This sound, like a loud bell, startled everyone.
Immediately, in the main hall, a group of civil and military officers slowly woke up and said loudly: "I wait... I obey the order!!"
After all the officials left, Li Shimin left Wei Zheng alone.
Seeing that everyone had left, Li Shimin turned to Wei Zheng and said calmly: "Tell me, how is Changle doing lately?"
"Your Majesty, this...I don't know." Wei Zheng's tone paused.
Every time when she visited the Qin Mansion, Changle gave many warnings when she came back, never to reveal the information about her stay.
He didn't understand the reason, but that's what Changle told him anyway.
"I don't know?" Li Shimin's eyes swept away, and the cold imperial aura suddenly burst out, "When you blocked the Imperial Army for the Qin Mansion, and when Qu Yuuli came out, Chang Le asked you to bring this news."
"So that I can know how powerful her husband is."
"I don't believe it. You know nothing about her recent condition."
As an emperor and an enlightened emperor, Li Shimin's IQ is by no means limited.
How can these little tricks be hidden from him?
"This...I really don't know...the letters and Quyuanli are all placed in front of the door of my house. I can't contact the visitor at all..."
Li Shimin said with shame: "Did you know, Wei Qing, when you lie, you are like bricks in the toilet, they are smelly and hard."
If it's any other lie, forget it.
But Wei Zheng's lie was simply an insult to Li Shimin's IQ.
Deliver a letter and deliver it to the door?!
Wei Zheng, what the hell...
Forget about delivering letters or leaving things at the door.
I'm afraid that most people will be beaten with sticks by servants and thrown into the street as soon as they step on the steps in front of the door where you are admonishing the doctor, right?
If no one had said hello in advance, could Wei Zheng have collected these letters and Quyuan Li?
"I'll give you one last chance. How is Changle doing lately!!"
"Forehead...."
When Wei Zheng was about to answer, Li Shimin suddenly interrupted: "Wei Qing, you have to think clearly before speaking. Otherwise, I don't need to explain the consequences of the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Gudu!
Wei Zheng swallowed, and finally betrayed Chang Le.
"I said it, I said it!"
"Your Royal Highness, Feng Ti has been under the care of her husband recently and is safe and sound. The couple is living in harmony and there is no sign of quarrel."
"His Majesty……"
Wei Zheng looked at Li Shimin and said with fear: "If you want Her Highness to bring her husband to visit you, that should be impossible."
"Master Qin's living habits have always been lazy and he has no idea of promotion. Her Highness the Princess is also happy that her husband is like this."
After saying that, Wei Zheng sighed helplessly and closed his eyes tightly.
She prayed silently in her heart, hoping to be forgiven by Changle and to stop her husband Qin Wenyuan from being hostile to her.
He tried his best this time, and he really didn’t mean to betray me!
"Okay, I understand." Li Shimin stroked his beard and said, "Wei Qing, the banditry is rampant near Chang'an now, and I'm a little worried. You can take Commander Cheng Chu and Mo Cheng to guard the city gate for a few days."
Wei Zheng: "..."
He knew that Li Shimin had no good intentions.
Since it had no use value, he was sent to look at the gate.
It's really frustrating for him to act like a remonstrating official.
Full of depression, Wei Zheng left with a sad face.
In the same place, only Li Shimin's eyes were burning.
In his mind, he kept thinking about Lin Youwei's comments about Benli, and an idea quietly appeared.
With the power of the curved shaft and plow, the five surnames and seven hopes will be defeated!
"One family, after all, is not as strong as one country."
"Can the curved shaft plow help the Tang Dynasty initially get rid of the dependence of the aristocratic families? As long as the Tang Dynasty continues to be strong and the monarchs and ministers are united, these aristocratic families, even if they rebel, will definitely be like a mantis."
Li Shimin murmured, this idea just appeared.
But like the roots of a tree, the seeds have been firmly planted in his heart.
He planned to discuss this idea with Qin Wenyuan in the future.
"anyway……"
Li Shimin looked sad, looked at the sky in the distance, and lamented: "One million grains and wages... the death of more than a hundred soldiers, I wonder if Dali Temple can catch the culprits and bring them to justice."
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Qin Mansion.
It was sunset, the setting sun was gradually setting, and every household was lighting fires.
Changle was not surprised. He had already brought the newly bought vegetables and went to the kitchen with Xiaolin to prepare tonight's dinner.
Qin Wenyuan, on the other hand, was drinking tea quietly in the Tang Dynasty, his eyes were deep and bright, as if he was waiting for something.
Not long after, I saw a dog walking in from outside.
"Master!" Xu Gou said, cupping his hands.
Qin Wenyuan looked at it and said calmly: "How is it? What did the two old farmers talk about at noon?"
Xu Gou said: "Young Master, something happened in Cuihua Mountain not far outside Chang'an City."
"The reason is that one day ago, there was a batch of military supplies that the imperial court raised from various places. Just one day ago, this batch of military salaries worth millions disappeared."
"Disappeared??"
Qin Wenyuan was suddenly slightly shocked.
Xu Gou nodded and continued: "Moreover, not only that, more than a hundred soldiers responsible for transporting food and wages are all dead, and only one commander is still alive, but this commander..."
When Xu Gou said this, he hesitated a little and changed the subject: "Young Master, let's not talk about the commander for now."
"Let me tell you what I learned today."
"There are rumors that just one day ago, a group of soldiers were awakened from their sleep. They walked out of the camp and found that the entire camp where they were transporting military pay had been trampled to a state of disgrace. Many soldiers were seriously injured and passed out."
"At that moment, the soldiers discovered a headless man riding on a magnificent war horse. He was holding a halberd in one hand and a stone taller than a man in the other. He was simply extremely powerful."
"Then the headless man threw the stone down, hit a soldier, and then turned around and left."
"When he left, I don't know where a very vicissitude of words came from."
Qin Wenyuan raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Xu Gou looked at Qin Wenyuan, and recalling the rumors, he, a man of steel, became a little nervous.
He said: "I am the overlord. I am reborn today. I want to revive Western Chu. I am here again and willing to assist in this great trend. I will borrow your military salary!"
"Your life, I, the king! Take it!"
"After that, the headless man rode on a horse and disappeared in the thunder. After he left, all the soldiers died, and their food and wages..."
Xu Gou shook his head and continued with a heavy face: "It's all gone! Not a penny is left of the one million military pay, it all disappeared without a trace."
At this moment.
After listening to all Xu Gou's words, Qin Wenyuan fell into thinking.
Xu Gou murmured: "In order to revive Xi Chu, I am here again and willing to help with this great trend... and I can also lift such a big stone. Is this the ability to carry a cauldron?"
"this……"
"Master, please tell me, isn't this the Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu who died long ago?"
"Could it be...could it be the ghost of Overlord Xiang Yu who stole the imperial court's military pay and killed the soldiers??"
"And according to rumors, the war horse that the headless man was riding at that time seemed to be the legendary Xiang Yu's snow-trotting black horse, and the spur he used looked a bit like the legendary tiger-headed dragon halberd.
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"So...is it really Xiang Yu's ghost that is causing trouble? Is he really going to wake up?"
Qin Wenyuan was afraid if he continued talking, and Qin Shihuang was even told by Xu Gou that he was resurrected.
Qin Wenyuan shook his head and said: "The resurrection of ghosts? It's too superstitious."
"I don't think there are any ghosts, but there are people who pretend to be gods."
The voice fell.
Xu Gou looked at Qin Wenyuan, his eyes a little complicated, and said: "Master, do you think this is not Xiang Yu's ghost causing trouble?"
Qin Wenyuan shook his head and said: "No, even if he is the one causing trouble, he can just get some ghost coins from the sky. Why would he come to rob me and other living people of the copper coins they use?"
"But...but he has no head! And he looks so similar to the legendary Overlord Xiang Yu? And more than one million in military pay is really gone!"
Xu Gou sighed, and then said: "Perhaps the young master doesn't know that more than one million military pay is really huge. It is absolutely impossible for such a lot of things to disappear easily."
"Unless there are thousands of people, it's impossible."
"Therefore, there are two opinions on this matter."
When Qin Wenyuan heard this, he became interested and said, "Tell me about it."
Xu Gou nodded and replied: "The common people believe that ghosts and gods did it, but Dali Temple has the same idea as the young master and does not believe in ghosts and gods."
"Dali Temple thinks it is the living commander who is spreading rumors. After all, if it is really ghosts and gods that are causing trouble, why do they only let him alone?"
"So now, the arrest warrant for this commander has been posted in Chang'an City and nearby areas, and Dali Temple intends to arrest him and bring him to justice."
Hearing this, Qin Wenyuan frowned and thought.
He, a certain Qin, does not believe in ghosts and gods!
According to ordinary logic, Dali Temple's handling methods are understandable.
If it were him, Mr. Qin, he would do the same thing.
However, this matter is indeed too mysterious.
Because there are two counties near Cuihua Mountain, if it was really the commander who sent people to do it, then how did he transport the food and wages away?
And why, knowing that military pay was being transported, he went out of his way to join that team, robbed the food and pay, and then left, which makes people suspicious.
Could the person who planned such a shocking plot be such a brainless person?
mystery!
There is an absolute mystery in this whole incident.
"Master, what do you think? Do you still prefer the theory that there are no ghosts and gods?" Xu Gou asked.
Qin Wenyuan glanced at Xu Gou and said calmly: "Xugou, I still don't believe there is any sneaky crime, but I just want to listen to your story..."
"With only one-sided words, I can't deduce the secrets hidden in it. Therefore, if you really want to understand this matter, you need to investigate it yourself."
"But you also know that Tianquan has arrived near Chang'an. Now, we cannot give up the advantages of Chang'an City and go to the wild to seize the opportunity to attack him secretly."
"Moreover, the imperial court has already taken action on this matter. We don't need to study it at all. Let's just let it go."
When Xu Gou heard this, he also knew what his position should be.
He cupped his hands and replied: "I understand, young master."