Lin Shangshu was stunned. Apparently he had not expected that Mu Shangshu would bring the princess today.
Obviously the news he inquired about during the day yesterday was that Muchuan would bring some boxes to court, but there was no mention of the princess?
Seeing that Lin Shangshu was speechless, the prince stepped forward and bowed:
"Your Majesty, why don't you invite the two princesses to come to court? Master Mu will bring the two princesses here. There must be something you want to ask your Majesty for."
Li Shimin nodded. According to the regulations, even if the two princesses did not come today, they would have to visit him privately later.
See it sooner or later, it's all the same, not to mention that Muchuan brought it here specially.
Then he raised his head and motioned for Muchuan and Lin Shangshu to stand up. The attendants on the side shouted loudly outside the palace:
"The Princess of Tubo is declared to have an audience! The Princess of Europe is declared to be here!"
The attendant at the entrance of the palace also shouted.
After three calls, the two princesses walked into the court hall under the guidance of their attendants.
Someone had already taught them how to salute, and the two princesses bowed to Li Shimin in an orderly manner.
From the moment the two princesses entered the court, the ministers were stunned.
There were princesses from Fanbang Kingdom before, but those princesses were not as beautiful as these two princesses!
The princess of Tubo has gentle eyes and a graceful figure, while the princess of Europe has a slim figure and a cold face.
They are all rare beauties!
The person who used to just tease Master Mu for having three beauties, now looks at Muchuan and can't help but feel sour in his heart.
No wonder Master Mu hid the person in the house and refused to hand him over?
Who would be willing to leave it alone?
Even if you don’t dare to touch the two princesses casually, it’s still pleasing to the eyes if they stay in your own courtyard and watch them every day!
The prince had met the two princesses, so he didn't have any special ideas.
But Li Shimin in front of the hall was stunned, and Muchuan was shocked.
"Your Majesty, this is Princess Pearl of Tibet, and this is Princess Sophia of Europe."
Muchuan stood up and walked in front of the two princesses, interrupting Li Shimin's thoughts.
"Oh, okay, no gifts!"
Li Shimin said, the joy on his face undisguised.
Mingzhu and Sophia were also a little flustered. What they were most worried about was being noticed by the emperor.
If you are favored by the prince or other princes and grandchildren, you can return to your country during your lifetime.
If you are favored by the emperor, you can only stay in the palace.
"Your Majesty, please take a look at the box that I have brought from outside."
Muchuan said.
Li Shimin's eyes shifted from the princess to several rows of boxes. These tightly covered boxes really made Li Shimin feel itchy.
"Okay! As Aiqing said, open the box!"
Li Shimin announced happily and walked down after speaking.
An attendant had already rushed to open the box before Li Shimin, and Li Shimin lowered his head to look at it.
"This coral tree is great!"
Li Shimin praised.
Someone gave a coral tree as a gift at the prince's last banquet. It was of very high quality and was of a quality not even found in the imperial palace.
As soon as the king received the item, he forwarded it to him. He thought he had obtained a rare treasure, but he did not expect that this tree was bigger and of higher quality!
Has anything happened recently?
Why are you giving away corals?
Or is it such a high quality coral?
However, Li Shimin was also amazed in his heart. The money he gave Muchuan was enough to buy a coral tree given by the prince.
Sure enough, Muchuan should be let out. I really did not choose the wrong person for this Minister of Household Affairs.
No, it should be the most correct choice.
When the prince saw Li Shimin staring at the coral, with surprise and confusion on his face, he knew what Li Shimin was thinking.
"Your Majesty, the one Wei Chen gave you before was also a gift from Lord Mu."
The prince whispered in Li Shimin's ear.
When Li Shimin heard this, he was ecstatic!
Is this Muchuan capable of turning stones into gold?
Otherwise, how could he have so much money to buy two high-quality corals?
Just like this coral, how many are there in the world?
But there are two of them in Tang Dynasty! This is an auspicious sign!
This Muchuan was a great talent who made the Tang Dynasty prosperous!
Li Shimin's face flushed with excitement, and he quickly asked someone to put the corals away, and couldn't wait to see the next box.
"This, this is?"
Li Shimin couldn't speak clearly, he was stumbling, and looked at Muchuan with a look of surprise and expectation.
Although he couldn't explain this thing clearly, he knew that it must be a good thing!
And it is probably more worthy of his study than coral!
Lin Shangshu has been unhappy since his early days.
Seeing that Muchuan wanted to donate two beautiful princesses to Li Shimin, there was even a sense of crisis that "the Ministry of Household Affairs was going to surpass the Ministry of War."
So from the time Li Shimin opened the box, he had been standing aside, waiting to find fault.
The first box contained corals. Lin Shangshu had never seen such good corals before, and he was both excited and sulky.
What makes him excited is that he has been lucky enough to see such a complete, red, round, without any damage or insect-eaten coral tree in his lifetime.
Just this one incident was enough for him to tell his grandson about it for three years.
He was sulking because this coral tree made it impossible for him to find fault or apply eye drops to His Majesty.
So after looking at the coral tree carefully, he set his sights on the second box.
As soon as the lid was opened, the first person who was excited was not Li Shimin, but Lin Shangshu!
After all, Li Shimin had been away from the battlefield for many years and was a little dull.
But Lin Shangshu deals with these things every day. In order to make weapons, he often goes to the Ministry of Industry for guidance.
Therefore, as soon as the box was opened, Lin Shangshu's eyes widened!
When Li Shimin asked Muchuan, he wanted to answer for Muchuan:
Nonsense! This is a crossbow! This is the most well-made repeating crossbow!
The Tang Dynasty also had repeating crossbows, but those repeating crossbows were so large that three or five people needed to work together to operate them.
Not to mention putting it in a box, even if you put it on a carriage, you may not be able to put it down!
Moreover, the crossbow is extremely heavy, and it is difficult to operate it well without a few years of experience!
Lin Shangshu regrets it to death now!
He shouldn't be looking for trouble with Muchuan all day long just for that little money. What's that little money?
Just pay the entire Shangshu Mansion to Muchuan!
As long as Muchuan is willing to let him take a look at this repeating crossbow and agree to his measurement of the size!
Muchuan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that His Majesty's mind was completely attracted by the contents of the box.
"Your Majesty, this is a repeating crossbow."
As he spoke, he picked up the crossbow and shot at the pillar ten meters away.
Miso miso miso miso! Several times in succession, everyone felt that in the blink of an eye, the bows and arrows hit the pillars, neatly arranged in a row, and even the spacing was almost perfect!
There was silence in the lobby! Even His Majesty opened his mouth slightly in surprise!
Someone is surprised! This repeating crossbow is such a time saver!
Moreover, Lord Mu is very easy to operate. If every archer in the army has one, combat efficiency will be greatly improved!
There are also people who are afraid! They dare to present a murderous weapon to His Majesty in the court hall, and even shoot arrows in front of His Majesty!
