At this time, Mo Zhu said in admiration: "Lord Muchuan is really knowledgeable and knows everything. Mo Zhu admires him."
"It's okay, it's okay."
Muchuan laughed and said that in fact he did not bring this technology at all, but he redeemed it with points from the system.
Moreover, this wooden ship technology is from the late Qing Dynasty, not modern. If modern principles are used to build ships, it will be even better.
While Muchuan and Ouyang Bufan were chatting, the guards outside the mansion hurried in.
"My lord, my lord! The prime minister has come to pay a visit!"
The little-eyed guard said in a panic.
Isn't the prime minister the Duke of Zheng and Wei Zheng?
Why did he come to Muchuan?
Muchuan had a very good impression of Wei Zheng. First of all, he was a well-known loyal minister who was brave enough to give advice and upright. It was precisely because of his presence that he could help Li Shimin's "Reign of Zhenguan".
Another point is that Wei Zheng treats himself well, at least he won't target him like Hou Junji did.
Muchuan and Wei Zheng have never had much contact. I am afraid they came here for government affairs.
Muchuan immediately ordered people to invite Wei Zheng up, and served the good tea and cakes from the official residence one by one as a treat.
Soon you can see Wei Zheng himself coming in. He is wearing a brown mountain pattern uniform and has a black goatee. He is broad and powerful.
When Muchuan saw the other party coming, he stepped forward to greet him and said respectfully: "Greetings to Duke Zheng."
"Master Shangshu, there is no need to be polite."
"I wonder why Lord Zheng Guo came here this time?"
"It's true that I have something to do, and there's no rush."
Wei Zheng sat down with a smile on his face, and while sipping tea, he and Muchuan greeted each other.
The content of the chat between the two involved astronomy and geography, ancient and modern times, China and foreign countries, and more about the study and judgment of the current situation inside and outside the Tang Dynasty.
This made Muchuan a little shocked. How could Wei Zheng, who was so good, chat with him like this?
You must know that the other party is the prime minister and is busy with official duties, so he shouldn't have this kind of time to spend time with Muchuan?
Could it be that he simply wants to make acquaintance with himself and deepen his relationship?
As for Wei Zheng, he was poor when he was young and his family had no money. Although he was poor, he had great ambitions. He often thought that he would have a great career when he grew up.
But reality soon slapped him in the face. Even when he was nearly 20 years old, he still had no achievements. He had no choice but to become a Taoist priest.
Even after he became a Taoist priest, he still loved reading, was full of knowledge, and was rich in knowledge. It was precisely because of this experience that he had accumulated savings to lay the foundation for his future career.
Later, Wei Zheng participated in the Wagang Uprising and followed Li Mi. Unfortunately, he did not gain any importance. He eventually surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and became the "Prince Xima" of Prince Li Jiancheng.
Li Jiancheng was the elder brother of Li Shimin. He was the prince at that time and was quite talented. At that time, Wei Zheng originally thought that assisting the prince would have a glorious future.
But unexpectedly, Li Shimin launched the "Xuanwumen Incident" and took away the power.
Fortunately, Li Shimin was not a narrow-minded person. Even if Wei Zheng assisted Li Jiancheng, he still kept him by his side.
In this way, Wei Zheng successively became an admonishing official, a minister of Zuo Cheng, an appeasement and other official positions, and he was promoted step by step.
When Wei Zheng assisted Li Shimin, he proposed many policies, such as "reducing taxes and lightening corvees", "being prepared for danger in times of peace", etc. It was these policies that laid the foundation for the prosperity of the early Tang Dynasty.
At this time, Muchuan was having a heart-to-heart talk with Wei Zheng, and after this discussion, he was surprised to find that Wei Zheng was very knowledgeable and had some modern thoughts on governing the world.
For example, the "Royal Workshop" currently built by Muchuan mainly sells things such as chili sauce, sugar, and beer. Wei Zheng was thinking that in addition to being sold domestically, these things produced by the Tang Dynasty could also be sold abroad.
Earn a lot of money for the Tang Dynasty court.
Wei Zheng's words just revealed Muchuan's thoughts. This is to earn foreign exchange income from external sales. This is also what Muchuan needs to do after opening up ports, maritime trade routes, and land trade routes.
Time passed by without realizing it. Muchuan and Wei Zheng were particularly happy talking to each other.
But at this moment, Wei Zheng finally made it clear: "I actually have something I want to ask when I come here this time."
"Duke Zheng wants to ask about Goguryeo's 'peace talks'?"
"No, it's about the Crown Prince."
Muchuan was stunned. After all, it was now the time when the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo were negotiating peace. Presumably Wei Zheng, as the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, should be one of the peace talks, so the other party would be troubled by this matter, but it turned out not to be the case!
"About the Crown Prince?
I wonder what happened to the Crown Prince?"
"Actually, it's like this. Recently, the crown prince's leg disease has recurred, making him unable to walk. The emperor sent an imperial doctor to treat it, but it didn't work, so he came here to consult the Minister of Household Affairs."
It turns out that boy Li Chengqian can't walk?
No wonder I haven't seen him in the morning court recently.
Muchuan already knew about Li Chengqian's inability to walk. After all, as a person from the future, he was particularly knowledgeable about what would happen in the future.
As for why Li Chengqian couldn't walk?
There are many records in the history books of later generations. For example, it is said that he fell from his horse, was assassinated, and fell by himself.
Muchuan wouldn't be able to figure it out if he was in the modern world, but he has traveled to the Tang Dynasty, how could he not know?
All you need to do is send some spies to find out.
I heard someone say that the reason why Li Chengqian couldn't walk was because he couldn't walk "for no reason". No one knew the reason. They only heard that one day, Li Chengqian felt his legs were weak, and then he had difficulty walking.
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However, Li Chengqian's "lame" symptoms were intermittent, good and bad sometimes, which is why Li Chengqian would appear in the court to discuss matters in a lively manner from time to time.
However, Li Chengqian's "lame" symptoms will not always go up and down. When the symptoms worsen, he will be unable to walk and will have to rely on others to help him walk.
Now after listening to what Wei Zheng said, Li Chengqian has been trapped in the palace for the past seven days, unable to come out. It seems that Li Chengqian's symptoms have worsened.
Like yesterday, Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, who did not believe in Buddhism, even led a group of courtiers to pray to the Buddha statue to protect the early recovery of Prince Li Chengqian.
In fact, this is of course in vain. First of all, there are no gods in the world. What's more, Muchuan, as a person from the future, knew that Li Chengqian was lame in his leg, so he would definitely be unable to walk for the rest of his life until the day he died.
As Li Chengqian's "Prince Taifu", Wei Zheng assisted Li Chengqian.
Moreover, Li Chengqian is still the crown prince, has a legacy of inheriting the incense and inherits the throne of Yiwu. If he has any shortcomings, it will affect the stability of the court regime.
