After waving his hands casually, Li Ke asked lightly, and at the same time motioned to the saluting servants to get up.
"When I get back to you, Your Majesty, I'll be waiting for you in the main hall!"
Han Lucheng naturally did not dare to neglect and quickly replied.
"Okay, let's lead the way!"
Li Ke was not surprised. He just nodded and walked inside first. Although they were both princes and Li Ke was much better than the King of Han in every aspect, he did not behave in a welcoming manner towards Li Yuanjia.
But he didn't dare to complain.
A few years ago, the situation would have been different.
At that time, not to mention the inconspicuous princes like Li Yuanjia, but also the uncles who had grown up. When they met Li Tai, Li Ke and the others, weren't they polite? Not only did they have to salute their nephews, but they even
Before the nephews salute!
It's just that those good days are gone forever.
Under the advice of a group of ministers, the emperor issued a very serious order, not only requiring his sons to deal with their uncles politely, but also to bow before meeting...
No, no, they must salute, but uncles don’t have to return the salute!
Anyway, except for the prince Li Chengqian, everything is just like the uncle-nephew relationship of ordinary people. So if a few years ago, Li Ke had arrived at the gate of Prince Han's Mansion, I am afraid that the eleventh emperor's uncle would have greeted him.
Where can I be like now, leisurely waiting for myself in the main hall?
"hehe."
When he thought of this, Li Ke curled his lips subconsciously, and then let out a low laugh: "Now that we are in this situation, we still have the time to think about these things... Li Ke, Li Ke, you have suffered so much in the past two years.
It’s all for nothing!”
After laughing, there was a sigh so low that no one could hear it.
Li Ke was also a high-spirited master. Except for a year spent in Qizhou in the seventh year of Zhenguan, he basically stayed in Chang'an. It was not until the eleventh year of Zhenguan that Li Ke went to Anzhou again... He
He didn't want to go, but this time the emperor was determined and would not allow him to refuse.
It was also this time that Li Ke was impeached for gambling with the wet nurse's son.
He no longer wanted to recall the specific situation. In short, he was removed from office and reduced the number of households of 300 households, which immediately caused a considerable blow. However, it was precisely because of this incident that when Li Ke went to Anzhou to take up a post again
At that time, I became a lot more mature all of a sudden...
When I return to Chang'an City, I will no longer be as frivolous as before!
Not to mention that Li Ke also knew very well that his eleventh uncle was different from others. At least his father valued him very much. Otherwise, just for a carriage and a few pieces of glass, Li Ke would
I don’t think I need to make a special trip...
"Huh?"
As soon as he walked into the gate of Prince Han's Mansion, Li Ke let out a light sigh and suddenly felt that his eyes were not enough.
Although he was a prince of the Tang Dynasty, and his status was slightly higher than that of ordinary princes, coupled with his noble family background, Li Ke stood at the top of the pyramid of this era almost as soon as he was born. It can be said that he "sees all the prosperity"
", I have seen countless big scenes in the past ten years!
However……
After entering Prince Han's Mansion, Li Ke was still shocked by what he saw.
Needless to say, there is no need to mention the glass on the door and windows. Li Ke has long known about this new thing from others, and he also saw it with his own eyes when he came back to meet his father; the four-wheeled carriage is nothing, he had seen it before
I also took a closer look at Fang Jun. After all, that was one of the main reasons for visiting the emperor’s uncle this time!
But even so, Li Ke was still a little shocked when he saw so much glass!
This thing has not even been seen in the East Palace!
Especially since Li Ke had already inquired before coming here. So far, there are only a few companies in Chang'an that use glass. Except for Zhao Guogong's eldest son, Sun Wuji, the others are all relatives of Li Yuanji...
But at this moment, I can see at least a dozen faces, right?
And this was not the thing that made Li Ke most curious. After walking more than ten steps inside, the young King Wu finally couldn't hold it back. He lifted the hem of his clothes and squatted down: "This dusty, hard ground
, what on earth is going on?”
Although he didn't specify who he was asking, Han Lucheng naturally hurriedly whispered: "To return to the king, this road... well, it is paved with cement."
"Cement? What is cement?"
After being stunned for a moment, Li Ke looked at Han Lucheng in astonishment.
Why is this name so weird?
"this……"
After his eyelids twitched, Han Lucheng replied helplessly: "To return to the king, cement is actually made of several... well, several materials mixed together, because after adding water, it becomes soft and sticky.
It's like soft mud after rain, that's why it's called cement... spread it on the road while it's wet, and it'll look like this after it dries!"
"Huh? What kind of things are mixed?"
"..."
Seeing King Wu bending down and digging into the cement floor with his hands in great interest, and continuing to ask about the cement, Han Lucheng suddenly felt something in his heart, and quickly shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I only know a little bit about it. For more details, I still have to ask my Majesty.
of!"
After saying that, Han Lucheng quickly lowered his head.
Zhang Wan and the others have been researching cement for a long time. Almost every month they build several small sections of pavement in the house and test the performance of the new cement formula.
Han Road is not very fond of this kind of thing, because the cement road built in front is either too soft and cannot withstand large vehicles even after it dries; or it is too brittle and will crack in a short time.
There are no seams, and the cost of firing cement is not low, so in his opinion, strips of stone or blue bricks are not as useful.
But recently, Han Lucheng's views have changed a little.
The main reason is that the cement that Zhang Wan and the others took out suddenly took a big step forward. After three months of paving, the road was still the same as the one just paved! The king was so happy that he directly let them in the palace.
Hundreds of miles of road have been paved, and we want to see how long it can last...
Under such circumstances, how could Han Lucheng still not know the importance of this thing?
"oh?"
Li Ke raised his eyebrows slightly, glanced at Han Lucheng, and his face suddenly darkened.
He knew that the other party did not dare to say anything.
However, after suppressing his unhappiness, Li Ke became more and more interested in the cement pavement under his feet - it was hard, flat, and looked very solid, which made him extremely curious!
Subconsciously stamping his feet, Li Ke asked, "Are you afraid of rain on this road?"
"Go back to your Majesty, don't be afraid!"
Secretly breathing a sigh of relief, Han Lucheng quickly replied: "Not only is this cement road not afraid of rain, it is also almost as hard as a stone road..."