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"Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, the former emperor passed away, and Zhijie is still in office, so he cannot return to Chang'an. I am really ashamed and uncomfortable."

"Ah Chou, you have known Ben Gong and the late emperor for so long, he has knowledge and will understand your difficulties."

"This time Zhijie returns to Chang'an, I want to go to the tomb of the first emperor to pay homage."

"This is what it should be. Tomorrow the Japanese Palace will be arranged by someone."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager!"

Li Zhi stood aside, watching his mother talking to Cheng Zhijie, after a while Cheng Zhijie bowed to Li Zhi.

"Your Majesty, Zhijie has heard on the way that His Majesty called Zhijie back to Chang'an this time because of the Anxi matter."

"Where did you hear that, General?"

Cheng Zhijie's complexion changed slightly. In fact, he didn't really hear this, but someone told him specially.Obviously, when His Majesty asked this question, he gave him a slight nod.

"I called the general back this time, not to let the general travel thousands of miles. The border of the Tang Dynasty is stable at this time, and it is far from the point where the general should go."

"Ah Chou, this time His Majesty asked you to come back. Firstly, you knew that the late emperor had passed away, and you felt a little uncomfortable. Secondly, you have not returned to Chang'an for a long time. In Chang'an City, many relatives and old friends should gather together."

"I didn't say anything about the most important queen mother. I asked you to come back, but let you sit in Chang'an."

As Li Zhi said, he also patted Cheng Zhijie's shoulder.

"Your Majesty, can you tell Zhijie what His Majesty's plan is on Anxi's side?"

Cheng Zhijie listened to what the Queen Mother and His Majesty had said, but still asked a question about Anxi's situation. It seems that what happened in Anxi at this time is extremely important to the founding general.

"You should also listen to the rumors about Chang'an. With the general's knowledge, I would like to hear what the general thinks."

"Your Majesty is forcing the surrounding aliens to change."

Cheng Zhijie was straightforward and said what was in his heart.Li Zhi and Cheng Zhijie both laughed, the maid over there had already come to serve tea, and the three of them divided their seats and sat down.

"The general thinks, what should we do if there is unrest on the border?"

"Zhijie has always believed that if the scourge of the border is to be dealt with, one must cut the weeds and eradicate the roots to avoid future troubles."

"You and I have thought of the same thing. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, border troubles have been constant. These alien races, as long as they have a little chance, will cause trouble on the border, invade our land, and kill our people. Burning, killing, looting, and doing all kinds of evil, I really hate it."

"Your Majesty, Zhijie fought against the Qiang people in Longxi in his early years, and he is well aware of the nature of these alien races. These alien races are wolves on the grassland and leeches in the pond."

"It's also a mosquito in summer, I can't wait to slap it to death."

"Your Majesty, if Your Majesty intends to attack the Turks, Zhijie is willing to be the first to charge forward."

Li Zhi patted Cheng Zhijie's shoulder and glanced at him.

"You are my great general, not a pawn. It is not your duty to rush to the front of the battle."

"His Majesty..."

Cheng Zhijie wanted to say something, but Li Zhi waved his hand to prevent Cheng Zhijie from continuing.

He understood Cheng Zhijie's thoughts. This kind of veteran is not afraid of life and death. In fact, he is afraid that there will be no battle and no meritorious service.

It is true that Datang wants to attack the surrounding aliens and let him stay in Chang'an. In his heart, it is better to let him be a pawn and rush to kill the battlefield.

"I understand your thoughts, and you don't have to ask Ying to fight so early. When the time comes, I will still forget you."

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Cheng Zhijie was determined, the most feared thing was that His Majesty would let him live in Chang'an for the elderly, which would really stifle him.

"General Cheng, when my father was here, he actually used troops against Tubo and Turks a few times. Our army overwhelmed the border, and if they couldn't defeat them, they would flee back to their original place. Then we made peace with my Tang Dynasty, and once my army withdrew, they again Do whatever you want."

"Your Majesty, this is really a problem!"

"Does the general have any good solutions?"

Cheng Zhijie thought for a while, and finally shook his head.There is a way, just like how the big man broke the Huns back then, but the price is really too high.

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Huns were defeated, but the loss of a few years almost drained the blood of the great man.

The painstaking efforts of several generations were almost destroyed after the Huns were destroyed, and the Han Dynasty declined since Emperor Wu. This is a lesson learned from the past.

"I came back with my mother today, but I brought a gift to General Cheng."

After Li Zhi finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and the two eunuchs over there had already arrived in front of Li Zhi with two wooden trays.

"General Cheng has a look!"

Li Zhi made a gesture of invitation. As an emperor, Li Zhi has always been very courteous and corporal. Seeing what Wei Dangdang made of him in the court, Li Zhi walked down the stairs himself and helped Wei Dangdeng up with both hands.

This is Li Zhi's attitude towards his courtiers.

Cheng Zhijie had approached the two trays at this time and opened the two white scarves covering them, but Cheng Zhijie was puzzled, because the firecrackers used for festivals were placed in the two trays.

His Majesty brought a few firecrackers on purpose, what kind of gift are these?What does it have to do with attacking the prairie cavalry?Cheng Zhijie was really confused.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"General Cheng, try it!"

Chapter 588 Gunpowder

The waiter there has already handed Cheng Zhijie a fire pocket, which is a kind of thing to preserve the fire at this time.

Huozhezi is used to preserve fire, and flint is used to make fire by friction. For short-term preservation, Huozhezi is better.

Cheng Zhijie didn't know where it was, so he took the firecrackers from one of the trays and put them on the ground to be lit.

Li Zhi was depressed at the time, so he quickly pulled Cheng Zhijie back. The firecracker he took had a modified ratio of black powder, and Li Zhi added something to it, which really made him ignite like this, maybe It's really not going to hurt people much, but it will definitely be a little bit of fun.

"Your Majesty, what does this mean?"

"General Cheng, please take it to an open place, preferably with a living thing next to it."

Cheng Zhijie was really confused. Although the sound of firecrackers is indeed loud and a bit scary, that's all.Your Majesty needs this, but also put live animals to scare the chickens?Are chickens and dogs jumping?

However, Li Zhi is His Majesty after all, and what he says is golden words, no matter how he says them.Naturally, Cheng Zhijie would not resist the order, so he asked the people in the mansion to take two live chickens.

The firecracker exploded that day, which really shocked Cheng Zhijie. Not only was the sound much louder than the firecrackers he had lit before, but the two live chickens died for some reason.

At first, Cheng Zhijie thought he was scared to death, but when he saw the blood bleeding from the chicken, he confirmed that it was injured by something, not scared by the sound.

Cheng Zhijie couldn't believe it. Although the Tang Dynasty didn't have too many firecrackers, they always had to be set off during festivals.

There has never been such a thing that this thing blows up anyone half to death, just listening to the noise.

Cheng Zhijie tried it a few more times, using all the ducks and dogs in the mansion, and finally seeing Wangcai lying in a pool of blood dying, Cheng Zhijie finally believed that the power of the firecrackers was a little too strong.

Cheng Zhijie was a little overwhelmed with the fire folder, and finally returned it to the waiter with slightly trembling fingers.

"How does the general feel?"

"Your Majesty, is this really a firecracker?"

"The power is indeed a bit weak. I asked people to make this thing. The time is a bit rushed. Wait a few days and make a few better ones for the general to see. They can't even kill a dog. How can they blow up horses and people!"

Li Zhi said, shaking his head with a wry smile, Cheng Zhijie didn't know what to say all of a sudden, how powerful is this?Your Majesty will use this thing to blow up horses and people.

On May day, Cheng Zhijie didn't know if it was getting hot, his forehead was beating slightly, and some fine sweat had slowly condensed into a few drops on his forehead.

"The general just returned to Chang'an, so he took a good rest in the mansion. Tomorrow morning, I will accompany the general to pay homage to the late emperor."

After Li Zhi finished speaking, he didn't let Cheng Zhijie see him off, supported his mother's arm, and walked slowly towards the outside of Cheng's mansion.

His Majesty and the Queen Mother had been walking for a while, and Cheng Zhijie was still staring at Wangcai who was lying in a pool of blood in a daze. At this moment, the dog finally couldn't stand the blood loss for a long time, whimpered, and lowered its head.

"Come here, clean up this place."

Li Zhi and the Empress Dowager Changsun were sitting in the carriage, and the Empress Dowager Changsun had already embraced her cheap son in her arms.

"Zhier, are you really going to bring black powder to Tang Dynasty?"

"Aunt Lin, didn't the Tang Dynasty already have black gunpowder, not to mention the Tang Dynasty, the alchemists of the Qin Dynasty had unintentionally made this thing during alchemy."

"What they make is black powder for firecrackers, but yours is a military mix."

"If you don't bring it, how many people will die and how much blood will be shed when the Tang Dynasty attacks Turks and Tubo!"

"This thing is a double-edged sword, you must hold the hilt well."

"Zhi'er will definitely pay special attention to the Military Weapons Supervision. Apart from Chang'an, Zhi'er won't be doing this for a short time in other Military Weapons Supervisions."

At this time, the black powder was placed in the Tang Dynasty, which was no different from a strategic weapon. Of course, Li Zhi didn't have a deep idea about the effect.

After all, in the Song and Ming dynasties, gunpowder was actually used in the military, and it was still very common, but it didn't happen when it was suppressed by a foreign race.

It will take modern times for gunpowder to really make a sensation in the whole world, make the whole world miserable, and be deeply ravaged by colonization.

But this thing depends on how it is used. It can always have some good results by surprise.

"It's good that you are clear in your heart. Aunt Lin is also reminding you. By the way, Zhi'er, these days are free, so I will make a mirror and soap for Aunt Lin. Aunt Lin is really serious about looking at the bronze mirror and those soap beans all day long." Not used to it."

Li Zhi raised his head and looked at Lin Wanyue. A faint smile had already appeared on that face of the country and the city.

Seeing Li Zhi looking at her, Lin Wanyue caressed the cheek of her cheap son with her hand, she wanted to hear Li Zhi agree.

"But Aunt Lin, I was only in the first year of high school when I came to Datang. You don't think I can make soap and glass, do you?"

"It's okay, you won't, Aunt Lin will teach you, just do it."

Li Zhi was a little embarrassed. Looking at Lin Wanyue, he probably wanted to be like an ostrich. When something embarrassing happened, he buried his head in the sand.

Li Zhi also buried his head in the sand, what a soft sand!

Lin Wanyue put her arms around Li Zhi, a jade hand slowly lifted the curtain of the carriage, outside was Chang'an's busy traffic, and several carriages roared past not far away.

Back in the palace, Li Zhi saw Aunt Lin's memory for the first time. Aunt Lin knew the saponification formulas for making alkali and soap at her fingertips.

After Lin Wanyue finished writing, she put the paper there to dry, and then told Li Zhi the precautions for making soap and glass.

Lin Wanyue said that she had been a teacher before, and Li Zhi really believed it at this time. When talking about things, it was really clear and clear. Li Zhi thought that this was better than his high school chemistry teacher. a lot.

"Aunt Lin, when you were teaching, did you teach chemistry?"

"No, I teach physics."

"But Aunt Lin's chemistry is really good, even better than the provincial excellent teacher in our school, but Aunt Lin, why didn't you continue to teach later? Isn't teaching very good? Zhi'er thinks that female teachers are particularly good. charm."

"You have so many questions. The reason why Aunt Lin stopped teaching is because of an invitation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Okay, don't ask so many questions."

Li Zhi's eyes widened in an instant, what kind of woman is beside him?

So what, an invitation from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, what is this concept?

At this moment, Li Zhi looked at Lin Wanyue as if he was looking at an alien creature.In his eyes, people who can be invited by that kind of place have really broken away from the basic concept of people.

Moreover, since Li Zhi came to Datang, Aunt Lin's performance has often made Li Zhi's jaw drop.

Chapter 589 Aunt Lin

Not to mention anything else, just playing chess with Sizi, and the next match is enough to surprise Li Zhi.

Sizi's chess skills are not weak either. Among all the princesses, she is definitely No. 1 in chess skills. When playing against her father, there are times when her father stumbles.

But it's a disaster to have a relationship with the mother!The next match, a chess draw, is the most frustrating thing for this girl, Sizi.

When others play chess, they are looking forward to winning!The son played chess with the queen, hoping to lose once.

"Aunt Lin, can you make a gun?"

Li Zhi said such a sentence suddenly, Lin Wanyue looked at him, and suddenly stretched out her jade finger, just to poke the cheap son's forehead hard.

"I can't make a gun, at most it's a firecracker, and Datang's manufacturing technology can't match it."

"Fire guns are fine too!"

"The firearms of the Song and Ming dynasties were not weak, so what Aunt Lin wants to tell you is that firearms are not as powerful as you think."

"Aunt Lin, I know this. Aunt Lin took great pains to make firecrackers and cannons. Our Tang Dynasty can save many sons and widows from dying, and many white-haired people don't have to send black-haired people away."

"You, you are really greedy. Just now, you only want the guns, but now you want the guns too."

"Aunt Lin, I thought Datang's smelting technology should be fine for making this thing, and the smelting technology of Mo Dao will be difficult for future generations to imitate perfectly."

"Do you think that the plain yarn clothes cannot be imitated by later generations, because the textile industry of later generations is not as good as the big man?"

Li Zhi rubbed her hair, Lin Wanyue kowtowed on the forehead of this cheap son with her fingers.

"Well, some things need a comprehensive industrial base, not just one or two amazing achievements."

"Aunt Lin thinks of a way to smelt this piece. Aunt Lin is not very good at smelting. Maybe it can take Datang's steel smelting to a higher level."