Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 288 Tiangongyuan is about to present a gift to Li Shimin
Li Chengqian ate the porridge in small bites.

The Crown Princess was talking beside him.

"Your Highness, isn't it time for Dalang and Erlang to come back?"

The Crown Princess said softly, "Next year will be your Majesty's fiftieth birthday, and the palace is preparing gifts in advance..."

"Da Lang and Er Lang are away, so they should come back early and fulfill their filial duties."

Li Chengqian wiped the corner of his mouth and said, "No hurry."

"Let's wait until August or September. It won't be a big deal if they come back then."

The Crown Princess called out in a delicate voice, "Your Highness!"

Li Chengqian shook his head and laughed. He knew that the Crown Princess missed her son, and said, "Okay, my dear, there's no rush."

“We’ll see it this year.”

"This is also for the good of Dalang, Erlang and the others."

"If jade is not polished, it cannot be made into a useful object."

"You should think more about them. When the burden of the Tang Dynasty falls on their shoulders, will they be able to carry it?"

The Crown Princess was helpless, she just missed him.

But we cannot go against the prince's wishes.

The prince has expressed on many occasions in public that Li Jue is the future crown prince.

The greater the expectations placed on him, the greater the hardships Li Jue will have to endure.

"I am not unreasonable."

The Crown Princess snuggled in Li Chengqian's arms and said, "It's just that Erlang is not in the palace for the New Year. I am always worried about him. I am afraid that he has been wronged outside and will miss his father and mother."

"Don't worry, I believe in Jilang."

Di Renjie came outside to ask for a meeting, interrupting their intimacy, so the Crown Princess had to go to the back hall.

Before leaving, he kept muttering, "Your Highness, we agreed on August or September, you can't break your promise."

"You have no joke!"

Li Chengqian smiled.

Di Renjie walked in with his head lowered, and when he saw that there was no one else in the hall, he walked forward quickly.

"what's up?"

"Your Highness, there is news from the Tiangong Academy that the established route will be changed. I would like to come to the East Palace to present it to Your Highness."

Di Renjie said.

"Oh?"

Li Chengqian was slightly surprised. He thought for a moment and said, "Well, there is no need to come to the East Palace. I will go to the Tiangong Academy to inspect it in two days and let Xin Shaohou explain it to me personally."

"Yes!"

Di Renjie went downstairs to give orders and came back after a while.

"Your Highness, I heard an interesting story today." Di Renjie said mysteriously.

"What's the matter?"

"I heard from officials at the General News Department that Li Yifu was very respectful and enthusiastic towards Cui Dunli, which was completely different from his previous arrogance in the General News Department."

Di Renjie said: "There are rumors outside that Li Yifu was arrogant at first and then respectful. I didn't expect this to happen."

"It makes me laugh just thinking about it."

Li Chengqian looked at Di Renjie strangely. Why did these words sound so familiar?
"Your Highness, Li Yifu should not be hostile to Cui Dunli. At the very least, he should be neither humble nor overbearing." Di Renjie said puzzledly: "It sounds like Li Yifu completely listens to Cui Dunli."

"Will he just give in and accept his fate?"

Obviously, Li Yifu's reaction to Cui Dunli surprised him.

Li Chengqian lowered his head and fiddled with the memorial, saying, "I know Li Yifu well."

"not that simple."

Li Yifu, the human-cat.

A smiling tiger who will never let go of any grudge.

When you think he is harmless and let your guard down, he can seize your weakness and deliver a fatal blow.

Just bow your head and accept your fate?

If Li Yifu really licked Cui's vagina like this, then he would not be a human cat.

……

The joke that was widely spread in the outside world was that he was arrogant at first but respectful later, which was laughable.

Li Yifu was unmoved by the matter and didn't care.

In the General Information Department, he always obeyed Cui Dunli's instructions and never objected.

"Li Sicheng, you have done a good job reviewing a newspaper that carries the message of truth."

Cui Dunli smiled and said, "Someone is inviting me to a banquet tonight. Come with me to the banquet."

He was very satisfied with Li Yifu, thinking that he would be difficult to deal with and would cause him considerable trouble in the General Information Office.

But he didn't expect that Li Yifu would actually bow down and submit, and do whatever he said.

Even some of his trusted subordinates were replaced.

No complaints either.

This saved him a lot of effort.

Cui Dunli also felt that he could test Li Yifu's bottom line. He knew very well that Li Yifu was not a good person.

The results of the Censorate’s investigation are bullshit.

How could the money he gave to Li Yifu before be fake?

"I remember that we had dinner together a few years ago. I remember that at that time, the General News Department had just been established, and Li Sicheng had just become the director."

"Thinking back to that time, I feel a little emotional. So many years have passed in the blink of an eye."

Cui Dunli said with deep sigh.

Li Yifu said humbly: "It is my honor that Silang still remembers you."

"How could you not remember?"

Cui Dunli smiled and said, "I gave Si Cheng a gift back then."

"Please don't blame me, Si Lang. It was my fault that I didn't recognize the real talent back then. Please don't blame me, Si Lang. I will pay you back double as an apology."

"It doesn't matter, what's past is past..."

It’s better to say than to sing.

If it really happened, would you say this?

After Li Yifu walked out and returned to his own classroom, the humble and flattering smile on his face immediately disappeared.

He took a deep breath, a sinister look on his face.

"Humiliating me, humiliating me?"

"Cui Dunli, thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west."

"Don't bully the youth to be poor."

"You have today, and I have tomorrow."

"It depends on whether you can sit still."

……

Weishui Tiangongyuan. Li Chengqian arrived and, led by Li Chunfeng, came to a built track.

The track is endless in length.

It's already been repaired.

"You guys want to change the route. It's already been decided that you will build from Weishui to Lantian County."

Li Chengqian paced beside the laid rails and asked, "This section is not far nor long. According to the progress you reported, the entire line will be completed around November this year and can be opened to traffic on a trial basis."

"Your Highness, this change is to extend the railway line."

Li Chunfeng said: "I have discussed with my colleagues and have come up with an opinion."

“Since the line from Weishui to Lantian County has been built, why not extend it from Lantian County all the way to Luoyang?”

Li Chengqian was surprised and asked, "Is this what you want to change?"

"Yes."

Li Chunfeng said embarrassedly: "It will cost a lot of money to build it from Lantian County to Luoyang..."

“It does cost a lot.”

Li Chengqian laughed, thinking that Li Chunfeng was asking for money.

Why does Tiangongyuan spend money like water?

Steam engines and railroads are definitely the big ones.

The railway will be laid from Weishui to Lantian. Currently, the laying of the railway is carried out in sections, with a total of ten sections.

All together, there are more than 30,000 people working on the railway line.

Eating and drinking every day is a huge expense.

In addition, we had to meet the deadline and complete the project within the expected time, so we almost worked overtime day and night.

The labor costs are astronomical.

Not to mention the materials used for the rails.

The total estimated cost of this Weitian railway line is as high as 5 billion yuan.

That is 50 million strings of cash.

Li Chunfeng and his team wanted to build a railway line from Weishui to Luoyang, which would increase the distance exponentially.

One hundred million guan is an understatement.

Two or three hundred million strings of cash are not enough.

Li Chengqian couldn't produce it, and he wouldn't agree to it just like that.

Why should he give it?

This is a major artery that benefits both the country and the people.

It is up to the imperial court to push for it.

"The busy spring season is about to begin."

Li Chengqian said: "You must be careful not to disrupt the order of spring ploughing. Everything must be based on the premise of ensuring the spring ploughing plan."

"Recruit mostly from the idle people in the city..."

Li Chunfeng said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, we are ready."

"There are many young and strong people in Chang'an City who can be used."

"If Chang'an doesn't work, there are still people in the nearby counties."

Li Chengqian nodded and said, "That's good."

He stepped on the railroad tracks and said, "Let's fix the current line first."

"For the Luoyang route, you should first formulate a plan and explore the route conditions along the way."

"After seeing this, Your Majesty will support you with not only 100 million guan, but 1 billion guan."

“No matter how good something is, you have to let people see its effects before you ask for money.”

This railway thing.

Li Chengqian was absolutely sure.

He was not afraid at all that Li Shimin would not be moved.

The 50th birthday is an opportunity.

The train was placed in front of Li Shimin and other officials in the court.

He thought about the countless people preparing birthday gifts for Li Shimin.

What other gift could be better than the trains and tracks made by Tiangongyuan?

When I thought of Li Shimin, I sat on the train and went directly to Lantian County in a short time.

What should be the reaction?

It should be exaggerated, right?

Li Chengqian is looking forward to it.

"People over there, get moving, bring the wood over here."

"The crane will be installed soon. The rail transporters are coming. Get out of the way. Hurry..."

Li Chengqian was at a construction site not far from the Wei River, and many people were busy.

He looked at the cranes that were set up and couldn't help but marvel at the wisdom of the ancients.

It is no problem to lift it entirely by manpower, but if there is a crane, it will save time and effort and be more efficient.

"Your Highness, is the train really so magical? It can arrive in one hour and travel back and forth between two places in two hours?"

Di Renjie felt everything was very fresh.

"You should ask Xin Shaohou about this."

"He's professional."

Li Chengqian smiled.

Li Chunfeng said, "Master Di, this is not a joke."

“We got this result after countless trials and modifications.”

He said proudly: "After the train is attached to the carriages, we can maintain a speed of 80 miles per hour on the rails."

"The Wei River is only a little over a hundred miles away from Lantian County."

"Do you think it will only take an hour?"

Di Renjie's eyes widened and he asked, "80 mph? All the time? Without stopping?"

He asked three questions directly.

Li Chunfeng just opened his mouth when he heard the prince say calmly: "It's too low. There is still a lot of room for improvement."

Forehead!
Di Renjie's expression froze. This was still low, could it be further improved?

What kind of monster is this?

There is such speed.

Li Chunfeng looked a little embarrassed, as he still couldn't meet the prince's request.

As expected of a prince, his vision is extraordinary.

"Don't worry, Your Highness. Tiangong Academy will continue to test and further increase the speed of the train."

(End of this chapter)