Datang: Just been appointed as the crown prince, the counterattack system is here

Chapter 112: Erlang plays with what I have left! [Please subscribe]

Although Zhang Ping had some guesses about Li Chengqian's ambition, he didn't dare to say it out loud because he had already suffered a loss at the hands of Li Chengqian once.

If he ate it again, he was 100% sure that Li Chengqian would definitely kill him.

Moreover, he no longer dared to underestimate this eight-year-old child, because this child not only calculated the entire Jiangling and made the people of Jiangling work for him, but also was grateful to him.

Such a child is definitely not a good person.

What's more, he has a father who doesn't recognize any of his relatives.

It is said that like father and son, like mother, like son. This father and son are two ruthless people who were carved from the same mold.

"call"

After letting out a breath of frustration, Zhang Ping instantly figured it out. Now that he had already boarded the ship of Crown Prince Li Chengqian, it was impossible to jump off. He simply said to him:

"Although I don't know the Crown Prince's specific plans, I agree to train my personal guards."

"but."

As he spoke, he hardened his heart and changed the subject: "Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to train them, they can't be trained as my personal guards, they should be trained as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's personal guards. They are nominally my personal guards, but in reality, they are His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's personal guards!"

"hehe."

Upon hearing this, Li Chengqian looked at Li Yuan with a smile, thinking that this guy was quite sensible.

In this way, he saved himself the trouble of borrowing chickens to lay eggs.

But Li Yuan smiled and said, "Don't worry about the assessment. I will help you find a solution!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhang Ping was overjoyed and quickly asked, "I wonder what reforms His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is planning?"

Li Chengqian thought for a moment and said, "As the saying goes, if you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. The Jingzhou Governor's Office should have an armory, right?"

"Yes! It's right next to the military training ground of the Governor's Office!"

"Then take us to see it!"

"Yes!"

Soon, Zhang Ping took Li Chengqian and his grandson to the Military Arsenal.

Although it is well known that the Tang Dynasty's military was very powerful, it was not so powerful at the beginning. It was through the continuous accumulation of experience and improvements in wars that the well-known Tang Thirteen Armors, Tang Horizontal Sword, Tang Mo Dao and other military equipment came into being.

Now is the first year of Zhenguan, and military development will not reach its peak until at least the middle of the Tang Dynasty.

Therefore, for Li Chengqian, developing armaments in advance could help the Tang Dynasty avoid many detours.

"Sir, look, this is the Arsenal where we manufacture military equipment!" After Zhang Ping arrived at the Arsenal, he introduced the Arsenal to Li Chengqian in a low-key manner according to Li Chengqian's instructions.

According to the current weapons management regulations of the Tang Dynasty, local military arsenals can only manufacture weapons for use in the army.

So, after a tour, Li Chengqian saw only people hammering away at broken swords and guns, and repairing armor, bows and arrows.

Things like steel smelting and assembly line weapons production are basically nonexistent.

"Commander Zhang, I know that our Tang Dynasty adopts the system of household soldiers. Generally, household soldiers are equipped with their own weapons and equipment, but there is one thing I don't understand. Where do the household soldiers purchase their weapons and equipment from?" Li Chengqian asked doubtfully.

Zhang Ping glanced at Li Yuan and said with a smile:

"My lord, you may not know that the weapons that the palace soldiers bring with them are purchased from the market. However, they cannot use the weapons they buy at will. They must be handed over to the palace treasury for management. Only when they are on duty can they be collected. These are called 'private weapons'."

"In addition to 'private weapons,' there are also 'forbidden weapons.' These weapons are manufactured by the Military Equipment Supervisor or the Ministry of War, such as crossbows and siege engines. You have to go to the armory to obtain them."

"I see."

Li Chengqian nodded: "So, the Tang Dynasty doesn't ban 'private weapons', right?"

"Yes sir!"

"That'll be easy!"

"what?"

Zhang Ping looked confused.

Li Chengqian laughed and said, "I have several weapons suitable for individual combat. Since the Tang Dynasty doesn't ban 'private weapons', I want to set up my own 'private weapons' workshop!"

"We produce 'private weapons' specifically for the Tang Dynasty's imperial guards, allowing them to wreak havoc on the battlefield!"

"Ah? This"

Zhang Ping was speechless after hearing what Li Chengqian said.

Instead of being a prince, you want to be a warmonger?
The Li family is really weird, each of them is unconventional!

"hehe."

Li Yuan heard Li Chengqian's words and smiled proudly: "My grandson has this ability, so naturally, those who are capable should do more work. It would be best if we could make a bunch of fire bombs to open the eyes of those barbarians!"

"Shouldn't the fire bomb be listed as a 'forbidden weapon'?"

Li Chengqian tilted his head.

"What is a fire bomb?" Zhang Ping couldn't help but ask curiously.

Li Chengqian glanced at him and said, "It's a weapon of mass destruction just like a bed crossbow!"

"what?"

Zhang Ping was startled and said quickly, "'Forbidden weapons' cannot be produced privately. It will be considered treason!"

rebellion?

Li Yuan smiled coldly in his heart, but asked thoughtfully: "Then are there any gunpowder weapons for individual combat?"

"Yes, I have!"

Li Chengqian's eyes lit up, and he said, "This gunpowder weapon is called a musket. It uses gunpowder to fire iron balls to attack the enemy. It's similar to a bow and arrow, a long-range offensive weapon, but more powerful than a bow and arrow!"

"Really?! Can my grandson make it?" Li Yuan's face was full of excitement.

Li Chengqian smiled and glanced at him, then nodded, "The principle is very simple, and it's not difficult to make!"

"Okay! I want the first musket of the Tang Dynasty!"

"no problem!"

"Hehe, from now on, Erlang will also play with what I leave behind."

"Uh,"

Li Chengqian immediately raised his hand to his forehead in embarrassment, and for a moment he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

Zhang Ping, standing aside, looked disheveled in the wind. He felt like he shouldn't be here.

At the same time, in the Chang'an Palace.

As Li Shimin became more and more secure on the throne, the influence of the Zhenguan Dynasty basically replaced that of the Wude Dynasty.

Li Shimin has been in a very happy mood these days.

So, today, as the weather was fine and sunny, he held a banquet for his ministers at the Taiji Pond behind the Taiji Palace. At this moment, there was singing and dancing, and the sound of flutes and bamboos was endless.

"Your Majesty, the number of people registering for next year's imperial examination is more than in previous years. I think we should add more examination rooms!" Pei Ji said with a smile.

Li Shimin glanced at him sideways, then looked at his ministers, and said with emotion: "Heroes from all over the world, join my camp!"

"Hehehe"

The ministers smiled at each other.

Then, Chu Liang continued, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, we can increase the number of students so that the students in the academy can coordinate with the examinations!"

"Well, that's quite right. Are the people from Hongwenguan also taking part in this imperial examination?"

"Yes, they are preparing now!"

"Then add more examination halls and make sure not to miss out on such talented individuals!"

Li Shimin nodded and was about to continue speaking when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the absent-minded Wei Zheng from the corner of his eye and said with a smile:
"Wei Zheng, I see you're neither paying attention to the singing and dancing, nor listening to my discussion of the imperial examination. What are you thinking about?"

"I"

Wei Zheng hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm thinking about music!"

"Ah!"

Li Shimin laughed: "What's the matter with music?"

"Your Majesty, when I saw so many musicians, I naturally thought of the story of the unskilled musicians!"

"False words?"

Li Shimin was stunned and turned to look at his ministers.

All the ministers were confused and didn't know what was going on.

But Wei Zheng said seriously, "Actually, there's not much harm in just filling in the gaps. But what if someone plays it carelessly?"

"What else can we do? Of course it's chaos!"

Li Shimin interjected with some amusement.

"Hehehe"

The ministers smiled at each other again.

Wei Zheng, however, was unconcerned and continued, "There's chaos inside, but who's causing this chaos? Can anyone who appreciates it appreciate it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone, including Li Shimin, immediately stopped smiling.

After a moment, Li Shimin pondered and said, "If we look carefully, we might be able to find it out, but it will definitely not be possible to hear it in a short time!"

"So, time just keeps getting delayed!"

Wei Zheng said sternly: "A piece of bamboo music is nothing, but if 'talent' is also like this, then it will be troublesome. Throughout history, the government has been...

"Alright, alright! You always do this!"

When Li Shimin heard Wei Zheng's talk, his head started to hurt. His good mood was ruined. He couldn't help but say:
"Let me ask you, have you reached any conclusion on the matter I asked you to discuss with your wife?"

"what?"

Wei Zheng seemed to have not expected Li Shimin to ask this, and was suddenly at a loss.

Li Shimin seized on this and quickly counterattacked: "What's wrong with you? It's been so long, and you still haven't given me an answer. What's the point?!"

"Your Majesty, aren't we discussing the imperial examinations? I think..."

"No! What I'm most concerned about now is whether my reward of your beauty has any result."

"This, this, this"

Wei Zheng stammered incomparably, and after a long moment of panic, he managed to utter, "My wife disagrees!"

"What did you say?!"

Li Shimin's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief as he asked, "How dare she disagree with me? Is that so?"

"Uh,"

Wei Zheng's mouth twitched, and he said with embarrassment: "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, she said that if I were to accept your reward, she would commit suicide."

"Good good!"

Li Shimin laughed out loud in anger: "Mrs. Wei Zheng, what a strong-willed woman!"

As he spoke, he looked around at the ministers and nodded, "Okay, since she wants to die, let her do it here!"

"His Majesty!"

Wei Zheng was shocked when he heard this.

Li Shimin glanced at him coldly and he immediately shut his mouth.

Because from Li Shimin's eyes, it was not difficult for him to see that Li Shimin was really angry.

And it was a different kind of anger than before.

Therefore, even though he had contradicted Li Shimin several times before, he was somewhat intimidated this time.

Li Shimin raised his hand and gestured to Wushe, who was waiting beside him, and said in a deep voice, "Go and bring Wei Zheng's wife here!"

"Yes!"

Wushe responded and was about to turn and leave.

At this moment, Li Shimin turned his head and said, "Wait, come closer!"

"promise!"

Wushe immediately knelt beside Li Shimin, listened to his whispers, and immediately showed a look of surprise.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid."

"Stop talking nonsense! Just do as I say!"

"As ordered!"

After watching Wushe lead his men away, Li Shimin turned to look at Wei Zheng again and said indifferently, "Wei Zheng, did you have something to say?"

"minister"

Wei Zheng opened his mouth and smiled bitterly: "I was just trying to say that this Taiji Pool is a holy place. It's not good for a woman to come and defile the holy place."

"I remember that the retired emperor often brought women here. There is nothing wrong with it. You should feel proud that your wife can come here!" Li Shimin said casually.

Wei Zheng's face turned dark in an instant.

Is this the same thing?!

I'm so proud!!
(End of this chapter)