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Chapter 122 Anyone who offends the Tang Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away they are! [Please subscribe]

Li Chengqian was very clear that Li Yuan wanted to return to Chang'an and deal with Li Shimin again.

The main reason for this was that during the last disaster relief in Nanyang, Xu Rong was shocked by Lao Li’s words.

He actually reported Old Li's original words to the emperor: if he does something stupid again, he will go back and deal with Emperor Li II.

As a result, Emperor Li II was almost mad with anger.

Not only did he issue an imperial edict to severely reprimand Xu Rong, but he even deprived him of the reward for his meritorious service in disaster relief.

Li Chengqian estimated that if he had not made great contributions to disaster relief, Emperor Li II would have definitely demoted him to the lowest position, just like Zhao Deyan, leaving him at home as a commoner.

However, this is not over yet.

Perhaps Emperor Li II was so angry that Old Li did not give him face and slandered him in front of his ministers. After much thought, he actually cut off Old Li's supply.

In other words, Lao Li’s living expenses are gone.

This made Old Li so angry that he wanted to return to Chang'an overnight to settle the score with Emperor Li II!
Fortunately, Li Chengqian stopped him in time, built him a Jianghu villa, a golf course, and made all kinds of new equipment to cheer him up, so that no new trouble would occur.

But Old Li's dissatisfaction with Emperor Li II reached a new level.

Therefore, when Old Li saw that the reforms in Jiangling were progressing steadily, he couldn't help but think about returning to Chang'an again.

Li Yuan then asked, "How come autumn comes on September 8th, and now it's almost December? Does that mean we still have to wait for another half a year?"

Li Chengqian raised his hand to support his forehead, thinking that this was not what he meant, but he really did not want to return to Chang'an so soon, so he changed his mind and immediately fooled Li Yuan:
"Grandpa, what day is September 8th? It's the eve of Double Ninth Festival! Wouldn't it be perfect for you to go back then?"

"What's a good idea?"

"hey-hey."

Li Chengqian smiled mysteriously: "Grandpa, think about it, on the Double Ninth Festival in the Tang Dynasty, all officials have a holiday, and the emperor holds a banquet in the palace with many people, just like the night we...

"Hahaha!"

Li Yuan realized what was happening and couldn't help laughing. "My dear grandson is always full of ideas! Okay! Let's go back on September 8th and kill everyone!"

"Uh,"

Du Caigan's mouth twitched, and for a moment he didn't dare to look directly at the grandfather and grandson.

Xue Rengui's face was filled with surprise.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Emperor Retired are returning to Chang'an, why do they have to choose a date?

What does it mean to kill everyone?
Are you planning a rebellion?!

However, before he could figure it out, a voice came from afar: "Your Highness, Master Zhang wants to see you!"

"Oh?"

Li Chengqian's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "But is there any new progress in steelmaking?"

"Yes!"

"it is good!"

Li Chengqian clapped his hands and cheered, then turned to look at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan waved his sleeves and said, "Let's go and take a look together!"

Soon, they arrived at the largest private weapons workshop in Jiangling.

Although this "private weapons" workshop was opened by Li Chengqian under the name of "Xingtang Chamber of Commerce", the craftsmen inside were all military craftsmen from the Jingzhou Military Governor's Office.

Therefore, the technical confidentiality of this "private weapons" workshop is quite high.

Zhang Tie smiled and saluted Li Chengqian and Li Yuan, saying, "Your Highness, the Emperor, I have fulfilled your orders. I followed your instructions, found several porcelain craftsmen, made hundreds of molds of varying sizes, and opened more than a dozen kilns. Finally, I made the graphite crucible you mentioned. It's just that the money was spent..."

"Don't worry about the money. Our grandson has plenty of it!"

Before Zhang Tie could finish, Li Yuan interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Just tell me, how many graphite crucibles did you make?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, I spent two thousand strings of cash and got twenty."

"Only one hundred coins each, worth it!"

Li Yuan said with a smile, then turned to look at Li Chengqian: "What do you think, grandson?"

"Grandpa said it was worth it! It must be worth it!"

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded, "I originally thought I could only make a few, but I didn't expect to make twenty. This has already exceeded my expectations!"

"What are you waiting for? Let's make steel quickly! I want to see the difference between the steel made in this graphite crucible and the steel made in it!"

Following Li Yuan's order, Zhang Tie immediately called the craftsmen to start making steel.

Although the Tang Dynasty now has mature steelmaking methods, such as the pouring steel method.

However, due to temperature limitations, iron cannot be directly melted into molten iron, it is difficult to separate iron from slag, and carbon cannot penetrate quickly.

This requires craftsmen to constantly hammer and forge, which is extremely inefficient and has low output.

Therefore, Li Chengqian came up with the idea of ​​using a graphite crucible to directly melt iron into molten iron to produce high-quality high-carbon steel.

However, the waiting time for steelmaking is a bit long.

After waiting for about an hour, when Li Yuan was about to lose his patience, he heard Zhang Tie suddenly exclaim, "The molten iron has melted!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Du Caigan was the first to rush over. He took a closer look and was immediately shocked: "It really melted!"

"It's melted! It's melted!"

"The pig iron has all melted into molten iron! It's really melted!"

The craftsmen around were also extremely excited, dancing like children.

They have been dealing with iron all their lives, but this is the first time they have seen molten iron. The feeling is indescribable.

Li Yuan and Li Chengqian looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

The grandfather and grandson had no idea how many times they had experienced such moments, so they were not surprised at all.

However, the moment the molten iron came out, Li Chengqian reminded Zhang Tie to pour the molten iron into the mold to form a high-carbon steel block.

Wait until the high-carbon steel block cools down before using it to forge a sword.

As for the method of forging swords, these are all done by the military craftsmen in the military workshop. Li Chengqian doesn't need to add anything extra. They can forge qualified swords.

On the other side, Chang'an Palace, Ganlu Hall.

Li Shimin looked at Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Xiao Yu, Li Jing, Wei Zheng, Tang Jian and others with a sullen face, and said in a deep voice, "Who can tell me what is going on?"

"Your Majesty, Liang Shidu invaded the Tang Dynasty because he said that the Tang Dynasty envoys had offended him."

"So he killed my envoy and launched an invasion of the Tang Dynasty, right?!"

Li Shimin glanced coldly at the Minister of Rites Tang Jian.

The other ministers looked at each other, silent as a mouse.

As the saying goes, when two countries are at war, they do not kill envoys.

Liang Shidu was too disrespectful to Emperor Li Er. He actually killed the envoy he sent to persuade him to surrender.

This is simply outrageous and shows no regard for the Tang Dynasty at all.

You must know that the reason why Li Shimin sent envoys to persuade Liang Shidu to surrender was because Yuan Junzhang's surrender gave him great confidence.

After all, the Eastern Turks had already encountered a huge problem. As a separatist force supported by the Eastern Turks, Liang Shidu had only one clear option: to return to the Tang Dynasty.

Unexpectedly, Liang Shidu was so ignorant of the current situation that he wanted to fight the Tang Dynasty to the death.

Li Shimin suppressed his anger and spoke again in a serious tone: "What do you think about this matter? Tell me what you think!"

"This"

The ministers exchanged glances, then all turned their gazes to Fang Xuanling. As one of the ministers who understood Li Shimin best, Fang Xuanling didn't back down. He immediately addressed Li Shimin, "Your Majesty, I believe Liang Shidu is beyond redemption. He will not abandon his dark ways and join the light. There's no need for our Tang to continue dealing with him. We should find a way to remove this thorn in our northern borders that has been a thorn in our side for over a decade!"

"Well, you're right!"

Li Shimin nodded in satisfaction after hearing this, and then said, "I also want to get rid of Liang Shidu. Do you have any good ideas?"

"Your Majesty, it is not difficult to get rid of Master Liang. The difficult part is whether the Eastern Turks will interfere with us!" Du Ruhui interjected.

Li Shimin glanced at him, frowned, and said, "Isn't Jie Li already busy with his own affairs? Does he still have the strength to interfere with us?"

"As the saying goes, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Even if there are difficulties on the Eastern Turkic side, it is still no problem to send troops to assist Liang Shidu!" Li Jing shook his head.

"Yes, Your Majesty, even if the Eastern Turks do not confront us head-on, we have to be on guard!" Xiao Yu echoed.

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin frowned even deeper: "Then what other plans do you have to help me successfully destroy Liang Shidu?"

"This"

The ministers looked at each other again in silence.

At this moment, a voice came from outside the palace: "Your Majesty, Duke of Qi, Zhangsun Wuji, requests an audience!"

"Ok?"

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes, wondering why he was here. However, since it was Zhangsun Wuji who took the initiative to ask for an audience, he couldn't refuse in front of all the ministers, so he waved his hand and said, "Call the Duke of Qi in!"

"promise!"

A palace attendant agreed and left.

Soon, Changsun Wuji walked in wearing official robes.

"Your Majesty, I, Changsun Wuji, pay my respects to His Majesty!"

"Haha, Auxiliary Engine, you've come just in time. I just have an important matter that I want to discuss with you!"

Li Shimin greeted Changsun Wuji with a smile, and then ordered the palace servants to arrange a seat for Changsun Wuji.

After Changsun Wuji finished his ceremony, he looked up at all the ministers present. Except for himself, no one was missing. They were still the same group of people who had discussed important matters.

Ha ha
He smiled coldly in his heart, and then said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have come to see Your Majesty and I also have an important matter to discuss with Your Majesty!"

"Ok?"

Li Shimin was slightly startled, then asked with a stern face, "What's the matter?"

He thought Changsun Wuji was going to bring up Li Chengqian again, but what Changsun Wuji said next surprised him.

But then Changsun Wuji said, "I beg Your Majesty to annihilate Liang Shidu!"

"What!?"

Not only Li Shimin was shocked, but even Fang Xuanling and others were shocked by Changsun Wuji's words.

You know, Changsun Wuji had almost no achievements in military affairs.

Even though he had led an army to quell Luo Yi's rebellion, anyone with a discerning eye knew that it was Xue Wanche's credit, and before Xue Wanche could even engage in a head-on confrontation with Luo Yi, Luo Yi's head had been chopped off by his subordinates and sent to them.

It can be said that the credit for suppressing Luo Yi's rebellion was almost like picking up something for free.

Now, Zhangsun Wuji actually asked for orders to wipe out Liang Shidu. Is this a joke?!

Do you think you get something for free every time?!
"Nonsense!!"

Li Shimin rejected Zhangsun Wuji outright, thinking to himself, "What military ability do you have? Don't you have any idea?"

But Changsun Wuji resolutely said: "I am not fooling around, nor am I lying. With the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, I can wipe out Liang Shidu without a single soldier!"

What the hell!

Good licking!!

Fang Xuanling and the others looked at Zhangsun Wuji in astonishment, thinking, "Do you really have to lick him like that?"

Isn't it just been shelved for a while?

It’s not like I’m not going to use you anymore!
Even if it is just to lick His Majesty Li Er, there is no need to risk your own life!

What does it mean that Liang Shidu can be wiped out without spending a single soldier?
Since ancient times, whenever a war is started, there will be deaths!

Please don't exaggerate like this!
"hehe."

Li Shimin suddenly smiled, feeling very relaxed and his face was as bright as a spring breeze. "Fuji, I know your loyalty and the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, but this matter is not as simple as you think."

He glanced at Fang Xuanling and added, "Although I have handed over the official assessment to the Minister of the Central Secretariat, I have no intention of giving up on you. How about this? I will appoint you as the Minister of the Left, alongside Wei Zheng."

"His Majesty!"

Before Li Shimin could finish his words, Zhangsun Wuji interrupted him: "I am requesting the order to destroy Liang Shidu, not to restore my official position, but to solve the problem of the north for my Tang Dynasty!"

As he spoke, he pulled out a map from his bosom, looked around at his ministers and said, "The Liang army has occupied Hetao, directly threatening Chang'an. Taking Hetao will also make it easier to attack the Eastern Turks. In the past, Emperor Wu of Han, Liu Che, also took Hetao first and then attacked the Xiongnu!"

Upon hearing this, all the ministers, including Li Shimin, looked solemn.

But then Changsun Wuji continued, "The reason I said that Liang Shidu can be wiped out without a single soldier is because I recently discovered something strange. I can conclude that there must be a problem between Liang Shidu and Jie Li Khan!"

"Oh?" Li Shimin raised his eyebrows, immediately becoming interested: "How do you know that?"

"Your Majesty and all the ministers must know that my Changsun family is involved in some business affairs in Chang'an, which is managed by Madam Meng."

"A few days ago, I learned from His Majesty that Liang Shidu had urgent news. I suspected something might have happened to Liang Shidu, so I asked Meng to keep an eye on the Turkic merchants in Chang'an!"

Zhang Sun Wuji said, keeping everyone in suspense: "Guess what I found?"

"Just say whatever you want to say!" Li Shimin waved his hand somewhat unhappily.

Changsun Wuji smiled faintly: "I found that there are fewer Turkic merchants in Chang'an!"

"What does this prove?" Fang Xuanling asked doubtfully.

Changsun Wuji glanced at him and smiled, "Shuofang Town, controlled by Liang Shidu, is the throat of Turkic merchants entering and leaving Tang territory. Now that the number of Turkic merchants in Chang'an has decreased, doesn't this indicate that there is a problem between Liang Shidu and Jie Li Khan?"

"hiss--!"

As soon as Changsun Wuji finished speaking, Fang Xuanling and others took a breath of cold air.

What does it mean to observe the fire in the cave, to know the big picture from the small details, and to know the coming of autumn from a single leaf?

Is this Changsun Wuji's true strength? !

It seems that people really have to be in desperate situations to force out their strongest selves!
All the ministers were so shocked by Zhangsun Wuji's strength that they were speechless.

Li Shimin was fine. As his closest comrade-in-arms, he didn't find it strange at all that Changsun Wuji had such strength.

However, he still did not think that Changsun Wuji had the ability to wipe out Liang Shidu.

Because Liang Shidu had conflicts with Jie Li Khan, at most it allowed the Tang Dynasty to have no worries.

However, Liang Shidu himself was not an easy warlord to deal with.

Therefore, Li Shimin still wanted to reject Changsun Wuji's request.

"Auxiliary machine, I."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to say more. I beg your order to destroy Liang Shidu, not for anything else, but for one simple sentence!"

"What?"

Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling and others were all confused.

Zhang Sun Wuji put away the blueprints, slowly stood up from his seat, and said in a resounding voice: "Whoever offends the Tang Dynasty will be punished, no matter how far away they are!"

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