Tang Dynasty: A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls for Li Er at the Start

Chapter 114 Is Wen He perhaps His Highness the Crown Prince's illegitimate son?

"I have consulted Your Highness about this matter, and you have agreed."

Wen He subtly moved her foot, kicking the note in front of her aside.

However, from where Li Shimin was sitting, he could clearly see all of Wen He's movements.

He slammed his fist on the table in annoyance: "Chang'an County has reported that the scoundrels and thugs in the city are now searching for people like madmen. They've even caught wanted criminals from the former Sui Dynasty. Everyone in the East and West Markets is living in fear and doesn't even dare to open their shops. You're really something!"

"No, no, as the saying goes, wealth can move people's hearts. What I did was insignificant." Wen He chuckled.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, a rectangular object flew out a few steps away from him.

Gao Yue, who was not far away, saw the thing that had fallen and couldn't help but gasp in pain.

That's a top-quality white jade paperweight.

"Do you think I'm praising you?" Li Shimin glared at him and walked down from above. Wen He clearly saw that he was holding a rattan whip in his hand.

"Hey, Your Highness, let's talk this out. As the saying goes, a gentleman uses words, not fists."

Seeing this, Wen He turned to run outside, but Gao Yue went out first and even closed the door behind her.

"That old bastard!" Wen He cursed inwardly.

Seeing Li Shimin getting closer and closer, he quickly retreated.

"Your Highness, this thing hurts a lot when it hits you."

"You're the one who asked me to do this, and I'm doing it all for the good of the Hundred Riders."

Seeing that Li Shimin was still pressing forward, Wen He quickly changed direction.

But Li Shimin was even faster than him.

Capturing a dignified General of the Heavenly Strategy is as easy as catching a rabbit; a gentle lift is all it takes.

"Your Highness, we agreed on fair rewards and punishments! The chaos in Chang'an is because the people of Chang'an County are incompetent! You can't hit me! If you hit me, I'll go and complain to the Crown Princess!"

And go back and beat up your three sons!
Of course, he didn't dare say the last sentence aloud.

Otherwise, he was afraid that Li Shimin would beat him even more severely.

But after being held by Li Shimin for a long time, he did not feel the whip fall. Suddenly, he felt his body lighten and was picked up.

Li Shimin carried Wenhe to the foot of the imperial steps, sat down first, and then let Wenhe sit beside him.

"Are you not going to make a move?" Wen He was still a little worried. What if Li Shimin suddenly launched an attack?

Li Shimin rolled his eyes at him, annoyed: "I won't hit you, and I'm not angry with you. You're right, Chang'an County is incompetent!"

When Li Shimin saw the contents of that document, he immediately felt dizzy and it took him several breaths to calm down.

He never imagined that the mighty capital city of Chang'an would be so wretched.

However, the fact that only fifty people had gone into hiding had caused such a huge headache for Chang'an County.

Wen He blinked. He knew that the magistrate of Chang'an County was about to be demoted out of Chang'an because of him.

If you're lucky, you might find a place in another prefecture or county; if you're unlucky, you might have to go to Lingnan or Youzhou.

"Will it be the same in later generations?" Li Shimin suddenly asked curiously.

Wen He couldn't help but chuckle and said, "In later generations, people will launch something called a satellite into the sky. It will hang high in the sky, and people will be able to see the details on the ground from there."

"Not all of them, but most people cannot escape its eyes, and it can pinpoint their location and then strike from a distance, annihilating the enemy from thousands of miles away."

Li Shimin was completely confused and did not understand what Wen He meant.

But he still understood the general meaning.

In other words, there will be something in the future that can see the details of the ground from the sky and can also destroy enemies from thousands of miles away.

His eyes lit up as he looked at Wen He.

Before he could even speak, the latter poured cold water on his enthusiasm: "That thing is not something an ordinary person can make. It is the result of the hard work of several generations and hundreds of top scientists... that is, only the most brilliant and talented people in the country can make it."

Wen He knew that Li Shimin would ask him again if he could build it.

Just kidding, if he could build satellites, why would he be struggling to find an internship?

"Then what use are you to me!" Li Shimin snorted irritably.

Wen He retorted somewhat indignantly, "I can't build a satellite, but I can take you flying."

"Fly? You can fly, but you're talking about flying into the sky, hundreds of feet above the ground. No, you don't need hundreds of feet, even a few dozen feet will do."

As an emperor, he naturally also yearned for the mysteries of the heavens.

It would be great if I could take him flying once.

"Uh, not now." Wen He was just talking nonsense.

Hot air balloons are not so easy to build.

"roll!"

This time, Li Shimin didn't tolerate him. He raised his foot and kicked Wen He, who immediately fell flat on his face.

"Ouch, do you think you're playing football?" Wen He stood up, rubbing her butt, and took a few steps back, wincing in pain.

"I mean it's not possible now, not that it's not possible in the future. Once I figure it out, I'll definitely build the hot air balloon for you. If others can do it, I should be able to too."

He had never built it; he had only seen its structure.

It's fine to ask him to draw a blueprint, but it will take some effort to get him to actually do it.

It should be possible to do it after a few years of research.

"Sigh, is it inevitable for every time traveler? I didn't want to be so cliché."

In the time-travel novels I read in my past life, every protagonist inevitably ended up making soap, glass, gunpowder, and hot air balloons.

He himself has complained about it, saying, "What kind of trick is this?"

I never imagined that even after actually transmigrating, I would have to do this.

Li Shimin didn't understand what he meant, but he knew that Wen He was going to build him something that could fly.

However, judging from what this brat said, it probably won't be done in less than a few years.

Never mind, I have plenty of time anyway.

"If you are ready, just tell me when the time comes, and I will give you whatever amount of money and manpower you need."

Li Shimin couldn't help but get excited.

Fly!
If this really happens, he can shock the whole world!
"Didn't you say you were broke?" Wen He rubbed her bottom and said quietly.

"This is my secret stash of money... cough, don't tell anyone."

"Yes, yes, I won't say anything, not even about the Crown Princess."

The Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty actually hid money in his private stash; has he no shame?

"You brat... You'll drive me crazy sooner or later. This money was saved for me by Guanyinbi. Do you think I'm like those little men outside? I'm not afraid of my wife."

Li Shimin snorted indignantly.

Although Wen He didn't say anything, his expression clearly showed that he didn't believe it.

Everyone knows that fearing one's wife was a common practice during the Sui and Tang dynasties.

For example, Yang Jian, and His Majesty the current emperor.

Li Shimin was furious and immediately picked up a rattan whip, which frightened Wen He so much that he ran away.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Li Shimin did not stop him, but shouted to him, "You must give me an answer regarding the Hundred Cavalry Commandery and the weapons before the fifth day of the eighth month."

"Otherwise, I'll kick your ass to pieces!"

As Wen He exited the Lizheng Hall, she waved casually towards the inside and called out, "Understood!"

Li Shimin watched his retreating figure and couldn't help but laugh. He casually tossed aside the rattan whip in his hand and chuckled, "That brat."

Having witnessed all of this, Gao Yue was speechless with astonishment.

Could this Wen He be the Crown Prince's illegitimate son?

He's so intimate with His Highness the Crown Prince?
(End of this chapter)