I was the emperor in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 134

Deng Changfu is dead?

Li Tian was shocked when he heard the words, and stood up abruptly:
"What's going on, tell me in detail."

The envoy who came to pay tribute died on the border of the Ming Dynasty. Jiang Bao knew that this matter was serious, and if he was not careful, it would lead to war between the two countries, so he dared not talk nonsense:

"Returning to Your Majesty, after Deng Changfuzhong ate the imperial staff in the Lizheng Palace last night, he was escorted by Jinwu Weilang, General Wu, and left the capital overnight with the mission.

According to the rules, after the Jinwu Guard escorted him to the boundary of Shuntian Prefecture, he was then escorted by the guards of the Hejian Prefecture.

But in Renqiu County at the junction of Shuntian Mansion and Hejian Mansion, Deng Changfu slipped and fell into the water just after Jin Wuwei left for half a moment.

Later, although the Hejian Guards salvaged him, he died of exhaustion because of drowning for too long. "

"When did the Jinwu Guard leave? Has the Hejian Guard received anyone?"

"This old slave has no way of knowing, but according to the Hejian Mansion, Deng Changfu fell into the water by accident, and no one deliberately murdered him."

"Shit."

Unable to restrain himself from swearing, Li Tian raised his eyebrows and said furiously:

"Deng Changfu is a dignified envoy of a country, with servants and entourages, how could he go wandering by the river when he has nothing to do, someone must have deliberately tricked him to kill him by the river."

"Your Majesty is wise, this old slave thinks so too."

With a sudden change of mind, Li Tian immediately had an idea, and said loudly:
"Immediately upload my decree to block the news of Deng Changfu's drowning. Anyone who dares to spread the news will be punished as treason.

Ask Huang Yan to send all the entourage of the envoys of the Champa Kingdom to the palace, as well as General Jin Wuwei who handled the matter, and tell him to go to the cabinet to see me immediately. "

"The old slave is going to preach the decree."

Jiang Bao left quickly, Li Tian looked awe-inspiring, turned to look at Zhu Zhanji and said:

"Zhan Ji, go to Honglu Temple and tell Mo Chaoxian that within half an hour, all the envoys from other countries will be settled in the Xishan Palace outside the city without even a moment's delay."

"My son obeys the order."

Once the arrangements were made, Li Tian let out a long breath, put on his smiling face again and looked at Wu Zhong and Zhou Zhen and said:
"Come in and talk to me."

Wu Zhong was very surprised when he heard the words, there had never been such a bad incident in the country for decades, how could the emperor still have the thought to study this Laoshizi burnt lime.

"Your Majesty, the veteran is not in a hurry to see the finished product. There are priorities. Your Majesty should deal with the affairs of the envoys of the Champa Kingdom."

"It's nothing more than an envoy of the small country of Qu'er. If you die, you will die. You won't be able to turn the world over."

Waving his hand indifferently, Li Tian strode towards the main hall of Tiangong Bureau.

After entering the inner hall and waiting for Wu Zhong and Zhou Zhen to be seated, Li Tian first drank a cup of tea by himself, turned to look at Zhou Zhen and said:
"Zhou Shilang, go find some clothes to put on, I and Wu Shangshu are waiting for you here.

Zhou Zhen went out to look for clothes to wear. Wu Zhongxin, who had just sat down, was full of question marks, and hurriedly got up and bowed:

"Your Majesty, in the 56 years since the founding of the country, there has never been any death of an envoy. Why does Your Majesty seem not to care?"

"What's the use of caring, people are dead, and I can't bring him back to life."

"Your Majesty misunderstood the old minister. What the old minister meant was why His Majesty was so angry before, but now he doesn't care."

Li Tian was a little surprised that Wu Zhong asked such a question. If Huang Zhun and others didn't ask at this moment, I'm afraid they would know what was going on.

However, Li Tian was not hesitant to explain that Wu Zhong might have lost his political sense because he had not been at the center of the court storm for a long time.

"It's not Champa that I'm angry about, it's Deng Changfu's death. Compared with outsiders, I hate people in the court playing tricks of accidentally falling into the water."

What Li Tian said couldn't be more straightforward, and Wu Zhong suddenly understood it like a revelation, but it's okay if he didn't understand it, and Wu Zhong was even more worried after he understood it.

The death of the envoy of the Champa Kingdom in Daming has a great possibility that the two countries will go to war, and who will benefit the most from a war between the two countries, the answer is obvious.

Seeing that Wu Zhong's eyebrows, which were not many at all, were twitched again, Li Tian tapped on the table and laughed humorously:

"Wu Shangshu don't need to worry. The capital is thousands of miles away from the Champa Kingdom. When the news spreads, it may be next year. If we go back and forth to confirm, we won't be able to fight in the spring of next year."

Li Tian's words are very effective, Wu Zhong's frown suddenly relaxed, he let out a long breath and smiled and said:

"Your Majesty said yes."

"Wu Shangshu should focus on the Tiangong Bureau. If the Tiangong Bureau develops rapidly, it will be easy to destroy the Champa Kingdom."

"The old minister will bear in mind His Majesty's instruction."

Li Tian said that he would not be able to fight every year, not just to comfort Wu Zhong, but the fact that it is so.

Based on the speed of information transmission in ancient times, even if Li Tian didn't stop him, it would take at least a month.

If you run a few times back and forth, then go straight for half a year.

And this is also the fundamental reason why the king's life is not accepted when he is outside.

While talking, Zhou Zhen put on his official robe again and came in. After saluting Li Tian and Wu Zhong, he personally brought in two bags of lime powder from outside the house and said:
"Your Majesty, this is the latest batch."

The particles of lime powder were extremely fine, and when Zhou Zhen put them on the ground, gray dust immediately rose up.

Seeing this, Li Tian frowned, knelt down and kneaded a handful of lime powder, and said in a deep voice:

"Wu Shangshu, ask the Weaving and Dyeing Institute to work harder in the past two days, and make a batch of masks for nose and mouth protection. I will draw a blueprint for you later."

The emperor was squatting on the ground, Wu Zhong dared not sit still, he squatted beside Li Tian early on, nodded his head when he heard the words:
"The old minister remembers."

"En." Replied, Li Tian turned to look at Zhou Zhen and said:

"For the past two days, the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry have stopped to wait for the masks from the Weaving and Dyeing Institute to arrive."

Zhou Zhen was very attentive to what Li Tian explained, and when he heard that work would be suspended for a few days, he was immediately puzzled and said:

"Dare to ask Your Majesty why?"

"This thing can't be sucked too much, if you suck too much, you can't live forty."

Scattering the gray matter in the air with his hand, Li Tian explained casually, then continued:

"How far have you researched the ratio of various materials in this limestone?"

Wu Zhong and Zhou Zhen both changed their expressions when they heard the words that they would not live past forty, but seeing that the emperor was still squatting on the ground, they also understood that inhaling a small amount should not be a serious problem.

Zhou Zhen heard the question, coughed twice unconsciously, and said in embarrassment:

"I'm a humble minister, I don't know what the finished product His Majesty wants, I've always followed His Majesty's instructions on that day, and I haven't done any research."

"That's it." Li Tian was not angry as he kneaded the fine lime powder with obvious particles. It is indeed a bit embarrassing for an ancient person to study cement.

After pondering for a while, Li Tian said in a deep voice:

"In this way, you mix this bag of burnt lime powder with gypsum, and first mix it with water to make a board and try it out. I will come and see it tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)