Li You's Tang Dynasty

Chapter 579 The Secret of the Palace

"It's raining, it's really raining!" In Wei Wang's mansion, Li Tai and his confidantes all looked at the rain scene in front of them with incredulous eyes.

Li Tai even expressed his ignorance in a somewhat resentful voice.

After Li Tai finished speaking, Du Chuke on the side also hurriedly said: "Your Highness, Your Highness King Jin succeeded in praying for rain, then we will be more passive. Now you must take the initiative, and you must do it when His Majesty still remembers your promise. Deliver on the promise.

Time can no longer be delayed, the longer it is delayed, the more unfavorable it will be to us! "

"This king knows. By the way, didn't you say that you have recruited a talent. That talent can also act. We have to prepare both ways. Now it is a war. Now that he has become my opponent again, then you can't blame me." Ruthless."

Finally, Li Tai no longer had any reservations about Li Zhi. Li Zhi's success in praying for rain this time made Li Tai feel an unprecedented crisis.

After Li Zhi succeeded in praying for rain, he was recalled to the palace by Li Shimin immediately, and then Li Shimin rewarded Li Zhi, and then announced to the whole world that Li Zhi succeeded in praying for rain, and the drought around Chang'an can be controlled. Peace of mind.

To be honest, after Li Zhi succeeded in praying for rain, he really stabilized the hearts of the people near Chang'an.

More importantly, just after praying for rain, Li Zhi presented a high-drum trolley to Li Shimin. According to Li Zhi's self-report, it was the teacher Li Er who asked him to present it on his behalf.

Now that the water level of the major canals has dropped, it is very difficult to get water to places where it was easy to get water before, because the water level has dropped so much that some of Datang's water-drawing tools cannot be used in the canals at this time. draw water.

Datang currently has three kinds of water-drawing tools. They are buckets, buckets, and keel carts. The buckets are tied to both sides of a wooden barrel or bucket with thick ropes. The two opposing each hold a rope to draw river water into the field.

The pumping tube is made of thick bamboo poles that open up the bamboo joints, connected with each other, and uses wood and stone supports to cross the valley and divert water into the field according to the terrain.

The keel car is loaded into the water tank with a series of joint wooden boards, and the horizontal axis is used to rotate by manpower or cattle force, and the water of the ditch, stream and river is guided into the field along with the boards.

Although there are many agricultural implements for fetching water, these agricultural implements have a fatal weakness, that is, they are too small and not deep enough, and fetching water is too troublesome and consumes a lot of manpower and material resources.

Although Li Zhi succeeded in praying for rain and inspired the hearts of the people, one rain cannot solve the problem. The drop in water level is real. If the farm implements for collecting water are not solved, there will still be certain problems.

Li Shimin also had a headache, but at this time, Li Zhi sent a high-drum cart. This high-drum cart is powered by manpower or animal power, and its shape is like a keel cart. There are wooden frames on the upper and lower sides, and each is equipped with a wooden wheel with a diameter of about four feet. The rim is high on the side and low in the middle, and grooves are made in the middle to make it more uneven to increase the friction between the rim and the bamboo tube.

The lower wheel is half submerged in water, and the two wheels are connected by a bamboo cable. The bamboo cable is about one foot long, and the distance between the bamboo tubes is about five inches. live to bear the weight of the bamboo tube filled with water.The high-drum car also uses manpower or animal power to turn the upper wheel.

The bamboo cable tied with the bamboo tube is the transmission part. When the upper wheel rotates, the bamboo cable and the lower wheel rotate accordingly, and the bamboo tube also goes up and down with the bamboo cable.

When the bamboo tube goes down into the water, the pocket is filled with water, and then goes up with the bamboo cable, and when it reaches the height of the upper wheel, the bamboo tube invades the water into the tank, and the cycle is endless.Drive the strings of small bamboo tubes to hold water, go up along the water tank, and get water from low water source areas on high banks.

Li Zhi also offered a strategy to dig deep pits in front of the high-drum truck to store water, and then dig waterways to send the water to the fields, so that the water can be stored and quickly irrigated to all surrounding areas. the fields.

This solved the most troublesome thing for Li Shimin. You must know that the drought is the most serious disaster. The ministers of the dynasty were helpless, but they did not expect that it would be solved by Li Zhi so easily. No. It is not Li Zhi, it should be Master Li Er.

Following Li Shimin's decree, Li Zhi was granted the title. First, he was allowed to sit in a sedan chair in the Taiji Palace, and second, Li Zhi's territories were increased by six, so that Li Zhi's territories were two more than Li Tai's.

The most important thing is that Li Shimin allowed Li Zhi to take charge of the imperial guards in the palace. Everyone knows how much Li Shimin thinks highly of the imperial guards. , Control and command are firmly in their own hands.

In this incident, he actually put the power of the imperial guards in Li Zhi's hands. This is really unbelievable, and many aristocratic families have begun to think about what Li Shimin means.

Combining this period of time, Li Zhi's performance, and Changsun Wuji's hard-working publicity, Li Zhi's strength has also increased a lot, and Li Tai also felt an unprecedented crisis in an instant.

So Li Tai was about to attack Li Zhi, but to Li Tai's bitterness, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have no chance to attack, because Li Zhi, a kid, had been staying in Hubenwei's barracks.

In the Ganlu Palace, Li Shimin was sitting in his seat, looking at the will he had made, Li Shimin was also a little introspective at this time, standing beside Li Shimin was his eldest grandson Wuji.

Looking at Li Shimin's reflection, Changsun Wuji said in relief: "Your Majesty, what you did was right!"

"Is it really right?" Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji: "Last time it was because I held both sides that the prince committed suicide. I don't know why this time, but I always have a bad feeling Feel."

"Your Majesty, such a thing will not happen. The last time it happened because one party was aggressive, but I can assure you that the childish slave will not be aggressive. Didn't you see that after you awarded the reward, the childish slave will He has been training in the Huben Guard all the time, without any other movements.

And with King Qi guarding him, King Jin would not have other ideas, and King Jin has done so many things this time, the entire Tang Dynasty knows the credit of King Jin, it is really unreasonable not to reward him. "

"Yes, Zhinu has contributed a lot this time. By the way, Wuji, do you think there are any gods in this world?" Li Shimin suddenly changed the subject and asked about gods.

"You and I both know that immortals are illusory. The first emperor also went to ask for the elixir of life, but Xu Fu was gone forever. There is also Emperor Wu of Han, such a wise emperor, but he is above cultivating immortals. I didn't believe in leaving heavy stains, but now I'm a little shaken."

Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji on the side and said slowly: "But if there are no gods, then how to explain the matter of the child slaves, and do you know why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty always believed that he could cultivate immortals?"

"This minister doesn't know...!" Changsun Wuji shook his head.

"Because he has seen a fairy!" Li Shimin looked at Changsun Wuji seriously, and at this time, Changsun Wuji who heard this secret also showed a surprised expression: "Emperor Wudi of Han has seen a fairy?"

Li Shimin nodded: "And it's the same as the first emperor's seeing immortals!"

"Emperor Shi also saw immortals?" Changsun Wuji was shocked today, he did not expect that Emperor Shi Huang also saw immortals.

"This record is a secret record in the palace. It is said that Emperor Shihuang once met the immortal in person. The two "persons" chatted for a while: "There are people from Wanqu who came by snail boat.The boat is shaped like a snail, and it sinks to the bottom of the sea without being submerged in water. "

And the immortal told the first emperor that immortals like them have mastered the secret of life and death.

"When I was young, I walked on tiptoe, and traveled thousands of miles every day. As an old man, I sit and see things beyond the world."

"Take long live as one day. There are many clouds and mist in the vulgar, and when it is sunny, the sky will suddenly burst into clouds, and it will be like Jianghan."

This is the original words of the immortal, long live is one day, Wuji. This is a very real existence. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was the same immortal as the first emperor, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty did a lot when he was in power. The most outrageous thing that others can't see through is to believe in warlocks. For example, Gongsun Qing.

This Gongsunqing was from the state of Qi. A wizard dug out a tripod beside the Houtu Temple. All the officials believed that the appearance of the tripod was a sign of auspiciousness.Gong Sunqing presented a wooden slip about Baoding to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and took the opportunity to tell Emperor Wu the story of the Yellow Emperor's ascension to immortality, in order to inspire Emperor Wu.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made Gongsun Qing a Lang Guan and asked him to go to Taishi Mountain to wait for the gods.

But Emperor Wu of the Han didn't wait for anything, and followed Emperor Wu of the Han to tour the world, offering sacrifices to mountains, rivers and temples.

Gongsunqing also said that he saw a fairy in Donglai Mountain, so Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty went to Donglai and stayed for a few days. He only saw huge footprints and nothing else.Gongsunqing said: "Your Majesty went to seek immortals too hastily, so I didn't see immortals. Immortals like to live in pavilions. Your Majesty can build pavilions and place sacrifices. In this way, immortals should be invited." , Build palaces and pavilions.

But still nothing has been achieved. It is really ridiculous for a generation of emperors to be manipulated by a warlock.

It’s just that Wuji suddenly believed in the existence of gods, not because of these secret records, but because of these behaviors of Zhinu. You and I know what Zhinu was like before, but since being dreamed by Mr. Li Er, really It's a big change.

There are also things donated by those young slaves, none of which have a huge effect, these things are absolutely beyond the imagination of ordinary people, although Youer also has many strange and novel things, but those things are playthings.

But the things presented by the young slaves are all important and beneficial things to my Tang Dynasty, things that can be passed on for thousands of years. Wuji is really a god, and it is around you and me. sure.

But this certainty made me a little bit difficult. There is a difference between my choice and the choice of the gods. How should I choose, whether to stick to myself or listen to the guidance of heaven, I am a little at a loss. "

(End of this chapter)