"Grandson Li Festival's birthday!" Li Jie came to Li Shanchang and bowed.

Most of the guests in the hall didn't have much impression of Li Jie, but a few people who knew the inside story looked at him with interest at this time, such as the evergreen Tang He, and even the crown prince Zhu Biao looked up at him.

"Hmm." Li Shanchang saw Li Jie's brows frowning slightly, but he didn't say anything, let alone ask about Li Jie's condition.

"The grandson's birthday gift is called the world's first mirror, I wish my grandfather a prosperous sun and moon, and a long spring of pine cranes!" Li Jie handed a flat box to Li Shanchang with both hands.

As soon as Li Jie's words fell, Li Li, who had long seen Li Jie's displeasure, immediately said with disdain: "A mirror can dare to be called the first in the world?" ”

In fact, not only Li Li, but also the other guests also showed stunned expressions when they heard Li Jie say what "the first mirror in the world", which was too big.

"Eye-catching!" Li Jie secretly applauded Li Li's road, the reason why he gave the name "No. 1 in the world" is that he wants this effect, and now Li Li takes the initiative to jump out, and the effect will only be better.

"I don't know the sky is high at a young age, how can the four words "No. 1 in the world" be called casually?" Li Shanchang's face also sank at this time, and reprimanded, after all, there were so many guests, and Li Jie's bragging in public was also a loss of face.

"Grandfather is angry, whether this mirror deserves this name, you will know at a glance!" I saw Li Jie smile calmly, and after speaking, he opened the flat box in his hand, and the mirror was embedded in the lid of the box, so when the lid was opened, the person in front could see the image in the mirror at a glance.

Li Shanchang was directly in front of Li Jie, and he saw his own image in the mirror at a glance, which made him sigh in surprise, and then he reached out and took the mirror to look at it carefully.

Not only Li Shanchang, but also several nearby guests close to Li Shanchang also saw the image in the mirror, and all of them widened their eyes at this time, among them, Tang He stretched his neck and leaned next to Li Shanchang to look, only to see himself in the mirror without any notice, compared with the usual copper mirror, it is simply a world of difference, he has lived for more than sixty years, and it is the first time he has seen his appearance so clearly.

"This mirror...... It doesn't seem to be made of copper, right? After Tang He was shocked, he soon found that there was something wrong with the material of the mirror, so he also asked Li Jie curiously.

"Grandpa Tang has good eyesight, this mirror is called a glass mirror, it is made by me with glass, plus my own secret method, it is a hundred times clearer than the bronze mirror, and there is only this one piece in the whole world!" Li Jie explained with a smile that he locked himself in his home during this time in order to make this glass mirror.

In fact, glass is not uncommon in the Ming Dynasty, and it is not even a matter for the rich and noble, because many Arab merchants came to the Ming Dynasty by land and sea, and also brought special products from Central Asia and West Asia, among which glass products are one of the most common commodities, and the glass used by Li Jie to make mirrors was also found by Liu Yi.

However, although glass products are not unusual, glass mirrors are still unique, Venice, the center of mirror-making in Europe, can only make metal mirrors now, until hundreds of years later, glass mirrors were made with tin foil and mercury, and Li Jie's crossing is to make this kind of mirror appear hundreds of years earlier.

"It's just a mirror!" Someone next to him said in a weird way again, and he knew without asking, it must be the Li Li who looked at Li Jie's father and son unpleasantly.

However, Li Li's words are not unreasonable, although the glass mirror is rare, but Li Shanchang has been a relative for decades, and he has seen all kinds of treasures, and a glass mirror is not enough for Li Shanchang to change his prejudice against Li Jie.

Li Jie had already prepared for this, and saw him smile again: "Tang Taizong has a cloud: the husband uses copper as a mirror, and he can be dressed properly; With history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall; Taking people as a mirror, you can see the gains and losses, and my grandfather is also a mirror of my Daming! ”

As soon as Li Jie's words came out, he immediately attracted many people to applaud loudly, after all, his explanation was so wonderful that he compared Li Shanchang to Wei Zheng, although strictly speaking, Li Shanchang should be a minister of power rather than a minister, but as a scholar, he pays the most attention to reputation, and Wei Zheng's reputation is much stronger than that of the eldest grandson Wuji.

When Li Shanchang heard Li Jie compare him to Wei Zheng, he really smiled a little, and then said with some relief: "Yes, yes, you have a heart for this birthday gift!" ”

Li Shanchang is a strict person, and the same is true for his children and grandchildren, just now Li Qi sent the priceless jade screen, and only then did he get a compliment, and now he can say a word of praise to Li Jie, it is very rare, many children and grandchildren of the Li family have shown jealous expressions to Li Jie, among which Li Li is the most obvious.

Li Shanchang was very happy, and after praising Li Jie, he even handed over this glass mirror to the guests around him for circulation, so that they could also see what the world's first mirror is, among which the prince Zhu Biaoxiang played with the mirror, and immediately bowed his hand to Li Shanchang and said: "A mirror, it can be so original, congratulations to Li Gong for having a good grandson!" ”

Even the prince spoke, and the other guests also praised one after another, some praised the mirror, and some praised Li Jie, which made Li Shanchang also feel more faced, and the smile on his face was even greater.

Some shrewd guests are also secretly looking at Li Jie at this time, if nothing else, after today's birthday banquet, Li Jie will definitely be loved by Li Shanchang, and even become famous in the capital because of this, with the support of family background and reputation, the future of this young man is simply limitless!

The happiest is Li Zhu, he just gave Yan Zhenqing's words, and he didn't get his father's praise, but now Li Jie only did it with a mirror, and he also got the praise of the prince and the guests, which he never dreamed of.

However, Liu Xiu, who was sitting next to Li Zhu, frowned secretly, if Li Jie was just giving a special birthday gift, he would definitely not tell him not to interfere, so this kid would definitely make trouble!

Liu Xiu guessed well, and when he faced everyone's praise, he saw Li Jie bow down again and salute again: "Grandfather, grandson still have a few words, I don't know if to say it or not?" ”

"Speak!" Li Shanchang is on the rise, and of course he will not refute Li Jie's face.

I saw Li Jie take a deep breath, and then said with a firm gaze: "Grandfather has worked hard with His Majesty all his life, and now I am a strong and prosperous Ming Dynasty, and my grandfather is already in his prime, and his body is not as good as before. ”

Li Jie's expression was solemn when he said the above words, although he didn't like Li Shanchang very much, but for the life of the whole family, the simplest and most feasible way was to let Li Shanchang wake up and leave the capital as soon as possible, so as to dispel Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicions and save the life of the Li family.

So now it depends on Li Shanchang's choice, Li Shanchang can follow his advice, of course, it is the best, if you don't listen, then Li Jie can be regarded as benevolent and righteous, and in the future, he will only care about his own life and that of his parents' family, as for others, they can only resign themselves to fate.