Li Longji has always been the most favored prince is the eighteenth son of the emperor Li Mao, this is because Li Mao's mother Wu Huifei is the most satisfied with Li Longji, the relationship between the two husband and wife is very good, very affectionate, and Li Mao is the crystallization of the love of the two, and it is normal to be favored more than ordinary princes.

Before Concubine Wu Hui died, Li Longji personally promised her that he would always take good care of and love Li Mao, and he had the intention of making him the prince, and Li Linfu also told the emperor many times that Li Mao should be made the prince, that is, if there is no accident, Li Mao will replace Li Heng as the crown prince, there is no big problem.

But God may be jealous that Li Mao was too happy in the first half of his life, so he wanted to make him suffer more in the second half of his life, and Yang Yuhuan, who had been in love with him for five years, was actually taken by Li Longji, and he was fascinated.

This also seems to show that the aesthetic standards of this father and son are the same, both of them have taken a fancy to Yang Yuhuan, and they are obsessed with it, the son has been depressed for her for many years, and the father would rather be scolded by later generations for him, and rob his daughter-in-law.

Li Longji can rob his daughter-in-law, naturally because he likes Yang Yuhuan too much, and he can do anything for her, but he also doesn't hate his beloved son Li Mao, on the contrary, after robbing his daughter-in-law, he has always had a very indebted feeling to Li Mao, his beloved son, and this feeling is not visible to outsiders in his heart.

What outsiders can see is that Li Longji robbed Li Mao's princess, and let him keep filial piety for the emperor for three years, it seems that he will never love this little son again, and many ministers who supported Li Mao before did not dare to continue to support him, and even Li Linfu, the person who once suggested that Li Mao replace the current crown prince, seems to have drawn a clear line with Li Mao.

Yang Guozhong, an upstart in the Tang Dynasty, is even more afraid to get close to Li Mao, he needs to keep a distance from Li Mao more than others, after all, his surname is Yang, and he is Yang Yuhuan's brother, so he needs to avoid suspicion even more.

In this way, Li Mao became a motherless child, and he was very unpopular everywhere, and he was gradually isolated, until Li Longji gave Wei to Li Mao, and did not treat Li Mao badly in many aspects, the ministers of the court gradually improved, but the attitude towards Li Mao was far less enthusiastic than before, just regarded Li Mao as an ordinary prince, and was no longer a favored prince.

Because they couldn't figure out the emperor's thoughts, many ministers in the court did not dare to make bets easily, and only a few adventurous factions dared to contact the prince and expressed their allegiance intentions.

And these adventurous ministers, as long as their status is not very high, the emperor will not care, so that the princes have their own wings, so that they can check and balance each other and be conducive to their own rule.

In many dynasties, there will be princelings and prime ministers, these two forces contain each other, and at the same time, they must obey the emperor's will, which is extremely beneficial for the emperor to rule the country.

This is also the case in many departments, where there will be more than two adjutants under a chief officer, and these adjutants will check and balance each other and serve the chief officer at the same time, thus highlighting the power of the chief officer.

Ang Lee doesn't care about party affairs, and he doesn't want to join any of them, he just wants to live his own comfortable life, but not joining doesn't mean that he won't have contact, and it's still good to chat with the princes occasionally.

The manufacture of high-grade flashlights is going very smoothly, less than ten days of effort, more than 30 flashlights of different forms have been manufactured, there are local tyrant flashlights made of gold, there are also silver ones, there are various patterns carved on them, among them, the flashlight that needs to be given to the emperor, the dragon is carved on it, and the rest are also carved with patterns of beasts and flowers.

Since these things have been manufactured, it is natural to send them to the mansions of the magnates immediately, and the timing of the gift is also very important, so that it can save a lot of trouble, if it is a mansion to send it, it is too tiring.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the early dynasty, Li An brought all the flashlights, these flashlights were to be given to the powerful, and it didn't matter who they were given to, as long as they were given to some of the biggest officials of the dynasty.

Only the best flashlight made of gold was prepared for Li Longji.

The time of the early dynasty is generally relatively early, that is, when the sun has just risen, the early dynasty begins, but many ministers, in order to prevent themselves from being late, generally come a lot earlier, that is, when many ministers arrive at the palace, the sky is still dark, and this is the time when the flashlight plays a role.

Although there are already street lamps along the palace, if you are really afraid of the dark, it is okay to make a lantern, but the advantage of flashlights is that lanterns and electric lights cannot be compared.

The electric light is fixed and cannot be moved, and even if it is the palace, it is impossible to install electric lights in all places, there are always places where the light cannot shine, and although the lantern is mobile, it can also be used for lighting, but the light and portability of the lantern, how can it be compared with the flashlight, the difference is more than a star and a half, Li An bets that as long as these officials use flashlights, it is estimated that they will never want to use lanterns again.

In order to carry these flashlights, Ang Lee brought two retinues to carry these things on their backs, and the best one was in Ang Lee's arms, which was prepared for the emperor.

When Ang Lee arrived at the palace, more than half of the ministers had already arrived, and only a very small number of ministers had not arrived at the palace.

"Li Shilang, what kind of treasure is your entourage carrying? It's a big bag! ”

"It's not going to be another invented treasure!"

"Could it be a machine that transmits sound for thousands of miles?"

The ministers saw the entourage behind Li An, with a large package, and opened their mouths to guess.

Li An smiled and said: "These are gifts for you, but the quantity is insufficient, not everyone has a share, if you are interested, take one, and it will be produced in the future." ”

After speaking, he smiled and looked at the ministers.

"Oh, there's another baby, we need to see it?"

The minister said excitedly.

Li An glanced at him and asked the two entourages behind him to take out all the flashlights in the package and distribute them to the ministers.

"Come, give me one, give me one."

Don't look at the age of these ministers, but the mood is not bad to see the excitement, they are all vying for the treasure invented by Ang Lee, in their hearts, everything that Ang Lee has made up is all good things, after all, Ang Lee has shocked them many times, and every time they are surprised.

However, this time, the flashlight is nothing unusual, at least, in Ang Lee's heart, this invention is not very good.

"Hey, it looks like it's made of silver, and there's glass and light bulbs in front, it's a lamp! Such a small lamp. ”

"There's another button in the middle, so it won't be able to light up!"

"It lights up when you hold it in your hand, that's a good thing! Why don't you try it? ”

"Oops! It's really bright, haha! The brightness is quite large. ”

The ministers quickly lit up the flashlights in their hands, which made them very excited, and felt that what they were holding in their hands was a good thing.

"What a good thing, let the old man also see it."

Li Linfu's health has suddenly been bad recently, but he still dragged his sick body to the court, but he came relatively late.

Under normal circumstances, the bigger the official position, the later the official will come, so as to reflect their status, the early ones are basically small fish and shrimp, and the heavyweight ministers are the last, and Ang Lee is because he wants to show his new invention, so he arrived a moment early.

Today's morning court was held in the Xuanzheng Palace, which can be regarded as a relatively medium court meeting, and the largest court meeting held in the Hanyuan Hall cannot be carried out several times a year, and most of the officials above the five grades in the capital have arrived.

"The right phase is early, the right phase is early."

The ministers hurriedly saluted, and several ministers actively handed the flashlight in their hands to Li Linfu, but Li Linfu could only take one.

"Not bad! This is much brighter than a lantern, and it can also be illuminated in any direction, and it is also very convenient to hold in your hand, and it is not very heavy, this must be Li Shilang's invention again! Pillars of the nation! ”

Li Linfu's voice was not so loud anymore, and he looked at Li An beside him as he spoke.

"What the right minister said is that this is what I just came up with a few days ago, it is a battery, it was invented not long ago, this is a new batch, if the energy is produced in the future, ordinary people can also afford it."

Ang Lee replied very happily.

Li Linfu pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "This is a good thing!" We will definitely play Your Majesty, and mass produce such a good thing as soon as possible, don't you say! ”

After speaking, he looked at the ministers.

"Yes, yes, good thing!"

All the ministers were full of praise for the items invented by Ang Lee.

"By the way, Li Shilang, how is the Wanli Transsin Project going?"

Li Linfu asked with concern, and at the same time, a number of heavyweight ministers also followed, and it could be seen that they were all very concerned about this plan.

Li An looked at everyone with a smile and replied truthfully: "The Wanli Transsonic Plan is quite complicated, how can it be so easy to succeed, but I will definitely do my best, sooner or later I will get such a machine out, otherwise, how can I be worthy of His Majesty's teachings and your expectations." ”

"Li Shilang is serious, serious."

All the ministers said with a smile.

Not long after, Yang Guozhong and several heavyweight ministers all arrived, and they also looked at the flashlight, and they all thought that this baby was good, and walked towards the main hall together.

Before entering the palace, Li An met the little eunuch beside the emperor hurriedly walking by, quickly stopped him, and handed the flashlight made of gold in his arms to the little eunuch, and simply taught him how to use it, and then asked him to hand over the flashlight to the emperor.

The early dynasty held in the Xuanzheng Hall was not held every day, and it was only held once for many days, after all, if it was held every day, the emperor would be tired to death.

Before the emperor enters the palace, the minister must first enter the main hall to line up and wait quietly for the emperor's arrival, that is to say, there is a period of time in between, which is the time for the emperor to tidy up his appearance and take a break.

"Your Majesty, this is something that Li Shilang brought, what kind of flashlight is it, it can be illuminated, you see."

The little eunuch respectfully handed the flashlight to Li Longji.

Li Longji was about to go to court after a short rest, and when he saw the little eunuch bringing such a thing, he thought it was very interesting, smiled, and said: "This can be bright, don't say it, let me explore it myself." ”

After speaking, he took a closer look at his appearance, and then gently turned on the switch.

The little eunuch's eyes were illuminated, and he hurriedly took a step back, then stepped forward again, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, this thing is good!" Much brighter than candles. ”

Li Longji flicked his flashlight and said with a smile: "It's a good thing, but what I'm most concerned about now is the Wanli Sound Project, this gadget is really too far behind compared to Wanli Sound." ”

Although he said so, the little eunuch could see that Li Longji still liked the flashlight in his hand, after all, this little thing was very convenient, much more convenient than playing a lantern, and it was even brighter.

And the reason why he said such a thing was because he was worried that Li An had used his mind in the wrong place, and if he scattered his energy, would it delay the Wanli Transmission plan?

Of course, he would never have imagined that the flashlight was part of the Wanli Transsonic project, and it could also be said to be a by-product of this plan, and the batteries contained inside were extremely important to the Wanli Transsion project, and it was difficult to make a telegraph without the battery.

"Your Majesty, Li Shilang brought a lot of these flashlights today, and the rest are shells made of silver, which have been distributed to the ministers."

The little eunuch spoke.

Li Longji nodded, walked towards the main hall, and went to the court.

He already understands Li An's intentions, this is the rhythm of mass production, everything has been seen, very practical things, as long as he gives an order, the imperial court will produce this thing on a large scale, however, Li An has invented too many things, if all the industries are managed by the imperial court, the pressure on the imperial court will be too great, after all, many officials will be corrupt, and the efficiency of doing things is also very low, so, for the benefit of the Tang Empire, some industries with profits that are not too high and too important may be better for private individuals to do.

The railway system is related to the national fortune and huge interests, Li Longji is unwilling to let go, the manufacture of ironclad cars and artillery, as well as black powder is also related to the safety of the Tang Dynasty, naturally it cannot be handed over to private individuals, after all, it is under the full control of the imperial court, and for some industries that are not so important, Li Longji will not mind letting private people do it, such as many cement workshops in Datang, iron mines in various places, etc., are basically responsible for the powerful and nobles, and the imperial court only needs to be responsible for the purchase, the value of gold and silver mines is too high, Naturally, the imperial court will personally mine it.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

After a loud voice, Li Longji went up.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Ang Lee knelt down with the ministers and saluted.

"The Qing's family is flat."

After Li Longji finished speaking, he took out the golden flashlight in his hand, and turned on the switch to shine to various positions in the main hall.