The time for Li An's public auction of battery technology was half a month after the last dynasty, which can be said to have given many nobles enough time to prepare, not only the nobles of Chang'an City have time to prepare, but even the merchants and nobles in Luoyang City and other distant locations also have sufficient time to prepare.

After realizing the market potential of battery technology, many aristocratic businessmen were eager to try this technology so that they could make more money.

Therefore, during this period of time, Chang'an City was full of busy merchants and aristocrats, and all kinds of vertical and horizontal techniques were brought into full play, and Li An became a person who watched the excitement.

The time for the public auction is getting closer and closer, and there are still about three days to go, and Ang Lee has nothing to prepare, and he tinkers with some mechanical parts in the R&D center as usual, and guides the craftsmen to develop new products from time to time.

"Li Shilang, someone is looking for you."

A craftsman came over, and after a reminder, he went to do his own thing, this is Li An's rule, when working, you must take work as the main task, you don't need too much courtesy, blame it for wasting time.

Li An looked up and saw that there was an old man walking over not far away, looking quite tough, and there were even some jade trees in the wind, he was simply a handsome old man!

It looks very familiar, but because the distance is too far, and Ang Lee has been away for more than a year when he opened up the Maritime Silk Road, he can't remember who the old man in front of him is.

After getting closer, Li An saw clearly that it was the old man Chen Xuanli, the general of Longwu, who usually liked to wear military uniforms, or directly wear armor, and his Confucian dress was really not like Chen Xuanli's style, and besides, he was such a big official, he didn't bring a large number of guards when he went out, only two guards who were also cloth clothes were followed outside the gate.

"Yo, what's wrong with the general, he has become a scholar, and he almost didn't recognize it."

Ang Lee took the initiative to say hello, who made this old man an elder? The number of etiquette that should be there must be.

Chen Xuanli looked left and right and said, "Is it convenient for Li Shilang?" Looking for something for you. ”

"Oops! There are too many people looking for me these days, do you always have the idea of playing that battery? ”

Ang Lee knew that Chen Xuanli did not have that level, so he dared to speak out boldly.

Chen Xuanli glared at Li An and said disdainfully: "What if it's such a troublesome thing, I won't do it?" The old man is a rough man, except for leading troops to fight and protecting the safety of the Son of Heaven, he really can't do the rest of the work, and he won't be greedy. ”

"Oh, it looks like I misunderstood you, tell me! What the hell is going on with me? ”

Li An didn't bother to go around in circles, and asked bluntly.

Chen Xuanli stretched out his hand and said, "There are too many people here, let's go to the house and talk!" ”

After speaking, he walked directly to Ang Lee's office, he had been here a few times, so he naturally knew where Ang Lee's office was.

Looking at this stout back, Li An was very suspicious in his heart, at this juncture, he really didn't understand what Chen Xuanli was looking for him, and he was so mysterious, as if he was afraid of letting outsiders hear about it.

However, no matter what, since General Chen is here, Li An still has to accompany him, what if there is really something important?

"Lao Chen! What the hell is going on, can be said now. ”

As soon as Li An entered, he closed the door.

Chen Xuanli sighed and said, "It's not the battery that made trouble. ”

"Stop, didn't you just say that? You're not interested in the battery workshop, and it's just a blink of an eye that the kung fu has changed, is there someone next to you just now, you're embarrassed, but, even if you're interested, it's okay, this time it's a public auction, and no one can cheat. ”

Li An said very resolutely, and after speaking, his forehead rose slightly, with a gesture of uncompromising.

Chen Xuanli had a speechless expression, and said unhappily: "The old man is a rough man, a mouthful of spit and a nail, is it as insidious as you say?" ”

Li An saw that the situation didn't seem to be right, thought for a while, still had no clue, paused, and said, "Old Chen! Can I not know you? I'm kidding you, what's the situation, just say it! If you are happy, don't go around the corner. ”

"It's the sisters of the concubine who have taken a fancy to this battery workshop, and then you should be able to guess what happened, do you need me to say more? You're so smart. ”

When Chen Xuanli talked about the last two smarts, his tone was really sour.

Is Ang Lee really smart? is indeed smart, very smart, otherwise how could he invent so many machines, and besides, Chen Xuanli has already made it very clear, as long as Ang Lee is not a fool, he can figure out the joints in this.

It is estimated that the sisters of the Yang family fell in love with this money-making battery project, but considering that the open competition could not ensure a 100% chance of winning, they told the concubine what they meant, and Yang Yuhuan naturally favored her sisters, so she blew the wind in the emperor's ears and asked the emperor to order the project of the battery workshop to be handed over to the Yang family to operate.

If it was before, Yang Yuhuan had asked for something, the emperor would definitely agree, as long as he could make his concubine happy, he would not frown no matter how much he paid.

But this time it's different, in the court, Li Longji has already said that let Li Anquan be in charge of this matter, he will not interfere in any way, if he orders the Yang family to take over this business, wouldn't it be his own mouth, ordinary people abide by the gentleman's words and it is difficult to chase the horse, not to mention the Son of Heaven, that is, the king has no jokes.

But the concubine has already blown the wind on the pillow, if the emperor doesn't express it, it will make the concubine unhappy, in case the temperament refuses to have sex with him, then Lao Li will not suffocate to death, so he handed over this task to Chen Xuanli to complete, let Chen Xuanli come over to convey his opinions, and let Li An watch it.

"Oh, it turned out that the Yang sisters had taken a fancy to this industry, but Your Majesty has made me fully responsible, and I have already told everyone that this time there will be open competition, if I go back on my word, how will I behave in the future, unless Your Majesty decrees, then there will be nothing to do with me."

Li An said helplessly, with a somewhat stubborn attitude.

Chen Xuanli suddenly laughed and said loudly: "You are afraid of backsliding, then Your Majesty is not afraid?" When His Majesty went to court, he also said that you should be fully responsible, if you refuse to go back on your word, then you must let Your Majesty go back on your word and give this property to the Yang family. ”

After speaking, he looked at Li An with a sympathetic face.

This is a dead knot, Li An and the emperor, there must be a person who doesn't count, so as to smoothly hand over the battery industry to the hands of the Yang family, but whether it is the emperor or Li An, they are not the kind of people who are willing to damage their image, especially the emperor, is a symbol of the empire, if it goes back on its word, what will the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty think, what will the people of the world think, what will the neighbors think, and what will the neighbors think, then there is no Son of Heaven.

And Ang Lee, as a very prestigious person in the Tang Dynasty, naturally has to pay attention to his image, and many words have been said very clearly, if he goes back on his word, he must give everyone an explanation, how can Ang Lee explain this kind of thing.

Do you want to tell everyone that it was the emperor who asked him to do this, that the emperor was blown by the concubine, and he was bent on handing over this money-making industry to the Yang family, and he was an innocent person.

If you really say that, the people of the world are satisfied, but the emperor and the concubine, as well as the Yang family, will not be angry to death, at least half to death, in this way, Ang Lee's good life will come to an end.

Because even if everyone in the world believes in himself, the emperor will not admit it, he will only say that Li An is talking nonsense and slandering the emperor, so Li An will be imprisoned, and even his life is in danger.

Since ancient times, there has been a good saying, a companion is like a tiger, that is, it is too dangerous to get along with the emperor, and if you are not careful, you will encounter the disaster of death, and the danger comes from all directions, which makes people unguardable.

For example, this time the battery project, the emperor said that he would let Li An be responsible, which was said in front of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military officials, and Li An also said it very clearly in front of many civil and military officials, to compete fairly, if it is repentant, either the emperor will speak, or Li An will speak, in short, one of the two people must have one person to go out of the way, this is a hurdle that cannot be escaped, and no other excuse can win the trust of others, after all, in the entire Tang Empire, no one can control Li An and the emperor.

Li An is very reluctant to go back on his word and ruin his reputation, and the emperor can't make such a mistake, in ancient society, the emperor is a god-like existence, a tall and typical example, how can there be a mistake?

This dilemma made Li An very annoyed, and Chen Xuanli in front of him naturally understood this truth, although he was a rough man and was responsible for guarding the safety of the capital all day long, but he was very clear about the big and small things that happened in the court and the capital, and nothing could be hidden from his ears and eyes.

Therefore, he is very sympathetic to Li An at the moment, but sympathy is sympathy, he has no way to help Li An, the task given to him by the emperor is to convey the emperor's meaning, if he dares not to pass it on, then he is guilty of bullying the king, as an old minister trusted by the emperor, he can't do this.

"Lao Chen! It is naturally not possible to let His Majesty go back on his word, and it is naturally not a good idea to let me go back on his word, we should think of a way to get the best of both worlds, is there no better way. ”

Li An said with a painful face.

Chen Xuanli patted Li An on the shoulder and said: "There is no way, there is a third way, that is, disobey the order, play Your Majesty, explain the power of this, and beg Your Majesty to take back your life, this matter is only known to you and me, I will plead with you to Your Majesty, even if the general does not do it, I will help you." ”

After saying that, with the righteous anger on his face, it can be seen that he really wants to help Li An, and it is not in vain that Li An's friendship with him is not in vain.

At the same time, Li An can also see that Chen Xuanli is dissatisfied with the Yang family, otherwise, he would not have taken such a big risk to help himself, and this also reflects from the side that the Yang family is too flamboyant, which makes many people not very satisfied.

Li An was very excited to hold Chen Xuanli's hands, nodded and said: "The hero sees the same thing, I can only come up with such an idea, it seems that the only way is to disobey the order and disrespect this way, however, this is my business, how can I bear to let Lao Chen follow me on the adventure?" Forget it! ”

"Hmph, what is this called, is the old man the kind of person who does not pay attention to righteousness? If you don't know about this, forget it, but I already know it, so I can't treat it as not knowing, I'm in charge of this matter, isn't it the official position of the general, the old man doesn't believe that His Majesty can kill me. ”

Chen Xuanli said excitedly.

Looking at the emotional Chen Xuanli, Ang Li suddenly found something strange, and he always felt weird, but he couldn't figure out what was strange, as if he had overlooked something.

"What's the matter, what do you think? If I go to meet the emperor, I can lead the way. ”

Chen Xuanli looked at Li An, who was frowning, and said.

The corners of Li An's mouth twitched a few times, looked at Chen Xuanli, and asked, "You have been loyal to Your Majesty for so many years, Your Majesty should know your temper, and besides, how can this kind of thing be conveyed by you, a great general?" Anyway, it should be Gao Gong and them to convey it, right? Although Your Majesty trusts you, it is the Gao Gong and them who follow Your Majesty every day! In the past, whatever instructions His Majesty had, he always asked the people around him to convey them, and let the general pass on his will, but this is the first time! ”

Obviously, Li An thought of the strange part of the problem, in the past, it was the little eunuch who came to deliver the will, and Gao Lishi also came a few times, and the emperor usually asked the eunuch to come over to convey the news, and it was unnecessary and inappropriate for the general to pass the message.

Chen Xuanli was slightly stunned, frowned and thought for a moment, nodded and said: "It seems that something is not quite right, Your Majesty handed over this task to me in front of the concubine, and Gao Gong was not far away at the time, so he should also know about this matter, why did he let me come over to complete this task?" ”

After thinking for a long time, Chen Xuanli continued: "This may be your Majesty's intention, in order to let me and you plead with Your Majesty to take back your fate, so that Your Majesty can have a step and not complete the task assigned by the concubine, so you can give the concubine an explanation." ”

Li An nodded with a smile, and said: "What you said is very reasonable, Your Majesty is almost in this mind, but it is not enough to just disobey orders, there must be a better way, a way to appease the Yang family." ”

"It seems that Li Shilang has a way?"

Seeing Li An smiling, Chen Xuanli spoke.

Li An thought for a moment and said, "The solution must be able to come up with, don't worry, don't worry." ”

"In that case, how can I go back and report to Your Majesty?"

Chen Xuanli asked.

Li An smiled at the corner of his mouth and said, "Old Chen! You just tell Your Majesty that the rules of the battery workshop have been set, and you can't be untrustworthy, otherwise, not only will it damage the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, but as for the concubine's request, I will use other methods to compensate, and I will not disappoint the concubine. ”