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Is it too much for a canary to want to fly out and look at the sky outside?

Not excessively, of course.

But the problem is that this canary is raised by the most powerful person in the world today, and taking her to the wind may cause a fire and ruin your own affairs.

What's more, this canary has nothing to do with him, and he can't even touch or tease him.

In this case, why would you want to do such a thankless thing that might trap you?

Therefore, Cai still decisively took advance as retreat to get rid of the trouble of Master Li, and made up his mind not to come to Fanlou as much as possible in the future.

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The next day, Cai was still invited to visit Li Bangyan at his home.

In view of Li Bangyan's fun and novelty, Cai still brought Li Bangyan a telescope.

After Li Bangyan saw the magic of the telescope, he couldn't put it down.

Suddenly!

Li Bangyan had an idea, and then asked Cai Ying: "Ziyin, can anyone else know about this thing?" ”

Cai still replied: "Except for the soldiers of my Jinwu army, no one should know about this thing, and the right man doesn't know about it, and the lower officials invented this thing in order to take the lead in the enemy, how can they easily leak it to others?" ”

When Li Bangyan heard this, he was overjoyed in his heart, and said: "Ziyin, I want to dedicate this thing to the official family in your name, I don't know what you think?" ”

This is the characteristic of Li Bangyan, he especially likes to give Zhao Ji some small things.

Just like not long ago, Li Bangyan passed by a small village called "Grate Craftsman", and saw that the grate produced by that village was particularly good, so he dedicated the grate of that village to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji used it well, ordered the grate of the grate craftsman to be a special grate, and also rewarded Li Bangyan.

It is said that the villagers of Grate Craftsman Village changed the name of their village to "Lee Bangyan Village" in order to thank Lee Bang Yan.

In fact, the reason why Li Bangyanguan rose so quickly also has a lot to do with his habit.

Now, let Li Bangyan get such a magical thing as a telescope, how could he not want to dedicate it to Zhao Ji?

Cai still said generously: "This matter is all up to Youcheng." ”

Li Bangyan smiled: "Okay, by the way, that whip ......"

Cai still continued to explain a whip method to Li Bangyan yesterday......

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The next day, Li Bangyan happily presented the telescope that Cai still gave him to Zhao Ji early in the morning.

The development of things was really similar to what Li Bangyan expected, and Zhao Ji was amazed by the telescope and couldn't put it down.

After playing for a long time, Zhao Ji asked Li Bangyan: "Where did Li Aiqing get this treasure?" ”

Li Bangyan did not hide the origin of the telescope, he said bluntly: "This thing was invented by Cai Yi, the Jeju observation envoy, and Cai still told me that after he went to the battlefield, he found that the enemy's aircraft had a great impact on the results of the battle, so he invented the telescope to gain the first opportunity for his own army." ”

To Li Bangyan's surprise, Zhao Ji was not happy that the Great Song Dynasty had won a winning treasure, but was a little tired: "Cai Yi again?" ”

Li Bangyan was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask, so he could only wait for Zhao Ji to say it himself.

Fortunately, Zhao Ji did not sell Guanzi, and soon took the initiative to say: "Li Aiqing is coming with me." ”

As he spoke, Zhao Ji led Li Bangyan to something that was more than five feet tall and more than five feet wide, and was covered by a yellow cloth.

Li Bangyan didn't know why.

Zhao Ji motioned to Zhang Di to uncover the yellow cloth.

Zhang Di received the order and commanded the two little eunuchs to carefully uncover the yellow cloth.

Li Bangyan was curious: "What can make the official family so cautious?" ”

Therefore, after Zhang Di uncovered the yellow cloth, Li Bangyan immediately looked at the things behind the yellow cloth.

"Ahh

Li Bangyan was taken aback, there was a person behind the yellow cloth!

Li Bangyan took a closer look and was even more shocked - that person was actually somewhat similar to him!

Zhao Ji laughed on the side and said, "It's the first time Li Aiqing has seen his appearance so clearly, right?" ”

Li Bangyan was shocked: "Is this really a minister? Is this a bronze mirror? ”

Zhao Ji said: "This is a good mirror, but it is not a bronze mirror, but a glass mirror, you should have found that the glass mirror is much clearer than the copper mirror, and it can even completely reflect the true appearance of the character." ”

Li Bangyan said in disbelief: "I don't want there to be such a treasure in the world!" ”

Zhao Ji said leisurely: "Yes, when I first saw the glass mirror, I was also shocked by the magic of the glass mirror. ”

Li Bangyan couldn't help but ask, "I don't know where the official family got such treasures?" ”

Zhao Ji didn't answer, but said, "You guess." ”

How smart Li Bangyan was, he immediately guessed: "Is Cai still dedicated to the official family?" ”

Zhao Ji said: "Almost, it was Gao Yu who gave it to me, but this glass mirror was still given to Gao Yu by Cai, just like you, Gao Yu didn't dare to enjoy the treasure that I didn't have, so he dedicated this glass mirror to me." ”

Li Bangyan was surprised: "It's Cai Yi again, where did he get such a treasure?" ”

Zhao Ji said: "It was also invented by Cai Yi, listening to Gao Yu, Cai was still invented for his concubines." ”

Li Bangyan said with jealousy: "Tianzong genius! ”

No, Zhao Ji said: "It's too early to say that Cai is still a genius." ”

Li Bangyan instantly guessed what Zhao Ji meant, and he asked, "Cai still invented other treasures?" ”

Zhao Ji said: "Aiqing came with me." ”

The two of them left the Vertical Arch Hall and came to Genyue, and finally the two arrived at the Huayang Palace, where Zhao Ji liked to stay the most.

As soon as he entered Huayang Palace, Li Bangyan felt that Huayang Palace was different from when he used to come.

Li Bangyan reacted quickly—he quickly reacted, and Huayang Palace was much brighter than the last time he came.

Li Bangyan looked around and found the problem - the window of Huayang Palace was gone!

After taking a closer look, Li Bangyan quickly saw that it was not that the windows of Huayang Palace were gone, but that the original window paper had been replaced with crystal clear glass.

Li Bangyan was very surprised: "Can the glass be polished so evenly and clearly?" ”

Zhao Ji said: "Aiqing immediately pointed out the problem. ”

After a pause, Zhao Ji said again: "I asked the craftsman who grinds the glaze, and they said that as long as they are given enough time and suitable raw materials, they can also polish such a glazed wall, but he said conclusively that this glazed wall is not polished, but made by other processes, and they can't tell what the specific process is." ”

Li Bangyan asked: "This glazed wall is also dedicated to the official family by Cai?" ”

Zhao Ji said: "It was Cai You who gave it to me, and it was Cai You who still gave it to Cai You." ”

Li Bangyan's eyes moved, and he said: "If the official family wants to know the construction method of this glazed wall, Yi Ye, call Cai still here, and you will know as soon as you ask." ”

Zhao Ji shook his head and said, "How can I compete with my courtiers? ”

Li Bangyan wanted to persuade again, but Zhao Ji said again: "Besides, Cai has still agreed to open the supply of such a glass wall to the imperial court, and the price is very fair, a piece of such a large glass is only 3,000 yuan." ”

Li Bangyan glanced at the glazed wall of Xu Jianfang, and also felt that three thousand yuan was not expensive, and then he put out his mind to persuade Zhao Ji again.

Li Bangyan thought for a while, and said: "The previous glass mirror may have been made of this glass wall. ”

Zhao Ji said: "What Aiqing guessed, Wang Hao had already guessed, and he also deliberately asked the craftsmen to try to see if they could turn the glass wall into a glass mirror, so they even opened the frame of a glass mirror that Gao Yu dedicated to me." ”

Zhao Ji then changed his tone, and said with some regret: "It's a pity that they can't try to find a way to convert the two, they can only try to find out that there should be mercury and tin in the things smeared behind the glass mirror." ”

Li Bangyan also proposed: "If you want to know how to make it, it is easy to do it, just ......"

Zhao Ji Li Bangyan said: "Cai has already promised to provide a special glass mirror to the imperial court, like the one I have, it is not easy to make and transport, the price is more expensive, half the size, only 5,000 pieces." ”

Li Bangyan was immediately speechless - in his opinion, such a magical glass mirror was only 5,000 yuan, which was really not expensive, and he even had the idea of buying a few yuan.

Zhao Ji led Li Bangyan to look at a few things, and introduced while watching:

"These are glasses, they were given to me by Liang Shicheng, and they were given to Liang Shicheng by Cai, after wearing them, people with eye diseases can see things clearly......"

"This is a magnifying glass, you can use it to magnify objects by shining on things, and you can also use it to make fire, I guess there may be a connection between the telescope you gave to me and this magnifying glass, it was given to me by Zhang Bangchang, the servant of the ministry, and it was the ...... that Cai still gave to Zhang Bangchang."

"This is a glass bead, which was given to me by Xue Ang, the secretary of the military department, and the ...... that Cai still gave to Xue Ang."

After hearing this, Li Bangyan frowned and said, "Cai is still related to so many high-ranking officials? ”

Zhao Ji didn't answer Li Bangyan's words, but asked Li Bangyan instead: "How did Aiqing know Cai Ying?" ”

Li Bangyan immediately replied truthfully: "The minister met him in Fan Lou the day before yesterday, and the minister has no deep friendship with him. ”

After listening to Li Bangyan's reply, Zhao Ji said secretly: "The situation is similar to that of Zhang Bangchang, and they are all Cai still known recently...... Cai is still befriending the powerful like this, is it to pave the way for his career, or is he anxious because I summoned him to Beijing and did not summon him, so he wants to rely on my close ministers to get close to me? ”

Zhao Ji said secretly: "No matter what the reason is, it shows that Cai is still not stable enough, at least he will not suppress his ambitions, such an impetuous heart still needs to be exercised and honed." ”

Zhao Ji will not suppress the ambition of his courtiers, because this is the motivation of his courtiers' struggle, if the ministers in the court are those who have no desire for power and position, who will he Zhao Ji rely on to maintain his rule? Those who have no desires and no desires say that they will pick and choose, and they are full of imperial power and the juxtaposition of relative power, rather than the supremacy of imperial power.

As for forming a party for personal gain.

This is already a stubborn disease that the Northern Song Dynasty cannot solve.

Moreover, no matter which dynasty or generation, it is normal for courtiers to form parties for personal gain.

Therefore, Zhao Ji will not hate Cai Yi because Cai is still a party and runs a private business.

But—

Despite this, Zhao Ji still decided to hang Cai Yi for a while, especially after Li Bangyan told Zhao Ji about a whip method and this whip method was pioneered by Cai Yi.

This is Zhao Ji's imperial technique.

Cai has still shown his potential of "being able to write to calm the world, and martial arts to be able to set the world".

Even, in Zhao Ji's view, in the future, Cai is still likely to surpass Cai Jing and Cai Bian and become the top ministers of the Great Song Dynasty.

But it is precisely because of this that Zhao Ji has to hang Cai Ye even more, because he wants to hone Cai Ye's temperament and polish Cai Ye's jade.

Moreover, Cai is still less than twenty years old, and he has only been in the officialdom for more than a year, and he is already a military attache of Zhengliupin, in Zhao Ji's opinion, Cai is still walking too fast, so Cai still must be suppressed, lest Cai still breed arrogance.

Whether it is the former or the latter, Zhao Ji has only one purpose, he doesn't want to hurt Zhongyong......

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