When Li Zhang came to this official room, Zhang Lang inside was focused on flipping through the books, and he didn't notice Li Zhang's arrival until he knocked on the door, Zhang Lang raised his head in surprise, and when he saw Li Zhang, he was stunned for a moment, and then he recognized him, and hurriedly stood up and saluted: "The lower official sees the young eunuch!" ”

"Zhang Lu doesn't have to be polite, what are you doing?" Li Zhang also walked in with a smile at this time, and then looked around and asked, only to see that this small office was full of all kinds of books, and it could be seen from the yellowed paper that these books were some years old.

"It's nothing, it's just that the prison needs to sort out the roster of craftsmen over the years, and I didn't have anything to do just now, so I'll leave it to me." I saw Zhang Lang smile at this time.

Li Zhang nodded in understanding when he heard this, Zhang Lang was originally a marginal figure in the Shaofu Prison, and this kind of hard work was naturally his, so Li Zhang couldn't help but pat him on the shoulder and said, "It's hard for you!" ”

Hearing Li Zhang's words, Zhang Lang couldn't help but feel flattered, and said in a loud voice: "It's not hard! It's not hard! Is there something wrong with the young eunuch coming to prison today? ”

Li Zhang finally remembered the reason why he came to Zhang Lang today, but seeing that he was so miserable, I don't know if he can help? But now I can only give it a try, so I coughed dryly and said: "It's really a little trivial for me to come, since our young palace supervisor is in charge of the hundred skills, there must be many skilled craftsmen in the prison, right?" ”

"Yes, the most skilled carpenters in the entire Great Song Dynasty are in the workshop under the name of our Shaofu Supervisor!" Zhang Lang nodded immediately at this time, but he glanced at Li Zhang with some confusion at this time, because he couldn't understand what Li Zhang was looking for a craftsman to do?

"That's great, I have a very special appliance here that I want to ask a few carpenters to build, because the function of this appliance is very special, and it has never appeared before, so I'm afraid that ordinary craftsmen can't meet my requirements, so I want to transfer a few craftsmen from the prison I don't know if it's okay?" Li Zhang stroked his hand at the moment.

Hearing that Li Zhang wanted to transfer craftsmen from the prison, Zhang Lang showed a look of embarrassment, and hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "The young eunuch doesn't know, although there are all kinds of craftsmen in the prison, they are all used by the imperial court, and it is strictly forbidden to privately call the craftsmen in the prison, so unless Xiao Quanjian nods, no one can transfer the craftsmen in the prison without authorization." ”

Li Zhang also frowned when he heard this, although he hadn't seen that Xiao Quanjian, but judging from the cold reception last time, the other party definitely didn't like him very much, and if he wanted to get him to agree to transfer a few carpenters to work for him, I am afraid it would be more difficult than ascending to the sky.

Zhang Lang is also a smart person, and when he saw Li Zhang's expression, he guessed what he thought in his heart, and he couldn't help but smile awkwardly at the moment, but he was humble and couldn't really help with this matter.

"Zhang Lushi, I asked you about something, I hope you can tell the truth!" Li Zhang suddenly frowned at this time, and then said to Zhang Lang again with a smile.

"The young eunuch is too polite, if you have anything to say, the lower official must know everything!" Zhang Lang didn't seem to be very comfortable with Li Zhang's politeness, and said with some trepidation again at the moment.

"Actually, you and I both know that Xiao Quanjian doesn't seem to like me very much, but I still can't figure it out, I have no grudges against him, and I haven't even met him, why does he dislike me so much?" At this time, Li Zhang finally asked the doubts in his heart, and this matter was also something he had never been able to understand.

"This ......" I saw Zhang Lang hesitate when he heard this, and then suddenly walked to the door and looked left and right, and then gently closed the door and turned around and said softly, "Actually, it's not the fault of the young eunuch, it's just that the young eunuch was in charge of the firearms supervisor alone at a young age, and he also made the firearms supervisor prosperous, our Xiao Quan supervisor is a high-minded and arrogant person, and his career was quite smooth in the past, but since he was transferred to the young eunuch, he has not had any good political achievements for many years, and naturally he has not been promoted, so ......"

Zhang Lang didn't say anything more in the end, but Li Zhang also understood that jealousy grew in the poison of people's hearts, and he didn't have anything to offend that Xiao Quanjian, but the other party was jealous of his talent, but he was transferred to his subordinates again, no wonder he was so disregarded.

"In that case, I'm afraid that even if I begged him personally, he wouldn't agree to transfer a few carpenters to me." At that moment, Li Zhang muttered to himself, slapped his thigh and said, "Since this is the case, then I can only find a carpenter from other places, although the skills are a little worse, but I can only make do with it." ”

After Li Zhang finished speaking, he stood up and was about to leave, but at this time, Zhang Lang suddenly hesitated, and finally suddenly spoke: "Young eunuch, if you really want to find skilled carpenters, it is not impossible, but these carpenters may have some problems." ”

"Oh? Zhang Lushi: What do you mean? Li Zhang looked at Zhang Lang with some puzzlement when he heard this.

"That's the case, carpenters are the craftsmen with the largest number of young eunuchs, in addition to making utensils, building palaces and so on also requires a large number of carpenters, but no matter how skilled craftsmen are, sometimes it is inevitable to encounter accidents, so every year in the prison there are craftsmen who are unable to work due to injuries leave, these carpenters are no longer the people of the young eunuchs, but the craftsmanship is not bad, so the young eunuchs can go to them to work." Zhang Lang said his own method at this time.

"Since these carpenters are injured and unable to work, what is the use of me going to them?" Li Zhang frowned again at this time.

"The young eunuch doesn't know, the injury is also severe, some craftsmen accidentally fell from the high palace, their limbs are completely unable to move, this kind of craftsman can naturally no longer work, but some craftsmen are just lame legs, or a few fingers are missing, but because they do fine work, almost not at all, so they can only quit the young eunuch, although they are injured, but the eyesight and craftsmanship are there, generally with a few apprentices, the craft is much stronger than the average carpenter." Zhang Lang patiently explained.

Li Zhang's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he also felt that Zhang Lang's proposal was good, although he could get some carpenters from other places, but his craftsmanship was definitely not as good as the top craftsmen from Shaofu, and what Li Zhang wanted to do was not the fineness of the craftsmanship, but the level of eyesight, so as long as the injury was not serious, he could fully meet his own requirements, of course, in addition to these, he had another plan.

"Great, it's just that since these carpenters have left the Shaofu Prison, do you know where Zhang Lushi lives?" Li Zhang immediately asked again.

"It's a coincidence, I was originally compiling a list of craftsmen, and I happened to have a list of these injured and sick craftsmen, and I also recorded their whereabouts, but these records may not be accurate, so I need to check them one by one." When Zhang Lang said at the end, his face also showed a little embarrassed expression, just now he was too full of words, in fact, these craftsmen are all over the country, and many craftsmen have returned to their hometowns after leaving the Shaofu Prison, so he doesn't know how many can be found in the capital?

"It's okay, if you have a job to help me find out, it's best to find seven or eight craftsmen, as long as this thing is done, there will be a lot of thanks in the future!" Li Zhang didn't care either, and entrusted this matter to Zhang Lang right away.

Zhang Lang is not valued by people on weekdays, and it is rare to meet someone who treats him politely to him, so he is also very willing to help, and he agreed to come down immediately, and also asked Li Zhang's address, and agreed to take the craftsman to him in three days.

At that moment, Li Zhang left the Shaofu Prison, and saw that it was still early, so he came to Zhao Zhen by the way, but as soon as they met, Zhao Zhen shouted excitedly: "Cousin, you are so good, I just have a happy event to tell you!" ”

"What are you so happy about, is your harem happy?" Li Zhang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw Zhao Zhen's excited appearance.

"Huh? Let's not mention this matter first, but this time it's really a happy event, the eldest lady is going to take me out of the palace to play! Zhao Zhen was a little depressed when he heard Li Zhang's words, and then he said with his eyebrows, he has been married for a long time, but no one in the harem is pregnant, Zhao Zhen is not in a hurry, but Liu E and the ministers in the court are very anxious, and they have to urge from time to time, so Zhao Zhen is also very upset.

"Play? How did the eldest lady give up the palace? Li Zhang couldn't help but show a surprised expression when he heard this, since listening to the government, Liu E has been entangled in heavy government affairs, and usually even has to calculate the rest time, how can he have time to take Zhao Zhen out of the palace to play now?

"The eldest lady said that she made a wish to ask for a child in the Xiaoci Temple in the south of the city in her early years, and suddenly thought that she didn't go to repay her vow a few days ago, so she wanted to take me to repay her vow, and by the way, she could also go out of the palace to play." Zhao Zhen said with excitement on his face at this time.

"Make a wish for a child? That temple isn't very spiritual, huh? Li Zhang couldn't help muttering in a low voice when he heard this, no matter whether Liu E's wish was true or not, but the purpose of Liu E's move was very clear, it was nothing more than to take the opportunity to announce to the world again that Zhao Zhen was her "biological" son, lest anyone dare to talk too much in front of Zhao Zhen, after all, now that Zhao Zhen is older, if he hears any bad news, I am afraid it will be very unfavorable to Liu E.

"Cousin, will you come with us then?" The excited Zhao Zhen didn't notice what Li Zhang was muttering at all, and grabbed his arm again and said, for him who can't leave the palace all year round, leaving the palace every year is like the New Year, and even more important than the New Year, after all, the New Year is once a year, but he has been difficult to get out of the palace for several years.

"Okay, when are you going?" Li Zhang couldn't refuse such a request, so he nodded and agreed.

"A month later!" Zhao Zhen said excitedly again.

"Another month? Then you're too excited too soon! Li Zhang said helplessly again when he heard this.