The concubine serves the lady of the county, and in recent decades, it is the first time in Chang'an City.

Therefore, Cui Ying was also a little surprised. But Cui Ying was so smart and clever that she quickly reacted, knowing that this must be the imperial court to compensate for Zhang Xuan's face, and Li Tengkong suffered such a grievance, and had the canonization of a county lady, which can be regarded as a curse.

Cui Ying and Li Tengkong get along closely, it can be said that they are like sisters, and she is sincerely happy that Li Tengkong was canonized by the imperial court.

Cui Ying gently patted Li Tengkong's shoulder with a smile and squeezed Li Tengkong's little hand, "Sister Kong'er, congratulations." ”

"Sister, I'm ......" This matter was too sudden, Li Teng was at a loss, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Cui Ying tugged at her arm and said in a low voice, "Sister Kong'er, don't hurry up and thank you!" ”

Only then did Li Tengkong react, and silently knelt down in the direction of the palace to thank him.

The news that Li Tengkong was canonized by the imperial court as the "Lady of Yanning County" spread throughout the palace, which naturally caused a lot of shock. In the past, those domestic slaves and servants who didn't pay much attention to Li Tengkong immediately became respectful.

It turns out that Li Tengkong is just a dispensable concubine, if it weren't for Cui Ying's care, her status in the palace would be a little higher than that of ordinary servants and maids, but now it's different, she is the lady of Zhengsanpin County who was sealed by the imperial court, who would dare to snub and underestimate her?

The news reached the Li family not far from the neighboring house as soon as possible, and Li Xiu and Li Lin wept with joy.

Although she is still the little lady of Zhang Xuan, the king of Yongning, with the title of the imperial court, Li Tengkong can also be regarded as the woman of fate, which is super good news for the only remaining relatives of the Li family.

"Heaven has eyes...... Li Xiu was sad and joyful, and bowed to the ground with a puff, tears in her eyes.

Li Lin sighed, leaned over to help Li Xiu, and said quietly, "Brother, my little sister has been ordered by the imperial court, and our Li family can be regarded as really coming out." It seems that the court is really very fond of King Yongning, if it weren't for King Yongning's face, how could Xiaomei be where she is today? ”

"In the future, if the little sister gives birth to a boy and a half girl with the king of Yongning, our Li family will be relatives of the Yongning Palace, and we will have a foothold in Chang'an in the future."

"The little sister is still a virgin......" Li Xiu's wife Feng Shi hesitated for a moment and lowered her voice, "The slave family heard that the little sister refused to accept the king of Yongning, and she has not yet ...... with the king of Yongning."

Li Xiu was shocked, and suddenly raised his head and said, "Is there such a thing?" ”

Li Lin also looked at Feng Shi in surprise, and said in surprise, "Sister-in-law, where did you hear this?" Don't talk nonsense......"

"How dare the slave family open their mouths∏ the little sister personally said to the slave family, saying that she agreed to marry Zhang Xuan as a concubine when she rescued us and returned to Chang'an, and soon after the little sister married Zhang Xuan, Zhang Xuan immediately became a ...... of Longshuo."

Li Xiu sighed with some disappointment. He originally thought that Li Tengkong had been favored by Zhang Xuan, which led to today's imperial court canonization, and the Li family would be able to take advantage of it in the future. Unexpectedly, it turned out that there was no husband and wife between Xiaomei and Zhang Xuan.

If this is the case, Zhang Xuan is about to marry Princess Hui, who will definitely be canonized by the imperial court as the side concubine of King Yongning, and her status is far above Li Tengkong. With Princess Hui here, the possibility of Li Tengkong wanting to be favored has been greatly reduced.

And with Zhang Xuan's current power, it is almost logical to take another concubine. I don't know how many talented and beautiful women in Chang'an City want to marry into the Yongning Palace, including some official eunuchs.

Li Lin frowned, and said softly, "Wait until tomorrow, I will go to the Yongning Royal Mansion to talk to the little sister, no matter what, I have to hurry up and have a round house with the Yongning Wang, there is no real name, and sooner or later there will be problems." ”

"Our little sister is both civil and military, dignified and beautiful, and she will not be able to captivate the country and the city, but she is also one in a million women, King Yongning is young, how can there be a reason not to love beauty. As long as King Yongning loves his little sister, our Li family will not worry about the day when they will continue to come out! ”

Li Xiu nodded again and again.

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In the palace, the banquet continued, and when it reached the highest court, more than 100 dancers were lining up to stage a grand palace dance.

The dance and music paused, and Li Henglang smiled loudly and raised his glass to invite him to drink again.

After drinking, Zhang Xuan suddenly got up and stepped forward, holding the long gilt box he had brought with him when he entered the hall.

"Your Highness, the minister has a small gift for His Highness, and please accept it with a smile." Zhang Xuan held the box high and said loudly.

Li Heng laughed, "Bring it up." What gift did King Yongning bring to the palace this time? ”

"Please take a look." Zhang Xuan smiled silently.

The eunuch beside Li Heng opened the box, took out an object from it, and respectfully placed it on Li Heng's desk.

It resembles an arrow and is not an arrow, with a lead at the front and a cylindrical fire medicine bag tied under the iron shaft.

Li Heng looked at this thing curiously, then grabbed it with his hand, looked at it for a long time, and then smiled at Zhang Xuan and said, "King Yongning, what is this?" ”

Jianning King Li Qi finally seized the opportunity to speak, got up and interjected with a smile, "Father, this is one of the firearms researched and created by King Yongning, called Divine Fire Flying Crow. This thing ignited and launched, with thousands of troops, explosive and burning, infinitely powerful÷ the Fan army horse was frightened by the divine fire flying crow of the king of Yongning. ”

"This is a firearm? Divine Fire Flying Crow, what a good name! Li Heng pinched the rocket excitedly, looked at Zhang Xuan and said with a smile, "King Yongning is really a rare genius in my Tang Dynasty for a hundred years, with this kind of firearm, my Tang Dynasty army and horses are invincible and invincible!" ”

"Your Royal Highness, this is the plaything of the minister's unintentional wandering puppet, the minister has experimented slightly in Longshuo, made some semi-finished products, and tested the Tubo people a few times, and the power is quite acceptable." Zhang Xuan smiled slightly, and suddenly bowed down and bowed deeply, "The minister did not report the firearms technique to the court and His Highness in time, which caused a lot of discussions, and asked His Highness for forgiveness!" ”

Li Heng stared at Zhang Xuan deeply, vaguely guessed Zhang Xuan's true intentions, smiled and pretended not to understand anything, and cooperated with Zhang Xuan to perform this scene.

"Hey, King Yongning's invention of firearms has made great contributions to the society, what is the crime? The palace has already told the ministers that King Yongning is dedicated to the country, how can he hide his secrets and not report it? ”

"Your Highness, firearms are infinitely powerful, and they can be called the national weapons of the Tang Dynasty. The reason why the minister failed to report to the court in time is that, on the one hand, the technique of firearms is still very immature, and the minister has been in the process of further improving and developing. On the other hand, the art of firearms is related to the national capital of the Tang Dynasty, and must be listed as a major secret, if it is fanfare, it will be stolen and imitated by the barbarians from all directions, and at that time, our army will have no advantage at all. ”

"Therefore, the minister made this point in the secret report of His Highness."

Li Heng nodded, "Well, yes, this palace also thinks that what King Yongning said is very ∮, I don't know how long it will take for this firearm technique to be fully manufactured by the imperial court and used in the army?" ”

Zhang Xuan and Li Heng looked at each other and smiled, waved their hands and said, "Your Highness, two years at most." The minister can guarantee that after two years, all our Tang military horses can be equipped with firearms. It's just that the cost of manufacturing firearms is high and it is not easy to come by, and it is impossible for our Datang to equip all the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, so we can only form firearms battalions in various armies. ”

"Good, good!" Li Heng waved the Divine Fire Flying Crow in his hand, Huo Ran got up and said loudly, "The matter of firearms is related to the fortune of the country, and it should not be neglected. The edict was passed on, and the imperial court set up a firearms department on the same day, temporarily stationed in Lingzhou, responsible for firearms. First, the household department, the military department, and the industrial department should cooperate with each other, and there should be no mistakes. ”

Hearing Li Heng's edict, Zhang Xuan's heart was slightly relieved.

The art of firearms is produced and developed with the power of Longshuo alone, and the power of the whole country must be mobilized. And if you want to keep secrets and the court pays for them, the court will definitely set up a special yamen to handle this matter. And in order not to leak secrets, this yamen, which is directly under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, must be placed in Lingzhou and under the control of Zhang Xuan.

This is what Zhang Xuan reported to Li Hengyu in the previous secret reports. Since Li Heng agrees with this, he obviously agrees with Zhang Xuan's point of view.

Before the An Lushan thieves were in trouble, firearms were not widely used for the time being.

Now that the firearms department and the yamen are ready to be established, the so-called Zhang Xuan's private firearms plot will not be over. The dozen or so civil and military officials who had followed Zhang Jiyong and Chen Xuanli to impeach Zhang Xuan frantically couldn't help but be disappointed when they saw this, but they didn't dare to question it on the spot, so they had to hang their heads silently.

Zhang Jiyong has been dismissed, and Chen Xuanli is left alone, and the so-called "Tailu Son Party" has signs of scattering.

Zhang Xuan smiled indifferently and looked around at everyone, some people didn't dare to look at his eyes, while most of them cast an eager glance.

At this moment, the prospective prince Li Yu suddenly got up again and said in a deep voice, "Father, the sons and daughters think that the matter of firearms is very important, and the imperial firearms department should not be placed in Lingzhou, but should be in Chang'an. ”

"The firearms department is far away in Lingzhou, and it is difficult for the imperial court to dispatch it, and the important affairs of the imperial court are also managed by the Longshuo Metropolitan Governor's Office, which is not in line with the regulations."

As soon as Li Yu said this, Li Heng frowned, and Zhang Xuan was expressionless.

He had long expected that this matter would not go so smoothly, so he took the opportunity to raise it after Zhang Jiyong was dismissed from office; And even so, there will still be people who will stand up and speak out against it, which is inevitable. It's just that he didn't expect this person to be Li Yu.

"It seems that this future little emperor has a lot of opinions about himself......" Zhang Xuan secretly sneered in his heart, "It was originally something made by Lao Tzu, what is it to sit back and enjoy it?" ”

Yang Guozhong glanced at Li Yu with disdain, and said in his heart that this firearm was originally Zhang Xuan's thing, and the firearms division was placed in Chang'an, so it was not under his control? Childish!

And those "Tai Lu Zi Party" who were forced to remain silent because of Zhang Jiyong's suppression, saw Li Heng's eldest son Li Yu come forward, and they couldn't help but look up at Li Yu with some excitement, and their eyes became extremely enthusiastic.

Li Yu wants to take over Zhang Jiyong's class and provoke the pillars of the Tailu Party? The corners of Zhang Xuan's mouth twitched slightly, but he made up his mind.

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