So saying, they approached a small island beside Liangshan; Far away from the island, you can see the underwater iron cables, the iron nets are crisscrossed and crisscrossed, not to mention a person, even a big fish can not swim in. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Li Shimin's interest was seduced, and he followed Cheng Zhijie through layers of investigation with curiosity and came to this small island called Turtle Mountain.

The top of the island is really as flat as the turtle cover, and a high wall has been built around the island, with three steps and one post on it, and five steps and one sentry are quite tightly defended.

"See Demon King Chitose!" Cui Sanye and Qi Wuxing just stepped forward to greet them; Cheng Zhijie helped the two up, introduced them to each other, and then said to them: "Two, are all the items I asked for ready?" ”

Cui Jing and Qi Wuxing just said: "Since the second prince entered Shandong, we have been ordered to prepare, and now we are ready to stop, and the demon king can come to watch." Li Shimin was taken aback when he heard this, and he began to prepare as soon as he entered Shandong, so hasn't he been preparing for more than half a month now.

"Good! Let's go inside and talk. Cheng Zhijie nodded with satisfaction and took Li Shimin into the middle hall with the two.

The hall was large, but it was empty, with only a desk and a few chairs; There are also four things on the table.

Cheng Zhijie asked everyone to sit down and picked up the first thing, which was a four-foot-long knife. There was a pleasant sound of metal rubbing, and there was a sharp flash in the hall; A bright horizontal knife appeared in Cheng Zhijie's hand.

"Shimin, this is my gift to you, made of the steel of Liangshan, which is made of a hundred times; Check it out! ”

Li Shimin was overjoyed and hurriedly took it, this knife was only eleven or twelve pounds, not very heavy; His fingers stroked the blade gently, smooth and cold; Even if you don't come into contact with the sharpness of the blade, you can feel a slight numbness on your skin.

"Good knives! Good knives! Good knives! Li Shimin shouted three times, then drew his sword and slashed down. Cha! The sound was like gold cutting wood, and the sword in his hand was broken in response; Look at the horizontal knife again, but it is intact.

"Good knives! Liangshan's blade is too good in the world! Li Shimin took the horizontal knife in his hand and looked carefully, and found that there were two small characters near the horizontal knife gauntlet, and when he looked closely, it was: "Dingtang".

"Dingtang Knife!" Li Shimin was slightly stunned when he read this name, his father was the Duke of Tang Guo, and Taiyuan was Tang State in ancient times, is there any connection during this period?

Cheng Zhijie laughed and said, "Hurry up and put it away!" You'll understand later! Let's take a look at the last few things, they are my proudest work. ”

As he spoke, he picked up the first small paper bag with some black powder on it. "Shimin, remember that when we met in Taiyuan, I once said that with the inventions and creations of these craftsmen, I can open up mountains and land and fly in the nine heavens."

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Of course I remember, Guanyin has been talking about you taking her to heaven?" Taijiquan has not been put down, and it is still diligent. ”

"Very well, you let her continue; I will soon fulfill my promise. Now let me introduce you to the first promise, breaking the ground! This thing is called gunpowder, and it is a major invention that can change the way the entire human race fights.

This thing looks inconspicuous, but when it burns, it releases a huge amount of energy, and I once used hundreds of catties of this thing to destroy the city wall of Pyongyang, which is known as Little Chang'an, and captured Pyongyang City in one fell swoop.

This is still the rudimentary use of gunpowder, and I will invent more powerful weapons in the future, even capable of destroying mountains, and the walls will lose their usefulness forever. ”

Li Shimin was really taken aback, and hurried to watch closely, indeed he couldn't see that this inconspicuous thing had such great power.

Cheng Zhijie saw his hesitation and said, "Shimin don't have to doubt it, I'll let you see its basic power in a while!" ”

Then he looked at the last two items and said, "The gunpowder in the front is for the enemy with swords and guns, and the latter two things are indeed for the family with books and pens."

The Maison controls the world's elite, and in turn controls the actual functioning of the state. If you want to break the monopoly of the family, the Sui Dynasty's Kaike is a good way; However, most of the scholars are controlled by the family, and it will take a long time to popularize it. So these two things have become sharp weapons in our hands. ”

Cheng Zhijie picked up a stack of white paper and handed it to Li Shimin: "Shimin, this is the newly created paper made by my craftsman's improved papermaking technique; Although the quality is not as good as the best rice paper now, it is cheaper, less than one-tenth, which can greatly reduce the cost of books. ”

Then he picked up a book and handed it to Li Shimin: "Let's take a look at this book, how about it?" Li Shimin took the book and flipped through it, it was a very ordinary Analect, and the handwriting was small, and the size was the same; In the eyes of everyone like Li Shimin, who loves calligraphy, he seems to be ingenious and cautious.

"Fifth brother, what is this thing, it is rare that the handwriting size is exactly the same, the level of this engraving master is really good."

Cheng Zhijie laughed and said: "It seems that the people of the world have also been deceived; The cost of engraving is too high, we use the printing method of movable type! Come and see! As he spoke, he brought a box with many square seals neatly stacked inside.

Li Shimin took it, and immediately understood the mystery, and exclaimed: "Wonderful, wonderful!" What a clever workmanship! Fifth brother, I'm convinced! ”

Cheng Zhijie said: "With these things, we can reduce the cost of books by more than ten times; At that time, ordinary people can also read books; In cooperation with the imperial examination, the monopoly of the family can be broken in one fell swoop. However, all of this requires a strong political backing; Even if you will suffer some losses in the early stage, you must persevere. ”

Li Shimin nodded slightly and said, "I already understand what Fifth Brother means, and I will try my best to fight for it; I hope that the fifth brother will set aside time for me. ”

Cheng Zhijie smiled: "Don't worry, I still want to be a demon king for a few more years?" When you succeed, I'll give you these things. ”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly again: "Fifth brother, let's not talk about these first, I want to persuade my father to raise troops in Taiyuan, and then take Guanzhong directly; As long as Guanzhong is in our hands, we can sit and watch the world's heroes and disputes, and wait for the opportunity to dominate the world.

However, Guanzhong also has its own disadvantages, too close to the side plug. Now Jieli Khan is very powerful, and Liu Wuzhou, Li Rail, Xue Ju, and Liang Shi are all attached to him. This caused the pass to the west of Chang'an to be virtually non-existent; Therefore, as long as he is willing, he may lead hundreds of thousands of troops to the city at any time, which is too bad for us. ”

Cheng Zhijie said with a smile: "Shimin don't worry that I have already placed the Fengzi Master in Liaodong, and when autumn comes, before the Turks go south to fight the autumn wind." I will personally go to Liaodong and lead the team to launch a counteroffensive against the Turks, hoping to help you. ”

Li Shimin was greatly moved: "Thank you Fifth Brother Gaoyi, rest assured, no matter how difficult it is this autumn, I will definitely persuade my father to send a part of the army out of Yanmen to attack the Turks with Fifth Brother." ”

Cheng Zhi nodded and said, "That's very good!" , believing that there is no Turkic interference; You'll be able to win the level smoothly too. ”

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Without the Turks, the rest are not worth mentioning; As long as we don't have to worry about the future, Guanzhong is in my bag. ”

Cheng Zhijie finally said: "Shimin, I will give you one last help; In the First World War of Jinan, I once captured Xue Shixiong's second son, Xue Wanshu. This man has great talent, and I have always been reluctant to kill him; However, I once killed his brother Xue Wanshu by mistake, and his father also died indirectly because of me, but he has always refused to surrender to me. I'm sending him to you today in the hope that you'll be able to subdue him. ”

Li Shimin was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him: "Fifth brother's kung fu is admired by the world, since you say that you are a general, it must not be wrong; I must have persuaded him well and settled this grievance for the fifth brother. ”

The two brothers left Liangshan after the plan was decided, Li Shimin took Li Yuanba and Hou Junji, as well as the decadent Xue Wanshu and 500 Xuanjia Army back to Taiyuan, and Cheng Yanjin led the people of the Great Demon Kingdom back to Jinan.

After Li Shimin returned to Taiyuan, he did not delay and convened his civil and military forces to discuss the matter of persuading his father to raise troops to rebel. They listed a detailed plan for capturing Guanzhong, and after repeated deliberation, they felt that it was foolproof, so they prepared to report it to Li Yuan.

Li Shimin's frowning attracted the attention of his wife's eldest grandson, Wujian, since her husband came back, she felt that her husband, who was in her hands on weekdays, was a little uncertain.

Taking advantage of the fact that the husband and wife added fragrance to their red sleeves after the meal, and when they were reading together, the eldest grandson asked Li Shimin: "Second brother, can you tell me something?" We're husband and wife, maybe I can give you an idea? ”

Li Shimin looked at his beloved wife's worried face, and said with a slight smile: "Guanyin, this time I went out, I saw that the people of the world were not happy, and the Great Sui was on the verge of collapse; Especially after meeting the fifth brother, he also supported us to overthrow the tyrannical Sui and build a great cause together.

Jinyang Ling Liu Wenjing and the others and I have already made a plan to seize Guanzhong, but my father's character also knows, I am afraid that he will not agree and delay the good time. ”

"Poof!" The eldest grandson Wujian smiled lightly: "The second brother is worried about this matter!" You! How confused! You can talk to Pei Lin about it! Pei Lin is his father's most favored minister, and this person is an official fan, and he will definitely support your plan. ”

Li Shimin patted his head, reached out and grabbed the eldest grandson's innocent little hand and said, "Thank you for teaching me, if it weren't for my beloved wife; I'm still confused? Okay, I'll go find Pei Lian. ”

The eldest grandson Wujian suddenly grabbed her husband and said, "Second brother, now the eldest brother and third brother have been sent to Hedong by Yang Guang, and my sister and brother-in-law are hostages in Chang'an. When you persuade your father, you must pay attention to their safety first, and your father is very concerned about the aspect of brothers, friends and brothers! ”