Chapter 657: Murder Doesn't See Blood

After a short time, Li Zhi arrived, the East Palace was close, and he had already made preparations, and as soon as his father summoned him, he immediately ran over.

When I arrived at the Manna Temple, I saw the queen of the ceremony. Li Zhi looked at the model of the waterwheel in the ground and said, "Oh, this is a waterwheel, but Wang Ping'an sent it from Gyeongju?" ”

Li Shimin didn't squeak, sighed in his heart, poor Zhi'er, your most powerful henchman betrayed you, you are still in the dark, it's really useless, but let your father say anything about you!

The eldest grandson Wuji's eyes widened, looked at Li Zhi, and thought to himself: "Even if you are wasteful, but you are my biological nephew, just by virtue of this, all the stumbling blocks to your ascension to the throne, I have to kick all the stumbling blocks for you!" ”

The ministers turned their faces away, and they were all sad in their hearts, Wang Ping'an, an indiscriminate person, actually did such a dirty thing, betrayed the prince, and switched to King Wu, it is really unpredictable, it is embarrassing!

Li Zhi didn't have any consciousness at all, he didn't see everyone's expressions at all, but squatted down with great interest, looked at the model of the waterwheel, and said with a smile: "This is better than the overturned car in the imperial garden, and the overturned car is driven by manpower. Well, it may also be powered by water flow, which can save manpower, which is really wonderful, if it is used in farmland and water conservancy, it will definitely benefit my people in the Tang Dynasty! ”

Li Shimin is not an ordinary person, his son has a few catties and a few taels, how can he not know the reason, listening to Li Zhi's words, he suddenly wondered in his heart, Zhi'er does not seem to be a person who can study waterwheels, how can he say the characteristics of overturning, and the advantages of this new waterwheel, he actually said a word, this is not like him!

The ministers turned their faces around again and looked at Li Zhi, the prince has two hits!

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "How to build the waterwheel, that's the carpenter's business, the prince doesn't have to care, you just need to understand how to use it, it is enough to benefit the people!" ”

The words came out of his mouth, teaching his nephew as an uncle, but as soon as the words came out, he also sighed softly in his heart, strange, how could Zhi'er ...... It's impossible, he can't know the characteristics of the waterwheel, he doesn't even know what the waterwheel is, right?

Li Zhi still couldn't hear the sound, he pointed to the waterwheel, and said with a smile: "Uncle is right, but I'm just thinking that this waterwheel can be built very big, and it is estimated that there is no problem with watering three or four hundred acres of fields, right?" Or more. Well, it seems that this kind of waterwheel can be used in rivers with high banks and low water, which can solve the pain of many local people in lifting water! ”

Li Shimin, the eldest grandson Wuji, and the ministers suddenly understood in their hearts that Wang Ping'an did not betray, this was obviously told to Li Zhi in advance, this is a trick!

Only the squire of the Ministry of Works didn't understand the meaning of Li Zhi's words, and he actually said happily: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, you are really capable of anything!" The characteristics of this waterwheel, even if it is our Ministry of Industry, can not immediately refer to it thoroughly, you can see it at a glance, Weichen admires it incomparably! ”

What Li Zhi said is too professional, ordinary people just saw this waterwheel model, but did not see the real thing, they can say that the shore is high and the water is low...... That's just a torch of wisdom and a divine help!

Eldest Sun Wuji's face turned bright, okay, it seems that the stumbling block doesn't have to be kicked by himself, Zhi'er is going to move his own feet, but I don't know what kind of kick he wants!

Ma Zhou glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji, and then looked at the emperor, he saw that everyone was silent, coughed, and said: "This is not sent by Wang Ping'an from Gyeongju, but by King Wu sent to the Ministry of Industry, and sent to the palace by the Ministry of Industry. Presumably, the invention of this waterwheel has something to do with King Wu, he is smart and diligent, and he will be a good helper of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the future. ”

He is more upright, of course, relatively speaking, in fact, he is also an old fox, but he is not as treacherous and slippery as others, others don't say it, so he reminded him and told Li Zhi, you are ready, Li Ke is coming, you have to deal with him, and I hope that my subordinates will be merciful, he is your brother after all.

Li Zhi was "surprised" and said: "This kind of waterwheel was invented by the third brother?" He's amazing, if he were a lonely, he wouldn't have been able to invent it! ”

What Ma Zhou said is: It is possible that it has something to do with King Wu. And Li Zhi's words became: This was invented by Li Ke. It sounds like a casual remark, but the Tao in it is too deep!

Li Shimin leaned back and thought: "Let's fight, anyway, they are all the children and grandchildren of the Li family, no matter how much they fight, this Jiangshan Sheji will not be as cheap as outsiders." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji thought to himself: "Good nephew, my uncle didn't hurt you in vain, and you have also learned to confuse the public!" ”

Ma Zhou and other ministers thought to themselves: "I'm afraid that King Wu will be unlucky for a while!" ”

While he was talking, a little eunuch came outside to report that King Wu had arrived. As soon as Li Shimin waved his hand, the little eunuch immediately went out and announced Li Ke's entry into the hall.

After Li Ke returned from the Ministry of Industry, he waited anxiously at home, waiting for his father to summon him, as soon as someone came to the palace, he immediately rushed over, carrying the drawings in his arms, ready to show his skills today, let everyone praise himself, especially his father, he will definitely praise himself today, I really look forward to it!

After entering the main hall and kneeling down to salute, he said: "Father, I don't know what you have to do when you call your sons into the palace?" ”

Li Shimin sighed, he still pitied Li Zhi just now, and then he sympathized with Li Ke, this kid, in the middle of the world, didn't even know it, pitiful!

He pointed to the model of the waterwheel in the ground and said, "This is what you sent to the Ministry of Works?" What are the characteristics of this waterwheel, let's listen to it, get up and talk back! ”

Li Ke glanced at Li Zhi next to him, and saw Li Zhi's contemplative face, and did not look at himself, he was happy in his heart, how about it, he was shocked, your number one henchman gave you a heavy blow, and he has become my lackey! The reason is because of a woman, a knife on the head of the color word, and the eternal Ming Xun is also!

Li Ke stood up and said, "Return to my father's words." The sons and daughters obeyed the teachings of their father, and the people of the world came first in everything, the people were the water, and the king was the boat, and the water could carry the boat and overturn the boat. Reading the "Book of Sui", Erchen felt that if you want to make the world peaceful, you must let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and everyone can eat enough, and if you want to eat enough, build water conservancy, and increase income, it is a top priority! ”

Everyone in the palace nodded together, these words were high-sounding, very sycophant, well said, continue!

Li Ke continued: "Erchen personally went to the grange outside the city to inspect and found that the people were struggling to irrigate the farmland, especially in the drought season, it was even more difficult to carry water for farming. Therefore, Erchen searched the books and invented this new waterwheel according to the principle of overturning and lifting water! ”

Speaking of this, he paused, looked at his father with hope, and waited for his father to praise him for thinking about the country. Sure enough, I saw Li Shimin nodding lightly, but the expression on his face was not joyful.

He felt a chill in his heart, and looked at the ministers again, and the ministers were all silent, and no one praised him, on the contrary, they did not dare to look at him, and some even turned their faces away from him.

Only Li Zhi, his good brother, praised loudly. I heard Li Zhi say: "Third brother, you are really amazing, you can think of a new waterwheel from overturning." The new waterwheel you invented is much easier to use than a rollover. He spoke so loudly that he almost clapped his hands.

Li Ke thought to himself: "What's the matter, the people who should praise me don't praise, and the people who shouldn't praise me praise me are boasting a lot, this thing is a bit wrong!" ”

The arrow is on the string, I have to send it, the car enters the middle road, how can I turn back!

Li Ke felt that something was wrong, but he could only say it hard, fortunately he had prepared in advance and memorized everything he was going to say, otherwise he would have forgotten what to say in a panic now.

He added: "This new type of wheeled waterwheel, unlike the overturned car, does not need to be stepped on by manpower, but relies on the power of the water flow, which saves manpower and can free up a large number of manpower to intensively cultivate the farmland and increase the yield of grain." ”

The ministers of the palace were still silent, and even some ministers couldn't bear to look at it anymore, so they let out a soft sigh. What Li Ke is saying now, the prince has already said just now!

Li Zhi clapped his hands this time and said with a smile: "It really has such characteristics!" Third brother, you are really a smart person, if you want to change someone else, you will definitely not be able to invent this kind of useful waterwheel, even the officials of the Ministry of Industry who specialize in this will not be able to invent it! He looked at the waiter of the Ministry of Works and said, "You say yes, you can't invent it, right?" ”

The waiter of the Ministry of Works hurriedly said: "Yes, of course, the ministers can't invent it, and this is all the credit of His Royal Highness King Wu." ”

Li Ke only felt the cold air in his back rushing up, and he was excited, and he felt more and more that something was wrong. He didn't dare to say a lot more, so he skipped a long paragraph, so he had to say: "After Erchen invented this kind of waterwheel, but he didn't know how effective it was, he knew that Wang Ping'an was diligent and went to the barren land of Gyeongju, so he told him about the waterwheel and let him try it in Gyeongju, if it was easy to use, it would be popularized all over the world!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji suddenly asked: "Did Wang Ping'an send this waterwheel model from Gyeongju to Beijing?" Or did you build the model, and Wang Ping'an tried it out in Gyeongju according to the model? Because Wang Ping'an proved that the waterwheel is really easy to use in Gyeongju, you sent it to the Ministry of Industry and asked the officials of the Ministry of Industry to build it and popularize it all over the world? It seems that you and Wang Ping'an usually have correspondence! ”

Cold sweat broke out on Li Ke's forehead, why did the eldest grandson Wuji ask this, as a prince who is not a prince, he befriended foreign ministers, but a big taboo is often a precursor to rebellion, and all dynasties have taken strict precautions, so did he fall into a trap?

Li Ke said: "Back to my uncle's words, I didn't have any contact, I just heard, I heard that ...... "how to hear and hear, but I can't explain it clearly, how to explain it is not clear!"

Li Shimin suddenly said: "Ke'er went on to say, you are dedicated to serving the country, even if you have correspondence with Wang Ping'an, your father will not blame you!" ”

As soon as he ate the reassuring pill, Li Ke relaxed a little, and thought: "It turns out that it is because I have correspondence with local officials that everyone's faces are ugly, and they thought it was the waterwheel that was exposed!" ”

He added: "Recently, I heard that Gyeongju has created this kind of waterwheel, and the effect is very good, so Erchen sent the model to the Ministry of Industry, let the officials of the Ministry of Industry find faults, see if it can be transformed, and correct it, so that it can be popularized as soon as possible, so that the people of Datang can benefit!" ”

Li Ke couldn't say a lot of things prepared in advance, but he finally said the credit completely, if the situation developed according to his prediction in advance, it should be time for his father to ask him about the characteristics of the waterwheel, and let him make an introduction. He memorized the various parts and functions of the waterwheel very well, and would never say anything wrong, unless the drawings and models given by Wang Ping'an were wrong!

Sure enough, Li Shimin hummed and said: "Okay, let's talk about the characteristics of this waterwheel, explain it to the monarchs, and let my father listen to it, although we have seen this model, but we don't understand the role of it." ”

Things were finally on the right track, and Li Ke immediately talked about it, listing the various benefits and characteristics of the waterwheel one by one, and introducing them to everyone.

As he expected, as soon as the ministers heard the effect of the waterwheel, their expressions immediately improved, and they were no longer silent, they came forward one after another, pointed to the waterwheel and asked, and even Li Shimin went down the steps again to listen to his explanation, and Li Zhi kept praising on the side, and the eldest grandson Wuji no longer found fault!

After a long time, after Li Ke had finished talking about the various benefits of the waterwheel, and the ministers had no problem, Li Shimin returned to his seat and said: "This waterwheel is really very useful, and it should be used by the people as soon as possible. Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think about this? ”

The ministers looked at Li Zhi together, it didn't matter what they thought, what mattered was what the prince thought.

Li Zhi lived up to expectations, he said: "Father, I am afraid it is very difficult to popularize this new type of waterwheel. Some time ago, didn't my father send someone to Gyeongju, that person's name was Mi Xiaomiao, he saw the drawings of this waterwheel when he was in Gyeongju, and praised it when he came back, but he couldn't tell how this waterwheel was used, and he couldn't tell clearly. It can be seen from this that if you take the liberty of pushing the waterwheel to the states, I am afraid that it will not be popularized for a while, and you must have someone who is proficient in this art to guide it! ”

As soon as these words came out, the whole hall was silent!

None of the people who can stand here have a bad head, and Li Zhi didn't say anything below, and everyone understood!

Li Shimin thought to himself: "Zhi'er has changed, or has Wang Ping'an changed?" No way, it is impossible for the two of them to come up with such an idea, this idea must have been made by someone else for them! ”

And the ministers looked at Li Zhi together, thinking in their hearts: "Prince, fierce!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji rejoiced in his heart, good boy, you finally know how to kill your political enemies, you should be like this, you should be so ruthless, or if you don't make a move, you will make the political enemy never turn over!

Li Ke was dumbfounded, thinking: "It's over, I'm in a bad place!" ”

This method of dealing with political opponents has been out of the scope of self-preservation, and has a strong aggressiveness, just like playing polo, first put the polo under the pole, and then hit it hard, if you don't shoot, you will be hit!