"Haha, don't be in a hurry, is it possible that you have no confidence in your country? In this way, we also brought a few horses with us, all of which are horses that travel thousands of miles a day, and if you really can't do it later, we will give the horses to the Queen Mother, and we will not let you get nothing. Yelu Xinghe said in a charity tone.

All the ministers heard the ridicule in his tone, this Liao people are inevitably too sitting in the well and watching the sky, isn't it just inlaid with gold leaf, what's so difficult about this? There are special workshops in the Great Song Dynasty, and there are many skilled craftsmen in them.

Zhao Zhen looked at Yelu Xinghe's arrogant appearance coldly, and he was about to reprimand, but he heard Liu E say: "Where is the book of the Ministry of Industry?" You go to the workshop and find two ordinary craftsmen to come here. ”

Yuan Kang'an, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, bowed down and hurried away, he was not stupid, although the Queen Mother said that he transferred two ordinary craftsmen, but that was just for the Liao people, he wanted to find the most powerful craftsmen in the workshop.

"Come here, watch the envoy of the Liao State." Liu E commanded instead.

The atmosphere of the banquet suddenly became a little stiff, everyone looked at these uninvited envoys of the Liao State, after these three Liao envoys sat down, they did not see anything outside, grabbed the food on the plate and chewed it as if no one was around, causing several ministers to shake their heads, it was really a barbarian state, and they did not understand etiquette at all.

After a while, Yuan Kang'an, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, led two craftsmen back in a hurry.

The ordnance production institutions directly under the central government of the Northern Song Dynasty are called "workshops", and this workshop is not only the production of weapons, but also the production of various utensils needed for daily use.

The two of them were instructed, and they began to pick up the glass bottle and study it carefully, both of them showed solemn faces, and the ministers sighed in their hearts, is it difficult to paste gold on the inner wall of the glass bottle?

After a cup of tea, the two supervisors of the workshop have been in a cold sweat, the two of them have studied for a long time and still have no clue, it is extremely difficult to paste the gold process on the inner wall of this glass bottle, at least the two have never done this, the two of them can't help but scold in their hearts, how can someone be so wonderful, the gold paste actually has to be pasted inside! The mouth of this glass bottle is so small that ordinary tools can't reach into it at all, and the most difficult thing is how to make it stick to the bottle wall after sticking! This gold leaf is a thin sheet made of gold, and when this end is pressed, the other end is warped, and the inner wall of the entire glass bottle is extremely smooth and cannot be fixed at all.

Yelu Xinghe drank wine, chewed a piece of jerky in his mouth, and sneered: "It seems that these two are the best craftsmen in your Great Song Dynasty, why can't they do it?" I, Emperor Da Liao, have always praised you for having many capable people in the Song Dynasty, which seems to be an exaggeration. He turned to his companion beside him, and the two looked at each other and laughed uncontrollably.

Liu E was so scorned by the Liao people at the birthday banquet, her face was a little unbearable, she looked angrily at Yuan Kangan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Yuan Kang'an was short, his legs were a little trembling, he wiped a cold sweat, walked quickly to the two craftsmen, and said urgently: "Two, do you have eyebrows?!" ”

"Lord Yuan, this ...... The gold leaf can't be attached to the inner wall of the glass bottle. A craftsman said helplessly.

"Yes, this side is pasted, and on the other side of the paste, the previous one is warped again, it won't work at all." Another craftsman chimed in.

"Give it a try!" Yuan Kangan jumped off the wall in a hurry.

The two craftsmen had no choice but to tentatively roll the gold leaf into a thin roll and probe it into the glass bottle and then slowly open it, and all the ministers were watching the operation of the two with bated breath, for fear that the sound would be too loud to disturb them.

After another cup of tea, the two craftsmen were already sweating, but the gold leaf still could not fit the inner wall of the glass bottle completely, and everyone present realized that this was an extremely difficult process.

"If you can't give up, don't waste everyone's time, it seems that this precious glass bottle, Empress Dowager Liu will not be blessed, so return the treasure bottle to us now." Yelu Xinghe directly opened his mouth to ask for the glass bottle back.

"It's just too much of a deception! It's just a broken bottle, you are still a treasure, since you have sent it out, but you still want to go back, believe it or not, Lao Tzu will smash it for you now! Cao Wei slapped the table angrily, blew his beard and glared.

"This is the place of your Song Dynasty, why does the Song Dynasty, which has always regarded itself as a state of etiquette, want to bully the weak? If we don't give it, are you going to rob it? Yelu Xinghe sneered.

Liu E's face became more and more ugly, she looked at Ding Wei with the last glimmer of hope, Ding Wei was also frowning at this time, although he prides himself on being resourceful on weekdays, but as the saying goes, there is a specialization in the art industry, how can he understand the process of pasting gold leaf?

Liu E saw Ding Wei slowly shook his head and sighed: Do you just let these Liao people mess with her sixtieth birthday?

"Ladies and gentlemen, who can complete this skill, I will reward you!" Zhao Zhen finally couldn't help but stand up and said loudly.

Liu E did not stop Zhao Zhen, she also very much hoped that someone could save face for the entire Great Song Dynasty at this time, she looked around the entire hall, all the ministers were sighing there, obviously no one dared to take this task, the huge Great Song Dynasty was actually stumped by such a small problem!

Just as everyone was about to give up, a deep voice came from an inconspicuous corner - "I'll try." ”

This voice was like a bright light in the dark night, which instantly lit up the audience, and everyone looked towards the source of the sound with great joy, only to see a white-robed young man standing up slowly with a smile on his face.

"It's him!" Someone exclaimed.

"Li Ce!" Zhao Zhen couldn't help but shout.

"Ce'er?" Chen Yaozuo and others were obviously taken aback.

"You! It's you! Yelu Xinghe's face suddenly changed, he stood up suddenly, poked his finger at Li Ce and shouted.

"What are you yelling about, so that you have a loud voice? Do you know how to be polite? This is the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, it's terrible not to see the world! Li Ce shook his head, an exaggerated look of contempt on his face. Since Yelu Xinghe recognized himself, he simply tore his face with him.

"You...... Empress Dowager Liu, this kid beat up the envoy in the restaurant before, look at my left eye, he was beaten by this bastard, and the envoy of our Liao State was actually beaten in the territory of your Great Song Dynasty, do you care about this? Yelu Xinghe shouted.

When the ministers heard that he actually revealed his scars, they were embarrassed to sue in court, and then looked at his bruised panda eyes, and they couldn't help but chuckle.

Liu E is happy in her heart, she plays well, she makes you arrogant! But on the surface, she couldn't say this, she coughed lightly and said: "Li Ce, this kid, the old body knows him, he won't beat people for no reason, General Yelu I'm afraid things are not as simple as you say, right?" ”

Li Ce secretly gave the Queen Mother a thumbs up, Liu E was stunned, this kid ......

"I ......" Yelu Xinghe's face turned red, he didn't give money in Fan Lou, and he injured the girl, how embarrassed he was to say such ugly things.

"Okay, let's not mention this matter for the time being, Li Ce, are you sure that the old body asked?" Liu E no longer paid attention to Yelu Xinghe, and turned to Li Ce and asked.

"Queen Mother, to be honest, Weichen is not too sure." The guy said with a serious face.

Everyone just wants to kill this thing......

"Your kid is sincere, or let you give it a try, if it really succeeds, the old body will be rewarded." Liu E didn't get angry but agreed to let him try, knowing that if he failed, the face of the Great Song Dynasty would be lost.

Zhao Ji couldn't help but sneer, I don't know what is dead or alive, this technical ability can't tolerate the slightest boasting, this guy is so arrogant, and it also makes him suffer, aren't you Zhao Zhen's person? If you lose someone, Zhao Zhen will have to follow you to be embarrassed.

"Xiyuan, are you okay apprentice?" Zhang Shixun asked worriedly, all the ministers looked at Chen Yaozuo when he asked, and even Ding Wei couldn't help but look at him, after all, he was Li Ce's master, and he was the master's apprentice who knew him best.

"Don't hide it from Deng Guogong, I won't do this kind of craftsmanship, this ...... I don't know if Ce'er can do it, but this kid has repeatedly performed amazingly, maybe he can really do it. Chen Yaozuo showed a rare embarrassed expression.

Under the gaze of the audience, Li Ce came to the center of the main hall, and he walked to the two craftsmen and whispered: "Two, I don't know if there is mercury in the workshop?" ”

Seeing that this handsome young man had taken over the hot potato, the two of them were very grateful to him, and the two of them nodded hurriedly and said, "What do you want it to do?" ”

When Li Ce heard that there was really such a thing, his heart was relieved, and he smiled slightly: "Just take it, it will be about such a big bottle." He pointed to the glass bottle on the table.

Although the two of them didn't understand what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, they wished they could leave quickly, so they hurriedly agreed to get it.

After the two craftsmen left, the hall suddenly fell into a dead silence, and no one wanted to come out at this time. After professional training in later generations, Li Ce knew that this time was the most sensitive time, but it was also the time when he should perform the most! This is the time when you can especially remember yourself in the upper echelons.

Especially just now these Liao people were so arrogant, which had already aroused the dissatisfaction of the officials of the Great Song Dynasty, and if they could save some face for them at this time, they would definitely be able to win their favor.

Really thinking about something, at this moment, Yelu Xinghe couldn't help but mock: "You Song Dynasty didn't deliberately want to delay time, right?" ”

"What, General Yelu, do you think I can't do it?" Li Ce sneered and asked rhetorically.

"Hmph, the Song people are treacherous, in fact, you can't do it at all, and you have such a person here to delay time." Yelu Xinghe shouted loudly.

"In that case, if General Yelu dares to make a bet with me, bet on whether I can do it!" Li Ce said.

"Good! What happens if you lose? "Yelu Xinghe is overjoyed, this guy has sent it to the door by himself.

In fact, before Yelu Xinghe came to the palace, he had already asked all the shops in the capital, and no one could seamlessly inlay the gold leaf on the inner wall of the glass bottle, so he thought he had won!

"If you lose, you lose, what else can you do?" Li Ce smacked his lips.

"No, if you lose, call me grandpa and kneel down and kowtow three times!" Yelu Xinghe's eyes showed a fierce light, and his expression was a little hideous.

"What's it called?"

"Grandpa!"

"Hey!"

Ha ha...... The ministers present laughed loudly, this kid is really bad.

Yelu Xinghe looked dazed, what are these people laughing at? He looked sideways at his companion and saw that he was also puzzled.

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