Respectfully sent Shen Tujia away, and faintly knocked the teacher Chao wrong, waiting in the Xuan Room Palace, only he was the only one left, and the Son of Heaven finally relaxed his tense face;

Gently sat on the couch, tore off the placket of his clothes, and gently floated down while his body was back, only to look up to the sky and let out a long sigh······

"Hoo ~~~~~~"

"I finally know why my father was so cautious about Zhang Cang, the Marquis of Beiping······"

"Even after the dismissal of the prime minister, my father still treated Zhang Cang as politely and kindly as possible·········"

At this moment, the Son of Heaven, who is over 30 years old, finally realized in hindsight: what is called an old man in the country, if there is a treasure.

finally understood why it was Shen Tujia who was selected by the first emperor as the successor to the prime minister's position after Zhang Cang, the Marquis of Beiping;

Understand why Shen Tujia became the old minister of the first emperor when he died······

"I'm afraid that at that time, my father had already expected that I would make such a mistake because of the "Cutting Domain······"

"That's why I left Shen Tujia behind, so that I could dissuade ······ on the side."

Speaking full of self-deprecation, Tianzi Qi also shook his head with a wry smile, only feeling that his past self was innocent and cute;

Especially thinking that some time ago, in order to promote the "Cutting Strategy", he almost calculated Shen Tujia to death, and Tianziqi's heart was even more bitter.

"If it weren't for that kid, I would have almost lost a minister of the Pillar Kingdom?"

"Hey ······"

Shaking his head and smiling bitterly, he adjusted his lying position slightly, and after a long pause, the Son of Heaven raised his hand and motioned for the eunuch to step forward.

"What are you doing now, that bastard?"

"I brought the words of the Queen Mother, and invited the Prime Minister into the palace, why didn't that kid come over himself?"

Hearing Liu Qi's words, the eunuch Ling's face also subconsciously brought a smile;

- Don't even need the Son of Heaven to say the latter sentence, just the three words 'bastard boy' in the previous sentence are enough to make the eunuch Ling understand: Who is the Son of Heaven asking······

"Your Majesty'······"

"After taking the words of the Queen Mother, and leading the prime minister outside the palace, Gongzi Sheng went straight to the Shaofu Room······"

"-Workshop?"

The eunuch Ling whispered, but it provoked the Son of Heaven to raise his eyebrows.

"What are you going to do in the studio?"

But when he saw the eunuch Ling Wenyan, the smile on his face was even worse, and his tone was full of banter.

"Just now, news came from Shaofu, saying that Gongzi Sheng took fifty catties of fried steel ······ from Shaofu on the grounds of 'Your Majesty's grace'"

"—how many ?!!"

"—Fifty pounds !!!!!"

Unexpectedly, the eunuch Ling whispered, but provoked the Son of Heaven to jump up from the royal couch!

Looking at the gaze of the eunuch Ling, it was full of horror!

"Fifty pounds of steel!"

"Is he going to rebel!!

With a roar full of horror, Tianzi Qi only stood up with a shocked face, and looked directly at the eunuch order in front of him, who was already stunned in place.

Fifty pounds of fried steel, what is the concept?

——Today's Shaofu, mobilizing all forces to work at full capacity for a year, the income from fried steel is only more than 2,000 catties!

That is, more than 2,000 catties of fried steel can be turned into tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, arrows in the hands of those skilled craftsmen in Shaofu!

In today's Han Dynasty, steel and iron smelting technology has just started, and most of the civilian metals are still in the Bronze Age, and steel and iron are military pipe products in the absolute sense.

As a result, Liu Sheng said 'the grace of the Son of Heaven', and took a full fifty catties from Shaofu······

Looking at Tianzi Qi's increasingly shocked face, the eunuch Ling was obviously panicked;

subconsciously knelt on the ground, and only then did he whisper in a slightly suspicious voice to 'remind' Liu Qi.

"This thing ······"

"On the day of Lin Yuan, Gongzi Sheng said that if you want to build a battle armor for Gongzifei, you need to take some steel from Shaofu······"

"The old slave remembers that at that time, His Majesty said: Yes?"

pretending to be suspicious, he saw the eunuch Ling hurriedly knocking his head again.

"Your Majesty's atonement!"

"The old slave will go to Guangming Palace, take back the fifty catties of steel, and send it back to Shaofu intact!"

Hearing the eunuch's reminder, Tianzi Qi couldn't help but look pale;

Recalling the promise he made in Shanglin Yuan a few days ago, and today, Liu Sheng brought back from Changle Palace, the sentence 'The national disaster is at the head, and the parents should put it aside first', Tianzi Qicai raised his face indignantly and waved his hand irritably.

"Forget it!"

"You go and send someone to keep an eye on it, don't let that kid give Shaofu's steel to Huo Huo!"

With an irritable command, Tianzi Qi still didn't feel that the anger in his chest had subsided a little, so he suddenly flicked his sleeves, put his hands behind his back, and walked towards the direction of the back of the hall with a gloomy face.

As he walked, he didn't forget to whisper and complain.

"Bastard thing!"

"The simple nature of the first emperor, I really didn't learn it at all!"

"-What kind of armor can use fifty pounds of steel?!"

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"Fifty pounds ?!!"

Weiyang Palace, Guangming Palace.

In the Tianzi Qi of Weiyang Palace, he issued 'What kind of battle armor can use fifty catties of steel?' When he exclaimed, in the apse of Guangming Palace, looking at the few steel bars that Liu Sheng was holding in his arms, the face of Liu Fei, the fifth son of the emperor, was also shocked.

"Little Jiu!"

"Are you going to make me a pair of armor made of pure steel?"

"It's not!"

"-Fifty catties of steel, my father said to give it, and I really gave it?!"

Listening to Liu Fei's shocked tone, Liu Sheng only nodded indifferently and came to his recliner to sit down.

It's just that Liu Sheng didn't intend to answer Liu Fei's question.

——Fifty catties of steel, in today's era, is indeed extremely valuable.

Putting aside the factor of military-controlled metals, in terms of market price alone, the sale of these fifty catties of super steel is enough for Liu Sheng to accumulate tens of thousands of family fortunes at the age when he has not yet been crowned king.

But compared to this time, Liu Sheng helped Tianziqi persuade the Empress Dowager Dou, and the risk he brought to himself, this fifty catties of steel, is not worth mentioning at all.

"I'm afraid that my father will take me to Shanglin and make the Phoenix Hall angry enough?"

Thinking like this, Liu Sheng couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, and then resigned himself to his fate and lay down on the recliner.

And Liu Fei's focus is obviously not on other things, his eyes only look directly at the bag of steel bars in Liu Sheng's arms, and lick his lips greedily from time to time.

Seeing this, Liu Sheng immediately shook his head and smiled, turned his head sideways, and looked at the fifth brother Liu Fei, who was full of expectations.

"What kind of armor do I make, don't ask more questions from the fifth brother, I can't tell you for a while."

"Anyway, it won't be a pair of pure steel armor, let the fifth brother wear it, he won't be able to move at all."

He said softly, and when Liu Sheng sat down with a smile full of anticipation, Liu Sheng withdrew his gaze from Liu Fei, looked at the fifty catties of steel in his hand, and secretly thought about the 'Peerless Battle Armor' he was going to make for Liu Fei next.

Fang Cai, the armor mentioned by Liu Fei is actually the armor of most middle and high-ranking officers in the Han Dynasty today;

The whole is composed of the chest, back, side ribs, and hem of the shoulders and thighs.

And the defensive power of such a piece of armor is all based on the pieces of leather armor that are two inches wide and three inches long, neatly arranged vertically on each side of the armor, and connected by needles and threads.

Wearing such a pair of armor can indeed improve the survival rate a lot on the battlefield.

- At least the cold arrows flying everywhere on the battlefield could not penetrate such a pair of leather armor that was 'close to the seam'.

The bad luck came to an end, that is, the arrow just hit the junction of the armor pieces, cutting the line connecting the armor pieces;

In the same battle, several times in succession, the line around the same piece of armor was cut by multiple arrows, so that it was possible for this piece of armor to fall off from the armor, revealing a hole two inches wide and three inches long.

However, such a considerable defensive power naturally means that the armor pieces that are closely connected to each other will greatly restrict the activities of the equiptor.

And Liu Sheng's next step is to use these fifty catties of steel to make a 'super battle armor' for his fifth brother Liu Fei, whose defensive power is not weaker than that of Za Jia, but it will not restrict the activities of the equipment at all.

"Hmm~"

"Wear the chain mail inside, and put on another pair of armor outside;"

"No matter how unlucky you are, there will be no accidents······"

Thinking like this, Liu Sheng smiled slightly, and secretly thought about how to hammer these steels into steel wires.

- Chain mail, which needs to be made of steel wire into small rings, and then connected to each other.

For Liu Sheng now, making steel into iron wire is the biggest problem.

Fortunately, there is plenty of time;

Liu Sheng, there is still a long time, slowly figure out a way······

Thinking like this, hiding this 'chain mail' thing in his heart for the time being, Liu Sheng turned his head sideways and looked at Liu Fei's gaze, which also quietly brought a little playfulness.

"Fifth brother didn't come to me to come and see it in person and supervise the 'process' of the production of this armor, right?"

"If you have something to say, why don't you just say it?"

Seeing Liu Sheng's words to break what he thought in his heart, Liu Fei couldn't help but be a little flustered;

I thought about it for a while, but I finally smiled and calmed down.

Then, Liu Fei looked at Liu Sheng's gaze, and a touch of gratitude quietly swelled up.

"Our brothers, although they were all born to the same father, but because they were born in the deep palace, they can't become close siblings like the people."

"From childhood to adulthood, in addition to my brother the fourth, my younger brother the eighth, and the sixth, the best one to play with me is the little nine."

"Xiao Jiu is good to me, brother, I see it in my eyes and remember it in my heart."

Speaking sincerely, Liu Fei couldn't help but stretch out his hand again and pointed to the cloth bag holding the steel bar in Liu Sheng's hand.

"I said I was going out to fight, and Xiao Jiu asked my father for these pieces of steel that were enough to kill my head and build a battle armor for me;"

"He even took me to Shanglin Yuan to intercede with my father in person, so that my father promised to give me the general seal in the future and allow me to lead the army to the battle."

"And the Imperial Grandmother;"

"——From childhood to adulthood, in the past ten years, what I have said to the imperial grandmother has not been as much as what I said in Shanglin Yuan that day."

"And Shanglin Yuan, it was also Xiao Jiu who took me there······"

As Liu Fei's tone became more and more gentle, a faint smile immediately appeared on Liu Sheng's face.

Only the gaze that looked at Liu Fei became more and more open.

"Fifth brother, I didn't know how to treat the imperial grandmother, so I came to me, right?"

"Hmm~"

"-If I'm not mistaken, it should be Mrs. Cheng who reminded me that the fifth brother came to me and wanted to ask me?"

Seeing that Liu Sheng brought the topic on the right track without beating around the bush, Liu Fei also smiled embarrassedly and lowered his head;

After humming to himself for a while, Liu Feicai looked at Liu Sheng calmly, and nodded heavily.

"It's really my mother, let me look for Xiao Jiu;"

"—That's what the fourth brother meant."

"Mother said that the favor of the imperial grandmother is not something that everyone can have, and everyone can have it without worry;"

"Especially on the side of the Phoenix Palace, it is very likely that the two ladies and four sons of my Xuanming Hall will be dissatisfied because of this matter."

"So my mother asked me to come so that I could ask Xiao Jiu: In the future, how should I treat the imperial grandmother and the imperial grandmother's love for me."

"Do I need to refuse the Imperial Grandmother's favor to me in order to avoid the hostility of the Phoenix Palace······

Hearing Liu Sheng's words full of worry, as well as the lingering crampedness in his tone, Liu Sheng smiled bitterly, but couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

In ordinary people's homes, it is very common for grandmothers to pamper their grandchildren;

Even if there are more grandchildren, a bowl of water is not good, but there will always be a limit, and I will not be too indifferent to one of the grandchildren.

But for Liu Sheng, Liu Fei, and several other brothers who were born in the royal family, the favor of their grandmother Empress Dowager Dou is so precious and so 'flattering'······

Even now, Liu Fei has finally received a little favor from his grandmother at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and he has to immediately worry about whether the eldest brother in the long house will be dissatisfied with this······

"Alas······"

"Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read~"

"The suffering of being born in the royal family is not necessarily less than that of the people, those who were born in the peasant households, and who lack food and clothing, suffer less······"

Secretly let out a sigh, Liu Sheng couldn't help but smile and shook his head;

After thinking for a moment, he finally took a long breath, slapped his hand on his thigh, and sat up straight from the chaise longue.

When he looked at the fifth brother Liu Fei again, Liu Sheng looked at Liu Fei's gaze, but he still had a spotless frankness and closeness without the slightest hypocrisy.

"Fifth brother's worries, I understand."

"Mrs. Cheng and the fourth brother's doubts, and my younger brother and I have personally experienced them;"

"—Even today, I still experience ······ at any time."

Speaking in a self-deprecating tone, Liu Sheng did not forget to raise his head with a wry smile, and raised his hand slightly in the direction of the Phoenix Palace;

Then, I saw Liu Shengwen smile again, stretched out his hand, and patted Liu Fei's thigh gently.

"But I don't think the fifth brother needs to have too many doubts because of this matter."

"—because the imperial grandmother will only pamper those who are real, loyal, and don't have too much care."

"Whether it is us princes, or those ministers and officials inside and outside the government and the opposition, and the princes and princes;"

"As long as you can be close to the emperor's mother, you are all a frank and unrestrained gentleman."

"Therefore, the imperial grandmother's love for the fifth brother is not because of me, but because of the fifth brother's straightforward and honest temperament, which makes the imperial grandmother feel loved."

Saying this, Liu Sheng nodded slightly to Liu Fei again, and only withdrew his hand from Liu Fei's thigh when he put on his trademark honest smile again.

Then, Liu Sheng stretched lazily and raised his hands behind his head;

He was about to lean down on the chaise longue, but the hand behind his head pointed to the outside of the temple wall, in the direction where the Phoenix Hall was located.

"As for the family over there~"

"Hi ······"

"-Brother, I originally thought that we had to be honest and responsible so that we wouldn't be hated."

"But my experience is probably enough to prove that the mind of the 'one', no matter what we do, will not change in any way, right?"

"No matter what we do, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop 'that one', relying on his own son and mother and relying on his son, to give birth to inexplicable anger and anger us?"

"If this is the case, then we should be more cautious than be at ease;"

"She's annoyed, let her be annoyed;"

"Anyway, in a few years, we'll all have to go to Kanto to become a feudal domain;"

"Even if 'that' wants to settle accounts after the autumn, you have to weigh yourself, whether you have the skills of the Empress Dowager Lu······"

Hearing this, Liu Fei's originally slightly apprehensive face gradually calmed down;

When Liu Sheng said this last sentence, the corners of Liu Fei's mouth hung up with a strange smile of understanding.

Seeing Liu Fei's reaction, Liu Sheng also smiled and exhaled, and then lay down on the recliner again.

"-Said it again~;"

"Compared to 'that' uncertain temperament, I'm afraid that the favor of the imperial grandmother is the talisman that our brothers can really trust?"

"When the imperial grandmother is there, she will definitely protect us for one day;"

"Rao is the jealous woman, she smashed the Phoenix Hall to the ground angrily, with the favor of the imperial grandmother, we don't have to worry too much······"

Liu Sheng's last words finally calmed Liu Fei completely, and he pondered for a moment before he asked tentatively: "······ the pair of imperial grandmothers?"

"——In front of the imperial grandmother, the fifth brother should be his truest self;"

"I don't know much about the fifth brother's temperament."

"As long as the fifth brother can be as straightforward and honest as in the past, and never forget to be filial and respectful, then the favor of the imperial grandmother will not be a disaster for your Xuanming Palace."

"Far from being a disaster, it will be an unexpected blessing."

"After all, compared to the 'one' who hasn't lived in the Jiaofang Palace, the imperial grandmother, but the queen mother of the dynasty who really lives in Changle Palace······"

Before the tentative words could be spoken, Liu Sheng replied to all of them, and Liu Fei's heart, which had been slightly suspended before, was finally completely put back into his stomach at this moment.

In the past, the straightforward smile that often hung on his face finally returned to Liu Fei's face at this moment.

"Got it!"

"In a few days, I will go to Changle Palace and greet the imperial grandmother!"

"When the time comes, Xiao Jiu will have to accompany me?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Fei's words only caused Liu Sheng to smile bitterly and shake his head;

After Liu Fei showed a worried expression again, Liu Shengcai took a deep breath and smiled gently at Liu Fei.

"In the recent period, inside and outside the government and the opposition, I am afraid that a lot of things will happen."

"It's not a bad thing;"

"It's just that my father and grandmother are probably going to be very busy."

"Therefore, if the fifth brother wants to find the imperial grandmother, he has to wait for this period of time, waiting for the imperial grandmother to be free······"

"—After all, the Hun mission is about to arrive in Chang'an;"

"As soon as the Hun mission leaves, Uncle Liang Wang will probably return to Liang······"

(End of chapter)