Inside the Taiji Palace.
Hearing Li Er's angry rebuke, Xu Jingzong was stunned. He didn't understand why Li Er rejected his idea so decisively. Was this still the same Emperor Li Er who loved to achieve great things?
What he didn't know was that when Li Er woke up this morning, he received news from Yunshan. Last night, Li Zexuan was only setting off a new type of firecracker!
Thinking of this, Old Li's face burned. Someone else was setting off firecrackers in Yunshan, and he actually thought that there was a real immortal descending with colorful lights. If this matter were to spread, wouldn't he, the Emperor of the human world, be laughed at?
Now, Xu Jingzong's bootlicking had completely failed. The words "auspicious sign from the heavens" were extremely ear-piercing to Li Er's ears. He had already restrained himself by not throwing Xu Jingzong into jail on the spot!
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Wei Zheng, Kong Yingda, and the others cupped their hands in front of Li Er in satisfaction and flattered him.
If Old Li had made any other choice, Wei Zexuan would probably have said, "You are a tyrannical and fatuous Emperor."
"Your Majesty, as you wish!"
At this time, it was undoubtedly irrational to continue with his admonishment. Xu Jingzong sighed in his heart, cupped his hands in front of his chest, and obediently retreated.
At that time, he was just a secretary under Li Mi. Later, Li Mi was defeated by Wang Shichong in the great battle royale, and he himself became a stray dog. Wagang Village naturally collapsed, and he also became a stray dog. Fortunately, he was full of poetry and was quite talented. He was discovered by Li Er. Soon, he seized the opportunity and entered Li Er's literature hall, becoming one of the 18 scholars.
However, what was depressing was that although he was also Li Er's aide, compared to people like Zhangsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, his official fate was a little worse. Zhangsun Wuji had been Prime Minister for several years, but he was only a fifth-rank Imperial Secretary. Among the eighteen scholars of King Qin's Manor, he was the most unknown existence.
Of course, he was unwilling, but in terms of strategy, he was not as good as Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. In terms of foundation, he was not as good as Zhangsun Wuji. In terms of admonishment, he was not as good as Wei Zheng. Therefore, after much thought, he could only take this unorthodox path in hopes that Li Er would remember that he, the Eighteenth Scholar of the Duke of Qin's Manor, had yet to be entrusted with an important task!
If Li Zexuan knew what Xu Jingzong was thinking, he might have laughed and said, "Old Xu, don't make it so complicated! You are still young. Endure, endure until all the other old officials in the imperial court have 'retired'. That will be the day you rise to prominence! It's not a dream to become an official! "
Although the truth was not entirely like this, it was not far from it!
In the end, Xu Jingzong was able to become the Prime Minister. Of course, part of the reason was that he had 'no moral integrity', but more importantly, it was because he could endure! Qualifications were obtained through hard work!
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Cloud Mountain Villa.
Even if the outside world was' turned upside down ', Li Zexuan could only sit at home and watch the flowers bloom and wilt in front of the courtyard. He smiled as he looked at the clouds in the sky.
The fireworks last night had left a huge impact on Lan 'er, Han Yuxi, Li Jingmo and the others. When they found out that Li Zexuan planned to make more fireworks for the New Year, Madam Li agreed with both hands, and Lan' er even agreed with both hands and feet. At this time, Li Jingmo could not say anything against it. He even subconsciously felt that if there were fewer fireworks for the New Year, it would be a lot less interesting.
San Bao, Fu and the other loyal servants of the Li family were all summoned to Cloud Mountain to help make the fireworks.
After breakfast, Li Zexuan ordered Pang Feiji to prepare a large amount of raw materials for the fireworks. He called San Bao and Fu over and taught them the steps of making fireworks. Coincidentally, Faubert also rushed over early in the morning. Li Zexuan might as well teach them all together.
Anyway, the loyalty of these three people was unquestionable. Li Zexuan was not worried at all that they would leak the secret.
"Young Master, why don't we make the fireworks in the workshop? After all, if these things are not stored properly and cause an explosion, it is still very dangerous!"
After receiving the 'training', Faubert suggested to Li Zexuan.
Last night, others were watching the show, but he saw the dangerous side of the fireworks from the show.
Li Zexuan thought about it and felt that Faubert's words made sense. He nodded and said, "Yes! Then let's do it! But the method of making fireworks must be kept a secret! San Bao and Fu will go to the workshop soon. Faubert, if you have any confidential matters, just let them do it! The secret recipe that I have given to the three of you must not be leaked under any circumstances! "
The reason why Li Zexuan wanted the recipe to be kept a secret was not because he was worried that someone would get hold of the recipe and imitate the fireworks, thus affecting the profits of the workshop or using the gunpowder in the fireworks to harm others. In fact, he was not worried about this at all. Firstly, even if someone got hold of the recipe, it would be very difficult for them to mass produce it without the advanced craftsmanship of the Strange Taste Pavilion. Secondly, the gunpowder in the fireworks was very weak and would not be able to cause mass destruction!
What Li Zexuan was really worried about was that someone would use the recipe of the fireworks to deduce the recipe of the gunpowder!
Although the probability of this happening was very low, it was better to be safe than sorry. If someone really got hold of the recipe of the gunpowder, it would be a disaster for Tang Dynasty. By then, who knew how many good men would die from the gunpowder!
Thus, as a precaution, Li Zexuan gave a third of the recipe to Faubert, San Bao, and Fu each. This way, unless the three of them betrayed him at the same time, and the person who got hold of the complete recipe was a peerless genius in chemistry, the real recipe of the gunpowder would not be leaked.
In fact, the probability of this happening was basically zero!
"Young Master, don't worry! This old man understands! "
Faubert could roughly guess the problem that Li Zexuan was worried about. He clasped his hands and replied.
"Mm! San Bao, Fu, you two better keep your mouths shut. This is the first time I, your young master, am entrusting you with such an important task. I hope that the two of you won't disappoint me! "
After saying that, Li Zexuan looked at San Bao and Ah Fu and instructed them.
The two of them had gone through thick and thin with him. When the flying snake tried to assassinate him outside the city, the two of them almost lost their lives as well. In terms of loyalty, there was no problem with them.
"Young master, don't worry. San Bao (Fu) will definitely not disappoint you!"
The two of them said solemnly.
"Mm! Go! "
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said with a smile.
The three of them left. At this moment, there was a commotion outside. Li Zexuan went out to take a look. It was Li Tai leading a group of students from the academy.
"Yamachō, aren't you a little too cunning? The firecrackers you taught us the day before yesterday were of inferior quality. The ones you set off last night were of superior quality! "
As soon as Li Tai came up, he acted like a resentful 'little wife' and spoke in an aggrieved manner.
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