Around five o 'clock, Ganlu Palace.
After Li Er finished his dinner at Empress Zhangsun's place, he moved here and continued to work "overtime."
As the emperor, Li Er's daily life was actually much more "bitter" than Li Zexuan's. For him, "working overtime" was a common occurrence.
The hall was very quiet. From time to time, a cool breeze of the summer night would blow in, causing the candlelight on the wall to sway. Occasionally, the sound of crickets could be heard from outside the hall, as if singing a song of praise for this peaceful night.
About an hour later, Li Er finished reading the last memorial. He let out a sigh of relief and leaned against the dragon throne a little tiredly. Then, he cast his gaze toward the candles in the palace, lost in thought for a while.
He was thinking about the telegraph machine he saw in the afternoon in the workshop of the Interesting Pavilion.
To be honest, before today, Li Er thought that only immortals would have a tool like the telegraph that could transmit messages from dozens of miles away. But today, not only did he see it with his own eyes, but the creator of this divine tool was only a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy. This really subverted Li Er's understanding of the world.
On the way back, although Li Er's expression didn't change, his heart was surging with waves, and it was difficult for him to calm down.
"Of course, this is only in theory. There is a possibility of being intercepted because in the world, only I am proficient in the production of the telegraph machine!"
Li Zexuan's words in the afternoon kept echoing in Li Er's mind.
Arrogant. Without a doubt, this sentence revealed arrogance everywhere, but he had the qualifications to be arrogant!
Previously, when Li Yuan was only the Duke of Tang, Li Er was the second son of the Duke's family. Not only did he have a famous teacher to teach him martial arts, but he also had a certain level of accomplishment in literature. Thus, in the early days, Li Er could be said to be both versed in literature and martial arts.
Although he didn't read more than ten thousand books, his knowledge was definitely not ordinary, especially at the end of the Sui Dynasty. Li Er followed Li Yuan to start a rebellion in Taiyuan and swept through the world like a hot knife through butter, finally settling in the Central Plains. Now that he had ascended the throne, his status changed again and again, rising step by step. Correspondingly, his experience and knowledge became more and more extensive. Even so, he had never seen such a thing as a telegraph machine. As for the set of principles of the telegraph machine that Li Zexuan explained, he had never heard of it. He was very sure that the knowledge that Li Zexuan spoke of had never appeared in the world.
"Spiritual Master's martial arts is extraordinarily high and his medical skills are the best in the world. His knowledge is actually so profound? Does such a person really exist in the world?"
At this moment, Li Er had a trace of curiosity, or perhaps suspicion, towards Spiritual Master Ling Xu whom he had never seen with his own eyes and only heard of by word of mouth.
"Could it be that he doesn't belong to the world? Then doesn't the knowledge that Li Zexuan displayed come from immortals? "
Li Er let his imagination run wild and couldn't think of a reason. After a moment, he suddenly ordered, "Summon the Prince of Wei!"
Those who had more contact with Li Zexuan and were more familiar with his knowledge, Li Tai could be considered to be on the list. Li Er decided to ask Li Tai properly.
Previously, the scooter, the plough, the paper machine, and the compass were still fine. Although the structure of these things was ingenious, they were still within the scope of Li Er's knowledge. However, the telegraph machine that Li Zexuan made this time was really too … too mysterious. Yes, it was mysterious, as if this thing didn't belong to this world.
It was for this reason that Li Er decided to ask properly.
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"Your son greets Imperial Father!"
After about half an hour, the chubby Li Tai arrived at the Sweet Dew Hall. This couldn't be blamed on him. Among the adult princes, Li Tai was an exception. Li Er specifically allowed him to build a residence in Chang 'an. This treatment was almost as good as that of Crown Prince Li Chengqian.
There was still some distance between the Prince of Wei's residence and the palace. At this time, all the gates of the palace were closed. Although the imperial eunuch had Li Er's warrant and could bring Li Tai into the palace unimpeded, it would still take a lot of time to sit in a hanging basket and climb over the palace walls.
"Rise. Come, give him a seat!"
Li Er couldn't help but feel happy when he saw his chubby son. He had always doted on Li Tai. Apart from Li Tai's intelligence, it might also have something to do with Li Tai's comical body shape.
"Thank you, Imperial Father!"
Although Li Tai didn't know why Li Er had called him over so late at night, he was confident that he hadn't done anything out of line recently, so he naturally didn't feel guilty.
"Qingque, We called you here so late at night because We have a matter to ask you."
Li Er waved his hand, indicating for the palace maids and eunuchs to withdraw. The father and son exchanged conventional greetings for a while before Li Er got straight to the point.
"Imperial Father, please speak. Your son will definitely tell you everything he knows!"
"Mm, Qingque, counting the days, it's almost been a month since you started attending classes at the Imperial College. We also heard that your results in the School of Mathematics have always been among the best. We are very comforted. Today, We want to ask you, Qingque, how much do you know about Li Zexuan?"
When speaking of Li Tai's results, Li Er's face glowed with pride. When his son's results were good, his father would indeed be happy. Even as the emperor, Li Er was no exception.
Hearing Li Er's question, Li Tai couldn't help but frown. He didn't know the deeper meaning behind Li Er's question, so he thought for a long time before replying.
"Imperial Father, the more time this son has spent with Sir Li, the more I feel that Sir's knowledge is as vast as the sea. Just speaking of mathematics, this son dares to say that no one in the world can beat him in this aspect. The concepts and methods he proposed are things that this son couldn't find even after searching through all the ancient books. In terms of mathematics, Sir Li should be a school of his own. Moreover, using his theories, one can often solve problems faster and more accurately!"
At this point, even the proud Li Tai couldn't help but reveal a trace of admiration on his face.
This subtle expression was naturally caught by Li Er, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of surprise in his heart.
"Then what about outside of mathematics? Have you ever heard of Qingque? "
"Outside of mathematics?"
Li Tai looked curiously at Li Er, seeming to understand something.
"If we were to talk about Sir Li's knowledge outside of mathematics, this son's deepest impression would be the hypothesis of the nature of the earth that Sir Li explained to us when we were making the compass."
"Oh? The nature of the earth? What is the nature of the earth? Qingque, tell me quickly! "
Li Er couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Replying to Father, in order to explain to us why the compass can point us in the right direction, Mr. Li once said that the ground under our feet is a sphere, and this sphere itself is a huge magnet …"
Li Tai slowly recounted the scene of that day. Li Er listened attentively to this magical theory that was like a fantasy story, and the shock in his heart grew stronger and stronger.
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