"Lord Jue! Lord Jue! His Majesty has decreed for you to enter the palace immediately for an audience! "
Li Zexuan's carriage had just entered Yongle Lane when a servant from the Yellow Door chased after him. San Bao, who was driving the carriage, hurriedly stopped Big White.
Li Zexuan's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Li Er had discovered that he had been idling around for the past two days? Was he here to settle scores with him? Old Li wouldn't be so petty, right?
He lifted the curtains and jumped off the carriage. The servant from the Yellow Door also hurriedly got off his horse.
"Little eunuch, may I know why His Majesty is looking for me?"
Li Zexuan discreetly stuffed a few golden beans into the servant's mouth and asked with a smile. The earlier he knew Li Er's intentions, the earlier he could prepare!
"Lord Jue, I don't dare to accept this. Please take it back! I'm only here to pass on a message. I don't know why His Majesty is summoning you. "
It seemed like this was the first time the imperial eunuch had been sent out. He didn't even dare to take advantage of the situation. Li Zexuan smiled and didn't force him. He said, "Then please wait for a moment. I'll go back and change into my official uniform. I'll follow you into the palace!"
He was here to "dine" with his good brother today. Of course, he wouldn't wear his official uniform like a lunatic. Besides, his light scarlet official uniform wasn't very nice. Why should he wear it? However, it was still necessary to wear it to meet Li Er in the palace.
"His Majesty specifically said that Lord Jue can enter the palace immediately without changing into your official uniform!"
The servant from the Yellow Door added.
Li Zexuan was speechless. Li Er was in a hurry to be reincarnated! Of course, he only dared to say that in his heart. He couldn't say it out loud.
"Then I'll follow you into the palace!"
Then, he turned to look at San Bao and instructed, "San Bao, send Little Yu 'er to the workshop and go straight home!"
"Yes, Young Master!"
San Bao responded and hurried Big White toward An Yi Lane.
"Let's go!"
Li Zexuan turned around and said a few words before following the small yellow door to the Imperial Palace.
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The distance between Yongle Lane and the Imperial Palace was not far, only about three to four li. Li Zexuan arrived outside the walls of the Imperial Palace in a short while.
The Little Yellow Gate led Li Zexuan through the Gate of Heaven. He passed through the Garter Gate, the Tai Chi Gate, the Zhu Ming Gate, the Yin and Yang Gate, and the Sweet Dew Gate. He went straight to the Sweet Dew Hall. Unlike the previous summons, Li Er chose to summon him at the Sweet Dew Hall.
Li Zexuan was no longer a novice when he first entered the officialdom. He had crammed in a lot of basic knowledge about officialdom. Naturally, he knew that the Emperor usually summoned his officials to the Taiji Palace or the Yin and Yang Palace. The Ganlu Palace was where Li Er studied in the inner palace and was rarely used to summon his officials. It seemed like Li Er wasn't looking for him for some trivial matter!
The Little Yellow Gate went in alone to announce the reply. Li Zexuan stood in the corridor outside the hall, waiting for the news. After a while, he heard a sharp voice from inside. "Summon the Prince of Lantian County, Minister of the Imperial College, Li Zexuan for an audience!"
Hearing this, Li Zexuan anxiously walked in with small steps.
The Sweet Dew Hall looked very simple and simple, but every table, chair, table, and stool in the hall was decorated with ingenious ingenuity. The furnace in the room was burning with spices. Li Zexuan smelled it, but he couldn't tell what "brand" the spices were.
Li Er sat upright on the Dragon Throne, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe. He didn't wear the Sky Reaching Crown that he wore during morning court. Instead, he used a purple and gold crown to tie up his hair. Li Er probably felt that the Sky Reaching Crown was too heavy! Li Zexuan silently criticized him.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
When Li Zexuan walked in, Li Er was holding a book and reading it with great interest. It was as if he didn't notice that someone had walked in. Li Zexuan didn't care if Li Er really didn't see him or if he was pretending. He went forward and bowed. He guessed that Li Er was most likely pretending. Leaders all liked to pretend to be deep. Li Zexuan expressed that he understood, but he didn't want to play along with Li Er. He wanted to finish his work quickly and go home!
"Rise! Have a seat! "
When Li Er heard the voice, he put down his book and raised his head. Of course, he was reading seriously just now. He wasn't pretending to be deep like Li Zexuan thought. He wasn't that bored. The fact that Li Er was able to succeed in the governance of Zhen Guan was inseparable from his humility and diligence.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Li Zexuan was happy. Since he came in and had a seat, didn't that mean that Li Er wouldn't make things difficult for him today?
"Three days ago, I asked you to hurry up and think of a way to improve the telegraph. How was it? How's the progress now? "
Li Zexuan had just sat down when Li Er asked.
"Uh …"
Li Zexuan shouted in his heart. It turned out that he was thinking too much just now!
"Your Majesty, there's no progress!"
Li Zexuan wanted to fool him, but he couldn't fool him. Old Li had too many "spies" under him. He might have already known.
"Hmm?"
Even though Li Er already knew the result, when he heard Li Zexuan's reply, he couldn't help but get angry. "Are you taking my words as a joke?"
Li Zexuan heard Li Er raise his voice by an octave and knew that Old Li was a little angry. However, he was already mentally prepared.
"Your Majesty, that's not the case! With the current technology of Tang Dynasty, twenty to thirty li is the maximum distance that the telegraph can transmit! If we want to break through this limit, we need to create a new device — the triode. It can amplify the signal from the telegraph so that it can be transmitted further! However, the triode requires two new materials that I haven't found yet. Even if I find them, with the current technology of Tang Dynasty, it's very difficult to create them! "
"On the other hand, regarding the problem of power supply, the power source that I currently use can only supply power on a small scale. If I want to achieve a large scale power supply, I need to build a large generator and a container to store the power. I also need to build a huge power transmission line. To do this, in addition to a huge amount of financial and material resources, the most important thing is that I need a group of corresponding talents. Otherwise, I won't be able to do it alone!"
When Li Zexuan decided to quit, he already knew that he would be questioned by Li Er. He also had a draft of the relevant excuses. At this moment, he spoke one set of words after another. It seemed like he was really serious.
Li Zexuan was a little confused by Li Zexuan's words. Although Li Zexuan had already said it more straightforwardly, he didn't know what the triode, generator, container to store the power, and so on were new terms. However, it still sounded very professional.
Li Er frowned and thought for a while. He said, "What you said is not unreasonable. Let's not talk about this for now. I have another matter to discuss with you today!"
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