"Xiao Bei, look at you. If you don't know how to answer a question, go home and ask me. Why do you have to make things difficult for Minister Wang? Look at how you asked Minister Wang? "
Zhang Xiaobao rushed over and slapped Xiao Bei's butt twice. He said in a low voice, "Don't laugh, cry."
Xiao Bei giggled, but he couldn't cry. He could only cover his mouth with his hand and let out a whimper.
Wang Bei just took a breath, but when he heard Zhang Xiaobao's words, he spat out another mouthful of blood.
Wang Juan looked and ordered, "Find a doctor and tell them to get an ice pack. I'm sure it's bronchiectasis. Cold compress."
The other officials tacitly stepped back at least five steps. They were all terrified.
"Your Majesty, look. Even in autumn, the lake is still rippling. It's a pity that there are no fish and no lotus." Gao Lishi stood beside the emperor and sighed for the lake.
Li Longji frowned. He was also dissatisfied with Wang Bei's words. As an adult, why do you have to be angry with a child? If you really bullied a child, no one would say that you have the ability. Unfortunately, you were bullied by a child. Can't you be a little more tolerant?
He didn't care about Wang Bei and followed Gao Lishi's words, "It's true. Ai ~! Xiao Yuan, tell me, what is this? "
Xiao Yuan was surprised by Xiao Bei's ability. When she heard the emperor's question, she casually said without thinking, "Autumn goose, autumn water, autumn wind, autumn rain, autumn people, autumn clouds, autumn deep in the clouds, autumn deep in the spring, autumn difficult to dispel worries, chaos, chaos, really chaos. The sea, feeling lonely, tears, fish know salty, gather together to eat, the sea thinks that the fish are happy because of the salty water, and sprinkles salt, the fish retreat, a brave fish, into the middle of the sea, dusk, and the sea, have no regrets in this life, the soul follows you."
Xiao Yuan said and cried.
Li Longji also took a deep breath and hugged Xiao Yuan, asking, "Xiao Yuan, why are you crying? Is it because of the fish that your heart is troubled? "
"No, the Daughter of the Sea that Big Sister talked about is even more heartbreaking than this. What I mean is that the water is too salty, and the fish that come in will die. Therefore, other than the swimmers, there are no other living creatures. Even the grass won't grow by the side.
I cried because I learned from Minister Wang. There is salt in blood and tears. I think that if there is too much salt, the fish will die. Will it also make people uncomfortable? That's why Minister Wang vomited blood. I don't have Minister Wang's ability, so I can only cry with him. "
Xiaoyuan said innocently, as if those words didn't come from his mouth.
"Pfft!" After Wang Bei heard this, he coughed up blood to express his intention.
Letting out a long sigh, Li Longji asked Wang Bei with concern, "Wang Qing, are you alright?"
"Your Majesty need not worry." Wang Bei waved his hand and looked around. "Your Majesty, I just remembered that the Ministry of Revenue still has some documents that have not been signed. I will go back and take a look."
Wang Ke planned to leave. Otherwise, he would die of anger. As for the doctor who wanted to come, it was better not to. He would go back to the palace to find a doctor.
Li Longji could also see that Wang Bei's condition wasn't good, so he signaled the two guards to accompany Wang Bei back.
"Minister Wang, you are leaving? See you later. "Xiaobei saw that Wang Bei was about to leave and didn't forget to greet him.
Wang Bei quickened his pace and didn't say anything. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. He disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The other officials who followed him remained silent. They couldn't blame Xiaobei for flipping over small scores and saying things like, "You took my family's things and ate my family's food, so you can't deliberately attack my family." They couldn't blame Xiaobei for taking advantage of kindness. After all, some people were the ones who repaid kindness with enmity first.
Just as Xiaobei had asked, you used righteousness to suppress others, but it was actually for your own selfish reasons. Who was the gentleman and who was the villain?
Li Longji saw that Wang Bei had vomited blood and remembered that Zhang Xiaobao had also vomited before. He asked with concern, "How is Minister Zhang's health today?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I am fine. Did Your Majesty come personally to see Shuiyun's family?" Zhang Xiaobao hurriedly replied.
"Take a look. The young eagle is still young and can't be moved. It's a pity. I also wanted to take a look at the unsinkable lake. I was going to ask if it was possible to raise the creatures in the sea, but Little Yuanyuan has already explained to me that if there is too much salt, the fish won't be able to survive. Xiaobei, come, let me ask you, what is a gentleman and a villain?"
Li Longji first raised his head to look at Shuiyun's family, then turned around and called Xiaobei over.
Xiaobei really couldn't explain it clearly by quoting the classics. He smiled embarrassedly and said, "How would I know? In any case, I think that those who treat me well are gentlemen. Those who treat me badly are all villains.
This is what I think. When I do something, I have a clear conscience. Even if it is clearly wrong, I am still a gentleman. When I do something, I feel ashamed. Even if I do something right, I am still a villain. There is no right or wrong in this world, so how can there be gentlemen and villains? "
"Oh? There is such a thing? What if others say that you are a villain? "Li Longji asked again. This was the first time he had heard such a thing.
"Then it must be because I have offended someone. The offended person is unhappy, so of course he will attack me. If I didn't offend someone, he will also say that he is a villain. He wants to use belittling me to elevate himself.
When the donkey is mocking the eagle for not being able to run on all fours, the eagle's eyes are on the flowing clouds around it. Only when it is hungry will it look down on the earth to find where the donkey is. "
Xiaobei opened his arms and fanned himself, making a flying gesture.
The words he said at the end were meant to be funny, but when the surrounding officials heard it, they couldn't laugh. Some reflected on themselves, some were stunned, some were shocked, and some sighed helplessly.
Li Longji looked at Xiaoyuan, then looked at Xiaobei. He exchanged glances with Gao Lishi and asked Xiaobei, "Xiaobei, do you still remember Jun 'er and Pan' er?"
"I do." Xiaobei nodded vigorously. "When I went home, Mother took them to play. They can run and talk now. The little ones are very cute. It's just that they have to be given candy before they call me Big Sister."
"Yes, they are little ones. They are younger than you. Next time, I don't care if you call me Big Sister, I will slap their palms." When Li Longji heard Xiaobei call his son and daughter little ones, he felt that it was very interesting. Did Xiaobei grow up?
"No. Force is the last resort when you don't want to give up other benefits. If you use force to send people, they will be afraid but not convinced. If you meet people who are not afraid of death but are afraid of death, it will be troublesome. When I have other ways, I will definitely not use force."
Xiaobei spread out his hands and acted as if force was the last resort.
Li Longji was puzzled. "Xiaobei, you still recite Laozi?"
"Laozi? Book? Xiaoyuan only recites it. If I recite it, I will die of exhaustion. "Xiaobei finally heard of this book.
"Then how do you know Laozi's words?" Li Longji was even more puzzled.
"I don't know. So Laozi also has the words in the stories that Big Brother and Big Sister tell? I rarely read such books. What I learn is different. I just listen to stories. "
Xiaobei patted Xiaoyuan's shoulder as he spoke, meaning that he would leave all the things on his back to him.
Xiaoyuan was silent.
Li Longji looked at Zhang Xiaobao. "Xiao Bao, you actually hid it from me."
"Is Your Majesty talking about money?" Zhang Xiaobao played dumb. He didn't want to take Li Longji's children with him. If he taught Li Jun every day, the other princes would feel a lot of pressure.
When Li Longji heard Zhang Xiaobao's words, he asked Xiaobei, "Xiaobei, are you willing to take Little Brother Jun and Little Sister Pan 'er with you and teach them?"
"Okay, okay. Tomorrow, I will take them with me and teach them the Analects of Confucius." Xiaobei acted as if he was very knowledgeable.
When Li Longji saw that Xiaobei agreed, he turned around to look at Zhang Xiaobao. Zhang Xiaobao said indifferently, "Since Xiaobei is willing to take Little Brother and Little Sister to play, then it's Xiaobei's business. I don't care."
Wang Juan also showed an indifferent expression and asked Li Longji, "Your Majesty, did you come here for something else?"
"Yes. I originally wanted to see if I could raise fish, but now I know that it's not possible. It's a pity that I wasted so much salt." Li Longji's gaze returned to the surface of the lake as he spoke with regret.
"It's true that you can't raise fish in the lake. However, there is a type of fish that can survive in the hot spring. Next year, when the weather warms up, I will send people to search for it. It's very far away, and there are tribes in the area. I will send the army to find a way to bring the fish back and draw a map."
Wang Juan thought of the fish in the hot spring. Of course, she couldn't send troops just for one type of fish. She had to add in other more important objectives. There was no need to tell Li Longji now.
Li Longji was surprised. The water in the hot spring was very hot. He had never seen a fish that could survive in it. However, since Wang Juan said it, it shouldn't be wrong.
"Is the journey long? Send cavalry? "
"It's long and the road is difficult. We have to send special forces that can adapt to all terrains and weather. They have to follow us all the way, build tents, help raise horses, and push the supply line. Otherwise, they might not be able to come back alive."
Wang Juan thought for a moment and added, "Let's go over there first. We also have to send out teams on the sea. Whoever can get there first will get there first. Even if they can't, there's no need to rush."
"Use a steam engine for a boat? Or a diesel engine? "When Li Longji heard that they were going somewhere else, the first thing he thought of was to expand his territory.
"A boat that uses both a steam engine and sails needs to use sails most of the time. It's too far away. It's not easy to bring the fish back alive. We have to raise them along the way. Xiao Bao and I will do this. Your Majesty, you don't have to worry."
Wang Juan didn't intend to continue.
Li Longji thought hard, but he really couldn't think of where the fish in the hot spring lived. He shook his head gently and stopped thinking about it. He said to Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao, "Since both of you are here, come here.
"Since the two of you are here, accompany me to the outskirts of the city to take a look at the construction of Xin Guo. In the beginning, we only planned to expand a certain distance from the west, but Xiaobao suggested expanding in all directions. We don't lack money, so we'll expand in all directions."
Li Longji's words were very generous. They had money.
Not only him, but the officials also didn't object because of financial problems. Only some people raised the issue of whether the expansion at this time was inappropriate for the season and they planned to delay it until after spring next year.
There were also people in favor of building it now. There was a lot of labor. It was spring, and everyone was busy with spring plowing. They were afraid that it would delay the production of the fields.
In short, there was never a lack of different voices in the imperial court.
Xiaobei bid farewell to Shui Yun and followed her brother and sister to accompany Li Longji in the carriage.
Li Longji's visit was simple. He didn't have any ceremonial procession. He seemed to be more and more peaceful now. The main reason was that he had just gone to Mount Tai for the Pilgrimage. Before his arrogance could continue to swell, he was defeated by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan with 'advanced' weapons.
After knowing that there was a country that could easily defeat the Tang Empire, he really couldn't find a reason to be arrogant.
Thus, Li Longji's life, which was influenced by Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan, was very contradictory. He was nervous about the speed of technological development and research, but at the same time, he knew how to enjoy life.
Of course, if Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan weren't there, he would also know how to enjoy life. That kind of enjoyment without a sense of urgency. Money was spent faster than money was earned. Coupled with other circumstances, it dragged down the strong and prosperous to the weak.
Now, he had Zhang Xiaobao to earn money for him. In a situation where he didn't have to worry about money, he was more willing to care about the people's livelihood.
When he went out for a stroll, he became more easy-going. He brought guards with him and casually picked two carriages. He didn't have any ceremonial procession at all. He finally understood that majesty didn't lie in the gorgeous carriage, but in the hearts of the people.
Thus, Li Longji's casual and simple travels made things difficult for some officials. They wrote memorials to persuade him and directly remonstrated in the imperial court.
Every time he encountered such a situation, Li Longji would put on a humble appearance and accept it. He would also reward the officials, but in reality, he didn't change his behavior.
"Look, Our carriage is much better than before. There's no need to care about its gorgeous appearance. Being comfortable in it is more important than anything else."
Li Longji's carriage was very large. Other than him and Gao Lishi, even if Zhang Xiaobao and the other eleven people were squeezed inside, it was still spacious enough.
There was a 'bar counter' in the carriage, a small table in the middle, and sofas on both sides. There was also a small kitchen, a bathroom, and a study room. There were also bedrooms and baths above.
It was designed by Zhang Xiaobao. In the past, he had a large caravan. No matter where he went, he would drag it. Because the caravan gave him a feeling of home, he had a house that belonged to Xiao Bei and the others.
At this time, Li Longji was enjoying the comfort of the caravan. It was much more comfortable than the previous carriage. He patted the wide 'armrest' of the sofa to express his feelings to Zhang Xiaobao and the others.
Zhang Xiaobao nodded, then shook his head. "You still lack things. It would be better to have a TV and a computer. If that doesn't work, we can get someone to study a phonograph. Do you understand?"
Zhang Xiaobao asked Wang Juan. Wang Juan frowned and said, "I understand the principle. Actually, I understand a lot of the principles. For example, the principle of the camera's imaging and film. Should we find someone to study it?"
"I think it's fine. In the future, we can take more photos of Xiao Bei and the others. Then we can make a movie. I'll be the director, you'll be the female lead, and I'll be the male lead. The two of us will act out the movie 'The Smiling Proud Wanderer'. You'll sing 'Laughing at the Mundane World', and I'll sing 'Laughing at the Vast Sea'."
Zhang Xiaobao said longingly.
Li Longji was depressed. "Can the two of you tell me more about it?"
"Oh, actually, Cuckoo and I want to make something that can record other people's voices. For example, Your Majesty, if you sing a line, that thing will remember a line. When you stop singing, that thing will sing according to your singing style. It's very interesting.
There's also a way to use it as a substitute for painting. Oh, it's not a substitute. Art can never be substituted. It's like painting. The appearance of the thing is printed on a kind of paper. It's more like a painting. Then, after a lot of pictures, it will be connected together and become a moving painting. "
As Zhang Xiaobao said this, he suddenly thought of something fun. He turned to look at his younger brother and sister. "Xiao Bei, go back and finish your homework. I'll make a cartoon for you. In the future, you can put it in Hong Nong Amusement Park and watch it for at least ten times."
"Really? Then I'll go back now. "Xiao Bei suddenly sat up straight.
"No rush, no rush. Brother, I have to find someone to draw it first. I can't let brother draw it." Zhang Xiaobao thought of something good. He rubbed his hands and seemed very excited.
Li Longji was still at a loss. He could only give up. He picked up a glass of wine and sipped it. He told himself that there was no rush. He would know when the thing was made.
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