Chapter 394
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"Your Majesty, there hasn't been any news from the Eastern Palace, so we don't know if the Crown Prince has returned. However, Prime Minister Wei and Lord Zhangsun are waiting outside the hall!"
Little Guizi hurried to the door and asked.
Li Shimin waved his hand. "Summon them!"
"Summon Wei Zheng, Zhangsun Wuji, and Fang Xuanling for an audience!"
Little Guizi shouted at the top of his lungs. The three people who had been waiting outside the hall entered the imperial study unhurriedly.
"This old subject pays respects to Your Majesty!"
"My beloved subjects, sit!"
"We just heard an interesting news. Brother Zhang Feng came up with another good toy!"
"Oh?! May I ask Your Majesty, what good thing is it? "
Although everyone knew what had happened, they didn't dare to say that they knew. They pretended to be confused and surprised.
When Li Shimin saw this, he clasped his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in the imperial study. "I heard that the Crown Prince, Chong 'er, and that brat Chumo had obtained something called a tricycle from Brother Zhang Feng and were wandering around Chang' an. I also heard that they had caused some trouble at Yan Lai Restaurant.
"Tricycle?"
"What … is this thing? Why haven't we heard of it before? "
"Brother Zhang Feng is hiding it from us!"
"Isn't that so? The last time I went to his place, if it wasn't for my quick reflexes to ask for a pot from him, I reckon that the pot would still be hidden by him! "
It would have been better if Zhangsun Wuji hadn't said anything, but his words instantly caused the others to roll their eyes.
This guy had stolen it from Zhang Feng and his brother, and now he was still showing off?
If not for Brother Zhang Feng being too embarrassed to say anything, do you think you're the only one who can do it?
You're the one with the thickest skin here!
"Enough, let's not talk about that matter anymore. We get angry every time we see that pot of yours."
"Let's talk about the tricycle. What do you think of it?"
"Your Majesty, this old subject has learned about this matter from Chong-er, and I've also learned a little from the people of Swallow Descent Pavilion. Although this carriage is good, it can't be used. This old subject has estimated that the cost of this carriage is around a thousand copper coins. This … To tell the truth, it's not as good as the wooden carriage."
Li Shimin frowned when he heard this.
Fang Xuanling also stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty, this subject just went to the treasury and took a look. Although that thing looks awesome, this subject always feels that it's not as fast as a horse, and it's not as reliable as a carriage. If the front wheel is removed and the carriage is put on, then it's bound to be like what Cheng Chumo said."
"It can be even lighter and faster than the bronze chariot!"
Hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes lit up.
Wei Zheng nodded.
"That's right, that thing has a drawback. The wheels are too small. Once this problem is solved, then all the problems will no longer be problems!"
"I see …"
Li Shimin stroked the beard on his chin, wondering if he should find the Zhang Feng brothers to personally take a look.
He always felt that this bastard brought this thing out without Zhang Feng following him. Could it be that he was like Zhangsun Wuji and 'took' it out?
"Wuji, did you ask Zhangsun Wuji if that carriage was taken out with the approval of the Zhang Feng brothers? Or was it them … Also, did the Zhang Feng brothers explain this thing in detail? "
"This …"
Zhangsun Wuji's face stiffened.
"Your Majesty, this, Zhang Feng was drunk by those little bastards. The carriage was stolen by them and has been returned."
Li Shimin was speechless.
But he could not say anything.
He waved his hand and said, "Wait a moment. Go take a look and ask about the details!"
"Okay …"
"By the way, Your Majesty, I just learned that Old Cheng has returned from Longyou. Why don't you let him go? This old subject still needs to inform the officials of the Ministry of Personnel and the Chang 'an Local Treasury about the locusts. "
"Then … Okay!"
Li Shimin rubbed his forehead speechlessly.
"If there's nothing else, you may leave."
"Your Majesty, this old subject has a memorial to report!"
Wei Zheng hurriedly said.
"Speak!"
"Your Majesty, the Chang 'an garrison and Youzhou have sent an urgent military report. The fodder for all the warhorses is basically used up …"
"Okay, I understand. You may leave!"
Li Shimin felt a headache coming on.
He had just encountered the interesting news about Zhang Feng, and now this matter was brought up. How could he not have a headache?
Moreover, the memorials and documents about this matter had piled up on his desk like a mountain. All the memorials had only one thing, and that was to ask for fodder!
And now, the fodder from Xiangzhou and Sui Province, which were the closest to here, would arrive in Chang 'an in five days …
Not to mention the places further away. The livestock in these places were hanging by their mouths!
It was not a problem for a short period of time because there was hay to sustain them. But what should they do when the time was long?
"Little Guizi, what's the situation outside the city now?"
Li Shimin asked after they left.
Little Guizi was stunned.
"Your Majesty, I don't know …"
"Alas! Come, let's go out for a walk. I want to see for myself if there is any fodder after the locusts are controlled! "
"Yes!"
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