Looking at Li Yu's envious expression, Ang Lee was naturally very complacent. However, if he was too complacent, it would hurt Li Yu's heart. After all, Ang Lee was very clear about Li Yu's family affairs. He had also seen how shrewish Cui Fei was. With such a wife, how could Li Yu's life be too smooth?
"Forget it. Let's not talk about this. How's the underground parking lot going? What problems have you encountered?"
Ang Lee asked.
"Nothing much. These days have been surprisingly smooth. The craftsmen are working harder than before. Those guys from the Ministry of Works are also coming more frequently. As a matter of fact, I went to the government office of the Tang dynasty in the morning to ask Editor-in-Chief Du to write an article about the underground parking lot for me. Unfortunately, I was delayed by a small matter. I can only start writing a few days later."
Li Yu said.
When he spoke, his expression was quite happy, without a trace of disappointment.
This made Ang Lee feel a little surprised. He went to ask Du Fu to write an article, which was a small matter. However, according to his words, Du Fu seemed to be delayed by something and could not write an article for him for the time being.
But what big matter could Du Fu encounter? In addition, Du Fu did not write an article for Li Yu. Why did Li Yu's expression look so happy? What good thing made him so happy?
"Editor-in-Chief Du dared to refuse Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon because of a small matter. He is so bold!"
Ang Lee joked with a smile.
"He didn't refuse. He just delayed it for two days. This is a small matter, a small matter."
Li Yu said very generously.
"A small matter? What happened to Editor-in-Chief Du? I am very curious. "
Ang Lee asked.
Li Yu sighed and walked slowly on the bluestone path. First, he pretended to write, deliberately making Ang Lee anxious. Then, he said in a relaxed manner, "This matter started when I invited Assistant Minister Li to the Four Seas Restaurant last time. At that time, the evil servant offended Princess Guangning, and we were all present. Later, the evil servant was beaten to death. Later, Yang Guozhong drove the evil servant's cousin, Idiot Liu, out of anger. Assistant Minister Li knows all these."
After talking for so long, it was all nonsense. It was all about the situation that Li An knew. This made Li An lose his patience.
"I'm not the only one who knows about it. Everyone in Chang 'an knows about it. Didn't Editor-in-Chief Du write a sentimental article that made Stupid Liu return to the Censor Mansion? And then? Did something happen? "
Ang Lee hated people who did not finish their words. Moreover, he was more concerned about Idiot Liu's situation. Although he had guessed that something happened to Idiot Liu, he was not clear about the details. Ang Lee did not leave his residence for the whole day.
Li Yu smiled and said, "Haha! You really want to know! Then let me tell you, Idiot Liu is very unlucky! He jumped into the well. Because of this, Editor-in-Chief Du is blaming herself. She is not even in the mood to work. She is probably writing a memorial now. "
When talking about Idiot Liu jumping into the well, Li Yu's expression dimmed a little. He frowned, probably feeling a little heartache. However, this feeling was very weak and disappeared in a flash. Overall, Li Yu was in a good mood.
"Jumped into the well? Why would Idiot Liu jump into the well? What happened? "
Although Ang Lee had never seen Idiot Liu, he felt that this matter was a little strange. Why would a servant jump into the well for no reason?
"Sigh! Who knows? Maybe he took things too hard, or maybe he was harmed by someone. However, it is only a servant who died. It is not a big deal. The body has already been salvaged and dragged outside the city to be buried. "
Li Yu said casually.
In the eyes of the people of the future, Li Yu was a little cold-blooded. However, in this era, a servant's life was worthless. The death of a servant in a large family was a small matter. Even if the servant was beaten to death by the master, it was not a big deal.
"It seems that something happened to Imperial Censor Yang's family again. Why is it that their family is always in trouble recently? Their bad luck must have gotten to them! "
Ang Lee opened his mouth and said.
Li Yu said gloatingly, "This is called committing many unjust deeds leads to one's own destruction. If not for His Majesty's favor, he would not have been able to become an imperial censor."
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon and the Yang family are married. Why does he hate Imperial Censor Yang so much?"
Ang Lee asked even though he already knew the answer.
When the Yang family was first favored by the emperor, the daughter of Lady Han, Lady Cui, was already married to Li Yu. They could be said to have been married very early.
However, the marriage between Li Yu and the daughter of the Yang family was the emperor's idea. It was a political marriage, a symbol of the emperor's favor to the Yang family. Only by marrying the daughter of the Yang family to the grandson of the emperor could it better show the emperor's favor to the Yang family. However, this did not stop Yang Guozhong from framing Crown Prince Yang Guozhong. Although they were already married, as Concubine Cui's uncle, Yang Guozhong became the vanguard in framing Li Yu's father. As such, Li Yu naturally hated the Yang family, especially Yang Guozhong.
"Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu are in cahoots, framing my royal father many times. If not for my royal father being careful with his words and actions, he would have already met with misfortune. How can this king have a good impression of the Yang family just because I married a daughter of the Yang family? Furthermore, Concubine Cui, this country bumpkin, often uses her family's prestige to embarrass this king. She is truly not a woman this king likes. If there was a choice, this king would definitely make Zhenzhu my first wife."
Li Yu said sincerely.
"That's right! Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon is right. However, you mustn't say such things in front of others, especially not in front of His Majesty. "
Ang Lee hurriedly tried to persuade him.
"I know, I know. This king knows what to do."
Li Yu said with a smile.
One reason why he had come to find Ang Lee was that he didn't want to be cooped up at home and chat with someone he didn't like. The other reason was that the underground parking lot had been progressing smoothly recently, allowing Li Yu to breathe a sigh of relief. At the same time, Li Yu felt that life lacked passion, so he wanted to see if Ang Lee had anything new and interesting.
After all, Ang Lee was a very impressive inventor, always able to come up with something that Li Yu found interesting.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, I'm not a god, how can I have the ability to come up with new tricks every day? Recently, I've mainly been busy with the Thousand Mile Sound Transmission project, and when I have spare time, I'll go to the field farm in Mount Li to check on the construction progress. I really haven't done anything else, let alone come up with anything new."
Ang Lee said.
Li Yu was just asking casually. Since Ang Lee hadn't come up with anything new, he naturally wouldn't have any objections. However, he was slightly disappointed.
"Then Assistant Minister Li doesn't have any new plans?"
Li Yu looked at Ang Lee and asked.
"No, not for the time being."
Ang Lee didn't tell the truth. In fact, he had been thinking about a new research and development project recently. However, Ang Lee didn't want Li Yu to know about it. In fact, Ang Lee didn't intend to tell anyone. He only wanted to know about it.
This new research and development project was the rifle that Ang Lee liked very much. It was a relatively advanced firearm. At least, compared to the previous matchlock and flintlock, this firearm was a new weapon that Ang Lee liked.
If these powerful weapons were developed and equipped with the army of the Tang Dynasty, it would inevitably greatly improve the combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty's army. However, Ang Lee didn't have any plans in this regard for the time being. He just wanted to develop this thing and then take it out to hunt.
As for why he didn't let the army of the Tang Dynasty be equipped with firearms, Ang Lee had a very good reason a long time ago. He was worried that firearms would flow into the hands of bandits and ordinary people. Once firearms were popularized on a large scale, all kinds of vicious incidents would be difficult to control.
Since ancient times, Hua Xia had strictly controlled weapons. In many dynasties with very strict control, only one kitchen knife could be owned by ten households. They had to take turns to cook and cut vegetables in order to prevent people from rebelling.
Firearms were a new type of weapon that was far more powerful than the ancient cold weapons. Once they were mastered by people with bad intentions, the consequences would be very serious.
For example, in a free country in the future, many very serious vicious incidents were caused by the proliferation of firearms. If firearms were controlled, perhaps the situation would be much better.
Although firearms could be controlled by people, and the imperial court could promulgate laws that stipulated that only special troops could be equipped with such powerful weapons, there was always a risk of leakage. Moreover, the technology of firearms was not too complicated. Once there were imitations among the people and a large number of them flowed into the hands of bandits and bandits, the consequences would be quite serious.
In short, Ang Lee was very worried that firearms, which were very portable and powerful weapons, would endanger the stability of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, he always insisted on not equipping the army of the Tang Dynasty with firearms. He was even reluctant to develop them.
At this time, it was also because he wanted to go hunting, but weapons like bows and crossbows were not very suitable for him. Therefore, he thought of inventing firearms and making a rifle for himself. He could even install a scope on the rifle and make a sniper rifle.
At the thought of holding a sniper rifle and hunting in the wild forest, Ang Lee felt very satisfied. As for the problem of confidentiality, Ang Lee was not worried about it.
After all, the size of a gun was relatively small. It was made up of many small parts, and each part was so ordinary. Even if people knew about it, they wouldn't understand what these strange parts were for. Even the craftsmen in charge of research and development wouldn't be able to figure out what these strange parts were for. Maybe they would think that these parts were the key parts of the Ten Thousand Mile Sound Transmission Plan?
In short, as long as Ang Lee wanted to hide it from them, then there were ten thousand ways to make it so that no one would know what the parts of the firearms were for. It would also not attract anyone's attention, so as to satisfy Ang Lee's purpose of quietly developing and manufacturing firearms.
According to the technology that had been developed in the Tang dynasty, Ang Lee believed that it would not be difficult to make a smoothbore rifle. It should be able to be made soon.
When the time came, Li An would be able to carry the rifle he had made and go hunting in the mountains on the outskirts of the capital. With such an advanced weapon, Li An believed that he would be able to hunt more and better prey with ease.
It was a pity that Ang Lee would not share this kind of happiness with anyone. He would only enjoy it slowly by himself. He could even make a few pistols and carry them with him for self-defense. In case he really encountered danger, as long as he took out the small pistols and shot a few times to take down a few guys, the rest of the guys would inevitably run away and never dare to come close again.
Li An had already asked the craftsmen to make some of the gun's parts. Because the blueprints were very clear, there was no need to worry that the products made by the craftsmen would not meet the requirements. As long as the parts were all made, it would be very easy to assemble them together, and the gun would be completed.
At most, in a month's time, which was before the New Year, Ang Lee had absolute confidence that he could make the first rifle. Moreover, it would be a sniper rifle with a scope. It would definitely be good for hunting in the wild. Within one or two hundred steps, as long as the prey was found, no prey would be able to escape.
A few days ago, when he encountered many problems, Li Yu could still wholeheartedly focus all his energy on the underground parking lot. At this time, the project had entered a relatively smooth stage, and Li Yu's mood had also relaxed. After a person's mood had relaxed, they hoped to find some fun that could make them happy.
Eating, drinking, and women were all things that Li Yu did not lack. Naturally, they could not arouse his interest. Going out to play and hunting was the best way to arouse his interest. Moreover, it had been a long time since the last time he went out to play. The imperial grandchildren were also eager to leave the Baisun Courtyard and go out to play.
Of course, not everyone was in the mood to go out to play. For example, Li Linfu's family in the Prime Minister's residence was currently immersed in grief. Patriarch Li Linfu was so sick that he could not speak. He could not even open his eyes. Many doctors were giving him the final treatment.
"Doctor, how is the situation?"
Li Xiu asked with a frown.
The leading doctor closed his eyes, shook his head, and sighed. "It will be in the next two days. Prepare for the funeral as soon as possible!"
When Li Xiu heard this, he naturally looked very sad on the surface, but his heart was greatly relieved. After all, this was all within his expectations. His father had been sick for a long time, and it was time for him to be buried.
The news of Li Linfu's serious illness could not be concealed, and there was no need to. Soon, the important ministers of the court and the Emperor all knew of this matter.
After learning of this matter, some people were very happy, some were very sad, and some were very afraid. There were even some who had mixed feelings.
Those who were happy about this were naturally those whom Li Linfu had offended. They wished that Li Linfu could die as soon as possible. Those who were grieving were his trusted aides and relatives. Those who were afraid were his accomplices. They were worried that they would be punished after the fall of the big tree. Those who were feeling complicated did not know who would take over the court. If it was handed over to someone who was not as good as Li Linfu, then the court would be even more ruined.
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