When people were happy and excited, they would always ignore some problems. After calming down, they would find some problems that they couldn't find before.
Knowing that the sound transmission machine had been developed, the Emperor was naturally very happy and immediately held a grand banquet to celebrate the results this time and make everyone happy.
However, after this period of excitement, the Emperor fell into worry again. He seemed to have thought of something bad and frowned, as if he didn't know what to do.
The ministers were still excitedly making phone calls. As long as a call came from the direction of the Supreme Liquid Pool, a eunuch would go to find the minister who answered the phone. The Emperor let the ministers continue to play and ran to the back to rest.
Li An seemed to have guessed something. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. He also left his seat and ran to the back.
"Your Majesty seems to be a little worried?"
Ang Lee saw the Emperor close his eyes and frown and said.
The Emperor opened his eyes slightly and looked at Ang Lee. He nodded and said, "I am a little worried. However, no matter what, it is always a good thing to have such a machine. It seems that I shouldn't be worried."
There were two sides to everything. There was a good side and a bad side. The advantage of the sound transmission machine was that it was easy to communicate and greatly reduced the ruling cost of the imperial court. However, the bad side was that it was also very convenient if someone was secretly plotting. Moreover, it was not easy to control. For example, some people who were secretly plotting could command from a distance through a telephone. Even if these people were caught, they couldn't find who the leader of the command was. This feeling of not being in control of everything was very bad. The Emperor was naturally worried.
"Your Majesty must be worried that such a good machine like the telephone will be used by bad people!"
Ang Lee said.
The Emperor nodded and said, "Yes! I am worried about this matter. If the telephone is popularized, some people who are unfavorable to the imperial court will be able to plot through the telephone. They will no longer have to take risks to gather together. Moreover, once there is any movement in the imperial court, they will be able to get the news immediately. No news can be blocked! "
This was indeed a problem. For example, if someone's plot failed, but he was outside and didn't know about it. The imperial court only needed to close the city gates and prevent the news from leaking out of the city. Then, they could easily take the initiative and send people to capture the plotter. However, if there was a telephone, the situation would be somewhat complicated. The spies in the city could easily pass the news out so that people outside could be prepared.
In short, the sound transmission machine would bring a certain amount of pressure to the imperial court's management while providing convenience for the imperial court. It would also facilitate the activities of the outlaws.
Of course, Ang Lee felt that what the Emperor was most worried about was that there would be people conspiring to rebel or forming small groups of interests that were difficult to control, which would weaken the imperial power. Nothing could make the Emperor more nervous than this.
Ang Lee said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Since I can invent a sound transmission machine, I can also invent a monitoring machine. When the time comes, no matter who calls who, it will be monitored through this machine. In this way, all the nobles, ministers, princes, and grandchildren will have no secrets in front of Your Majesty. As long as they call each other, Your Majesty will know what they are talking about."
After that, he looked at the Emperor.
Hearing this, the Emperor's eyes immediately lit up. He said excitedly, "It is possible to invent such a machine. How long will it take to invent it?"
Ang Lee thought for a moment and replied, "It is not easy to invent such a machine. It will take at least one or two years to invent it! Your Majesty, don't be anxious. The popularity of the telephone will not be too fast. When the telephone is completely popular, the monitoring machine will be ready. "
The Emperor was obviously more interested in the monitoring machine. He said, "My dear minister, can you tell me more details? How will it be monitored? Will it be monitored by whoever's machine you want to monitor?"
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty. As long as you identify a certain machine and monitor it all day long, whether it is a call from this machine or from another machine, it can be monitored clearly. In this way, Your Majesty will not have to worry about someone using the sound transmission machine to do bad things."
After that, he looked at the Emperor.
"Good, very good. This machine is even better! My dear minister, you must invent such a machine as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will be worried. By the way, I think that when you sell the telephone in the future, you must register with your real name. Every telephone is said to be bought, and there must be a detailed record. In this way, if there is a conspiracy in the future, it will be easier to find the buyer. At least, we will know who to look for! Haha! "
The Emperor laughed excitedly as he spoke.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Your Majesty, what you said is very reasonable. Every machine has a fixed number, and it is unique. As long as you register with your real name when you sell it, you can better manage these machines. No matter what the problem is, you can find it in time. This is a good idea!"
After dispelling the Emperor's doubts, Ang Lee returned to the banquet and continued to drink with the ministers. Because many of the ministers kept asking questions, Ang Lee had to explain them one by one. It was really tiring.
"Assistant Minister Li, this humble official cheers to you."
"Assistant Minister Li, this toast must be drunk. You can't refuse."
"Assistant Minister Li, ignore them. Let's drink together."
"Assistant Minister Li, there are some problems with the machine in our workshop. Can you ask about it?"
"Assistant Minister Li, this time it is a telepathic machine. I don't know what powerful machine you will invent next time."
As soon as he left, another group of people immediately surrounded Ang Lee and asked him questions. Ang Lee didn't know who to answer. In short, it was very annoying.
Ang Lee was surrounded by a group of people, and he was more or less irritated. In the direction of the Supreme Liquid Pool, Yan Ruyu's situation was not much better. Because the root of this banquet was Ang Lee's invention of the telephone, these noble ladies could participate in the banquet largely because of Ang Lee's blessing. Yan Ruyu was Ang Lee's legal wife, so naturally, she was also a meritorious person. Therefore, these people naturally wanted to flatter Yan Ruyu.
Yan Ruyu was not a person who liked to be lively. Usually, she did not like to attend banquets very much. She would reluctantly attend banquets when she was forced to. Being complimented had never been the goal of Yan Ruyu's pursuit. She would rather be the air, the air that was ignored by everyone.
But in this banquet, Yan Ruyu obviously could not avoid it. Moreover, before she came, she had been mentally prepared to be the focus of attention.
Although Yan Ruyu was very reluctant to be the focus of attention, she was Ang Lee's wife. It was impossible for her not to be the focus of attention. She had no choice. She had to be the focus of attention.
"Madam is really lucky! She can meet such an excellent husband like Assistant Minister Li. "
"It should be said that Assistant Minister Li can marry a beauty like madam, which is the greatest blessing in his life."
"That's right. Madam's skin is so good, just like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl."
"Hey, madam seems to have only put on light makeup. If she put on good makeup, she will definitely be more beautiful."
"Yes, that's why I said that if Assistant Minister Li can marry a beauty like madam, it is the blessing of his previous life."
A group of noble ladies gathered together and tried their best to compliment Yan Ruyu, which made Yan Ruyu feel embarrassed.
"Alright, stop praising madam. So many of us have tried the phone, but Madam Yan hasn't tried it yet."
"Yes, yes, yes. Madam Yan should try it first."
A group of people said.
Yan Ruyu saw that there were still people who had not had their turn, so she waved her hand and said, "It's fine. Let everyone try it first. I'm not in a hurry. "
"No, no, no. Madam is the star of the show today. You should go first. Come on!"
"Come, come, come. Let our Madam Yan go first."
Several noble ladies crowded around Yan Ruyu, regardless of whether Yan Ruyu agreed or not.
"Or …"
Yan Ruyu wanted to refuse, but she couldn't resist the strong urge of the noble ladies. In the end, she had to agree to call.
"My name is Xiaoliuzi. May I ask who you are?"
The young eunuch on the other side of the line was still Xiaoliuzi, but because he had talked too much, his voice was obviously a little hoarse.
"Speak! Madam, why aren't you speaking? "
Seeing that Yan Ruyu wasn't speaking, the noble ladies urged.
"I'm the wife of Assistant Minister Li of the Ministry of Works. Is he there?"
Yan Ruyu thought for a long time before finally mustering the courage to speak.
"Madam, please wait a moment. This servant will go get him immediately."
The young eunuch hurriedly went to get Ang Lee.
At this moment, Ang Lee was surrounded by a group of people and couldn't get away. When he saw the young eunuch running over to get him to answer the phone, he finally broke free from the enthusiastic siege of the officials.
"Madam, it's me. Did you eat well?"
Ang Lee picked up the phone and spoke very loudly.
"Very good. Husband, you didn't drink too much, right? Drinking too much is bad for your health. "
Yan Ruyu said with concern.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "No, I didn't drink too much. Don't you know your husband's ability? How could I drink too much? It's late, and it's a little cold. Madam, you should wear an extra coat. Otherwise, it won't be good if you catch a cold. "
The noble ladies on the other side of the phone were shocked by Ang Lee's mushy words. They were all laughing secretly.
There was even someone who directly put her mouth close to the phone and asked loudly, "So what if I catch a cold?"
Ang Lee naturally could tell that it wasn't Yan Ruyu's voice, but he couldn't say it out loud. He could only pretend that he didn't know and said, "If you catch a cold, your husband will be distressed. Madam, you are my sweetheart, my little baby. Muah, muah."
Such mushy words really shocked the group of upper-class women. Suddenly, bursts of laughter came from the opposite side. At least a dozen upper-class women were laughing from ear to ear. Making fun of Yan Ruyu was a very natural thing. However, more of them were envious because although they also had noble status, their husbands rarely said such words. There were even many upper-class women's husbands who never said a word of love. Perhaps, they didn't even want to have too much interaction with them and were completely unwilling to pay attention to them.
For example, Li Yu's Wang Fei was like this. She was the first to call the front and wanted to say a few words to Li Yu to show her identity. As a result, Li Yu didn't pick up directly. This greatly hurt her self-esteem and made her quite unhappy. However, Ang Lee could say such mushy words in front of many people. The difference was too big.
There was no harm if there was no comparison. Looking at other people's husbands being so gentle and considerate, but her own husband was unwilling to talk to her, the feeling in her heart could be imagined. Anyway, Li Yu's Wang Fei listened to these mushy words, and she couldn't laugh at all. She was very distressed. Why did her husband look down on her so much? Didn't her husband know what kind of benefits she could bring to him?
The Imperial Concubine was especially favored now, and she was the Imperial Concubine's niece. Although the Imperial Grandson was very noble, without her help, he would be alone. The Imperial Grandson might not be able to become the Emperor in the future. Before the Tang Empire, there had never been a precedent of the eldest son becoming the Emperor. The highest ranking was Li Shimin, the second son. Li Longji was the third son, Li Xian and Li Dan were the third and fourth sons, and Li Zhi was the ninth son. Therefore, even if it was for the future of the country, he should be better to her.
Yan Ruyu naturally liked to listen to sweet nothings. The more mushy Ang Lee said, the more she liked it. However, this also depended on the occasion. When she was lying in Ang Lee's arms at home, the more sweet nothings she heard, the happier she was. However, this was a public occasion, and there were people around. Ang Lee actually said such mushy words in front of so many people, which obviously seemed a little inappropriate. According to the words of the later generations, this was dog abuse. It was a very immoral behavior.
However, Ang Lee didn't care so much. If there was love in his heart, he had to say it. So what if others knew? Anyway, it was his wife, not someone else. Moreover, there were not many people who attended the banquet who were single. All of them were people with families. A few of the single people were also fake single because they had too many lovers and lived more comfortably than people with families.
"You're really going to die. You still say that you're not drunk. What kind of evil words are you saying? You don't care about the occasion. Let's see how I'll deal with you when I go back …"
Yan Ruyu was ashamed and angry. She unconsciously wanted to teach Ang Lee a lesson when she opened her mouth. However, she realized that she shouldn't have said so. However, what was done couldn't be undone. The words that were said couldn't be taken back. The people around her heard it clearly.
"Madam, how are you going to deal with your husband when you go back?"
The people around her started to jeer.
"You guys are really too much. It's just a slip of the tongue. How would I dare to deal with my husband? I absolutely wouldn't dare. "
Yan Ruyu quickly explained.
"Madam, when we go back, I'll massage your shoulders and legs. I'll definitely make you satisfied."
Ang Lee's voice came from the opposite side.
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