"How's the situation? Is Prince Shou willing to cooperate with us? "
Duan Shi stared at Zha Xizan and asked with concern.
As the confidant of Gelofeng of Nanzhao, he hated the Tang Dynasty and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. If it were not for the Tang Dynasty's interference, Nanzhao would not have fallen into Yu Chengjie's hands and he would not have been pushed aside. Once the royal family of the Tang Dynasty had endless internal strife, no one could guarantee whether the Tang Dynasty would collapse or not. As long as there were internal strife in the Tang Dynasty, the national strength would inevitably decline greatly. In this way, there would be no ability to support Yu Chengjie, and he would be able to achieve his goal.
An Lushan rubbed his fat belly and didn't say a word. He was definitely as disappointed as King Shou Li Mao. Back then, when he was leading the army in the north, he was like a local tyrant. He had the final say in the laws of the land and no one dared to go against his will. However, it was different after he entered the capital. Although he didn't have to worry about food and drink, and his official position was one level higher, he didn't think much of it. He was no longer in an important position and was even under house arrest in the capital. Even the surroundings of his residence were being monitored. However, as time passed, the number of people monitoring him decreased. As such, he had the chance to move around freely and meet the Tibetan noble Tashi Zizan, who was determined to restore his country.
These three people were extremely dissatisfied with the imperial court of the Tang Dynasty. It could be said that they were birds of a feather, so they naturally came together. And what they did together was naturally to plot to destroy the powerful Tang Empire.
With the current strength of the Tang Empire, if they wanted to organize a military attack, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. There was no chance of success. In this way, the only way left was to disintegrate it from the inside. And the most effective way to disintegrate an empire was to let it fall into internal strife and cause trouble. The emperor's son would oppose the emperor and then disintegrate it step by step.
Although they didn't know what the success rate was, they wouldn't know if they didn't try. At least, they had something to do so that they wouldn't be too bored. It gave them a reason to continue living.
"There is no doubt about Prince Shou's resentment against the emperor of the Tang dynasty. I've observed him carefully, and I can't be wrong about that. However, he doesn't trust me. Or rather, he doesn't believe that a Tibetan like me can stir up the political situation of the Tang dynasty. That is to say, he is still hesitating."
Zha Xizan said.
"I still think it's too risky. Li Mao, the King of Shou, and the Emperor of the Tang dynasty are father and son. Blood is thicker than water, and our strength is very weak. If he reports us to the Emperor of the Tang dynasty, we will be in trouble."
Duan Shi felt a little uneasy.
"Haha! General Duan was overthinking things. How could the descendants of the Li family care about the relationship between father and son? Ever since the incident at the Black Tortoise Gate, they had been constantly killing each other. Didn't the current Emperor also kill his own three sons? Li Clan's descendants are like this, what are you worried about? Moreover, you all know how King Shou was treated. How could he not hate his own father? "
Zha Xizan said with a complacent look.
An Lushan looked at him approvingly. He touched his fat belly and said, "The Emperor of the Tang dynasty is not benevolent, and his son will not be loyal to him. I bet that King Shou will not betray us. Let's give him some time to think about it. I believe he will come to his senses. As for the assassination of the Emperor, we need to discuss it carefully."
The three of them gathered together and began to discuss.
In the main hall of Ang Lee's courtyard, several wives walked in curiously. They were looking at Ang Lee with curiosity.
"Husband, you have been busy all day. Aren't you going to the R&D center today?"
"Husband, what are you carving? It looks strange."
"This can't be the plane that my husband wants to develop, right? It can fly with these wings. How can it fly? "
"Husband, the wings are fixed. How can it fly?"
The four madams started talking about it one after another.
Yes, what Ang Lee was doing at the moment was making a model plane, an all-wood model plane. Only when the model plane was made could the R&D talents have a more intuitive understanding of what a plane was.
In order to better teach the R&D talents, Li An's aircraft model was very accurate. Almost all the details of the aircraft were reflected, including the engine, propeller, fuel tank, wings, and tail. None of them were missing.
"Look carefully. This is the plane your husband is going to develop. Isn't it cool?"
Ang Lee proudly picked up the model plane that he had worked hard all day to make.
Not only were the details of this airplane model very good, but it was also not small. It was three feet long and one foot tall. The seats inside were clearly visible. Since it was just the beginning of development, the number of seats was relatively small. There were only two seats, which were the pilot's seat and the co-pilot's seat. As for the larger airplane that could accommodate dozens of people, it would need to be developed after the airplane was successfully developed. Everything had to be done from easy to difficult, and one could not eat a fat person in one bite.
"Husband, this hard thing is the wing of the plane? But this guy is fixed. It can't move at all. So, how can it fly? "
"Yes! Husband, when a bird flies, it keeps flapping its wings, but this plane can't flap its wings at all. How can it fly? "
"Looking at this plane, I am really curious. How does the plane fly? However, what makes me more curious is how my husband has so many ideas in his heart. Such an incredible thing can be thought of by my husband. You are really amazing."
"Yes! My husband is the best. My husband is too amazing. "
As the madams spoke, they all revealed expressions of admiration.
Looking at the expressions of admiration of several wives, Ang Lee's heart was happy. The technical difficulty of the first generation of planes was not very high. It should be known that the farmers of later generations could use their leisure time to build small planes that could take off, thus realizing their dream of flying in the blue sky.
Of course, these farmers were not ordinary people, but people with a certain degree of mechanical knowledge. In other words, the simplest plane was not too difficult. Farmers with a little knowledge could build it. For Ang Lee, it was naturally not a problem.
"This wing can't move. It is fixed. However, there is an engine in front, which is this thing. It can provide power for the wing and fly with the wing."
Ang Lee explained briefly.
"It can fly like this?"
"I don't understand."
"Husband, can you explain it more clearly?"
The wives naturally did not understand the principle of the plane. It was normal that they did not understand.
"This? I will first tell you about aerodynamics. This is about aerodynamics, it is like this … "
Ang Lee opened his mouth and roughly explained the relevant knowledge of aerodynamics.
Starting from the Swiss scientist Euler, he talked about the various principles needed to build the plane. Ang Lee explained clearly and logically. However, the wives did not seem to understand at all. They listened in confusion.
"I am talking about the principles of aerodynamics. Do you understand?"
Ang Lee said proudly.
"My husband said it very well. It is really very good."
"It is indeed very good! But I don't understand at all! "
"Yes! I don't understand at all! "
The ladies really didn't understand. They hadn't studied physics before, so how could they understand aerodynamics?
Ang Lee sighed helplessly. Explaining aerodynamics to his wives was like playing the lute to a cow. These women, how could they understand such profound knowledge?
"Forget it. I don't want to talk about it. You can't even understand such a simple knowledge like aerodynamics. There is no way I can talk about the rest. It seems that you have no fate with scientific research. I will go to the R&D center. You stay at home."
Ang Lee had worked hard to build the plane model. Naturally, he had to go to the R&D center immediately to let the talents in the R&D center have a clearer understanding of the plane. The model was more intuitive than the drawings. When he explained the principles, it was easier for them to understand and accept.
Sure enough, when Ang Lee took the plane model to the R&D center and explained the flight principles again, most of the talents in the R&D center understood it. This was very beneficial for their development of the plane.
"You all have to work hard and strive to build the plane as soon as possible. As long as the plane successfully flies into the sky, the strength of the Tang dynasty will leap again. The life of the people will also become better. Come on!"
Ang Lee encouraged loudly and explained all the specific work. He would not do such a tiring thing as building the plane himself.
However, just explaining the principles of building the plane took Ang Lee a lot of time. To be honest, it was also very tiring. After wasting so much time talking, of course, he had to reward himself. He first lay on the rocking chair to be more comfortable. After resting enough, he returned to the courtyard to have fun with his wives.
"Assistant Minister Li, Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon is here."
"Assistant Minister Li, it's so comfortable!"
As soon as Li Yu came in, he saw that Ang Lee was lazing around and ridiculed him.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, please sit down. How do you have time to come here? Where is Shiro?"
Ang Lee answered with his eyes closed.
He and Li Yu were very familiar with each other. Naturally, there was no need to be too polite. This way, they would appear to be friendly enough and not unfamiliar.
Li Yu did not care about etiquette in front of Ang Lee. He sat down casually, looked at the guard at the door, and ordered, "Go to Assistant Minister Li's vegetable greenhouse and pick some cucumbers. Go quickly."
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, more than half of the cucumbers I planted were eaten by you. Oh right, that Shiro also ate a lot. I only ate a few myself."
Ang Lee felt that it was a waste to plant cucumbers. Li Yu ate them every time he came, and he was more obedient when he left. Over time, he ate a lot of Ang Lee's cucumbers.
"I only ate a few of your cucumbers. You can't be so stingy, right?"
Li Yu said lazily.
"Next year, I will change all the cucumbers planted to chili. Moreover, I will change it to the spiciest kind."
Ang Lee said grumpily.
"Haha! Let's not talk nonsense. Assistant Minister Li, I have something to ask you this time. "
Li Yu said.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, what do you want to ask? There is no harm in asking."
Ang Lee knew that Li Yu must have something to ask him. He could tell from his eyes. The current major event in the R&D Center was that Ang Lee wanted to develop an airplane. Therefore, there was no need to guess that Li Yu came to ask about airplanes.
"Airplane? What's the matter with the airplane? Can it really take people into the sky? If it's true, wouldn't it be too cool? "
Li Yu's face was full of expectation. As a human who could not fly, it would naturally be an extremely cool thing to be able to fly into the sky.
"Then in Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon's opinion, do you believe that airplanes can really fly into the sky?"
Ang Lee asked jokingly.
"I really don't believe it in my heart. However, since Assistant Minister Li has begun to develop it, it will definitely succeed. I have to believe it even if I don't believe it. How is it? How is the progress? When can the airplane fly into the sky?"
Li Yu asked with concern.
"Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, you are too impatient! The development of the airplane has just begun. It will take at least a few months before it can fly. The follow-up improvement work will take even more time. In short, Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon can't expect to fly into the sky in a year or two. "
Ang Lee said seriously. At the same time, it also extinguished Li Yu's eagerness to fly into the sky.
"No hurry, I am not in a hurry. I just came to ask about the situation. His Majesty attaches great importance to this matter. If Assistant Minister Li is free, don't forget to go to the palace often and tell His Majesty the latest progress in the development of the airplane. If you need anything, you can ask His Majesty in time and strive to build the airplane as soon as possible."
Li Yu said seriously.
"Don't worry! Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon, I am now in the capital. If I need anything, I will naturally ask His Majesty without hesitation. "
Ang Lee stretched and said.
"By the way, Assistant Minister Li, how fast can this airplane fly? Is it faster than a bird?"
Li Yu asked curiously.
"Of course, it is definitely faster than a bird! Otherwise, why would he spend so much effort to invent it? "
"It is really faster than a bird. That's amazing. In this case, can't we fly the airplane to catch birds?"
Li Yu's expression was full of yearning.
"Fly the airplane to catch birds? Gwangbyeong Of Gojoseon is really daring!"
Ang Lee was really shocked. He shook his head and said, "This is definitely not possible. Although the airplane flies faster than a bird, the airplane is a machine after all. It can't be more agile than a bird. If the bird flies into the canopy, the airplane can't fly into the canopy as well! If so, the airplane will definitely crash and people will die. "
"That's true. Once the airplane is developed, how far can it fly? How fast can it fly? "
Li Yu was still full of curiosity and wanted to know the answer.
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