PFC Chapter 158 Test Cannon!!
Chapter 158 Test Cannon!!
The great leader Songtsen Gampo was killed in such a confused manner. Before he could shine as he should have, his glorious life ended because of the arrival of Li Chengqian.
Soon after, the news that the Tibetan king, who was on a diplomatic mission to the Tang Dynasty, suddenly fell ill and died suddenly spread quickly back to Tibet.
At the same time, Li Ji was officially transferred to Tuyuhun as the commander-in-chief of the Western Sea Road, in preparation for defending against possible internal strife in Tubo at any time.
As for Princess Wencheng, although she was cruel, she was just a political victim...
Returning to the Wude Hall, Li Chengqian told Li Shimin about Princess Gaoyang.
"What did you say!!! How dare Gao Yang??"
Li Chengqian said disdainfully: "It's not because of your lack of education that you only know how to pamper her. You are half responsible for Gaoyang's current situation."
Li Shimin sat down on the ground after hearing what he said: "What a sin!!"
"What about Gao Yang's child? Is he Fang Yiai?"
"It belonged to that evil monk. I have already taken the initiative to get rid of it."
"What did you say? It's been dealt with. How can you..."
Then he sighed heavily again: "Well, since it's an evil seed, let's just deal with it!!"
Li Daozon on the side said, can't you wait until I leave before discussing this matter?
Wait a minute! !
Is it possible...
Li Chengqian continued, "Father, now is not the time to consider Gao Yang. I will bring her back to the palace and order her to become a nun. This matter will end here, but the Fang family's reputation cannot be left alone."
"Although this matter has not been exposed yet, we are still the ones who have let the Fang family down, and we must make amends."
Li Shimin sighed: "You did the right thing. Let Gao Yang spend the rest of his life in the palace with the green lamp and the ancient Buddha as his companions!"
"As for compensation for the Fang family, what suggestions do you have?"
Li Chengqian raised his lips and said, "Isn't this ready-made?"
Li Daozon thought to himself, he has indeed come!
Li Shimin was startled and looked at Li Daozong: "Are you saying that we should let the civil officials marry Fang Yiai?"
Seeing Li Shimin's surprised expression, Li Chengqian replied: "Yes, this is the best result. It can not only appease the Fang family, but also find a good home for Wencheng."
"Although Fang Yiai is a bit cowardly, at least he is very caring towards his wife. A civil official will not be wronged if he marries her."
Li Shimin sighed deeply: "Dao Zong, what do you think?"
Li Dao Zong also sighed: "Now it seems that this is indeed the best arrangement, but I think it is better to postpone this matter for a while. After all, my daughter is in such a bad mood..."
The three of them sighed secretly.
Although Princess Wencheng said that she had no feelings for Songtsen Gampo.
But they could all see that it was a lie.
After all, Songtsen Gampo was a rare great man, and the two of them spent such a long time together, how could they not have feelings for each other.
The key point is that there is a child left on the plateau. This is always a worry and it takes time to slowly heal the emotional trauma.
Li Shimin calmed down and said, "Then this matter is temporarily settled. I will issue an edict to grant the marriage in a month."
Li Dao Zong quickly stood up and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Princess Wencheng was arranged to live in a palace behind the East Palace so that Crown Princess Su could often visit her to accompany her.
Li Chengqian also revealed the news of the marriage to Fang Xuanling in advance, so that Fang Yiai could go to the palace and get familiar with Princess Wencheng when he was free.
Although it was not stated explicitly, Princess Wencheng understood that Fang Yiai would be her next husband.
Although she was very resistant, she still followed the arrangements of Li Shimin and Li Chengqian.
As a woman and a member of the royal family with the status of a princess, she understood that her life had already been arranged.
Even if your first husband has just died, the royal family will not consider your feelings, but will instead squeeze out your surplus value.
She was powerless to fight back and could only accept it silently.
She accepted Fang Yiai, whom she did not like, and eventually spent the rest of her life with this man.
But she couldn't let go of her child, the one who was still on the plateau and had a rough fate...
This is a story for later. Although Li Chengqian also felt sorry for Princess Wencheng, this was what women were like under the feudal system.
All he could do was to try his best to protect Princess Wencheng's child, and the best outcome would be to help him ascend to the position of the Tibetan king.
Finally, under the leadership of this Zamp who had Tang ancestry, it was merged into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
This is difficult. He can't guarantee what will happen and whether the child will survive.
I can only try my best to move in this direction...
On the third day, Li Chengqian started the task of visiting ministers again.
Next are the civil officials such as Chu Suiliang, Cen Wenben, and Ma Zhou, who had a great influence on the development of Tang Dynasty history.
After Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling openly sided with the Eastern Palace, these civil officials were successfully subdued.
As for the twenty-four living heroes in the Lingyan Pavilion, he did not need to visit them in person.
Under the influence of Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin and others, on the next day, these famous officials of the early Tang Dynasty all took the initiative to come to the East Palace to pay a visit to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
At this point, Li Chengqian, with the trust of Li Shimin and his status as the only legitimate heir to the throne, finally secured the position of crown prince and gained the support of all ministers.
On this day, Zhangsun Wuji asked for a meeting and said that the leaders of Guanlong and Jingzhao families had gathered in his mansion, waiting to be received by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in person.
Why don’t you come directly to the East Palace?
Because these people have not yet truly submitted to the prince, even though they had expressed their feelings to Li Shimin in the Wude Hall before.
But intentions are intentions. As for how to act specifically, they have to personally meet with the instigator of many major events during this period, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, before they can make a final decision.
Li Chengqian did not meet this group of people at Changsun's residence, but asked them to go directly to the imperial farm, including Li Shimin, Li Jing and others.
When Li Shimin and Li Chengqian brought a large army to the Huangzhuang gunpowder workshop, these people had been waiting there for a long time.
After the greetings, Li Chengqian didn't say anything extra and looked directly at Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong.
As the persons in charge of the gunpowder workshop, the two men basically stayed here during this period, witnessing the production of a new batch of improved artillery.
The blast furnace, which was modified from Datang's existing iron smelting equipment, can now initially smelt molten steel.
Although the quality is still worrying, this is steel after all, not iron.
The step of repeatedly hammering iron into steel was omitted, greatly increasing steel production.
The steel cannons cast today with the help of this batch of molten steel have not yet reached the quality of copper cannons.
But at least it saved copper and laid the foundation for the subsequent large-scale production of cannons.
Moreover, as steelmaking technology further develops and matures, Li Chengqian believes that it will not be long before the Tang Dynasty will reach the level of the great steel-making period in the 1950s and 1960s.
Although it is still very backward compared with the modern steelmaking industry, it can be regarded as a dimensionality reduction attack in the Tang Dynasty.