Chapter 1255 Have You Tried It?

"This little bastard!" Li Jing couldn't help but laugh and curse when he saw Zhao Chen fleeing away from him.

Xu Shiji on the side was silent.

In fact, Xu Shiji was a little moved when Zhao Chen asked him to teach at Chang'an Military Academy.

After all, judging from the current situation in the court, Xu Shiji basically has no chance to go to the battlefield again. ??

Chang'an Military Academy may be the best place for him.

But Xu Shiji still thought about waiting. Maybe the emperor had other places for him to go?

Li Jing looked back at Xu Shiji, knowing in his heart what he was thinking.

At this moment, there was no further persuasion.

Sometimes, people always have to hit a wall and beat themselves to pieces before they give up.

…

After bidding farewell to Li Jing, Zhao Chen did not go to find other generals, but turned around and went to the Ordnance Supervision of the Ministry of War.

The current Minister of War is Li Xiaogong, Prince of Hejian County.

Li Xiaogong was handling official duties at the Ministry of War today when he heard from his subordinates that Zhao Chen was here.

Li Xiaogong was somewhat uncomfortable with his nephew who suddenly appeared.

Fortunately, those things have little to do with him.

Now that Zhao Chen is here, he, the imperial uncle, still has to receive him.

Otherwise, if Zhao Chen becomes the prince and then the emperor in the future, then Li Xiaogong cannot suffer disaster because of what happened today.

Li Xiaogong was a little surprised when he saw Zhao Chen.

It turns out that Zhao Chen's identity as the prince has been confirmed, and the palace must have prepared Hanwang's clothes for him.

But when I saw Zhao Chen today, he was still wearing the same plain clothes as before.

Not even a jade ornament was seen on any of his clothes.

"Li Shangshu." Zhao Chen and Li Xiaogong bowed their hands.

Li Xiaogong was even more stunned.

Since Zhao Chen is already the King of Han, he should call himself the Emperor's Uncle.

Why do you still call yourself Li Shangshu?

Although it was strange, Li Xiaogong didn't pay attention, but smiled

He nodded and said, "Why did Zhao Chen come to my military department today?"

"But since you're here, let's sit down first and have a cup of tea."

Although Li Xiaogong was polite, Zhao Chen was not here to drink tea.

"Thank you Li Shangshu. I will treat you after tea. I came here today because I thought Li Shangshu could do me a favor." Zhao Chen waved his hand and rejected Li Xiaogong's invitation.

Li Xiaogong looked at Zhao Chen, smiled and nodded: "You can tell me what you're busy with."

"That's it..." Zhao Chen told Li Xiaogong his purpose of coming.

Li Xiaogong understood Zhao Chen's intention.

I bet this guy is here to borrow someone from me.

If someone else came to borrow it, Li Xiaogong would naturally not agree.

After all, weapons supervisors and craftsmen have their own things to do every day, and all weapons for the Tang army must be prepared by these people.

But the person in front of me is Zhao Chen. As an imperial uncle, it’s hard for him to refuse.

"Of course it's okay for someone to lend it to you, but you have to agree to a condition." Li Xiaogong said with a smile.

Li Xiaogong was like an old fox at this moment.

Speaking of dealing with each other, this was the first time for Zhao Chen and Li Xiaogong.

But I also heard that Li Xiaogong never dared to suffer a loss.

When this came, I was already prepared in my heart.

"Li Shangshu, please speak." Zhao Chen nodded.

Li Xiaogong looked at Zhao Chen. He originally thought that Zhao Chen's character would change after he became the King of Han.

The most obvious thing is that people become arrogant.

Only he, Zhao Chen, gets the benefits of others, and others cannot make conditions with him.

But now, it seems that it is not what Li Xiaogong thought before.

The Zhao Chen in front of him was still neither humble nor overbearing, gentle and elegant.

even

A bit more humble than before.

No wonder His Majesty values ​​him so much. There are few people in the world who can compare with this kind of character.

"Actually, it's nothing special. It's just a new weapon I hope you can invent at Chang'an Military Academy."

"Can you make a copy of the drawing and show it to me?"

"In exchange, you can choose and take away any of the craftsmen from the Armory Supervision."

Li Xiaogong's meaning is very simple.

He asked Zhao Chen to give him a blueprint to take a look at every time he made a new weapon.

This is not too harsh a requirement.

The Ministry of War was originally responsible for the production of all standard weapons of the Tang Dynasty.

Drawings and so on must be stored in the Ministry of War.

This request basically has no impact on Zhao Chen.

"Then I'll go pick someone." Zhao Chen said with a smile, agreeing to Li Xiaogong's conditions.

…

Ordnance Supervisor.

"I told you that you are wasting your efforts."

"Do you think that everyone is His Highness the King of Han and can invent those powerful weapons?"

"Look, look, how much you have wasted in this month."

"If Lord Shangshu finds out about this, you will definitely be kicked out of the Arms Prison."

Zhao Chen followed Li Xiaogong to the Ordnance Inspector to select craftsmen. Before he walked in, he heard someone yelling in front of him.

Looking from a distance, I saw an older craftsman scolding a young craftsman.

Next to them, there were some pulleys and several damaged crossbows.

"That young guy's name is Zhou Hei. This guy is good at craftsmanship, but he just likes to spend his energy on weird things."

"It's a bit wasteful." Li Xiaogong and Zhao Chen explained.

The craftsman who can make the dignified Minister of War remember his name is obviously not an ordinary person.

r> Zhao Chen was actually interested in the craftsman named Zhou Hei.

Continue walking forward and come to the weapons supervision yard.

"What's wrong?" Li Xiaogong asked.

"Ah, Lord Shangshu!" The craftsman who was giving the lecture quickly bowed his hands when he saw Li Xiaogong.

Seeing Zhao Chen again, he hurriedly called His Highness the King of Han.

They are all admirers of Zhao Chen.

When Zhao Chen made the Eight Ox Crossbow here before, he really shocked them.

Zhou Hei, who was scolded, raised his head with a stubborn look on his face.

"Lord Shangshu, this guy Zhou Hei wants to install a pulley on the crossbow, just like the pulley set invented by His Highness the King of Han before to save energy."

"But how can this guy Zhou Hei be as capable as His Highness the King of Han?"

"You see, not only wasting so much stuff, but also not doing a good job at my own job. My subordinates are really..." The craftsman explained to Li Xiaogong the reason why he reprimanded Zhou Hei.

Zhao Chen looked at the abandoned crossbow aside.

Holding it in hand, I found that all the crossbows were broken from the two wings to the middle.

It was obvious that the crossbow's trunk could not withstand the force of the pulley.

"You can't do this, the crossbow can't withstand too much power." Zhao Chen said to Zhou Hei while holding the crossbow.

"Zhou Hei, His Highness the King of Han also said that it is simply not possible for you to do this."

"It's better to go do your own thing quickly."

"Let's go, let's go!" the craftsman and Zhou Hei urged.

He was also worried that Li Xiaogong would cause trouble for Zhou Hei, so he wanted to ask him to leave quickly.

But Zhou Hei stood stubbornly, picked up a damaged crossbow and said, "If the crossbow's body can be made of iron, it will not break."

"Zhou Hei!" The craftsman was a little anxious.

I even asked him to leave quickly, but this guy actually said these useless things to Zhao Chen.

"Have you tried it?" Zhao Chen asked casually.