Chapter 657: Killing without blood

Not long after, Li Zhi arrived. The Eastern Palace was close to him and he had already prepared. As soon as his father summoned him, he immediately came.

When he arrived at Ganlu Hall and saw the ceremony, Li Zhi looked at the model of the water truck in the ground and said, "Oh, this is a water truck, but was it sent by Wang Ping'an from Qingzhou?"

Li Shimin didn't say anything, sighing in his heart, poor Zhier, your most capable confidant betrayed you, you are still in the dark, it's really useless, but what can the father say to you?

Changsun Wuji widened his eyes and looked at Li Zhi, thinking to himself: "Even if you are useless, you are my biological nephew. With this, I will have to kick all the stumbling blocks to your ascension to the throne!"

The ministers turned their faces away, and they all felt sad. A good-looking person like Wang Ping'an actually did such a dirty thing, betrayed the prince and turned to the King of Wu. It was really unpredictable and sad!

Li Zhi was not at all aware of the people and did not see the expressions of the people at all. Instead, he squatted down with interest and looked at the water truck model. He smiled and said, "This is better than the overturning in the imperial garden. Moreover, overturning depends on manpower. Look at this new type of water truck, it seems that it depends on wind power, right? Well, it may also be powered by water flow, which can save manpower. It is really wonderful. If it is used for farmland water conservancy, it will definitely benefit my people of the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin is not an ordinary person. He has no idea how much his son has. After hearing Li Zhi's words, he suddenly wondered. Zhier didn't look like a person who could study water trucks. How did he say the characteristics of a rollover? Moreover, he even told the advantages of this new water truck in one sentence, which is not like him!

The ministers turned their faces again and looked at Li Zhi. The prince was so frustrated!

Changsun Wuji said, "How to build a water truck is the carpenter's business. The prince doesn't have to care. As long as you understand how to use it, it is enough to benefit the people!"

The words came out as soon as they were heard, and he taught his nephew a lesson as his uncle, but as soon as he said that, he exclaimed softly in his heart, it was strange, how could Zhier be... It's impossible, he couldn't know the characteristics of the water truck. He didn't even know what the water truck was, right?

Li Zhi still couldn't hear the hidden meaning. He pointed to the water wheel and smiled, "My uncle said, but he was alone thinking that this water wheel can be built very much. It is probably no problem to water three or four hundred acres of land? Or more. Well, it seems that this kind of water wheel can be used to use rivers with high water on the shore, which can relieve the suffering of water lifting by many local people!"

Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, and the ministers suddenly understood that Wang Ping'an did not betray him. This was obviously telling Li Zhi in advance that he was just a trap!

Only the Minister of Works did not understand what Li Zhi meant, and he said happily: "Your Highness, you are really capable of everything! Even if you are from our Works, you cannot understand the characteristics of this water truck immediately. You can see it at a glance. I admire you very much!"

What Li Zhi said is so professional. Ordinary people can say things like high and low water when they see this water truck model but don’t see the real thing... It’s like a sharp eye, like a god’s help!

Changsun Wuji's face turned clear, OK, it seems that he doesn't have to kick the stumbling block by himself, Zhi'er is going to touch his own feet, but I don't know how he wants to kick!

Ma Zhou glanced at Changsun Wuji and looked at the emperor again. Seeing that everyone was silent, he coughed and said, "This was not sent by Wang Ping'an from Qingzhou, but by the King of Wu to the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Works was sent to the palace. For specific matters, when the King of Wu comes, he will explain it. I believe that the invention of this water wheel has something to do with the King of Wu. He is smart and diligent, and will be a good helper to the Prince in the future."

He is relatively straightforward, of course, relative to it. In fact, he is also an old fox, but he is not as treacherous and slippery as others. If others don’t say it, he will remind Li Zhi, you are ready, Li Ke will come later, you have to deal with him, and you hope your subordinates will show mercy. After all, he is your brother.

Li Zhi was "surprised" and said: "Is this kind of water wheel invented by the third brother? He is really amazing. If he had changed to orphans, he would definitely not have invented it!"

What Ma Zhou said was: It may have something to do with the King of Wu. And Li Zhi's words turned out to be: This was invented by Li Ke. It sounds like a casual talk, but the paths inside are too deep!

Li Shimin leaned back and thought to himself: "Fight, they are all the children and grandchildren of the Li family. No matter how hard they fight, the country and the country are not cheaper than outsiders."

Changsun Wuji thought to himself: "Good nephew, my uncle didn't love you in vain, you have learned to confuse the audience!"

Ma Zhou and other ministers thought to themselves: "I'm afraid the King of Wu will be in trouble in a while!"

While he was talking, a little eunuch came outside to report that the King of Wu had arrived. Li Shimin waved his hand, and the little eunuch immediately went out and announced Li Ke to the palace.

After Li Ke returned from the Ministry of Works, he waited anxiously at home, waiting for his father to summon him. As soon as someone came from the palace, he immediately rushed over with drawings in his arms, preparing to show his skills today and let everyone praise him together, especially his father. He will definitely praise him today, and I am really looking forward to it!

After entering the hall, he knelt down to greet him, and he said, "Father, I wonder what you have to order to summon your son to the palace?"

Li Shimin sighed. He felt sorry for Li Zhi just now, and he was sympathetic to Li Ke again. This child, he didn't even know that he was in the trap. It was so pitiful!

He pointed to the model of the water truck in the ground and said, "Is this what you sent to the Ministry of Works? What are the characteristics of this water truck? Let's listen and get up and reply!"

Li Ke looked at Li Zhi next to him, and saw Li Zhi's contemplative look on his face and did not look at him. He was happy. How about it? You are shocked. Your number one confidant gave you a heavy blow. He has become my lackey! The reason is that a woman has a knife on her head, and she has been a master of eternal training!

Li Ke stood up and said, "Reply to the words of the father. I obey my father's teachings and put the people of the world first in everything. The people are water. The king is the boat. Water can carry the boat and can also overturn the boat. My son has thoughts when reading the "Book of Sui". If you want to make the world peaceful, you must let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and everyone can have enough food. If you want to have enough food, develop water conservancy, and increase your income, it is the most urgent task!"

Everyone in the palace nodded together. These words were spoken with high sound and flattery. Well said, continue!

Li Ke continued: "My son went to the farmland outside the city to inspect and found that it was very difficult for the people to irrigate the farmland. Especially during drought, it was even more difficult to lift water and farm. The fields were often poor, so they were displaced and became displaced, which was not conducive to the stability of the country. Therefore, Mr. Monk looked up books and invented this new type of water truck based on the principle of overturning the car to lift water!"

Speaking of this, he paused and looked at his father with hope, waiting for him to praise him for his country. Sure enough, Li Shimin nodded gently, but the expression on his face was not very joyful.

He felt a chill in his heart, and looked at the ministers again. The ministers were silent, and no one praised him. On the contrary, they did not dare to look at him. Some people even turned their faces elsewhere.

Only Li Zhi, his good brother, praised him loudly. Then Li Zhi said, "Third brother, you are really amazing. You can think of a new water truck from a car crash. The new water truck you invented is much more useful than a car crash." He spoke loudly and almost clapped his hands.

Li Ke thought to himself: "What's wrong? Those who should praise me don't praise me, but those who should not praise me, but praise me very much. This is a bit wrong!"

The arrow is on the string and has to be fired. The car enters the lane, how can it turn back!

Li Ke felt something was wrong, but he could only say it with a gritty bullet. Fortunately, he had prepared in advance and memorized everything he should say. Otherwise, if he was panicked now, he might have forgotten what he should say.

He also said: "This new type of wheel-shaped waterwheel is different from a rollover. It does not require human stomping, but relies on the power of water flow, which saves manpower and frees up a large number of manpower to cultivate farmland and increase grain output."

The ministers in the palace were still silent, and some ministers couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and even sighed softly. What Li Ke said now, the crown prince had already said it just now!

Li Zhi patted his hand this time and smiled and said, "It really has such characteristics! Third brother, you are such a smart person. If you want to replace someone else, you will definitely not be able to invent such a useful water truck. Even the officials of the Ministry of Works can't invent this!" He looked at the Minister of Works and said, "You said yes, you can't invent it, right?"

The Minister of Works hurriedly said, "Yes, I certainly can't find it. This is all the credit of His Highness the King of Wu."

Li Ke only felt the air conditioner rising from his back. He was shocked and felt that something was wrong. He didn't dare to say a lot of things anymore. After skipping a long paragraph, he had to say: "After I invented this kind of water truck, I didn't know how effective it was. I knew that Wang Ping'an was diligent and went to the barren land of Qingzhou, so I told him about the water truck and let him try it in Qingzhou. If it was easy to use, it would be popularized throughout the world!"

Changsun Wuji suddenly asked, "Is it Wang Ping'an who sent this water truck model from Qingzhou to Beijing for you? Or did you try it in Qingzhou after you created the model? Because Wang Ping'an proved in Qingzhou that the water truck was really useful, you sent it to the Ministry of Works and let the officials of the Ministry of Works build it accordingly and popularize the world? It seems that you and Wang Ping'an always have letters to communicate with each other!"

Cold sweat appeared on Li Ke's forehead. Why did Changsun Wuji ask this question? As a prince who is not a crown prince, he made friends with foreign ministers. However, his big taboos are often a sign of rebellion. He has been strictly guarded against all dynasties. Has he fallen into a trap?

Li Ke said: "I didn't have much contact when I said uncle. I just heard that, I heard that..." No matter how I heard that, I couldn't explain it clearly, and it was hard to explain it clearly!

Li Shimin suddenly said: "Ke'er then said, "You are dedicated to serving the country. Even if you have letters with Wang Ping'an, your father will not blame you!"

After taking the reassurance pill, Li Ke relaxed a little and thought to himself: "It turns out that it was because I had letters with local officials that everyone looked ugly and thought it was a matter of the water wheel to reveal it!"

He also said: "I heard recently that Qingzhou has built a physical object of this kind of water truck, and it is very effective. Then my son-in-law sent the model to the Ministry of Works to ask the officials of the Ministry of Works to find out the faults and see if they can be modified. It can be corrected so that it can be popularized as soon as possible, so that the people of the Tang Dynasty can benefit us!"

Li Ke couldn't say a lot of things prepared in advance, but he finally explained the credit. If it develops according to the situation he expected in advance, it should be the father who asked him to introduce the characteristics of the water truck and asked him to introduce it. He memorized the various components and functions of the water truck thoroughly and would never say any mistakes, unless the drawings and models given by Wang Ping'an were wrong!

Sure enough, Li Shimin nodded and said, "Okay, let me talk about the characteristics of this water truck. Explain it to you and let my father listen. Although we have seen this model, we still don't understand the function."

Things were finally on track, and Li Ke immediately started talking, listing the various benefits and characteristics of the water truck one by one, and introducing them to everyone.

It was consistent with what he expected. When the ministers heard the effect of the water truck, they immediately looked better. Without any silence, they walked up and pointed at the water truck to ask. Even Li Shimin went down the steps again and listened to his explanation. Li Zhi kept praising him, and Changsun Wuji stopped looking for trouble!

After a long time, Li Ke finished all the benefits of the water truck and the ministers had no problem. Li Shimin returned to his seat and said, "This water truck is indeed very useful. It should be used as soon as possible for the people. It is too late this year. I can only make some preparations and it will be officially used next year. My dear friends, what do you think about this matter?"

The ministers looked at Li Zhi together. It didn't matter what they had, but what was important was what the prince had.

Li Zhi lived up to the expectations and said, "Father, it is probably difficult to popularize this new type of water truck. A few days ago, didn't the father send someone to Gyeongju? The man was named Mi Xiaomiao. When he was in Gyeongju, he saw the drawings of the water truck. After he came back, he praised it very much, but he couldn't explain it clearly. It can be seen that if the water truck is rashly pushed to various states, it would be a while and would not be popularized. It must be guided by someone who is proficient in this technique!"

As soon as these words were said, the palace was silent!

None of the people who could stand here had a bad brain. Li Zhi didn't say anything below, and everyone understood it!

Li Shimin thought to himself: "There has been a change in Zhi'er, or has Wang Ping'an changed? It's impossible, it's impossible for them to come up with such an idea. This idea must have been made by someone else for them!"

The ministers looked at Li Zhi together, thinking in their hearts: "Crown Prince, fierce!"

Changsun Wuji was happy, good boy, you finally know how to kill the political enemy. It should be like this, so merciless, or if you don’t take action, you will never be able to turn your back on the political enemy again!

Li Ke was stunned and thought to himself: "It's over, I'm fooled!"

This method of dealing with political enemies has become out of the scope of self-protection and is strongly aggressive. It is like playing polo, first putting the polo under the pole, and then hitting it hard. If you don’t take action, you will be beaten!
Chapter completed!