In front of so many civil and military officials, Li Xian could not give up halfway through his work. Therefore, after watching Guo Nu go away, he secretly adjusted his breathing more than a dozen times before he gritted his teeth and started the next round of reception again.

This time, the speed was much faster than before. I asked each person who was interviewed for his name, hometown, and official position, and then collectively encouraged him, and even if it was over.

Even so, the generals and weapons officials who were on stage were moved one after another, and tears filled their eyes. When they stepped back and walked out of the stands, if Qianniu were not taking care of them, there would have been officials who would have stepped on the air and fell to their heads and bleeding.

After a while, it was finally Zhang Qian's turn to take the stage. As the designer of the Fire Dragon Car and the actual controller of the military weapon surveillance, Li Xian could not send him a few words. So he praised him first, then asked about the overall cost of the Fire Dragon Car and the "gunpowder" inside, as well as some miscellaneous things. Finally, he turned his verbal tip and asked very naturally: "The gunpowder used by Zhang Qing today seems to be slightly different from the gunpowder I have seen in the past! I wonder if other ignition-enhancing objects were added to it? Otherwise, how could it be so powerful?"

'This is a public place, my emperor! You old man trust the civil and military ministers around you, and there are so many guards under the platform. Who can guarantee that they are all keeping their mouths tightly?' He was so angry that he muttered in his stomach by Li Xian's confidentiality. However, on the surface, Zhang Qian could only smile and bow: "Speak to the emperor, Weichen did add some things to the gunpowder. The specific additions and the number of additions are very complicated. Weichen was stupid and did not remember them. However, Weichen has already written a secret recipe and recorded it on the record. If the emperor needs to inspect, Weichen can get it for you!"

"Don't worry, Zhang Qing is intent. When I return to the Daming Palace, you can help me copy and bring it with me!" Li Xian clearly heard the words "Secret recipe", frowned slightly, and waved his hand with a decisive smile.

"Your Majesty, I think that after the secret recipe is previewed by Your Majesty, it should be handed over to the Hundred Cavalry Division to seal it immediately. No one is allowed to check it. In the military weapon surveillance, anyone is prohibited from circulating this recipe. Those who violate it will be punished by their tribes!" As if worried that Li Xian would not realize the importance of the "gunpowder" formula, the Minister of War Zong Chuke suddenly stood up and solemnly "helped" Zhang Qian.

"Well, Zong Shangshu's words are reasonable!" Li Xian frowned again, and his eyes swept towards the "green budgies" who had already walked down the high platform, thinking about something.

The scene of "gunpowder" burning brick and stone arrow towers in just a dozen breaths. He just stood on the high platform and saw clearly. The Turks, Tuqishi, Tuyuhun and other tribes usually live by water and plants, so how could they use bricks and stones to build arrow towers?

Looking around the world, the Tang Dynasty is probably the only one who builds buildings with bricks and stones, including Japan and Tubo. If the secret recipe is stolen by the Turks, Tuqi Shi and Tuyuhun tribes, the Tang Dynasty really wants to shoot itself in the foot!

Thinking of this, Li Xian trembled quietly. Then, the eyes of Zhang Qian and the officers of the military weapon supervisors below the stage became more kind, "The military weapon supervisor presented me with magic weapons such as the Fire Dragon Cart. It has made great contributions to the country and deserves commendation. Zhang Qing, you will turn around and present a list to the Ministry of Personnel and report all the names of the ministers involved in the manufacturing of the Fire Dragon Cart, the names of all the masters and craftsmen, as well as their specific achievements!"

"I obey the order!" I vaguely felt something was wrong, but Zhang Qian had to cross his hands to take the order because of his lack of coping experience.

He nodded slightly to Zhang Qian, and Li Xian smiled and turned his eyes to the humeral ministers behind him, "Xiao Pushe, Yang Shizhong, Zong Shangshu! You three, discuss the rewards for military weapons and supervisors together, and the specifications refer to the enemy and seize the city. Among them, those who performed outstandingly will be given a mansion in Chang'an City, as an example for those who are later!"

"I will obey the order!" Xiao Zhizhong, Yang Qian, Zong Chuke and the other three stood up and bowed to take the order.

The military weapon supervisors who had long expected would definitely receive a heavy reward today, but they did not expect that the reward was so generous that the other civil and military officials all envied each other and shone with their eyes.

The housing prices in Chang'an are extremely expensive, so it is not easy to buy. Many fifth- and fourth-rank officials who work diligently for half their lives may not be able to afford a decent house in Chang'an City. However, the "green budgies" who have made contributions to developing fire dragon cars in the military weapon surveillance may have to pay a penny by the court, and the location will definitely not be too bad. Such a kindness is of course enviable! (Note: In history, Bai Juyi has been renting a house in Chang'an, and in his later years he finally bought an old and dilapidated house. :))

Only two or three very mature and persevering people vaguely guessed the meaning behind the four words "give a mansion". They secretly looked at Zhang Qian, who was still confused and hid their sighs in their stomachs.

Is it so easy to get when you are given a house by the royal family? Not to mention that the closer you are to the house in Daming Palace, the stricter the curfew is, and it is extremely inconvenient to enter and exit sooner or later. The only thing that the Hundred Riders is close is enough to make many people tremble.

Today's gift is closely related to the fire dragon chariot and gunpowder. Obviously, those who were given to the mansion will be the focus of Baiqisi's focus for a long time in the future. If there is any suspicion of leaking secrets and being caught by Baiqisi, or doing something other extraordinary, the mansion will be returned to someone else in a blink of an eye. The whole family may follow him to go to the jail!

"Today I saw that the Imperial Guards were strong and the military weapons supervising their duties conscientiously, I was very relieved!" Li Xian's heart calmly prepared for possible dangers in advance, and finally returned to peace. He looked up at the sky and smiled and ordered, "You are all tired after you run with me from the morning to now. When you return to the palace, I ordered someone to set up a special banquet. Today I will drink with you and congratulate me on another magic weapon to defeat the enemy in the Tang Dynasty!"

"Thank you, Master!" The civil and military ministers were overjoyed and didn't bother to envy or sympathize with others. They stood up and bowed to Li Xian.

Immediately, eunuchs and Qianniu Bei surrounded Li Xian and got off the high platform. Then he slowly took down the important civil and military officials according to the order of their official positions.

The chariots and horses of Shangyan Bureau had already been ready to stop in advance. Li Fengyu and his brothers under his command soon sent Li Xian and the important civil and military officials to their respective carriages. The military weapon surveillance that was previously slightly crowded immediately became empty, with only a few balls of embers, slowly emitting white mist, as if they were still recalling the excitement just now.

"Shaoguan, I congratulate you in advance!" Gao Yanfu, who was ordered to stay and take the secret recipe for "gunpowder" additives, pulled Zhang Qian's arm and said with a smile, "Our Tang Dynasty always valued military merits, "Destroy the thief and seize the city", is not easy to obtain. Maybe next time I see Shaoguan again, I have to change my words and call you the official magistrate, or call you a county marquis!"

"Thank you, Lao Jiyan, there is really one day when I will pack a car of fine wine and send it to you home!" I know that this general in the sect was one of the people Li Xian trusted the most. Zhang Qian did not dare to be negligent, and gave it to the other party with a smile, then took out a piece of silk from his arms with both hands and handed it over solemnly, "The added items and the amount of gunpowder that needs to be added to each pound of gunpowder are all written here. Before that, there were many people and the younger generation was not convenient to present it to the emperor in public. Wait a moment, please help me explain a few words to you in front of the emperor. Please don't misunderstand that I was deliberately deceiving you!"

"Looking for a fight, how wise the emperor is. I don't know that you are dedicated to the country?" Gao Yanfu cursed with a smile, took the silk full of handwriting with both hands, and without even taking a look, he stuffed it into a locked cowhide box. Then, he decisively locked the box and put away the key.

"Young man should really beat him with the heart of a villain!" Knowing that the old eunuch's words were not malicious, Zhang Qian quickly admitted his mistake with a smile. Then, he called Ren Cong over, took an exquisite wooden box from the latter, and handed it to the old eunuch with both hands. "This thing is the little intention of the younger one, so please accept it with a smile!"

"What is this?" Gao Yanfu was stunned, deliberately pretending to be shocked, and frowned and asked.

"Hotpot!" Zhang Qian didn't think about it and quickly gave the answer, "My younger generation sees you always run around outside every day, but it's cold outside. So I specially ordered someone to make a whole set of old people. In this way, no matter when, as long as you want to eat, you can eat a bite of hot rice!"

"Well, it's good, it's good. This thing is clean and simple. It's really convenient!" Gao Yanfu took the wooden box with satisfaction and handed it to the young follower beside him. "Since Zhang Shaojian is so thoughtful, I'm disrespectful!"

"I should have made a whole set for you to send it over. I'm so busy that I've forgotten it recently! Please don't blame me!" The other party was not much younger than Yang Feng, so Zhang Qian didn't think he was giving a set of hot pot as a gift. He smiled and added casually.

However, the old eunuch Gao Yanfu suddenly tasted some warm taste from Zhang Qian's behavior and his name to him. He smiled and nodded slightly, "Young Prison is indeed a person with heart. No wonder the emperor has always been very fond of you! Let's go and go to the palace to go to the banquet. There are many rules in the palace. If you don't understand anything, you will ask me on the road. It's the first time I was given a banquet by the emperor. If it's ugly, it will be a laughing stock by his colleagues. It will take three or four years to say it."

"Will I be there at the banquet?" This time, it was Zhang Qian's turn to be stunned, glared at him, and asked blankly.

He remembered Li Xian's words, "You guys followed me from morning to now...", and he definitely did not belong to the group that ran from morning to night. What's more, those who followed Li Xian at that time were at least from third-rank. Even Zhang said that this military weapon surveillance supervisor was not qualified, so where was his turn to be a small minor prisoner?

"Of course, you were standing opposite the emperor at that time. Could you still kick you out?" Gao Yanfu also widened his eyes and asked in confusion. Then, he smiled and shook his head, "It's a blessing that I have said more, otherwise you would have misinterpreted the emperor's meaning today. Boy, you can't eat food, but the emperor gave him a banquet but didn't go. You are probably the first in the history of the Tang Dynasty!"

"I know my mistake, thank you for my advice!" Zhang Qian finally confirmed that he was also invited and bowed awkwardly, "I'll always wait in the room. I'll change my clothes and come soon."

"What to change? That's it, that's great! This looks better than an official robe!" Gao Yanfu extended his hand decisively and grabbed his wrist, "You think the imperial banquet can be eaten with your cheeks. The main thing is a kind of grace, which won't take long. You are young and strong, and wearing this armor will not be too tired to walk."

"Yes, I'll listen to you old!" Zhang Qian also prefers wearing armor deep down. For nothing else, at least he can avoid bent his waist so low when showing off.

"Yeah, yeah!" Gao Yanfu nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Zhang Qian up and down, but stopped talking.

Zhang Qian felt so angry that he hurriedly crossed his hands and saluted, "If you have any advice, please say it, I promise to listen carefully!"

"There is definitely no advice, it's just that the emperor wants me to ask you a question. This is very important, you can think about it before answering!" Gao Yanfu closed his eyes and added with a smile, his eyes suddenly became unfathomable.

Zhang Qian shivered in his heart, quickly put away his smile, and stood up solemnly. "Please ask the tall general, please, the officials will speak in full force!"
Chapter completed!