Chapter 217: Undercurrents

Just as Chen Wanrong turned his mind, Ruizong said again: "Yao Chong, you gave me a good idea. If I don't reward you with gold and silver, I will give you an errand, how about it?"

He actually spoke in a negotiating tone, which was too respectful. Princess Taiping raised her eyebrows and didn't speak, but her eyes widened.

Yao Chong was as calm as water: "If the emperor is sent, I will do my best!"

Ruizong smiled and said, "The meritorious soldiers who went to the war will soon arrive in Chang'an. I need an imperial envoy with both virtue and talent. You can go there."

During the battle of Tubo, the people of the Tang Dynasty were very excited. When the soldiers returned, there would be no people to welcome each other. Guo Qianguan and others were the focus of the people's attention. Similarly, the imperial envoy who welcomed them was also the focus of the attention of the people.

This is an opportunity! an opportunity to show off! an opportunity to become famous! an opportunity to increase qualifications and reputation!

This is a beautiful man. Dou Huaizhen and the others all took it as the top priority to get this job. They did not expect it, but they sent it to Yao Chong, and all of them were jealous in their eyes.

Yao Chong's reputation in the court was already very high. If he had this opportunity, it would be in full swing. Duke Taiping could not help but feel anxious and said hurriedly: "Brother, this matter must be discussed for a long time."

Ruizong couldn't even close his mouth, like a pistachio, but what he said was completely inconsistent with the smile on his face: "Little sister, you need to make a long-term plan for this matter? It's not that you are sending troops to fight, wouldn't you just go on a journey?"

In his rhetoric, the tone of questioning revealed that Ruizong was determined to send Yao Chong to the job. Princess Taiping would not be unable to hear it. If it was twisted, it would make Rui Zong unhappy. This matter could not be said anymore. When Princess Taiping changed her mind, she thought of a way to divide Yao Chong's opportunity: "What the emperor said is very true! Brother, the emperor has greatly increased the Chinese ambition in this battle. The imperial envoys to welcome must be added to one or two more. In this way, the court's kindness to the soldiers!"

Dou Huaizhen was the first to agree and said, "Yes, the emperor! This battle in Tubo is different from the past. This is the first time Pangu has opened up the world. If this is not the case, the emperor's achievements will not be demonstrated!"

The smile on Ruizong's face was still, without any change, but his tone was so firm that it made people dare not refute: "Dou Qing, who is Yao Chong? Don't the people know? The people may not know you, Dou Qing, but Yao Qing. Which people don't know that there was Yao Chong with outstanding political talents in the Tang Dynasty?"

Yao Chong's name is very famous, and no one does not know him. Even when Chen Wanrong was still in Luojiadian, he heard people mention him many times. When the people mentioned Yao Chong, they were very respectful, which was similar to the ancestors.

At that time, Chen Wanrong sighed, "If life is like this, it will be worth the vain!"

In terms of qualifications, politics and morality, Yao Chong is definitely an important minister among the important officials. If Princess Taiping had not squeezed him, Yao Chong would have been demoted to be the governor? He is the best candidate for the prime minister! The candidate who everyone is looking for!

Dou Huaizhen gave Ruizong a sentence so that his face looked extremely ugly, but he couldn't have an attack, so he had to look at Princess Taiping. She saw that Princess Taiping's face was as ugly as she was, her eyes kept turning, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Ruizong seemed to have not seen Princess Taiping's face and made a final decision: "This matter is decided! Yao Chong, you have to prepare well. This matter must be done in a grand manner and to demonstrate the court's favor!"

"Abide by the order!" If someone else sends such a beautiful man, he will definitely be crazy about it, but Yao Chong is extremely calm, no different from doing ordinary things.

With Yao Chong's reputation, there is no need for such an opportunity at all. Ruizong is actually a shrewd person and would not have thought of this. He must have a deep meaning in doing so. Chen Wanrong was very surprised. He suddenly remembered Chen Que's words. The Secretariat Ling was the only one who could not help but think in his heart, "Is it said that Ruizong is paving the way for Yao Chongfu? It is indeed a good arrangement to borrow this opportunity that is highly anticipated to make Yao Chongfu look!"

In Chen Wanrong's memory, Ruizong also had times when he did not give Princess Taiping face, but there was no such time when he did not give face. Princess Taiping was already angry and the next thing was unpredictable!

"The storm is coming!" Chen Wanrong secretly warned: "The battle of Tubo has made Li Longji's status more stable and his reputation has increased sharply. When the people talk about Li Longji, they have to give a thumbs up and praise the 'the princess'. This itself puts Princess Taiping in an unfavorable situation. If Yao Chong regained his prime, then Princess Taiping's power would block two mountains on the road to power, one is Yao Chong and the other is Li Longji. None of these two people can deal with it! She must be anxious!"

Just as Chen Wanrong was speculating on the direction of the bureau, Ruizong said: "Wanrong, you and the master of the military weapon supervisor will briefly talk about the specific matters of road construction."

This is asking about their technical details. Chen Wanrong responded and said, "Your Majesty, I think there is a problem that needs to be considered when building this road. There is a saying in the Western Regions that 'wearing a cotton jacket early and wearing a yarn in the morning', which means that you have to wear a cotton jacket in the morning, and when you are at lunch, it is so hot that you can only wear a single clothes. The changes in hot and cold are too great, which is very unfavorable for us to build roads. Before explaining this problem, I will give an example."

Ruizong nodded and said, "Wanrong, the more carefully you think about these technical matters, the smoother the road will be, you can tell me."

Chen Wanrong continued: "I think everyone here knows to boil water. First, put the cold water in the pot and then burn it with fire. As the fire is burning, why does the water that has no movement in the original state of water overflow? On the contrary, after a cup of boiling water is cooled, it will become less. What is the reason?"

This is a common phenomenon in life. We modern people all know that this is "thermal expansion and contraction". For the ancients, they didn't understand it. When they mentioned this, they were all very surprised and looked at Chen Wanrong.

Chen Wanrong said the answer: "This is called thermal expansion and contraction! It is like boiling water, which will overflow as soon as it is burned with fire. After boiling water is cooled, it will become less. Concrete also has this characteristic, which is a technical problem we need to solve. If it is in the mainland, this problem is not a problem and has little impact. In places where the hot and cold changes day and night in the Western Regions have great changes, it must be solved.

"I thought so, make concrete three feet, or five feet square, and lay it on the roadbed. This roadbed must also be made of concrete, but if such concrete is placed on the roadbed, it can prevent thermal expansion and contraction. The blocks are bonded together with cement slurry.

"If you don't do this, cracks will appear due to thermal expansion and contraction, and damage the road surface."

The cement we make now is just ordinary cement, and we cannot make special cement that is resistant to cold and cold. If we cannot deal with thermal expansion and contraction, it will be a big problem.

Although this is a bit more cumbersome, it is not as effective as modern methods and can be used. Under the current conditions, there is no way to do it, and it can only be done.

Ruizong nodded and said, "Wanrong has to do what he said. You know cement best."

Next, we will discuss some technical details. Li Longji and Yao Chong asked very carefully and profoundly. Chen Wanrong thought that if these two people were not in politics and worked in technology, they would definitely be great scientists who have achieved brilliant results.

Ruizong finally said: "It is good to build cement in Chang'an, but it is very difficult to get along. I think it is better to build a construction house in Longxi and build it in Longxi."

This is a very good idea, and Chen Wanrong and the others will certainly not disagree.

"If you want to build a construction workshop in Longxi, the military weapon supervisor must send good workers to guide you." Ruizong assigned a task to Chen Wanrong: "Wanrong, you can select suitable craftsmen from the military weapon supervisor and send them to Longxi."

"Abide by the order!" Chen Wanrong ordered the order.

"Okay, let's be here today. You can go and do your business." Ruizong issued an order and everyone dispersed.

As soon as he left the palace, Sima Chengzhen pulled Chen Wanrong's sleeve and said softly: "My friend, have you seen that there will be changes in the court?"

Although he is an expert in the world, he knows very well about the court. Ruizong is planning to make arrangements. Princess Taiping’s life is not so easy. Will Princess Taiping be willing to be restrained? Surely not!

This change is in the near future!

Chen Wanrong nodded slightly, and did not speak. Within his eyesight, he saw that Princess Taiping's face looked even more ugly than it was just now, and it was a little blue. The anger was so great! This matter cannot be said here, and Sima Chengzhen did not say much, and followed everyone.

When he returned to the Military Weapon Prison, the incident of sending people to Longxi spread in a very short time, and everyone was competing to go. Ye Tianheng pointed the place: "My friend, this matter must be my Ye Tianheng!"

Chen Wanrong refused without thinking and said, "You, Master Ye, will definitely not be able to go to this matter."

"What? Don't you let me go? Be careful of my old crutches!" Ye Tianheng looked fierce and raised the crutches in his hand high.

Chen Wanrong laughed and said, "Master Ye, if you want to hit someone, you have to be young and be able to run the road!"

Ye Tianheng is old and needs crutches to help him walk. Can he run away? This is the soft part, and his face changes color, his beard is straight, and he points to Chen Wanrong and says, "My friend, how dare you ridicule me!"

"Tell the truth, tell the truth!" Chen Wanrong's answer was clever enough, which made everyone laugh.

Ye Tianheng couldn't catch up, so he had to sit down hatefully. Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "Master Ye, if you were ten years younger, I would let you go. Now, you will stay in Chang'an honestly."

"That's it! If you are young and strong in this kind of thing, Master Ye will calm down!" Sima Chengzhen smiled and moved Ye Tianheng's chest: "I will give you peace!"

There was another big laugh. After laughing, everyone gathered together to discuss the choice of the person. Finally, they agreed that Cao Zhixiong and Zhang Deming would take a group of craftsmen to Longxi.

Cao Zhixiong was a good craftsman and knew a lot, so he was a good candidate. Zhang Deming had not been in the military weapon supervision for a long time, but under Ye Tianheng's careful teaching, his progress was obvious to all. He dared not say that Ye Tianheng's true teachings were at least a few points. Especially since he was very good at making machinery, he would go to Longxi to build a construction workshop, and the equipment must be built in Longxi, which was just right for use.

As soon as the candidate came out, Cao Zhixiong and Zhang Deming jumped up happily. This is a good opportunity to stand alone, who can be unhappy?

As long as the cement technology is finally mature, they can go to Longxi as soon as Liang Lingzan's design drawings come out.

Besides, Princess Taiping left the palace and got into the car with anger. Ye Liu rarely saw her having such an ugly face. He knew that she was not happy and didn't dare to say much, so he drove the car back home directly.

In the car, Princess Taiping's teeth were chewing, and her right fist was too strong, and she was a little blue.

"At the beginning, we should have destroyed the Tubo battle and prevented the army from going to war! If there were no Tubo battle, Li Longji's reputation would have increased so much? In the past, when the common people mentioned him, they would have said that it was the prince, but now, they were giving a thumbs up and saying that the prince was wise! I'm so angry!" Princess Taiping leaned against the carriage and thought of him hatred: "This Chen Wanrong, I support him and help him make artillery. After making artillery, he could fly to the sky and bring the artillery to Luoshecheng! If I had known this, I would have thought of a way not to let him make artillery!"

Without artillery, it would be impossible to open up the dangerous pass of Tubo, the Tang army would not have been able to attack the hinterland of Tubo, and there would be such a great victory. Without the great victory of Tubo, Li Longji's reputation would not have been able to increase so quickly, and her pressure would not have been so great.

All of this is because of artillery and because of Chen Wanrong!

When the good news came, Princess Taiping was really happy and praised Chen Wanrong to the sky. Now, the pressure she faced suddenly increased, and Li Longji's reputation increased, Yao Chong's limelight came again. She felt that she was coping with difficulties and blamed Chen Wanrong again.

For the same thing, because people have different moods, they have different feelings!

Princess Taiping also knew that if she had destroyed the artillery, if she had destroyed the cannon, Ruizong would have been rude to him. Would he have to wait for today?

When Wu Chongxun returned to the mansion with anger, he saw that his mother was in a bad mood, so he hurriedly brought the tea to serve him and asked carefully: "Mom, what happened?"

"Bang!" Princess Taiping slapped the table with her right hand and shouted, "What else can I do? Mom is so worried! Your fifth uncle doesn't give you face and doesn't take your mother to heart. He sent the imperial envoy to welcome the soldiers to Yao Chong!"

"Mom, what's the big deal?" Wu Chongxun disagreed.

"Xun'er, you're still young!" Princess Taiping calmed down her anger: "Do you know that since Shen Qi went to Youzhou, the Secretariat has been empty. My mother wants to arrange people, but your fifth uncle has always disagreed. Now, when Yao Chong comes back, he has been showing off like this. My mother is suspicious that Yao Chong may be the prime minister again."

Wu Chongxun was still a little unbelievable, and his eyes widened: "Mom, this is unlikely! Last year, Yao Chong opposed his mother. Didn't he demote her to Chang'an?"

"Last year was last year, now is now!" Princess Taiping was furious: "Last year, your fifth uncle just recovered, and his foundation was unstable, so he needed his mother to help him. Now, he didn't need his mother anymore! The battle of Tubo not only made Li Longji's foundation stable, but even your fifth uncle was at its peak. Last year, when the people mentioned your fifth uncle, they said that your fifth uncle was a soft man. Now, when the people mentioned your fifth uncle, they would say that the emperor was wise and wise, the Tang Dynasty had such a bright emperor, the Tang Dynasty's blessing, and the people's blessing. A few days ago, my mother walked in the countryside and heard these words.

"Now, your fifth uncle has deep roots and leaves. He doesn't need his mother to help him! He can do things by himself. If he is determined to use Yao Chong as prime minister, what can he do?"

As she said, the Ruizong, who had just been restored last year, disagreed with the people, and regarded him as a soft cock and used the puppet for Wu Zetian. Now, when the people mentioned Ruizong, they were the wise ruler, and the sage ruler could not stop talking about it. Even if they mentioned the past when they were puppets for Wu Zetian, the people would say it was an advantage, "that is filial piety."

Ruizong's foundation has stabilized, and Li Longji's reputation has increased. Both of them intend to let Yao Chongfu be the prime minister. Princess Taiping can stop it? Last year, she took Yao Chong's prime minister because Ruizong needed her. Now, she is dispensable to Ruizong. What can she do if Ruizong wants Yao Chongfu be the prime minister?

Yao Chong is the prime minister, and Princess Taiping does not object. Of course, the premise is that even if Yao Chong does not attach to her, he cannot try to limit her everywhere.

If a person is so capable, will her life be better if he returns to the scene?

"These are all artillery! They are all caused by Chen Wanrong!" Princess Taiping was very upset and regretted that she supported Chen Wanrong to make artillery.

Wu Chongxun thought for a while and said, "Mom, it's useless to regret it. Mom, should you invite all the adults here and discuss it carefully?"

"It's time to discuss!" Princess Taiping pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.

After the court came, Xiao Zhizhong and the others rushed over. They thought that Princess Taiping suffered a secret loss today, and must have been angry and embarrassed. They were all cautious. Unexpectedly, Princess Taiping smiled and said from a distance: "My dear friends, hurry up, please sit down!"

"Thank you Princess!" Xiao Zhizhong and the others were relieved. Princess Taiping was in such a good mood, so there must be a solution.

The girl presented tea, and Princess Taiping picked up the tea cup and made a invitation posture and said, "You can come, Li Lingyue is very happy. Use tea instead of wine, so I will give you a cup first."

"Thank you Princess!" Everyone picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Princess Taiping put down the teacup and said, "Why didn't Mr. Dou come? Do you think Li Lingyue can't support this heaven? Humph!"

In this kind of season, what I need most is Dou Huaizhen and others to help each other, but Dou Huaizhen is not seen. How can she not be angry? Xiao Zhizhong said: "Go back to the princess, Lord Dou wants me to give the princess a word. Lord Dou cannot come today, and I have to meet him another day. I asked about the specific matter, but Master Dou doesn't want to say it."

"Dou Huaizhen!" Princess Taiping hummed angrily.

Xiao Zhizhong and the others' hearts were beating, thinking that the storm was finally coming, and Princess Taiping's smile was pretending. Sure enough, Princess Taiping's face suddenly fell down: "You have seen what happened in the palace today with your own eyes. You said, what should I do? Yao Chong, you know, if a powerful man returns to the court, will your life be better?"

Yao Chong is upright and selfless, has a high talent, and is decisive in his work. When everyone thinks of him, he has a headache. He admires his talent, but resists his style of never dragging things on his way. That really makes people unable to keep up with his pace!

Xiao Zhizhong and the others were stunned for a while and were stunned for a while. Then Xiao Zhizhong said, "Princess, if you can tolerate it, you don't have to tolerate it. I think that now it's time for us to no longer need to endure it, and it's time for us to fight back!"
Chapter completed!