Chapter 10 Promoted

Real gold is not afraid of fire. Whether alcohol is a good thing can be distinguished, and no one can object. Xiao Zhizhong is not very familiar with alcohol. If the confrontation person is someone who doesn’t know much about him, he doesn’t have to be afraid. But when he meets the alcohol maker Chen Wanrong, you don’t have to think that Chen Wanrong must be knowing alcohol. Isn’t it shooting himself in the foot when the two confront each other?

As his thoughts turned, Xiao Zhizhong had to bite the bullet and said, "But the emperor is the master." He looked at Princess Taiping, obviously wanting Princess Taiping to pull him.

Princess Taiping looked at the confrontation between the two with a smile, without any reaction, as if she had not heard the words of the two. Li Longji didn't say anything, and Ruizong glanced at the ministers and asked, "What do you think?"

If the three giants do not express their opinions, the ministers will be in trouble. If you look at me, I look at you, you don’t know how to speak. Wu Jing made his debut with many people: "Your Majesty, I think what Lord Chen said is so true. You can tell the effect of alcohol by just a try. If alcohol is ineffective, you can avoid such evil things. If it is effective, it will be a blessing for the Tang Dynasty." He had confidence in Chen Wanrong and knew that Chen Wanrong would not speak like this if he was not sure, so he naturally wanted to help.

"Emperor, what Lord Wu said is reasonable, but this is the court and discussing military and national affairs. It is not advisable to distinguish here. To distinguish the authenticity, one will take care of the house. Please make a clear decision." Dou Huaizhen knew that Xiao Zhizhong was frightened and hurriedly exonerated him.

The people on Princess Taiping's side couldn't help but look at her. Chen Wanrong glanced briefly and found that there were 70% or 80% of them. I heard that Princess Taiping was so powerful that most of the court officials joined her party. It seems that it is true.

"Taiping, what do you think?" Ruizong did not express his opinion and kicked the ball to Princess Taiping.

Princess Taiping is in trouble now. If she doesn’t support Chen Wanrong, it’s obvious that she is favoritism. If she supports it, she will most likely lose, which will make Xiao Zhizhong lose his mind. After weighing the pros and cons, she said: “Your Majesty, I think what Mr. Chen said is very true. If there is any problem, you can tell everyone. This is the Grand Duke!”

After hearing her words, Chen Wanrong looked at this Princess Taiping with admiration and calculated very well. If she lost, it would not only not damage her reputation, but instead made her reputation even higher because she was holding the banner of "Grand Duke".

"What do the prince think?" Ruizong, based on his consistent principles, first asked Princess Taiping, and then solicited the prince's opinions.

Li Longji had no objection: "Father, my son thought it was feasible."

With the support of the two, Ruizong felt relieved and slowly spoke: "Since you all have doubts, this is very good. How can you govern the country be a problem? Today, I will be the master and let you distinguish it in court. Xiao Aiqing and Chen Aiqing, how do you refute it?" It was still a good person who spoke.

Xiao Zhizhong thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I have any questions, please ask Lord Chen."

Chen Wanrong smiled very kindly: "Your Majesty, I think I will take some alcohol to verify it in court and make it clear. At that time, if there are any questions, I will naturally speak out and say everything."

"Okay! Just follow Chen Aiqing and Minister of War, get some alcohol." Ruizong made the decision.

The Minister of War responded and went out of the hall to handle the matter. Xiao Zhizhong's face changed and he immediately returned to normal. He glared at Chen Wanrong fiercely. He still had some confidence in his words. It is hard to say when facing the real thing. How can he not hate Chen Wanrong?

Chen Wanrong stood leisurely, without any reaction, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

The footsteps sounded, and the Minister of War turned around, followed by two soldiers, carrying a wooden barrel in. Chen Wanrong saw that it was the alcohol he sold to the Ministry of War. Chen's chemical logo and Zheng Qing's handwriting were particularly familiar.

The soldier put down the barrel and turned away. The Minister of War pointed at the barrel and said, "This is the alcohol from Chen's chemical industry. It has not been opened yet. We have doubts. You can ask now."

It is very fair to use alcohol that has not been opened and no one can say it is wrong. Chen Wanrong looked at the barrel briefly and said, "I have no problem, this is the alcohol I made."

"Where is Lord Xiao?" asked the Minister of War.

Xiao Zhizhong's eyes were full of divine light, he looked at the wooden barrel for a while, nodded and said, "I'm fine."

"Open it!" Ruizong ordered.

The Minister of War responded and called a soldier. The soldier pulled out his horizontal knife and pried it a few times on the wooden barrel. The lid was opened for him. He was very skillful in his movements and retreated on his own.

The fragrant smell of wine immediately spread, and there were many people among the court officials who were good at drinking. When they smelled the aroma of wine, they couldn't help but twitch their Adam's apples and swallowed their saliva secretly. Ruizong also smelled it and couldn't help frowning. Princess Taiping browed and there was no movement anymore. Li Longji was still so calm.

"Mr. Chen, what else do you have to say?" As long as you have no problem with your nose, you know that it is wine. Xiao Zhizhong was as excited as a beggar who picked up the ingot, and his voice was a little sharp. As long as he passed Chen Wanrong's hurdle, he would pose a threat to the prince. If this crime was established, the prince would at least be criticized. In severe cases, he would lose his military power, and even the power to supervise the country would be abandoned. How could he be unhappy?

Chen Wanrong became more and more calm and asked lightly: "Mr. Xiao thought this was wine?"

"This is not wine, what else can it be?" Dou Huaizhen immediately rebuked.

Chen Wanrong smiled and said, "Mr. Dou, Lord Xiao, do you dare to drink? Please rest assured. If something goes wrong, I will guarantee it with the head. However, I have to make a point. If you get drunk, I can only blame you for your alcohol tolerance and you can't blame me."

Dou Xiao and the other two had never smelled such a strong aroma of wine. They had already moved the wine worms and said happily: "What's wrong with this?"

Ruizong waved his hand and someone brought a wine spoon and a wine glass. He scooped two glasses of wine and gave it to Dou Xiao and the others. Dou Huaizhen was originally good wine, so he picked up the wine glass and sniffed it at the end of his nose. He was very intoxicated. After closing his eyes and enjoying the fragrance of the wine, he opened his eyes and smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, such a good wine, Dou's first encounter. If you don't use this to make up your numbers, it would be a wine fairy."

After teasing, he was about to drink, but shouted at Chen Wanrong: "Slow. I have to make it clear first. If I can't stand it, don't force it."

"Haha, thank you for your kindness. When it comes to drinking, Xiao is not worth a lot, and he can hold on to a hundred and eighty cups." Xiao Zhizhong thought he had a good chance of winning, so he picked up the wine glass and drank it all. With a loud bang, the wine sprayed far away. Several court officials hurriedly dodged, but they were not enough, and they sprayed all over.

Xiao Zhizhong touched his throat and screamed: "This is not wine, it is fire, it is poison!" He blushed and shaking, falling to the ground.

Dou Huaizhen's wine glass had already touched her lips. She was surprised to hear such a huge change. She trembled her hand and fell to the ground. With a bang, the wine splashed everywhere, and looked at Xiao Zhizhong in surprise. Suddenly, she thought that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and pointed at Chen Wanrong and shouted: "Mr. Chen, what else do you have to say?"

The people on Princess Taiping's side agreed and made a fuss. Wu Jing couldn't help frowning, looked at Chen Wanrong, and thought about countermeasures.

Chen Wanrong was calm and bowed to Ruizong, and said to the tone: "Your Majesty, alcohol is indeed wine, but it is different from alcohol. This is just a special place. The biggest use of alcohol is to clean wounds, disinfect them, reduce wound inflammation and suppuration, and facilitate better healing of wounds."

"You still dare to argue!" Princess Taiping glared and waved her hand: "Come on, push it out for me and hand it to the Ministry of Justice for investigation."

The warrior in front of the palace responded with a loud bang and walked in, and was about to take Chen Wanrong. Chen Wanrong was not panicked at all: "Princess, can you let me say anything? Even if I should be punished, I have to finish my words. This is the Grand Duke."

Ruizong waved his hand, and the warrior in front of the palace stood behind Chen Wanrong, ready to take people at any time.

"Chen Aiqing, what do you have to say?" Ruizong was still calm, not knowing what he was thinking.

Chen Wanrong talked: "The emperor, the prince is wise, and must have tried alcohol, otherwise he would not have sent it to the border. Could it be that soldiers who have tried alcohol come?"

"Father, what Chen Qing said is very true. My son has indeed tried it. The alcohol was applied to the wound. It was as painful as it was when it was burned at first, and then the wound was cool and would not inflamed. It healed much faster than without alcohol. Many soldiers of the Longwu Army had tried it and could let them come for inspection." Li Longji knew it was time for him to come forward to speak.

Princess Taiping knew Li Longji's character, and it was no need to say that she was smart. She often showed up at the most critical moment. When she showed up, she must be confident. This matter could not make him succeed: "Brother, this is the court, what kind of morality is the soldiers walking around?"

This was too powerless, and Ruizong smiled very kindly: "Taiping, the Longwu Army was left by Emperor Taizong, not ordinary soldiers. What's the point of asking them to come and have a look?"

Emperor Taizong of Tang once selected 100 strong men, hunting and attending the service, and called them 100 cavalry. By the time of Wu Zetian, the number of people gradually increased, and they were called 100 cavalry. Li Longji supervised the country and changed it to the Longwu Army, which was a long-standing army.

The "three giants" have always checked and balanced each other. Ruizong said this in a tactful way and even raised the banner of Emperor Taizong of Tang. His meaning was very clear. Although Princess Taiping was unwilling to do so, he could not help but follow: "The emperor's wise man."

Ruizong looked at Princess Taiping, then looked at Li Longji, and then said: "Xuan."

The will was passed down, and the palace was silent and anxiously waiting. Ruizong slowly spoke, "When a bird is about to die, its singing is sad; when a person is about to die, its words are good. If alcohol is really useless, Chen Qing will punish him with his own law. Isn't it also the king's way to speak? Only the king who is wronged will not give people a chance to argue."

He was clearly protecting Chen Wanrong, but he also found a reason for his grandfather. Those who were slow to turn their minds and thought it was Ruizong's real intention. Those who were quick to turn their minds had already vaguely thought that there was something wrong with it, but he couldn't understand why Ruizong was so directed at Chen Wanrong.

With the sound of footsteps, more than a dozen tall soldiers walked in and saluted Ruizong. Ruizong waved his hand and said, "Have you all used alcohol?"

"We have all used it back to the emperor. This alcohol is uncomfortable when used first, and it hurts so much that it will heal after it has been hurt. The wound will not get inflamed or purulent." A soldier replied.

Ruizong said again: "Show them your wounds."

The soldier responded and rolled up his left sleeve. He saw a wound more than two inches long on his left arm, which had closed: "I accidentally cut the knife in training yesterday. After cleaning it with alcohol, apply medicine and it looks good. It will be cured in another day or two."

"Where are yours?" Princess Taiping asked.

The other soldiers responded and showed the wound. One soldier had suffered a wound, and there was a faint smell of alcohol on the wound: "I just suffered the wound, but I had not had time to apply medicine after cleaning it."

"Dear friends, what else do you have to say?" Ruizong asked lightly, waved his hand, and the soldiers bowed and said he would leave.

In the current situation, who can have different opinions? Dou Huaizhen was speechless and lowered her head.

Li Longji is very good at taking advantage of the opportunity: "Father, my son thought alcohol was of great use in the Tang Dynasty. I was in urgent need of things in the border areas. My son wanted to buy more, so I asked my father to give it a favor."

As soon as Ruizong spoke, no one could speak anymore. Princess Taiping smiled: "Crown Prince, this matter is your responsibility, why should I ask the emperor's brother?"

"Yes, Prince, you see, it's done. Is 100,000 kilograms enough?" Ruizong is also an old fox. He knows Princess Taiping's intentions. He affirms her words first and then supports his son, Gao Ming!

Princess Taiping couldn't stop him, so she could only follow his words: "What the emperor said is very true. Chen Qing, can you make 100,000 kilograms of alcohol?"

Chen Wanrong would never have thought that things would come so suddenly. The court would have to 100,000 kilograms as soon as he spoke. With the current production capacity, it would take half a year if he didn't do it for a year. His head was buzzing and he was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes!" It was too sudden. Chen Wanrong couldn't find a suitable word for a while, and he could only be concise, the better.

Li Longji browed and pondered for a moment, saying, "Chen Qing, do you have any difficulties in paying 100,000 kilograms of alcohol within three months?" He had been to Chen Wanrong's house and knew the difficulties in alcohol production, so he asked this question.

This is not technically difficult, just need to add some manpower. Chen Wanrong is full of confidence: "Please rest assured, you must do it well!"

Ruizong thought for a while and said, "Chen Qing, this alcohol is a good thing and is of great use to the Tang Dynasty. The soldiers will suffer less in the future. I have to reward you well."

Ruizong liked Chen Wanrong's appearance the most. First, he lifted the siege of the prince. Although the prince and Princess Taiping fought very hard, Li Longji was his own son after all, and his sister could not have kissed him any more. Not to mention, if it weren't for Li Longji, he would not have become emperor and was grateful to Li Longji. Moreover, Li Longji's talent is known to everyone in the court and the country, and his heart is still towards the prince.

Second, Chen Wanrong's appearance made his words "good craftsmanship" no longer a lie, but a real evaluation. It would be impossible to be unhappy.

Chen Wanrong didn't care whether he was rewarded or not. With the "talisman" given by Ruizong, he hurriedly refused: "Emperor, it is the duty of the minister to be loyal to the country and work for the court, and he dare not be rewarded." It is a big and unreasonable empty talk for the country and the court, but Chen Wanrong said it sincerely.

"Haha, Chen Qing, you are really a role model. Like alcohol, you have saved so many soldiers. If I don't reward you, I will not be in line with the king's way." Ruizong smiled very kindly.

Li Longji bowed and said, "Father, my son has something to report."

"Crown Prince, you said." Ruizong felt a little abrupt.

Li Longji had no extra words and directly said the key points: "Father, when it comes to saving the lives of soldiers, Chen Qing also has another method that can be implemented in the army. His method is to sew wounds, and wounds about two feet or so are sewn with needles and threads to facilitate healing and kill many people less. This method can not only be used in the army, but also promotes the world."

"Stamp the wound with a needle?" Princess Taiping was a little unbelievable. She was talking about what the ministers were thinking, her eyes widening.

Li Longji was still calm: "Wang Shaohua was seriously injured, and it was Chen Qing who used this method to save him. You can tell him to go to the palace and investigate it."

"Okay, King Xuan Shaohua." Ruizong was interested. This kind of thing was too unimaginable. Except for Chen Wanrong and Li Longji, they all agreed with this statement, and wanted to see what was going on.

Chen Wanrong looked at Li Longji, calm and couldn't help but wonder. Did the prince have already made arrangements to give me this credit? It is very likely!

Just when Chen Wanrong was shocked and suspicious, Wang Shaohua was wearing a light red official uniform and walked in and greeted Ruizong: "My minister Wang Shaohua has seen the emperor."

"Plain your body! Wang Qing, give me your wounds a test." Ruizong couldn't wait.

Wang Shaohua responded and untied his clothes, revealing the scars on his chest, which caused a sound of surprise. Such a long wound is difficult to heal, and it is still in the vital part of the chest, so they can't be surprised.

Ruizong stood up and Wang Shaohua walked up to him. Ruizong looked at him very carefully: "How did these small scars come from?"

"When I go back to the emperor, it's the needle hole. It was sewn by Lord Chen with needles and thread." Wang Shaohua answered truthfully.

Princess Taiping took a closer look and his eyes flashed: "Brother, since Chen Qing has this magic, he should reward him more!"

Wang Shaohua walked up to Chen Wanrong, clasped his fists at Chen Wanrong and said, "Wang Shaohua thanked Brother Chen for helping him."

Chen Wanrong saw that he hadn't seen him for a long time. Wang Shaohua was so energetic that he said politely, "I dare not take it if I raise my hands."
Chapter completed!