Volume 2: The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 106: Lu Chen receives the order
"The Prince Consort's eyes are really sharp, and he discovered the key point right away!" Lu Chen and Chai Shao said half-jokingly, "This thing is called an iron stove, and it burns charcoal. It is very effective for heating in winter!
Lu Chen introduced it to Chai Shao with a smile. At the same time, he stood up and invited Chai Shao to come and take a closer look at the structure of the iron furnace.
Speaking of which, the structure of the iron stove is very simple. Chai Shao just looked at it and roughly understood the principle. Everyone knew that coal was poisonous, but the iron stove designed by Lu Chen directly discharged the poisonous smoke outside the house, greatly reducing the risk of poisonous smoke.
Chance of poisoning.
"Give me some sets later!" Chai Shao looked at the iron stove in front of him, his eyes shone with envy, he turned his head and said to Lu Chen.
"No problem, but the pig iron needs to be provided by the prince-in-law himself, and there is a processing fee!" Lu Chen directly rubbed his fingers at Chai Shao, "Brother, you also know that your brother and I are now poor and licking my face.
The five hundred kilograms of pig iron I asked from Her Highness the Princess are also for other purposes. I don’t know if this five hundred kilograms of pig iron is enough!" Lu Chen directly started complaining mode, "Besides, this big business has to have
Isn’t it about eating?”
"This is natural!" Chai Shao didn't think there was anything wrong with Lu Chen's complaints. After all, Lu Chen had just taken over such a large village, and everything was basically redevelopment, so Chai Shao agreed very simply, and even Chai Shao
I was still upset in my heart because I didn't think of providing some help to Lu Chen.
Just when Lu Chen and Chai Shaozheng were chatting, they heard a high-pitched voice outside shouting: "The imperial edict has arrived!"
"What the hell?" When they heard the words "The imperial edict has arrived," Lu Chen and Chai Shao were stunned for a moment, and looked at each other in confusion. Both of them looked confused, not understanding why the imperial edict suddenly came.
"Brother, did you know that an imperial edict will be issued today?" Lu Chen looked at Chai Shao and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Brother, I don't know!" When Lu Chen asked himself, Chai Shao was also a little confused. He had not heard of any imperial edict related to Lu Chen recently, and few people mentioned Lu Chen's affairs in the court recently.
After all, the Taiji Palace incident made both Wang Gui and Wei Ting disgraced. There were quite a few Wang and Wei families serving as officials in the imperial court, so who would bring up such a shameless thing.
"Let's go out and have a look!" Since Chai Shao hadn't heard anything, Lu Chen could only get up and go out with Chai Shao. At the same time, he ordered Liu Jing to prepare the incense case for receiving the order, and the whole yard suddenly became agitated.
Jump.
"Don't you want to change your clothes?" Chai Shao pointed to Lu Chen's clothes and reminded Lu Chen. The last time Lu Chen came to accept Zhuangzi was when he had just been promoted to the title of Marquis of Chang'an County. At that time, Lu Chen didn't have a Marquis yet.
Now the clothes of the Marquis have been made and delivered. Therefore, Lu Chen needs to wear the clothes of the Marquis when he receives the order.
"Then I'll go change my clothes! I'll ask my brother to help me deal with it for a while!" Hearing Chai Shao's reminder, although Lu Chen didn't care what the imperial edict would say, he still had to respect the other party. After all, it was an imperial edict!
After Chai Shao nodded in agreement, Lu Chen turned around and walked towards the back house.
Chai Shao was stunned as soon as he walked out of Lu Chen's mansion. There was something wrong with this battle!
Because standing in front of Chai Shao was the current crown prince Li Jiancheng, while his wife and another young woman stood behind Li Shimin. A chamberlain beside Li Shimin held a yellow imperial edict in his hand.
"I, Chai Shao, have met His Highness the Crown Prince!" Chai Shao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly paid tribute to Li Jiancheng. Although the current situation between the East Palace and Tiance Mansion is incompatible, on the surface it is still possible to get by.
"Chai Shao is exempt from the courtesy! Is the Marquis of Lu County at home?" Li Jiancheng looked at Chai Shao and asked.
"The Marquis of Lu County is changing clothes in the back house, and he should be out soon!" Chai Shao replied respectfully.
"Oh, in that case, let's wait a little longer!" If anyone else dared to accept the order like this, especially if Li Jiancheng came to announce the order in person, I'm afraid they would have been punished long ago. Even Lu Chen, let the dignified prince and the two
The princess was waiting for him outside.
At this time, others had already set up the incense table in the courtyard and were standing by quietly, just waiting for Lu Chen, who had changed his clothes, to come out and receive the order.
With little effort, Lu Chen strolled out wearing a marquis uniform, tugging at the collar as he walked. Apparently, the collar of the marquis suit made his neck uncomfortable.
"Ouch! I kept you waiting for so long! Apologize! Apologize!" As soon as Lu Chen walked into the courtyard, he saw a large group of people waiting for him, and he quickly handed over his hands to apologize, "Isn't the father-in-law who announced the decree different today?
Why don't you see Eunuch Lin Lang?" Lu Chen looked at Li Jiancheng and asked with confusion.
When Lu Chen asked this question, Li Xiuning and Li Yanjun, who were standing behind Li Jiancheng, burst into laughter. However, Li Jiancheng, who was standing in front of Lu Chen, suddenly had a gloomy face, thinking of various situations.
For example, Lu Chen was surprised and even surprised to see him, but he didn't expect such a sentence to come out of Lu Chen's mouth.
Li Jiancheng's self-cultivation was quite profound, and he could even be said to be modest and polite. However, no matter how humble and polite a man was, it would be difficult for him to accept being called a eunuch. Therefore, Li Jiancheng's face was not very good-looking, and the corners of his mouth were unnoticeable.
After twitching twice, this guy really didn't play his cards according to common sense.
Is the python robe on his body so obvious? Li Jiancheng couldn't help but look at the python robe on his body in confusion.
"I am the crown prince!" Li Jiancheng sighed helplessly, looked at Lu Chen and said, after all, Lu Chen has never met him, and there is no precedent for a prince to declare a decree, so it is understandable that Lu Chen admits his mistake! Li Jiancheng
I can only enlighten myself in this way, after all, I still have Lu Chen to ask for!
"Oops! It turns out that His Highness the Crown Prince is here!" When Lu Chen heard that it was Li Jiancheng standing in front of him, Lu Chen quickly pretended to be surprised, "I mistakenly identified His Highness the Crown Prince as the eunuch who delivered the order. I really deserve death!"
Lu Chen bowed and apologized. In fact, Lu Chen had already guessed who Li Jiancheng was when he saw the clothes on Li Jiancheng. Lu Chen just deliberately adjusted Li Jiancheng to see if Li Jiancheng would get angry on the spot. It was Lu Chen's idea.
You need to preliminarily verify what you have in mind.
"He who doesn't know is not guilty! He who came to announce the decree this time is also a willful man. No wonder Lu County Marquis!" The smile on Li Jiancheng's face was very warm, giving people a warm feeling when he looked at it, but the color of his face was mixed with
With a slight sense of unnatural morbidity, although Lu Chen was not proficient in medical skills, his eyes were very vicious and he could tell at a glance that Li Jiancheng was not in good health.
"Thank you for your magnanimity, Your Highness!" Lu Chen handed over his hand again.
"Marquis of Chang'an County, Lu Chen, accept the decree!" Now that he has said that, it's time to get down to business. Li Jiancheng glanced at the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch unfolded the imperial edict with understanding, and spoke directly in the mansion with a high-pitched voice.
spread within.
"Your Majesty, Lu Chen, accept the order!" Lu Chen quickly suppressed his playful expression and responded with a respectful expression.
Next, the chamberlain read out the imperial edict. The content of the edict was very simple. It basically scolded Lu Chen, saying that he broke Wang Biao's leg by self-execution. This incident had a bad impact. He also said that Lu Chen was too bold and reckless, but he thought
A first offender shall be punished with three months of seclusion and one year's salary.
"Three months of shutting up and thinking about it? One year of fine?" Lu Chen's eyes widened when he heard the final punishment result. It doesn't matter if he thinks about it for three months. Lu Chen's thoughts are all on Lujiazhuang for the time being, and he has no intention of going out, but the fine
One year was already a bit frustrating for Lu Chen. He had little money when he took over Lujiazhuang, but now that he was fined for one year, Lu Chen felt even worse.
Seeing the bitter expression on Lu Chen's face, Li Jiancheng couldn't help but laugh: "Marquis Lu, you still haven't accepted the order?" When Li Jiancheng said this, he thought of Lu Chen's previous statement that he was a chamberlain, and suddenly felt like a prank had succeeded.
Such pleasure.
"O minister, take the edict!" After hearing Li Jiancheng reminding him, Lu Chen could only accept the edict with a grimace and helplessness.
"Aren't Marquis Luxian planning to invite us in?" Li Jiancheng reminded Lu Chen again.
"Everyone, please come in!" Lu Chen hurriedly stepped forward and made a "please" gesture, but his face still looked miserable.
"Liu Jing, I will serve you tea, I will go to the back and change my clothes!" Lu Chen let everyone into the main room. The thick warmth in the main room immediately made Li Jiancheng and others slightly surprised. At this time, Lu Chen
Chen has already walked to the back house.
Liu Jing had just served tea to Li Jiancheng and others. When Li Jiancheng and others had just picked up their tea cups and were about to drink tea, they heard a wailing voice coming from the back house: "My salary! It's gone before I get it!"
Lu Chen's sudden voice startled Li Jiancheng. Not only Li Jiancheng, everyone else was also frightened by Lu Chen's sudden wailing, especially Li Yanjun, who almost lost the tea cup in his hand.
Throw it away.
"Haha, don't be ridiculous, everyone, Mr. Lu has such a temperament!" Chai Shao, who is worthy of Lu Chen's brothers, hurriedly smoothed things over. Good guy, Lu Chen's voice was too sudden. He really wanted to kill these dragons.
If the girl is frightened, that's okay.
"I didn't expect Lord Lu to be troubled by this matter!" Li Jiancheng took a sip of tea, and his eyes suddenly lit up. The eyes of Princess Langya Li Yanjun sitting next to him also lit up. They didn't drink.
I have tasted the clear tea here at Lu Chen, so after taking this sip, I immediately felt a taste that I had never experienced before.
"Is this tea?" Looking at the tea leaves floating in the tea cup, Li Jiancheng looked at Li Xiuning and asked with confusion.
"This is Lu Houye's original tea. It is said to have many effects!" Li Xiuning said to Li Jiancheng with a smile. However, Li Xiuning was not surprised by Li Jiancheng's performance. After all, when she drank this tea for the first time, his performance was