Hearing Liu Mingzhi's pointed tone, his arrogant expression was slightly startled.
Immediately, his mind quickly thought about it, and he vaguely guessed the meaning of Liu Mingzhi's words.
After Zhang Kuang confirmed his suspicion, he looked towards the palace ahead with a smile on his face.
"Your Majesty, what you are talking about is extraordinary. You should not be referring to the appearance of these palaces, but the craftsmanship used to build these palaces, right?"
Seeing that Zhang Kuang understood his thoughts immediately, Liu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows slightly and put his hands on his back with a smile.
"You old fox, I really can't hide anything from you."
"Hehehe, Your Majesty praised me.
Your Majesty, please come this way. The palaces on the front left are the residences that I will arrange for you."
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and nodded, and followed Zhang Kuang forward unhurriedly.
"OK, all right."
As Liu Mingzhi walked, he carefully observed the surrounding environment.
The habit he has developed over the years makes him habitually observe the surrounding environment first whenever he goes to a strange place.
This habit has been maintained for more than 20 years and has been engraved in my bones, making it difficult to change.
Zhang Kuang led a group of people to the gate of a palace and waved happily.
"Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, Your Highness the Princess, this is it, please come in.
Ladies and gentlemen, Your Highness the Princess, this palace is for Your Majesty to live in. After I have settled Your Majesty's affairs, I will lead you to the remaining palaces."
Qi Yun, the third princess, the queen and the other sisters all smiled and nodded after hearing this.
"Okay, then there's Uncle Lao."
The little cutie followed closely and nodded to Zhang Kuang.
"Hehehe, uncle, thank you for your hard work."
"It's your duty, it's your duty."
The little cutie stretched out her lilac tongue and licked her cherry mouth casually, looking towards the palace with interest.
Liu Mingzhi glanced left and right at the huge stone pillars outside the palace gate that were thick enough for two people to hug, and walked towards the palace with a frown on his face.
Seeing this, the others started to follow him.
As soon as Liu Mingzhi walked into the palace, he looked up at the roof of the palace and looked around casually.
At the same time, the exclamations of Qi Yun, the three princesses, Wenren Yunshu, He Shu and the other sisters could be heard one after another in the hall.
"Oh my God, 70% to 80% of the entire palace is made of stone. This kind of craftsmanship is extraordinary."
"Geez, how did they accumulate such big rocks?"
"Husband, uncles, and sisters, the height of this palace seems to be much higher than the Qinzheng Hall in our Dalong Palace!
However, it is only a little taller.
In other aspects, not much.
All aspects of the layout in the main hall are really too simple. Compared with the various exquisite layouts in our Dalong Qinzheng Hall, the layout in this palace is like heaven and earth."
Liu Mingzhi withdrew his gaze, looked at the simple decoration in the hall, and casually found a bench that looked like a stone bench and sat down on it.
Zhang Kuang saw Liu Dashao's actions and quickly reached out to stop him.
"Your Majesty, wait a moment."
Liu Mingzhi paused and looked at Zhang Kuang with a puzzled expression.
"Uncle, what's wrong?"
Zhang Kuang immediately walked to Young Master Liu and pointed to the bench behind Young Master Liu with a wry smile.
"Your Majesty, this is not a stone bench, but a stone table."
Young Master Liu looked slightly startled and looked down at the stone table beside him.
"This, table?"
"Yes, table."
Liu Mingzhi nodded lightly, leaned over and patted the stone table casually a few times.
"This is a stone table. When the princes and nobles of the Dashi Kingdom gather together to eat or discuss matters, are they all kneeling on the ground like we at Dalong do in the morning court?"
"Hahaha, your Majesty, they sit on the ground most of the time, but they don't kneel on the ground, but sit cross-legged.
In the past, when there were still people living in the palace, some exquisite blankets would always be laid out next to the stone table for people to sit on.
Now that no one was living in the palace, the blankets were put away.
The ministers and others did not know that Your Majesty would come to the Dashi Kingdom, so they did not prepare various daily necessities for you in advance.
However, Your Majesty, there is no need to worry.
After I return home later, I will immediately send someone to deliver all the daily necessities to Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, Your Highness the Princess."
"Okay, please make arrangements as soon as possible."
"Yes, I understand."
Liu Mingzhi smiled lightly and nodded, casually lifting up his clothes and sitting directly on the stone table behind him.
"There is no place in this hall where you can sit down and rest. Let's just use a table, as long as you can sit down and rest."
When Zhang Kuang heard what Young Master Liu said, he nodded happily and no longer cared whether it was a stone table or a stone bench.
As long as Young Master Liu doesn't care, he can sit wherever he wants.
"Hahaha, okay, Your Majesty, as long as you are happy."
While talking and laughing arrogantly, he then gestured to Qi Yun, the three princesses and their sisters, Xiao Keai, Gu Melanya, Song Qing, Du Yu and their brothers.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Highness the Princess, Your Highness King Wuyi, and Miss Lanya, why don't you feel aggrieved and sit on this stone bench to rest for now."
Qi Yun and the other sisters smiled and nodded, then dispersed directly towards the stone tables next to them.
"Uncle, he doesn't care about my husband, and neither do our sisters."
"That's right, it doesn't matter if it's a table or a stool, as long as you can sit down and rest."
The little cutie smiled, reached out to hold Zhang Kuang's arm, and walked directly towards the stone table next to Young Master Liu.
"Uncle, please stop standing. This stone table is so long. Let's sit together."
Listening to the little cutie's words, he struggled wildly and instinctively.
"Yue'er, this is inappropriate."
The little cutie turned around and looked at Zhang Kuang, frowning her delicate eyebrows and widening her eyes pretending to be unhappy.
"Uncle, huh?"
Seeing this situation, Zhang Kuang had no choice but to nod.
"Okay, great uncle, sit down, uncle sit down."
When Liu Mingzhi saw Zhang Kuang, an old killer, being submissively controlled by the little cutie, a strange look flashed through his eyes that no one noticed.
"uncle."
"The old minister is here."
After Liu Mingzhi lit a pot of tobacco very skillfully, he smiled lightly and gestured to Zhang Kuang, Song Qing, Liu Song, and Du Yu.
"Uncle, eldest brother, Liu Song, Du Yu, Qin Guang, do you want to have a pot too?"
"Well, you're welcome, old minister."
"Hehehe, I have it for myself, brother."
"Thank you, Master."
"Thank you, Marshal."
After a while, a group of gentlemen started puffing away together.
"Yun'er, Yan'er, Sister Ya, if you sisters feel choked, please move aside."
"Hey, my sisters know it."
Liu Mingzhi took a long puff of dry cigarette, turned around and looked around at the furnishings in the hall.
"Uncle, how did the people of Dashi Country build these tall palaces?
You have been in Dashi Country for several years, so you should have figured it all out, right?"
Zhang Kuang heard Liu Dashao's question and nodded without hesitation.
"Back to Your Majesty, I think everything is clear."
Just when Zhang Kuang was about to continue speaking, Liu Mingzhi spoke first.
"Oh? Then did they use the soil pile method, the rolling log method, the lever method, the pulley method... or some other method?"
Seeing Mr. Liu talking about so many methods in succession, Zhang Kuang's face suddenly froze.
I haven't had time to explain yet, how did Your Majesty know these methods?
Zhang Kuang came to his senses and looked at Young Master Liu with a surprised look on his face and asked quickly: "Your Majesty, the soil pile method, the wood rolling method... these methods are not uncommon in our Dalong.
I am not surprised that you know these methods.
However, methods such as the lever method and the pulley method are not our Dalong methods.
Your Majesty, you have just arrived in Dashi Country, how do you know that these methods are available in the West?"
Young Master Liu looked at Zhang Kuang's surprised expression and smiled indifferently.
"Uncle, this young master, I, Yun'er, Yan'er and the others came to the King's City to eat, and on the way, we made many friends from all over the West.
Is it surprising for me to find out some things about Western countries from their mouths?"
Hearing Young Master Liu's answer, Zhang Kuang nodded in realization.
"That's it, that's it. I understand.
Your Majesty, we haven’t seen each other for many years. Old Sir, I almost forgot. Your Majesty, you like to do things to prepare for a rainy day."
"Hehehe, uncle, this is just one of the reasons."
"Huh? Is there any other reason?"
Young Master Liu raised his hand to fan the light smoke in front of him, and pursed his lips at the little cutie with a smile.
"Yue'er, after listening for so long, it's up to you to explain to your uncle on behalf of your father."
The little cutie who was quietly eating almonds paused and looked blankly at Young Master Liu.
"Um?"
Hearing this, Zhang Kuang subconsciously turned his head to look at the little cutie sitting next to him, eating almonds.
The little cutie quickly took off the almonds between her teeth and watched Young Master Liu pointing at herself.
"Dad, let me explain?"
"Hahaha, stinky girl, in the past when we were still in Dalong, among you brothers and sisters, you were the most diligent in running to the Academy of Sciences run by your Uncle Flying Bear.
If it’s not what I expected as a father, you know more about the things in the Academy of Sciences than I do as a father.
If this is the case, if you don’t explain it, who will?”
"Hehehe, okay, the moon will come."
Listening to the words between Mr. Liu and the little cute father and daughter, Zhang Kuang was a little confused.
"Yue'er?"
"Uncle, it's like this. Now in our Dalong Academy of Sciences, like the lever method and pulley method you just mentioned,
As long as they are students in the Academy of Sciences, almost everyone knows what the method is.
In addition, my uncle also taught the students buoyancy method, drainage method, etc.
Yue'er has gotten along with her uncle a lot, and almost understands the methods you just mentioned.
I can understand it pretty much, so there’s no need for my stinky daddy.”
After Zhang Kuang listened to the little cutie's answer, he remained thoughtfully silent for a moment, then nodded with a sigh.
"Unexpectedly, the Academy of Sciences was really made famous by Prince Fei Xiong."
As he spoke in an insolent manner, as if he thought of something, he quickly turned around and turned his attention to Young Master Liu.
"Your Majesty, those new artillery pieces brought by Duan Dingbang?"
Liu Mingzhi slowly blew out a puff of smoke, looked at Zhang Kuang and nodded with a chuckle.
"Uncle, you are right. Those new artillery are most likely developed by Fei Xiong and many students from the Academy of Sciences."
He nodded arrogantly, and then chuckled happily.
"Hahaha, hahaha.
This is truly a three-day separation, so you should treat each other with admiration.
I think back then, those literati in the court who always kept talking about saintly articles talked about the Academy of Sciences that your Majesty insists on establishing in private.
Time flies by, and many years fly by.
Those scholars often despised some strange skills and tricks, but now they are finally on their own.
Yeah!
How good!
Sir, I am really curious about how wonderful the expressions on the faces of those scholars will be after seeing the achievements of the Academy of Sciences."
Listening to Zhang Kuang's curious and slightly joking tone, Liu Mingzhi shook his head helplessly.
"Uncle, there has been disharmony between civil and military officials since ancient times.
This kind of thing is not something unusual.
It's just that situations like yours, where civil and military disharmony occur, are rare across the ages.
You generals have all left our Great Dragon Heavenly Dynasty and have been on expeditions thousands of miles away to convert the barbarians for so many years. How come you still have so many complaints about the civil servants above the court?"
"Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, I don't have much complaints against those civil servants.
How should I put it, sir, I mainly don’t like their sanctimonious appearance.
Damn it, everyone is doing shameless things in private.
Finally, for the sake of my so-called reputation as a scholar, I had to find a legitimate-sounding excuse for myself.
On the surface, one appears to be more of a gentleman than the other.
In fact, the things they do secretly in private are even more despising than the rude warriors we and other scholars often talk about and despise.
Damn it, you did a dirty thing just because you did a dirty thing.
In this lifetime, who has not done some despicable and shameful things?
Everyone understood it tacitly, laughed and passed away.
What about the facts? Those scholars want to seize the benefits, but they also don’t want to admit the shameful things they have secretly done.
Finally, he gave a long speech full of benevolence, justice and morality.
In the name of making excuses for themselves, they are following the trend.
Your Majesty, tell me, tell me, isn't this guy just playing rogue?
No, he is worse than a rogue.
It is precisely because of this that veterans look down on those scholars.
Damn it, if you dare to openly admit the dirty things you have done in private, I will look down upon them.