69novels Chapter 318
Chapter 318
Changsun Wuji looked at his childhood friend Li Shimin with some sympathy.
The two had known each other since childhood, and Changsun Wuji knew that Li Shimin was an extremely ambitious emperor.
"There will be a time to ride the wind and waves, and set sail to cross the vast ocean!"
This sentence is very suitable for Li Shimin.
Changsun Wuji couldn't help but think of the Xuanwu Incident, when he killed his brother, forced Li Yuan to abdicate, and the Bridge Alliance.
And the various natural disasters that Li Shimin encountered after he ascended the throne. The people rumored that he had obtained the throne improperly and was punished by God.
Fortunately, everything was like riding the wind and waves, and he survived.
After meeting Su Chen, everything in the Tang Dynasty was developing in a good direction, and it was time for Li Shimin to display his ambitions.
Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji had a rapport, and they both thought of the same thing.
"There will be a time to ride the wind and waves, and sail across the vast ocean!"
"Okay, okay! Auxiliary engine, prepare to return to the palace!" Li Shimin wanted to return to the palace immediately, and hung this sentence on his bedside, reading it every day.
"Uh, Your Majesty, don't you stay for lunch before leaving?" Su Chen casually asked in the etiquette of hospitality.
"Well, that's fine!"
Li Shimin looked at his watch and sat down again.
Su Chen was not surprised, and looked at Li Tai and said: "Principal Li, is the school cafeteria prepared today?"
"No need to prepare, the cafeteria prepares more food every day." Li Tai replied.
Li Tai and Princess Changle sometimes stay in school for meals, but not often.
"Well? You want to keep me for meals instead of going to the manor?"
Su Chen shook his head and said righteously:
"Your Majesty, this is wrong! Eating with the people is the right way!"
Li Shimin was speechless!
Suddenly, Li Shimin saw a few strange copper tubes on his desk, one end of which was large and the other was small.
He picked them up and looked at both ends, and asked, "What is this?"
"Father, this is a telescope."
After hearing about the use of the telescope yesterday, Li Shimin had long wanted to see it, and today he finally saw the magical object.
He immediately put it in front of his eyes and looked out the window.
"Father, put the small end in front of your eyes." Li Tai reminded from the side.
Li Shimin did as he was told and switched the telescope and watched again.
Soon Li Shimin felt something was wrong, and he picked up the telescope for a while and put it down again.
"My eyesight is very good, but after using this telescope, everything in the distance is blurry. Why is this?" Li Shimin asked in confusion.
He wondered if he was too old to use a telescope.
"Uh, father, you need to close your other eye when using the telescope." Li Tai reminded again.
Li Shimin nodded slightly and tried again.
"A magical object, a magical object!
The mountaintop in the distance is about three miles away from here. Through this telescope, the trunks of the trees in the forest can be clearly seen."
"If this telescope is used on the battlefield, our generals can find out the enemy's movements at a very long distance, so that our army can make deployments in advance.
Hahaha... good, very good!"
Li Shimin was excited, and the telescope in his hand was like a rare treasure.
He held it in his hand and stroked it gently.
According to the method of use described by Li Tai, Li Shimin finally realized the magic of the telescope.
However, Li Shimin did not appreciate it at all.
"Humph, next time you have something to say, you should say it once and for all. How can you be a role model like this!" Li Shimin stared at Li Tai and snorted coldly.
"Yes, yes, my father taught me, and I will keep it in mind!"
Li Tai respectfully admitted his mistake with a very sincere attitude.
Su Chen listened to Li Shimin's description and thought to himself:
'Three miles is about 1,300 meters. Li Tai is really awesome. It is not easy for a telescope to achieve such a level in less than a month in such a simple environment. ’
‘The tree trunk is clearly visible? You are bragging!
Your Majesty has such a good vision, I think the clarity is very poor! ’
No one paid attention to what Su Chen was thinking.
Seeing Li Tai's attitude, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, looked at the "couplet" on the desk, and asked:
"Boy, you took out these famous quotes at the same time, what is your plan?
Are you competing with others?"
Su Chen shook his head. He had no interest in competing with others in writing.
"Father, Su Chen thinks that the school layout is too monotonous, so he thought of hanging some warning quotes on the walls of the corridors of the teaching building.
First, it is used for decoration, and second, it can inspire students."
Seeing that Su Chen was slow to speak, Li Tai took the initiative to help Li Shimin solve his doubts.
"That's great. You don't need to ask for this favor. I'll help you solve it.
I'll take these famous quotes back to the palace and ask the craftsmen to frame them before sending them back to school."
No one asked Li Shimin for anything. He took the initiative to take it so that he could show off his superb calligraphy.
"Uh, thank you, father!" Li Tai thanked him respectfully.
Li Shimin glanced at Su Chen and saw that the latter seemed to be thinking about something, with a hint of embarrassment on his face.
Li Shimin was very confused and asked:"Boy, if you have any difficulties, just tell me."
Su Chen smiled and said:
"Your Majesty, I was just thinking, I am now a third-rank marquis, so I should be a high-ranking official! Why has no one ever paid me a salary?"
"How about your Majesty pay me the salary for the past six months today?"
Li Shimin was silent for a long time after hearing this...
He stood up suddenly and looked at Changsun Wuji, "Assistant, follow me to see the campus!"
He left without hesitation!
Li Tai and Su Chen followed the two people and watched Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji leave.
Su Chen: "It seems that the court has been seriously delaying wages!"
Li Tai: "..."
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As the campus bell rang three times, the morning class ended.
There is one morning reading class and three regular classes every morning.
Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji stood on the flag-raising platform, watching the students coming out in a line with meaningful smiles on their faces.
"Assistant, you see that the students didn't bring bowls and chopsticks. I guess the school cafeteria has prepared them.
Hurry up and catch up with those students."
Li Shimin and Changsun Wuji had been wandering around the campus before. They found the cafeteria and wanted to go in for an "inspection".
But they were stopped by the cafeteria staff and told:
No one is allowed to enter before the meal time.
No one in the cafeteria knows the emperor and the prime minister. The school treats them well and the employees are very serious and responsible in their work. More than a dozen of them have children who go to school at the school.
There are more than 50 cafeteria employees with clear division of labor, including cooks, cleaners, dishwashers, and food servers.
Li Shimin followed the students into the cafeteria and saw that the students consciously divided into ten teams and lined up in an orderly manner.
There was a booth at the front of the line where the food was served, with neatly placed glass plates on it. The students who lined up the farthest took their own tableware.
The two silently lined up at the end of the line.
When Li Shimin was queuing, the students saw Li Shimin queuing up and bowed to him.
Then he looked at the Tang emperor curiously, Li Shimin always keeping a gentle smile.
Soon, they met Kong Yingda and others, and smiled at each other.
Have you ever seen the emperor queuing for food?
About ten minutes later, it was finally Li Shimin's turn.
Li Shimin quickly picked up a glass dinner plate and a glass bowl.
Looking at the dishes separated by glass at the stall, Li Shimin couldn't name the dishes.
"Teacher, what do you want to eat today?" The chef wearing a simple mask asked politely.
"Master, I want this, this, this, this!" Li Shimin ordered four dishes in a row.
"Okay!" The chef skillfully served the dishes and asked again:
"Teacher, which staple food do you choose?"
There are at least three staple foods in the canteen for each meal, such as various steamed cakes, millet porridge, millet rice, vegetable buns, steamed buns, etc.
Rice and corn steamed buns are only available occasionally.
"Master, what is that yellow ball?"
"This is corn steamed bread, fragrant and slightly sweet!" the master introduced enthusiastically.
"Okay, okay, give me four!"
The master quickly picked up four steamed breads, and finally served Li Shimin a bowl of soup with egg flowers floating on it.
The first time the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty experienced queuing for food ended!
After Li Shimin got the food, he found an empty seat and sat down to eat without any hesitation.
When the children saw the emperor put down his bowls and chopsticks and wanted to salute, Li Shimin hurriedly stopped them.
"Classmates, don't be polite when eating. We will see each other often in school in the future.
Hahaha!"
Li Shimin ate so happily, he will come again next time!
Su Chen and Li Tai also ate in a corner of the cafeteria. The tables in the cafeteria were long and row-shaped.
The entire cafeteria can accommodate more than a thousand people at the same time.
After the school lunch, Li Shimin, Su Chen and others chatted in the office.
At 12:30 noon, someone from the manor came to inform Su Chen that the sewer pipe had been delivered.
Su Chen, Li Shimin and others informed him and hurried back to the manor.
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