Chapter 194: Imagination of a Hot Air Balloon
"Thank you, my son for answering the questions. According to what I said, they should be the ones who are anxious, not us." Zhang Feng finally understood, nodded and looked at me with a hint of respect. He smiled at him modestly and continued, "That's right, huh, there will be no permanent peace between countries, but there is only eternal interests. What do you think the Tubo people are coming to marry? It's not because they hope to form an alliance with me, the Tang Dynasty, and borrow the powerful military power of our Tang Dynasty to shock the country..." I am used to it. As long as I am a student who is diligent and asks, I will never stingy instill in him the correct concepts and directions. After all, we are excellent gardeners. Whether it is to cultivate the buds of the motherland or water this trumpet flower, it is our job and has become my instinct for survival.
Moreover, the more I talked, the more I believed that it was a strategy for me to eat and sleep just now. Not only did I fool a group of guards, but I could also fool myself into it, which was also considered an amazing achievement. I was very proud, and my movements of riding the horse and lifting the reins became much lighter.
After entering the imperial city and heading straight for the Ganlu Hall, Zhang Feng followed me, carrying a jar of barley wine, which was for Uncle Li to taste. Soon, when he arrived in front of the Ganlu Hall, a sharp-eyed guard had already reported it. After stepping into the Ganlu Hall, he saw Uncle Li and Yuan Tiangang and a middle-aged man with a strong and fat appearance, and the three of them were drinking and talking.
"Hahaha, just as you were talking about you, you have arrived. Come and sit down. I will introduce you to you. This person is Li Chunfeng and Li Aiqing. Although he is the Grand Historian, he is also a famous Taoist scholar. His Taoist name is Huang Guanzi. He is also a close friend to Taoist Master Yuan..." Uncle Li pointed at the fat official and introduced to me.
"I have met my father-in-law, Master Yuan, Master Taishi Ling." After looking at him, although he was very fairy-like, he looked at his fat belly and covered with his official robe. He felt like a squire, and he was chewing meat in his mouth. It was right. Who is the old Taoist who is banned from meat now? At least Master Yuan Tiangang and Master Yuan's spirit of eating meat is much more beneficial than this young master.
Li Chunfeng seems to be a very arrogant charlatan in history, and compared with Yuan Tiangang, he seems to have a similar reputation in Taoism.
"Haha, there is no need to be too lyrics. Um..." This Taoist Master Li did not look fat, but his eyes were so bright that they were very shiny. His eyes shot strange lights and stared at me with a dry smile, as if he wanted to see through me.
Uncle Li didn't seem to see it, so he took the barley wine from Zhang Feng, poured the wine glass into full, and respected Taoist Yuan.
"This guy, haha..." Li Chunfeng stared at me for a while, his eyes became a little a little, as if he was surprised and suspicious. Before I could ask, he laughed first, as if he was concealing his loss just now.
"Li Qing. What about me, a virtuous son-in-law?" Uncle Li understood after asking this question. He found a charlatan to tell the fortune of this young master.
"Hey. He is a handsome man, and he is a handsome man..." Li Chunfeng smiled and said to Uncle Li. However, when I saw him handing a look at Uncle Li, I couldn't help but feel nervous. Could this charlatan really know how to look at the face?—
Unfortunately, Uncle Li did not say much about this issue, but just smiled indifferently. A slight light flashed through the eagle's eyes. Yuan Tiangang next to him turned a blind eye to the facts outside the window and continued to eat and drink. "Has the son-in-law ever made any achievements?" Uncle Li finally brought the topic to the right track.
"The son-in-law is coming for this matter. I will report this to your father-in-law..." Forget it, I will find a way to check Li Chunfeng's old background when I go back. After all, we are not an expert in history. We only know that Li Chunfeng is a very awesome Taoist, but I really can't remember whether he is a master of beauty or a capable person who plays turtle bones.
"... So, the son-in-law decided to use the word drag. Since the Tubo Prime Minister was hesitant, the son-in-law dragged it to see how they deal with it. I don't know what my father-in-law thinks?" After reporting to Uncle Li the results obtained by seeing the Tubo Prime Minister today, I said so.
"Well, okay... I never thought that in a blink of an eye, you could understand this truth again and obstruct the Tubo people, and not lose the prestige of the Tang Dynasty. I am indeed right. Look at my son-in-law, hahaha..." After hearing my analysis and the news, Uncle Li looked much more calm and composed, and he must agree with my words of making decisions. Even the two talismans next to him agreed with each other. After all, we are all from the Tang Dynasty, and Taoist priests also have the passion to be loyal to the country.
"By the wise son-in-law, I have been thinking about the military academy these days and have discussed it with you many times. What you said is to include the lower-level generals in each army into the scope of military academy education, which is very praised by all the ministers." Uncle Li picked up the barley wine I presented to him, brought it to his nose and sniffed it lightly, took a sip of wine and smashed his mouth and continued to say to me: "Although this matter is not urgent, you should not be too contemptuous. After all, my main goal of the Tang Dynasty is the northern border, so the virtuous son-in-law can remember it."
"The son-in-law will live up to his high expectations and will serve his father-in-law." He quickly put on a loyal expression and accepted Uncle Li's teachings sincerely.
"Very good, come on, the main talks are over, our father-in-law and son-in-law will also drink and have fun together, hahaha..."
After drinking, I bid farewell to Uncle Li, but was stopped by two talismans, Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, outside the Ganlu Palace: "Brother Dao, go slowly! I have something to ask about."
"I wonder what the two Taoist priests have to see?" He quickly turned around and looked at the two of them.
"I came to Qingyang Temple and said again. Since Brother Dao said that, I have made a small example. I was going to the Fang Mansion to call Brother Dao to come to see him tomorrow. I don't expect that since I have met Brother Dao today, it would be better to bump into the Japanese than to choose a date." Taoist Yuan said with a smile.
"Made it?!" I was a little disbelief. Unexpectedly, Yuan Tiangang was so diligent that he had already made the sample in just a short while.
"Hahaha, Brother Yuan is so calculating. He has been hiding me for a long time. Now that you have spoken, we will go there now. I have never seen anything that can be used to make clouds." Li Chunfeng was also very interested. He was a vulgar man, and the group of three rushed towards Qingyangguan.
Sure enough, on the flat ground beside the pond behind Qingyangguan, there was a hot air balloon about two meters high and wide. Someone was riding on the herringbone ladder and was adjusting something to paint the surface of the hot air balloon. In the light and solid narrow hanging basket, the little Taoist priest who was already sweating was pulling the blower to make a lot of hot air spout from the coal stove, and sending it into the air inlet above to keep the hot air balloon expanding to facilitate people to paint. The Taoist priest Liushuang kept gesturing, as if directing the craftsmen to do things.
"This, is this a hot air balloon?" Li Chunfeng opened his mouth wide, knocked his fingers and pointed at the rounded hot air balloon above him. After a while, I said this. To be honest, I was also very excited. After all, I have seen this thing on TV and books, and I have never touched it with my own hands, let alone test drives.
Liushuang's little Taoist nun had already seen us and walked a few steps towards us and said respectfully: "Liushuang has seen Master, Uncle Master," he paused, and slanted my eyes, as if he was a little reluctant: "I have seen Master Fang Er." His eyes were strange, with contempt and admiration. It seemed that this beautiful little Taoist nun despised my personality, but he praised my master's talent and explained it very contradictory, but it was very suitable for the current mood of this little Taoist nun-
I didn't have time to deal with the resentment of this little Taoist nun. I first turned around the hot air balloon, reached out and patted the hemp ropes tied to the ground. I could feel that the buoyancy was quite strong and very powerful. Well, right, and then greeted Xianyun, who was working hard. When I turned my head, I saw Yuan Dashu flying everywhere, and proudly showed off at the Taoist fellow Taoist Li Chunfeng who was staring at the hot air balloon, and his hands kept gesturing.
"How can this thing fly in the clouds?" Li Chunfeng's mouth was still trembling, his eyes were very greedy, and his hands kept rubbing the hanging basket under the huge hot air balloon.
"Yes, I have tried it many times, and I feel more and more that if this thing is done, it will definitely be as good as Mr. Fang said." Master Yuan was like advertising for me in disguise. I bowed to Li Chunfeng modestly: "Actually, I am just a man who talks about war on paper. In terms of the spirit of hard work, Master Yuan is still Taoist Yuan. If this thing is done, the first achievement of Taoist Yuan will be the one who is good at it." He shook his flatteringly, and Master Yuan's back teeth were exposed, and he smiled a little obscenely.
Chapter completed!