Datang: Abducting the eldest princess at the beginning

Chapter 44 44. Jiang Chen is still too young after all.

"Although I just went out to play, I also concealed my identity and investigated the local officials."

"This governor of Shanzhou is really different."

"But...well, he did do something a little too much, but he must have done it for the sake of his family and country!"

"So please ask the emperor to atone for your sins..."

"Something too extreme?"

Li Shimin looked at Li Li, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said seriously.

Our emperor has always been very strict about things that cannot be done in private.

Especially local officials, because they have the illusion that "the mountains are high and the emperor is far away".

So they went too far in many things.

As for Li Shimin, he was very unhappy and even disgusted with those local officials who went too far.

There is no other reason. Back then, Li Yuan slowly ascended to the throne of God from the position of Taiyuan Prefect.

Local officials hold military power, and when the time comes, they are very likely to be the next Li Yuan.

Li Lizhi panicked when she saw her father taking matters so seriously.

Her mood was very complicated, and her big watery eyes looked around.

Wow, I wouldn't have said it if I had known it earlier!

But paper cannot cover the fire after all, and Li Shimin will find out sooner or later.

If someone were to make a slanderous report about Jiang Chen against Li Shimin.

The nature of the matter is completely different!
  If she said so and found a suitable excuse, she might be able to turn Jiang Chen's sin into a great achievement.

After all, from her point of view, Jiang Chen does have a good heart.

boom!
  Li Lizhi immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Reporting to the Emperor, I went there twice from the perspective of the common people and did not reveal my identity."

"Master Jiang is indeed a wise minister!"

"He has done a lot of good things for people all over the world."

"Of course, they are also preparing for the coming war."

"Please, Your Majesty, atone for your sins!"

Li Shimin frowned, slowly walked up to the dragon chair and sat down, with a solemn look in his eyes.

His heart broke when he saw his daughter on her knees.

But similarly, seeing Princess Changle kneeling on the ground for Jiang Chen, he understood that this was so-called "a little too much".

I'm afraid it's not that simple...

The word "atonement" is simple to say, but...

But Li Shimin was the Son of Heaven, an emperor, and his words must be true to his word. Once he said it, he would not take it back easily.

He won't say any decisive words easily.

He must be responsible for himself, the court, and the entire Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin sneered: "Changle, are you trying to force me?"

"Looking at you like this, I don't think it's a small matter!"

"I……"

Li Lizhi was helpless. His father was his father, and he was the guy who was more cunning than a fox.

Okay, let’s get straight to the point!

If you really want to punish Jiang Chen, then you can just act like a rogue!

It’s my dad anyway (whispering)

No matter what, she felt that Jiang Chen was a good official.

Li Lizhi said seriously: "Your Majesty asked where his confidence comes from. Do you want to use the troops from a mere state to hold back Tuyuhun's 100,000-strong army?"

"The general also said that it would be impossible to do this without the most sophisticated weapons and supplies."

"However, to be able to put forward such an opinion and have the generals say that 'a thousand generals are easy to find but one commander is hard to find' shows his foresight." "He has actually already calculated that this battle will inevitably happen. break out!"

"So, he had a small goal..."

"Small goal?"

Li Shimin was a little confused, but looking at his daughter who was still kneeling on the ground, Li Shimin couldn't bear it.

"Get up first and speak slowly."

Li Lizhi knew very well about her father, and he could clearly distinguish between public and private affairs.

If she continues to kneel, then she will be like the group of people who kneel around their father all day long and force him to make decisions.

So she sat back again and said slowly:
  "He wants to build Mingguang Armor for Shanzhou's 20,000-strong army, and each man will have one set!"

"What???"

"What??"

Li Shimin was stunned, and Li Jing stood up in shock.

Oh, Li Shimin also stood up in shock.

Li Lizhi couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat when she saw the two people's reactions.

To put it more seriously, making armor privately is an evil plan! Intent to rebel!
  Haha!

Hahahaha!

But then, Li Shimin and Li Jing did look at each other and smiled, both looking helpless.

There was a hint of ridicule in this laughter.

From their point of view, Jiang Chen was still too young after all.

Why can't even the emperor dare to claim that 2 pieces of Mingguang Armor were produced in one year? A Xiazhou governor who has only been in office for a year and a half? This is too nonsense.

The opinions are good and the ideas are good.

But now it seems that he only has the thinking of a marshal, but has no experience of being a real marshal.

After all, his idea was too naive.

"The Shanzhou Prefecture Army now has three thousand Mingguang Armors and two thousand Shanwen Armors."

Seeing their mocking smiles, Li Lizhi was a little unhappy and directly reported the equipment Jiang Chen had at this time.

Before she could finish her words, the two of them fell into silence.

Be it Li Shimin or Li Jing, both of them seemed to be frozen.

Because in their opinion, this is simply impossible.

The Mingguang Armor is the best among the Thirteen Armors of the Tang Dynasty. It is a set of standard armor, woven from 1,590 fish scales and 644 long wooden boards, with a leather lining on the inside.

In addition, there is a round metal breast mirror on the chest, which is polished like a mirror.

When illuminated by the sun, it emits a bright luster, hence the name "Guangming Armor" or "Guangming Armor".

Whether it was Li Shimin or Li Jing, both of them were experts in armor, so they naturally understood how complicated and difficult it was to make this set of armor.

To make a set of Mingguang Armor, each craftsman has different skills and the time required is also different, generally ranging from 192 days to 265 days.

In one day, it would take forty craftsmen to repair a severely damaged set of Mingguang Armor.

This process, this time-consuming, this price!

He, the governor of Shanzhou, actually owned three thousand sets of armor like this in one year?
  Not to mention, there are some other armors that are equally valuable.

Three thousand sets of Mingguang Armor, let alone Xiazhou, even a provincial road cannot have so many.

It’s appalling, it’s really appalling! !

"Is everything you said true?" Li Shimin still couldn't believe it.

"Seriously!" Li Lizhi nodded firmly.

"I once saw it on the ninth-grade guard captain in Shanzhou, and it was indeed Mingguang Armor."

(End of this chapter)