Chapter 218: Burn these all
"Lord County Marquis, the sample is ready."
Outside the resting place, Zhao Chen hadn't rested long when he heard someone shouting to him outside.
Zhao Chen got up and walked outside, where he saw the leading craftsman holding a white thumb-sized square with small characters in his hand.
"Lord County Marquis, do you think this is the case?" The leading craftsman looked a little nervous.
This thing is not only related to their reputation, but also related to each person's ten dollars.
Before starting to make this thing, dozens of them had done a special study on it.
Then he carefully started firing a sample.
The rest of the people also looked at Zhao Chen nervously, waiting for Zhao Chen's answer.
Zhao Chen took the small square letters handed over by the leading craftsman.
It is quite light in the hand, and a page containing hundreds of words would probably weigh no more than two pounds.
Apparently they were fired from lighter clay.
"Please go get me a piece of paper and a square of ink." Zhao Chen said to the craftsman next to him.
The craftsman nodded and quickly brought paper and ink.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhao Chen dipped the ink pad in ink and lightly printed on the rice paper.
When I picked it up and took a look, I saw a very clear word "Zhao" on the rice paper.
"Okay, your craftsmanship is very good."
"Just proceed like this, thank you for your hard work!" Zhao Chen said to the craftsman in front of him with a satisfied smile on his face.
Zhao Chen was worried at first that the fired characters would be unclear.
But looking at it now, there is nothing that worries me.
The craftsmen did a good job, and Zhao Chen was already looking forward to the emergence of movable type printing.
"Don't worry, Lord County Marquis, we will definitely fulfill our mission." The leading craftsman said with excitement on his face.
Zhao Chen looked up to them, and each of them was paid ten thousand dollars.
If they don't do their best, then they won't even think about raising their heads in the future.
"Lord County Marquis, I'll wait
Go get busy first! "The craftsmen bowed their hands to Zhao Chen one after another.
Zhao Chen nodded and turned to look at Duan Lun.
"Duan Shangshu, thank you very much for what happened today. If you need Zhao Chen's help in the future, please just ask Duan Shangshu." Zhao Chen and Duan Lun said with a smile.
"Haha, that one has taken note of it."
"Let's go, I'll see you two off." Duan Lun laughed and said to Zhao Chen.
As soon as Zhao Chen left, Duan Lun did not return to the Ministry of Industry. Instead, he went to the workshop of the Ministry of Industry, and then turned around and went to the palace.
He didn't dare to hide this matter from the emperor today.
…
In Ganquan Palace, Li Shimin returned to the palace and came here to prepare for reviewing today's memorial.
On the corner of the desk in front of him was the basic stone notebook he stole from Zhao Chen today.
Li Shimin picked up the pen, a trace of pride flashed across his face.
He thought that Zhao Chen was unwilling to give him the storybook yesterday, but didn't he get it today?
However, this proud mood only lasted for a moment, and Li Shimin frowned.
He was thinking about the crisis Wangyou Bookstore was facing at the moment and whether the method Zhao Chen said would work.
"What's new in Chang'an's car?" Li Shimin put down his hand and asked the eunuch serving beside him.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, there is nothing new, but news came this morning that something seems to have gone wrong at Wannian County Marquis's Wangyou Bookstore."
"The papermaking workshop suddenly ran out of paper, and the printing workshop also stopped accepting printing tasks from Wangyou Bookstore."
"Oh, by the way, today the Chinese Ministry of Education sent many memorials demanding the banning of Wangyou Bookstore. They said that The Stone Chronicles is suspected of insinuating satire on the Tang Dynasty. It should be banned and those behind the bookstore should be dealt with strictly."
The eunuch and Li Shimin whispered.
"
oh? You and I can find these clues. "Li Shimin said expressionlessly.
But he was slightly annoyed in his heart. Qi Wang, the fifth surname, dealt with Zhao Chen quite quickly.
Early this morning, the news had reached the palace, and it seemed that it was quite popular.
Li Shimin couldn't help but worry about Zhao Chen. After all, he didn't know whether Zhao Chen's method would work.
"Your Majesty, all the secrets are here." The eunuch compiled the secrets for Li Shimin to capture Zhao Chen.
Li Shimin casually picked up the top memorial and opened it. A strange smile appeared on his face, "That's right. It's harmful to the country and the people, and it is an insinuation of the government. It's very good. It's so far-sighted."
The eunuch's expression changed slightly, and for a moment he couldn't guess what the emperor was thinking. ??
"Well, that's fair. We raided Wangyou Bookstore and listed the Stone Chronicles as a banned book. No one is allowed to circulate it." Li Shimin nodded again.
After reading dozens of memorials in a row, Li Shimin rubbed his eyes and asked the eunuch next to him, "There are Boling Cui family, Qinghe Cui family, Fanyang Lu family, Taiyuan Wang family, and the Wei Palace. Why is there no memorial from the prince?" "
"Your Majesty, I have not seen the memorial from His Highness the Crown Prince." The eunuch shook his head.
"Oh? The prince has changed his temper?" Li Shimin smiled noncommittally and waved to the eunuch, "They are all burned."
The eunuch was stunned for a moment, but did not dare to speak. He immediately carried the selected memorials and went to the brazier placed in front.
One by one the folds were thrown into the fire.
Looking at the folds exploding in the fire, Li Shimin's eyes flashed with a sharp look.
"Your Majesty, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry wants to see you." A voice came from outside the palace.
"Come in!" Li Shimin said.
…
Duan Lun came to the palace non-stop to ask for an audience with the emperor.
In his hand, he held a small ink pad that had just been fired.
With the emperor's permission, he trotted into the Ganquan Hall.
Duan Lun believed that the thing in his hand would be an amazing little object.
Maybe it will be a masterpiece passed down from generation to generation.
He must report this to the emperor immediately!
"Your Majesty, Duan Lun, has met." Duan Lun stood below and shouted to Li Shimin.
The eunuch was burning the memorial, and a pungent smell made Duan Lun frown.
"Your Majesty, this is..." Duan Lun pointed at the burning memorial and said curiously.
"They are all requests for me to abolish Wannian County Marquis and investigate Wangyou Bookstore." Li Shimin said casually.
Check out Zhao Chen’s excerpt!
Duan Lun was shocked.
What surprised him was not that someone handed Zhao Chen Zhe Zi Shen.
The more powerful you are, the more jealous people will be.
This is normal.
What really shocked Duan Lun was that the emperor actually burned all these records about Zhao Chen.
After contacting the emperor and even giving the golden dragon with pearls and jade to Zhao Chen, Duan Lun could even imagine Zhao Chen's position in the emperor's heart.
Although I don't understand it, it is obvious that these are no longer important.
"Duan Qing, tell me, shouldn't I do this?" Duan Lun was shocked by Li Shimin's sudden question.
He raised his head and glanced at the emperor sitting on the dragon couch. Seeing the emperor looking at him expressionlessly, Duan Lun quickly looked away.
"Your Majesty, everything you say is a holy judgment, and everything you do is a holy judgment. What your Majesty does is for our country, the Tang Dynasty." Duan Lun quickly bowed and shouted.
He didn't know what the emperor meant.
But this is no longer important.
It is already obvious that the emperor favors Zhao Chen.
Although he is a minister, he only needs to manage his own one-third of an acre of land, and the rest has little to do with him.
"You guys are talking...tell me, why do you come to see me?" Li Shimin smiled and said to Duan Lun.
