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The world only knew that the crown prince would ascend the throne and become emperor in the future, so they all went to curry favor with him.

This kind of flattery not only sent his own children out, but even many ministers in the court gradually supported the prince, in order to get Li Chengqian's gratitude in the future.

However, they never thought about what if Li Chengqian couldn't be the emperor?

In the original history, Li Chengqian rebelled on the spur of the moment.

People like Hou Junji and Li Yuanchang all died together with him, and other people who were close to him were also implicated to some extent.

Therefore, Chen Chu treated Li Chengqian with respect and distance.

As for Li Zhi, it is said that he will be the emperor in the future, so he should curry favor in advance.

But when Chen Chu saw that the boy was as fat as a ball, he immediately lost interest.

Besides, the majestic traveler still wants to hug the thighs of some brats, it would be embarrassing to say it!

It's just that he can't discuss these things in detail with Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chubi.

……

Yanjia Hall.

Empress Changsun looked at Li Chengqian in surprise.

Li Chengqian looked aggrieved.

Empress Changsun asked: "You mean, Chen Chu respects you a lot, but keeps avoiding you?"

Li Chengqian nodded: "Yes, the queen mother and the minister can clearly feel it, first in the Ganlu Hall, in front of the emperor father, and then in the Hongwen Hall, the minister feels that Chen Chu does not want to contact the minister, but, He gave me a chicken..."

a chicken?

Empress Changsun frowned and said, "Where's the chicken?"

Li Chengqian said: "It was snatched away by the pheasant slave..."

Empress Changsun thought for a long time: "I am very surprised by this matter. You and Chen Chu are meeting for the first time today, and you have never had any contact before. Why would he resist you? After much deliberation, there is only one a possibility..."

"Mother, please make it clear!" Li Chengqian asked eagerly.

Empress Changsun said: "Then you are following Changsun Chong, Fang Yiai and these people. Although Chong'er is my nephew, I know that he has a lot of bad deeds. He, Fang Yiai and others He also said that the four great dandies in Chang'an had a bad reputation in Chang'an City. Back then, Chen Chu had fought with the four big dandies outside the city, and this incident alarmed your father... and Chen Chu is an upright child. , because of this, he thinks that you, as a prince, often stay together with the four big dudes, which is not suitable for the status of a prince..."

Li Chengqian was taken aback for a moment, and then asked in a dazed manner: "What does the empress mean, to keep the son and minister away from the eldest grandson, cousin and others?"

Empress Changsun nodded: "Since your father believes that Chen Chu can cure your illness, it is not a bad idea to do so! Moreover, it can also make Chong'er and others reflect on themselves, so that they will not go to work in Chang'an City under your banner in the future ..."

Li Chengqian thought for a while, bowed his head and agreed, "Yes..."

……

The next day.

early morning.

The eldest Sun Chong and the other four great dudes came to the East Palace early, planning to invite Li Chengqian to play polo.

However, they waited at the door for a long time, but when Li Chengqian came out, he shook his head and rejected their invitation.

Several people were surprised.

"Your Highness, didn't you agree to play polo yesterday?" Chang Sun Chong asked curiously.

Li Chengqian shook his head: "Brother grandson, my mother told me to go to Yanjia Hall to say hello today, so I won't go!"

The implication is that my mother won't let me play with you!

The eldest grandson's eyes lit up, and he said: "Your Highness, if you don't go, I won't be interested in waiting. I haven't seen my aunt for a long time, why don't I go with you and say hello to my aunt."

Li Chengqian thought for a while, and said: "Brother grandson, let's wait another day. The queen mother asked me to go to the Yanjia Palace, and I have important orders..."

"Oh……"

Changsun Chong and the others watched Li Chengqian leave in a hurry, all of them showed suspicion.

They instinctively felt that Li Chengqian had changed!

But what exactly is the problem, I can't tell.

……

(Bosses, there are only two updates today, and the bad ones will be made up on another day. It’s still the same sentence, don’t make up the short half)

Chapter 147

Duke Lu's Mansion.

Chen Chu walked out of the house and stretched in the middle of the yard.

After yawning, he said with some disappointment: "I have a rest today, and I don't have to go to Hongwen Hall to study. Life suddenly loses a lot of fun!"

Chen Chu couldn't stop pretending.

Go farther and farther on the road of pretending!

Suddenly stopped, still a little uncomfortable.

At this time, Cheng Chubi walked in and said, "Uncle, are you not going to the Hongwen Museum today?"

Chen Chu asked, "Do you want to go to the Hongwen Museum?"

Cheng Chubi scratched his head: "Uncle, to tell you the truth, I used to hate going to the Hongwen Museum because I was often beaten by my husband, but recently I really want to go, especially when you are here, I just want to stay here all the time." Hongwen Museum..."

Chen Chu: "..."

He understood immediately.

Comparisons are contagious.

Cheng Chubi also enjoyed the atmosphere of pretending.

Chen Chu waved his hand: "Tomorrow..."

"Oh," Cheng Chubi walked out with some disappointment, "Then I'll invite Zhang's younger sister to eat chicken at Chang'an Dada Dada Restaurant!"

Chen Chu was surprised and said: "Chu Bi, you can actually date a woman? After all, you look so...ahem..."

Chen Chu is not Mrs. Cheng, so she can't say that Cheng Chubi is ugly to her face.

Cheng Chubi explained: "Uncle, don't you think it's strange? In the past, when I dated those girls, they ignored me and didn't pay attention to me, but since they knew you were my uncle, they took the initiative to get close to me. There are also people who take the initiative to invite me to dinner..."

Chen Chu: "..."

He looked at Cheng Chubi and had nothing to say.

Didn't realize I had this feature.

It would be considered a good deed if he could facilitate a marriage for Cheng Chubi.

As soon as Cheng Chubi left, there was the sound of chaotic footsteps at the door.

As soon as Chen Chu looked up, he saw Zhu Neng and several craftsmen rushing in, all of them with happy faces.

Chen Chu asked: "Old Zhu, your wife gave birth? Are you so happy?"

Zhu Neng shook his head and said: "Boss, you are joking, I am almost fifty this year, and my wife is already forty, how can I still be born?"

"Ha ha……"

The people around burst into laughter.

Chen Chu asked, "Why are you so happy?"

Zhu Neng said happily: "Boss, I will show you my heart."

what?

Chen Chu even suspected that his ears had misheard.

He looked Zhu Neng up and down, and said: "Old Zhu, you are also a bandit after all, and you used to kill people with a kitchen knife, can you stop being so stupid."

Comparing?

Except for women, only sissies do this.

Chen Chu felt a chill.

Confused, Zhu Neng took out a thin black thing from his sleeve and said, "Boss, this is the refill you asked me to make..."

Chen Chu took a closer look.

Almost vomited blood.

It turned out to be a pencil lead.

Zhu Neng said excitedly: "Boss, we have found the clay you want. We bought it from a businessman from the east of the river. This man brought a few pieces of clay with him. After I bought them with him, we brought them back to the laboratory for testing." One time, it fully meets the requirements of the boss, boss, look..."

Chen Chu's eyes lit up, he quickly took it over, turned around and drew on the paper on the table.

A black line will do.

He tried to write a few more words.

The handwriting is clearly visible.

Chen Chu rubbed his hands excitedly.

Recently, he was so busy pretending that he even forgot about making pencils, and left it to Zhu Neng and others to fiddle with it. Unexpectedly, it was done.

The core components of a pencil are actually very simple: the pen core and the pen case.

Needless to say, the pen case can be made by just a few craftsmen. A stick is cut into two pieces, hollowed out in the middle, and then glued together with fish glue.

What is difficult is the manufacture of the refill.

Graphite is easy to find!

But Chen Chu tried a lot of clay in the early stage, but it didn't work.

Either too soft or too firm.

It's so soft that you can't even insert the pen case!

Not to mention writing and drawing on paper.

It's soft!

If it is too hard, the paper can be poked through in one stroke.

When Chen Chu made pencils, he got stuck at this step.

Originally, he thought it was due to poor technology, but unexpectedly, it turned out that there was a problem with the raw materials.

Today, the raw material problem is solved, and pencils can be produced.

Thinking of this, Chen Chu hurriedly asked: "Old Zhu, how much clay did you buy?"

Zhu Neng said: "Boss, it's only less than five catties. Originally, the guy from Hedong brought this clay with him to drink it when the water and soil were not acclimatized. He didn't come to Chang'an City to sell clay. .”

Chen Chu knew that this custom existed in many places.

When I go far away from home, I am worried about the acclimatization of the soil and water, so I often bring some soil from my hometown. When I feel unwell, I can eat some soil.

I don't know if there is any scientific reason for it, but that's what many people do.

From this point of view, there must be a lot of this kind of clay in this guy's hometown.

If it can be continuously transported to Chang'an City, the production of pencils can be guaranteed.

Chen Chu asked: "Bring that man to me quickly, I want to discuss with him about opening a clay mine in Hedong..."

Although the clay that meets the requirements does not necessarily have to be found in Hedong, perhaps it can be found around Chang'an City, but Chen Chu couldn't wait.

We can't send Lao Zhu and these old men to investigate everywhere.

A few old men might die on the way!

Moreover, in this era when there is no soil testing technology, it is too inefficient to try bit by bit in a primitive way.

Anyway, the cost of transporting clay from Hedong is not high.

Only then did Chen Chu come up with the idea of ​​opening a clay mine in Hedong, where he could process the clay first, and then transport it to Chang'an, where it can be used directly.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Neng shook his head and said: "Boss, that man has already gone back to Hedong. He looks destitute. He couldn't find a man in Chang'an City, so he planned to go back. We bought his clay. When I told him how much he wanted, he hurried back to Hedong, saying that he was going back to bring a cart of clay back..."

Chen Chu was a little disappointed, and then ordered: "Old Zhu, when that man comes back, bring him to see me as soon as possible... Also, you can bring someone now, and use these few catties of clay to make a batch of pencils as soon as possible. ..."