Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty Chapter 2177: Starry night talk!

If Li Zexuan remembers it correctly, there was such an allusion in the history books of previous lives, called "Occasionally," which comes from Ouyang Xiu's "Long Prison Theory" in the Northern Song Dynasty: "If a man comes and returns to pardon him, he can accidentally do it." For you."

It tells the story of Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty releasing prisoners on death row!

According to historical records, in the sixth year of Zhenguan, when Li Shimin, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, was reviewing memorials, he learned that 390 prisoners across the country would be executed in the autumn. Many prisoners cried bitterly day and night. The reason was not that they were afraid of death, but that There is still something worried in my heart.

So Tang Taizong made a bold decision. When he told the ministers about this decision, they were stunned. It turned out that Li Shimin planned to release the death row prisoners and wait for them to take care of their funeral affairs before they would come back to be punished on their own initiative.

The ministers objected one after another, but Li Shimin had made up his mind and issued the decree decisively. He also decided to go to the prison in person to announce the decree.

When the prisoners saw the emperor coming, they all thought they were going to be tortured in advance. They all knelt on the ground, which was as pale as dirt, but they heard the emperor say these words:

"I know that you are all heinous sinners, but God is kind to you. I heard that some of you have not yet settled your family affairs, so I grant you permission to return home first, and then return after the funeral affairs are settled. Prison, and be punished with peace of mind, for a period of one month, no mistake. What do you think?"

The prisoners were kneeling there, their hearts were filled with despair. When they heard this, it was like a bolt from the blue. They were stunned for a moment. When they woke up, they kowtowed as if pounding garlic and shouted long live.

After the news came out, the whole country was in an uproar. Everyone was talking about this unprecedented event and lamented the emperor's kindness.

Some people are also worried about what will happen if the time expires and the prisoners do not come back? What should we do if these prisoners rebel again?

In the blink of an eye, in the twelfth lunar month of the following year, the one-year agreement between Li Shimin and the 390 prisoners was about to expire, but still no prisoner came back. There was a commotion inside and outside the court, and a large number of melon-eating people appeared to watch the excitement and not take it too seriously. On the other hand, Li Shimin was calm and composed, as if he had a plan in mind and was not worried at all about making a big joke in front of everyone.

On that day, a strange scene was staged in Chang'an City. Hundreds of people walked briskly and gathered towards Tianlao from east, west, north and south. When the group saw the jailer, they greeted them as if they were old friends. Then they changed into prison uniforms and happily walked into the prison.

In just a few days, all 390 death row inmates who were "bailed" by Li Shimin returned to their cells on their own. No one escaped, and no one committed a second crime while on bail.

Li Shimin laughed heartily without realizing it, and his worries for several days were gone.

Li Shimin's original intention was to win people's hearts by allowing him to be imprisoned, but he did not expect to have such a huge effect. This was something he did not expect. He was filled with emotions for a while, and he realized how simple and lovely the people's hearts were, and he secretly made up his mind to work more diligently and love the people. Later, Li Shimin issued an edict to exempt these prisoners who had kept their word from the death penalty and exiled them all.

Li Zexuan let Xuan Ye and others go to the grassland to fulfill his long-cherished wish, but it was not to win people's hearts. He mainly wanted to win over Xuan Ye and others!

Although one of his purposes for going to Baiqi Prison tonight was to win people's hearts and make Xuan Ye and others willing to work for Jin Yiwei, the development of the matter exceeded Li Zexuan's expectation.

I have to admit that Li Zexuan was moved by the true nature of Xuan Ye and others!

In Li Zexuan's original plan, there was no "link" in letting Xuan Ye and others leave Chang'an and go to the grasslands. However, during the conversation, Li Zexuan was struck by the depth of Xuan Ye and others' obsession with rescuing their loved ones. Very moved!

At that moment, he really felt compassion!

He sympathizes with these four poor people in front of him!

Recalling the allusion of "Taizong's release of prisoners" that he had read in a book in his previous life, Li Zexuan's mind was so excited that he wanted to imitate it.

Of course, he is still very confident in his judgment and ability to judge people. He believes that Xuan Ye and others will return to Chang'an as promised after fulfilling their long-cherished wish!

No one can be deceived by the kind of true feelings that come from the bottom of your heart!

Unless they are Oscar-winning actors who have traveled from modern times, Li Zexuan feels that he cannot be deceived!

Having said that, even if Xuan Ye and others never come back, it actually doesn’t matter in terms of the overall situation!

Because before returning to Chang'an City, Baiqi had already interrogated Xuan Ye and the others on everything they should interrogate, and Zhao Deyan, the leader of the Wolf Guard, knew far more secrets than Xuan Ye and the others!

In fact, Xuan Ye and the four people no longer have much effect on the Tang Dynasty. If it weren't for Li Zexuan's actions tonight, all they would have been waiting for them was Qiu Houwenzhan!

Therefore, even if Li Er punished Li Zexuan for releasing the felon afterward, he would not punish him too severely, because no matter what, Li Zexuan had a little bit of truth, even though he took advantage of Li Er's imperial edict.

On the contrary, if the four of Xuan Ye come back from the grassland to fulfill their long-cherished wish, they can willingly work for Jin Yiwei. With their martial arts training and understanding of the grassland forces, they will definitely be able to help Jin Yiwei in the grassland. Intelligence development contributes greatly!

So, although releasing Xuan Ye and others may be a bit risky, compared to the possible huge benefits, Li Zexuan still chose to release Xuan Ye and others!

Just like Gae back then!

If Gae had not been released in the first place, how could he have been able to survive today? In the previous crisis in Taiyuan, how could Li Tai escape from prison?

Putting away his thoughts, Li Zexuan has left Chang'an City now and is planning to go to Lantian County. First, he wants to go to the academy to see his junior uncle and fellow disciples of Longhu Mountain. After all, he is a disciple of Longhu Mountain. , Longhu Mountain sent his disciples down the mountain to practice spiritual practice, which helped him a lot. However, he has been busy with military affairs recently and has never been able to fulfill his friendship as a landlord. He feels somewhat regretful;

Secondly, he also wanted to stop by the Qiquge New Workshop to see the development progress of the machine tools.

Today, Qiquge New Workshop has gathered thousands of skilled craftsmen from all over the Tang Dynasty. Of course, in order for these skilled craftsmen to willingly leave their homes and come to Lantian County to work for Qiquge New Workshop, Li Zexuan did the same It cost a lot.

First of all, in terms of salary, it is naturally generous. The salary that craftsmen receive in the workshop is generally two to ten times higher than their original salary;

The second is welfare, not to mention food and accommodation. For those craftsmen who brought their families to Lantian County, the workshop will also find ways to arrange jobs for their families and send their children to school for free. If craftsmen and their families get sick, they can still enjoy free medical treatment from Datang United Medical Center;

This kind of salary and benefits is completely top-notch in the current Tang Dynasty. Officials in some small places may not be able to compare with it.

This is also Li Zexuan’s intention.

In his previous life, when celebrities were the dominant force, the income of some popular celebrities from filming a movie was higher than that of scientists in their entire lives. Li Zexuan was also aggrieved at the time, but he had no ability to change;

Nowadays, these skilled craftsmen in Qiquge New Workshop are equivalent to scientific researchers in his opinion. Now that he has the ability to increase the income of scientific researchers, he is naturally willing to do so, and he also wants to set an example for future generations. .

In addition to improving the welfare benefits of scientific researchers, he also plans to improve their social status in the future. In this era where the scholar-peasant-industrial-business class is strict, the status of craftsmen is very low. Li Zexuan believes that if engineering wants to develop in the long run, this class division must be broken. !

So he later planned to find ways to persuade Li Er to establish the Datang Academy of Sciences and the Datang Patent Department to improve the status of craftsmen, protect the interests of private inventors, and promote brainstorming throughout the Tang Dynasty.

However, this is not the time now and will have to wait for some time.

Of course, not all craftsmen are attracted by wages and benefits. A considerable number of them come here purely for the reputation of Marquis Yong'an. After all, Li Zexuan has been compiling dictionaries, lowering book prices, and fighting in the past two years. The aristocratic family, the founding of Gongxue, and the suppression of the locust plague benefited thousands of people in the Tang Dynasty, so his reputation among the people has always been very high.

I heard in the "Datang Daily" that the new Qiquge workshop is in urgent need of craftsmen, and many people came here because of it.

There are also some craftsmen who come here with an attitude of seeking to learn and want to improve their skills. After all, there are too many outstanding craftsmen in the Qiquge New Workshop. You will definitely be able to learn many new things here, thereby improving your own skills. skill!

After all, a good craftsmanship can make a family enjoy snacks with ease.

In order to "support" these thousands of craftsmen, almost all the money Li Zexuan earned previously was spent. If it weren't for the crazy expansion of Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce's business in recent months, which gave Li Zexuan some blood, I'm afraid Li Zexuan wouldn't be able to support such a huge R&D expenditure!

But it is all worth it. As a time traveler, Li Zexuan understands better than anyone else that technology is the primary productive force. When his current R&D investment begins to yield results, the benefits will definitely be huge!

Of course, making money is just incidental to Li Zexuan. His main purpose is to improve the overall industrial and technological level of Datang, so that Datang will always stand on top of the world!

Ascending to Yunshan Mountain, he saw the tall buildings of the academy. Li Zexuan took a deep breath and thought that if there was no powerful enemy like the Turks spying on the Tang Dynasty, he could stay in Yunshan to teach and accompany him peacefully. How wonderful it would be for family members to not care about worldly affairs!

It was already past midnight, and it was also the summer vacation for students. Most of the buildings in the academy had no lights, but to Li Zexuan's expectation, the lights in the atrium on the roof of Guanghua Building were still on!

There is the only astronomical telescope in the academy!

Li Zexuan looked up at the sky. The sky was indeed very good tonight. The night sky was clear and cloudless, the moonlight was bright, and the stars were bright. It was very suitable for stargazing.

It’s just that time, who doesn’t sleep at night and still looks at the stars in the academy?

Li Zexuan was a little curious, so he walked towards Guanghua Tower.

Not long after, he followed the stairs and came to the atrium. Before he opened the door, he heard someone talking inside:

"How about it? Fellow Taoist Xuanqing? Isn't what Pindao said true? There is no Taiyin Star Lord and no Moon Palace above the moon!"

"It's true! It's really unbelievable that the moon looks like this!"

"Haha! Is our mountain chief's telescope useful? This thing can not only be used to see the moon, but also the stars. In the past few months, Pindao has used it to observe the stars and has corrected several errors in the calendar! ”

"Fellow Taoist Huang Guanzi is a scholar of heaven and man, and the poor Taoist admires him... But Taoist friend Huang Guanzi is not from the academy, right? Why does he call Xiaoxuan the mountain chief?"

"Who said that Pindao is not from the academy? Pindao has long asked Your Majesty to be appointed as the academy's gentleman. Of course, in the academy, he will call the Marquis the chief of the mountain!"

"...Disrespect, disrespect! I wonder what kind of knowledge Taoist friend Huang Guanzi teaches in the academy? How many students does he teach?"

"彡(-_-;)彡uh... Chief Shan Guan Pindao. This subject is called astronomy. The academy has not yet offered this course. When it does, Pindao will be the only one in the academy. Mr. Astronomy!"

Li Zexuan, who was behind the door and was about to push it in, almost couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

He never expected that in the middle of the night, his junior uncle would actually get together with Li Chunfeng and run to the roof of the building to look at the stars. Is it appropriate for you two grown men to talk about such a romantic thing?

And he never imagined that the usually upright and dull little uncle could actually choke Li Chunfeng to death with just a few words.

Speaking of people not exposing their shortcomings, Junior Master is definitely exposing Li Chunfeng’s fault!

"Ahem~!"

There was a hint of embarrassment in the air (although Xuan Qing may not have realized it), Li Zexuan pushed the door open at this moment, and both Li Chunfeng and Xuan Qing turned their heads to look at the door.

"...Mountain Chief!"

"Xiao Xuan!"

Li Zexuan hurriedly stepped forward and gave Xuanqing a junior salute: "Little uncle!"

Then he greeted Li Chunfeng and said, "Daozhang Li!"

There was a trace of surprise on Xuanqing Gujing Mubo's face ~IndoMTL.com~ couldn't help but ask: "Aren't you at the Xuanjia Army camp? Why did you escape tonight?"

As for Xuanqing, Li Zexuan had nothing to hide. He replied truthfully: "Some changes happened in the north. Your Majesty summoned me to the palace urgently. I didn't want to leave the camp once, so I went back to the academy and work. Take a look!"

Xuan Qing and Li Chunfeng both looked down upon hearing this.

Everyone with a discerning eye can clearly see the current situation between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. These two strongest overlords on the Eastern Continent will inevitably break out into an endless war in the near future!

Li Zexuan said that there was a change in the north, and coupled with the fact that Li Er was summoned to the palace urgently, it was easy to deduce that this change would be detrimental to the Tang Dynasty.

"Is it serious?"

After a moment of silence, Xuan Qing frowned.

He has only been obsessed with swordsmanship in his life and has no interest in other things, let alone military matters. However, he obviously still cares about the survival of the country, because his fellow disciples and younger disciples are still living in this country!

"It's okay! It's not serious! It's still under His Majesty's control! Time and initiative are still with Datang!"

Feeling the concern in Xuan Qing's words, Li Zexuan grinned and said half-seriously.

Li Chunfeng couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

Xuan Qing said with a serious face: "If you need help, remember to tell me! There are some things that you should not shoulder alone. Senior brother is gone, and you still have your uncle and your uncle! Since Tianshi Dao has chosen to join the world, I will never let you be bullied alone in this world!"

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