…

Is a canary trying to fly out to see the sky outside too much?

Of course not too much.

But the problem is that this canary is raised by the most powerful person in the world today. Taking her to let go may cause trouble and in turn ruin your own major events.

What's more important is that this canary has nothing to do with him, and he can't even touch him.

In this case, why do you have to do something that is thankless and may even get yourself trapped?

So, Cai still decisively took the trouble of advancing and retreating, and made up his mind to try not to come to Fanlou again in the future.

...

The next day, Cai was still invited to visit Li Bangyan's house.

Given that Li Bangyan himself was fun and new, Cai still brought a telescope to Li Bangyan.

After Li Bangyan saw the magic of the telescope, he couldn't let go of the telescope.

Sudden!

Li Bangyan had an idea and asked Cai Jian: "Ziyin, can anyone know about this?"

Cai still replied: "No one except the soldiers of our Jinwu Army should know this thing. The Right Chief didn't know anything. The subordinate invented this thing to gain the advantage when facing the enemy. How could he easily disclose it to others?"

When Li Bangyan heard this, he felt happy and said, "Ziyin, I want to present this thing to the official family in your name. I wonder what you mean?"

This is the characteristic of Li Bangyan. He especially likes to offer some small things to Zhao Ji.

Just like not long ago, Li Bangyan passed by a small village called "Bitzijiangzhuang" and saw that the grate produced in that village was very good, so he presented the grate from that village to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji used it well and ordered the grate from the grate maker to provide special grate, and also rewarded Li Bangyan.

It is said that in order to thank Li Bangyan, the villagers of Bizijiangzhuang changed their village name to "Li Bangyan Village".

In fact, the reason why Li Bangyan was promoted so quickly was also closely related to his habit.

Now, Li Bangyan has such a magical thing as a telescope, how could he not want to present it to Zhao Ji?

Cai still said generously: "This matter depends entirely on the right prime minister."

Li Bangyan smiled and said, "Okay, by the way, that whip method..."

Cai continued to explain the whip method to Li Bangyan yesterday...

...

The next day, Li Bangyan happily presented the telescope that Cai Jian gave him to Zhao Ji early in the morning.

The development of the matter was indeed similar to what Li Bangyan expected. Zhao Ji was surprised by the telescope and couldn't let it go.

After playing for a long time, Zhao Ji asked Li Bangyan: "Where did Li Aiqing get this treasure?"

Li Bangyan did not hide the source of the telescope. He said directly: "This object was invented by Cai Jian, an observer of Jeju. Cai Jian told me that after he went to the battlefield, he found that the enemy's plane had a great impact on the results of the battle, so he invented the telescope to win the lead for his army."

What surprised Li Bangyan was that Zhao Ji was not happy that the Song Dynasty won the winning treasure, but instead felt a little tired of saying: "It's Cai Gan again?"

Li Bangyan was puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask, so he could only wait for Zhao Ji to say it himself.

Fortunately, Zhao Ji did not keep it in hiding, and soon took the initiative: "Li Aiqing comes with me."

While speaking, Zhao Ji led Li Bangyan to something more than one person, more than five feet wide, and covered by a piece of yellow cloth.

Li Bangyan didn't understand why.

Zhao Ji signaled Zhang Di to uncover the yellow cloth.

Zhang Di received the order and directed the two eunuchs to carefully uncover the yellow cloth.

Li Bangyan was very curious: "What can make the official family so cautious?"

Therefore, after Zhang Di and his friends uncovered the yellow cloth, Li Bangyan immediately looked at the things behind the yellow cloth.

"ah!"

Li Bangyan was shocked. There was actually someone behind the yellow cloth!

Li Bangyan looked carefully and was even more shocked - the man was actually a little similar to him!

Zhao Ji laughed aside and said, "For the first time Li Aiqing has seen his appearance so clearly?"

Li Bangyan said in shock: "Is this really a minister? Is this a bronze mirror?"

Zhao Ji said: "This is a good mirror, but not a bronze mirror, but a glass mirror. You should have discovered that the glass mirror is much clearer than the bronze mirror. It can even fully reflect the true nature of the character."

Li Bangyan said in disbelief: "I don't want such treasures in the world!"

Zhao Ji said leisurely: "Yes, when I saw Liuli Mirror for the first time, I was shocked by the magic of Liuli Mirror."

Li Bangyan couldn't help asking, "I don't know where the official family got such treasures?"

Zhao Ji said without answering: "Guess."

How smart is Li Bangyan? He immediately guessed: "Is it Cai still dedicated to the official family?"

Zhao Ji said, "It was about the same, Gao Qiu presented it to me. However, this glass mirror was given to Gao Qiu by Cai. Just like you, Gao Qiu did not dare to enjoy the treasure I did not have, so he presented this glass mirror to me."

Li Bangyan said in surprise: "It's Cai Jian again, where did he get such treasures?"

Zhao Ji said: "It was also invented by Cai. Gao Qiu said that Cai was invented by his concubines."

Li Bangyan said jealously: "A genius!"

Unexpectedly, Zhao Ji said: "It is too early to say that Cai is still a genius."

Li Bangyan instantly guessed what Zhao Ji meant, and he asked, "Tai still invented other treasures?"

Zhao Ji said, "You are here with me."

The king and his minister left the Chuigong Hall and came to Genyue. Finally, they arrived at Huayang Palace, where Zhao Ji liked to stay most recently.

As soon as he entered Huayang Palace, Li Bangyan felt that the Huayang Palace was different from his previous interactions.

Li Bangyan reacted quickly - he quickly reacted, Huayang Palace was much brighter than when he came last time.

Li Bangyan looked around and found the problem - the window of Huayang Palace was gone!

After looking carefully, Li Bangyan quickly realized that it was not that the windows of Huayang Palace were gone, but that the original window paper was replaced with crystal clear glass.

Li Bangyan said in surprise: "Can the glass be polished so evenly and thoroughly?"

Zhao Ji said: "Your dear suddenly pointed out the problem."

After a pause, Zhao Ji said again: "I asked the craftsman who polished the glass. They said that as long as they were given enough time and appropriate raw materials, they could polish such glass walls. However, he said with certainty that the glass walls were not polished, but were made with other techniques. They could not tell the reason for the specific process."

Li Bangyan asked: "This glass wall was also dedicated to the official family?"

Zhao Ji said: "It was Cai You who presented it to me, and it was Cai who still gave it to Cai You."

Li Bangyan's eyes moved and said, "If the official wants to know the method of creating this glass wall, Yi Ye, call Cai Jian here and you will know it as soon as you ask."

Zhao Ji shook his head and said, "How can I compete with my ministers for profit?"

Li Bangyan wanted to persuade him again, but Zhao Ji said again: "Besides, Cai has agreed to open the supply of such glass walls to the court, and the price is very fair. A piece of glass of such a large size is only 3,000 pieces."

Li Bangyan glanced at the glass wall about a meter square, and felt that three thousand silks were not expensive, so he extinguished his thoughts before persuading Zhao Ji.

Li Bangyan thought for a while and said, "The previous glass mirror may have been made of this glass wall."

Zhao Ji said: "What my dear guesses, Wang Fu has guessed it long ago. He also specially asked the craftsmen to try it to see if the glass wall could be turned into a glass mirror. For this reason, they even opened the frame of a glass mirror that Gao Qiu presented to me."

Zhao Ji then changed his tone and said with some regret: "It's a pity that they can't try to convert the two. They can only try to find out the things that are applied behind the glass mirror. They should have mercury and tin."

Li Bangyan suggested again: "If you want to know the production method, it is easy, just..."

Zhao Ji, Li Duan, Li Bangyan said: "Cai has still promised to provide the imperial court with special glass mirrors. It is as big as my piece, and it is said to be difficult to make and transport. It is more expensive. It is half the size, only 5,000 pieces per piece."

Li Bangyan was speechless - in his opinion, such a magical glass mirror was only 5,000 pieces per piece, which was really inexpensive, and he even thought of buying a few dollars.

Zhao Ji led Li Bangyan to look at some things and introduced as he looked:

"These are glasses, which were presented to me by Liang Shicheng, and Cai Jian gave to Liang Shicheng. After wearing it, people with vision can see clearly..."

"This is a magnifying glass. Using it to illuminate objects can also be used to make fire. I guess there may be some connection between the telescope you presented to me and this magnifying glass. It was presented to me by Zhang Bangchang, the Minister of Personnel. It was given to me by Cai Shen, who gave to Zhang Bangchang..."

"This is a glass bead, which was presented to me by Xue Ang, the Minister of War, and Cai Jian gave to Xue Ang..."

After hearing this, Li Bangyan frowned and said, "Cai is still related to so many senior officials?"

Zhao Ji did not answer Li Bangyan's words, but asked Li Bangyan: "How did you know Cai Jian?"

Li Bangyan immediately replied truthfully: "I met him in Fanlou the day before yesterday, and I have no close friends with him."

After hearing Li Bangyan's reply, Zhao Ji said intimately: "The situation is similar to Zhang Bangchang and the others. They are all those who Cai Shen only met recently... Is Cai Shen paving the way for his career in his career, or is it because I am anxious to call him into the capital but not summon him, so I want to approach me with my close ministers?"

Zhao Ji said to himself: "No matter which reason it is, it means that Cai is still not steady enough, at least he will not suppress his ambitions. Such an impetuous mind still needs to be trained and tempered."

Zhao Ji will not suppress the ambitions of his ministers, because this is the driving force for the struggle of his ministers. If the ministers in the court are those who have no desires for power and status, who will Zhao Ji rely on to maintain his rule? Those who have no desires and no desires will give up the prosecution, and their minds are full of imperial power, and the power of the minister is in parallel, rather than imperial power supremacy.

As for forming cliques for personal gain.

This is a stubborn disease that the Northern Song Dynasty cannot solve.
To be continued...