Li Shimin pointed at a group of ministers and scolded them.

"Open your dog eyes and look at me, all of you!"

"Tens of thousands of disaster victims are outside the city, and you can actually sleep soundly!"

"If it weren't for my grandson's foresight in ordering someone to invite them into the palace beforehand, there would probably be corpses strewn all over the outside of Chang'an by now!"

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

"We deserve to die!"

"Your Majesty, please punish me..."

Li Shimin snorted coldly upon hearing this.

"Each person will be fined one month's salary as a warning to others!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After reprimanding everyone, Li Shimin went straight to the Hall of Universal Love.

Firstly, he wanted to see the machine that Da Sun was tinkering with, and secondly, he wanted to catch that bastard red-handed.

To his disappointment, Li Jue was not in the Jian'ai Hall at all.

Li Shimin stared blankly at the pile of iron lumps, unable to figure it out for a long time, until Li Tai was carried over. Under Li Tai's guidance, a small furnace was lit, and only then did the machine start to move.

"Huh!"

"This thing is interesting, it can actually be powered by only coal!"

"Father, this is a steam engine!"

"Steam engine?"

"yes!"

"This device is powered by water vapor. Coal boils water, and the steam from the boiling water rises, driving the piston inside."

"Oh oh oh..."

"Was all this done by that bastard?"

"yes!"

"To develop this item, Li Jue led dozens, even hundreds, of craftsmen, working tirelessly for several months without sleep..."

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin's face showed a look of heartache.

"well!"

"This child has had a tough time!"

"This item is indeed very useful, but for the sake of people's livelihood, we must use it with caution and not take away the people's livelihood!"

Upon hearing this, Li Tai bowed respectfully.

"Father is wise..."

Li Shimin walked around the machine again, imagining all sorts of uses in his mind. After a while, he straightened up and asked a question.

"Ananda, who hasn't arrived yet?"

Li Tai and Li Ke were both stunned when they heard this, wondering who His Majesty was asking.

What surprised the two even more was that Zhang Anan outside the door actually understood!

"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince has not yet arrived..."

"snort!"