Today's grand court meeting was originally intended to discuss how to reward the three armies and subsequent military deployment plans.
Logically speaking, the atmosphere of this grand court meeting should have been harmonious and beautiful. However, according to some officials, the court meeting ended in a bad mood. The main reason was that the old man Wei Yong, the doctor of the Censorate, started to fight in the court.
The specific course of events was this: upon hearing that Lu Chen was actually going to build a building a hundred feet high and also name it the Zhaixing Tower, Wei Yong could no longer control his temper, broke free from the six ministers who were blocking him, and pounced on Lu Chen.
While rushing forward, he was shouting that he wanted to kill Lu Chen.
Of course, Lu Chen is not someone who can suffer a loss. He certainly cannot just take a beating without fighting back.
Of course, if he really wanted to beat Wei Yong to death, Lu Chen would not dare to do so.
Given the physical fitness of these old men, Lu Chen could easily make them paralyzed on one side of their body with just a little effort.
So when facing Wei Yong who was rushing towards him, Lu Chen used a move to counter the attack and pushed him aside with a single move of his own.
Wei Yong lost his balance and fell flat on his face. After getting up from the ground in a mess, he was still cursing.
Then a group of guards rushed in and controlled the two violent parties.
Li Zhuo also hurried down to persuade him, "Lord Wei, calm down. Why do you have to fight? We are all loyal ministers and capable generals of the Great Qi. Even if there is any conflict, can't we talk it out peacefully?"
Wei Yong pointed at Lu Chen with trembling hands and said, "Your Majesty, listen to what this evil Taoist said. He actually wants to build the Star-Picking Tower. Your Majesty should know how the Shang Dynasty fell. If you really listen to this evil Taoist's nonsense, the country will really be destroyed!"
The records of the history of the previous dynasty in Da Qi are quite detailed. In the history of this dimension, King Zhou of Shang actually built a Star-Picking Tower for Daji, which can be found in history books.
Li Zhuo smiled awkwardly, then turned to look at Lu Chen and said helplessly, "Master Lu, can we change the name? Why do we have to call it Zhaixing Tower? It's so unlucky."
The Minister of Revenue, Liang Licang, also spoke up to persuade him, "Yes, Master Lu, there's no need to build a hundred-foot-tall building. Can't it be shorter? To be honest, with the current construction conditions of our Great Qi Dynasty, building a hundred-foot-tall building is quite difficult."
Minister of Works Lu Zhengping also nodded hurriedly and said, "That's true. With the current materials and construction level, building a hundred-foot tall building is indeed too difficult."
After hearing this, Lu Chen couldn't help but curl his lips.
A height of 100 feet is about 33 meters. Is this difficult for you?
Is it reasonable for a building to be over 30 meters high? Lu Chen thought it was just that. The Yellow Crane Tower was 51 meters high. The architectural technology level of Da Qi needs to be improved.
Looking at the fawning expressions of the civil and military officials, Lu Chen curled his lips and said, "I want to build such a tall building and name it Zhaixing. Of course, I have my own reasons. You all don't think that the Sheng'en Pill is the only good thing in my hands, right? In fact, I have many good things in my hands. Any one of them can benefit the country and the people. But the prerequisite is that I must be given a superior, good and quiet environment for research. I built the building so high and named it Zhaixing just to provide a quiet environment."
Upon hearing this, everyone became even more confused. Li Zhuo asked curiously, "Master Lu, the building's height and its name, Picking Stars, what does this have to do with tranquility? If you truly need a quiet environment, I can have someone allocate an area of land in the suburbs outside the capital for your use."
Haha, you finally asked this question, I'm dying of suffocation. Lu Chen sneered inwardly, put his hands behind his back and paced a few steps, interpreting the eight words "immortal style and sanctimonious appearance" to the fullest, and then he began to recite: "The dangerous building is a hundred feet high, and I can pick the stars with my hands. I dare not speak loudly, for fear of disturbing the gods in heaven!"
The history of this era and this dimension has been completely different from what Lu Chen knew since the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
So of course these civil and military officials had never heard of Li Bai staying overnight in a mountain temple.
When this romantic five-character quatrain was thrown out, all the officials were shocked and speechless.
Li Zhuo's eyes lit up as he exclaimed, "What a wonderful poem! I didn't expect Master Lu to have such poetic talent."
Lu Chen waved his hand and said, "No, no, this is not my poem. I just heard a senior named Li recite it once."
Yan Pingzhang, the Minister of Rites, carefully savored the words in the poem and said, "I dare not speak loudly, for fear of disturbing the beings in heaven. Is Master Lu trying to tell us that as long as the building is high enough, we can communicate with the immortals?"
After he finished speaking, the eyes of all the civil and military officials lit up again. Seeing this, Lu Chen sighed and thought that the feudal and superstitious ideas of the Great Qi Dynasty were really deeply rooted.
He shook his head and said, "I can't say whether immortals exist or not. I just know that as long as the building is high enough, people moving around inside will unconsciously lower their voices."
After saying this, Lu Chen laughed in his heart, thinking that instead of posting signs prohibiting making noise, it would be better to use feudal superstition to make these people abide by the corresponding discipline.
Does this count as defeating magic with magic?
With such a poem and such a reason, the ministers really couldn't find any angle to refute it for a while.
What's more, there was actually excitement and desire in some people's eyes. Sure enough, the next second, someone stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I don't think Master Lu's request is excessive. After all, he has made great contributions to the country. Now, he has not received any promotion or nobility, but just wants to build a building. Why shouldn't we agree? Moreover, Master Lu also said that after the building is completed, all the products produced will benefit the country and the people. Master Lu's selfless dedication to the public is truly admirable and shameful."
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