Chapter 2: Su Liang presents a treasure, becoming famous throughout Changan

Just after everyone saluted and thanked him.

A crisp coughing sound spread throughout the entire court.

Su Liang slowly stepped out from the back.

He walked slowly to the front of His Majesty Li Er, bowed slightly, and slowly took out an object.

"Your humble servant has the Heirloom Seal of the Realm to present to Your Majesty!"

Instantly.

The whole hall was shocked into silence; one could hear a pin drop!

Everyone present stared fixedly at the Heirloom Seal of the Realm in Su Liang's hand, four inches square, with five dragons intertwined on the knob.

"May I have a look, old man? I have had the good fortune to see the Heirloom Seal of the Realm up close."

The Minister of Rites, Yu Shinan, asked.

After examining it carefully.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, it is indeed the Heirloom Seal of the Realm!"

Li Gang, Xiao Yu, and others also stepped forward to confirm it one after another.

"We congratulate Your Majesty on obtaining the Heirloom Seal of the Realm!"

"We congratulate Your Majesty on obtaining the Heirloom Seal of the Realm!"

At this moment, Li Er's face beamed with joy, full of spring breeze, smiling until his face looked like a chrysanthemum.

"Eh, why is one corner made of gold?" Cheng Yaojin said carelessly.

"Hahaha, Cheng the reckless, listen to me slowly, so I can clear up the confusion for our colleagues who don't know the inside story."

Yu Shinan said slowly.

"After Emperor Ai of Han passed away, Wang Mang usurped the throne, and because he didn't have the seal, his name was not justified and his words were not smooth."

"To consolidate his regime, he repeatedly demanded the Heirloom Seal of the Realm from the Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun."

"The Empress Dowager not only did not give the seal to Wang Mang, but also cursed him, denouncing Wang Mang as disloyal and unrighteous."

"Finally, forced by necessity, she handed over the Heirloom Seal of the Realm, but she was also furious and threw the seal on the ground, causing the dragon on the seal to break a corner, which Wang Mang later repaired with gold."

The Heirloom Seal of the Realm was engraved by Prime Minister Li Si under the order of Qin Shi Huang using the Heshibi jade disc.

On the front, it is engraved with the eight seal script characters "Received from Heaven, may you have long life and prosperity."

As a token of "Imperial power granted by Heaven, legitimate and legal."

It is the proof of the legitimate emperors of all dynasties after the Qin Dynasty.

"Su Liang, I ask you, it is rumored that when Yang Guang was killed in Jiangdu, Empress Xiao took Emperor Yang of Sui's grandson Yang Zhengdao and the Heirloom Seal of the Realm and fled to the Turkic lands in the north of the desert."

"Now, why is the Heirloom Seal of the Realm in your hands?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, a year ago, your humble servant happened to encounter two groups of men in black fighting for the Heirloom Seal of the Realm in Jingyang County. Hearing that the seal was stolen by the Turkic royal court and fearing that the seal would be lost, I killed them all and obtained the Heirloom Seal of the Realm."

Su Liang said indifferently.

"Since that is the case, what reward do you want, Minister?"

"Your humble servant has practiced martial arts since childhood, and now I lack a suitable weapon, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to grant me two weapons!"

"Oh? Which two weapons."

"Drum-beating golden hammers, Phoenix-wing gilded halberd!"

"The Phoenix-wing gilded halberd was the weapon of Yuwen Chengdu, so I will grant it to you."

"As for the drum-beating golden hammers, they are the relics of my third brother..."

Hearing this, Su Liang felt cold and sighed slightly.

It's all that damn system's fault; it hasn't rewarded him with any weapons yet.

Currently, the only weapons in the world that interest Su Liang are those two.

After a while.

"Forget it, forget it, considering you helped the Zhao Prince, I will grant them to you as well."

One hour later.

Zhu Que Street.

Su Fu backyard.

It is time to forge a suitable weapon for himself.

Now that he has transmigrated.

He doesn't know if Lujiang Prince Li Yuan will rebel, or if the Eastern Turks will move south.

Su Liang thinks to himself.

Thinking carefully about that fool Lujiang Prince Li Yuan, he probably won't rebel; Li Er's throne is now well-justified.

With the Heirloom Seal of the Realm, the Great Tang is now initially stable, and the people have lived in peace and prosperity for a few years.

He shouldn't be willing to give up being a good prince to raise an army and rebel.

Lujiang Prince Li Yuan is Li Yuan's cousin, a complete fool, cowardly and incompetent.

At the beginning of the ninth year of Wude, he was appointed as the Great Governor of Youzhou, and Li Yuan sent the Right Leading General Wang Junkuo to assist him; now he can be said to have tens of thousands of troops in his hands.

He is just afraid of being fooled by that Wang Junkuo; in history, he was incited by Wang Junkuo.

Wang Junkuo gathered people to be bandits in his early years, looting everywhere, once occupied Jingxing Pass, later defected to Wagang, and returned to Tang after Wagang was destroyed.

He hopes it won't happen.

Su Liang examines the drum-beating golden hammers and the Phoenix-wing gilded halberd before him.

The Phoenix-wing gilded halberd weighs 400 jin, it's too light to use!

The drum-beating golden hammers, the pair weighs 800 jin, he's not used to using them!

He doesn't know how to forge them.

"Ding: The system detects the host's current situation and issues the latest task: forge a peerless divine weapon."

Accept the task: reward the Qin-Han smelting method and modern alloy technology."

Refuse the task: no reward."

Task completed: reward a warhorse, the Cloud-Stepping Black Steed."

"The Cloud-Stepping Black Steed understands human nature, travels a thousand miles a day, and eight hundred at night!"

"Damn, damn."

The system is too loving, whatever he thinks of comes, and there are unexpected surprises when the task is completed.

With this system, why worry about not being able to forge a peerless divine weapon!

With this system, why worry about not having a good horse!

Su Liang likes swords more, but he likes spears even more; he doesn't know if he can forge them all.

One month later.

Su Fu backyard.

Su Liang looks at the weapon he forged himself, the blade like autumn frost.

The spear is one zhang, three chi, seven cun, and three fen long, bright silver all over, weighing 900 jin!

Its tail is shaped like a dragon playing with a pearl, its body is surrounded by nine dragons, and it is engraved with the two characters "Roaming Dragon."

With a casual dance, a cold light arrives first, like a dragon emerging from a spear. If it points, it must die; if it sweeps, it must perish!

"From now on, I'll call you the Roaming Dragon Breaking Army Spear."

The sword is three chi and seven cun long, bright silver all over, sharp enough to cut hair and slice iron like mud!

"From now on, I'll call you 'Asking the Heart'."

Finally, so as not to waste it, he made a small dagger; he thought it would be nice for peeling fruit and cutting meat.

He should give it a name too; let's call it "Little Three" from now on, since you were born last.

"Ding: Congratulations to the host, task completed! Do you want to extract the task reward?"

"Extract!"

"Please collect it outside the mansion gate."

After a while.

"Neigh..."

Accompanied by a horse's neigh, a fine horse appears outside the gate.

Its body is black satin, shining brightly;

Its back is long, waist short and straight, and the tendons and joints of its four limbs are strong;

Only the horse's hooves are as white as snow, like stepping on auspicious clouds, hence the name Cloud-Stepping Black Steed.

"Good, good, good, what a fine Cloud-Stepping Black Steed." Su Liang says "good" three times in a row.

A month of hard work was not in vain; he obtained a divine weapon and a fine horse.

It's time to take a good look at this Changan City, hehe...

Pingkang Ward, here I come!

Just as Su Liang was indulging in pleasure in Pingkang Ward.

The long-lost voice of the system sounded in his mind.

"Ding: The system detects the host's situation and issues the latest task: the host must drink and compose a hundred poems in Pingkang Ward."

"Complete the task: reward papermaking and movable type printing."

"Refuse the task: reward the host with ten days of impotence."

"Damn, damn, damn!"

"In this Pingkang Ward, the system is actually so base!"

"The evil system is simply insane and disgusting to the extreme!"

Su Liang is suddenly furious and curses loudly.

Su Liang can fight with heaven and earth.

It can be said to be endless fun.

However, he just can't fight the system.

The power of the system is beyond imagination!

In the end, he reluctantly accepted the latest task issued by the system.

"Hehe, the system is afraid that my reputation won't be known." Su Liang laughs to himself.

Thus, the scene in Pingkang Ward happened.

Su Liang acts as if he were crazy, drinking and composing a hundred poems.

"The brocade zither has fifty strings for no reason, each string and each pillar thinking of the flowery years."

"The world laughs at me for being too crazy, I laugh at others for not seeing through."

"The flower path has never been swept for guests, the humble door is opened for you today."

"How many times in the world have I been hurt by the past, the shape of the mountains still pillows the cold current."

"A guest for a long time in the sorrowful autumn of ten thousand miles, sick for a hundred years, climbing the platform alone."

"Drawing a knife to cut the water makes the water flow more, raising a cup to drown sorrows makes sorrows even more sorrowful."

"The Peng bird rises with the wind in one day, soaring up ninety thousand miles."

"Life should be enjoyed to the fullest, do not let the golden goblet face the moon in vain."

"Heaven has given me talent, it must be useful, a thousand gold scattered will return."

"Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaiyu, bring the wine, do not stop the cup."

The ninth year of the Tang Wude era, July 10th.

Changan City, inside Pingkang Ward.

Su Liang drinks and composes a hundred poems, becoming famous throughout Changan City.

For a time, paper in Changan became expensive, and Su Liang was called the Banished Immortal.

Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu, seeing Su Liang's poetic inspiration,

took the initiative to step forward and get to know Su Liang.

Regarding the great fame of Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu.

Su Liang naturally knew it too.

Qin Huaiyu, son of Qin Qiong.

Cheng Chumo, son of Cheng Yaojin.

Especially Cheng Chumo, who visited brothels at the age of eight, known to everyone in Changan City!

Although the two were playboys in Changan.

They suited Su Liang's taste.

So he wrote them into his poems.

"Ding: Congratulations to the host, task of drinking and composing a hundred poems completed."

"Task reward: papermaking, movable type printing."

For more than half a month.

Su Liang stayed in the Red Light District every night.

His unrestrained style won the praise of countless scholars.

They even praised him for having the spirit of the madmen of the Wei and Jin dynasties.

At the same time.

Su Liang's body was also hollowed out.

He met a charming little demon in the Red Light District.

He doesn't know when the system will give him a true man physique.

During this period, His Majesty Li Er also invited Su Liang to enter the government many times.

He was rejected by Su Liang with the words, "I would rather be drunk on a beauty's lap and die among the flowers and willows."

Li Er was so angry that he stamped his feet.

However, Su Liang also sent Xue Rengui to Li Er.

Seeing that Xue Rengui had the strength of ten thousand men like his ancestor Xue Andu, he stopped forcing Su Liang to be an official.

Xue Rengui was a descendant of Xue Andu, the Prince of Hedong County, a famous general of the Northern Wei Dynasty in the Liu Song period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties.

His grandfather Xue Rong, grandfather Xue Yan, and father Xue Gui served as officials in the Northern Wei, Northern Zhou, and Sui dynasties, but now the family has fallen.

Two years ago, Su Liang passed through Longmen County, cured his mother, and then followed Su Liang, now fulfilling a wish.

A few days later, Su Liang escaped from the Red Light District.

It's time to find something to do.

Hehehe...

In Changan City today, paper is probably already at a sky-high price.

Recalling the papermaking technique he just obtained, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.

But papermaking can't be done in a moment, looking at the scorching summer.

After a while.

Changan City East Market.

Su Liang looks at the row of shops in front of him and turns to say.

"Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaiyu, have your servants buy all the saltpeter in Changan City, and send people to the surrounding counties too. We will do the ice business first; I will take 50% of all profits, and you two can split the remaining 50%."

When they were in the Red Light District, the two had seen Su Liang's many methods of making ice in summer, and now they were giggling and their eyes were shining.

Empty-handed white wolf, it's that simple.

"The method of making ice, you two must not spread it; don't fear thieves stealing, fear thieves thinking about it."

"As for Li Er, send some ice cubes over tomorrow, I'm afraid Li Er will think about our business, let's block Li Er's mouth first!"

"Give Li Er a little more, so he can reward those honest officials, and also sell a favor to Li Er."

Regarding Su Liang's constant talk of Li Er, Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu were already used to it; if it were them, they would never dare.

"As for my share of the profits, you help me buy grain, buy it from the rice shops of the Five Surnames and Seven Families, buy as much as you can. You can also buy it; if you buy a little, put the grain in your backyard, if you buy a lot, let your fathers build a granary, this young master has a great use for it."

Su Liang continues to order.

"Okay, we two brothers will listen to Brother Su."

For more than half a month, Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu had already become Su Liang's little fans, and they believed in this deeply.

"Good, good, good... the price of ice cubes will be set at one thousand wen per jin, prepare ten thousand jin tonight, and the shop will open tomorrow!" Su Liang said "good" three times in a row, thinking to himself, these two little brothers are really worth it, they listen and do as they are told.

The price of ice cubes in the summer of the Tang Dynasty was ridiculously high, as expensive as gold.

It wasn't until the Song Dynasty that ice freedom was achieved.

The ancient book "Miscellaneous Records of the Immortals" of the Later Tang Dynasty records: "Ice and snow in Changan, by summer, the price is equal to gold and jade."

The price of one thousand wen per jin, Su Liang is still very conscientious.

Within half a day, the news of Su Liang selling ice swept through the entire Changan City.

Everyone was waiting for the shop to open tomorrow, and everyone was wondering where Su Liang got the ice cubes; everyone was half-believing.

The Banished Immortal couldn't ruin his own reputation, not to mention that two playboys of Changan City were following behind.

Taiji Palace, Ganlu Hall.

"Your Majesty, Young Master Su left the Red Light District and went to the East Market."

The commander of the Qianniu Guards, Li Junxian, hurried to report.

"Hahaha, he must have gone to buy medicine."

Li Er laughed to himself, let you die among the flowers and willows.

"Your Majesty, Young Master Su spent a lot of money to buy a few shops."

Li Junxian explained from the side.

"What is he buying shops for, could it be that he wants to do business?"

Li Er raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Your Majesty, Young Master Su said he would sell ice cubes in two days. He asked Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaiyu to help sell them."

Li Junxian continued.

"Hehe... that kid really thinks he is a Banished Immortal, where did he get the ice cubes, making ice in summer? Those two playboys are also messing around."

"Junxian, send the Qianniu Guards to watch closely, and report any situation immediately!"

His Majesty Li Er looked disdainful. ===== CHAPTER 3 =====