Chapter 1903

"However, Physician Yan only sees the consumption, not the benefit, and even less... the method to break the situation!"

"Method to break the situation?"

Yan Zheng looked confused, his gaze looking at Gao Yang.

Gao Yang continued: "What Physician Yan is worried about is nothing more than the Great Wall being easily damaged and maintenance being excessive, fearing it will become a national pest. But what if there is an object that is as firm as a rock, impervious to water and fire, and immortal for a thousand years? What then?!"

"If we use this to build our Da Qian's steel Great Wall to resist the Xiongnu, then the annual repairs and excessive consumption that the Physician worries about, wouldn't that be worrying about nothing?"

Instantly.

Yan Zheng was stunned.

"Impervious to water and fire, as firm as a rock—is there such a divine object in the world?"

Gao Yang faced Wu Zhao again, bowed and saluted: "Coincidentally, this object... this subject wants to offer it to Your Majesty today, just to solve the Physician's confusion, and also to cast... a foundation for our Da Qian that will not move for ten thousand generations!"

Gao Yang's words echoed in the Jin Luandian like a sonic boom.

Instantly.

The hundred officials were shocked.

Yan Zheng, Cui Xinghe, and others were all shocked.

Gao Yang really made such a divine object?

In Wu Zhao's eyes, a rich surprise also emerged.

She suddenly remembered that after Gao Yang returned in triumph, when she left the Duke Prefecture, Gao Yang said he had prepared a huge gift for her!

"Prime Minister, what is it?" Wu Zhao asked, full of eagerness and extreme expectation.

Gao Yang took a gray square brick from his wide sleeve.

"Your Majesty, please look, it is this object!"

The hundred officials were stunned, their mouths twitching slightly.

Which Prime Minister takes a brick out of his sleeve during court?

This act clearly did not conform to etiquette, but Gao Yang's favor was too great.

Even looking at the entire Da Qian, only Gao Yang could enter the palace without being searched, and could even carry a sleeve arrow!

But compared to this, everyone cared more about what Gao Yang said.

Could this gray brick, which looked plain and unremarkable, be impervious to water and fire and as firm as a rock?

The hundred officials frowned together.

But out of Gao Yang's majesty and Gao Yang's ability, no one in the civil and military officials dared to question him.

"Your Majesty, this subject requests a blue brick, a Mo Dao, a torch, and a bucket of clean water!" Gao Yang's voice sounded, extremely steady.

"Granted!"

Wu Zhao waved her hand without any hesitation. There was no doubt in those phoenix eyes, only full expectation.

Soon.

The Imperial Guard outside the Jin Luandian brought a blue brick, a Mo Dao, a burning torch, and a bucket of clean water!

The eyes of the hundred officials gathered.

Gao Yang bent down and placed the gray square brick and the blue brick on the ground.

Subsequently, Gao Yang took the Mo Dao from the guard's hand.

And then... slashed heavily at the blue brick.

Clang!

In an instant.

The blue brick shattered, and powder splashed everywhere!

The hearts of the hundred officials tightened.

Gao Yang did not stop, and the second slash slashed toward the gray brick with the force of thunder!

"Clang—!"

Metal clashed, sparks flew!

However, only a faint white mark was left on the gray brick, and it stood majestically, unmoved!

The gray brick was completely undamaged!

Boom!

All the hundred officials were incredulous, their faces full of shock.

People like Yan Zheng were even more excited.

If this object were used to repair the city wall, wouldn't it be impenetrable?

In Wu Zhao's phoenix eyes, a trace of surprise also flashed, and her jade hand clenched tightly.

Gao Yang was very calm, as if everything was within his expectations.

Next.

Gao Yang took the torch and burned the gray brick with fire, but even after burning for a while, the gray brick only turned slightly black.

Finally, a bucket of water was poured on it, and the water quickly slid off the gray brick, the brick body remaining as firm as ever.

This instant.

The large Jin Luandian fell into dead silence.

The eyes of the civil and military officials were all fixed on the gray brick on the ground, as if this seemingly plain gray brick was more tempting than a naked beauty!

"Prime Minister, does this object have a name?"

A Confucian scholar with white hair and beard spoke tremblingly, full of excitement.

Gao Yang's gaze swept across the hundred officials, and he said with great momentum, "This object is called cement!"

"Pour cement over blue bricks, and as you have all seen, it cannot be cut by knives, destroyed by fire, or scattered by water!"

"If we build a city with this object, the city will be solid forever! Pave roads, and natural moats will become thoroughfares! Repair canals, and the canals will not collapse, and the fertile fields will stretch for thousands of miles!"

"This is a divine artifact to stabilize the country, a pillar of the state!"

Gao Yang's voice echoed in the Jin Luandian, carrying unprecedented absolute confidence!

The hundred officials were surging inside, shocked.

"A miracle!"

"With this object, our Da Qian's giant city can block thousands of troops and horses!"

"Heaven bless our Da Qian, to obtain this divine object!"

"The Prime Minister is truly a divine person! Our Da Qian having the Prime Minister is truly the blessing of the country and the fortune of the people!"

Yan Zheng's body trembled, his hands trembling slightly. He moved his lips and said with equal excitement, "This is... the foundation stone of the country, merit for ten thousand generations!"

Cui Xinghe's expression was complex.

Wang Zhong, Lu Wen, and others were shocked, their breathing rapid.

Song Li nodded secretly, firm in his belief.

His resignation... was correct!

Wu Zhao sat on the dragon throne, her phoenix eyes shining like a galaxy, the corners of her mouth raised in a proud arc, her heart full of heroic spirit!

What about the Xiongnu Chanyu? What about the alliance of Chu, Yan, and Qi?

She has Gao Yang, why fear the thousands of troops and horses of the world, and the million wolf cavalry?

"Good!"

"A good cement, it can be called the foundation stone of our Da Qian! With this object, I am like a tiger with wings!"

"The Prime Minister's merit is unparalleled in history!"

"Xiao Yuan, proclaim the edict!"

Shangguan Wan'er had been claiming illness for the past few days, so naturally, she didn't attend the morning court.

For this proclamation, she had Xiao Yuan come.

"Proclaim the edict?"

The hundred officials were stunned, somewhat confused.

Cui Xinghe's expression became more complex. He knew clearly that in a while, the sound of gasping in the Jin Luandian... would probably overturn the entire Jin Luandian!

Xiao Yuan took a deep breath and unfolded the bright yellow, dazzling imperial edict.

The hall was silent enough to hear a pin drop, only her clear voice, carrying a trace of imperceptible trembling, word by word, was like gold and jade clashing.

"By the order of the Emperor, the edict says: Prime Minister, Champion Marquis, and General of the Flying Cavalry Gao Yang, taking risks, breaking Hexi, the greatness of his achievements is unprecedented! Specifically enfeoffed—Duke of Zhenguo! Rank exceeding the regular order, sharing the Imperial Ancestral Temple!"

"Additionally, bestow the four-clawed golden-scaled python robe, with the same ceremony as a Prince, this is the order!"