Three days later.
At noon.
The Black Tortoise Gate was the last checkpoint to enter the Taiji Palace. It was surrounded by two gates and a circular city tower that was ten meters tall.
Below the city tower was a huge drill ground that was surrounded and spanned half a kilometer.
At this moment, the entire city tower was filled with people.
Without exception, these were the civil and military officials of the court, as well as the Imperial Attendants and Black Armor Army who had come upon hearing the news.
"Hey, hey, hey, have you heard? His Majesty is going to show us a new weapon today!”
"I heard that it looks very powerful. For this, His Majesty did not hesitate to gather all the officials!”
"It's more than powerful. I heard from the Ministry of Works that this thing can make the Great Tang invincible!”
For a time, all the officials were boasting about it.
The more you blow, the more mysterious it becomes.
He said that it was a killing weapon given by an expert.
It was also said that Second Emperor Li had learned a Qimen Dunjia technique when he sought immortality in the mountains.
Even more ridiculous was that the heavens had bestowed upon the Great Tang a divine weapon.
In short, there were all kinds of comments.
However, in the end, they all had high expectations for this weapon that was about to be revealed.
"Your Majesty, it's about time. Can we start?”
At this moment, the Minister of Works, Duan Lun, said to Li Shimin, who was sitting at the head of the table.
The latter looked at the sun that had moved to the top of his head and couldn't wait to speak.
"Since the time is up, let's begin.”
Following Li Shi Min's order, the Black Armored Army quickly split into two teams and opened the two city gates.
Creak!
As the Broken Dragon Gate fell, the guards slowly pushed the five carts into the center of the drill ground.
He saw that the things on the cart were covered by a black cloth, so he couldn't see what was inside.
"Why are there only five?" Li Shi Min asked with a frown.
"Replying to Your Majesty, this artifact is very complicated to make. The process is also unknown. In these three days, I have tried my best and only made five.”
Duan Lun sweated.
The creation of these mechanical beasts was the Mo family's unique secret manual. It was not something that ordinary craftsmen could obtain.
In order to prevent any malfunction, he had worked hard for the past three days and did everything himself.
It was already not easy to make five of them.
"Alright, I understand."
Li Shi Min didn't blame him and continued,"Come on, show me your results.”
"Yes, sir!"
Duan Lun waved at the guards below.
After receiving the order, the guard immediately lifted the black cloth.
The moment the black cloth was lifted, the officials on the city wall looked at him expectantly.
Presumably, this divine artifact that could change the fate of the Great Tang must be very mighty and domineering!
However, when they saw the true face under the black cloth, everyone's expression instantly froze.
"What happened? Was this the legendary divine weapon?”
"Nonsense! Five stinky birds, do you think this is a birdcage?!”
"If the Great Tang relied on this thing to change, wouldn't it be finished?!”
At this moment, all the officials 'expressions froze, and then they flew into a rage.
Even Li Shiming looked at Duan Lun with a questioning gaze.
This was because these were clearly five strange things that didn't look like horses or birds!
It had a long neck, small wings, and most importantly, it looked very funny!
Who could withstand this?
Duan Lun noticed that the people around him were glaring at him, so he quickly shifted the blame and said,"
"Your Majesty, I made it according to your blueprint without any changes!”
Hiss!
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shiming gasped.
The officials who had been glaring at Duan Lun were now pointing their fingers at him.
He seemed to be asking, how did you become the emperor? Was it really that good to play with the ministers?
Also, do you really want to become the King You of Zhou from back then and play with the dukes?
Seeing that the situation was not looking good, Li Shimin quickly coughed and said,
"Everyone, please calm down. You can't just look at the surface of everything. This is also the first time I've seen a Mohist machine-operated beast.”
That was what he said.
In fact, Li Shiming had already cursed Han Qiu's ancestors in his heart.
What the f * ck was this?
This was an ostrich?
No wonder that brat handed over the blueprint so generously.
After all this time, it was this kind of junk!
Seeing that Li Shimin was kept in the dark, the officials did not care.
However, they could not bear to watch such a lousy thing.
They chatted and started to count the time.
Some of the hot-tempered generals even turned around and left.
"Forget it, I'll try my best.”Li Shi Min held his forehead and said,"Let's test if this ostrich can fly first.”
"Yes, sir!"
At Duan Lun's command, the guards on the drill ground immediately patted the ostrich's wings.
Soon, the five ostriches flapped their wings one after another.
just
The situation was awkward.
None of the five ostriches could fly.
Two of them flapped their wings and jumped high to help, but as soon as they jumped into the sky, they fell down like weights. Their flying ability was not even as good as a chicken.
"I can't stand it! You foolish ruler, how dare you play with us like this!”
The hot-tempered Wei Zheng pointed at Li Shimin's nose and started to scold him.
This time, the latter was not in a good mood like the last time.
His face fell.
"Wei Hui, what are you anxious about? This is just the beginning.”
"This stupid thing, the beginning means the end!”Wei Zheng was not afraid at all." If these birds can really go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, I will never say no in front of His Majesty in the future!" he said angrily.”
These words caused Li Shi Min's heart to stir.
In the future, Wei Zheng would not make things difficult for him in front of the ministers. That would be a great feeling!
But why was this ostrich so disappointing?
Just as Li Shiming was feeling disappointed, Duan Lun began the second round of the test.
To test the running ability of the ostrich.
Perhaps they still didn't know that this ostrich was as fast as a top-class Turkic horse!
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