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"Is this the plate armor?" Li Ke's eyes suddenly went straight. Since Niu Jinda brought cavalry to Chang'an, the word plate armor has spread in Chang'an. Every passionate man yearned for it, and Li Ke was no exception. Especially after Li Yan gave Li Shimin three thousand sets of armor and equipment to the Imperial Guards guarding the Tai Chi Palace, he went to court every day. Ministers and generals witnessed the Imperial Guards wearing plate armor every day, and were extremely envious.

A few letters came and asked Li Yan to prepare a set for him. Unexpectedly, Li Yan would give him a surprise at the end of the year.

"One is plate armor, the other is scale armor!" Li Yan prepared two sets of armor for Li Ke.

"Scale armor?" Li Ke compared it and found that the armor on the left was indeed a little different from the plate armor on the right. This plate armor is a whole piece, and the armor in this box is like scales, but the style is similar to that of plate armor. "What is this called?"

"The difference between scale armor and plate armor is that this kind of armor consists of small metal pieces, which is very beautiful when worn on the body and can effectively resist armor-breaking arrows." Li Yan explained.

The armor in the box has been disassembled into several parts, but each part seems very delicate. Compared with the plate armor, the production process of scale armor is very complicated and the production speed is very slow. Therefore, Li Yan did not choose to equip scale armor in the army in the early stage. Another reason is that the application of armor-piercing arrows in this era was not widely used, nor did the appearance of horn bows like Mongolia. Ordinary bows and arrows did not pose a threat to plate armor produced by Li Yan using high-strength materials. The Battle of Tuyuhun fully proved this point. Later, the production process of the steel plant was greatly improved and the armor sheets could be mass-produced. So Li Yan asked to produce some scale armor equipment for Wuhouting. This kind of armor is quite good to wear on his body, and it is more flexible than plate armor, and can be worn on weekdays. It is not as bulky as plate armor, and it has to be taken off after fighting.

Li Ke carried out all the parts of the scale armor and plate armor. Li Yan nodded and signaled Rongda to come forward to help Li Ke put on the scale armor. "Liu Lang, then these scale armor and plate armor are stronger." Li Ke was a little confused when wearing it.

"Each one has its own merits, but you are facing the grassland riding and shooting in the north, so it would be better to use scale armor." Li Yan said.

Li Ke nodded half-understanding or not, but he didn't care about this. He cared about being able to wear it out and show off. After trying the two types of armor, Li Ke decided to wear scale armor, because the shape of the scale armor is basically similar to that of the Mingguang armor of the Tang Dynasty. Many generals wore it like this, and the plate armor was a bit bulky, and even the feet were wrapped in armor.

After receiving Li Yan's mysterious gift, Li Ke was very happy. He ordered the guards to carry the armor back to his mansion. He went to receive his gift again. Li Ke was overjoyed, but when he saw that two things in these gifts were different from other princes and princesses, Li Ke asked: "What is the jar of Liulang?"

When Li Ke's servants were carrying two and a half meter-high jars, Li Ke asked several servants to stop.

Suddenly, Li Yan almost forgot that there were these two things. For those princes who had already married, Li Yan prepared two new products from Yizhou, namely vegetable oil and white sugar. The things that this restaurant carries are vegetable oil and white sugar.

"My third brother forgot if I didn't remind me!" Li Yan walked to the two jars and opened the lid of the clay pot and said, "These two are new products from Yizhou. Let you taste it first. This is vegetable oil and this is white sugar."

Faced with two fresh words, Li Ke expressed his thoughts with confusing eyes.

Li Yan continued, "Press some white things three times to try?" Li Yan pointed to the jar containing white sugar and said.

Li Ke pinched a little with his hands and put it in his mouth. A sweet smell quickly spread on the tip of his tongue, which was sweeter than the maltose sold in Chang'an. "Well, it's so sweet!" Li Ke said.

"This white sugar is similar to the maltose sold now, but white sugar is more useful than maltose, especially if you eat sweet potatoes with a little white sugar, it will be more delicious." Li Yan covered the lid and pointed at the plant and said, "This is the same as meat oil. Just put some when cooking. After the third brother goes back, he can use it instead of meat oil to cook dishes, and the taste will be much better."

These two items are actually things that live at home, and are used to improve food. Li Keming said, "Then I'll go back and let the kitchen try it!"

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li Ke also had a lot of things. He stopped staying here at Li Yan and returned to the Wu Palace with gifts.

After seeing Li Ke away, Li Yan returned to the temple. At this time, Cui Yingying and Li Yan's sisters were not over yet, and they were still chattering and saying something and answering. But Li Yan's sisters all looked envious. Except for the youngest Yizi, who knew nothing but knew how to eat snacks, even Li Zhi ran to join in the fun.

When Li Yan saw this, he cleared his throat and said, "What are you talking about?"

Princess Changle said: "Brother Six, it turns out that there are so many fun things in Yizhou. If the princess hadn't told us, we wouldn't have known about it?"

"There are also Baihuatan, goldfish, and pterid dogs!" said Princess Xincheng.

"I really want to go to Yizhou to have fun!"

“…”

Several princesses said one by one and another.

Li Yan said: "You go and ask your father. If you come to Yizhou, Brother Six will definitely treat you with kindness."

"We are not allowed to go," Changle said at this time, "and he said that his daughter should not run around." Changle's words were filled with resentment, and the other princesses also looked sad. They had long been curious about the endless stream of goods in Yizhou. They mentioned Li Shimin several times, but they were rejected by Li Shimin.

Li Yan shook his head. Li Shimin was worried that something would happen to them. After all, they were all princesses, and they were all precious!

Women have women's topics, even if it is a little woman, Li Yan moved away. At this time, Rongda hurried over and said something in front of Li Yan's ear. Li Yan's expression changed slightly and he walked into the side hall of the hiking hall.

At this time, a man who was nearly two meters tall was sitting in the side hall. The man's muscles were bulging. He was obviously a very powerful man with Kong Wu. However, at this time, the man was a little uneasy and a little excited.

"Sima Tu!" Li Yan stepped into the hall and saw the big man sitting on the chair and shouted.

"Your Highness!" Sima Tu stood up, his chest was filled with blood, his lips trembled slightly, obviously suppressing the excitement in his heart.

Li Yan stepped forward to support Sima Tu. Speaking of which, Li Yan and Sima Tu had not met for a year, but their connection has never been broken, because he was one of Li Yan's inner guards and had always been Su Moer's guard. After Su Moer left Chang'an, he left him in Chang'an to protect Yun'er. At that time, Li Yan once thought that Su Moer had noticed that Sima Tu was Li Yan's man, so he deliberately expressed his dissatisfaction before leaving Sima Tu. In order not to let Sima Tu be exposed, Li Yan let him follow Su Moer's arrangements, and he re-arranged people to monitor the secret guards. Li Yan did this not to deliberately guard against anyone, because he understood that apples could not be placed in a basket, and then they would be all finished. This was just a wit of checks and balances, just like the Jinyiwei and the East Factory and the West Factory. Of course

"You have suffered a lot this year." Li Yan asked Sima Tu to sit down. The year was not long, and it was not short.

"If His Highness hadn't taken in, Sima Tu would have been wandering around now. His Highness still trusted me so much. If a soldier died for his confidant, Sima Tu was willing to be traumatized for His Highness." Sima Tu said in a loud voice.

Li Yan smiled and nodded, "I will be relieved by your words. Is Yun'er still the same?"

Sima Tu sighed and said, "When you go back to your highness, she still embroidered every day, or she was in a daze. She always felt guilty and felt that she had killed her parents."

Li Yan was silent. After Yun'er left the palace, she returned to her hometown. With Yun'er's appearance, she really fell in love with her in the village. Yun'er's parents were willing to become this happy event, but Yun'er refused to obey and escaped from her family.

The village was originally a bully in the village. He bought this official after bribing the county magistrate. He was always rampant in the village. After Yun'er escaped, the village was asking Yun'er's parents to double the compensation. Yun'er's parents were both hard-working farmers, but they did not want to let it go. They burned Yun'er's house and both of them were burned to death.

Later, Yun'er fled to Chang'an and was met by Su Mo'er. Su Mo'er and Yun'er were like sisters when they were in the palace, so they put her in the newspaper. After Sima Tu told Li Yan about this, Li Yan asked Li Ke to use his relationship to throw the person into a death row. After Yun'er had served him for a while, without any feelings and family affection, he could not stop watching.

"I understand." Li Yan sighed inwardly, "Rongda said you have something important to report?"

Sima Tu said with a stern expression: "Yes, after your highness arrives in Chang'an, the secret guards' eyes are thirty-two points to collect any unfavorable news for Your Highness, and promptly inform Your Highness to prepare. Just this morning, the secret guards found a group of people starting to monitor the tent. When Your Highness went to the court meeting in the morning, there were also people following him."

“This morning?”

"Yes, Your Highness, it didn't last two days ago. This morning, a group of people suddenly appeared near the temple, looking sneaky. There were secret guards disguised as people around the temple. They noticed something unusual at a glance. Then I came to inform Your Highness and let Your Highness be careful." Sima Tu continued.

Li Yan's face turned cold. Who would make him feel uncomfortable during the Chinese New Year? He said: "You should immediately send secret guards to stare at them and pass on the information to me at any time. When they come to collect information, they must go back to report. Let the secret guards stare at them where they went?"

"Yes, Your Highness, I'll make arrangements now!" Sima Tu responded and left quickly. Li Yan's safety was the most important at this time.

After Sima Tu left, Li Yan called Wu Wei over and asked him to inform the Thousand Cavalry of Zuowuwei Camp to wait for the day and night, and stand by at any time to attack. His heart also beat violently like never before. The word Xuanwu Gate Change suddenly appeared in his mind. Is anyone finally going to attack him? (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!