"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
In the East Palace, Zhu Yunxuan took the flintlock gun that had just been delivered and tried several shots in succession.
Not bad.
The effect was better than he imagined.
It seems that the craftsmen and related technologies of the Ming Dynasty are not lagging behind at all.
It's just not being used well.
That day, Zhu Yunzhen and the craftsmen discussed the drawings, and they worked day and night to finally create a prototype gun.
Next to him, Xu Miaojin looked at the target not far away and said: "With such a sharp weapon, why do you still practice martial arts?"
In the past few days, when Zhu Yunxian had nothing to do, he practiced martial arts with Xu Miaojin.
Although they are just some basic skills, they are still relevant.
Zhu Yunxuan smiled and said: "This thing requires time to prepare and aim. It is not bad when facing the enemy in battle, but if we meet on a narrow road, it may not be in time."
Xu Miaojin said: "I think as long as the distance is more than seven steps, martial arts masters may not be able to defeat the person holding this flintlock gun."
Zhu Yunxuan smiled.
If it were a gun from later generations, it would be different.
Seven steps away, the gun is fast.
Within seven steps, the gun is fast and accurate.
"There is still a lot of room for improvement in this thing."
He was thinking about it.
In Xu Miaojin's view, the flintlock gun is comparable to a magical weapon.
But Zhu Yunxun had seen the guns of later generations and knew that there was still a lot of room for transformation.
For example, reloading.
Today's flintlock guns are still muzzle-loading.
If it could be changed to rear-loading, the effect would be a little better.
However, there is no need to rush.
One bite cannot make you fat, this can only be done step by step.
Later, Zhu Yunxu ordered people to pack the flintlock gun and put it in a long box, ready to enter the palace.
"After Zhu Xi's death, His Majesty didn't ask any questions, right?" Xu Miaojin asked in a low voice.
Zhu Yunxuan shook his head and said: "If he dies like this, it will only make Grandpa Huang hate him even more."
Xu Miaojin was puzzled and asked: "Why is this?"
"He died at the hands of a woman in the palace, and he was also a servant. If word spread, it would bring disgrace to the royal family."
"But if it is covered up, no lessons can be learned from it, and the same thing may happen again in the future."
Zhu Yunzhen said: "In order to let the later generations learn a lesson, the emperor did not cover up the matter. Instead, he decided to make it public and inform all the royal family members about the cause of Zhu Ping's death."
"For this reason, the emperor has issued a decree. What Zhu Ping did is unprecedented in ancient times. In terms of public service, the crime cannot be punished."
"Although he is dead now, he cannot be exempted from guilt, so he is buried with the ceremony of a duke."
When Xu Miaojin heard this, he was stunned for a long time and sighed: "I thought he would pursue this matter vigorously and raise a big prison."
No wonder Xu Miaojin thinks so.
In the eyes of outsiders, Lao Zhu has always been tyrannical and cruel.
He kills people without mercy.
Zhu Yunxuan shook his head.
He now has a better understanding of Lao Zhu's temperament.
After all, Lao Zhu is still a person who puts the country, the country and the country first.
Although he is very protective of his family, he will not go beyond what is necessary.
Zhu Xi is dead.
Ying'er can finally rest in peace.
Zhu Yunzhen did not personally go to Ying'er's grave to pay homage and tell her about revenge.
At this moment, he must avoid suspicion.
The dead have passed away, but the living continue to live.
I believe Ying'er can understand even if she is under Jiuquan.
There is no rush to worship.
Zhu Xiang's incident made Zhu Yunxuan slowly change his mind.
If Zhu Yunwen inherits the throne, it will be a huge tragedy for him.
On the other hand, if the old Zhu established Zhu Di as the crown prince and made him the emperor, would Zhu Yunzhen's situation really be good?
At the beginning, Zhu Yunxuan did think so.
Zhu Di became emperor without going through the Jingnan War, so he did not have to deal with his nephew.
But now, Zhu Yunxuan has changed his mind.
Placing your destiny on others is ultimately unreliable.
This time, Zhu Xi ordered someone to assassinate Zhu Yunxuan. Zhu Di was definitely not involved, but was he really unaware of it?
Or is it that he had actually heard the rumor a long time ago, or had anticipated that something might happen, and deliberately let it go?
If Zhu Yunzhen died and it was later found out that it was Zhu Qing who did it, then for Zhu Di, it would be a plan to kill two birds with one stone.
On the way to Yangshan for hunting, Zhu Di even knew how to send a horse and horse to pick him up.
He also explained that he did not come in person because he had hunting arrangements to make.
Why didn't you send someone to come back with Zhu Yunxu when there was nothing going on when you came back?
If there had been, the assassination would not have happened, and the guards and Ying'er would not have died.
It is impossible to find out whether this was intentional or a moment of negligence.
But this incident reminded Zhu Yunzhen that he must not place his destiny in the hands of others.
He also wants to fight for the position of crown prince.
Moreover, Zhu Yunxuan discovered that without knowing it, he had already made an excellent impression in Lao Zhu's heart.
In this battle for the crown prince's position, he has an advantage.
The servants prepared the carriage, and Zhu Yunxi went to the palace.
In the palace, Lao Zhu was reviewing memorials, and Zhu Yunxuan walked in.
"Grandpa Huang!"
He did not kneel down to show respect, but ran towards Lao Zhu with a smile.
Lao Zhu put down the brush in his hand, picked up Zhu Yun and said, "Here comes Zhu Yun. Let Grandpa Huang see it. Has he grown taller again?"
Zhu Yunxuan curled his lips and said: "How can it be so fast? Grandpa Huang only saw it yesterday."
Lao Zhu laughed loudly.
Zhu Yunzhen observed the words and expressions and found that although Zhu Xiang died, Lao Zhu did not feel much sadness.
It seems that in his heart, he has always been very entangled with this son.
On the one hand, what Zhu Ping did had already touched Lao Zhu’s bottom line, and Lao Zhu wanted to drag him out and behead him.
On the other hand, Zhu Xi is his son. As a father, Lao Zhu really can't bear to deal with his son.
Especially after Zhu Fang sent people to assassinate Zhu Yunxian, Lao Zhu was even more in a dilemma.
Now, once Zhu Xi dies, everything is over.
For Lao Zhu, it was a relief.
From now on, you no longer have to worry about how to treat Zhu Ping.
"Recently, Japanese pirates have been ravaging the coastal areas again, which is really abominable."
Lao Zhu is worried about this matter.
In the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese pirate rebellion began when Lao Zhu was in power.
Since the fall of the Kamakura shogunate, Japan has entered a period of division between north and south.
At this time, there were frequent wars between different samurai groups in Japan.
Some warriors who fled after being defeated turned to the sea and became pirates.
They came to my country's coastal areas and looted wantonly, becoming the earliest Japanese pirates.
Later, Fang Guozhen, Zhang Shicheng and others were defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the rest of their troops also fled to the coastal areas and colluded with pirates from Japan.
Coupled with the cooperation of some smuggling merchants along the coast, the Japanese pirate rebellion broke out in the early Ming Dynasty.
The influence of Japanese pirates is far-reaching.
Without Japanese pirates, there would be no maritime ban.
Although the Longqing period was later closed, in the following hundreds of years, the Ming and Qing dynasties were always wavering between prohibition and liberation.
This continued until the later Opium War.
"Grandpa Huang, when I entered the palace this time, I brought a sharp weapon."
Chapter completed!