At night, the Dafeng Palace is brightly lit, as bright as day.
Although there are many people passing by, it is very quiet and there is no noise.
In the deep courtyard, the emperor and the empress were sitting up and down. One of them frowned in contemplation, and the other sighed sadly, as if they were sighing for something.
"Zi Tong, why do I feel that keeping Qi Yu's son Qi Xiao as a companion is a wrong decision..."
"well……"
Although the queen did not express her approval, her faint sigh could be regarded as acquiescing to the emperor's point of view.
Earlier, the emperor and empress, who had different ideas, reached an agreement without any dispute on the issue of retaining Qi Xiao as a companion.
Both of them believed that this move could effectively contain Qi Yu who was far away in Nanyang.
Although the idea is good, the implementation is not satisfactory.
They never imagined that behind this incident, there were hidden side effects that caused liver pain.
I don't know whether it was because of the incompatibility of the horoscopes or bad luck, but the chosen son of Qi Yu turned out to be a little naughty boy with no knowledge or skills.
It’s okay if you don’t learn, but you actually drag our prince along with you to fool around. Now you’re pulling a big saw, and you’re another blacksmith, tell me, what’s the etiquette of this?
In particular, the son took the initiative to call him his brother and was willing to be the younger brother. This was simply an embarrassment to his grandma’s family!
How about correcting it?
This is the prince's voluntary decision. How to correct it?
The emperor held his liver and thought to himself: How can I say that Qi Yu was also the Dingjia Tanhua who he personally appointed back then. How could a scholar like him raise such a son?
It is no exaggeration to say that the Qiongzhou earthquake did not surprise the emperor so much.
The queen was also worried about this. She persuaded her son in private: In the future, you are likely to be the emperor. Since you are the emperor, you must read the books of the sages and learn the ways of Confucius and Mencius that are suitable for the time.
Although Qi Xiao's skills in governing the country are fun, they are all unconventional and heretical. If you indulge in them, you will only waste your time and do no good to yourself.
The prince is a good and obedient boy.
After being enlightened by his mother, he immediately realized that something was wrong and quickly admitted his mistake.
However, just after he crossed the threshold, he forgot these instructions again.
How can building a warship be any fun among those annoying people?
The palace is already boring and boring, but now we finally come across something interesting, how can we miss it?
Children are all playful, even the nobles from the royal family are no exception.
Seeing that the persuasion had little effect, the emperor and empress had no choice but to start the discussion again today.
The Queen thought for a while and suggested: "Otherwise, Your Majesty will issue an imperial edict tomorrow and cancel Qi Xiao's qualification as a companion?"
But the emperor said with a bitter face: "People often say that the emperor is a man of words and never lies. If I change my orders every day, wouldn't I be laughed at?"
After a pause, he continued: "If I blatantly deprived Qi Xiao of his qualification as a reading companion, it would be tantamount to a slap in the face of the Qi family. In this way, not only did the proton fail to be retained, but it worsened the situation that was already acceptable.
The relationship between the king and his ministers is so good that he loses his wife and loses his troops!"
The emperor's intention was very clear. It was extremely inappropriate to cancel it, and it should not be done unless it was absolutely necessary.
In other words, we have to continue to ‘persist’ in reading.
When the discussion reached this point, the emperor and empress felt ripples of disappointment in their hearts.
Both of them felt that they had fallen into the pit they had dug, and they had to swallow the bitterness in their stomachs like a mute eating Coptis chinensis without spreading it outside.
Is this... the legendary self-eating?
Alas, I guess so!
Qi Xiao naturally didn't know that he was almost "returned". At this time, he was plotting something with the prince Li Hongyu.
"Your Highness, in a few days, our mighty cannon will be completed. At that time, we only need to install the corresponding gunpowder to test the cannon. I guarantee that the effect will be absolutely shocking!"
"Haha, I have never seen how a cannon is fired when I grow up. Now, I can finally have an eye-opening experience!"
"..."
The two children talked to each other and made plans while also looking ahead.
Their expectations are very simple. As long as they can make a blockbuster success, they have achieved their expectations.
It remains to be seen whether this cannon is shocking or not, and how it is used.
After bragging, Qi Xiao suddenly realized a serious problem.
What?
Everything is possible except gunpowder!
The palace was heavily guarded, how could it be possible to hide gunpowder?
Definitely not!
Not to mention a big cannon, even a small amount of fireworks hidden secretly may be punished for conspiracy.
Therefore, it is impossible to find the much-needed gunpowder in the palace.
So, here comes the problem.
Without the support of gunpowder, the cannon would most likely not be able to be tested.
If so, all the previous hard work has been wasted.
This, this,... what should we do?
It feels quite difficult!
In the end, Li Hongyu couldn't bear the itch in his heart and pleaded: "Brother, you have to think of a way, otherwise, I won't be able to sleep tonight."
Qi Xiao scratched his head when he heard this and comforted him: "Brother, don't be anxious. I'll take a moment to wait for you, Brother Fool."
"Oh well!"
"..."
After saying that, Qi Xiao walked around with his hands behind his back like a little adult, frowning and thinking.
After a while, his brows slowly opened.
Seeing this, Li Hongyu hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Looking at my brother like this, could it be that he has come up with a good plan?"
Qi Xiao nodded proudly and said: "It's just gunpowder, how can it be difficult for me to survive?"
"Brother, tell me quickly!"
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious!"
Qi Xiao coughed dryly, cleared his throat and said: "It is indeed difficult to find ready-made gunpowder in the palace! However, we cannot give up because of this! Since this road is not feasible, it is better to find another way and rely on our own efforts.
ways to meet our real needs.”
When Li Hongyu heard this, he nodded first, and then asked blankly: "Then, how do we rely on ourselves?"
Qi Xiao looked around and saw that there was no one around, then whispered to the prince: "In my opinion, we might as well not ask others for help but make it ourselves. We can make as many as we want! If there is more to use,
, I’ll just save it for you to set off fireworks for fun!”
Is this comfort or motivation?
The prince thought it was the latter.
"The Master said that a man who has seen a lot and is knowledgeable, and who relies on his talent without letting go is a learned man! We both want to be knowledgeable and knowledgeable, so why do we have to look at the faces of those old guys? If there is anything wrong with them,
Wai, His Highness was the first to deal with him!"
Drink! You are quite ambitious!
Qi Xiao chuckled and said, "With this sentence, I have confidence in my heart!"