Next, everyone studied in a secret place deep inside the Ministry of Industry every day.
Because black powder is extremely important, there are hundreds of guards patrolling and guarding it, and the formula must not be leaked.
People who can participate in the development are very reliable.
Fang Chen and Gu Yueru pretended to work hard every day to research and configure experiments, causing many explosions, leaving them disgraced, and sometimes even being injured.
But after every explosion, everyone saw hope and saw that success was about to happen.
The eldest prince also participated in it, and was injured many times because of the experiment.
He wanted everyone to know that he was personally involved in this matter.
Soon, this matter reached the ears of Lu Yuanzhang and all the civil and military officials.
All civil and military officials praised the eldest prince. Lu Yuanzhang also said that the eldest prince's behavior was worthy of praise, and decreed that everyone, including the eldest prince and all researchers, would be rewarded.
However, Lu Yuanzhang felt very unhappy. He had already transferred Fang Chen away, but he didn't expect the eldest prince to follow him.
Eight days later.
Suddenly an experiment was successful!
This experiment was researched by the eldest prince and two of his men.
Of course, Fang Chen made some suggestions on the side.
The eldest prince personally experimented, lit the fuse, and the explosive exploded smoothly!
Extremely powerful.
Everyone was excited. The eldest prince immediately followed the recipe and continued to make an explosive, then lit the fuse himself, and it still exploded smoothly.
It succeeded after three consecutive attempts.
Everyone knows that black powder has finally been developed. It was originally planned to take a month to develop, but now it only took eight days to complete it.
Moreover, it was researched by the eldest prince.
Everyone was ecstatic!
"It's really great, we finally succeeded, finally succeeded!"
"Your Highness is mighty. Your Highness, you are so powerful. Your Highness is indeed very strong in all aspects!"
"Your Majesty, you have made such a great contribution this time. His Majesty will be very happy to know about it!"
The eldest prince was so excited that he almost flew up. He hugged Fang Chen and shouted: "Master Lin, I succeeded, I succeeded, haha!"
"I made it myself this time. Everyone has seen it. I'm going to find my father now, haha!"
This is naturally Fang Chen's arrangement and plan.
Without Fang Chen's advice, the First Prince wouldn't have been able to create it in a hundred years.
It's morning now.
A court meeting was being held in Chaoshang, and the eldest prince, Fang Chen and others, as well as senior officials from the Ministry of Industry, went to the Jinluan Hall together.
"Father, the research on black powder has been successful!"
"Father!"
The eldest prince was so happy that after he rushed into the Jinluan Hall, he immediately knelt on the ground and took out the black gunpowder he had successfully created!
The eldest prince's body was stained with some stains and his face was gray. He came over without washing or changing clothes.
This also represents his hard work and contribution.
Everyone at the scene was shocked!
Fang Chen and people from the Ministry of Industry also came one after another, and they all said that this was successfully developed by the eldest prince.
It's entirely the eldest prince's credit, not anyone else's!
Fang Chen doesn’t have a share either!
The faces of all the civil and military officials showed shock and excitement, and they all praised the eldest prince.
This matter is so important that it is destined to go down in history!
"Your Highness, you have really served the country and the people. Since you have created black gunpowder in such a short period of time, you are truly a genius, a peerless genius!"
"Yes, in the entire imperial court, His Highness is the most powerful figure among the younger generation!"
"It is really gratifying that His Highness has made such great contributions now. With these explosives, we will make powerful weapons. Even if the Great Yan Dynasty comes to attack us, we will not be afraid!"
Everyone in the main hall praised him one after another.
There is an endless stream.
Prime Minister Wei Zhongliang walked over and helped the eldest prince up. He was so excited that his face was filled with tears and he praised him repeatedly.
"Your Highness, you are the pride of the royal family, the pride of the court, and the pride of the people all over the world! I am proud of you too!!"
Lu Yuanzhang was also extremely excited and excited. He did not expect that the eldest prince would be so powerful.
Originally, he thought that Fang Chen would research black gunpowder and hand it over to the second prince as soon as possible. This was what they had discussed before.
However, the plan did not change quickly. The eldest prince was the first to arrive and succeeded in only eight days!
This gave Lu Yuanzhang a headache.
The eldest prince has such an honor and merits the most, so the position of prince can only be that of the eldest prince!
It is Lu Yuanzhang who cannot take the position of crown prince as eldest prince.
So, he must solve this matter!
It needs to be solved now!
Waves of praise followed one after another, and the eldest prince was drowned out.
The eldest prince enjoys this feeling of being the center of attention. Now, he is the biggest contributor to the entire Dakang Dynasty!
He was waiting for his father's reward, and now the crown prince position was already within his grasp.
Even if my father is unwilling a hundred times or ten thousand times, there is nothing he can do.
After the crowd's applause gradually died down, everyone became quiet.
Lu Yuanzhang finally spoke.
"His Highness's great achievements will surely go down in history. This is also the best news I have heard since the beginning of this spring."
"For such a great achievement, I naturally want to reward you with the highest honor!"
"I confer His Highness the title of King of Zhenxi, and hand over the military power to the King of Zhenxi!"
The eldest prince was made king and had military power.
This was originally a gratifying event, but the eldest prince's heart suddenly became cold.
His excited expression froze on his face.
The heart that was originally floating in the clouds was suddenly hit the bottom!
Once you are granted the title of king, you will have no chance of becoming the prince.
I have been granted the title of Prince and cannot become the Crown Prince!
He has military power in his hands, and on the surface he has real power, but now there must be a battle with Dayan. If he has military power at this time, he will most likely be sent to the battlefield to fight!
If the Great Yan Dynasty were to attack, they would be coming from the west, and King Zhenxi would have to go to the battlefield.
This is not a good thing! You may die on the battlefield!
Such a reward is indeed the highest honor and the highest reward.
All civil and military officials gathered around to congratulate the eldest prince.
Congratulations, the voices of congratulations drowned out the eldest prince.
The eldest prince's heart felt cold.
And he still had an excited smile on his face, thanking everyone.
Prime Minister Wei Zhongliang also felt very cold. He did not expect that the emperor would make such a decision.
No matter what the eldest prince does, no matter how great his achievements are, he will never give him the position of prince, nor will he give him the future throne.
Wei Zhongliang likes the eldest prince very much. He has watched the eldest prince grow up. He has always supported the eldest prince and thinks it is the right choice.
Because the eldest prince is so outstanding in all aspects, there is no way for the second prince to compare, but now the eldest prince is still defeated.
So sad!
"Thank you father for being a god, thank you Lord for your kindness!"
The eldest prince knelt in the center of the hall and thanked him.
Lu Yuanzhang then personally handed the tiger talisman to the eldest prince.