The Demon Sect was greatly damaged, and the Queen had to summon Lu Qingbai.
The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice were only responsible for killing people and setting fires. After they were done, the Ministry of Works had to go over to put out the fires, save people, and clean up the mess.
What a nonsense.
Even if you, Zhao Xiaole, kill my people, do I still want to send someone to wipe your ass?
The Demon Sect has already suffered a great loss, even if they ruined the Queen's plan or even disobeyed her orders.
She also had to rescue.
Who made her the saint of the sect?
After Lu Qingbai arrived, the queen's first words were, "How are you thinking about it?"
Lu Qingbai knew it and asked, "I wonder what your Majesty is referring to?"
The Empress said coldly: "I have reminded you several times, are you willing to serve me?"
Lu Qingbai nodded, "Xiaoguan has always been the empress's servant, and has never had second thoughts."
He himself knew how true or false these words were, and so did the Queen.
The Queen snorted and didn't care, "Then send your royal guards out and tell the Marquis of Zhen Guo that I will not allow him to act arbitrarily. If he doesn't listen, I will kill him."
Lu Qingbai's mouth was bitter, "Mother, the Marquis of Zhen Guo has the imperial mandate and has the right to kill him first and then report him. How can the Jinyi Guards stop him?"
The queen said coldly: "Lu Qingbai, that's your business. If one more person from the Demonic Sect dies, you will come to see me with your head high."
After hearing this, Lu Qingbai finally felt relieved and asked again: "I understand, I also want to ask for a token. As long as the empress agrees and forms an alliance with the third prince, I can do whatever I want.
"
"That's right." The Queen said calmly.
After Lu Qingbai said goodbye, he wisely said goodbye and left.
If one more person from the Demon Sect dies, he will raise his head to see him. This is what the Queen said angrily.
Can that person come forward to meet me?
It was obviously Zhao Xiaole's actions that angered her.
What is the relationship between her and Zhao Xiaole?
Why do you care so much about what Zhao Xiaole does?
Lu Qingbai couldn't figure it out, but he knew one thing.
There was a rift between the Queen and some people from the Demon Sect, but the Queen had to protect them.
Zhao Xiaole was hunting down the Demonic Sect in the streets, and both Ren Xiaoyao and Lu Qingbai felt happy watching it.
Now, the Queen wants him to protect the members of the Demon Sect, and the best way is to send them out of Beijing.
Regenerate your strength and wait for a good opportunity to attack again, instead of messing around like this time.
But there must be die-hards who refuse to listen.
This requires Lu Qingbai's help, either to hide them in some way, or to hide them in the East Factory.
Hiding outside, it is difficult to escape the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce and even the detection of the Ministry of Justice. Hiding in Dongchang is absolutely safe.
But he has to bear certain risks, especially when the position of prime minister is hanging in the balance.
He is even less willing to take risks.
The queen did not allow him to die, which was clearly telling him that he must bear the risk, and your position is not as important as the lives of my followers.
Lu Qingbai could only ask the queen for help to dispel the third prince's concerns. Otherwise, if your disciple is dead, it will be none of my business.
The Queen also understood that it was impossible to let the horse run without letting it eat grass, so she allowed him.
Lu Qingbai had no room for evasion.
At present, it seems that he even has no choice.
After returning to Dongchang, he told Ren Xiaoyao about the matter.
Ren Xiaoyao said nothing and took him into a newly built secret room. This secret room was airtight from all sides and extremely strong.
If the East Factory is filled with gunpowder and they hide inside, even if the sky outside collapses, the secret room will still be safe.
This was built by Ren Xiaoyao, who was trusted by his trusted confidants. He has been supervising the construction throughout the process to ensure that nothing went wrong.
After closing the door and leaving only the two junior brothers, Ren Xiaoyao said, "Junior brother, what we are considering now is how to save our own lives."
The master disciple of Shifang Walker was actually forced to hide in a secret room to talk in the huge capital city. I wonder what Shifang Walker's expression would be like when he found out?
Lu Qingbai could only smile bitterly, "Senior brother, how could I not know? But the empress holds my father's trump card. She can force him to rebel at any time. There is no way I can take risks with him."
Lu Qingbai didn't know how many followers of the Demon Sect there were in Prince Pingxi's Mansion, but since it was close to the mountains, there would only be more, not less.
Lu Qingbai couldn't even tell whether Prince Pingxi controlled the power in Prince Pingxi's mansion now.
At this time, he didn't even have time to think about saving his own life.
Ren Xiaoyao said: "Junior brother, don't be discouraged. If we have any problems, we can ask the master. With him here, I believe we can handle the matter. The top priority is to save our lives first."
"As long as people are around, we can always get it back in the future. I agree with your plan this time. If there is a conflict with Marquis Zhen Guo, or Marquis Zhen Guo leads people to surround Dongchang, let me deal with it then. You must not
Take action."
Lu Qingbai frowned and said, "Senior brother, do you think I am greedy for life and afraid of death?"
Ren Xiaoyao shook his head, "No, you are the key to the chess game. Only if you don't die will we have a chance to come back. If you die, we will never have a chance again. For the sake of the overall situation, you must hold back."
Lu Qingbai's eyes flashed with sadness and anger. After a moment, he nodded, "I understand."
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After several days of discussion and hard work by the craftsmen, the first musket was developed.
After Zhao Xiaole heard about it, he wanted to go and observe.
The craftsmen unanimously disagreed.
What the craftsmen mean is that this is just a test product, and the workmanship is too rough to be taken out for observation.
If you continue to polish and polish, it will take another ten days and a half before the craftsman can make a ready-made work.
Zhao Xiaole couldn't understand their craftsmanship, so he insisted on watching.
He had never seen this thing before, only on the Internet and on TV, so he was naturally curious about what he could create by recruiting people to form a team and polishing it.
Besides, he didn't have time to wait that long.
After the two sides argued, Zhao Xiaole asked the craftsmen to take out their muskets with the promise of increased bonuses.
The craftsmen were still unwilling. Zhao Xiaole became angry and refused to show them. All wages for this month were paid.
So, he and the craftsmen went to the open space of the dungeon and found a place to experiment with muskets.
"Mr. Marquis, this musket is just a temporary test item that we put together. It is still far from your requirements. If it is not done well, please don't deduct any money from us." The head craftsman explained carefully.
Zhao Xiaole didn't want to listen to his nonsense, "Of course I understand. Get the things first. As long as you can do it, I will reward you heavily."
Soon, at the signal of the head craftsman, a short and powerful musket was brought up.
Zhao Xiaole took it over and looked at it, and sighed, finally seeing something unique in this world.