Not long after, the backyard of Beidu Prince's Mansion.
Tang Ji held an irregular clay pot with a diameter of about half a foot in his hand. He walked unhurriedly to a piece of wasteland opened by the small bamboo forest, carefully placed the clay pot in his hand on the ground, and extended the seal from the top.
A lead was pulled out.
There were many people gathered at the stone arch in the distance. In addition to Li Wenquan, there were also Yingzhou guard Zhou Huan and his two lieutenants, a master-level master and the guards of the mansion.
Li Wenquan clasped his hands behind his back and looked at his busy figure, his eyes filled with confusion.
Since we want to demonstrate weapons, shouldn't we find someone to practice with?
Besides, if they were asked to stand so far away, how could they watch for a while?
Although Zhou Huan didn't understand what Tang Ji was doing, thanks to the other party's elixir, he regained his glory in just a few days. He smiled and praised: "Young people have many ideas. I don't know Master Tang."
What kind of magical weapon will we tinker with this time?"
Soon, Tang Ji trotted back to the crowd and bowed his hands to Li Wenquan: "Your Majesty, everything is ready, can we start?"
"Just stand here and watch?" Li Wenquan still asked the doubts in his heart.
Tang Ji nodded: "This is also for your safety."
Li Wenquan pursed his lips and waved his sleeves: "In that case, let's get started."
"Yes!" Tang Ji replied, waved to Cheng Tie, then stood sideways beside him, raising the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a mysterious smile.
After receiving the order, Cheng Tie immediately took out the fire stick, squatted down, lit the fuse, and ran away into the distance.
This scene left everyone confused. How could such a big man be so frightened when he lit a fire?
But soon, they understood the reason, and saw that the fuse, which was more than a foot long, slowly burned out, and finally turned into a spark and penetrated into the clay pot.
"Boom~"
Almost instantly, a roar resounded throughout the backyard, the clay pot exploded, and the fire engulfed everything within a foot, and continued to spread to the surrounding area.
Everyone present, including the master-level master, was stunned on the spot.
Li Wenquan's eyes widened and he stood stiffly on the spot. Although he was shocked at this time, there was a look of pain on his face. He suddenly raised his hands to cover his ears, and his whole body was a little unstable.
"Your Majesty!"
Zhou Huan was the first to react and quickly supported the other party.
In an instant, everyone present gathered around Li Wenquan.
Tang Ji raised his lips slightly, and couldn't help but think of the incident a few days ago when he saw a servant accidentally smashing a vase, frightening Li Wenquan and losing his life. At that time, he guessed that Li Wenquan was too sensitive to sounds, so even if he was within a safe range,
If you don’t block your ears in time, the other person’s eardrums will definitely not be able to bear the sudden sound!
But he didn't think much, showed an anxious look, quickly supported Li Wenquan, raised his hand and touched his chest: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me?"
Li Wenquan looked around and saw that everyone seemed to be calling to him, but he couldn't hear anything. His legs weakened and he almost fell to the ground.
Tang Ji was the first to react and immediately said: "Quick, help the prince to the pavilion over there first. Lao Cheng, go and ask the doctor over!"
After saying this, he immediately put his arm around Li Wenquan's shoulder and supported the latter's arm with his other hand.
From time to time, everyone gathered around the pavilion by the pond.
Tang Ji squatted next to Li Wenquan and asked softly: "My lord, how are you? Can you hear me?"
But no matter how he called, there was no reply. Then, he raised his hand to rub the corners of his eyes, and then hugged Li Wenquan's waist: "My lord, I'm sorry, it was me who hurt you. I should have warned you earlier that the sound of the explosion was very loud."
Big, scared you..."
Seeing his somewhat exaggerated look, Zhou Huan, who had always been keen to please Li Wenquan, pursed his lips. No wonder everyone said that the prince was so kind to Tang Ran. This boy probably regarded the prince as his biological father!
The master-level old man felt Li Wenquan's pulse and then shook his head: "The prince should be fine. We can only wait for the doctor to come over."
After hearing this, everyone's eyes scattered. Some were looking at the path and waiting for the doctor, while others were concerned about Li Wenquan. Only Tang Ji, who cried the saddest, carefully groped around Li Wenquan's waist. Finally, his fingers quickly locked a piece.
There were some hard things, but in order to avoid suspicion, I didn't explore much.
Seeing the appearance of everyone present, Li Wenquan was frightened half to death. Just when he was at a loss, his ears suddenly returned to normal, and he gradually heard Tang Ji's heart-wrenching cry and everyone's concern. He slowly
After taking a breath, he raised his hand to his lips, coughed twice, and looked down at Tang Ji: "How is it appropriate for a grown man to cry?"
Having said that, he was quite touched by Tang Ji's performance and became more and more satisfied with his son-in-law.
Hearing him speak, Tang Ji raised his head in surprise: "My lord, are you okay?"
Then, he showed joy again: "That's really great!"
Li Wenquan coughed again: "Okay, let me go first."
Soon, after Tang Ji let go of his hand, wiped away his tears and stood up, others expressed their concern one after another.
Because there was a doctor in the palace, Cheng Tie didn't have to wait long. He came over with the old man carrying a medicine box. After some inspection, he finally said, "The prince is too frightened."
In this way, everyone breathed a sigh of relief one after another, and Li Wenquan's attention returned to the place where the pottery pot had been placed. He left the pavilion and walked quickly to the bamboo forest. He saw a large tree with a diameter of one foot appearing in the wasteland.
The pit, the stones originally placed nearby for experiments were also exploded, and the smell of gunpowder smoke was thick around him. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, turned to look at Tang Ji who was following him: "Tang Ran, what exactly is in that clay pot?
Why is it so powerful?"
Tang Ji kept his eyes on the red-yellow kit on his waist, but after hearing the other party's words, he quickly raised his hand and replied: "Prince Qi, it contains black gunpowder. It is only used for demonstration purposes."
If you get a clay pot and change it into something harder, adjust the proportion of gunpowder, light it and throw it into the enemy's formation, it will be a weapon that can kill one against a hundred."
Li Wenquan thought for a while, then turned to look at the master-level masters beside him: "Mr. Fei, can you, the master-level master, stop me?"
Fei Kangbo touched his beard: "This object is quite terrifying. If you resist or dodge in time, it should be fine. But if you underestimate it or don't know its power and receive the next blow, even a master-level expert will be seriously injured.
Even death."
After listening to his words, Li Wenquan showed joy. Even the master realm may not be able to block it, let alone those ordinary soldiers. Only then did he understand why Tang Ji had the confidence to say those words. If he could have met Tang Ji earlier
, if he gets this thing early, he might not have to cooperate with the people of Jiang State and lead troops to Kyoto directly. However, there is still time now. As long as he prepares slowly, he might really be able to sit in that supreme position.
Thinking of this, Li Wenquan couldn't help but raise his hand and pat Tang Ji's shoulder: "Okay, okay, hahaha, you are really a lucky star sent by the old god!"
Tang Ji smiled and cupped his hands, and then said seriously: "Your Majesty, I have just created this thing. I am going to prepare for mass production and will make improvements in the future. Therefore, the matter of gunpowder needs to be kept secret and cannot be told outside."
If it weren't for gaining the trust of this damn fat man, he wouldn't have taken the dangerous move to take out the black powder, so it had to be kept secret. As long as all these people present were eliminated later, there would be no problem.
Hearing this, Li Wenquan nodded, and then said in a deep voice: "Did you hear everything Mr. Tang said?"
Immediately, everyone present said in unison: "I obey my orders."
Li Wenquan looked at the big pit in front of him again, his expression became soothing, he waved his sleeves lightly and said: "Okay, if you don't have anything to do, let's get over it. Tang Ran and Zhou Huan are coming with me."
In this way, everyone quickly dispersed, and the guards were responsible for filling up the big hole.
Li Wenquan took Tang Ji and Zhou Huan to the back hall. After sitting down at the main seat, he raised his hand to signal the two of them to sit down. Then he continued: "Barbarian has sent the contract. Now the bandits in the northwest states are suppressed."
The matters have also ended one after another. Combined with the method mentioned by Tang Ran before, I have indeed won the public opinion. This matter will be spread to Kyoto in a short time. In order to avoid changes, I decided to mobilize the troops in seven days.
Lies about supporting Jiang State’s army to break through the border!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Huan raised his hand and said: "I will always obey the prince's orders."
Li Wenquan nodded slightly and continued: "The king plans to send a team to infiltrate the imperial army before sending out troops. When the time comes, the internal and external cooperation can catch the imperial army by surprise. Xizhou is the closest to the border. Zhou Huan, please send a message to Zhu Le, so that
He is ready to set off in three days!"
"Yes!" Zhou Huan replied with his hands in hand.
Then, Li Wenquan turned his attention to Tang Ji and smiled calmly: "Tang Ran, although it has not been a month, you and Shuer have already got to know each other to a certain extent, so why not get married in these few days?
It’s also a good way to add some joy to our Yingzhou army!”