Zhao Yanxun was eating peacefully, but the Shanshui Taoist Temple on the other side was completely under martial law.
The Taoist temple was originally a residential building, surrounded by areas for guards and craftsmen's families. The explosion just now had a great impact on them.
Many people were still seeing stars at this moment, hoping that there were walls around the Taoist temple to isolate them, so as not to cause more damage.
At this moment, the angry people blocked the Taoist temple and started shouting curses inside.
Fortunately, guards arrived and the scene did not get out of control. Otherwise, He Sidao and Zhang Junru would have been beaten up by the angry residents.
"You bastard Niubi, are you trying to kill us?"
"Is it possible that the two of them are going to overthrow the palace? If you dare to overthrow the palace, I will kill you first!"
"If my parents-in-law are frightened, I will skin you..."
"Come out, come out... If you can scare us, come out if you can!"
Standing in the side courtyard, listening to the roar of the crowd outside, He Sidao felt like crying without tears.
He managed to build a Taoist temple, but it was blown to pieces without mentioning it, and he offended so many people for no reason. He was looking for someone to offend.
Every injustice has its own owner, and every debt has its owner. Zhang Junru cannot live in the Taoist temple. If those outside want to take revenge, they can only find him, his senior brother.
Looking back at Zhang Junru who looked calm, He Sidao said bitterly: "Junior brother, if I am beaten up by someone, you have to remember... senior brother is blocking the disaster for you!"
Unexpectedly, Zhang Junru said: "Brother, I don't understand what you are saying..."
"When I brought the gunpowder back, I had already told you to be careful with the candle... What kind of paper did you say you were burning so early in the morning?"
"Now that it explodes, you blame me. Only you can do it!"
Hearing these words, He Sidao didn't know how to defend himself.
"Master Sanqing is here, how can there be less French rituals to be done?" He Sidao explained to himself.
Seeing that He Sidao was extremely nervous, Zhang Junru laughed.
"How long has it been... you can still laugh, but if I fall into trouble, you won't be able to get away with it!" He Sidao said fiercely.
"I say, senior brother, just keep your heart in mind. Junior brother, this thing I created will be of great use to the prince, and he will be merciful to us!"
Hearing this, He Sidao felt a little relieved, but he was still a little suspicious: "Really?"
Zhang Junru smiled and said: "The worst-case scenario is that you are kicked out of the palace, and your life can at least be saved...it will just make your life more difficult in the future!"
This made He Sidao angry to death, but he also understood Zhang Junru's temper. What the other party said meant that the situation was indeed not as serious as he thought.
But the matter was not settled, and He Sidao always felt uneasy.
Then in the alley outside the Taoist Temple, Zhao Yanxun was sitting on a chariot sedan, and slowly rushed towards the Taoist Temple, surrounded by soldiers from the front guard of the temple.
When Zhao Yanxun approached, hundreds of residents gathered along the way, all knelt down and paid their respects to Zhao Yanxun.
After reporting, Zhao Yanxun knew why these residents were here, so he ordered: "Let them disperse... The palace will explain it later!"
On one side of the chariot was Huo An. After receiving the order, he immediately ordered several young eunuchs accompanying him, who immediately dispersed and started shouting.
Zhao Yanxun is heaven, and the people regard him as a god, so they naturally want to listen to his words.
After the young eunuchs informed them, the frightened family members all obeyed and left.
So when Zhao Yanxun arrived at the Taoist temple, the place was already empty, with only the guards guarding it.
"Your Majesty, Chen Yuhe (Hu Dabiao), come to see the prince!"
When the explosion occurred, Hu Dabiao was the first to lead people to the scene, and Chen Yuhe, who was on duty from 100 households, came behind.
After the carriage came down, Zhao Yanxun got up and walked to the door of the Taoist temple before saying: "Get up!"
After Chen Yuhe stood up, he thought he would be questioned. Unexpectedly, Zhao Yanxun walked directly into the Taoist temple.
Entering the Taoist temple, what you see is a mess, with all the windows and seats inside being torn apart.
"Where is He Si Dao?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yuhe immediately shouted to his men: "Please come out!"
With these words, He Sidao and He Sidao, who had been under house arrest for half an hour, were taken out of the side courtyard.
Kneeling in front of Zhao Yanxun with a plop, He Sidao kowtowed and said: "See you, Your Majesty!"
Zhang Junru followed closely behind and knelt beside He Sidao.
Without looking at the two people, Zhao Yanxun said calmly: "Tell me, what is going on?"
He Sidao was so nervous at the moment that his words were confused and he didn't know how to answer.
Fortunately, Zhang Junru could still remain calm and carefully told what happened.
The powerful gunpowder was tested last night. In order to present it to Zhao Yanxun as soon as possible, Zhang Junru brought the stuff to the temple and planned to report it to Zhao Yanxun in the morning.
Unexpectedly, early this morning, while He Sidao was doing routine rituals, he ignited the gunpowder and exploded.
Hearing Zhang Junru's unabashed words, He Sidao felt a chill in his heart, secretly thinking that he had committed a serious crime this time.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Yanxun asked: "With such an explosion, how much gunpowder was blown up and how did you load it?"
Zhang Junru raised her head and said: "Reporting to the prince, there is another one in the side courtyard. The prince will know it as soon as he sees it!"
"Go get it!"
"yes!"
After Zhang Junru got up and left, she returned from the side courtyard a short while later, holding a cylindrical object wrapped in oil paper with a lead wire about 20 centimeters long at one end.
The size of this thing is similar to the thermos cup of Zhao Yanxun's previous life. It can be said to be extremely portable.
"My lord, this is the grenade you made!" Zhang Junru presented the bomb.
Zhao Yanxun had thought of the name Grenade in advance, and Zhang Junru just put it on him.
Amid everyone's nervous looks, Zhao Yanxun took the grenade in his hand and felt its weight.
"Have all the raw materials been solved?"
"Reporting to the prince, there is still a shortage, so it is difficult to produce in large quantities!" Zhang Junru told the truth.
In the past year, Zhang Junru worked hard to find sulfur and saltpeter, and found the best ratio of gunpowder through countless experiments.
To this day, he has made a usable grenade, but it has led to a shortage of raw materials.
"How to solve it?" Zhao Yanxun asked.
"We can only send more manpower to collect raw materials from outside the city, so that we can make them in large quantities!"
Now Zhang Junru has more than thirty craftsmen accompanying him, but they are simply not enough to do the work.
After thinking for a while, Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice: "I will give you another seventy people. They must be produced as soon as possible for actual combat!"
"Yes!" Zhang Junru simply replied, but did not dare to promise anything to Zhao Yanxun.
When Zhao Yanxun turned around, He Sidao thought the matter was over, and the stone in his heart had already fallen.
At this time, He Sidao couldn't help but admire Zhang Junru a little more. How big of a heart this guy has to be able to talk eloquently.
"He Sidao..."
Hearing Zhao Yanxun calling him, He Sidao felt as if he was electrocuted. He quickly kowtowed and said, "I'm here..."
"This disaster happened because of you. For the residents who are affected by the disaster, you should explain yourself and don't cause trouble!"
"Yes!" He Sidao was about to cry but had no tears, so he answered simply.
