"That's right. They have already captured everyone. It would really be unreasonable for the Emperor to worry about it again."
"Then, where are the Queen Mother and Concubine Hu? It's such a big matter, it's impossible for those two to take no action, right?"
Xiao Mingxuan sneered.
"Even if they want to take action, it's too late."
"In the middle of the night last night, when the emperor did not return to the palace, Concubine Hu was put under house arrest by the queen's people in the Jade Palace. She has not been released until this morning."
"As for the Queen Mother, don't worry, she will go to the Emperor sooner or later."
Luo Jiuli was startled.
"The Queen placed Concubine Hu under house arrest?"
"Is it weird?"
Xiao Mingxuan looked at her.
"This harem is also a battlefield. It is more treacherous than the previous dynasty and the frontier. Don't underestimate those women."
Luo Jiuli laughed and said after a while.
"How dare I underestimate them? There are so many women surrounded by palace walls and bound by rules. From being as beautiful as flowers to being old and sallow, there are very few who can win the favor of the emperor."
"Especially for women like the Queen and Concubine Hu, they are both sisters and rivals. Once the other party falls into the dust, the other party cannot give the other party a chance to stand up if it is not for herself, her son, and the family behind her.
"
"As the prince said last night, the former dynasty and the harem both prosper and suffer."
Therefore, for the emperor to be able to leave the palace smoothly in the middle of the night, the queen in the palace must have played a decisive role.
As for the Queen's house arrest of Concubine Hu, was there any signal from the Emperor?
The two chatted all the way into the palace.
In the imperial study, the emperor saw Luo Jiuli coming and folded the memorial he was looking at.
"You are here, sit down."
Although Luo Jiuli did not kneel down, he still bowed politely.
"See the Emperor."
After what happened last night and the early morning court meeting, the emperor seemed not to be depressed, but in fact very energetic. He nodded lightly and looked at Luo Jiuli.
"I heard that on the day of the fire in Jiangfu, the fire-extinguishing tools you asked everyone to find saved the spread of the fire in Jiangfu. It can be said that you played an important role."
"I am recruiting you into the palace today for this very reason."
"I plan to spread the fire-extinguishing tools. Not only the government offices, but also the mansions of dignitaries in Beijing and even ordinary people should have them at home to prepare for emergencies."
Luo Jiuli was surprised that the emperor took this matter so seriously. Not only did he take it seriously, he even wanted to spread it among the common people.
In this kind of feudal society, how many people in power can sincerely seek the welfare of the people?
What's more, the other party is not a local official who only takes care of one position, one place, and one position.
He is the emperor who is in charge of the affairs of the world.
"Your Majesty is wise. Fires are more fierce than tigers, so we should nip them in the bud. If this fire-extinguishing tool can be spread among the people, it will definitely be a blessing to the people."
Most of the ancient buildings were wooden structures, and even a fire could cause immeasurable losses and casualties.
When the emperor heard what she said, he smiled slightly and changed the topic.
"I heard from your father that you also learned this fire-extinguishing tool from your master?"
When Luo Jiuli heard this, he nodded quickly.
"Exactly."
She didn't dare to say anything else.
The more you talk, the more mistakes you make, and the more you talk, the more responsibility you have. Who knows what the emperor is thinking?
Seeing her caution, the emperor raised his eyebrows and nodded:
"Your father also said that you can make something better than that fire extinguishing tool?"
Come on!
Luo Jiuli thought to herself that this was the purpose of the emperor summoning her to the palace.
However, she went in and out of the house to see her father several times, but her father never told her once that he was telling lies in front of the emperor!
She turned her head and glanced at Xiao Mingxuan, who shook his head slightly.
The implication was that he didn't know when the Duke of Guo had said this to the emperor.
The emperor looked at the two people and looked at each other.
"Don't look at it. The Nine Kings don't know. It was the day your father beat King Zhao and I summoned him to the palace that he said it."
Luo Jiuli curled his lips inwardly: Your Majesty, are you threatening me?
"The emperor is right, there are indeed better fire extinguishing tools than that, but -"
The emperor was very excited.
"Just what?"
Luo Jiuli said:
"It's just that I can draw the design drawing, but because the water dragon cart is too expensive to build, it is not suitable for civilian use."
"Water dragon? What does that look like?"
The emperor was curious, and so was Xiao Mingxuan. The two grown men looked at her eagerly.
Luo Jiuli gritted his teeth and recalled the miscellaneous books he had read before in his mind.
"A water dragon cart is composed of a large oval wooden barrel, two copper piston cylinders and a crossbar. Wherever there is a fire, the cart is pushed. When used, the crossbar is activated to drive the piston, and pressure is used to push water from the water conveyor belt.
Squirting out."
Luo Jiuli talked and gestured a lot.
Opposite, the emperor and Xiao Mingxuan listened carefully and seriously, and could even imagine what kind of wonderful thing it was.
"Draw it out immediately after you return home and hand it over to the craftsman."
The emperor was in a great mood.
It really made him feel a pity that such Luo Jiuli was abandoned by his blind son!
However, being able to follow Xiao Mingxuan is not considered a loss to the royal family.
At least, the apprentice of the immortal doctor Ling Xuzi is the princess of the Changning Dynasty. In a sense, the Changning Dynasty and the immortal doctor Ling Xuzi are related.
Inside the imperial study, the emperor was in a happy mood, but outside the imperial study, to be precise, the Changchun Palace was in a state of panic.
"Get out, get all out of the way of the Ai family. Today, the Ai family must see the emperor."
At this time, the Queen Mother was being supported by the eunuchs who were accompanying her, and she was yelling at the Imperial Guards who were kneeling outside the Changchun Palace.
"You want to stop the Aijia, who gave you the guts?"
The Queen Mother was so angry that she raised her foot and kicked down a forbidden soldier who was close to him.
"The Ai family overcame all difficulties and supported the emperor to ascend the throne, not so that he would one day vent his anger on the Ai family's mother's family."
"Today, if you dare to stop the Ai family from meeting the emperor, then the Ai family will kill one by one. I want to see whether it is your life or the Ai family's sword."
The Imperial Guards who were kneeling on the ground shivered. In the former harem, although the Queen Mother and the Emperor were still mother and son to the outside world, they had already been fighting against each other secretly.
The Queen Mother acted so unscrupulously without caring about the Emperor's face. Presumably, the Emperor -
Seeing that the time was almost up, the leader knelt down, stood up, and gave way.
The little eunuch who was guarding outside Changchun Palace hurriedly took a shortcut and ran to the imperial study room when the Queen Mother started making trouble.
"Young man, how can you behave in such a panic?"
Outside the imperial study room, Eunuch Qi looked at the little eunuch, raised his hand and scolded him.
"Master, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is coming."
When Eunuch Qi heard this, his face turned pale and his whole body tensed up instantly.