Chapter 106: Insight
Huang Han transported gunpowder, although this road was an official road, but he was also frightened and did not dare to gallop.
His speed was slow, but the courier's speed was not at all.
When he looked at the city wall of Kaifeng Mansion, the news about an explosion in Hanjing Mansion on the first day of March and directly leveling a mountain had spread throughout Kaifeng Mansion.
Now even the common people know that there is no heavenly punishment, and that mountain is leveled as soon as the prince gives an order.
Not to mention how surprised those ministers were, how sour Zhao Guangyi was, Zhao Kuangyin heard the news of Huang Han's arrival in Kaifeng Mansion, and did not let him rest, so he was directly summoned to the palace.
The four barrels of gunpowder were also parked directly in the warehouse inside the Gongchen Gate.
Zhao Kuangyin wanted to see these gunpowders, but he didn't dare to transport them into the palace, if they exploded in the palace, he didn't know how to pass it on!
So I stopped here at Gongchen Gate, and when Zhao Kuangyin saw it, it was arranged, and I also gave a demonstration to the civil and military officials and the people in Kaifeng Mansion.
Huang Han was brought into the palace, the palace was not as big as he thought, nor as luxurious as he thought, but he still felt that the soles of his feet were fluttering.
He thought he would tremble with excitement, but now he didn't feel anything, as if he was dreaming.
He is an orphan who has eaten hundreds of meals and was raised by Taoist priests, and now he can meet the emperor in person!
Huang Han couldn't help but touch his chest. Along the way, a habit has been formed, but the letter given by the prince has been handed over to the official family through the chamberlain.
Zhao Kuangyin read the letter and smiled at the Song family beside him: "This kid has really grown up, and he has a strategy first." I was still having a headache, and he had already thought of a solution. ”
Song smiled and said: "The fourth sister respects the second brother like a father, and she is obviously a responsible person. What's more, now that the second brother is about to become a father, where is he younger? ”
Zhao Kuangyin laughed: "I forgot that there was a smaller one than him." ”
In a word, the Song family became shy again, and the stepmother was younger than her son, which was indeed embarrassing.
Fortunately, he is gone now, otherwise it would be difficult to get along.
She got up and said, "The official family wants to see the minister, and the concubine will go to Gyeongbokgung Palace." The fourth sister ran out of soap, so I asked her for a few pieces today. ”
Zhao Kuangyin said with a smile: "How can you take advantage of her, this is the dowry given by the second brother to the fourth sister." ”
Song said playfully: "You don't know, her soap is in demand in Kaifeng Mansion now, and the last time I went to Gyeongbokgung Palace, I collected ten truckloads of money, and the warehouse was almost overwhelmed." ”
The Song family left from the back door with a few palace maids, and Zhao Kuangyin felt very comfortable.
This Song family is really good, although he is still young, he acts in a measured manner, treats people kindly, and is not rigid.
Although it is not as charming as Madame Flower, as the master of the harem, it is more suitable.
Madame Blossom is a spirit, but Song is an indispensable water.
Thinking of the fourth sister, Zhao Kuangyin's heart moved, the second brother, who was the elder brother, was preparing a dowry for her, and he was a father, so he should also find a good family for her.
Zhao Dezhao handed over the matter of making soap to the fourth sister, in fact, it was not handed over to her, she didn't have to worry about anything, even the production was in Zhao Dezhao's farm, she just collected the money.
The identity of the fourth sister is also suitable, as the emperor, no one dares to compete with her for profit, and the money for this soap can be earned for at least a few years.
As for Pei Gean, she doesn't look down on these at all, her dream is to become the king of the pirates and become the mother of Europe.
In the Zichen Palace, Huang Han heard the summons one after another, and finally felt scared.
As soon as he entered the door, he didn't have time to look at the layout of the house, but vaguely saw a figure in the distance, so he knelt down. "Junior minister Huang Han has seen Your Majesty."
A hearty voice rang out. "No need to kneel, get up and talk quickly."
Feeling that someone was coming over to help him, he quickly straightened up, not daring to let the other party help him, then stood up and followed him to the Luohan bed above.
He is actually just a minor official who is not in the stream now, but even if he is a small official, now doing things for the imperial court, he can call himself a junior minister.
When he stepped forward, he saw clearly the emperor sitting on the bed of the arhat, His Majesty was indeed a dragon and phoenix among people, tall, extraordinary, and full of momentum.
But I don't know why, when he faced His Majesty, he didn't even face the fear of staying behind......
Sitting down on the first arhat bed, his heart had calmed down.
"In my letter, I praised you, saying that you are highly skilled, non-conformist, and able to accept new technologies."
"Don't dare, it's all taught by the prince, not taught by the prince, and the ministers don't know how to bond gunpowder to particles and increase the gaps between gunpowder powder, which can make gunpowder more powerful."
After the first sentence, Huang Han's heart had completely calmed down. Listening to the emperor's voice and expression, there is no majesty of the prince at all.
Zhao Kuangyin has only been the emperor for five or six years, and the habits of the rivers and lakes are even heavier.
However, Zhao Dezhao was the grandson of the Ming Dynasty for twenty-two years, the emperor for seventy-six years, and the emperor for twelve years, and his experience as an emperor was much richer than that of Zhao Kuangyin.
Although he is now deliberately pretending to be a child, there are some places that are unconsciously exposed, revealing a terrifying momentum.
Sometimes a very simple sentence can be said by different people.
The syllabic weight, procrastination, sentence breaks, and intonation of each word are different, and the artistic conception of the speech is completely different.
"When I came back, Wu'er should have already explained to you, are you sure you can do what he said?"
"Your Majesty, the minister is also thinking about the prince's explanation all the way, and try to be perfect."
This time, Zhao Dezhao ordered Huang Han to come back, just to let him scare the civil and military ministers who had never seen the world.
How to arrange the bomb to be more powerful, how to arrange the explosives to be more effective, how to control the time of the gunpowder fuse to detonate, so that the explosives in different positions can be detonated at the same time.
Huang Han was originally an expert in gunpowder and matches, and he knew everything about it.
Zhao Kuangyin said with a smile: "You came back just this time, Kaifeng Mansion was expanded, the inner city around the West Gate of the inner city should be demolished, and the city wall should also be demolished and expanded." Since Wu'er told me that it is best to blow up a section of the city wall, then the demolition will be left to you. I will hold the Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion, and the forbidden army will cooperate with you, and ask people to give people and things to things. ”
"The ministers should live up to their commandments."
Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but ask: "Over there in Hanjing Mansion, the second brother has leveled a mountain, and you ...... here."
Thinking of the four barrels of 400 catties of explosives he brought back, Huang Han said: "The minister should be able to do it, but I'm afraid the impact will be too great." It is necessary to evacuate the people and prevent the collapse of houses. ”
Zhao Kuangyin said with a smile: "This is easy to do, the outer side of the inner city has been almost demolished, and the inner side is the South Lake, which will not be affected." ”
Xisimen is the southwest gate of the inner city, which was originally built around the South Lake, and the other side of the lake is the Kaifeng Mansion.
Nowadays, there are more and more people in Kaifeng Prefecture, and the inner city can only be expanded.
After resting for the night, Huang Han began to survey the terrain on the second day, and then there was a brush, dipped in lime, and sat on marks in different positions.
The two bricklayers began to dig holes according to the marks he had made.
On the other side, according to Huang Han's request, the Ministry of Internal Affairs also prepared thirty sheep, two old horses, and a camel that was about to die.
On the morning of the third day, Huang Han began to assemble bombs, install gunpowder, and install leads on each explosive pack.
And the hundreds of civil and military officials of the imperial court, as well as thousands of forbidden troops, began to gather in the afternoon and gathered outside the Xisi Gate.
Originally, it was inhabited by poor people, but now most of them have been bought by officials or wealthy merchants, and it will become an inner city in the future.
Therefore, the originally low and chaotic neighborhood is now ten rooms and nine empty, and it has almost been demolished.
At the intersection in the middle of several rows of uninhabited houses, thirty sheep and old horses, one camel at a time, were chained to the side of the street.
And in the middle of the street, an iron ball with a diameter of about two feet was placed.
Zhao Kuangyin took the civil and military officials to admire it for a while, and then everyone withdrew to the Xisi Gate and half-closed the city gate.
I heard that a mountain was blown up directly from Hanjing Mansion, even if I didn't believe it, no one joked with my own life.
The forbidden army inspected the neighborhood and drove away the onlookers, leaving no one within 500 meters of the scene.
And even in the farther blocks, it is strictly forbidden for anyone to watch, and it is said that the thistle terrestris in there can fly ten miles away.
When the personnel were cleared, Huang Han arranged a forbidden army with sharp legs and feet, and lit a three-meter-long lead.
Then the forbidden army ran as fast as they could, until they entered the tower of the Si Gate, and then they closed the gates.
Huang Han was still anxiously shouting: "Don't stand in the city gate, in case the gate is blown up." ”
It was only less than two hundred meters away from the explosion point, and Huang Han was very worried about the weak inner city gate.
Zhao Kuangyin stood on the side of the doorway, saw Huang Han calculating the time, then covered his ears and opened his mouth wide.
Many ministers were laughing, and he was embarrassed to do so.
Then, with an earth-shattering bang, the earth trembled, and everyone was almost unsteady on their feet, and everyone's ears were ringing.
The door inside the gatehouse did not collapse, but the sound of a bell slammed the door and swayed.
Then, a grain of black light passed through the door, and happened to hit a street sign held by an attendant. The waiter leaned back, and the street sign was brought down.
Immediately afterwards, the gatehouse on the wall of Xisimen City made a loud noise, and half of it collapsed.
Fortunately, it was the outside that collapsed, and if it was the inside, it would have smashed Zhao Kuangyin and a group of ministers with ashes, and they might be injured.
At this time, a black shadow flew over the city wall and landed directly on the head of Dr. Sun Fengji, and everyone saw that this bloody mass was actually a piece of waste intestines.
The intestines smashed Sun Fengji's head dizzy, and then put it on his shoulder like a necklace, he looked at it and screamed in horror.
"What is this? What is this......" As soon as he screamed twice, his eyes rolled and he fainted.
Pity this famous calligrapher and writer of five dynasties and ten countries, who has never encountered such horror in his life.
Everyone else looked at each other and couldn't help but turn to the sky outside the city walls.