This morning, Ji Qi, who had been busy for several hours, stood up and moved his muscles and bones that were sore from sitting for a long time.

"Ma Lian, go out for a walk with me."

Seeing the leaves flying in the wind from time to time outside the window, I suddenly realized that it was almost autumn! Heart, then go to the Imperial Garden to see the scenery, and take a look at the tail of this midsummer.

"Hey, Your Majesty, it's going to be cold. You put on your clothes and go. Ma Lian admonished.

Walking on the path of the Imperial Garden, Ji Qi admired the flowers that were either in full bloom or had withered. Reach out and pluck a slightly yellowed leaf.

"It's almost autumn! It's going to get cold! ”

Listening to the emperor's self-talk, Ma Lian did not answer.

"Let's go, Ma Lian. Let's go to Yunfeng Pavilion to see what Xiao Wu is doing? ”

As soon as his thoughts turned, Ji Qi suddenly remembered that Concubine Jing pleaded with Ji Yu when he went to the harem two days ago. The interest of going to see Ji Yu rose.

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In the Yunfeng Pavilion, Ji Yu was commanding two groups of people to "fight" against each other, and the weapons in the hands of these people were the crossbows of the previous two days. It seems that Ji Yu should have asked the Ministry of Industry to build a batch of them.

"Ding Zhuo, what are you doing! Liu Jun has brought someone to hit you in the face, you quickly organize a counterattack! I've got three more people for you, you can't play Liu Jun yet! ”

"Liu Jun, you let Ding Zhuo be a waste, give him some chances, and attack slowly!"

Ji Qi listened to the voices, footsteps, and shouts outside the courtyard wall...... I can't help but wonder. stopped Ma Lian's action of being about to communicate, and quietly entered Yunfeng Pavilion, ready to find out.

At this time, everyone in the courtyard was playing the most intensely, and they didn't notice the arrival of Ji Qi, the emperor, for a while.

Ji Qi took in the actions of everyone in the courtyard, and still didn't quite understand what Ji Yu was doing, so he made a move to attract attention.

"Ahem————"

"Ahem————"

I coughed twice in a row, but I still couldn't attract everyone's attention.

Ma Lian, who was behind, frowned when he saw the emperor, and hurriedly shouted in his thin voice: "The emperor has arrived——! ”

Ma Lian's shout startled the crowd who were playing. When all the Langwei saw it, they all knelt down and saluted: "See Your Majesty——! ”

Ji Yu was startled when he saw Ji Qi suddenly arrive, and hurriedly stepped forward.

"The child sees his father."

Ji Qi looked at the people who were kneeling down, looked down at a small white mark that had newly appeared on the dragon robe, and bent down to pick up something that he didn't know who had "mistakenly injured" himself in the chaos———— a fusiform wooden block stained with white powder.

"As a Lang Wei, he is not on duty in the palace, but he is playing in this courtyard! What a system! Get up first. You come in with me. ”

Ji Qitie reprimanded Zhong Langwei with a dark face, lowered his head and looked at his son who had once again "surprised", and said gloomily.

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Ding Zhuo and Liu Jun stood outside the door in fright, their faces pale. I kept sneaking into the house.

At this time, the atmosphere in the house was very depressing, and the father and son plus Ma Lian who was guarding the door. None of the three said a word.

"Bang ————"

Ji slammed the table vigorously, breaking the silence and lifting the curtain of the storm.

"That's how you gave me a good introspection? Organize more than a dozen Lang Wei who are on duty to accompany you to play this game? ”

Ji Qi looked extremely angry, his usually majestic face became distorted, his eyebrows were high, his sharp eyes seemed to shoot out of a knife, and his fingers pointing at Ji Yu trembled slightly with anger.

"Father, listen to me."

Seeing that his father was really angry this time, Ji Yu put away his usual playful and casual attitude, looked respectful, and explained seriously.

"Today is the middle of the semester, so Master Sun is not here. In addition, the knowledge to be examined and the homework left behind by Master Sun have been completed. ”

After listening to Ji Yu's explanation, Ji Qi's expression eased slightly.

Ji Yu had been secretly looking at his father, so he took the opportunity to say again.

"Actually, it's not all kids."

Hearing that Ji Yu had another intention to defend himself, Ji Qi's brows, which had just been soothed, tightened again.

"Father, please look at this."

Seeing that his father was about to get angry again, Ji Yu didn't dare to sell Guanzi, and pointed to the repeater on the desk and said.

"The child named it the repeater. It's similar to **, but the biggest difference from ** is ————"

Speaking of this, Ji Yu paused and said proudly.

"It doesn't have to be reloaded every time it shoots a bow and arrow, in other words, it can be loaded with several bows and arrows at a time and fired in a row!"

After Ji Qi heard this, his brows not only did not soothe, but wrinkled deeper.

"You say this thing can shoot a bow and arrow continuously? Is this true? ”

"Father, please look!"

Ji Yu didn't continue to explain, but picked up the repeater, loaded the "arrows", and demonstrated against the wall.

After seeing all the "arrows" in the repeater shoot, Ji Qi's eyes were full of shock.

"Father, the biggest drawback of this thing at the moment is that its power is too small."

After Ji Yudi's reminder, Ji Qi also reacted. Although this repeater can greatly reduce the time it takes to reload the bow and arrows, it is almost as powerful as nothing.

"Do you have a way to improve it?"

Ji Qi asked eagerly.

"Back to my father, after half a month of careful study and many experiments with several adults from the Metallurgical Department of the Ministry of Industry. It is already possible to create a repeater with the same power as the military system**. ”

After Ji Yu finished speaking, he continued with a sad face.

"Just ......"

"Just what?" Ji Qi asked.

"The mortise and tenon structure inside this repeater is very complex. In the past half a month, in the smelting division, there are only two masters who can create these fine parts in the repeater. So far, only one such repeater has been built. ”

"Is it like this! …… If you gather all the skilled craftsmen from all over the world to make this thing, how much can you make in a day? Ji Qi didn't mean to be angry with Ji Yu, so he threw all his thoughts on this repeater and asked Ji Yu.

Ji Yu shook his head and replied, "I'm afraid...... It can't be sped up much! The craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry are the most skilled craftsmen in the world, and there are not many in the world who can reach their level! ”

"That'...... Is there no other way? ”

If you can create a group of soldiers who are all equipped with such crossbows, the number of them does not need to be too much, only three hundred, then for an army, the power will rise by more than one notch.

Knowing the importance of this repeater, Ji Qi asked without giving up.

At this time, Ji Yu suddenly grinned as if he had succeeded in his conspiracy.

"Actually, the child came up with a solution."

Ji Qi saw that Ji Yu was about to relapse again, his face sank, and he drank with a dark face: "Then don't say it quickly!" ”

Ji Yu saw his father's gloomy face again, and his heart trembled when he was yelled, and he quickly put away his smug expression.

"The children asked the masters to make molds according to the shape of the parts, and the size of each part is appropriate, the structure is consistent, and it can be closely interlocked. All you need to do is assemble the parts at the end. In this way, it effectively improved the situation that other craftsmen could not get involved, and greatly accelerated the manufacturing progress of repeaters. ”

In the end, Ji Yu couldn't help but be proud again, and boasted brightly.

Ji Qi ignored Ji Yu, thinking about the method that Ji Yu said.

"What you said, can you do it?"

"Of course, there are already a few molds, and in another half a month, the creation of the molds will basically be over."

"If it's as you say, then I'll credit you."

"Hehe, Father, look...... The grounding of the child...... Isn't it ......"

When Ji Yu heard the praise, he smiled and said tentatively.

"When can you make that repeater assembled from mold parts. When will I come back to me? After Ji Qi finished speaking, he turned around and walked out the door.

"The son obeys the order, send off his father!"

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Confirming that the emperor had gone away, Ji Yu said happily to Liu and Ding Zhuo.

"Haha, master, I'm finally going to be free! Liu Jun, go to the Ministry of Industry to see the process of mold building, urge them, put down other things in their hands first, give priority to manufacturing molds, and speed up as much as possible while ensuring the same quality. ”

"Yes, Your Highness."

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Half a month later.

"Your Majesty, the five princes are asking to see you outside the palace."

In the Qinzheng Palace, Ma Lian reported to Ji Qi, who was concentrating on government affairs.

"Huh? Is his repeater ready? Declare him in. ”

"Yes, the five princes of Xuan are coming to see ——!" Ma Lian shouted in a shrill voice.

When Ji Yu heard the summons, he entered the temple and bowed.

"Son-in-law, see father."

"Get up, I ask you, is the technology of the repeater mature?"

Ji Qi suppressed his excitement and asked.

"Back to my father, the mold has been fully built, and the first batch of repeaters assembled from the parts of the mold, a total of thirty! Twelve craftsmen built and assembled all of them, and in less than a day, thirty were built. When the craftsmen are more skilled, they can be a little faster. ”

"Good! With such a good weapon, why don't I worry about it! ”

When Ji Qi heard such good news, he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart and said loudly excitedly.

Several pavilion elders who were reviewing the recitals on the side listened to it in the clouds and fog, and they didn't know why.

Looking at the confused appearance of several of his right-hand men, Ji Qi laughed.

"Ji Yu, you come to explain to a few pavilion elders, so that they are also happy."

"Yes, Father."

Ji Yu turned his head again and explained the matter to the four elders.

After hearing this, the four pavilion elders looked at each other. I didn't understand it for a while.

Zhang Deran cautiously asked, "Is this true?" ”

Ji Qi saw that the elders looked incredulous, shook his head, and said with a smile.

"Aiqing can't believe Ji Yu, can't he still believe me?"

"That's not what the minister meant, it's just that this matter is very important, and it's really sloppy! If this is the case, the crossbow equipment will be given to the soldiers who fought against the Xiongnu outside Pingliang Pass. For the Huns' cavalry, this is a big killer. It is conservatively estimated that the mortality rate of soldiers who fight against the Huns every year can be reduced by fifty percent! ”

Speaking of the back, Zhang Deran's voice trembled a little, and he was faintly choked.

This Zhang Deran has read poetry and books since he was a child, but he advocates military life, and after obtaining fame, he joined the army in Pingliang Pass, fought against the Huns for more than ten years, and rose to the position of the general staff of the war little by little with his military merits. However, in a later battle, because of the failure of his own command, more than 10,000 soldiers were killed, and he was sad in his heart, and he resigned. Later, when Ji Qi ascended the throne, he invited him out again, became a pavilion elder, and continued to serve the Great Zhou.

"Ji Yu, this time you have made a contribution to my Great Zhou."

Ji Qi praised happily.

"It is the duty of my sons to serve my Da Zhou, and I dare not talk about credit."

"It's just...... If the father really wants to reward his sons. Can you lift the ban on your sons! ”

Ji Yu saw that his father was happy at this time, and took the opportunity to mention the matter of the grounding order.

Sure enough, as soon as he heard the grounding order, Ji Qi put away the smile on his face.

"Is it impossible to lift the lockdown?"

Before the smile on Ji Yu's face completely bloomed, Ji Qi said again.

"However, just like that, I have revealed that you escaped from the palace without permission and visited the Qinglou. I am unwilling. What should I do? ”

Ji Qi said embarrassedly. Shaking his head, he caught a glimpse of the folds on the table, and remembered something that had given me a headache for days. Thinking about it, a smile of schadenfreude hung on the corner of his mouth. said to Ji Yu.

"In this way, I have an urgent matter here, if you can give a solution that satisfies me and several ministers, I will not only lift your grounding, but also issue you a token to leave the palace in advance, how about it?"

Seeing that Ji Qi was determined to embarrass himself, Ji Yu had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "That...... Erchen try? ”