On the morning of August 14, Shen Xi was still giving a lecture in the East Palace, although the emperor's assessment of the crown prince was imminent, but Shen Xi did not instill knowledge to Zhu Houzhao before the exam, but just asked Zhu Houzhao to study hard, and if there was anything he didn't understand, he could ask him, while he sat behind the desk and read.

I have to say that one of the biggest advantages of coming to the East Palace to teach the prince is that you can see many rare ancient books, which are difficult to find on the market, and many of them are out of print.

Shen Xi never thought of going back after reading the book and reciting it word for word, and then taking it to the printing workshop to make money after printing it in batches, because many books belong to the side door and cannot be used at all during the imperial examination...... In these years, as long as the imperial examination is not involved or rarely involved, there is no market, unless it is a book for entertainment, otherwise no one will buy it when it is printed.

No matter what the year, books are dominated by textbooks and novels that enrich the spiritual life.

The prince took the exam in the afternoon, Shen Xi only stayed in the Fang Palace for a morning, and as soon as he arrived at noon, he got up and went back to Zhan Shifu, Zhu Houzhao sent it to the front of the palace, and reminded him: "Sir, don't forget, if I pass the exam, take me out to play." ”

Shen Xi nodded in response, thinking, let's pass the exam first.

Shen Xi knew very well that with Zhu Houzhao's current progress in schoolwork, unless Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers intended to release water, there was little chance of passing. Whenever the question is a little deeper, Zhu Houzhao will stare dryly and can't answer.

But as a reward for the exam, "going out of the palace gate" undoubtedly has a strong temptation and spur effect on Zhu Houzhao, who used to do well in the exam, and the things rewarded could not attract the interest of the rich crown prince at all.

Only this time, after passing the exam, I had the opportunity to get out of the red wall and see the world of flowers outside, and Zhu Houzhao's enthusiasm for learning has increased greatly these days.

Shen Xi returned to Zhan Shifu, and as soon as he walked into the official room, he saw someone sitting in his seat looking through the lecture he had sorted out, if it was a colleague of Zhan Shifu, even if it was his boss Wang Hua, he couldn't casually move his lecture without his permission, but this one was good, Shen Xi not only didn't dare to show anger when he saw it, but he also had to obediently step forward and smile at him, because people were too big.

"Xie Ge is well." Shen Xi saluted respectfully.

The two of them have met twice in just half a day, which is an incredible thing for a cabinet scholar who has a lot of opportunities.

Xie Qian waved his hand, his eyes still fell on the lecture, it seemed that Shen Xi's lecture was extremely interesting, so he didn't even care about what he came to say, and read the paragraph in front of him first.

Shen Xi could only wait on the sidelines, and after a while, Xie Qian threw the lecture on the table: "Look, what kind of stuff are you kid teaching!" ”

I was looking at it with interest just now, and now I am starting to criticize, this change of face is faster than turning a book! Shen Xi thought to himself: "You don't always appreciate my lectures, but want to pick thorns in them?" ”

Xie Qian didn't get up, just sat there, and said with a big sting: "You submit the drawings, and I will submit them on your behalf." ”

Shen Xi was a little surprised, and secretly wondered: "Xie Lao'er didn't do things so smoothly, is there a follow-up?" Sure enough, Xie Qian added, "But I didn't say that you submitted it......

Well, the credit has not fallen again!

Don't you always wait every day to steal the little bit of work from my little person, right? You are already the crown prince, can you share some gruel with us "poor people"?

But if you think about it carefully, forget it, as long as the drawings can enter the emperor's eyes, and can prompt the Ming court to innovate artillery technology, I don't plan to wait for this credit to eat! Thinking of this, Shen Xi saluted again: "Your Majesty does you have an explanation?" ”

Obviously, if Emperor Hongzhi is not satisfied with the drawings, Xie Qian will not take the matter on him. In Shen Xi's eyes, Xie Qian's cheeks were thicker than the upside down of the city wall, and he would not take the initiative to come over to apologize and thank him for stealing his credit.

Now Xie Qian came here, indicating that the emperor was interested after seeing the drawings, but he gave Xie Qian a problem that he couldn't solve, so he came to Zhan Shifu for help.

"I don't know where you learned those miscellaneous studies, the old man is ashamed of himself." Xie Qian said angrily, "The reason is this, Ma Shangshu of the Ministry of War asked Your Majesty to improve the armament ......."

Xie Qian has a large belly, and he will honestly admit what he has lacking, and when he tells the things in the court, Shen Xi will understand......

This matter is a coincidence, an accident and an inevitability.

By chance, it was because I happened to meet Marven Sheng's invitation, and it must be because the Ming Dynasty's armament was backward and needed to be improved. What Shen Xi can see, an old minister like Ma Wensheng can also see.

“…… His Majesty wants to personally observe the cannon of the Franc man, but this kind of thing, after all, is a bit dangerous, and the people of the Ministry of Industry dare not fiddle with it casually, so they want you to talk to the Franc man, and let the Franc man operate the cannon on his behalf. ”

For the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty, the Franc cannon has belonged to "high-tech", they are used to front-loading ammunition artillery, but they have never seen the rear-loaded, perhaps the sub-mother cannon is too advanced, and no one can operate it.

However, Shen Xi thought about it carefully and found that it was wrong, the Ministry of Industry would never and would not even have a person who could operate the Franco cannon, so it was clearly a prevarication...... Before, the Ministry of Industry denied the actual combat value of the Franc machine gun, and now Emperor Hongzhi wants to see the effect in person, and the people in the Ministry of Industry think that if the power is huge, isn't it a slap in the face? It's better that no one can fight, and it's best if it's yellow!

Shen Xi said: "Students can contact the Franc machine, but I am afraid that the Franc machine will laugh at that time, I am dignified, and there is no one who can operate artillery." Moreover, Xie Ge was not afraid that when these Franc machine men were operating the artillery in the school yard, they would suddenly turn the muzzle of the gun......"

Xie Qian hurriedly stopped Shen Xi from continuing his words, his face changed greatly, and Huo Ran stood up, obviously frightened by Shen Xi's words.

Xie Qian pondered for a moment and asked, "What then?" Or...... You kid went to fire the cannon himself!? ”

Shen Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly.

You're really going to find ways to make people feel like you're going to make a problem, what if my weak little body goes to operate the artillery, what if it blows up?

Even if it doesn't explode, the heart can't withstand such a toss!

Shen Xi said: "Otherwise, the old man Xie Ge will send the Franc machine gun to the school field outside the city, and the student will personally teach a few people how to use it, and when His Majesty looks at it from afar, the students will have their own way to deal with it." ”

What Shen Xi thought was, I can't do it, I can teach others, find a few brothers from the Chema Gang, and then call Zhang Laowu, who has been staying in the capital and dare not return to Quanzhou, and teach them to fire...... And it doesn't explicitly require them to play accurately, so it shouldn't be too difficult.

As long as you are not afraid of death, you can go to the top!

Xie Qian frowned and said, "Are people reliable?" ”

Shen Xi knew that Xie Qian was afraid that the person he found would be unfavorable to the emperor, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "Elder Xie Ge, please rest assured, even if the cannon of the Franc machine man is more powerful, the range is not very far, when the time comes, just let Your Majesty stand outside the range of the artillery, and then find someone to stare at the cannon." With soldiers here, what tricks can the person who fired the cannon play? ”

Xie Qian glared at Shen Xi, in that case, what are you still worried about what the Franco machine man is doing? Playing with me...... He immediately asked, "If the distance is far away, how does Your Majesty know the power of the artillery?" ”

Shen Xi used the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone on the table to lay out the general situation, and said: "When the time comes, set up countless scarecrows in Tartar clothes in the distance, you can imitate the height of the Tatar war horses, and then place some dummies, after the cannon is over, won't it be clear at a glance?" ”

Xie Qian groaned: "This is a good idea, but you have to remember that the old man sent you to do this errand, don't be greedy and take the matter on yourself!" ”

Shen Xi thought to himself, sure enough, it's an old fox, you like to take advantage of it, so I don't bother to rob you.

Waiting for Shen Xi to nod, Xie Qian said, "The time is set for August 19, there is no time to delay, you have to arrange it as soon as possible." ”

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The afternoon assessment would not be held until three o'clock in the afternoon, and there was still more than an hour before the start, and Shen Xi happened to go out to find someone to implement the plan.

The helper that Xie Qian found for Shen Xi was a secretary of the Ministry of War from Jiupin, and the matter could have been handed over to someone from the Ministry of Industry, but Xie Qian and Ma Wensheng were not very at ease with the Ministry of Industry, so they simply found their own people to do it.

What Shen Xi had to do was to ask the people from the military department to help find five hundred straw men.

Anyway, the soldiers train on weekdays, and they use weapons to stab wooden stakes and straw men, this thing does not need to be tied now, and the school field has it, but it has to be changed into a tattered Tartar costume, so that people know that these straw men represent the Tatars.

The secretary of the military department will coordinate with the governor's office of the five armed forces and allocate manpower.

As for security matters, there is no need for Shen Xi to worry about it.

Shen Xi found someone to call Song Xiaocheng and Zhang Laowu to the tea house outside Dong'an Gate, and when he told him about his idea, Song Xiaocheng and Zhang Laowu were stunned.

Song Xiaocheng said: "Big ...... You're not kidding, sir, are you? Go...... Go and practice playing ...... Hit the cannon, that ...... Will the emperor come to watch? ”

"Yes." Shen Xi nodded, "But it will be very dangerous to fire a cannon, so if you don't want to go, just say it." ”

Song Xiaocheng and Zhang Laowu's eyes are green, and they can see the holy driver, although they only look at it from a distance, but the little people can see the true dragon emperor for a lifetime, even if it is worth dying.

Zhang Lao Wu took the lead and said loudly: "I'll go!" ”

Song Xiaocheng was not to be left behind, patting his chest: "I'll go too." ”

Shen Xi said: "You can go, but first explain what happened after the death......

Song Xiaocheng shouted that he was wronged: "My lord, isn't it the Franco machine artillery?" I saw that the Francophone fired so many shots, and I didn't say anything dangerous, so I didn't go to fight once, and there would be a problem, right? ”

"Things are a bit complicated, I can't explain it to you clearly, in short, what you need to face now is not as simple as simply operating artillery, the slightest accident will make the dragon face angry, and the people below will have to lose their heads. And it is not necessary that someone will obstruct this matter and secretly use their hands and feet on the artillery, resulting in the ...... of the explosion."

When Shen Xi said this, there was actually an element of alarmism. He wanted to tell Song Xiaocheng and Zhang Lao Wu what the worst outcome would be, and what kind of difficulties and dangers you would encounter.

Don't think that you can see the emperor, you can make achievements after operating the artillery, and rush to do it, opportunities and risks coexist.

When Song Xiaocheng heard this, his body trembled, and he had the intention of retreating...... He now has a wife and children, and it is dangerous enough to fight and kill outside, if something happens, what will happen to his wife and son?

As for Zhang Lao Wu, he has no worries.

Because Zhang Laowu's fellow sect Zhang Lian fell, and during Zhang Lian's tenure as the prefect of Quanzhou, Zhang Laowu used the identity of the team leader to do a lot of things like a fox and a tiger, if he returned to Quanzhou, he was worried that he would be liquidated, he would rather stay in the capital and do things with Shen Xi, so after listening to his opinion, Shen Xi had sent someone to Quanzhou to pick up Zhang Laowu's wife and widow to the capital.

But after all, Shen Xi didn't open a mansion to do business, and it was not okay to always eat idle meals under Shen Xi's hands, so what Zhang Lao Wu thought about was that even if there was a little opportunity, he must seize it and move forward.

Zhang Laowu clenched his fists: "The adult has the grace of reinvention for the small, the villain is dead, and the adult must be repaid. ”

"Okay."

Shen Xi patted Zhang Lao Wu's shoulder, and then looked at Song Xiaocheng, who was silent next to him, "The matter is so decided, Fifth Brother Zhang will take a few people, and follow me to the west campus of the city early tomorrow morning, as for the sixth brother, you ...... Take care of the affairs of the chariot and horse gang, and the Chongwenmen pier will definitely control me ......"

Hearing this, Song Xiaocheng's face was somewhat disappointed.

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