"If you don't want it, give it to me." Lu Ji said.

"Okay, I'll send you."

"Forget it, I can't stand it!"

Everyone had some homely work, and Li Cailian knew that Qu Ping had something else to say to Lu Ji, so she took Xiao Lu to the back room.

Qu Ping said to Lu Ji: "You have done a good job in hosting the shipping in Hangzhou, and the emperor appreciates you very much." ”

"It is right to serve the emperor!" Lu Ji is a serious way.

"To serve the emperor, you have to do your best for the people and the society!"

"Yes, that's what Big Brother said."

Qu Ping said in a deep voice: "How is the progress of the cannon?" ”

"The bomb and the barrel have been developed, and we are close to the final ignition. I know you're coming back recently, and you've already called for someone to transport you to the barracks. ”

Qu Ping rubbed his hands and said, "Without further ado, we'll go now, and just come back to say hello to the others." ”

Lu Ji hesitated: "So urgent? ”

"Your sister-in-law is here, she will take care of her younger siblings, don't worry."

The two informed their families and got into a carriage and ran to the barracks.

When they arrived at the barracks, the Helan Three Tigers inevitably had a polite time with everyone. Taking advantage of this time, the soldiers pushed the cannon and three shells to the foot of the open hill with all their hands.

Qu Ping ordered someone to set up the cannon steadily, aimed at the mountain two hundred meters away, and raised his thumb to aim. Everyone watched quietly, and they didn't dare to swallow their saliva.

"Don't be nervous, just relax." Qu Ping said. He put the cannonball into the chamber, took the torch handed by Jiang Boyan, slowly approached the fuse, and said to the others: "The first test, it is difficult to ensure that there will be no mistakes, everyone go farther." ”

When everyone heard this, they honestly retreated ten meters away, Qu Ping said that it was farther away, so they retreated fifty meters away.

Qu Ping slowly approached the fuse with the torch, lit it, and withdrew again. "If the squib is fine, it won't be fun if it blows up." He thought.

Everyone saw Qu Ping retreat the torch again, and their hearts hung even more.

Qu Ping shouted: "Is this cannon chamber sturdy?" ”

Lu Ji responded: "The highest skill in the world should be the strongest!" ”

Qu Ping was skeptical, but he was still unmoved, and asked, "Is there still a long fuse?" ”

"It's gone." Lu Ji replied.

“…… Then take a long rope, soak it in kerosene, and dock it with the fuse. Qu Ping said that he did not want to give his young and precious life for scientific experiments.

The soldiers found a long rope, soaked it in kerosene, and then connected the fuse, which was more than ten meters long.

Qu Ping stood at the other end of the rope and let out a long breath. Lu Ji shouted in the distance, "Why don't I come." Qu Ping pretended not to hear, and he didn't do anything, docked the torch to the oil rope, and then—

Just run away.

When everyone saw Qu Ping running backwards, they also retreated backwards, and withdrew another fifty meters. Qu Ping shouted to everyone to lie down together, staring nervously at the fuse that burned past.

Three meters, two meters, one meter, half a meter, ten centimeters...... Mars entered the chamber of the cannon. Everyone's palms were sweating, not only worried about its success, but also because if it was successfully developed, it would be an invincible divine weapon!

Just listen to the sound of "boom...... The fire was shining, the metal pieces were flying, and the dust was flying.

Failed! Blown up!

Everyone slowly raised their heads, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know how to speak.

Qu Ping stood up, patted the dust on his body, and said, "It's okay, failure is the mother of success." Not this time, keep up the good work, next time it will definitely work! ”

Lu Ji also got up and said, "Yes, never give up!" ”

"How did you refine this cannon body?" Qu Ping asked.

"It is to use copper and iron, smelt at high temperature, and then fill the mold ......"

Qu Ping interrupted: "Next time you add one percent of carbon to it!" ”

"Okay, but what's that?" Lu Ji asked, and the others also wanted to know.

"This is my secret recipe."

"Okay...... However, there are two more such gun chambers, how to deal with them? ”

"Keep it, there is no useless thing in the world!" Qu Ping said, "Let's go, let's eat and drink!" ”

The next morning, Qu Ping and Lu Ji met outside the main hall, and Lu Ji said: "If you were drunk yesterday, you must have been asked by your sister-in-law to kneel on the washboard, right?" I was scolded to death, but luckily I fainted, and I can't remember what she scolded. "The saying of kneeling on the washboard was taught by Qu Ping yesterday.

"Needless to say," Qu Ping said, "I had an appointment to have dinner at home in the evening, and finally let a few of their female hostesses go." ”

For the first time in a few months, many officials came to greet him happily, and those who knew that he had been awarded the title of Yongguo Gong congratulated him diligently, so the matter soon became known.

Qu Ping saw that several Shangshu adults were present, so he said: "Hey, I really drank too much yesterday, and I almost didn't see everyone this morning." ”

Tobe Shangshu asked, "Why are you so happy?" ”

"I'm not afraid of everyone's jokes," Qu Ping said, "Everyone knows that I took in a mother and daughter because of the post-war military family pension, and recognized the little orphan as a sister." ”

"Yongguo Gong is benevolent and righteous, so that we are admired and ashamed!"

Qu Ping continued: "The little girl is smart and clever, so I sent her to study in the juvenile class of Guozijian, and later I saw that he was doing well with Lu Lu, the son of the deputy envoy of Jingxi Road, so on a whim, I made them do. I was happy with his family last night, and I accidentally drank high. ”

Everyone suddenly realized: "Maybe, these two will become a beautiful conversation in the future!" ”

"Lu You, I know that Xiaguan's grandson is also in the juvenile class, and I often hear my grandson come back and say that the gentlemen praise him."

Seeing that the time was almost up, Qu Ping greeted and said, "Come into the hall quickly!" ”

When he arrived in the hall, Li Gang was already standing in front. Qu Ping stood side by side with him, the two simply greeted each other, and Zhao Gou went up to the hall.

Shao Chengzhang, the official in front of the palace, sang: "If there is something to start, there is nothing to retreat!" ”

Li Gang took the lead and said: "Congratulations to the Emperor on his return!" The ministers behind him sang along.

Emperor Zhao Gou said: "This matter depends on Qu Aiqing's hard work to protect the emperor." I kept the Emperor Taishang to stay in Beijing to help me preside over the overall situation, but the Emperor Taishang was disheartened and insisted on removing the honorific title of the Emperor. ”

"The Emperor Taishang obeys his heart, and he also conforms to the will of heaven, and the saint cannot be reluctant, which is also reasonable." Li Gang said.

"The mother concubine has returned to the palace, and I plan to respect the mother concubine as the queen mother, what do you think of Aiqing?"

"The Queen Mother has worked hard all her life, this is what she deserves!"

Zhao Gou said: "Well, okay, choose a day to honor the ceremony!" Zhao Gou paused, hesitated and said, "Concubine Xing is the main room of my knot, and after this great difficulty, I want to seal her as the queen to comfort her heart." ”

The ministers bowed their heads and said nothing, exchanging colors. When Zhao Gou saw it, his heart cooled down, and he knew that if he wanted to seal Concubine Xing as the queen, he was afraid that it would not be so smooth.

There are three dynasties of the patriarch who risked death to play: "Concubine Xing Niangniang is the main room, fair and good, and her mother shows herself." However, Niangniang has experienced the hardships of the Jin Kingdom, the heirs are not guaranteed, and the heart is afraid of being corrupted, so I am afraid that she may not be able to correct the harem, and it is difficult to honor the world, and I hope that the emperor will think twice! ”

"Are there any other people who think the same way?" Zhao Gou said coldly.

Li Gang said for the ministers: "I'm afraid that the hearts of the people are clear, and I hope the emperor will think twice!" ”

Qu Ping also said: "Your Majesty, this matter is not urgent, it is better to discuss it later." ”

"Well, is there anything else?" Zhao Gou was so interested that he threw his body into the dragon chair.

Lu Ji, a waiter of the Ministry of Works, said: "The day before yesterday, there was a report from the Hangzhou shipyard that the second sea ship will be completed and launched in the middle of next month. ”

Zhao Gou nodded: "Okay, Aiqing has done a big thing!" ”

Li Gang said: "Your Majesty, can these two ships be named?" ”

"Not at all."

"It's better to call the Breaker and the Mighty."

The emperor thought for a while and approved: "These two names are mighty, very good, just follow Aiqing." ”

Qu Ping said: "The minister has not been in Kyoto for the past few months, I don't know how effective the Silk Road is now?" ”

Tobe replied: "Judging from the commercial and trade revenues of the major fleets to and from neighboring countries in the nearby waters in the past few months, the results have been quite fruitful. ”

Qu Ping nodded and said to Zhao Gou: "Your Majesty, we have been in contact with the countries of the South China Sea and the East China Sea for many years, and the other party has a few valuable things, and we already know everything about it, so it is better to look at the farther coast." You need to know that there is a sky outside the sky, there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are still people in people. Only when you know how big the world is, do you know how small you are, and only then do you have the perseverance to keep fighting! ”

"Aiqing is very reasonable, but we haven't been to any further places!" Zhao Gou said.

"When the Tang Dynasty was in its heyday, there were dynasties all over the world, and even Africans in Western Europe and Northern Europe, indicating that there were more distant places. Today's national strength is at its peak, and there are sea ships suitable for long-distance voyages, and the supply is not worried. ”

"Yes, extremely. But what kind of place are you talking about in Western European Africa? ”

In ancient times, people's knowledge was valid, and the names of the remote were different, Qu Ping flickered: "Uh...... It's far away. When he was young, he followed his master to cultivate in the mountains, and one day during meditation, suddenly a golden light pierced into the sea of knowledge, forming a map - a map of the world! Africa and Europe are two distant places. ”

Everyone heard it in the clouds, Qu Ping said it in a divine way, and he didn't dare to believe it.

"Aiqing has such an experience, it is really a star! Come on, pen and ink waiting! Aiqing, quickly draw a map of the world of your dreams for me! "Zhao Gou is already impatient.

The people listening to the staff outside the hall hurriedly found the four treasures of the study room and carried a long table and placed it in the hall. Qu Ping is not afraid, although the world map cannot be 100% restored, the general appearance can still be drawn.

Everyone gathered around Qu Ping's left and right rear, leaving space in front for Zhao Gou to see. Zhao Gou watched Qu Ping's painting for a while, which aroused his curiosity even more, so he walked down the hall and watched together.