"The power of the musket is indeed good, but I wonder if it can really be used in the army?" Liu E was silent for a long time after seeing the power of the musket, and finally asked the most worried question in his heart, after all, powerful weapons are not necessarily suitable for the army, and the battlefield does not rely only on weapons to determine the victory or defeat, otherwise the Liao State would have been destroyed a long time ago, because the weapons of the Great Song Dynasty have always been better than the Liao State.

Li Zhang also knew that Liu E would definitely not agree to build muskets on a large scale before seeing the muskets on the battlefield, so he immediately said at this time: "Big Lady, if you still have any doubts, it is better to build a batch of muskets to equip an army, and then send them to the battlefield after the training is completed, I heard that Hebei and the northwest are not peaceful, I believe that the muskets will definitely shine on the battlefield!" ”

Li Zhang's suggestion was also in line with Liu E's wishes, so I saw that she also nodded after hearing it, in fact, in addition to seeing the power of the musket with her own eyes, the most important thing is Liu E's trust in Li Zhang, otherwise if it were another person, I am afraid that Liu E would definitely not agree so readily.

"Just do as you say, isn't that Liu Shu involved in this matter, then let him be in charge of making muskets, and then I will send him a dispatch, and the craftsmen will be selected by himself, as for the army that uses muskets......"

Liu E also showed an embarrassed expression on her face when she said the end, because she didn't know much about the army, and when the general army needed to be mobilized, it also needed to go through the Privy Council, but before the power of the musket was proven, she didn't want too many people to know about it.

"Big Lady, there are five hundred people under Huyan Shouxin, and I think he is strict in managing the army, and he is from the general's background, so his loyalty to the court can be guaranteed, plus he is the guard of the imperial tomb, and he can be transferred by the eldest lady without going through the Privy Council!" Li Zhang spoke again at this time and suggested, this is also something he had thought about before.

"You've thought about it all, but that's fine, the muskets and potatoes are on the side of the Imperial Mausoleum, and it's also some distance from the capital, so it's not easy to attract attention, and there's also the creation of muskets, I think it's all put together, anyway, it's convenient, if the muskets can really shine on the battlefield, it's not too late to move back." Liu E thought about it and finally nodded.

"Thank you, Auntie!" Li Zhang was also very excited to salute Liu E again, with Liu E's words, the musket has finally appeared on the stage of history, as for whether it can be officially equipped in the army, it depends on the performance of him and Huyan Shouxin.

Liu E had a lot of things, and left after staying in Jingfu Hall for a while, but when he left, he took the musket with him, and as soon as Liu E left, Zhao Zhen immediately grabbed Li Zhang's arm and said, "Cousin, I ......"

"Needless to say, it is impossible for a musket to be given to you!" Without waiting for Zhao Zhen to say his words, Li Zhang directly blocked his words, because just now he found that Zhao Zhen's eyes were glowing when he looked at the musket, and he knew what he wanted without asking, and it was estimated that Liu E also saw this, so he deliberately took the musket away, so as not to fall into Zhao Zhen's hands.

"Cousin, why are you so stingy, aren't you just a musket, I just want to use it to play with birds!" Zhao Zhen said with a look of annoyance at this time, the little boy is very interested in weapons and other things, Zhao Zhen can't pull the bow now, so he is also very happy when he sees the musket, if Liu E wasn't there just now, I'm afraid he would have snatched the musket immediately.

"I don't care what you hit, but the musket is too dangerous, not only is it easy to hurt people, but if it is not operated properly, it is also easy to hurt yourself, in case it is blown up, it will be even more dangerous, so you should stay away from the musket in the future, so as not to hurt yourself." Li Zhang warned Zhao Zhen very solemnly at this time, even if the quality of the firearms had been guaranteed, he would not dare to let Zhao Zhen play such a dangerous thing.

"Cousin! I'm just curious and want to play, it's a big deal that I usually only collect, don't I just don't have that gunpowder? Zhao Zhen begged again at this time, but Li Zhang was not moved at all, but Zhao Zhen also used pestering kung fu at this time, hugging Li Zhang's arm, if he didn't agree, he wouldn't let go, this trick he still learned from Miao Yuan.

In the end, Li Zhang was also entangled by Zhao Zhen and had no choice but to say helplessly: "You are still young now, it is still too dangerous to play with muskets, so let's do it, I will give you a gun when you are an adult, so it's okay, right?" ”

"Adulthood? Isn't that still a matter of three or four years to go? Zhao Zhen heard Li Zhang's words but suddenly had a bitter face, and then begged again, "Cousin, can you do it earlier, or else, you think that when I get married, you will give me the musket, and it will be regarded as a gift for my wedding?" ”

"Big wedding? You're getting married? Li Zhang couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard Zhao Zhen's words, although Zhao Zhen is the emperor, but it is too early to get married, you must know that Zhao Zhen is only twelve years old when he is full of work this year, and the ancients generally believed that a man at the age of fifteen is considered an adult, of course, some families will also let their children get married at the age of twelve, but after all, it is still a minority, and most men will get married when they are fifteen years old.

"Not yet, but I heard that some ministers have suggested that the eldest lady has suggested it, and you know, I am now the emperor, and I have no other brothers, the eldest lady and some ministers are worried about the succession to the throne every day, so they want me to get married early and leave an heir." Zhao Zhen said a little depressed at this time, but the dignified emperor was treated like a breeding stallion, and he couldn't even make his own decisions about marriage, which made him naturally feel a little boring.

"Don't think about this kind of thing, anyway, you definitely can't be the master of your marriage, and I can't talk about it, but I promise you, if you get married, I'll give you a gun, but you don't usually play around, so as not to hurt yourself." Li Zhang finally relented at this time, and nodded in agreement, the big deal was to give him his pistol, anyway, he had two, and the safety of the pistol was much stronger than the musket he made.

Seeing Li Zhang's promise, Zhao Zhen also shouted excitedly, and then hugged Li Zhang and turned around a few times, which provoked Li Zhang was also startled, and hurriedly asked him to put himself down, after all, Zhao Zhen was shorter than him, and he was really afraid that Zhao Zhen's hand would let go and fall to himself.

It was still early, and Li Zhang was not in a hurry to go home, of course, the most important thing was that Zhao Zhen and he hadn't seen him for a long time, and he was definitely unwilling to let him go at this time, so Li Zhang also chatted with him for a while, but chatting and chatting, and finally somehow talked about the government.

"Cousin, Ding Wei is becoming more and more disagreeable now, not only is he domineering in the court, but even some time ago, in the name of my accession to the throne, he suggested that all officials be crowned at the first level!" When it came to the court, Zhao Zhen immediately expressed his dissatisfaction with Ding Wei to Li Zhang.

"The new monarch is on the throne, this is originally a major event celebrated by the whole world, and Ding Wei's suggestion is not wrong?" Li Zhang said with a strange expression when he heard Zhao Zhen's words, because there seemed to be nothing wrong with this matter on the surface.

"It seems to be right, but Ding Wei took this opportunity to seal Situ as a Ping Zhangshi, I have never seen such a brazen person!" Zhao Zhen said angrily again at this time.

Li Zhang was also taken aback when he heard this, Pingzhangshi is also the prime minister, but the prime minister's grade is not the highest, there are Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong, which are commonly referred to as the three dukes, although they have no real power, but they are extremely popular ministers, and ranking among the three dukes is also the ultimate pursuit of all ministers.

Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, only Zhao Pu, the founding father and the veteran of the two dynasties, has been crowned Situ as the prime minister, and now Ding Wei has also crowned himself as Situ, in fact, he is regarded as Zhao Pu's second, but whether it is prestige or ability, Ding Wei is too far worse than Zhao Pu, and he is not worthy of the title of Situ at all.

"Isn't there anyone who objects to this?" Li Zhang suddenly spoke again at this time, although Ding Wei is now in power, but not all his henchmen in the court, there should be people who oppose such a big matter.

"Of course there are people who oppose it, and there are not a few, but the eldest lady doesn't know what to think, so she agrees." Zhao Zhen suddenly said a little discouraged at this time, no matter how much he didn't like Ding Wei, it was useless, because the power was in Liu E's hands.

Li Zhang was also stunned when he heard this, and then he was suddenly shocked, with his understanding of Liu E, the other party should not be able to compromise with Ding Wei so easily, the only explanation is that Liu E may have done it on purpose, and the reason why she did this is also easy to guess, that is, she wants to capture and indulge, as the so-called God wants you to perish, he must first make you crazy, Liu E is likely to deliberately connive at Ding Wei, and the more arrogant Ding Wei is, it also means that the day when he is unlucky is not far away.

Thinking of the above, Li Zhang couldn't help but show a solemn expression, Ding Wei was going to be unlucky, which also means that there will be a big storm in the court, fortunately, he has not entered the court yet, and there is Liu E behind him, so he doesn't have to worry about standing in the wrong team or being involved.

"What's wrong with you, cousin?" Zhao Zhen saw that Li Zhang didn't speak, so he pushed him and asked.

"It's okay, but I'm afraid Ding Wei is going to be unlucky!" Li Zhang reminded with a smile.

That night, when Li Zhang returned home, he was also surrounded by raccoon dog and bean, Xiuxiu even called the ugly girl to prepare dinner for Li Zhang in person, and Li Zhang also deliberately stayed at home for two days, mainly to accompany his family, especially Tanuki, when he first saw him, he was even more happy and cried, no one coaxed him.

Two days later, Li Zhang was summoned into the palace by Liu E again, because the new appointments of him, Judge Liu, and Huyan Shouxin had also come down, and he needed to help Huyan Shouxin bring them back, and the appointments of the three were all confidential, and outsiders did not know.

"Li Ban reads and stays!" However, just as Li Zhang took the holy decree of the appointment and was about to leave the vertical arch hall, he suddenly heard a somewhat familiar voice from behind.