Volume 1 Born Out of Thin Air Chapter 52 Black Powder
The next day, Wang Jue thanked his old friend and prime minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty for his hospitality, and refused Li Gang's invitation to join the office.
Li Gang knew in his heart that everything Wang Qi had already considered, and it made no difference whether he was in officialdom or not. At the moment when Zhao Ding returned to the court, Wang Qi really should not stay in Kaifeng, after all, the academic dispute between the two is intensifying.
Old man Wang is still the same as always, willing to endure hardships for his friends! Li Gang was moved in his heart. So the two officially made a marriage contract for Wang Wan'er and Li Shaofeng, and Wang Jue returned to his courtyard in Bianjing and prepared to leave.
A few days later, Wang Jue, who had said goodbye to many relatives and friends and had been visited by his protΓ©gΓ©, got into the carriage back to Changsha.
Wang Jue was born in a famous family and is knowledgeable, but he has no intention of pursuing a career, and often travels in famous mountains and rivers, and makes friends with famous Confucians from all over the world. He and Li Gang had a strong relationship, but they had fierce academic arguments with Zhao Ding and were at a stalemate several times.
Wang Jue lectured in Kaifeng, and he often appeared in Guozijian and several large academies, and of course he also accepted many young people who were dedicated to learning as disciples.
The current emperor and his father, the last Great Zhou official, are very appreciative of the ancient and modern new meanings proposed by Wang Qi. Compared with several prime ministers who have a straight face and a mouth that is the way of a saint every day, Wang Jue, who has learned the past and the present and has no official status, is more favored by the emperor.
Wang Jue set off, planning to visit the celebrities and relatives and friends he met back then. But he didn't know that before he left Bianliang City, Li Gang's letter had already set off, which recorded Wang Jue's detailed itinerary.
The destination of Li Gang's letter is... Xunyang, Mingyue Village! Li Gang hid from Wang Jue and prepared a big "surprise" on the road, but Wang Jue didn't know at this time that he had continued to study hard in the carriage.
Liu Chengdong pretended to "attack" Xunyang Mansion before, which attracted Zhao Scar and Lao Huang to attack, but the plan deviated, the village was damaged, and the villagers were killed and injured.
But it was not for nothing, the goal was basically achieved, Lao Huang was killed, and Zhao Scarzi fled. There were several stockades around that participated in the attack, and their leaders were terrified. Mingyue Village's dissidents like Lao Huang and Cai Erlaizi and others were also exposed and purged.
Liu Chengdong has Yu Yunwen's handwriting as evidence, and established contact with Li Gang two years ago, Li Gang admired this general who had been born and died several times, and agreed to help him return to the Xiang army, but asked Liu Chengdong to temporarily give up the idea of revenge.
Liu Chengdong agreed, so Mingyuezhai's Zhao'an plan fell on Wang Qi from the beginning. The act of "feintting" on Xunyang Mansion City diverted the attention of people with intentions, and many people thought that Liu Chengdong's recruitment failed.
Liu Chengdong and Li Xiang didn't want the villagers to split, so Liu Chengdong led a part of the armed forces to enter Qingfeng Village in the east to protect the eastern exit of Mingyue Village, and at the same time, it also further concealed the upcoming Zhao'an operation.
After kicking a few stalls and punching and kicking some small vendors, Lin Dayou felt refreshed. When he got home humming a little song, he saw his younger brother Lin Xueyong kneeling in front of the door waiting for him, and he looked at his younger siblings in confusion.
"Big brother, learn from him, he lost the messenger of the craftsman's workshop. Ask the eldest brother to help me learn, I still have to live..."As he spoke, the younger siblings also knelt down and wept bitterly.
Lin Xueyong's Hun family is also from the family of the forbidden army, and at the age of 15, he married Lin Xueyong, who was also from the forbidden army.
Lin Dayou tried his best, used the favor saved by his ancestors, and spent hundreds of times to send his younger brother with outstanding skills to the craftsman's workshop, but he didn't expect that the foul-tempered younger brother had been in conflict with a lang.
Lin Dayou knew that with his brother's temper, something would definitely happen if he continued to stay there, so he had to keep him safe, and he couldn't take care of the rest, and Lin Xueyong was finally driven back.
Asked his younger brother and sister to prepare soup and rice, Lin Dayou pulled his younger brother up, sat on the door frame together, and watched the sun gradually set over Kaifeng City.
"I remember when I was a child, we used to sit here and watch the sun before eating, and you sometimes fell asleep in my arms... By the way, what are you doing this time, making Lang Zhongsheng so atmospheric? β
Talking about the embarrassment when he was a child, Lin Xueyong blushed a little. But when it came to this "big event", the thin Lin Xue flashed a crazy light in his eyes. "Brother, do you know that powder last time? I improved it again this time, and it finally exploded! Lang Zhong said that I wasted the materials of the official school, so I demonstrated it to him, but he came up, and I didn't hold it, so I ......"
"Hiss~hahaha! I said this guy is so disgraced, his hair is burnt... Haha, it turned out to be you who did it. I don't think that guy is pleasing to the eye, too. But the official army has already had a rocket rush, what's the use of what you're doing? β
Lin Xueyong grabbed his hair seriously and racked his brains. "The recipe is not perfect, I think it can be improved, but unfortunately there are no materials. I put some powder under my brother's bed, and I think it's enough... It is estimated that the gate of Bianjing City cannot be blocked! β
Hearing this, Lin Dayou was startled, quickly covered his mouth, and signaled to silence. I went out and looked left and right, and breathed a sigh of relief. "Damn, don't die, can you talk nonsense like this? Return to the city gate, blow you, I think you are our father died early, Lao Tzu went out to work and no one cared, and he stayed idle at home. β
"Come with me tomorrow to meet the clerk and make up for you. In the future, follow your brother to kick the stall, and whoever dares to occupy the road will be beaten, but those who have a backstage can't fight, and they can't use knives, it's not good to hurt people."
"If you are a little more fierce, you will be fined more copper coins or a meeting, and it will be enough for you and your family. It's not that my brother doesn't want to support you, but I can't guarantee that your new sister-in-law has an opinion, right? Lin Dayou accidentally said what was in his heart and didn't care, but Lin Xueyong was excited.
"Brother, are you finally going to renew the strings? Great, who?! β
Lin Dayou's face blushed rarely, and a strong and gentle figure flashed in his mind. "I haven't even written it, and I don't know if people agree, so let's talk about it. Wait, what do you think will explode? Where do you put it? β
"Put it under your bed, I have good things, don't you put them all under my brother's bed?"
Lin Xueyong was scared, and hurriedly pulled Lin Dayou to run to the bedroom. "You scumbag, you don't want your brother anymore, do you? It's going to explode and put it under the bed, why do you put everything there? Sleeping on a bunch of stuff made by your kid all day long, your brother and I are under a lot of pressure! β
"Oh..."
Lin Xueyong's Hun family looked at the pair of big children, burst into tears and laughed, and continued to prepare soup and rice......
Lin Xue's use in the craftsman's yard is not so simple.
The folk gunpowder of the Great Zhou Dynasty was still in the stage of setting off fireworks, but the craftsman workshop directly under the Ministry of War had sharp weapons such as rockets, which were only half a step away from the mature black gunpowder. Lin Xueyi opened the door to the era of black gunpowder by mistake, Li Xiang didn't know at the moment, otherwise he would definitely be shocked again.
Lang Zhong, who managed Lin Xueyong, actually admired him very much, but he received the gift of the manager of the Rocket Workshop, and there was pressure from above, so he still drove Lin Xueyong away, because Lin Xueyong might steal everyone's jobs.
After Li Xiang got to know Lin Xueyong's brother, he applauded the squire who drove Lin Xueyong away more than once, otherwise he would probably miss a Frankenstein. But sometimes I wonder how many times in the Great Zhou Dynasty, when vested interests hinder scientific and technological progress, and new technologies are suppressed and cannot play a role?
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In May of the second year of Qinzong, or May of the second year of Shengxi, the corruption and reselling of soldiers in the forbidden army were reported, and Wang Boyan and Cai Jing were severely damaged.
Emperor Qinzong, who learned the truth and spared his life, was furious, and immediately ordered a thorough investigation and supported Zhao Ding's restoration.
The Great Zhou Forbidden Army began a limited rectification, although it was better than nothing, but it also strengthened the combat power of some of the forbidden army.
Yu Yunwen returned to the center with the credit of defeating Dali, and as a balance and compromise, Cai Jing barely retained the position of the privy envoy by virtue of the Yunyang Xiang Army's "defeat of Zhao Scar".