"Shangyi Bureau Si Zan He Ye see His Royal Highness King Yue."

Zhu Qiming stood up from the side of the bookcase, and was about to say hello to He Ye, when he caught a glimpse of Luo Han leading two assistant cats waving frequently by the bamboo forest outside the window.

"He Sizan sits." Zhu Qiming greeted first, and then gave Luo Han a look outside the window, signaling him to take someone away quickly.

He Ye saw Zhu Qiming's head twisting around frequently, and couldn't help but be surprised for a moment, "Your Highness is familiar with the etiquette system, the etiquette and behavior are decent, and you have repeatedly been ordered to receive foreign envoys, so in the eyes of the concubine, you are well-mannered, why do you need the female officials of the Shangyi Bureau to come to the door to offer ugliness?" ”

Fang wanted to open his mouth to say something, but saw that Luo Han was still not dead, and his one-arm moved frequently, almost dancing wildly.

Let others see that Yue Mansion has taken in such a strange person as you, wouldn't it make the whole capital a sensation! Zhu Qiming muttered to himself, turned to the window and looked up, and saw Luo Han proudly pouting at an assistant Nunu, who immediately raised a firecracker, which was Luo Han's latest research achievement, an unnamed firearm improved on the basis of the Japanese bird.

Compared with the Japanese bird gun, the shape of this fire gun in front of me has changed greatly, and the most peculiar thing is that there is a thick arc-shaped blade protruding from the end of the handle!

The musket was an early prototype of the modern rifle. The rifle's bayonet is mounted at the front and can be loaded and unloaded at any time; The blade used in hand-to-hand combat, on the other hand, is mounted at the end of the handle and is difficult to remove once attached. Moreover, the practical method of the rifle bayonet is very different from that of the blade of the firearm, the lethality of the bayonet lies in the stab, and the gunner can keep his hand on the handle of the gun at all times; In hand-to-hand combat, the firecracker must turn the head of the gun, hold the gun in his hand, and let the blade on the handle face the enemy. The blade is not used to stab, but after special training is applied to the gunner, the gunner is allowed to fight the enemy with specific body techniques such as slashing and smashing, so as to maximize the lethality of the blade.

It's just that the blade is mounted on the end of the handle, close to the hand itself, which is quite dangerous to use, and without strict training, the user is easy to self-injure.

Zhu Qiming felt that this firearm was quite interesting, and his interest increased greatly for a while, and he almost left He Ye to try out the new firearm with Luo Han. Thinking of He Ye's intention, he smiled at Luo Han outside the window, "You go first, and this king will come later." ”

Luo Han pouted in disappointment.

He Ye in the study looked dazed, and glanced sideways at the window, but his vision was blocked by the emerald bamboo forest.

"Perhaps in the eyes of the emperor, this king has always neglected to practice etiquette." Only then did Zhu Qiming answer He Yefangcai's question.

He Ye was stunned for a long time, "In this way, His Royal Highness wants the concubine to come to Yuefu to make a show?" ”

"That's not it, we still have something to do." Zhu Qiming sat down, "That day, in the same hall, He Sizan took out a handkerchief, I'm afraid it wasn't an unintentional move, right?" ”

He Ye bowed, "Forgive the concubine for being presumptuous, please read it for the sake of the late Jingci Immortal Master, and think of ideas." At present, Concubine Hui is not doing well in the palace. ”

"Whether Concubine Hui is doing well in the palace or not, this is not a big deal at all. This king knows that Qin Huifei is pregnant, and this is a big deal! ”

"The concubine understands." He Ye's eyes immediately widened, and her ears suddenly echoed the secret instructions of the original Jingci Immortal Master, as well as the bits and pieces of news she had received from Qin Huifei, she suddenly realized that the Yue King in front of her, who had secretly helped Jingci Immortal Master and Hui Concubine many times, and was witty, asked her to come to Yuefu under the pretext, and the depth of her intentions was far beyond her expectations! "Now only Concubine Zhou gave birth to the princess of Chongqing, if Concubine Hui gave birth to the prince, it will be the eldest son of the emperor. But so what? In the coming day, the queen mother gave birth to the prince, which is the emperor's concubine, and the heir is not established, this is the ancestral system, so even if the concubine gives birth to the emperor's eldest son, she will not attract the attention of others. ”

"I'm afraid other people's calculations are very different from this!" Zhu Qiming left his seat and returned to the window, looking through the window, Luo Han and others were no longer visible by the bamboo forest. "In other people's calculations, the queen is very likely to have no children, if so, then it will become a nonsense to establish a concubine, and what really works is another ancestral motto: establish the long and not the young!"

He Ye was shocked, "But the queen has another choice, and that is to adopt a prince born to another concubine." ”

"The queen is the mother of all princes, and whether the queen adopts other princes or not, it cannot change this fact. As long as the queen has no children, it is an iron law to stand tall or young, and no one dares to abolish it! ”

He Ye had just stood for a long time and refused to sit down, and at this moment his expression was in a trance, and he sat on the chair in a daze. "How good it would be for Concubine Hui to give birth to a princess!"

Zhu Qiming shook his head and left the window to return to his seat, "That's a later story, it's hard to understand the urgent need at the moment." Besides, the emperor must have expectations in his heart, if Concubine Hui gives birth to a princess, the emperor's expectations will become disappointed, which may not be a good thing for Concubine Hui. ”

He Ye's eyes flashed with tears, "It's a happy event, but it makes people so worried, how can this be good!" ”

Zhu Qiming pondered for a moment, "Don't worry about other people's calculations, just do your best." ”

He Ye shook his head in frustration, "It's better than flattering than others, the saint is not here, and she won't win people's hearts, how can she be yourself?" ”

"There is no need to win people's hearts, the world is accustomed to worshipping high and stepping on low, and when Hui Concubine is beautiful, there will be people who will follow." Zhu Qiming handed He Ye a comforting smile, "Doesn't she have top embroidery skills?" At present, the treasury inside and outside the government is empty, and there is a shortage of silver everywhere, and the embroidery of Hui Concubine is a vast financial road! ”

"Your Highness, please."

"Aren't female officials suppressed by internal officials to the point that they almost become miscellaneous people? How are you going to sit back and watch the decline of the six bureaus and one division? He Sizan is in the middle of the matchmaking, everyone joins hands to find something to do, Zhang Luo has a little manpower, and Hui Concubine is directed, doing needlework is still quite interesting, if those embroidery can be bought at a good price in Beijing, it will be more interesting. In less than a month, the silver in the Hui Concubine Palace could not be piled up, so it could only be moved to the female official treasury, and within half a year, the silver in the female official treasury was piled up into a mountain. Who will have trouble with silver these days? With silver comes everything, including status! ”

He Ye didn't seem to understand when he heard it, "However, you can't do much needlework with the female official Zhang Luo's manpower!" ”

"It's just the beginning! The latter things have to be done by others, and the good embroidery outside is quietly brought into the palace, just make a simple mark, and it becomes the embroidery in the palace, and then take it out of the palace, and the price can be doubled. ”

He Ye seemed to have an understanding, "I understand, His Royal Highness plans to use Su embroidery to accumulate wealth for the society!" ”

"It's not Su embroidery, it's palace embroidery!"

"Oh, Your Highness, what will the emperor think of this?"

"This king doesn't dare to say it to death, but this king knows that the emperor is now scared!"

"Phew! Bang! There were two muffled sounds in the distance, He Ye jumped up in fright, and Zhu Qiming frowned slightly.

"It must have been the carelessness of the guards who let the firecracker go off. The king will go and return. ”

Zhu Qiming walked out of the study, bypassed the bamboo forest, and ran to the shooting range near the gunpowder shed in one breath, and saw Luo Han dangling in front of him at three or two o'clock on crutches, and his face turned into a chrysanthemum.

"Hahaha······ Your Highness, it's done! The range is 70% higher than that of the Japanese bird. ”

Zhu Qi remembered the unfinished business in the study, and was a little absent-minded, "Can't the seniors wait?" It's not too late to wait for Xiao Wang to finish talking about business. ”

Luo Han's mouth pursed, his face sank, and he suddenly turned his head, "After so many days, the old man has been looking forward to it day and night, and finally looking forward to today, the old man can't wait for a moment!" ”

Seeing that Luo Han was very depressed, Zhu Qiming smiled, turned around and walked towards Luo Han's two assistants, "Let this king take a closer look and see what is magical about the fire gun made by Luo's predecessors." ”

Two sets of shelves are firmly fixed with two firecrackers, one is a Japanese bird gun, and the other is a new gun developed by Luo Han. Directly in front of the two firearms, two targets were erected.

An assistant kindly invited Zhu Qiming to the target to see what was going on. The muzzle velocity of the solid bullet fired by the Japanese bird gun was slow, so the bullet holes left were large and rough; Luo Han's new gun has a fast muzzle velocity and a longer range, leaving a slightly smaller bullet hole and a smooth edge.

"Your Highness, the Japanese bird gun can only shoot through the target at this distance, but the new gun of Luo's predecessor can shoot farther. Your Highness, look! The assistant pointed to the front of him excitedly.

Zhu Qiming bypassed the target in front of him, looked straight ahead, and saw another target erected about ten zhang away, and there was a bullet hole on the target! In other words, the new gun pierced through two targets.

The Japanese bird gun has a short range, but it is more lethal in close combat; The new gun has a long range, and its melee combat power is not as good as that of the Japanese bird. But when it comes to playing against elite cavalry, only a firearm with a long enough range can form a real combat power!

"Good guns! Senior Luo, you have to wait for Xiao Wang, and after Xiao Wang sends the female official away, you can come here to see the power of the new gun. ”

The haze on Luo Han's face was swept away, and the crutches almost jumped and flashed to Zhu Qiming's side, "Hey, hey······ Your Highness, you have to come quickly, otherwise the old man will not be able to wait again! ”

After appeasing the people on the shooting range, Zhu Qiming returned to the study, "Alas, it's really gone wrong!" ”

He Ye's expression returned to calm, "Your Highness wants to use Concubine Hui Niangniang for the sake of Sheji?" ”

"Mutually beneficial, who takes advantage of whom? After Princess Changde met Concubine Hui, everything understood. ”

There was still a trace of doubt in He Ye's eyes, "There is a queen in the palace, as well as the favored Concubine Zhou and Concubine Wan, His Royal Highness chose Concubine Hui, I'm afraid it's not as simple as just wanting to help her, right?" ”

"Many things can't stand the twists and turns, most of the sophisticated and sleek people are fickle, changing and changing, and the bottom line and the agreement are often not counted, and such people are not worth conspiring with. Fickle people have the benefits of being fickle, and keeping the original intention can make people with discerning eyes convinced. Besides, good people also have outstanding points, but they can't show it, if they can give Hui Concubine a ray of sunshine, she will be brilliant! ”