Chapter 420: Copper-Iron Alloy Cannon (3)

If Mu Changfeng could understand the affairs of the court and the emperor's family, as well as the various bloody and cruel struggles in the deep palace, then he would not be a chivalrous man but a dignitary of the dynasty.

Princess Ningguo has a gentle heart, and she is the Tang princess with the most sense of sacrifice and consideration of the overall situation. If it is a last resort, Princess Ningguo will be obedient and sacrifice her happiness and even her life for the sake of her family and country. Ning Guo can do it, but other princesses, especially the emperor's own daughter, may not be able to do it.

The other princesses have strong or arrogant personalities, and they go to Huifu, not to mention that they will act as friendly envoys between the two countries, and they may make a major disturbance in Huifu, which will turn into a bad relationship between the two countries, which will lose the meaning of harmony.

This is Ning Guo's biggest strength in character, and it is also her biggest Achilles' heel.

This is also the key factor in her fate.

Knowing his daughter Mo Ruo's father, the emperor knew his daughter very well, so he chose Ningguo. Ning Guo will only feel sorry for herself, thinking that her father is unfair to her, but she doesn't know that it is her submissive nature that has led to the tragedy of fate.

"Okay, Brother Mu, you go down and rest first, and I'll read the book again. Tomorrow morning, you will follow me into the mountains. Kong Sheng waved his hand and entered his study, closing the door tightly and not leaving.

Mu Changfeng sighed, and didn't continue to ask, in fact, he was not interested in these messy things, he was open-minded and liked to live freely in the sea and the sky, and now the reason why he is still by Kong Sheng's side is because of the brotherhood of worship, and the other is that he always thinks that Kong Sheng is a person who can do something practical for the people of the world, and his staying by Kong Sheng's side to protect it is equivalent to doing chivalrous deeds.

Kong Sheng avoided it under the pretext of excuses.

In addition to normal official duties, he also has to control the overall work of the Kong business group in the overall situation, which is the only path and source of strength for him to accumulate wealth and realize various ideals, and after reaching a certain tacit agreement with the emperor, since Kong Sheng agreed to take out part of the profits as Shenlongwei funds, the emperor and the imperial court have long turned a blind eye to his behind-the-scenes business.

In fact, Kong Sheng was not the only one who had an industry in the family of the dignitaries of the dynasty, and it could be said that it was everywhere. But these people regard wealth as their life, and how can they be willing to contribute their personal wealth to the country.

At the same time, Kong Sheng also had to simultaneously carry out research and development tests of artillery.

It can be imagined how tight his schedule is, it can be said that one day is used as two days, and he is busy day and night.

Wake up early to go to court, act in the morning to take charge of the military affairs of the Shenlongwei and the Forbidden Army, and at the same time take care of the operation of the Kong Business Group in major decisions, and in the afternoon devote himself to the firearms workshop.

Kong Sheng's schedule every day is very tight, and he almost never participates in all kinds of banquets and gatherings of Chang'an's magnates. It's too much time waste and boring for him. This was seen by many as a kind of arrogance and unsociability, but in the eyes of the emperor, it became a sense of loyalty.

As the emperor's confidant, Kong Sheng was destined to be a lonely minister, because he had to be loyal to the emperor alone, so he couldn't easily get too close to the courtiers. Since the emperor likes to do this by himself, and he is too lazy to socialize with others, Kong Sheng took the initiative to choose to be independent.

In the early morning of the next day, the emperor retired because he was unwell. Since the return of Chang'an, the emperor has been relatively diligent. Every day on the morning of the third watch, after breakfast, he began to discuss important matters with the courtiers, or to review the recitals, and he had to be busy until the afternoon before he had time to rest.

This is the drawback of the imperial social system, and the country needs the emperor to control it alone, and it cannot run on its own. Therefore, it is very difficult to be a great ruler, not only talent, courage, courage, vision, wisdom and strategy are indispensable, but also need to be able to endure hardships and withstand all kinds of overwhelming pressure.

But after all, the emperor is also a mortal, and he will not be able to hold on if he is too tired. Li Heng tossed for several days in a row, and until yesterday evening, he was a little tired, and he couldn't get up in the morning. Of course, if the emperor can't get out of bed and sleep lazy, it can't be called lazy, but only because the dragon is sick.

Don't go to the middle of Kong Sheng's arms. Early in the morning, Kong Sheng directly led more than 100 forbidden troops such as Wuxian Wujie to the manor outside the city. After Wu Xianwu Xie and the two were dismissed before, they have not been reinstated, and they have stayed by Kong Sheng's side to help take care of the firearms workshop. This is also Kong Sheng's arrangement.

Although the two didn't understand what Kong Sheng was doing, they knew that it was very important to Kong Sheng, because Kong Sheng valued the firearms workshop far more than all the commercial workshops under the name of Kong Mansion.

One is wealthy, and the other is constantly spending a lot of money, but Kong Sheng values the latter, which makes the two strange but dare not ask more.

The workshops of the Confucian Commercial Group have opened more and more, not only in Chang'an, but also in the surrounding state capitals, and at the same time radiate to the whole country. It is not an exaggeration to describe the industry under Kong Sheng's name with daily progress.

But neither the emperor nor the Manchu ministers of civil and military affairs dared to raise objections. Kong Sheng personally undertook all the expenses of Shenlongwei, how much problem did he solve for the imperial court? The household is stealing fun.

In the eyes of the emperor, this is the embodiment of Kong Sheng's loyalty to himself. In the eyes of the Chang'an magnates, Kong Sheng's behind-the-scenes business was simply the emperor's instructions, in order to find money for Shenlongwei. That's probably the logic.

Outside Chang'an in March, the sun is shining and the spring breeze is warm. Kong Sheng led the people to gallop and went straight to the Chang'an Hou Manor located at the foot of a certain section of Zhongnan Mountain, which was the firearms workshop he secretly opened.

Within a radius of ten miles, no one can easily set foot in it. This is a forbidden place encircled by the Marquis of Chang'an.

The gate of the manor was opened, Kong Sheng rode in, and the forbidden army to which he belonged stood outside the manor.

Kong Sheng entered the manor, and dozens of craftsmen prostrate on the ground to pay respects. Kong Sheng waved his hand and motioned for everyone to get up, and then he turned over and dismounted, smiling excitedly around the cyan cannon covered in red satin and the special gun carriage loaded with the cannon.

He reached down and stroked the cold barrel, under the current conditions of not advanced technology, all kinds of conditions and lack of facilities, to be able to cast such a finished cannon with such almost perfect craftsmanship, whether it was him or these craftsmen on his side, the hard work can be imagined.

Kong Sheng slowly raised his head and looked at the clear blue sky.

The sky was blue and cloudless, with only one or two eagles soaring by.

Kong Sheng's mind expanded infinitely. This time, if the artillery test is successful, for him, it will be the biggest bargaining chip that no one can compete with. He who has mastered the technology of artillery research and development and casting, in this era, who can shake his edge?

Of course, Kong Sheng also knew very well in his heart that if this kind of core secret was leaked, it would definitely shake the entire government and the opposition. Whether it is the emperor or the powerful of the dynasty, he will do whatever it takes to snatch this patented invention from him.

At least, the emperor can't sleep.

There is such a mysterious cannon outside the palace, and the deep-locked palace walls and the so-called guards have become a joke, and he will definitely be restless. (To be continued.) )