Lord Wang asked Lord Chen: "According to the official document, this uncle thief was caught by the government twice, but he escaped the first time, and the second time he was caught all of them. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info And the second time he captured the uncle thief, it was very dangerous, and the people in the government were all controlled, only Chai Baochen's family was still fighting alone. Isn't that so? ”

"Lord Hui, exactly!" Master Chen replied.

"This official has always had a question, why can't so many people in the government deal with the uncle thief, but Chai Baochen's family can hit him hard?" Lord Wang looked at Lord Chen, and then at Chai Baochen.

"My lord doesn't know, Chai Baochen is really a witty and erudite talent, if it weren't for him, Xia Guan wouldn't know if he was still alive today." Lord Chen sighed.

"What the hell is going on, what is the process in the middle of this matter, this official is very interested." Lord Wang looked at Chai Baochen.

Chai Baochen shrugged his shoulders, stood up, bowed to Lord Wang, and said, "Lord Hui, being able to severely damage Uncle Thief's Party depends on my knowledge of chemistry. ”

"What? Chemistry knowledge? Lord Wang said curiously.

"Yes, at that time, several members of the Uncle Thieves Party were standing on the cover of the septic tank outside my yard, and the pool was filled with a large amount of combustible gases such as biogas, and these gases would burn violently when they encountered an open flame, and the volume of the gas expanded rapidly after combustion, so that an explosion would occur in a very short time!" Chai Baochen finished speaking in one breath, and the two adults were dumbfounded.

"What, what did you just say?" Lord Wang asked again, apparently, Chai Baochen's explanation failed to make Lord Wang figure out what was going on.

Lord Chen saw that Lord Wang had been frowning, and hurriedly said, "Virtuous nephew, speak human words in front of adults!" ”

Chai Baochen was suddenly embarrassed, what he said even elementary school students understand, what else do you want? It's really out of line, it seems that it can only be used as an analogy. He thought about it for a moment, and then said, "My lord, this matter is very understandable. For example, every household will set off firecrackers during the Chinese New Year, do you always know this? ”

"You know, what's wrong with this, how can you get involved with this matter of Uncle Thief?" Lord Wang quickly turned the question in his head, but still couldn't figure it out.

"Why do firecrackers explode?" Chai Baochen continued to ask.

"That's because there's gunpowder in there." Lord Wang felt that he was very close to the answer.

"Well, firecrackers explode because there is gunpowder in them, so why does gunpowder explode when other things don't explode in paper?" Chai Baochen threw out another question.

"Hmm......" Lord Wang was speechless.

Chai Baochen seemed to know that Lord Wang couldn't say it, and then said: "Many people just know it, but they don't know why. Gunpowder is recorded in the "Diamond Sutra" of the Tang Dynasty, indicating that at the end of the Tang Dynasty, China already knew the use of gunpowder. But the inventor of gunpowder only stumbled upon it in the process of refining the elixir and did not know what the principle was. In fact, gunpowder, like biogas, is something that burns quickly when exposed to an open flame. If the right amount of gunpowder is rolled up with paper, it can be made into a firecracker, and once the firecracker is ignited, it will release a large amount of gas in the process of rapid combustion, and these gases will soon burst through the paper roll wrapped outside, thus exploding. It's the same with biogas......"

"The rapid combustion of biogas also releases a large amount of gas, and the rapid expansion of these gases will blow up the uncle thief into the sky, right?" Lord Wang cut off Chai Baochen's words and asked with a smile.

"Ah, my lord is so clever to understand so quickly. Adults are adults, it's really unusual! Chai Baochen praised.

"What?" Master Chen didn't understand what the two men were saying.

"Okay, you don't need to know these things, the key is that Lord Chen, you captured the bandits and made great contributions, and this official will play the emperor and reward him for his meritorious deeds. Of course, the Chai officials also contributed a lot, and they also had to be rewarded, and the imperial court needed such a new learning. Lord Wang said happily.

Hearing Lord Wang's honest words, Lord Chen smiled happily and hurriedly replied, "Thank you for cultivating!" ”

When Chai Baochen heard that there was a reward, he thought that he had no official position and could not be promoted, at most he would get some reward. But he is not short of money now, but lacks his own career, so he is not interested. Therefore, he just smiled a little and said, "Thank you, sir, there is little merit for your humble duties, and you don't expect to be rewarded." ”

When Lord Wang heard this, he immediately became more interested in this backward young man. This time, in addition to investigating whether it is true that the gang of uncles and thieves were captured, I also asked about the process of capturing the bandits. And the main participant in this process is Chai Baochen, so Lord Wang has a strong curiosity about Chai Baochen. Because Uncle and his gang have been entrenched in Taiyuan Mansion for many years, they have no fixed stronghold, the so-called cunning rabbit three caves, and the encirclement and suppression of the government usually ends in failure. And a little-known official has repeatedly thwarted the arrogance of his uncle and thief, and finally wiped out the bandits, which can be said to have a great credit. Now, instead of being proud of his achievements, this backward person in front of him who has made great contributions has taken the initiative to say that he does not want to receive the reward, which is really rare.

There is another reason that cannot be said, that is, Lord Wang saw that Chai Baochen was about the same age as his son, but his son lived in a rich township, and was spoiled by his family since he was a child. How nice it would be if this young man in front of him were his own son. Thinking of this, Lord Wang cast an approving glance at Chai Baochen.

is still Lord Chen's cunning, he has been in the officialdom for many years, and he can see at a glance Lord Wang's appreciation of Chai Baochen, and Lord Wang's eyes also fell into Lord Chen's eyes. Lord Chen took the opportunity to say: "It's getting late, and the humble job has already prepared a homely meal at the 'Delai Restaurant', why don't you go together, how about we talk about it during the dinner?" ”

Lord Wang had just befriended Chai Baochen, and felt that this person was very interesting, especially his conversation was particularly fresh, so it was better to go to dinner together and ask him about other things during the banquet. So he nodded and said, "Okay, just the three of us, go early and return early." ”

Lord Chen clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, shouted out of the door again, prepare the sedan chair!" ”

When they arrived at the "Delai Restaurant", the three of them walked up to the private room on the third floor and sat down as guests. After sitting down, the breeze outside the window is refreshing, which seems to blow away the fatigue of the day. It is a condescending place that overlooks the scenery to the south of the entire county. Although it is evening, you can still see the alleys all over the place, the houses are lined up, the smoke willow draws the bridge, the wind curtain is green, and the street is also very lively and prosperous at this time. Drinking and eating upstairs is in line with the common saying of the official: "People go to high places, and water flows to low places."