"No, I've had dinner at home, I'll talk about it another day." Cao Ang seemed to have something to do, and did not choose to stay for the banquet.

"Don't leave yet, your father told you about the war, right?" Cao Ming didn't remember telling Cao Ang about this, it must have been Cao Cao who told him secretly.

Cao Ang stopped and replied: "That's right, my father thinks I can go out to test, it just so happens that the strength of the Huns is not strong, and it is very suitable to use it as my military exploits." ”

Cao Ming's heart was a little dissatisfied, Cao Cao's words were obviously biased, when he told Cao Ang, he was encouraging, but he told himself to run for his life first.

"That's your apprentice?" Cao Ang found Lu Ling hiding in the distance, and a wonderful change occurred in his heart.

Cao Ming saw that Cao Ang's eyes were wrong, and immediately glared and said, "Ling'er is my apprentice, you are not allowed to beat her idea!" ”

"I didn't mean that!" Cao Ang felt a chill coming, and his body shivered involuntarily.

"Let's go!" Cao Ming's face was ugly, the eldest brother actually wanted to get involved with Lu Ling, and he couldn't agree.

"I'll leave now" Cao Ang didn't dare to stay any longer, in case the other party made an amazing move, wouldn't he have to suffer.

The time soon arrived in autumn, heralding the beginning of the crusade, and Cao Cao also decided to launch an attack on Yuan Shu in order to cover up the truth.

In Cao's mansion, Cao Cao personally put on a battle armor for Cao Ang: "Remember, you are small and big this time, don't fight a battle that you are not sure of." ”

"Don't worry, father, I'll discuss it with my sister." Cao Ang is very confident in the first battle, the opponent is just a rabble, and he can completely crush it.

Cao Cao nodded and said, "You are the eldest son." At critical moments, we must learn to take responsibility. Don't always let your sister rush ahead. ”

Cao Ang clenched his fists and said, "This crusade." I'm sure I'll get the first prize, and my father will wait for the good news! ”

Cao Ang's fighting spirit is ignited, and he can't wait to go to the battlefield now and show his strength.

At this time, Cao Ming was packing up her things with Yan Ying, claiming that she was going to the people to investigate, but in fact, she was going to go on the expedition with the army.

Yan Ying complained while cleaning up: "If you want me to say, you will stay in the palace honestly, and you have to participate in the men's war." ”

Yan Ying knew that she was going out this time. It means that the bed and the food are about to go away, and it is likely that you will eat dry food every day.

Cao Ming sighed and said: "The key is that men are not good, my eldest brother is a good seedling, but unfortunately like my father, he is too confident." ”

Yan Ying retorted: "The eldest prince looks very real, you have to have confidence in him." ”

Cao Ming had already seen through Cao Ang: "Believe it or not, when the time comes, we will definitely divide our troops into two ways, and he will not take us to fight together." ”

Cao Ming knew that the worst outcome of dividing the troops would be weakened, after all, the strength would also be weakened, but in the end, it would depend on the ownership of the military power.

At this time, An Minjin said: "Niangniang." Ma Jun has something important to come to you and say what it is. ”

Cao Ming doesn't remember giving an order: "I didn't give him any orders. What did he make? ”

An Min's hands bloomed like flowers and said, "That's how he behaved, and then said boom!" ”

"Did he say that?" Cao Ming probably guessed what it was, and nine times out of ten it was gunpowder.

An Min nodded and said, "He was very excited, I'm sure I'm not mistaken, you better take a look." ”

"You told him to come to the palace with a bang." Cao Ming suppressed her excitement, if the gunpowder was really made by Ma Jun, it would completely change the outcome of the war.

An Min did as Cao Ming said at the moment, and soon Ma Jun was brought to Cao Ming with a jar in his hand.

Ma Jun changed his previous stutter and said fluently: "Niangniang, please go to the courtyard to watch, so as not to be in danger." ”

"Will it explode?" Cao Ming suspected that this was a semi-finished product, after all, the gunpowder technology of the ancients still lagged behind the modern people.

"Yes, and very loud, to scare away the beasts." Ma Jun discovered that gunpowder was very useful and could be used for hunting.

Cao Ming did not doubt that he was there, and immediately came to the courtyard to watch, as long as the experiment could be successful, it could be used as a secret weapon.

Ma Jun poured out some of the gunpowder in the jar, then picked up a torch and threw it over, and then ran to Cao Ming to take shelter.

"Boom!" Probably due to the small amount, the sound is not very loud, and only people in the yard can hear it.

Cao Ming said with satisfaction: "Yes, it has far exceeded my expectations, you now order the craftsmen of the whole city to make this kind of thing with all their might." ”

Yan Ying glanced at the scorched ground and said worriedly: "This power is too great, what if it hurts someone?" ”

Cao Ming said with a smile: "The original intention of making it was to use it to kill people, of course it was those Huns." ”

"Come up with a name!" Ma Jun thinks it should have a name, so that it can be easily recorded.

"How's the gunpowder?" Cao Ming didn't plan to change his name, because the gunpowder sounded easy to understand and was easy for people to record.

"It's a good name, it's easy to remember." Ma Jun also thinks that it is okay to call it gunpowder, which sounds very pleasant to the ear.

Cao Ming instructed: "The recipe can't be leaked out, especially for those in the court to know." ”

As a modern person, Cao Ming certainly knows the power of gunpowder, no matter how high your martial arts are, it is useless, it is basically over when it is blown up, which is better than any assassination weapon.

Ma Jun patted his chest and said: "Don't worry, the minister will definitely not leak out, this recipe is only clear to the minister." ”

Ma Jun was brought up by Cao Ming, and he had never defected to others before, so his trustworthiness was very high.

Cao Ming decided to reward the other party: "An Min, go and give Ma Jun a thousand catties of gold, and you need to have enough." ”

"I'm afraid that's too much." An Min felt that the reward was too much, and a thousand taels of gold was enough, so there was no need to bleed heavily.

Ma Jun also felt too much: "Niangniang, so much gold, the villain has never owned it, I am afraid that it will attract thieves." ”

Cao Ming waved his hand and said, "You give a part to the other craftsmen, as long as you can develop weapons for the imperial court, you will be rewarded." ”

Weapons of war are the first place, weapons that transcend the era, and they can completely kill and injure the enemy on a large scale, without losing a single inch themselves.

Ma Jun arched his hands and said, "The minister has an idea, since gunpowder can explode, it is better to put it in an iron can and let it explode to kill and injure the enemy." ”

"You're thinking ahead of your time." Cao Ming thinks that the other party has a lot of ideas, this is the original form of the thunder.

Ma Jun scratched his head and said, "The minister was accidentally blown up by a clay pot once, so he had such an idea. ”

Ma Jun's words are based on experience, not Cao Ming's superior thinking, which makes her a little disappointed, it seems that muskets and artillery are basically out of play.

Cao Ming thought for a while and said, "In the future, the imperial court will set up a special firearms workshop, which will be separate from other weapons workshops. (To be continued.) )