Li Ji is right, Xie Yi's behavior is tantamount to a big gamble, a risky gamble.

If you lose the bet, you will lose your life, and it will even affect your family, but if you win the bet, it will be a great joy for Datang.

However, it is difficult to say whether Xie Yi can make a great contribution, just risking the life of the prince, it is estimated that His Majesty Li Er will not tolerate it. If Li Zhi is safe and sound, it would be fine, at most he would be admonished and neglected, but he would not be able to get much good.

If it were someone else, he would definitely not do such a thankless, high-risk and cost-effective thing, but Xie Yi would do it. Because only he knows what he will win in this big gamble, he is willing to take a risk.

Otherwise, neither Li Chengqian nor Li Zhi will have their own good fruits when they come to power in the future, and it is better to seize this rather rare opportunity than this.

Li Ji couldn't guess Xie Yi's motives, after all, King Jin was too young now and had no reputation, so he naturally didn't think about it. On the contrary, he felt that Xie Yi was loyal and righteous, and he threw his personal life and death honor and disgrace behind for the sake of the safety of the country and society.

Xie Yi has done this, what reason does he have to refuse? Although if something happens to the King of Jin, he will not be able to escape responsibility, but compared to Xue Yantuo's army entering Guanzhong, the land of Chang'an Diji is threatened, and the country is in turmoil because of this, this idea is not so important.

What matters now is Xie Yi's so-called magic weapon, if it is said that King Jin's visit to Dingxiang will make Ashina Simo distracted, and with a powerful deterrent, it will not be difficult to stabilize him.

Li Ji asked, "Xie Changshi, what is your magic weapon?" When will I be ready? ”

Xie Yi said: "Soon, but I need the help of the British Duke to prepare some raw materials, and after my experiment, I will try to prepare some for the British Duke to take away, and it may be useful when dealing with the Xue Yantuo people." ”

"What raw materials are needed. And the whole state will make full preparations. Li Ji is naturally willing to put forward all his support.

Xie Yi said: "It's very simple, I'll send people to prepare it myself." ”

"...... like this" Li Ji's face sank slightly, as if he was a little unhappy, probably thinking that Xie Yi was guarding against him.

"Don't misunderstand the British public." Xie Yi said: "It's not a secret, after the birth of this thing, most of its recipes can only be treasured in the court. His Majesty knows it alone. The British Duke is the general of our dynasty, and he is busy with military affairs, so I am afraid that he will not have time to understand. ”

Xie Yi's rhetoric can be described as high-sounding and inexplicable, and he is too busy with military affairs to understand a formula? How complicated is this recipe?

However, Li Ji understood, Xie Yi's suggestion can be described as a golden and jade good word, and it is naturally extremely important to be able to say this, once it succeeds, it will inevitably be the first important military secret of the Tang Dynasty. Xie Yi had already said that the formula was only known to the emperor. With heavy troops in his hands, if he still has the recipe for a magical weapon, can the emperor rest assured?

So Xie Yi's move was not to protect himself, but to save himself to a certain extent, Li Ji was released immediately and asked, "Then what do you need me to cooperate with?" ”

"Find a deserted place outside the city, and within three miles of martial law, and prepare tents and draperies. No one should approach. ”

"Good!" Li Ji immediately agreed and sent someone to prepare.

Li Zhi asked, "Xie Changshi." So what do I do? ”

"Go and say goodbye to the eldest princess of Tong'an and the little lady Wang Yan, and then get ready to leave."

……

Outside Jinyang City, a military camp that was originally used for training was emptied.

The Governor's Mansion dispatched 2,000 soldiers and horses to guard the surroundings, just to create a quiet experimental place for Xie Yi.

In the tent, Xie Yi changed into a set of clean linen clothes, silk and fur clothes. In the company of such a dangerous thing as gunpowder, static electricity must be guarded against.

That's right, the magic weapon Xie Yi is talking about is gunpowder. It is the only thing that can be worthy of the word magic, and in this era when cold weapons are king, it can play an unimaginable power and deterrence.

Xie Yi didn't want this thing to appear early. After all, with gunpowder, the war will become more brutal, and more and more people will die in the war. Is it really good to be this artificial enabler? At least Xie Yi hesitated himself.

However, not long ago, he discovered that even without himself as a promoter, the appearance of gunpowder was not far off. Sun Simiao had a similar reaction in some of the processes of only making pills. Xie Yi's move is just to advance the military application of gunpowder.

Judging from the previous situation, it may be able to play a positive role, otherwise it is difficult to predict how the consequences will be if those grassland tribes enter the Central Plains.

The tragedy of Wuhu Chaohua is tragic enough, and such a thing must not happen a second time, and when this is critical, this is the only way to stop the Turks and the Xue Yantuo people.

It is not difficult to make gunpowder, saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal are arranged in a certain proportion. Of course, since the formula was kept secret from Li Ji, it was naturally no exception to others, Xie Yi sent his most trusted henchmen, and everyone only bought one of the materials.

And there are a lot of things that don't matter at all, and even if someone notices, it's easy to figure out the exact recipe for gunpowder.

What's more, there is also a crucial problem of proportion, after all, chemical industry is not Xie Yi's specialty, and the ancient raw materials are relatively low and there are many impurities, so the proportion is even more difficult to master.

So, it's really dangerous to configure this thing, and it's risking your life. In order to die before he became a teacher, Xie Yi was very cautious and cautious, and it was an experiment little by little.

Whenever a finished product appeared, Xie Yi would leave the lead very long, and then send someone to light the fire. Of course, this kind of thing can't be risked by yourself, and the ones selected are all clever people selected by Li Ji from the Bingzhou Army.

Xie Yi told him that after ignition, he must retreat as far as possible as quickly as possible. Fortunately, these soldiers were very obedient, and there was no major danger, but after all, they were risking their lives, so it was necessary to give appropriate compensation, and Li Ji had promised that as long as the experiment was successful, they would be promoted to Zhaowu Lieutenant.

This is a six-rank general, which can be described as a succession of several levels. What's more important is that after this experiment, even if they are the first batch of veterans who are familiar with gunpowder, they will become important talents of the Tang Dynasty military in the future, and they will have a bright future in the future.

So, there is a reward for paying.

After many emergencies. Finally there was some success, and when the violent explosion sounded, all the soldiers present were shocked.

Especially after the explosion, the big crater that was opened in the ground, the dirt and stones flew out of the distance, and even cracked.

Landslides and cracks!

When I saw this scene. Li Ji first thought of these words, Xie Yi really didn't break his promise, it was really a magical weapon.

"Xie Changshi, what is this thing called?"

"Earthquake Thunder!"

Li Ji nodded and said: "Sure enough, it is a place that shakes the heavens and the earth, it is very magical, and the ordinary city wall pass seems to be vulnerable in front of this thing." ”

"On the other hand, it is also a good thing to defend the city, and the British will know it when they see it." Xie Yi then entered the tent. Gunpowder was stuffed into a clay pot with tiny iron nails and arrows in between.

When the lit clay pot was thrown into a circle of log siege, the explosion sounded, and Xie Yi took Li Ji to check the results.

At the first glance of walking over, Li Ji was stunned.

The logs were not only blackened by smoke and fire, but also nailed with iron nails, arrowheads, steel needles and other objects, several inches deep. Seeing such a scene, even a battlefield general like Li Ji couldn't help but gasp when he saw it. It's a solid log, if it's a flesh-and-blood soldier. It seems not difficult to imagine what the outcome will be.

The combat power of this thing is really amazing.

When defending the city, how many soldiers will be injured if one is thrown from the top of the city? It can also be used in field warfare on the battlefield, not only can it kill and injure enemy soldiers, but the violent explosion sound will also scare the war horse. It may also be able to weaken the combat effectiveness of the cavalry, which can be said to be a few in one fell swoop.

"Xie Changshi, this thing is really wonderful!" After seeing the power of the earth-shattering thunder, Li Ji was now full of confidence.

Xie Yi said: "I also ask the British Duke to arrange some proper soldiers to come and help make it, these people must be safe." Strictly kept it secret, and they would have to move to Chang'an in the future, including their families. ”

"Okay, Ben Shuai provincial." Li Ji knew very well that from the moment the song was sent to Chang'an, the earth-shaking thunder would become the No. 1 secret of Datang Tianzi, and secrecy must be done well.

Xie Yi said: "In this way, after making preparations early the morning after tomorrow, I will go to Dingxiang with His Royal Highness the King of Jin." ”

……

In Chang'an City, there are many literati and, and the sons and ladies still go out of the city to enjoy the red leaves as usual. Merchants and merchants in the market are still selling and bargaining, and everything seems to be the same.

But in the Taiji Palace, the atmosphere is extraordinarily solemn.

The news of any changes in the Dingxiang Turkic Department had reached Chang'an, and it was not Li Ji's news that sent it, but Li Shimin's own people.

Ashina Simo has a special identity and led his troops to stay in Dingxiang, how could Li Shimin be completely relieved? So there are a lot of eyes and ears there.

Originally, the whereabouts of Tu Lishu and others were very secretive, and Li Shimin's ears and eyes didn't notice it at first, but this was thanks to Kan Leng. The commotion when he fled that night was so great that these eyes and ears found clues and sent the news back to Chang'an as soon as possible.

Ashina Simo may want to rebel, and the Xue Yantuo people also have abnormal movements, and they may not go directly south to Guanzhong in the future, pointing directly to Chang'an.

Receiving such news, the nerves of the Tang Dynasty Junchen suddenly tensed.

These days, the invasion of Songzhou by Tubo has made people take care of themselves, and many troops in Guanzhong have been transferred to Jiannan Province and Chang'an Gyeonggi, and now the troops are a little empty.

If the Turks and Xue Yantuo's army go south, will they repeat the mistakes of the nine years of Wude? Back then, he was able to take advantage of the opportunity of Jieli Khan's suspicion and ignorance of the situation in Chang'an to set up doubts in Weishui Bianqiao, but this time, he ...... With the example of the last time, it is no longer difficult to deceive people, when the enemy soldiers come to Chang'an City, what will be the consequences? Even if Chang'an City cannot be breached, it is quite a shameful thing for the capital to be besieged by foreign troops, and it is a troublesome thing that will hit the majesty of the Tang Emperor and shake the society.

The Tang Dynasty monarchs naturally don't want such a bad situation!

Li Shimin's brows furrowed, and he didn't seem to have a proper way to deal with it for a while, so he was worried.

"Your Majesty, the top priority is to send troops and horses to the armor of King Chang'anqin, and the king of Jiangxia County in Lingzhou and the British public office in Hedong should be the first choice."

Fang Xuanling's suggestion was very good, but the feedback was very bad, the Western Turkic army was dispatched, Lingzhou, Hexi, Longyou and other places in the northwest were all in a rumor, and Li Daozong's department did not dare to act rashly.

Once withdrawn to Chang'an at this time, Hexi Longyou will inevitably lose, and the Hou Junji Department of the expedition to Gaochang will inevitably embark on the road of annihilation of the entire army, and the Tang Dynasty will completely lose control of the Western Regions.

The orphan Li Daozong's department could not be counted on, and as for Li Ji's department in Hedong, it was not very far away, but because of the Yellow River, the messenger came and went a little slowly.

Without waiting for Li Shimin's holy decree to cross the Yellow River, the joint performance of the British Duke Li Ji, the Jin King Li Zhi and the Changshi Xie Yi was sent to the Chengqing Palace.

The moment he saw the content, Li Shimin's complexion suddenly changed, and he suddenly slapped the royal case, and said coldly: "Xie Yi is so daring, he dares to put the pheasant slave in danger......

King Jin?

When the eldest grandson Wuji heard this, his expression changed slightly, and then asked, "Your Majesty, what happened?" ”

"See for yourselves!" Li Shimin grabbed the song and threw it over, and his bad mood was obvious to all.

After the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others saw it, they all showed solemn expressions......

Li Shimin said with a gloomy face: "I asked him to take the pheasant slave to Hedong for a long time, but he was good, and he actually took the pheasant slave to Dingxiang, which is extremely arrogant." ”

What is the situation in Dingxiang now, the ministers know in their hearts that His Royal Highness King Jin has gone to that place, and the safety is indeed worrying, no wonder His Majesty the Emperor is furious, and his beloved son is heartfelt!

However, after Fang Xuanling carefully looked at the song, he said softly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, look at the content of the song, the history of the assassination should be a decision after Xie Changshi and Li Ji discussed." ”

Fang Xuanling continued: "Xie Changshi is young and promising, and often has clever ideas, going to stabilize Ashina Simo, and intercepting Xue Yantuo with the state army is a good move, if it is successful, it is much better than burning the war to Guanzhong, although the soldiers are dangerous, but it is a good move."

Li Ji is brave and strategic, has always been steady, and will not easily do risky things, he can agree, it can be seen that he agrees. ”

Li Zhi was only thirteen years old, and it was Li Ji and Xie Yi who were in charge of Hedong, and if one of them disagreed, Li Zhi would not be able to go to Dingxiang. It can be seen that it is the common idea of the two.

Li Shimin calmed down a little, and said leisurely: "Having said that, it is also very inappropriate to risk the safety of the pheasant slave, not to mention that he has not asked me to make the decision on his own." ”

Seeing this, the eldest grandson Wuji stepped out and said: "Your Majesty, the Yellow River is flooding, the news is not smooth, and the fighters in front are changing rapidly; Li Ji and Xie Yi discussed and dealt with it, although this move was risky, it was not impossible.

His Majesty Xie Yizhi understands that he will not do things that he is not sure of, and the minister thinks that since the matter has come to this point, if he believes in King Jin and Xie Yi for the time being, he may have unexpected surprises. (To be continued.) )