"Our people, let's be happy today, our people roar hey......" Zhao Yan hummed a song in his mouth, and prepared to go to the kitchen in person with a happy little bean sprout, just now they have decided to eat dumplings at noon today to celebrate, by the way, Zhao Yan can also relieve his hunger, in his previous life, he was a northerner, and his family likes to eat dumplings during the New Year's holidays, so for Zhao Yan, dumplings are not only a delicious food, but also a festive atmosphere.

However, as the so-called life is unsatisfactory eight times out of ten, just when Zhao Yan and Xiao Dou Sprouts came to the kitchen, before he could explain what kind of dumplings he wanted to eat, he saw Mi Xue panting and said, "Jun...... King Jun, go to the front yard to receive the order, His Majesty sent King Ying to announce that you will enter the palace immediately, it seems that there are 100,000 urgent things to find you! ”

Hearing that Zhao Shu let him enter the palace, Zhao Yan was also stunned, he was just an idle county king, although his status was noble, but he did not hold any position, and he was not trained as a future emperor like Zhao Xu, basically, he only needed to eat and wait for death, but what would make Zhao Shu hurriedly let him enter the palace, and even Zhao Xu, the quasi-prince, was also sent?

couldn't think of Zhao Shu's intentions, Zhao Yan still followed his old habits, and directly left this problem behind, then turned his head to look at the kitchen, and hesitated in his heart whether he had eaten dumplings before going to the palace, but thinking that he hadn't even made dumpling fillings and noodles now, so it was better to solve the matter on Zhao Shu's side first, and then eat his own dumplings with peace of mind.

At that moment, Zhao Yan followed Mi Xue to the front hall, and just saw Zhao Yan walking around the hall anxiously, Princess Shoukang and Cao Ying next to him were full of confusion, just now they sent the imperial doctor away, and they happened to meet Zhao Yan with someone in a hurry, and couldn't help but say that they wanted to see Zhao Yan, which made the two women strange and worried.

"Third brother, don't say anything, my father and several fathers are waiting for you in the palace!" As soon as Zhao Yan saw Zhao Yan coming in, he immediately strode forward to grab him and pull him out, it seemed that he couldn't change his urgency.

"Big brother, what is it about letting the third brother enter the palace, and you are still in such a hurry?" Princess Shoukang finally couldn't help but stop Zhao Yan at this time, although she usually seems to like bullying Zhao Yan, but among the younger brothers, Princess Shoukang actually hurts Zhao Yan the most, which she is the same as her twin sister Princess Bao'an.

"This ......" Zhao Yan didn't dare to provoke Princess Shoukang, the third sister, but he came to Zhao Yan but it was a matter of confidentiality, without the nod of his father Zhao Shu, he didn't dare to leak it, so he thought about it for a while and finally said, "Third sister, this matter is complicated, and the relationship is serious, if you want to know, it is better to enter the palace with me, if your father agrees, you will know what is going on at that time." ”

"Just go, Sister Ying'er, you don't have to worry, with me, the third brother won't have an accident!" Princess Shoukang didn't forget to comfort Cao Ying a few words before leaving, and Zhao Yan also smiled at Cao Ying to reassure her, she is an idle prince, even if the sky falls, she can't hit him on the head.

Hearing Princess Shoukang's words, coupled with Zhao Yan's smile, Cao Ying, who was full of worries, finally relieved herself, and personally sent Zhao Yan's sisters and brothers out of the palace at the moment, and watched them board the carriage and rush towards the imperial city, until the carriage turned around the corner and could not be seen, Cao Ying returned to the mansion.

Zhao Ji's carriage ran fast, and soon passed through the West Corner Tower Street to the Imperial City, entered the Imperial City from the Xihua Gate, and finally came to a small square next to the Vertical Arch Palace, only to see that not only Zhao Shu was here, but even Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang and several other ministers of the Great Song Dynasty were also here, but these ministers stood in a circle behind Zhao Shu, as if they were discussing something.

In addition, in addition to Zhao Shu, Han Qi and others, there is also a middle-aged woman in palace clothes standing at the front, who looks about forty or fifty years old, although she is well maintained, her temples are already a little white, and some fine lines have appeared in the corners of her eyes and forehead, but although this woman is not in style, she has a compelling momentum when she stands there. When Zhao Yan saw this woman, a person's title immediately popped up in his mind, that is, Empress Dowager Cao.

"See Your Majesty, see Queen Mother!" Seeing Zhao Shu and Empress Dowager Cao, Zhao Yan and Princess Shoukang all stepped forward to salute, although Empress Dowager Cao is Zhao Shu's elder, but her identity is still not as good as the emperor, so she has to be placed behind Zhao Shu to salute.

"Ahem~, no courtesy!" Zhao Shu coughed twice, his illness had recurred again during this time, and he had already handed over the government to Empress Dowager Cao for temporary disposal, but today this matter is too serious, even if he is still recuperating, he still got up from the bed and watched it in person when he heard this.

Zhao Yan straightened up, and as soon as he looked up, he saw Han Qi behind Zhao Shu and Empress Dowager Cao holding a pineapple-shaped thing in his hand, how to look like the grenade he designed for Cao Chong, at first he still couldn't believe it, after all, he only gave it to Cao Chong yesterday, in Zhao Yan's opinion, no matter how much it will take a few days to make it, but now this thing is passed around in the hands of Han Qi and others, and from time to time someone knocks on the metal shell of the grenade with their fingers.

"Daddy, Han Xianggong is holding a grenade in their hands?" Zhao Yan asked Zhao Shu in a low voice.

"Yes, according to the people in the Bow and Crossbow Academy, you provided this grenade and gunpowder formula, so your father was in a hurry to announce your entry into the palace." Before Zhao Shu could speak, the Empress Dowager Cao next to her took over first, the widow of Emperor Renzong now holds the highest power in the Great Song Dynasty, of course, this is due to Zhao Shu's poor health, but the most important thing is that Zhao Shu is not the son of Emperor Renzong, so the Empress Dowager Cao does not seem to be very at ease with Zhao Shu, and it is precisely because of this that her relationship with Zhao Shu has not been very harmonious.

Hearing that Han Qi was indeed holding a grenade in his hand, Zhao Yan secretly wiped his sweat, now Han Qi and Zeng Gongliang and several other ministers are surrounded together, and it is not far from Zhao Shu and Empress Dowager Cao, in case this grenade explodes unexpectedly, it will definitely put the entire high-level of the Great Song Dynasty in one pot, although ** is not as unstable as yellow powder, but it is not impossible.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yan hurriedly asked the Empress Dowager Cao: "Niangniang, please let Han Xianggong take the grenade in their hands a little farther away, this thing is very dangerous, and it is very powerful, in the future, you must not let the gunpowder weapon get too close to you and your father, so as not to cause accidents!" ”

Hearing Zhao Yan's words, Empress Dowager Cao and Zhao Shu were also taken aback, and hurriedly asked people to take the grenade in the hands of Han Qi and the others farther away. Today, the envoy of the Bow and Crossbow Courtyard personally brought the craftsman made of gunpowder to ask for a meeting, and presented a sample of the grenade and a description of the power of the grenade, which attracted the attention of Han Qi and others, and immediately informed the Empress Dowager Cao and Zhao Shu, and Zhao Shu also attached great importance to this, and sent Zhao Ji to find Zhao Yan, in order to confirm whether the report of the Bow and Crossbow Courtyard was true.

"Your Royal Highness, the people in the Bow and Crossbow Courtyard said that this grenade is known to you, and the gunpowder formula is also provided by you, I wonder if this matter is true?" Han Qi was also taken aback by Zhao Yan's words just now, but he quickly calmed down and began to ask Zhao Yan to verify whether the situation reported by the Bow and Crossbow Courtyard was true.

"Yes, gunpowder and grenades are indeed from my hands, yesterday I returned with the princess of the county, and saw Cao Chong's cousin who worked in gunpowder, so I chatted for a while, and told him the manufacturing method of gunpowder and grenades, and asked him to test the power, I didn't expect him to do it so quickly." Zhao Yan replied very calmly, no wonder Zhao Shu hurriedly announced his entry into the palace, it turned out to be because of the gunpowder matter, although the Great Song Dynasty had already had gunpowder weapons, but it has always been used illegally, and the formula is even more bizarre, and now his own improvement can be called a cross-era Ming.

"The envoy of the Bow and Crossbow Academy reported that this kind of grenade is amazingly powerful, and after it is ignited, it is like a thunderbolt, and it can still hurt people more than ten steps away from the grenade, I wonder if this is true?" Zeng Gongliang also said anxiously at this time.

Zeng Gongliang and Ding Du compiled the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts" together when they were in Renzong, which not only recorded the art of war, but also the manufacturing methods of various weapons, including gunpowder weapons, so no one in the political hall knew the power of gunpowder weapons better than him, but it was precisely because of this that he found it even more difficult to believe that this kind of grenade could wield the power of gunpowder to such an extent.

"Although I haven't seen the real effect of this weapon yet, in theory, it can indeed achieve the power that Zeng Gong said, and now there are samples of grenades here, why don't we light a test now!" Zhao Yan said helplessly, originally he thought that Zhao Shu and the others had already seen the power of the grenade, but from the words of Han Qi and the others, it could be known that the other party had not seen the power of the grenade with his own eyes and called him here.

"Haha~, yes, gunpowder has made a total of three grenades, the first two have been used by them, this is the last grenade, I just want to wait for Yan'er to come, and then see the power of this weapon with my own eyes!" Zhao Shu laughed and explained briefly. Cao Chong only made a total of three grenade samples, the first one was tested by Cao Chong and them, and then they reported it to the envoy of the Bow and Crossbow Academy, in order to persuade the envoy to report, they tested another one, and when it was finally sent to Han Qi and them, only this last one remained.

Zhao Yan only understood after hearing this, and stopped talking nonsense at the moment, commanding the guards in the palace to take the grenade a little farther away, and then told the guards how to set it off, when the guards lit the grenade fuse in the distance, Zhao Yan immediately walked to Zhao Shu and the Empress Dowager Cao and said: "Daddy, mother, the grenade is too loud, you two had better cover your ears, so as not to be frightened!" ”

For Zhao Yan's advice, Zhao Shu and Empress Dowager Cao also immediately did so, but as soon as they covered their ears, they heard a loud "boom" from the grenade in the distance, and the blue bricks and soil on the ground were lifted into the sky by the power of the explosion, and fell to the surrounding area as if it was raining, and the surrounding dust rose high, making people unable to see the explosion point for a while.

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