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I saw thirty or forty things, large and small, long, short, round, or curved, as large as the length of the palm of the hand, as small as the size of a screw, with different materials and different characteristics.

These things look like a bunch of scattered and useless parts to others, and they can't help but be a little confused when they look at them, but in Zuo Ying's eyes, they are all too familiar, they are clearly sleeves, triggers, handles, firing pins, and chambers......

She first combined the largest pieces, and the rest were inserted, latched, blocked, or buckled, and in less than five minutes, a piece of artifact that had never been seen or heard of by ancient people was assembled. It was a shiny silver semi-automatic pistol! Although considering the limited level of craftsmanship in ancient times, some parts Zuo Ying has made "improvements", and it is conceivable that the firing range and accuracy will be discounted, but the parts and components of the whole pistol are made according to the precise size and requirements on Zuo Ying's drawings, and they can be described as seamless and complete after assembly.

Pistols are not high-tech gadgets in the first place, as long as they know the principle and grasp the key processes, ordinary people can make themselves and modify them, and in the fifties and sixties, when there was a lack of entertainment, even children could make their own "cannons" to play. So this is even more of a piece of cake for Zuo Ying, who is familiar with modern weapons. It is important to maintain the "patent" of such a technology in order to maintain the advantage, so Zuo Ying dismantled the drawings to a number of craftsmen to make, and secretly assembled them when no one was around. This is the so-called "the weapon of the country cannot be shown".

"Very well, this princess will give you the name 'Silver Fire'." Zuo Ying said to herself playfully.

She pulled out a small package from her pouch, which contained five bullets that had been made first. In addition to the shape that basically meets the requirements, the inside has also been filled with gunpowder according to her requirements. She loaded the bullet and wrapped the silver fire in the wrap of her calf.

As for the drawings in the bag, after Zuo Ying checked it, she lit a candle flame and threw it on the ground and burned it.

When a palace maid came in and asked Zuo Ying to move to dinner, there were only a few shriveled bags left on the desk.

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Almost at the same time, Empress Li was sitting in a carriage, walking on the way back to the Fengyi Palace.

Her collar was crooked to one side, the corners of her skirt were torn off, and her hair was so messy that she could barely stand up, but she didn't have the heart to let people clean up, she just leaned against the wall of the carriage along the way, her eyes were straight, her brows were tightly locked, the fingers of her hands kept stirring back and forth in her sleeves, and her face was blue and white.

Suddenly, her eyes flickered and her lips bitten, as if she had made a decision. At this time, the car stopped, and the voice of the palace maid came from outside: "Queen Mother, Fengyi Hall has arrived." ”

Empress Li bowed out from the curtain opened by the chamberlain with the support of the palace maid, and the first thing she did when she stepped on the floor was to order to the side: "Go, gather twenty guards for the palace, and the palace will go to the Yongning Palace again!" ”

"Yes." The attendants next to him did not dare to slack off, and immediately hurriedly summoned the guards.

Empress Li strode into the heavy eaves door with the huge plaque of "Fengyi Palace" under the support of the palace maids.

Fengyi Hall has always been famous for its atmospheric and ingenious layout, a vast lake occupies one-third of the whole palace, the green willows by the lake are like smoke, the group of fragrant flowers compete for beauty, the carved railings, the lanterns set off each other, the scenery is refreshing and pleasant. A gorgeous palace with horns and cornices on the lake is like a hibiscus out of the water, which is both noble and atmospheric, but also not vulgar, it is the Fengyi Hall where the queen usually lives; Whenever night falls, the palace is filled with magnificent lights, outlining the outline of Tingting floating on the water, and a graceful and bright reflection falls in the water; The white marble bridge that leads to the shore sticks out under the gate of the palace, and when you look at it at night, it looks like the Milky Way floating in the night sky. It is said that at this time, the shadow of the moon that falls on the water will look dull even if it is completely clear and clear.

In addition to this water palace, there are pavilions and halls at the back and around the lake, and flowers and trees are arranged in it. The design of the entire Fengyi Hall is ingenious, extremely exquisite and luxurious.

But at this time, Empress Li was obviously no longer able to be influenced by this beautiful scenery. She went straight through the lobby of the Fengyi Hall and came to the bedroom, her arms were slightly spread, and the palace maids who had been waiting there immediately closed the door, surrounded her, untied her wide clothes, and changed into clean clothes from head to toe, from the inside to the outside. As soon as she sat down in front of the makeup mirror, two palace maids immediately stepped forward with rhino horn combs and carefully disassembled the original bun for her and re-combed it.

"Quick!" Empress Li urged impatiently. The two palace maids agreed and sped up the movements of their hands.

At this time, a chamberlain hurriedly came to the door, knelt down and said, "Queen Mother, someone in the house asks to see you." ”

When Empress Li heard this, she didn't care that her hair was still combing, so she stood up and said, "Spread it quickly!" ”

Before taking people to Yongning Palace to arrest people, Queen Li quickly sent her cronies to Wuweiju in the suburbs of Luoyang to ask her grandfather Li Kaizong for advice on countermeasures because she couldn't make up her mind and had no master of the six gods. Although the reply from her cronies disappointed Empress Li's expectations, it was also expected by her - since Li Kaizong retired from official position five years ago, he began to travel all over the famous mountains and rivers, and there was no trace, and even his family could not tell where he was. Even if the grandsons Li Xin and Queen Li visited in person, there was a chance that they would be closed. The old mansion Wuwei has always been taken care of by stewards and servants, and it has never been deserted, but the scene of the former courtyard and the high-ranking officials and nobles competing to cling to each other has gradually disappeared, and Wuwei has really become a clean place.

Before Empress Li went to seek advice with the mood of giving it a try, she was already prepared to be disappointed. On the contrary, now someone suddenly came from the old mansion to ask for a meeting, which surprised her and made her overjoyed.

After a while, the attendant ushered in a well-dressed middle-aged man from outside. The man was thin and generous, with an angular face, eyes that were not big or small, and a short beard that looked steady and capable.

"See the Queen." The middle-aged man knelt on the ground and saluted.

"Jun'an, please get up." Before Empress Li's hair was tied up, she couldn't wait to help the man up, as if she was in front of her loved ones, forgetting the etiquette, "Has grandfather returned home?" ”

The middle-aged man known as Jun An stood up, shook his head and said, "The master didn't return to the house, he only sent someone to send a letter to the family, and asked the old slave to send it to the palace for the queen to see it in person." ”

After Jun An finished speaking, he took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it to Empress Li with both hands.

Hearing Jun An say this, Empress Li's hopeful heart was half cold, and she thought: My grandfather has been traveling all year round, and he has not asked about the affairs of the court and China for many years, and he must not know about the recent changes. If he learns that His Majesty has been killed and his grandson has been detained, he should come back to mourn and save people. Since he has not returned home at this moment, it is estimated that the letter is just an ordinary greeting; Even if the return date is stated, it is only far away from the water and not from the near fire.

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