The royal palace, the branches on the moon.

The Crown Princess sat on the floor with a faint scent of wood, and in front of her was a small long table, and a chessboard stood on top of it.

The crown princess is not too fond of lively temperament, the East Palace is quite quiet on weekdays, only Qin Chuyu will be noisy when he is around, but in the past few days, Qin Chuyu has moved to the emperor's Huaqing Palace.

The East Palace is as quiet as water again.

The palace people stayed by the side of the crown princess, looking at their noses and noses, and did not make the slightest sound.

Suddenly, with a snap, a chess piece fell on the chessboard, and the crown princess smiled with relief: "It's done." ”

Only then did the palace people dare to look at her, and the female official who was waiting for her asked with a smile: "Crown princess, what has happened?" ”

The crown princess smiled with her eyebrows: "I finally cracked this chess game." ”

"Which chess game did you crack?"

The prince strode in.

The female officials and the palace people saluted one after another: "His Royal Highness the Prince! ”

The crown princess was about to get up and salute, but was stopped by the prince who stepped forward quickly.

The prince took her hand, sat down beside her, looked at the chessboard on the table, and said, "Are you playing chess again?" ”

"If you have nothing to do, just go down." The crown princess said.

The prince smiled: "You see that you play every day, so you like to play chess so much?" You spend more time in front of the board than you do in front of Lonely. ”

The crown princess said softly: "The prince said that he was laughing. ”

"Lone didn't laugh, Lone was really jealous." The prince said this, but the eyes and demeanor of the crown princess were full of love, he held her hand tightly, and asked her, "You haven't answered Lone's question yet, what chess game have you solved?" ”

The prince really doesn't have much interest in playing chess, but if it is related to the crown princess, then he will be very interested.

The crown princess pointed to the chessboard with another finger that was not held by him and said, "This is it, Kun Ju." ”

The prince was stunned: "Kun Bureau? Which Kun Bureau? Mr. Meng's Kun Bureau? ”

In the chess world, it seems that the only game that can be called a kun game is Mr. Meng's game.

No matter how much the prince doesn't like to play chess, he has heard of the name of this old Mr. Meng, and he is well-deserved as the chess saint of the Six Nations.

He set up countless chess games in his life, among which the eight major games are the most famous, and there are very few people who can crack them, but the crown princess cracked the first game at the age of thirteen.

In the following years, she cracked five more games one after another, which is also rare in the Six Nations, especially when she is so young.

You must know that the chess master of the Jin Kingdom is over forty years old and has solved six games, but he has not been able to crack the final two games of Qian and Kun.

The prince clenched her hand excitedly and looked into her beautiful eyes: "Linlang, you have done something that no woman in the world can do!" No, you've done something that no one else in the world has ever done! Even men are not as good as you! ”

The crown princess lowered her head and smiled shyly: "During the days when she was injured, the concubine devoted herself to studying chess skills in the East Palace, and speaking of which, it was a blessing in disguise." ”

The prince said: "Where? Others can't study it in a lifetime! You've only cracked it in a few months? No, such a surprise news, I have to report to my father! ”

The crown prince did what he said, and he really went to the emperor immediately.

The emperor is diligent, eats and wears clothes, sleeps at night, and at this time the night is deep, and he is still in the imperial study to review and fold.

Seeing the prince coming, his expression didn't change much, he just pinched his tired eyebrows and asked, "Come here so late?" ”

Behind the screen, there was a small couch for the emperor to rest, and at this time, there was an even small snoring sound coming low, and it was Qin Chuyu who was tired of playing in the imperial study, so he fell asleep directly on the couch.

The crown prince retracted his gaze and asked, "Father, do you want your son to take Xiao Qi back?" So as not to disturb you. ”

That little snoring, it's so rhythmic, okay!

The emperor said: "No need, just say, what's the matter?" ”

"That's the case, Linlang just cracked Mr. Meng's chess game." The prince couldn't hide his pride and said, "It's Kun Bureau." ”

The emperor's hand was stunned, and there was a flash of surprise in his eyes: "Really? ”

"Seriously! If the father doesn't believe it, he can call Linlang. The prince smiled and patted his head, "Erchen was in a hurry and forgot to bring the chessboard." Come! Go to the East Palace and bring the chessboard of the crown princess! ”

"Yes!"

Outside the imperial study, a eunuch should go down.

The eunuch quickly retrieved the chessboard and presented it to the emperor's imperial table with both hands.

The emperor's chess skills were much better than those of the crown prince, and he looked at the chess game on the chessboard and immediately understood the mystery.

He couldn't hide the exclamation in his eyes: "That's how it was solved...... Why didn't I think of it? ”

The crown prince smiled proudly: "My father has a lot of opportunities, and he doesn't have much time to spend on the chess game. ”

These words are not only excusing the emperor, but also changing the way to praise Wen Linlang for his excellence - in the past, he didn't crack it because he didn't have time, but now that he has time, he has solved the Kun Bureau in just one or two months.

Who else in the world is so smart?

Maybe the cousin who has passed away is counted as one.

My cousin was the one who cracked Meng Lao's first chess game when he was ten years old, but unfortunately he died young.

But even if he may, he may not be able to do better than Linlang, Linlang has already cracked the Kun game.

Not to mention that Linlang is a woman, there is no better woman in the world than Linlang.

The Emperor nodded in satisfaction.

He was a little sloppy about this daughter-in-law earlier, after all, he had a marriage contract with Xiao Heng, but the prince did not marry her, and she herself was indeed quite talented, and Empress Xiao also loved her very much, so the emperor agreed to this family business.

In the years after getting married, the prince made rapid progress, growing from a reckless and ignorant boy to a restrained and calm man, and the credit of the crown princess was indispensable.

"Hmm." The emperor couldn't hide his approval, "The crown princess did a good job." ”

"Father, this is also the first person in the Six Kingdoms!" The prince asked tentatively.

The emperor smiled and nodded: "Naturally, except for Mr. Meng, your daughter-in-law is the first person to crack the Kun Bureau, and I want to repair the book to all countries to announce this great good news." ”

The crown prince arched his hand and smiled: "Son, congratulations to the emperor!" ”

Academics have no borders, and there is no chess skill, which is not only the glory of the crown princess alone, but also the glory of the entire Zhao Kingdom.

The emperor was overjoyed: "I think about it, how to reward you, but you are stained with her light again." ”

The prince straightened his waist and said: "That's also because the son has a vision and has found a daughter-in-law of a prosperous husband!" ”

The Emperor laughed.

It can be seen that he is in a good mood, and the excerpt he just got is related to the East Palace - urging the prince to recruit concubines and concubines and spread the branches for the royal family.

But the crown princess suddenly gave him such a long face, and the emperor temporarily suppressed this fold.

The next day, after Gu Jiao sent Xiao Jingkong to Guozijian, she went directly to the medical hall.

When she passed by the female school, she heard about the crown princess cracking the chess game.

"Have you heard? The crown princess cracked Meng Lao's chess game? ”

"Didn't the crown princess crack it earlier?"

"Oops, it's not the sixth game in front, it's the Kun game of the seventh game!"

"Ahh She even cracked the Kun Bureau? Doesn't it mean that no one can solve the second game? ”

"So, the crown princess is not a human at all, she is an immortal!"

Of course, there are also those who are angry with the crown princess because of the broken bridge accident on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

"What are you happy about when she dismisses her? It's like you've cracked the chess game. Besides, how do you know if she's really cracked it or if it's fake? ”

"Can this kind of thing be faked? You just wait and see, the emperor list will be posted soon! ”

"Humph!"

Gu Jiao walked over from the female daughters who had a quarrel with a faint expression.

She had no feelings for the crown princess, and she had no interest in her glory and achievements.

She's been getting a bit of nitrate lately, and she wants to try to make something, which she hasn't done before, and she's a little handy.

She poured out the earth, sulfur, and charcoal and laid them on the ground.

What she was going to do was gunpowder.

The force is not enough to make up the weapons, and before she can recover the strength of her previous life, she needs something powerful to accompany her.

If she had had gunpowder the last time she was assassinated on a cliff, she wouldn't have been forced to almost fall off a cliff.

Gunpowder is one of the four great inventions of antiquity, but it seems that gunpowder has not yet appeared in this overhead dynasty.

With the raw materials she can find so far, she can only make black powder, which is not as effective as yellow powder, nor is it a powerful explosive, but it is still much more powerful than silver needle darts.

Gu Jiao had a rough idea of the raw materials, but she didn't know much about the proportion, the difference was thousands of miles, and a slight change in the dosage could lead to a great reduction in the power of black powder.

So she had to be patient.

Charcoal basically has no smell, and the sulfur can still be tolerated, is this saltpeter......

The second owner covered his nose with his sleeve and came to Gu Jiao's courtyard: "Xiao Gu! You, you, you...... What are you? ”

"Nitrate." Gu Jiao said that seeing that the second owner didn't seem to understand, she changed her words, "Well, it's the soil with guano!" ”

2. The owner: "......"

The corners of the second owner's mouth twitched: "You, you, you...... What are you going to do with the soil of guano droppings? ”

Gu Jiao said: "Boil." ”

The corners of the second owner's mouth twitched again, and he looked at Gu Jiao, his expression was indescribable: "...... It's not the one I understand, right? Boiling in a pot? ”

Gu Jiao nodded: "Well, you have to boil it to get nitrate, and after filtering it, it will be made into saltpeter, you came just in time, help me boil it together." ”

The second owner is not good.

You said that you are a young girl, what is not good to boil, you want to boil bird droppings!

"Saltpeter is clean." Gu Jiao said.

I don't care, I don't want to boil guano!

A quarter of an hour later, the second proprietor sadly took the stick and boiled up the guano without love!

After boiling, the white foam is fished out, filtered with gauze, wrapped and buried in the ashes of plants and trees.

The weather is hot, the water evaporates quickly, and by the afternoon, a few heavy bales of saltpeter are ready.

The saltpeter made by Gu Jiao is crystal clear, with a little bit of white.

Gu Jiao was very satisfied, he glanced at the second owner with a disgusted face, and said, "Saltpeter is actually a very good medicinal material. ”

The second owner: "Don't tell me you gave me food." ”

"Hmm!" Gu Jiao nodded seriously, "You had indigestion last time, I gave you a pack of white powder, did you forget?" ”

So was he eating guano at the time?

Yes! Let him die on the spot!

……

The second owner was deeply shocked and was carried back to the room by the third son to rest.

Gu Jiao asked the maid to clean up the scene, and prepared a black powder according to the ratio of fifty percent saltpeter, three percent sulfur, and two percent charcoal.

Last time, Xiao Du Du still came in handy, she filled it with water, installed it with a cloth, and made a simple version of the airbag.

She put the airbag on her body and put on her helmet.

After ignition, it was found that the effect of the blasting was not ideal.

Gu Jiao raised the proportion of saltpeter and lowered the proportion of sulfur.

Then, she was blown away-

Xuanping Hou rarely passed by here today, so he wanted to come and see his daughter-in-law.

Mainly because I went to Bishui Hutong to see my daughter-in-law last time, I met Xiao Jingkong, and I was so abused that I couldn't remember what I was doing.

Today he is smart, he will not go to Bishui Hutong and come directly to the medical center.

In this way, the little monk will not be allowed to disturb the situation.

He walked through the hall and came to Gu Jiao's courtyard, but what did he see?

On the leafy branches, Gu Jiao was tied up by a bunch of strips of cloth, wrapped like a small silkworm chrysalis, hanging on a branch, crunching.

She only had a small head exposed, and her expression was indifferent.

Xuan Pinghou didn't hold back and laughed!

Some people just don't change their nature, obviously they are here to envelop people, and they even think about the lines on the way here, but as soon as they saw Gu Jiao's embarrassed and indifferent little look, they started to bully people again.

Xuanping Hou raised his head, and the corners of his lips hooked: "Girl, do you want to come down?" Call me Daddy, and I'll let you down. ”

Gu Jiao ignored him.

Turned around and shook the back of his head to him!

However, with too much force, the circle turned larger, and it turned back to its original position.

Xuan Pinghou looked at the indifferent little face, and his body trembled with laughter.

If someone else laughs like this, it will be so greasy that people want to beat it, but Xuanping Hou is naturally handsome, and there are no dead ends in all directions, and it is still pleasing to the eye to smile like this.

Gu Jiao looked at his handsome face, hesitated for a moment, his expression loosened slightly, and asked coldly, "What do you want me to call you?" ”

Xuanping Hou raised his eyebrows: "Dad." ”

Gu Jiao nodded: "Hey! ”

Xuanping Hou: "......!! ”