There is a way that the same rice raises a hundred kinds of people.

In this world, there are those who can sacrifice their lives for righteousness, and there are those who ignore all life, and naturally there are those who are greedy for life and afraid of death.

Tang Shouheng naturally belongs to the third type, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to surrender after watching the rest of the Tang Sect be killed by the people of the government one after another to protect himself.

For him, being alive is the most important thing, and everything else is secondary. So when he learned that the young man in front of him was the current emperor, and he could decide his life and death with one thought, he naturally behaved more obediently, and Sun Ning asked anything, he knew everything, and said everything, just to please Sun Ning and save his life.

Sun Ning naturally noticed this psychology of his, and his heart was more determined, and his tone was more relaxed: "So everything in this secret room is the most familiar to you?" ”

"Exactly. That's the mechanism that opens the door. Tang Shouheng nodded in response, and in order to show that what he said was true, he also deliberately pointed to a bulge in the corner of the secret room and said.

Immediately, a sergeant went over and pressed it, and sure enough, with a creaking sound, a door opened on the wall next to it, just in time for people to pass through.

Sun Ning smiled with satisfaction again: "Then let's talk about this thunderbolt fire, this is what you thought about and made yourself?" ”

Tang Shouheng hesitated for a moment, but in the end he decided to tell the truth: "No, this is a weapon that our Tang Sect has improved only after several generations of in-depth research. ”

"Improvements?" Sun Ning immediately grasped the point of his words.

"Yes, this weapon was actually hidden in the official armory of Jinguan City more than a hundred years ago. It's just that somehow, it was forgotten and never used again.

"It wasn't until after my Tang Sect captured the city that I found this weapon that could suddenly burst and fire in the process of cleaning up the warehouse, but it was not very powerful, and it might not kill people even if it hit people's feet.

"It should have been stored for a long time, and the gunpowder there has long been caused by moisture, but the idea of this weapon is still very powerful, so it was taken by the ancestors of my Tang Sect and tried to imitate and improve it."

Sun Ning frowned slightly, to be honest, as a soul piercing person, he didn't keep much memory of the original owner of the body, and the original owner was a real faint king, so he naturally didn't care about many things other than eating, drinking, and having fun.

Not to mention the details in such details, even many ministers in the court at the beginning, he may not be able to recognize them all.

Therefore, it is indeed quite difficult to find out whether there are still such firearms in the imperial court.

However, in the light of what has happened so far, it is true that there is no force in the world today that has used firearms, as if they had never been invented.

But the current facts clearly show that firearms were in the hands of the government as early as 100 years ago, only to somehow be deliberately sealed again.

The twists and turns in this, Sun Ning is really hard to calculate for a while, so he can only put it aside for the time being and take care of the present.

Seeing Sun Ning suddenly silent and frowning, Tang Shouheng's heart twitched again, for fear that he would provoke the emperor to blame him for saying something wrong, and at this time, he was even more silent, and he didn't dare to come out.

"Go on."

It wasn't until Sun Ning spoke again that he felt a little relieved, and said cautiously: "However, this weapon is indeed not something that we can easily grasp, especially the gunpowder filled in it, which is extremely difficult to deploy, and we have also used it for decades and tried countless things before we finally prepared the current gunpowder."

"This gunpowder is quite powerful, but I am most afraid of being touched by the fire next to it, otherwise it will cause a catastrophe. But since this weapon requires gunpowder, it naturally needs to be drawn by fire, so this point becomes extremely difficult. ”

Yes, for anyone who has never been exposed to gunpowder, these two points are contradictory existences, even if they are ingenious and experienced like the people of the Tang Sect, I am afraid that they will have to take many detours, and it will take countless attempts to gain something.

Sun Ning glanced at the other party: "This point should have been solved by you, right?" ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" Tang Shouheng said complacently, "The little one did discover the property that some phosphorus powder would spontaneously combust in a random test, so he thought about putting it on this weapon. ”

This is his ability to take care of his family, and he originally planned to use it to bargain and at least save his life, but in front of Sun Ning's aura, he didn't dare to talk about any conditions, so he said it directly.

Sun Ning smiled with satisfaction: "You are smart enough." ”

Substances with low ignition points, such as white phosphorus, will spontaneously combust at room temperature, which is common knowledge that any modern person who has experienced a few years of compulsory education knows, but put it hundreds of years ago, it was a different matter.

They may have seen ghost fires, but they never imagined that it was just phosphorus powder burning in the bones of the wild.

"Well, but that's not enough, right?" Sun Ning asked again.

Tang Shouheng nodded: "Yes, it's not enough to know how to use phosphorus powder, you have to fill them into the container quickly, and not burn, which requires some speed and accuracy on your hands, as well as familiarity with phosphorus powder...... I ...... the trick in this I didn't tell anyone else. ”

This is the reason why only he, Tang Shouheng, can create a very small amount of thunderbolt fire in the huge Tang Sect.

Because he also needs to obtain a status in the sect with this, otherwise, with him a disciple of the Tang Sect who almost does not know any martial arts, how can he be among the inner halls and have a transcendent status?

Everyone has selfish intentions, and when the craft they master is related to their own future, they are naturally reluctant to teach it to others, even if it is a relative brother.

It is conceivable that if Tang Men had learned his skills early on, I am afraid that this time the golden cicada would have come out of its shell, and the gecko's tail would not have been able to bring him such a burden, and he would have died in the chaos of the war.

Of course, there is also a possibility, that is, the Tang Sect, which has such firearms in hand and a large enough number, will defeat the officials and soldiers.

This is not a random conjecture, but a reasonable inference made by Sun Ning based on historical facts.

The firearms and the hidden weapons of the Tang Sect quenching poison will inevitably multiply the damage to the army, and it is really disturbing to think about the consequences.

So he smiled, in a sense, Tang Shouheng, who cherished himself, did the court a great favor, because his selfishness, by mistake, greatly weakened the strength of the Tang Sect.

"Good. I can give you a chance to make meritorious contributions, as long as you help the imperial court create more thunderbolts, not only can you not die, but also can you get an official position and live a better life, are you willing? ”

Sun Ning's question shocked Tang Shouheng's body, and he immediately responded excitedly and loudly: "Small...... I...... Thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me this opportunity! "I answered it in one bite.