Regarding what happened today, Li Hao didn't plan to tell anyone, not that he didn't trust it, but that this matter was too involved, and the more people who knew about it, the greater the possibility of leakage.

It can't be that Zhao Zhen kept things on his side, and as a result, something went wrong on his side, then Li Hao really had to cry to death.

After restoring everything here to its original state, Li Hao left seemingly without incident.

However, no matter how Li Hao pretended, there was still a big stone hidden in his heart after all, although the people of the Salt and Iron Division did not see it.

But he can't hide from those who are familiar with Li Hao, especially as Li Hao's pillow person, Zhang Guifen basically saw it at the first time.

So in the evening, Zhang Guifen said on the bed: "Since you came back from the palace yesterday, I feel that you have something on your mind.

Originally, I didn't plan to ask, but now it seems that this matter is very troublesome for you, so would you like to tell me, maybe I can share your worries? ”

Hearing Zhang Guifen's words, Li Hao was a little hesitant, of course, Li Hao was mainly worried, or this matter would only make Zhang Guifen more troubled.

Seeing Li Hao's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Zhang Guifen immediately understood that this matter seemed to be very tricky.

After all, Li Hao's private life is quite checky, as long as he is in Bianjing, he will either stay in the military camp or go home to live.

And apart from this, there are no other private matters that can make him so embarrassed, I don't know whether to say it or not.

But if it's not a private matter, then it can only be a matter of worrying about official business, and this is something that only happened after returning from the palace.

It must be related to the palace, coinciding with this critical period, Zhang Guifen will inevitably think more.

However, Zhang Guifen also understands her own position, and she also understands where her own advantages are, so she said: "I just want to help my husband share my worries, if this matter will make my husband embarrassed, then you don't have to tell me."

But I want my husband to understand that you and I are one husband and wife, one is prosperous and the other is lost, so if my husband needs the help of the British government, I can go and tell my father and mother. ”

Hearing the words that husband and wife are one, Li Hao was quite touched.

Yes, if this matter is really implicated, then the unlucky one will not be alone, and Zhang Guifen will definitely not be able to get out of it.

Since she needs to bear the consequences, she should also be given the right to know, so that she can also be prepared.

And Li Hao really needs a helper who can give Li Hao off-the-field support when there is an emergency.

So Li Hao told Zhang Guifen about the events in the palace that day.

Then Zhang Guifen was stunned, but he didn't expect that the official family had already made up his mind in his heart to let Zhao Zongquan take over.

I didn't expect that Li Hao would be awarded a talisman by the official family to complete the last guarantee.

After coming back to her senses, Zhang Guifen immediately said: "In that case, the official family is asking you to beware of Empress Cao, does the official family think that Empress Cao will really do disobedient things." ”

To be honest, Li Hao really didn't understand how Zhang Guifen's entry point could be this.

Could it be that at this time, shouldn't you care most about the net worth and life of your family, how could it be biased towards the trust between Zhao Zhen and Queen Cao.

So Li Hao asked: "Isn't the lady worried, will we be in prison one day because of this matter?" ”

But seeing Zhang Guifen, she must say: "Because I believe in husband, you will definitely protect our mother and son, and you will definitely be able to protect your family."

In that case, what do I have to worry about? ”

For Zhang Guifen's infinite trust, Li Hao was infinitely moved in his heart, and directly opened his arms and hugged her tightly into his arms.

It wasn't until Zhang Guifen cried out in pain that Li Hao realized that his strength might have been used a little more, and he quickly let go.

I only heard Zhang Guifen complain: "Why is my husband doing so hard, it hurts me." ”

Li Hao hurriedly apologized, and then Zhang Guifen continued the question just now and said: "You said that the official family and the queen mother have been husband and wife for so many years, why is the official family unwilling to talk to the queen mother!"

I think the queen should be able to understand the hardships of the official family, why is it so suspicious of husband and wife. ”

In this regard, Li Hao said: "People are different, you may be able to face the same thing open-mindedly, but others may not be able to do it."

The official family and the queen have been husband and wife for 30 years, perhaps because of this understanding.

Knowing that this conversation may not get the desired result, it will wear out this last husband and wife relationship, so the official family is reluctant to go.

After all, even a foreign minister like me can vaguely understand the intentions of the official family, and the queen mother, who is the pillow person, is naturally even clearer.

But she still chose to support Zhao Zonghan, deviating from the intentions of the official family. ”

But Li Hao's point of view on Zhao Zhen's side, obviously Zhang Guifen didn't buy it, and directly retorted: "But you also said that all this is just the idea of the official family."

The official family had never talked about it to anyone before, and it was normal for the queen to have her own thoughts.

Now all this is what the official family thinks, why is the official family unwilling to be honest with the queen, maybe the queen will respect the decision of the official family. ”

For this angle proposed by Zhang Guifen, Li Hao really hadn't considered it before.

may be deeply influenced by the TV series, in Li Hao's view, Queen Cao is a person who is particularly affected by emotions and dares to launch a mutiny.

So after Empress Cao's actions, Li Hao logically thought that she was paving the way for the future, and never considered that she could eliminate the disaster in this regard.

But even if you think about it, who can persuade Empress Cao, the British duchess may be a good candidate.

But now that he is implicated, I am afraid that even if this is true, Queen Cao may not be able to listen to it.

In addition to the British duchess, the only thing Li Hao can think of is the county lord of Pingning.

But for some reason, his family has now taken refuge in Empress Cao, which has become Zhao Zonghan's greatest help in foreign dynasties.

Since it is something that cannot be done, it doesn't matter if you think about it or not, thinking about it like this, Li Hao suddenly felt much better.

Li Hao didn't talk much about this issue, after all, if he continued to talk, it would have no impact on the result.

Next, Li Hao talked about more practical things, since Zhang Guifen now knows what happened, then she can be used as a backhand.

In the case that Li Hao can't return home, help Li Hao pass the talisman to the people in need.

But for this kind of emotional problem, Zhang Guifen seemed to be very interested, and after Li Hao finished talking about business, she pestered Li Hao to talk about gossip.

This chat came to the third watch, and the two who were sleepy fell asleep.

The next day, after yesterday's emotional catharsis, especially after a difficult discussion with Zhang Guifen.

It seems that Li Hao's mood has indeed relaxed a lot, at least in Zhang Guifen's opinion, it doesn't look like he is hiding something in his heart.

In the following days, Li Hao still followed his old habits and did not show any unusual behavior.

And the situation in the DPRK and China has also stabilized on the surface with Zhao Zhen's body.

Of course, beneath this calm surface, only those involved know how choppy there are.

In addition, there has been some progress in the matter of Shudi, and with the approval of the Privy Council, the forbidden troops that Li Hao brought at the beginning can also officially return to Beijing, and the people who went to the arraignment are already on the way.

When they return to the capital, Li Hao will have more chips in his hands, which is also a good thing for Li Hao.

In addition, the news that Li Hao went to the northwest to send to the British public has now replied.

But the strange thing is that the British Duke did not specifically answer Li Hao's question in his reply, but only gave some introduction to the situation in the northwest.

This made Li Hao strange, and he couldn't understand what his father-in-law thought.

Even with a skeptical attitude, Li Hao went to Zhang Guifen with this letter, wanting him to see if it was the handwriting of the British duke.

As a result, Zhang Guifen confirmed that there was no problem, the letter was indeed written by the British duke, and Zhang Guifen also tried to see if he could find the code words in the letter according to his father's habits, but in the end he failed.

However, since it was confirmed that there was no problem with the letter, Li Hao could only think that it might be for some reason that made it difficult for him to say things in the letter.

As for whether to worry about the British public accident, Li Hao really didn't.

After all, with the prestige of the British Duke in the army, unless he was willing, Li Hao didn't think that anyone could quietly take him down in the army.

But although there is no need to worry about his safety, this also means that in a short period of time, the British Duke is afraid that he will not be able to return to Beijing.

Since he can't enjoy his help, Li Hao has to rely on himself to prepare a killer weapon.

So on this day, Li Hao went directly to the south workshop of the stomach courtyard, intending to see how the cannons and new gunpowder were being developed here.

Facts have proved that the craftsmen of the Great Song Dynasty are still very skilled, although there is not much progress in the research and development of gunpowder due to the lack of theoretical support.

But in the research and development of artillery, the progress still surprised Li Hao.

At Li Hao's request, the craftsmen used the one-piece perfusion method to make a blast mold embryo from clay, and then poured copper water into it, and after cooling, the metal pipe could be removed.

Later, copper hoops were used at both ends of the medicine room, which were fixed and the first cannons were made.

Of course, although with the support of Li Hao, a large-scale trial was carried out this time, but the probability of success was very low.

At the time of the first test, all the barrels made of copper and iron, which were relatively cheap, were scrapped.

And the situation on the copper pipe side is not much better, on the whole, the yield is less than one percent, but even if it is a successful one, the actual number of times that can be fired is only a handful.

Fortunately, at the beginning of research and development, Li Hao set the test specifications, otherwise the injury caused by the explosion alone would be enough for these craftsmen to replace them.

In addition, in terms of power alone, this cannon may not be stronger than the Eight Bull Crossbow.

As for the accuracy, the two can almost be said to be half a catty, and the specific landing point after launch can really only be determined by the will of God.

So if it weren't for Li Hao's special advice, and extra money.

In addition, the judge in charge of the stomach court was ruthlessly rectified by Li Hao at the beginning, so he was still a little in awe of Li Hao, otherwise I am afraid that this matter would have been cut down a long time ago.

Of course, this is also because many people do not have a correct understanding of the power of artillery, and it is also an instinctive resistance to new things.

Otherwise, they should have been able to find some significant differences in the difficulty of manufacturing between the two, and the eight-ox crossbow can only be made by the top craftsmen, and the cycle is often calculated in years.

After all, to make a bow and crossbow of this power, things like crossbow strings need to be made more than a year in advance.

But the artillery is different, the production of the clay fan is very fast, and this does not have high technical requirements, as long as the technology can be further improved and the production cost can be reduced, it can be made in large quantities.

As for the problem of accuracy, Li Hao also has his own way, that is, to ripen the cannon, of course, Li Hao also knows that this thing is really difficult.

But there is hope for change, not like the Eight Bull Crossbow, which has been completely finalized and basically has no room for improvement.

Of course, Li Hao didn't plan to tell others about these things for the time being, but planned to use artillery as his secret weapon first.

After all, the eight-bull crossbow, which is a strategic weapon, is extremely strictly guarded, and even if it is Li Hao, it is not easy to get it down privately.

So Li Hao had the idea of finding a replacement, before the power of the artillery was confirmed and the imperial court did not issue an order.

Li Hao had a gap to decide the direction of the artillery's flow.

But now that the artillery is going to be officially tested, then the movement will naturally be big, in order not to attract the attention of others.

After some thought, Li Hao sent someone to transfer the experimental base to Zhengzhou on Gyeonggi Road.

It is not easy for others to find out about the experiment there, and it is not far from Kaifeng Mansion, if there is a problem, Li Hao can also dispatch people in time.

Of course, although Li Hao attaches great importance to this, he has not really transferred all the people who develop artillery, after all, they have invested so much money in it, and now Li Hao's actions and behaviors are attracting attention.

If there is no result, firstly, it will be impossible to make a difference, and secondly, it will make people worry about whether Li Hao is doing something in secret.

Therefore, Li Hao regarded the previous research and development of the assault rifle as an achievement and registered it.

And just as Li Hao thought, after reporting the assault rifle, soon with the approval of the Privy Council, the guards sent someone to the infantry division.

Assault rifles were called in for actual combat drills, but of course the final result was not impressive.

It is undeniable that under Li Hao's guidance, the power of this assault rifle is far stronger than that of the assault rifle in the Southern Song Dynasty in history.

In particular, it is made of iron pipes, which is far more reliable and durable than making of bamboo.

However, the relatively slow reload rate, unreliable accuracy, and gunpowder preservation issues made this weapon less important.

So when they saw the discarded artillery deliberately placed by Li Hao later, they only thought that this was an enlarged version of the assault gun, so they didn't care.

And this is exactly what Li Hao wants to achieve, not only to let the artillery show up openly, but also not to attract the attention of others.

In this way, when Li Hao really needs to use artillery, if someone says that Li Hao is plotting against him.

Then Li Hao also has a suitable excuse, after all, Li Hao has already reported this thing, and let others see it.

As a result, they couldn't see the power of this thing, so naturally they couldn't blame Li Hao.

As a seriously ill patient with firepower phobia in his previous life, although these cannons are not perfect, they have also given Li Hao a lot of self-confidence.