Du Ruhui, such a smart person, naturally knew that the emperor was in a difficult situation now, so he said with a smile.

"The saint has a lot of opportunities every day, and the state affairs are busy, how can such a trivial matter be ordered by the saint?"

Fang Xuanling also hurriedly picked up and said with a smile.

"Yes, after all, the academy is a private academy, the sage and the imperial court have always been lenient and never interfered, and besides, studying is sincere, if you study sincerely, you will not refuse to come to Huatinghou."

What? You said that Lijiazhuang does not accept you to study? That must be your insincerity, these old foxes are really all Tai Chi masters, one hand Tai Chi boxing is called skillful, Chao Heng listened to it and didn't say anything, and then it seemed that he was not sincere in studying, Chao Heng, who returned to the Sifang Pavilion, immediately made preparations, ready to go to Lijiazhuang to study, to Lijiazhuang, he was shocked all the way, he didn't expect the suburbs of Chang'an to be so prosperous, what shocked him even more was the road, from Chang'an City to Lijiazhuang turned out to be a smooth and hard road, it was a road he had never seen, Listening to the surrounding discussions, he knew that this was the cement road, in fact, Li Er also wanted to build the cement road, but unfortunately there was no money, so he could only endure it, Li Yong was also the kind of person who didn't see a rabbit and didn't scatter an eagle, no money? That is not to say, Chao Heng's heart is full of yearning at this time, it would be good if they could pave such a cement road in the country, I heard that the cement was created by the Huating Hou, and his desire to go to Lijiazhuang to study was even more urgent, however, he went to Lijiazhuang but ate a closed door, Huating Hou was not there, he went to the military camp, how could Huating Hou not be there? must have deliberately said that he was not there, this is to test whether he is sincere, Chao Heng said silently in his heart, in fact, Li Yong is really not there, he did go to the Shenji Camp, isn't it about to have a round room with Changle, and then he will be busy, not only Xishan and Huating are staring again, even the palace is also staring, Li Yong hurried to himself very sad, why do you want so many wives? If what he thinks is known to others, it is to directly blow up his dog's head and let you blow, in order to complete the task of the heir, he must now take care of the Shenji Battalion clearly, on the school field of the Shenji Battalion, thousands of soldiers stand upright, motionless as loose, and the team of 180 people on the other side stands in three columns, and Li Yong accompanies Li Er, Li Jing and others to stand on the other side of the team to watch the drill.

"Stop~"

"Lift~"

"Put~"

The muskets fired in a volley, the gunfire was loud, the smoke was filled, and the commander of the first platoon immediately crouched down and began to reload the muskets.

"Lift~"

"Put~"

The entire school field was silent, even Li Er and the others were attentively observing, two rounds of shooting in a row, the gunfire stopped, Su Dingfang turned around and walked in front of Li Yong, and said loudly.

"After the drill, please instruct the general."

"What does the saint think?"

Li Yong turned his head and asked with a smile, in fact, they had already known it in their hearts, but when they really saw the drill of the Shenji Battalion, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in their hearts, this drill completely proved the power of the musket and its feasibility on the battlefield, so Li Er was still very happy in his heart, his face was full of smiles, and he looked around and smiled.

"Let's talk about it!"

Cheng Yanjin was the first to shout.

"The speed of this reload is not a little faster than Li Yong."

Li Yong's face is black, isn't this nonsense? He has only reloaded a few times in total, and these soldiers usually train to reload hundreds of times a day, and he is a commander, so he can just know how to command, plus he really doesn't look down on the already backward Sui musket, Xu Shiji said with a smile.

"Overall, it was expected, of course, there were still some surprises, Chen felt that the musket could be very useful, and it was definitely a battlefield weapon if used well."

This is indeed the truth, everyone thinks so in their hearts, whether it is the appearance of muskets or artillery, they are amazed.

Li Jing groaned.

"After three consecutive hits, there will still be a pause, incoherent, Li Yong, can the reloading time be shorter?"

Everyone looked at Li Yong when they heard this, and they all noticed a point, it was really a fly in the ointment, if there was no pause in the middle, it would be really refreshing.

"Reloading can be done a little faster, but it won't change much, and the pause in between won't go away unless you continue to make improvements on the musket."

Li Yong said in a deep voice, everyone was inevitably a little disappointed after hearing this, Li Er asked.

"Why didn't you have a bayonet?"

"It hasn't been developed yet."

Li Yong said a little helplessly, in fact, Li Yong didn't want to get it all out at once, which would only make Li Er more suspicious that he had something better, so he wanted to come step by step, so that people looked traceable and natural, Cheng Yanjin couldn't help but shout when he heard it.

"What? Haven't developed it yet? Isn't it just a bayonet? How simple is that? ”

Simple? Li Yong couldn't help but roll his eyes, and Li Er asked suspiciously.

"Is it hard?"

Li Yong explained.

"If it is not difficult to install a bayonet, but it is not easy to install a stable, can continue to fight, and withstand the impact of the cavalry, the original idea of the firearms supervisor is to plug in, the other end of the bayonet is stuffed into the barrel to form a spear, but one to affect the shooting, the second is not stable, and the third will damage the barrel, so I denied it, then I can only use the sleeve type, but I tried it and found that it still does not work, the root of the problem is that the strength of the steel and the casting process are not up to standard, this is not a bayonet problem, it must be fundamentally improved."

Li Er looked at the barrel and thought about it, and knew that the stuffed barrel could not withstand the impact of the cavalry at all, which was why the Xishan battalion was not equipped with bayonets in the early stage.

Li Yong explained, in fact, Li Yong almost didn't say it directly, so he had to get it out, he wanted good steel, where is the good steel? In his hand, Li Er was stunned when he heard it, he could still understand it in the first half, and he was stunned in the back, so Li Er waved his hand and said.

"Now that I know, the next firearms supervisor will focus on two aspects, one is to develop bayonets, and the other is to shorten the loading time."

Li Yong said yes, he just waited for Li Er's words, so that his Xishan Iron and Steel could be mass-produced again, which is good.

"I appointed you as the general of the Shenji Battalion, but you didn't live up to the expectations of the Shenji Battalion, the training of the Shenji Battalion is very good, better than I imagined at the beginning, I have worked hard for you during this time, fortunately, the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion have learned how to train, and then you can rest and rest."

Li Er praised, Cheng Yanjin and the others immediately laughed when they heard it, because Li Yong was about to have a round house, the emperor was looking for a reason for Li Yong, and the emperor loved his daughter.

"Yes, yes, I've been learning with you for so long, Su Dingfang is estimated to have touched the door, just let him continue training step by step."

Xu Shiji also said with a smile.

"As for Li Yong, let go of the Shenji Battalion in advance, and give birth to a big fat boy as soon as possible is a serious matter."

Cheng Yanjin laughed.

"Sage, the minister actually wants to equip the Shenji Battalion with cavalry."

Li Yong took the opportunity to make a suggestion, and Li Er said with a slight bow.

"It's really too monotonous for the Shenji Battalion to only have muskets and artillery, and it will expand the scale of the Shenji Battalion as appropriate, and it really needs to be equipped with cavalry."

After sending off Li Er and his entourage, a group of generals gathered together, Li Yong sat on the handsome seat and said with a smile.

"Everyone has worked hard, the drill is over, the saint is very appreciative, and the reward will be sent down later."

The generals were all excited when they heard it, not only because of the reward, but also because they had thoroughly understood the power of firearms, and they who had personally used firearms were already very sure that firearms would definitely shine on the battlefield in the future, and they, the generals of the firearms battalion, must have a bright future, the emperor praised them greatly, and frequently lowered rewards, and the soldiers were elated, Li Yong was really afraid that they would be proud and complacent, and felt that it was time to pour a basin of cold water.

"The results we have achieved so far are good, but no one can slack off, after all, we have not experienced the tempering of the battlefield, what is the most important thing in the musket formation? The order is forbidden, and the general is most worried that on the battlefield, in the face of the enemy's charge, before the order is given, some soldiers can't help but can't stand the pressure and shoot, do you know what that means? Means fiasco! It means being slaughtered, so we must not slack off in training, we must use muskets skillfully, we must not fall behind in the drill of the ranks, and we must keep up with ideological education. ”

Li Yong immediately poured a scoop of cold water down.

"The last will obey."

The generals clenched their fists with solemn faces.

"The saint asked me to rest for a while, so the camp affairs are temporarily in charge of Su Dingfang, the general of Zhonglang, of course, if there is anything to report to me as soon as possible, I will also come to inspect from time to time."

Li Yong instructed, and Su Dingfang hurriedly clenched his fists and said.

"The last general will not live up to the general's trust."

The generals had expected this, and the atmosphere suddenly became cheerful.

"General, congratulations~"

"Congratulations, General~"

"The general's great joy~"

Li Yong smiled and waved his hand.

"Don't make a fuss, let's disperse, what should I do."

"Yes!"

In fact, the news of Li Yong and Changle Yuanfang spread somehow, Li Yong and Changle have two big heads, this is a very private thing, and now it seems that Chang'an knows it, what do these ancients think? Li Yong is also speechless, under the sunset, Li Yong's carriage slowly came to Lijiazhuang, the whole Lijiazhuang is immersed in the sunset afterglow, the beauty is intoxicating, Lijiazhuang is no longer the shabby and dilapidated Zhuangzi, both the house and the road have been renewed, and the simple Zhuanghu people in the Zhuangzi have also lived a good life, approaching Lijiazhuang, you can feel a peaceful and vigorous atmosphere, however, there is a discordant figure lonely and stubborn standing at the mouth of the village, hearing the sound of horses' hooves behind him, Chao Heng Huo Ran looked back and found that it was Li Yong and his party who came behind him, Li Yong was really not in Zhuangzi, because he had been guarding for so long, he had never seen Li Yong go out, he still wondered in his heart, Li Yong had been holding back in Zhuangzi in order to avoid him, so Chao Heng was extremely surprised, Li Yong was really not in Zhuangzi, indicating that Li Yong was not deliberately avoiding him, in addition to being surprised, he also felt that he was a little stupid, he should not have believed the words of the people in Zhuangzi if he knew it, and there was no need to wait here at all, Li Yong also found out that Chao Heng couldn't help but be a little surprised, this guy won't stop yet, right? The matter between him and Changle has already upset him, on the issue of heirs, others can bear it, and the eldest grandson queen can't bear it, and his Xishan and Huating people can't bear it, or beat Chaoheng for them? Li Yong's eyes flashed with an inexplicable look, and he approached Li Yong, bowed deeply and said.

"Chao Heng has seen Hua Tinghou."

Li Yong couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, Chao Heng was so respectful? Didn't you jump up and down the other day to sue him? Why did you turn the limelight so quickly? Nothing to be courteous, either a traitor or a thief, Li Yongpi smiled and didn't laugh.

"It turned out to be the envoy of the court, I haven't seen you for a long time, but I am fortunate to meet you."

"Chao has been waiting here for a long time."

Chao Heng had a long-awaited smile on his face, and Li Yong said with some doubts.

"Wait for me?"

Chao Heng said with a smile.

"Yes, Chao has been waiting for Huating Hou in Lijiazhuang for four whole days!"

Waited four days? So persistent? What can make Chao Heng so persistent? Li Yong suddenly thought of a point, the envoys sent by the Wa State to the Tang Dynasty were not to pay tribute, after all, the Wa State and the Tang Dynasty were separated by the vast ocean, and they were not afraid of the Tang Dynasty at all, but now it has changed, his combined fleet has sharpened its knives and waited for his order to destroy them across the sea, Li Yong knew that the Tang envoy was sent to learn the advanced knowledge of the Tang Dynasty, so Chao Heng suddenly changed his attitude, in fact, he wanted to come to Lijiazhuang to study? Li Yong said with a smile.

"Really? How can I, Li Yong, be able to let the court envoy wait like this? ”

Chao Heng arched his hand and smiled.

"Although Chao is just the first to Chang'an, I heard that the Hou of Huating is knowledgeable, the reputation of the Hou of Huating is like thunder, but it is a pity that we live in a corner of the country, I don't know the name of the Hou of Huating, today I came to Lijiazhuang to study, and I sincerely asked the Hou of Huating for advice, and in the future, the knowledge of the Hou of Huating will be passed on to the Hou of Huating, and it will be carried forward, so that the country of the country in a corner of the country also knows the name of the Hou of Huating, even if thousands of years later, the Hou of Huating will still be famous for the country."

Chao Heng's eyes exuded a confident glow, he was very confident that Li Yong would agree, who doesn't want to carry forward his knowledge and become famous in the world? This day is a great Confucian, there may be people who do not love power and profit, but there is no person who does not love fame, so, this rhetoric has been proven to be tried and tested, and it is really for the sake of study, Li Yong couldn't help but sneer in his heart when he heard it, the Wa State has been a white-eyed wolf that has not been raised since ancient times, and in history, the Wa State has repeatedly sent Tang envoys to Datang to learn cultural etiquette and various advanced technologies, but in a blink of an eye, a naval battle broke out with Datang, the Battle of Baijiangkou, which was beaten very painfully by the Tang Army, and then turned around and sent Tang envoys to Datang to study, How is this kind of behavior shameless, coupled with the recent collusion of the Japanese to roar to the sky and the actions of those families on the coast, Li Yong almost took the combined fleet to destroy them, if it were not for the purpose of stabilizing Li Er, Li Yong had to pause, return to Chang'an, and hand over the formula of the firearms, so, it is not that Li Yong is naturally prejudiced, it is really that the Japanese state is an immature white-eyed wolf in the entire history, and even the Tubo Daxiang wanted to study was rejected by Li Yong, how could Li Yong agree to let the envoys of the Japanese state come to study? What is Tubo saying, it is also a family in the future, as for the Wa Kingdom, it is a ball? In Li Yong's heart, this country should not exist, and sooner or later it will be destroyed, Li Yong snorted and said with a smile.

"Chaozheng made a misunderstanding, I'm just gathering a few brothers, idle and nothing to talk about, do you think I'm so young, and arrogant, like a scholar?"

A hint of suspicion flashed in Chao Heng's heart and said with a smile.

"I heard that Hua Tinghou can fly into the sky?"

Li Yong said with a smile.

"Isn't it easy to fly? You make a kite big enough that you can fly into the sky, don't believe you? ”

Flying is definitely able to fly, but I don't know if I can survive it, Chao Heng couldn't help but suddenly think, yes, as long as you make a big enough kite, can't you fly?

"The reputation of Huating Hou, who doesn't know about the whole Chang'an?"

Chao Heng was suspicious in his heart, but he said with a smile, Li Yong replied with a smile.

"Don't you think that the person who wants to pat my ass goes around Chang'an several times?"

That's right, it's strange to think that a powerful minister like Li Yong is not famous in Chang'an, Chao Heng's heart is becoming more and more suspicious.

"I heard that Hua Tinghou has made a line of heavenly wine, and has also made glass, cement, and powerful firearms, I heard that Hua Tinghou knows the whole world well?"