"It's so late, what's the matter with looking for me?"

Soon after Zhu Zaikun got up from the ground, he only heard the sound of Jiajing's ancient well without waves.

When Jiajing's words fell, I saw that Zhu Zaikun's face was full of confusion, and he said uneasily: "Father, I can't hide it, the reason why my son is visiting at this time is to ask my father for something!" ”

When Jiajing heard Zhu Zaikun's words, a little curiosity appeared on his face, and he raised his eyebrows, and then said, "But it's okay to say!" ”

After getting Jiajing's permission, Zhu Zaikun stumbled and said all the thoughts in his mind.

"Father...... Father, son, know that tomorrow morning, the fourth brother will leave the capital! ”

Zhu Zaikun paused for a moment when he said this, and then continued: "Therefore, Erchen wants to personally send off the fourth brother!" ”

"Before this, Erchen did a lot of nonsense and disappointed your father, and because of this, Erchen wanted to take this opportunity to make up for his mistakes and ease relations with his fourth brother......"

When Zhu Zaikun said this, he knelt on the ground with a 'plop', looking deep and righteous, and he looked lost.

Before this, Jiajing obviously didn't expect that Zhu Zaikun would make such a request to him, so he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

After a long time, I saw Jiajing come back to his senses, his face was full of relief, and then he said: "Well, I am very relieved that you can think like this, it's just that, this matter is approved, you can send one to your fourth brother tomorrow!" ”

Seeing that Jiajing agreed to his request, he saw that Zhu Zaikun's face was full of excitement that he couldn't hide.

Immediately, I saw him raise his head, look in the direction where Jiajing was, and respond in a deep voice: "Thank you father for your success!" ”

Jiajing took in the expression on Zhu Zaikun's face, and after a moment of silence, he turned to speak: "Okay, it's not too early, let's go down first!" ”

"Yes, father, son-in-law will retire!"

After Zhu Zaikun responded, he did not hesitate at all, and immediately left the Qianqing Palace.

After Zhu Zaikun left the Qianqing Palace, the expression on Jiajing's face suddenly became extremely cold.

Seeing this situation, Lu Fang, who was waiting on the side, immediately stepped forward and comforted him: "Your Majesty, this is a great thing, it seems that in the heart of His Royal Highness King Yu, there is also His Royal Highness King Jing......"

Before Lu Fang's words were finished, he was interrupted impatiently by Jiajing: "Okay, there is no need to say it again, I understand!" ”

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, she had to retreat to the side and say no more.

With Jiajing's experience, it is impossible to see what purpose Zhu Zaikun is for.

Therefore, Jiajing did not believe a word about what Zhu Zaikun said before.

You must know that before this, King Yu and King Jing were able to suppress each other.

Completely ignoring the brotherhood, they are fighting openly and secretly with each other, and all kinds of means are used, and they want to get rid of each other as soon as possible.

Sometimes, hatred does not fade over time, but gradually deepens, from flesh to marrow.

Immediately, I saw Jiajing retract his gaze, lowered his head, and said to himself silently: "Hmph, it's nothing more than a drama of beating the water dogs......"

After that, I saw Jiajing gather his mind, turn around to look at Lu Fang, and commanded: "Lu Fang, when the time comes, send someone to keep an eye on them, I want to know what the two brothers said!" ”

When Lu Fang heard Jiajing's words, he immediately looked dazed, lowered his head, and responded respectfully: "Obey, Your Majesty!" ”

……

On the other side, the capital, King Jingfu.

Although the night was already very deep, Zhu Zaizhen did not feel the slightest sleepiness at this time.

After all, tomorrow morning, he will officially leave the capital, and the next time he comes to the capital, I don't know when it will be.

Since he made up his mind to quit drinking, Zhu Zaizhen has been drinking for several days in a row.

Zhu Zaizhen's change shocked others in the mansion.

"Speaking of which, can the ideas that my father said earlier really come true?"

Thinking of this, I saw Zhu Zaizhen turn over on the bed, and in recent days, the words that Jiajing had said were like slides, flashing in Zhu Zaizhen's mind from time to time.

After tossing and turning in bed for a long time, I saw Zhu Zaizhen put on a coat at random, walked out of the room, and paced back and forth in the courtyard.

At this time, the cold moonlight peeked out of the clouds and fell to the ground, clearly reflecting Zhu Zaizhen's figure.

Jiajing's previous remarks greatly broadened Zhu Zaizhen's horizons.

At the same time, it also made Zhu Zaizhen realize that he should not be limited to the illusory throne, but should take a more long-term view.

"Even if you can't inherit the throne, you can listen to your father's emperor in the future, and it's not bad to be a local emperor overseas, so it's countless times stronger than being a vassal king in Daming!"

"But before that, Lone has to take care of his body and try to ensure that he lives until that time, by the way, Lone still has more sons, even if Lone can't see that day, Lone's son can also see it!"

After thinking about this, Zhu Zaizhen only felt that the whole person suddenly became enlightened, and in recent days, all the unhappiness has been left behind by him.

At this moment, a burst of conversation came from not far away, attracting Zhu Zaizhen's attention.

Looking along Zhu Zaizhen's line of sight, not far away, the housekeeper was talking to the little guy in charge of guarding the door.

The little guy in charge of guarding the door at the door seemed to have encountered something, and his face was indignant, and after that, the housekeeper also changed his face.

After sending the little guy away, I saw a tangled look on the butler's face, and after hesitating for a long time, the butler gritted his teeth as if he had made up his mind, and walked towards Zhu Zaizhen's room.

When Zhu Zaizhen saw this, he immediately stopped the housekeeper.

When the housekeeper heard this, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, so he immediately took three steps and two steps in front of Zhu Zaizhen, bowed down, and said respectfully.

"His Royal Highness King Jing!"

"Hmm."

When Zhu Zaizhen heard this, after bowing his head slightly, he chose to go straight to the topic: "What happened?" ”

When Zhu Zaizhen's words fell, I saw a look of hesitation on the butler's face.

After thinking about it for a long time, Fang said cautiously: "His Royal Highness King Jing, I can't hide it, not long ago, King Yu sent someone here, saying that he had asked His Majesty in advance and wanted to send one to you in person!" ”

When the housekeeper said this, his face was indignant, and before Zhu Zaizhen could respond, he continued: "His Royal Highness King Jing, judging from the small one, King Yu has clearly come to see your jokes, so you must not fall for him!" ”

Zhu Zaizhen took in the expression on the butler's face, and after a moment of silence, he waved his hand, and said unhurriedly: "Okay, since the third brother insists on coming to send it, let him send it!" ”

"Anyway, in the future, we two brothers won't have many opportunities to meet!"

When the housekeeper on the side heard Zhu Zaizhen's words, a look of disbelief flashed on his face.

In his opinion, after Zhu Zaizhen went to meet the emperor once, it was like a different person.

Not only did he quit drinking, but even his temper improved a lot, and he looked like he had seen through the red dust and had no quarrel with the world.

"Has His Royal Highness King Jing figured it out, or has he given up on himself?"

Just as the housekeeper's thoughts were flying, he only heard Zhu Zaizhen's voice sound again: "Do you understand Lone's words?" ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness King Jing!"

When the housekeeper heard this, he had to bow his head and say yes.

……

The night passed in the blink of an eye, and early the next morning, when the sky was still bright, Zhu Zaizhen and his party officially set off and embarked on the road.

The entire team, escorted by a large number of guards, idle people, etc., was impossible to approach.

Just as Zhu Zaizhen had predicted, there were so many officials in the DPRK and China, and none of them came to see him off, for fear of getting involved with him.

"It's really a cool tea!"

Immediately, I saw Zhu Zaizhen retract his gaze, put down the sedan curtain, and said with emotion.

When the team was about to march outside the city, Zhu Zaizhen received a report from the housekeeper, saying that Zhu Zaikun was waiting not far away with his people.

After Zhu Zaizhen learned the news, the expression on his face did not fluctuate too much, he just nodded, and then got off the carriage.

Zhu Zaikun, who had been waiting for a long time not far away, saw Zhu Zaizhen get off the carriage, and couldn't help but feel refreshed, and immediately stepped forward to greet him.

"I've seen the third brother!"

Not far from Zhu Zaizhen, I saw Zhu Zaizhen stop, lean down, and salute him respectfully.

Seeing this, Zhu Zaikun's face was full of warm smiles, and after looking Zhu Zaizhen up and down, he turned to speak: "Between our brothers, we don't have to pay attention to these red tape!" ”

After Zhu Zaikun finished speaking, without waiting for Zhu Zaizhen to respond, he continued to add: "After the third brother learned that the fourth brother was about to leave the capital, he specially asked his father to come and send you off!" ”

When Zhu Zaizhen's words fell, I saw a look of gratitude on Zhu Zaizhen's face at the right time, and he responded respectfully: "Well, there is Third Brother Lao!" ”

Zhu Zaikun saw that Zhu Zaizhen looked like he had seen through the world and had no quarrel with the world, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

You must know that Zhu Zaizhen in the past was irritable and aggressive, why did his personality change so dramatically in the blink of an eye?

"After going through so much, anyone will grow!"

Thinking of this, I saw Zhu Zaikun suppress all the chaotic thoughts in his heart and beckoned to the slave behind him.

Soon, a slave came to Zhu Zaikun, holding a jar of unopened wine in his hand.

Then, I saw Zhu Zaikun pointing his finger at the unopened wine in the jar, and then said: "Fourth brother, this is a good wine in the Zhengde period, and the right should be practiced for you!" ”

When Zhu Zaizhen heard this, his face was calm, he just shook his head, and said unhurriedly: "No need, third brother, I have already quit drinking!" ”

When Zhu Zaikun heard Zhu Zaizhen's words, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and only after a long time did he come back to his senses.

No one in the government and the opposition knows that Zhu Zaizhen likes to drink on weekdays, but now, Zhu Zaizhen said in front of him that he had quit drinking, such a far-fetched excuse, no one would believe it.

Therefore, Zhu Zaikun is still more inclined to Zhu Zaizhen and wants to take this opportunity to give himself a dismount.

Thinking of this, I saw a trace of imperceptible anger flashing on Zhu Zaikun's face.

Then, I saw Zhu Zaikun laughing twice, turned around, looked at the slave on the side, and commanded: "Since this is the case, then replace the wine with tea!" ”

When the words fell, I saw the slave on the side step forward and bring a cup of hot tea for Zhu Zaikun and Zhu Zaizhen.

Seeing this situation, the housekeeper not far from Zhu Zaizhen couldn't help but flash a trace of worry on his face, he was worried that Zhu Zaizhen had bad intentions, what if he poisoned it?

Just when he wanted to say something, he saw Zhu Zaizhen take the teacup, take a sip, his eyes flashed with an inexplicable light, and he exclaimed: "Well, it's really good tea!" ”

Zhu Zaikun, who was on the side, heard this, a slight smile appeared on his face, and after taking a sip of the teacup, he put it down, and proposed: "Fourth brother, third brother here, there are some tea leaves, you might as well take them with you!" ”

When Zhu Zaizhen heard this, he didn't mean to excuse himself, so he immediately leaned down and thanked Zhu Zaikun: "Then thank you to the third brother!" ”

Zhu Zaikun didn't seem to care about this, just waved his hand, and turned to speak: "Between our brothers, we don't have to see each other like this!" ”

After that, the two fell silent because they couldn't find a suitable topic.

In the end, it was Zhu Zaizhen who took the lead in speaking and broke the silence: "Thank you third brother for coming to see you off, let's say goodbye!" ”

After Zhu Zaizhen finished speaking, he arched his hand to Zhu Zaikun, and planned to say goodbye and leave.

Zhu Zaikun looked at the back of Zhu Zaizhen leaving, a little hesitation appeared on his face, and then, he gritted his teeth and stopped Zhu Zaizhen: "Fourth brother, whether you believe it or not, the previous incident really has nothing to do with the third brother!" ”

When Zhu Zaizhen heard this, he paused suddenly, and immediately, he turned around, looked in the direction where Zhu Zaizhen was, shook his head, and said unhurriedly: "Third brother, the matter has passed, I don't care anymore!" ”

When Zhu Zaizhen said this, he paused for a moment and continued: "Third brother, let's say goodbye!" ”

After Zhu Zaizhen finished speaking, he got into the carriage without looking back.

After Zhu Zaizhen and his party walked away, they saw Zhu Zaizhen's face showing a stunned look.

Then, I saw Zhu Zaikun retract his gaze, turned around, looked at his subordinates on the side, and commanded: "It's time for us to go back too!" ”

"Yes, His Royal Highness King Yu!"

……

Soon after Zhu Zaizhen left the capital, Yan Song's side also quickly got the relevant news.

At this moment, in the room, I saw the housekeeper leaning down and respectfully reporting to Yan Song: "Master, not long ago, His Royal Highness King Jing has officially left the capital and gone to the fiefdom of De'an!" ”

"His Royal Highness King Yu specially went to see him off after learning the news!"

After Yan Song learned the news from the housekeeper's mouth, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, only to see him wave his hand and command: "Okay, I know, you go down first!" ”

"Yes, sir!"

After answering the call, the butler did not hesitate in the slightest, and immediately walked away.

After the housekeeper left the room, he saw that Yan Song's face was full of emotion, and he said to himself silently: "King Jing, King Jing, let's say goodbye!" ”

After finishing his sigh, I saw Yan Song pick up the teacup on the table and drink the wolfberry water brewed in the cup.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

I saw Jiajing sitting cross-legged on the futon, his eyes seemed to be closed, and Jiajing at this moment had already fallen into a state of meditation.

At this moment, I saw Lu Fang walking quietly and came to Jiajing.

Before Lu Fang could speak, he only heard Jiajing's voice sounding from the ancient well: "What's the situation?" ”

When Lu Fang heard this, he didn't dare to hide it in the slightest, and even told everything he knew.

"Your Majesty, not long ago, His Royal Highness King Jing has officially left Beijing!"

After Lu Fang finished speaking, he took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, carefully handed it to Jiajing, and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, here is the record of the conversation between His Royal Highness King Yu and His Royal Highness King Jing!" ”

When Jiajing heard this, he responded imperceptibly, and immediately took the paper from Lu Fang's hand.

After glancing at it casually, I saw Jiajing retract his gaze and commanded: "Lu Fang, you have done a good job in this matter, withdraw all the Jinyi guards along the way, there is no need to send people to follow!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

When Lu Fang heard this, his expression immediately turned grim, and he replied in a deep voice.

……

"It turns out that this is the Weapons Division, it's really spectacular!"

Looking at the Weapons Division, which occupies an extremely wide area in front of them and is closely guarded by guards, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou's faces were full of emotion.

Since before this, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou had obtained the emperor's permission to enter and leave the Weapons Division at will, so they planned to come and see the situation.

In this way, it will also be helpful for the next training.

After presenting the relevant certificates, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were allowed to enter the Ordnance Division.

In the Weapons Division, it was extremely busy, full of hurried craftsmen, and the air was filled with the smell of burning gunpowder.

"Hey, what's that?"

When Qi Jiguang heard this, he followed Yu Dayou's line of sight, and saw that not far away, there were many craftsmen who were skillfully rolling the cardboard into rolls, and then adding black gunpowder to it according to the established ratio.

After stopping to watch for a long time, Qi Jiguang couldn't see what those craftsmen were making.

At this moment, an unfamiliar voice sounded behind the two: "That's a paper bullet!" ”

When the words fell, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou followed the prestige, only to see that not far away, there was an official in a green robe, looking at the two with a smile.

Subsequently, the blue-robed official, as if he was an afterthought, introduced himself to the two: "The two adults, the lower official is Yi Bin, the chief of the Ordnance Department, who is responsible for the research and development and manufacturing of weapons, presumably the two adults are General Qi and General Yu, right?" ”

When Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou heard this, they nodded, and said in response: "Well, that's right!" ”

After learning the identities of Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou, Yi Bin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Before that, he got the news that in the next period of time, two officials who had been authorized by the emperor would come to visit the Weapons Division.

After Yi Bin learned the news, he naturally didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, after all, the person who could get the emperor's permission to enter the Ordnance Department to visit was not an idle person.

The future must be immeasurable, and we must build a good relationship!

After that, I saw Yi Bin suppress all the chaotic thoughts in his mind, and summoned a few craftsmen to start introducing the things around him to Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

"Two adults, what you just saw is the paper shell bullet produced by the Weapons Division, when you use it, you only need to bite the paper shell bullet and pour the gunpowder inside into the flintlock pistol!"

"Paper shell bullets can greatly improve the stability of the gun, as well as the reload speed, the original time to fire one shot, now at least three shots!"

"Besides, these paper-shelled bullets have already passed the test of war!"

When Yi Bin said this, he had a proud expression on his face.

For him, it would be great if a weapon made by the Weapons Division could come in handy on the battlefield.

When the words fell, I saw a craftsman open the wooden box, stack two paper-shell bullets neatly in it, take out two, and hand them over to Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou.

The cartridge was wrapped in cardboard on the outside, and the inside was already assembled gunpowder, in addition to that, there was a bullet at the top.

Not only that, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou also smelled a little grease from the paper shell bullets.

After playing carefully for a while, I saw Qi Jiguang put down the paper shell bullet in his hand, looked at Yi Bin on the side, and asked: "My lord said earlier that this kind of paper shell bullet can greatly improve the loading speed and stability of the gun, can you let me wait for a while?" ”

When Yi Bin heard Qi Jiguang's words, he nodded, and then saw him call a craftsman.

Yi Bin whispered a few words in the craftsman's ear, and the craftsman quickly took the order.

After doing this, I saw Yi Bin turn around, glanced over Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou respectively, and said, "In that case, please come with the lower officials!" ”

After Yi Bin finished speaking, he took care of himself and led the way in front, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou saw this situation and hurriedly followed Yi Bin's pace.

After coming to the test site, I saw Yi Bin nodding to the craftsman who was already waiting here, and commanded.

"Alright, let's get started!"

When the words fell, I saw two soldiers come up, and after saluting respectfully, they walked to the table not far away.

On the table not far away, there were two firearms, and I saw these two soldiers picking up the firearms on the table.

The two of them began to reload almost at the same time, and judging by the speed at which they loaded, both were very skilled with the firearms in their hands.

On the one hand, they used paper shell bullets for loading, and on the other side, they continued to reload in the old way.

I saw one of the soldiers bite the bullet from the paper shell and pour the gunpowder into the gunpowder.

After that, he was seen to stuff a metal bullet into the barrel with a special small wooden stick.

When he saw this, Qi Jiguang realized that this kind of thing called a paper shell bullet was very small and easy to carry.

In addition, the charge of a sub-shell bullet is fixed, which can avoid the occurrence of too much charge or too little charge.

In this way, the stability of the gun when firing, as well as the accuracy of the shot, are ensured.

The result was not unexpected by Qi Jiguang, and the side that used paper shell bullets for reloading had the advantage.

After that, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou successively visited a number of new weapons such as grenades and flintlock pistols.

Among them, weapons such as grenades, which can kill and injure the enemy to the greatest extent, shocked Qi Jiguang.

Everything he saw in the Ordnance Division today opened a whole new door for Qi Jiguang.

At the same time, an extremely bold idea slowly emerged in his mind.

"How about forming an army that relies entirely on firearms to fight, like the Shenji Battalion!" (End of chapter)