"Oh? What's the trick? Li Yunxing asked.

"Previously, we used cow tendon and raw cowhide to make ropes, which had a complex structure and were easy to break."

Li Yunxing nodded after hearing this, expressing his agreement, the cow tendon rope is strong and fixed, but it is easy to break in the wind and sun, which is a matter of common sense.

"So I added a winch underneath, and the two of them turned the winch together to charge power. When released, the winch will rotate quickly, and it will be more labor-saving to start the stone throwing. ”

Li Yunxing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, "How did you come up with it?" Do you still know how to use a winch to control the start? ”

Li Fengke smiled shyly, it was the first time he had been praised for carpentry.

"I just had a sudden idea, and I thought that since I wanted to study weapons, I could simply disassemble and assemble them, maybe I could produce new effects."

This is said easily, but Li Yunxing knows that there are huge difficulties hidden in it.

Every idea means effort, and Li Yunxing's eyes when he looked at the five princes were even more appreciative.

Speaking of this, Li Fengke suddenly lowered his head, seemingly a little embarrassed, "I just made my own ideas, and I'm not sure if I can succeed." ”

Li Yunxing looked at the thunderbolt cannons all over the yard, the size and structure were different, and it could be seen that Li Fengke had put a lot of thought into it.

It's just that no matter how good the equipment is, it is useless if it is not in actual combat.

So Li Yunxing patted Li Fengke on the shoulder, "Tomorrow, this palace will take you out of the palace, and we will go to the suburbs to train our troops, so we can take this opportunity to test the power of these thunderbolts." ”

Li Fengke was excited, and nodded heavily.

Immediately, the fifth prince exhaled as if relieved.

"Coo......" The sound of a sudden sound in the stomach interrupted the conversation between them.

The fifth prince scratched the back of his head and smiled shyly.

"This palace looks at the food at the door, but it's prepared for you?"

Li Yunxing turned his head to look at the plate of steamed buns on the ground, he was the most inferior eunuch and maid in the palace, and he would not eat so shabby.

"This steamed bun ......" Li Fengke swallowed his saliva and nodded awkwardly, "My money is used to buy wood, and they can't help it." ”

This is the five princes, even if they are bullied, they have to excuse others.

"Really?" Li Yunxing's voice was sharp,

"Who dares to withhold the prince's diet!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the two suddenly turned pale.

One of them raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat oozing from the corners of his forehead, and lowered his head and didn't know what to say.

Li Yunxing looked at the surrounding environment, his eyebrows frowned slightly, "You have lived in the mansion for so long, why don't you even have a palace maid?" ”

"I ......"

Seeing that the prince was angry, Li Yunxing naturally didn't dare to say, of course there are palace maids, but they live in seclusion all the year round, and they are used to it, and they may be at ease somewhere today.

Li Yunxing knew when he looked at him like this that he must have been harsh.

"Fifth Emperor Brother, do you remember what this palace said to you?" Li Yunxing had a calm face, unable to see through what he was thinking in his heart.

Li Fengke was stunned, "What does the prince mean?" ”

Li Yunxing's eyes were sharp, and his tone was serious, "Don't forget that you are also a prince, if anyone can bully you, then who will protect Concubine Wan?" ”

Li Fengke lowered his head, pursed his lips, and was reluctant to speak.

Seeing this, Li Yunxing sighed, "Fifth Emperor Brother, this palace knows that you don't like the rules of the palace, but as a man, you must always take responsibility, otherwise how can you be worthy of Concubine Wan?" ”

Li Fengke raised his head slowly, clenched his fists, and after a while, he slowly opened his mouth, "What the prince said is true." ”

"Now, this palace wants you to put them all to death."

His words shocked Li Fengke like an awakening and empowerment, and he suddenly opened his round eyes and looked at Li Yunxing.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, they only need to punish a small amount, and they don't have to suffer this big crime!"

Li Fengke couldn't bear it, after all, he grew up since he was a child, although he was ridiculed and ridiculed by the palace maids and eunuchs on weekdays, he still had good thoughts and couldn't really be ruthless.

Li Yunxing shook his head, the fifth prince was still too cowardly.

"They are all people who serve their masters, but you condone your servants to ravage their masters, and if you spread it, wouldn't it make people laugh and be generous? What's more, the actions of these people are inherently perverse. ”

Li Yunxing looked at the two frightened eunuchs, and lightly ordered: "Deal with it according to the law, and you must not bend the law for personal gain." ”

The two eunuchs fell to their knees as if struck by lightning, kowtowing desperately.

"I beg your Highness to spare your life, Your Highness! The little ones are just acting on orders, and there is no mistreatment on weekdays! ”

"Please be gracious to the prince! Slaves and maids have been in the palace since childhood, and their parents and brothers and sisters at home rely on slaves and maids to support, please open your net! ”

Li Yunxing snorted coldly, without any waves.

"This palace only asks you, how long have you served the five princes?"

The two of them hurriedly replied: "It has been more than ten years since I returned to Your Highness." ”

"Ten years ......" Li Yunxing smiled, "Then it seems that in the past ten years, you have made a lot of money." ”

"According to the law of the Wu Dynasty, the prince's annual annual rule is 800 taels of silver, hundreds of various brocade cloths, 30 mink skins, several pearls, and three sets of gold and jade jewelry. The sum of gold and silver every year is enough to ten thousand taels of silver. ”

"What's more, the prince's daily food is still provided independently, and it is not counted in the annual allowance. But you just give these things to the five princes, it's really going against the sky? ”

Li Yunxing broke up the food expenses in the palace and told them about them, so that they could recognize the facts.

"The slave is wrong! Slaves and maids should be damned! The two of them wept and mourned, and kept prostrating and begging for mercy.

Li Fengke had a messy life, which did not mean that Li Yunxing knew nothing about the accounts in the palace.

On the contrary, for the sake of Jingzhou before, Li Yunxing specially checked the large and small accounts in the palace, and knew every expenditure and income clearly.

So how much money these two people are greedy for, Li Yunxing already knows it.

The two eunuchs didn't know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was such a shrewd person, but they couldn't help but shrink a little at this moment.

Li Yunxing pointed at the old eunuch, "You, the jade wrench on your hand, if this palace remembers correctly, it was one of the tributes that Western Xia gave to Emperor Wu last year, and each prince received a different tribute." The five princes are this piece of mutton fat jade, which is worth a thousand gold. ”

When the old eunuch heard this, he collapsed to the ground with a pop, and his whole body trembled.

The five princes have never been interested in these jade gold and silver, and most of them are placed in boxes and dusted.

Over time, they turned from petty theft to righteous stealing.

"Slave ......," the old eunuch tried to explain something, but was silenced by fear.

The fifth prince next to him, Li Fengke, was even more surprised, he had never found out that all the tributes had fallen into the hands of these people.