Lin'an Zichen Palace,

"You're the craftsman who will discover that saltpeter can make ice."

Liu Chan looked at the old man kneeling in front of him in simple and plain clothes, and asked curiously.

No, invention is usually done by scholars or wealthy people, how does an ordinary craftsman do it. And as far as Liu Chan knows, this person has never read either.

To be honest, Liu Chan had not experienced such a tragedy as the Wuhu Rebellion when he crossed over, and his culture had not experienced a great recession. So he himself knows a lot of inventions, and he also knows that this thing is not something that ordinary people can afford.

Those who can invent are all famous families in the Han Dynasty. Just like the armillary sphere invented in the Han Dynasty, this thing is something that ordinary people can afford. Just verifying whether the armillary sphere is accurate or not requires a lot of financial support, except for those families who are full of food and have nothing to do, who will do this.

Therefore, the plainly dressed craftsman in front of Liu Chan was very puzzled.

"It's the old slave."

Meng Er looked very nervous, he never thought that he would be able to meet the emperor one day. And although he discovered that saltpeter can make ice, he didn't buy saltpeter ore to make money.

"How you found out, tell me in detail."

"This matter is also quite lucky, that day the old slave bought some saltpeter from the drugstore, accidentally threw one of the saltpeter into the water, I wanted to pick it up immediately, but after thinking about it, forget it. In fact, after saltpeter is dipped in water, the medicinal effect is reduced a lot. But it wasn't until later that I found out that the basin of water was actually frozen. The old slave felt strange and bought some saltpeter and put it into the water, only to find out that saltpeter could really make ice. ”

Liu Chan scratched his head and said that's it? It doesn't seem to have any gold content at all, it's really pure luck.

"Forget it, luck is also part of strength. This thing you have found is conducive to the people's livelihood, and as the lord of a country, I naturally can't be stingy, so I will reward you with a thousand taels of silver. ”

"Thank you, thank you, your majesty."

Meng Er thought that what would happen to him when he entered the palace this time, but he didn't expect to be rewarded, and he was a little incoherent for a while.

"Alright, alright, let's go down."

Liu Chan raised his forehead and sighed, originally thinking that he would find a national heavy craftsman, but the result was really a little disappointing for him.

Suddenly, Liu Chan stood up excitedly, hurriedly returned to his study, took out a book from the bookcase, turned a few pages, and stared at a certain part motionless.

It took a long time for him to let out a slow breath.

The book clearly recorded the idea that saltpeter could be used to make ice, but because the book was from the end of the Tang Dynasty, not many people paid attention to it.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the princes of all sides called back and forth, how could they bother to pay attention to these bells and whistles, and it was not good to fight down more territory.

Sure enough, war is the main cause of cultural decline.

Liu Chan closed the book, put it back in its place, and then left the study and went straight to Xining Palace.

"Concubines, see Your Majesty."

Wanyan Fox saw Liu Chan's arrival, and hurriedly took the maidservant Xiaohong to salute.

"No need to be polite, I'm here to tell my concubine a good news. Concubine Ai might as well guess what the good news is? ”

"If the concubine can't guess, Your Majesty won't play the concubine."

Wanyan Fox guessed three times in a row and didn't guess correctly, and suddenly let out a coquettish sigh.

"Hahaha, Aifei is so cute. I have already ordered Qin Hui to prepare to send troops according to Concubine Ai's wishes, but it will take another month to prepare grain and grass. Concubine Ai told my brother-in-law to wait a little longer, and soon, I would be able to save him from fire and water. ”

Wanyan Hu was suddenly surprised, and then a smile appeared on his face, and tears came out: "The concubine thanked His Majesty for his great kindness on behalf of his younger brother. ”

"It's all a family, so you don't have to be so polite."

Wanyan Hu poured himself and Liu Chan a glass of wine respectively, and then drank it all. But Wanyan Fox seems to be a little overwhelmed, and after a glass of wine, he becomes a little drunk.

"Your Majesty treats the concubine as a family, and the concubine naturally misses Your Majesty. But some people in this palace have always been embarrassed by their concubines, and they don't regard their concubines as their own family members at all. Wanyan Fox grabbed Liu Chan's clothes and said aggrievedly.

"Oh, who is so bold that he dares to upset Concubine Ai."

Liu Chan saw Wanyan Fox's drunken appearance, and asked a little funny.

"It's not that Wu Guifei, relying on her status and status higher than the concubine, when she met, she had to ask the concubine to salute her. And if it's not the right posture, you have to do it again. ”

Wanyan Fox said aggrievedly, tears falling down.

"This, Concubine Wu is an old man in the palace after all, I will go back and talk to her, so that she will not embarrass you again."

"If Concubine Wu doesn't listen to Your Majesty's will, wouldn't it be that the concubine will always succumb to her oppression."

"Don't worry, I'll listen. If she doesn't listen, I will drive her out of the palace. ”

"Your Majesty will really kick her out of the palace for the sake of her concubine?"

Wanyan Fox took advantage of the situation to pursue, and seemed to come up with Liu Chan's mouth to get the exact answer.

"Of course, you're my favorite concubine. I promise that no one in the world can bully you except me. As long as you want, I can take it for you. ”

"Your Majesty is so kind to your concubines."

In the place where the two of them didn't pay attention, Wanyan Fox's maidservant Xiaohong had already rolled her eyes to the sky. These two people show affection too much, it's disgusting.

I'm just a servant girl standing in the corner, why do I have to see this side by myself, I'm not happy.

After Liu Chan fell asleep, Wanyan Fox secretly left the bed, and Xiaohong had already prepared a towel.

Wanyan Fox stretched his seductive body, "This dead ghost has been getting lazy lately, and he doesn't have much energy at all. ”

Xiaohong smiled silently and did not participate in the topic.

"Have you sent a message to Yan Chang?"

"Well, Lord Wanyan Chang replied that everything was ready, just waiting for Song Jun to come."

"My stupid brother, he still thinks I'm in his company. It's so silly cute! ”

"Lord Wan Yanchang also said that if you can get the route map of the Song army's march from the emperor's side, it will be more beneficial to the plan."

"Isn't there Qin Hui?"

"Lord Wan Yanchang said that he can't trust Qin Hui a little, and he wants to get another verification from the emperor."

Wanyanhu sneered: "My uncle, he is too cautious. But that's fine, just to see if Zhao Gou really loves me. ”

"There is one thing that the slave doesn't understand, why do you have to join forces with Lord Wan Yanchang? Jin Guo is your own brother after all. ”

"What's wrong with this, because I want to be the emperor of the Jin Kingdom."

"Ahh

Xiaohong covered her mouth in disbelief.

"What's strange about this, wasn't Wu Zetian also the emperor in the Tang Dynasty, and the Empress Dowager Xiao was in control of the Liao Kingdom. And my dream is to be like them. ”

"But you are now the concubine of the emperor of the Song Dynasty."

"Heh, so I plan to kill Zhao Gou together, and by then, the Jin Kingdom and the Song Dynasty will all be under my rule. But before that, we still have to deal with Wu Guifei, an eye-catching person. ”

"The slave understands, the slave has been arranged according to your plan."

"Good."

Full Fragrance Building

"Yes, are you really planning to send troops?"

"Of course, I even brought you a route map for the march. However, there is only a part, and the entire road map is only known to our Majesty and Yue Fei. ”

"You've really helped me a lot."

"I only have one request, and that is not to let Yue Fei come back alive."

"Of course, our biggest goal isn't to get rid of him."

Wan Yanchang opened the map, saw a line marked on it, and smiled with satisfaction, "It will be worthy of my blessing." ”

"After Brother Yan's affairs, I should do my best."

The two sides pushed the cups and changed the lamps for a while, so it was not lively.

After Qin Hui left, the closed door opened again.

"Let's see what's the difference between what we got and what we got."

The Song Dynasty had the Imperial City Division, and the Jin State naturally had its own intelligence system, and Wan Yanchang had the largest intelligence system in the Jin State.

Regarding the route map of the Song army's march this time, Jin Guo's intelligence personnel in Lin'an lost two-thirds before he returned a piece of news about the Song army's troops.

The man who came in looked at the route on the map and nodded, "As with the information we received, the Song army sent troops from Shuozhou this time, and then attacked Yunzhou all the way. ”

"It's a pity that we don't know the route of the march after Yunzhou."

"Why don't we set up an ambush between Shuozhou and Yunzhou?"

"No, the terrain between the two states is flat and not suitable for ambushes. We still need the roadmap of the next Song army, otherwise it will be difficult to wipe out the Song army that sent troops this time. ”

"But there aren't many secret agents in Lin'an, I'm afraid it's hard to find out any more useful news."

"Don't worry, I have other options."

Jin Guo Shangjing,

The little emperor Wan Yan Qin looked at the information sent to him by Wan Yan Hu and couldn't keep his mouth shut, saying that as long as it took two more months at most, he would be able to free himself from the life of this puppet.

This emperor of the Song Dynasty is really a good person, and my sister is really good.

Wan Yan Qin felt the world's full love for him, and he stretched out his arm to embrace the sunshine sprinkled on him.

"Is Your Majesty unwell?"

Wan Yan Xue looked at Wan Yan Qin, who was not very normal, and said sarcastically.

Wan Yan Qin's face showed a trace of shame, but when he turned around, he was full of smiles: "I just miss the queen." ”

"Heh, you're sick. Tell you, don't do any spring and autumn dreams, you don't have a chance. ”

Wan Yan Qin doesn't care at all, anyway, in two months, he will be abolished, and by the way, he will put you in the cold palace. When the time comes, see how arrogant you are to talk to me!

Wan Yan Qin imagined the picture of Wan Yan Xue kneeling in front of her again, begging herself to spare her, not to mention how sour her her heart was.

Wan Yan Xue saw the smile on Wan Yan Tan's face, and suddenly stretched out her hand, which frightened Wan Yan Qin and hurriedly dodged.

Seeing this, Wan Yan Xue smiled happily and stroked Yan Tan's face, "Your Majesty, don't worry, you can't escape from the palm of your concubine." ”