Datang: Li Er, are you teaching me how to do things?

Chapter 159 Spinning Fireworks
Soon after, in the spacious Tai Chi Hall.

Li Shimin, Li Yun, and Changsun Wuji gathered together.

The eunuch explained the reason for the fire, but it was because the winter solstice will be in a while, which is an important festival.

According to the past rules, the royal family will perform some performances, just in front of the Suzaku gate, to express the royal family's attitude of having fun with the people.

The program of this performance involves fire. After all, it is a big night performance, and there is fire to be lively.

And the weather is getting colder and colder, only with fire can there be warmth.

The person who was just about to perform accidentally missed and burned a palace.

Wei Zheng frowned, and then said: "Your Majesty, playing with fire is dangerous after all, especially during the winter solstice, when Suzaku Street is crowded with people, it is better to ask for less fire-related show tricks."

Hearing this, Li Er hesitated for a moment.

He naturally knew that Wei Zheng was telling the truth, but he also wanted it to be lively and lively. If the atmosphere was embarrassing, wouldn't it be the royal family who would be ashamed?

Changsun Wuji glanced at Li Er, immediately understood Li Er's meaning, and said with a smile: "Master Wei is a little sick, and you should be careful about playing with fire, but there is no need to completely ban it."

When the others heard the words, they started discussing one after another.

Some people agree with Wei Zheng's statement, and some people even more agree with Changsun Wuji's statement.

Li Er felt a little irritable in his heart, glanced at Li Yun, and then asked: "What does the prince think?"

Everyone else looked over.

There is no doubt that Li Yun has already given a great impression to the ministers, and everyone wants to hear Li Yun's opinion.

Li Yun thought for a while, and then said: "I agree with Master Changsun's opinion."

"During the winter solstice, the imperial court opened a curfew, and people will come and go on the streets at that time. It is indeed dangerous to play tricks with fire, but it must be said that the burning flames are very atmospheric at that time."

"Many people's memories of the winter solstice may not be a snowfall, nor a crowded street, but a fire on Suzaku Street."

"Although there are risks, I think it is enough to increase patrols that day and be ready to rescue and put out fires at any time. It makes no sense to completely give up such an interesting element because of some dangers."

Li Er actually meant the same thing, but he was somewhat distracted by Wei Zheng at first.

Hearing Li Yun's words at this time, he immediately decided to do what Li Yun said.

He then ordered the table and said to the officials: "I also watched some winter solstice performances last year, but I always felt that they were not grand enough. Do you have any ideas to make the winter solstice performances more shocking and memorable. "

Wei Zheng then said that he would write a thousand copies of ancient and modern quotes.

His ideas have been recognized by many ministers.

However, some military commanders think that this is too boring, and it should not be just for the fun of scholars.

Then someone suggested setting up a few tournament rings, that would be interesting too.

This statement was immediately opposed by some civil servants, who felt that it was too violent and likely to cause chaos.

At this moment, Changsun Wuji smiled and said, "Recently, the operas in the palace are very popular. I think I can sing a big opera on Zhuque Street for a few days, so that the common people can come and see it."

The opera invented by Li Yun first became popular in the East Palace, then in the Imperial Palace, and finally in the mansions of various dukes and marquises.

In the past, he needed to write the script himself, but now it is completely unnecessary.

There are so many literati in Datang, and their ability to make up stories is also very strong.

Many noble people like to watch big plays, and think that this thing is fashionable, and it is much more beautiful than the previous shadow puppet shows.

When Changsun Wuji said this, everyone agreed, and even Wei Zheng didn't say much.

But after all, only one big show was adopted, and no one has any good suggestions for the activities on the night of the winter solstice.

Li Er smiled and said: "Everyone, go home first, think about it recently, if anyone has a good project to be adopted, I will reward you heavily."

Li Yun curled his lips, the court is now preparing to fight, so there is no reward.

Of course, he was just complaining in his heart, and didn't say it directly.

Not long after, Li Yun returned to the East Palace, and just as he was seated, Tagulli came over.

"Your Highness, the daughter of the people has something to ask for."

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"The winter solstice will be ten days later. Minnv wants to leave the East Palace and take the sisters out for fun."

"That's right."

Taguli was overjoyed, then gave a deep salute, and then left.

Li Yun looked at the bouncing Tagulli, and his mood became much happier.

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"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully punching the card, and reward the host for the essence of making rotating fireworks."

A stream of information passed into Li Yun's brain, but it was the method of making the rotating fireworks that he played in his previous life.

He then thought of the performance project for the Winter Solstice Festival and immediately knew what he could do.

But to make fireworks, the first thing is to make gunpowder.

Westerners made bombs out of gunpowder, while Chinese made fireworks.

This statement is actually not very accurate, because there were bombs in the Song Dynasty, and in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, they had become an important means of trapping the army.

It's just that the bombs in East Asia are not as powerful as in the West.

Li Yun is going to try to make gunpowder now, and when the system rewards him with the method of making bombs, he will definitely make a bomb.

Not long after, Li Yun left the East Palace and brought a group of guards to the laundry soap workshop in the west of the city.

Then he arranged for the guards to disperse, and he found a secluded place by himself, and then began to make gunpowder.

The gunpowder at this time needs to be calcined, and only after calcining can the saltpeter and sulfur be condensed together.

Naturally, Li Yun doesn't have a calcination furnace, but he doesn't want to immediately equip a large amount of gunpowder, he just does a few experiments.

Let's try making gunpowder first, so he can use a small furnace. He found a pill furnace originally used for alchemy, and then put various materials into it, and then started refining.

Although he already had relevant information in his brain, knowing it was one thing, but being able to refine the finished product was another.

Li Yun was unlucky today, the first furnace was burnt out, there was no gunpowder at all, only a pile of charcoal ashes.

In the second furnace, he observed more carefully, and then got a pile of uneven gunpowder slag.

In other words, there may be a little gunpowder in it, but it is more of useless waste.

But no matter what, there is finally progress.

Li Yun continued to work hard and made his face ashamed, but he experienced more than a dozen failures.

Consumed two large carts of saltpeter and sulfur.

He also successfully refined gunpowder.

The first successful gunpowder particles were relatively large, and Li Yun then put them into a jar for grinding.

After a while, the gunpowder in the jar was very similar to the gunpowder he had seen in firecrackers in his previous life.

Li Yun was overjoyed, and then he found Huozhezi, intending to try the effect of the gunpowder.

If successful, he will continue refining, and then try to make spinning fireworks.

(End of this chapter)