[Ming] Wuzong's Chronicle of Rebirth

The author has something to say: There are three big assignments to be handed in in the past two days, and I really don't have time to post the old chapters, so let's wait for two days.It's really hard to write the end of this section hastily. Tomorrow will be five years later. The protagonists should grow up better.

When Zhu Youtang came here earlier, he only focused on looking at the surrounding street scenes, and didn't communicate with Zhu Houzhao to ask the truth about this matter.He originally thought that Zhu Houzhao simply wanted to get back his plaything, and it was rare for a child to ask for something from him, and it was his own fault to give it away, so Zhu Youtang put down his old face and came to Mafu to get it back.How could I have thought that what the child said was so serious, this thing is really so important, and I regretted it now.

Let Ma Wensheng send it back now, and it will be unavoidable for him to take it back in the future.He also thought about the fact that Ma Wensheng asked Zou to inspect and prepare the Beijing camp last month. Try this gun.Anyway, the good and the bad are compared.

If the two monarchs and ministers have lived for many years, they don't have so many vain etiquettes to talk about.After making up his mind, Zhu Youtang told Ma Wensheng about his thoughts.If you have time, you can mess around for a while, so Ma Wensheng of course immediately agreed.It has been four months since Ma Wensheng was in charge of preparing the Beijing camp, and the results have been very good. He is not afraid of Zhu Youtang's investigation, so he agreed so readily.

Seeing Ma Wensheng welcoming guests here alone, Zhu Youtang remembered that there was an only son in Ma Wensheng's family.After becoming a father, I began to pay attention to the children of my courtiers' families. I always wanted to compare my own children with others, and the ministers never let go of any of them.Of course, he still thinks his own child is better than looking left and right.

Hearing the emperor asking about his son, Ma Wensheng was furious.He couldn't say that he was still teaching his son just now. After all, the family ugliness should not be publicized, so he could only sigh: "The dog is very stubborn. He accidentally fell off the horse while riding a horse the day before yesterday and was injured. He is still sick in bed. He can't come out to see Tianyan, and please invite the emperor Forgive me."

He was injured and still lying on the bed, Zhu Youtang naturally couldn't say anything more, so he comforted Ma Wensheng a few words, and seeing that the time was almost up, he took his leave and left.

Ma Wensheng sent Zhu Youtang away, thinking about that, and came directly to the inner courtyard.Seeing people coming and going in Ma Cong's Bamboo Fragrance Garden, the maids and mother-in-law circling around the young master, and even the stewards waiting there, I felt even angrier, thinking that I really doted on him too much.

Stepping in quickly, she saw Mrs. Ma sitting there holding onto Ma Cong's hand and crying, and she sighed in her heart when she persuaded Ma Cong to change her words in the future.Mrs. Ma was also born in the general family, so she doesn't cry easily on weekdays, but thinking about it today, she really feels distressed to the extreme, the two old husband and wife only have this one seedling, this child is so worrying.Neither beating nor scolding, I really can't express the pain in my heart.

Thinking of this, Ma Wensheng stopped, and looked outside the door to see the maids applying medicine to Ma Cong. There were two finger-wide stiff purple swelling marks on his buttocks, and Ma Cong passed out from the pain.Seeing this, Ma Wensheng felt distressed again.He sighed and exited silently, it would be better to ask after the medicine is finished.

After discussing the date and choosing a suitable date, Zhu Youtang brought Zhu Houzhao and Du Ruo's team to Beijing Camp.

On that day, under a clear sky, Zhu Houzhao and Du Ruo followed Zhu Youtang's dragon chariot on pony horses, and the group headed for the Shenji camp in charge of guns and blunderbuss in the Beijing camp.When Zhu Houzhao went out of the city, he saw Du Ruo riding a handsome white horse, so he insisted on riding that bloody horse.Jiang Cong was very anxious to see him staggering on his horse like a villain. Zhu Houzhao still rode his horse leisurely after persuading him many times, but Gao Feng smiled and told Jiang Cong not to worry.Zhu Houzhao can't ride a fast horse, but it's okay to walk slowly like this.

After traveling for half a day, we arrived at Shenji camp, and when we were still outside the camp, we heard roars that shook the sky, and all the soldiers shouted: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live." Zhu Houzhao and Du Ruo were welcomed together with Zhu Youtang to the already tied On the high platform, a mighty general holding a red flag immediately waved the flag in the wind, and the sergeants stood with their guns and shields, and the martial arts performance began.

For a while, the dust and smoke billowed like a giant dragon waiting to fly. The men on the field moved with the military flags and ran out of various formations, such as square formation, circular formation, swallow formation, and hook formation.Wan Erlang started to run, and the whole earth seemed to be shaking.All kinds of formations were overwhelmed, and lasted for half an hour, and the whole formation closed again.The main event began, a group of thousands of people pushed the heavy artillery and scattered away. There were rows of scarecrows in front of them. The sound of the cannons was deafening, and all the scarecrows fell down.

The three of Zhu Youtang watched with agitated emotions, especially Zhu Youtang stood there speechless for a long time.After the martial arts performance was over, Ma Wensheng came to ask Zhu Youtang to move to the firecracker shooting range. Zhu Youtang praised three times in a trembling voice, "Good! Good! Good! They all deserve rewards." The officials present immediately knelt down and thanked him: "Thank you, Lord Long En, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

Zhu Youtang hurriedly helped everyone up, and everyone went to the shooting range again.

The shooting range mentioned here is actually just a slightly flatter open space, with some wooden targets treed in front of it.Before the late Ming Dynasty, the technology of firecrackers was backward and was not taken seriously, even the firecracker squad of Shenjiying was not taken seriously.They have long been envious of the generous treatment of the artillery team, and everyone is already holding back a lot of anger.Now that the emperor finally came to review in person, everyone naturally put in a lot of effort when they had the opportunity to show their faces. Although the hit rate was still worrying, it was already a huge improvement compared to the previous ten rounds where three or four hits were made.

Zhu Youtang also gave a few symbolic compliments.Lan Licheng came up with a flintlock gun, but stood there motionless.Zhu Youtang came here to see the advantages of this gun. Seeing that the gun was held by an old man with white beard and hair in official uniform, he immediately said displeasedly: "Ma Aiqing, who is this person? Why didn't you demonstrate it?"

Ma Wensheng had already figured out this matter in the past two days, and immediately replied: "My Majesty, the advantage of this gun is not in shooting accuracy, so there is no need to demonstrate it."

"Then why is he standing there with a gun in his hand?" Du Ruo asked.When Ma Wensheng knew that this gun was found by the Duke of An, he had already found Du Ruo, ventilated with him, and the two played a double reed together, expressing the advantages of this gun.

Lan Licheng stepped forward holding the gun and said: "The emperor's gun is still a crude product and cannot show its power. But if you give me a certain amount of time to perfect this gun, not only will you no longer have to worry about the light and light of burning matchlocks at night." The unique smell of the matchlock exposes the disadvantages of firearms such as the target, and it is faster, smaller in caliber, shorter in barrel, lighter in weight, less powerful, and has a higher range."

Seeing Zhu Youtang frowning, Ma Wensheng and Zhu Youtang whispered: "The emperor is the descendant of the blue craftsman who had a chance with Emperor Chengzu back then." Ming Chengzu Zhu Dijing was rescued by a craftsman during the battle, and later Zhu Youtang also knew that he was allowed to be classified as a good citizen.Probably because this person was a cannon craftsman, he saved Zhu Di with the only cannonball. The situation at that time was not critical.

Since there is such a person, it is normal for him to come forward, Zhu Youtang asked again: "This gun is really so good, it deserves your praise."

Of course, it is not good for other people to come forward. After all, there is only this gun, and everyone has not seen the effect. Du Ruo stepped forward and said: "My lord, this gun was known to my father when he met a friend by chance. At that time, my father knew about it. Said to look for this gun. Father said that in order to leave a distance for the fire rope, two people side by side cannot be very close, but with this gun soldiers can be closely arranged, and then the horizontal direction is very long The ground spread out. With this gun, it is like a magic weapon. The minister is also for the father's last wish." Du Yide is dead, and who can find out who the friend is.Du Ruo was just using his excuses.

When Zhu Youtang was young, Emperor Xianzong only allowed him to study literature and not martial arts, and he didn't understand tactical arrangements. Naturally, he didn't know what Du Ruo was talking about, but the word Du Yide was enough.Thinking that Du Yide was still thinking about such things before he died, Zhu Youtang felt sad again.

"What the Duke said is true. With this thing, no matter how many improvements are made. With a special firecracker team shooting from the city wall, our Ming army is sure to defeat the Tatars again." The Ministry of War has already deployed ten Yue's plan to encircle and suppress the remnants of Turpan, without a flea villain like Ah Mahei, the next step is naturally to deal with the Tatars who have repeatedly violated the border.

The few people present except Jiang Cong didn't know the secret past between Zhu Youtang and Andinghou, but now the beating has touched the pain in Zhu Youtang's heart - Du Yide died tragically at the hands of the Tatars.

Looking at the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers in front of him, but the man was buried in the ground, and he had no chance to enjoy it anymore, Zhu Youtang thought to himself when he heard Ma Wensheng's words: "This thing was originally intended by Italy and Germany, and now it is God's will to use this thing against Tatars."

The weather was hot, and Jiang Cong saw that Zhu Youtang was sweating profusely, his spirits were low, and the two children were also a little tired, so he quietly asked Ma Wensheng to welcome Zhu Youtang back to the dragon tent.Ma Wensheng informed and said hurriedly that the dragon tent had been set up, and took Zhu Youtang to rest for a while.

On the second day, Zhu Youtang pulled out his battalion and returned to Beijing. The next day, he ordered the establishment of an Ordnance Miscellaneous Manufacturing Bureau to take charge of firearms manufacturing.So far, a vigorous firearms revolution has emerged during the Hongzhi period.

At that time, the army of the Yuan Dynasty combined firearms with cavalry, which made the most elite cavalry in Europe vulnerable, and was buried under the iron hoof of the Mongols.The Mongols used artillery when they attacked Moscow, and rockets when they attacked Baghdad. Poland and Germany wanted to join forces to resist, but they were besieged by the Yuan army and conquered with gunpowder.Afterwards, the Yuan Dynasty established a local government, recruited local soldiers to make gunpowder, and introduced firearms technology to Europe.

However, history did not continue to develop in this direction.Hundreds of years later, the gunpowder brought to the west by Mongolian knights opened the door of China with the pace of invaders.

Now Zhu Houzhao and Du Ruo, the two butterflies, flap their wings and sweep the storm across the whole world, and the torrent of history is going in an unknown direction.