Great Song

After being well praised, Zhen Qiong returned home happily and devoted herself to purifying the medicine.Han Miao went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to ask to see Mr. Han.

"Your path is truly extraordinary." Seeing Han Miao, Han Qi joked with great interest.Although he had heard from Han Miao that Zhen Qiong was a little out of the world.But he didn't know that this kid was so weird that it could make a group of old foxes speechless.

Han Miao smiled wryly: "He grew up in the Taoist temple since he was a child, devoted himself to alchemy, and he really can't speak. I don't know if you have seen your Majesty today, have you spoken rudely and angered the Holy One?"

"Don't worry about that, the officials really like that trail." Han Qi replied firmly.

It is actually not easy to please the emperor, especially when facing a young emperor who wants to be the "lord of the hero".It needs to be talented, and it must be in line with the holy will, but it cannot pose a threat or give birth to a sense of "flattery and flattery".This is too difficult for ordinary courtiers.

However, when Zhen Qiong came, he presented the glass prescription and the lead mountain mine, which were already treasures for the emperor who was struggling with insufficient treasury and spending all day long.What's even more rare is that his mind is pure, he doesn't covet power, and he resolutely doesn't want to be an official, he just wants to be an outsider.How could the Son of Heaven hate such a person?

Compared to this, there was one thing that made Han Qi more concerned: "Is it true that no one can find out what he said about 'teaching'?"

Han Miao had also told him about this, but hearing what Zhen Qiong said in class left Han Qi speechless.This set of rhetoric is too false, but the trail still makes a big deal out of it.If it is really caught, it will be troublesome.

For this, Han Miao was very relieved: "Qiong'er is indeed very talented. I also checked back then, and he could not find sugar, glass, etc. in the several Taoist monasteries he stayed in before, let alone any explosives. .If it’s not for the immortals to pass on the book, it’s for the gods to grant auspiciousness, so I don’t think anyone will ask for trouble.”

Immortal teachings can also be pushed to hermits and strange people, but it is just self-promotion.If there is no one to teach, so many weird things can be made, but it is a bit difficult to explain clearly.No one would be so stupid as to ask for trouble.

"That's good." Han Qi was quite relieved about this grandnephew, nodded in satisfaction, and then ordered, "Let him concentrate on refining medicine at home in the past few days, and make sure there is no mistake. The explosives produced are the most important thing." The key point. I have asked someone to prepare some gunpowder, which is produced in the factory. You can take it back and let the Xiaodao have a look. The explosives he said must be at least stronger than it.”

Although it has won the favor of the emperor now, there is a problem with a strange object that can "open mountains and crack rocks" in one bite, but it is not much different from ordinary gunpowder.In fact, Han Qi doesn't really believe it, how can a mere gunpowder open up a mountain for mining?But Haikou has boasted, and it must have some actual achievements.

Hearing this, Han Miao smiled slightly: "Since Qiong'er agreed easily, she won't be on a business trip. Uncle, just rest assured."

Han Miao knew Zhen Qiong's temperament too well, and he agreed so simply only if he was sure.Changed to glass, perfume, and even binoculars, etc., which he himself can't figure out.If it is not emphasized in advance that the task is difficult and requires money, or it is simply pushed to others, it will not take over at all.I have already told him not to talk nonsense in front of the emperor, and he can throw out the explosives casually, and nine out of ten it is just a trivial matter.

Seeing that Han Miao was so determined, Han Qi felt a little confused.Could it be that he hasn't been in the army for more than ten years, so he doesn't know what gunpowder is?Can the explosives in Xiaodao's mouth really be made so easily?

However, these thoughts are not easy to show on the face, so Han Qi nodded: "That's good."

Are explosives hard to make?It may be extremely difficult for others, but it is extremely simple for Zhen Qiong.

Two or three large pots were placed in the small courtyard.Put rapeseed oil in one mouthful, put the powdered sulfur into it, stir for a while to get the suspended oil sulfur, and heat it again, the refined sulfur will sink to the bottom of the kettle.Saltpeter is a bit more troublesome. It needs to be boiled with radish, then put in gray water to remove most of the impurities, and then the melted water is left to stand until the fine saltpeter is precipitated.Charcoal powder is a matter of controlling the fire and grinding carefully, and it doesn't take much effort.

As for the firearms and medicinal materials that Han Miao brought back, Zhen Qiong just looked at them and threw them aside with contempt.Whether to purify or not is another matter, what kind of ghosts are in it?Oil wax, yellow dan, croton, turpentine... Is this poisonous gas?There is really no other use for it other than smoking people.

Zhen Qiong's self-confidence is almost bursting after seeing the "forbidden rumor" recipe in the gunpowder work.However, it is one thing to purify nitrate and sulfur, but it is another thing to mix explosives.Even if he stopped all the candles in the courtyard and made all the preparations, he just combined ten catties of medicine with fear.They carefully packed them into bamboo tubes, sealed the lids carefully, installed fuzes, and tied up three bundles of explosive tubes.

After finishing everything, Zhen Qiong breathed a sigh of relief.This is no different than a fryer. If someone accidentally ignites the explosive cartridge, it is not certain whether he will die or not, and the disability is absolute.It is impossible for such dangerous goods to be left at home all the time.Apart from anything else, Zhen Qiong reported to the emperor that the explosives had been completed.

It was really done in three days!Zhao Xu was overjoyed when he heard the words, but gunpowder was flammable and explosive after all, and could not be brought into the palace, so he led the ministers of the two governments to the school grounds in the suburbs.This is the place for the emperor's military parade, with a wide field and a high platform, it is a good place to inspect firearms.In order to verify the efficacy of the explosives, Zhao Xu also specially ordered someone to build a dirt mountain.Although the mines are mostly stone mountains, what if Zhen Qiong exaggerates?It's better to use the earth mountain to be safe, and save some face for the trail.

It's just that these caring thoughts of loving talents disappeared when they saw Zhen Qiong and the explosives he brought.

"This is the sharp mining tool you mentioned?" Looking at the three bundles of bamboo tubes, Zhao Xu didn't know what to say for a moment.Shouldn't it be an iron ball filled with gunpowder and thrown by a stone cannon?This thing looks like a few firecrackers tied together, can it really open mountains and mine?

Seeing the look on the emperor's face, Zhen Qiong knew that he didn't believe it, and immediately said: "Don't worry, the officials, the small mound can still be blown up. It's just that the stand is closer, and it's better to step back."

Because it was watching a firearms demonstration, the stand was three to five hundred steps away from the dirt hill.Such a small three bundles of firecrackers actually made him retreat?But Zeng Gongliang heard it, but immediately said: "The officials might as well retreat a little more, some firearms have a lot of smoke, maybe they will float up."

As the editor of "Wu Jing Zong Yao", Zeng Gongliang has indeed seen many strange firearms.Although I don't believe how powerful this firecracker-like thing is, it's not good if it spews fire or smoke and hurts Sheng Jia.It is always safer to step back.

Several important ministers also persuaded, and some even laughed secretly, preparing to watch the little joke.Seeing this, Zhao Xu couldn't resist, and led the people back more than 200 steps.A distance of one or two miles, even if the Ba Niu crossbow comes, it can't hurt anyone, so it's okay, right?

Seeing that everyone hid at a safe distance, and it was impossible for even the dust to splash, Zhen Qiong was relieved, and said to the people around her: "Go dig three holes in the mountain..."

The gunpowder supervisor, who had been holding back for a long time, frowned and said, "Didn't the priest want to blow up the mountain? Why do you want to dig a hole?"

A few days ago, he heard that there was a fairy elder who could make gunpowder to open mountains, and he took a lot of gunpowder from the gunpowder for testing. He was still a little uneasy, thinking that some kind of expert had come.Unexpectedly, meeting today is such an unreliable trail!What can three bundles of firecrackers do?They didn't prepare ballistas or stone cannons, but instead came to dig mountains.If the mines are so easy to dig, what explosives are needed!

"If you don't dig holes, how can you stuff the explosive cartridges in?" Zhen Qiong glanced at him contemptuously, "Hurry up, dig three holes of the same size on the mountainside, a little deeper, and line them up."

The emperor is still watching from a distance, even if his heart is burning, he can't reveal it at this moment.The supervisor had a dark face and took people to dig a hole.After all, it was a small dirt mountain, and three not-so-shallow holes were dug out in a short time.Zhen Qiong looked at it, and it seemed that there was nothing wrong with it, so she stuffed three bundles of explosives into it herself, and then took out the lead wire she carried with her to connect it, leading it until sixty steps away, and then stopped.It's not that he doesn't want to continue retreating, it's that the fuse is too long, which may affect the detonation.Explosives will not ignite, but are more dangerous.

Glancing at the earth mountain, then at the surroundings, Zhen Qiong said: "Hurry up and get some soil, and build a barrier here."

The supervisor laughed: "The Taoist priest is too cautious. This is almost a hundred steps away, so why do you use it to cover up? Could it be that the Taoist priest was afraid that the firecrackers would be too loud and knocked his ears?"

Zhen Qiong glanced at him like a fool: "Why don't you light the fire?"

"I have been in prison for gunpowder for ten years, so why am I afraid of lighting a fire?" The supervisor immediately retorted.

That's a good feeling.Zhen Qiong didn't force her, and patiently told her: "This medicinal twister is soaked in gunpowder, and it will burn at one touch. Remember to get down later and hold your head tightly."

After finishing speaking, he ran back a hundred steps, not caring about the Taoist robe embroidered with gold and silver threads, and fell to the ground with a "plop".

Is this a little overkill?Doubts also arose in the supervisor's heart.He looked at the trail, and then at the earth mountain with three holes dug.He finally gritted his teeth, took the flint, and lit the medicine twist.

With a "hiss", the fuse quickly ignited and rushed towards the direction of the earth mountain.All the servants, soldiers digging soil, and even his subordinates were driven away, and many of them followed the trail and fell to the ground.Seeing this, the supervisor became more and more unwilling to show his timidity, he didn't even cover his ears, he just stared at Yao Nian, watching the spark split into three and sink into the hole in the soil.

At this moment, it was even more difficult than before.Although the soil is dry, it probably won't extinguish the medicine twist, but it may also extinguish the fire.Don't spend so much effort, you can't even light the fire...

The supervisor's heart was churning, and the emperor and ministers in the distance also looked at each other in blank dismay.Watching him running to the front of the mountain to dig a hole for a while, and running to the trail lying on his back for a while, Zhao Xu finally couldn't help it, and asked, "Han Qing, is this explosive really useful?"

"I don't know." Han Qi really didn't know.After the Xiaodao made the explosives, he immediately reported it to the emperor, but he didn't take it out to try.Although he believed in Han Miao, he really had doubts about the theory of "opening the mountain".But judging from this posture, there should be some certainty?

Since the hole was dug, it should be to blow up the hole bigger, right?Seeing that Zhao Xu couldn't find out why, he could only speculate secretly.

On the side, Zeng Gongliang snorted: "I'm afraid it's not because Yuqian boasted and wanted to play tricks..."

Before the word "Xu" could be opened, there was a loud bang, like a dozen thunderclaps gathered in one place, making people tremble all over.

When Zeng Gongliang tilted his mouth, he bit his tongue, but ignored the great pain in his mouth, and looked forward in shock.I saw smoke and dust flying and dust splashing everywhere on the earth mountain, as if it had been struck by lightning.Is that really gunpowder?Wouldn't it be a magic weapon of practice? !

Zhao Xu was also taken aback and grabbed the armrest of the seat tightly.How can it be so loud?Seeing the smoke and dust dissipate, the earth mountain seemed to be a bit shorter, and he ignored any etiquette, so he quickly asked the waiter to fetch the binoculars and looked at it from a distance.I saw in the mirror that half of the top of the hill had indeed been cut off, and the soil was still falling sparsely, as if it was about to collapse.

Dynamite does work!

"Here, if this is used for siege..." someone behind him muttered.

Zhao Xu was excited all over: "Quick! Please come back, Daoist Zhen!"

Zhen Qiong had already gotten up at this moment, and trotted back to the place where the fire was lit.He even covered his ears just now, and hid so far away that he didn't even get much dirt on his body.Seeing that half of the mound was blown away, I felt relieved.He can make explosives well, but it is the first time to take holes and bury them.Fortunately, the mound is relatively small and built on the ground, so the effect is so obvious.

Turning her head to look at the supervisor who fell to the ground, Zhen Qiong asked sympathetically, "Are you okay?"

This distance can't hurt anyone, but splashing dirt on the face is inevitable.This guy is also big-hearted and doesn't get down on the ground. If there is some gravel, he might really suffer a little injury.

His face was covered in ashes, the supervisor's legs were weak, sitting on the ground, how could he have the strength to open his mouth?He almost peed out of fear!What gunpowder can have such power?This is not the material used to put poisonous smoke and set fire in gunpowder, but a real weapon that can kill people!

"Master Daoist, the officials are here to invite..." A trembling servant came to Zhen Qiong's side, not daring to lift his head, and whispered.

This might not be the True Monarch Thunder.The servants either believe in Buddhism or Taoism, who would dare to provoke them?Being obedient is simply more respectful than being gentlemen.

Zhen Qiong took another look at the blown-up hill, patted the dust on her body with satisfaction, and walked towards the high platform in the distance.