From Chief to Ball

Lead bullets cannot fly that high, and even if they fly up, they will lose their strength. What's more, such a high distance is not much different from a matchlock gun from shooting the moon.

Even if there are the most elite gunmen below, it is difficult to pose any threat to Chen Jian.

Lin Xi listened to the gunfire below, looked at the gunpowder smoke below, patted his fearful chest and said, "We're flying where we shouldn't be."

Chen Jian said with a smile: "If you can't hit it, don't stick your head outside, come here. Besides, I don't remember which law prohibits flying. Don't be afraid."

"Did you calculate the direction of the wind and fly here on purpose?"

"Yes or no, I can't be sure where this thing flies. I just flew with the wind, but I thought it would trigger the military's action, but I didn't think it would shoot. By the way, you were not looking down on the capital from the sky just now. Charcoal drawing? Is it finished?"

"Where is it so easy to finish painting? When I was a child, I imagined what the world looked like to those flying birds. Only now do I realize how vast it is. No wonder those birds that once flew in the sky are difficult to feed in cages. They used to After seeing such a magical world, how can you like those birdcages made of bamboo sticks? Maybe only those birds who have been in cages since childhood will sing happily. If you haven’t seen it, you won’t know what you’ve lost.”

Knowing that the bullets were still flying randomly at this time, Lin Xi still turned her head slightly, wanting to continue to look at it, but was pulled over by Chen Jian and fell into Chen Jian's arms.

After a slight struggle, he stopped moving, leaned gently in Chen Jian's arms, half-closed his eyes, and lay comfortably, letting his strong arms wrap around his body.

"It's so warm."

After muttering something, he stopped talking, but carefully experienced this kind of warmth that is completely different from the spring that is the same for everyone, and that belongs to only one person.

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When Habayashi, who was chasing after him on horseback, found the hot air balloon, the balloon exhausted the last bit of heat and fell to the ground very softly, and there was no breeze, so it remained motionless.

These sweaty soldiers chasing balloons saw this scene in the hanging basket, a pair of young men and women, just like the young men and women in the woods on the Huaizi Festival in spring, hugging each other, with soft and sweet faces .

The officer who was ordered to chase thought about being in the air just now, and thinking about what he saw after chasing for a long time, but he saw such a familiar scene, and couldn't help but half cursed and half sighed: "You guys really know how to play?" !"

For some reason, driven half by curiosity and half by a certain mentality, the officer looked at the clothes of the two men, and found that they were complete and had no trace of untie, and the girl's face did not have that special blushing aftermath. , I was a little disappointed.

Soldiers with guns surrounded the gondola, and the officer yelled, "Tie the rope to the tree and don't let it escape! Hey, hey, those two inside, wake up!"

Seeing so many people staring at her, Lin Xi blushed a little, but she wasn't too shy, and shook Chen Jian who was pretending to be asleep.

Chen Jian opened his eyes, saw a group of soldiers, and hurriedly said: "I... I am a native of Huaxia, and I have not committed any crimes. Besides, there is no law that prohibits flying, right?"

The officer said angrily: "Nonsense, there is also a regulation that idlers are not allowed to approach the National People's Council Hall and the six government offices within fifty steps without consent or special festivals."

Chen Jian nodded and said: "I know this, but I was definitely [-] paces away at that time. Otherwise, with your marksmanship, you will definitely shoot me down."

The officer was quite helpless, and he also noticed the badges of the disciples of the school on their chests. Half of the school were noble people, and many of them recommended admission, and he didn't want to provoke them.

"Come down, because of this incident, our Habayashi guards have all shot! Do you know how big a deal Habayashi guards are shooting? Whether there is any guilt, go to the judicial judge to argue. There is still an envoy from Qi State coming today, and I am terrified It's not good for them."

Chen Jian pulled Lin Xi and jumped off the hanging basket. Several soldiers looked at the huge cloth bag balloon curiously, and at the same time they did not forget to search for the things on it.

Soon, the partly drawn bird's-eye view of the capital was taken out, along with a wooden box on it that had never been opened.

When the map was delivered to the officer, the officer glanced at it and nodded, thinking that the capital city looked like this.

Like everyone who saw a bird's-eye view for the first time, his eyes rolled around it a few times, trying to find out where his home was.

After the soldiers lifted the wooden box, the officer put away the bird's-eye view and asked, "What's in the box?"

"Gun. I didn't say that you are not allowed to bring a gun. I thought about shooting a big bird like a falcon in the air and giving it to her."

"Open!"

With a cry, the soldiers opened the wooden box, and a beautiful hammered flintlock gun carefully polished by craftsmen appeared in front of them. It was completely different in structure from the general-purpose flintlock gun at this time, and the parts seemed to be very simple.

What is even more strange is that there is a short sword on the muzzle of this gun, which looks like a short spear.

The officers and soldiers were a little curious. They had never seen such a gun, let alone a short sword inserted into the muzzle.

After examining it carefully, the soldier said, "There are no lead bullets, only a small packet of gunpowder and a piece of flint."

The officer snorted and said, "Didn't you say you want to shoot falcons? There are no lead bullets, so what are you going to use?"

Chen Jian laughed and said: "You don't know. When I was young, my father often took me to play on the warship. The sailors often shot seagulls with guns. Once a seagull was whining in the sky, and my father and I The quartermaster bet that he could bring down the gull without buckshot. The quartermaster didn't believe it, so he bet my father four hundred silver pieces..."

Talking nonsense, the soldiers gathered around to hear the story, and their curiosity was also aroused.

The officer heard different meanings from Chen Jian's words. He also wanted to know the ending, but he could hear it outside the story: First, this guy's father was at least the captain, and he was when he was a child; , talking and laughing with the quartermaster, then he must be a school officer...

If Chen Jian didn't think that his father was an unknown person in the capital, otherwise he would definitely call my father Chen Siwen or something like that.

Everyone was attracted by his story. Seeing him talking eloquently, he looked a bit like a soldier in the army bragging, especially the expression on his face was almost the standard action of a veteran bragging after drinking. closeness.

After Chen Jian finished telling the story of the frightened bird, even Lin Xi nodded his head frequently. The soldiers all laughed, and the officer suppressed his smile with a sullen face and said, "Okay! Stop talking, and come back with us. General Lang issued an order to arrest When you go back, the magistrate can’t control the affairs of the army, and the army has its own laws. If you’re really okay, you’ll be released after interrogation. Can you ride a horse?”

"meeting."

"Take two horses and bring them back!"

Chen Jian took out the bag on his body, took out all the silver coins inside and said, "I'm really sorry for making you all run so far, and you're covered in sweat. Buy some drinks with this money..."

Dozens of silver coins glistened in the sun, and the officer took them and shared them with everyone, and said with relief, "I think there should be nothing wrong. Let's go."

After going back, he was locked up first. The officer took the bird's-eye view and the flintlock gun to report to General Lang. General Lang was angry, but he was slightly dazed when he saw these two things.

"General, I've asked. Both of them are disciples of the academy, and their family backgrounds are clean. The man's father was an officer in Fujian City. He...he flew into the sky to make out with that woman. He said... There's nothing in the law saying you can't fly."

General Lang said dumbfoundedly: "Nonsense, don't I know that I can't fly? Fortunately, this is a false alarm, but what if someone flies on this thing and throws gunpowder above his head? Even if he doesn't throw gunpowder, he throws it down." Who can resist an iron ball? Fly to the sky to make out? Why don’t you go to the moon? You’re so temperamental!”

The officer said helplessly, "What should we do?"

"I'll ask first, and I'll talk about it after I ask clearly."

While talking, a few more people came outside, holding some papers and a wooden box.General Lang glanced at it, frowned and said, "Is this a businessman selling glass and mirrors? This way of spreading the word is absolutely perfect! Others can't learn it if they want to. Nan'an Private Glass Factory... I seem to have heard the name before. My younger brother gave me a few pieces of glass, saying they were given to him by others..."

Thinking of this, he looked at the bird's-eye view over and over again, nodded and said: "This is really a good thing, but the businessman is full of profit, and he is so reckless! He is still a disciple of the palace, and his vision is so low. Why do these juniors look like this now? They made this thing to sell goods and make out with women! It’s really not as good as one generation after another.”

He looked at the flintlock gun again, stared at the short sword on it thoughtfully, and nodded for some reason, "Where's the person? I'll ask!"

"It's closed."

General Lang pointed to the bird's-eye view and the flintlock gun and said, "Take this and follow me."

Kicking open the door of the barracks cell, Chen Jian glanced at the clothes and decorations on the man, and hurriedly got up.

General Lang didn't ask anyone's name, he took the picture and said, "Draw this in the air, and you will be punished for being meticulous. It's not a problem."

Chen Jian hurriedly said: "Actually, what I want is to give me a reward in the army. Think about it, such a good drawing method, if it is used to observe other people's bastions to see where their weaknesses are, or to observe the enemy during a battle The movement of the artillery and cavalry of the army, to check the weak points of the opponent's front or the places where panic occurs during the mobilization. Even if you are attacking the city, you can clearly see the movement in the city..."

General Lang was slightly surprised by Chen Jian's understanding of military affairs, which sounded really interesting, so he snorted and said, "It seems that you know very well what this thing can be used for?"

"How can I say that my father is also a Huaxia military officer who was made with blood. He has been deeply influenced by his ears and eyes, so he naturally knows."