Reborn as the crippled king's favorite

Chapter 204 Louzixi, the first Jie Yuan

After Jun Yuyan appeased Murong Jiu, he immediately wrote a letter and ordered the secret guard to personally deliver the letter to General Fu.

He will not question the authenticity of the "fire thunder" mentioned by Ah Jiu. Facts have proved that Ah Jiu is indeed extraordinary in some things.

After iron ore was discovered in Chaling County, Ah Jiu's reaction was too excited.

And he also knew that Ah Jiu secretly ordered Shopkeeper Chai to buy saltpeter.

Saltpeter is not as difficult to buy as ironware. Fireworks and firecrackers all need saltpeter. Nowadays, Taoist priests who seek immortality also use saltpeter to make elixirs. It is not as strictly prohibited as ironware.

Gunpowder also uses saltpeter, but gunpowder is not used in military affairs and is not too powerful.

The "fire thunder" in Ah Jiu's mouth is dozens or hundreds of times more powerful than gunpowder.

He didn't know why Ah Jiu needed to buy a lot of saltpeter before, but now he understood. Ah Jiu had just said that the "fire thunder" made by the Xiongnu required saltpeter and iron tools.

It can be made without iron tools, but the lethality is not as great as that with iron filings, because when it explodes, the small and sharp iron filings will explode and explode into flesh and blood, giving it a terrifying power.

The Xiongnu's "Fire Thunder" was made with iron filings, but the Xiongnu did not have much iron ore. In terms of the abundance of resources, the Xiongnu was far inferior to Dayan.

After writing the letter, Jun Yuyan ordered someone to secretly recruit skilled craftsmen who could make weapons.

Since the Xiongnu's "fire thunder" can be produced in large quantities, it means that the difficulty of production is not too great. After knowing the required materials, you only need to use these materials and make various attempts to make the Xiongnu's "fire thunder". Fire and thunder”.

Murong Jiu has actually found someone, but he has not let anyone do it for a long time because this matter is of great importance. If he is discovered, it will be a crime of treason and will most likely implicate the Nine Clans.

She was pregnant, and she didn't dare to risk trying it herself.

In fact, after Shopkeeper Chai established a huge chamber of commerce for her and gained huge wealth, she started making these preparations.

She didn't want so many soldiers to die in battle. The soldiers went into battle and fought hard. The opponent only used fire thunder, which caused great damage to Dayan and even lost the city. To use an inappropriate metaphor, it was like an adult was beating a group of unarmed people. The child is completely helpless.

Because of her rebirth, many changes have taken place in this life. Not to mention the early invasion of the Huns, her father and brother were the first to go to the battlefield.

With the power of fire and thunder, no matter how brave my father is, he can't get any benefits.

Defeat is a trivial matter, but she is afraid that they will take the lead.

Murong Jiu was so anxious that she couldn't eat or sleep well. The two children in her belly seemed to be aware of her emotions, and the fetus was moving violently.

Her legs also began to swell, and she would sometimes wake up with cramps in the middle of the night.

When Divine Doctor Zhai heard that she had not been eating well recently and lacked nutrition, he immediately mentioned the instructions and watched her eat. He even asked Jun Yuyan to find some goat's milk and boil it for her to drink every day.

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye. From time to time, defeated flying pigeons are sent back from the border gates. One city after another has been defeated, and the atmosphere in the capital is also very solemn. In ten days, the army of General Fu and others will arrive at the border gates west of Hexi. People are looking forward to General Fu leading his troops to take back the city.

On this day, Qiu Wei finally unveiled the list.

A red notice was posted on the city wall of Shuntian Prefecture, and there were government officials beating gongs and drums on the side, which gave the depressing capital a little more lively joy.

People rushed forward.

"The list is revealed, the list is revealed, let me take a look!"

"Come on, let's go! Let me see if my young master has been hit!"

"I'm hit! I'm hit!"

Lou Zixi and Shopkeeper Chai were standing outside the crowd. Shopkeeper Chai wanted to squeeze in personally, but there were too many people, so he had to wait for people's enthusiasm to dissipate a little before going up to take a look.

Shopkeeper Chai looked at Lou Zixi who was looking calm and said, "Why are you still so calm? I'm almost dying of curiosity."

<divclass="contentadv">Lou Zixi was indeed very calm: "There's no point in being anxious. The results have already come out. Whether we look at it sooner or later, the result will not change."

"This guy is calm and calm, with a lot of character. He is not a creature in the pond."

Not far away, a middle-aged man in a carriage said so.

He is the current Minister of Dali Temple, Sikong Fu.

The reason why I came here in person was actually just passing by. In addition, several juniors in the clan participated in the autumn festival, so I stopped by to see if they were on the list.

"Besides, he has a handsome appearance. He stands out from the crowd like a chicken. It's a pleasure to look at. Sir, this young man is just asking around."

The attendant on the side said that when he saw that his master had no objection, he immediately went to find someone to inquire.

Just when I asked someone to ask, I heard the middle-aged man next to Lou Zixi excitedly say: "Zixi! Zixi! You are Jieyuan!"

Jieyuan?

Isn’t that No.1?

The attendant was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered where he had heard the name Zixi before. He quickly ran to Sikong Fu's sedan and whispered:

"Sir, his name is Lou Zixi. He comes from a poor family. He is considered a hot young man in the capital these days. He is good at poetry. He is young and has several poems that have been widely circulated. I heard that many high-ranking officials and nobles want him to be their son-in-law. Unexpectedly, he actually topped the exam! What an extraordinary talent!"

"Louzixi?"

Sikong Fu nodded. He had heard this young man's poems. They were not like those young people nowadays who lament spring and autumn. Instead, they were majestic and full of life experience. He didn't expect people to be so young.

It seems that next spring will be the time for this boy to show off his talents.

After understanding Yuan, he was not shocked by honor or disgrace, nor arrogant nor impetuous. The more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became.

The attendant also smiled, thinking that there are not many young people who can satisfy your lord, His Highness Prince Ling is one of them, and so is Lou Zixi, who was born in a poor family.

Your Excellency is thinking of choosing a son-in-law for your young lady, but he may consider these Lou Zixi as possible candidates for his son-in-law.

This is a blessing in disguise.

Lou Zixi didn't know yet that he was attracted by Lord Sikong, the minister of Dali Temple. After hearing Shopkeeper Chai say that he was Jieyuan, he had only one thought in his mind, that is, fortunately he did not disappoint the princess.

The princess had long said that he had the talent to manage the world and would definitely be at the top of the list, and he worked hard to achieve it.

On the surface, he didn't seem to care about the ranking, but in fact he was still nervous because he didn't want to disappoint the princess.

Although he knew very well that the princess would not be disappointed in him because he did not do well in the exam, but he just wanted to perform his best and let the princess know that he was the outstanding Lou Zixi in her eyes.

"I want to tell the princess this happy event in person."

He said to Shopkeeper Chai.

Shopkeeper Chai nodded: "Okay, okay, it's up to you to announce the good news in person. Without the princess, we wouldn't be here today. Let's go, I will accompany you as a brother."

The two of them had just walked a few steps when they saw the butler of the palace.

The old housekeeper said with a smile:

"Congratulations on Lou's success, congratulations on Lou's success. The princess specially ordered me to come over and invite you two into the palace to celebrate Lou's success!"