I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Just as Wei Siyan and a few others were chatting, a horse galloped over from outside the town.

The man on the horse shouted urgent news to them, and in the blink of an eye he arrived in front of them.

The person who brought the news looked like a guard. He rode to the gate of Prince Ji's mansion and dismounted.

He took out the token with one hand and threw the weapon to the guard at the gate with the other, all in one smooth move.

The guards at the gate also heard the word "urgent report". One of them took the weapon, and the other stepped forward to check the token.

After checking to make sure everything was correct, the guard who brought the news ran inside.

"What happened?" Several people whispered.

"I don't know. It seems so, but it shouldn't be a state affair," Wei Yijie analyzed.

If it was state affairs, it would be sent to the palace urgently over hundreds of miles.

"This matter has nothing to do with us. Let's go." Wei Siyan said, then took a few people and got on the carriage and left.

Li Shen had just returned to the backyard and had only taken off half of his clothes when a servant reported outside the door:

"Report to the prince, there is urgent news outside."

"Emergency news?" Li Shen paused while taking off his clothes. "What urgent news?"

"I don't know about this." The reply from outside came again.

"Let him go to the study."

After giving the instructions, Li Shen put his clothes back on.

Bring Shi Tou and others to the study.

After a while, the guard brought in someone.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Ji." When the visitor saw Li Shen, he hurriedly saluted.

"Well, no need to be polite. Just tell me what's the matter." Li Shen waved his hand.

"Your Highness Prince Ji, something has happened at the Academy of Sciences." The guard who reported the news said hurriedly, not daring to delay.

"What? Something happened again?" Li Shen stood up suddenly. The last time an accident happened at the Academy of Sciences, the whole building was blown up and several people died.

I repeatedly reminded you to pay attention to safety, so how come something happened again?

"Is it the second laboratory again this time?" Li Shen asked tentatively.

The second laboratory is the gunpowder laboratory.

"Your Highness, this time it's not the Second Research Laboratory, but it has affected the Second Research Laboratory, so...so..."

"So what? Tell me quickly." Li Shen urged anxiously.

"So this accident is quite serious. So far, there are more than ten casualties."

"What did you say? More than ten people killed or injured?" Li Shen's face changed instantly.

Things were destroyed, so Li Shen didn't feel sad at all. But more than ten people were injured or killed, which Li Shen found hard to accept.

These people are the ones I have spent more than ten years carefully training.

Not only did it take a long time, but it also required a lot of manpower and material resources. Li Shen spent countless amounts of money alone.

These are all Li Shen’s treasures.

"Come here, prepare the horses immediately." Li Shen couldn't sit still any longer.

He had to go and see how many people had died and how many of them were important figures.

The First Research Laboratory was the first project established by Li Shen. It studies steam engines and has been doing so for many years.

We finally had some clues, but then something went wrong.

They hurried to the gate, and the guards brought over Little White Dragon No. 2.

Li Shen jumped onto the horse, exerted force with his legs, and "Ha!" The little white dragon galloped out.

The guards behind him followed closely and ran wildly with Prince Ji.

"what!"

"what!"

Li Shen rode his horse like a grassland cavalryman, shouting and galloping.

The pedestrians on the road had already avoided it far away, and the only one who dared to ride a horse in Chang'an City was Prince Ji Li Shen.

Li Shen ran all the way. The guards at the city gate were still the same as usual. When they saw Prince Ji riding his horse, they immediately evacuated the crowd at the city gate.

They have all gotten used to it.

After leaving the east gate, Li Shen quickened his pace. Little White Dragon No. 2 finally got out to get some fresh air today, and ran happily.

The wind blew Li Shen's hair flying and he couldn't open his eyes. He could only lie on the horse's back with his head down.

The advantages of a good horse lie in its speed and endurance.

Xiaobailong No. 2 fully demonstrated what a good horse is. Its speed kept increasing along the way and there was no sign of slowing down.

Li Shen estimated that Little White Dragon II was now running at least 60 to 70 miles per hour, and it might even be running 80 miles per hour.

Just quarter of an hour after leaving the city, we arrived at the Academy of Sciences, except for one minor accident.

Because Li Shen's Little White Dragon No. 2 ran too fast, and Li Shen's horsemanship was not very good, when they arrived at the fork in the road, it was too late for Li Shen to turn.

So when the guards in front turned into the intersection, Li Shen rode on the little white dragon and ran straight over.

"Hey? Hey? We're here. Slow down, slow down. Stop, stop."

While Li Shen was distracted, Little White Dragon had already run far away.

Li Shen hurriedly pulled the reins. Due to inertia, Xiaobailong could only slow down slowly. Li Shen pulling the reins was like stepping on the brakes, and he stepped on them a little too deep.

Little White Dragon No. 2 was already stuck, and at this speed, Li Shen was stuck several times, causing him a lot of pain.

"Oh! Ouch! Oh!"

By the time the little white dragon stopped, Li Shen had already run a mile away. The guards behind him didn't know why and all followed him.

"Isn't the prince going to the Academy of Sciences?"

Tie Niu asked in a muffled voice.

"Ahem, well, I haven't been here for a long time, so I don't recognize the road.

We are on our way back.”

Li Shen coughed lightly to ease the embarrassment and found an excuse.

I can't say that I'm bad at riding, that would be too embarrassing. After all, I'm a prince of the Tang Dynasty, riding a horse and shooting arrows are standard.

Although I haven't learned it very well, I have to pretend.

"Your Highness, the Academy of Sciences is over there, you can see it at a glance."

Tie Niu was stunned for a moment when he heard Li Shen's explanation, then turned around and pointed at a building in the distance.

"Of course I know. You don't need to tell me! Hurry up and go! You're the only one who's dawdling. You're the only one who talks too much."

Li Shen glanced at the medical school in the distance and cursed a few words with a dark face.

Tie Niu passed by him in confusion.

"Did I say something wrong?" Tie Niu scratched his helmet, not understanding what he had just said wrong.

The Academy of Sciences was now filled with rescue guards.

Xue Rengui stood on a high place, directing the guards' actions.

Many doctors from medical schools also came to the scene.

"His Royal Highness Prince Ji is here." Someone saw Li Shen shouting.

Xue Rengui saw Li Shen and ran over immediately.

"See His Highness Prince Ji."

"Well, no need to be polite. What's the situation now?"

Li Shen was sitting on his horse and looking down, and saw a mess in front of him.

Was it blown up by a missile? Li Shen thought to himself as he looked at the big pit in front of him.

All the houses on the east side collapsed, and there was a big hole.

The guards were shouting and carrying stones.

"What's the situation? How many casualties? Someone call the manager."

After a quick look, Li Shen began to understand the details. This was more serious than the first explosion.

"Your Majesty, the situation is very serious and emergency rescue is underway."

Xue Rengui replied.

(The segment about Little White Dragon is about the scene when I was driving yesterday. Everyone else had turned, but I was driving too fast and couldn’t make the turn, so all the cars behind me followed me.

That’s what I said. I haven’t been here for a long time and I forgot the way. I won’t say I can’t drive.)