Your Majesty, she doesn't want to flip the brand

The word "cannon" sounded strange to Ye Ningxuan. After seeing the real thing, she couldn't help touching this thing that was about the same height as her.

"Is this made of iron?" Ye Ningxuan touched the somewhat cold muzzle, and couldn't help but look inside the dark hole.

"Be careful, the shells will be projected from this place." Zhou Xingzhi said, pulling Ye Ningxuan towards him by the way, "You can think of this artillery as an evolved version of the catapult. It uses gunpowder as a The driving force allows the shells to be re-shot at a very fast speed to kill the enemy in a large area."

"What is the range of this artillery?" Ye Ningxuan asked.

"On average, it's about 2000 meters." Zhou Xingzhi said, "Currently the main shells are solid shells with broken iron pieces, which have the greatest lethality against infantry. For cavalry, their lethality is average, but they are much better than bows and arrows. .”

After Zhou Xingzhi finished speaking, he waved to the people on the side, "Go and fill the shells, and demonstrate the power of the artillery."

"Minister Zunzhi!" The general who was selected was a little excited, and soon asked the soldiers to carry the shells, loaded them himself, checked many times, and then came to Zhou Xingzhi with the lit torch.

"Your Majesty, as long as the fuse is lit, the cannon can be fired." The general said and handed over the torch.

Zhou Xingzhi didn't answer, but turned his head to look at Ye Ningxuan, "Ningxuan, do you want to give it a try?"

Ye Ningxuan looked at the cannon, then looked at the scarecrows placed four miles away, and finally reached out to take the torch, "Okay, is it enough to light the fire?"

"If you go back to the queen, the cannonball will be successfully launched in about one breath after it is lit. You can move back a little after you light the fire." The general clasped his fists and said.

Ye Ningxuan nodded, holding the torch with one hand, squinting her eyes to aim the torch at the fuse.

"Back." At the same time as the fuse was ignited, Zhou Xingzhi pulled Ye Ningxuan back a step, and covered her ears with his hands.

"Boom—" After a loud noise, there was a clear flame at the muzzle, and people with better dynamic vision could see a shell with flames shot out of the barrel, almost showing a parabola falling on the target point , and explode.

Because Zhou Xingzhi covered her ears in time, the sound Ye Ningxuan heard was not too loud, and she could see that the shells fired had blown away the scarecrow that was originally placed there by squinting her eyes slightly.

After Ye Ningxuan recovered from the explosion, Zhou Xingzhi was already holding a horse, "Go, get on the horse and see the effect."

"Okay." Ye Ningxuan skillfully stepped on the stirrups to get on the horse, Zhou Xingzhi immediately turned over, clamped the horse's belly with both legs, and the horse began to move forward.

The artillery is so powerful that the twenty scarecrows that were originally placed here have been torn apart and their original shapes cannot be seen.Apart from the scarecrow that hadn't extinguished the flames on the ground, there were many sharp iron pieces stuck in the surrounding land.

Zhou Xingzhi got off the horse first, and then held Ye Ningxuan's hand so that she could use his strength to get off.

"This kind of large-scale explosion, even the cavalry will suffer a lot of damage." Ye Ningxuan squatted down after dismounting and began to observe, "The horses may be startled when they hear such a loud noise. It is easy for cavalry to step on each other and cause casualties."

"That's true." Zhou Xingzhi couldn't help showing admiration. As expected of her, Ning Xuan is smart, "The first batch of cannons has been manufactured, a total of [-] cannons, and I plan to send [-] to the border."

"You want to take the initiative to start a war with the Huns?" Ye Ningxuan guessed Zhou Xingzhi's thoughts in an instant.

"Yes." Zhou Xingzhi nodded and admitted, "With the artillery, we don't need to play hide-and-seek with the Xiongnu, and directly attack the Huns' royal court with the artillery."

"But there are people from Prince Jia on the border. If this batch of artillery falls into their hands, it will be a great threat to us." Ye Ningxuan said, "We must elect an absolutely loyal person to be in charge of this batch of artillery." delivery and handling."

"That's true." Zhou Xingzhi said as he secretly glanced at Ye Ningxuan, "But no matter how reliable your confidant is, it's not as good as me coming in person. No one can take those weapons under my nose."

After hearing Zhou Xingzhi's words, Ye Ningxuan turned her head to look at Zhou Xingzhi without saying a word, her eyes were full of accusations and disapproval.

"Ning Xuan, Prince Jia hasn't made small moves for a long time. If I'm not wrong, it's not too far before he makes big moves." Zhou Xingzhi said, "He's doing things at the border just to force me to go, and then use The Huns are against me."

"I wanted to go during the Chinese New Year, but you stopped me with the reason that it was not safe enough. But now it is different, I already have artillery in my hand, with this I don't have to go to the front line at all, I just need to command under the protection of soldiers Just fire the cannon." Zhou Xingzhi began to seriously analyze the pros and cons, "As long as we repel the Huns and let the generals on the border see the power of the artillery, most of them will see the situation clearly and turn to the light."

Ye Ningxuan frowned tightly. Zhou Xingzhi's words were indeed very reasonable. If she were to lead her own conquest, many problems could be solved, but...

"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just in case, Xingzhi, if something happens to you, the Zhou Dynasty will be in chaos." Ye Ningxuan said, "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. You should understand this truth better than me, right?" .”

"But I can guarantee that the place where I am standing is not under a dangerous wall." Zhou Xingzhi said, "Ning Xuan, you know what I think. If I want to carry out the New Deal, then I must stand up. It is also a good opportunity for me, no minister dares to fight against the monarch with military power in hand."

Ye Ningxuan was silent for a long time, her eyes fell on the broken iron on the ground, and she spoke again after a long time, "You can go, but I want to be with you."

"This won't work, you..." You Zhou Xingzhi suddenly stopped in the middle of speaking, swallowing the words that were too dangerous, "You have to help me defend the capital and review the memorials for me. Ning Xuan, I only believe in you, with you here , the logistics of the army will not have any problems."

"You can hand over the affairs of the court to my father. If I go with you, there will be no problem with food and grass." Ye Ningxuan retorted.

"But I hope that Ning Xuan will help me manage the government, so that I can plant some good seeds in a disguised form." Zhou Xingzhi said sincerely, "Now the latest batch of Scholars have performed their duties, and many of them are you. It can be used, and when you promote them, they will be more loyal to you."

Once Zhou Xingzhi lowered his posture, it would be difficult for Ye Ningxuan to be ruthless and refuse her request, but the danger of going to the border in person is too great, Ye Ningxuan can't refuse, but she won't just nod so easily.

"This matter is not urgent, anyway, you are not going right away." Ye Ningxuan said.

It's impossible to refuse, and it's impossible to agree, so just procrastinate, maybe things will turn around after a long time.

Ye Ningxuan's guess was very accurate. Things will indeed turn around after a long time, but it is not a good turnaround, but a very bad thing happened.

"Report——Report to Your Majesty, news came from the command post that there were suddenly 2 more soldiers outside the capital. They claimed that they came from the border and asked the guards to let them in." Jiang Qianhu hurried over, but there was no response. The person who noticed the review of the memorial was Ye Ningxuan.

"2 soldiers?" Zhou Xingzhi frowned, "When did the [-] soldiers arrive near the capital, and the people at the station didn't find anything?"

"If you go back to His Majesty, those people should be broken up into pieces. If they are separated, it will be difficult to detect the station." Jiang Qianhu said, the capital is the most prosperous city, and the people who come and go around don't know How many.

"Tell me the order to immediately summon the guards guarding the imperial city, and notify the people in the Eastern Camp to prepare for battle." Zhou Xingzhi quickly calmed down, "Evacuate the people as soon as possible and close the city gate."

"Yes, my subordinates will make arrangements immediately." Jiang Qianhu kowtowed and quickly made arrangements.

There are a total of 3000 imperial guards in the imperial city. In addition, there are thirteen guards guarding the capital, and five of them are relatively close. Thirty thousand troops can be mobilized.

"Xingzhi, is it Prince Jia..." Ye Ningxuan's complexion suddenly became very bad, no wonder Prince Jia has been unusually quiet recently, it turned out that he was holding back his anger.

"Your Majesty, the Censor of Zuodu is asking to see you." Wei Zhong interjected in a timely manner, "It is said that there is something urgent to report."

Zhou Xingzhi frowned. What could be more urgent than the sudden appearance of the army at this time? "Xuan."

"Your Majesty, I found out that there is a rumor that it is traveling from the northern border to the capital. The rumor also says that Your Majesty..." Yushi said and paused, "It is said that His Majesty was deceived by the empress's words and did a lot of ridiculous things."

"Huh?" The expression on Zhou Xingzhi's face became very strange, "Absurd thing? What absurd thing did I do?"

"It is said that you are going to build the Star Picking Tower for the empress, and it is estimated that 30 laborers will be recruited to participate." Zuodu Yushi also thinks this rumor is outrageous, but those people are not in the capital, and the news they heard is also hearsay .

"Nonsense." A thought flashed in Zhou Xingzhi's mind, and the expression on his face became more serious, "When did this rumor start to spread?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, according to the secret report, it should have started more than ten days ago." Zuo Du Yushi said, "But the rumor seems to have almost stopped when it spread to the capital, and the people in the capital are not discussing it."

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