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

When the sun was about to set, Prince Jia rode a tall horse and confidently led the remaining [-] soldiers to the gate of the palace.

"Mr. Qing, please tell my good nephew, if he is willing to hand over the queen, I won't bother with him much." Although the loss of manpower was more than expected, he still succeeded in defeating the queen. At the gate of the palace, as long as he successfully wins the little emperor, the plan this time will be a complete success.

"My dear uncle, it's not completely dark yet, why did you start dreaming?" Zhou Xingzhi said with a smile.No matter what you say in the imperial city, there are still 5000 people, and five thousand is against seven thousand. It should not be too simple to guard the gate of the city.

"Good nephew, you are not still waiting for reinforcements." Prince Jia was a little surprised when he saw Zhou Xingzhi on the tower, but he was not too surprised, "Anyway, you and I have already met each other, so I will I won't hide it from you."

"You don't think that I only brought 2 people here. How can I say that I stayed in the army for several years. Although I can't directly instigate them, there will be no problem if I delay for three to five days." Prince Jia laughed He said, "I have already controlled the south gate, and it will be a matter of time before the other gates are breached."

Prince Jia was not yet confident that 2 people could take the capital. As early as when rumors spread around the capital, he had already found an opportunity to control the family members of the capital commander and asked them to send troops to serve the king three days later.

Not only that, but what he transferred from the border was not 2 people at all, but a full 5 people. I believe that the remaining 3 people will almost arrive soon.

"Tsk, I don't know if you have heard a word, Uncle Huang." Zhou Xingzhi smiled, and ended up with the torch handed to her by the general beside him, "It's called the villain died of talking."

After Zhou Xingzhi finished speaking, he lit the fuse of the artillery closest to him with a torch. With the black smoke coming out of the fuse, a loud noise was heard from the tower, and a shell with flames slammed towards Prince Jia's army.

Bang——With a loud bang, the shell landed on the second half of Prince Jia's army. A circular gap appeared in the originally neatly arranged army formation, and the soldiers who were originally there were directly blown out by the bomb.Coupled with the artillery attached to the shells, this artillery caused at least two hundred casualties.

Prince Jia was riding a horse. He was at the front of the army formation. He was lucky enough to escape the disaster, but the horse under his crotch felt the aftermath of the bomb and began to walk restlessly.

"What was that just now?" Looking at the team that had emptied a big hole, Prince Jia's face was very ugly. If the person the little emperor aimed at just now was himself, he would probably die.

"My lord, my subordinates don't know what this is." The general who was beside Prince Jia also had a confused look on his face, and guessed after recovering, "There was a flash of fire just now, it might be He Huo. The medicine has something to do with it."

"Fire.Powder?" Prince Jia's face was very ugly. After smelling the smell of gunpowder smoke and blood coming from behind, he began to think of retreating.

"Uncle Huang, how is the power of the artillery, isn't it very good?" Zhou Xingzhi was very satisfied with the effect she had caused, and in order to minimize the loss, she could only strike first.After all, a single cannon will cause hundreds of casualties, and if there is a real war, thousands of people will die.

As for why she didn't choose one side of the building but chose to shoot at the soldiers, of course it was to let everyone know that she, Zhou Xingzhi, was not a soft-hearted person, and since she decided to become a rebel, she would have to pay the corresponding price.

"Zhou Xingzhi, what do you mean?" Having witnessed the power of the cannon with his own eyes, Prince Jia's self-confidence was shattered in an instant. He knew very well in his heart that he had already lost this time under the premise of having such a weapon.

"Uncle Huang, I'll give you a chance. Either get off your horse and kneel down and surrender now, or I'll fire a second shot." Zhou Xingzhi said with a smile, "Uncle Huang, this time I'm on target. I'll definitely hit the target."

Threat, this is the most naked threat!Prince Jia tightly held the rein, asking him to kneel and surrender, but he was unwilling.But if he didn't do it, Zhou Xingzhi would definitely take his own life.

"Uncle Huang, my patience is limited. How about this, I'll count by dozens. If Uncle Huang doesn't kneel down and surrender, I'll take it as if you're going to put up a fight and shoot right away." Observed Prince Jia through the brain After seeing the expression on his face, Zhou Xingzhi became more confident. If he was afraid, it meant he had already lost.

"Ten, nine, eight..." Zhou Xingzhi read out the numbers at a very even speed, "Four, three..."

"How dare you! My father once had a decree, no matter which emperor is in power in the Great Zhou Dynasty, you can't kill me!" Prince Jia's psychology was on the verge of collapse, "If you do something to me, then you are If you don't respect your ancestors, you are not worthy of being an emperor!"

"Two..." Zhou Xingzhiquan assumed that he hadn't heard what Prince Jia said, she had never heard of this matter at all, even if it was true, she wouldn't know how to recognize it.

"Zhou Xingzhi, if you dare to touch me, I will order the soldiers to start slaughtering the city! If you don't care about these people, you can just shoot!" Prince Jia's eyes widened, and he asked him to kneel down and surrender, which is impossible!

He obviously planned all this well, the throne is obviously only a small step away from him!Why did something go wrong on this last step!When did this so-called cannon Zhou Xingzhi come out!Why is there no news from him at all!

"One." Zhou Xingzhi said coldly, and directly lit the fuse with a torch.

Bang——There was another loud bang, Zhou Xingzhi poked his head out, squinted slightly and looked towards the place where the shell fell.The place where Prince Jia, who was originally riding a tall horse, was standing has now turned into a big pit. Along with the broken bricks and the iron sheets wrapped around the shells, they spread out in all directions, and many people's lives were harvested.

"Tsk, Uncle Huang, why can't he understand human language?" Zhou Xingzhi smiled, "The rest of you must either surrender or die. I will give you three breaths to think about it."

Where does it take three breaths of time? When Zhou Xingzhi said that he had to surrender or die, the living people knelt on the ground in unison, throwing their weapons far away.

I don't know who took the lead, but all the soldiers present knelt down and shouted long live.

Satisfied, Zhou Xingzhi removed the torch and took out Prince Jia with two shells. This was almost the optimal solution.Although there was a sense of loss, Zhou Xingzhi had fewer and fewer things to worry about.

"Get up, clean up, and go to court tomorrow." Zhou Xingzhi frowned as he said, she was very happy when she killed someone, but when she thought of going to court tomorrow, the minister would whisper in her ear When it didn't stop, she couldn't help but began to feel uncomfortable.

"Your Majesty, there are still generals who are resisting in the corner outside the capital. How do you deal with them?" the commander of the personal guards lowered his head and asked.

"Tell them that Prince Jia is dead, and if they don't surrender, give them a cannonball." Zhou Xingzhi said lightly, "There won't be any casualties when dealing with the soldiers outside the city. Just just fire the cannon."

"Yes, the last general commanded the order." The commander stepped back quickly, commanding his confidants to start moving the artillery, and rushed to the gate of the city as fast as possible.

Ye Ningxuan began to feel uneasy when she was on her way, so she didn't take much rest along the way, and hurried to the outside of the capital when the moon was rising.

Ye Ningxuan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the flag at the city gate was still erected. Before she could speak, she saw the gate of the city opened, and a row of cavalry came out of it, and they lined up neatly in two rows.

Zhou Xingzhi rode a white horse and wore a bright yellow uniform, walking towards Ye Ningxuan little by little against the moonlight.

"Master, see Your Majesty, Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live." The commanders of the Imperial Forest Army who followed Ye Ningxuan quickly got off their horses and knelt on the ground in unison.

Zhou Xingzhi smiled at Ye Ningxuan, "You are back, Prince Jia has been taken care of by me, are you happy?"

Ye Ningxuan's thoughts began to turn slowly, and she digested the news after blinking several times, "Has he been put in the prison?"

"No, I killed him in one shot." Zhou Xingzhi corrected.

"Huh?" A question mark slowly appeared in Ye Ningxuan's head. The situation in the capital seems to be a little different from what she thought.

Zhou Xingzhi personally picked Ye Ningxuan back, and the two of them walked slowly from the capital to the palace, surrounded by the army, each with a horse.

On the way, Zhou Xingzhi briefly summarized today's events, "The generals outside the capital did not accept their fate when they heard that Prince Jia was dead. They were willing to surrender only after witnessing the power of the artillery."

"These people should all be close friends of Prince Jia, and they are all very ambitious." So much time allowed Ye Ningxuan to barely digest this shocking news.

"It's a pity that I didn't transport the artillery here earlier, otherwise Prince Jia's people would not even have a chance to enter the city gate." Zhou Xingzhi said, with a bit of regret in his tone, "The guards wouldn't have suffered hundreds of casualties."

"In addition, there seems to be some problems with the commanders of the nearby state capitals. Prince Jia has already invaded the capital, and they have not responded." Zhou Xingzhi continued, "This matter needs to be investigated, and there may be some slipping through the net. The fish is here."

"Indeed, when I came back from outside, the surrounding state capitals were too quiet." Ye Ningxuan said, thinking that Prince Jia was dead, she felt relieved, "But the culprit has been solved by you, The rest of the people just deal with it slowly.”

"It was solved by us together." Zhou Xingzhi emphasized, "If we don't have artillery, the Imperial Forest Army brought by you, Ning Xuan, will save me from fire and water."

"Oh? You also know that you almost fell into fire and water?" Ye Ningxuan seemed to remember something, and looked at Zhou Xingzhi with a smile on her face, "I remember that someone seemed to promise me that he would stay in the palace well today. Remotely controlling the battle situation.”

"Huh? Really?" Zhou Xingzhi pretended to be stupid, "I have been in the imperial city all the time except when I came to pick you up." After all, the imperial city tower is also a part of the imperial palace. Strictly speaking, she did not violate the agreement.

"Sophistry!" Ye Ningxuan snorted, "I will settle accounts with you later."

When Zhou Xingzhi and Ye Ningxuan returned to the palace, Qin Ran, who had been worrying all the time, was finally relieved, and after making sure that both of them were safe, he went back to his bedroom to sleep.

Zhong Qingyi seemed hesitant to speak, with a very tangled expression on his face.It's fine if others don't know, but Zhong Qingyi is also a future person. When she saw the artillery, she felt very complicated. Many thoughts flashed in her mind. She had a lot to say to Zhou Xingzhi, but she couldn't I don't know what to say.

In the end, he struggled again and again and chose to give up, leaving a sentence that his majesty and sister are safe, and then ran back to his palace.

"Qingyi seemed to have something to say to you just now." Ye Ningxuan's perception was very keen, and she immediately discovered that Zhong Qingyi was abnormal.

Zhou Xingzhi nodded, "I can see it, but Tsing Yi seems to think that just now is not the time, maybe she will come to me tomorrow."

Zhou Xingzhi had already guessed Zhong Qingyi's reaction when he started studying artillery.If she didn't guess wrong, most likely she would guess that she was a fellow villager.

"Okay, let's go wash up." Zhou Xingzhi said and stretched his waist, "If I guessed correctly, the bunch of censors will probably talk about me to death tomorrow."

Although Prince Jia wanted to force the palace, he was also his own blood uncle. If a nephew killed his uncle, it would be more or less heartless.

When Zhou Xingzhi and Ye Ningxuan were both lying on the bed, it was midnight, and the bedroom was very quiet, so quiet that only the sound of their breathing could be heard.

"Xingzhi, Prince Jia is dead." Although she was physically tired, Ye Ningxuan was very excited and couldn't fall asleep.

"Yes, Prince Jia is dead. From now on, we can sleep peacefully every day, and we don't have to worry about him coming to make trouble." Zhou Xingzhi closed his eyes, and kissed Ye Ningxuan's side face according to his feeling, "You can do anything if you want to." All right, don't worry about it."

Leaning on Zhou Xingzhi's shoulder, Ye Ningxuan let out a long sigh of relief, "I'm a little scared, if I wake up after falling asleep, will it be a big dream?"

The death of Prince Jia was still too sudden. Ye Ningxuan had accepted it intellectually, but from an emotional point of view, she still couldn't believe that the powerful Prince Jia was finally killed by a shell.

Although Ye Ningxuan did not see the scene, she had seen the power of the artillery.If Prince Jia was really hit by artillery, his body might not be complete. If he was unlucky, he might...

"Okay, don't think about what you have and what you don't have. Sleep is the most important thing." Zhou Xingzhi interrupted Ye Ningxuan's thoughts and hugged her even tighter.

"Yeah." Ye Ningxuan closed her eyes, forced herself not to think about what was there, and smelled the reassuring smell, and slowly fell asleep.

The next day, Zhou Xingzhi woke up half an hour later than usual, and after she was fully dressed, Ye Ningxuan was still fast asleep.

Zhou Xingzhi stood by the bed and looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but bent down to kiss someone in his sleep.It's a pity that she has already put on the crown, if she bends down, it will be a little troublesome.

In the end, Zhou Xingzhi could only touch the face of his beloved, and then reluctantly left.

As expected, Zhou Xingzhi was joined by the censor as soon as he came to court, but the words of the censor were not as fierce as Zhou Xingzhi imagined, but very gentle.

"Your Majesty suppressed the rebellion very quickly. The only bad thing is that you shouldn't be in danger!" Zuodu Yushi said with a straight face, "A gentleman doesn't stand under a dangerous wall. How can you go up to the tower in person and face him directly, Your Majesty?" Where are the rebels!"

"Ah?" Zhou Xingzhi was stunned for a moment when he heard Zuodu Yushi's words. Did the Yushi not participate in her and shot Prince Jia to death?

"Your Majesty seconded the proposal. Your Majesty is young and energetic, and you are still not safe enough to do things. What if your Majesty is plotted against by a villain on the tower! There will be no monarch in my Zhou Dynasty!" Zhou Xingzhi choked before and was fined for more than ten days Zuoqian Capital Censor, who was unable to go to court, also completely changed his attitude.

"I see." Zhou Xingzhi nodded, feeling a little unreal, these censors stopped talking to her, but were still worried about her safety, did they all behave themselves?

"Your Majesty, I have something to play." Prime Minister Liu stood up and said.

"Prime Minister, please tell me." Zhou Xingzhi came back to his senses and stood up.

"Although Prince Jia has been punished, the generals under his command have not been dealt with yet. Please His Majesty decide." Prime Minister Liu said.The best way to deal with the rebels is to go all out, otherwise, if you want to deal with them after a long time, there will be no suitable reason.

Zhou Xingzhi nodded, and she naturally understood what Prime Minister Liu could think of, "What the prime minister said is, how do you Ai Qing think about dealing with other rebels...and Prince Jia's relatives?"

"Your Majesty, treason is a capital crime. Prince Jia is the chief culprit. His family members should be guilty of the same crime and should be punished." Liu Qi was the first to stand up and say.

Zhou Xingzhi nodded, "But among Prince Jia's family members, there are still a few who are not yet one year old, should they be punished with the same crime?"

"Naturally." Liu Qi nodded, "Your Majesty, treason is the capital crime among the capital crimes. Even if Your Majesty grants mercy outside the law, those people should also be capital crimes!"

Zhou Xingzhi rubbed his chin, but didn't make a quick decision, "What do you think?"

Zuoqian Du Yushi couldn't help but rolled his eyes in his heart, why did His Majesty suddenly call his name, what did you want him to say?Agree or disagree?He didn't want to be disqualified from going to court for saying the wrong thing anymore.

"Your Majesty, I think they should be a capital offense, but if Your Majesty is willing to grant extrajudicial favors in the future, then maybe some people's lives can be spared." Zuoqian Capital Censor bit the bullet and said, secretly observing Zhou Xingzhi The reaction is to try to figure out the holy will.

Zhou Xingzhi still did not express his opinion, "Prime Minister, what do you think?"

"Your Majesty, the family members who were picked up by Prince Jia must have known the truth. They not only want to kill them, but also investigate their mother clan to see if anyone is conspiring with Prince Jia." Prime Minister Liu stood up and compared Zuoqian Du Yushi's timid attitude made him calmer, "Those who stayed in the palace and were not picked up can be interrogated, and if they don't know, they can be dealt with according to the circumstances."

Zhou Xingzhi nodded. As expected of his father-in-law, he speaks beautifully, but there is a lot of room for advancement or retreat.

"My thoughts are similar to those of the prime minister, so let's deal with them according to what the prime minister said." Zhou Xingzhi said, it is true to cut the weeds and root out the roots, but Zhou Xingzhi thinks that the child in the swaddling baby can still be forgiven.

Of course, if these people are crooked, Zhou Xingzhi will deal with them mercilessly.

With Yu Shi making a good start, the rest of the ministers are all knowledgeable, only the Minister of War is more excited, "Your Majesty, can the artillery be used in the north? If so, we can fight back against the Xiongnu!"

Zhou Xingzhi thought about it very seriously, and after a while he said, "According to the principle of the original design, it should be possible, but it still needs to be verified by actual combat."

"Then Your Majesty, can you arrange for the artillery to go to the border first?" asked the Minister of War.

"Don't worry, Shangshu, I have already prepared [-] cannons, and they will be transported to the border in a few days." Zhou Xingzhi said, thinking of the persuasion of Yushi before, he could only swallow the words of Yujia's personal conquest.Today she just promised not to put herself in danger, even if she wants to slap her in the face, it will take a few days.

In this way, Zhou Xingzhi ended the early court in a very good mood under the compliments and rainbow farts of the courtiers.

After returning to the Imperial Study Room, Zhou Xingzhi couldn't help repeating the situation in the early court to Ye Ningxuan, "Is this the emperor with military power? The ministers below dare not quarrel with me. This feeling is really good of."

Ye Ningxuan raised her eyebrows, "I guess I was frightened by your generosity. You took care of Prince Jia, let alone the others."

"However, there are advantages and disadvantages in this way. While no one is choking with you, they dare not point out some of your wrong decisions." Ye Ningxuan added.

Zhou Xingzhi smiled, "That's what I said, but I think those ministers will be afraid of me for a few days at most. When I have dealt with all the people who should be dealt with, it will probably become the same as before."

After Zhou Xingzhi woke up from his afternoon nap, Zhong Qingyi took the initiative to pay a visit. She probably made up her mind, so she directly explained her intention when she came in, "Your Majesty, are we fellow villagers?"

"Huh? What fellow?" Zhou Xingzhi tilted his head, with a look that I couldn't understand, "Qingyi, what do you mean, we are all from the capital?"

The hesitant expression appeared on Zhong Qingyi's face again, but this time she chose to speak out after hesitation, "Your Majesty, how did you come up with the idea of ​​making cannons?"

Zhou Xingzhi smiled, "Here, I came up with this when I was watching fireworks. We all know that fireworks and firecrackers are somewhat dangerous when viewed at close range, so I wondered if I could use the fire in them. medicine to make a more lethal weapon."

When it comes to fooling people, Zhou Xingzhi shouldn't be too proficient, and Zhong Qingyi was taken aback by what he said, "Is that so?"

"Yeah, after I had an idea, I dispatched a few people from the Ministry of Industry to let them study this thing and see if it can be made." Zhou Xingzhi said with a smile.Of course, this is not the case. She gave the semi-finished drawings directly to the Ministry of Industry.Otherwise, if they are really asked to study, there is no fear that they will not be able to come up with something in three to five years, and some mistakes will cause casualties.

Zhou Xingzhi's words were half true and half false, but Zhong Qingyi believed everything, and began to shake his initial thoughts.After all, in history, thermal weapons were also researched by people. In this era, gunpowder has long been available. It doesn't seem strange that the indigenous emperor has developed artillery now?

"Pfft~" Seeing that Zhong Qingyi really believed it, Zhou Xingzhi couldn't help laughing, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore, your guess is partly correct."

"Ah?" Zhong Qingyi looked confused, and then quickly realized, "Your Majesty, what do you mean by your words? Are you, are you also..."

"What is it?" Zhou Xingzhi asked.

"He also came here through time travel?" Zhong Qingyi asked, and then began to look forward to Zhou Xingzhi's answer.

The smile in Zhou Xingzhi's eyes deepened. Now that there is no such thing as Prince Jia in the way, she doesn't want to hide her background anymore, and she nodded neatly, "Almost, although the process is a little different from yours, but for this As far as the times are concerned, we are all people of the future.”

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you, you..." Zhong Qingyi wanted to say a lot, but in the end he chose a topic that was not very sensitive, "Your Majesty, I have learned about the current agricultural level of the Zhou Dynasty. It’s possible, but it’s still impossible for everyone to have enough to eat. Your Majesty, you should know about potatoes and sweet potatoes. If we get these two things back, we can completely solve the food problem.”

"I know this. Haven't you already contacted Lu Man and Qi Xiuyuan? If I'm not wrong, you should entrust them to make ships for going to sea, right?" Zhou Xingzhi said.

She had withdrawn the hundred households who were in charge of protecting Luman before, but at the same time, she had also greeted the chief envoy over there and asked him to protect the Lu family and Qi family.

"Your Majesty, you know all about it." Zhong Qingyi rubbed his nose in embarrassment, as expected of a person who can travel through time to become an emperor, and his IQ is indeed high.

Zhou Xingzhi nodded and asked, "Tsing Yi, is that what you came to me to talk about?"

"Of course not. I have one more important thing to tell Your Majesty." Zhou Xingzhi's attitude was probably more friendly, and Zhong Qingyi's courage was unprecedented.

"Your Majesty, I have a treasonous request, and I beg you to agree." Zhong Qingyi knelt down on the ground as he spoke, with a serious expression on his face.

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