"Master Xiao Jiang, it's a good thing you know how to use this weapon, otherwise Ruan Hezhu would have gotten away with it."
Li Dong did not travel through time, nor did he find the mechanism by chance, but Jiang Chuyuan had told him how to use the musket before.
Although it was the first time Jiang Chuyuan saw it, he had seen the drawings and naturally understood how to use it.
"Li Langzhong, this weapon is too powerful. You need to report it as soon as possible to prevent others from making it again."
"Yes, I will go back and report it now."
Li Dong bowed deeply to Jiang Chuyuan, "Thank you, Master Jiang, for your support."
This is a great achievement, and Jiang Chuyuan gave it to him so easily, so he should naturally be grateful.
"This is what you deserve. I'll wait for your good news."
The appearance of the new weapon indeed caused an uproar. The emperor was furious and sent people to investigate thoroughly to see if anyone else was making this kind of musket.
The result was that it was only found that Ruan Hezhu made two, one of which was found and the other was missing.
When Ruan Hezhu was interrogated, she only said that the first one was for experiment and could not be used at all, so she destroyed it and then made the second one.
As for how she learned to make a musket, her answer was that she read it in an unofficial book and wanted to make it for self-defense, and it had no other use.
However, although it was not found that another musket was in the hands of King Chen, King Chen's plan to train a firearm army was shelved.
Now that the fire gun has been invented, the emperor is aware of its existence.
Then the iron restrictions will inevitably be stricter, and since the emperor has the drawings of the musket, he will definitely train himself.
The musket is no longer his advantage.
Thinking of this, he angrily threw the musket in his hand to the ground.
"What a waste! Ruan Hezhu is more trouble than good. We shouldn't place our hopes on her."
"Someone, call the prince over."
Song Yu came to the study, and when he saw the musket thrown on the ground, a hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes.
"Why did Father hide this from me?"
"I'm not hiding this from you. This musket is a matter of great importance, and the fewer people who know about it, the better."
Prince Chen frowned. He really wished that he was the only one who knew about it, so that nothing would go wrong.
If I had known Ruan Hezhu was so useless, I should have gotten rid of her when I got the musket blueprints.
"Now it's all right, everyone knows."
Song Yu gave a bitter laugh, "Now that we don't have this musket, will Father also go back on his one-year agreement with He Zhu?"
"It's not that I regret it, it's her own stupidity that has put her in such a predicament. We must now sever ties with her, otherwise the Emperor will become suspicious of us."
"Yu'er, it's only the last moment. You can't be so indecisive anymore."
"But if my father is so eager to choose a Crown Prince Consort for me now, it will probably arouse even more suspicion."
Song Yu said coldly that he didn't want to be anyone's pawn, including his father's.
"Everyone knows about my relationship with Ruan Hezhu. Do you think this relationship can be cleared up, father?"
"Then what do you want?" King Chen knew that he was angry about his concealment.
"The best thing to do now is not to make any moves. Ruan Hezhu and I are in love with each other, and everyone knows it. If I hide at this time, I'm afraid I'll feel guilty."
Prince Chen frowned, "You don't want to save her?"
"Shouldn't I at least go visit her in prison?"
His open and honest visit proved that he had an upright heart and the other musket was not in his hand.
Prince Chen also understood that what he said made sense, but at the same time he also understood his son, who clearly wanted to save Ruan Hezhu.
"You can go see her, but be careful about what you should and shouldn't say."
As for Ruan Hezhu, King Chen didn't dare to really ignore her life or death. After all, she knew a lot about herself. If she couldn't stand the torture and confessed everything, it would be a big disaster.
"good."
After obtaining the consent of Prince Chen, Song Yu left the study and went straight to the Ministry of War.
The Ministry of War did not stop her. Although Ruan Hezhu broke the law, she only made one musket and made it clear that she was only protecting herself and had no ill intentions.
Just like an ordinary person who made a weapon and violated the iron restriction order, she is guilty, but the crime is not punishable by death. She is not a serious criminal.
There was no explicit ban from the authorities, so she couldn't see anyone.
When Song Yu arrived at the prison, he saw Ruan Hezhu hugging his knees and curled up in the corner.
Hearing the voice, she slowly raised her head, and when she saw Song Yu, tears rolled down her face.
"Song Yu, I'm scared."
This was her first time in prison, and as a prisoner. She didn't know how the emperor would punish her, but she knew that King Chen would definitely abandon her.
She was afraid that she would die in prison, and she was also afraid that she would never be able to be with Song Yu again.
"You don't want me anymore, do you?"
Song Yu walked in and squatted in front of her. "I know you've suffered a lot these days. It's my fault that I didn't protect you well."
"If you want to protect yourself, you can come to me. You shouldn't break the law."
Ruan Hezhu was stunned for a moment, then he realized that this was the Ministry of War, with spies everywhere, so some of the things he said were not true.
She said in a trembling voice, "I was wrong. I ran into Jiang Qingluo a few days ago. For some reason, she insisted that she was assassinated because of me. She even said she would send someone to kill me. I was scared, so I thought of making weapons."
"My life experience is so miserable that I am no longer worthy of you, and I should not be a burden to you any longer."
"How could you be so foolish?" Song Yu wiped her tears with her hand. "Although you can no longer be the Crown Prince's Consort, I never said I didn't want you. When you get out, I'll ask my father to let you into the palace so you don't have to worry anymore."
"But I made weapons privately and violated the law. Can I still go out?" Ruan Hezhu asked worriedly.
"Of course you can. The iron restriction order is mainly to prevent rebellion. You are only trying to protect yourself and have no evil intentions. The emperor will surely see through everything and give you a lenient sentence."
Song Yu comforted her, "I will also plead for you."
"I did something wrong and I should be punished. You don't have to plead for me, Prince."
Ruan Hezhu sobbed, "That fire gun was my first time making one, and I've never used it before. I didn't know it was so powerful. It really scared me to death at the time."
"I heard you made two in total?"
Song Yu asked in a voice that was neither loud nor soft.
"Yes, I made the first one out of curiosity and wanted to try it out, but since it didn't work the first time, I destroyed it and made another one."
Ruan Hezhu repeated the words she was interrogated with, and then spoke in a wronged tone.
"But they don't seem to believe me, Prince. You said I'm a weak woman. What use is this thing to me except for self-protection?"
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