Su Jinrui and his five siblings guarded the entrance of the cave. They did not dare to light lanterns or bonfires at the entrance at night for fear of exposing the place.
Although Su Jinyao made some small moves to tell the villagers in Luer Town and nearby villages that there were ghosts and tigers in the mountains, he was afraid that the newborn calf would not be afraid of tigers and would come to investigate.
There was no other way, so obstacles and hidden watchtowers were set up along the way to ensure that nothing could go wrong.
The watchtower high above received the news, "Four young masters, the eldest lady, the marquis and the emperor are already halfway up the opposite mountain. They will be here in less than a quarter of an hour."
The person would be arriving soon, so the five brothers and sisters stood up and prepared everything to welcome the emperor.
The sound of horse hooves came from afar. The five brothers and sisters left Shandong and came to the grassland in front. The cavalry arrived soon. Marquis Anchang jumped off the horse first, and the emperor followed closely.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."
"Your Majesty, your servant has met you."
The emperor was concerned about Hong Tianlei at the moment, "You are all good children, hurry up and get up, take me to see those good things."
"yes."
Su Jinrui and his team first took the emperor to see the various production processes, and finally to the assembly of the finished product. Each craftsman mastered only one process, and none of them could be omitted.
The emperor stroked his beard excitedly several times. "This is a good idea. If we want to acquire the technology, we must have these craftsmen. Very good, very good!"
Su Nanting said proudly, "Your Majesty, this idea was thought up by my daughter. Her workshop at the foot of the mountain uses this method."
The emperor knew that Marquis Anchang was praising his daughter in order to seek credit for her and her son-in-law, but he was not angry.
Just now, when the emperor was in a hurry to see the things, he remembered that the recipe for the thunder bomb was left by the master of Anchang Marquis's daughter. It was his daughter and son-in-law who perfected the recipe and experimented with it.
After the emperor was happy, he thought of meeting his meritorious officials and asked, "Where are the daughter and son-in-law of Marquis Anchang?"
Linlang stepped out and saluted, "Your Majesty."
Hearing Marquis Anchang mention that he was going to be a grandfather, the emperor quickly raised his hand and said, "Quickly, please stand up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"You, your husband, and your master are great, great heroes of the Jing Dynasty. Tell me what reward you want. As long as I can do it, I will agree to it."
Linlang looked at the emperor calmly, "The reward I seek is that the country be safe, the years be peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment."
"I grew up among the common people, just an ordinary citizen. Common people only hope to have enough food to eat, warm clothes to wear, a place to live, fields to farm, and business to do. I hope they will not suffer from war, displacement, and hunger."
"Your Majesty, you are a good emperor who works hard to govern the country and cares for the people. The Jing Dynasty is subject to various restrictions. Perhaps you have moved the heavens, so we accidentally obtained this prescription to save us from danger."
The emperor was deeply moved by these words. He also wanted a peaceful life. Jing Dynasty had lost several cities in his hands and became a vassal state of Northern Qi. He was too ashamed to face his ancestors.
What does it matter if he works hard to govern the country? Jing Dynasty's development has been restricted in recent years, and farmers don't even have a working waterwheel.
The constant suppression from Northern Qi and the feeling of helplessness among the court officials and himself were driving him crazy.
It’s all because of the thunder bomb. Now that they have it, they finally have a chance to turn the tables.
The emperor's heart surged with emotion. "As expected of the daughter of Marquis Anchang, your vision and mind are different. This is not only your wish, but also the wish of the entire Jing Dynasty, and my wish as well."
"Back then, Northern Qi used thunderbolts to knock open the northern gate of the Jing Dynasty and occupied the border cities, resulting in countless casualties. They were unstoppable. To defend their country, the soldiers on the border rose up to resist, but it was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot."
"Later, I signed a surrender treaty with Northern Qi. Regardless of others' insults about my incompetence, I sold out the Jing Dynasty. For the sake of the people of the Jing Dynasty, I had no choice."
"Northern Qi was in internal turmoil back then, but they were surprisingly united in their external affairs. They also had the terrifying Sky-Thunder Bomb. The soldiers on the border must not die in vain any more."
The emperor looked at Su Nanting and said, "Once, anyone who heard about the Anchang Marquis and Dingguo Duke's mansions in Jing Dynasty dared to enter our Jing Dynasty. In the north, there is the Anchang Marquis and in the south, there is the Dingguo Duke."
Therefore, Northern Qi used a bomb to blow up Marquis Anchang, used hostages to suppress Duke Dingguo, and firmly controlled Jing Dynasty.
The emperor was also moved. He smiled and stood up. "Such a wish will come true sooner or later. Let's go and see the effect of the thunder bomb you made."
Su Jinrui demonstrated two methods: one was the effect of throwing something with a catapult, and the other was the effect of a grenade in close combat.
"Your Majesty, we are still continuing to improve these two methods and strive to achieve better results."
Compared with the things Su Nanting brought before, the power of these two things has increased a lot. It is rare to achieve such results in just a few days.
The emperor praised, "You have done a good job, but you must not rush for success, and proceed step by step."
"yes."
Su Jinrui and his brothers took the emperor to look at the inventory again. "Your Majesty, this thing is indeed very powerful, but the only drawback is that it costs too much money. All the private money of our ministers and parents is here."
This is asking him for money.
The emperor knew that this thing was very expensive, so he tried to make it secretly, but it failed and he lost most of his private money.
This should have been done by the Ministry of War, but now the Ministry of War has idle personnel and dares not do anything big.
Of course, the Thunderbolts had to continue. The emperor assured him, "Don't worry, I won't let you run out of money. You must make enough. Also, we must keep it a secret. Not a single word of this can leak out."
This concerns the fate of the entire Jing Dynasty, so we must be cautious and not make any mistakes.
Everyone answered yes.
The emperor walked around again, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he was. He said many encouraging words. It was almost time for the emperor to leave.
Su Jinrui led a group of people to the door to see him off. The emperor got on his horse and pulled the reins. "You are the hope of Jing Dynasty. Do a good job."
After saying this, the emperor rode away reluctantly.
After the horse team had gone far away, Linlang walked over to Amu, whose face was smeared with black ash, and asked, "He has aged a lot, hasn't he?"
Amu looked into the distance and said, "He looks more than ten years older. It hasn't been easy for him these past few years, and it hasn't been easy for Jingchao either."
"I never blamed him. As the emperor, he had no choice. Many of his decisions went against his personal opinion."
All the decisions they made were just to let Jingchao settle down and have a chance to breathe. So when Amu resolutely embarked on the road to Northern Qi, he didn't expect that he would be greeted by such dark and painful days and nights.
Linlang reached out and grabbed Amu's hand, "We will repay you double for this."
She also knew the reason why the emperor died suddenly in his previous life.
The emperor was poisoned, and the fairy shed tears. The more beautiful the name, the more poisonous it is. She secretly wrote a note to her father, and it was up to the emperor to believe it.
There will be no obvious symptoms at the beginning, which will only make people think about other things. After consuming it for a long time, the toxins will accumulate to a certain level, and one inducement can stimulate the toxins in the body, causing sudden death.
The poisoning was only done not long ago, there is still time to save him.
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