“You…you!”
Li Zhuo pointed at the queen, his whole body trembling.
He never expected that the queen and the eldest prince would be so crazy for the position of emperor.
At this moment, countless thoughts surged into Li Zhuo's mind. He had thousands of words to express, but in the end they all turned into a mouthful of blood.
Looking at the completely depressed Li Zhuo, the queen's smile became even more wanton.
"His Majesty is ill, why don't you help him to bed!"
"By the way, His Majesty wants the Crown Prince to accompany him. Go and invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince over!"
Now at this time, the Queen still wants Li Xiang to enter the palace. Her intentions are obvious.
Even if the emperor was killed, the eldest prince still had no way to ascend the throne legitimately, after all, there was the crown prince blocking his way.
Now that the emperor is gone, it is only natural for the prince to take the throne. This is not what the queen wants to see. She has gone through so much trouble and it is impossible for her to make wedding dresses for others.
So Li Xiang must enter the palace. As long as Li Xiang dares to come, the queen will be sure to kill him.
Killing him directly is the worst option. It would be best if Li Xiang could be tricked into the palace and the blame for the emperor's death could be put on him.
In this way, the eldest prince will naturally gain the support of some ministers, and there will not be many obstacles on his way to the throne.
The plan seemed perfect. Before leaving, the Queen's men asked, "What if Li Xiang doesn't enter the palace?"
"Is that even a question? If you disobey my order, you will be killed on the spot!"
In this way, a group of people galloped out of the imperial city on horseback and headed straight for the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
At this moment, Li Xiang was accompanying Lu Chen in doing experiments at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. No one would have thought that such a terrible thing would happen on this seemingly peaceful day.
"We have completely replaced our production process, and the yield rate of steel pipes has been qualitatively improved. The flintlock rifles we produce now can fully meet our needs."
Lu Chen walked in the office, listened to his subordinates' reports, and nodded with great satisfaction.
Finally, he knocked on the table and said, "Regarding the development of mercury fulminate, everyone needs to work harder. Whether we can achieve the iterative and leapfrog development of firearms depends on you."
"I know we face many challenges, but we must remain steadfast and unwavering. With the entire nation's support, we have nothing to worry about. We just need to keep moving forward."
Everyone present nodded in agreement. Lu Chen's statement, "We have the entire country's support behind us," was recognized by most people.
This is indeed the case. Since joining the Chinese Academy of Sciences, most people here have been treated much better than before.
Nowadays, many experimental projects of the Chinese Academy of Sciences are dangerous, but the more dangerous the work is, the more people are rushing to do it.
Because everyone knows that even if they really encounter something unexpected, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the imperial court will treat their families well.
What's more, once the experimental results are really produced, the rewards can often be dozens of times greater than the risks.
Mercury fulminate was a research topic that Lu Chen proposed very early on, but before that, everyone's foundation was not good and there was no clear understanding of modern chemistry, so at that time, everyone had no idea what to do with it.
But after a year of theory and practice, the level of self-awareness of chemical research talents in the Chinese Academy of Sciences is now sufficient.
So a special task force was set up a few days ago to tackle the difficult problem of mercury fulminate.
When they thought of the scene that Lu Chen had described to them, many people present were overwhelmed with emotion.
Some people were so excited that they wanted to sign a military order directly, guaranteeing that they could develop this thing within a certain time.
Just when everyone expressed their determination to win this battle, a small flag of the Jinyiwei rushed in from outside and whispered something in Lu Chen's ear.
Lu Chen frowned slightly, opened the drawer, looked through a document, and handed it to the flag bearer, saying, "Give it to Ye Wuchen and have him check it out. Also, have the people outside wait and tell them that we're doing a very important experiment and the prince won't be out for an hour."
Xiao Qi nodded and turned to leave. Only then did Li Xiang ask curiously, "Master, what happened?"
"The Imperial Guards have noticed unusual movements of some of the capital's garrison forces. Also, someone from the palace has come to ask you to accompany the emperor."
No one who can hold a meeting in this office is stupid. If it was just one of these things, it could be said to be a coincidence, but when these two things happened together, everyone felt that they should be more cautious.
In fact, Lu Chen now has more information, which was discovered by the Jinyiwei some time ago.
If we treat each of those incidents as isolated events, we really won't be able to see any clues.
But if you connect all these things together, there is a lot to say.
Li Xiang frowned and said, "Master, do you want to contact our people?"
"We can give it a try and see if they can pass the message on. This can be considered a test."
After the last siege, many people were impressed by Li Xiang's heroic performance. Some military personnel took the initiative to show goodwill to Li Xiang, and it was these people that Li Xiang wanted to contact.
After receiving Lu Chen's approval, Li Xiang nodded and went to make arrangements. However, he soon came back with a sullen face and said, "Master, we are surrounded."
Everyone present looked pale when they heard this. What does being surrounded mean?
In this small piece of land in Beijing, who dares to surround the Chinese Academy of Sciences?
There is no need to elaborate on the importance of the Chinese Academy of Sciences to Da Qi now. Besieging such a place is no different from rebellion. Is the other party crazy?
At this time, Ye Wuchen also walked in from outside and said, "National Master, it has been confirmed that they are from the Beidaying Camp. They were all transferred here from the local area some time ago."
Lu Chen sat calmly in his seat, tapping his fingers on the table and asked, "What is the other party's intention in surrounding us? Has anyone explained it?"
"No, at first we were the ones who stopped the people from the palace from entering, and then a conflict arose between the two sides. Soon the people from the Northern Camp arrived. They were obviously well prepared."
"So what's the situation in the market? Is it stable?"
"Our people just brought back news that the situation in the city is not peaceful. Many troops around the capital have been mobilized. This is obviously abnormal."
"Of course this isn't normal. It looks like someone is trying to stir up trouble. And they're probably close to succeeding, otherwise they wouldn't be so brazen."
Everyone understood what Lu Chen meant, and some people even asked in a panic, "Master, what should we do?"
"What should I do? I'm worried that there's no one to test our new equipment with. Call all our people over here, distribute weapons, and let's give them a little shock of gunpowder weapons!"
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