171 Chapter 171
◎Explosion.◎
When he was in front of his wife, the eldest son became sensible again and was no longer as perverse as he was in front of him.
Li Shimin watched, and couldn't help but wonder, was it just the Xuanwu Gate incident that had changed Cheng Qian? Was there something he didn't know? He had already questioned everyone around Cheng Qian, and had them investigated and re-investigated, and their backgrounds were clear.
When and where did the mistake occur?
A voice seemed to be responding in his heart. Li Shimin wanted to concentrate and listen carefully, but suddenly someone pulled his sleeve against his arm: "Yeah! Why don't you listen to Qingque and only look at my brother!"
This voice not only brought Li Shimin back to his senses, but also attracted the attention of the four people, mother and son, and mother and daughter, who were talking over there.
Li Shimin smiled and hugged his fourth son into his arms. "Qingque, stop making trouble. Your eldest brother injured his hand while shooting the bow today. Yeye is worried about him."
This had been mentioned before the meal. Li Tai uttered an "oh" and turned around in his father's arms. He asked Li Chengqian, "Brother, does your hand still hurt?"
Li Chengqian smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore. It's just a little red. It's not hurt at all. It was you, Aye, who was making a fuss and insisting that I apply medicine."
At the end of his words, he looked at Changsun, and it was obvious that what he said to Li Tai was more to comfort his mother.
Zhang Sun carefully held her eldest son's fingers, her eyes filled with heartache. "It's good to study hard, but you are only a student. Cheng Qian, you should take care of yourself."
Li Chengqian was not in good health and had suffered from many illnesses since childhood. In fact, this was the case for all of his siblings. None of them could be considered healthy.
Li Chengqian nodded obediently: "I understand, mother, don't worry."
Li Shimin also said: "Chengqian, listen to your mother."
Li Tai pursed his lips and went to see his elder brother again. However, his elder brother was injured, so it was reasonable for everyone to care about him.
Thinking of this, Li Tai tugged at his father's sleeve and said, "Yeah, I want to learn how to play the bow, too!"
Even Li Chengqian's so-called learning to draw a bow and shoot arrows was just a lie. How could Li Shimin let the younger fourth son learn archery now? So he smiled and said, "Wait until Qingque is as old as you, I will teach you, okay?"
Li Tai's eyes lit up and he smiled, "Okay, I want Ye Ye to teach me!"
Li Shimin pinched his round cheeks and said with a smile: "Okay, Ye Ye will teach you!"
At the same time, Li Shimin was thinking that after moving to the Eastern Palace and Cheng Qian's hand healed, it would be time to find him a martial arts master to teach him riding and archery.
Because he was in front of his mother, Li Chengqian managed to control the urge to roll his eyes. Li Lizhi imitated her mother, holding her eldest brother's fingers and pouting, asking, "Big brother, when will you be better?"
"She wasn't hurt in the first place, don't be afraid, Lizhi. Our Lizhi is your elder sister. Look at Yuxiu, if you are scared, she will be scared too." Li Chengqian smiled gently.
Li Lizhi looked at her still naive sister, put on her elder sister's airs, and took her hand: "Don't be afraid, Yuxiu, brother is fine."
Li Yuxiu nodded obediently, then reached out and touched her eldest brother's fingers, saying with a smile, "Brother, get well soon!"
Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Brother, it's alright!"
Chang Sun looked at the siblings and couldn't help but smile with relief. When the maid reminded her that it was already time, she glanced at the clock and said with a smile, "It's already this late, children, it's time to go to bed, otherwise you won't wake up tomorrow."
When the little ones heard this, they all started yawning. Li Shimin smiled and said, "Nurse, take them back to bed."
The little ones all lived with their parents in the main courtyard, but they also had their own rooms. When the wet nurses heard the instructions, they all came to pick up their little masters.
Li Shimin added, "By the way, we are moving to the Eastern Palace the day after tomorrow. Your mother will have to go over there tomorrow to take a look. You don't have to come here early in the morning."
Changsun wanted to stop them but it was too late. She could only watch as the three little ones startled and their eyes lit up. They didn't want to go back to sleep and gathered around to ask their father about the move.
Li Shimin was confused for a moment and looked at his wife for help. How to coax the children away?
Changsun shook her head and smiled. Li Chengqian was already comforting his two younger sisters. She went over to take over Li Yuxiu, and handed Li Tai over to Li Shimin, who had caused this disaster.
When the three little ones finally stopped making noise and followed their wet nurse away obediently, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief. He hugged his wife and sighed, "Cheng Qian is still sensible."
After saying that, he added in his heart, except in front of me.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help feeling melancholy again. Why did his eldest son act like that in front of him?
Zhang Sun looked up at her husband, raised her hand and rubbed his brow, and asked with concern: "Erlang, is there any trouble in the court?"
The eldest son's affairs could not be discussed, so Li Shimin nodded: "Yes, there are some. You know, I just took over, so it's inevitable..." He rubbed his wife's cheek and smiled slightly, "But they are all small matters. I can handle them. Don't worry."
Zhang Sun knew the difficulty and nodded, saying, "I understand. I'll leave the front part to you. Don't worry about the back part. I can take care of it."
Li Shimin smiled and kissed her gently: "With you, I always feel at ease."
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During the lunch break the next day, Li Chengqian carefully checked the prepared gunpowder raw materials one by one, mixed them according to the proportions, divided them into two parts, put them into two small cloth bags, sealed them tightly, and attached a fuse to one of the cloth bags.
"The next step is the experiment." Li Chengqian said excitedly.
Li Ying asked, "This is gunpowder. We need to find a deserted place to test it."
Li Chengqian smiled and said, "That's easy."
Then he gathered all the people in the courtyard and asked them to go into the house. He also asked the wet nurse to go to the main courtyard and tell the Lizhi sisters that there was going to be thunder. Then he placed a cloth bag containing gunpowder and fuse in the corner of the courtyard wall.
No one knew what he was going to do, except Li Ying, whose eyes widened in shock. He quietly asked Li Chengqian, "Are you going to experiment here?"
Li Chengqian said, "I can't leave the palace."
Li Ying said anxiously: "We can't do it here, what if..."
"No one will be hurt." Li Chengqian interrupted him.
Li Ying added, "It's not okay to scare people."
Li Chengqian said, "My mother went to the Eastern Palace, and I also asked the wet nurse to comfort Lizhi and Yuxiu."
Li Ying: “…”
Is it possible that there are more than just your mother and your two sisters in Hongyi Palace?
When the wet nurse came back, Li Chengqian went forward and lit the fuse. When he ran back into the house, a loud noise rose into the sky, and smoke and dust billowed in an instant.
Everyone in the room covered their ears as ordered, but they were still startled by the noise and were still in shock for a while.
After the smoke cleared, everyone looked outside cautiously - the loud noise had broken the doors and windows, and the yard was full of brick and stone fragments. The section of wall centered on the corner had disappeared.
Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction and said, "It seems that I have a pretty accurate grasp of the dosage."
Li Ying said in horror: "No, this is your first time practicing?"
Li Chengqian laughed and said, "What you learn from books is always shallow. You must practice it yourself to truly understand it."
Li Ying: “…”
After a long silence, Li Ying said, "It's okay if the wall is gone, but how are you going to sleep at night if the doors and windows are broken?"
Li Chengqian shrugged and said, "Hongyi Palace doesn't need a bed for me."
He didn't care at all, but Li Shimin couldn't be so relaxed.
By the time the sound reached the front hall, it was no longer loud enough to scare anyone. However, the sky was cloudless at that moment, so it was obviously not thunder. Therefore, he immediately asked someone to investigate, but he did not expect that the sound actually came from the eldest son's courtyard.
When he heard that the sound even shattered the wall, Li Shimin was shocked and hurriedly led his people to the back, only to see his eldest son leading people to clean up the yard.
When they saw the Crown Prince, everyone came forward to pay their respects, but Li Shimin paid no attention to anyone else. He pulled Li Chengqian over and asked anxiously, "Chengqian? Are you hurt?"
Li Chengqian paused as he tried to break free, curled his lips, and said, "I'm not hurt. I made gunpowder, and that stuff is very powerful..."
"You did it?" Li Shimin was incredulous. "Cheng Qian, that sound...did you build this wall?"
Li Chengqian nodded: "If you want to see it, I have another pack that is even more powerful, but you have to test it outside the palace."
"Wait a minute...wait a minute." Li Shimin calmed down, still unable to believe it. "Cheng Qian, tell me, did you build this wall?"
Li Chengqian said, "I'll say it one last time. I made the gunpowder, and it destroyed the wall. If you want to see it for yourself, I still have it. I can test it for you again on the hill outside the palace."
"Do you want to see it?" Li Chengqian asked.
Li Shimin rubbed his forehead and looked at the brick and stone fragments on the ground, and the gunpowder... the gunpowder that blew the wall into pieces.
Hongyi Palace was built by order of Emperor Li Yuan. The materials used were of the highest quality and the walls were extremely strong. They would not be damaged even after hundreds of years of wind and sun.
Li Shimin said solemnly: "Look."
Li Shimin called all his confidants who were discussing matters in the front hall, and took Li Chengqian with him, and rode fast to the mountains outside the city.
The court officials followed behind in confusion, not sure what the crown prince was up to.
After the horses stopped, Fang Xuanling approached Changsun Wuji and whispered, "Brother Fuji, it looks like this is related to the King of Zhongshan. Do you know anything?"
Chang Sun Wuji shook his head and said, "How should I know? The Crown Princess never likes me to ask about my nephews' affairs."
It was unknown what the prince said to the King of Zhongshan. He only called an attendant over and told him to take a cloth bag and send it to a distant place on a fast horse, and to pull up a long string.
Everyone became more and more curious, what exactly is hidden here?
At this moment, the King of Zhongshan turned around and shouted, "Cover your ears, or I won't be responsible if anything goes wrong!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the prince patted his head and raised his voice, ordering: "Everyone, cover your ears!"
The prince had spoken, and everyone naturally obeyed, but the doubts in their hearts could not be resolved, and they were almost scratching their heads in anxiety.
At this moment, they saw King Zhongshan light the wire. After it burned rapidly, a loud noise was heard, accompanied by smoke and earthquakes, and the rocks in the distance collapsed.
Everyone's eyes widened at the same time.
Including Li Shimin.
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