Chapter 229: Mechanical Engineering
Obviously, although Xiao Tingye is a man of few words, he is more ruthless than that Lord Cai.
What they do is even more ruthless.
As a civil servant, Lord Cai had never seen such a scene before. When he saw the prisoner in the prison car with blood almost flowing out of his skin, he almost fainted and fell off his horse.
The soldiers around him quickly stepped forward to support him.
Xiao Tingye glanced at Lord Cai indifferently, his eyes revealing disdain.
Is this the person that His Majesty insisted on sending to be of great use?
But seeing that Lu Chenzhou was so angry that he wanted to kill him, it was of some use.
And Xiao Tingye's actions obviously frightened the other party even more.
Lu Chenzhou's knuckles were clenched white, and the murderous intent in his eyes was as real as a substance, as if he wanted to cut Xiao Tingye into pieces with his gaze. Where their eyes met, it seemed as if swords and sabers flashed and splashed.
"Your Highness, is this your man?" Ming Xi held a candlestick in his hand, and the dancing flames cast swaying light and shadows in the deep and secret passage. He walked forward and whispered.
There were only two of them in the secret passage. After the shopkeeper brought them in, he closed the secret door and left.
Before leaving, he just explained to them the current situation inside and outside the city, as well as the current movements of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion and a map.
Lin Zhaoyue hummed lightly, "The Spider Web's people."
The Spider Web Intelligence Agency had been stationed in Xiling very early on.
To be precise, the spider web had already taken root in Xiling since its inception when it spread across the entire Daxia.
It's just that at that time, the existence of Spider Web was more inclined towards the officials in the capital. After Lu Chenzhou became the son-in-law of the emperor, she put her focus on the princes.
After leaving the Marquis' Mansion, she parted ways with Yinchuan and the others and let them leave on their own.
Xiao Tingye needs people around him, so there is really no need for Yinchuan and the others to stay with him.
What's more, she also wanted to go to the secret base of the Princess's Mansion in Lingzhou City to check it out in person.
Xiao Tingye knows what to do when it comes to fighting, so she doesn't need to worry about anything.
The only variable is
I'm afraid it must be Su Changxue.
"No wonder the shopkeeper is so respectful to you." Ming Xi raised his eyebrows and illuminated the way ahead.
"There are quite a few things in this secret passage." Ming Xi couldn't help but say as he walked and looked at some daily necessities in the secret passage.
Lin Zhaoyue smiled, "A cunning rabbit has three burrows, so of course we have to be prepared. There is gunpowder at the entrance of the secret passage, so if there is any danger, the entrance will be blown up. And this secret passage leads to a place fifty miles outside Lingzhou City."
[Gunpowder, is there gunpowder at this time? ]
[This continent has a history of hundreds of years, so it's normal for gunpowder to exist, right?]
[Yes, how can we blow up the mines without gunpowder? However, the explosive power of gunpowder at that time was limited. It could only be used for industrial purposes, not for war.]
"That's for sure. It'll take hundreds or even thousands of years of development before it can be used in warfare, right?"
[But using gunpowder to plant a mine or a bomb shouldn't be a problem, right?]
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While the subtitles were being discussed, Lin Zhaoyue's eyelashes moved slightly, as if she was thinking about something.
Ming Xi was surprised. "Fifty miles?"
If you walk fifty miles, it will take a lot of time.
But just as he finished speaking, he saw a track in front of him.
Above the track is a wooden square box, no, it looks more like a place to sit.
It looks like a carriage, but is longer and can accommodate quite a few people.
The precise mortise and tenon joint structure and the gears gleaming with tung oil reminded him of a long-lost skill...
"This is..." Mingxi had never seen it before and was filled with surprise.
Lin Zhaoyue curled her lips, "Have you ever heard of mechanical engineering?"
Ming Xi was puzzled. "Mechanical engineering?" He thought for a moment. "I've read about it in the books in His Highness's study. It says that those who know mechanical engineering are very few in this world. They are craftsmen. Craftsmen have been passed down for thousands of years, but they are not valued. Therefore, craftsmen have declined in recent years and are rarely seen."
Lin Zhaoyue smiled and looked at the track in front of her. "You're right. But it's not that craftsmen are unappreciated. It's just that, despite their humble status, they possess skills that can overturn the world, so they are ostracized by the nobles, leading to their decline. And the craftsmen who truly possess mechanical skills are often supported by powerful forces or even the royal family."
"But the Mohist school, the originator and most powerful in mechanical engineering, disappeared from the world's sight two hundred years ago. Everyone thought the Mohist school was wiped out, while others believed it had completely vanished from history, with no descendants."
"But five years ago, I personally visited the Mohist artisans."
【Appeared! Hidden plot!】
[Another surprise! Something that didn't appear in the original plot!]
[What’s the difference between this and a little train? ? ]
[This is amazing! Is this a cable car? How can you build something like this in a tunnel like this?]
[Princess, what on earth did you do behind our backs? ]
[Am I the only one who cares that the princess was only fifteen or sixteen five years ago?]
Lin Zhaoyue's eyes flashed slightly.
In fact, since she was very young, she seemed to feel that she should do these things.
She spent two years tracking down clues about the descendants of Mohism.
Finally, they met by chance and recognized the identity of this descendant of Mohism.
"The mechanisms and rail vehicles here were all designed by this descendant of the Mohist school." Lin Zhaoyue raised her lips, then walked to the side and pressed the mechanism.
“It just took some effort to make this thing.”
In order to prevent them from noticing, Marquis Xuanping was forced to report to the capital and they were transferred from Xiling.
At this moment, Lin Zhaoyue suddenly had a feeling.
Did she sense the coming crisis very early on, which is why she made such preparations?
Mingxi's eyes lit up, "Mojia's mechanical engineering?"
Lin Zhaoyue raised an eyebrow. "This is just the tip of the iceberg. Let him do it for fun."
Ming Xi couldn't help but be curious, "Since the descendants of the Mo family have disappeared from the eyes of the world, how did the princess convince him to work for you?"
Not showing yourself in public and hiding your identity means you don't want others to know you.
That's why Mingxi had this doubt.
Lin Zhaoyue lifted her skirt and stepped onto the motor vehicle first.
"Of course, I'm a stickler." She laughed.
Ming Xi was surprised, "Huh?"
Would a princess also be persistent?
Lin Zhaoyue remained silent, thinking of that guy Mo Jin...
Come to think of it, she hadn't seen him for a long time.
The last time I saw him, he was hiding in the mechanical beast, studying some combat techniques.
Half an hour later.
They had already appeared in the woods beside a deserted road fifty miles away from Lingzhou City.
Although this place is deserted, it is well connected.
Each road leads to every city in Xiling, and also to the water ferry where Lin Zhaoyue and the others rested.
"We've arrived so quickly from such a long distance..." Mingxi narrowed her eyes. "It's unbelievable. The location of this place on the map... should be on the outskirts of Xuancheng, right?"
As soon as he came out, Ming Xi tore off his human skin mask, revealing his true appearance.
He would have suffocated to death after wearing the human skin mask for so many days.
He was really afraid that the princess would look at his ordinary face for so long that she would forget what he really looked like.
In Mingxi's opinion, his appearance, which he was proud of, always made him different from others in front of the princess and allowed him to occupy a special position.
So he cares a lot about his appearance.
After tearing off his human skin mask, he immediately stepped forward to help Lin Zhaoyue tidy up her appearance.
Carefully brush off the dust and sawdust on her body.
Then carefully tear off the mask on her face.
"Your Highness, please be patient."
Ming Xi took off his own mask very skillfully, but when he took it off Lin Zhaoyue, he was afraid of hurting her.
The movements were extremely gentle.
Lin Zhaoyue let him serve her and closed her eyes and dozed off for a while.
Just when he was about to tear off the human skin mask and clean his face.
Outside, there was the sound of horse hooves.
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