nucmednet Chapter 130 The deposed prince
Chapter 130 The deposed prince
On this side, the Ministry of Justice, the Dali Temple, and the Censorate were investigating Li Chengrui's crimes day and night.
Xie Beiheng was worried that Emperor Hong Jing would not be able to hold on and would die, and that during the year-long period of national mourning, no one would be allowed to marry. So he hurriedly completed the four rituals of asking for the name, accepting the good news, accepting the betrothal gifts, and asking for the date.
No matter what, the wedding date must be set first, and it was finally set on the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month.
In this way, Xiangxiang really became his wife-to-be!
Now that the engagement has been completed, Xie Beiyu's "death date" has naturally arrived.
Two days after the engagement, news spread that the second son of the Zhenbei Marquis had died of illness.
However, after all, he was just a concubine's son and had no official position, so the news of his death did not cause much waves. The people just said "what a pity" after dinner!
Lin Xiangxiang has almost finished the theoretical research on explosives and is ready to start practicing.
Since we want to practice, we definitely cannot do it in China. There are people everywhere nearby, and places with no people are too far away. Besides, we might be invited to have tea with uncles in the blink of an eye.
Therefore, the practice location was naturally chosen as Dayue.
weekend.
Lin Xiangxiang traveled through time and space, and as soon as she arrived, she found that after the autumn, the temperature difference between the two sides was very large.
Lu City is in the subtropics, and people are still wearing short sleeves after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Dayue Capital should be in the temperate zone, and even wearing a long-sleeved shirt in the morning makes you shiver with cold.
The two men took the prepared explosives, and took Xu Chong and Shiqi with them, and the four of them drove out of the city in a carriage.
In ancient times, people could only use what was available in the ancient times to make explosives. Although the materials were simple, as long as the technology was in place, the power should not be underestimated.
The first is to master the precise ratio of ingredients, that is, to mix 75% potassium nitrate, 10% sulfur powder, and 15% charcoal powder.
The second is granulation technology. As we all know, the smaller the gunpowder particles, the greater the power, and the smaller the compressed space, the greater the power.
Therefore, mix the three raw materials evenly and then add rice soup, dry them into blocks, then knock the block gunpowder into granules and put them into a sealed gun barrel, which can greatly increase the power of the gunpowder.
Moreover, granular gunpowder is not easily affected by moisture and will not stratify during transportation, which can effectively prevent misfires.
At this time, Xie Beiheng looked at the five tubes of gunpowder piled on the ground, feeling both excited and nervous.
"Xiangxiang, tell me, is it really possible?"
I feel very excited when I think that Dayue will also have weapons as powerful as those in the movies, and will be able to sweep away the Beirong army without any effort.
But, can they really succeed?
Lin Xiangxiang was at a loss for words. He had asked this question countless times along the way.
"Don't worry, it will definitely work. Uh...if it doesn't, we can just go back and continue researching!"
"It's your first time, and you have no experience. It's normal to fail. Just relax!" Lin Xiangxiang smiled and patted his shoulder.
Then, the four of them retreated together to a place one hundred meters away from the gunpowder tube.
Xie Beiheng lit an arrow, drew the bowstring, and aimed the tip of the arrow at the gunpowder tube.
"call out"
A sharp sound of breaking through the air was heard, and the rocket rushed towards the gunpowder tube a hundred meters away like lightning!
Xie Beiheng followed the arrow closely with his eyes.
Immediately afterwards, a loud "boom" sounded, shaking the earth!
I saw a huge deep pit blown out on the ground in the distance, with flames shooting up into the sky and smoke billowing.
Xie Beiheng's eyes widened, and the blazing flames reflected in his shocked eyes. He still held the bow tightly in his hand, staring at the scene in front of him, without moving for a long time.
Lin Xiangxiang cheered excitedly, "Ah~ We succeeded, Xie Beiheng, we succeeded!"
The previous words were meant to comfort Xie Beiheng. She didn't expect to succeed on the first try!
Wow, she is a genius!
Xu Chong and Shiqi were dumbfounded, standing there in shock with their eyes wide open and mouths open.
Oh my God, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, how could I believe that there were such powerful weapons in the world? They were clearly just a few things that were no bigger than the size of a palm!
Xie Beiheng came with a nervous mood and left with an excited heart!
We must immediately produce a batch so that Your Majesty can see the power of gunpowder. Only with Your Majesty's approval can we start mass production and put it into military use.
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The ten-day deadline has expired.
The Minister of Punishment, the Minister of Dali Temple, and the Left Censor-in-Chief were all kneeling trembling in front of Emperor Hong Jing's bed.
"Your Majesty, after investigation by our officials, the five charges brought by His Royal Highness Prince Rui against the Crown Prince are all true."
"Five years ago, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, in order to gain military merit, secretly colluded with the Northern Rong. In exchange for a privately mined gold mine, he had Northern Rong soldiers disguise themselves as bandits, massacre civilians, and occupy Tianlang Mountain."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has stationed 50,000 troops in Yuzhou. Not only that, the Jingji Camp has also fallen under the Crown Prince's control."
"We have discovered three bodies in the dungeon of the Crown Prince's compound. They are the previously missing commander of the Jingji Camp and his two deputy generals."
"In addition, we also found eight million taels of gold and silver in the other courtyard."
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The three of them knelt on the ground as they spoke one charge after another, sweating profusely.
They knew that what awaited them would be the emperor's wrath.
Emperor Hong Jing was lying on the bed, his face was haggard, his eye sockets were sunken, and his lips were pale.
At this moment, he was gasping for breath, and his whole body was shaking with extreme anger.
"Evil obstacle, evil obstacle..."
"What does he want to do? He wants to force the emperor to abdicate... He wants my throne..."
"Someone, come..."
The three men knelt on the ground, their foreheads pressed against the ground, and shouted in panic: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please take care of yourself!"
Su Guiquan hurried forward, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this old servant is here."
Emperor Hong Jing clenched his fists, his face livid. "Prove my decree... Crown Prince Li Chengrui has violated the virtues of his ancestors, disobeyed my instructions, and defied moral principles. He is unfit to succeed the throne. I hereby decree that he be deposed from his position as Crown Prince, demoted to a commoner... and sentenced to death!"
Su Guiquan knelt down with a thud, terrified, "Your Majesty!"
Emperor Hong Jing pounded his fist on the edge of the bed and held his breath, "Go! That evil creature... evil creature..."
Before he could finish his words, he fainted completely!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"Imperial Physician...Quickly call the Imperial Physician..."
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As soon as Emperor Hong Jing issued the edict, the whole country was shaken again. Deposing the crown prince was a major event that would shake the foundation of the country.
However, what Xie Beiheng was most worried about at this time was not the deposed prince, but the health of Emperor Hong Jing.
Although 300,000 troops of the Northern Rong had just been annihilated, if His Majesty passed away at this time and the new emperor ascended the throne, the court would be unstable.
The Northern Rong are likely to seize the opportunity and mobilize the entire country to invade again.