The twilight was dying, and the temperature had become cold. The long window of Lin Jue's room was filled with jumping candlelight. On the bookcase under the window, Lin Juezheng pursed his lips and examined the stack of papers spread out on the desk one by one. There were strange-shaped drawings drawn on those papers, which were drawings of some of the things in his memory that Lin Jue had taken the time to draw. They are all weapons of killing in that lifetime on Earth.

In the previous life, Lin Jue actually had this idea, and he also wanted to put it into practice. But in the previous life, I was too cautious and cautious, and I was always worried that it would cause a catastrophe, so I kept it in my mind. Occasionally, some drawings are also burned in a hurry without leaving a trace. But in this life, Lin Jue decided from the beginning to find a way to make a few things. And now, he is about to take the biggest risk of his life, and he must be prepared. This is also the reason why he asked Liang Wang Guo Bing to provide skilled craftsmen to himself.

It is very difficult to manufacture these things in this era, and most of them cannot even be implemented at all, but there are a few things that Lin Jue feels are still feasible. Among them was the kind of musket that Lin Jue had drawn for several pages.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, the use of gunpowder was already very common. For major festivals and celebrations, fireworks and firecrackers will be set off, and there are also workshops specializing in making fireworks and firecrackers in Hangzhou. It's just that as a firearm, the purity of these gunpowders is not enough, so the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty was not equipped with firearms on a large scale. There is a firearm called the assault rifle, which was once requested to be popularized in the army, but the actual use of it has not been satisfactory. The range is not far, the strength is insufficient, and it is not even as good as a repeater and a bow. After the trial in the army, he was ridiculed as 'unable to wear Lu Jinye'. Eventually, it becomes a dusty waste piled up in a warehouse. Therefore, firearms in the Great Zhou Dynasty did not attract enough attention.

However, in Lin Jue's opinion, the power of firearms is obviously much more powerful than cold weapons. This is common knowledge that everyone in that life on Earth knows. As an acquaintance with the heat. A person with the power of weapons, Lin Jue certainly knew that holding a musket that could fire in his hand would give him a great guarantee of safety. Especially under the weak body of a helpless chicken, if he is possessed by a burly man with strong martial arts, he will have a lot less worries.

The power of gunpowder is related to many factors, but after Lin Jue personally peeled off the locally produced fireworks, he found that the problem here was that the purity of gunpowder was not enough. Charcoal sulfur potassium nitrate is the basic recipe for gunpowder, but the gunpowder here contains so much sediment and other impurities that it burns not violently and powerlessly. To get rid of this commonly used black. Gunpowder, to make a powerful explosive like the TNTI that later generations replaced, this is obviously beyond Lin Jue's ability, so he can only make a fuss about pure gunpowder and formulas. In addition, the smelting technology of the Great Zhou Dynasty was already very powerful, and it was by no means a problem to forge a barrel that would not explode.

Of course, Lin Jue didn't know much about these things, and he needed to solve the problem with the help of Guo Bing's skilled craftsmen. There are also a few things, Lin Jue also plans to take them together, hand them over to the craftsman to build quickly, and make them in a short period of time, so that they can be taken with him.

At the beginning of the shift, someone from the palace invited Lin Jue to come over, and Lin Jue knew that it was the deputy commander of the palace guards and the deputy commander of the navy who rushed back from the scene of the robbery to ask for the crime. According to the results agreed with Guo Bing this morning, Lin Jue needs to inquire in detail about the details of the robbery scene, and at the same time, they will also bring back the first-hand information of the bandits.

Taking Lin Boyong's special carriage, Lin Jue rushed to the palace of King Liang. The steward led Lin Jue to hurriedly come to the middle hall of the second entrance of the palace, where the lights were bright, and five or six people were already sitting there waiting.

Lin Jue saw Lin Ke and Lin Run standing there dejectedly at a glance, as the head of the Lin family in charge of this Cao Yun, the two sons naturally came back with everyone to ask for their guilt after the incident. The convoy was also temporarily berthed.

Seeing Lin Jue's arrival, Lin Ke and Lin Run's faces were surprised, they knew that the prince was waiting for someone to come, but they didn't know that it was Lin Jue who was waiting. And Lin Jue was also very troubled, he never wanted Lin Ke to see him here, because Lin Jue didn't want to cause more people's ideas, this was a matter of secrecy.

After meeting King Liang, Guo Bing obviously did not focus on introducing Lin Jue's identity. In addition to King Liang's father and son and the Lin brothers, several people in the audience also thought that Lin Jue was just a master in charge of recording in the palace.

"Well, you can tell me how it happened, and tell it in detail, and don't leave it out. Who comes first? Deputy Envoy Ma, why don't you say it first, you are a member of the Imperial City Division, and this king has to listen to you first. Liang Wangye said coldly.

A burly man with a dark face and wearing delicate armor stepped forward and said, "Ma Bin is guilty, there was a big mistake in this errand, and the crime of despicability is unforgivable. ”

Guo Bing said: "Now is not the time to talk about this, the top priority now is to figure out the situation and find a way to deal with it." Deputy Envoy Ma, you are sent by the Holy Lord from the capital to be responsible for escorting the birthday gift, you are naturally duty-bound, but now is not the time to condemn the crime. Tell me what it looks like. ”

Ma Bin is the deputy commander of the Imperial City Division, this time he thought that he had asked for a good errand, and it was not difficult to come to Hangzhou to escort the birthday ceremony to Beijing, and it would be a credit after success. However, he didn't expect that such a simple errand would be messed up, and the depression in his heart can be imagined. He was very shrewd and didn't dare to release the news, he knew that now he could only atone for his sins by working with the prince and them to find a way to get back the birthday gift.

"Lord, it's strange to say. Originally, the road was calm, but as soon as it anchored in Baoying Lake Bay, hundreds of water bandits appeared that night. The Ning Navy on the periphery couldn't stop them, so they rushed in and set fire to the ship. He Chao, the deputy commander of the guards of your mansion, immediately put people on guard to prevent thieves from boarding the ship. Originally, many grain ships surrounded the big ship carrying birthday gifts, but I don't know who ordered the grain ships to disperse, so that our ship was exposed. Hundreds of bandits boarded the boat, and we fought desperately, killing dozens of brothers, and finally had no choice but to jump off the boat and flee for their lives. Lord Wang, the lower officials know that they should not abandon the ship, they should defend the ship with their lives, and this is a humble duty that cannot be redeemed. However, before this, the navy was not well guarded, and some people ignored the birthday gift in order to protect the grain ship, is it also the culprit? When the lower officials came back to Hangzhou, they wanted to report to the prince, they could die for their humble duties, but they couldn't be innocent, and they deserved to die too. ”

Ma Bin said loudly and angrily, glaring at the few people standing beside him as he spoke. Among them were Yue Songlin, the deputy commander of the Ning Navy, who was responsible for protecting Caoyun, and the Lin brothers, who were ugly.

"Deputy Envoy Ma, what do you mean by that? At that time, the ships of our navy were patrolling around the perimeter without stopping for a moment. Dozens of clippers rushed out of the reeds at once, drilling like a mouse, our ships are too big to catch up, what can we do? Do you mean that we let them in and hijack the gifts? I can't afford that. We did our part, and we managed to kill more than 20 bandits. But how is it our responsibility that the ship carrying the birthday gift was hijacked? If you don't mess around and keep in formation, or if you can prevent bandits from coming aboard, it won't be so bad. ”

"What? You're pushing it clean, you mean you're not responsible? You are still the leader of the army to protect it, and it has become the current situation, and you still deny the prevarication? It's ridiculous. Ma Bin shouted angrily.

"I didn't say that we are not responsible, and I, Yue Songlin, would rather be punished, but whose responsibility is this, I have to make it clear. We don't shirk our fault at all, and someone wants to deduct the black pot for us, but we don't agree. Yue Songlin shouted coldly.

The two began to accuse each other of throwing the pot in front of Guo Bing, which made Guo Bing angry. Finally, he slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Do you still have this king in your eyes?" When something happened, I want to get out of it now. This king tells you that if you don't take back the birthday gift, no one will be able to get rid of it, and everyone will have to lose their heads. ”

As soon as Guo Bing was angry, the two of them didn't dare to speak again. King Liang is not easy to provoke, if he annoys King Liang, even if he slaughters the two of them immediately, the court will not blame King Liang. Although his position as a Taibao is a fictitious position, his words have weight, and he is the younger brother of the saint.

Lin Ke and Lin Run didn't say a word on the side, in fact, one of the points that the two of them mentioned in their argument was that the grain ship ignored the birthday ship in order to protect itself. Lin Jue obviously heard this, he glanced at King Liang and pointed at Lin Ke.

King Liang immediately understood, turned to Lin Ke, and asked in a deep voice.

"Lin Ke!"

Lin Ke was so frightened that his body trembled, and he stepped forward with vain steps and knelt down and kowtowed, "The sinners are here." ”

Although Lin Run did not name him, he hurriedly stepped forward and knelt aside.

"Did you order the grain ships to disperse and expose the big ships carrying birthday gifts?" King Liang asked coldly.

Lin Ke said in a trembling voice: "The sinners deserve to die, the sinners are confused for a while." At that time, the flotilla caught fire, and the place was cramped. The fire was spreading, and the criminals feared that the entire convoy would be lost, so they ordered them to evacuate. The criminals intended to protect the entire fleet, but they did not expect such a catastrophe. The villain deserves death, and I implore the prince to punish him. Ten thousand deaths are to blame. ”

Lin Ke's attitude was quite correct, he did not deny the consequences of his order, and calmly admitted it. This made people feel that his motives were pure, and everyone had doubts about the purpose of his order before, but when they thought about it, there was nothing wrong with what he did.

"It's hard to escape the blame for death, and this king will cut you alive, so what can you do? Your 10,000 lives can't be worth those two birthday gifts. Your Lin family will be raided and destroyed because of this incident, do you know? Stupid, all stupid. More than 2,000 soldiers and horses, including 4,000 or 5,000 men, including boatmen, were overwhelmed by a few hundred bandits, and caused such a big disaster, you are really a bunch of fools! Can anyone tell me what to do about this? Yes? Guo Bing slammed the table and scolded angrily, and no one in the audience dared to speak, as if they were mourning, crying and bowing their heads silently.