In the past two days, Xu Hui and Li Lizhi have to come to Xia Hongsheng's house every day, and the two seem to have a kind of magic, as long as they are there, Xia Hongsheng has no reason to be confident, full of confidence, and his confidence has doubled. Yuan Tiangang's giant paper kite was also made, and it was taken to Xia Hongsheng's house, using the lightest and best silk, and the skeleton was also made of the best Nanshan bamboo, which was flexible and strong, and lightweight, which could greatly reduce the weight of the paper kite and reduce the difficulty of the paper kite flying high. But despite this, it is not easy to fly to a height of fifty or sixty zhang with this paper kite. But if it is really replaced with a paper kite made of paper, it will definitely be torn and cracked by the wind after flying into the air. On the paper kite, there must be a metal rod to induce electricity, so it also increases the difficulty of the paper kite to fly.

Xia Hongsheng hurriedly took this opportunity to try this special paper kite, but it can also be put up, but the difficulty is not small, it is not possible to run by people, and only by riding on a horse can the kite be put up. But fortunately, the height can be reached, and after reaching a certain height, there is no need to gallop again.

The iron wire made by Li Chengqian was also done, although it was thicker than Xia Hongsheng expected, but it could also be used.

Wrap the iron wire around the kite string, connect the upper end with the metal rod on the top of the kite, and connect the lower end with the metal rod that sticks out of the mouth of the Leyden bottle.

"Everything is ready, just wait for the sky to be cloudy." Xia Hongsheng straightened it out again, then nodded and said.

"Brother Xia, are you really sure?" Xu Hui was beside him, and he couldn't understand what Xia Hongsheng was going to do. I heard Xia Hongsheng say this. So he asked. in her heart. After all, he was still very worried about Xia Hongsheng, but in the past few days, he saw that Xia Hongsheng was high-spirited, and it was not easy to show it, so Xia Hongsheng was distracted.

Xia Hongsheng looked at the pile of things, shook his head with a smile, and said: "Where in this world is there something that is completely certain, the power of heavenly thunder, how can mortals be so easy to achieve. The way of things is magical. But there are also dangers. The more magical things are, the greater the danger correspondingly, which is common sense in the world. If it weren't for the fact that this thing of catching the thunder had not been forced to such a point, I would never have done it. Do you see that pile? With those things, you can ensure that the palace buildings will no longer have to be afraid of lightning strikes. But Your Majesty wants more than that, there are always some people who can't see the civilization of this country, and are reluctant to abandon their vanity, Your Majesty wants to gag their mouths so that they can no longer talk nonsense. So I had to catch the thunderbolt. It must be proved to them. ”

"Master Xia, I'm sorry......" Li Lizhi said to Xia Hongsheng with an apologetic look. She felt that it was her father who put Xia Hongsheng in such a dangerous situation. As a daughter, it was difficult to say that her father was not, so she had to apologize herself.

Xia Hongsheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't misunderstand, princess, I didn't mean to complain about Your Majesty." Master Yan is right, Your Majesty asked me to do this, which is a sign of faith in me, and it is also a matter of handing over my honor and disgrace to me. Grabbing the heavenly thunder, this is an unbelievable and incredible thing, who will believe it? But His Majesty still believed it, and took the risk of calling hundreds of officials to watch it together. Think about it, if I fail, it will not only be my Xia Hongsheng's face and reputation, but Your Majesty will also be ridiculed, and there will be no face. Your Majesty has staked all his honor and disgrace on me, how can I live up to this trust? ”

"Master Xia, Lizhi believes in you, you will definitely be able to succeed!" Li Lizhi looked at Xia Hongsheng with admiration, and Xu Hui also nodded vigorously beside her.

"Okay, don't forget to go and see when the time comes, and see how I caught the thunder and plugged the mouths of those who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic!" Xia Hongsheng waved his hand, and he had the momentum of looking at the world.

All the preparations have been made, just wait for the weather to be overcast and the thunder to sound.

In the next two days, Li Shimin transported the things prepared by Xia Hongsheng into the palace, and arranged for the palace guards to be on duty to protect them strictly. also sent a few guards to Xia Hongsheng's house, saying that they were assisting Xia Hongsheng, but Xia Hongsheng understood that he was actually sent to protect him. However, Xia Hongsheng was a little skeptical, did the Shi clan really dare to be so bold as to harm him at such a juncture?

Xia Hongsheng asked for a spear made of pure steel, inserted it into his yard, and went over to see it several times a day, so a few days passed, and finally Xia Hongsheng saw dense water droplets on the spear. Looking up at the sky, there was no sunset, so he called one of the guards to come over and asked him to go back to the palace to report, saying that there was rain tomorrow, and he could catch the thunder!

The guard looked up at the sky, a little puzzled, but he quickly went back to the palace and reported to Li Shimin.

After a short time, some Praetorian Guards came out of the palace city one after another, and passed to various places in Chang'an City.

In the early morning of the next day, Xia Hongsheng appeared at the door of the Hou Mansion in a strong suit.

Behind him is the sister-in-law, the moon fairy and the people in the house. Xiahou Ye wants to catch the thunder now, there are few people in Chang'an City who don't know, and the sister-in-law's eyes are red, and she stands there silent.

"Sister-in-law, don't worry, don't listen to what people say, it's not really difficult, and it's not dangerous, just rest assured." Xia Hongsheng walked up to his sister-in-law and comforted him in a loud voice.

"Hongsheng ......" sister-in-law wiped her tears: "Sister-in-law is incompetent, she doesn't understand the big things you do, and she doesn't dare to talk more...... But, you have to be good! Good! ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled, raised his hand and wiped away his tears: "Sister-in-law, don't cry, prepare things at home, and make a bowl of oily noodles for Hongsheng to eat at night." Your Majesty will definitely take care of the food at noon, how can you eat enough in front of Your Majesty, I am afraid that when I come back in the evening, my hungry chest will stick to my back. ”

The sister-in-law nodded again and again, Xia Hongsheng took a deep breath and walked to the door.

"Childe......" Yuexian stopped Xia Hongsheng from behind, Xia Hongsheng turned around, and saw Yuexian coming over, turning over the collar of Xia Hongsheng's clothes again, and said softly: "The slave family believes in Gongzi, and I hope that you will return early!" ”

"Don't worry." Xia Hongsheng smiled and nodded, then turned around and walked out of the palace gate abruptly, and went up to the carriage in the palace that came to pick up Xia Hongsheng.

The carriage hurried to the palace, and there were already a lot of people waiting in front of the palace.

"Xiahou is here!" I don't know who saw the carriage first and shouted. Everyone looked at the past, and saw Xia Hongsheng get off the carriage and come over calmly, with a smile on his face, as if he was strolling leisurely.

"I don't know how Xiahou is going to catch the thunder today?" An official who couldn't be named by Xia Hongsheng stepped forward and asked Xia Hongsheng: "There is no rain today, how can we catch the thunder?" ”

Xia Hongsheng smiled and said, "This adult is so anxious, he just has to wait a little longer, and the rain will come down." ”

After speaking, he didn't pay attention to them, and walked straight to the front, Xu Xiaode and the others immediately walked over, but everyone didn't say anything, just looked at Xia Hongsheng with inquiring eyes.

Xia Hongsheng nodded at them, and everyone would understand, nodding and then making no more noise.

"Saint to!" Wang De's voice appeared in the large courtyard in front of the Yeting Palace.

Li Shimin walked over, followed by Empress Changsun, holding the newly added prince in his arms, followed by Li Shimin's four concubines and the princes. Empress Changsun and the fourth concubine did not get too close, and the princes came with Li Shimin.

The civil and military officials bowed and saluted, and Li Shimin walked up to Xia Hongsheng and asked, "Xia Qing, are you ready?" ”

"Alright." Xia Hongsheng nodded.

"Today, it's up to Xia Qing!" Li Shimin said to Xia Hongsheng: "I, I believe in Xia Qing!" ”

Li Shimin did not sit down, and stood with hundreds of officials, but he was at the front.

"Brother Sheng, look upstairs in the back!" Li Ke passed by Xia Hongsheng, whispered in a hurry, and then followed Li Shimin's footsteps.

Xia Hongsheng looked back and saw that upstairs, Li Lizhen and Xu Huizheng were upstairs.

Xia Hongsheng grinned, turned his head to look at the sky, and it was already obviously gloomy.

The things had been taken out by the guards in the palace, and Xia Hongsheng checked them again and put everything in place.

Qi Yong drove a chariot in the army over, Xia Hongsheng took out a pair of hand cages made of dried snake skin and put them on his hands, and took out a pair of equally dry leather hand cages and put another layer on his hands, and then picked up the kite string. Every other section of the kite line, there is a copper key tied to it, close to the end of the hand, several wooden strips are tied to the kite line like a ladder, Xia Hongsheng can just hold the wooden strip with his hand like a bicycle handlebar, so that he can pull the kite string without having to touch the kite string with his hand, as long as it is completed before the rain wets the wooden strip, these wooden strips can help Xia Hongsheng isolate the electric shock. The Leyden bottle hangs underneath the kite string, directly connected to the kite string. Xia Hongsheng stood up, put the pair of ceramic shoes on the outside of the shoes, and then got into the chariot.

Taking a deep breath, Xia Hongsheng said to Qi Yong in a deep voice: "Qi Yong, go!" ”

"Yes!" Qi Yong shouted, and as soon as he raised his horsewhip, the horse immediately galloped wildly, Xia Hongsheng held the edge of the chariot with one hand, and tightly grasped the wooden strip of the kite string with the other.

The chariot galloped, the kite string was jerked straight, and the kite was pulled up. The speed of the chariot was very fast, and the kite immediately left the ground with a snort, Xia Hongsheng tightened the rope and adjusted the kite to fly higher and higher.

The clouds grew thicker and thicker, and the sky became dark and heavy.

The chariot pulled Xia Hongsheng for a few runs, and the kite flew higher and higher, gradually stabilizing. Xia Hongsheng controlled the kite while returning to the courtyard in front of the Yeting Palace.

The civil and military officials, the emperor and the prince, all raised their heads and stared at the paper kite in the sky that seemed to be about to go straight into the sky.

Suddenly, I heard a thunderclap in the sky. (To be continued......)