Outside the imperial study room's door, after a loud bang, thirty meters outside the door became a mess.
The ginkgo tree that originally stood outside the Imperial Study Room has disappeared without a trace.
The ground that was originally full of green grass seemed to have been plowed. The land was rolled up and messy. Some places were even smoking. It looked terrible!
Not far away, Luo Zhang lay motionless on the ground, his back was covered with dirt, as if he was not buried.
Mainly because Luo Zhang only ran a dozen meters before the gunpowder in the bamboo tube exploded. He was knocked over by the air wave and fell to the ground.
At the door of the Imperial Study Room, Eunuch Huang kept asking about His Majesty's health and whether he was injured. However, they did not listen to Luo Zhang's warning and covered their ears and opened their mouths, causing them to be briefly tinnitered by the sound.
No matter how much Eunuch Huang said, it was in vain. Li Shimin couldn't hear it at all!
Whoosh whoosh!
One after another figures rushed over from a short distance, and in just a short while, more than thirty people appeared, surrounding the entire imperial study room.
When these people saw the miserable appearance outside the royal study, their expressions changed greatly. The leader among them hurriedly shouted: "There are assassins, protect your majesty!"
With this shout, more people ran towards this side, as if they were afraid that the thief would escape and wanted to catch the thief on the spot!
Fortunately, when the leader saw His Majesty standing at the door of the imperial study safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief. If His Majesty had done anything to insert his wings, then he, the commander of the Jinwu Guard, would have suffered.
Just one unfavorable accusation against a guard is enough to make him drink a cup of wine. If His Majesty has something to do, it will be even worse. Wenzhan will not be able to escape by then!
Fortunately, fortunately, your majesty is fine. This is a blessing among misfortunes. As long as the thief is caught again, he will not only be innocent, but will also be meritorious!
"Search everywhere for me. The thief will definitely not be able to escape far. Even if you have to dig three feet into the ground, you have to find him!" Li Yan, the leader of the Jinwu Guards, shouted.
"Yes, sir!" The Jinwu guards took the order and dispersed.
Li Yan came to His Majesty, knelt down on one knee and said: "It is my dereliction of duty that I frightened Your Majesty. Please punish me!"
Li Shimin looked at Li Yan, frowned slightly, and then looked around. Only then did the door of his imperial study look like this. No wonder it attracted so many Jinwu guards.
It's just that he only saw Li Yan talking but couldn't hear the sound.
Turning to look at Eunuch Huang, he saw that his mouth kept moving, but he still couldn't hear it, which made his expression slightly change.
"Where's Luo Zhang? Go and find Luo Zhang quickly!" Li Shimin ordered.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
But before Li Yan could get up to look for Luo Zhang, one of his men came to the door of the Imperial Study Room with someone else. Who else could it be if it wasn't Luo Zhang?
However, at this time, Luo Zhang looked a little miserable, with a gray head and a gray face, and his clothes were also dusty, as if he had been dug out of the soil.
Seeing Luo Zhang's appearance, Li Shimin couldn't help laughing, but thinking of what he couldn't hear, he hurriedly said: "Luo Zhang, why can't I hear people talking?"
Luo Zhang was not injured, he was just hit by the air wave, and because he was too close, he felt a little dizzy.
Hearing His Majesty's words, Luo Zhang looked at Li Shimin and couldn't help but smile bitterly. The first thing he thought about was that His Majesty didn't listen to his words. He covered his ears and opened his mouth, causing tinnitus. This thing is nothing. It only takes a moment. Just fine.
Immediately, he asked someone to get pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and write on the paper the cause of the tinnitus and when you will get better.
After seeing what Luo Zhang wrote, Li Shimin felt relieved. If he couldn't hear, then he would be a deaf emperor. How could he be an emperor?
After all, he has to rely on his ears to go to court, listen to the opinions of the courtiers, listen to the success of the courtiers in governing the four directions, and whether there are any changes in the various countries, etc. If he cannot hear this, the courtiers can only report it in the form of memorials. That would be very troublesome.
Fortunately, this kind of tinnitus does not last long, it can be as quick as a moment or as slow as an hour.
Feeling at ease, Li Shimin then ordered: "Li Yan, let the guards come back. There are no assassins. Stop searching. Just let people clean this place up and don't cause trouble."
His Majesty's words were of course an imperial edict, and Li Yan naturally would not object. He stood up, clasped his fists, and went back to work.
As long as there are no assassins and his mind is set, this means that he will not be in trouble.
As for why this place became like this, since His Majesty didn't say it, it's not his place to know.
The first principle of being a Jinwu Guard is to listen to what you should listen to, don't listen to what you shouldn't hear, and just do what you should do. Anyway, it's the same thing. Listen to Your Majesty!
With the support of Eunuch Huang, Li Shimin returned to the imperial study, followed closely by Luo Zhang.
After sitting down, Li Shimin took a sip of tea to calm down his shock. The scene just now was really shocking to him. He didn't expect that the gunpowder Luo Zhang had prepared was so powerful. It was so powerful that it was no wonder that Wang Hu, who assassinated Luo Zhang, would be blown up. With such a pitiful appearance, other True Yuan realm experts would not be able to bear it. They are afraid that the end will not be much better than that of Wang Hu!
With this thing, the Tang Dynasty was afraid of Turks and Goguryeo!
As long as they can be manufactured in large quantities, Turks and Goguryeo are within their grasp!
The more I thought about Li Shimin, the more excited I became, and in the end I burst out laughing!
Luo Zhang was also drinking tea. Hearing Li Shimin's laughter, Luo Zhang knew that His Majesty must be thinking about where to use gunpowder.
I'm afraid I thought of something happy, so I smiled like this!
"Luo Zhang, you are good, very good, well done! You deserve to be so valued by me! With this gunpowder, why worry about our Tang Dynasty not being strong!" Li Shimin looked at Luo Zhang and praised.
Luo Zhang hurriedly stood up and bowed: "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. It is my duty to share His Majesty's worries!"
"Well, that's right. You're neither arrogant nor impetuous, and you're calm and dignified. Even at your age, I can't reach your level. You really impress me!" Li Shimin praised.
Suddenly, he was slightly startled, "I can hear it. As you said, I won't be able to hear it for a while, but I think you already have a very deep understanding of this gunpowder!"
"Your Majesty, the gunpowder has now been detailed, and the gunpowder construction warehouse at Yushan Fortress is almost completed. I wonder if the people I asked your Majesty to select are all available. If they are all available, the gunpowder can be produced as soon as possible to supply the army of the Northern Expedition. After all, time is running out, and in addition, Your Majesty needs to send a large number of guards to guard Yushan Fortress to prevent the gunpowder formula from being lost. This is no joke!"
"Well, what you said makes sense. A large number of guards must be sent to guard the place. No one is allowed to approach there without permission. As for the person you asked me to choose, I have already chosen it. There are many such people in my palace. It is completely okay. Let them make gunpowder!" Li Shimin nodded in agreement.
Luo Zhang was stunned by Li Shimin's words. He almost slapped his thigh and screamed. Why didn't he think about some people in the palace, such as the father-in-laws, who had basically lived in the palace since childhood, and were helpless? Without relatives, the palace is their home. Such people can never leave the palace for the rest of their lives. There is no difference between them in the palace and in Yushan. For them, being in the palace is not as comfortable as in Yushan. They don’t have to get up early and work late at night. It's a dirty job, just produce gunpowder every day. It's a good place to end up. Luo Zhang fully agrees with His Majesty's proposal.
He still felt guilty before, thinking that it would be cruel to ask His Majesty to find some people and let these people stay in Yushan for the rest of their lives. But now that it is gone, the knot in his heart has been lifted, and he feels much more relaxed.
"Your Majesty's proposal is very good, I agree!" Luo Zhang nodded.
"Well, it would be best if you agree!" Li Shimin smiled.
"But Your Majesty, you still need to choose a trustworthy person to guard the Jade Mountain. This will put your Majesty at ease! It's just that your Majesty needs to make your own decisions about this choice. I will teach him the formula of gunpowder, and then let him go." Teach those palace people." Luo Zhang suggested.
"Well, I am also considering this person, but I want to ask, can you go? If you go to this person, you don't have to choose!" Li Shimin asked.
Luo Zhang shook his head like a rattle and refused: "Your Majesty, please spare me. If you can find out the details of this gunpowder, Gao Yang has complained to me every day, saying that when I return to the mansion, I only go underground except for meals. I don’t have time to accompany her anymore, if you take me to Yushan again, Gao Yang won’t be able to spare me!”
