Li Shimin looked crazy, his eyes were bloodshot, like a war madman.
Li Beidou seemed to be pinching someone else, "Your Majesty, please calm down."
Li Jing also looked ecstatic when he saw that this thing was so powerful, but when Li Beidou said it, he also looked worried.
Li Shimin shook his head and tried to calm down. After a long time, he smiled and said, "I lost my composure."
Li Beidou sighed and said: "Your Majesty, please do not get excited and please take care of yourself. If something unexpected happens, I will die without redemption."
Li Jing glanced at his grandson appreciatively, his eyes filled with relief.
Li Shimin was very moved, "Beidou is a loyal minister."
Li Beidou couldn't continue to answer the conversation. Didn't this big guy understand what I meant? Don't get too excited in my house. What if my family dies? You can't touch porcelain like this.
After a long time, Li Shimin pointed to the explosion site and said: "If this thing can be mass-produced, it will be just around the corner for us, the Tang Dynasty, to conquer Goguryeo. If we can destroy Goguryeo, Beidou will be the first to take credit."
Pandora's box has been opened, and Li Beidou is not considering whether it will change the trajectory of history.
Then he said: "Your Majesty, if you add some small iron pieces or nails to the gunpowder, once it explodes, no one within a few feet will be spared."
A picture suddenly appeared in Li Shimin's mind, and he couldn't help but shudder, "What Beidou said makes sense, I've written it down."
Li Beidou and Li Jing looked at each other, as if they had a clear understanding, and Li Jing nodded.
Li Beidou took out a secret recipe from his pocket and said, "Your Majesty, this is the recipe for gunpowder. It records the raw material ratio and production process of gunpowder in detail. Please keep it."
Li Beidou thought about it for a while, but was still a little worried, so he continued: "Your Majesty, this thing is dangerous, please keep it away, and it must not be known to outsiders, otherwise our country, the Tang Dynasty, may be in danger."
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Why did Beidou offer up the secret recipe so proactively?"
Li Beidou sighed and said: "Everyone is innocent of the crime of harboring a jade. I cannot protect the secret recipe. The only one in the world who can protect the secret recipe is His Majesty."
Li Shimin stared at Li Beidou for a long time, then took the secret recipe, glanced at Li Jing, and then turned to look at Li Beidou and said: "No emperor wants to steal the secret recipe of his ministers, but this thing is different. It is too dangerous. I must master it." It, this is what the emperor should do, and it is also for the safety of the Tang Dynasty and the great righteousness, I have to accept it, Beidou, don't blame me."
Li Beidou bowed and said, "I thank Your Majesty for your honesty. I would like to swear that I will never reveal the secret recipe of gunpowder to anyone in my life."
Li Jing said nothing, but bowed and saluted together with Li Beidou.
Li Shimin hurriedly helped Li Jing up, and then gave Li Beidou a weak hand without saying much.
Li Shimin smiled happily. It didn't matter whether he swore or not. What mattered was Li Beidou's background. He was the grandson of Duke Wei, which was enough.
Disciples with meritorious deeds can be trusted by the emperor. The emperor's personal bodyguards are all descendants of distinguished denominations. They even entrust their family and life to them. Li Shimin has no reason not to trust Li Beidou.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "I trust you, Li Beidou." Then he continued thoughtfully: "Why don't I leave the making of gunpowder to you, so that I can rest assured."
Li Beidou blurted out, "I won't do it."
Li Shimin hummed in surprise.
Li Jing couldn't bear it anymore and kicked Li Beidou staggering.
Li Beidou hurriedly said seriously: "I have an indifferent temperament. I only want to place my love on the mountains and rivers. I can never bear such an important responsibility. Please forgive me."
Li Shimin smiled and looked at his ancestors and grandson, "Haha, it's difficult for Beidou to use laziness in such a high-sounding way."
Li Beidou grinned. There were too many smart people and not enough fools.
Seeing that Li Jing was about to plead guilty, Li Shimin quickly waved his hand to interrupt, "Gunpowder is of course important, but since I have the secret recipe, I entrusted it to others. But if your knowledge, Beidou, is not passed down, it will be a real loss to the Tang Dynasty."
The corner of Li Beidou's mouth twitched, "I don't have any knowledge. Your Majesty is so flattering."
Li Shimin smiled heartily and did not continue to ask.
Li Shimin got the secret recipe of gunpowder, asked Li Beidou to make a few firecrackers, and returned to the palace.
He just said before leaving: "Several guests will come to visit you in the next few days. I hope Beidou will pay more attention."
Li Beidou was stunned, "Guest? What kind of guest?"
Li Shimin laughed, but did not answer. He waved his hand and ordered to set off.
After Li Shimin left, Li Beidou returned to his old salty fish mode.
It's just that this time is different from the past. The more Li Jing looks at his grandson, the more he likes him. Even he is like a chrysalis there.
Li Beidou also asked his grandfather Li Jing in a humble way if the emperor would give him a reward for gunpowder.
Li Jing laughed heartily. The less there was any movement, the more movement there was. Your gunpowder can keep my Li family alive for at least another hundred years.
Li Beidou didn't understand what it meant and didn't take it to heart. The matter just passed day by day.
I was still waiting for the guests Li Shimin mentioned, but I didn't expect that an emergency military situation had arrived.
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Late at night, a fast horse galloped in from the Yanping Gate of Chang'an City and galloped straight towards the Tai Chi Palace.
As they approached the palace gate, the knight on horseback took up his reins.
The knight with a dusty face said loudly: "There is an urgent military situation ahead! The Japanese traitors sent troops to Baekje to sneak attack on our Tang Navy. Our army suffered more than a thousand casualties."
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It is a great shame and great humiliation. Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it has never been plotted by a small barbarian country like Japan. But this time, the Japanese country not only took the initiative to provoke trouble, but also caused casualties to the Tang soldiers. It is really a great shame and great humiliation.
Li Shimin was woken up from his sleep by the eunuch. After hearing the news, he sat in silence for a long time. He didn't react for a while and thought he was dreaming.
Li Shimin asked with a dull expression: "Japanese country? That tiny Japanese country?"
The eunuch who reported the report replied solemnly: "Yes, Your Majesty, it is the Japanese country."
Li Shimin still didn't react, "More than a thousand of our soldiers were injured or killed?"
The eunuch sighed: "Yes!"
Li Shimin shook his head vigorously, and then he finally woke up, and then he became furious, "How dare you, are you tired of living as a mere Japanese slave? How dare you offend our Tang Dynasty? No, I heard from Mr. Li that the Japanese have disobedient intentions, Didn’t I already order someone to investigate and deal with it?”
The eunuch didn't know the situation, so he could only say submissively from the side: "Your Majesty, please don't get excited. Please take care of yourself."
Only then did Li Shimin wake up completely. He glanced at the eunuch beside him and said, "Password, the generals in the army who are staying in Chang'an will enter the palace immediately for ceremony!"
Seeing that the eunuch was about to leave, he added, "Wei Guogong Li Jing has also been summoned."
