Chapter 251 The end of the ceremony
"Bang!"
Without the noise reduction of the pine forest, the deafening gunshots could be heard clearly.
"what sound?"
The emperor, who was talking with a group of ministers at the observation deck, stood up in panic, walked quickly to the city wall, and looked down from the city wall.
But the vast hunting ground looked empty at first glance, let alone a person.
The sound of the fire gun was inaudible to the emperor, but to the left prime minister in charge of the Ministry of Industry, he heard this sound almost every time, and he was very familiar with this sound.
"emperor."
Prime Minister Zuo pondered for a moment, and after thinking about it, he felt that this matter was a bit strange. He quickly approached the emperor and said in a low voice that only the two of them could hear.
"Your Majesty, the sound just now seemed like the sound of a firecracker."
"Well? How can you see it?"
The left minister's voice made the emperor frown.
"Your Majesty, the last time those two men in black visited the gunpowder workshop at night, two gunpowders were lost in the armory. I have been investigating this matter, but so far there has been no news."
"And in the past few days, a new batch of muskets have been received in the armory. The veteran has been inspecting and testing fire in the armory these days, and he is very familiar with this sound."
"You lost two fire guns?!" The emperor's voice was slightly louder, which made the eyes of all the ministers become meaningful.
"Why didn't you report it to me immediately?!"
The emperor also noticed his gaffe and quickly lowered his voice.
"The situation was urgent at that time, and the old minister was negligent for a moment, so he asked the emperor to punish him."
The left prime minister didn't know how to explain it, so he had to accept it obediently.
As for why no notification was made, others did not know, but the emperor knew it clearly.
"Hmph!" The emperor snorted displeasedly, "That's all, you have your reasons for this, so I won't blame you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me!" The emperor interrupted the left prime minister's voice impatiently, "Now quickly take people to the source of the sound to see what happened. From what you just said, it must be the two villains hiding here. One of my princes broke through. Now that the sound of firecrackers is heard, those two men in black must have taken action."
"yes!"
The left minister accepted the order, bowed and then turned and left.
"Wait a minute." The emperor stopped Zuo Xiang, "Let Guizi come with you. Guizi is very skilled in martial arts and can protect you by your side. The only person I trust now is you. But if someone fails to save you, you will also He fell into the hands of those two thieves."
Prime Minister Zuo was so moved by the emperor's concern that he almost knelt down and kowtowed in thanks.
"Guizi, without further ado, hurry up and set off!" the emperor ordered.
Prime Minister Zuo and Eunuch Gui left in a hurry without talking much.
Seeing the left minister leaving in a hurry with Eunuch Gui, all the ministers were constantly suspicious of what had happened.
Ji Taimei saw Zuo Xiang leaving with Eunuch Gui from a distance. Coupled with the unusual sound, he knew that he would attack Bi Yuntao today and couldn't help but worry about the second prince.
He knew that the second prince would take action today, but he didn't know in what way the second prince would take action.
He knew that the second prince had long been thirsty for those fire guns and wanted to get his hands on them. But the Naxi people who guarded the armory only recognized the token and were intolerant of others. Even the second prince, who had been in the army since childhood, had no way to get in.
The second prince once toyed with the idea of stealing the emperor's token, but before taking action, he unexpectedly learned that there were two copies of the token, which were kept in the hands of the emperor and the left prime minister respectively.
This made the second prince give up the idea, but he still wanted to be evil and kept thinking about the gun.
From the sound coming now, it must be that the second prince got his wish and got the blunderbuss. In desperation, he shot Bi Yuntao.
Now that Prime Minister Zuo and Eunuch Gui are leaving together, the emperor must have realized this and sent them two to check the situation.
"Taimei, what's wrong with you? Why are you so preoccupied?" Ji Youfu asked suspiciously when he saw Ji Taimei absent-minded and looking preoccupied.
"Father, my son is fine. He has been working for the second prince these past few days and has been overworked. He has not had much rest, so he is a little sleepy."
Ji Taimei quickly slapped him in a perfunctory way.
Ji Youfu had no doubt about him, "Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. When you are doing things by the Second Prince's side, you should be more thoughtful in everything. But don't listen to what the Second Prince says about everything. You must distinguish right from wrong, otherwise you will get into too deep." , if the second prince loses power, not only will you not be able to get away with it, but you may also be implicated in our Ji family."
"Our Ji family is not like Xia Jie, relatives of the emperor, nor like the left prime minister. We have been assisting the emperor since he was a prince."
"My father has climbed to this position all because of the promotion of the right prime minister. Now the right prime minister intends to take refuge in the service of the second prince. In order to repay the favor, my father has no choice but to let you work for the second prince."
"You have lived up to expectations. In just a few years, you have fully gained the trust of the second prince. But sometimes this kind of trust is also the most deadly. It is often because of too much trust that you will be negligent and cost you your life."
"Fathers have to tell their children to understand."
"As long as you understand!" Ji Youfu patted Ji Taimei's shoulder happily, "From now on, the Ji family will all rely on you! My father is old, and your eldest brother can't do his job properly, so he only knows how to play with women. This is also That's all, and he always uses some lowly and unworthy methods. If it weren't for my father being an official and being a bit disrespectful to everyone, our Ji family might have been ruined by your eldest brother. "
Big brother again! Everything can be related to big brother! What's so good about someone who only knows how to play with women's shit?
Ji Taimei's palms couldn't help but clenched into fists. If it hadn't been for how long he had just returned to Beijing and had not yet established himself, Ji Wuli would have been killed long ago.
But Ji Wuli won't be able to stay around for much longer. As long as all the wealthy businessmen in Jinling City are in the hands of the second prince, Ji Wuli will be of little use.
Ji Youfu didn't know about the intrigues between the two brothers Ji Taimei and Ji Wuli. Seeing Ji Taimei clenching his fists, I thought he was secretly determined to revitalize their Ji family.
He happily filled up Ji Taimei's wine glass and said, "Hold on for a while. When the hunting ceremony is over, you don't want to go to the second prince's place anymore. Go back home and have a good rest."
"Can……"
"Hey!" Ji Youfu looked at Ji Taimei dissatisfiedly, "Don't you listen to my father? Don't worry, the second prince sent someone to look for you, and my father will accept it."
At this point, Ji Taimei had nothing to say. He did not dare to talk back to his father. Although his father was chubby and looked like a peacemaker, he was very strict with his tutor.
Ji Taimei was worried here, but the second prince on the other side fell into a coma due to excessive blood loss. Fortunately, Lao Ba knew some acupuncture points and sealed the second prince's acupuncture points to slow down the bleeding. Otherwise, the unconscious second prince passed by. After all this trouble, he would have died a long time ago.
The sharp lead bullet whizzed past Lao Ao's scalp, and blood flowed out like a fountain in an instant.
"ah!"
Lao Ba immediately fell to the ground, wailing in pain and helplessness.
The unconscious second prince was thrown by him, and a large mouthful of blood gushes out of his mouth again.
Bi Yuntao turned his wrist, held the handle of the gun, put it on his shoulder, rolled it off Hei Meirao's back in an easy and free manner, and slowly walked towards the second prince and the others with contempt in his eyes. go.
"Hey, hey, hey! You are so outnumbered, but you were all killed by me alone. You are so indifferent now, why don't you kill yourself! I am too lazy to do it myself. Take action."
"Meow!"
The black cat jumped off the horse, jumped in front of Lao Ao and sat down, licking his paws with his tongue. It seems like, you don’t have to commit suicide, I can help you.
But what answered him was not Lao Ao's voice, but the sound of horse hooves.
"Save someone under the knife!" Eunuch Gui shouted as he rushed from a distance.
This made Bi Yuntao shudder. He stopped talking nonsense and quickly prepared to shoot Lao Ba.
In the distance, Eunuch Gui saw an unkempt man preparing to deal with the man in black rolling on the ground. Next to the man in black lay a man wearing a light yellow gown. Wasn't that man's gown and attire that of the second prince?
Eunuch Gui couldn't wait for his horse to run over slowly. He quickly nodded the horse's head, turned over with a kite, and shot a dart at the unkempt man.
Just as Bi Yuntao pointed his gun at Lao Ba, he noticed a strong wind whizzing towards his face and immediately tilted his head to dodge.
Fortunately, Bi Yuntao dodged, otherwise the dart would have disfigured Bi Yuntao's handsome face.
The dart passed across Bi Yuntao's forehead, and the dots of green hair on his forehead slowly fell down, and a red blood streak appeared on his smooth forehead, with little drops of blood oozing out.
Upon seeing this, Bi Yuntao quickly put the firecracker into the storage ring. Although this era was very similar to the Southern Song Dynasty, it was completely different. Although the emperor at this time paid equal attention to civil and military affairs, his emphasis was still on force.
Especially this firearm. When he was making gunpowder, Meng Ruolang told him more than once that saltpeter was a controlled item. The saltpeter flowing out on the market was released by the imperial court. There was no need to think about the large amount of saltpeter. The purchased saltpeter was As long as a certain number is reached, the court will get the idea and start a strict investigation.
If he hadn't known how to obtain saltpeter, he would have been unable to do so and had no choice but to use firecrackers mixed with gunpowder.
In particular, it can be seen how much the emperor attached great importance to gunpowder. The emperor turned a blind eye and ignored him last time, but with the emperor's skills, the causes and consequences of the destruction of Miaochun Pavilion must have been fully investigated, and he was wary of himself.
If the emperor knew that he not only had earthquake thunder, but also a fire blunderbuss, he would definitely be doomed.
Of course, Bi Yuntao also had some selfish motives. His Ferguson-style rifle was much more sophisticated than the current firecrackers. This is a good thing to show off. He is going to use this Ferguson rifle to carry out a dimensionality reduction blow in the future.
And this gun is also a good self-defense concealed weapon for myself. Especially in this world where everyone knows martial arts, only strong firepower can subdue the enemy.
