Inside the Manna Hall.
Seeing Li Er's furious look, the maids and eunuchs next to him quickly lowered their heads. They had only seen Wei Zheng before, who could make Li Er lose his temper. They didn't expect that there would be another Li Zexuan today. It was really " "Heroes" come from young people~!
"Ahem~! Your Majesty, calm down~! Building a house is also a kind of learning~! There is a Taoist saying that it is called worldly practice. If King Wei stayed in the deep palace for a long time, it would not be of much benefit to his character growth. I believe that Your Majesty must understand this, otherwise you would not have allowed Qingque to go to Yunshan~!"
"Ha~!"
Li Er laughed, neither agreeing nor objecting. He thought for a while, and then said meaningfully: "Let's not mention this for now, but is there anything else you forgot to tell me~?"
Li Zexuan was stunned for a moment, suddenly thought of something, immediately put on a doggy face, and said flatteringly:
"Ouch~! Your Majesty, you are too polite. I just presented a few drawings and you want to reward me heavily. In fact, you can just reward me with anything and I will be grateful. Why do I have to choose the reward myself~ ! As the saying goes, thunder, rain, and dew are all the favor of the king, my humble minister..."
"Shut up~!"
Li Er really couldn't listen any more. He had a look of despair on his face and said angrily: "When did I mention the reward to you kid~? I want you to tell the truth about the method of destroying the Seven Repair Sect. ~!"
He really didn't expect that there would be such shameless and bold people in the world. He was really angry and funny.
"Uh~! So it's not a reward~!"
Li Zexuan was stunned. He muttered, then touched his nose and said humbly: "Ahem~! Well, the Seventh Cultivator Sect uses iron balls of zhenqi~! Didn't the minister just say it in the court~ ?”
Li Er glared and said angrily: "Hmph~! You can fool others with those nonsense words, but you can't even try to fool me. Hurry and tell me the truth~! Your brat is getting bolder and bolder now, and you actually dare to lie to me~ !”
If anyone else dared to be so naughty in front of Li Er, Li Er would have had him dragged out and chopped. But this person was Li Zexuan, and Li Er was a little helpless. Li Zexuan was such a capable person that even a slightly more enlightened monarch would choose him. Reuse, of course Li Er is no exception.
Feeling Li Er's aggressive gaze, Li Zexuan shrank his neck and said hesitantly: "Actually, what the boy used to bomb the Seven Xiu Sect that night was a kind of strong gunpowder. Its general principle is similar to the iron ball of zhenqi mentioned earlier. , but one thing is different, that thing was not made by my master, but by the boy himself~!"
Hearing this, Li Er's breathing suddenly became faster.
"As expected~! It's true~! I've already guessed that there can't be only one of these things, and you can definitely do it again~! But what is strong gunpowder~?"
At this time, the term gunpowder had not yet appeared. The person who really defined gunpowder should be Song Yingxing of the Ming Dynasty. He wrote in "Tiangong Kaiwu·Gunpowder": "Every gunpowder is mainly saltpeter and sulfur, supplemented by plant ash. . The nature of nitrate is extremely yin, and the nature of sulfur is extremely yang. The two divine objects of yin and yang meet in a seamless space, and when they come out, the characters are stunned, their souls are scattered, and their souls are shattered."
But the emergence of gunpowder can be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period. According to the records of "Fan Zi Ye Ran", it has been used for folk livelihood applications in China during the Spring and Autumn Period. Fan Zi Ji Ran said that "saltpeter came out of Long Road". Of course, gunpowder at that time only referred to saltpeter, because saltpeter can directly cause combustion or explosion when it rubs or collides with organic matter.
Speaking of slightly more powerful gunpowder, you have to refine the alchemy, because the original use of Chinese gunpowder was to use it in the fire-subduing process in alchemy.
Ancient alchemists often burned sulfur, arsenic and other poisonous medicines before using them. "Fu" means to subdue. To lose or reduce the toxicity, this procedure is called "subduing fire".
After Li Zexuan heard what Li Er said, he was choked for a moment. What does it mean to "have guessed that there is more than one of these things"? After a long time, he was deceived~!
"Your Majesty, this gunpowder is a medicine that can cause violent combustion by sparks, flames, etc. When these things burn violently in a very small space, they will cause an explosion~! This can actually be used as a Taoist fire method to make elixirs and subdue fires. The igniting agent in it~!”
After cursing several times in his mind that Li Ermu had Xiao Jiji, Li Zexuan explained depressedly.
Li Er's eyes suddenly lit up when he heard the word "alchemy", and he asked: "Do you still know how to make alchemy~?"
When Li Zexuan saw Li Er's look, he knew what he was thinking, and said hurriedly: "Of course you don't understand this~! My master once said that the method of alchemy is the biggest scam of our Taoist school. Back then, the first emperor recruited alchemists to make alchemy. Since the elixir of immortality, dynasties have changed in the world for nearly 800 years, but no immortal person has ever appeared. This is just a scam to deceive people~!"
Having said all that, Li Zexuan still didn't want Li Er to go astray.
Li Er couldn't help but blush when he saw through his mind. After he calmed down, he said with a straight face: "I also understand that the way to make alchemy is no more than a trivial one, but this gunpowder is so important to our Tang Dynasty. Just now Why don't you tell the truth in court~?"
Li Er stared at Li Zexuan's face sharply and asked word by word
Li Zexuan's heart tightened, knowing that the most critical test was coming. He quickly put away his playful smile and said seriously:
"Your Majesty, the power of this gunpowder is enough to destroy heaven and earth. It is precisely because it is so important to state affairs that I dare not reveal a word in front of others~! There is no airtight wall in this world, and no one can guarantee Tai Chi. All the ministers in the palace are working together with His Majesty~!
Once the gunpowder matter is leaked, and there is a precedent of the boy's previous bombing of the Seventh Cultivation Sect, all forces will definitely covet the gunpowder, and will send various spies to find out the formula. Once they find out the formula, they will be interested in my Datang. The army is an absolute disaster. After all, gunpowder is a double-edged sword that can hurt others as well as yourself~! This is a serious matter, so I have to be cautious and cautious~! So I just lied to the court, and I hope your majesty will forgive me~! "
Li Er looked slightly stern. When Li Zexuan said this, he immediately thought of many bad things.
At present, the Tang Dynasty has been established, and Li Er has just been in power for less than a year. His current control over the Tang Dynasty is not yet to the point where he can sit back and relax. Aristocratic families, foreign enemies, internal worries, and foreign invasions are all hidden in the dark. Stable factor, if you are not careful, you may lose everything~!
"Not bad~! I'm very happy that you can think of this~! Li Zexuan, you didn't disappoint me~!"
After a long time, Li Er sighed, his face gradually softened, and he looked at Li Zexuan and said.
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