Just do it.
Collecting materials is a bit troublesome. First, you have to get a batch of gunpowder, and then you have to build some small devices.
These devices can be mass-produced by calling on blacksmiths, but it is more laborious for Li Qinzai to do this alone.
After cruelly rejecting Qiao'er's request for a firecracker and sending him away, Li Qinzai locked himself in the study.
The study room in the other courtyard is a very magical place. It is rarely used. Li Qinzai is not a person who pays attention to rituals. He prepares lessons and questions for the students. He just finds a table to write and draw and then calls it a day. There is no need to be serious. Sitting in the study.
Today, Li Qinzai rarely entered the study, which surprised the maids in the backyard.
After entering the study room, one pass lasted all afternoon.
When it was almost sunset, Cui Jie, who had not seen her husband all day, was a little confused. She went out and searched around the backyard. The maid reported that the father-in-law was in the study and had not come out all afternoon.
Cui Jie was stunned for a moment, then startled, and her expression immediately became solemn.
After marrying Li Qinzai, Li Qinzai's mother, Li Cui, once told Cui Jie some things, such as running the housework and taking care of the family's property. They were all trivial matters. The matron of the house only had to ask the people below to do it.
But there was only one thing that Mrs. Li Cui warned very seriously.
If you find that Li Qinzai went into the study and didn't come out for a long time, you must take it seriously. The area around the study must be cleared and no one is allowed to approach.
When Li Qinzai comes out, everything in the study must be cleaned up, and no scraps of paper or words are allowed to be left. All writings, drawings, and other things must be kept in the strictest way, or sealed with fire paint and directly He was sent to the Duke's Mansion in Chang'an and handed over to Li Ji in person.
When Mrs. Li Cui warned Cui Jie, her expression was very serious, even a little harsh.
She told Cui Jie that Li Qinzai must be doing something important in the study at this time. This matter must be related to the fate of the Tang Dynasty and the country, and must not be leaked.
Cui Jie felt a chill in her heart and immediately remembered it.
It's just that in the past few years, Li Qinzai has been living too casually in Zhuangzi, and there are almost no opportunities to use the study. Cui Jie has almost forgotten Li Cui's instructions.
Today, I finally saw Li Qinzai enter the study. After not going out for a long time, Cui Jie's memories were finally awakened, and her nerves suddenly became tense.
"Clear the place and ask Liu Asi to lead fifty men into the backyard and seal off the area around the study. No one is allowed to approach! Anyone who dares to disobey the order will be beaten to death on the spot." Cui Jie ordered with a stern face.
The maid went to deliver the order tremblingly, and soon, Liu Asi and his troops arrived in a hurry.
Cui Jie only said to Liu Asi, "My husband went into the study and didn't come out all afternoon."
Liu Asi understood what she meant. When Li Qinzai was still living in the Duke's Mansion, Liu Asi had seen this kind of experience several times.
So Liu Asi waved his hand, and the tribesmen surrounded the study. Liu Asi stood at the door of the study, leaning on a knife, looking in all directions, exuding a faint murderous aura.
Cui Jie silently retreated to the archway in the backyard and ordered the kitchen to heat up the food. She asked her servants to move a low table across the archway. There was a pot of charcoal fire under the table. Cui Jie sat beside the charcoal fire. He just stared at the closed door of the study infatuatedly, his mind wandering to nowhere.
Cui Jie is particularly relieved that her husband is a person who lives his life.
Every time her husband made some new dishes, made some novel toys for Qiao'er, even if they lazily poured them on the straw mat in the yard, like a salted fish fried on the pan, Cui Jie would be fascinated by it. Feel reassured.
The two sides rub each other's hair together, and they live a quiet and contentless life. Slowly spending their lives together like this is the happiness that many people crave for.
This kind of happiness is the smile that often overflows from the corners of the mouth unintentionally, the angry and resentful fights in the boudoir, and the comfort of getting into his arms in the dead of night.
But Cui Jie knows better that the man with whom she gets along day and night has a broader and more splendid world.
In that world, the husband is a courtier who is highly valued by the emperor, a master of arithmetic who is regarded as a god by the officials and students of the Imperial College, and a meritorious minister whose every move and gesture is stopped and stared at by everyone in the world.
Whether he is a minister or a husband, he has done an outstanding job. He really seems to be a person favored by God, and he has lived up to God's favor. No matter where he is, he shines brightly.
Now in the study room of the other courtyard, my husband is immersed in that world. Every word and every picture he writes will affect the national destiny of the Tang Dynasty and make this world a more exciting place.
Cui Jie couldn't help but become more and more obsessed as she looked at the study.
The marriage that her father arranged for her back then was also God's favor for her.
There were light footsteps behind her, and Cui Jie turned her head alertly, looking sternly.
Jin Xiang paused, frightened by Cui Jie's eyes, and said cautiously: "I shouldn't have come?...Then I'll leave?"
Seeing that it was Jin Xiang, Cui Jie's eyes softened and she snorted angrily.
"You, you have been married for so long, why is there still no movement in your stomach? Our family needs to flourish, and my husband's legacy needs to be passed down. This huge mansion depends on us, so you have to live up to your expectations." Cui Jie said earnestly. .
Jin Xiang suddenly became shy: "I... I'm very satisfied. If I try harder, my husband will soon run out of energy..."
Cui Jie said angrily: "I have the nerve to say that during my confinement period, my husband was occupied by you every day. What happened? There was no movement at all. My husband was used by you for nothing. Even the animals in the village did not dare to use you like this. A donkey can grind two loads of grain in a day, so what did your husband grind?"
Jin Xiang became more and more embarrassed, and said softly with a red face: "My husband is also tired, his actions are very rough..."
Cui Jie was stunned: "..."
Then Cui Jie understood instantly, blushed and let out a sigh. Sure enough, no matter how dignified or serious a woman was before, once she gets married, she will become obscene and dare to say anything nasty.
At this time, the study door finally opened, and Li Qinzai stretched and walked out.
Halfway through stretching, I was shocked to find that the area outside the door was surrounded by people, as if facing a formidable enemy. Apart from the tribesmen, not even a dog could be seen.
Li Qinzai was shocked: "Is there a thief in our house, or an assassin?"
Liu Asi, who was standing outside the door, turned around and clasped his fists: "The fifth young master finally came out. The young lady has ordered that when you are in the study, you must be on guard and no one is allowed to approach."
Li Qinzai suddenly felt a sense of ritual that he had not seen for a long time. As soon as he entered the study, it was best to get rid of the ants and fleas around him, otherwise the ants and fleas might leak state secrets.
There is nothing to say. In life, you must allow others to make some noise. It is not only a sense of ritual, but also a sense of mission. Standing at the door of the study is for the destiny of the country and the country. It would be an honor to say it.
Patting Liu Asi on the shoulder, Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Don't be so nervous, I just made something new."
Liu Asi said solemnly: "Young Madam has given instructions that the scraps of paper are not allowed to leave the study, and are not allowed to be seen by outsiders."
Li Qinzai sighed and handed him some drawings: "Find a few blacksmiths to help me build it. I have marked the specific dimensions on the drawings..."
Liu Asi added: "You can't find blacksmiths from outside. Our Duke's mansion has specially prepared craftsmen for Fifth Young Master. I will send a quick horse to summon them."
Li Qinzai waved his hand: "Whatever, just do it as soon as possible. It's uneasy in the cold weather."
Walking into the yard, Li Qinzai found that the tribesmen were still surrounding the study. Cui Jie came towards him. Li Qinzai just smiled and was about to say hello, but he saw Cui Jie passing him by with a sullen face. She went straight into the study and searched everything inside. After a while, he held a pile of scrap manuscript papers crumpled into a ball by Li Qinzai in his arms.
After carefully unfolding the scrap manuscript, putting it into a small wooden box, and locking it, Cui Jie glared at him angrily.
"Husband is so careless. You can't leave the used paper in the study. If it is seen by the maid and servants and spreads out, it will be detrimental to the country, the society will be uneasy, and our ancestors' tablets will fall down."
Li Qinzai smiled: "Even if the things I draw are laid out in front of Goguryeo or Tubo people in a grand way, they still won't be able to understand..."
Cui Jie interrupted: "That's not possible. In short, not a piece of paper can be left in the study. In the future, before my husband goes into the study to do important things, he should say hello to me first. Don't do it quietly like today. , almost broke things."
Li Qinzai sighed. It's good to be vigilant, but being too vigilant can make you a bit neurotic.
It took time to summon the craftsmen from Chang'an City, and it was not until midnight that the craftsmen finally arrived at Ganjingzhuang.
Li Qinzai had already gone to bed, and the troops did not dare to disturb him, so they had to wait until the fifth young master woke up naturally the next day.
When it was almost noon the next day, Li Qinzai finally got up with some unfulfilled thoughts.
The craftsmen were waiting in the front yard. Li Qinzai handed them the drawings and told them to build the device above. It didn't have to be too detailed, but the size must be correct without any deviation.
The craftsmen didn't know what they wanted to build, and they wisely didn't dare to ask. They just looked at the strange-shaped parts-like things on the drawings. After everyone studied each other, they immediately divided the work and started the furnace.
The parts are not difficult to make. Without the need for mass production, the parts Li Qinzai needed were perfectly made by craftsmen in less than two hours.
Li Qinzai made some comparisons and felt that it was roughly right, so he took the finished parts and took the half basket of gunpowder he prepared yesterday into the study.
The study continued to be under martial law, and Li Qinzai worked there for a long time before finally coming out with a small round iron box.
This time Li Qinzai walked out of the room very carefully, every step he took was like walking on thin ice, and his expression was extremely solemn.
Liu Asi, who was guarding outside the door, was frightened by his appearance. He subconsciously reached out to help take the small iron box in his hand, but Li Qinzai shook his head.
"Don't move. I don't know if this thing will succeed. Be careful, it will explode."
Liu Asi was shocked and hurriedly ordered his troops to clear the way for Li Qinzai.
Li Qinzai held the small iron box and walked all the way to the door of the mansion. He happened to meet the little bastards from the school. They were all in high spirits and were about to enter the other courtyard. They were obviously here to have dinner at his husband's house.
Seeing the people blocking the door, Li Qinzai walked out carefully holding a small iron box. The little bastards couldn't help but look at each other in surprise.
This scene of being faced with a formidable enemy was certainly familiar to Li Sujie. When Mr. Li made the three-eyed gun in Baekje, the scene was also the same.
Li Sujie then slapped her thigh and said excitedly: "Sir, he has come up with something new again!"
The little bastards were about to step forward, but were stopped by Liu Asi and Bu Qu.
Li Qinzai stared at the small iron box in his hand, moved it out step by step, and said lightly: "Don't come close, this thing is very overbearing, stay away from me, I will find a place to try..."
"Where are you going to try, sir? I would like to go with you, sir." The little bastards said in unison.
"What the hell, all of our teachers and students were wiped out accidentally. Don't you hate studying? I'll help you blow up the school..."
(End of chapter)
