"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom!"
In the East Palace, Zhu Yunzhen took the flintlock gun that had just been delivered and tried several shots in succession.
good.
The effect was better than he imagined.
It seems that Ming's craftsmen and related technologies are not lagging behind at all.
It's just not being used well.
Zhu Yunzhen and the craftsmen discussed the drawings that day. They worked day and night and finally made a prototype gun.
Next to him, Xu Miaojin looked at the target not far away and said, "With such a sharp weapon, why do you still practice martial arts?"
In the past few days, when Zhu Yunzhen had nothing to do, he practiced martial arts with Xu Miaojin.
Although they are just some basic skills, they are still pretty good.
Zhu Yunxuan smiled and said: "This thing requires time to prepare and aim. It is not bad when facing the enemy in battle, but if we meet on a narrow road, it may not be in time."
Xu Miaojin said: "I think as long as the distance is more than seven steps, martial arts masters may not be able to defeat the person holding this flintlock gun."
Zhu Yunzhen smiled.
If it were a gun from later generations, it would be different.
Seven steps away, the gun is fast.
Within seven steps, the gun was fast and accurate.
"This thing still has a lot of room for improvement."
He pondered in his mind.
In Xu Miaojin's opinion, the flintlock gun was comparable to a magical weapon when it was made like this.
But Zhu Yunzhen had seen the guns of later generations and knew that there was still a lot of room for transformation.
For example, reloading.
Today's flintlock guns are still muzzle-loading.
If it could be changed to rear-loading, the effect would be more than a little better.
However, this cannot be rushed.
One bite cannot make you fat, this can only be done step by step.
Later, Zhu Yunxu ordered people to pack the flintlock gun and put it in a long box, preparing to enter the palace.
"After Zhu Xi's death, His Majesty didn't ask any questions, right?" Xu Miaojin asked in a low voice.
Zhu Yunxuan shook his head and said, "If he dies like this, it will only make Grandpa Huang hate him even more."
Xu Miaojin was puzzled and asked: "Why is this?"
"He died at the hands of a woman in the palace, and he was also a servant. If word spread, it will bring disgrace to the royal family."
"But if it is covered up, no lessons can be learned from it, and the same thing may happen again in the future."
Zhu Yunzhen said: "In order to let the later generations learn a lesson, the emperor did not cover up the matter. Instead, he decided to make it public and inform all the royal family members about the cause of Zhu Ping's death."
"For this reason, Grandpa Huang has decreed that Zhu Ping's actions are unprecedented in ancient times. According to public opinion, the crime will not be punished."
"Although he is dead now, he cannot be exempted from his guilt. Therefore, I have specially ordered him to be buried with duke's ceremony."
When Xu Miaojin heard this, he was stunned for a long time and sighed: "I thought he would pursue this matter vigorously and raise a big prison."
No wonder Xu Miaojin thinks so.
In the eyes of outsiders, Lao Zhu has always been tyrannical and cruel.
He kills people without mercy.
Zhu Yunxuan shook his head.
He now has a better understanding of Lao Zhu's temperament.
After all, Lao Zhu is still a person who puts the country, the country and the country first.
Although he is very protective of his family, he will not go beyond what is necessary.
Zhu Ping is dead.
Yinger can finally rest in peace.
Zhu Yunzhen did not go to Ying'er's grave in person to pay homage and tell her about revenge.
At this moment, he must avoid suspicion.
The dead have passed away, but the living continue to live.
I believe Yinger can understand even if she is under Jiuquan.
Worshiping is not rushed.
Several of the maids who killed him committed suicide after assassinating Zhu Ping.
When the emperor was angry, he laid down millions of corpses.
The man was so angry that blood spattered three feet.
Although several palace maids have low status, they are the people around Zhu Ping.
Zhu Xi even abused the people around him, and he had his own fault for his current fate.
When deciding on the strategy to kill Zhu Xiang, Zhu Yunzhen's idea was simple and direct.
Letting Lao Zhu kill him would definitely not work.
But it was easy for Lao Zhu to rebuke him.
There is no need to even submit any evidence to Lao Zhu.
He went to Zhu Ping's house to tell Lao Zhu that he suspected that Zhu Ping was the real culprit who instigated the assassination.
Lao Zhu really thinks so.
I thought that Zhu Yunzhen had evidence in his hands, but just to take care of the face of the Tian family and for the sake of "family affection", he did not submit it to himself and announce it to the world, so that he would not be able to step down.
Therefore, Lao Zhu severely reprimanded Zhu Ping.
The subsequent development was exactly as Zhu Yunzhen expected.
After Zhu Ping was reprimanded, he doubled down on his abuse of those around him.
Zhu Yunzhen only gently guided the maid to buy the "poison", and then killed Zhu Xi easily.
As soon as Zhu Ping died, several maids also committed suicide, and Lao Zhu had no intention of investigating.
A brilliant strategy does not require any complicated calculations.
What really counts is "people's hearts."
It was precisely because Zhu Yunzhen had calculated Lao Zhu's heart, Zhu Ming's heart, and the maid's heart that he decided on such a strategy.
It seems very simple, but it is actually very clever.
Those seemingly useless methods, interceding for Zhu Ping, guiding him step by step in front of Lao Zhu, even counter-planning against the courtiers, observing the situation in the Qin Palace...
Any conspiracy, in the final analysis, plays on people's hearts.
Zhu Xiang's incident made Zhu Yunzhen slowly change his mind.
If Zhu Yunwen inherits the throne, it will be a huge tragedy for him.
On the other hand, if it was Lao Zhu who made Zhu Di the crown prince and made him the emperor, would Zhu Yunzhen's situation really be good?
At the beginning, Zhu Yunzhen did think so.
Zhu Di became emperor without going through the Jingnan War, so he did not have to deal with his nephew.
But now, Zhu Yunxi has changed his mind.
Placing your destiny on others is ultimately unreliable.
This time Zhu Xi ordered someone to assassinate Zhu Yunxian. Zhu Di was definitely not involved, but was he really unaware of it?
Or is it that he had actually heard about it a long time ago, or had anticipated that something might happen, and deliberately let it go?
If Zhu Yunzhen died and it was later found out that it was Zhu Ping who did it, it would be a plan to kill two birds with one stone for Zhu Di.
On the way to Yangshan for hunting, Zhu Di even knew how to send a horse and horse to pick him up.
He also explained that he did not come in person because he had hunting arrangements to make.
Why was it that when he came back, nothing happened, but he didn't send anyone to come back with Zhu Yunxu?
If there had been, the assassination would not have happened, and the guards and Ying'er would not have died.
Whether this was intentional or a moment of negligence has been impossible to determine.
But this incident reminded Zhu Yunzhen that he must not place his destiny in the hands of others.
He also wants to fight for the position of crown prince.
Moreover, Zhu Yunzhen discovered that without knowing it, he had already made an excellent impression in Lao Zhu's heart.
In this battle for the crown prince's position, he has an advantage.
The servants prepared the carriage, and Zhu Yunzhen went to the palace.
In the palace, Lao Zhu was reviewing memorials, and Zhu Yunxuan walked in.
"Grandpa Huang!"
He did not kneel down in greeting, but ran towards Lao Zhu with a smile.
Lao Zhu put down the brush in his hand, picked up Zhu Yunxi and said, "Here comes Xuer. Let Grandpa Huang see it. Has he grown taller again?"
Zhu Yunxuan curled his lips and said: "How can it be so fast? Grandpa Huang only saw it yesterday."
Lao Zhu laughed.
Zhu Yunzhen observed the words and expressions and found that although Zhu Xiang died, Lao Zhu did not feel much sadness.
It seems that in his heart, he has always been very entangled with this son.
On the one hand, what Zhu Ping did had already touched Lao Zhu's bottom line, and Lao Zhu wanted to drag him out and behead him.
On the other hand, Zhu Ping is his son. As a father, Lao Zhu really can't bear to deal with his son.
Especially after Zhu Fang sent people to assassinate Zhu Yunxian, Lao Zhu was even more in a dilemma.
Now, once Zhu Xi dies, everything is over.
For Lao Zhu, it was a relief.
From now on, there is no need to worry about how to treat Zhu Ping.
"Recently, Japanese pirates have been ravaging the coastal areas again, which is really abominable."
Lao Zhu is worried about this matter.
In the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese pirate rebellion began when Lao Zhu was in power.
Since the fall of the Kamakura shogunate, Japan has entered a period of division between north and south.
At this time, there were frequent wars between different samurai groups in Japan.
Some warriors who fled after defeat turned to the sea and became pirates.
They came to my country's coastal areas and looted wantonly, becoming the earliest Japanese pirates.
Later, Fang Guozhen, Zhang Shicheng and others were defeated by Zhu Yuanzhang, and the rest of their troops also fled to the coastal areas and colluded with pirates from Japan.
Coupled with the cooperation of some smuggling merchants along the coast, the Japanese pirate rebellion broke out in the early Ming Dynasty.
The influence of Japanese pirates is far-reaching.
Without Japanese pirates, there would be no maritime ban.
Later, although Longqing switched it on and off, in the following hundreds of years, the Ming and Qing dynasties always wavered between prohibition and release.
This continued until the Opium War.
"Grandpa Huang, when I entered the palace this time, I brought a sharp weapon."
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