Great Tang princess

Chapter 592 The Final Problem

In feudal society, there are always many invisible and troublesome rules to demonstrate the supremacy and sanctity of imperial power.

For example, when entering the palace, only the emperor himself can walk in the middle, and no one else, whether they are court ministers or princes and nobles, even the queen can't.

When Pei Huaiyi came to the main hall, he walked in the middle. He had already committed a felony since he stepped on the white jade steps.

The light from the torch made his face red, but because of the special light and shadow relationship, the upper half of his face seemed to be hidden in the shadows.

The Vientiane Shrine is extremely luxurious, whether it is the walls or the pillars under the brackets, they are all exquisitely carved.

Pei Huaiyi slowly raised his eyes and looked at this extremely exquisite and oppressive tall palace. From this angle, looking up, he seemed to feel like he was about to fall down on him.

He resisted the urge to run away, took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, raised his hand and raised the torch in his hand, and brought it close to the wooden grill under the bucket arch.

These wooden grilles were painted with several layers of different paints, and they didn't burn immediately, but this is not a fireproof material after all, and it ignited in less than 2 minutes.

Seeing the grille that had started to burn, a smile appeared on Pei Huaiyi's face, which was the joy of relief amidst the fear of committing a felony.

However, before he had time to savor this strange pleasure, he heard a roar, followed by extremely chaotic footsteps from all directions.

Pei Huaiyi was startled suddenly, turned his head and looked around, only to find that there were no less than a dozen people running towards him quickly.

It was only then that I realized, oops, I forgot to observe in advance.

He was only focused on venting his grievances, but he forgot that this was already the previous dynasty.

The imperial palace can be divided into the front dynasty and the back dynasty.

The Hou Dynasty was the place where the emperor stayed and lived, so only the eunuchs and court ladies were in charge of night watch.

The Qianniu Guards and the Prison Guards were originally in charge of the previous dynasty, but in the early years of the military reform, the Prison Guards had been merged into the Qianniu Guards.

Afterwards, Qianniuwei was divided into three, and then separated into the secret guard who is now in charge of intelligence and the inner guard who is in charge of guarding the imperial city.

Pei Huaiyi has no idea what the current internal guard patrol route is. Today's approach is indeed sloppy.

But now, it was too late to regret it. He gritted his teeth, ran to the back with the torch, and held it up again, wanting to ignite the Vientiane Shrine from the rest, and want to completely amplify the fire.

However, he had just raised the torch when he ran over, and before the grille had been blackened, several footsteps had already come behind him.

Since the reform of the army, the training methods are completely different. Among other things, at least these soldiers are far superior in physical fitness to the contemporaries.

Before Pei Huaiyi even had time to turn his head, he felt his wrist being grabbed, and then his arm was disobediently twisted behind him, and the torch he was holding could not help but let go subconsciously.

The inner guard behind him stumbled and put his fat body to the ground. The next moment, he felt that his hands were covered with a metal ring that was not too thick.

Things like handcuffs are now mainly used to supply the hidden guards, so that they can invite people to drink tea. There are not many internal guards, but there are a few.

The other members of the internal guard who rushed over quickly went to get water from the large water tank next to it, and then poured it on the burning grill.

The main buildings in the palace are surrounded by large water tanks that are taller than people, just to prevent fires from being fetched nearby to put out the fire.

Accompanied by the sound of "嗤嗤", a puff of smoke rose from the grill originally stained with open flames, slowly rose in the night sky and then dissipated.

Several people went over to check carefully, and after confirming that there were no burning sparks, they slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"You... woo woo woo..."

Just as Pei Huaiyi was about to say something, his mouth was covered, and he was pulled up and taken away.

A soldier with the rank of third-rank non-commissioned officer among the inner guards sighed and came to the entrance of the back court.

The little eunuch in charge of guarding the gate saw the captain of the inner guard coming suddenly, and saluted with a smile: "What orders does Captain He have?"

Although they are in charge of different places, they are all on duty in the palace. After a long time, they basically know each other well.

In fact, in the past, the guards in charge of patrolling would look down on these young eunuchs, but in today's military education, most soldiers have undergone great changes.

Therefore, they usually say hello to each other when they are free, and they are barely acquaintances.

If it is placed more than a thousand years later, it will basically be the level of passing a cigarette when meeting each other.

"Please let me know that there is a thief who wanted to set fire to the Mingtang, but he has been taken down. Someone wants to ask the Holy Spirit!" Captain He bowed his head and said.

Hearing that someone set fire to the hall, the little eunuch almost jumped up in surprise, and then hurriedly said: "Okay, Captain He, wait a moment, I'll report it now!"

Before he finished speaking, he quickly turned around and ran in, fearing that running too slowly would delay the delivery of the news.

……

In Jixian Hall, Wu Zetian was reading today's work report, when he saw Zhang Chengxin walk in suddenly: "Saint, the previous court reported that there were thieves who wanted to set fire to the Mingtang, and they have been taken down. The captain of the inner guard who is in charge of patrolling tonight wants to meet him." Holy plea..."

Hearing this news, Wu Zetian seemed a little surprised, raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, then nodded: "Then bring it in."

"Here!"

After Zhang Chengxin went out, she turned her head and looked at Shangguan Wan'er: "Then Pei Huaiyi, actually has such guts?"

"Maybe it's an impulse..." Shangguan Wan'er replied, "How does Your Majesty plan to deal with it?"

Wu Zetian asked back: "What is the crime for burning the Mingtang?"

"Punish for treason!"

"Then you are busy tonight..." Wu Zetian smiled slightly.

……

Under the curfew system, the main streets of the Eastern Capital were extremely quiet at night, with no one in sight.

However, at the White Horse Temple not far from the imperial palace, it was indeed a different scene. A large number of Qianniuwei soldiers in camouflage uniforms rushed into the temple fully armed.

The prostitutes kept in the temple screamed one after another, and before they could speak, they were all pinned to the ground and tied up.

Before the remaining monks knew whether to resist or not, they were all arrested, tied up and thrown into the carriage.

These people moved extremely quickly, and the entire White Horse Temple was surrounded, and no one could escape.

Just after midnight, the action report has been sent to Shangguan Wan'er, and everyone has been captured.

The next day happened to be the day of the court, and the court ministers were already waiting outside the palace before dawn. When the sky turned pale, the gate of the palace was wide open, and the ministers entered in an orderly manner while chatting.

When passing by Mingtang, I saw many people stepping on ladders and leaning against the wall, beating and beating with various tools, as if they were repairing.

They didn't think too much, they just came all the way to the Zhenguan Hall and prepared to go to court.

It wasn't until the court meeting began that Zhang Chengxin, the head of the palace, took out the imperial decree and announced loudly that Pei Huaiyi, the abbot of Baima Temple, tried to burn down the Vientiane Shrine last night, and that he would be punished for treason, and he was immediately delayed.

All the monks in the White Horse Temple were treated as accomplices and asked to be executed immediately.

As for the prostitutes who were raised, they were all sent to the Jiaofang Division, and the case was declared over.

Hearing the imperial decree, the ministers still haven't reacted. What's the situation, a mere Pei Huaiyi dares to set fire to the hall?
Their first reaction was that it was impossible, it should be fake, maybe the emperor thought he was not pleasing to the eye and wanted to solve it.

But if you think about it carefully, it is unlikely. If you want to kill someone, there is no need to use this kind of excuse. Burning the Mingtang is not a trivial matter, and it should be true after thinking about it.

After going to court, many people inquired again, and found that all the inner guards who were in charge of patrolling yesterday were fined for three months and had to be locked up for half a month.

In addition, when I went back, I saw that many grilles had been removed, so it should be true.

Although Pei Huaiyi's death did make many people who disliked him very happy, the question is, how dare he do it?
Similarly, Pei Huaiyi's death made the other courtiers tremble uncontrollably, and they secretly told themselves to obey the emperor's words obediently, otherwise they would end up in the same way.

Since the punishment of Ling Chi was proposed a few years ago, it has made great progress.

In the beginning, the gang of executioners could only cut a hundred knives, but it is said that now there is a way to ensure that people can cut a thousand knives alive.

Although it was just a rumor after all, no one knew whether it was true or not, but no one was willing to personally try this horrible punishment.

A few days later, the case was in the newspapers and officially closed.

……

On the other side, Qingdao, on the deck of the Baidizi, Li Yuechen was giving the test to the future sailors one by one, to see if they could master the use of the sextant proficiently, and whether the answers they got were the same.

When it comes time to actually go to sea, it is definitely impossible for everyone to have one, but at least everyone must know how to use it.

After two days of testing, Li Yuechen expressed his satisfaction. This is the real sextant, which can be useful in long-distance voyages.

Then you can focus most of your energy on the camera side.

After the Baidizi docked, Li Yuechen went to the Engineering Academy and praised the craftsmen who made the sextant. Of course, apart from the verbal praise, all kinds of substantive rewards were not left behind.

Then I went to another department and asked about the progress of the camera.

"Your Highness, please look at this copper plate after silver plating. I will polish it in various ways, and finally polish it with deerskin. In the end, it will reach this level." The craftsman introduced the plate and handed it to her. Look.

Li Yuechen took it over and looked at it. Polished to such a degree, the clarity has surpassed the bronze mirror in the palace, and even to a certain extent, it can compete with the future mirror.

But if you look closely, you can still see some minor flaws from above.

She thought for a while: "Be more detailed."

If other people said so, the craftsman might refute it, and it is impossible to continue to elaborate at this level.

But Li Yuechen was different, she said that she could be more meticulous, and the craftsmen believed that she would definitely be able to, although strictly speaking she was also a layman.

The craftsman agreed and took it back to continue polishing.

But to be honest, at this point, it was not too different from what Li Yuechen remembered, so he went to see how the other equipment was prepared.

The obscura and cassette have all been made, and the required mercury and iodine have also been obtained. As for the salt water, those things are always available.

Then Li Yuechen asked the logistics side to continue distilling the existing liquor and make some alcohol lamps, which will be needed at that time.

The glass container is easy to talk about, and the wick is also easy. At present, except for the silver-plated copper plate, there are no technical barriers that cannot be overcome temporarily.

The only thing that is a bit difficult is the lens. The disadvantage of the daguerreotype method is that the exposure time is too long, usually more than 10 minutes.

There is nothing wrong with shooting landscapes, but if you are shooting people, it is difficult to take real portraits because it is impossible for people to not blink for 10 minutes.

And what Li Yuechen wants to do is to design a real optical lens, which does not need to have such a high-end function as a zoom, and the most important point is to shorten the exposure time.

As long as the exposure time can be kept within 5 minutes, there is no big problem in taking portraits.

Li Yuechen's idea is to use three groups of four lenses, but this requires not only the high clarity of the glass, but also requires the craftsmen to have excellent shaping ability of the glass.

There are no diamonds these days, and the glass made cannot be cut, but can only be polished in shape, so it is best to form it in one piece.

The craftsmen have solved a lot of problems recently, and the final problem is under intense strategy. The shaping problem is never a difficult problem for a skilled craftsman, as long as they continue to practice.

As for the lens case, it is also made of wood and copper. As long as the outer ring is painted black in the end, it can play the effect of a hood.

After leaving the Academy of Engineering, Wang Wuqiong who was by her side asked curiously, "Your Highness, this... how does photography preserve the scene?"

She had heard about the final effect of photography, but just listening to it, she couldn't get a concept in her mind. In her opinion, this should be a kind of automatic drawing machine.

"Let's see for yourself when the time comes, I don't bother to explain, and you won't understand the explanation." Li Yuechen waved his hand.

Wang Wuqiong nodded: "Actually, Brother She has always been interested in calligraphy and painting, and this subordinate wants to..."

"Tell him not to think about it, photography is poor for three generations, literary play ruins his life, fishing is a trap, and motorcycles are not allowed!" Li Yuechen interrupted her, "Since he has entered the military academy, he should learn how to lead soldiers and fight hard."

Wang Wuqiong couldn't understand what this doggerel was trying to express. The photographer heard about it from His Highness. She knew about Wenwan and fishing, but what was that motorcycle?
But even though he didn't understand the meaning, he could tell from his expression that he was joking, so he didn't ask any more questions, but immediately agreed with a salute.

Her elder sister also thinks that what His Highness said is right, the most important thing for her younger brother is to study hard, become an officer after graduation, and marry a wife, so that the Wang family can flourish.

Back in the office, Li Yuechen received the news from the palace that Pei Huaiyi was sentenced to Ling Chi for killing Mingtang on fire.

It looks like, next, my mother's new favorite Zhang Changzong is about to appear on stage, shouldn't I also cooperate with him?
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