The ministers begged me to ascend the throne

During this period, Zhao Yao was not in the Hanwang Mansion, but stayed in Beishan in Marsh Mansion.

Beishan has a special geographical location and a natural barrier. It is most suitable to hide inside and conduct "shady" experiments.Before the Shangyuan Festival, Zhao Yao finally succeeded in mixing the black fire by constantly blowing up the alchemy furnace.Today, he is working on black fire in the laboratory in the Beishan cave.

A few days ago, due to the death of the deposed prince's family, Zhao Yao did not come to Beishan to conduct experiments on black fire.In the past two days, Zhao Yao completely forgot about the tragic death of the deposed prince's family and devoted himself entirely to making black fire weapons.

Zheng Cheng followed Zhao Yao to the Beishan cave. As for making the waterwheel, he left it to the people below.

He Lianfang originally planned to go to Beishan with Zhao Yao, but Zhao Yao said that there might be danger in the process of making black fire weapons, so he did not let him go.Besides, the Han Palace needs someone to take charge. If Wen Daoji, Zheng Qian and other officials have something to do, they can discuss it with He Lianfang.

In the study, He Lianfang was reading the news from the capital.After reading it, he held the letter in his hand to a candle and burned it.

At this time, a figure appeared from the darkness.He bowed his waist and reported to He Lianfang in a respectful tone: "His Royal Highness, there is nothing strange about him."

"Nothing strange?" He Lianfang raised her eyebrows slightly, her expression seemed to be in disbelief, "He didn't quietly contact the King of Chu or the King of Wei?"

The figure replied: "No, His Highness the King of Han has not contacted anyone."

He Lianfang narrowed her eyes slightly, her expression dark and unclear: "This kid didn't contact anyone in the capital?"

"I have confirmed that His Highness the King of Han has not contacted anyone in the capital, but has not even contacted Yangzhou."

"That shouldn't be the case. With this kid's temperament, he will definitely go behind my back and secretly inquire about the truth about the death of the deposed prince's family. He cannot remain indifferent." He Lianfang wondered if what he said that day scared Xiao Shi, a brat like him. He doesn't dare to do anything?Impossible, the brat is not that timid.

"His Royal Highness the King of Han and Mr. Zheng have been making black fire weapons day and night." The figure did not tell He Lianfang that Zhao Yao had been doing dark fire weapons every day for the past two days.

"Are you really scared by me?" In fact, what He Lianfang said that day was not to scare Zhao Yao, but to stimulate Zhao Yao. Unexpectedly, it was self-defeating.

The figure knew what He Lianfang was surprised about, so he thought for a while and said, "Master, His Highness the King of Han hates seizing the legitimate heir."

"Of course I know that he doesn't like to seize direct descendants, but I think he should care about the murder of the deposed prince's family, and he will secretly investigate the matter with King Chu and the others." Unexpectedly, after hearing what he said, this boy really He ignored the murder of the deposed prince and his family.This is not like the brat's usual style.

It seems that in the brat's mind, the death of the deposed prince's family is far less important than not being involved in the heir apparent.It was his miscalculation.

The figure asked: "Master, is he still staring at His Highness the King of Han?"

He Lianfang waved her hand and said, "No need."

The figure continued to ask: "Master, are the kings of Chu and Wei still watching?"

"Keep watching."

Just as the figure was about to say something, another figure appeared, one of the secret guards beside Zhao Yao.

Seeing the dragon guard appearing in front of him so arrogantly, a flash of coldness flashed across He Lianfang's eyes.

The dragon guard took out a letter from his arms and handed it to He Lianfang, and said: "General He, this is the letter the emperor gave you."

When He Lianfang heard that it was a letter from the emperor, she was not surprised at all.He took the letter expressionlessly, lowered his head, opened it and read it.When he read the letter, his face immediately turned gloomy, and his whole body exuded a terrifying aura.

The dragon guard was not afraid of He Lianfang's cold and alluring aura. When he saw that He Lianfang had read the letter, he told He Lianfang what the emperor had told him.

"General He, the emperor has said that he will not do it again. If you try to murder the prince next time, don't blame the emperor for being rude." The dragon guard continued, "The emperor also said that you should know his temper and methods. Your Majesty. He also warned you not to forget that your duty is to support His Highness the King of Han. If you forget your duty, the Emperor does not mind replacing someone to help His Highness the King of Han. The Emperor also said that you should consider yourself. You are not helpless. Replaceable.”

After hearing what the dragon guard said, He Lianfang's face turned terrifyingly dark.

"General He, the emperor asked you to take care of yourself." The dragon guard said again, "The emperor reminds you that His Highness the King of Han is not a fool. Don't think that the things you have done can be hidden from His Highness the King of Han. If you let His Highness the King of Han know that you plan with the emperor, then you should know what the consequences will be."

With a bang, He Lianfang grabbed the tea cup on the table and threw it hard at the dragon guard.

The dragon guard did not stand obediently waiting to be hit, but nimbly dodged it.The dragon guards only obey orders from the emperor and no one else.Although He Lianfang is the famous God of War and Zhao Yao's respected second uncle, he is not the master of the Dragon Guard, so the Dragon Guard does not have much respect for He Lianfang.

"My subordinates resign." The dragon guard appeared silently and then disappeared silently.

The figure did not retreat, but continued to stand in the shadows, waiting for He Lianfang's next order.He Lianfang looked sinister and gnashed his teeth and cursed: "Zhao Zheng, you bitch!!!" This was the first time He Lianfang was reprimanded and warned so mercilessly by the emperor, which made him very angry.

After he scolded the emperor, he wrote a letter and gave it to Renying, who sent someone to deliver the letter to the emperor.Of course, the content of this letter is not good.

Zhao Yao, who was busy doing experiments in the Beishan cave, did not know about the grudge between the emperor and He Lianfang for the time being.

In the past few days, Zhao Yao and Zheng Cheng have made black fire explosive packs, and also successfully made fire guns and the bullets needed for fire guns.Now, they're busy making grenades and grenades, and artillery.Cannons aren't that easy to make, so they'll have to be left to last.

There was a loud bang, and a hill on the opposite side was blown up.

Mud, rocks, trees and flowers burst out everywhere.

Although Zhao Yao and Zheng Cheng hid far away, they were still splashed on them.Zhao Yao's face was scratched by fragments of the stone, but he didn't care at all. His face was full of joy at this time.

Zheng Cheng, standing next to him, was even more excited than he was. He shouted loudly: "Your Highness, we succeeded."

"We finally succeeded." If he didn't succeed, his ears would be deafened by the explosion.

"Fortunately, Your Highness controlled the dosage, otherwise we would have been injured by the power of the grenade." Only then did Zheng Cheng notice the wound on Zhao Yao's face, and hurriedly took out the kerchief from his arms and handed it to him, "Your Highness, your Your face is hurt, please wipe it quickly."

"You should wipe the blood on your forehead first." Zheng Cheng's forehead was also scratched by gravel.

"Your Highness, shall we continue to increase the dosage?"

"You can continue to increase the dosage, but there is no need to experiment." If the dosage is increased, the power will also increase. By then, they will not be scratched by stone fragments, but may be blown away. "However, the success rate of grenades and hand grenades is still not very high. They are prone to misfires or delayed explosions, which can easily injure one's own people. The same goes for firecrackers. We have to reduce the chance of accidentally injuring ourselves."

"Your Highness said yes."

"The cannon won't be ready for a while. Let's take a moment. We have to continue to improve grenades, grenades and firecrackers." Zhao Yao said thoughtfully, "We have to improve it before May."

Zhao Yao has decided to hold the trade conference on the Dragon Boat Festival, the fifth day of May.While inviting foreigners to participate in the trade conference, they can also have a lively Dragon Boat Festival to let them feel the festive atmosphere of the next week.

He also planned to hold a grand military parade during the trade conference so that foreigners could see the majesty of the Zhou soldiers and the advanced weapons of the Zhou Dynasty.Of course, black fire weapons will not be displayed, this is his trump card.Cold weapons such as bows, arrows, crossbows, swords and spears can be sold.

In addition to the soldiers from the Han Palace, soldiers from the Lingnan Camp also participated in the military parade.

Zhao Yao went to Lingnan Camp during the Chinese New Year. He first cared about the soldiers guarding Lingnan, then sent them New Year blessings. Finally, he discussed the military parade ceremony with the general of Lingnan Camp.

The soldiers of the Lingnan Camp were trained according to Dazhou's training methods, so they did not know how to goose-step.Zhao Yao specially asked Shen Sen, Chu Huan and the soldiers who went to the Lingnan camp to walk in a straight line and stand in a military posture.

Zhao Yao also wrote a letter to the emperor, asking the emperor to send some people to Marsh Mansion to attend the first trade conference.

Regarding the invitation letter for the first trade conference held by Marsh Mansion, Zhao Yao has already sent someone to deliver it. It is still unclear how many countries and how many people will participate.

When Zhao Yao sent someone to deliver the invitation, he also brought a lot of local specialties from Dazhou and Lingnan as gifts.Among these gifts, in addition to tea, porcelain, silk and other old things, there are also many treasures such as glass, mirrors, glasses, cement and bricks made by Zhao Yao.

If we don't bring more "good things", how can we attract foreigners to come to Marsh Mansion to participate in the trade conference and do business.

There are only a few months until the trade conference in May, and Zhao Yao still has many things to do.To be honest, even if He Lianfang had not warned Zhao Yao before to intervene in the investigation of the murder of the deposed prince's family, Zhao Yao would not have interfered too much.He would only write to the kings of Chu and Wei, asking them if they needed his help.With the temperaments of the King of Chu and the King of Wei, they would never let Zhao Yao help with the investigation, because they did not want Zhao Yao to be involved in the right and wrong of the capital.

After being frightened by He Lianfang's warning, Zhao Yao simply pretended that he didn't know anything and continued busy with his affairs.In addition to being busy preparing for the trade conference, he is also busy with spring plowing.

Compared with the trade conference in May, spring plowing is imminent.The climate in Lingnan is warm, and spring plowing starts earlier than in the capital, starting in March.

The terrain of Lingnan is more complex than that of Beijing and Jiangnan, with highs and lows and undulating terrain.The curved-column plow is not suitable for all rice fields in Lingnan. Zhao Yao wants to improve the curved-column plow to make farming easier for the people in Lingnan.

In addition to improving farming tools, Zhao Yao also plans to find a place to build terraces.

Although a few years ago, Lingnan introduced double-cropping rice from Annan and other countries, which greatly increased grain production and made Lingnan one of the granaries of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Zhao Yao still felt that Lingnan's grain production was a bit lacking.In fact, the main reason is that there is less cultivated land in Lingnan. If there were as much cultivated land in Lingnan as in Jiangnan, the grain production in Lingnan would be even more amazing.

Although Zhao Yao had never experienced the wars of the previous dynasty and had never been hungry, he had heard that many people starved to death or were so hungry that they ate the same kind of meat.In order to allow more people in the Zhou Dynasty to have enough to eat, Lingnan must become a large granary that surpasses Jiangnan.Therefore, he must build terraces so that people can have more land to grow food.