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Chapter 433 Mutiny, Firearms Battalion
Duke Zhenguo and several generals rushed out of the hall, took the swords of the opposing soldiers, and joined the battle.The prince stayed by the emperor's side.Feng Yanzhang and several other ministers held short chairs and guarded the side door, as if they wanted to knock on the intruders.

There was a loud bang above the head, a hole was broken in the roof, and broken tiles and broken rafters fell down.Some of the guests hiding there fled elsewhere, while others curled up and held their heads with their hands.

Another bang, this time in a different position, and the guests were once again in chaos.

These two attacks failed to break the beams, and the palace was still relatively safe.

The noise started again, this time from the door. The thick palace door buzzed and shook for a while, but it didn't make a hole, nor did it fall down.

Feng Yanzhang shouted to the emperor: "Your Majesty, they don't seem to be very skilled and they can't aim at the same place. The power of that thing doesn't seem to be very powerful. This hall will not collapse."

The other guests heard this and felt reassured.

The roof above Feng Yanzhang's head exploded. He and several ministers immediately squatted down and put the short ones on their heads and backs.

Wu Zhongsu grinned: "It shocked my head to the point of splitting."

"I think my arm is going to break," another official said.

After a while, the rumbling sound stopped, and the thing seemed to be used up.The sound of fighting outside gradually subsided.Finally, the door of the palace opened, and the afternoon sun shone through the threshold, making the hall suddenly much brighter.

Ma Jingyu, the commander of the Royal Forest Army, came in and reported: "To your Majesty, the rebels have been captured."

The emperor has sat up straight on his throne: "Take the leader for interrogation, and keep the others in prison for now."

The banquet ended in chaos, and the shocked guests limply walked out of the palace gate and got into the carriage.The royal guards were inspecting the various palaces, and the palace maids and eunuchs were cleaning the place.

The emperor returned to his palace, and the imperial kitchen brought a soothing soup.

The emperor didn't want to drink, so he paced back and forth in the palace.

"Where did that thing come from? Who made it? Where are the people?" He asked Yu Chenglin a series of questions.

Yu Chenglin smiled awkwardly: "This servant doesn't know. When the trial comes out, I will definitely report it to the Holy Master."

Gong Yechen, the Minister of Punishment, came and knelt down to salute, holding the confession tightly in his hand.

Yu Chenglin stepped forward and stretched out his hand. Gong Shangshu grabbed the confession again, then handed it to Yu Chenglin's hands, and then lay down on the ground.

The emperor opened his confession, his breathing suddenly became heavy, and there seemed to be a force rushing out of his chest.He swallowed, then swallowed again, and finally spit out a mouthful of blood and fainted on the desk.

Yu Chenglin hurriedly shouted: "Pass on the Imperial Physician!"

After just a few breaths, the doctor on duty rushed over and started first aid.

The emperor opened his eyes tiredly, as if he had aged a few years.

After the imperial doctor wrote down the prescription and explained how to boil the medicine, he saw the emperor wave his hand with difficulty, so he bowed in greeting and withdrew.

The emperor's voice was a little rough: "Read the confession."

Yu Chenglin looked at it and was shocked: "This, this, this..."

The emperor took a deep breath: "I really didn't expect that the third child would have such a good fortune."

The third prince, King Rui, obtained the gunpowder formula and made a batch of bombs.He had been planning for a while to stage a mutiny at the New Year's Eve palace banquet.

Yu Chenglin bit the bullet and said, "Could it be a mistake? Maybe someone framed me?"

The emperor sighed: "It's another prince who made a mistake. I didn't notice it at all. It's really a crime that I didn't notice it at all."

Yu Chenglin remained awake: "Where is the craftsman who made gunpowder and bombs? It was not mentioned above." The emperor's thoughts were drawn to him: "Continue to interrogate, continue to search."

Without going to court during the Chinese New Year, the emperor could just take a rest and take care of Prince Rui's affairs.When he went to court for the first time on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, the emperor commended those who had made meritorious services, including the heroic Zhenguo Gong, but did not allow him to resume military power.

The officials in King Rui's lineage were purged, and a group of officials got new opportunities.

The emperor asked the Ministry of Industry to study gunpowder and bombs, and Tang Chaoying tremblingly asked for a deadline.The emperor said that after half a month, Tang Chaoying immediately fainted in the palace.

Feng Yanzhang went to the Tang Mansion to visit a patient.

"When did you have the ability to faint on the spot?" Feng Yanzhang looked at his complexion.

Tang Chaoying glanced at him sideways: "At this age, if something is wrong here or there, something wrong can be diagnosed at any time. It's strange that if you breathe quickly, hold your breath for a while, and the pulse will not be disordered."

"The servant is leading people to study the debris collected at the scene. How long do you plan to stay sick?"

"That depends on you, Mr. Feng."

"Think about black, white and yellow first." After Feng Yanzhang finished speaking, he stood up and left.

"That's it?"

"Think about this first." Feng Yanzhang turned around and went out without hesitation.

Tang Chaoying lay down for two days before forcing himself to go to work.He smelled and looked at the debris and said, "Do you smell anything?"

Some people on the development team said it smelled like sulfur, while others said it didn't smell much like it.

"Whether it is true or not, we must consider the possibility. Find some of everything that can be ignited; put all the things that react when they come together and test them together."

With more people and greater strength, the team members asked the guards to find a lot of materials and tried one thing, two things, two things, three things and three things.

After trying it for a few days, we started to adjust the combination and formula.

A guard sneaked into the experimental base and handed Tang Chaoying a note.He memorized it silently for half an hour before burning the note.

Various gunpowders were wrapped in layers of paper, which looked like small modern firecrackers.Some of the team members made fuses, and some wanted to make it explode if it fell to the ground.

Everyone was scared, so the fuse was made very long, and it basically flamed out halfway through.Those who are brave enough continue to light the fire and run away at one o'clock.

A few exploded, not too powerful, but everyone jumped up excitedly.

The one that fell to the ground didn't explode, so we had to continue testing.

Tang Chaoying began to experiment with his own formula. From semi-successful to successful, from small firecrackers to large firecrackers to iron-cased bombs, the effects became better and better.

The emperor knew their progress, and even though it was delayed for several days, he did not send anyone to rush it.When they placed several black round iron bullets in front of him, the emperor felt that he could not breathe smoothly.

After finding an uninhabited place, the guards tried to blow up the wall.With a bang, the wall collapsed, and the whole crowd cheered.

The emperor smiled.

Ma Jingyu said: "Should bomb manufacturers set up another department?"

The emperor nodded: "Let's set up a firearms camp, at the same level as the six ministries. Tang Chao's camp will be the commander, and all the craftsmen will take charge of their duties, and some assistants will be allocated."

(End of this chapter)