golden scales

"This military salute looks very energetic." Chongzhen asked softly: "Sure enough, he looks like a tiger and a tiger, but has he ever killed a thief in battle?"

You Shiwei secretly lowered his head, he really couldn't bear to see the Ninth Five-Year Lord being refuted by the two school captains.

Both Zhu Jiajun and Liu Si were questioned.

"I'm afraid there is no one in the Donggong Guards Camp who hasn't killed the enemy before." Liu Si replied.

"Presumptuous!" Wang Chengen had never seen anyone dare to speak to the emperor like that, and he began to regret that he was looking for trouble for nothing, and in order to show his favor to His Royal Highness, he recruited such a reckless man.

Liu Laosi also knew that he couldn't speak, so he kept silent.

Zhu Jiajun hurriedly made amends and said: "Your Majesty, both of you are from the Donggong Guards Battalion. You are currently the captain and staff officer of the staff department of the Duli Guerrilla Battalion. Liu Si is the commander-in-chief of the Tank Division of the First Guards Battalion. .”

Chongzhen leaned forward and asked, "Are you also involved in the battle to seize the Li thief's banner?"

Liu Laosi did not speak, for fear of committing another taboo.

"Your Majesty," Zhu Jiajun said, "this battle is called the 'Battle on the River' in the East Palace. A total of 240 people from two bureaus of our guard battalion participated in the battle of stepping on the ice and capturing the flag. , the first to charge, he was the first to charge into the main formation of Li Thief's army."

Liu Laosi held out his chest.

Chongzhen sized up Old Fourth Liu, and said, "Are you at the front?"

Liu Laosi felt displeased for a while, but the person who insulted him was the emperor of Ming Dynasty, the father of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so he could only endure it.

"You really rushed into Li Thief's camp? Did you really take Li Thief's handsome flag?" Chongzhen narrowed his eyes, and his tone became more and more mean.

This is clearly questioning the honor of a warrior, the comrade who lost his life in this battle, and the wounded comrade who never returned to the establishment!

At this moment, Liu Laosi suddenly discovered that there was something that made him more angry than the enemy...

Liu Laosi's mind went blank, he only felt that anger was burning in his chest, but he couldn't wave the rattan card and rush forward to shut up this person.Not because he is the emperor of Ming Dynasty, but because he is the father of His Highness!

Hiss!

Liu Laosi tore off his summer military uniform, revealing a solid body covered with scars of various shapes.He didn't speak, and his violently heaving chest had already roared out his inner voice unmistakably.

The two queens and Concubine Yuan closed their eyes and looked sideways, tense all over, as if they saw a very terrifying scene.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but widen his eyes, looking at this "disrespectful" man.He stretched out his finger, but a word of accusation came out of his mouth.

"At 240 that day, three people stepped on the ice and rushed into the formation, and only 82 people came back in the end." Zhu Jiajun slowly took off his clothes, also revealing the twisted scars on his body like a centipede: "Everyone was injured. After retreating into the mountains, some people were seriously injured. Okay, I’ve been hiding in the mountain people’s house, and I haven’t heard from him since then. Your Majesty, if someone dares to say that Li Thief’s banner is a fake, I’m afraid the lowly ranks will not agree, even the veterans of the guard battalion will not agree!”

Chongzhen was startled by Zhu Jiajun's sudden high-pitched voice, and moved back.

Wang Chengen stood forward tremblingly, and it was obvious that he wanted to stand in front of the emperor as a human shield, but under the watchful eyes of the two veterans, he realized that his legs seemed to be filled with lead.

"How decent! Put on your clothes and go out to get twenty army sticks!" You Shiwei shouted.

Zhu Jiajun put on his clothes silently, gave a military salute to the sitting emperor and the chief of staff, took a step back, turned around and strode away.Liu Laosi ignored him, naked to the waist, and gave the military salute, but turned around and said to You Shiwei: "Lieutenant general, when it is not in combat, only military judges can hold courts to punish crimes." It was as heavy as if it was about to crush floor tiles.

It wasn't until the two of them left the yard that everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, still in disbelief.

——The guards of the Eastern Palace are so domineering, the emperor doesn't want to abolish the reserve, does he?

Wang Chengen retreated behind Chongzhen, peeping at the pale-faced Chongzhen Emperor.

"You Shiwei," Chongzhen said softly, "Go down."

You Shiwei wanted to explain a few words, but after thinking about it, he swallowed it back and bowed to leave.

Chongzhen waited for You Shiwei to leave, looked around, saw that his sister-in-law and the people beside him were silent, finally pulled the corners of his lips, and said: "It seems that the East Palace has already fully grown its wings."

Zhang Hou and Zhou Hou were also secretly shocked.In the past, I always thought that the crown prince was a fox pretending to be a tiger. When someone wanted to cook a cold stove and follow the merits of the dragon, he was a so-called official.Now it seems that this is not the case, Dong Gong already has a buddy who is willing to go through life and death for him!

Zhou Hou was glad to see such a loyal person beside his son, but it was a little pitiful to see her husband truly become a lonely family.

……

"Hehe, this fourth brother Liu is really hot-tempered." Zhu Cihong soon knew what happened after he left.He was in the study, playing with a long gun, which was a sample he just got.Unlike other bird guns, this musket no longer uses a matchlock to ignite the gunpowder, but uses flint.

This is the flintlock.

As early as the eighth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Cihong got the newly published "Illustration of Military Weapons", and became very interested in flintlock guns.However, that year was really eventful. Zhang Xianzhong broke through Fengyang and Cao Wenzhao died in battle. It seemed quite precarious.It was also in that year that Zhu Cihong obtained the power to organize the memorials. However, a young boy had no influence on the emperor's father, who was in his prime, and could only stare aside.

"Illustration of Military Weapons" was contributed by Bi Maokang himself.At that time, he had already retired, but no one dared to stop the former right servant of the Ministry of War from presenting a book useful for the military and the country.

There is no need to stop it, because Emperor Chongzhen put it on the shelf after turning a few pages. Even though Zhu Cihong repeatedly said that this kind of flintlock gun looks more powerful and more convenient to use, Emperor Chongzhen did not take it to heart.

This older literary and artistic youth cared more about whether the officials of Ming Dynasty were loyal and whether the soldiers were working hard, and for him, the three-eyed blunderbuss and bird blunderbuss were good enough. The reason why the current situation was corrupt had nothing to do with weapons, and it was not worth the effort to replace the standard equipment.

Because of the sensitivity of firearms, it was impossible for Zhu Cihong to trial-manufacture them in the small workshop in Ouchi.He tried to contact Bi Maokang, but this visionary veteran soon passed away, and even the entire Bi family broke away from Zhu Cihong's contact.It was not until March in Jiashen, when Zhu Cihong arrived in Shandong, that he sent a special trip to She County, surrounded by mountains, to look for Bi Maokang's nephew and former disciple.

When Zhang Jimeng arrived in Jiaozhou, Zhu Cihong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Jimeng was originally a disciple of Bi Maokang, and also a participant in the compilation of "Illustration of Military Weapons".Judging from his ability to write a preface for this, it is very likely that he has undertaken a lot of practical work, but due to conventions, he has to boast about his benevolence.

It's like "Lu's Spring and Autumn" is not written by Lu Buwei himself.

As if to confirm Zhu Cihong's conjecture, Zhang Jimeng also brought the latest flintlock gun that was trial-produced after Bi Maokang's death, indicating that the development of the flintlock gun has not stopped.He also came with Bi Maokang's nephew, brothers Bi Denghan and Bi Dengfu.Under the leadership of these three masters, there are more than [-] people including family members and craftsmen, which can be said to be a big team.

"Send the complaints of Zhang Jimeng and the Bi brothers as soon as possible." Zhu Cihong picked up the gun, tried it on his shoulder, and found that the butt of the gun was not close to his body.He picked up the pen and wrote another note on the paper, and continued to say to Lu Suyao: "Let the people sent to bring more preparation documents. All the masters will be included in the East Palace, and the best among the apprentices can also be hired." The note was given to Lu Suyao.

The moment Lu Suyao took it, she consciously folded the paper in half and sealed it in an envelope, but she still accidentally saw the first line on it read: Separate parts, standard and stop, made by Biefang.

As far as possible standard uniform, assembly line production.

Lu Suyao knew that this was the only method of the East Palace, and it was said that it was carried forward from the Qin people's "Workers' Cheng" and "Jungong Law".However, this is also a rumor among civil servants outside, and there is no way to verify the authenticity, because this kind of ancient book has long been lost in the long river of history, and no one can tell whether it is really in the Ouchi Treasury or someone's library.

"Your Highness," Lu Suyao said, "How about Liu Si and Zhu Jiajun? Old General You is still angry."

Zhu Cihong put down the flintlock gun in his hand, raised his head, and asked without answering: "What I told you before, that, how is the matter of letting the court lady and the officer go on a blind date?"

If Liu Si hadn't happened, I'm afraid it would be a long time before Zhu Cihong had time to ask.But now that the question is asked, it is to give You Shiwei and the emperor a clear answer.

Since ancient times, "appointing officials and conferring titles" has been the public heart of the superiors.

As for the monarch's personal favor, apart from "obedience to words" and "undressing and pushing food", "giving marriage and starting a family" is the greatest.

It seems that Liu Laosi has to get out of single anyway.

Lu Suyao is almost a workaholic. The other court ladies work in three shifts, but she often works two shifts by herself.No one laughed at her, because the more she did, the more important she was with the prince.This kind of important marriage is not only related to the stability of the army's morale, but also related to the lifelong happiness of the sisters in the palace, so it must be taken to heart.

The only problem is how to save the face of the female officers. You can't take the female officers of the right age to each camp head to stand in a row for Qiu Ba to choose?That's too cheap for them!

At this moment, it is different. Since it is a political act with "implicit meaning", the face can be put aside.

Lu Suyao asked Min Ziruo to find Liu Laosi, who had a drink with Zhu Jiajun in the restaurant, and personally brought the female officials and maids who were willing to marry keywords such as "first-class medal, major rank, eight feet tall, burly and strong" to the restaurant, and stood away. A row, let Liu Lao Si choose.

Liu Laosi, who was drunk, was already a little vain under his feet. He stretched out his palm as big as a cattail fan and pulled out two beautiful female officials.

Seeing that this posture was wrong, Lu Suyao jumped anxiously: "This is a wife for you! You can only choose one!"

Liu Lao Si turned a deaf ear to Lu Suyao's yells and the screams of the two female officers, and just raised his head and laughed wildly, while one by one, the weak woman like a chicken was striding into the cubicle.

Lu Suyao chased after two steps, blushed again and stopped, cursing in a low voice.

"Can I have one?" Zhu Jiajun asked quietly.