A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

After the inspection, the official asked with some confusion: "What are these?"

Shen An was just indifferent.

The official said dissatisfiedly: "Isn't it amazing?"

When he saw that it was Chen Zhongheng who came to greet Shen An in person, he felt a little nervous, fearing that Shen An would complain.

"Old Chen... Hahaha, you have gained weight again. Why are you walking with your legs crossed again?"

As soon as he met Shen An, he teased Chen Zhongheng. Chen Zhongheng naturally refused to be outdone and said: "I heard that your wife is pregnant. Which brothel are you going to recently? If someone finds out, tell the Yushitai..."

The two joked for a while, and Shen An pointed to the two jars on the ground and whispered: "These are treasures, have they been inspected?"

Chen Zhongheng knew that today was the day for Shen An's gunpowder demonstration, so he smiled when he heard the words: "Check it, just check it. There is too much gunpowder in the army, and there is a gunpowder workshop in Bianliang..."

"That's not gunpowder!"

Shen An said calmly: "Old Chen, you know what a certain person brought out."

Chen Zhongheng looked at the jar, then at Shen An, and asked: "Very powerful?"

Shen An crossed his arms and said with a smile: "It's beyond your expectation."

Chen Zhongheng trembled and asked: "How does it compare with the Shenwei Crossbow?"

"The Divine Power Crossbow is powerful in the short term, but in the long term... the Divine Power Crossbow can only stand behind."

"Don't lie to me!"

Chen Zhongheng's eyes became more serious, and Shen An calmly said: "You can weigh it yourself."

The subordinate officer next to him felt that something was wrong, and when he was about to ask, Chen Zhongheng shouted: "Here comes someone!"

"Everyone knows!"

Chen Zhongheng pointed at his subordinates and the people around him and said: "Take them down and wait for the officials to deal with them later!"

The official's expression changed drastically and he shouted: "That thing..."

"gag!"

A sergeant came over and roughly blocked the mouth of the officer with a rag, and the others did the same.

The subordinate officer sobbed and looked at Shen An with pleading eyes.

Shen An shook his head and said: "You can't see many things, you can't listen to many words, but you think you are great. This is your own fault."

Shen An and Chen Zhongheng went in. Two large jars were carried by the chamberlain, and they waited outside the hall.

"Your Majesty, Shen An is here."

There was nothing big going on today, so Zhao Shu said after hearing this: "Let's go and take a look."

The monarch and his ministers left the hall together. Shen An pointed to the two jars and said, "Your Majesty, in these two jars, one contains gunpowder formulated by the army, and the other contains gunpowder formulated by me."

Zhao Shu said with great interest: "Then try it, right here."

"here?"

The place in front of the palace was quite empty, but Shen An felt that there were too many people and it would be easy for secrets to be leaked.

"Your Majesty, there are too many people."

Zhao Shu looked around and said, "Everyone, step back."

"Your Majesty! This is against the rules."

Chen Zhongheng didn't say it explicitly, but the hints were in place.

The emperor of the Song Dynasty almost never met anyone alone, there had to be someone by his side.

Zhao Shu looked at Shen An, who nodded, so he waved his hand and said, "Then you stay, and the others... leave!"

After the others left, Shen An first placed a jar in the open space, lit the fuse and ran back.

"Hide in!"

Everyone hid in the hall, Han Qi peeked out, and Zhao Shu was also a little anxious. Just as he was about to come out, he heard an explosion.

boom!

The explosion sounded very powerful. Han Qi praised: "Such an explosion can scare the enemy's cavalry."

Everyone came out to see the effect, and they all praised it.

Han Qi said: "This thing was lit and thrown away when defending the city. By the way, there are some poisons and iron pieces in it. Who can stand it?"

Zeng Gongliang squatted on the ground, touched the blackened ground, and praised: "If we build more of this thing, Bianliang will be impregnable."

It’s all nonsense!

Shen An thought of Bianliang later. When the Jin soldiers came to the city, the emperor and his ministers were so frightened that they almost surrendered without a fight. It can be seen that no matter how powerful the weapons are, the morale of the army and the IQ of the emperor and his ministers are the most important.

"I just felt a vibration under my feet, like an earth dragon turning over. It is indeed a weapon in the army, good!"

Then came the test of Shen An's gunpowder.

"Let's all go in."

Shen An's expression was serious, but the emperor and his ministers had experienced the power of the explosion just now, so they didn't take it seriously.

Han Qi said: "Hurry up, breakfast was delayed."

After the meeting, Zhao Shu would give a banquet to the ministers, which was considered an invisible benefit.

Shen An said seriously: "I really want to go in."

I'm not kidding you, this thing is really going to happen.

Zeng Gongliang smiled and said: "I have been in officialdom for many years. What kind of battles have I never seen? Just come."

Han Qi smiled and said: "I used to... that's all, I won't mention those years, but I have lived enough, you just come, my death has nothing to do with you."

They are all heroes!

Shen An was helpless. He was worried that he would blow up the three prime ministers of the Song Dynasty and even Zhao Shu would not be able to explain.

Think about it, Han Qi and others went out to court early in the morning and had been working in the palace. How come they were corpses with missing arms and legs when they saw them again...

Official, could it be that you did something poisonous?

Shen An looked at Zhao Shu and saw that he was also a little eager to try, so he sighed: "Guan, please back off."

He had no choice but to compromise.

The few people retreated to the door of the main hall, and Shen An went down to take out the packed gunpowder. He did not dare to use the clay pot, otherwise the emperor and his ministers of the Song Dynasty would be bombed to death in the palace today, which would probably become an eternal joke.

By then, I will be infamy for thousands of years.

Shen An carefully inserted the lead and started the fire carefully...

"Look at how timid he is, hahahaha!"

Han Qi smiled heartily, and Zeng Gongliang also said boldly: "Today's young people have no idea what we have experienced. It's really funny to be surprised."

Ouyang Xiu came back after three days of rest at home, but he looked a little listless.

Shen An lit the fuse and turned around and ran away. He ran so eagerly as if there was a tiger chasing behind him.

Shen An rushed into the hall, and Han Qi laughed and said: "As timid as a mouse, hahahaha!"

Zeng Gongliang smiled and said: "Young man..."

Shen An shouted from inside: "Stop His Majesty!"

Chen Zhongheng felt that the time had come for him to show his loyalty, so he stood in front of Zhao Shu and said: "If I am killed by the explosion, I will be killed by the explosion..."

"boom!"

Before he could finish his words, an explosion occurred.

A wave of air rushed into the hall. Shen An slowly poked his head out and saw that the monarch and his ministers were all standing upright. He wondered if the gunpowder was insufficient?

"Ouch……"

Zeng Gongliang suddenly reached out to grab Ouyang Xiu, and then the two sat on the ground together.

Han Qi stood firm, turned around slowly, smiled at Shen An and said, "Not bad..."

There were a few blood stains on his face, and he smiled calmly, but Shen An saw that his legs were shaking.

Perhaps due to bad luck, Chen Zhongheng was pushed by the air wave during the explosion. He fell to the ground and shouted: "There is a ghost! There is a ghost!"

The feeling of suddenly going dark was so scary that Chen Zhongheng was a little incoherent. He immediately got up and shouted: "Protect Your Majesty! Protect Your Majesty!"

"Is this gunpowder?"

Zhao Shu's voice was a little hoarse, which startled him.

"yes!"

Shen An's serious look made Zhao Shu feel embarrassed.

"shut up!"

Zhao Shu felt that Chen Zhongheng's voice was noisy, but thinking of his previous loyalty, he just kicked him.

Chen Zhongheng turned around, his disheveled appearance startled Shen An, and he cried: "Your Majesty, I thought... I thought I would never see you again!"

"Someone is plotting rebellion and protecting the official family!"

"Kill!"

There was a cry of killing in front of them, but it was the guards who were shocked by the explosion.

Zhao Shu pointed at the people appearing in front and said: "Go and stop them. If you can't stop them, you will seek death yourself."

After seeing the power of gunpowder, Zhao Shu felt that this was the treasure given to the Song Dynasty by God.

Think about it, the defenders of the Song Dynasty lit a bag of gunpowder at the top of the city and threw it down. With a bang, the dead and wounded below were everywhere, and the enemy troops fled in panic...

However, this matter needs to be kept secret to prevent the enemy from getting the information.

Chen Zhongheng ran over and shouted, "Get out! Get out!"

"This is not gunpowder!"

Han Qi's eyes were gleaming, and he still looked frightened. "What is this? Can it be made in large quantities? What if it is put in a jar?"

Shen An said reservedly: "This is gunpowder. It's not a big problem to make it. How about adding some materials to it? For example, iron sheets or something."

Han Qi rolled his eyes and said, "It's best to soak it in poison."

The two looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

For the first time, Han Qi felt that Shen An was a pretty good person, and he actually had so much in common with him.

Shen An said reservedly: "If we attack the city..."

Han Qi's sense of superiority disappeared immediately. His eyes shone and he said to Zhao Shu: "Your Majesty, if this thing is there when we attack the city, those city gates will not be able to stop it, right? This is the national treasure that can be used to attack cities and seize territory. !”

Zhao Shu felt that his heartbeat was still a little fast. He recalled the power of the explosion just now and asked, "Who else knows how to make this thing?"

"Just one person."

Shen An could only guarantee that if others knew about it, no matter who he was, Zhao Shu would be keeping an eye on him, and that person would not be allowed to leave Bianliang.

"What a military weapon!"

Zhao Shu slapped his forehead, and then felt that this move undermined his dignity, so he glared at Shen An.

This has nothing to do with me!

Shen An felt that she was more unjust than Dou E.

Ouyang Xiu over there sighed, like a dead person, which made all the hairs on Han Qi's body stand up.

"I'm scared to death, I'm scared to death!"

He just woke up from his hazy state at this moment. When he saw Zhao Shu and Han Qi beside him, he couldn't help but blush.

"Help...help me!"

Zeng Gongliang also woke up. He touched his tailbone with a sad face and said, "I can't seem to move."

Ana Shen wondered if he had broken his tailbone when he sat down just now?

Isn't it paralysis?

Fortunately, after getting up, Zeng Gongliang endured the pain and walked a few steps. It seemed that the problem was not serious.

Ouyang Xiu was still in shock. The first thing he did was to raise his hand to Shen An and ask seriously: "Dare I ask An Bei, is this knowledge from miscellaneous studies?"

Shen An nodded, "Exactly."

Ouyang Xiu asked again: "I dare to ask what the reason is."

Shen An said calmly: "First it burned violently, and then released a large amount of heat and gas. In such a small space, the heat and gas expanded violently together, and then there was a bang... explosion."

"Heat...gas? Still expanding?"

Ouyang Xiu was confused. Shen An smiled and said: "It's all knowledge in miscellaneous studies. All students of a certain school know it...Does Mr. Ouyang want to learn it?"

Ouyang Xiu sighed and said: "This is a sharp weapon for the country, but it was made by knowledge in miscellaneous studies. I am ashamed!"

He bowed down, but Shen An avoided it, but his brows remained cold.

It was polite to avoid him, but it did not mean that he had forgiven Ouyang Xiu.

Ouyang Xiu looked up and saw that he was avoiding him, so he handed over his hand again and said, "I... was wrong."

Ouyang Xiu actually admitted his mistake?

Zhao Shu thought it was rare, but he also thought it was a matter of course.

Shen An frowned slightly and said, "This is just a small matter."

"Little things?"

Han Qi felt that Shen An was getting carried away, so he asked: "Is there more powerful knowledge in miscellaneous studies?"

"certainly."

Shen An stood there with a relaxed attitude, as if he was admiring the scenery.

Of course, once those things are released, you will be shocked.

Everyone looked at him, and somehow felt that there was something unfathomable about this young man.