Song Dynasty's Ignorant Prince

Zhao Ji lingered in the Mingyue Palace for half a day, and then left.

After all, it was broad daylight, and the princess had just arrived, and Zhao Ji didn't want to have sex as soon as she came, making him look hungry. The emperor of a great country must have the majesty of a great emperor. If Zhao Ji wants to conquer Princess Yue's heart first, it shouldn't be difficult.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen's affairs are not good, please punish Your Majesty!" Zhe Xiaoxi came to plead guilty.

"I have already understood the specific situation. You made a mistake by drinking alcohol while escorting the princess, and you should be punished! 99

Zhe Xiaoxi lowered his head, not knowing how His Majesty would punish him.

But he heard Zhao Ji's words change, "However, you can be considered to have sent the princess safely, foiled the plots of Tubo and Jin Guo, and the merits and demerits are equal, so I will forgive you this time!"

Zhe Xiaoxi immediately thanked him. He didn't expect His Majesty to let him go so easily. It seems that His Majesty is still a nostalgic person! Thinking about when they were in the northwest, they hunted together and talked and laughed together. Zhe Xiaoxi felt that the emperor was not A ruthless person, it seems that he feels good now.

"Be flat, give a seat!

Zhao Ji smiled, "Xiao Xi, you almost screwed up this errand, you have to be careful in the future!"

Now Zhao Ji does not speak as an emperor, but as a friend or elder. Zhe Xiaoxi nodded and said yes, a little ashamed.

Zhao Ji stopped talking about this matter, "Last time you said that you came to the capital, and then you happened to come through the matter of marriage, do you have any plans in the future?

"Your Majesty, I'm going to do some errand in the capital," Zhe Xiaoxi looked at Zhao Ji and said his thoughts.

Zhao Ji nodded, so Zhe Xiaoxi had the same meaning, "That's good, your original position remains unchanged, you are still the sixth-rank Zhaowu Commander, and you will be the commander of the internal bodyguards."35

The commander of the inner guard was a third-rank official, Zhe Xiaoxi understood at once, this is His Majesty's incomparable trust. Although his official position has not been promoted now, Zhe Xiaoxi knows that His Majesty will definitely give him a promotion after a period of time, otherwise how can he lead the inner guard?

Zhe Xiaoxi immediately knelt down and said loudly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Xiaoxi will never give up!

"Haha, get up, don't be too restrained. I'm going to equip a batch of muskets in the inner guards and set up a musket battalion, and you will be in charge!"

"The Musket Battalion? What is this?" Zhe Xiaoxi was a little stunned, "It's not that kind of stun gun, right?"

Zhe Xiaoxi was a little unhappy, "Your Majesty, although that kind of pistol has good power, it can only be fired once, and the range is too close, so there is no ability to fight back under the opponent's bow and arrow..."

Hearing the other party's complaint, Zhao Ji laughed, "I ask you, how is the red-clothed cannon?

"That's naturally very powerful," Zhe Xiaoxi had heard of the power of the red-clothed cannon.

"The musket battalion I'm talking about is not the kind of pistol you think, but a flintlock gun. 35 Zhao Ji began to spread the knowledge of flintlock pistols to Zhe Xiaoxi. He waved, and Xiao Lizi brought a flintlock pistol.

This flintlock barrel is 46 inches (117cm) long and 0.75 inches (19mm) caliber. The front barrel is made of steel and the rear stock is walnut.

Zhe Xiaoxi held this flintlock gun and looked over and over. This flintlock gun was very different from the flash guns he had seen before. For a while, he didn't know the secrets of this gun, and he didn't know how to use it.

Zhao Ji took it with a smile, "Look, this is the barrel, this is the butt, it should be like this when you use it..."

After demonstrating for a while, Zhao Ji continued, "Look here is a piece of flint, here is a fire hole, and there is an anvil beside the fire hole. When shooting, pull the trigger, and under the action of the spring, the flint is heavy. The ground hit the edge of the fire door, and sparks emerged, igniting the gunpowder and firing.99

Zhe Xiaoxi's eyes glowed when he heard it, and he rubbed his hands together and said, "Your Majesty, this kind of thing is too delicate, the design is really ingenious, I, can I try it?"

Zhao Ji laughed, "Of course you can, but you have to go to a special shooting range!"

Of course, in the important part of the palace, guns could not be fired casually, so they went to the shooting range outside the city, which was specially built and had soldiers' handles on all sides. In fact, this shooting range is very simple, that is, people build some wooden stakes in one place, nail targets on them, and draw nine circles.

Standing 200 meters away from the target, Zhao Ji was followed by a team of internal guards, as well as ministers such as Li Gang and Zong Ze, just to let them witness the power of the flintlock gun.

This time Zhao Ji personally tested, he has secretly practiced many times.0

Ask someone to bring bullets, which are bullets wrapped in oil paper, bite through the oil paper and pour out part of the gunpowder as propellant.

Zhao Ji introduced while moving, "The gunpowder and the warhead of the musket are wrapped in paper. In order to prevent the gunpowder from being wetted by rain or water, it is wrapped in paper coated with butter or lard. The rest The gunpowder is poured into the barrel of the gun, and then the round bullet is put in and hit with a clear rod..."

A truss is a long, notched end of iron that snaps under the barrel and can be pulled out.

"After hitting with a clear rod, the bullet deforms slightly, and it is tightly integrated with the barrel, so it will not roll in the barrel or fall out. Then pull the trigger, and it can be fired, you see!"

Saying that, Zhao Ji pulled the trigger, the trigger hit the flint, sparks, and the gunpowder was ignited, only to hear a bang, and a large cloud of black smoke came out of the flintlock gun, which startled everyone.

"Protect Your Majesty!

Those guards scattered, staring at each other, as if they were surrounded by enemies.

Zhao Ji laughed, waving his hand so that they don't have to be nervous, "When the flintlock gun is fired, there will be a noise, it's nothing. Come on, let's go and see how many rings I have played?

The crowd went over together, and they saw a hole in the target. This target is 3.2 feet square, it is not easy to hit this target at such a distance, and everyone starts to flatter,

"Your Majesty is amazing, it's really a hundred paces through Yang, oh no, this is half as far as a hundred paces!

"Yeah, I didn't expect His Majesty to be both civil and military, he is truly a master of the world!

"Your Majesty is mighty and domineering!""

Zhao Ji just smiled at the flattery of these people, "Alas, this kind of gun is still inaccurate, I only hit the seventh ring, and it is only the tenth ring when I get to the center, so the result is the best! Dear Aiqing, Anyone want to try it?"

Some young people are gearing up, but Li Gang and others who are more stable all refused with a smile. From Li Gang's point of view, what if it is possible to achieve a hundred successes? The country still has to be managed by those who are strategizing, and the courage of individual people is inferior. Of course, they would not dare to say that to His Majesty.