Murong Shuqing turned around slowly, as she expected, everyone's eyes were fixed on her, after all, her presence here at this time was really out of time. Xuanyuan Yi sighed in his heart, and said helplessly, "Come here." Just now, Xiao Rong told him that she had military intelligence to report. He didn't expect that after she came in, he would enjoy the calligraphy and painting leisurely, if he hadn't seen her Unconsciously rubbing his legs, he didn't want to call her.
Murong Shuqing directly ignored those surprised, snickered, or condemned eyes, walked to Xuanyuan Yi's side, and planned to leave as soon as Xuanyuan Yi finished asking her what she wanted to know. But before she got to him, she was pulled by him to sit on his coach's chair behind him, lightly shook her hand, found it was still warm, and was about to walk back to the topographic map.
Murong Shuqing suddenly pulled his sleeve. Xuanyuan Yi looked back at her in confusion, Murong Shuqing waved gently, motioning him to lower his head. Xuanyuan Yi was slightly stunned, but his heart was full of joy. This was the first time Qing'er had let him approach her, and it was still in this public.
Murong Shuqing was not a woman of this era, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Xuanyuan Yi was even more willing to approach him. At the same time, he was also very curious, what would she say to him? Naturally, he leaned down. Although the other generals felt inappropriate, they couldn't say anything, so they turned their heads and looked elsewhere in embarrassment.
It wasn't until Xuanyuan Yi put his ear close to her and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter?" Murong Shuqing looked at the group of generals who were pretending to be busy and looked around, only to realize that this action seemed a bit ambiguous. Now, it’s the real business to finish the question early, so she whispered in Xuanyuan Yi’s ear: “I want to know if the loud noises today were caused by Cang Yue’s weapon, is it something that can explode? "
Originally, Qinger whispered softly, the numbness in his ears made him dazed for a moment, but after hearing what she asked, Xuanyuan Yi looked at her in surprise.
Before Xuanyuan Yi could speak, Li Ming couldn't help but ask, "Murong Shuqing, how did you know?"
Murong Shuqing was stunned for a moment, then raised his head, all the generals looked at her with incredible expressions, especially those who had confronted Cang Yue this time. The general just said that the reason for this defeat was that Cang Yue had a new weapon, but he didn't say what it was. How could she know
How could she forget that these are people with high martial arts skills, in such a quiet main account, it is useless to speak in a low voice. And obviously, although they had turned their heads, their ears were paying close attention to the conversation between her and Xuanyuan Yi. It seemed that men were no less willing to gossip.
Well, since everyone heard it, she didn't need to whisper any more. Murong Shuqing looked at Xuanyuan Yi with questioning eyes and asked, "What does that thing look like?"
"A black ball slightly smaller than a fist will explode when it hits the ground." This was also a hidden weapon he had never seen before.
"How powerful is it? What did Cang Yue use to shoot them out?" I don't know how good Cang Yue is in making explosives. If she has already made something similar to a cannon, it would be really bad.
Xuanyuan Yi thought for a while and replied, "After the black ball exploded, five or six people in the vicinity could be thrown off their horses. The thick smoke and noise could frighten the horses, and the soldiers could not see the surrounding situation clearly. As for sending the black ball Yes, it's a crossbow."
"A crossbow?" Murong Shuqing asked in surprise, "Are you sure?"
Li Ming was very dissatisfied with her doubts, and replied loudly: "Of course, I can see clearly, it is indeed a crossbow, but it is larger than an ordinary crossbow, and it can eject the black ball."
is a crossbow. That's great, it seems that the current level of explosives is not high, and the lethality is not very big. Murong Shuqing's heart that has been hanging has finally let go.
Murong Shuqing bowed his head and said nothing, but he was so anxious for the generals present that Xuanyuan Yi patted her hand and called, "Qing'er?" What was she thinking about, and she looked relieved, she should know What is this black ball? After Murong Shuqing came back to his senses, Xuanyuan Yi asked everyone's question, "Qing'er, do you know what that is?"
Murong Shuqing nodded and replied, "Well, this explosive thing is called dynamite."
"Dynamite?" Everyone looked at each other, Xuanyuan Yi looked at Pei Che, and saw that he also shook his head slightly, not knowing what the so-called explosive was.
Li Ming was the first to ask: "What is dynamite?" Never heard of it.
How should she explain it? After thinking about it, Murong Shuqing replied, "Actually, it's almost like a big firecracker." This should be more vivid.
She just finished speaking, and Li Ming said with a look of disbelief, "How is this possible, firecrackers won't have such power." It's not that he hasn't seen firecrackers before.
But Pei Che suddenly frowned. He seemed to understand what Shu Qing meant, but there was something he couldn't figure out. Pei Che asked humbly, "Shu Qing, can you speak more clearly?"
She finally knew why Pei Che was young, but he was considered a master of the past and the present, because he had a spirit of always seeking knowledge and seeking advice, and would not casually deny the existence of other things because of his achievements and knowledge.
"They all have the same ingredient - gunpowder."
Dynamite for a moment, firecrackers for a moment, gunpowder for a moment? They just want to know what the hell is that black ball
Seeing that they were still at a loss, Murong Shuqing explained again: "Put the gunpowder in a closed space, and after igniting it, it will explode. The power of firecrackers is not great, because its proportion is somewhat different from that of explosives. It's different, and most of the firecrackers are wrapped in paper, and the amount is very small, so I can't see its power."
After listening to her explanation, they understood what it meant. The main account was extremely quiet for a while, knowing what the black ball was, how to crack it next? Li Ming suddenly slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "A small firecracker can explode, so many together, the power can be imagined. If we also have this kind of explosive, we will not be afraid of Cang Yue, I will now Find a firecracker master."
Holding Li Ming's shoulder, Pei Che said calmly, "Li Ming, wait, let Shu Qing finish." If it were so easy, EAST would not have heard of such a powerful hidden weapon by now.
Murong Shuqing looked at Pei Che approvingly, nodded and said, "A firecracker master can't make Cang Yue's explosives."
"Why?" Didn't it say that the ingredients are the same
What's wrong with Li Ming's brain? Murong Shuqing sighed: "First of all, the proportion of explosives is not exactly the same as that of firecrackers. Also, the things that contain gunpowder are different from firecrackers."
Hearing her talk about gunpowder all the time, Xuanyuan Yi asked curiously, "What exactly is gunpowder?"
"Sulphur, saltpeter, and charcoal are mixed in proportion, and they become gunpowder. I have already asked someone to prepare it." Murong Shuqing returned to the chair and sat down, warmed his hands with the tea in his hand, and said eagerly, "Although Firecracker masters can't make bombs by themselves, but they are also essential. By the way, we still need blacksmiths. Tomorrow, you will find five firecracker masters and three blacksmiths."
"Qing'er, what are you going to do?" She seemed very anxious about this matter.
"I'll start it right away tomorrow, we don't have time." She didn't want to be in such a hurry, but she was afraid that someone would be in a hurry.
Xuanyuan Yi took away the cold tea in her hand, handed the hot tea that the soldiers had re-brewed to her hand, and asked, "How do you say it?" She seemed quite sure that Cang Yue would attack immediately.
"I suspect that Cang Yue will attack in these two days. They need a quick decision. Moreover, they have such weapons, and they also have the opportunity for a quick decision. Therefore, we need to be faster."
After two months of deployment, Yan Rui should have changed in the country, Hong Ming must have received news, he can't stay in Linfengguan for long, and You Xiao's explosives should have just been developed, otherwise he would have also It will not be avoided all the time without fighting. With such a weapon, and You Xiao wanted to defeat the "God of War" for a long time, for You Xiao and Hong Ming, the sooner the better.
"But, who can make explosives?" Huang Xifeng asked the most crucial question, and everyone's eyes turned to Murong Shuqing.
Murong Shuqing took a sip of hot tea unhurriedly, then shrugged and said, "Try it." When she was still in her teens, she and her grandfather did an experiment on mixing gunpowder. Yes, she can do it, but if she wants to make a weapon that can be used on the battlefield, she is not sure, and can only take one step at a time.
"Ah?" Everyone was dumbfounded. She said so confidently and eloquently, so she just knew how to say it
Really tired, Murong Shuqing stretched, it turned out to be such a tiring thing to explain, just talked in the main account for a long time, they still seemed to understand, maybe it was because he did not study science and engineering, and the explanation was not good. It's very detailed. She voluntarily conceded defeat, saying that it didn't make sense. Maybe they would understand when she did it tomorrow. After all, intuitive things are easy to accept.
Murong Shuqing took a deep breath, and the cold air entered his internal organs instantly, and he seemed refreshed. The sun is still so bright during the day, but the snow is swaying at night. This winter in the northwest is really charming. The snow has stopped, leaving only a thick layer of snow, showing that it used to be healthy. The white plum trees full of trees are also blooming very strongly, and the thick and thick branches reveal desolation, which forms a strong contrast with the hard-blooming flowers. , both abrupt and inexplicable harmony. Centuries-old branches can produce new flowers every year. Perhaps it is this collision of vicissitudes and vitality that makes it unique.
It's almost midnight, is it another year? The time at home should now be watching TV with my parents and brothers, waiting for the moment when the New Year's bell rings, and sending New Year's blessings to my parents. How are you now? Dad, Mom, Brother - Happy New Year.
Murong Shuqing looked up at the vast night sky. Perhaps, she and her family would see the same sky. With blessings, Murong Shuqing gently closed her eyes.
Suddenly, a burst of warmth hit her, and she was hugged into a warm embrace by someone, with a low helpless sigh in her ear, "It's such a cold day, you stand in the snow like this, how can you tell me? Go in?" It's so cold, I don't know how to put on more clothes, and I prefer to stand in the snow. Xuanyuan Yi wrapped her in a large fur coat and held her in his arms.
Murong Shuqing raised the corners of his lips gently, leaned against the warm and powerful body behind him, and smiled lightly, "It's a new year."
"Yeah." Her suppleness made Xuanyuan Yi's mouth rise unconsciously. This was the first New Year they spent together. It turns out that when someone is with you, the festival will be different and make people feel happy.
Still closing his eyes, Murong Shuqing said softly, "Happy New Year."
Feeling Xuanyuan Yi startled, after a while, something suddenly appeared on the bun, Murong Shuqing opened his eyes, turned to look at Xuanyuan Yi, and asked curiously, "What?" Come down and take a look.
Xuanyuan Yi moved faster to grab her hand that was about to touch her hair, and said coolly, "You can wear it as a gift, it's nothing to look at."
His unnatural expression, his uncertain eyes, and the hidden words in his domineering make Murong Shuqing more curious about what is in his hair, and it feels like it should be hair accessories or something. One hand was held by Xuanyuan Yi, Murong Shuqing quickly stretched out the other hand, stroked his hair, and took it down.
Xuanyuan Yi looked at her with a smile and shook his hand a little smugly, and shook his head helplessly, "Well, it was given to her anyway, so let's see.
Murong Shuqing opened the palm of his hand, it was a long hairpin, under the moonlight, with a soft light, the faint red sandalwood fragrance seemed to surround the tip of the nose. Murong Shuqing watched for a while, then suddenly laughed lowly.
This is the hairpin he spent three days carving and polishing the other day. Knowing that she doesn't like fancy hair accessories, he made a wooden hairpin for her. It was the first time to do it, and I didn't know what to do. Seeing her smile like this, she was embarrassed and annoyed, and whispered: "What are you laughing at?"
Murong Shuqing smiled unceremoniously: "So ugly..."
In fact, it's not really ugly. It's just that one end of the wooden hairpin is usually carved with patterns, or flower branches, or flowing clouds, or grasses, or hollowed out. And this one is very simple. It is a long hairpin without any pattern on it, but it is specially shaped like a crescent moon. It looks very simple, but the polishing is very smooth and meticulous.
Judging from his strange expression and the simple shape of the long hairpin, it is obvious that he made it. Murong Shuqing was very satisfied with this special crescent moon red sandalwood hairpin, but he rarely saw Xuanyuan Yi's embarrassment. , she couldn't help but want to tease him.
"You—" Xuanyuan Yi was really embarrassed, and his face gradually became gloomy.
Murong Shu expected early in the morning that he would come to grab it, so as soon as he finished speaking, he dragged the wooden hairpin under his hand and put it behind him. Seeing his anger turned into anger, Murong Shuqing stopped smiling, tiptoed lightly, and said softly and slowly beside his ear, "However, I like it." After saying that, he gently dropped a stick on his face. He kissed lightly, put the wooden hairpin back in his hair, turned and leaned into his arms, raising his head to admire the starry sky above him.
Xuanyuan Yi was bewildered by the light kiss just now, and her heartbeat accelerated uncontrollably. This was the first time she took the initiative to kiss him, so she couldn't describe the sweet feeling in her heart. Xuanyuan Yi, ah Xuanyuan Yi, once upon a time, you would also be fascinated by a light kiss.
He wrapped his hands around Murong Shuqing's waist and placed a kiss in her hair. Xuanyuan Yi lowered his head slightly and whispered in her ear, "You returned the last Nanhai Pearl, this is the promise I gave you. The thing of love, don't think you have the opportunity to return." It was still the same domineering words, as if told to her, but also like an oath he made.
Murong Shuqing smiled and didn't answer, but just held the warm hands around his waist, the moonlight pulled the figure of the two embracing each other very long, the crooked moon and the crescent moon in Murong Shuqing's hair complemented each other.
Under the same starry sky, a tall figure stood in front of the window. The man held a fine wine in his hand, but he did not drink it for a long time. The dark purple and golden robe made him more noble and handsome. Xuan Tiancheng looked at Zhu Yeqing in his hand, but what surrounded his mind was that elegant and indifferent beauty. The first time he saw her, he was impressed by her talent and elegance; the second time he saw her, her insights and Smiling and moving. I originally thought that I was only interested in her for a while, but I didn't want to, but it became a tie that I couldn't let go of in this life. Only after that time, she seemed to have disappeared, and she was hard to find, and even the mysterious Haiyue disappeared.
Tong Fu looked at the emperor who had been silent all night from a distance, drumming in his heart, the emperor must have something on his mind. In the past few months, he often stared at the bright moon or Sake alone. He couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry, but he always revealed a touch of sadness and arrogance. Tong Fu was deliberating whether to go up and report it. The Queen had already sent people to urge him a few times. As a last resort, Tong Fu hunched over, walked slowly behind Xuan Tiancheng, and asked softly, "Your Majesty, it's New Year's Day. The queen sent someone to invite the emperor to Feifeng Palace to use the Lantern Festival."
Xuan Tiancheng threw out a sentence after a long time, "I'm tired, go back."
"Yes." On the New Year's Eve, it has always been a custom for the emperor and the queen to eat Lantern Festival together to pray for blessings. They don't even go to the queen's place. It seems that the emperor really has something on his mind. Say. Looking at the sky, Tong Fu said softly, "The servants serve the emperor and rest in peace."
Impatiently waving his sleeves, Xuan Tiancheng said, "I'm not sleepy, you should step back."
"Yes." Tong Fu was about to leave after saluting, when he thought of holding a portrait from the Ministry of Rites in his hand. Between advancing and retreating, Tong Fu thought for a while, and then asked in a low voice, "Does the emperor want to keep this portrait?"
"What portrait?" The low male voice showed that he was extremely impatient.
Tong Fu hurriedly replied, "A portrait of Murong Shuqing from the Murong family." Last month, the head of the bodyguard, Master Wei Hai, said that it was requested by the emperor.
Murong Shuqing? Is it the daughter of the Murong family, the granddaughter of Qi Xiang? It is these political marriages again. Xuanyuan Yi is unwilling to marry, so he will accept it. This is the sadness of being an emperor. Who said that the Murong family has the wealth of the country? It didn't matter what she looked like, and he didn't want to know, so he said lightly, "Let's just leave it alone."
He's tired of it, when will he be able to see that dashing, indifferent woman again? He drank the wine in his hand in one gulp, thinking of the ease when she said with a frank smile that the brothel was a good place, Xuan Tiancheng's condensed face was dyed with a happy smile.