Zhulan saw that the driver moved too hastily and the oil paper scraped the broken part of the box. He used too much force and scratched a small hole. She waited for the truck in front to leave.
Zhulan got off the carriage anyway, walked to where the things fell, squatted down and looked carefully at the scattered things, and just as she was about to reach out her hand, she was pulled back by someone.
Zhu Lan looked up, "Lord Rong."
Rong Enqing helped the man up and asked, "What are you looking for?"
Zhulan pointed to the ground and said, "A truck passed by just now and dropped something. There was oil paper wrapped inside and some things have been spilled. I came to take a look."
If Rong Enqing was not the emperor's man, she really would not have explained it directly.
Rong Enqing was stunned, and he calculated the days. Something was wrong. The caravan from Xuzhou had not yet arrived in the capital. He said to the servant beside him, "Pack up."
The servant carefully took out the handkerchief and said, "Yes."
Zhulan didn't care when she saw Rong Enqing taking over. Although she didn't touch it, she was used to thinking the worst. It was hidden so tightly, the panicked driver, and the black and gray thing, the only thing that came to her mind was gunpowder.
Zhulan was helped by Rong Enqing into the carriage, "Then we'll leave first."
"good."
Rong Enqing signaled the driver to drive slower and more steadily. After everyone had left, Rong Enqing took the handkerchief that the servant had collected, then got on the carriage and looked at it carefully. His heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Let's go."
Half an hour later in the palace, the emperor said sullenly, "Gunpowder?"
Prince, "Yes, the Zhang family not only hid gunpowder in Xuzhou."
If it weren't for today's discovery, no one would have noticed this batch of gunpowder. The prince felt heavy in his heart. The people guarding the city gate today were bribed. Who knows if there is other gunpowder being transported into the capital
Emperor, "Check for me, and replace this batch of gunpowder for me."
The emperor's face became even worse when he thought that there was a batch of gunpowder in the capital. Once it was ignited, there would be countless casualties. If it was brought into the palace, the emperor's face became even worse.
The prince said, "Yes."
The emperor's expression softened a lot. "If the road hadn't been repaired, the box wouldn't have hit the ground and cracked. This road is well built."
The prince was also afraid, "It's probably because Yang was curious, otherwise Lord Rong En wouldn't have noticed it."
The emperor nodded, "Yes."
The emperor and the prince's impression of Yang suddenly increased significantly.
In the evening, Zhulan told her about her discovery, "Although I didn't touch it, my intuition told me it was gunpowder."
Zhou Shuren was shocked, and then said: "Since Rong Enqing has cleaned up, he will definitely find the problem, so there is no need to worry."
Zhu Lan frowned, "It seems that the Zhang family is really going to take action, but using gunpowder is too disregarding of human life."
"They wouldn't think that, and they would think that the sacrifice was worth it. However, it could also be a preparation for escape."
Zhu Lan said coldly, "Whether it's for the sake of fighting for the imperial power or escaping, using gunpowder means you don't take human life seriously."
Zhou Shuren patted Zhulan and said, "You will suffer the consequences."
"Um."
Then the couple went back to reading, and Zhulan said, "Make me something I need."
Since we are going to teach Changyi, we should prepare everything we can use.
Zhou Shuren took the list written by his wife and said, "Okay, I'll go find Mr. Fang."
Zhulan nodded and continued reading.
The next day, Rongchuan met General Hou at sea. Rongchuan only saw two warships. "General Hou, the island is heavily defended. There are high platforms on it. I suspect there are cannons on the island. You only brought two warships. Aren't they too few?"
General Hou, "We need a reason to deploy a large number of ships. In order not to alert the enemy, the ships will come one after another."
Rongchuan finally felt relieved. He was really afraid that if the island was not captured, he would suffer heavy losses.
General Hou continued, "Prince Ning, the emperor has ordered that you are not allowed to disembark when attacking the island. I will watch over you, please forgive me."
Rongchuan still wanted to go to the island, but his expression froze, "No room?"
General Hou smiled, "No."
Rongchuan was depressed. He found out that the reason why he didn't go back was that he wanted to go to the island. It was not because he was hot-blooded, but because he didn't want to go back and get beaten. Now his plan was shattered.
General Hou really wanted to send Prince Ning back, but he could not refute the emperor's decision.
In the capital, at Prince Liang's Mansion, Prince Liang looked at the letter on the table and sneered, thinking that Zhang Yang had completely and honestly accepted his fate. This guy really refused to accept his fate.
King Liang called someone over, gave him a few instructions, and then went to the study.
Less than half an hour later, the messenger returned with a note from the prince. King Liang smiled and said to the servant, "Bring me a set of clothes."
Today, Zhulan went to her new house. The house is almost completed, and she came today to see what needs to be modified.
The house is really big. It takes a while to walk from the front yard to the main yard. The house has been simply cleaned, and the discarded wood and stones have been cleared out.
Zhulan was followed by several daughters-in-law, and even Zhao came.
The group first arrived at the main courtyard, which was slightly larger than the house they lived in now. It imitated the architecture of Jiangnan region and was more elegant. The trees had not been transplanted yet, so the main courtyard seemed much more spacious.
Zhulan saw that her daughters-in-law were curious, "You guys should go for a walk too. Don't go to the garden, it's under construction, don't bump into anything."
Li and the others had been itching to do so for a long time, "Yes, mother."
Zhulan entered the house. There was nothing new in it, but it was very big and brighter than the current house she lived in.
After strolling around for nearly an hour, Zhulan took her daughters-in-law away. Zhulan already had an idea in her mind.
Li said, "Mom, this new house is so beautiful. This is the first time I've seen such a nice house. Mom, do we really want to move in?"
Zhulan smiled and said, "Well, we'll move next year."
The rebuilt house has made people forget what happened here in the past. However, Zhulan still decided to buy more servants after moving in to make the house more popular.
In the theater in the capital, Prince Liang entered the half-open box and saw Zhang Yang humming a tune with his eyes closed.
There was disgust hidden deep in King Liang's eyes, and he sat some distance away from Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang slowly opened his eyes. He was much thinner now, but he couldn't go back to his old self. Zhang Yang said, "I thought Fourth Brother wouldn't come back."
King Liang, "I just want to hear what you have to say."
Zhang Yang gestured to close the half-open box and laughed strangely, "I can say a lot, it all depends on what Fourth Brother wants to hear. However, I really love Fourth Brother. In the past year, Fourth Brother's life has been really miserable. Let me count them, there have been several assassination attempts alone, it's too miserable."
King Liang did not touch anything on the table and said sarcastically, "Is that all you want to say?"
Zhang Yang hid his excitement in his eyes, "No, I just feel bad that my fourth brother has become a knife in the hands of the prince. This knife will break after being sharpened for too long."
King Liang, "The crown prince is your elder brother from the same mother."
Zhang Yang smiled strangely and waved his hands, "No, no, we are not brothers, Fourth Brother, oh no, Fourth Prince, let me help you."
King Liang, "..."
There is something I don’t know whether I should say this or not, but the prince was right about it all!!