After lowering his head and thinking for a moment, Han Du said: "But there is no way to solve this problem."
"Oh? Do you have any idea?" Zhu Biao seemed not to be surprised at all by Han Du's words and just asked casually.
Han Du nodded and said: "In this case, Your Highness can let the army reserve a certain amount of ammunition. For example, five bullets per person. In this way, it is enough for the army to deal with all attacks. And five bullets will not
Let them have delusional thoughts. Because once they use up the five bullets, they will still encounter a helpless situation."
"Good idea." Zhu Biao praised.
Five bullets per person is not much, but it is enough for the army to deal with all enemies. Moreover, these bullets are not enough to attack the capital, and they will not be a match for the guards who have sufficient ammunition, so there is naturally nothing to worry about.
Zhu Biao lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly frowned and said: "But these firearms are not cheap. If all the big things in the world are replaced by firearms, it will probably cost a lot of money."
Eh? Afraid of spending money? Of course firearms cost money. Even if the cost of a revolver is more than ten rounds. If bullets are included, once more is consumed, it will be a sky-high price.
But this is normal. If it were not expensive, we wouldn't say "a cannon fires, and a thousand taels of gold". .??.
Since Zhu Biao was definitely too expensive, Han Du had no choice but to find another way for him, saying, "In that case, His Highness can definitely select an army to equip with firearms. As long as you have this army in hand, no one in the world will dare to
rebel."
The truth is actually the same. As long as the deterrence of firearms is there, no one in the world would dare to risk their lives, even if there are only tens of thousands of firearms troops.
Zhu Biao nodded, quite agreeing with Han Du's statement.
However, after looking at Han Du twice, Zhu Biao suddenly asked: "After you have said so much to Gu, do you want Gu to intercede with your father for the Duke of Han and others?"
Han Du was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that the fat man in front of him was not simple. He smiled and said, "That's not true, I am not familiar with the Duke of Han*."
Since Han Du and Li Shanchang are not familiar with each other, he has no reason to plead for Li Shanchang.
"However, I also discovered that those civil servants who impeached the Duke of Han* seemed to have their ancestral home in eastern Zhejiang?" Han Du said while staring closely at Zhu Biao's face, trying to find some clues from Zhu Biao's expression.
.And he did not say Zhejiang or Guangdong, but directly said East Zhejiang. This made it very easy for Zhu Biao, who had personally experienced the struggle between the Huaixi Honors and the East Zhejiang Party, to think of the East Zhejiang Party.
Zhu Biao naturally understood the metaphor in Han Du's words, nodded, and admitted openly: "Yes, these people are closely related to the civil servants in eastern Zhejiang."
Since there is a connection, it is enough to show that these people are part of the East Zhejiang Party. Then their purpose of impeaching Li Shanchang is obvious, which is to avenge the death of the old man.
Zhu Biao took a sip of tea and sighed: "Originally I was not prepared to intervene, but since you said that the best situation is a three-legged confrontation, I have to ask my father to spare the Duke of Han and others."
Han Du thought about it for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand to stop Zhu Biao and said, "That's not necessarily true. In fact, I suggest that Your Highness should be quiet and watch what happens."
"Oh? What's the reason?" After Zhu Biao saw Han Du's resourcefulness, he wanted to test Han Du in everything, or in other words, test him.
Han Du smiled helplessly and said: "I just feel that in this matter
, the emperor may know something, but it’s not certain. Anyway, the worst result is to be exiled to Nanyang, why don’t your highness just wait and see what happens?”
Zhu Biao nodded slowly and finally said: "Okay, let me take a look first and then talk."
However, the development of the matter was completely beyond the expectations of Han Du and Zhu Biao. In just a few days, it was clearly discovered that Li Shanchang colluded with Hu Weiyong to conspire against him. The evidence was conclusive. Li Shanchang conspired with Hu Weiyong to conspire against him, and he
A group of Huaixi nobles were also involved.
All of a sudden, there was an endless stream of voices in the court asking for the execution of Li Shanchang and others, and the memorials flew to Lao Zhu's imperial desk like snowflakes.
What's even more serious is that at this time, someone actually spread the news that a star change is about to occur in the sky, and disasters will occur in the world. It is even rumored that signs will appear on a certain minister in the court, and only by killing him in response to the celestial phenomenon can the world be healed.
Can keep the world safe.
At this time, when talking about a certain minister who is a well-known minister, it goes without saying that everyone immediately contacted Li Shanchang.
What made Zhu Biao and Han Du even more nervous was that the emperor had not made a decision on this matter for a long time. Moreover, he had the intention of allowing all officials to impeach Li Shanchang. They immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and hurriedly
After the discussion, they jointly asked to see Lao Zhu.
Han Du followed Zhu Biao, with a stern look on his face, and stood waiting outside the palace gate. He didn't feel that Lao Zhu would agree to see the two of them.
But to Han Du's surprise, Lao Zhu actually sent a eunuch who agreed to meet Han Du and Zhu Biao.
"My son, please pay homage to your father."
"Your Majesty, please pay homage to the Emperor."
Zhu Biao and Han Du bowed down together.
Lao Zhu glanced at the two of His Majesty Dan, suddenly a smile appeared on his face, and said: "Get up. It's very rare for you two to come together. Do you have anything to do with me?"
Han Du followed Zhu Biao and stood up. Before Han Du could speak, Zhu Biao said directly: "My dear father, please spare the life of Duke Han*."
Lao Zhu was not angry. Instead, he looked at Han Du with a smile on his face and asked, "Is that why you came here too?"
Han Du stood up and bowed and said: "Li Shanchang worked together with Your Majesty, fought for Your Majesty through life and death, and ranked first among the honorable ministers. He was granted the title of Duke during his lifetime, and the title of King after his death. His son married a princess, and his relatives worshiped officials. As a human being, he
My lord, my status has reached its peak."
"Even if he wanted to plot evil, it was not known yet, but now it is extremely ridiculous and completely wrong to say that he wanted to help Hu Weiyong in his rebellion."
Lao Zhu's face suddenly darkened, he stared at Han Du with dagger-like eyes, and said, "You want to excuse him?"
Han Du shook his head and said: "I am not familiar with him, let alone have no contact with him. There is no need to excuse him."
"Then what did you mean by those words just now?" Lao Zhu did not let Han Du go, but asked sharply.
Han Du had no choice but to sigh and continue to explain: "I just think that the so-called collusion between Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong is too ridiculous. People must love their biological son more than their brother's son. A person who has already enjoyed complete wealth and honor will definitely not
To think about getting rich by chance, this is human nature
It's only natural. Although Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong are relatives, they may not be that close, not even as close as he is to His Majesty."
Zhu Biao also gave timely support: "Father, I thought that even if Li Shanchang helped Hu Weiyong succeed in his rebellion, he would only be ranked first among the honorable ministers again. It is amazing that he could be granted the title of grand master, Duke of the country, and king. Marrying
Princess, just accept the princess, will it still be better than today?"
"And doesn't Li Shanchang not understand that the world cannot be obtained by luck? At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there were countless people who wanted to conquer the world, but they all broke into pieces and overthrew their clans. How many people could save their heads? Li Shanchang himself saw this with his own eyes.
See, why should we repeat the same mistakes in our declining years? Anyone who does this must have deep hatred and hatred to motivate him. When the situation is over, father and son may support each other in order to escape the disaster. And now Li Shanchang’s son Li Qi
He is related to his father by flesh and blood and has no grudges at all, so why did he suddenly do this? If the celestial phenomena change and the minister is affected by the disaster, and he is killed to respond to the celestial phenomena, then the father cannot do this even more. I am afraid that the people of the world will listen.
After talking about it, I will say that if a meritorious minister like the Duke of Han has met such an end, the Ming Dynasty will also fall apart because of this."
"Bastard!" Lao Zhu shouted violently, clenching his fingers into fists and hitting the imperial case hard. His chest kept rising and falling with anger, and he was breathing heavily through his nose.
Han Du raised his head and glanced at Zhu Biao blankly, and couldn't help complaining in his heart: "As expected of Zhu Biao, I really dare to say that."
However, there is really nothing to say about Lao Zhu's love for Zhu Biao. Even though he was so angry, Lao Zhu did not blame Zhu Biao. Instead, he directly vented his anger on Han Du and asked with a smile:
"Why, Han Du, you think so too?"
At this time, Han Du could only advance and not retreat. He immediately bowed and said seriously: "I think that the theory of celestial phenomena is nonsense. Killing important ministers to respond to celestial phenomena is even more ridiculous and cannot be trusted!"
"Bastard." Well, Lao Zhu really vented his anger towards Zhu Biao on Han Du without even changing his words.
With a wave of his hand, he grabbed the memorial on the imperial case and threw it at Han Du head-on.
Han Du did not dare to dodge at all, so he had no choice but to let the memorial hit him.
"The changes in the celestial phenomena were calculated by Qintian Monitoring. Do you think it's child's play?"
Hearing other things, Han Du might not be able to do anything about it. But when he heard that it was calculated by Qintian Supervisor, Han Du immediately became energetic. He said seriously: "Your Majesty, the so-called celestial phenomena are just calculations of the movement patterns of stars. This is
The inherent laws of the heaven, earth and stars have nothing to do with any omens, and there is no such thing as killing important ministers to respond to celestial phenomena."
"What do you mean?" Lao Zhu's eyes suddenly narrowed, revealing a dangerous cold light.
Han Du straightened up and said, "I know which star Qin Tianjian is talking about this time, but that star appears every seventy-eight years or so and has nothing to do with humans."
When Lao Zhu heard this, his expression changed, and he glared angrily and said, "What are you talking about? Do you know which star it is?"
You know, when Lao Zhu heard the news about Qin Tianjian, he felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. He even ordered Qin Tianjian not to reveal which star it was. But now Han Du actually said that he knew which star it was.
This forced Lao Zhu to become suspicious.
Of course, Lao Zhu did not suspect that it was Qin Tian Jian who leaked the news to Han Du. He issued an order when Qin Tian Jian reported it
The news was blocked, and Qin Tianjian repeatedly promised not to leak anything. Lao Zhu didn't think Qin Tianjian had the guts to tell Han Du.
Han Du raised his head and looked at Lao Zhu, smiled, and said decisively: "Broom star!"
Lao Zhu couldn't help but trembled all over. After a moment of pause, he stared at Han Du and asked angrily: "How did you know?"
Zhu Biao suddenly took a breath and looked at Han Du in surprise. He didn't even know about this, but Han Du actually knew about it?
If the broom star appeared, it would not be a good sign. But looking at the expression on his father's face, could what Han Du said be true?
"That's what I saw."
Han Du's answer was completely beyond Lao Zhu's expectations.
Lao Zhu could no longer remain calm. He suddenly stood up, pointed at Han Du and said through his teeth: "That's nonsense. Even Qin Tianjian only calculated it. How could you see it?"
That is a celestial phenomenon, and it is the famous broom star. How can it be seen by mortals? The fact that Qin Tianjian can calculate it in advance is enough to make Lao Zhu in awe.
Han Du spread his hands with a relaxed expression and said: "I also like to watch the sky at night. I got a huge telescope at home. A few days ago, when I was looking at the moon in idleness, I suddenly saw a dark and unclear dot. Then I
So I calculated its trajectory and found that it was the broom star."
Seeing that what Han Du said was clear and logical, and didn't look like he was telling lies, Lao Zhu didn't know what to say. He pointed at Han Du with a trembling finger: "You, did you really see it?"
"It's absolutely true." Han Du nodded and replied.
After the words fell, both Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao looked at Han Du with dumbfounded expressions. Suddenly, their attitudes towards Han Du changed somewhat in their expressions.
Han Du noticed the change in Lao Zhu, and immediately smiled relaxedly and said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing strange about this. Not only ministers, but anyone who looks through the telescope can see it with their own eyes. If the Emperor doesn't believe it, you can go now
You can tell by looking at your home."
Lao Zhu's eyes widened, he pointed back at himself, and asked blankly: "I, can I see it too?"
"certainly."
What else is there to say? Lao Zhu immediately waved his hand and said, "Show me."
Han Du placed the telescope in an attic with an excellent view. On weekdays, almost no one would use it except Han Du. The reflector of the telescope was made by Han Du using two huge pieces of glass and polished it by himself.
It took Han Du a lot of time to come out.
As for the other lenses, Handu also strives for excellence. I don’t know how many lenses were wasted before selecting such a suitable set.
Han Du took Lao Zhu to the attic, opened the door and invited Lao Zhu in.
As soon as Lao Zhu entered the door, he saw a huge wooden carved tube. There was only this thing and a chair in the entire attic. Obviously, this thing was the telescope that Han Du mentioned.
"Is this also a telescope?" Lao Zhu asked doubtfully. He had naturally seen telescopes before, and he had several hand-held monocular telescopes.
But although this thing and the telescope are both similar tubes, the difference is huge. The ordinary telescope has two tubes, one large and one small, but this one is one. The mirror has two tubes, one large and one small, but this one