Although the deaths of Zhang Liang and Yin Hongzhi did not involve Li Chengqian.
However, Li Shimin's ban on him was still not lifted.
But Li Chengqian didn't react at all to this and just went his own way every day.
It's time to eat and drink, it's time to draw pictures, it's time to tease your son.
On the other side of the court, except for Changsun Wuji, Wei Zheng and others who had not yet finished handling the case, everyone else was performing their duties, showing an unprecedented tranquility.
However, some smart people still saw the turmoil beneath this tranquility.
Throughout Li Chengqian’s political career.
The first time he missed a court meeting was ten years ago.
That time, he went to the Northern Desert, established a light industry and agricultural base in the Northern Desert, and also wiped out the entire Northeastern region.
The second time he missed the court meeting was eight years ago.
That time, he went to Yangzhou, and in just a few days, he wiped out all the famous families that even the imperial court wanted to avoid.
By the time I missed the court meeting for the third time, it would have been six years ago.
At that time, he was seemingly thrown into a prison by Li Shimin.
But in fact, he had already escaped from the prison and went to the people to find skilled craftsmen.
After that, he found Zhu Guang and Feng Huzi and established an ordnance camp based on these two people, which directly increased the military power of the Tang Dynasty to an astonishing height.
In summary.
Whenever he fails to report to Tai Chi Hall for a long time, something earth-shattering will happen.
And this time, it is the same, will there be an exception?
Some smart people in the court have begun to wait eagerly to see what kind of surprise Li Chengqian will bring to the world next.
Of course Li Chengqian will not let them down.
On the evening of the fifteenth day of the ban.
Li Chengqian swaggered out of the East Palace in a car and went straight to the ordnance camp outside the city.
When he arrived outside the ordnance camp, Liu Min was already waiting at the door.
In addition, there are two carriages parked about twenty meters away from the gate.
And the owners of these two carriages are none other than It was Sun Wuji, the eldest son of the Duke of Zhao, and Cheng Yaojin, the Duke of Lu.
At the same time that Li Chengqian got off the carriage, both of them also got off the carriage.
Cheng Yaojin came over with a smile and said like a spring breeze: "I haven't seen you for half a month. Your Highness the Crown Prince's complexion is much better than before."
"It seems that our Crown Prince is really alive!"
Li Chengqian rolled his eyes: "Listening to Uncle Cheng's words, it feels like I died some time ago!"
"If you don't know how to praise others, don't collapse. Let's get down to business first!"
Li Chengqian said mysteriously: "I brought you here today for no other reason than to let you see what we are going to do next."
The words fell.
He didn't care what their expressions were, so he walked into the ordnance camp with Liu Min.
The Ordnance Camp has been a secret place of the Tang Dynasty since its establishment.
Except for the privileged guy Li Chengqian and the internal officials of the ordnance battalion.
The rest of the people, no matter how big or small their official positions were, without Li Shimin's imperial edict, they would not be able to get closer even if they wanted to.
Among Cheng Yaojin and Changsun Wuji, only Changsun Wuji had been here once before with Li Chengqian.
As for Cheng Yaojin, he had never even entered the door of the ordnance camp.
Because of this, Cheng Yaojin's eyes have never been idle since he entered the door.
Cheng Yaojin threw himself down in front of a cannon placed at the door and looked up and down, his eyes full of novelty.
"Oh my God."
"Is this our new type of artillery from the Tang Dynasty?"
Cheng Yaojin patted the cannon body and praised with a look of fondness: "Hey, dear, the muzzle of this cannon is too big. How many thieves can be killed if this shell is fired accurately?"
"Calculate it as normal."
"One cannonball can blow almost a dozen people into the sky."
Liu Min explained at the side: "However, Mr. Guo, what you are looking at is
This is a cannon that we eliminated last year."
"The cannons displayed over there are the newly developed cannons this year."
As he said that, Liu Min pointed to the artillery parking range nearby.
Those cannons do look very powerful, but they are much smaller than the one beside Cheng Yaojin.
After Cheng Yaojin saw it, a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes.
"Such a good artillery piece has been eliminated just because it was eliminated? Isn't this a waste?"
Cheng Yaojin is a contemporary, not a later generation.
In his opinion, the larger the cannon body, the greater its power.
Liu Min explained patiently: "My lord, I don't know. Although the cannon you saw is not as big as the one next to you."
"But its power cannot be underestimated." .??.
Liu Min said seriously: "One cannonball can blow a stone mill weighing a thousand kilograms into pieces."
Regarding this.
Cheng Yaojin dismissed it.
He has never seen the power of a cannon, but he has seen a millstone weighing a thousand kilograms.
Blast the stone mill into smithereens. Isn’t that just bragging?
Li Chengqian also saw Cheng Yaojin's thoughts, and he also wanted to show off.
Therefore, he did not wait for Liu Min to speak.
Li Chengqian then slowly opened his mouth and said: "Hearing is believing. Seeing is believing. I just haven't seen it yet. You can find someone to come over and try the cannon."
"yes!"
Liu Min nodded in agreement.
He turned around and whispered a few instructions to the clerks beside him.
Several petty officials understood and immediately began to take action.
It didn't take long for the clerks to push the new artillery equipped with wheels to a specific gun position and set it up.
After that, they drove several strong oxen and heavy wooden carts to pull a huge stone mill to a location a thousand meters away and set it up.
Wait until everything is ready.
Liu Min then ordered: "Start testing the cannon!"
"yes!"
A small official responded, turned around, grabbed the traction line of the artillery and pulled hard .
boom!
A loud noise like thunder suddenly exploded.
The next moment, a burst of fire was seen, spurting out from the muzzle and shooting straight towards the huge stone mill a thousand meters away.
boom!
There was another explosion.
I saw a cloud of smoke rising from where the stone mill was placed.
When the smoke cleared and I looked again, the stone mill had disappeared.
See this scene.
Don't say it's Cheng Yaojin.
Even Changsun Wuji couldn't help but widen his eyes.
The last time he came to the ordnance camp, Li Chengqian also let him watch the artillery test firing.
But that was all two years ago. How can the artillery from two years ago compare to today's?
Comparing the two, not only the power is very different, but the range is not at the same level at all.
Cheng Yaojin stared blankly at the scene in front of him for a long time before coming back to his senses.
"If the Tang army has this cannon, how can it have any rivals?"
Cheng Yaojin looked at Li Chengqian's application and said urgently: "Your Highness, you are not trying to frame us, are you? Our army will have this kind of artillery in the future, right?"
"There will be, but it will never be like this!"
Li Chengqian said quietly: "Because this powerful artillery is far from the level I require."
This is not his Versailles, but a fact.
His requirements for the ordnance battalion were to be lighter, farther, and more powerful.
But now that the power is there, the range is still about the same as before.
"Two months!"
"You still have two months."
Li Chengqian turned to Liu Min and said: "If you can't increase the basic shooting range to 10,000 steps after two months, then you don't have to work here."
"Either go back to the Northern Desert to farm, or go to Liangzhou to weave!"
His words immediately frightened Liu Min so much that he broke into a cold sweat.
Liu Min lowered his head and nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Your Highness, the new cannon is already being developed, and it will definitely satisfy you in two months."