Empress Zhangsun was so angry that she almost fainted.
These days, because of the Tujue going south, the palace was in an uproar. She had just finished dealing with the matters of the imperial harem with great difficulty and eliminated the hidden dangers and suspicions. Before she could catch her breath, such a thing happened.
How could this not make her angry?
This was all money!
This, this loss, had to be repaired, right?
Where did this money come from?
Besides, how was she going to explain this to the people outside?
In the middle of the night, there was a sudden accident in the palace, the Retired Emperor's bedroom was blown up by fire. How was she going to explain this to the people outside?
Thinking of this, Empress Zhangsun was so angry that her whole body was shaking. Seeing this, Li Shimin hurriedly supported Zhangsun and said, "What are you still standing there for, quickly go and deal with this mess!"
How could Li Chengqian not see Li Shimin's expression?
He hurriedly accepted the order and ran out.
After Li Shimin comforted Empress Zhangsun and let people send her, Li Yuan and the others away.
Only then did she hurriedly follow Li Chengqian to the place where the cannon was placed.
The cannon was very big.
It was placed on the lawn outside Li Yuan's bedroom, Yangxin Palace Hall.
Moreover, there was a large carriage beside the cannon. At this time, Li Shimin and Empress Zhangsun did not dare to raise the torch. They just looked at the cannon in the light of the burning fire.
The cannon originally had two iron wheels, but at this time, one of the wheels had already sunk deep into the mud, and the other one was also broken.
It looked a little strange.
The material of the cannon was like a large iron rod. There was not a trace of decoration on it. At this time, the barrel of the cannon still had a trace of residual heat. The muzzle of the cannon still had the smell of gunpowder and wisps of smoke entwined around it.
At the back of the cannon barrel, at the position of Li Shimin's armrest, there was a protruding place. There was a cover at this place. It was unknown what it was for, but when the cover was opened, a gust of gunpowder smoke instantly choked Li Shimin and forced him to retreat.
Li Shimin covered his mouth and asked in a low voice, "This is that cannon?"
"Yes, Imperial Father. This is it!"
Li Shimin pointed at the lid and asked, "Then, what is this?"
"Imperial Father, this is the place to fill the ammunition. You only need to fill the cannonballs … The cannonballs are gunpowder. Look, this is it!"
As Li Chengqian explained, he took out a cannonball the size of a head from a metal box on the metal car and handed it to Li Shimin.
The artillery shell was oval in shape and had a bottleneck on it. Some stripes were engraved on it.
It didn't look beautiful at all.
Li Shimin weighed it for a moment and instantly had an evaluation.
The entire cannon looked very ordinary. Wasn't it just a large iron pipe with two wheels installed on it?
However, could this toy really destroy the entire Yangxin Palace Hall?
Li Shimin was in disbelief.
After all, he and Li Chengqian didn't see the scene of the test at the smelting workshop.
At this moment, when he saw the head-sized object and the huge hole in the middle of the Yangxin Palace Hall, which occupied more than two mu of land, he couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine.
Could such a small thing really cause such great destruction?
Li Shimin couldn't help but feel agitated.
He couldn't help but ask, "Is this toy really so powerful?"
Li Chengqian swallowed his saliva and said, "Imperial Father, why don't we give it a try?"
In an instant, the two of them couldn't help but shiver. Li Shimin's expression changed and he asked, "Did you say the same thing when the Retired Emperor asked you a question just now?"
Li Chengqian hurriedly said, "No, no, just now … the Retired Emperor was just playing around and didn't ask anything … Oh yes, Imperial Father, it seems that the Retired Emperor knows more about this than we do!"
Li Shimin suddenly remembered that this thing was witnessed by the Retired Emperor. Although it was just a test shot, this toy … didn't seem to be difficult.
It was nothing more than putting the shell in the cover and that was it.
How could the Retired Emperor not know such a simple thing?
Li Shimin was speechless.
He was even a little angry.
This was not something a human would do.
Li Shimin took a deep breath and looked at the shell in his hand. Instantly, his back felt numb.
Just one of these things was already so powerful. What would happen if it exploded?
Li Shimin hurriedly threw the shell in his hand to Li Chengqian and waved his hand in annoyance. "You have to settle this before dawn. Otherwise, I'll teach you a lesson in the morning court!"
Li Chengqian felt wronged.
But what could he do?
One was Lao Tzu and the other was his grandfather.
His grandfather was in trouble and he didn't stand up for him. What could he do?
Although he felt wronged, when he saw the power of this shell, his chances of winning the battle against Qiuci were even greater!
Although there were only ten cannons.
At this moment, one cannons blew up his grandfather's bedroom. If ten cannons were fired at the same time …
Li Chengqian felt excited just thinking about it.
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