Traveling through ancient times, the empress insisted on having a child with me

After Ling Chuan and Lu Xi expressed their love for each other, Lu Xi began to complain.

"Why did you choose any other place to meet? Why did you have to choose here? Look at this place, it's a mess. There's not even a place to sit."

However, Ling Chuan did not respond: "I chose to meet here mainly because I have something important to tell you. Look at what is piled up in this room?"

Lu Xi's nostrils twitched twice and he said, "There is sulfur in this room, and... this is the smell of gunpowder."

Ling Chuan gave a thumbs up: "Amazing, you can even smell this?"

Lu Xi had also fought on the front lines before, so he asked curiously, "What are you doing with all this gunpowder?"

"Of course it's for making weapons." Ling Chuan said, "Besides sugar, this is another good thing that can make you rich enough to rival a country and powerful enough to dominate the world."

Lu Xi sneered: "My Great Sheng has long used gunpowder in weapons. Our general cannon and divine arrows are all powerful weapons. Otherwise, how do you think our Great Sheng can stand firm between Northern Qi and Southern Yue?"

"Huh?" Ling Chuan was dumbfounded, thinking that the Great Sheng Dynasty had already had this thing? He smiled awkwardly and asked casually, "What does the Divine Machine Arrow look like?"

Lu Xi thought for a moment and said, "Use alum paper as a tube, put gunpowder inside, and tie it to an arrow. It's called a rocket. In war, put two or three arrows in the bamboo tube. The range and power far exceed those of ordinary archers. After hitting the target, it can explode and injure the enemy for the second time."

Ling Chuan immediately applauded: "Great, great, I didn't expect you to know so much about military weapons, but my gunpowder is different from ordinary gunpowder."

"What's the difference?"

“It’s more powerful.”

Lu Xi showed a look of surprise and doubt: "How big is it?"

"Maybe one that's ten or eight times bigger."

"Really?" Lu Xi excitedly grabbed Ling Chuan's wrist and asked, "How did you do that?"

Ling Chuan took Lv Xi into his arms and said, "Just add sugar to the gunpowder."

"Adding sugar to gunpowder can increase its power? That's ridiculous."

Lu Xi broke free from Ling Chuan's arms, her face full of disbelief.

"Oh? You don't believe me, right? I can show you right here."

Ling Chuan was about to walk out when he was stopped by Lu Xi.

"Wait a minute."

"what happened?"

While sorting out her clothes, Lu Xi rolled her eyes at Ling Chuan and said, "How can I meet people like this?"

Ling Chuan hurried forward to help, and rubbed her a few times, making Lu Xi blush.

"Stop it." Lu Xi covered her burning cheeks and looked at Ling Chuan with an angry look.

Ling Chuan smiled mischievously: "Okay, okay, I'll pack my things first, and you calm down."

Soon, Ling Chuan and Lu Xi came out of the room, took out the saltpeter, sulfur and other materials they had just prepared, and started working in the open space nearby.

Chuyi and others couldn't help but come forward to take a look out of curiosity.

"Look, this is the gunpowder I just mixed. I'm going to divide it into two parts..."

Ling Chuan was explaining while operating the machine, but before he could finish his words, Lu Xi put her hand on his shoulder and said, "On the first and ninth days of the lunar month, clear out all the idle people around and retreat a hundred steps away."

The two immediately followed their instructions, including Tie Kai and the other two. However, Ling Chuan stopped them and said, "It's not necessary for the three of them. I can guarantee that they won't leak the secret."

Lu Xi glanced at the three of them, then nodded slightly to Chu Yi. The three of them immediately turned over and bowed: "Thank you, Miss. We will never let you down."

"If you want to thank someone, then thank Ling Chuan."

Ling Chuan quickly waved his hand: "We are all family, no need to be so polite."

He continued to operate: "I will now divide the gunpowder into two parts. In the pile on the left... add some sugar, Cui Min, and fire."

Cui Min took out a lighter and handed it over. Ling Chuan pulled out the plug and blew gently, igniting the pile of gunpowder without sugar.

The small pile of gunpowder suddenly burst into flames, emitting a large amount of white smoke.

Ling Chuan added: "Now I'm going to order this side, everyone be careful."

As he spoke, he took a few steps back and stretched out his arm to light another pile of gunpowder with sugar added.

呲~

Ling Chuan didn't even bother to retract his hand before the pile of gunpowder burned out in an instant, erupting in a burst of intense flames that scared Ling Chuan so much that he almost fell down.

Lu Xi opened her mouth slightly, and it took her a while to come back to her senses. She did not comment on Ling Chuan's experiment, but looked directly at Cui Min and the other two: "You three must keep the secret strictly and not spread it outside. Otherwise... you should know the consequences."

Lu Xi's cold eyes made even Ling Chuan, who was standing beside him, shudder.

However, Lu Xi's action also clearly showed that he agreed with Ling Chuan's words.

"What do you think? I said that this white sugar is a strategic material. There is nothing wrong with that, right?" Ling Chuan approached proudly and said, "Tell me, if I present this to the court, can I get a higher position?"

"Aren't you interested in a career in politics?" Lu Xi said jokingly with a smile on his face.

"I originally had no intention of pursuing a career in politics, but for you, I'm willing to brave the mountains of swords and the seas of fire."

Lu Xi glanced at Ling Chuan with a reproachful look, then glanced at Cui Min and the other three, only to find that one of them was looking at the sky, one was looking at the ground, and one had simply turned around.

"We'll talk after we go in."

Although Cui Min and the other two pretended not to see it, Lu Xi still felt a little overwhelmed and quickly pulled Ling Chuan back into the house.

"Although you are now a ninth-rank official, this matter is of great importance. If you don't have a background, even if you enter the court, the credit will be taken away by others, so..."

"I understand, it's a crime to possess a treasure." Ling Chuan said, "But it doesn't matter. As long as the case of Xu from Ruyin is solved, the court will at least give me a promotion. Then we can..."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Xi was already shaking his head: "You are now in the Judicial Bureau. It may be difficult to get promoted to this position. After all, even the Judicial Bureau's promotion is only the sixth rank. The Judicial Bureau is now in the hands of Prince Ning. It would be a bit unprofitable if the Judicial Bureau fell out with Prince Ning."

"Wait a minute." Ling Chuan immediately understood the question in Lu Xi's words: "So, do you still have the confidence to turn against King Ning?"

Lu Xi was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect that she had accidentally let the cat out of the bag. For a moment, she couldn't find any excuse to make up for it, but Ling Chuan had already analyzed it.

"Your last name is Lu, and you are a member of the royal family. Madam Li is of a distinguished status and is your elder, so she should also be a member of the royal family. Therefore, your family's status in the royal family should not be low. From your tone, it seems that you have some problems with Prince Ning. So..."

Ling Chuan was suddenly startled when he came to this point in his analysis. He asked nervously, "Are you planning to rebel?"

Lu Xi was stunned for a moment. After listening to Ling Chuan's analysis, he thought he could guess the truth, but he didn't expect him to say such a thing. He felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

However, she did not show any abnormal expression, but asked seriously: "What if it is?"