My subjects are too rebellious!

"By punishing corrupt officials in the Ministry of Revenue, we can gain recognition from the people for the host."

"Special reward, Dawu national belongingness increased by 20, currently 40."

"Reward national fortune plus 5, currently 47."

"Reward the Xianzhen Camp, 1,000, the Xuanjia Army, 10,000, and the Baipao Army, 7,000."

"Because the host punished the corrupt official Chen Ziqiang and beheaded 276 people who bought official positions, he gained recognition from the people."

"Reward the host with an additional 10 points for the sense of belonging to the Dawu people. The current value is 50."

"Reward national fortune plus 5, currently 52."

"Reward the host with two million taels of silver and the design drawings of the Divine Fire Flying Crow."

"Because the host killed Qin Hui and rectified the government, the progress of the Greatest Emperor in History reached 20%"

"Reward the host with the design drawings of the Red Cannon."

Listening to a series of system prompts in his mind, Qin Chuan became extremely crazy.

As a poor student, although I know about powerful weapons such as firearms, I don’t know how to make one.

Now the system has thoughtfully rewarded me with the design drawings. Even a pig can easily build this kind of war machine.

Although it is a red cannon with unstable rifling, its range can at least reach 1.9 kilometers.

It is equipped with gun ears and sights, can adjust the range, and has a long gun barrel life, although its disadvantage is that it is too heavy and difficult to turn around.

But when facing cavalry, they can carry out large-scale massacres.

Qin Chuan could already imagine that scene in his mind at this moment.

He laughed loudly towards the sky, and for a moment he was a little too proud of himself.

Zhang Rang beside him was considering whether to ask the imperial physician for help. He was extremely conflicted, not knowing whether it was better for the emperor to be incompetent or diligent in government, love the people, and govern the country well.

Wu Zhengxiang, who was standing by, called out softly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Hearing the shout in his ear, Qin Chuan realized that he had lost his composure and immediately coughed a few times to cover up his embarrassment.

Then he ordered: "Call Long Er to me."

The current commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard is Long Yi, and none of the officials know his true appearance or origins.

All I know is that he always has the image of a black-faced evil ghost on his face.

In addition to him, there were nine other people wearing various evil ghost masks.

Not long after, Long Er appeared in the inner hall of the Qianqing Palace and was able to meet the emperor directly without any notification.

"His Majesty."

When Long Er saw Qin Chuan, he knelt down and saluted, but did not say any flattering words.

"Long Er, I have a task for you."

Qin Chuan looked at the two eunuchs beside him and then said.

"You two go down first."

Wu Zhengxiang didn't have any thoughts and just retreated.

Zhang Rang was very curious and looked at Long Er a few more times, but Long Er seemed to have noticed something, and his eyes under the mask instantly stared at Zhang Rang.

He just felt as if he was being stared at by an extremely ferocious beast, and he felt cold all over and quickly retreated.

There is no doubt that if he dared to make any unusual movement just now, Long Er would have been able to separate his head and body in an instant.

Patting his chest, Zhang Rang was glad that he had saved his life, but he saw Wu Zhengxiang looking at him with disdain.

...

"Your Majesty, I don't know what you want me to do."

"Come forward."

Without any hesitation, Long Er came to Qin Chuan's side and bowed to listen to the emperor's order.

"I have two designs here. Go find some craftsmen and develop them in secret."

"Pay attention, these craftsmen must find out the details, and these two design drawings must not be leaked."

"If anyone investigates, you can handle it yourself."

Long Er is one of the five thousand Ghost Shadow Army commanders rewarded by the system, so he is naturally absolutely loyal to Qin Chuan.

Because when he received the order, he already had a plan of action in his mind and understood what his master meant.

He immediately knelt down and said respectfully: "I understand!"

Qin Chuan directly gave the two design drawings on the imperial desk to Long Er, and all that was left was to wait for the results.

"If you develop it, find a deserted place and test the power of this thing."

"My subordinate understands."

"Well, go down, quickly."

"My subordinate understands."

After saying that, Long Er's figure flashed again and appeared outside the hall.

Zhang Rang was thinking about something with his head down when he suddenly noticed an extremely dangerous signal beside him and looked over quickly.

He saw Long Er appearing beside him like a ghost, and his hair stood on end as if he was facing a powerful enemy.

Long Er just glanced at him coldly and left without saying a word.

Zhang Rang understood that if he was not loyal in the future, he might lose his life at any time.

At this moment, his loyalty skyrocketed.

"Congratulations, host. The loyalty of Chief Servant Zhang Rang has reached 91."

"I will reward the host with a copy of the black gunpowder formula. I hope the host will soon become the greatest emperor of all time."

Qin Chuan was a little confused, but the increase in loyalty was naturally good news for him.

Especially this black powder.

Although the power of black powder is far less than that of yellow powder, it is unsafe and can easily explode during transportation.

And it cannot be used in modern firearms of later generations, but at least it can be used to develop flintlocks or smoothbore rifles.

Qin Chuan was already very satisfied. At least, in this era of cold weapons, the firearms blueprints rewarded by the system were definitely top-level killing weapons.

And seeing Zhang Rang entering the hall and standing honestly beside him, he actually found him very pleasing to the eye.

Zhang Rang also clearly felt the gaze of His Majesty, and he sensed the trust in that gaze.

Then he thought of something and asked softly, "Your Majesty, are we going to Weiyang Palace tonight?"

After hearing this question, Qin Chuan pondered for a while and then said.

"I'm going to Changqiu Palace tonight. I haven't tasted the dishes made by Concubine Xian for a long time. I miss them very much."

"I will go to Changqiu Palace now..."

Qin Chuan added before Zhang Rang finished speaking.

"Go tell the Queen and Imperial Concubine first and ask them to go to Changqiu Palace for dinner. Today, I will have dinner with the three of them."

Hearing this, Zhang Rang was a little dumbfounded.

If that's the case, do I need to prepare Sanfen Longhu Soup tomorrow morning?

Qin Chuan felt somewhat dissatisfied when he saw Zhang Rang standing there in a daze. If he knew what was in Zhang Rang's mind, he would probably get angry immediately.

"Go quickly."

"I obey the order. I will go now."

After Zhang Rang finished speaking, he trotted out immediately.

Qin Chuan lowered his head and continued to review the memorials.

Now that he had finished reviewing all the piled up memorials, he couldn't help but feel fortunate that there was paper in this dynasty.

If bamboo slips were used, I would probably have to review a hundred kilograms of memorials a day.

But nowadays, with the use of paper, there are very few memorials that need to be approved every day. Of course, the three princes also made great contributions.

The word Qin Chuan writes most often now is "I know".

Almost all the memorials I reviewed were replied to in this way.

Three quarters of an hour later, after Qin Chuan finished reviewing the last memorial, he looked up and asked.

"Zhang Rang, what time is it now?"

"Your Majesty, it is now the hour of the dog."

Qin Chuan stretched, and Zhengxiang stepped forward sensibly to help massage his Majesty's shoulders.

Qin Chuan closed his eyes and enjoyed the comfort on his shoulder, then he let out a comfortable cry.

On the other hand, the atmosphere in Changqiu Palace was a bit weird.

"My younger sister has met the two elder sisters."

Su Daji bowed enthusiastically to Wu Zetian and Yang Yuhuan.

Yang Yuhuan naturally had no idea and responded enthusiastically.

"We haven't seen each other for a few days. Let's go enjoy the flowers when we are free some other day."

Su Daji naturally agreed happily.

However, Wu Zetian's expression looked somewhat unnatural. Although she was smiling, she gave people the feeling that she was aloof.

"My two sisters, there is no need to be so polite. You and I are both His Majesty's wives and concubines. We are one family in this harem."

After saying that, he walked forward and held their hands, acting very affectionate.

However, Su Daji and Yang Yuhuan knew the Queen's character very well.

From the moment she emphasized the importance of wives and concubines just now, the two of them knew that such a strong woman would not truly treat them as sisters in the short term.