No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?
Chapter 514: Competition?
The mourning hall for Guo Luoluo was set up, but not many people came to pay their respects.
After everyone had arrived, Mr. Ba had someone secretly carry her body out and only put her clothes on.
When the burial was finally carried out, there was no one in the coffin.
The Fourth Master's men watched with their own eyes as she was burned to ashes and scattered into the wilderness before returning to report.
The most cruel end at this time is to be reduced to ashes.
Lin Mingyan no longer paid attention to these things. She was just waiting to go to the Shenjiying to see the world.
The Fourth Master had promised to take her with him to inspect Dai Zi's 28-shot musket that day.
The day soon arrived, and the emperor and empress traveled together to the Shenji Camp.
The shooting range had been cleared several times, and the guards were surrounding it tightly.
The officials who were fortunate enough to witness this weapon had already been waiting here early.
There are two people who are the most important here.
One is Longkodo, the governor of the Nine Gates, who is considered to be the half-uncle of the Emperor Kangxi and also the minister of state appointed by Emperor Kangxi.
The other is Zhang Tingyu, who is a relative of the Empress's family and also a minister of state.
One is civil and the other is military, naturally standing on both sides.
All the other officials nearby came closer to them, trying to make themselves familiar with them.
When someone mentioned today's fire guns, they sighed, "They say Dai Zi was recommended by the Empress. If he really developed such a powerful weapon, then the Empress would have been greatly credited..."
"That's right. I heard that His Majesty is going to bring His Majesty here to inspect it personally today."
"Hiss~~ His Majesty dotes on the Empress too much. How can a woman get involved in such political affairs?"
"It's just a look at the muskets, just like setting off fireworks, just for fun."
......
There are many different opinions. Half of the people envy the Queen for being the only one favored by the Queen, and hope that the women in their family can also have such a good fate.
The other half of the people think that this is not a good idea. How can women from the harem be involved in court affairs?
But in the end, they only talked about it in private, and didn't dare say it out loud. After all, Lord Zhang was a relative of the Queen's family.
If this gets to the ears of the Empress and she whispers in the Emperor's ear, then they'll all go home and farm.
Only Longkodo dared to speak loudly: "Oh~ If he is so powerful, how could he be exiled to Shengjing? The harem is interfering in politics, I think..." The fourth brother was confused!
"What did Lord Tong see?" Zhang Tingyu couldn't stand it anymore.
It is said that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, but that was only because Emperor Kangxi was not happy about it.
If we go back further, what about Empress Xiaozhuang?
Power originally belongs to the emperor. If he is willing to share it with you, you have power.
Giving it to Zhang Tingyu, or to Longkodo, is the same as giving it to the Empress.
Unfortunately, Longkodo didn't see the whole thing clearly. It would have been fine if he just said a few sarcastic words behind her back, but he even dared to say it in public.
I'm afraid you think your life is too good!
Longkodo had only made a few comments, and relying on his status as an elder, he was not afraid that the matter would reach the ears of the Fourth Master.
But now that Zhang Tingyu interrupted him and asked this question on purpose, he couldn't continue.
Originally, he just said it casually, which can be said to be his frank and unintentional words.
Zhang Tingyu asked this specifically, and if he still insisted on saying so, he would have no way out at all.
Of course, Longkodo’s ability to hold the position of Governor of the Nine Gates was not entirely due to Emperor Kangxi and the Tong family. He did have some cunning.
So at this moment he immediately changed his words: "I think the emperor and the empress have a very deep affection for each other!"
He said this with a smile on his face, but in fact he was feeling extremely frustrated.
Of course, everyone around knew what he meant by his previous words. They were ready to retreat and even wanted to cover their ears.
At this time, they could only smile awkwardly, and one by one they began to praise the relationship between the emperor and the empress, almost praising it as a unique love story.
In fact, Longkodo didn't believe in the 28-round musket at all. It was not like he had never seen a musket before.
This thing is powerful, but you have to reload the ammunition every time you fire a round.
Loading ammunition is not easy and takes a lot of time.
You fired a shot, but people shot several arrows at you. It's really useless!
When Lin Mingyan and the Fourth Master arrived, everyone had smiles on their faces and spoke nice words, and the atmosphere was truly harmonious.
She looked around curiously and found that the workplace atmosphere was quite good, different from when she worked in her previous life.
At that time, five people could create more than a dozen groups. They were so small that you didn’t even know which faction you belonged to.
Unlike these court officials, well, they are very kind.
The Fourth Master narrowed his eyes slightly and guessed that someone had done something wrong, which was why these people were pretending like this.
But now we are here to see the muskets, so let’s put these aside for now, there is no rush.
Dai Zi and Shisi have been ready to go for a long time. They have made all the necessary preparations before deciding on this day.
Fourteen is also a dream chaser who can endure hardships. He has been living and eating in Shenjiying during this period.
He was given ammunition to practice with every day, and his ears were almost deafened by the practice.
Just for today!
Dai Zi first introduced the musket to everyone. Although he was old, his voice was as loud as a bell and he spoke with passion.
In short, today's demonstration was carried out by the Fourteenth Beile.
Twenty-eight shots in a row, you have to hit at least twenty targets.
These targets are not archery targets, but are replaced by various objects and animals.
He even took out his pocket watch and said confidently, "It will be done in five minutes!"
Fourteen had been practicing for more than ten days. He was good at archery, and the musket was easy to use, so of course he mastered it quickly.
He is full of confidence, but others don't believe it at all!
Who doesn’t know how short five minutes is?
If you use a bow and arrow, the whole process of taking the arrow, loading the bow, aiming, and shooting will take half a minute.
And there are moving animals, which makes aiming even more difficult.
It is absolutely impossible to complete twenty targets within five minutes.
Even if the fire gun was more powerful, it couldn't be this powerful!
Bragging!
Longkodo was the first to express his disbelief: "Fourteen, that's not how you brag about a cow."
"So many people are watching, aren't you just fooling around?"
He acted like an elder. Fourteen had been looked down upon by him since he was a child, and his heart sank when he heard this.
He was also a wicked man. With a roll of his eyes, he came up with a bad idea: "Master Tong, whether you are bragging or not, won't we know after a comparison?"
"Oh? How to compare?" Longkodo was unhappy.
Having just been humiliated by Zhang Tingyu, if he could expose the liar Dai Zi now, wouldn't that be a good opportunity to teach the fourth brother a lesson?
What good can come from listening to a woman?
As a woman, you should go back to the harem and have your hair done!
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