After the separation, the family had a lot of fish and meat every day, and the best was furious

"Shen Qing, this is good."

Shen Qingzhou put down the musket: "Yes, Your Majesty, my aim is not that good, but I definitely hit the bull's eye just now. Your Majesty, you can go and take a look with your humble servant."

The emperor and Xiao Jingchuan were very curious. As far as they knew, there had never been weapons made of gunpowder.

Until Shen Qingzhou made this musket.

When he walked to the bull's eye, the emperor and Xiao Jingchuan were shocked. The speed of the gunpowder just now was astonishingly fast.

Moreover, the gunpowder made a hole in the center of the bull's eye. With such power, if it hit a human bone, it would easily penetrate the bone.

"This...this...this can actually be produced by this tiny weapon?"

Shen Qingzhou was very satisfied with his work, and Lin Ting also gave it a nice name, called Fire Gun.

"The musket I just used is suitable for large armies because it can be loaded with gunpowder into eight chambers at a time, so it can fire eight times in a row.

Like I just fired once, this musket can fire seven more times, and this time, killing a wild boar is no problem at all."

After witnessing the power of the musket, the emperor did not dare to touch the musket in Shen Qingzhou's hand again. This weapon could indeed defeat ten people at once.

"This weapon is indeed unusual. If our army possesses such a weapon, why would we fear Xi Luo? Hahaha..."

Xiao Jingchuan looked at the small musket in his hand and asked Shen Qingzhou.

"Minister Shen, what about this? It's small and easy to carry around, but I don't know how powerful it is."

"Your Highness, this short musket also unleashes incredible firepower. However, it only has three chambers. With one charge, it can only fire three times."

Shen Qingzhou explained to them the power of the musket and how to use it correctly.

Xiao Jingchuan looked at the weapon that was slightly larger than a dagger. If used well, this thing could kill the enemy with one blow.

"Shen Qing, you and the Crown Prince, immediately give orders to mass-produce muskets. The Crown Prince will be responsible for training the troops and quickly mastering the accuracy of the muskets and the skills of loading gunpowder.

With this weapon, Dongxia will soon become the strongest country in the world. Shen Qing, you have made great contributions, and I will reward you handsomely.

Shen Qingzhou: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

With such a huge weapon, the emperor didn't know what to reward Shen Qingzhou with. He had no shortage of gold, silver and treasures.

Lin Ting has thousands of acres of fertile land and who knows how many farms he has under his name. It would be meaningless if he gave Shen Qingzhou these as well.

That day, Shen Qingzhou gave his instructions and when he returned home, the emperor's imperial edict of reward had already arrived.

The chief eunuch read out the imperial edict as usual, but the content this time was different from the previous ones.

"Minister of Works Shen Qingzhou, for his meritorious service in the manufacture of firearms, is hereby granted a red-lettered iron certificate as a golden token of immunity from death. This can also be used to purge the court of corrupt officials and protect the Dongxia Kingdom for a hundred years of peace and stability. This scroll will never expire."

Shen Qingzhou and Lin Ting met in the yard together to receive the imperial edict.

"Your Majesty, I bow down to you and thank you. I will remember my original intention and take it as my responsibility to serve the country of Dongxia and its people and make a living."

This red book and iron certificate is extraordinary. Even if Shen Qingzhou and Lin Ting are gone in the future, it can still protect their descendants.

If someone in the clan commits a heinous crime, this scroll can be used to save the clan's life.

Its function is not limited to this. If the emperor himself makes any bad decisions, or is instigated by someone, Shen Qingzhou can also use this voucher to purge the emperor's side.

In the Dongxia Kingdom, apart from the ancestor of the Han family, Shen Qingzhou is the second person to obtain the Danshu Tiequan.

"Minister Shen, congratulations on receiving such an honor from His Majesty!"

Shen Qingzhou helped Lin Ting to stand up, and they both nodded to the eunuch.

"Thank you, father-in-law!"

Two days later, in prison!

The prison was sealed off, and it took two full days for the news to reach the news that Xiao Jingchuan was named the crown prince.

Xiao Chu and Zhang Yuanhua learned about it from the jailer.

"Come here, what did you give me to eat? I am a beauty. When I leave, I will make you suffer."

The prison food was bland, consisting of only a bowl of water, two steamed buns and some cooked vegetables. Zhang Yuanhua had never eaten such bad food since she was a child.

Even after being hungry for two days, it was difficult to swallow this food.

But the concubine who was imprisoned never got out again. Zhang Yanhua no longer had the Zhang family behind her, so the jailer didn't have to show any mercy to her.

"You can eat it or not, and you still think you are the beauty Zhang. Even if you go out, what will happen? Can you beat His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Your Royal Highness?

These four words made Zhang Yuanhua's heart collapse. Didn't the emperor say that he would not appoint a crown prince unless Xi Luo was destroyed?

Why was a crown prince suddenly appointed?

Who is this prince? Is it Xiao Jingchuan?

"Wait a minute, what prince are you talking about? Who is the prince?"

There is a long scar on the jailer's face, which was caused by a scratch by a prisoner in the jail. Now it has become a scar, which is extremely scary.

"Humph, who else could it be? Of course it's the former Prince Jing, now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

This sentence seemed to throw Zhang Yuanhua back into the frying pan again. Now that Xiao Jingchuan had become the crown prince, there was no chance for her and Xiao Chu to survive.

Zhang Yuanhua worked hard for many years, but failed. She was not willing to accept it, not at all.

This matter cannot be let go like this. Zhang Yuanhua turned to look at Xiao Chu in the cell next door, who was eating steamed buns and vegetables calmly there.

There was no expression on his face. He was clearly so close and had just heard the jailer's words, but he didn't react at all.

"Xiao Chu, how can you still eat? Xiao Jingchuan has been appointed as the crown prince. You and I are sitting in this cell, waiting to die."

"Still eating? Don't you even look at what you're eating? If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have to endure this humiliation. You deserve to eat those rotten vegetable leaves."

Zhang Yuanhua cursed and was full of anger. When she saw Xiao Chu's useless appearance, she felt even more angry at herself. Why didn't she find a smarter son to be her son?

Xiao Chu heard every word of Zhang Yuanhua, and he was not shaken at all.

Although these things are not good, they can fill his stomach. Only by eating them can he have the strength to fight for his own survival.

After he finished eating and drank the bowl of soup, he stood up calmly and walked towards the cell where Zhang Yanhua was standing.

"Mother, please save your energy. Yelling like this will only cause the jailers to beat and scold you. If you still want to return to Yanshun Palace, you have no choice but to obey me now."

Xiao Chu's calmness at this moment was something Zhang Yanhua had never seen before. He had always been under her protection before, but now he seemed to have grown up and matured overnight.

"You...what else can you do?"

Xiao Chu did not express his thoughts directly, but waited until the jailers were no longer outside their cell before he asked Zhang Yuanhua.

"Mother, I want to hear the truth. Am I really the child you found outside?"