Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

Except for Shen Li, everyone else's curiosity was aroused by him.

He took out a white cloth from his sleeve pocket and opened it. Inside was a small object that was neither black nor yellow.

"What kind of weapon is this?" Eunuch Chang took it, held it in front of the emperor, and couldn't help asking curiously.

Mu Heng glanced at Shen Li who was sitting there, and said with a bow, "I have been studying for a long time, but I can't figure it out, so I came here to ask Miss Shen for advice."

The emperor then raised his head.

Yes, Shen Li had hunted the black bear. The imperial physician had just examined it, and there were no wounds on the bear's body, so it clearly hadn't fought a life-or-death battle. Judging by its eyes and tongue, it wasn't poisoned.

That's strange. How could she kill such a big animal just like that?

"Excuse me, Miss Shen, what kind of weapon is this? Why is such a small weapon so powerful that it can kill a 300-pound black bear?" Mu Heng asked.

The emperor and Fang Yao also looked at Shen Li, waiting for her answer.

Such a magical weapon is unheard of, and everyone will be curious and looking forward to it.

"This..." Shen Li didn't want to tell a lie, so she had to say honestly, "This is a bullet, fired from a gun. As long as you shoot it accurately and hit the vital parts, no matter how big the object is, you can kill it with one shot."

bullet?

gun?

How did this little thing pop out of a gun?

Not all guns are long. You can use them to practice various martial arts routines. When someone fights, whoever is hit will feel pain.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing why.

Seeing that no one understood, Shen Li said to the Queen Mother, "Your Majesty, could you allow me to go to the back and take out the gun for everyone to see?"

The Queen Mother waved her hand, and Nanny Zheng personally took Shen Li to the back hall.

Shen Li asked her to wait outside the door, and she was alone in the room, then slipped into the space.

Her gun had not been put away since she shot the black bear, and it was still on the shelf.

Shen Li picked it up and was about to go out, then turned around and looked at the bookshelf again.

There was a book on how to make a gun there, and she then kicked the book into her arms and slipped out of the space with the gun.

Coming before the emperor, Shen Li held up the gun in his hand and showed it to everyone.

"This is the gun. There are no bullets in it now. If there were bullets, you must pay attention to safety and do not release the safety bolt. Otherwise, if you accidentally trigger the gun to go off, it could be fatal."

Is this the gun?

It's different from the long gun that everyone has in mind.

What did she just say?

What is a safety catch?

Questions filled everyone's forehead. The Emperor, Fang Yao, Mu Heng, and even Eunuch Chang, all had their eyes lit up.

Just a small thing like this, that can shoot out an even smaller thing from it, can kill something as big as a black bear?

That's really amazing.

"Li'er, this thing..." Fang Yao swallowed his saliva, "How much do you have left?"

"There's only this one," Shen Li said as she took out the book. "This book contains instructions on how to make a gun. Uncle can have the Armory and Gunpowder Bureau study it together. There are many skilled craftsmen there. With time, Li'er believes they will be able to make it."

Fang Yao quickly took the book and looked down.

Before he opened it, the corners of his mouth twitched.

It was another kind of book with missing characters and many typos, but the content recorded in this book was richer than any other book he had ever read.

It contains not only knowledge that sparks his imagination, but also answers to his previous questions that he had never found.

Ever since he read the military book given by Shen Li, his mind was suddenly opened up. This time, he was able to think of taking advantage of the war between Beidi and Xiqiang to quickly go over and cause trouble, which was what he learned from reading the military book.

The emperor was even more surprised than Fang Yao. He turned sideways to look at the book. The printing was so beautiful that the words on it did not look like they were copied with a brush.

"Show it to me," the emperor said, unable to resist curiosity. "What does it say here? The manufacture of guns? Is there a typo?"

Fang Yao handed the book over and said with a smile, "Yes, that's the title. All the books Li'er gives me are like this. There are many typos in it. Your Majesty, please make do with it."

The emperor opened the book. It was almost dusk and the words in the book were so small that it tired his eyes.

Rubbing his eyes and closing the book, the emperor handed it to Fang Yao and said, "I've only read a few lines, and there are so many typos. Go ahead and have someone recopy the book, and correct the typos while you're at it."

"I understand," Fang Yao boasted, his expression and tone revealing an unconcealed smugness. "I've revised all the military books Li'er gave me this way. From now on, Your Majesty, just tell me what kind of books you want to read. I'll make sure Li'er gets them for you. They're all excellent books you won't find in the library."

The emperor glanced at him.

If he wasn't worried that Shen Li would bring up the matter of breaking off the engagement again, he really wanted to give Fang Yao a good scolding.

From now on, Shen Li will be the daughter-in-law of their royal family. As the emperor, he can get as many books as he wants. Why does you, Fang Yao, need to be so arrogant here?

Mu Heng bowed to Shen Li at this time, and Shen Li quickly returned the greeting.

"Miss Shen, could you please demonstrate to us how to use the gun in your hand?"

"can."

Shen Li didn't hesitate and opened her purse in front of everyone. She had just put all the bullets in her purse, and now she took out the magazine, loaded the bullets one by one, and then snapped the magazine in place. Then she picked up the gun and gestured in front of her eyes.

"Let's go out and find an open place." Shen Li said.

Everyone didn't even bother to wait for the meal and hurriedly followed Shen Li out.

The sky outside was not as dark as inside the house, and everything was clear. Eunuch Chang ordered someone to catch a chicken, but as soon as he let go, the chicken started clucking and trying to escape.

Shen Li raised his hand and fired a shot. The lively chicken fell to the ground nearly fifty meters away and did not move.

The people in front of him were all skilled in martial arts, and none of them were inferior to others in riding and shooting. They did not find it strange to see the chicken being shot to death.

But when the young eunuch who had caught the chicken and brought it over shouted from a distance, "The chicken's eye has been shot through."

Everyone was shocked.

He hurried over to take a look and saw that there was a hole in the chicken's head, right where its two eyes were.

"Oh my God, Li'er, uncle really didn't know you were so accurate." Fang Yao couldn't help but be the first to praise you.

The emperor also sighed repeatedly, "The young are to be feared, the young are to be feared."

When he looked up and remembered that the girl in front of him was just a little girl, the admiration in his eyes became even stronger.

Mu Heng immediately clasped his fists and saluted Shen Li, saying admiringly, "Miss Shen is amazing. I am sincerely convinced."

Shen Li turned off the safety of the pistol and said to Mu Heng with a smile, "It's just a trivial trick, not worth mentioning."

Back then, she was a famous sharpshooter in the school. Hitting a chicken was no big deal for her. She could even hit an egg from a hundred meters away.

"Miss Shen, could you let Mu try out that gun?"

"It's called a pistol," Shen Li corrected.

"I want to try it too," Fang Yao shouted loudly, "No, no, I'll go first, I'll go first."

Shen Li took out a gun and handed it to his uncle, teaching him how to open the safety bolt, how to aim at the target, how to determine the wind direction, the arc of the bullet landing, etc.

He spoke clearly and everyone listened with great interest.

It was not until the imperial kitchen delivered the bear paws and the empress dowager told them to eat them while they were hot that the big men reluctantly entered the house.

While eating, they had a heated discussion about how pistols were superior to other weapons.

The emperor was so happy that he almost wanted to reward Shen Li again. However, when he thought that she might ask to cancel the engagement, he quickly covered his mouth and ate the bear meat with all his might.