This made Li Shimin anxious, and he wanted to trade one for one with me.

Inside the Ganlu Hall at this moment.

Hearing Yuchi Jingde's voice outside, Zhang Anan looked at Li Shimin, who was sitting on the dragon throne with his eyes closed, and said cautiously, "Your Majesty, the Duke of Wu said he wants to prove it to you."

Li Shimin opened his eyes, glanced at him, and sneered, "Proof? Prove what? What can he prove!"

Yuchi Jingde was quite capable; he knew it better than anyone.

He's definitely just making things complicated... Li Shimin thought to himself, but couldn't help feeling curious. After a moment's thought, he waved his hand and said:

"Ananda, open the door. I want to see what Yuchi Jingde is up to."

"The slaves obey the order."

Zhang Anan immediately walked to the door and opened the Ganlu Hall door with a creak.

Just then, a deafening sound came from afar.

boom! !

Zhang Anan was so frightened that he jumped up and looked outside the hall, only to be completely stunned.

At this moment, outside the hall, white smoke billowed and spread outwards. Where the white smoke was thickest, a mushroom cloud formed, rising from the ground and soaring straight into the sky.

"His Majesty......"

He looked at Li Shimin with trepidation.

But they found Li Shimin staring blankly out of the hall.

Outside the Ganlu Hall.

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Wen Yanbo, Cheng Yaojin, and Li Jing stared dumbfounded at the mushroom cloud soaring into the sky.

No one expected that a mere urn filled with gunpowder could unleash such terrifying power.

When everyone came to their senses, they looked at the spot where the urn had been and found it surrounded by a mess.

The urn was blown to pieces.

The area surrounding the urn was scorched black.

The things that extended outwards for more than ten meters were now completely unrecognizable.

The explosion just now even shattered the glazed tiles on the roof of the palace in the distance.

The more people looked, the more horrified they became.

How could it have such great power?

If anyone gets any closer, they're sure to die.

"Yuchi Jingde, you call this safe?"

Fang Xuanling was both shocked and furious. He glared at Yuchi Jingde and cursed, "It's a good thing everyone was standing far away. If we had been standing closer, we would all be dead!"

Yuchi Jingde was also dumbfounded. "I didn't expect it to be this serious. I only added a tiny bit too much..."

He had seen the explosion of a gunpowder jar the size of a wine jar, so he thought that using an earthenware jar to hold gunpowder would at most increase its power by three or four times.

But the current scene is clearly thirty or forty times larger!

Fang Xuanling glared at him and said, "Is this just a little bit?"

"Are you here to plead for Cheng Jun, or are you planning to send me in too?"

It should be noted that it was Fang Xuanling who summoned Cheng Yaojin and gave him advice, telling him to ask Yuchi Jingde to plead for Cheng Jun.

If Li Shimin is injured in this explosion, his term as prime minister will be over.

Going to Dali Temple prison to accompany Cheng Jun is the least of your worries.

Fang Xuanling was relieved, and fortunately, Yuchi Jingde had been careful and placed the urn in an open area fifty meters away.

If the urn filled with gunpowder was lit at the entrance of the Ganlu Hall.

Ganlu Palace was razed to the ground.

Even if His Majesty is incredibly lucky, he will still die today!

Just thinking about the scene of His Majesty's death today made Fang Xuanling feel his blood run cold.

Just then, footsteps and shouts rang out from all directions.

"Protect Your Majesty!"

"quick!"

"Escort, escort!"

Hundreds of palace guards, fully armed and in good spirits, rushed toward this place in a panic.

"it's okay no problem!"

Fang Xuanling hurriedly shouted to the crowd, "There's no enemy attack, everyone don't panic!"

After saying that, he turned to look at the Ganlu Hall.

The others, as if by unspoken agreement, also looked toward the Ganlu Hall.

The gates of the Ganlu Hall were already wide open.

Li Shimin sat on the dragon throne, staring blankly at the mushroom cloud outside the palace.

After a long while, he came to his senses, got up, walked outside the hall, waved to the palace guards who had rushed to the door, and said:

"I am fine, you may all leave."

"promise!"

The palace guards breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Li Shimin was unharmed and there were no unfamiliar figures around.

As the guards left, they couldn't help but glance at the mushroom cloud still rising in the sky, and gasps of astonishment echoed through the crowd.

This scene was too shocking for them.

Seeing the scorched earth around them made them feel that the place was extremely terrifying.

Li Shimin stood outside the palace, gazing at the devastation in the distance, and looked at Yuchi Jingde, Fang Xuanling, and others.

Fang Xuanling strode over, his mind unsettled and filled with fear and trepidation, and said, "Your Majesty, we deserve to die ten thousand times!"

Wen Yanbo, Li Jing, Du Ruhui, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Jingde also knelt down.

This is too big.

They couldn't imagine what would have happened to the Tang Dynasty if Li Shimin had died just now.

Yuchi Jingde was filled with remorse and said with a mournful face, "Your Majesty, it was my fault alone, it has nothing to do with them. If Your Majesty is to punish, punish me alone!"

Li Shimin frowned, but did not blame them. He looked up at the mushroom cloud in the sky and asked curiously, "What is that thing? It almost razed Ganlu Palace to the ground?"

Yuchi Jingde quickly replied, "This is called gunpowder."

"gunpowder?"

Li Shimin seemed to realize something and said, "Is this what you were holding in your arms this morning?"

Yuchi Jingde quickly replied, "Yes, but that's the smaller size, this is the larger size."

"Everyone, get up."

Li Shimin waved his hand, signaling them to rise. He then looked again at the ravaged area and muttered to himself, "The power was truly terrifying..."

Seeing that Li Shimin did not blame them, Yuchi Jingde breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "It is indeed terrifying, but if used properly, this thing will be a divine weapon of our Great Tang!"

"This thing, when used on the battlefield, can be mounted on a catapult and launched; anyone it hits will either be killed or maimed!"

"Moreover, gunpowder can be wrapped in paper and tied to arrows, which can kill countless people!"

"Your Majesty just saw it too. If we put a large jar at the gate of the enemy city, the gate will be easily breached!"

Yuchi Jingde became more and more excited as he spoke, gesturing wildly as he said, "This thing is not only powerful, but it can also intimidate the enemy. It's the least of our worries that men and horses will fall over. When the enemy sees us using this thing, their morale will surely collapse!"

"This is good stuff..."

Li Shimin nodded in deep agreement. He had witnessed its power firsthand and asked, "Where did that thing come from?"

Yuchi Jingde said, "Cheng Jun did it!"

Cheng Jun... Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. How could it be something that this kid came up with?

Seeing Li Shimin's expression, Yuchi Jingde decided to strike while the iron was hot and said, "Your Majesty, it was precisely because I witnessed the power of this object that I brought it to see Your Majesty today. I did not come to see Your Majesty without a reason. Please understand!"