Tang Dynasty: Father, if you don't rebel, I will!

"Brother Emperor~"

"I was wrong~ Please don't be angry..."

"I promise I'll never run around like that again, I swear!"

Gao Yang glanced cautiously at Li Chengqian and saw that her elder brother had a solemn expression and was staring straight at her, which made her heart tremble.

They dared not pretend to be mute any longer and quickly began to plead pitifully.

Li Chengqian: "......"

How can I believe she made this thing, looking like this?!

Li Chengqian took a deep breath and solemnly brandished the weapon in his hand.

"Gao Yang, whether it was when you released the dogs to scare Pei Xiang's sons to tears or when you beat up Wei Zheng's son, Wei Shuyu, I did punish you for these minor mistakes, but the past is the past, and I will not say anything more."

"You know your elder brother, making mistakes is nothing to be afraid of, but lying is a serious matter... Let me ask you, did you make this?!"

Li Chengqian's gaze was intense as he asked, enunciating each word clearly.

Upon hearing this, Gao Yang hurriedly shook his head.

Standing next to Li Chengqian, Li Tai snorted coldly and pointed at her, cursing angrily.

"You brat, on the way here, you said this musket was called the Gaoyang flintlock musket, and that you were the one who invented it..."

Unexpectedly, the next moment, Gao Yang, who had just answered that she hadn't made it, suddenly frowned.

"Fourth Brother, how did I lie to you? I definitely didn't make this musket. I don't know how to use those tools in the military workshop. What? You don't know how to use the tools or draw up blueprints? I made suggestions and had it made. Is there a problem with me signing my name on it?!"

"The Zhenguan train wasn't entirely the work of the Seventh Prince! He was the Minister of Railways!"

Li Tai's face flushed red as the girl nudged him.

However, Li Chengqian immediately grasped the key point in Gao Yang's words.

"Gao Yang, are you saying that you suggested improvements to this invention?"

Gao Yang nodded, but then glared at his annoying fourth brother Li Tai before honestly answering his eldest brother Li Chengqian's question.

"Your Majesty asked me to learn martial arts from you before, but, but learning martial arts is too hard..." Gao Yang's voice weakened, and she rubbed her small hands together.

"I... then I ran back to Chang'an from Taiyuan, didn't I? At that time, my fourth brother was acting as regent, so I got him to let me go to the military workshop to learn how to use firearms..."

Li Chengqian nodded; he naturally knew about this matter.

"and then?"

"Then...then the craftsmen in the military workshop were tinkering with those repeating flintlock muskets...After practicing with the Bingzhou flintlock musket for a while, I felt that the thing was a bit cumbersome, and...the gunpowder stung my eyes."

"I... I was just bored, so I was giving my opinions to those craftsmen..."

Gao Yang paused slightly after speaking halfway through, then glared at Li Tai beside Li Chengqian as if complaining.

"My fourth brother told those old craftsmen not to bother with me, so I could only find a few interns who transferred from the Imperial University, and then I made it."

Li Chengqian turned his head and looked at Li Tai beside him.

The latter broke out in a cold sweat and quickly cupped his hands in greeting: "Brother, I am not clear about this matter either. There have been too many things going on lately, and the military workshop has not been able to pay much attention to it."

Li Chengqian nodded without saying much, but Li Tai hurriedly ran out of the palace and had his confidant summon the manager in charge of the military workshops outside Chang'an into the palace.

Along with that, he also recruited several young craftsmen who followed Gao Yang.

While the others were waiting, Li Chengqian also carefully examined the revolver in his hand.

In terms of design, it is quite similar to the Colt 1851 revolver, which appeared as one of the earliest revolvers in later generations.

Seeing that his elder brother seemed to value his work quite a bit, Gao Yang, despite not knowing whether he would get a spanking today, still presented a small wooden bottle with a pointed spout from his waist to his elder brother as if showing off a treasure.

"Hehe, Your Majesty, this is the base fire..."

Having spent over a year casually playing around in the military workshop, her knowledge of firearms was among the best in this era.

Li Chengqian didn't say anything, but took the small wooden bottle.

The small wooden bottle has a pointed mouth. After removing the stopper, an opening about the same size as the gunpowder magazine hole on the back of the revolver is revealed. Simply align it with the magazine hole and pour in the gunpowder.

Then press the steel ball into the magazine opening.

It operates on a similar principle to the Bingzhou flintlock musket.

Below the barrel of this revolver, there is a mechanical device, which is a hammer similar to that of a Bingzhou flintlock musket, inserted into the barrel to compact the bullet.

The steel balls inserted into the magazine are compacted inside the magazine.

"You really came up with this?"

Li Chengqian couldn't help but ask the same question that Li Tai was thinking.

Upon hearing this, Gao Yang was annoyed that even her beloved fourth brother, the Crown Prince, didn't believe her, and she couldn't help but let out a soft snort.

One hand on hip.

"Since Your Majesty doesn't believe me, then when the others arrive, you can ask them..."

Seeing the girl's sullen expression, he turned his back.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

At this moment, he was basically convinced. When the Crown Prince led his soldiers and a few people from the military factory into the main hall.

After everyone nervously bowed,

Li Tai, who was standing next to Li Chengqian, was the first to ask a question.

"Professor Liu, was this thing developed in the military equipment workshop?"

The man known as Professor Liu was originally a key member of the Taiyuan Military Factory when he was in Taiyuan Prefecture, and also held a position at the Imperial University.

Upon hearing this, he merely glanced at what Crown Prince Li Chengqian was holding.

He then turned his gaze to the few young men who had followed him.

“Your Highness, this is indeed from our military workshop, but... it is not my work. It was made by Princess Gaoyang and several gun-making apprentices.”

"Because there are still many errors and omissions in the design drawings, and some parts cannot be mass-produced, I have not reported it. I am still trying to find a solution."

"Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

This answer made Li Tai stare wide-eyed in disbelief, dumbfounded as he looked at the smug Princess Gaoyang.

He had always considered himself the most talented and intelligent among all the princes and princesses, except for his elder brother, the Crown Prince, but a broken voice seemed to be heard in his heart.

Gao Yang... It really was that brat Gao Yang who did this?!

No? Why not?!

This crazy girl who spends all day riding a dog sled around?!

With a sense of existential doubt, Li Tai, supported by the eunuch Wang De, slowly sat down to the side, transforming into a statue of a thinker made of flesh and blood.

Li Chengqian turned his gaze to the group of people Professor Liu had mentioned.

The young people were visiting the Taiji Hall, the highest power center of the Tang Dynasty, for the first time, and seeing the legendary Crown Prince Li Chengqian, who brought such glory to the Tang Dynasty, up close for the first time.

They were all so excited they couldn't contain themselves.

"Your humble servant Zhang Tanshui..."

"Your humble servant, Song Lei..."

"Your humble servant has finished offering his congratulations and pays respects to Your Highness the Crown Prince. May Your Highness be well!"

Li Chengqian smiled and nodded, his gaze lingering on their faces for a few seconds, full of admiration.

"Which class are you students from at the Imperial University?"

"Your Highness, we are all graduates of the Mechanical Engineering Academy from the third year of the Zhenguan era..." The more mature-looking young man named He Bi hurriedly replied.

Li Chengqian nodded slightly.

"In the third year of the Zhenguan era, according to the current three-year academic system of the Imperial University, since you have already graduated, you are the first class..."

Li Chengqian's expression became even more satisfied.

"Excellent, excellent. Did you bring the blueprints?"

Upon hearing this, Song Lei, the young man sandwiched between the three people beside He Bi, quickly took out a folded blueprint from his pocket and handed it to the eunuch next to him.

All three looked nervous, like candidates waiting for the examiners to evaluate their papers.

"Because there are still some discrepancies, the musket in Princess Gaoyang's hand is not as accurate as expected... But Your Highness, rest assured, we are already working with the teachers to improve it!"

Li Chengqian looked at the blueprints in his hand carefully. Thanks to the improvements made by the engineering talents summoned from the simulated world, the Tang Dynasty has now undergone a significant and more systematic change in terms of academics alone.

Judging from the numerous annotations and formatting of the blueprints in his hand, they were no different from the mechanical blueprints that Li Chengqian had seen in his previous life.

"Excellent! Gao Yang, Professor Liu, He Bi, all of you, you have all made great contributions!"

After an unknown amount of time, Li Chengqian's words immediately brought excitement and joy to everyone present.

Princess Gaoyang, who had been somewhat apprehensive and listless, suddenly had a bright light flash in her eyes.

"Brother, have I really done a great service?!"

Li Chengqian nodded: "You've made a great contribution! A truly great one!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance sideways at his fourth brother, Li Tai, who was looking at him with a sense of existential doubt.

"This achievement is no less than that of your fourth brother! The name of this Gao Yang Revolver is enough to make you go down in history, Gao Yang, and become the number one female gunsmith of our Great Tang Dynasty!"

Li Tai: "......."

Immediately, Gao Yang proudly raised his head like a swan, walked up to his fourth brother, and the smile on his lips became even more exaggerated.

Zhang Yang let out a mocking laugh.

"Fourth Brother...you're not very good at this~"

Li Tai: "!!!"

With veins throbbing on her forehead, Gao Yang, despite her flamboyant and bold personality, was not without brains. Seeing her fourth brother's expression, she instantly dodged far away just as he reached out to grab her.

"Hehehe, Fourth Brother, you idiot~"

Li Chengqian ignored the reactions of his two younger siblings and turned his gaze to the others present.

"He Bi, Song Lei, Zhang Tanshui, from this day forward, you are officially promoted to formal gunsmiths of the Chang'an Military Workshop, enjoying the treatment of a fourth-rank official. After you resolve the flaws of this Gaoyang revolver, I will reward you with something else!"

Everyone was overjoyed.

That evening, during the palace dinner, Princess Gaoyang chattered excitedly in front of Empress Zhangsun, recounting how she had made great contributions.

His flamboyant personality, coupled with his constant dog walking, horseback riding, and sword and spear fighting.

This made Empress Zhangsun feel worried.

With this kind of personality, how will she find a husband in the future?

Similarly, late at night, Li Chengqian looked at the map of the Tang Dynasty, at the northernmost point of Baikal County, and remained silent.

Gao Yang chose this place as his fiefdom back then, and now he has the same temperament.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but ponder this in his heart.

"Could it be that Gao Yang will become the Great Emperor of the Xiongnu in the future? Humans are practically a rare species in Siberia these days..."

The thought of his outspoken sister possibly riding a husky-pulled sled, accompanied by a brown bear, with a revolver in each hand, patrolling her northern fiefdom amidst the banging of gunfire, is unbearable.

While shouting, "Her Majesty the Queen has arrived! Everyone get out of the way..."

Li Chengqian: "Hiss!!!"

Headache!