Chapter 157

Jiang Huan directly "invited" Su Qiao out of the Imperial Prison.

Only after being blasted out of the Imperial Prison.

Su Qiao's mind was still dazed.

Old Zhu.

You've taken the wrong medicine.

You don't catch the escapee, you directly pardon him?!

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The Chongzhen reign.

Under Zhu Youjian's gaze.

Wang Chengen, leading several craftsmen from the Weapon Bureau, slowly climbed Jing Mountain carrying a huge sack.

Zhu Youjian frowned tightly and asked in a low voice

"Chengen, how heavy is this package?"

Wang Chengen clasped his hands and said

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is roughly eighty jin."

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian nodded slightly.

"Good, later you all withdraw far away, do not hurt anyone."

"Thank Your Majesty for your consideration."

Meanwhile, Zhu Yuanzhang and others in the chat group also held their breath.

Although several Emperors had tried before, this was the first time someone directly tried eighty jin of such heavy explosives.

Under the gaze of the Emperors and a group of Eunuchs.

Wang Chengen held a stick of sandalwood incense and carefully lit the fuse.

Accompanied by a "hiss-hiss" sound.

The fuse soon burrowed into the distant sack.

Quickly.

A wisp of green smoke rose from the sack.

Before Zhu Youjian could come to his senses.

He personally saw a fireball rising from the pit in the distance.

A deafening "Boom!!!" sound rang out.

The oncoming shockwave directly blew the crown off Zhu Youjian's head.

And the dragon chair beneath Zhu Youjian's buttocks fell backward on its own.

Seeing Zhu Youjian knocked over, Wang Chengen hurried forward wanting to support him.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Youjian rolled several times on the ground before getting up, excitedly pointing at a huge rock in the distance and speaking incoherently

"Chengen, Chengen! Look, it exploded! It exploded!"

At the position where the explosives were buried, a terrifying large pit clearly appeared.

Near the huge rock, several twisted-neck trees were directly blown apart.

And this deafening roar directly made all the common people in the capital recall the great explosion during the Tianqi reign.

Many common people went onto the streets.

Shocked, they searched for the source of the roar.

And at the Bingbuya Sect, Tang Ruowang, Nan Huairen, and several Westerners were also hurrying towards the direction of the Forbidden City.

Before entering the palace.

Tang Ruowang, looking serious, said to Nan Huairen and several Jimingchuan Sect members behind him

"Gentlemen, after entering the palace, you must submit a memorial with me."

"We cannot let the capital's gunpowder continue to be in the hands of the Ming people; we must persuade the Emperor to hand over the gunpowder depot to you and me, people who understand science, to manage the capital's gunpowder!"

Since Matteo Ricci came to the Great Ming.

These missionaries had never given up the idea of spreading the faith in the Great Ming.

They just found that normal channels did not work.

They must obtain power before they could spread the faith in the Great Ming openly.

Matteo Ricci attaching himself to Xu Guangqi and helping Xu Guangqi compile "Tiangong Kaiwu" was also to be able to spread the faith in the Great Ming.

Hoping that one day, this land of the Central Plains could accept the Pope's baptism.

And in the original history, Tang Ruowang's ideal almost succeeded.

Tang Ruowang also rose to power by leveraging Dorgon, all the way from within the Qing court to the First Rank, Senior Grade Guanglu Physician.

Though without real power, he was already the first in the history of the world.

Most importantly, throughout the Qing dynasty, every successive Director of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau was a missionary.

They firmly occupied the upper hand in the most critical post of Qing feudal superstition.

It is just unknown whether God the Elder could understand what Tang Ruowang said every time he prayed and worshipped: "Lead our ruler to Yao and Shun, extend the nation's fortune to infinity."

And the Tang Ruowang of this moment had obviously sensed this opportunity.

Therefore, Tang Ruowang, at the first moment, took several missionaries already responsible for part of the firearm supervision and manufacturing affairs in the court and hurriedly rushed towards the Inner Palace.

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On Jingshan Hill, Zhu Youjian, having come to his senses, immediately said to Wang Chengen beside him.

"Chengen, I see that the people in the palace are terrified; go back quickly and tell them there is no need to panic."

"Also, summon He Tengjiao of the Ministry of War to the palace for me; I wish to discuss with He Qing plans to pacify Liaodong."

"Yes!"

After Zhu Youjian and his party hurriedly returned to the Imperial Palace.

The first to enter the palace were not He Tengjiao, whom Zhu Youjian had summoned.

Instead, it was Tang Ruowang and others who came uninvited.

As soon as they met.

Seeing Nan Huairen and others behind Tang Ruowang, Zhu Youjian's face immediately showed a hint of displeasure.

"Why do you enter the palace without an imperial decree?"

Tang Ruowang's expression did not change; he bowed devoutly and said.

"Your Majesty, the Great Emperor of Great Ming, have you heard the loud boom just now?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian paused in surprise, then looked at Tang Ruowang with interest and said.

"Nonsense; I am not deaf, of course I heard it."

Hearing Zhu Youjian say he had heard it.

Tang Ruowang immediately began to speak with great fervor.

"Your Majesty, the Great Emperor of Great Ming, you cannot continue to let those eunuchs manage gunpowder."

"Was the lesson of the great explosion in the seventh year of Tianqi not painful enough?"

"And yet, only a few years have passed, and such a great explosion has happened again."

"When will such things ever come to an end!"

"I beg Your Majesty, the Great Emperor of Great Ming, to see clearly and entrust such dangerous matters to those who understand science, to prevent similar incidents from happening again!"

Zhu Youjian looked at Tang Ruowang before him with confusion and could not help but smile.

"Hmm? Who told you that this was due to improper supervision of our Great Ming's gunpowder depot?"

Tang Ruowang's mouth opened and closed, and he stood there stunned.

"This... was not an explosion at the gunpowder depot?"

Hearing this, Zhu Youjian could not help but throw his head back and laugh loudly.

"Hahahaha."

"No, no; this was merely the Weapon Bureau testing gunpowder!"

The moment the words fell, Tang Ruowang's face was filled with disbelief.

"New-style gunpowder?!"