Chapter 61 Section VIII

After Lu Huiqing received the secret report that the emperor summoned Shi Yue in Qionglin Garden, she felt a little uneasy.Although Wang Anshi didn't pay much attention to the hole opened by Wei Zezong, Lu Huiqing always felt that this matter would not be passed so peacefully. This feeling, perhaps since the provincial examination incident, has always existed in Lu Huiqing's heart. Lu Huiqing is not very attached to the new law, but he has already stepped on the chariot of the new law, and it is too late to get off now, not to mention that it is the new law and Wang Anshi that gave him his status and prestige today.

What's more, the young emperor wants to reform - this is the only reason why Lu Huiqing insists on reform. In the study, Lu Huiqing picked up a brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote four names on a piece of white rice paper: Wang Anshi, Shi Yue, Cai Que, and Zeng Bu. Lu Huiqing squinted her eyes and examined the four names, thinking silently... "Brother." Lu Shengqing, who likes to wear expensive embroidered silk robes and is short in stature, shouted a little timidly.For his eldest brother, he has a natural awe. "What's the matter?" Lu Huiqing didn't look up, but asked gently.

"Lan Zhenyuan quietly told me that the Emperor Dao and Shi Yue talked in Qionglin Garden for a whole day, and all the servants were driven away, most of them were talking about important confidential matters." Lan Zhenyuan, Wang Anshi, and Lu Huiqing all talked. Maintained "good" personal contacts. "Understood." Lu Huiqing replied calmly. "Brother..." Lu Shengqing hesitated to speak. As if knowing what her younger brother was going to say, Lu Huiqing said calmly: "You don't have to worry. When the emperor sees Shi Yue, he must be asking about the law of the market. He will probably also ask whether the new law is good or bad. It's none of our business."

Only then did Lu Shengqing feel relieved and prepared to go out. "Remember to read more when you have time, don't let people laugh at you all the time, and don't go shopping in Goulan." Lu Huiqing suddenly said sternly.For his two younger brothers who are not good enough, he is really troubled.But after all, he is his younger brother. Lu Shengqing responded cautiously and withdrew. Lu Huiqing cast her eyes on the rice paper again, and whispered to herself, "Shi Yue, what can you do this time?" After sneering several times, he finally picked up the pen again, doodled the four names and threw them into the wastebasket.

"Brother." Lu Shengqing, who had just left for a while, came back again. Lu Huiqing wondered, "What's the matter?" "Chen Yuanfeng asks to see you." Lu Shengqing had neither good nor bad feelings for Chen Yuanfeng, but he knew that his elder brother valued him very much. "Ask him to come in quickly." Lu Huiqing turned around and ordered. Lu Shengqing pouted imperceptibly, and hurriedly went out to invite Chen Yuanfeng in. The blush on Chen Yuanfeng's face hadn't faded away, it was obvious that he had just recovered from the excitement not long ago.

Lu Huiqing smiled and said, "Lu Shan, what's the rush to see me?" Chen Yuanfeng stood up again involuntarily, and said with a little excitement: "Master, it's, it's a success!" "What succeeded?" Although Lu Huiqing seemed indifferent, her body still couldn't help leaning forward. Chen Yuanfeng was full of joy, and said: "It's the Thunderbolt! We made a new type of Thunderbolt, which is more than half the volume of Shi Yue's. We added iron beads and pepper powder inside. It is very powerful. It has a pungent smell..." Chen Yuanfeng said while dancing and gesticulating.Shi Yue never expected that although he concealed the latest gunpowder formula and granulation method, there were more than one genius in the gunpowder research group of the Armament Research Institute.Under Chen Yuanfeng's supervision, after refining the nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, they tested their formulas separately. Some people tried to increase the proportion of nitrate, and the result greatly increased the power of Zhentianlei.And Chen Yuanfeng ingeniously added a wooden handle to this shrunken "Zhentianlei", as long as the fuse is ignited, the soldiers can hold the wooden handle and throw it - Shi Yue absolutely did not expect that, just like this, the original grenade was actually invented by Chen Yuanfeng up!

After listening to Chen Yuanfeng's description, Lu Huiqing couldn't help standing up, patted Chen Yuanfeng's shoulder with a smile, and praised: "Lu Shan, you did a good job." Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind, "But, this new weapon, You can't call it Thunderbolt!" Chen Yuanfeng was stunned for a moment, and said, "Why?" Lu Huiqing smiled slightly and said: "Just think about it, if it is called Zhentianlei, Shi Yue is responsible for it. Everyone in the world knows that Zhentianlei is the work of Shi Yue. This weapon is not the same as Zhentianlei. As you said, the shape is not the same. Therefore, it should be renamed, so that it was invented by you, Chen Lushan, and has nothing to do with Shi Yue."

Chen Yuanfeng suddenly realized, and secretly scolded himself as an idiot, saying: "What my teacher said is true, how about asking my teacher to name it?" Lu Huiqing thought for a while and said with a smile: "This name must be as loud as Zhentianlei, and it should not be too elegant. It takes a lot of thinking." Chen Yuanfeng flattered her and said, "That's why I have to bother my teacher to think of a name." Lu Huiqing laughed loudly and said, "How about calling Thunderbolt to drop bombs?" "Good name! Thunderbolt Bomb...it really is a good name!" Naturally, Chen Yuanfeng would not be too stupid to say it badly.

Lu Huiqing said with a smile again: "Until now, Zhentianlei has never been used in actual combat except for the 300 cart bombs and 500 hand bombs equipped by the infantry guards. Because the catapults are in Wang Shao's place in the northwest, It is useless at all, and the hand-throwing bombs are too heavy, so they can only be used to defend the city. Now that you have solved this problem, tomorrow I will ask the emperor to set up the Thunderbolt Bombing Institute, mobilize funds and manpower, and specialize in the production of this weapon. " "It's just that the production cycle is relatively long, and the students estimate that about a thousand pieces can be produced every month, which is already the limit." Chen Yuanfeng is still clear-headed.

"It doesn't matter, as long as it is used in actual combat as soon as possible, your credit will be truly revealed when you drop bombs on the battlefield to kill and injure the enemy." Lu Huiqing said indifferently.He knows how to use "thunderbolt bombing" in order to bring him the greatest political benefits.