Since the next day was August 15th, and the holiday was off, there was no need to worry about being late for work. That night, Chen Xi and Xie Yuner were lingering for a while, and Wushan slept until the sun was over three o'clock before getting up.

Before Chen Xi could get dressed, Xie Yuner, who had already gotten up to wash and dress up, came to deliver breakfast to him. By the way, Zhang Laowu and his brothers had been waiting outside for half an hour.

Chen Xi then remembered that he would teach Zhang Laowu and others to control the Folang machine cannon today.

"Why didn't you wake me up earlier?" Chen Xi accelerated his clothes.

Xie Yuner said, "Those people outside said that they would wait for their husband to get up and not let me disturb your dreams. They refused to even come in at the gate of the courtyard. It's really strange."

Chen Xi knew that after Zhang Laowu arrived in the capital, he was a man with his tail between his tail, saying that he was following Chen Xi to do things and eating and drinking, but he did not have any specific responsibility for the matter. In this case, he did not even dare to step into the gate of Chen Xi's mansion, for fear of dirtying the lintel of Chen Xi's door.

Chen Xi dug a few bites of food, and then went to the door. Zhang Laowu and two brothers from the carriage and gang were waiting there. They were all dressed up and knew that they were going to the school outside the city today. Except for Zhang Laowu, the other two had a sad face, as if they were afraid that they would die after they went there.

Chen Xi asked Yun Bo to prepare the carriage, and Zhang Laowu drove it. His party went to the Ministry of War first, found the Ministry of War officer responsible for contacting him, led the way, and the party left the city and arrived at the Xijiao School.

There were not many people on the school grounds, and there was a barren mountain near the camp, and few people came around.

"Are Lord Shen a little anxious? Even if it's easy to find a straw man, it will take some time to put Tartar clothes on the straw man."

Chen Xi waved his hand and said, "Don't be so anxious. Let's come here and shoot a few shots. As for other details, you can do it in the next few days."

When the people from the Governor's Office of the Five Army breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that they didn't want a straw man and just fired a few shots randomly.

Chen Xi called Zhang Laowu and the other three to his side. The officers and soldiers looked down on ordinary people like Zhang Laowu and even saved the introduction of each other.

After several officers and soldiers pushed out the heavy Folang machine cannon with wooden carts, Chen Xi asked him to prepare the two cannon fuses and ammunition, and then asked someone to find paper and pen. He was not busy teaching Zhang Laowu and others how to operate the cannon, but wanted to write something first.

After all, it was the Ministry of War that it was instructed to cooperate with Chenxi to handle the work, otherwise the talents from the Governor's Office of the Five Army would not be as patient as possible to receive them.

After the paper and pen were delivered, Chen Xi wrote and painted on the paper, first with graphics and some strange symbols, and none of the people present could understand it.

"What is Lord Shen writing?"

"How can I know!"

"Don't you recognize words?"

"Mr. Shen is not writing a word, but a ghost painting talisman. Ghosts know what they are drawing..."

Chen Xi was not mysterious. He was calculating the elevation angle and parabola of the cannon. The paper wrote only Arabic numerals and some mathematical symbols for calculations.

Chen Xi is a liberal arts man, and his math scores can only be said to be quite good. In addition, he hasn't encountered it for many years, and he just made him forget about a simple parabolic question for half an hour.

On paper, Chen Xi calculated the maximum range of the cannon. Based on the maximum elevation angle of forty-five degrees, the range of the cannon is about one mile. If the cannon is set at the top of the city in actual combat, the range can be farther, but one mile is basically the limit.

Although it is far less than the artillery of later generations, it is much stronger than the bow and arrow. The point is that the Folang machine cannon is a shotgun with a wide suppression surface.

Chenxi asked someone to measure it, then divide the placement of the artillery and the rough landing points of the shells, and then let someone mark it in the corresponding area, and turn around and let someone put the straw man in the planned position.

"Sir, can you start? It's almost noon. You're not tired, we're still hungry." The officers and soldiers had already started to scream and betray Chen Xi.

The officers sent by the Ministry of War quickly went over and said a few words to the soldiers. Their faces changed and they did not dare to make noises again. They then spoke very respectfully.

Only then did these officers and soldiers realize that this Lord Shen was the first top scholar in the new academic year. He is now a lecturer in the East Palace and will enter the palace to attend the banquet given by Emperor Hongzhi in the afternoon.

"alright."

Chen Xi personally checked it and told me after coming back, "You can fire the cannons, just two cannons, just try the power. I will teach you how to load shells and fire cannons..."

For each step, Chen Xi was patient and meticulous when teaching, how to fill the bullets of the sub-gun, how to add the sub-gun to the mother gun, how to ignite the fuse and fire the cannon, and how to coordinate the middle to maximize efficiency.

Zhang Laowu’s responsibility is to ignite and launch, while the other two people’s mission is to fill in the bullets.

Chen Xi first conducted a bomb filling teaching, and asked the two to repeat it several times. After basic mastery, Chen Xi taught them how to quickly insert the gun into the chamber. As for the launch procedure Zhang Laowu was responsible for, it was actually not difficult. Every time he changed the gun, he needed to add a gunpowder fuze and ignite it.

After all the professors were finished, Chen Xi asked the three of them to go through the initial process again. Some officers and soldiers next to him said disdainfully: "What's the difficulty? We'll see it."

Chen Xi really wants to say, since you know, you can do it yourself.

These officers and soldiers are all veterans. It is impossible to let them touch these dangerous things. Even Chen Xi himself is afraid that there will be danger in the explosion.

It was not until the last step that Chen Xi nodded with satisfaction and greeted the surroundings: "Everyone, please withdraw first, it will be bad if there is any danger."

Chen Xi, the Ministry of War Department, and several soldiers retreated until they could not stop until they could move away. As long as the muzzle did not change direction, even the blow-off would not be affected. Moreover, the bore barrel of the Flang machine cannon was thick and basically it would not explode.

Zhang Laowu trembled and ignited the lead with a fire squeak. When he heard a "boom", the shells flew out in an instant, because the seized Folang machine cannons were all medium and large cannons. This cannon was powerful, and the bare hills in autumn were immediately blown away.

After the first shot was fired, the sub-gun was replaced.

Soon, the second shot was ignited. With the experience of the first shot, Zhang Laowu became much more confident and watched the fuse burn. After a moment, there was another loud bang, and the two shots were successfully shot.

When Chen Xi returned to Zhang Laowu, Zhang Laowu was a little deaf, and everything else was fine. He had a little excitement on his face because this thing was stronger than any weapon he had contacted before. He also imagined the glory of controlling cannons on the battlefield and making the enemy frightened.

Chen Xi then remembered that he had not taught many people to open their mouths when controlling the cannon at close range, which would cause less damage to their ears. After teaching these tips for protecting their bodies, Chen Xi asked several people to practice the process of filling ammunition.

The speed of firing cannons depends entirely on the loading speed of ammunition. If you want to show the power of the Folang machine cannon in front of Emperor Hongzhi, you must practice the speed to the extreme and show the power of the Folang machine cannon.

"Brother Zhang Wu, you have stayed at the school these two days. I come to see the progress of your drill every day. If you don't understand, you can ask me." Chen Xi looked up at the sky. It was not too late, so he was about to go back to the city to prepare for a banquet, so he asked for goodbye.

Zhang Laowu said happily: "Sir, don't worry, this thing is not that difficult. We must practice hard and live up to your expectations."

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Chen Xi went home to sort out the court uniforms first, and then took a carriage to the palace. This time, Zhu Shan drove the carriage. Chen Xi asked her to wait outside the palace gate. Zhu Shan was a road tycoon and no one could show her the way, so she really couldn't go back.

Chen Xi went to Zhan Shi's mansion to meet with his colleagues first, and then he entered the palace together.

Because it was not the first time he attended a palace banquet, he was very familiar with it. He only realized after entering the palace that the banquet was not in the main hall, but in the square outside the Wenhua Hall, Emperor Hongzhi was preparing to watch the moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival.

It is not the three major festivals of New Year's Day, Cold Food Festival, and Winter Solstice, nor the birthday of the emperor's birthday. The Mid-Autumn Festival banquets are not available every year. Even if there are, the rules are not so strict. The emperor can temporarily adjust the specifications and venues of the banquet according to his own preferences.

Since he often went to the back hall of Wenhua Palace to teach the prince to study, Chen Xi was already very familiar with this palace. It was nothing to watch the moon with the emperor. But since he wanted to watch the moon, it must be a night banquet, which means he had to leave the palace very late at night. He originally promised to gather with his family, so he ate moon cakes in hot pot and missed his relatives far away.

When we arrived at the place, the desk was already set up.

There were not many officials invited to the banquet this time, only all the staff of the Zhanshi Mansion attended. As for other yamen, there were people coming in groups of three or three, and as for the Hanlin Academy, only the bachelor's attendant and above were qualified to come. Zhu Xizhou and Lun Wenxu were all not invited.

Among the Jinshi in Jiwei, only Chen Xi attended the palace banquet.

Chen Xi and the right chaotic son Wang Hua were at the same table. The two of them sat down first. There was not even a cup of hot tea on the table. Because the officials were still coming here, the emperor would not appear until dark. It is said that the queen and the prince would attend this time, and there was only this banquet in the palace. As for the banquet for the wife in the inner palace, it was also saved because it was given a banquet.

Until the sunset and dusk, a gust of wind blew from the north, and the cold wind whistled, making people feel cool. Chen Xi quickly tightened his official uniforms. At this time, the officials who attended the banquet were roughly here, and all three cabinet ministers also arrived.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian discussed briefly. The three of them went to invite Emperor Hongzhi together. All the ministers stood up and formed two rows, waiting for the sage to come.

Not long after, the imperial carriage arrived, but there was only the emperor, and the queen and the prince did not appear, which was inconsistent with the previous rumors.

After the kowtow, everyone returned to their seats and the banquet officially began.

Chen Xi looked at the wine and food that were served one after another, and then looked at the slightly ugly face of Emperor Hongzhi in front of him. He felt a little strange, as if something big happened in the palace.

It was originally said that the king and his ministers would like to enjoy the moon together, but Emperor Hongzhi was in a bad mood. He didn't even have basic toasts during the banquet, and there was no dancer from the Jiaofangsi to perform his skills.

Everyone was silent because the banquet was held in the open air. Although there were palace lanterns around, it was too dark after all.

Just when Shen Xi wanted to keep some stomach and go back to eat hot pot and was about to put down the chopsticks, someone came from behind and patted Chen Xi on the shoulder. Chen Xi turned his head and saw that it was Xie Qian, a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet.

"Gei Master Xie?"

When Wang Hua found out that it was Xie Qian, he was shocked and quickly got up to salute.

Xie Qian said: "Don't need to be too polite, be honest and be kind, come out."

Chen Xi thought about it and it seemed that this was the first time Xie Qian called him "Chen Yude". He used to be either called "you" or "your boy". Because the two met, they rarely met in formal occasions, and they all met in private.

Chen Xi probably knew that an emergency occurred in the palace, so he could not help but refuse. He immediately stood up and walked aside with Xie Qian. Xie Qian thought no one could hear the two of them talking, so he asked in a low voice:

"The queen suddenly suffered from a serious disease. The imperial physician is diagnosed, but it seems that there is no countermeasure. I will tell you the symptoms and you can help me explain it..."

Chen Xi frowned and said, "Old Master Xie made a mistake. The one who knows medical skills is a slut, not himself."

Xie Qian said angrily: "The day before yesterday, Xie Jijiu told me about you. You kid knew medical skills at a young age. Even the method of vaccinating acne comes from you. You are still pretending to me here!"

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ps: The fifth update!

This chapter was written for more than two hours, and I was sweating! But the emperor had completed the task at least, and fulfilling his promise again is a gratifying congratulation!

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