It was not until he arrived outside the palace of Wudian in Nanhaizi that Chen Xi jumped out of the carriage, tidied up his clothes, looked up at the sky, it was neither sunny nor rainy nor windy, it was a cloudy day, and the temperature was only about five or six degrees. He quickly tightened his clothes and directed people to remove the Folang machine cannon.

Chenxi is a bit far from the Luang Kai-shek. I thought that the Luang Kai-shek had already entered the palace at this time. The emperor, who is responsible for doing odd jobs, had at least hundreds or thousands of people at a time. A few days before the hunting, wooden steps and altars had been set up outside the Nanhaizi Palace. At that time, Emperor Hongzhi would hold a ceremony to worship his ancestors here, mainly to commemorate the military careers of the two emperors, Taizu and Taizong, and declare that future generations will not forget their roots.

Chenxi was still preparing, but in the distance, a large number of people surrounded by a first-class official with Chiluo-woven, a cape of Qiliang, and a crane on his chest. Wherever the man went, everyone around him greeted him enthusiastically... But it was Xie Qian, a Grand Secretary of Dongge, who came!

Because Liu Jian and Li Dongyang stayed in the capital, Xie Qian wanted to come out for Emperor Hongzhi to preside over and manage. In addition, his respected status has undoubtedly become the focus of everyone's attention.

Xie Qian came all the way to the Folang machine cannon, but he didn't dare to get too close because he didn't understand the launch mechanism of the Folang machine cannon. He just heard that the cannons had the risk of explosion, so he stopped at a distance of more than ten meters away and waved to Chenxi.

"What's the matter with the cabinet department looking for a lower official?" Chen Xi's tone was slightly resilient.

Xie Qian glanced slightly and said, "Come here to ask you, how are you preparing for the demonstration artillery? There will be no problem when you display it to the Urianha Envoy later, right?"

Chen Xi shook his head slightly: "The Ministry of War has not said too much about this artillery exercise. I don't even know where to set up and where to fire the artillery. How can I be prepared?"

Xie Qian pondered and said, "It's a bit troublesome... Okay, you keep preparing, I'll ask Mr. Ma."

Today, Ma Wensheng followed Emperor Hongzhi to the yard. Among the old ministers in the court, Ma Wensheng was still strong. He bent his bow and arrow, and he could do it like a look, and others couldn't even put on a show of a flower.

Chen Xi went back and prepared for a cup of tea. Ma Wensheng came over with several officials from the Ministry of War. This time he did not see Xie Qian again.

"This time, using artillery, aim at the animals raised in captivity more than 300 feet away, with a number of about 100, so as to ensure that there is no living slumber."

Ma Wensheng told the plan he had never said before, truthfully.

Seeing Ma Wensheng's cautious attitude, Chen Xi probably knew that this was the test question given to the Ministry of War by Emperor Hongzhi.

After all, it was not convincing to use artillery to hit the straw man. Now he fired a group of animals in the enclosed yards and used his flesh and blood as an experiment...

It was also thanks to Emperor Hongzhi who could think of it. Of course, this may also be made by the work of three great masters. This shot was so hard that it could not only test the power of the cannon, but also let the Urianha people know the power of the Ming cannon.

Of course, all this is based on success!

If the artillery is fired, deviates from the destination, fires empty cannons, or has no lethality after being exploded and does not show the expected results, it means that the Folang machine cannon is not very effective in actual combat. The cannons handed over to Wang Gongchang before they are cast may be "revoked" before they are completed, and the court will not spend money to study this "flavorful" thing in the future.

“Is there any problem?”

Ma Wensheng asked with some concern when he saw Chen Xi silent.

Chen Xi nodded reluctantly. He originally wanted to explain the difficulties to Ma Wensheng, but in the end he chose to remain silent and did not want to undermine Ma Wensheng's confidence.

If he had changed a few new guns and found those Folang gunners who were good at using Folang cannons, he might be able to do it, but the Zhang Laowu and others he trained were all half-baked gunners. It would have been a few days to train them to kill the animals. Now, it would be strange if they could fight accurately against animals that gathered in the middle and ran around.

Even if the Folang machine cannon has a long range, a large coverage range, and is powerful enough, Zhang Laowu and others have never learned mathematical knowledge such as ballistic calculations and trigonometric functions, so it is difficult to hit wherever they point.

Chen Xi sent Ma Wensheng away and came back to explain the situation to Zhang Laowu and others. Zhang Laowu swallowed his saliva and stammered: "Big... sir, young... are afraid... they don't have that ability."

"Don't worry, no problem." Chen Xi comforted, "This time you are only responsible for firing cannons. As for calibrating cannons, I will do it myself."

"Sir, come in person? What should I do if I explode?"

Chen Xi knew that in order to meet the requirements put forward by Emperor Hongzhi, he could only go on the battlefield personally. Although he could not do physical work, he could aim and proofread, but he was more expert than Zhang Laowu and others.

"I'll carry it with you in danger and find a few rulers!"

Chen Xi must prepare everything and try to make no mistakes.

In fact, it is not difficult to adjust the left and right directions of the artillery landing point, but to adjust the firing distance, you must follow the basic logic that the forty-five degrees angle is the farthest range, to ensure that when the range of the first shot is not accurate enough, you can adjust it immediately, convert the shooting elements based on the visual landing, and issue the calibrated second shot as soon as possible.

Just as Shen Xi was preparing carefully, the emperor was on the other side of the palace to meet the civil servants and generals who came out with him to participate in the hunting, and arranged special people to inspect and condolence to the soldiers of the three armies who participated in the hunting.

Before the Urianha envoy arrived, Emperor Hongzhi had to inspect the troops to see if the soldiers' appearance and dress were well organized and whether they could achieve the effect of being ahead of others.

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Emperor Hongzhi arrived at the Nanhaizi Wudian Palace at 3 o'clock in the morning. As a result, the preparations were almost over at noon. The people of Urianha who had been waiting outside the Dahong Gate for two hours were allowed to enter.

At this time, Chen Xi's preparations were almost completed, but he continued to tell Zhang Laowu and others some things, mainly some commands, so as not to wait for a few people not to understand what he said and spend time for no reason.

"Here you come."

An official from the Ministry of War next to him reminded him. Chen Xi raised his head and saw the Urianha people coming over with dark faces. They obviously felt that they were being treated coldly by the Ming court.

If you want to hunt, it would be fine if you don’t let us participate, but you won’t give us horses. Let us walk over from the capital with two legs. This is an insult to the nation on our horses!

The Urianha envoy did not notice an inconspicuous cannon near the sacrificial platform, because the Porang machine cannon was relatively small, and the Urianha people had not had a large-scale conflict with the Ming Dynasty in recent years, and had never seen an advanced weapon such as artillery.

Zhang Laowu was a little nervous: "Are the emperor coming soon?"

"Your Majesty is in the palace, but it's almost time to come here, but Your Majesty shouldn't be too close to this side. You won't be distracted before firing the cannon." Chen Xi said sternly.

Zhang Laowu and the people next to him were a little disappointed. Last time they said they could see the emperor, but the emperor hid a few miles away to watch the cannons. When they turned their heads after the cannons, the emperor had already left with the civil and military officials and only saw a general figure in a vague way. Today is such a good opportunity, of course they want to see the sky.

"Your Majesty is here."

As the messenger came, everyone knelt down to greet him.

Chen Xi knelt in the crowd and saw Emperor Hongzhi's carriage coming out of the palace. It was obvious that Emperor Hongzhi had been waiting leisurely in the palace. After reviewing the three armies, he went back to the palace and ate something to put his stomach on. He adjusted his condition before coming out again, but the people outside were still hungry.

It is said that it is close to the sacrificial platform, but it is hundreds of feet away. Even Emperor Hongzhi cannot hear it because he is "flat" and it is only from the bottom of the sacrificial platform that officials and servants stand up one after another and extend to the distance.

"That's the emperor?"

Zhang Laowu looked at Emperor Hongzhi Zhu Youzhang, and could only roughly see a yellow figure wearing a crown saying something to the envoy of Urianha.

Chen Xi said angrily: "Don't look at it, I will complete my errands first today. Your Majesty may meet you later."

Zhang Laowu had no great insight or ambitions at all. When he heard Chen Xi's words, he couldn't help but rub his hands and felt a little excited, and even he was a little motivated.

Chen Xi did not tell him that the consequences of not completing the job this time were very serious. If he didn't make a good deal, he would be punished and sent to the army would be light.

But after thinking about it again, Zhang Laowu is now considered to be in the army, but the difference between starting from the general flag or the small soldiers is somewhat similar to Wang Lingzhi's situation.

Thinking of Wang Lingzhi, Chen Xi couldn't help but sigh. This young man was not good at writing and writing on weekdays, but after he arrived at the border, he didn't even send a letter. Ordinary soldiers could not write letters, for fear that they would leak military aircraft in their letters at home, but for generals, there was no problem, and they just had to go through the review of the military supervisor.

Just after Emperor Hongzhi received the envoy of Urianha, the soldiers of the three armies were on the horse. Although there was no guard of honor or special etiquette team in this era, they still had to use the uniformity of the army to express the majesty of the Ming army.

A large number of animals, including deer, sheep, pheasants, rabbits, etc., were driven out of the animal pen and sent to a place about two or three hundred feet away from the Folang machine cannon where Chenxi was located. There was a large open space, covering an area of ​​about half an acre. Because there was a fence around the open space, these animals ran around for a while, but could not rush out of the fence.

"Your Majesty issued an order and asked the Ministry of War to push the cannon up!" A eunuch came over to pass the message.

Under the dispatch and command of Shen Xi, the Folang machine cannon was pushed to the front of the sacrificial platform with a wheel. In this way, thousands of civil and military officials and soldiers on both sides could see the cannon, and Chen Xi, Zhang Laowu and others became the center of everyone's sight.

Some people knew Chen Xi in the crowd, but more people were not familiar with it. But when a young man came out with the cannon, they all guessed Chen Xi's identity, but soon guessed it... Because the only one who entered the court as a teenager in the court was the new top scholar Chen Xi.

"I Chenxi, please see Your Majesty."

Chen Xi took Zhang Laowu and others to salute Zhu Youzhang.

"Flat."

Zhu Youting's voice was finally heard clearly this time.

Chen Xi stood up, but Zhang Laowu and others next to him knelt on the ground as if they were deaf. Chen Xi whispered: "Your Majesty, let's get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

No one else said anything, but Zhang Laowu shouted, his voice was particularly shrill, with a bit of fear and a rather funny look, and a burst of laughter broke out in the crowd.

The envoy Urianha shook his head repeatedly, feeling that this was a man who looked weak and his face was full of disdain.

The sound of the trumpet came, which was the opening ceremony of the ritual.

Emperor Hongzhi personally climbed the sacrificial platform of several wooden ladders, worshiped Taizu from afar, and then worshiped Taizong who had come here to hunt, and then recited the obituary for the sacrifice written by the cabinet himself for him.

Everyone knelt down respectfully, and only the soldiers of the three armies in armor did not need to kneel, nor did the people of Urianha. They did not even have the symbolic salute with one hand on their chest.

The Urianha people came to pay tribute, but were brought to participate in hunting activities. They were extremely dissatisfied. They maintained the usual arrogance of the grassland people and did not regard themselves as people of the vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. They just looked at everything in front of them coldly.

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ps: The first update is here!

The weather is really cold when it rains and hot when it comes out of the sun. The temperature is between more than ten degrees and thirty-seven and eight degrees. It only takes half a day to achieve seamless conversion. The body really can't stand it!

The emperor is still taking cold medicine and is dizzy, but when he thinks of everyone, he has to grit his teeth and persevere. Today he strives for more updates. Please continue to support the monthly ticket!
Chapter completed!