Li Mu had wanted to take out gunpowder, but after knowing Li Shimin's ambition and obsession, he chose to forget this skill. After all, when he came to this world, he never thought about becoming the king and building any achievements. According to the development of history, gunpowder should gradually sprout after hundreds of years. At this time, it was still a finished product. The powerful gunpowder is very unfair to the world.

Gunpowder will grow Li Shimin's growing ambitions. His current ambition is limited to pacifying the four barbarians. But after he has gunpowder and pacifying the four barbarians, he will not stop.

On the surface, this is a good thing for the Tang Dynasty. But is this really a good thing? Even if there is gunpowder and the war is together, food and supplies will consume national strength. The lives of the people cannot recover in a short period of time. Besides, the enemy does not have gunpowder, so don’t have crossbows? People will still die. What Li Mu is working hard to make the people live a better life. Try not to fight when they can avoid war. When it is really unsolvable, fight small battles and fight quickly, and try not to drag the entire country in.

So, he didn't want to offer this gunpowder. After he came back, he didn't mention a word. But there was no airtight wall in the world. Li Shimin finally remembered it. He couldn't hide, so he had to explain it even if he bit the bullet.

...

"This thing is called gunpowder, the formula is here." Li Mu wrote the formula and handed it over to Li Shimin without any reluctance. Li Shimin looked at the formula in a daze. He thought that after the last incident, Li Mu was distracted from it and would not be willing to hand over the formula. For this reason, he prepared a whole set of rhetoric, thinking about how to induce it in order to let Li Mu submit.

It was so easy that Li Shimin did not expect, which made him question the authenticity of gunpowder.

"Your Majesty, you have to doubt that this is indeed the recipe I used to make the black powder that day. I call this thing gunpowder."

"Gunpowder," Li Shimin said, "It's indeed appropriate. The power of this thing is as great as rumored? Can it explode the mountain or the city gate?"

“It’s true, but not necessarily.”

"Not necessarily?" Li Shimin thought to himself, indeed a little bad. No wonder this kid handed it out so easily. He pressed his heart and asked, "Why is it not necessary?"

"It was a pure accident that I developed this gunpowder." Li Mu approached Li Shimin and whispered: "Your Majesty think how did I develop it?"

"how?"

"I got it unexpectedly when I was refining the alchemy."

"Dan?" Li Shimin frowned and said unhappily: "I don't believe in the matter of seeking immortals asking. If you are willing to tell me, then you will say it well. If you don't want to tell me, I didn't force you. Is it necessary to tell such an irresistible lie?"

"I'm not lying." Li Mu defended excitedly. "Every of these materials is used for alchemy. If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, please call Master Yuan and let him see if it's right."

Seeing that Li Mu dared to confront him, Li Shimin turned his suspicion into three points and asked, "Why do you want to refine alchemy? Could it be that you are thinking about eating alchemy and immortality at such a young age?"

"Of course I'm not refining elixirs for longevity." Li Mu showed an awkward look, laughed dryly, leaned into Li Shimin's ear, and whispered: "I have four wives."

Li Shimin didn't react at once: "What's wrong with the four? I have three thousand beauties in my harem, but they don't look like you--" Suddenly, Li Shimin reacted, glared at Li Mu, and said: "At a young age, I'll take this kind of tiger and wolf medicine!"

"I know my mistake."

"I didn't let you admit your mistake," Li Shimin glanced at him and whispered: "I want to ask you if there is a finished product? How effective is it?"

"The effect is this thing." Li Mu spread his hands and said, "I haven't practiced the pills, I have practiced the gunpowder. Your Majesty also knew the function of this thing. At that time, he heard a rumbling explosion, and the alchemy furnace broke. I thought about it at that time, I refined it according to the method left by Doctor Sun. How could it not be successful? I tried it a few more times-"

"how?"

"It's been fried three times, but it didn't explode once." Li Mu said proudly: "Your Majesty knows my intelligence, and you can't let it explode in vain. I just thought about it, and after thinking about it, I figured out this recipe."

"I'm not asking you all this," Li Shimin said anxiously: "I'm asking you why the effect of the explosion is not necessarily true, why is it not necessarily true."

"It may not be three." Li Mu said the excuse he made up on the way and said, "Gunpowder is very flammable. If you are not careful, before you can blow someone up, you will explode in your hand."

"This is not a big deal, just be careful." Li Shimin asked, "What else is uncertain?"

"Also, this thing is very easy to get damp and the cost is not low." Li Mu did not lie about this. In the Tang Dynasty, taking pills was a luxury that only nobles could afford. Each material was very expensive.

Li Shimin looked carefully at the orders put out by Li Mu. They were indeed not cheap, but he was also confused and asked: "Since this thing is so expensive, you didn't have money when you were in Camel Valley. Why did you buy so many materials?"

"This is indeed a coincidence," Li Mu explained with a smile: "Your Majesty doesn't know that there are a lot of these materials in the Western Regions and Persia. Many merchants who come and go will rest in Camel Valley. They carry these things. It was a coincidence that I discovered these things and decided to take a risk. I didn't expect to succeed by chance."

"I can also send a caravan to sell these materials. But it's not easy to get wet. Do you think wet, how easy is it?"

"Basically, it can only be used first."

"This is a problem. Chang'an City does not have these materials and transported them from a distance. They are worried about getting damp on the road, so it is like a solution."

"I didn't think of any way for the time being." Li Mu shook his head and continued, "There is another problem. Now I only think of two application scenarios. Either, I just put it in the place where I want to explode, and then ignite it from afar. Or, I risk my life and throw it at close range and attack Gaochang, I already faced this problem. One of my subordinates, named Usman. He was the first to attack Gaochang City, but he injured his leg because of the explosion, and he would be a waste in the future."

Speaking of this, Li Mu sighed a few times, but the light from the corner of his eyes was always on Li Shimin.

He had already said it very clearly. This explosive is flammable, explosive and expensive. Even if these are not problems, the person using it may still have problems. In short, this thing cannot be used.

But as Li Shimin, he saw a road closer to his ideal, how could he choose to give up? He didn't ask anything more, encouraged Li Mu a few words and asked him to go back. Li Mu also knew that Li Shimin would not give up, but he could at least calm down for a while. Moreover, even if Li Shimin wanted to make trouble by himself, it was not the time now. The Ministry of Internal Affairs really had no money, and he couldn't do it for a while.

If Li Shimin really did it, he could not make gunpowder as powerful as Li Mu used. Because the formula Li Mu gave him had a small difference and proportional difference from the formula he used. Li Mu's original gunpowder formula was made of a weapon of murder. The gunpowder he gave Li Shimin's formula was only equivalent to a second kick. Although it was loud and had a little power, it would definitely not be enough to use it to confront the two armies.

Li Mu was not worried that Li Shimin would find a trick. Even if he found it, he could say that it was because of the problem of long-distance transportation of raw materials. There were still many excuses to find.

Leaving from the palace, Li Mu came to Pingkangfang.

After returning to Chang'an, Jin Chen told Li Mu that she wanted to go back to Lichunyuan to talk to her sisters. When she and Yinyue were in Lichunyuan, everyone treated them very well. Although Yinyue is dead now, this friendship is true, and Li Mu did not stop her and asked her to talk to her.

But after reminiscing about the past several times, Jin Chen became more and more early and late. This made Li Mu feel a little uncomfortable. Could it be that there is someone outside?

Although, he could find out the truth by asking casually. Whether it was the Dongchang or the Jinyiwei, it was more than enough to investigate Jin Chen's whereabouts.

But how do you say this? It really hurts the majesty of the marquis, and Li Mu didn't say it in the end. He decided to come out and take a look. If there was really someone who was brave enough to eat the ambition, he would catch the man and peel it and get cramps. But he probably didn't dare, so he just wanted to come over and see what Jin Chen is busy with every day, and why he would go back so late these days.

Although Lichunyuan had already changed hands when he decided to go to Luoyang, the people were still the same group of people, and Li Mu would naturally not be able to stop him from entering and leaving, but in fact, it was not open for business hours at this time and he would not receive guests.

When he walked into the yard, Li Mu heard the sound of rehearsing. It was still the same "Dou E Injustice". It was just that the person on the stage was no longer the same as the original version. Dou E, who was originally played by Jin Chen, had also changed to another person. Li Mu stood under the stage and looked at it for a while, and felt that the person on the stage was very familiar with every move, so he asked the person next to him: "What is this new 'Dou E' coming from? He acted well."

"It's really good." The guy said, "I came a few days ago and said I wanted to play Dou E. At that time, we all thought that this girl was pretty and spoke a lot. Can anyone play Dou E? It must not be possible. But after trying two scenes, what do you think, they are really good, not only good, but also very powerful. Compared with the original boss Jin, it is not much better."

This guy is also from the Jiaofangsi and speaks a little ink. It is because of the ink that he likes to watch dramas more. Dou E has seen it dozens of times, and every time he sees it, he still feels wonderful. If he had not followed the guest, he would always stand under the stage and hum a few lines.

When Li Mu heard that "he came a few days ago", he became scheming in his heart. Jin Chen went out early and came back late these days, and he also knew what he had done. The person on the stage must have been Jin Chen's disguise.

Li Mu tried to guess: "If you guessed correctly, the person on the stage should be the surname Tong?"

The guy was surprised and said, "How did the Marquis know? He is the surname Tong. Now he is the pillar of our Lichunyuan. Boss Tong Liya and Tong will start the show tomorrow, and everyone is waiting to make a living with her."

Li Mu smiled helplessly. In the Zoroastrian dungeon that day, Jin Chen learned that his father's surname was Tong, but he didn't expect to use his father's surname so soon. Li Mu waved his hand and pointed to the ground. The guy knew it and brought a chair to let Li Mu occupy the best position in the audience to enjoy the rehearsal.

Jin Chen turned around and had already found Li Mu. Li Mu used his eyes to signal Jin Chen to continue, and Jin Chen calmed down and continued to rehearse. When the scene ended, all the actors stepped down to rest, and Jin Chen came over.

"I have seen the Marquis, and thanked the Marquis to be loved by the Marquis, the little girl was so happy." Jin Chen blinked playfully, and Li Mu guessed her intention, not wanting to expose her identity. Li Mu was also happy to play with her, and acted like a pervert, reached out to help Jin Chen up, touched her little hand along her arm, and teased: "What a handsome girl, does she have a husband's family?"

"Not yet." Jin Chen said in his words, "The threshold on my heart is noble, and the little woman can't afford to climb."

"Yo," Li Mu couldn't help but smile and said, "I haven't heard that there is a higher threshold than this marquis. I don't ask which one it is. Is it good to go with this marquis?"

Suddenly, Jin Chen didn't know how to take it down. He twisted his hand, pulled out his hand, gave Li Mu a blank look, and snorted angrily. Li Mu laughed twice and said, "You, if you have this intention, tell me, why keep playing Dou E's injustice, and let someone see it again. If you really like acting, I'll write another play for you."

"Write another play?" Jin Chen was surprised. She had never had any fantasies about it. In her opinion, Dou E's injustice was already shocked. The best among the best. Is there any better play than this?

"Let's write a love story this time." Li Mu's voice was a little higher and shouted: "My man, come and get the pen and ink."

"Come here, the marquis is here!" Hearing that Li Mu was about to write a show again, the guy was full of enthusiasm. With Dou E's injustice, even if this new show is bad, it will definitely not be much worse.

Although Dou E's injustice has become a classic, and every time she repeats, someone buys tickets. But this is an old drama that can be memorized by the lines when there is no new drama. If there is a new drama, who can still memorize the lines? Boss Tong is worthy of being Boss Tong, and his charm is great. In just a few short conversations, he can actually win the favor of the Marquis. Is this new drama going out, and it won the popularity of the Marquis?

The guy ran away and took the paper and pen. Li Mu picked up the pen, hesitated for a moment, and wrote three big characters on the rice paper.
Chapter completed!