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Chapter 35 The Kindness of Women

The eldest daughter stood in front of her with a stubborn look on her face, and the younger daughter hugged her legs. Even the timid and cowardly Zhu Yunxiu hugged her sister tightly and looked at him with a begging look on her face. This made Zhu Biao's slap that he couldn't fall down. After all, all the three children of his deceased wife were all here.

"Father, my second brother is just not good at studying and has not made any big mistakes. As a brother, I have a responsibility. If my father wants to blame me, blame me!" At this moment, Zhu Yunwen, who had been standing next to him and did not speak, suddenly pleaded with mercy.

Zhu Yunwen's words gave Zhu Biao a step. He also slowly lowered his raised hands and sighed: "Forget it, for Yunwen's sake of pleading for you, let's forget what happened today. If you do something again in the future, you will never let it go!"

"Hmph, there is no need for him to pretend to be a good person!" The girl Yunning did not accept Zhu Yunwen's affection at all. Instead, she glared at him, and after saying that, she pulled her brother and sister and turned around and left.

Seeing the eldest daughter so rude, Zhu Biao almost ran away again, but at this moment, an eunuch rushed to report: "You reported to the prince, the Zuo Sijian Li Jie for a visit, saying that the flintlock rifle had been successfully developed."

When Zhu Biao heard that Li Jie had created the flintlock rifle so quickly, he immediately turned anger into joy. The little things at home were also left behind, and he immediately said excitedly: "Xuan him come in!"

"Boy left!" Zhu Yunwen next to him immediately said tactfully when he saw his father having government affairs to deal with.

"No need, Yunwen, just stay here!" Zhu Biao ordered.

"Thank you father!" Zhu Yunwen also looked ecstatic when he heard his father let him stay, because this meant that his father had allowed him to participate in government affairs. If he thought deeper, it was very likely that his father had already trained himself as his heir.

After a while, Li Jie came quickly. Zuo Chunfang was the place where the prince studied. It was Li Jie's first time to come. However, when he saw Zhu Yunwen, he was also shocked. Although he did not know Zhu Yunwen, he vaguely guessed at the other party's age that this young man was probably the inadequate Emperor Jianwen in history.

However, Li Jie did not dare to keep staring at Zhu Yunwen, and immediately rushed to Zhu Biao and saluted: "The Left Secretary Li Jie pays homage to the Crown Prince!"

"Has the flintlock rifle been built?" Zhu Biao asked excitedly again.

"It has been built, but the imperial city is not allowed to carry weapons, so we can only be guarded outside the imperial city gate." Li Jie replied.

"Hurry and bring it in!" Zhu Biao immediately said excitedly. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. If the flintlock rifle can be successfully developed, it can be dedicated to his father as a new gift, and he will definitely win his father's favor.

"Father, what is the flintlock rifle?" Zhu Yunwen next to him asked curiously.

"Li Sijian, come and explain it to the emperor!" Zhu Biao was very interested and was very patient with his son's problems. He even asked Li Jie, a professional, to explain it.

"Yes!" Li Jie agreed. At this time, he was almost sure that the young man in front of him was Zhu Yunwen. "I have met the emperor's grandson. The so-called flintlock rifle is actually an improved musket based on the original musket. The original musket, also known as a coercine, uses flintlock to ignite gunpowder..."

Li Jie was afraid that Zhu Yunwen would not know what a musket was, so he simply started with the musket, and each step was very detailed. However, he soon discovered that Zhu Yunwen seemed to have no interest in muskets. After listening for a moment, he was a little distracted. It was just because Zhu Biao was here that he barely cheered up.

After finally waiting for Li Jie to finish explaining the flintlock rifle, Zhu Yunwen forced a smile and said, "It turns out to be a weapon for killing people, but the sharper this thing is, the more people die under its gun in the future. I'm afraid it will hurt the sky, right?"

I have to say that Zhu Yunwen is quite humanistic. His first impression of the flintlock rifle was that it hurts the heavens, which made Li Jie below speechless. It would be nothing if a corrupt scholar said this, but you are the emperor, which is a bit of a kindness. No wonder when Zhu Di rebelled in history, he even ordered the army not to hurt Zhu Di's life, so as not to let him bear the name of killing his uncle.

"Yun Wen, you are wrong. Muskets are tools for killing people. There is no distinction between good and evil. If you use them to do good, the people will live in peace, the four barbarians surrender, and if you use them to do evil, the lives of the creatures will be devastated and the people will live in poverty. Therefore, the key is to see who is in control. For a country, force is also the most basic guarantee. You must not be kind to a woman!" Zhu Biao taught a very serious lesson when he heard this.

Li Jie was relieved when he heard Zhu Biao's words. His Royal Highness, indeed, was cultivated by Lao Zhu and had a clear understanding of the safety of the country. No wonder the history books call him wise, but unfortunately he was a little short-lived. After his death, Zhu Yuanzhang almost went crazy. In order to make Zhu Yunwen, the weak emperor, succeed to the throne, he almost slaughtered all the heroes in the court. Unfortunately, his son took the throne of his grandson.

"The child knows his mistake, but my father teaches him a lesson!" Zhu Yunwen was very tactful and immediately admitted his mistake. However, it is only a matter of whether he really knows his mistake. After all, human nature cannot be changed in just one or two sentences.

Zhu Biao did not blame his son too much. In his eyes, Zhu Yunwen was still a child, so it was inevitable to make mistakes. As long as he, a father, took responsibility, his son would definitely not be too bad in the future.

At this moment, the flintlock rifle was finally sent in. Li Jie's novice presented it to Zhu Biao and explained the shooting principle of the flintlock rifle to the other party. Zhu Biao was also amazed in his hand. He was very familiar with the flintlock rifle. Although there are many changes in this flintlock rifle, the principles are all the same.

"Li Sijian, can this musket be demonstrated?" Zhu Biao turned his gaze to Li Jie again and asked.

"Of course, it's just that muskets are dangerous and require a wide field!" Li Jie replied immediately.

"This is simple, follow me!" Zhu Biao immediately stood up and said, "He had to see the flintlock gun shooting with his own eyes before he could feel at ease.

However, just as Li Jie followed Zhu Biao out of Zuo Chunfang, he didn't expect that he would suddenly hear a heavy footstep outside. Then a burly and mighty general strode forward without any notice. When he saw Zhu Biao, he laughed generously and said: "I knew that the prince's prince is here. I'm leaving. I'm here to say goodbye to the prince!"

Li Jie was also surprised to see this general so unethical in front of Zhu Biao. This person's identity must be extraordinary!
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