Ling Zhen lay on the ground on the dock, with thoughts surging in his heart. Zhu Biao's words hit the heart of Hong Tianlei, who was depressed and frustrated. He had been trapped in Bianliang for decades, but even though he had the concept of loyalty to the emperor and serving the country,

He was not stubborn, but he still had the orthodox ideas of the Song Dynasty Zhao family in his heart. After a long while, Ling Zhen raised his head and said in a deep voice.

"Wish the defense to rebel?"

Zhu Biao smiled jokingly and responded: "Commander Ling has been in Tokyo for a long time and is used to seeing people living in luxury, singing and dancing in peace, but he doesn't know that in the Song Dynasty, there are many strong men and huge bandits gathered, and there are so many people who want to rebel."

"Ling Zhen doesn't understand. Whether the others rebelled or not has nothing to do with whether Zhu Fengfang rebelled or not?" Ling Zhen glanced at Jiao Ting and Ruan Xiaoqi, who were on guard, and said bravely.

Zhu Biao glanced at Ling Zhen and asked, "According to Commander Ling, if you are loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and if you want to relieve the people, which one is in front? Which one is in the back?"

"I am loyal to the emperor and serve the country..." Ling Zhen said half of what he said, but he couldn't say it anymore, because Zhu Biao was somewhat troubled by this question. As long as he had some values ​​of right and wrong in his heart, he was incompetent about the corruption of the Song Dynasty court.

Anyone who knows something will be hesitant.

Zhu Biao saw Ling Zhen's appearance and knew why he hesitated, and then said: "Mencius said: The people are the most valuable, the king is the most important, and the country is the second. In Zhu Biao's eyes, this world is not the world of his Zhao family, nor is it the world of his Zhao family.

The world of Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others is the world of the people of the world, the world of tens of millions of people in the Song Dynasty; therefore, Zhu Biao is loyal to the people of the world, loyal to his own aspirations, and loyal to those who follow him

My group of heroic men are never loyal to you."

"First Fan Wenzhenggong once said: Worry first when the world is worried, and then rejoice when the world is happy. The emperor of the Zhao family can't listen, and the traitorous officials in the court can't listen, but I wish Biao can listen. Commander Ling asked if he wanted to

Rebellion, don’t hide it from Commander Ling. The warships in Shijie Lake are just the tip of the iceberg. If Zhu wants to rebel, the land of Shandong will be at war in an instant. When the day comes when the government forces the people to rebel, what will happen if they rebel?"

Zhu Biao's words made Ling Zhen say all kinds of bitterness surge in his heart. He just looked at Zhu Biao dreamingly, sighed in his heart, and thought to himself: If this person said these words to him, if he didn't

If you surrender, you may lose your life.

"That's all, Ling Zhen's life was originally saved by the Young Master, and I will repay it to the Young Master in the future." Ling Zhen fell to the ground and said in a deep voice.

Seeing this, Zhu Biao smiled slightly and helped Ling Zhen up. Knowing that he was in good conscience, he only patted his shoulder heavily.

Ruan Xiaoqi, who was standing by, said, pulling Ling Zhen and saying, "Brother Ling Zhen, don't think that my young master is threatening you to surrender, but you don't know that the young master is trying to save you."

When Ling Zhen heard this, he looked at Ruan Xiaoqi and asked in confusion: "What does Brother Ruan mean by this?"

Ruan Xiaoqi smiled and said: "It's because Hu Yanzhuo is not as anxious about the war as the court mentioned above. He has already been defeated once before. Not only did he lose all three thousand horses, but also his chief and deputy vanguard General Han."

Tao, the Celestial Eye general Peng Qi has now become the leader of Liangshan; Brother Lingzhen, just imagine, if the young master had not asked Xiaoqi to rescue you today, what would have been the outcome waiting for you when you were captured and taken to Liangshan?"

Ruan Xiaoqi's words made Ling Zhen stunned on the spot. He thought to himself: If he is really captured by the Liangshan thieves, there are only two results, either he will die and become a benevolent person, or he will end up like Han Tao and Peng Qi.

Become a thief.

But what Ling Zhen doesn't know now is that in his original trajectory, after he was captured in Liangshan, he was kissed by Song Jiang, and he immediately agreed to join the gang.

After a long while, Ling Zhen let out a long sigh, "It's not that I, Ling Zhen, don't want to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country. It's really that the world is in chaos, leaving someone with no place to stand."

After Zhu Biao heard this, he knew that he had finally made up his mind, so he turned to say: "Brother Ling Zhen is called Hong Tian Lei, the first artilleryman in the Song Dynasty. I wonder if your cannon is really powerful. Where does the cannon fall?" Will the ground collapse and the mountains fall and rocks crack?"

When Ling Zhen heard this, he smiled bitterly and said: "It's just a rumor in the world. If it is really so powerful, my two cannons will level the Liangshan. There are three methods of gunpowder in the world, or rely on wolfsbane, dry lacquer, bamboo sticks, yellow pills, etc. To poison people, or to wrap them in kerosene and burn them, or to add iron nails, gravel, etc. to hurt people, I use the third method, which looks amazingly powerful, but is actually not very lethal."

After hearing Ling Zhen's words, Zhu Biao knew that as he thought, the level of gunpowder in the Song Dynasty was indeed not high.

"Zhu once saw the words of the sages in an ancient book. It said that there is no need to add auxiliary materials for the use of gunpowder. As long as sulfur, flame salt, and charcoal are enough! With the right ratio, it can naturally produce cracked mountains and cracked rocks. The power of shaking the mountain. By then the enemy will have been killed, why bother to use other methods?" Zhu Biao said towards Ling Zhen.

When Ling Zhen heard this, he was shocked. He had no doubt that Zhu Biao had deceived him. He recalled some scenes from his past experiments at the Firecracker Bureau. He immediately became happy and asked hurriedly: "Are the ancient books that the young master talked about still there? Did it ever mention the formula proportions of sulfur, flame salt, and charcoal?"

"I saw that ancient book when I was young, but now I can't find it!" Zhu Biao shook his head and said, "I only vaguely remember that the proportion of flame and saltpeter is about 60%, charcoal may be 10%, or 20%, and sulfur may be 20%, or 30%. Among them, it is emphasized that flame and saltpeter are essential, sulfur is not too much, and charcoal is not too much or too little, which is the best!"

As the saying goes: A connoisseur will know if something is there as soon as he opens his mouth.

Those who speak are thoughtful, and those who listen are interested. Although Ling Zhen usually spends most of his time purchasing utensils for the royal family for New Year ceremonies, he has also been immersed in the Fireworks Bureau specializing in gunpowder and firecrackers for many years. After listening to what Zhu Biao said, Then I knew it was feasible, and my blood suddenly surged, and I had the idea to take action.

Seeing this, Zhu Biao continued: "It is recorded in the ancient book in Shanghai that the gunpowder is properly proportioned and stored in a sealed iron vessel, with a fuse left on the outside. When ignited, the explosion will be more powerful."

After hearing this, Ling Zhen's breath froze, his whole body trembled uncontrollably, and he said eagerly: "Master, do you have ready-made sulfur, flame salt, and charcoal? Please give it a try."

As soon as Ling Zhen said this, Ruan Xiaoqi on the side said hurriedly: "Brother Ling Zhen is not like this. Little brother, this Shijie Lake can withstand your thunderous toss. When we return to Gangshan, in the vast Dulong Mountain, Brother Tao Zongwang will find a place for you to let go and do something."

Hearing Ruan Xiaoqi's words, Ling Zhen came to his senses. This was a place where people gathered and warships were parked, but it was not a place for artillery drills. He apologized to Zhu Biao and Ruan Xiaoqi with an embarrassed look. .
Chapter completed!