Many seats in the court had been vacated because of the killing of the aristocratic family officials. This would inevitably cause competition among the various factions. As for the five surnames and seven Wangs, they had only themselves to blame. No one would pity them.
Although 38 officials of the aristocratic families had been killed, this did not mean that there were no more officials of the aristocratic families in the imperial court.
Only officials of the fifth rank and above were able to attend the meeting. It could only be said that there were no fifth rank officials.
There were still many low-level officials, and those who were released were not counted.
However, after this incident, Li Er would inevitably be more vigilant about these things. Even if he did not deliberately suppress them, at least he would not promote them.
The officials of the aristocratic families would also temporarily lie low and wait for the right time.
However, this had nothing to do with Qin Mo. He did not care about it at all.
The movable type printing was done by the old man and the others, and they were the ones who begged for rain. It had nothing to do with him.
That's right, he was shameless.
Before he had enough strength to protect himself, he would never jump to the front stage himself.
The old man and the others could be considered his representatives.
After the court meeting, Li Er asked the old man to stay and asked him about the details of praying for rain.
He was still very curious about Qin Mo's ability to make artificial rain. Even if he cracked his head, he still couldn't understand the principle behind it.
At the same time, he also suspected that Qin Mo knew some sort of immortal technique that could threaten the Great Tang's rule.
This was what he wanted to know.
He heard from the cunning old man that Qin Mo was using some kind of iron pipe that was filled with silver and uranium. He shot it into the air, and then it rained.
Iron, he knew.
He knew about Silver.
Iodine, he didn't know much, but he heard from the old man that it was extracted from something called seaweed in the sea, so he knew more or less.
However, when he added everything together, he was dumbfounded.
In fact, the old man was also confused. He did not understand the reason, so how could he explain it to Li Er?
"You mean this thing can shoot out dozens of miles?”Li Er rubbed his chin and pondered for a moment.
The cunning old man nodded." That's right. I saw the iron pipe fly into the sky with flames.”
He didn't understand any more. Li Er's heart was itching.
"Summon Qin Mo into the palace."
Thus, Qin Mo was brought to the Grand Hall.
After bowing, Li Er asked," What's the principle behind artificial rainfall? What was that thing that flew dozens of miles into the air? Why did it rain just because the iron pipe was filled with silver and some kind of iodine-something?”
Qin Mo looked at the sly old man and said," Your Majesty, I've already spoken to Duke Zhao and the others a few days ago. Didn't he tell you?”
The sly old man coughed a few times, feeling a little awkward.
"The auxiliary engine is busy every day. How could it remember such a small matter?”Li Er waved his hand and helped the old man out of the predicament." Say it yourself.”
Qin Mo explained the principle of artificial rainfall again.
Li Er listened carefully, but judging from his expression, he probably didn't understand.
Qin Mo asked," Does Your Majesty understand?”
"Is that rocket an immortal artifact?" Li Er asked without a trace, holding a teacup in his hand to drink tea.
Qin Mo's heart trembled. He knew that Li Er was afraid of his artificial rain. If Qin Mo went elsewhere to pray for rain, he would definitely be regarded as an immortal. If he was used by someone with ill intentions, it would definitely threaten his rule.
This question was a test. If Qin Mo said that it was a Celestial Artifact, Li Er's teacup would probably fall and he would call the guards to pull him out and chop him up.
Damn it, Li Er was checking his water meter.
This question also showed that Li Er did not understand what artificial rainfall was. Otherwise, he would not have asked such a stupid question.
So he was annoyed and shouted," Artificial rainfall is science. What has it got to do with immortal spells? Your Majesty, don't be superstitious."”
"Oh! This is what artificial rainfall is all about." Li Er nodded seriously, as if he understood.
Qin Mo's answer made him feel at ease. As long as it was controllable, it was fine.
Qin Mo rolled his eyes." Your Majesty, do you really understand?”
"Understood." Li Er nodded and asked," Since it can rain in Chang 'an, can it rain in other places in Guanzhong?”
He was quite moved and thought that this was a good idea." How about I appoint you as the Minister of Rain?”
Qin Mo's face darkened." Artificial rain cannot be created out of nothing. It must be covered by clouds and mist. Besides, does Your Majesty know how much money I spent on this rain?”
Speaking of money, Li Er felt awkward.
He didn't ask. Qin Mo spread out his fingers." 100,000.”
Of course, he had only spent 4,000 strings of money. 100,000 strings of money was just an exaggeration, in case Li Er asked him to make artificial rain all day.
"How much would it cost to rain all over Guanzhong?”he asked.
Li Eryi was shocked." So expensive!"
Chang 'an alone would require so much, and the entire Guanzhong would probably require millions of strings of strings.
Hence, Li Er cowered and changed the topic." How can your iron pipe fly so far? Would it be useful if it was placed on a bow and arrow?”
Qin Mo said," That's because I put explosives in the iron pipe. The explosion produced a huge thrust.”
"What are explosives?" He understood the thrust, but not the explosives.
"Explosives are something I made with saltpeter. It has great power and can blow up houses and walls. For example, this Li Zheng Hall only needs a fist-sized explosive to blow it up.”
"So powerful!" Li Eryi was shocked.
Qin Mo looked at the ice in Li Er's room and said mischievously," Your Majesty, do you know what saltpeter is?”
Li Er shook his head.
"The ice cubes in Li Zheng Hall are made of saltpeter.”The ice blocks in the Li Zheng Palace were purchased by the Imperial Palace and the Qin Freezing Point.
The cunning old man was shocked." You mean there's saltpeter in the ice?”
"This ice block will explode?" Li Er suddenly stood up." This brat dares to plot against me?”
Qin Mo rolled his eyes and looked at the two of them as if they were idiots." Why would Your Majesty say that? Saltpeter is not equivalent to explosives.”
Seeing this familiar roll of eyes, Li Er knew that he had been played. He glared at Qin Mo." Brat, how dare you play with me."”
However, Qin Mo pretended that he didn't see it. Damn it, he had asked you to check my water meter. It would be unreasonable if he didn't scare you.
"I wonder when Your Majesty will compensate me with that 100,000 strings of strings. It's not easy for me to earn some money.”Qin Mo reached out for the money.
"100,000!" Li Er was embarrassed." Qin Mo, you gave up your family for the sake of the country. I will remember this and will not mistreat you.”
"Where's the money?" Qin Mo rubbed his fingers.
"Didn't you say that the money was for your wife? When I bestow you a marriage in the future, I will treat it as receiving your betrothal gift in advance.”Li Er had carried forward his shameless spirit to the end.
He glanced at the old man from the corner of his eyes. By saying this, other than not wanting to pay, he was also tactfully telling the old man that this kid had already made up his mind. He should stop thinking about it.
The old man's body trembled when he heard this. The emperor was too shameless. He couldn't be compared to him, couldn't be compared to him.
Qin Mo wiped away the cold sweat on his forehead. It was better not to do such things in the future.
Especially when he didn't have the strength.
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