Zhu Yuanzhang was in a fit of anger and did not listen to Zhu Rong's explanation at all.
No matter what Zhu Rong said, he didn't give any response.
It was only when Empress Ma saw him being dragged back to Ciqing Palace that Zhu Rong was saved.
"Zhu Zhongba, what are you doing? Are you going to tear off Fifth Brother's ears?”
Empress Ma pulled away Zhu Yuanzhang's hand that was pinching Zhu Rong's ears with a dark face. She pointed at Zhu Rong's red ears and said to Zhu Yuanzhang,""Look, look, it's so red that it's turning purple. If I pull it a little longer, Fifth Brother's ear will be crippled.”
"Humph!"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and pointed at Zhu Rong. He said angrily,""Do you know what your son has done?”
"He opened fire at the War Bureau, he opened fire at the War Bureau!”
Empress Ma was stunned.
She turned to look at Zhu Rong and asked,"Old Five, did you really open fire at the War Bureau?"”
"Open... It opened... Mother, listen to me, it hurts!"
As soon as Zhu Rong admitted it, his other ear was pulled up by Empress Ma. The husband and wife used the same method and were pulled until it hurt.
Zhu Biao, who was watching from the side, subconsciously took a step back.
Zhu Rong caught a glimpse of this scene from the corner of his eye and his eyes widened.
Brother, are you serious about taking a step back?
"Mother, don't be arrogant. Listen to my explanation. Listen to your son's explanation.”
Having learned his lesson, Zhu Rong not only explained with his mouth, but also hurriedly took out three flintlocks from his pocket.
As expected.
When the three flintlocks appeared in the sight of Empress Ma and Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma let go of his ear.
"What the hell is this? A toy for your nephews?”
Empress Ma picked up a flintlock and asked curiously after examining it for a while.
Zhu Biao, who had been hiding at the side, also came over at this time. He picked up a flintlock gun and carefully observed it, but he didn't find anything.
This thing looked like a handgun, but other than the barrel, it didn't look like a handgun at all.
"Mother, this isn't a toy I made for my nephews. It's a treasure I just made.”
"Humph!"
Zhu Yuanzhang slammed the table and shouted,""Treasure? Then tell me where this little thing's treasure is. If you can't tell me why, I'll lock you up in the Imperial Clan Court and let Zong Zheng teach you a lesson.”
"This is my improved handgun. I named it flintlock.”
"What is this? You said this is a firearm? After all this time, you only got such a useless thing?”
"Fifth Brother, are you joking?"
Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Zhu Rong strangely. Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he almost picked up his ferule to teach him a lesson.
This flintlock was not much bigger than an adult's palm.
Even compared to the smallest handgun, it was almost twice as short.
How much gunpowder could such a small thing be loaded with, and how far could such a short barrel shoot the bullet?
If it didn't even have any lethality, then what was the difference between it and a toy?
"Sigh, there's no point in talking too much. Let's directly see the actual effect!”
Looking at Zhu Biao and Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicious eyes, Zhu Xiong knew that his big brother and Old Zhu did not believe him at all.
"Big brother, there should be targets in the palace's training grounds, right?”
"Yes!"
"Then big brother, send someone to the War Bureau to get the best handgun and pick the best soldier from the Divine Arms Battalion.”
"Fifth Brother, what are you doing?"
"Of course it's a competition. This way, I can show the advantages of my flintlock.”
Zhu Xiong said with a smile.
Zhu Biao turned his head to look at Zhu Yuanzhang, only to see the latter nodding his head.
.
Fifteen minutes later, at the martial arts arena.
Bang ~
The musket was fired and accurately hit the target.
The Divine Arms soldiers put down their guns and waited for further instructions.
"Continue to retreat ten steps before firing.”
Zhu Xiong ordered indifferently.
"Retreat? That would be forty steps. At this distance, the accuracy of the musket would be greatly reduced, and it might even miss the target.”
Zhu Biao couldn't help but ask,""Fifth brother, what are you doing?"
Of course, Zhu Biao knew that Zhu Xi wanted to compete. However, it wasn't that he underestimated Zhu Xi, but with that exquisite flintlock gun, he probably couldn't even shoot forty steps away, let alone its accuracy.
"Big brother, just continue watching!”
Zhu Rong smiled mysteriously.
Bang ~
The Divine Arms soldiers opened fire again.
Just as Zhu Biao had expected, the musket missed, and the target remained intact.
"Imperial Father, Big Brother, Imperial Mother, all of you watch carefully! I'm going to start pretending... He shot."
Zhu Rong stood up from the armchair and stretched.
Seeing him like this, Old Zhu almost couldn't help but kick him to the ground from behind.
He loaded the ammunition and gunpowder in one go.
Zhu Rong held his flintlock and stood at the spot where the soldier of the Divine Arms Battalion had missed. He raised his gun and aimed a few times, then suddenly shook his head and put down his gun.
When Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao saw this, they thought that Zhu Xiong had admitted defeat.
However, he didn't expect that in the next moment, Zhu Rong would turn around and continue walking further away.
One step, two steps, ten steps.
He didn't stop until he was fifty steps away from the target.
"Little brat, what are you pretending for? You can't even hit 40 steps away. Don't tell me you can retreat further away?"
Bang ~
Before Zhu Yuanzhang could finish his disdainful words, Zhu Xi started to make excuses.
The booming sound was not only heard in the arena, but also in the hearts of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao.
What about the ignition steps?
If they remembered correctly, when No. 5 opened fire, it seemed that he had only lightly moved the mechanism.
Both Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were shocked by this.
Just by eliminating the step of ignition and being able to fire anytime and anywhere, Zhu Rong's modified flintlock gun could greatly increase its combat power.
As for the power of the flintlock, they didn't care.
A professional would do his job professionally. When the time came, he would only need to ask the craftsmen from the War Bureau to modify the flintlock made by No. 5.
Once this new firearm was equipped in the army, it would certainly greatly increase the threat to the Northern Yuan cavalry.
However, at this moment.
Wang Jinghong, who was observing the target, suddenly screamed.
"It's a hit, it's a hit. Your Majesty, Crown Prince, His Highness King Wu has hit the bullseye.”
What?
Hit?
This was a full fifty steps away.
Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao jumped up from their armchairs and walked toward the target.
They arrived at the target.
When they saw the bull's eye that had been pierced through, the father and son's eyes widened in shock.
"Imperial Father, this…"
Crown Prince Zhu Biao raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang with trembling shoulders.
Bang bang bang ~
Looking at the miserable state of the target, Zhu Yuanzhang's heart beat faster and faster. His adrenaline was rapidly increasing, and his face was flushed with excitement.
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