Chapter 513: Victory in the First Battle (Part 1)
Xi Junmai was not thinking about Li Tai, but worried about his own prince.
If the fat prince goes out of his way to provoke the Marquis and is beaten up by the Marquis instead, it will always be a problem...
When Li Tai heard this, he became more and more curious. He pulled Xi Jun away and asked, "What happened?"
Xi Junmai thought about it and realized that this matter was not a secret. So many people on the street had seen it. Besides, the man in front of him was the brother of Princess Gaoyang, so it would be okay to tell him.
Then briefly describe what just happened.
Although Xi Junmai never went to school, because he was a scout, he narrated things briefly and to the point. In just a few words, he told the whole story clearly, and it was purely from the perspective of an onlooker, without any hint of supervisory authority. Conjecture and emotion.
Li Tai frowned and said displeased: "That's too much!"
Xi Junmai thought he said Fang Jun was too much and was angry in his heart, but he heard Li Tai scold: "That smelly monk is so presumptuous that he is a monk, how can he be so rude? The same goes for that girl Shu'er, why don't we just blow him away? many To pester him? If Fang Er did a good job, he would bully him so much that he would still be considered a man if I didn't beat him? If it were me, I would simply castrate that monk and send him to the palace to be a eunuch... …”
Xi Junmai was a little dazed and looked at Li Tai in surprise, with suspicious eyes.
Are you sure you don't want to turn towards your own girl?
Li Tai said angrily: "Little scout, what's that look in your eyes? I am just, upright, and profoundly aware of righteousness. I have always helped people with affairs rather than relatives. This is the behavior of a great Confucian, which is enough to make the common people admire me and all the people to respect me!" How is it like that Mr. Bangchui of your family, who always helps his relatives but not solves problems, regardless of right or wrong, he beats others first before talking about it. He is simply barbaric, ignorant, superficial and ignorant..."
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Fang Jun was very irritable.
I had gritted my teeth and acquiesced in marrying Princess Gaoyang home, but now I was wavering.
Without him, this stinky girl is really unreliable...
Previously, he felt that it was unfair to use things that had not happened yet to measure Princess Gaoyang's character. He tried his best to convince himself that since history could change, how could a certain person remain the same?
But now he feels guilty.
What to do?
He has considered the consequences of regretting the marriage more than once. He doesn't care too much about His Majesty Li Er's punishment. In the worst case, he will become an official and chop off our heads? Dad will probably be implicated as well, but since Dad has already made plans to retire, it doesn't matter whether he is implicated or not. Still saying the same thing, is it possible to chop off the head and kill everyone in the family?
He was just worried about the impact of this matter on Princess Gaoyang.
After all, if a carefree and proud girl were to have her engagement suddenly broken off, the blow to her reputation would be fatal, especially in ancient times. What's more, that girl seems to have really fallen in love with him since the last Jingshui Bridge incident. If he breaks off the engagement, the psychological impact on her will be even more serious.
Fang Jun couldn't bear it.
But now it is no longer a matter of being able to bear it, but he must be careful to prevent his hat from turning green in the future...
Of course, even if you want to break off the engagement, you cannot act recklessly.
I fell asleep hastily and had a nightmare all night.
In the dream, after getting married, I accompanied Gao Yang on a hunting trip, and happened to meet Bian Ji, who had been expelled from the temple. The two exchanged glances and talked about each other, so they walked into Bian Ji's thatched house together. When Gao Yang entered the house, the girl turned around with a smile on her face. Order yourself to watch the wind and watch the door...
"Pulling"
Fang Jun suddenly woke up and stood up from the kang, covered in cold sweat.
My mind was a little confused and I was in a daze. After thinking about it carefully, I realized that I was awakened by a nightmare.
Uh... why do you say it's a nightmare? It seems that I didn't see any bloody disaster, but I just thought about it day by day and dreamed about it at night, replaying the plots I saw in the TV series in my previous life in my mind. Why was I so scared?
My heart is still beating rapidly.
Now that I'm awake, it's naturally difficult to fall asleep.
Looking up and looking out the window, the eastern sky has turned white, and the roosters in the village also crow from time to time. I put on my clothes and got up, opened the door and took a breath of cool air, feeling refreshed.
After punching in the yard, swinging the stone lock a few times, and sweating profusely, I returned to the room to wash up.
After a simple breakfast, I strolled to the blacksmith shop in the back mountain.
The technological content of hot air balloons is not high, and the requirements for craftsmanship are not high. However, Fang Jun repeatedly emphasized safety, which made the progress slow. However, after more than ten days of intense production, this balloon was made by the most senior technicians of the Fang family. The "super-era Kongming Lantern" is finally completed.
In the open space in front of the blacksmith shop, this cute giant creature was lying there quietly, making Fang Jun feel like he was traveling through time and space for a moment...
The main body of the hot air balloon is a sphere made of countless pieces of thick cloth sewn together. A frame made of bamboo strips is added inside, which can support the cloth without adding weight. Wang Xiaoer and Liu Laoshi probably got up very early and were instructing their apprentices to install a special iron stove in the hanging basket.
Seeing Fang Jun strolling over, the craftsmen simply said hello and went about their business. Time is tight and there is no room for delay. You have to know that the emperor will come in person in three days. If something goes wrong, Erlang will tear everyone into pieces?
Only Wang Xiaoer came up to him, his old face with wrinkles like chrysanthemums full of worry: "Erlang, will this thing work? This old man is always unsure. You said one person is carrying the hanging basket and the inside." The iron furnace weighs several hundred kilograms, but it can fly?”
Theory is one thing, worldview is another.
Wang Xiaoer always feels that Erlang is a little whimsical, and this matter is unreliable...
In comparison, Liu Laoshi had more trust in Fang Jun.
Liu Laoshi, who was instructing his son to install the iron stove, turned around and said, "You old man, are you bothered by your chirping? If Erlang said he could fly, then he would definitely be able to fly. When did you see that what Erlang said didn't come true? ”
Wang Xiaoer retorted: "You old flatterer! Did Erlang say that you will become an immortal tomorrow, so you won't eat from today?"
Liu Laoshi chuckled: "If Erlang really said this, then the old man would really stop eating! He is going to become an immortal anyway, wouldn't it be nice to save a meal and leave it to his children and grandchildren?"
Fang Jun looked at the two bickering old guys speechlessly, and said helplessly: "Whether it can fly or not, we will know after the assembly is completed and we try it."
These two old guys are Fang Jun’s second generals, Heng Ha, and the leaders of all craftsmen! Not only are their craftsmanship top-notch, but their understanding ability is also very strong. They are not as rigid and pedantic as traditional craftsmen at all. They often come up with some ideas themselves. Both of them can draw inferences from one example and improve them based on their existing abilities.
However, the two old guys bickered all day long and never had a moment to spare. As long as they were together, every time they had a break...
When Fang Jun said this, the two of them naturally couldn't refute. They each glared at each other and hurriedly completed the work in hand.
When the sun rose three poles, the assembly was finally completed.
Looking at the hot air balloon in front of him with the same shape as that of later generations, Fang Jun felt very emotional in his heart.
Many scientific inventions are not actually high technological improvements, but just simple creativity and incredible ideas, which have prompted mankind to take a step beyond the times in the field of natural science.
All the craftsmen gathered around, excitedly looking at this big ball with a diameter of two feet and a height of more than three feet, and chattering endlessly. At this moment, the hot air balloon has not yet been replenished with heat. It is only supported by the bamboo strips frame inside the sphere. It looks a bit deflated and not round...
Wang Xiaoer got the task of lighting the fire and looked at Fang Jun nervously, waiting for instructions.
Although it was not easy to accept that this fat, stupid guy could fly into the sky, he actually believed in Erlang's fantastic idea.
Erlang said this thing can fly, so it must be able to fly, right?
Fang Jun looked up at the blue sky with cotton-like clouds. It was a rare good weather.
With a big wave of his hand: "Light the fire!"
Wang Xiaoer put the torch in his hand into the hearth of the iron stove and ignited the hay inside. The hay caught fire and ignited the wood. After a while, the wood ignited the coal, and black smoke suddenly erupted from the chimney above the iron stove.
Sorry, I finished writing this chapter in the morning, but I forgot to upload it. It’s a shame...
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