Turbulent Times Chapter 1694: The First National Day Ceremony and Assassins

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Da'an Kingdom, the second year of Tianxiang, the last day of September.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it has been a year since the founding of Da'an.

Tomorrow is the first National Day of Da'an Kingdom. Under Wang Junlin's strong support, every year on National Day, except for the necessary personnel on duty, all civil and military officials will have a five-day long holiday. The people's street stall economy stimulates people's buying, selling and consumption.

At the same time, at the Great Court Meeting on the National Day, the imperial court will also summarize important matters such as military affairs, political affairs, people's livelihood, economy, and culture for the year. Officials report on their achievements and plans for the coming year.

Finally, His Majesty the Emperor will reward meritorious ministers, revise or promulgate new laws or new laws that affect various aspects, and ensure that the national system, legal system, and policies can keep pace with the times, seek truth from facts, and be scientific and reasonable, so as to make Da'an Continue to prosper and prosper, and finally the country is rich and the people are strong, the military is strong and the world is invincible.

Today, that is, the night before the National Day, Da'an Kingdom, the first fireworks festival of Da'an Kingdom was held at the Imperial City Square in Yangzhou, Kyoto.

As gunpowder weapons have been equipped in the army for many years, fireworks and firecrackers have become popular among the people. During festivals, weddings and funerals, and the opening of brothels in hotels, there will always be amazing fireworks performances and the crisp sound of firecrackers. sound appears.

But the imperial court came forward to hold the National Day Fireworks Ceremony for the first time, which was the first time.

Moreover, after the extensive publicity of the state-run Xiaoyu Theater, as early as two or three months ago when the news about the fireworks festival came out, it attracted the interest of countless people.

Many counties and counties near Yangzhou City dragged their families to Yangzhou City just to watch the first fireworks festival.

What's more, it has long been reported that on the day of the National Day Fireworks Ceremony, His Majesty the Emperor, the Empress, the Prince, the left and right prime ministers, the chief officials of various ministries, and the chief generals of the legions in the capital will all appear.

Therefore, today's Imperial City Square is already crowded with people. The imperial court has dispatched tens of thousands of soldiers to maintain order. The department has set up places in advance and planned scientifically to ensure that there will be no stampede and no traffic congestion.

In fact, the people who came felt that the trip was worthwhile, because the first fireworks ceremony in front of the Imperial City Square was so beautiful and pleasing to the eye.

Moreover, because there are no tall buildings these days, people in the whole city and even outside the city can see the beautiful fireworks. Of course, some fireworks shows on the ground cannot be seen.

Moreover, it is impossible for the fireworks festival to be just fireworks shows, and there are also various pictures of lanterns and flowers everywhere.

For example, there are more than one hundred huge floats around the square at this time. There are various shapes of lantern screens on the floats, and various pictures or lifelike paper figures are painted on the screens. Most of them are this All kinds of gods in the era, such as the birthday star who always smiles, the picture of Baizi playing in spring, etc...

The common people were dazzled and couldn't see much clearly for a while, and they were quickly attracted by the fireworks show.

Amidst the cheers and applause, some officials arranged by the company ignited the fuse.

In an instant, in the next moment, in the middle of the square among the floats, hundreds of colorful fireworks were released, rushing straight into the air, and the tallest one was more than twenty feet high.

As the ears heard the sound of "chi" and "boom" when the fireworks were ignited, the fireworks rose into the sky one after another, bursting into the sky with various gorgeous fireworks.

At this time, it was almost evening, and the fireworks all over the sky were extremely gorgeous, swaying all the joy and beauty in the dark yellow sky, re-enlightening the sky and taking away the brilliance of the setting sun.

Fire trees and silver flowers made of countless colorful colors bloom in the sky of Yangzhou City, as if to convey the joy of the crowd to the sky above the sky.

From time to time, voices of praise and admiration came out from the crowd, and everyone was dazzled... making the huge Imperial City Square suddenly a sea of ​​joy.

Indeed, people have reasons to be happy. Looking back at the changes in Da'an over the past year——it is indeed worth celebrating.

Although Da'an has fought for more than four months since the founding of the country, it has captured nearly a hundred counties in the entire south.

Of course, for ordinary people, what they are more concerned about, or what makes them more happy, is that over the past year, more than one million acres of paddy fields have been recultivated in various parts of Da'an and various increased welfare policies .

In addition, more than a thousand wind-powered waterwheels have been built across the country, and water conservancy canals have been built nearly a thousand miles long, turning almost 70% of all dry land into paddy fields.

And the Ministry of Agriculture followed the example of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, and established the Agricultural Research Institute, which is responsible for persuading and teaching farmers, cultivating high-quality seeds, manufacturing good agricultural tools, and promoting them to various counties and counties.

In the past year, under the vigorous promotion of the Ministry of Agriculture and various levels of government, Fan Yang's good seeds have been promoted throughout the country, and the harvest of the common people has increased by four times.

In addition, every county and county in the country has established elementary schools and middle schools. The two semesters of spring and summer start every year, and the enrollment has been gradually started on a large scale. Although tuition fees are charged, they are actually not many. The common people's family is fully capable of sending at least one child to school.

Moreover, His Majesty the Great Emperor has already declared to the people all over the country through the "People's Daily" hosted by Xiaoyu Theater that within seven years at the latest, no tuition fees will be charged for elementary and middle schools, and six-year compulsory education will be fully implemented.

It can be said that there is no one in history who educates and governs benevolently like this.

Of course, the prerequisite for this to be implemented is that Da'an Kingdom's financial revenue has reached a certain level and must be maintained.

The plan for the reconstruction of official roads across the country is also proceeding very smoothly. All the official roads have been sorted out and repaired, and all the main roads in the capital and the cities of the counties have been paved with cement roads.

You must know that in this era, even in big cities like Chang'an, Luoyang, and Yangzhou, except for the main roads paved with bricks and stones, they are all compacted dirt roads, which are filthy when it rains and snows, making it very convenient for people to travel.

Cement roads have been paved in Da'an County and some large counties, which has greatly enhanced the happiness and sense of gain of the people.

Furthermore, it is said that at the Great Court Meeting on the National Day, the new year's work plan has been clearly stated in the work report of the court. Before Tianxiang's three-year National Day, it will strive to lay cement roads in all counties.

In addition to road construction and education, there are public hospitals in every county.

Farmland, road construction, education, and medical care are four major issues related to people's livelihood, which are referred to as "3+1" people's livelihood major issues by the government.

And within three years, these "3+1" major livelihood issues must be completed. It is referred to as the "3+1" zero clearing plan.

As for what "3" and "1" are, there is no need to worry that the common people don't know.

Because, with more and more students graduating from Fanyang College, elementary schools and middle schools are gradually being promoted, and it is simple, practical and easy to calculate

The Arabic numerals have long been accepted by the world and have become popular. I heard that the same is true in the Tang Dynasty.

In addition, Yang Kongchan, the head of Da'an Kingdom's national business department, holds the second-rank official position, and the earl's female official, Yang Kongchan, is in charge of the Fanyang Bank's loan and line deposit and interest business that has been in operation for seven years. The development is unparalleled. And Fanyang coins have long been recognized by all the people and become national currency.

In short, under the strong drive and promotion of Fanyang Chamber of Commerce, Xiaoyu Theater, Cement Trading, Red Brick Workshop, Glass Trading Firm, Fireworks and Firecrackers Chain Trading Firm and other Guoshang Guofang, the commercial development of Da'an Kingdom has been very fast in the first year , fully taxed as much as one billion national currency, the treasury stored as much as 30 million taels of gold, and as much as 500 million taels of silver.

With the development of commerce and the substantial increase in commercial taxes, the common people have more income opportunities and consumption channels besides farming. How can we not let the people celebrate.

And this is just the beginning. It is conceivable that as the time goes on, more and more grain production, more developed businesses, more tax revenues, and a gradual increase in people's per capita income will lead to people's sense of security, happiness, and gain. Gradually improve.

Wang Junlin sat on the tower of the imperial city, listening to the discussions of the people under the trees, while thinking about the changes in the Da'an Kingdom in the past year, imagining the future direction of the Da'an Kingdom, secretly feeling deeply. But suddenly he was pulled by the seven-year-old son next to him, and the only prince of Da'an Kingdom smiled happily: "Father, Father, look quickly, what is that?"

Wang Junlin heard the sound, looked up, and saw several paper figures, tied into the appearance of various gods, pushed into the air by gunpowder, with the help of gunpowder, they kept spinning in the air, and the gunpowder burned The fire light emitted was dazzling in the air, as if these paper figurines were ascending into the sky on the golden light.

Such a dazzling firework show attracted cheers from countless people near and far. Even those who were talking under the tree were attracted, and there was no other sound except the sound of admiration and praise.

Wang Junlin smiled and said: "Huanger, this is a new weapon developed by the Mo family of the Gewu Research Institute, which can carry people into the sky. It is called a hot air balloon. These are just made by them by the way. "

While he was speaking, he saw a two-foot-tall golden **** statue standing on a gold plate and sent up into the sky by gunpowder.

The most unbelievable thing is that the golden statue vaguely looks like His Majesty the Emperor of Da'an, and after it was lifted into the air, it turned around slowly in all directions on the golden plate. Many people fell to their knees immediately.

Just as the golden statue was lifted into the sky, there were suddenly exclamations from many people around the Imperial City Square. The little prince next to Wang Junlin was also jumping for joy, yelling non-stop.

Wang Junlin and the others could see clearly from the heights, but they saw hundreds of kittens, dogs, rabbits, chickens and ducks, with sparks flashing from their buttocks, running around the square, and some even ran out of the square. He ran to the crowd of onlookers, startled the surrounding people, and attracted screams of surprise, and some children's crying.

It took a long time for the people around to see clearly that those small animals were also fireworks toys.

"Father, are these cute little animals alive? Why are they running around?" The little prince began to ask his seemingly omniscient father again.

Wang Junlin has been traveling all over the world these years. He has not stayed in Fanyang County or Yangzhou City for a long time. He usually does not spend much time with his son and queen. He always feels a little apologetic in his heart. The head of my own son, said with a smile: "My lord, this thing was designed by the Weapons Research Department of the Gewu Research Institute by using the principle that the gas generated when the gunpowder burns and the gas is ejected outward to rotate around an axis. No one has seen it before. And those little animals were made by skilled craftsmen hired by the officials of the Ministry of Industry. "

When the little prince saw such a wonderful performance, he jumped up and down with regret, and shouted: "Father, if I knew there was such a beautiful and fun thing, I should let my mother take my sister out to watch!"

Just last year, the seventh month after Wang Junlin established the country and proclaimed himself emperor, Chen Danying also gave birth to her second child, the eldest princess of Da'an Kingdom. It's just that Wang Junlin was looking for Nie Xiaoyu on Snake Island at that time, and later he was seriously injured and failed to witness the birth of his daughter. Now he is still very regretful and feels very guilty for Queen Chen Danying.

The Empress of Da'an Kingdom, Chen Danying, looked at her son dotingly, but she sternly reprimanded her: "My lord, what nonsense are you talking about? Your sister is still young, and the sound of fireworks will scare her."

Compared to his father, whom he hasn't seen often all year round, the little prince is obviously more afraid of his mother, and quickly nodded obediently: "Mother, my son said something wrong, and my son knows."

Wang Junlin wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, thinking that he would not be strict for a while, and the queen should be stricter with her son.

At this time, the fireworks show has come to the end.

All around the square, all the people held their breaths, waiting to see what wonderful performances there would be in the square.

But after seeing the fireworks show, a man wearing a clown mask brought two women also wearing clown masks to the middle of the square.

They first took out a steel wire rope that the court had just sold to the people this year, tied one end to a big tree on the east side of the square, and tied the other end to a three-story attic on the west side of the square.

The height of the steel wire rope is more than ten meters, which is not much different from the height of the imperial city wall.

Then, the man with the clown mask climbed up the big tree like a monkey, and carefully began to perform tightrope walking.

Because of the dim light, people in the distance couldn't see the steel wire rope, so it looked like the clown man was walking out of thin air, which was extremely magical.

This kind of magic and acrobatic performance is really dazzling. Amidst the exclamation of the audience, the little prince curled his lips and said: "Father, the child dares to walk on that wire rope!"

Chen Danying glared at his son, but didn't say anything this time.

Since the little prince was born, Wang Junlin asked the only master under his command, Master Chunqiu Gu, to stay beside Chen Danying and the prince. The Lord personally taught martial arts to the little prince. This kind of tightrope walking can really be done by a seven-year-old little prince.

The clown man swayed from side to side exaggeratedly, but he just couldn't fall off, causing the people to cry out in surprise.

It didn't take long for the clown to reach the middle of the wire rope, that is, the center of the square, directly facing the tower of the imperial city, where the emperor, queen, prince, left and right ministers and heads of various ministries were sitting. Officers, generals of some legions, and their wives and children.

In addition to this, there is also Nie Xiaoyu, a national teacher with an extremely detached status in Da'an.

That's right, Wang Junlin has already ordered Nie Xiaoyu to be the national teacher of the Da'an Kingdom, the commander of the Dark Guard Mansion, the civil and military affairs of the prince and princess

Almighty teacher.

And Nie Xiaoyu sat on Wang Junlin's left, and on his right were the little prince and empress Chen Danying.

At this time, Nie Xiaoyu suddenly took out a gun without saying a word, and shot the clown casually.

There was a "bang" gunshot, and the clown man who was walking the tightrope, turned his head to look at the tower of the imperial city, and seemed to be about to take something out of his arms fell straight down and hit the ground heavily On the ground, a splash of blood splashed.

It's just that when the clown fell to the ground, a double-barreled gun that was half a meter long fell out of his arms.

That's right, it turned out to be a double-barreled musket.

Because the sound of fireworks and firecrackers has not passed for a long time, and the sound of gunfire is known to only a few people in the high-level court, and ordinary people don't know the existence of this weapon at all.

So, the people at the scene just felt that there was a strange sound of firecrackers, and then the clown man performing acrobatics fell from the wire rope.

"Who's unlucky kid lit a big firecracker, and the clown fell down in fright, and now it looks like he fell to death." After many people exclaimed, they thought so, looking at the clown The clown man had a look of sympathy and pity.

However, the faces of Wang Junlin, Chen Danying, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, Li Jing, Yuchi Jingde and others on the tower changed drastically, because they all saw the double-barreled musket falling out of the clown's arms, and The clown was already tightly gripping the hand on the handle of the double-barreled musket.

At this time, after the audience exclaimed and discussed, there was a dead silence. His Majesty the Emperor suddenly said: "This clown is an assassin with a terrifying weapon on his body. He wants to assassinate me. Don't panic, everyone. It's almost over, now please leave in an orderly manner."

Wang Junlin's voice seemed to carry a mysterious force, which calmed the people who were not panicked in an instant.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Someone yelled, and then knelt down towards the tower of the imperial city where Wang Junlin was located.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" All the people knelt down.

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The people in front of the Imperial City Square have all dispersed, and the nobles on the upper floors of the Imperial City left even earlier. Only Shen Guoer was left with a gloomy face, leading the people from the Security House to personally inspect the bodies of the three clowns. and traces and objects left behind.

As for the other two women wearing clown masks, they committed suicide by taking poison as early as the first time.

Watching his subordinates find three grenades from the bodies of the three, Shen Guoer looked extremely ugly.

The assassin came to the front of the imperial city with muskets and grenades, and almost let the assassin shoot at His Majesty, the queen and the prince on the tower of the imperial city. If Master Xiaoyu hadn't suddenly found out and shot the assassin decisively, the consequences would have been disastrous.

"Find out the origins of these three assassins, how they came to Yangzhou City, and who they had contact with. Then, please invite people from the military and the Ministry of War to come over and see if this musket and three grenades are Fan Yang. The things of the county's weapons and equipment production base. Don't let anyone go. Although His Majesty didn't say anything, but this time the face of our security government has been greatly humiliated. If we can't find out the case, then we will all lose face It's all over."

A group of officials from the Security Office hurriedly said yes respectfully.

But at this time, Shen Guo'er's confidant, Huo Huaiming, the head of the Security Department's Intelligence Department, took the double-barreled musket in the assassin's arms, and reported: "Master Commander, except for His Majesty and the National Teacher Except for the muskets, His Majesty has only rewarded muskets to the heads of ministries and legions, other than that, there will be no more muskets in this world. And all muskets are made by the national teacher himself, and there are numbers on them, But my subordinates have just checked carefully, there is no serial number on this musket, and the style of musket is obviously different from the muskets of your lords.”

Shen Guoer's expression changed when she heard the words, and she quickly took out her musket. After comparing them carefully, she found that the two were obviously different.

After a moment of contemplation, Shen Guoer's expression became extremely serious, and he gritted his teeth in disbelief and said, "This is impossible. Except for the national teacher, no one in this world can create such a magical weapon as a musket."

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After half a stick of incense, the double-barreled musket was delivered to the palace and appeared in the hands of Wang Junlin and Nie Xiaoyu.

After the two of them carefully looked at the style of the musket, Wang Junlin's expression also changed several times, and his expression was incredulous.

He didn't see it clearly on the tower before, thinking that the musket of the important official in the court or the chief general of the legion was stolen, and the assassin got it and used it to assassinate himself.

Unexpectedly...it turned out to be an unexpected musket.

Wang Junlin looked at Nie Xiaoyu, who shook his head and said, "My lord, I didn't make this."

Wang Junlin frowned tightly, and said, "Xiaoyu, in your opinion, is there anyone in this world who can make a musket."

Nie Xiaoyu thought for a while, and said: "Nowadays, in the whole world, no one can make a musket except me."

After a pause, Nie Xiaoyu said again: "The previous No. 1 can also be made."

Wang Junlin suddenly said: "It seems that it is a musket made at some time before No. 1 died, and it probably fell into the hands of Li Shimin, so an assassin was sent to assassinate me with this gun."

Unexpectedly, Nie Xiaoyu shook his head and said, "Young Master, I have stored all the memory information of No. 1. I checked it just now. Because building guns consumes too much energy, No. 1 has never made guns before, and this I took a closer look at the gun, it was a bit rough, if it was made on the 1st, it must be as fine as the musket I made."

Wang Junlin's face changed, and he lost his voice: "Xiao Yu, you mean that this musket was made by someone other than No. 1?"

Nie Xiaoyu nodded and said, "Based on the information we have so far, logically speaking, this is indeed the case."

Wang Junlin couldn't believe it: "But...how is this possible?"

Nie Xiaoyu's eyes flickered, and he said after a while, "Master, logically speaking, this is indeed impossible, but this thing has already happened, so there must be people or other things that we don't know about. , or something unexpected happened.”

Wang Junlin nodded, took a deep breath, called Shen Guoer who was waiting outside, and gave him careful instructions with a solemn expression.

Shen Guo'er left the palace with a heavy expression, and then the huge intelligence and reconnaissance network of the Security House started to move throughout the world.

Of course, the focus of the investigation is to follow the clues of the assassination and the Tang Dynasty.

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