Chapter 296: Zhanshi Mansion Zhanshi

In the cabinet, Yang Tinghe was holding an imperial edict in his hand with a somewhat gloomy expression.

Liang Chu looked at the eunuch who brought the imperial edict, frowned slightly and asked: "My Lord, are the Zhengde Mother-and-Child Cannon and the Zhengde Divine Power Cannon really as strange as written in the imperial edict?"

"In reply to Lord Liang, I was present at the test yesterday. I can only say that my performance was even better than before." The eunuch smiled, his words full of admiration.

Fei Hong sat aside, looking somewhat bitter.

A few months ago, he had suppressed Emperor Zhengde's idea, but he didn't expect that not long after that, Ou Zanghua would do such a big thing on his own.

If it is really as miraculous as written in the imperial edict, this official must be promoted.

The only thing to be thankful for is that Emperor Zhengde was probably also afraid of forcing things, so he put a lot of thought into the position he arranged for Ou Zanghua this time.

It's interesting that he has a high rank and real power, but is useless at this moment.

Yang Tinghe closed the imperial edict, stood up and said, "In that case, I will go and see the power of these two cannons myself."

Liang Chu also stood up and said with a smile: "I will go with Jiefu."

"Since both of you have gone, I will stay here and handle various matters!" Fei Hong stroked his beard and said gently.

"In that case, I'll ask Zi Chong to take care of the affairs of the cabinet." Yang Tinghe bowed, and he and Liang Chu walked out of the cabinet one after another, and walked towards the direction of the Leopard Room.

Upon seeing this, the eunuch immediately chased after him and at the same time gestured to his companions, asking them to take a detour and return to the Leopard Room to report first.

Emperor Zhengde frowned slightly after receiving the news in advance. He didn't like these civil servants stepping into the Leopard Room.

Therefore, he simply asked Zhang Yong to pass down the order, preparing to demonstrate the power of the two cannons to the civil and military officials at the Sanqianying camp the day after tomorrow.

Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu, who had just walked out of the palace, stopped in their tracks when they heard the news. These two smart men immediately realized that Emperor Zhengde did not welcome them to visit the Leopard House!
"Jiefu, what should we do now?" Liang Chu smiled bitterly and looked at Yang Tinghe who was standing aside with a sullen face.

"Then wait two more days." Yang Tinghe sighed, turned around and walked back.

The naughty kid Zhengde was already enough to bother him, and now there was an even more troublesome Ou Zanghua. Old Yang just felt annoyed.

This emotion had been accumulating until he got home from get off work, and it reached its peak when he saw Yang Shen doing nothing, and finally burst out: "Yang Yongxiu, you stay in the Hanlin Academy all day, don't you think of making some noise?"

Yang Shen was completely confused. The Hanlin Academy was a place for editing books, so how could there be such a commotion?

You can't deliberately write a few wrong words to attract attention!
Two days passed in a flash, fortunately the weather was nice and sunny.

Civil and military officials, royal relatives, and envoys from various countries stood in line according to their ranks under the command of officials from the Honglu Temple.

At noon, amidst music and ceremony, Emperor Zhengde arrived at the parade ground in his sedan chair carried by sixteen people.

Immediately, the three thousand soldiers, led by Xianning Marquis Qiu Yue, followed the civil and military officials and others and knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "Your humble servants (our officials) pay their respects to Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!"

Emperor Zhengde got down from the grand sedan chair and said in a loud voice, "No need to be polite. Stand up."

With the help of his inner strength, his voice spread in all directions, allowing everyone present to hear it clearly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

A large group of people stood up and waited quietly for the ceremony to begin.

Emperor Zhengde walked to his seat and sat down. He looked at everyone and asked, "Where is the Malacca envoy?"

A dark-skinned young man stepped out from the envoys of various countries, knelt down and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, the Emperor of the Ming Empire, I am Maud Shah, the envoy of Malacca."

Emperor Zhengde nodded and said slowly: "The Minister of the Ministry of Rites has explained to me the situation in Malacca. The Portuguese have committed many evil deeds. The Ming Dynasty will not turn a blind eye to it."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the three elders in the cabinet changed. However, in this situation, it was not easy for them to stand up against the emperor's words, otherwise, wouldn't they be laughed at by the envoys of other countries?
When the Malacca envoy Maud Shah heard this, he was overjoyed. He had been in the capital for more than two months. At first, the handsome minister of the Honglu Temple would ask him about the situation in Malacca and told him that the Ming Dynasty would not sit idly by.

But after understanding the situation, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites never summoned him again, leaving him with a sword hanging in his heart, not knowing when it would fall.

After hearing the words of the great Emperor today, he finally understood that the Minister of the Ministry of Rites had been working hard to defend his country!

At this moment, in Maud Shah's heart, Ou Zanghua had become Malacca's eternal friend.

After giving Malacca a promise, Emperor Zhengde wanted to appoint a few more envoys from the north who were more outgoing. However, Yang Tinghe was worried that he might mess up, so he stepped forward and reminded him, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten the important business today?"

"Haha, how could that happen!"

Emperor Zhengde smiled triumphantly and said, "From today on, you will see a different Ming Dynasty!"

After saying that, he waved to Taoist Wang Chengwu who was waiting on the side, "Go!"

"According to the order!"

Taoist Master Wang Chengwu responded, then led his disciples to push out ten new types of cannons.

Next, just repeat the previous day's operation.

When the Zhengde submachine gun fired ten times in a row, the terrifying firepower coverage gave everyone present a spiritual shock.

When the Zhengde Shenwei Cannon made a deafening sound, the cannonball flew out and disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye, and they all showed expressions of disbelief.

Qiu Yue didn't even wait for Taoist Wang Chengwu to finish his demonstration before he ran to Emperor Zhengde and said excitedly, "Your Majesty, these two types of artillery must be placed in the Three Thousand Battalion. With these two magical cannons, I am sure we can reach Wolf Mountain!"

"Your Majesty, these two types of artillery must be given to the Fifth Army Battalion first!" Ningyang Marquis Chen Jizu ran over and saluted, saying, "The Fifth Army Battalion has a heavy responsibility and needs such magical artillery."

"Your Majesty, I have never begged you in my life, but these two kinds of magical cannons can only exert their true power in the Shenji Camp!" Anyuan Hou Liu Jing came up and slid down on his knees, speaking sincerely.

Qiu Yue looked at his two colleagues and for a moment he didn't know whether to say that they were flexible or to call them shameless.

Emperor Zhengde waved his hand, signaling the three to move aside.

With a bit of pride, he looked at Yang Tinghe and other cabinet leaders, and asked with a smile: "My dear ministers, have you seen the power of the Zhengde sub-cannon and the Zhengde Shenwei cannon?"

Yang Tinghe and the other two were filled with joy. Facing the Emperor Zhengde's ridicule, Yang Tinghe cupped his hands and said, "It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to have this magical object. Your Majesty is wise and I admire you."

"Hahahaha" When Emperor Zhengde saw Yang Tinghe surrender, he laughed even more heartily.

He waved his hand and said, "Zhang Banban, announce the decree!"

"According to the order!"

Zhang Yong stepped forward and said in a loud voice: "Ou Zanghua, Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites and Minister of the Honglu Temple, accept the order!"

"Your humble servant accepts your order!" Ou Zanghua walked out of the crowd, knelt down and kowtowed.

"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Now there is a minister, Ou Zanghua, who has exhausted his knowledge, edited secret texts, inspired chapters, and created the mother-and-child cannon and the divine cannon."

"The artillery fire was fierce, as powerful as thunder, its sound rumbled, as fast as lightning, in a moment, everything was destroyed"

"This artillery will benefit the present and future generations!"

"Appoint Ou Zanghua as the Chancellor of the Chancellery and grant him the Feiyu Clothes! Ou Zanghua's wife Liu is promoted to the fifth rank imperial lady. I decree this!"

"Your Majesty, I bow to you and thank you. Long live the Emperor!"

(End of this chapter)