Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

Chapter 232 Controlling the Guards of Prince Chu's Palace

The guards of the Prince of Chu's Palace went out and smashed the Treasure Pavilion to pieces. They also searched the whole city and arrested anyone who bought colored glass.

A merchant from the Western Regions, who had no connection with the Prince Qing's Palace, was captured by the guards of the Prince Chu's Palace just for selling a pair of glass ornaments.

The wealthy businessman from Jiangnan who bought his glass was not spared either. He was beaten up, imprisoned in the palace, and the glass was confiscated.

The Prince Qing's Mansion received the news very quickly, and Zhu Guangxiao sighed helplessly.

"Your Highness is still too hasty."

Because the emperor summoned Prince Qing back to the palace, he had little time left. He needed to prepare money and food before leaving the northwest, so he sent a letter yesterday.

Ask them to sell this batch of glass immediately,

The Treasure Pavilion did not openly auction the colored glass, but only contacted powerful clients in private, but the King of Chu still found out.

Fortunately, before doing this, the core members of the Treasure Pavilion had already returned to Prince Qing's Mansion, and those outside were just cannon fodder, so it didn't matter even if they were caught.

"What do we do now?"

"Black Robe hasn't returned yet. The most important thing now is to protect the safety of that batch of colored glass. Take your men to the warehouse immediately and make sure the colored glass is safe."

Zhao En looked at Zhu Guangxiao:

"how about you?"

"Don't worry, I will stay in the palace and won't go out. The King of Chu doesn't have the courage to come to the palace and cause trouble."

The backyard of the Prince of Chu's Palace,

Heipao was still recuperating. During this period, the King of Chu had not come to see him, nor had he sent anyone to express his condolences. He had also sent people to monitor him.

However, the captain of the imperial guards he rescued came to visit him every day.

"If Lord Black Robe hadn't saved me, I would have died long ago."

Ever since the mission failed, the King of Chu had been determined to abandon him. His colleagues kept their distance from him, and he had no one to confide in about his frustrations.

Black Robe had saved him, and he became the only person he could confide in. He let him talk to himself, and Black Robe listened quietly, extracting useful information from his words.

"You said that batch of glass appeared?"

"Yes, just today, the Treasure Pavilion secretly sold colored glass to customers. His Highness was very angry and sent people to control the Treasure Pavilion and arrest people everywhere."

The black robe's brain was working quickly.

The materials reporting the King of Chu have been submitted, but the court has not responded. It would be unwise for King Qing to rush to take action against Liuli at this time.

There must be changes in the situation in the northwest, and money is needed. Prince Qing is so smart that he definitely cannot have no backup plan. Perhaps this is his chance to escape from Prince Chu's Palace.

Heipao's guess was correct. Prince Qing dared to attack Liuli, and he was indeed well prepared.

Just as the guards of the Prince of Chu's palace were arresting merchants who were buying and selling colored glass, rumors spread on the streets.

"Have you heard that the Prince of Chu's Mansion is arresting people everywhere?"

"It's no secret. It's said that the colored glaze that the King of Chu bought at a high price was stolen. Many people died, and those who were caught were those who stole the colored glaze."

"Are you stupid? Who dares to steal the King of Chu's goods? And you say it was the Treasure Pavilion that stole it? How dare the Treasure Pavilion go against the prince?"

"That seems to make sense, so why?"

"I heard that it was because the King of Chu colluded with the Northern Barbarians that the northwest fell. Someone wrote to the court, saying that Your Majesty not only protected the King of Chu, but also sold out the person who reported him..."

The person who was speaking suddenly covered his mouth.

"I'm just kidding. It's thundering and raining. I need to go home and collect my clothes."

The man hurried away, leaving the others in shock. Did they hear some big secret? Would they be silenced?

Soon they were relieved.

The news has spread on the streets and is being spread everywhere. It is said that the King of Chu is colluding with the northern barbarians. Someone reported it, but the emperor did not investigate and allowed the King of Chu to retaliate.

"Bastard!"

“Who on earth is it!”

When the emperor heard the news, he was so furious that he even smashed his beloved inkstone to pieces.

"shadow!"

The Shadow Guard Commander knelt on one knee.

"exist."

"Immediately find out who is spreading rumors. Whoever it is, arrest them immediately!"

The commander-in-chief did not move.

"Your Majesty...How should His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu deal with this?"

The emperor was speechless.

Arrests?

Doesn’t this confirm the rumors?

Not catch?

Allow the King of Chu to act recklessly?

The King of Chu has arrested many court officials. Tomorrow morning, impeachment memorials will surely arrive before him like snowflakes.

"Notify the City Defense Department to maintain order in the capital. If they fail to do so, bring them to justice... All guards at the Prince of Chu's Palace must remove their armor and have the Jinwu Guards guard the palace... As for the Prince of Chu, have him enter the palace immediately!"

When the Shadow Guard Commander left, the Emperor could not help but curse.

"idiot!"

It was obvious that he was just trying to provoke you, and you took the bait, which was just sheer idiocy. Everyone knew about the incident, so he would have to deal with it even if he didn't.

Thinking about that memorial, I probably knew what the emperor was up to. In the final analysis, he wanted to make the second son lose the qualification to inherit the throne.

Is it Prince Qing? Or the Third Brother? Or Zhou Jin?

When Xiao Yunxi received the news, she was trying out bicycles with the children.

The materials for the bicycle were four sets. Xiao Yunxi first made a medium-sized set for Dabao to ride.

The steel pipes are threaded using machine tools, the main part is tightened, and then the steel column is inserted into the reserved hole, so that the connection part is very secure.

The rubber tire has a groove that fits perfectly with the steel groove reserved for the wheel. Although it is a bit bulky compared to the air tire,

However, the shock absorption effect of the bicycle was greatly improved, and this bicycle can be regarded as the first modern bicycle in the true sense.

Dabao sat on it and gently stepped on the pedals. The bike started moving and rode around the yard. His face was full of surprise.

"Mom... This is much easier than the previous bike."

"It doesn't jump around, it's very stable."

Xiaobao and Niuniu jumped up anxiously:

"Mom...I want to ride a bike too."

"I want me too."

Xiao Yunxi rubbed their heads and asked them to be patient.

"This bike belongs to Big Brother. You are children and cannot ride it. Mom designed it for you. It's a bike suitable for children."

The four sets of bicycles are of different sizes and shapes, suitable for people of different age groups. Dabao had no problem trying to ride them, so Xiao Yunxi assembled the bicycles for the two children.

"We have bicycles too."

"Brother, let's see who's faster."

"And I."

When the children were racing in the yard, Zhou Jin came back and was surprised to see that the bicycle was so stable and easy to ride.

Simple bicycles are extremely useful, so wouldn’t upgraded bicycles be even more practical?

He rode Dabao's bike around the yard and was immediately amazed. He thought it would be great if such a labor-saving bike could be mass-produced.

With the construction of cement roads, Daxia’s transportation capacity will be greatly improved.

It happened that the Ministry of War came to him and wanted to help upgrade the bicycle.

Bicycles with wooden mortise and tenon structures are very time-consuming to make. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce deploys a large number of workers every month, but the number of bicycles produced is very small.

If bicycles cannot be mass-produced, they will indeed be difficult to put into practical use.

Xiao Yunxi used steel pipes. If the process could be improved and the molten iron could be poured, the speed would be even faster. However, whether this could be achieved would depend on the steelmaking technology.