Zhao Zhen really hoped that someone would come out to help him at this time, even if it was to condemn him. But there wasn't anyone, nothing, and all he could hear was the thumping of his own heartbeat.

  He doesn't understand, what's going on with the imperial court? Can't the Crown Prince impeach him?

  When it comes to this person, when he just arrives at a strange place, try not to think about showing off, lest he provoke some big shot that he shouldn't have provoked.

  Zhao Zhan has been transferred to various positions in the provincial government since the first year of Qingli, and only this year was he transferred to a position in the capital after completing his term as a local official.

  At this time, the East Palace Guard had a vacancy in teaching, and after the overall teaching was settled, the divided teaching became a chicken rib, so there were not many people competing for it, and he took turns.

  Most of the local officials were from lower states. When he first arrived in the capital, he heard a lot of rumors about the crown prince and was skeptical. When the crown prince asked him to copy some documents related to the East Palace duties, he thought his chance had come...

  Someone who doesn't even know what kind of compromise was made to establish the Donggong Guard Corps is actually so reckless as to point fingers and make arbitrary decisions.

  The result is predictable.

  Most people in the imperial court knew what was going on with the Eastern Palace Guard.

  That was from the original strength of 20,000 to 30,000, which His Highness the Crown Prince voluntarily reduced to one-sixth. Moreover, His Highness the Crown Prince took the initiative to establish a civil officer in the army, who is also responsible for training and commanding the entire guard corps during wartime.

  It's already like this, what else do you want?

  Besides, everyone knows that this is the Crown Prince's personal army, equivalent to the Imperial City Guard... You try putting a civil official in the Imperial City Guard?

  Besides, what is called guarding and fighting? That is to protect when the prince encounters danger. Can you let a civil officer command at that time? What are civil officers for?

  A fool got scolded by the prince and came back, serves him right.

  The entire Zichen Palace did not have a single person who sympathized with Zhao Zhen.

  So...

  Zhao Zhen felt that he had waited for a long time, and he was waiting for these courtiers to make a self-defense statement because of Xi'er. They started spraying saliva at him in a large area.

  It's strange, after waiting for so long, no one has made a sound. What's going on?

  Zhao Zhen had just closed his eyes, preparing to endure. At this moment, he opened his eyes... the scene was very eerie.

  Everyone, no one is looking at him, either with their eyes closed or peeking at Zhao Zhen. What's going on this time?

  "What should be done about this matter, Lord Pong?"

  "Our dynasty does not kill scholar-officials... Our dynasty does not kill those who speak out on matters of state... This is the ancestral law and institutions..."

  This... Zhao Zhan surprised people again. The official only asked about the outcome of the self-defense book against the Crown Prince, what did you yell?

  Who killed you? Who is going to kill those who speak out for justice?

  With such moral integrity, it's indeed a rare species in Shilin. As the Crown Prince said in his self-defense book, he is indecisive, impulsive, and prone to changing sides at any moment...

  "Your Majesty, let him be released and sent back to Guangnan."

  With this sentence from Pong Jie, it can be said that this matter has come to an end or a conclusion.

  However, the memorial written by Zhao Xi on the internal management and responsibilities of the East Palace Guard was surprisingly passed in a muddled manner at court.

  Because no one wants to go out, let alone go to Guangnan, that place... can only be hehe.

  ……

  Zhao Xi's side is not fully ready yet, and it's not a very urgent matter. The problem is that the close combat weapon for the guard team he designed himself has always been unable to be made.

  Military knife, Zhao Xi didn't even dare think about it, he just wanted to get the bayonet out. Honestly, that thing felt most comfortable in his hand.

  Ke Zhao Xi overestimated the steel production level at that time. Think about it, back then, everyone was making steel... okay, that was just a scam. But later generations indeed almost had steel factories everywhere.

  It's unexpected that the workshop representing the country's advanced technology and craftsmanship can't even produce a qualified military dagger... But it can't be said that way, Zhao Xi doesn't want to make something like his own hand-made dagger, which is worth tens of thousands. What he needs is a craft that can be widely promoted.

  Zhao Xi wasted so much effort and also played tricks on Pang Xianggong, but finally managed to pull over a few master craftsmen from the Imperial Workshop, only to end up with this kind of quality.

  As for letting him be the master craftsman, he is a coppersmith and has nothing to do with this matter. However, that old man has already been appointed by Zhao Xi as the overall head of the entire camp's workshop.

  No one looks up to these people, nor does anyone look up to these positions. They are not even ranked as officials in the imperial court, yet they have the face of a crown prince and are treated with generosity by the imperial court.

  This is still a big improvement in the status of craftsmen in this dynasty, and it used to be attributed to strange and clever techniques.

  Zhao Xi came to the workshop again, it's already unknown how many times this is.

  "Choi Joong, today..."

  "What? How can there be a scholar in this workshop? Oh, it's because of teaching, that Su Song."

  "It's an honor to meet Your Highness."

  "What brings you here?"

  Zhao Xi found it strange that a good teacher would not recite the rules, so as to be prepared for future encounters with bandits. How did this scholar end up in this place...

  "I heard that Your Highness is interested in craftsmanship and has always been fond of artisans' skills, so you came here to observe."

  Do you like craftsmanship? This is the first time Zhao Xi has seen a scholar of this era who is like this. Shen Kuo, who wrote "Brush Talks from a Dream Brook", he hadn't met him before, but he knew of him.

  "What does Zirong think about this matter?"

  "Your Majesty, I have observed that the craftsmanship of the workshop is exquisite. The military stabs they forged are as sharp as knives and swords, with the weight of a club, making them excellent weapons."

  Come on, this is... Big brother, this isn't the imperial court, it's a private conversation, do you have to be so cautious? A whole bunch of flattering words, can't you say something useful?

  Huh? No, it seems like you're asking why I'm not satisfied with myself?

  "Is this thing still usable?"

  "Not just satisfactory, but actually excellent."

  It's indeed so. Zhao Xi really couldn't come up with a reason either.

  The bayonet was too familiar to him, but the one made in the workshop, as soon as he took it in his hand, he knew that the weight was not right, and it was also brittle, lacking toughness.

  "Zhōng zhèng, ná qiào lái..." translates to "Alright, bring it on..."

  It was not the first time that Wang Zhongzheng and Li Xian also understood what Your Highness wanted to do. One of them held a halberd, while the other held a military dagger...

  "Ding Dong..."

  At seventeen or eighteen years old, they were at a time when their energy was inexhaustible. The two clashed, and the military spear broke instantly.

  "Your Highness, the halberd is a heavy weapon, using its weight to crush as an attacking method. The military spear can be used for thrusting, cutting, hooking and crushing, all of which are applicable to swords and halberds. It's not that it can't use its short length to attack the long length of the halberd."

  Yes, Su Song did see the advantages of bayonets, but... how should I put it.

  "Too brittle, I fear this collision will be endless."

  It's not that the current language is limited, but Zhao Xi can't explain the familiar feeling.

  "Your Highness, if we're talking about brittleness, it's probably not just iron, perhaps adding some other materials might make it work."

  Right... At this time, Zhao Xi's mind thought of a concept, which seemed to say that the carbon content ratio of pig iron and steel, wasn't steel smelting just adding carbon to pig iron? What is carbon anyway? How do you add it in?

  Don't understand? No worries, just give it a try!

  "Chui Jiang, you will crush the charcoal and add some to try it out during the entire forging process."

  However, Su Song was the first person with divergent thinking discovered by Zhao Xi.

  It makes some sense.