You Yong and Shi Zhuang finally knew why Li Ze said that the cannon in front of him was garbage.

When fighting Jindou Pass, because Jindou Pass, the square fortress was too small and the area was limited, a large number of soldiers gathered in a narrow area, which greatly amplified the power of the artillery. When facing a heroic pass like Tongguan, its shortcomings were fully demonstrated.

After five rounds, the tall city walls of Tongguan were not bombed as much as possible, and the barrels began to turn red and had to stop shooting. What scared the two even more was that one of the cannons exploded, and the four soldiers who operated the cannons, two of whom were told on the spot, and two were seriously injured.

This made You Yong and Shi Zhuang sweat in a cold sweat.

You know, when the artillery was launched yesterday, they were standing in front of them to see what was going on. If this was blown up, the chief and deputy commander of the Tang army would be here in a confused manner. If that was the case, let alone attacking Tongguan, I was afraid that Cao Xuan from Tongguan would come out.

"Can this thing explode itself?" Shi Zhuang glared at Zhu Yi.

"What's so strange!" Zhu Yi rolled his eyes and said: "Of the first ten cannons, two to three of them would explode during the rapid launch. Now it has been reduced to a low-probability event. If you hadn't forced me to fire continuously, how could it have exploded!"

You Yong said angrily: "We don't understand, you don't understand either?"

"Small probability, low probability event!" Zhu Yi snorted: "I didn't expect it, but this time it was not bad. Look, the barrel of the gun was not deformed after cooling. We can start firing again soon. This time I will test where the limit of the gun barrel cast using the latest technology is, how many guns will deform and explode after firing! The real guns and ammunition on the battlefield can best test its effect. The data obtained on the experimental field is far less than that of actual combat."

Shi Zhuang and You Yong were speechless.

"Architecture is a good thing!" You Yong said to Shi Zhuang: "But after getting artillery, senior officers are strictly prohibited from entering the artillery position."

"The advantages are outstanding, and the disadvantages are obvious!" Shi Zhuang said. "The biggest problem is not the explosion, but it is too heavy and difficult to transfer. The firing rate is too slow. His advantage is not great when facing the cavalry charge."

"Indeed, the two miles away starts to launch, but at most three rounds, the cavalry rushed to the front." You Yong said. "It is not suitable for field battles, but it is very useful when defending the city."

"But do we need to defend the city now?" Shi Zhuang smiled: "Now, we are the side of the attack."

"It may not be possible!" You Yong said: "Xiang Xun is very powerful. Even if we quickly took Chang'an, it will take time to re-adapt and allocate troops. This time is enough to cause chaos in many places in the south, especially Xuanzhou and Huaian areas. If Huainan is lost, the other party will cut Zhejiang out from us, so that Xu wants to drink a pot."

"This is true. Although there is Li De in Zhejiang, Xu Xiang has been reorganizing local townsmen, but we did not wipe out the two Zhejiang areas when we took them. The clan power is strong, and these people must have colluded with each other. It would be better if this is not enough. It would be exposed to these cancers, which would be a good thing in the future."

"A piece of white paper is easy to paint?" You Yong laughed.

"Everything is under the control of Li Xiang." Shi Zhuang said meaningfully.

"I heard that these things were planned by Gongsun Changming." You Yong said. "This old boy is very treacherous. Whenever he thinks of him, I feel a little cold in his heart. Fortunately, he is his own person and will not plot against me."

Shi Zhuangda laughed.

"Nothing he can do without Li Xiang's permission! General You, Li Xiang is focused on creating a brand new Tang Dynasty. I think you can clearly feel it. This brand new Tang Dynasty must completely break the old world before it can be reshaped. Therefore, Li Xiang will not tolerate reconciliation between the north and the south. Because once the north and the south reconciliation, all the things Li Xiang has done over the years may be wasted and in vain."

"Why do you say that?" You Yong was a little dissatisfied: "I believe everyone in the world can see the development of our northern land now. It is much stronger than the south. Since it is good, we will naturally promote the world. Even if the north and the south are reconciled, it is not the Li family who is talking."

"It's not that simple!" Shi Zhuang shook his head: "Once the north and the south reconciled, it is necessary to compromise on many things. When the compromise occurs, it will tear a crack into the good situation in the north, and this crack will become bigger and bigger. You must know that it is difficult to learn well, but it is easy to learn bad things. Good things take a lot of time and energy to promote them, and bad things sometimes only need a superficial demonstration, which is enough."

"What you mean is that once the north and the south reconcile, the south will corrupt our north? Are our people so unafraid of ambition?" You Yong asked back.

Shi Zhuang glanced at You Yong and said, "General You, let's talk about the appointment of officials from the North now! The imperial examination system was officially abolished last year, and the seal system was also abolished, and replaced by a brand new examination and admission system. Under this system, do you think it is possible to study the new learning promoted by Wuwei Academy for a long time?"

"No way!" You Yong said.

"If it is a reconciliation between the north and the south, this alone will not work." Shi Zhuang said: "I heard that your eldest grandson is about to take the exam this year. Are you absolutely sure that he can pass the exam?"

You Yong was stunned and shook his head and said, "I'm really not sure. Although that kid worked hard enough, his grades have always been disappointed. It's not his fault. My old You family really has no talent in studying, and they all rely on knives."

Shi Zhuang smiled, "If the seal system still exists, your grandson can get a good official with your contribution without any effort. Do you think if this is the case, do you like it?"

You Yong was silent.

"This is also the reason why General You did not write a letter to support Li Xiang's ban system when he abolished the seal system, right?" Shi Zhuang said.

"But I know that what Li Xiang has made up his mind must not be disobeyed. So I can only remain silent!" You Yong said with a wry smile.

"After taking Chang'an, Li Xiang will hold a plenary meeting of Yixing Society. Most of them are middle and lower-level people, and the proportion of officials is not large. Tell me, why did Li Xiang do this?" Shi Zhuang asked again.

Before You Yong answered, Shi Zhuang continued: "Because the Tang Dynasty that Li Xiang wanted to build will no longer be a one-person Tang Dynasty, no longer a bureaucratic Tang Dynasty, no longer a clan Tang Dynasty, but a Tang Dynasty for all Tang people. Since I studied Li Xiang's theory of state and ethnic theory over and over again, I finally knew what Li Xiang was planning."

"Didn't Li Xiang say that what he wants to plan is a dynasty that will never be easy forever?" You Yong said.

"Wrong, what Li Xiang planned is a nation that will never be strong forever." Shi Zhuang said. "As for whether Li Xiang himself can pass on the position of the emperor he is about to obtain to his descendants, he actually doesn't care. In fact, in some of the constitutions of the Yixing Society Conference that Yang Kai and Cao Zhang were preparing, it can be seen in the draft that the emperor's power has been greatly restricted."

"I know this matter, there is a lot of controversy within Yixing Society. Li Mi no longer talks to his man. Cao Xin also angrily sent his housekeeper to take a whip and beat Cao Zhang up. But Cao Zhang's stubborn donkey could not take it away and retreated. Now even Yang Kai has retreated and has taken leave. Cao Zhang is working hard with a group of students from Wuwei Academy alone." You Yong said.

"Only Cao Zhang truly understands Li Xiang's thoughts. Or, only a person who is more simple-minded like him can understand the essence of things!" Shi Zhuang smiled. "It's not that Yang Kai doesn't understand, but he is afraid. He is afraid that before the matter is completed, he will be swallowed up by himself."

"I think with Lee Sang's prestige, there is little chance that this matter will succeed."

"It is precisely because Li Xiang's prestige is high enough that this thing will succeed!" Shi Zhuang's view is exactly the opposite: "Because this thing itself was promoted by Li Xiang himself. If Li Xiang does not do this thing personally, it will be impossible to succeed when it reaches the second and third generations. However, the new school of Wuwei Academy has begun to take root, sprout, bear fruit. If Li Xiang does not do this thing, it will really become a disaster in the future."

You Yong couldn't help but be shocked.

Shi Zhuang pointed to his head and said, "When everyone's place is completely opened, it will be difficult to close it. Once someone wants to force him to close it, then chaos will appear. Li Xiang deeply understands this truth, so he will definitely do it."

You Yong took a deep breath.

"So, Li Xiang deliberately planned these many things, deliberately caused confrontation between the north and the south, and then used his superior power to wipe out all the old forces in the south." Shi Zhuang smiled and said, "General You, our minds must be able to keep up with Li Xiang's pace so that we can ensure that we have a place in this new empire in the future, otherwise we may be replaced at any time. I can assert that in the future, there will be no more inherited families, no nobles for generations, and no noble families. Families like you and me may be able to guarantee one or two generations of wealth, but if future generations do not work hard, they will inevitably become obscene. Newcomers will emerge one after another, and strive for their ideals under the new system."

You Yong looked at Shi Zhuang for a while and suddenly said, "Shi Zhuang, I always knew that you are different from us. In fact, Gongsun Changming always wanted to investigate you. But he was stopped by Li Xiang. Now can you tell me who you are?"
Chapter completed!