A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 462: Thunderbolt Ling Zhen

Hong Tianlei Ling Zhen is good at making and operating cannons. The cannons he makes can fire as far as fourteen or fifteen miles. He is definitely the rarest talent in the Song Dynasty.

You know, even the 75mm mountain gun during World War II had a maximum range of only about eight kilometers. In this era, being able to fire a cannon as far as fourteen or fifteen miles, using black powder, was definitely not an ordinary person.

Such a talent was not valued either in the Song Dynasty court or after he went to Liangshan.

When the heroes gathered at Liangshan, Ling Zhen was ranked 52nd, which seemed pretty good. He was also assigned to be in charge of all the cannons, big and small, on Liangshan.

But in fact, Ling Zhen’s main role was to fire signal cannons to intimidate the enemy and boost their momentum.

Ling Zhen participated in the Liangshan army's campaigns in the south and the north, but his real achievements were few and far between. Later, when they attacked Fang La, he killed Bao Daoyi, who had cut off Wu Song's arm, with a single shot.

Today, Hong Tianlei Ling Zhen is just a salute launcher, and no one cares about him.

Even if Lu Cheng became the princess consort and continued to associate with her, no one would take it seriously, as he was just an insignificant little person.

After meeting Ling Zhen, Lu Cheng asked him many questions and found that this guy was actually very smart. He not only improved the formula of black gunpowder, but also designed bullets of different shapes and even tried to carve rifling inside the barrel.

If the other person didn't look like a person from later generations at all, Lu Cheng would have suspected that this guy had traveled from later generations.

After confirming the other party's ability, Lu Cheng called him out for drinks several times on the pretext that he loved artillery in order to win his heart.

Ling Zhen is now ignored, his official position is unknown, and he has no place to display his talents. Being valued by Lu Cheng, he also has the urge to die for him as a confidant.

After Lu Cheng proposed some ideas for improving black gunpowder, Ling Zhen regarded Lu Cheng as an even closer friend.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng also obtained a lot of raw materials from the armory through Ling Zhen, and made a batch of simple grenades and explosive packs, which were stored in the space for use.

Later, during a meeting with Emperor Huizong of Song, Lu Cheng proposed the idea of ​​taking Ling Zhen away: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask you for someone."

"Oh? Who do you want?"

"Ling Zhen, the deputy gunner of the Armoury Depot."

"I've never heard of this guy. What do you want him to do?"

"This man is proficient in gunpowder and can make fireworks. I would like to ask him to make fireworks specifically. When the time comes, when I marry the princess, I will definitely set off fireworks at my Lu Family Manor for three days to celebrate and show my respect for the princess."

"Well, I agree. It's just Ling Zhen. I'll give it to you. If you like fireworks, ask him to make more. I want to see them during the Lantern Festival after the New Year."

"The minister obeys the order."

Having successfully found a talent, Lu Cheng was naturally in a good mood. He took out a small box and gave it to Song Huizong: "Your Majesty, this is a small gift I prepared for the princess. Please pass it to the princess."

Song Huizong was a little curious: "What kind of gift is this? Can I take a look at it first?"

"Of course, I was just about to demonstrate it to your majesty."

As he spoke, Lu Cheng opened the box and saw a small wooden figurine and a small square box inside.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng put the little doll on the small box and turned a metal spring. Then, the little doll began to rotate and pleasant music came out of the small box.

Song Huizong was immediately amazed: "What is this thing? It can actually make the sound of musical instruments?"

"Your Majesty, this is a little gadget I made in my spare time. I named it the Music Box. Your Majesty, please take a look. There is a small mechanism inside..."

Lu Cheng opened the box and showed the secret of the music box. Song Huizong was amazed and said, "Shou Xin is really a brilliant idea. How did you make this little thing?"

"Your Majesty, I am also well versed in music. I have tried to play music in various ways before, and I accidentally discovered that I could design music in this way. After many attempts, I finally made it. I hope the princess will like it."

"Yu Pan will definitely like it. Not to mention her, even I like this little thing very much."

"If you like it, I will make you a bigger one."

"You are sincere in keeping your promise."

The principle of the music box is not difficult, it's just that the spring is a little difficult to make.

After Lu Cheng left, Song Huizong looked at the music box in front of him and nodded with satisfaction. He was not satisfied with just the small item in front of him, but the playfulness that Lu Cheng showed.

He hired someone specifically to make fireworks and took great pains to make such a small music box. It seems that Lu Cheng has no ambition.

Afterwards, Song Huizong asked someone to call his princess Jiafu, Zhao Yupan, and personally handed the music box to Zhao Yupan and demonstrated it to her.

Zhao Yupan was very happy to receive the gift, and he liked Lu Cheng even better. He turned around and took the small music box to show off to his sisters.

Soon, this small music box attracted a scramble among the princesses of the Song Dynasty.

"Sister, the brother-in-law you are going to marry is so nice. He will make small gifts for you personally. Can you talk to him next time and ask him to make one for me too?"

"Sister, I want one too."

"This thing must be difficult to make, so just wait. However, I can lend it to you to play with first, but you must not break it."

Outside the palace, in Lu Cheng’s mansion.

Pang Qiuxia lay on the table, looking at the music box in front of her, twisting the spring, and listening to the song again: "Um... can you make another one for me? I want two."

"Call me Sir and I'll make you another one, with a different tune, and I'll carve the figurine into your likeness."

"Official~"

"Not bad, not bad, one more kiss."

"No way~ oooo~ no~ stop~"

At night, in the backyard of Yuxiang Tower, in Li Shishi’s small building.

After a period of joy, Lu Cheng held Zhao Yuannu in his left hand and Li Shishi in his right hand, playing with two pairs of big treasures in his hands, and felt comfortable all over.

"Sir, after you marry the princess, you won't stop coming, will you?"

"How is that possible? I'm not the kind of person who gets bored easily. Besides, how can I bear to part with you two?"

"Sir~ Sir~"

"I can't bear to leave Lu'er and Xiu'er. You know me, I like older ones. Yupan is still too young. Lu'er, you have to work harder and eat more. You are still too thin. You should look up to Xiu'er and work hard like your wife."

Zhao Yuannu heard this and shook his head proudly: "Sir, I still want to..."

"I like you like this..."

A night of romance, of course, is full of romance. The woman who slept with Emperor Huizong of Song wanted to marry the princess...

After staying in the capital for a while, Lu Cheng left the capital with Pang Qiuxia, using the excuse of returning to Yuncheng County to prepare for the wedding.

Of course, Hong Tianlei Ling Zhen was also taken away.

Back at Lujiazhuang, Mr. Lu is going to be a groom again, and Pang Wanchun and Hua Rong are going to become Mr. Lu's brothers-in-law.

With soldiers and food in hand, I can be a bridegroom every night...