"Oh? What's so wonderful about it?" Li Yunxing asked.

"Previously, we used beef tendons and rawhide to make ropes. The ropes have complex structures and are easy to break."

Li Yunxing nodded and agreed. The beef tendon rope is strong and fixed, but it is easy to break when exposed to wind and sun. This is a common sense issue.

"So I added a winch underneath. The two launchers work together to turn the winch to accumulate power. When released, the winch will rotate quickly, making it easier to launch the stone throwing."

Li Yunxing couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, "How did you think of it? You actually know how to use the winch to control the start?"

Li Fengke smiled shyly. This was the first time he was praised for his carpentry.

"I just suddenly had an idea. I thought that since I want to study weapons, I might as well take them apart and assemble them together to produce new effects."

This was said easily and freely, but Li Yunxing knew that it contained huge difficulties.

Every idea meant a lot of effort, and Li Yunxing looked at the fifth prince with even more appreciation.

Speaking of this, Li Fengke suddenly lowered his head, seeming a little embarrassed, "I just made my own idea. I'm not sure whether it will succeed."

Li Yunxing looked at the thunder cannons all over the yard. They were all different in size and structure. It was obvious that Li Fengke had put a lot of thought into them.

It's just that no matter how good the equipment is, it's useless without actual combat.

So Li Yunxing patted Li Fengke on the shoulder and said, "Tomorrow, I will take you out of the palace. We will go to the countryside to train troops. We can take this opportunity to test the power of these thunder cannons."

Li Fengke was so excited that he nodded in agreement.

Immediately, the fifth prince let out a breath of relief.

"Gurgling..." The sudden sound of his stomach interrupted their conversation.

The fifth prince scratched the back of his head and smiled shyly.

"I'm looking at the food at the door. Is it prepared for you?"

Li Yunxing turned to look at the plate of steamed buns and side dishes on the floor. Even the lowest eunuchs and maids in the palace would not eat so poorly.

"This steamed bun..." Li Fengke swallowed and nodded awkwardly, "I spent all my salary to buy wood, and there is nothing they can do."

This is the fifth prince. Even if he is bullied, he still has to excuse others.

"Really?" Li Yunxing's voice was stern.

"Who dares to deprive the prince of his food?"

As soon as these words came out, both of their faces turned pale.

One of them raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, lowered his head and didn't know what to say.

Li Yunxing looked at the surroundings and frowned slightly, "You have lived in the mansion for so long, why don't you even have a palace maid?"

"I……"

Seeing that the prince was angry, Li Yunxing naturally did not dare to say that of course there were palace maids, but since he had been living in seclusion for many years, they were used to it, so they might be enjoying themselves somewhere today.

Li Yunxing knew when he looked like this that he must be used to being harsh.

"Fifth Emperor Brother, do you still remember what I said to you?" Li Yunxing's face was solemn, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking in his heart.

Li Fengke was stunned, "What does the prince mean?"

Li Yunxing's eyes were sharp and his tone was serious, "Don't forget that you are also a prince. If anyone can bully you, then who will protect Concubine Wan?"

Li Fengke lowered his head, pursed his lips tightly, and refused to speak.

Li Yunxing saw this and sighed, "Fifth Emperor Brother, I know that you don't like the rules in the palace, but as a man, you must take responsibility, otherwise how can you live up to Concubine Wan?"

Li Fengke slowly raised his head and clenched his fists tightly. After a long while, he slowly opened his mouth and said, "That's what the prince said."

"Now, I want you to execute them all."

His words were like awakening and enlightenment, which shocked Li Fengke. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Li Yunxing.

"Your Highness, they only need a small punishment and don't have to suffer this serious crime!"

Li Fengke couldn't bear it. After all, he had grown up. Although he was ridiculed and ridiculed by the palace maids and eunuchs on weekdays, he still had good thoughts and could not really make a ruthless decision.

Li Yunxing shook his head, the fifth prince was still too cowardly.

"They are all people who serve their master, but you allow your slaves to abuse your master. If word spreads about it, wouldn't it make people laugh? What's more, the behavior of these people is inherently treasonous."

Li Yunxing looked at the two stunned eunuchs and said calmly: "Dispose according to the laws and regulations, and do not bend the law for personal gain."

The two eunuchs fell to their knees and kowtowed as hard as they could.

"Please forgive me, Your Highness! I am just following orders, and I will never treat you harshly in the slightest!"

"Prince, please be merciful! I have been in the palace since I was a child, and my parents, brothers and sisters at home rely on my maid to support you. Please be lenient!"

Li Yunxing snorted coldly without any emotion.

"I just want to ask you, how long have you served the fifth prince?"

The two men hurriedly replied: "It has been more than ten years since I returned to Your Highness."

"Ten years..." Li Yunxing smiled, "It seems that in these ten years, you have made a lot of money."

"According to the law of the Wu Dynasty, the prince was given eight hundred taels of silver every year, hundreds of brocades of various kinds, thirty mink furs, several huks of pearls, and three sets of gold and jade jewelry. The annual gold and silver total amounted to tens of thousands of taels.

silver."

"Besides, the prince's daily food is provided independently and is not included in the annual salary. But you are really going against the grain by giving these things to the fifth prince?"

Li Yunxing broke up the salary and food expenses in the palace, crushed them into pieces, and told them so that they could understand the facts.

"My slave is wrong! This slave deserves to die!" The two of them were crying and kowtowed to beg for mercy.

Just because Li Fengke lived in confusion does not mean that Li Yunxing knew nothing about the palace's accounts.

On the contrary, because of the Jingzhou incident, Li Yunxing went through all the accounts in the palace and knew every expenditure and income clearly.

Therefore, Li Yunxing already knew how much money these two people had embezzled.

The two eunuchs had no idea that His Highness the Crown Prince was such a shrewd person before. Now that they were exposed, they couldn't help but shrink a little.

Li Yunxing pointed at the old eunuch, "The jade ring you are wearing on your hand, if I remember correctly, was one of the tributes presented to Emperor Wu in Xixia last year. Each prince was assigned a different tribute. The fifth prince's

It’s this piece of mutton-fat jade, worth thousands of gold.”

When the old eunuch heard this, he collapsed to the ground with a thud and trembled all over.

The fifth prince had never been interested in these jade, gold and silver items, and most of them were left in boxes to gather dust.

Over time, they changed from petty theft to upright theft.

"Slave..." The old eunuch wanted to explain something, but was silenced by fear.
Chapter completed!