Chapter 90

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At this moment, instead of an airplane, a tangerine-red hot air balloon appeared on the phone screen, comparable to an airplane!

Zhao Chen looked at the hot air balloon displayed on the screen, his heart almost tearing with emotion. It was so hard! So incredibly hard! Just when he had only one last chance, he actually managed to draw a hot air balloon. Although it wasn't an airplane, what difference did it make?

Below the tangerine-red hot air balloon, a line of text appeared: "Do you want to claim it?"

Zhao Chen's fingers trembled as he was about to press the button, but at the last moment, he suddenly came to his senses. If he pressed it, who knew what would happen? It would be strange if it didn't directly topple the study!

Since he had a hot air balloon, what was he waiting for? Zhao Chen held his phone, stood up, pushed open the door of the study, and came to the courtyard of the back house. When he bought this courtyard, it occupied a large area, and only a few rooms were built in the back house, leaving a large empty space.

When Zhao Chen first saw this empty space, he planned to transplant some trees in the summer and place a reclining chair there to enjoy the cool.

But who could have thought that life was so unpredictable? The place he planned to use for cooling off in the summer had now become the place from which he would leave Chang'an. Life was truly unpredictable!

At this moment, the back house was empty. After confirming that the door was tightly closed, Zhao Chen came to the empty space, took a deep breath, took out his phone, aimed it at the empty space, and pressed the "claim" button.

The moment he pressed the button, a huge ripple suddenly appeared on the previously empty ground, just like the ripple that appeared every time Zhao Chen successfully bought something in the supermarket. However, this time, the ripple made Zhao Chen, who was familiar with it, draw a sharp breath.

The ripple lasted for a few seconds and slowly faded away. At the moment it disappeared, a huge hot air balloon appeared in front of Zhao Chen. The tangerine-red balloon was connected to a basket below, with a brass duck's beak at the bottom, connected to a tube that extended into the basket, which should be a propane tank.

As soon as the hot air balloon appeared, it began to tilt because it was not fixed below. The part of the balloon above the roof slowly tilted to one side due to the wind.

"Damn!" Seeing this, Zhao Chen didn't dare to hesitate. He ran forward without hesitation, jumped lightly, and grabbed the edge of the basket with both hands. With another effort, he climbed into the basket.

He couldn't see the inside of the basket clearly from the outside. Once he entered the basket, Zhao Chen was immediately stunned. How thoughtful! Everything was prepared: high-pressure gauges, temperature gauges, speed gauges, and even cotton long-sleeved shirts, long pants, and hats. The service attitude was definitely worthy of praise.

The balloon was still tilting, and Zhao Chen didn't have time to put on the clothes. He turned the ignition valve. Then he heard a "boom." In the huge explosion, a flame about four to five meters high suddenly spewed out.

Even though Zhao Chen was mentally prepared, he was still startled by the huge explosion and immediately grabbed the basket's ropes tightly.

The flame slowly decreased from four to five meters in height, and the tilted balloon gradually straightened up until it was vertical above the basket.

"What... what is that?" After Qin Ming and Ma Zhou were driven out of the back house, they were standing under the eaves, listening to Qin Ming talk about what had just happened in the palace. At this moment, a servant of the Zhao family, standing opposite them, suddenly stared blankly at the roof behind them, his face showing a look of shock, and he shouted in surprise.

"What?" Zhang Lu's eyebrows furrowed as he looked at the shocked servant, walking over while speaking. When he reached the servant's side and turned to look at the roof behind him, his face suddenly twitched as if he had a seizure.

"What's going on?" Qin Ming, who was initially indifferent, suddenly ran to Zhang Lu's side when he saw Zhang Lu's shocked expression, looking back with the same shocked expression, his face twitching.

More and more people in the Zhao family began to look in the direction of the back house, their faces twitching as if they had seizures.

At this moment, a huge balloon appeared in the back house. Due to the angle, everyone could only see the upper part of the huge balloon. Even so, everyone was shocked, their mouths wide open, filled with awe.

"Quick... quick, go see the young lord!" Qin Ming was the first to react, shouting and running towards the back house. Unfortunately, due to the extreme shock, his body was weak, and he stumbled and crawled, taking much longer than usual.

However, just as Qin Ming reached the door of the back house and was about to push it open, a huge explosion suddenly came from inside, startling him and causing him to fall to the ground.

The temperature inside the balloon was rapidly rising: 50 degrees, 60 degrees... 90 degrees. When it reached 100 degrees, Zhao Chen pulled the exhaust rope, and the excess air was expelled from the balloon, increasing the air density, causing the balloon to start ascending.

Five meters, ten meters. Zhao Chen looked up at the flame spewing from above, occasionally glancing down at the temperature gauge and the ascent speed gauge in the basket. The ascent speed was four meters per second, which was normal.

"Little lord! That's the little lord!" At a height of thirty meters, the balloon had already risen high above the ground. The people gathered outside the house watched as the huge balloon slowly ascended. When the balloon finally rose completely, revealing the basket and Zhao Chen inside, everyone was shocked again, their mouths wide open, and they shouted in surprise.

"He said he could leave! He really has a way to leave!" Liu Cheng, his mouth wide open, looked at the slowly ascending huge balloon and Zhao Chen in the basket below, suddenly remembering what Zhao Chen had said: "Even if I want to leave, who can stop me?" He couldn't help but repeat it softly.

"Mr. Zhao once said that when the study of physics reaches its peak, people can fly in the sky, and ships can dive underwater!" Liu Hu'er, standing next to Liu Cheng, looked at Zhao Chen on the hot air balloon with a fascinated expression, remembering what Zhao Chen had said, and murmured softly, just like his father.

In the Taiji Hall, the grand assembly did not end because of Zhao Chen's departure. At this moment, Li Er was in the Taiji Hall, granting titles to his meritorious subjects. The old generals who had followed him, such as Cheng Yaojin and Qin Shubao, were all promoted from barons to dukes. Even Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were promoted to dukes, and as the emperor's brother-in-law, Changsun Wuji was no exception.

Li Er was clear about rewards and punishments and strove to be perfect in this regard. After happily rewarding the meritorious subjects, he then turned serious and targeted the Li clan.

When the uprising in JinYang began, to persuade the Li clan, Li Yuan promised them many benefits. After establishing the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan kept his promise and showered the Li clan with titles and positions.

However, while Li Yuan was happy and kept his promise, the problem was that many of the Li clan were incompetent. Some were just holding positions without doing anything. If this continued, the titles of the Tang Dynasty would become worthless.

Therefore, Li Er targeted these people. With one blow, the titles granted by Li Yuan were revoked. Those with any merit had their titles reduced by one level, and those with no merit had their titles completely revoked.

Just as Li Er was exerting his imperial authority in the Taiji Hall, an old eunuch entered the hall without waiting for Li Er's summons and floated to Li Er's desk.

Under the watchful eyes of the ministers in the hall, the old eunuch reported something to Li Er with a shocked expression. Li Er, who had been frowning, suddenly changed his expression and stood up from his seat in shock, looking at the old eunuch with a shocked expression and asking, "Really?"

The old eunuch, still with a shocked look in his eyes, nodded and said, "At this moment, the balloon is still in the sky above Chang'an. Your Majesty can see it as soon as you step out of the Taiji Hall!"

With a "bang," Li Er pushed the desk in front of him and almost ran out of the hall.

The ministers in the hall were stunned by Li Er's sudden action. Although they didn't know what had happened, they understood the old eunuch's last words: a balloon was floating in the sky above Chang'an.

Seeing Li Er run out of the hall, the ministers were slightly stunned but then also stood up and ran out of the hall.

At this moment, not only in the Taiji Hall, but also in the Liangyi Hall where Changsun was, Li Yuan's palace, and the entire palace, and even the entire city of Chang'an, people were walking out of their doors, looking up at the tangerine-red balloon slowly floating in the sky above Chang'an with shocked expressions.

"Is that really from Zhao Chen?" Li Er stood under the eaves of the Taiji Hall, looking up at the hot air balloon still circling in the sky, and after a long time, he turned his head with a shocked expression and asked the old eunuch.

"Yes!" The old eunuch, still in disbelief, dared not hide anything and recounted in detail how he had seen Zhao Chen standing on the hot air balloon and slowly ascending.

When the study of physics reaches its peak, people can fly in the sky, and ships can dive underwater!

At this moment, the eaves of the Taiji Hall were filled with ministers. Everyone heard the old eunuch's words clearly. When they heard that the tangerine-red balloon had risen from the Zhao family and that Zhao Chen was sitting in it, their faces showed shock, and they suddenly remembered the phrase Zhao Chen had said countless times!

"Let him roll down!" The phrase flashed through Li Er's mind, and he clenched his fists tightly, feeling as if something had hit his chest hard. He looked at the hot air balloon in the sky above Chang'an with a terrifying gaze and shouted hoarsely.

"Your Majesty, it's too late!" Qin Shubao, looking at the hot air balloon floating in the sky above Chang'an, suddenly had tears in his eyes. He had not understood Zhao Chen's feelings when he turned and left, thinking Zhao Chen was just very disappointed.

However, seeing the balloon floating in the sky above Chang'an, he finally understood Zhao Chen's feelings. It must have been a sense of despair after enduring countless injustices!

This child, who understood the benefits of physics better than anyone, had seen the benefits of physics. Even if he had to endure countless injustices in the Tang Dynasty, he had tirelessly promoted physics. But what was the result? The result was that he was repeatedly hurt by everyone and finally left in complete despair!

Cheng Yaojin punched the pillar next to him, his face twitching, his eyes filled with a murderous look, but he didn't know who to vent his anger on, just breathing heavily.