"Your Majesty, the prince of Zhennan has arrived."
In the east room of Chang'an Palace, Eunuch Liu respectfully addressed the emperor.
The emperor said angrily, "Let him in."
It has been more than two hours since he announced Xiao Yi's entry into the palace, no matter how you think about it, you know that that brat didn't stay in the mansion properly at all! Otherwise, it would be impossible to delay for so long!
Eunuch Liu asked the little servant to go out to announce people, and after a while Xiao Yi entered the Dongji room, before he could salute, a wolf pen full of ink was thrown at him, Xiao Yi did not dodge, let the pen It fell on his body, leaving a black ink mark on his clothes. Xiao Yi was about to speak when he suddenly paused and stared at Nangong Yue who was standing beside the desk, grinding for the emperor.
Why is the stinky girl here?!
Nangong Yue raised her head and smiled at him, with a hint of coquettishness in the corners of her raised lips, she just looked at him so charmingly.
Nangong Yue also did not expect to meet Xiao Yi here, because the emperor was in a hurry to get into the palace because she was in a bad mood. Just as he calmed down for the emperor's acupuncture treatment, Xiao Yi arrived.
Xiao Yi's thoughts turned quickly, he originally wanted to take this opportunity to continue to anger the emperor, but now that the stinky girl is here, if he annoys the emperor, he might implicate her. In a short while, Xiao Yi had an idea, he looked at the emperor worriedly, and asked with a considerate look: "Uncle Emperor, what's bothering you?"
The emperor was taken aback. No one had ever asked him so bluntly if he was in a bad mood, because he was a monarch, and the monarch and his subjects were always distinguished, even between father and son, and between husband and wife.
Although it was just a simple sentence, the worry in Xiao Yi's eyes was obvious, which was enough to represent his pure heart.
The emperor had a stomach full of anger at first, but it gradually subsided a little at this time. With his face still stern, he picked up the secret report on the table, threw it directly at Xiao Yi, and said in a deep voice, "Look for yourself!"
Xiao Yi picked up the secret report on the ground and read it, but in fact he had already heard the content of the secret report from Guan Yubai.
"Uncle Emperor, this..." Xiao Yi said with a look of disbelief, "Grandfather once warned that Nanman is cunning and has no integrity at all, so you must not trust them easily. How can my father be so confused!"
"Your father is so confused!" The emperor became angry when he mentioned Zhennan King Xiao Shen, "If the southern border cannot be kept, let's see how he will explain to me! To all the people in the world!"
"Uncle Emperor." Xiao Yi said eagerly, "Southern Border is the barrier of Dayu, we must not lose it."
"I also know that the southern border cannot be lost. But look at what your father and king have done?!" The emperor became more and more angry, "Now that the battle of Changdi has not subsided, even if I want to send troops to slow down the southern border. Borderlands are difficult! What's more, your father, if I send troops there, he thinks that I am going to seize southern borders." Saying this, the emperor was angry for a while, and on the other hand, he wanted to test Xiao Yi glanced.
He narrowed his eyes and looked at Xiao Yi, and saw Xiao Yi said angrily: "Southern Xinjiang is a part of Dayu, how can father think so. Don't worry, uncle emperor, I will see my father in the future. I will definitely have a good talk with him.”
The emperor was feeling relieved by Xiao Yi's words. At this time, Nangong Yue who was standing by the side suddenly put down the ink in his hand, and asked with fear in his eyes: "Your Majesty, do you want A Yi to go back to Nangong?" Jiang, lead troops to fight?"
The emperor frowned and asked, "Girl Yue, why do you think so?"
"Your Majesty...something happened in southern Xinjiang. Ah Yi is the heir of Zhennan Prince. Isn't it a matter of course that he will return to Southern Xinjiang to hold the battle?" Nangong Yue's eyelashes trembled slightly, and tears rolled in her eyes, "But, but Your Majesty, Ah It is too dangerous for Yi to go back to Southern Border at this time."
"Ah Yue." Xiao Yi realized what Nangong Yue was going to do, and immediately wanted to stop it. But the emperor raised his hand to stop him, and asked with scrutiny: "You don't want Brother Yi to go back to Southern Border?"
Nangong Yue walked to the desk, faced the emperor, knelt down, raised her head and said, "Your Majesty, Yaoguang dare not interfere with military affairs, but..." She bit her lip and said firmly, "If the Emperor has decided to let When the eldest son returns to southern Xinjiang, please allow the eldest son and Yaoguang to advance their wedding date."
The emperor never expected that she would mention the wedding date, he couldn't help being a little bit astonished, and blurted out: "Yue girl?!"
"Your Majesty, Yue'er can stay at her own request when she is in the hunting palace. But if A Yi goes to the battlefield, how can Yue'er be accompanied by a girl. The battlefield is dangerous and life and death are unpredictable... Your Majesty, the Nangong family has never had a remarried daughter. "
The emperor was a little shocked, "the Nangong family has never had a remarried daughter", Nangong Yue said this when she asked to stay in Liegong, so she was willing to accompany her life and death regardless of the danger of her illness. But this time, if Xiao Yi went to the southern border, it would still be an unpredictable ending... This little girl is still so steadfast.
The marriage of these two children was what he was referring to. Seeing them and He Meimei, he was also very happy from the bottom of his heart, but...
The emperor suddenly frowned. He thought of one thing. If brother Yi and girl Yue got married in advance, the young couple had such a deep relationship. Yue girl is still in the capital. In this way, there is no need to worry about whether Brother Yi will come back after returning to Southern Xinjiang. It solved one of his big problems.
It's just that the trip to Nanjiang is too risky after all, and he is not at ease if Brother Yi really wants to go back.
The emperor pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and said, "Get up, girl Yue.... I have no plans to let brother Yi go back to southern Xinjiang."
Nangong Yue moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something more, but she swallowed the words in the end, and stood up with a worried expression on her face.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor sent them away, "It's getting dark soon. Let Brother Yi take you back."
"Yes! Your Majesty."
The two saluted and exited together.
In the silent palace, only the footsteps of the two of them followed each other step by step.
After walking out of Chang'an Palace, Xiao Yi finally couldn't help but said: "Stinky girl, you..."
Nangong Yue looked at him with clear eyes, and said seriously, "Deliberately annoying the emperor in order to return to the southern border is only a temporary strategy, and it is not conducive to the future."
Xiao Yi's plan originally had two steps, one was that on the surface, Xiao Yi annoyed the emperor in order to lose his favor; the other was secretly, Guan Yubai's arrangement... so as to ensure that he could leave the capital. However, as Nangong Yue could think, this is only a temporary strategy, Xiao Yi understands it, and Guan Yubai also understands it. They even knew that this matter could be easily resolved by simply changing someone else's pledge, but no one raised such a well-known matter.
After all, protons are not easy…
Nangong Yue smiled, and said with crooked eyebrows: "You and I have made an engagement, can I still break it? It's just ahead of time..." She paused, looked into his eyes and said, "... A Yi , now that the matter is up to now, the emperor will definitely let you go back. So, you must come back safely... I will stay in the capital and wait for you."
Xiao Yi also stared at her, and assured her: "I will!" He will definitely come back unscathed, and will never let his stinky girl be sad...
He held her hand, and neither of them spoke, they walked towards the palace gate together.
However, at this time, silence is better than sound...
…
Shengshou is approaching day by day, and Jingzhaofu Yin has been trembling every day recently, unable to sleep at night, fearing that something will happen to the king and disturb the emperor's interest, then it is his own bad luck!
For this reason, the governor of Jingzhao asked the government servants to strengthen the patrols in the capital.
Most of the common people are well-informed and self-conscious, but there are also those ignorant elm bumps, such as a girl surnamed Li, who kneels at the intersection of South Street every day, washes her face with tears, and begs everyone to pay her respects for her dead father. Redressing grievances... attracts countless people to watch and discuss every day.
Yin of Jingzhao Mansion really had a big head, after thinking and thinking, he sent someone to "invite" that Miss Li over, and offered him food and drink, planning to get through the holy birthday first...
After another half a month, the emperor's fortieth birthday finally arrived.
Although it is the emperor's holy birthday, the early court is still unavoidable, so Nangong Qin Tian has already left the door before dawn.
Among the female family members of the Nangong family, only Nangong Yue and Su Shi were eligible to attend the birthday banquet in the palace, so early in the morning, the female family members of the mansion sent them to the second gate.
After a farewell, Nangong Yue was about to help Mrs. Su get into the carriage, when a maid hurriedly came to report: "Old lady, third girl, the third son-in-law is here."
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Nangong Yue, Xiao Yi came over purposely, obviously to pick Nangong Yue to go to the palace together. His move is naturally a sign of the importance he attaches to Nangong Yue, Lin's heart likes it more and more.
After a while, a servant led Xiao Yi over, Xiao Yi greeted Su Shi, Lin Shi and others with a smile, and said: "Grandmother, Ah Yue, I will pick you up and enter the palace together."
When Su Shi heard this, she immediately smiled and said happily: "Your Majesty, you really have a heart." As she spoke, she thought of something, and warned with the tone of an elder, "I also heard that the emperor punished you for thinking about it. Don't think my wife is annoying, my son, you should think twice about what you do in the future, and don't make the emperor angry again."
Xiao Yi responded with a smile: "Grandma taught me the lesson, I remember it."
Su felt very satisfied with Xiao Yi's respect for himself, nodded in relief and said: "Okay, this is a good boy." Then he said, "Okay, it's getting late, we should set off too." After finishing speaking He got into the carriage with the help of the maid.
Nangong Yue said goodbye to Mrs. Lin, nodded to Xiao Yi with a smile, and got on her Zhulun carriage.
Su's carriage and Nangong Yue's Zhulun carriage drove out of Nangong Mansion one by one, and set off for the imperial palace.
Today, even God is beautiful, the weather is clear and cloudless.
Almost the whole capital took action for the emperor's 40th birthday. Along the way, after passing through Xinjiekou, you can see a continuous line of colorful squares, with colorful walls, colorful corridors, opera platforms, singing platforms, and lanterns. There are countless squares, lamp towers, lamp corridors, dragon sheds, and lamp sheds. There are temples along the way, a large celebration altar, and big characters such as "Longevity without borders" and "Tianzi Wannian" made of colored silk appear impressively on the walls of the way. , Looking along the way, the gold and green are shining together, the brocade is staggered, the lights are bright and the candles are full, and the mist is dense. It seems that it is more lively and prosperous than the Spring Festival.
Xiao Yi escorted Nangong Yue and Su's carriage on horseback until they reached the gate of the palace before leaving.
Xiao Yi was led to the Hall of Supreme Harmony by the servants, while Nangong Yue and Su Shi were led by the maids to Fengluan Palace first, to greet the queen.
Coincidentally, the second princess was also there, and her face was still covered with a thick veil, making it difficult for people to see the extent of the injury on her face.
"See Empress Empress, Your Highness Second Princess."
Nangong Yue saluted the queen with impeccable etiquette. Even if she didn't raise her head, she could still clearly feel the venomous gaze projected on her by the second princess.
Nangong Yue chose to turn a blind eye and exchanged a few words with the queen with a smile, and the queen ordered the maid to take Nangong Yue and Su Shi to the side hall to rest first.
"Empress mother, son minister first..."
Later came the voice of the second princess who wanted to leave with an excuse, but was interrupted by the queen nonchalantly: "Haoxue, it's rare for you to be so filial. You are willing to stay here with the queen mother. You have grown up and become sensible."
The empress buckled down her big hat of "filial piety", and the second princess had no choice but to sit back.
Nangong Yue hooked the corners of her lips, as if nothing had happened, she supported Su Shi and continued to walk forward.
In the side hall, many married women were chatting together in twos and threes. When they saw Nangong Yue and Mrs. Su entering the hall, there was a sudden silence. The wives with lower ranks got up and saluted Nangong Yue. "Afterwards, it was only then that they talked and laughed on their own.
The maid led Nangong Yue and Su Shi to an empty seat and sat down, and served tea and snacks.
Suddenly, a female voice came from not far away: "Mrs. Xuan Ping, I remember that your mansion and Nangong mansion got married, right?"
One sentence made a lot of eyes turn to Mrs. Xuan Pingbo. Since the two families are relatives, Mrs. Xuan Pingbo didn't say hello. Could it be...
Those speculative gazes made Madam Xuan Ping feel extremely uncomfortable. Although she had nothing to do with Nangong Mansion, since Su Qingping married into Uncle Xuan Ping's Mansion, nothing good happened in the mansion, let alone Mrs. Nangong Mansion's nephew still... Thinking of Zhao Ziang, Mrs. Xuan Ping couldn't help showing resentment.
But on such an occasion, people can't make people laugh, Madam Xuan Ping could only stand up and walk over as if nothing had happened.
After the two parties met with no grievances, the atmosphere became awkward. Mrs. Xuan Ping rolled her eyes and asked deliberately: "Old Mrs. Nangong, why is the eldest lady in the house still ill?"
As soon as Mrs. Zhao was mentioned, Mrs. Su's face stiffened for a moment, and then she said calmly: "She is not in good health and needs to rest."
Mrs. Xuan Ping's eyes flashed, knowing that there must be something wrong, she sighed: "The eldest lady in the house has been ill for more than a year, right? The princess's medical skills are so good, can't he be cured?"
Nangong Yue brushed the sleeves embroidered with dark patterns of lotus leaves as if nothing had happened, and said, "Thank you, Mrs. Uncle, for your concern. My aunt's illness just needs to rest for a while."
"That's right. It's a bit of a disease. It's not that you can completely recover after taking a side drug and an injection." Mrs. Xuan Pingbo nodded with emotion, "It's like Pei Shizi..." As she spoke, she let out a low cry, as if she had noticed As if he had said something wrong, he covered his mouth with a veil embarrassingly.
Su's expression froze slightly, but she was not good at arguing with her.
Mrs. Xuan Ping laughed secretly in her heart, lowered her voice and said: "Old Mrs. Nangong, you and I are also considered relatives, that's why I told you. I heard from our uncle that yesterday there was a censor who wanted to abolish Prince Pei The position of the crown prince, change the second son Pei to be the crown prince..."
Nangong Yue frowned slightly. Although she had heard that the second wife of the Pei family wanted to fight for the position of the son of the prince, she never expected that the trouble would come before the emperor so soon.
Madam Xuan Ping continued: "Of course our uncle strongly opposes it..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard a soft voice from the side: "That's really thanks to Uncle Lu and Mrs. Lu."
Nangong Yue followed the sound, but saw that Mrs. Jian Anbo and Nangong Cheng walked up to them at some point. Nangong Cheng's complexion looked pretty good, Nangong Yue hurriedly nodded to her.
Mrs. Jian'anbo looked a little haggard, even with makeup on her face, it was difficult to hide the blue shadows under her eyes, and her eyes looked a little bit bleak.
Nangong Yue secretly sighed in her heart. That's right, with Pei Yuanchen's current appearance, he may not even be able to secure his position as the heir apparent, so it's no wonder that Mrs. Jian Anbo is anxious.
Madam Xuan Ping looked a bit embarrassed, but she quickly calmed down, and she didn't say anything wrong, what is there to be guilty of?!
She said nonchalantly: "Madam Pei, don't be so polite... Our two families are also considered relatives, so we should help each other." Mrs. Xuan Pingbo's son Lu Yan married Su's niece Su Qingping, and Mrs. Jian'an's son married Su's His granddaughter Nangong Cheng, the two families are not relatives who are turning a corner.
Mrs. Xuan Pingbo sighed and said again: "I also know that Ma'am feels uncomfortable... I think back then, my family's Yan'er was abolished as the heir apparent, but it really hurt me like a heart-pounding pain."
If it weren't for so many pairs of eyes watching, if it wasn't for the emperor's birthday today, Mrs. Jian Anbo would have almost lost her face. To compare the notorious Lu Yan with her son, how can Lu Heng compare to her Chen'er
Mrs. Xuan Pingbo also noticed that Mrs. Jian'anbo's complexion was not good, but she only thought that the other party was worried about Pei Yuanchen's matter, and never thought that others would look down on her son, so she continued to talk endlessly: "But Madam don't need to worry too much, no matter what, the eldest son has already married a wife, as long as the first son is born early, even if the title falls to the second wife for a while, it can only be regarded as an excuse... "
There has been a saying since the previous dynasty, which is called borrowing the title! Usually, the elder brother died early, leaving the youngest son who could not inherit the title, so the emperor decreed that the younger brother should inherit the title first, and the uncle would return the title when the nephew grew up.
Mrs. Xuan Ping's idea sounds good, but once the title falls into the hands of the second wife, how can she be willing to give it back to the elder room easily? With the sons of Nangong Cheng and Pei Yuanchen growing up, it would be more appropriate to pass the title directly to his grandson.
If this really makes the second room borrow the title, then Nangong Cheng will not be regarded as a thorn in his side from now on. Not only will it be difficult for Nangong Cheng to have a child in the future, I am afraid that even if the child is born, it is hard to say whether the child will grow up safely...
Mrs. Xuan Pingbo doesn't understand this truth, she is clearly making sarcastic remarks.
Nangong Cheng stepped forward to salute, looked at Mrs. Xuan Pingbo with clear eyes, and said very sincerely: "The younger generation is very grateful for Madam's experience..."
Mrs. Xuan Pingbo's expression instantly distorted. She kindly gave them advice, but Nangong Cheng satirized herself!...Wait, what does Nangong Cheng mean? Could it be that she knew her son Lu Yan was inhumane, so she...
Mrs. Xuan Pingbo's heart jumped suddenly, her cheeks were burning hot, the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became, and she felt that the eyes around her seemed to be mocking her. She stiffly made an excuse and ran away.
Mrs. Jian Anbo patted Nangong Cheng's hand gently, and the two looked at each other and smiled.
Nangong Yue saw the small movements between them, and there was a smile in her eyes. The eldest sister seemed to get along well with Mrs. Jian Anbo.
After this unpleasant little episode passed, the atmosphere became lively again, everyone chatted and laughed... After chatting in the side hall for a while, a palace lady came to report that it was almost time, ladies and gentlemen. , The girl rushed to the Hall of Supreme Harmony for the banquet.
It was summer, and it was half past unitary hour, but the sky had not yet darkened.
The crowd rushed to the Hall of Supreme Harmony... It wasn't until the time of the garrison that all the civil and military officials and nobles from the family sat down together. At a glance, the entire hall was lined with heads.
Then the servant shouted loudly in a broken voice: "The emperor is here! The queen mother is here! The empress is here!"
Everyone didn't dare to talk and laugh anymore, they all stood up, bowed and waited quietly, and the originally noisy Hall of Supreme Harmony fell silent in an instant.
When the emperor brought the empress dowager and empress into the palace, everyone knelt down and kowtowed: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, empress dowager, empress dowager!"
Then they congratulated the emperor in unison: "May the emperor live forever and be blessed like the East China Sea!"
The emperor was naturally in a good mood today. He laughed and sat down on the big chair carved with dragons and painted gold. He nodded and said, "Good! Good! Let's get flat!"
After everyone was seated again, Eunuch Liu shouted loudly: "The banquet begins!"
Almost at the moment when the words fell, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers "cracked" outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Food, four kinds of dried fruit, four pieces of dried fruit, four pieces of pastry, seven pieces of appetizers, one piece of soup, five pieces of royal dishes... crystal soft candy, spiced cashew nuts, sticky peanuts, sand boat tacui, pipa prawns, tenderness of dragon and phoenix , sesame oil rice paste... all kinds of food are dizzying for everyone to see.
It’s just that no one dares to eat at this moment. Next, the princes, princes, civil and military officials... all celebrated the emperor’s birthday one by one according to their status, and presented their carefully prepared birthday gifts. What is offered by people
All of a sudden, all kinds of antiques and jades, Ruyi jewelry, calligraphy, paintings, sculptures, exotic flowers and plants, and other rare and exotic items were presented to the emperor, all of which were gorgeous and precious. For example, the gifts from the eldest prince include the Longevity Antarctic Star Map, the Pantao Presenting Longevity Map, the Immortals Holding the Sun Map, the Wanshou Jade Cup, the Wanshou Jade Rhinoceros Furnace, the Wannian Ruyi Jade Cup, the Longevity Jade Bottle, and the Shouyi Fan Shiquan utensils, birthday bowls offered by the Eight Immortals, etc. Thirty or forty items, I have already read the servants so much that my mouth is dry, and everyone is drowsy after hearing it.
But the emperor sits on the world, and he sees too many expensive gifts, and his face is always indifferent.
Of course, the eldest prince also noticed the indifference in the emperor's eyes, a glint of haze flashed in his eyes, and he was even more annoyed in his heart.
The most difficult gift in this world is probably the birthday gift presented by the prince to the emperor. It must be filial, but it must not be too expensive and extravagant, but of course it is too ordinary and cheap!
The First Prince had a headache for a month before he drew up this gift list, but obviously he still hadn't figured out the holy intention.
After the first prince presented the gift, it was the turn of the second prince.
The second prince glanced at the first prince indifferently, and thought: With the brains of the elder brother, there is nothing to be afraid of. It seems that my biggest enemy is still the third prince!
Even though he was thinking so in his heart, he remained calm, got up and walked to the center of the hall, and first respectfully wished the emperor his birthday: "I wish my father and emperor a long and boundless life." Then he said with a smile, "My son is not like the elder brother who prepared I have received so many gifts, please don't blame the emperor."
That's what he said, but there was a trace of confidence in his speech, as if he was saying that this gift is more expensive than its abundance.
He took a golden-covered Buddhist scripture from the servant behind him, took a step forward, and held it respectfully with both hands, "I know that my father respects Buddhism. This is the Forty-Two Chapters of the Buddha's Words written by my own hand." , I have recited it a thousand times, praying for my father and Dayu, wishing me Dayu for generations to come!"
This gift was beyond the emperor's expectation, so he gave Eunuch Liu a wink and asked him to present it for a look.
Eunuch Liu hurriedly took the Buddhist scripture and handed it to the emperor carefully.
Seeing this, the second prince Gao Xuan finally let go of his heart a little bit. The behavior of the emperor means that he has given the right thing. Some time ago, because the emperor suddenly paid more attention to the third prince, the second prince realized his mistake and changed his course in time.
Obviously this time, he gave the right gift, which made the emperor feel his "heart".
The second prince calmed down, and continued: "I also prepared a Jade Buddha for my father, and I asked the former abbot of Bailong Temple, Master Mi Guang, to consecrate it." After the current presiding officer, he has not appeared to speak about Buddhism for more than ten years, and there are even rumors that Master Mi Guang has become a living Buddha. The second prince really took a lot of effort to invite this master to consecrate him.
The emperor flipped through the Buddhist scriptures in his hand, and saw that it was indeed the second prince's handwriting, and seeing that the edge of the paper had indeed been read many times, he felt a little satisfied, and said: "The second prince has a heart."
The emperor's words deliberately made the second prince's heart jump for joy, and he hurriedly said: "It's good that the father can understand the filial piety of the son and minister."
Following the second prince, he saluted and retreated to his seat, at the same time, he glanced at the third prince Han Lingfu indistinctly from the corner of his eyes. He was proud of himself, thinking that he would undoubtedly win this time, but he didn't expect that Han Lingfu still had a slight smile on his face, with a personable, confident and calm appearance.
The second prince's heart sank, could it be that the third prince prepared some gift to compare himself to
Impossible! He immediately said to himself, Royal Father has never seen such a rare treasure, apart from "heart", what else can Royal Father look at differently
Thinking of this, the second prince settled down again, thinking that the third prince was just pretending to be calm. No matter what the other party sent, anyway, we will find out soon!
Under the eyes of everyone, Han Lingfu walked to the place where the second prince was standing just now. First, he congratulated the emperor on his birthday like others, and then he confessed his crime: "Report to the emperor, my son brought a sharp weapon into the palace without authorization today. I also ask Father to forgive me!"
As soon as he said this, everyone in the hall was stunned, and naturally knew that the third prince's words were definitely not for a simple apology.
Suppress first and then raise, the third prince must have another move.
The emperor also got a little bit interested, raised his hand and said: "I forgive you for your innocence."
"Thank you, father." Han Lingfu bowed and said, "I also ask my father to allow you to present this thing into the palace!"
It seems that the third prince is going to offer some rare and precious military weapon this time!
At this moment, both the emperor and other people in the palace almost thought so.
After getting the emperor's consent, a guard entered the palace holding a gold-lacquered mahogany box in both hands, walked behind Han Lingfu, and saluted the emperor respectfully.
Han Lingfu personally opened the mahogany box and took out a bow and crossbow. He knew that the emperor was suspicious by nature, so he only took the crossbow and left the iron arrow in the box.
The emperor only glanced at it, and was convinced that it was just a bow and crossbow. It looked slightly different from ordinary bows and crossbows, but it was by no means a rare item, so he lost interest.
Han Lingfu was not in a hurry, and took out the redrawn bow and crossbow blueprint from the box, and asked Eunuch Liu to present it.
Seeing this, the emperor couldn't help but look at Han Lingfu with a smile on his face, and asked: "Sir, this bow and crossbow can really shoot twelve arrows in a row, and the range can reach 800 steps?" If it is true, After all, the fighting power of Dayu's army will be greatly enhanced, and there will be no disaster like last year's Xirong!
As soon as this sentence came out, it immediately shocked the officials, especially those military officials. They know the weight of this sentence best. This conventional crossbow can fire five arrows at most, and the range is less than five hundred steps.
The second prince's complexion suddenly sank, but Han Lingfu's mouth curled slightly, and he said confidently: "Father, my son has already tested it, and the range is only a little bit longer."
"Okay!" The emperor was even more delighted when he heard the words, and hurriedly told Eunuch Liu, "Huai Ren, hurry up and arrange someone to test the shooting, I want to see it with my own eyes."
Eunuch Liu gave orders immediately. At this time, Marquis Wei Yang stood up and asked Ying, "Your Majesty, can I have this new bow and crossbow?"
Of course the emperor was right.
After Eunuch Liu was ready, the emperor couldn't wait to lead everyone out of the palace to try shooting.
In the open space outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, several palace guards had already set up five or six archery targets.
With the assistance of Han Lingfu's subordinate, Wei Yanghou set up twelve iron arrows on the crossbow, and then aimed at the unexpected target of seven or eight hundred steps...
"Swoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..."
The sound of arrows piercing through the air, which was so sharp that the female relatives felt chills, turned into afterimages that could hardly be caught by the naked eye, and immediately saw several iron arrows on one of the targets.
There was an uproar!
"Sure enough, it has a range of 800 paces! Good! That's great!" The emperor laughed heartily, his face flushed, and he praised loudly without hesitation, "Three emperors, you have done a good job and have made great contributions to the community. I must reward you well !"
The emperor's repeated praises made Han Lingfu look happy. He forced himself to restrain his joy and said respectfully: "This is all because of the good teaching of the father. As a prince, I should do my best for me."
"Third emperor, I am so relieved that you have such thoughts!" The emperor sighed in relief.
Seeing the power of this new bow and crossbow is so powerful, the civil and military ministers were also overjoyed, discussing in whispers, only the second and third princes looked gloomy, as if they had eaten their stomachs badly.
"Your Majesty," Marquis Weiyuan looked at the crossbow in his hand excitedly, then presented the crossbow to the emperor respectfully, and praised, "This crossbow has a long range, fast winding, and can fire twelve arrows in a row. Saved a lot of time…”
For the battlefield, it is time to fight, even if it is just a snap of the fingers, it is related to hundreds or even thousands of lives!
The emperor grew up on horseback, and fought with the late emperor when he was young, so he didn't know this truth. He took the crossbow and looked at it as if he had found a treasure, his eyes were shining brightly.
Han Lingfu walked up to the emperor, cupped his hands and said, "Imperial father, I think this bow and crossbow can be popularized and used in the battle against Changdi!"
"What Your Highness the Third Prince said is true, this crossbow will definitely destroy Changdi!" Uncle Xuan Ping immediately went out to agree, and then said beamingly, "My minister congratulates the emperor, congratulates the emperor, this is really a heavenly weapon, and it will soon The whole world must submit to the emperor, and only I, Dayu, will follow suit!"
"Father, please ask the Ministry of War to supervise the construction of this crossbow as soon as possible. My son is willing to work for the father and personally escort it to the northern border." Han Lingfu knelt down to petition.
The first prince and the second prince immediately shot at Han Lingfu like lightning. The third prince really had a good plan. If he really sent him a bow and crossbow to the northern border, he would not only be credited for his military achievements, but also So give favor to General Wang and the Northern Border Army in Northern Xinjiang... Maybe you will win over the forces in Northern Xinjiang because of this!
All eyes were on the emperor, waiting for the emperor's decision.
The emperor didn't speak for a while, looked around half a circle, and asked, "Where is An Yihou?"
The emperor's five words made Guan Yubai, who had been silent and low-key, the focus of the audience, and all eyes focused on him.
This is the first time since Guan Yu Bai Chufu appeared in front of everyone, his brows and eyes are gentle, and he doesn't have the vigor of a military commander at all. He stepped forward and calmly bowed to the emperor and said: "The minister is here."
"Marquis An Yi, you used to be a military general. You have fought in the battlefield for many years without defeat. What do you think of this crossbow?" the emperor asked.
Han Lingfu looked at Guan Yubai in surprise, not expecting his father to ask his opinion. Guan Yubai is a bit hard to see through this person, but the father is on his way, so anyone with a wink should agree!
Guan Yubai said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, can I let you take a closer look at this crossbow?"
The emperor immediately handed the crossbow to Eunuch Liu and motioned him to hand it over to Guan Yubai.
Then the audience fell silent, and everyone else was silent. Watching Guan Yubai look at the crossbow over and over again several times, then pulled the bowstring again, and finally put on twelve iron arrows, and tried shooting himself. over again.
"Swoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..."
Seeing with their own eyes the miracle created by those twelve iron arrows again, everyone was still shocked.
Guan Yubai handed the crossbow to a servant, slightly raised the corners of his lips, and said calmly: "My Majesty, in my opinion, this is just a well-made gadget. If you want to use it on the battlefield, It's too child's play... "
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