Chapter 924 231 Marriage

"Your Majesty. The Prince of Zhennan has arrived."

In the east room of Chang'an Palace, Eunuch Liu respectfully reported to the emperor.

The emperor said angrily, "Let him in."

It has been more than two full hours since he announced that Xiao Yi entered the palace. No matter how you think about it, you know that the stinky boy did not stay in the palace well! Otherwise, it would never have been possible to delay it for so long!

Eunuch Liu asked the little servant to go out to preach people, and soon Xiao Yi entered the Dongci room. Before he could salute, a wolf pen covered in ink was thrown at him. Xiao Yi did not dodge and let the pen It landed on his body, leaving a black ink mark on his clothes. Just as Xiao Yi was about to speak, his eyes suddenly stopped, and he stared at Nangong Yue who was standing on the side of the desk, grinding for the emperor.

Why is the stinky girl here? !

Nangong Yue raised her head and gave him a slight smile, the corners of her raised lips contained a hint of cuteness, and she looked at him so pretty.

Nangong Yue didn't expect to meet Xiao Yi here, because the emperor was a little bit bad, so she was hurriedly announced to the palace. Xiao Yi arrived just after he had calmed down for the emperor.

Xiao Yi's thoughts turned quickly. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to continue to anger the emperor, but now that stinky girl is here, if he makes the emperor unhappy, I am afraid that she will be implicated. In a short while, Xiao Yi had an idea. He looked at the emperor with a worried look, and asked with a thoughtful look to the younger generation: "Uncle Emperor, but what makes you unhappy?"

The emperor was stunned. No one would ever ask him so bluntly if he was in a bad mood, because he was a monarch, and the monarch and his ministers were always clear, even between fathers, sons, and husbands and wives.

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 fire in his heart, but it gradually disappeared at this time. With his face still stern, he picked up the sealed newspaper 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 in disbelief, "Grandfather once warned that Nanman is cunning and has no integrity, so he must not trust them easily. How could my father be so confused!"

"Your father is so confused!" The emperor was furious when he mentioned Xiao Shen, the king of Zhennan. "If the southern border can't be kept, let's see how he will explain it to me! Explain it to the people of the world!"

"Uncle Emperor." Xiao Yi said eagerly, "Southern Border is a barrier for Dayu, and it must not be lost."

"I also know that the southern border cannot be lost. But do you see what your father and king have done?!" The emperor said 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 Borders are difficult! What's more, if your father, the king, sent troops over, he thought that he was going to take the southern border." Speaking of this, the emperor was angry for a while, but on the other hand, he also wanted to test Xiao Yi took a moment.

He looked at Xiao Yi with narrowed eyes, and saw Xiao Yi said angrily: "Nanjiang is a part of Dayu, how can my father think so. Uncle Emperor, don't worry, 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 moment, 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 return to the south? Jiang, lead troops to fight?"

The emperor frowned and asked, "Yue girl, why do you think so?"

"Your Majesty... something happened to the southern border. Ayi is the prince of Zhennan, isn't it natural that he will return to the southern border to fight?" Nangong Yue's eyelashes trembled slightly, and tears rolled in her eyes, "But, but the emperor, It's too dangerous for Ah Yi to return to the southern border at this time."

"A Yue." Xiao Yi realized what Nangong Yue wanted to do, and immediately wanted to stop it. But the emperor raised his hand to stop him, and asked with a scrutiny: "You don't want Brother Yi to go back to the southern border?"

Nangong Yue walked to the desk, faced the emperor, knelt down, raised her head and said, "Your Majesty. Yaoguang doesn't dare to intervene in military affairs, but..." She bit her lip and said firmly, "If the emperor has decided Let the prince go back to the southern border, and please allow the prince and Yaoguang to get married earlier."

The emperor never thought that she would mention the wedding date, so he couldn't help being a little surprised, and blurted out: "Yue girl?!"

"Your Majesty, Yue'er can ask her to stay when she is in the hunting palace. But if Ayi goes to the battlefield, how can Yue'er and a female accompany. ."

The emperor was a little shocked. "Nangong's family has never had a daughter who remarried." Nangong Yue said that when she asked to stay in the hunting palace. Therefore, she was willing to accompany her life and death regardless of the danger of her illness. And this time, if Xiao Yi goes to the southern border, it will still be an unpredictable outcome... This little girl is still so steadfast.

The marriage of these two children was what he was referring to. Seeing them and He Meimei's appearance, he was also sincerely happy, but...

The emperor suddenly frowned. He thought of one thing. If Brother Yi and Girl Yue got married ahead of time, the young couple would have such a deep relationship. Brother Yi would go back to Nanjiang to replace the King of Zhennan to preside over the overall situation to fight against the southern barbarians. The girl Yue remained in the capital. In this way, I don't have to worry about whether Brother Yi will come back after returning to Southern Border. It solved a big problem for him.

It's just that Nanjiang's group is still too dangerous after all, and he really doesn't feel relieved if Brother Yi is going to go back.

The emperor pondered for a moment, then raised his hand and said, "Get up, girl Yue. . . . I haven't planned to let Brother Yi return to the southern border for the time being."

Nangong Yue moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she swallowed the words and stood up with a worried look on her face.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor sent them away, "It's getting dark. Just let Brother Yi take you back."

"Yes! Your Majesty."

The two bowed and left together.

In the silent palace, only the footsteps of the two of them followed.

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 earnestly, "To deliberately annoy the emperor in order to return to the southern border is only a temporary measure, and it is not conducive to the future."

Xiao Yi's plan originally had two steps. One was on the surface, Xiao Yi would annoy the emperor and lose his holy favor; the other was secretly, Guan Yubai made arrangements...so as to ensure that he could leave the capital. However, as Nangong Yue could think, this was only a temporary solution, Xiao Yi understood, and Guan Yubai also understood. Even they all know that this matter can be easily solved by just changing someone to keep the pledge, but it is such a well-known thing, but no one has brought it up.

After all, protons are not easy...

Nangong Yue smiled, and said with a frown, "You and I have already made a marriage contract, can I still ruin the marriage? It's just early..." She paused, looked into his eyes and said, "... Ayi, the emperor will let you go back now. 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 he will never let his stinky girl be sad...

He held her hand, neither of them said a word, and walked towards the palace gate together.

However, at this time, silence is better than sound...

...

Shengshou is approaching day by day, and the governor of Jingzhao has been trembling every day recently, unable to sleep at night, lest something happen to the king and disturb the emperor's interest, that is, he is unlucky!

To this end, the governor of Jingzhao Prefecture asked the yamen to strengthen the patrol of the royal capital.

Most of the people are knowledgeable and sensible, but there are also elm knots that are ignorant. For example, a girl surnamed Li kneels at the intersection of South Street every day, washes her face with tears, and begs everyone for her dead father. Avenging the grievance... attracts countless people to watch and discuss every day.

The head of the Jingzhao government was really big. After thinking about it again and again, he sent someone to "invite" the girl Li, and served it with delicious food. He planned to survive the holy birthday first...

After another half a month, the emperor's 40th birthday finally came.

Although it was the emperor's holy birthday, the early court was inevitable, so Nangong Qin Tian went out before dawn.

Among the female family members of the Nangong family, only Nangong Yue and the Su family were qualified to attend the birthday banquet in the palace, so early in the morning, the family members of the house sent them to the second gate.

After a goodbye, Nangong Yue was about to help the Su family on the carriage, when a maid hurriedly came to report: "Old Madam, Third Girl, Third Uncle is here."

For a time, everyone's eyes were focused on Nangong Yue, Xiao Yi came here on purpose, apparently to pick up Nangong Yue to go to the palace together. His move was naturally a sign of the importance he attached to Nangong Yue, and Lin shi liked 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, "Grandma, A Yue, I'll pick you up and enter the palace together."

When Su Shi heard this, she immediately smiled and said happily: "Sir, you really have a heart." She thought of something, and warned in the tone of an elder, "I also heard that the emperor punished you for thinking about it. Now. Don't think my wife is annoying, Shizi, you still have to think twice about what you do in the future, but don't make the emperor angry again."

Xiao Yi replied with a smile, "I remember what my grandmother taught me."

Xiao Yi's respect for himself, Su Shi was very satisfied, and nodded with relief: "Okay, this is a good boy." Then he added, "Okay, it's getting late, we should also leave." It was supported by the maid and got on the carriage.

Nangong Yue said goodbye to Mrs. Lin, smiled and nodded at Xiao Yi, and got into his Zhulun car.

Su Clan's carriage and Nangong Yue's Zhu Lun cart drove out of Nangong Mansion in turn, heading for the palace.

Today, even God is beautiful, the weather is sunny and there are no clouds.

Almost the entire royal capital took action for the emperor's 40th birthday. Along the way, after passing through Xinjiekou, you can see the colorful squares one after another, dotted with colorful walls, colorful galleries, drama collection platforms, song platforms, and lights. There are countless squares, lamp towers, lamp corridors, dragon sheds, and lamp sheds. There are temples along the path, and there are large celebration altars. There are also large characters such as "Longevity without borders" and "The Son of Heaven" made of colorful silk on the wall of the path. , All the way, Jin Bi is bright, Jin Qi is wrong, bright lights and candles, foggy, it seems that it is even more lively and prosperous than the Spring Festival.

Xiao Yi rode and escorted Nangong Yue and Su's carriage to the gate of the palace before they separated.

Xiao Yi was led to the Hall of Supreme Harmony by the servants, while Nangong Yue and Mrs Su were led by the palace maids to Fengluan Palace to greet the empress.

It just so happened that the second princess was there, and her face was still covered with a thick veil, so that people couldn't see how the injury on her face was.

"See the Empress, Your Highness the Second Princess."

Nangong Yue saluted the queen with impeccable etiquette. Even if she didn't look up, she could clearly feel the malicious gaze of the second princess projected on her.

Nangong Yue chose to turn a blind eye and answered 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.

"Mother, son first..."

The voice of the second princess who was about to leave with an excuse came from behind, but was interrupted by the queen as if nothing had happened: "Haoxue, it's rare for you to be filial. You are willing to accompany your mother here, and you have grown up and sensible."

The queen's big hat of "filial piety" was buttoned down, and the second princess could only sit back helplessly.

Nangong Yue hooked the corners of her mouth, and casually supported the Su family and continued to walk forward.

In the side hall, many wives gathered together to talk in twos and threes. When they saw Nangong Yue and Mrs Su entering the hall, they suddenly became silent. The ladies with low grades stood up and saluted Nangong Yue. "After that, he started talking and laughing to himself again.

The palace maid led Nangong Yue and Su Shi to a vacant seat and sat down, and then served tea and snacks.

Suddenly, a female voice said not far away: "Mrs. Xuan Ping, I remember that your mansion and Nangong mansion got married, right?"

With just one sentence, many eyes turned to Mrs. Xuan Ping. Since the two families are relatives, Mrs. Xuan Ping did not say hello. Could it be...

Those speculative eyes made Mrs. Xuanping feel extremely uncomfortable. Although she had no grudge against the Nangong Mansion, since Su Qingping married into Uncle Xuanping's mansion, there was nothing good in the mansion, let alone The nephew of the First Lady of Nangong Mansion... Thinking of that Zhao Zi'ang, Uncle Xuan Ping couldn't help but show her resentment.

But on such an occasion, people couldn't be seen as a joke, Mrs. Xuan Ping could only stand up and walk over as if nothing had happened.

After the two parties saw the ceremony without any grudges, the atmosphere became awkward. Mrs. Xuan Ping rolled her eyes and asked deliberately, "Old Madam Nangong, why is the first lady in the house still ill?"

When it came to Zhao Shi, Su Shi's face stiffened for a moment, and then she said lightly: "She is not in good health and needs to rest."

Mrs. Xuan Ping's eyes flickered, knowing that there must be a problem, and sighed: "The eldest lady in the house has been sick for more than a year? The county master's medical skills are so brilliant, can't they be cured?"

Nangong Yue casually flicked the sleeves embroidered with the dark pattern of lotus leaves, and said, "Thank you, Madam Uncle, for your concern. My aunt's illness just needs to rest for a while."

"That's right. It's a little sick. It's not just taking a side drug, but getting a needle can make it completely better." Mrs. Xuan Ping nodded with emotion, "It's like Prince Pei..." She whispered, as if As if realizing that he had said something wrong, he covered his mouth with a handkerchief embarrassedly.

Su shi looked slightly stiff, but it was not easy to argue with her.

Mrs. Xuan Ping secretly laughed in her heart, lowered her voice and said, "Old Mrs. Nangong, you and I are also relatives, so I will tell you. I heard from our uncle that yesterday there was a censor who wanted to abolish Prince Pei. To be the heir, change the second son of Pei as the heir..."

Nangong Yue frowned slightly. Although she had heard that the second room of the Pei family wanted to fight for the throne, she did not expect that the trouble would come to the emperor so quickly.

Mrs. Xuan Ping continued: "Our uncle naturally strongly opposes..."

Before he could finish speaking, he heard a soft voice coming from the side: "That's really a big thank you to Uncle Lu and Madam Lu."

Nangong Yue looked at the sound, but saw that Mrs. Jian'anbo and Nangong Tsang had approached them at some point. Nangong Tsang looked pretty good, and Nangong Yue hurriedly nodded to her.

Mrs. Jian Anbo looked a little haggard. Even with the powder on her face, she couldn't hide the blue shadow under her eyes, and her eyes looked a little gloomy.

Nangong Yue sighed inwardly. Also, with Pei Yuanchen's current appearance, he may not even be able to secure the heirship, so it's no wonder that Mrs. Jian'anbo is anxious.

Mrs. Xuan Ping looked a little embarrassed, but she quickly calmed down. She didn't say anything wrong, why is she guilty? !

She said casually, "Mrs. Pei doesn't have to be so polite... Our two families are also relatives, so we should help each other." Mrs. Xuan Ping's son Lu Yan married Su's niece Su Qingping, and Mrs. Jian'an's son married Su. Shi's granddaughter, Nangong Tsang, is not a relative of the two families.

Mrs. Xuan Ping said again with a look of sigh: "I also know that Mrs. is not in a good mood... Thinking that back then, my family's Yan'er was abolished from the throne, it really made me dig my heart."

If it weren't for so many eyes watching, if it weren't for the emperor Shengshou today, Mrs. Jian'anbo almost didn't turn her face. Even comparing the notorious Lu Yan with her son, what point does Lu Heng compare to her Chen'er?

Mrs. Xuan Ping naturally also noticed that Mrs. Jian'an looked bad, but she only thought that the other party was worried because of Pei Yuanchen's affairs, she never thought that others looked down on her son, and she continued to talk there: "But Madam, don't worry too much, no matter what, the prince has already married a wife, as long as he gives birth to a direct son early, even if the title of the title falls to the second room for a while, it can only be regarded as a borrowed title..."

There has been a saying since the previous dynasty, it is called borrowing jue! Usually, the elder brother died early, leaving the youngest son who could not take the title, so the emperor decreed that the younger brother should take the title first, and when the nephew grew up, the uncle would return the title.

The idea of ​​Mrs. Xuan Ping sounds good, but once the title falls into the hands of the second room, how would she be willing to give it back to the long room easily? As the direct sons of Nangong Tseng and Pei Yuanchen grow up, it is more appropriate to pass the title directly to his grandson.

If this really makes the second room borrow the title, then Nangong Tsang will not be regarded as a thorn in his eyes from now on, not only will it be difficult for Nangong Tsing to give birth to a child in the future, I am afraid that even if the child is born, it is hard to say whether he can grow up safely...

How can Mrs. Xuan Ping not understand this truth, she is clearly speaking sarcastic words.

Nangong Tsang stepped forward to give a salute, looked at Mrs. Xuan Ping with clear eyes, and said very sincerely: "My lady's experience, this junior is very grateful..."

Mrs. Xuan Ping's face distorted instantly. She kindly gave them advice, but Nangong Tsang made fun of herself! ...Wait, what does Nangong Tsang mean? Could it be that she knew that her son Lu Yan was inhumane, so she...

Mrs. Xuan Ping's heart skipped a beat, her cheeks were hot, and the more she thought about it, the more uneasy she became. She felt that all the eyes around her were mocking her. She stiffly made an excuse and fled.

Mrs. Jian'an patted Nangong Tsang's hand gently, and the two smiled at each other.

Nangong Yue saw the small movements between them, and there was a smile in her eyes. It seemed that the eldest sister was getting along well with Mrs. Jian Anbo.

After this unpleasant episode passed, the atmosphere became lively again. Everyone chatted and laughed... After chatting in the side hall for a while, a palace maid came to report, saying that it was almost time, please everyone The lady and the girl rushed to the Hall of Supreme Harmony for a banquet.

It's summer, and it's half past the hour, but the sky hasn't gotten dark yet.

The crowd rushed to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in a mighty way... It was not until the close of the gate that the civil and military officials and nobles from aristocratic families were all seated together. At a glance, the entire hall was filled with rows of heads.

As the servant shouted with a broken male duck voice: "The emperor is here! The queen mother is here! The queen is here!"

No longer dared to joke or laugh, they all stood up, bowed their bodies and waited quietly. The Hall of Supreme Harmony, which had been so noisy, suddenly became quiet.

When the emperor brought the empress dowager and empress into the hall, everyone knelt down and kowtowed: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, empress dowager, long live, long live, queen mother, long live, long live!"

Then they celebrated the emperor's birthday in unison: "I wish the emperor a long life without bounds, blessings like the East China Sea!"

The emperor was naturally in a good mood today. He laughed and sat down on the large golden chair with a carved dragon coat. He nodded and said, "Good! Good!

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 rang out one after another outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony. There are four kinds of dried fruit, four kinds of dried fruit, four kinds of pastry, seven kinds of appetizers, one kind of soup, and five kinds of imperial dishes... crystal fudge, spiced cashew nuts, sticky peanuts, sand boat tread green, pipa prawns, dragon and phoenix Tenderness, sesame oil meal paste... All kinds of food are dizzying.

It's just that no one dares to eat meals at this moment. Next, the princes, princes, civil and military officials... all congratulate the emperor according to their identities, presenting their own carefully prepared birthday gifts, and a servant reading the birthday gifts. Who gave, and what.

For a time, all kinds of antique jade, Ruyi jewelry, calligraphy, painting and sculpture, exotic flowers and plants and other rare and precious items were presented to the emperor. For example, the eldest prince gave him the Longevity Antarctic Star Chart, the Peach Peach Offering Longevity Chart, the Immortals Holding the Sun Chart, the Longevity Jade Cup, the Longevity Jade Rhinoceros Furnace, the Wannian Ruyi Jade Cup, the Longevity Jade Bottle, and the Longevity Fan. Qi Shiquan, the Eight Immortals Offering Longevity Bowls... and so on, thirty or forty, the inner servants have already read it to the point of dryness, and everyone is drowsy when they hear it.

But the emperor is sitting on the world, and he has seen many precious gifts, and his face is always light.

Of course, the eldest prince also noticed the indifference in the emperor's eyes, a haze flashed in his eyes, and his heart was even more annoyed.

The most difficult gift in this world is probably the birthday gift given by the prince to the emperor. It must be filial, but it should not be too expensive and extravagant, but it is naturally too ordinary and cheap!

The eldest prince had a headache for a month before drawing up this gift list, but obviously he still didn't figure out the holy will.

After the first prince presented the gift, it was the second prince's turn.

The second prince glanced at the eldest prince lightly, and said in his heart: With the mind of the eldest prince, there is nothing to be afraid of. It seems that his biggest enemy is the third prince!

Even though he thought so in his heart, his face remained calm, he got up and walked to the center of the hall, and first respectfully wished the emperor his birthday: "My son, I wish my father a long life." For so many gifts, please don't blame the emperor."

That's what he said, but there was a hint of confidence in his words, as if to say that this gift is more valuable than too much.

He took a golden-covered Buddhist scripture from the servant behind him, took a step forward, and held it with both hands respectfully, "My son knows that the emperor respects Buddhism, this is the "Forty-two Chapters of the Buddha's Talk" written by his own hand. , I have recited it a thousand times, praying for the father emperor and Dayu, and wishing me a great prosperity for thousands of generations!"

This gift was beyond the emperor's expectations, and he gave Eunuch Liu a wink and asked him to present it to him.

Eunuch Liu hurriedly took the Buddhist scripture and carefully handed it to the emperor.

Seeing this, the second prince Gao Xuan's heart finally let go a little, and the emperor's behavior indicated that he had given the right thing. Some time ago, because the emperor suddenly had a high regard for the third prince, the second prince realized his mistake and changed his course in time.

Obviously this time, his gift was delivered right, and the emperor felt his "heart".

The second prince settled down and continued: "My son also prepared a jade Buddha for the father, but asked the former master of Bailong Temple to consecrate Master Miguang." This master Miguang has since handed over the chair to his apprentice. After the current host, he has not appeared to teach Buddha for more than ten years, and there are even rumors that Master Miguang has become a living Buddha.

The emperor turned over the Buddhist scriptures in his hand, and saw that it was indeed the handwriting of the second prince, and that the edge of the paper had indeed been read many times, he was somewhat satisfied, and said, "The second prince has a heart."

The emperor's words made the second prince excited, and he quickly said: "It would be good if the emperor could understand the filial piety of his son."

Following the second prince, he saluted and returned to his seat, and at the same time glanced at the third prince, Han Lingfu, without a trace. He was proud of himself, thinking that he would definitely win this time, but he didn't expect that Han Lingfu still had a light smile on his face, a personable, confident and calm look.

The second prince's heart sank. Could it be that the third prince had prepared a gift to compare himself with?

impossible! He immediately said to himself, what kind of rare treasure the father has never seen before, apart from "heart", what else can make the father look at it differently?

Thinking of this, the second prince settled down again, feeling that the third prince was just pretending to be calm. No matter what the other party sent, we will find out soon anyway!

Han Lingfu walked to the place where the second prince was standing under the gazes of everyone. He first congratulated the emperor on his birthday like others, but then he complained: "Qi, father and emperor, my son brought sharp weapons into the palace without authorization today. Please forgive my father!"

As soon as he said this, everyone in the hall was stunned, naturally knowing that the third prince's words were definitely not for a simple plea.

First suppress and then raise, the three princes must have a later move.

The emperor was also a little interested, raised his hand and said, "I forgive you if you are innocent."

"Thank you, father and emperor." Han Lingfu bowed and said, "I also ask father and emperor to give this thing to the palace!"

It seems that the third prince is going to present some rare and valuable weapons this time! ?

At this moment, both the emperor and the others in the hall almost all thought so.

After receiving the emperor's permission, a guard entered the hall with a gold-lacquered mahogany box in both hands, walked behind Han Lingfu, and respectfully saluted the emperor.

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 crossbow. It seemed to be slightly different from an ordinary bow and crossbow, but it was by no means a rare thing, so he was a little disappointed.

Han Lingfu was not in a hurry, and took out the redrawn blueprint of the bow and crossbow from the box, and asked Eunuch Liu to present it.

Seeing this, the emperor couldn't help but reveal his face, looked at Han Lingfu with joy, and asked, "Three Emperors, can this bow and crossbow really be able to fire twelve arrows in a row, with a range of up to eight hundred paces?" If this is true, After all, that greatly enhances the combat effectiveness of Dayu's army, and there will never be another disaster like last year's Xirong!

As soon as this sentence came out, it immediately aroused the shock of the ministers, especially those military officials. They are most aware of the weight of this sentence. This conventional bow and crossbow can fire five arrows at most, with a range of less than 500 steps.

The second prince's face suddenly sank, but Han Lingfu's mouth curled slightly and said confidently: "Father, my son has already tested it, and the range is only a lot more."

"Okay!" The emperor heard the words and became more and more delighted, and hurriedly ordered Eunuch Liu, "Huairen, hurry up and arrange for someone to test the shot, I want to see it with my own eyes."

Eunuch Liu gave the order immediately. At this moment, Marquis Weiyang stood up and asked Ying, "Your Majesty, can Wei Chen try 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 hall to test fire.

In the open space outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, several palace guards had already placed five or six arrow targets.

With the assistance of Han Lingfu's subordinate, Marquis Weiyang set up twelve iron arrows on the crossbow, and then aimed at the unexpected target of seven or eight hundred steps...

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..."

The arrows that were so sharp that the female relatives listened to the chilling sound of arrows breaking through the air repeatedly sounded, turning into afterimages that were almost invisible to the naked eye, and then they saw that there were several iron arrows on one of the targets.

There was an uproar!

"Sure enough, it has a range of 800 steps! Good! It's great!" The emperor laughed heartily, his face flushed, and he praised loudly without hesitation, "Three emperors, you have done a good job, you have meritorious deeds, and I must reward you well. !"

The emperor's repeated compliments made Han Lingfu look happy. He suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said respectfully, "This is because the father has taught me well. As a prince, my son should do his best for my wealth."

"Three Emperors, I am so relieved that you have such a thought!" The emperor sighed in relief.

Seeing that the power of this new bow and crossbow is so powerful, the civil and military ministers are also overjoyed, and they are discussing each other.

"Your Majesty," Weiyuan Hou looked at the bow and crossbow in his hand excitedly, and then respectfully presented the bow and crossbow to the emperor, praising, "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 at the click of a finger, it is about hundreds or even thousands of lives!

The emperor grew up on horseback, and he fought with the previous emperor when he was young, so why don't he know this truth. He took the bow and crossbow and looked at it like a treasure, his eyes shone brightly.

Han Lingfu walked up to the emperor, cupped his hands, and said, "Father, I think this bow and crossbow can be popularized and used in the battle with Changdi!"

"His Royal Highness the third prince said very well, this crossbow will definitely destroy Changdi!" Xuan Pingbo immediately went out to join in, and then said beamingly, "Wei Chen congratulates the emperor, Hexi emperor, this is really a divine weapon, soon All the four seas must be subordinated to the emperor, only I, Taiyu, will follow!"

"Father, you can ask the Ministry of War to supervise the construction of this crossbow as soon as possible. My son is willing to escort the crossbow to the northern border in person." Han Lingfu knelt down and petitioned.

The eldest prince and the second prince immediately shot their gazes at Han Lingfu like electricity. The younger brother of the third emperor really had a good calculus. If this really made him send the bow and crossbow to the northern border, he would not only be credited for his military exploits, but also Therefore, I gave favors to the Great General Wang and the Northern Territory Army... Maybe because of this, I won over the forces of the Northern Xinjiang!

Everyone's eyes were focused on the emperor, waiting for the emperor's decision.

The emperor didn't speak for a while, looked around for half a circle, and asked, "Where is Marquis Anyi?"

The emperor's five words made Guan Yubai, who has always been quiet and low-key silent, become the focus of the audience, and all eyes were focused on him.

This is the first time he has appeared in front of everyone since the official language was removed. "The minister is here."

"Marquis Anyi, you used to be a military commander. You have fought on the battlefield for many years and have never been defeated. What do you think of this crossbow?" the emperor asked.

Han Lingfu looked at Guan Yubai in surprise, but did not expect that the emperor would ask his opinion. Guan Yubai is a bit difficult to see through, but the father is on the rise, and anyone who has the slightest wink should also agree!

Guan Yubai said unhurriedly, "Your Majesty, can I let this minister take a closer look at this crossbow?"

The emperor immediately handed the crossbow to Eunuch Liu, signaling him to hand it over to Guan Yubai.

After that, the whole audience was quiet, and everyone else was silent. Watching Guan Yubai tossing and turning over the crossbow, he read the crossbow several times, pulled the bowstring again, and finally put on twelve iron arrows to test the shot himself. once again.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..."

Seeing the miracle created by the twelve iron arrows with their own eyes again, everyone was still shocked.

Guan Yubai handed the crossbow to a small servant, raised his lips slightly, and said calmly, "Your Majesty, according to the minister's opinion, this is just a well-made thing, if you want to use it on the battlefield, It's too much of a child's play..."

This book was first published by Xiaoxiang Academy, please do not reprint!