The Favoured Medical Princess: 231 wedding period
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"Your Majesty. Prince Zhennan has arrived."
In the east room of Chang'an Palace, Eunuch Liu respectfully reported to the emperor.
The emperor said angrily: "Let him come in."
More than two hours have passed 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 palace properly at all! Otherwise, it would never have been delayed for so long!
Eunuch Liu asked the young chamberlain to go out to announce the news. After a while, Xiao Yi entered the East Room. Before he could salute, a Langhao pen stained with ink was thrown at him. Xiao Yi did not dodge. Let the pen fall on his body, leaving a black ink mark on his clothes. Xiao Yi was about to speak when he suddenly stopped and looked at Nangong Yue, who was standing on the side of the desk with wide eyes, grinding for the emperor.
Why is the smelly girl here? !
Nangong Yue raised her head and smiled at him, with a hint of coquettishness in the raised corners of her lips, looking at him playfully.
Nangong Yue did not expect to meet Xiao Yi here. She was hurriedly admitted to the palace because the emperor was in a bad mood due to his anger. As soon as the emperor calmed down with acupuncture, Xiao Yi arrived.
Xiao Yi's thoughts were spinning rapidly. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to continue to offend the emperor, but now that bratty girl is here, if he displeases the emperor, she may be implicated. In a moment, Xiao Yi had an idea. He looked at the emperor with a worried look on his face and asked with a considerate look for a junior: "Uncle Emperor, is there anything that makes you unhappy?"
The emperor was startled. No one had ever asked him so bluntly whether he was in a bad mood, because he was a king, and kings and ministers were always clear-cut, even between father and son, or 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 innocent heart.
The emperor was originally filled with anger, but it gradually subsided at this time. His face was still stern, he picked up the secret report on the table, threw it directly towards Xiao Yi, and said in a deep voice: "See for yourself!"
Xiao Yi picked up the secret report on the ground and read it. In fact, he had already heard the contents of the secret report from Guan Yubai.
"Uncle Emperor, this..." Xiao Yi said with a look of disbelief, "My grandfather once warned that the Southern Barbarians are cunning and have no integrity at all. You must not trust them easily. How could my father be so confused!"
"Your father is so confused!" When he mentioned Zhennan King Xiao Shen, the emperor became angry. "If Southern Xinjiang cannot be saved, let's see how he will explain to me! He will explain to all the people in the world!"
"Uncle Emperor." Xiao Yi said eagerly, "Southern Xinjiang is Dayu's barrier and must not be lost."
"I also know that Southern Xinjiang cannot be lost. But look at what your father has done?!" The emperor became more and more angry as he spoke, "Now that the battle of Changdi has not subsided, even if I want to send troops It is difficult to slow down the Southern Border! What's more, your father, if I send troops there, he will think that I am going to seize the Southern Border." Saying this, the emperor was angry for a while on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was also I wanted to test Xiao Yi.
He looked at Xiao Yi with slightly narrowed eyes, and saw Xiao Yi saying angrily: "Southern Xinjiang is a part of Dayu, how can my father think so. Uncle Emperor, don't worry, I'll see you in the future Father, I will definitely have a good talk with him."
The emperor was pleased by Xiao Yi's words. At this time, Nangong Yue, who was standing by, suddenly put down the ink in his hand and asked with fear in his eyes: "Your Majesty, you, don't you want to let Ah Will Yi return to southern Xinjiang and lead troops to fight?"
The emperor frowned and asked: "Girl Yue, why do you think so?"
"Your Majesty... Something happened in Southern Xinjiang. Ayi is the prince of Zhennan, so shouldn't it be natural for him to return to Southern Xinjiang to fight the battle?" Nangong Yue's eyelashes trembled slightly, and tears rolled in her eyes, "But... But Your Majesty, it is too dangerous for Ayi to return to southern Xinjiang at this time."
"Ah 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 serious look: "You don't want Brother Yi to return to southern Xinjiang?"
Nangong Yue walked to the desk, faced the emperor, knelt down, raised her head and said, "Your Majesty. Yaoguang doesn't dare to interfere in military affairs, but..." She bit her lip and said firmly, "If The Emperor has decided to let the Crown Prince return to southern Xinjiang, so he would like to ask for permission to advance the wedding date between the Crown Prince and Yaoguang."
The emperor never expected that she would mention the wedding date. He was a little surprised and blurted out: "Yue girl?!"
"Your Majesty, Yue'er can stay at her own request while hunting in the palace. But if A Yi goes to the battlefield, how can Yue'er, a female prostitute, accompany her. The battlefield is dangerous and life and death are unpredictable... Your Majesty, the Nangong family has never had any problems. The daughter of a remarriage."
The emperor was a little shocked. "No daughter of the Nangong family has ever remarried." Nangong Yue had said this when she asked herself to stay in the Hunting Palace. Therefore, she was willing to accompany him life and death regardless of the danger of the disease. But this time, if Xiao Yi goes to southern Xinjiang, the outcome will still be unpredictable... But this little girl is still so loyal.
He was the one who planned the marriage of these two children. Seeing how beautiful they were, he felt 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, and the relationship between the young couple was so deep, Brother Yi would go back to southern Xinjiang to take charge of the overall situation in place of King Zhennan in order to resist Nanman, while Yue Yatou still stayed in the royal capital. In this way, there is no need to worry about whether Brother Yi will come back after returning to southern Xinjiang. It actually solved a big problem for him.
It's just that the southern Xinjiang group is still too dangerous after all. He really doesn't feel at ease if Brother Yi goes back.
The emperor pondered for a moment, raised his hand and said: "Get up, girl Yue. ... I have no plans to let Brother Yi return to southern Xinjiang yet."
Nangong Yue moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something more, but in the end she swallowed her words and stood up with a worried look on her face.
Immediately afterwards, the emperor sent them away, "It's getting dark. Just ask Brother Yi to take you back."
"Yes! Your Majesty."
The two of them bowed and exited together.
In the silent palace, there was only the sound of their footsteps, following each other step by step.
After walking out of Chang'an Palace, Xiao Yi finally couldn't help but said: "Smelly girl, you..."
Nangong Yue looked at him with clear eyes and said seriously, "Deliberately annoying the emperor in order to return to southern Xinjiang is just a temporary strategy and will not be conducive to the future."
Xiao Yi's plan had two steps. One was to openly make Xiao Yi annoy the emperor and lose his favor; the other was to secretly arrange it for Guan Yubai... to ensure that he could leave the king. All. However, as Nangong Yue could think, this was just a temporary strategy. Xiao Yi understood it, and Guan Yubai also understood it. Even they all knew that this matter could be easily solved by just changing one person to hold the issue, but no one raised the matter that they knew very well.
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, "...Ayi, now that things have come to this, 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 the two of them walked toward the palace gate together without speaking.
However, silence at this time is better than sound...
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The holy life is getting closer day by day. Recently, Jingzhao Prefecture Yin has been trembling with fear every day and can't sleep at night. He is afraid that something will happen to the king and disturb the emperor's mood, and that will be bad luck for him!
For this reason, the governor of Jingzhao asked the officials to strengthen patrols in the royal capital.
Most people know how to live and behave themselves, but there are some who are ignorant. For example, a girl named Li kneels at the intersection of South Street every day, crying and begging everyone to help her. The dead father's justice... attracts countless people to watch and discuss every day.
The Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture was really confused. After thinking about it over and over again, he sent someone to "invite" Miss Li over and offered her delicious food. He planned to survive his holy life first...
More than half a month passed like this, and the emperor’s fortieth birthday finally arrived.
Although it was the emperor's holy birthday, an early morning court meeting was still unavoidable, so Nangong Qin had already left the house before dawn.
Among the female relatives of the Nangong family, only Nangong Yue and Su Shi were qualified to attend the birthday banquet in the palace, so early in the morning, the female relatives of the mansion sent them to the second gate.
After saying farewell, Nangong Yue was about to help Mrs. Su get on the carriage, when a maid hurriedly came to announce: "Old Madam, Third Miss, Third Young Master is here."
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Nangong Yue. Xiao Yi came here specially, obviously to pick Nangong Yue up to the palace. His move was naturally a sign of his importance to Nangong Yue, and Mrs. Lin liked it even more when she heard it.
After a while, a young boy led Xiao Yi over. Xiao Yi greeted Su, Lin and others with a smile, and said: "Grandma, A'yue, I'll take you into the palace together."
When Mrs. Su heard this, she immediately smiled and said happily: "Your Majesty, you are really thoughtful." As she said this, she thought of something, and warned her in the tone of an elder seriously, "Your Majesty punishes you to think about your past, I will I heard about it too. Don’t be annoyed by my old lady. Your Majesty, you should think twice before doing anything in the future, and don’t make the emperor angry again."
Xiao Yi responded with a smile: "Grandma taught me a lesson, and I remember it."
Su was very satisfied with Xiao Yi's respect for her, nodded happily and said: "Okay, this is a good boy." Then he added, "Okay, it's getting late, we should set off. "After saying that, the maid helped him get into the carriage.
Nangong Yue said goodbye to Mrs. Lin, smiled at Xiao Yi, nodded, and got on her Zhu Lun Car.
Su's carriage and Nangong Yue's Zhulun carriage drove out of Nangong Mansion one after another and set off towards the palace.
Today, even God is kind, the weather is sunny and cloudless.
Almost the entire royal capital was in action for the emperor's 40th birthday. Along the way, after passing Xinjiekou, we saw a series of colorful squares, decorated with colorful walls, colorful galleries, performance platforms, and singing booths. There are countless dais, lantern houses, lantern towers, lantern corridors, dragon sheds, and lantern sheds. There are temples and temples along the way, and there are large celebration altars, and big characters such as "Longevity without Borders" and "Emperor for Ten Thousand Years" made of colored silk appear prominently on the paths. On the wall, looking all the way, there are gold and jade, brocade and silk, lanterns and candles, and mist. It seems to be even more lively and prosperous than the Spring Festival.
Xiao Yi rode on horseback to **** Nangong Yue and Su's carriages until they reached the palace gate before they separated.
Xiao Yi was led to the Hall of Supreme Harmony by the chamberlain, while Nangong Yue and Su Shi were led by the maid to the Fengluan Palace to pay their respects to the Queen.
Coincidentally, the second princess was also there. Her face was still covered with a thick veil, making it impossible to see the extent of the injuries on her face.
"See the Queen, Her Royal Highness the Second Princess."
Nangong Yue saluted the queen with impeccable etiquette. Even if she didn't raise her head, she could clearly feel the resentful gaze cast 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. The queen then ordered the maid to take Nangong Yue and Su to the side hall to rest.
"After mother, sons and ministers come first..."
The voice of the second princess came from behind to say goodbye, but was interrupted by the queen as if nothing had happened: "Haoxue, it is rare that you are so filial and willing to accompany your mother here. You have grown up and become sensible."
The queen put on her "filial piety" hat, and the second princess had no choice but to sit back.
Nangong Yue curled her lips and helped Su continue to walk forward as if nothing had happened.
In the side hall, many married women were talking together in twos and threes. When they saw Nangong Yue and Su entering the hall, there was a sudden silence. The ladies of lower rank stood up and saluted Nangong Yue. After "forgiveness", they started talking and laughing by themselves again.
The palace maid led Nangong Yue and Su to an empty seat to sit down, and served them tea and snacks.
Suddenly, a female voice came from not far away and said: "Mrs. Xuan Pingbo, I remember that your mansion and Nangong mansion got married, right?"
With just one sentence, many eyes turned to Mrs. Xuan Pingbo. Since the two families are relatives, Mrs. Xuan Pingbo did not say hello. Could it be that...
The speculative looks made Mrs. Xuan Pingbo feel extremely uncomfortable. Although she could not say she had any grudge against the Nangong Mansion, there had been nothing good in the mansion since Su Qingping married into Mr. Xuanping Mansion. Not to mention that the nephew of Mrs. Nangong Mansion... thinking of Zhao Ziang, Mrs. Xuan Pingbo couldn't help showing a look of resentment.
But on such an occasion, no one could laugh. Mrs. Xuan Pingbo could only get up and walk over as if nothing had happened.
After the two sides greeted each other without any grudges, the atmosphere became awkward. Mrs. Xuan Pingbo rolled her eyes and asked deliberately: "Old Madam Nangong, why is it that the eldest lady in the house is still ill?"
When she mentioned Zhao, Su's face stiffened for a moment, and then she said calmly: "She is not in good health and needs to rest."
Mrs. ?"
Nangong Yue casually brushed her sleeves embroidered with lotus leaf patterns and said, "Thank you, Madam, for your concern. My eldest aunt's illness is just to rest for some time."
"That's right. This is some kind of illness. It can't be completely cured by taking side medicines or getting an injection." Mrs. Xuan Pingbo nodded with emotion, "It's like Prince Pei..." She whispered as she spoke He made a sound, as if realizing that he had said something wrong, he covered his mouth with a handkerchief in embarrassment.
Su's expression was slightly stiff, but it was not easy to argue with her.
Mr. The throne of Prince Pei was changed to the second son Pei as the crown prince..."
Nangong Yue frowned slightly. Although she had long heard that the second brother-in-law of the Pei family wanted to compete for the position of the heir apparent, she did not expect that he would come to the emperor so quickly.
Mrs. Xuan Pingbo continued: "Our uncle is naturally strongly opposed to it..."
Before I finished speaking, I heard a soft voice from the side: "Thank you so much, Uncle Lu and Mrs. Lu."
Nangong Yue followed the sound and saw Mrs. Jian Anbo and Nangong Cheng walking in front of them at some point. Nangong Cheng seemed to be looking good, and Nangong Yue nodded hurriedly to her.
Mrs. Jian Anbo looked a little haggard. Even with the makeup on her face, it was difficult to hide the blue shadow under her eyes, and her eyes looked a bit gloomy.
Nangong Yue sighed secretly in her heart. Also, with Pei Yuanchen's current appearance, he may not even be able to secure his position as heir apparent. It's no wonder that Mrs. Jian Anbo is anxious.
Mrs. Xuan Pingbo looked a little embarrassed, but she quickly calmed down. She didn't say anything wrong. What was there to feel guilty about? !
She said calmly: "Mrs. Pei, there is no need to be so polite... Our two families are also considered relatives, and we should help each other." Mrs. Xuan Pingbo's son Lu Yan married Su's niece Su Qingping, and Mrs. Jian Anbo's son After marrying Su's granddaughter Nangong Cheng, the two families are not just relatives in a roundabout way.
Mrs. Xuan Pingbo added with a sigh on her face: "I also know that Madam feels uncomfortable... I think back then, my Yan'er was deposed as the heir apparent, which really made me feel heartbroken."
If it weren’t for so many pairs of eyes looking at her, and if it wasn’t the emperor’s birthday today, Mrs. Jian Anbo would have almost turned her face. She actually compared the infamous Lu Yan with her son. How could Lu Heng compare to her Chen'er?
Mrs. Xuan Pingbo naturally noticed that Mrs. Jian Anbo looked bad, but she only thought that the other party was worried about Pei Yuanchen. She never thought that others looked down upon her son, and she was still talking incessantly. : "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 legitimate son early, even if the title temporarily falls to the second wife, it can only be regarded as a borrowed title..."
Since the previous dynasty, there has been a saying called borrowing a title! Usually when the elder brother died early and left a young son who could not ascend the title, the emperor would issue an order for the younger brother to ascend the title first. When the nephew grew up, the uncle would return the title.
Mrs. Xuan Ping’s idea sounds good, but once the title falls into the hands of the second wife, how can she easily return it to the eldest brother? Instead of borrowing the title and returning the title, it would be better for Uncle Jian’an to live longer. It would be more appropriate to wait until the legitimate sons of Nangong Cheng and Pei Yuanchen grow up and directly pass the title to their grandson.
If this is really to let the second house borrow the title, then Nangongcheng will be regarded as a thorn in Nangongcheng’s side from now on. Not only will it be difficult for Nangongcheng to have children in the future, I am afraid that even if the child is born, it is hard to say whether the child can grow up safely...
How could Mrs. Xuan Pingbo not understand this truth? She was clearly making sarcastic remarks.
Nangong Cheng stepped forward to salute, looked at Madam Xuan Pingbo with clear eyes, and said with great sincerity: "I am very grateful to Madam for her words of experience..."
Mrs. Xuan Pingbo’s expression instantly twisted. She kindly gave them advice, but Nangong Cheng made fun of herself! ...Wait a minute, what does Nangong Cheng mean? Could it be that she knew that her son Lu Yan was inhumane, so she...
Mrs. 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 little moves between them, and her eyes were filled with smiles. The eldest sister seemed to be getting along well with Mrs. Jian Anbo.
After this unpleasant episode passed, the atmosphere became lively again. Everyone was chatting and laughing... After chatting in the side hall for a while, a palace maid came to report that it was almost time. , please all ladies and girls rush to the Hall of Supreme Harmony for the banquet.
It was summer, already halfway through Unity Time, but the sky had not yet darkened.
Everyone rushed to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in a mighty manner... It was not until they were approaching the garrison that all the civil and military officials and nobles from the aristocratic families sat down together. At a glance, the entire hall was filled with rows of heads.
As the chamberlain shouted in a loud voice: "The Emperor is here! The Queen Mother is here! The Queen Mother is here!"
Everyone no longer dared to joke, they all stood up and bowed to wait. The originally noisy Hall of Supreme Harmony suddenly became quiet.
When the emperor brought the queen mother and empress into the palace, everyone knelt down and kowtowed: "Long live my emperor, my queen mother, my queen, my queen, my queen!"
Then they all congratulated the emperor on his birthday: "I wish your emperor long life and blessings like the East Sea!"
The emperor was naturally in a good mood today. He smiled and sat down on the big golden chair carved with dragons and embroideries, nodded and said: "Okay! Okay! Let's all get down!"
After everyone took their seats again, Eunuch Liu shouted loudly: "The banquet has begun!"
Almost as soon as the words were spoken, the sound of fireworks and firecrackers was heard "cracking" outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony. At the same time, rows of palace maids in pink palace clothes came from outside the palace, carrying their heads. Serve all kinds of food, including four items of dried fruits, four items of dried fruits, four items of pastries, seven items of appetizers, one item of soup, and five items of royal dishes...crystal gummy candy, spiced cashew nuts, peanut sticky, Shazhou Tacui, Pipa Da Shrimp, dragon and phoenix tenderness, sesame oil meal paste...all kinds of food were dizzying for everyone to see.
But at this moment, no one dared to eat food. Next, the princes, princes, civil and military officials...all congratulated the emperor on his birthday according to their status, presented their carefully prepared birthday gifts, and were led by a The chamberlain announced to whom the birthday gift was given and what it was.
For a time, all kinds of antiques, jades, Ruyi jewelry, calligraphy, painting, sculptures, exotic flowers and plants, and other rare and exotic items were presented to the emperor. Each piece was gorgeous and precious, and it was really a dazzling array of things. For example, the gifts given by the eldest prince alone include the Wanshou South Pole Star Chart, the Flat Peach Offering Shou Tu, the Immortals Holding the Sun, the Wanshou Jade Cup, the Wanshou Jade Rhinoceros Stove, the Wannian Ruyi Jade Cup, the Longevity Jade Vase, and the Longevity Fan. The complete set of utensils, the longevity bowl offered by the Eight Immortals... and other thirty or forty items have already made the waiters' mouths dry and their tongues dry when they read it, and everyone felt drowsy after listening to it.
But the emperor has the world, and he has seen too many precious gifts, but his face is always calm.
Of course the eldest prince also noticed the carelessness in the emperor's eyes, a hint of gloom flashed in his eyes, and he felt even more annoyed.
The most difficult gift in the world is probably the birthday gift presented by the prince to the emperor. It must be filial and not too expensive and extravagant, but of course it cannot be too ordinary or cheap!
The eldest prince had a headache for a month before drawing up this gift list, but he obviously still failed to understand the holy intention.
After the eldest prince presented his gift, it was the second prince's turn.
The second prince glanced at the eldest prince indifferently and said to himself: With the eldest brother’s mind, there is really nothing to be afraid of. It seems that his biggest enemy is still the third emperor’s brother!
Although he was thinking this, he remained calm on his face. He stood up and walked to the center of the hall. He respectfully wished the emperor a birthday: "My son, I wish my father a long life." Then he said with a smile, "My son is not like the emperor. My brother has prepared so many gifts, so I ask my father not to blame me."
That's what he said, but there was a hint of confidence in his words, as if he was saying that this gift is more valuable for its essence, not its quantity.
He took a golden-covered Buddhist scripture from the chamberlain behind him, stepped forward, and held it in his hands respectfully, "I know that my father respects Buddhism. This is "The Forty-two Sayings of the Buddha" written by my son himself. "Zhang Jing", my son and I have recited it a thousand times to pray for my father and Dayu, and hope that I will have great prosperity for generations to come!"
This gift was beyond the emperor's expectation. He gave Eunuch Liu a look 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's high-spirited heart finally relaxed a little. The emperor's behavior meant that he had given the right thing. Some time ago, because the emperor suddenly became more important to the third prince, the second prince realized his mistake and changed his course in time.
Obviously this time, he gave the right gift, letting the emperor feel his "heart".
The second prince calmed down and continued: "My son also prepared a jade Buddha for my father. I asked Master Miguang, the former abbot of Bailong Temple, to consecrate it." Master Miguang has since given up the position of abbot to The disciple, the current host, has not appeared to teach Buddhism for more than ten years. There are even rumors that Master Miguang has become a living Buddha. It took a lot of effort for the second prince to invite this master to consecrate him.
The emperor turned over the Buddhist scripture in his hand and saw that it was indeed the second prince's handwriting, and that the edges of the paper had indeed been read many times. He felt somewhat satisfied and said, "The second prince is interested."
The emperor's thoughtful words made the second prince excited, and he said hurriedly: "It would be great if the father could understand the filial piety of his son."
Following the second prince, he bowed and returned to his seat. At the same time, he glanced at the third prince, Han Lingfu, without trace from the corner of his eyes. He was proud, thinking that he would definitely win this time, but he didn't expect that Han Lingfu still had a slight smile on his face, looking elegant, confident and calm.
The second prince's heart sank. Could it be that the third prince's brother had prepared some gift to compare with him?
Impossible! He then said to himself that his father had never seen any rare treasures. Apart from "intentions", what else could make his father look at them differently?
Thinking of this, the second prince made up his mind again, feeling that the third prince was just pretending to be calm. No matter what the other party sends, it will be known soon!
Han Lingfu walked to where the second prince was standing a moment ago under the gaze of everyone. He first congratulated the emperor on his birthday like everyone else, and then apologized: "I would like to inform my father that today I brought in a sharp weapon without permission." In the palace, please forgive me, father!"
As soon as he said this, everyone in the palace was stunned. Naturally, they knew that the third prince's words were definitely not a simple apology.
Suppress first and then rise, the third prince must have some tricks up his sleeve.
The emperor also became somewhat interested, raised his hand and said: "I forgive you for your innocence."
"Thank you, father." Han Lingfu bowed and said, "I also ask for your permission, father, to bring this thing into the palace!"
It seems that the third prince is going to present some rare and valuable weapon this time! ?
At this moment, both the emperor and everyone else in the palace thought so.
After receiving the emperor's permission, 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 opened the mahogany box himself and took out a 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 ordinary crossbows, but it was definitely not a rare thing, so his interest waned.
Han Lingfu was not in a hurry, and took out the redrawn drawing of the crossbow from the box, and asked Eunuch Liu to present it to him.
Seeing this, the emperor couldn't help but shine, looked at Han Lingfu with joy, and asked: "Third Emperor, this crossbow can really fire twelve arrows in a row, with a range of up to 800 steps?" What if? If this is true, it will greatly enhance the combat effectiveness of Dayu's army, and there will never be another disaster like the Xirong disaster last year!
As soon as these words came out, the officials were shocked, especially the military officials. They know the weight of this sentence best. This conventional crossbow can fire up to five arrows in a row and has a range of less than 500 steps.
The second prince's expression suddenly darkened, but Han Lingfu curled his lips slightly and said confidently: "Father, I have already tested it, and the range is only a little longer."
"Okay!" When the emperor heard this, he became even more delighted and hurriedly ordered Eunuch Liu, "Huairen, hurry up and arrange for someone to come and test-fire. I want to see it with my own eyes."
Eunuch Liu immediately gave the order. At this time, Weiyang Hou stood up and took the initiative to ask for the tassel: "Your Majesty, can I have a minister try this new 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 test fire.
In the open space outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, several palace guards had already set up five or six arrow 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...
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh..."
The sound of arrows piercing the air that were so sharp that the women's hearts trembled when they heard them sounded again and again, turned into afterimages that were almost invisible to the naked eye, and then they saw several irons on one of the targets. arrow.
The whole place was in an uproar!
"Sure enough, there is a range of 800 steps! Okay! Great!" The emperor laughed heartily, his face flushed, and he praised loudly and without hesitation, "Three Emperors, you have done a good job and have contributed to the country. I must do a good job. I will reward you!"
The emperor's repeated compliments made Han Lingfu look happy. He suppressed the joy in his heart and said respectfully: "This is all because of my father's good teachings. As a prince, I should do my best to help me." Power."
"Third Emperor, I am very pleased that you have such thoughts!" The emperor sighed with joy.
Seeing how powerful this new crossbow was, the civil and military ministers were overjoyed and discussed among themselves. Only the second prince and the third prince looked gloomy, as if they were hungry.
"Your Majesty," Marquis Weiyuan looked at the crossbow in his hand with excitement, and then respectfully presented the crossbow to the emperor and praised, "This crossbow has a long range, is fast to string, and can fire twelve arrows in a row. , This can save a lot of time..."
On the battlefield, what matters is time. Even in the blink of an eye, hundreds or even thousands of lives are at stake!
The emperor grew up on a horse, and he also fought with the late emperor when he was young. How could he not know this truth? He took the crossbow and looked at it as if he had found a treasure, his eyes shining brightly.
Han Lingfu walked up to the emperor, bowed his hands and said, "Father, I think this crossbow can be popularized and used in the battle against Changdi!"
"What the Third Prince said is true, this crossbow will definitely destroy Chang Di!" Uncle Xuan Ping immediately came out to agree, and then said with joy, "I congratulate you, Your Majesty, and congratulate Your Majesty, this is truly a divine weapon sent from heaven. , soon everyone in the world will surrender to the emperor, but I, Dayu, will follow suit!"
"Father, please ask the Ministry of War to supervise the construction of this crossbow as soon as possible. I am willing to serve my father and personally **** it to northern Xinjiang." Han Lingfu knelt down to petition.
The eldest prince and the second prince immediately looked at Han Lingfu with lightning eyes. The third emperor's brother was really good at calculating. If this really made him send the bow and crossbow to Northern Xinjiang, he would be remembered for more than just his military achievements. , and you can also show favor to General Wang and the Northern Border Army in Northern Xinjiang... Maybe you can win over the forces in Northern Xinjiang because of this!
Everyone's eyes were focused 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 always been silent and low-key, become the focus of the audience, and all eyes were focused on him.
This is the first time that Guan Yubai has appeared in front of everyone since he was discharged from the army. His eyebrows are gentle, and there is no trace of the sharpness that he once had as a military commander. He steps forward and bows to the emperor calmly. Shen said: "I am here."
"Marquis An Yi, you were once a military general. You have been on the battlefield for many years without any 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 really hard to see through this person, but his father is in high spirits, so anyone with a little bit of insight should follow suit!
Guan Yubai said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, could you please let me take a closer look at this crossbow?"
The emperor immediately handed the crossbow to Eunuch Liu and motioned for him to hand it over to Guan Yubai.
Then the whole place fell silent, and everyone else was silent, watching Guan Yubai look at the crossbow several times, then pulled the bowstring, and finally attached the twelve iron arrows. Tried it myself.
"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 young chamberlain, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and said calmly: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this is just a well-made thing. If you want to use it on the battlefield, Above, it’s just too much fun..."