The Favoured Medical Princess: 433 is not cheap

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Nangong Yue was leaning on the big pillow of the beauty's bed in her middle coat, her long black hair hanging on her shoulders with a little moisture.

The room was filled with the faint scent of soothing incense.

Nangong Yue was holding a storybook in her hand, her mind had already flown to nowhere, and she didn't turn the page for a long time.

It was already three o'clock in the morning, the night was a bit quiet, and the slightest movement outside seemed a bit jarring.

Baihui said understandingly: "My slave, go out and take a look."

Not long after, Baihui came back and reported: "The imperial concubine is being searched by the guards."

Thinking of the man in black just now, Nangong Yue nodded and said nothing.

It has been less than two months since they moved into Bixiaotang, and the defenses are not yet complete.

One finger may lead to another. It is only natural to turn over Bixiaotang and search it. Xiao Yi has always acted vigorously and resolutely.

The guards did not enter the main courtyard. With Xiao Yi and the secret guards there, Nangong Yue was sure that her main courtyard was extremely clean. The spy had not made any movement today when Xiao Yi discovered his traces. If he had the courage to sneak into the main courtyard, he would probably be dead long ago.

The noise outside quickly disappeared. Nangong Yue yawned and turned the pages of her storybook more absentmindedly.

"I have met the prince."

Nangong Yue's eyes lit up and she sat up. Then she saw Xiao Yi pushing the door open and walking in. He strode to her side and sat down.

Seeing Nangong Yue waiting for him so late, Xiao Yi felt a little distressed, but the corners of his mouth curled up.

"Ayi, you must be hungry. I asked the small kitchen to prepare midnight snacks. Do you want to use some?"

Without waiting for him to respond, Nangong Yue hurriedly asked Baihui to prepare. Not long after, two bowls of steaming wontons were served.

Xiao Yi was really hungry. He took two bites of each and ate them all in a short time. Nangong Yue looked at him with a smile and gave him most of the wontons in her bowl.

After the midnight snack, the maids packed up and left. Before Nangong Yue could ask, Xiao Yi said without any concealment: "...I caught one in the back room."

The back room is the residence of the servants. There is a small alley next to the wall. It seems that the spy planned to escape from there.

Nangong Yue raised her eyebrows slightly and asked, "Who sent you?"

The two of them were sitting side by side on the beauty's couch. Nangong Yue's straight long hair hung down on her shoulders, which prompted Xiao Yi to slide his fingers through her hair, combing it gently, and said casually: "That's right. Judging from this, it shouldn't last more than three days."

The spy's back molars were equipped with a small poison sac. As long as the teeth were lightly bitten, the poison would flow out and kill him immediately. However, the secret guards had seen this method a lot. After catching him, they immediately removed his jaw so that he could not commit suicide, and then took out the poison sac.

Of course the spies would not take the initiative to reveal the main messenger. Xiao Yi simply threw the person to the secret guard and returned.

Nangong Yue's scalp was a little numb from being rubbed by his fingers. She leaned lazily in his arms and said, "I just disturbed Grandma Yongyang. Fortunately, Grandma Yongyang is not an outsider. We will go there early tomorrow morning. Please excuse me."

Xiao Yi responded, remembered something, and said, "By the way, tomorrow Grandma Yongyang will take Liu Niang to Kailian City to see Xiao Hezi."

Nangong Yue raised her head and looked at Xiao Yi unblinkingly with a pair of black pupils. Grandma Yongyang and Fu Yunyan came all the way to Southern Xinjiang. Naturally, they wanted to see Fu Yunhe, but they chose this place. Time...

Could it be...

Nangong Yue only mentioned yesterday that she would hold a banquet at Bixiaotang in the next few days. Today she proposed to go to Kailiancheng. Did she guess her true intention of the banquet? That's why you deliberately avoid it?

Grandma Yongyang’s concerns are actually not wrong.

The banquet at Bixiaotang was originally meant to test, to test which of the mansions in Southern Xinjiang were leaning towards Xiao Yi, which ones were from Zhennan King, and which ones were of the golden mean and didn’t want to do either. Offend... If Grandma Yongyang stays here, I'm afraid some wallflowers will come to Bixiaotang for the banquet in the name of meeting the eldest princess. With this name, these wallflowers will not offend Xiao Yi, but they can also prevaricate. King of Zhennan.

In this case, it will affect the original intention of hosting the banquet.

Grandma Yongyang was really considerate for them, just like her own grandmother.

Although the two of them encountered many setbacks along the way, and even deliberate obstruction by some people, they also met many noble people. These people deserve to be remembered far more than those unworthy villains. In my heart...

The night passed quietly. Early the next morning, Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue went to the courtyard of Yongyang’s guest house to apologize to her for the disturbance last night. They also had breakfast with her. Afterwards, Yongyang So he took Fu Yunyan and set off.

It took nearly three days to get from Luoyue City to Kailian City. Although Yong Yang was escorted by guards, Xiao Yi specially ordered Zhou Dacheng to accompany him to take care of him.

Everyone in Luoyue City learned of the arrival of the eldest princess Yongyang yesterday. Some mansions couldn't help but get ready to stir up trouble. They were thinking of replying to Bixiaotang, but they were shocked to hear that the eldest princess had gone to Kailian City. For a moment, they didn't know what to do. .

Nangong Yue could almost imagine how those ladies would look sad, and maybe their hair would turn gray.

On the third day after Princess Yongyang left, Xiao Yi said enthusiastically early in the morning: "Bad girl, I mobilized a group of Xuanjia troops. They arrived at midnight yesterday. You have to follow Shall I go to the camp to try out the crossbow together?"

Nangong Yue’s eyes lit up and she said happily: “I want to go!”

After two lifetimes, she has not been to a military camp yet. That repeating crossbow that can fire ten arrows in a row will definitely change the battlefield pattern in the future. It was her first official crossbow trial, and of course she was excited and eager to try it!

Looking at her eyes as bright as stars, Xiao Yi felt that his decision to take her with him was so wise!

Nangong Yue quickly went back to the house and changed into light men's clothes. Then she took Baihui, who was also dressed as a man, and rode with Xiao Yi to the camp outside Luoyue City. In addition to the accompanying guards, they also brought a carriage, which was loaded with the ten repeating crossbows that Guan Yubai sent this time. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are as heavy as a thousand pieces of gold.

Tian He and Yao Lianghang, who had already received the news, were waiting in a school field in the northwest corner of the camp.

At this moment, there are nearly a hundred soldiers wearing black armor standing in this school field. It is the black armor army that Xiao Yi specially mobilized to test the crossbow. These hundred soldiers stood solemnly, motionless, like clay dolls.

As soon as Tian He and Yao Lianghang saw Xiao Yi coming, they stepped forward and respectfully gave Xiao Yi a military salute with clasped fists.

The hundred soldiers behind them knelt down on one knee and saluted: "I have seen the Crown Prince!"

Hundreds of rich voices overlapped neatly, like thunder.

This was the first time for Nangong Yue to see such a scene, and she couldn't help but feel in awe, with the corners of her lips raised high.

"No gift."

Xiao Yi raised his hand, and the soldiers stood up uniformly again, returning to their original standing posture. None of them made any unnecessary movements, and they looked well-trained.

Tian He and Yao Lianghang naturally noticed an unfamiliar young man standing next to Xiao Yi, and couldn't help but take a closer look.

Since meeting Xiao Yi, Nangong Yue has disguised herself as a man even though it is not countless times, but she is still very experienced. It's a pity that she is not a heroic girl like Fu Yunyan after all. There are always many flaws between her appearance and behavior, and the old lady Tian He can see some clues at a glance.

Is it a girl?

On the day Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue returned to Luoyue City, Tian He personally brought people to the city gate to greet them. Nangong Yue had been in the carriage at that time, and Tian He had never seen her. But seeing that the Crown Prince actually brought a girl to the military camp and stood side by side with him, Tian He immediately guessed that this must be the Crown Princess.

Although there was a time when the eldest princess Yongyang led an army and opened up new territories, but that was in troubled times.

How many female generals have there been in ancient battles?

Southern Xinjiang is not as strict as the royal capital, but there is no reason for women to enter and exit the military camp at will. The Crown Prince was not unaware of this, but he still brought the Crown Princess without any hesitation. It seems that the Crown Prince really has a lot of affection for the Crown Princess...

Tian He glanced at Xiao Yi meaningfully.

"Your Majesty," Yao Lianghang's gaze fell impatiently on the dozen or so guards behind Xiao Yi. Each guard held a mahogany box in his hand, "What kind of weapon is it?"

Xiao Yi asked them to rush to Luoyue City in the name of testing new weapons. Although Yao Lianghang didn't know what kind of weapon it was, just seeing how cautious the prince was, he was sure that it was definitely not a trivial thing!

Xiao Yi made a gesture, and Zhuzi immediately picked up the wooden box in his hand and opened the lid in front of everyone.

Everyone can tell that this is a repeating crossbow, a repeating crossbow with iron arrows as arrows.

Ordinary people can only see this if they don't have Guan Yubai's drawing, but Tian He is a veteran who has been on the battlefield for decades. He has seen countless weapons, including repeated crossbows. He immediately saw some clues and eagerly picked up the repeating crossbow. After playing with it for a while, he stared at the arrow box on the crossbow and exclaimed: "Could this repeating crossbow be capable of firing ten arrows in a row?"

Before Xiao Yi could answer, Yao Lianghang blurted out: "Ten arrows in a row?!" Ordinary repeating crossbows can only fire five arrows in a row.

"Old General Tian," Xiao Yi smiled openly and pointed at the arrow target a few hundred steps away, "do you want to try this repeating crossbow?"

Tian He was so shocked that his pupils shrank again, and he said in disbelief: "This place is at least more than 600 steps away from the target!"

As we all know, the repeating crossbow can fire arrows continuously, is fast, and has great lethality. It is a sharp weapon on the battlefield. However, the arrows of the repeating crossbow are iron arrows and there are no arrow feathers at the tail, making the iron arrows lose their balance when flying long distances. And rolling will limit the range.

Of course the prince will not make false claims easily, that is to say... Tian He couldn't help but look happy, staring at the repeating crossbow in his hand as if he had seen a unique treasure.

He calmed down, raised the repeating crossbow and aimed it at the target, then hung the string, opened the bow, and released the arrow!

"Boom! Boom! Boom..."

Ten iron arrows were shot out at lightning speed. In the blink of an eye, a few "clang" sounds were heard, and several iron arrows were inserted into the archery target in the distance, and even the archery target was hit. It is shaking slightly, showing its power!

Xiao Yi stared at the archery target, squinting slightly with satisfaction.

In the past, the repeating crossbow that Han Lingfu presented to the emperor on his birthday was not only easy to fall apart, but also less than half accurate... But now after Guan Yubai's careful improvement, it has eight out of ten arrows. I can hit the target.

Also, the closer the range, the higher the accuracy. The spy that night turned into a hedgehog.

Yao Lianghang on the side was dumbfounded. He couldn't help but squeezed his thigh hard, and his face wrinkled in pain.

This crossbow is really powerful!

The crossbow is lightweight, has a long range, is fast to cock, can fire ten arrows in a row, and has high accuracy! It can be called an artifact!

The prince doesn’t know where he got it, but if it were to be matched with three thousand Xuanjia troops...

Thinking about it, Yao Lianghang became excited, and a kind of lofty ideals filled his chest. Not only him, but also the hundreds of Xuanjia soldiers on the school field. Their young and dark faces seemed to be full of excitement. It seemed to be glowing, and I thought: With this repeating crossbow, the three thousand soldiers of their Xuanjia Army will be even more powerful and invincible! Who dares to invade from all over the world!

Looking at the shocked expressions of everyone, Xiao Yi couldn't help but have a look of color in his eyes. He cleared his throat and said to Yao Lianghang: "Ahang, divide these hundred soldiers into two groups..." He whispered to Yao Lianghang, and Yao Lianghang nodded repeatedly and quickly accepted the order and made arrangements.

Yao Lianghang quickly selected 60 of the 100 Xuanjia soldiers and divided them into two teams, "Qian" and "Kun". Each team had ten shield bearers and twenty archers. The only difference is that the Gan team has ten archers who use repeating crossbows, while the Kun team uses ordinary bows and arrows.

The repeating crossbow is so powerful that it may cause accidental damage if you are not careful. Therefore, during the drill, the arrowheads of each arrow were wrapped in coarse cloth.

Yao Lianghang gave an order and the drill began.

The archers on both sides shot countless arrows at each other at the same time. The target was the rows of scarecrows behind the shield hand. With a limit of one stick of incense, which team shot more scarecrows into the enemy camp, which team The team wins.

Of course, Team Kun knew that their team was at a disadvantage at the beginning of this exercise, but at this time, they could not admit defeat easily, especially in front of the prince. They must let the prince see their resilience. !

"Whoosh whoosh——"

The wooden arrows and iron arrows intertwined together, forming a dense rain of arrows.

The archer fires one arrow, but the crossbowman can fire ten arrows in a row. The wooden arrows and the iron arrows collided with each other from time to time, making a crisp impact sound, one after another... Although Team Kun's shield blocked it with quick eyes and hands. There were a lot of iron arrows, but they blocked this wave, but they had no time to cover the other scarecrows.

In the blink of an eye, I saw that the scarecrow behind Team Kun was riddled with holes and was nailed like a hedgehog by the black iron arrows... Team Kun was sweating profusely after a while. One to ten, they fired ten Arrows, the opponent will fire hundreds of arrows, as if the opponent has nine times more archers than him.

How can one defeat ten? !

Team Kun struggled to support, but under the overwhelming offensive of Team Gan, their support became so weak. In the end, the captain could only gather all the shield players together so that they did not have to run exhausted. They only stuck to that small area. Although they were embarrassed and helpless, after burning the incense, they protected the five scarecrows that were intact, and finally the whole army was not wiped out!

The Xuanjia soldiers watching the battle were filled with emotion and quickly counted up. The number of surviving scarecrows in the team was thirty, of which twenty were hit by arrows and ten could be rated as "slightly injured".

In comparison, except for the five surviving scarecrows of the Kun team, the other scarecrows that were hit by iron arrows looked really miserable, almost giving a taste of what it means to "pierce the heart with thousands of arrows".

The black armor soldiers who counted the points felt a little numb when they saw it, and couldn't help but think, what if the ones who were hit by the arrows were not these scarecrows, but real people?

Tian He's eyes were like fire as he stared at these scarecrows. If he hadn't been concerned about the presence of the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess, he would have shed tears regardless of his image.

I think back then, when the old prince first arrived in southern Xinjiang, he was ambushed and trapped in Longling for a whole month by the Nanmanzi. If they had had this continuous crossbow at that time, they would have been able to break through with a fierce offensive, and so many soldiers would not have died. Even the old prince suffered hidden injuries and died early within a few years.

This repeating crossbow... this repeating crossbow...

It will definitely bring about earth-shaking changes to southern Xinjiang!

Xuanjia soldiers were busy cleaning up the school grounds, while Xiao Yi, Tian He and his party went to Xiao Yi's camp together, including Nangong Yue.

After everyone sat down one by one, Yao Lianghang played with one of the repeating crossbows like a treasure, feeling very proud in his heart: If Mo Xiuyu knew about it, he would probably be jealous of himself!

After Xiao Yi took a sip of hot tea, he said: "General Tian, ​​I plan to set up a divine arm battalion, just like the Xuanjia Army, with a staff of three thousand people, equipped with this continuous crossbow."

Hearing that this serial crossbow was not for the Xuanjia Army, Yao Liang couldn't help crying, and looked at Xiao Yi pitifully.

Xiao Yi ignored him and continued: "I would like to ask General Tian to select five thousand elite soldiers first. After training, the best ones will be selected to enter the God's Arm Camp."

Tian He respectfully accepted the order, "Yes, Your Majesty." He paused and then said, "Do we need to make this repeating crossbow immediately?"

Xiao Yi tilted his head slightly, raised a finger and shook it, saying: "Let's make this number first."

"Ten thousand?" Tian He's eyes lit up.

"A thousand." Xiao Yi immediately broke his fantasy, "A thousand crossbows, a hundred thousand iron arrows." Before he could ask further questions, Xiao Yi spread his hands and said, "There is nothing you can do, your eldest son I don’t have enough money.”

When it came to silver, Tian He's originally fiery heart calmed down. After the initial ecstasy, he suddenly thought of the key point, "Your Majesty, this repeating crossbow needs an iron arrow. It is indeed the price. It’s not cheap…”

In order to raise troops, and to recuperate and recuperate in the mansion and Kailian, the prince's money is spent like water. This time, if one thousand repeated crossbows and one hundred thousand iron arrows are added, it will be another huge sum of money. ah!

Thinking about it, Tian He's dissatisfaction with King Zhennan came to his mind again. Originally, if father and son worked together, their southern border could be more stable and prosperous, but...

Xiao Yi naturally saw what Tian He was thinking, but he didn't take it seriously. He said with a smile: "Fortunately, my grandfather helped me this time, otherwise these 100,000 iron arrows may have shrunk."

Thinking of the Fang family's iron mine, Tian He's whole body was shaken. This was clearly a blessing from God to help the prince in the future!

A thousand is a thousand.

Don't worry, they are taking it step by step, and one day they will achieve great things!

Tian He calmed down and continued to discuss business with Xiao Yi. Today they still have many things to discuss. The first is the craftsman who made the crossbow. The production drawings of this repeating crossbow are confidential and must not be leaked at will. , then we must find a group of reliable craftsmen who are skilled enough in craftsmanship, and the number of craftsmen cannot be too large. Although this may slow down the process of making crossbows, we must also choose the priority.

Xiao Yi had already discussed this matter with Guan Yubai and said, "General Tian, ​​look at this."

Xiao Yi spread a piece of silk paper on the desk. When Tian He saw it, he immediately put his hands in his hands and laughed: "Wonderful! It's really wonderful!"

The person who drew the picture took apart dozens of structures of the crossbow and then drew them. Then they could let each craftsman be responsible for only a few of the steps, even the assembly process step by step. If the ground is separated, then the real core of Liannu can be held in their own hands. In this case, not only would it be safe, but the process of making the crossbow should also be much faster than he had previously expected.

Tian He made an estimate: "If this continues, as long as the materials are prepared as soon as possible, I believe that these batches of repeating crossbows and iron arrows should be completed in about a month." During Lenovo's drill today, the soldiers could complete them in no time. With the proficient use of the serial crossbow, I believe that the divine arm camp will be formed soon!

Everyone in the camp was talking to each other, and it was very lively.

Nangong Yue said nothing from the beginning to the end, just looking at Xiao Yi's handsome and energetic face quietly.

Xiao Yi is like the rising sun in the sky. He is born with a dazzling light, unconsciously attracting more and more people to come closer to him. Even though he was notorious in his previous life and people in the world had many misunderstandings about him, But the people around him must believe in him and respect him, so they are willing to serve under him and put their lives in his hands...

How lucky she is!

……

At this time, thousands of miles away in the capital, Han Lingfu had been kneeling in Huangjue Temple for seven days and nights.

Ten days ago, the Queen Mother suddenly fell ill and coughed non-stop. After consultation at the Queen Mother Hospital, they only said it was wind-cold, but she was unable to recover. Instead, she became bedridden. The emperor was worried. Han Lingfu, who was imprisoned in the palace, invited himself to Huangjue Temple to chant sutras and pray for the Queen Mother, and the emperor agreed.

After Han Lingfu went to Huangjue Temple, he knelt devoutly in front of the Buddha until now.

"Your Highness, Your Highness."

Han Lingfu's personal **** Xiao Mianzi entered the Buddhist hall happily and said to Han Lingfu, "Congratulations, Your Highness, the Queen Mother is awake. The Emperor has announced your entry into the palace."

Han Lingfu was overjoyed.

After learning that the Queen Mother was ill, Bai Muxiao gave him an idea and asked him to invite himself to pray for the Queen Mother. Once the Queen Mother recovered from her illness, he would be filial to the world, and even if the Queen Mother's condition did not improve, there would be no loss.

So, Han Lingfu did as he was told, and now it seems that he made the right bet!

He is now in a difficult situation and must plan every step of the way.

Han Lingfu stood up and knelt for a long time. He almost lost his balance, so Xiao Mianzi quickly came to support him.

"Let's enter the palace!"

Finally, he has a chance to turn around, and he must not miss it!

Han Lingfu took Xiao Xianzi into the palace and stayed in the imperial study for a long time. It is said that Han Lingfu knelt in front of the emperor, cried loudly, and admitted that he had done something wrong because of a moment of forgetfulness, and he only wanted to spend the rest of his life to atone for his sins. The emperor relented, and after thinking about it for a day, he finally released him from captivity. He was not allowed to leave the house without permission, but anyone with a discerning eye could see that the third prince had turned over.

When the news reached the second prince's mansion, Han Lingguan's face was so gloomy that it seemed like water would drip from his face.

He planned hard and spent so much effort to bring Han Lingfu down. Unexpectedly, just because he was soft-hearted and did not kill everyone, Han Lingfu would still have a chance to stand up!

Han Lingfu already knew that he was behind the incident. Once he turned over, he would not let him go.

Outside the study, a young **** stood with lowered eyebrows and said to a beautiful woman: "Concubine Zhang, Your Highness can't see anyone now. Please come back."

Concubine Zhang glanced at the closed study door unwillingly, but she did not dare to force her way in. She could only leave with Bu Tang and the maid with a look of regret.

No one noticed that the little **** secretly handed a note to an accompanying little maid.

Not long after, this note arrived at An Yihou Mansion...

Guan Yu took a look at Bai Zhang and threw it into the brazier.

His eyebrows were as gentle as before, and he ordered the two people in the study: "...It's time to reveal the truth about the Queen Mother's poisoning last year to the Emperor."

"Yes! Master."

"...I'm afraid the capital is going to be in chaos." Guan Yubai's voice was unhurried, as if he was talking about something insignificant.

Several princes have grown up, and the fight for that seat will only become more and more unscrupulous.

The emperor's temperament was too soft, and his control over the affairs of the court was too weak, which only fueled the ambition of the princes.

It's a pity that until now, the emperor can't see through it...