Datang Happy Landlord

Chapter 884;

Chapter 840;

"I don't ask what to eat, but tell the truth, what are their abilities?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Lord paid the Ministry of Industry to specially make five hundred fine iron daggers, three-edged, half the length of the iron spear head, and extremely sharp.

Although it is very short, as long as it is pierced into human flesh, it will bloom on three sides, the flesh will be rolled up, and the blood will be let out from the three blood grooves. There is a dead end, how can we have such a sharp weapon for killing people here?There is no comparison, Your Majesty. "

Hearing that he was about to lose his life after being hit by a knife, Li Shimin couldn't help but swallowed a mouthful of saliva;
"A new weapon approved by the Ministry of War a while ago, is this one?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's exactly this kind. There are not only short ones, but also other ones, such as hook locks, small repeating crossbows...whatever you want, all of them are the best."

"Small crossbows? Didn't the court arrange for continuous crossbows? Large ones require several people to work, and light crossbows require two to three people. Why bother with small crossbows?"

"Your Majesty, you don't know that this kind of crossbow is even smaller. It can be regarded as the real Zhuge Liannu. It can be fired by one person. It is more than half smaller than the bow and arrow of the nineteen guards. It is very dexterous."

"So small? Can this make a difference?"

"Your Majesty can!"

"Thirteen crossbow bolts can be put in at a time, and then fired non-stop, with a small circle of iron pans, sliding on the bowstring, and shooting outwards, thirty or fifty steps can kill people, passing through the chest, even It's great!"

"Is this true?"

"It's absolutely true, Your Majesty, I shot it once myself. Within thirty steps, it shot directly through the pig to be slaughtered, the kind that penetrated back and forth."

"It's more than half the size of an archer's bow. How long can a crossbow be?"

"One foot."

"So short?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is not as far as an iron tire bow, but it is indeed a sharp weapon for close combat."

Li Shimin also started to sweat;

"In the booklet of the Ministry of Industry, it is not written in such detail..."

Lieutenant Xuanjia was obviously very unconvinced, and he was afraid that what he said was not clear, so he quickly took the initiative to respond;

"My Majesty, of course the Ministry of Industry will not write in too much detail. It will only report according to the old rules. You have to go to the Ministry of War to see clearly. The three provinces are not allowed to know the details."

"Well, I see."

Li Shimin kept tapping on the table with his fingers, and looked out of the door in a daze. He knew that the emperor was thinking about something, so no one bothered him.

After a while, Li Shimin withdrew his gaze towards the door.

"What I asked was that those five hundred soldiers might not be able to match you, but what you answered was, what kind of sharp weapon did they distribute! Now tell me carefully, those five hundred soldiers are against your five hundred Xuanjia, how?"

Captain Xuanjia, who was being questioned, lowered his head and thought carefully for a long time before raising his head reluctantly;
"Returning to His Majesty, they... are a little bit stronger. If Your Majesty tells the 200 men under the last general to stop... that... and get some herbs to eat, the soldiers under the last general will definitely beat them."

"Well, I believe what you say, I know your abilities, and I understand your temper even more, you go back and rest first.

Remember, find out everything about where, tell your general, including what the five hundred soldiers said, you must make it clear, I want to know everything about where, do you understand everything? "

"It's Your Majesty. The general will remember it, and he will definitely report it to the general. If it doesn't work, just transfer another 100 people."

"How many people to transfer to work, you can decide for yourself, I just want the result."

"only!"

"Your Majesty, please retreat."

"allow."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Seeing Captain Xuanjia leaving, Li Shimin heaved a long sigh with a heavy voice;

"Goddess of Mercy, please take a look, even Xuanjia, who is untouchable by lightning, has come to worry about eating meat. If he is asked to continue to be extravagant like this, the court will probably be embarrassed."

Although Li Shimin was not angry at the moment, Mrs. Changsun also saw the seriousness behind the matter, so she also sighed...

"Ugh!"

"This little bastard, he certainly didn't expect to bring so much trouble to your majesty, and he probably didn't expect to eat something good, so he would be so embarrassing to the court, alas, why not, your majesty... the concubine asked someone to go to him There, reprimand him, take away those cattle and sheep, and then tell him to eat according to the rules in the barracks..."

Before Changsun could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Li Shimin raising his hand;

"No!"

"The matter has come to this, don't stop it for now, I want to see what the soldiers who have eaten dozens of carts of herbs look like."

"But Your Majesty, don't dare to wait any longer. If you wait another two months, if the words of the sons of the Sixteen Guards spread the word, wouldn't it be more difficult to end? Your Majesty, you are a great military strategist, how could you not know the danger of mutiny in the barracks?"

"Calm down, Avalokitesvara, I know the consequences, but for a while, there shouldn't be any mistakes. After all, it's not a chaotic world, and no one is deducting military pay, and no one dares to deduct military rations. All soldiers in the world can eat three meals to their stomachs. I think it's going to be okay for now."

"Besides, he's been tossing around for several months. I guess it's almost time to end. Wait a little longer and see what kind of soldiers he has created!"

"Listen to Your Majesty..."

Worried Li Shimin was thinking about everything, but he didn't say anything, he didn't do anything, let alone go to the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War to check and inquire.

Just stay in Changsun's bedroom like that, for a day or two...

On this day, according to the usual practice, the Xuanjia Army reported once a day;
"Your Majesty, the last general will pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor."

"Oh? It turned out that Captain Chen arrived, and the general was spared the ceremony."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, please take a look."

The visitor habitually submitted three volumes first, and Li Shimin took them and put them aside.

"Let's see it later. Captain, let's talk briefly. I have been taking herbs for many days, and there is no end yet? Are you going to pull another ten carts?"

"Return to His Majesty, don't hold back, the father-in-law said it's over, don't eat anymore."

"Oh, it's finally over. Those soldiers should have been cured of any injuries or diseases on their bodies, right?"

Li Shiming didn't know what he was thinking, and he seemed a little absent-minded when he spoke.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it's almost the same. The general feels that those soldiers, if there is no accident, will be over seventy years old, and there may be more."

"How dare you be sure of this? Human life is full of variables. Who dares to determine these? Don't dare, dare not!"

"Yes, the minister is talking too much."

"Not too talkative."

"Thank you Your Majesty, Your Majesty, when you see those soldiers when they come back, maybe you can understand a thing or two."

"Oh? It seems that the five hundred soldiers were raised by him very strong, very strong?"

"Yes Your Majesty, some are as strong as cattle, but most of them are not that big, or have strong bones, so they are not all strong!
But regardless of size, the five hundred soldiers are all healthy and strong. Needless to say, they are too strong to be strong anymore! "

"I'm a little impatient with what you said, and I want to see what it looks like."

"It's almost time, Your Majesty, you're about to see it, because Grandpa An has arranged for them to set off and come back. According to the order of the world the day before yesterday, they set up camp today and turned back."

"It's really fast, isn't it called eating? Think of it as a training method with chasing soldiers and no food?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, it's just that there is really no food this time. My father-in-law asked people to take away all the food that could be eaten. There was not a single rice left. They took another road and went back to Chang'an first, so this There's nothing to eat at all."

"Huh? It's nearly a thousand miles away, how can we come back without food? It's just nonsense!

With food, I can’t stand it after two or three days, or it’s the same as last time. When the time comes, I can bury the pot to make rice. This will take away all the food. How do you say it?Don't you eat for a month? "

The eldest grandson next to Li Shimin was even more anxious;
"What your Majesty said is that even a god can't bear it if there is no food for a month, let alone a body of flesh and blood, what do you think of him?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Don't worry, Your Highness. You won't be hungry. Now the more than 100 Xuanjia over there have also run out of food, so they are walking along with them."

After hearing this, Li Shimin raised his eyebrows. He knew that Li Dai was extremely stable and would never take risks easily. Since he dared to follow, there must be some reason.

"Very well. Although I haven't figured out the ins and outs of some things, I want to agree with you. I believe that you have been learning from them recently, haven't you?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I have been following the study for a long time, so that your Majesty can know that as long as the Xuanjia who goes there is treated the same by the Duke, he asked those doctors to conduct observations, ask questions, and prescribe prescriptions. He has been recuperating.

As for what the grandfather taught, he never recited it to others, so we all learned it. "

"Good! You guys are doing great!"

"The minister has retired."

"But, remember, everything about them must be paid close attention to and reported in detail."

"only!"

"Your Majesty, this..."

"Guanyin maidservant, don't worry too much. You are definitely looking for herbs on the road, or other natural treasures to satisfy your hunger. It is impossible not to eat."

"But Your Majesty, is this... turf and tree roots enough to fill your stomach?"

Li Shimin stroked the beard on his chin, and he hesitated in speaking, after all, he had never heard of it for a month without food, but the queen's face was already pale, how could she add fuel to the flames?

"It's true that I can't fill my stomach, but I think that the Taoist method of health preservation is mysterious and unpredictable, so it shouldn't be difficult to keep one's life from starving to death.

Avalokitesvara, don't forget his identity, the future Taoist, those Taoists around him, how can he be called the Supreme Being who has starved his own family? "

"That's true, alas... Forget it, the child can't be controlled by the mother, and the concubine doesn't have to worry about it."

"By the way, Your Majesty, it's rare that you are free today. I have something to do with myself, and I can't decide. I want to talk to Your Majesty."

"Tell me about your son's marriage?"

As soon as Li Yu's marriage was mentioned, Li Shimin looked a little unhappy.

Changsun is not a fool, of course he can see it, but it's too involved, Changsun can only pretend that he doesn't understand.

"Your Majesty has a clear vision, and his eyes are like a torch. He just wants to talk about my son's wedding."

"Let's talk about it. It's something that can't be avoided. Besides, his filial piety has passed, so it's time to bring this matter to the table."

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty, for taking care of my mood. What I want to say is that in the house after the saint, Kong Yingda is always not too long or short. The housewife of the Cheng family also came to communicate with me many times. Both of us Don't be in a hurry.

As for the young lady of the Kong family, she doesn't have any objections, and she mostly considers herself to be my son's housewife. The problem lies with Kong Yingda,
So... what my concubine thinks is..."

"The empress wants me to mediate this matter?"

"That's exactly what I mean. If His Majesty comes forward, maybe it will be smoother, but it's not good."

"Maybe not?"

Changsun was a little anxious;

"But Your Majesty, the young lady of the Kong family, and her Disheng mother, the housewife of the Kong family, all agree with this marriage. Your Majesty, what do you say..."

The corners of Li Shimin's mouth turned up, with a look of disdain;

"I just want to ask you, are these two women accurate?"

"This...Of course we can't draw conclusions based on the words of these two women, so I am anxious."

"You don't have to worry. What should happen is naturally a marriage destined by heaven. What shouldn't happen. A twisted melon is not sweet, let alone a saint?"

"It's not that I'm hard-hearted, I don't come to help you two, it's because I also have difficulties.

Everyone else is easy to talk about, except for the direct descendants of this saint, as well as the outstanding members of the 72 sages, I don't want to force others to make things difficult for me.

Kong Yingda is very different from his father. His temperament is nothing to do with straightforwardness. The key is that he is a bit pedantic, and he is too thoughtful, and he is also a little indecisive. It is really difficult to get along with him. He can't help it.

These families are extremely frivolous and expensive, and they are the portals that people all over the world stare at, but if I say something or do something out of the ordinary, they will immediately become notorious, so it is difficult to deal with it..."

What Li Shimin said was also true, but Changsun's wholeheartedly wanted his eldest son to marry the noblest Kong family, so he refused to listen to his persuasion.

The somewhat displeased Changsun slumped into the grand master's chair;
"The concubine can understand His Majesty's grievances, but it should be that he is not so lucky as a rascal, that's all, I don't worry about it anymore.

Let him go, even if he chooses a maid to be the housewife, he will be the concubine. "

Hearing this, Li Shimin felt that he was not up and down, and it was not easy to pick up the quarrel. The waiter next to him pouring water for Changsun's sweet tea had suffered a disaster today.
This person happened to bet with someone last night and stayed up all night. Today, his eyes were a little sleepy and he couldn't see clearly.

Seeing the queen looking at him with a dark face, the waiter realized that the tea bowl was already full, and a lot of it had flowed out, and his face turned pale with fright, begging for mercy in a low voice;

"Your Highness, forgive me, slaves deserve to die, Your Highness, please forgive me..."

Ye Qingzhi next to him felt that something was going to happen, so he immediately came up to make a rescue;

"Don't you get out of here?"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

However, Changsun did not give him a chance;

"Drag him out and beat him twenty boards, tell him to improve his memory!"

Ye Qingzhi sighed softly, and waved to the side;

"Drag away."

"only!"

Several servants came to pick up the criminal and left.

Those who made mistakes did not dare to shout and beg for mercy. He knew in his heart that the queen let him live for the sake of the chief executive, so that he could have a long memory.
"Guanyin maidservant, don't be sullen, the Kong family can't succeed, isn't there still the Yan family?
The old patriarch of the Yan family is a snobbish eye, he won't let you go.

This descendant of Yan Hui Da Neng did not check at all. Many people of five surnames and seven Wangs all stared at those who wanted to marry him. To be honest, being his mistress in the backyard is really more than enough.

When he comes back to Chang'an, I will personally go to the Yan family. I know that the Yan family is equally noble, so I probably don't take me as a priority.

But this is not a problem for me. At that time, we will invite 72 sages and other three family heads to come forward. We will go to the Yan family together, pierce the last window paper, and ask him for a daughter of a sage descendant to be his backyard. How about the mistress? "

Changsun only showed a little smile when she heard this, and she knew in her heart that although the Yan family agreed, it was not easy to marry.

Now with the emperor's guarantee, Changsun finally felt at ease.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I am very grateful."

"Good talk, good talk."

"Actually, I'm not worried about his main wife, but about Daoist Sun's daughter. I care about it. Guanyin maidservant, you have to know it well."

"I understand that when he comes back, the first thing I have to do is to arrange this, otherwise I will always be entangled, and if the vicious people take advantage of it, it will be too late for me to regret it."

"That's why I worry about this, Daoist Sun's daughter is the guardian of the right guard in the largest branch of the four schools of Taoism, and she is a master of swordsmanship.

He is also in charge of many capable Taoist priests. Only when she goes to your son's side can you be at ease. "

Changsun nodded fiercely, and then his face became a little strange;
"Grandfather's daughter is naturally worthy of him, a little bastard, and she is also a capable person. Her abilities are better than many good men.

It's good anywhere, but at this age, alas... and the seniority is too messy... no...

Speaking of which, the concubine has called her aunt for decades, and now it's like this again... When the time... when the concubine meets her, how should I... call her...

Alas... It's a bit of a fly in the ointment, Your Majesty! "

"Guanyin maidservant, don't talk nonsense. Daoist Sun will hear this, and you will be unhappy."

(End of this chapter)