Great Tang princess

Chapter 172
Martial arts practice in this era is not just about practicing boxing routines, but also includes weapons, tactics, riding skills, bows and arrows, etc.

But Li Yuechen is not very good at playing traditional bows and arrows. After all, she has some experience with mechanical compound bows, so she will learn them faster.

And to be honest, at least Li Yuechen himself felt that the mechanical composite bow was better than the traditional bow.

Not to mention anything else, at least it saves effort after pulling it apart, and since the arrow is placed in the middle of the bow body, the accuracy will be much higher relatively.

Master also said that since he can ride a horse now and is becoming more and more familiar with horse-armed combat, then it is time to consider infantry and mounted shooting.

Li Yuechen felt a little uncertain in his heart, but it was okay to say that the rifle shot had been played before.

But when it comes to shooting arrows on horseback galloping at high speed... can the accuracy be guaranteed?

But this is not something she should consider now, the master will definitely tell her the essentials at that time, for now it is better to draw the design drawing of the mechanical compound bow first.

The first thing is to add an eccentric wheel and a counterweight rod, and the retinue is the hollow weight reduction design on the bow...

It's a pity that Li Yuechen's painting skills are very average, and there are many things that are unclear in the painting, so he can only go and tell them in person when the time comes.

If necessary, you can also make a simple model out of mud to show them.

……

On the other side, the metal composite bow was also sent to Li Zhi.

"This is..." Wu Zetian was a little puzzled, "Chen'er did it?"

Li Zhi nodded, with a smile on his face: "The military supervisor reported that this bow weighs one hundred and sixty catties. Don't blame me, even the late emperor might not be able to draw it."

"Chen'er pulled away?" Wu Zetian was a little surprised, although she also knew that her daughter was born with supernatural power, she never thought that her strength would be so great.

"Not only that, it seems that there is still room for it, and I should be able to shoot a harder bow." Li Zhi shook his head with a smile, and said with emotion: "And this bow seems to be only a semi-finished product. Make a new one."

Wu Zetian next to her couldn't help shaking her head. Now she believed more and more in her husband's conjecture that her own daughter might really be the God of War.

Now he is only 11 years old, yet he already has such terrifying power.

The last time I chatted with Liu Rengui by chance last time, and heard him say that the princess is already a rare master in the elite army, she still felt that these words were somewhat exaggerated and flattering.

But now it seems that if nothing else is said, just focusing on this strength can prove that Liu Rengui's words are true.

……

At present, Li Yuechen doesn't know that his parents already think that he is the white tiger descending to earth. After drawing the design, he took the rocking chair to the Linbo Pavilion to sit and think about things.

The first is cement. Even if this thing is made, it is not realistic to use it directly to pave the road.

In fact, cement is quite easy to crack, so Li Yuechen prefers the idea of ​​using cement as an adhesive and then turning the head to pave the road instead of using cement to pile up the ground.

At that time, two dirt roads can be specially opened on both sides of the road for horses to gallop at high speed.

In addition, there is the problem of people. Road construction requires manpower, and my mother just issued a policy of light corvee two years ago, not to mention that Li Yuechen didn't want to increase the burden on the common people.

But if you pay workers to do the work, the cost is too high...

After thinking about it carefully, Li Yuechen felt that it should be done in two steps.

When the time comes, you can buy some slaves without paying wages, just let them eat.

The other part is to transport prisoners from all over the country to work, and if they do well, their sentences will be reduced.

In this way, I can save a lot of money to do other things... I am so smart!
……

In a blink of an eye, it was the Shangsi Festival again. Perhaps because he liked the excitement, Li Zhi invited the ministers to bring their children to the palace again this year.

Since this was not the first time, the dandies who re-entered the palace this time were more relaxed than before.

Li Xian was also put on a shelf for a day, responsible for organizing the noble children to play together.

In fact, it is not considered a holiday. The crown prince is the future emperor, so maybe there are hidden ministers in the future of the Tang Dynasty among these aristocratic children.

Li Xian and Li Lun, who hadn't seen their second brother for a long time, were also a little happy. Instead of going to play with other noble children, they chatted with their second brother instead.

Li Yuechen also smiled at the side: "Second brother can be considered to be able to come out today, it's not easy."

"Yeah, it's not easy." Li Xian nodded, he was really tired recently.

In order to quickly make some achievements for my father to see, I basically have to annotate the post-Hanshu after finishing the work every day, and I have completely switched to the 996 mode.

Li Yuechen could also tell that he might be a little stressed recently, so he chuckled and said, "No matter what, let's take advantage of the wind today and have fun."

Regarding his sister's advice, Li Xian nodded: "Indeed..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Xian next to him suddenly took two steps towards this side: "Yuechen, how can you arrange my master like this?"

"Your master?" Li Yuechen asked back, then suddenly thought of something, and asked, "You mean Journey to the West?"

Li Xian nodded: "You wrote it, right?"

Although Journey to the West had been written for several years, only Shangguan Wan'er and Li Zhi and his wife had read it at that time, and the older brothers didn't know about it.

"Yes, but brother..."

"Yuechen, how can you talk nonsense like that? My master..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Li Yuechen: "Brother, what you said is wrong. The chapters in this Journey to the West are all adapted from the Tang Dynasty's Western Regions, and there are traces to follow. The most is to do It's just a joke adaptation..."

"But..." Li Xian felt that what his sister said made sense, but suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Besides, brother, do you think Journey to the West is still worth watching, or is the Great Tang Western Region Bureau more interesting?" Li Yuechen asked.

Li Xian nodded: "Of course it's Journey to the West, but..."

"So, Journey to the West is more beautiful. After reading Journey to the West, maybe someone will be interested in the original Great Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions. In this way, more people will know the deeds of brother and master, right?" Li Yuechen said heartily flickering.

Li Xian, who was obviously about to be limp after being fooled, nodded: "It's a little bit wrong..."

"That's right!" Li Yuechen nodded in agreement, "Okay, bro, let's go play with them. If we wait for the royal family members to gather together, it seems like we look down on them."

Both Li Xian and Li Lun nodded, and turned to play with the others.

Li Xian next to him looked at this younger sister with a complicated face. From the sentence just now, it can be seen that although this younger sister looks cute on the outside, she always pretends to be a cute baby on purpose, but in reality Very mature.

Especially when the eldest brother Li Hong passed away, he completely revealed a sense of maturity that was extremely inconsistent with his age.

Li Xian really wanted to ask why she was like this, but in the end he still didn't express his confusion.

……

Li Yuechen also came to the side where the girls gathered, and chatted with them.

It is common for girls from aristocratic families to be able to write and count, and they all have a good cultural heritage.

Not to mention that Li Yuechen had a humorous personality, and occasionally said a few obscene words, which could make these girls who were older than her, but in fact they were little sisters in her eyes, laugh out loud.

And when a group of Yingying and Yanyan girls gather together, they always attract the attention of men. After a while, many noble men join in the chat.

While chatting, the topic actually shifted to Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

The group of noble children who were present had nothing to do every day, and they would always have some fun, and the novels serialized in the newspaper happened to be one of the few funs.

So basically everyone present had read it, and it was written in the newspaper that the author was Princess Taiping. Now that the author is right in front of her eyes, there is nothing wrong with talking about it.

One of the women asked: "May I ask Your Highness, is it possible that Sun Quan is actually a barbarian with purple beard and blue eyes?"

Li Yuechen waved his hand: "Don't you read the words 'this story is purely fictional' written on the front every time? This is just a storybook novel, not a historical fact. It's like writing a poem on weekdays, just to use this metaphor to make him appear tall and mighty That's all."

The people around nodded, and that's true, some barbarians are indeed taller than the Han people.

"That's right, it's better for men to be taller and bigger." A woman said.

The girl next to her seemed to have a good relationship with her, and asked with a chuckle, "Tell me specifically, where is it tall? And where is it big?"

"Screw you!"

Everyone next to him understood immediately, and then burst into laughter.

On the contrary, Li Yuechen raised his eyebrows in disbelief, did the ancients also love drag racing so much?

I know a lot of nasty jokes, do you want to tell them to amuse them?
But after thinking about it, forget it, it doesn't match my personality.

In fact, the noble women in ancient times did not know everything. In their families, there would be someone specially assigned to explain these aspects of knowledge to them.

So don't look at all of them who are not married yet, but in fact, they have already understood many things very clearly.

……

On the other side, Li Zhi also drank and wrote poems with the ministers, which was very lively.

Especially the transparent wine invented by Li Yuechen, which is powerful and very enjoyable to drink.

The only pity is that the output is too low, and Li Zhi is reluctant to give too much, only one bowl per person.

Just like the usual banquets, they drink while watching the dancers from the Jiaofang Division dance, recite poems, and dance together with the dancers when they drink too much.

The only difference in this occasion was that everyone was also paying attention to the children playing around in the attic.

Especially Li Zhi, seeing his children surrounded by the crowd talking and laughing, nodded in relief, it seems that their communication skills are quite good.

It cannot be ruled out that this is also related to their status. These children dare not ignore the members of the royal family, but judging from their expressions, it seems that it is not as simple as just to complete the task.

Especially on his little daughter's side, men and women gathered in a large circle, and the atmosphere was very cheerful, which made Li Zhi smile.

Then he went off to dance with a smile on his face, feeling that the headache seemed to be relieved a lot.

When the ministers saw that the emperor had begun to dance, they all danced more freely.

……

Below, Li Yuechen, who was chatting with a group of girls, suddenly felt that the light had become a little dimmer.

Turning his head to look, a man with a height of about 1.7 meters and a tall and straight figure came to him.

Although he is wearing Han clothes and combing Han hair, but looking at that face, he is obviously a foreigner.

The age doesn't look too old, maybe around sixteen or seventeen.

The man's voice was full of arrogance, and he saluted respectfully: "I have seen Her Royal Highness!"

"Mianli, are you?" Li Yuechen slightly raised his eyebrows, as if he had never seen this person before.

"Return to Your Highness, my name is Qi Biguang," the voice of the answer was full of anger, "I heard from Liu Huang that I lost to His Highness in sumo, so I want to challenge..."

He had just finished speaking, and Li Yuechen hadn't responded yet. Suddenly, a young man in his twenties who looked a little like him rushed over and kicked him out: "You bastard! Your Highness, can you Random challenge?"

After finishing speaking, he quickly saluted Li Yuechen: "I don't know the rules, I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

"No problem!" Li Yuechen smiled lightly: "It's just that I'm free, so come and play."

As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at Qi Biguang: "At the beginning Liu Huang lost to Bengong Yitongqian, how about you? What's the big deal?"

"Twice!" Qi Biguang replied.

"Okay!" Li Yuechen nodded, and waved to the little eunuchs next to him, "Come here, draw the ground!"

Qi Biming next to him was a little anxious, and secretly scolded the younger brother for not being smart enough!To challenge His Highness, if you win, you are bullying the children, and if you lose, it is even more embarrassing!
Although he usually does a lot of stupid things, he never imagined that he would dare to do such a stupid thing on this occasion!
But now that His Highness has agreed, it is even more impossible to ask her to go back on his word. In desperation, he can only run aside, intending to tell his younger brother to release the water.

Li Yuechen smiled and waved his hands: "Okay, you are also a martial arts practitioner, don't do unnecessary things. Even if I lose, I won't punish you!"

Qi Biming had no choice but to bow obediently and stand aside.

A circle with a diameter of two meters was quickly drawn, and everyone surrounded it, intending to watch the excitement.

Li Yuechen found a hairpin, pinned his ponytail on his head, and entered the circle with Qi Biguang.

Qi Biguang on the opposite side remembered what Liu Huang said, and he didn't mean to release water at all, and asked excitedly, "Is Your Highness ready?"

"Come on!" Li Yuechen beckoned.

"That would be a crime!"

After Qi Biguang finished speaking, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Li Yuechen's shoulder.

This guy is much taller than Li Yuechen, and his arms are also long, so he feels oppressive when he looks at it.

However, Li Yuechen had sufficient confidence in his own strength, instead of retreating, he took a step forward, grabbed his wrist, and at the same time his body had already rotated half a circle, with his back facing him.

Then the arm just pulled randomly, and Qi Biguang's body had already risen into the air, and was thrown over the shoulder by Li Yuechen to the front.

With a muffled "bang", Qi Biguang fell directly to the ground, splashing a slight dust.

Li Yuechen let go of his wrist and stood up, took off the hairpin on top of his head, and his smooth black hair turned into a ponytail again.

With the dimples on his face flashing lightly, Li Yuechen smiled lightly and said, "Two times!"

(End of this chapter)