Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 207
"Don't worry about King Wu, the country is very good."

Zixi could only reply aggrieved.

At this time, Qingji couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and said with a slight smile, "Mr. Shen, I heard that Mrs. Guo is pregnant. I wonder if this is true?"

"It's just groundless rumors, Wu Wangxiu heard the truth."

Zixi immediately denied it.

joke!

How could he admit such a thing?
Don't say it's Zixi, I'm afraid it's impossible for all Chu people to admit that Meng Ying is pregnant, and the child in her belly is Qingji's flesh and blood!

Although Wu and Chu have signed a covenant of non-aggression and are still in-laws, this does not mean that the two countries have turned their hostility into friendship and have lived in peace ever since.

Wu Chu feud!

This cannot be changed.

Moreover, as two neighboring southern countries, if Chu State wants to eliminate its worries and go northward to fight for hegemony, it must get rid of Wu State, a thorn in its side and a thorn in its flesh.

Similarly, if the state of Wu wants to dominate the world, it has to wrestle with the state of Chu to make a difference!
Therefore, the matter of Meng Ying's pregnancy became a secret matter in the palace.

Although people in Chu are talking about it in private, they will never admit it.

Mrs. Tai of Chu State spoiled King Wu's child, what's going on?

"The widow is just curious, please don't take it to heart, Mr. Shen."

Seeing that Zixi's face became more and more ugly, Qingji waved his hands and said, "I don't know why Mr. Shen sent Wu this time?"

Finally getting to the point!

Zixi bowed immediately and said, "King Wu, the foreign ministers are here to show the good things between Chu and Wu. Chu and Wu are neighbors, so they should communicate frequently."

"What Mr. Shen said is very true. In a few days, I will also send envoys to Yingdu to express the good alliance between the two countries."

"King Wu, the foreign ministers are here to present a generous gift to King Wu!"

"What kind of gift is it?"

Qingji asked pretending not to know.

"It's ten beauties from the Chu Kingdom!"

Zixi said sternly: "As the saying goes, a beauty deserves a hero. The King of Wu is an unborn hero, so there must be a beauty by his side!"

"However, my lord sees that there are very few beauties in the Queen's Palace of Wu, especially the beauties of our Chu Kingdom, so don't you regret it?"

"That's why, my king specially recruited ten beauties in the country. All of them are of the highest appearance, and they are good at singing and dancing. They are especially good at the art of bed. It's easy to flatter them."

"Also ask King Wu to accept it with a smile!"

What ten beautiful young women!

Qingji's heart immediately blossomed with joy.

Before, he had heard that the King of Chu had searched for widows or beautiful wives everywhere in the country, and sent them to the palace for adjustment, preparing to dedicate them to himself.

Didn't expect it to be true?

This made Qingji feel a little depressed.

Could it be that the reputation of being a good wife can't be washed away in a lifetime?
Want to be nailed to the pillar of shame in history?

"Since it is the King of Chu's kindness, the widow will be disrespectful!"

Naturally, Qingji would not refuse the beauties who came to his door.

Even if you don't eat it in your stomach, it's good to look at it occasionally and appreciate the beautiful things.

On the occasion of parting, Qingji specially wrote a personal letter (love letter) and asked Zixi to forward it to Mengying on his behalf.

After all, she is the child's mother, her own woman, how could Qingji not care about it?
With Meng Ying's power in Chu State at this time, he could keep the child without any worries, but he couldn't give him a title.

However, this is enough!
However, this was disgusting to Zixi.

For now, his relationship with Qingji is still quite messy!
Meng Ying could be regarded as Zixi's stepmother. Although she was younger than him, her seniority was there.

And Qing Ji is Meng Ying's lover, and at the same time, Ji Mi, sister of King Xiong Zhen of Chu, gave me my fiancé.

Brother-in-law?

Qingji is indeed Zixi's brother-in-law, but the unclear relationship between Qingji and Meng Ying really makes Zixi feel as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly alive.

……

Gusu Mountain, weapons workshop.

At this time, Qingji was holding a crossbow for test firing.

The crossbow in Qingji's hand is composed of three parts: the bow, the crossbow arm and the crossbow arm: the bow is installed horizontally at the front end of the crossbow arm, and the crossbow arm is installed at the rear of the crossbow arm.

The crossbow arm is used to support the bow, brace the string, and be supported by the user, and the crossbow machine is used to buck the string and launch.

When in use, open the string and hold it with the crossbow trigger, place the arrow in the arrow path on the crossbow arm, aim at the target, and then pull the crossbow trigger, the bow string rebounds, and the arrow is shot out.

"Snatch!"

The arrows fired from the crossbow hit the bullseye.

However, Qingji was holding the crossbow in his hand, and couldn't help frowning. The general who was watching from the side was a little uneasy, for fear that Qingji would punish him.

"My lord, is there something wrong?"

Gan Jiang hurriedly bit the bullet and asked.

"This is not the ideal crossbow for the widow."

Qing Ji shook his head and said, "A normal archer, with a strong bow, can shoot eighty steps with one arrow. But according to my estimates, the maximum range of this crossbow machine is probably no more than seventy steps? The effective damage is only sixty steps. Step around."

"If that's the case, why don't you let the archers use ordinary hard bows?"

"Furthermore, this crossbow is not accurate enough and has no balance. If it is not for the extraordinary strength of the few people, who are not shocked by this crossbow, I am afraid that the arrows fired by this crossbow will not be able to hit the target."

Qingji's words can be said to point out two major flaws in this crossbow machine.

One is that the range is not far, and the effective lethality is insufficient.

The recoil of the two crossbows is so strong that it is difficult for ordinary archers to control. I am afraid that within fifty steps, even a large living person standing there may not be able to shoot!

And if these two defects are not taken seriously, if the crossbow is improved, I am afraid that the power of the crossbow is not as good as ordinary hard bows!

Not to mention the recoil, after all, if the two armies are fighting, Wu Jun can adopt the method of "fire coverage" and use crossbows to fire arrows round after round without distinction.

However, the issue of the range of the ballista must be taken seriously!
As far as Qingji knows, one step in this era is about [-] meters, one foot is a step, and two feet is a step.

Therefore, the effective range of the crossbow is about ninety-one meters, and the real effective damage distance is only seventy-eight meters, which is far less than that of a hard bow.

"Your Majesty, ministers should make improvements."

Go-getters hastened to promise.

"good."

Qingji was not in a hurry.

Although he has provided blueprints of the structure of ancient crossbows, craftsmen can manufacture crossbows according to the blueprints, but the power still needs to be improved.

Qing Ji is not in a hurry, after all, there is no war in Wu country now, he can wait for a year or so, let the craftsmen continue to improve, so that the effective range of the crossbow can be maximized!

In Qingji's vision, the effective range of the crossbow is at least [-] paces away.

According to legend, during the Warring States period, the Qin family of the Chu State invented the crossbow by "bowing his arms horizontally, using a mechanism to set up a pivot".

Because during the Spring and Autumn Period, when the Chu State in the south was expanding its territory, it inevitably clashed with the minority tribes at that time. It was natural to be inspired by it and learn how to make crossbows.

(End of this chapter)