Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 40 Divine Weapon (Special thanks to all readers for your monthly votes!)

Li Jun and his son looked at each other with surprise and joy in their hearts.

Li Jun said with a smile: "Even if Taifu is tired from the journey, he should rest early.

The official and Quanzi will respectfully listen to Taifu's teachings tomorrow. "

Li Jun waved slightly to the outside of the palace, and two beautiful maids of sixteen or seventeen years old who were waiting outside the palace door bowed their heads and walked into the palace. They helped the slightly drunk Wang Zhu get up and walked to the VIP building in the backyard.

The next day, Wang Zhu didn't get up from his arms until late in the morning. His servants had already brought toiletries and breakfast.

After Wang Zhu tidied himself up, after sitting there for less than half an hour, Li Jun and his son came to the side room to invite him. The three of them walked into a courtyard in the backyard and sat down at the banquet.

Li Jun raised his glass and smiled:

"Taifu, there must have been too many people at yesterday's dinner, so Taifu remained silent.

Your Majesty is hosting a banquet in the backyard today. It’s just Taifu and me, father and son. Please ask Taifu to clarify our doubts! "

Wang Zhu knew that Li Jun and his son had been thinking about it all night because they were afraid of being summoned to the capital by the emperor last night. He immediately nodded and said:
"Li Jiedu, after discussing with your Majesty and your ministers, have unanimously decided to let your son marry Mrs. Xunyang and become your Majesty's uncle!

Li Jiedu and his family have become relatives of the emperor. Isn’t it a great joy? "

Li Jun and his son were overjoyed after hearing this and quickly asked Wang Zhu for details.

Wang Zhu told the story of Mrs. Xunyang in detail. The matter of Zhao Kuangyi poisoning the late Emperor Shizong was of great importance. Now only Emperor Chai Zongxun, Li Tao and Wang Zhu knew about it, so naturally they did not talk about it.

Wang Zhu said:
"Li Jiedushi has always been loyal to our country, the Zhou Dynasty, and is pleased by His Majesty.

Your Majesty is extremely filial to the Queen Mother. Although you have long wanted to get rid of Zhao Kuangyi, a remnant of the traitor to the party, you did not want to involve Mrs. Xunyang and make the Queen Mother sad, so you delayed the order.

This time, the young master only needs to bring the beauty home. Not only will the Li family become relatives of the emperor, but also the Zhao thief will be eliminated for His Majesty. From now on, Li Jiedu and his family will become His Majesty's loyal ministers! "

Li Jun quickly thanked him and hesitated for a while:
"After hearing what the Grand Tutor said, the lower official felt that Mrs. Xunyang was very stubborn. The Empress Dowager persuaded her for half a year, but she still could not change her attitude towards the traitor Zhao.

I'm afraid that the subordinate's dog is incompetent in literature and martial arts, and it will be difficult to impress Mrs. Xunyang and get her to agree to remarry! "

When Wang Zhu heard this, he looked at Li Shoujie a few more times and said with a smile:
"I think your son is handsome, handsome and as gentle as jade. He is a perfect match for Mrs. Xunyang.

Moreover, this matter is approved by His Majesty, and I, Li Xiang and other ministers in the DPRK will give their full support. Why should Ambassador Li Jiedu hesitate?
If such a good opportunity cannot be grasped, then the Li Jiedushi family will stop here in His Majesty's heart! "

Li Jun Xiangzhi Wangzhu was an old confidant of the late Emperor Shizong when he was living in the residence, and he was also the Taifu of the current emperor. This year, he was promoted by Emperor Chai Zong to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and he was very powerful, so he immediately made a decision in his heart.

Li Jun said: "Even if Taifu has analyzed the pros and cons and given guidance in this way, I am determined to let Quanzi follow Taifu to Beijing as soon as possible. He will definitely live up to His Majesty's will!"

Wang Zhu was overjoyed and said:

"So good!
Li Jiedu envoy, I haven't had enough of the fine wine here in Xunyang. After I drink heavily for another five days, my son will go to Beijing with me to meet the Holy Emperor! "

Li Jun and his son immediately exchanged greetings and left the backyard. While asking the servants in the mansion to provide Xunyang with various fine wines and royal works every day, they began to prepare for Li Shoujie's entry into the capital.

After discussion, the father and son both felt that the emperor's favor was profound and the matter was of great importance.

Li Jun said: "Jie'er, my father and Wang Taifu are old friends. When we were ministers to His Majesty Taizu in the past, we had a good relationship, so we should not play tricks on my father. Now that I marry Mrs. Xunyang, I can also establish a marriage for your majesty." The great thing happened to my Li family!

Jie'er, after you come to Beijing with the Grand Tutor this time, you must try to please the Queen Mother and Her Majesty, and understand the holy will. If there is no hidden harm, you must impress Mrs. Xunyang and marry me back to the Li Mansion! "

Li Shoujie said: "Father, my son understands that he will perform well when he arrives in the capital."

Within a few days, the father and son prepared a large number of treasures for the Empress Dowager Fu and the young emperor Chai Zongxun in Beijing. Remembering the recent incident of the young emperor Chai Zongxun entering the palace from Jinzhou in the fifth dynasty, they decided to give it to the Zhaoyi Jiedu Mansion. In four states, they quickly searched for ten beautiful girls aged 4 to 6 years old and brought them to Bianjing to present to the little emperor.

When it came time to set off on May 21st of the first year of Kaixi, Li Jun prepared two more carriages filled with fine wine, and then sent Wang Zhu, his son Li Shoujie and his party out of Luzhou to Bianjing.

On May 20th, when Chai Zongxun was in the Huangji Hall in the afternoon to review the "night markets" in various states and the implementation of the new water conservancy policy, Tang Qi, the chief eunuch in front of the hall, walked into the hall with a happy face and saluted Chai Zongxun:
"Your Majesty, Dean Ding is here to report that the Divine Arm Bow has been successfully developed!
At this moment, he was waiting outside the temple with his divine arm and bow. "

Chai Zongxun said joyfully: "Hurry up and declare him to be in pilgrimage!"

After a while, Ding Luban, the director of the "Weapons Research and Development Institute", walked into the hall accompanied by several forbidden soldiers and eunuchs. There was an eunuch beside him holding a well-made crossbow-like weapon in his hands.

After seeing the ceremony, Ding Luban said:

"Your Majesty, I and my colleagues at the "Weapons Research and Development Institute" dare not disappoint their holy expectations. After several months of research and development, the "God's Arm Bow" that Your Majesty told you was finally successfully manufactured a few days ago!
Please take a look at it, Your Majesty. "

Chai Zongxun nodded happily, and Tang Qi, who was standing behind him, walked down the jade terrace, took the "God's Arm Bow", walked back to the throne and presented it to Chai Zongxun with both hands.

Chai Zongxun took it and took a look. He saw that the bow was three feet long and the string was two feet three long. It was made of tough mulberry wood as the crossbow and solid sandalwood as the bow body. The sinews were used as the strings and there were horns on the bow body. Made of sheet and other materials, light and strong.

On both sides of the bow body, there are two exquisite power storage mechanisms that connect the bow strings. These two mechanisms are new technologies developed by craftsmen such as Chai Zongxun and Ding Luban in the past few months.

Chai Zongxun held the bow handle in his left hand, and tried to pull the bow string with his right hand. Whether it was because he had increased his strength due to his diligent martial arts practice in the past few months, or whether the divine arm bow itself was very easy to draw, Chai Zongxun actually pulled the bow string halfway.

Tang Qi praised continuously:

"Your Majesty is truly a descendant of the Purple Star, born with divine power!
To be able to draw this bow at such a young age is truly the only emperor in history! "

Ding Luban from Gongli Hall also praised Chai Zongxun a few words, but his words were much dry and tasteless compared to Tang Qi's.

Chai Zongxun smiled and said:
"This is the effect I want! Dean Ding, what is the range and performance of this bow?"

Ding Luban said:

"Your Majesty, this bow weighs six kilograms and four taels, has a range of three hundred and eighty paces, and is so powerful that an arrow can penetrate half of an elm tree and break through three layers of iron armor without any worries.

The production cost of a divine arm bow is about 5 taels of silver.

It is extremely labor-saving and can be pulled by women and children as young as ten years old.

Only the mechanism made by Your Majesty under the guidance of our craftsmen is exquisitely constructed and takes a lot of time to build. "

Tang Qi lowered his head and glanced at Ding Luban, thinking:
"This Ding Luban really can't speak! Your Majesty, who is the emperor and yet so young, can draw this bow. Not only does he not praise him, but he also says that "women and ten-year-old children can draw it"?
Isn't this an insult to His Majesty's face and to my servitude?
No wonder these craftsmen have always been ignored by emperors and ministers. They are really stupid. "

(End of this chapter)