Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 57 The Bed Crossbow Appears
Naturally, Xue Lang would not know about the affairs of the imperial court. At this moment, he is in his listening courtyard, squinting his eyes to enjoy the benefits of wisdom——

Bean sprouts!
That's right!After days of growing, bean sprouts are finally ready to eat!

According to Xue Lang's taste, Xiu Niang scalded it with water and gave him a plate of cold mix——

Cold bean sprouts, stir-fried lamb, fish head tofu soup!

Xue Lang is very satisfied with this dish!Even if Her Majesty the Princess had someone slaughter a pig and bring it here, it would not be enough to affect his comfort after eating comfortably.

That's right!Since Her Royal Highness ate Xue Langjin's pork-cooked delicacies, she only lightly praised the deliciousness on her face, and she didn't seem to like it very much, but looking back, Her Royal Highness immediately sent someone to kill her. the pigs come—

Do you know how it feels when you come home from get off work and be bumped head-on by a fat pig lying flat in the yard with eyes open and obviously dying?

And the poor servants in his yard, who were obviously terrified too, greeted him with dazed faces when he returned home.On the contrary, Xue Lang was calmed down by everyone's bewildered looks, and suddenly felt happy.

Not only was the pig killed, it was even kept in the water, waiting for Xue Lang to deal with it!This kind of self-consciousness of not treating oneself as an outsider at all, compared with Her Royal Highness's indifferent appearance, is really a bit cute in contrast.

Her Royal Highness is slightly cute!
Xue Lang's weird cuteness and aesthetics.

The fat pig that Her Royal Highness bought was as fat as three fingers wide, and it was of perfect color.The suet was several pieces thick, Xue Lang accepted it unceremoniously and asked Xiu Niang to boil the oil.

Then he commanded Ah Chen, Wan Fu, and Chang Jian to divide the meat and wash the intestines.The pieces are seasoned, marinated overnight, and left to stuff the sausages.

After finishing these, three dishes were delivered to Her Royal Highness on the same day, which was well received by Her Royal Highness.

The mood is pleasant, but the weather is a bit strange, getting colder and gloomy, and it seems that there are signs of snow.It was so cold that Xue Lang, who came through the climate of global warming, put away the modern clothes inside and put on the fur fur made by Her Royal Highness, so that he could withstand the cold.

The sudden drop in temperature caused Her Royal Highness to hold a second plenary meeting.Xue Lang had no choice but to drop the work at hand, and brought a bunch of ingredients there early——

There is a charcoal basin in the main hall of Her Royal Highness, which is much warmer than the outside. However, because the room is too spacious and spacious, and because of the fear of carbon monoxide poisoning, the doors and windows are open, but it is actually still cold.

Her Royal Highness is tall and tall, standing alone by the window, and turned around when she saw Xue Lang coming——

"Morning, Your Highness."

"Youyang came so early? They are..."

Her Royal Highness looked suspiciously at Lamei, He Xiang and Xiu Niang behind Xue Lang, all three of them were carrying big food boxes.Xue Lang said: "The pork sent by His Highness hasn't been finished yet, I asked Xiu Niang to fry some meatballs yesterday, and later when all colleagues come to a meeting, let Xiu Niang make meatball soup, put a lot of green onion and ginger, and serve it to everyone Get rid of the cold."

Her Royal Highness said approvingly: "Youyang is thoughtful! Chuxue, take Xiuniang and the others to find Dongjiu."

"Here!"

Chuxue took Xiuniang and the others down.

Xue Lang asked: "Your Highness is worried about the war in Mingzhou?"

Princess Pingyang nodded: "The weather seems to be snowing heavily. Mingshui City is surrounded by water. Liu Heita has been besieging Mingshui City in recent days. If there is heavy snow, it will not be good for the people to reinforce Mingshui City. I am afraid that something will happen to Mingshui City."

Her Royal Highness's military talent is really impressive!
According to historical records, because of the heavy snowfall, the Tang army was unable to reinforce, Luo Shixin, a mighty general under Li Shimin's command, was defeated and killed, and Mingshui City fell to Liu Heita for a short time.However, four days later, Mingshui City was snatched back by Li Shimin.It looked like it had only been lost for four short days, but this battle was a tough one because of the heavy snow.

Xue Lang had also read the military newspaper from Li Shimin, and knew the progress of the war.He opened his mouth one by one and said: "The weather changes, and it is the time to test the leader and commander. With King Qin's ability, even if he suffers a loss for a while, he can get it back if he wants to. Besides, the so-called crisis means that there are opportunities in danger. With King Qin's ability, can come up with countermeasures.”

"Crisis means that there are opportunities in danger? Youyang often has warning words, which are deafening."

Princess Pingyang nodded. Although there was still worry in her eyes, she obviously believed in her younger brother Li Shimin like Xue Lang.

Xue Lang was embarrassed by the compliment: "Your Highness, this is not what your subordinates said, but what everyone at the flower planter said. I'm just quoting it."

Xue Lang is quite honest sometimes.Her Royal Highness couldn't help but smile, and changed the topic: "The weather has suddenly turned bad, will it affect the cultivation of sweet potato seedlings?"

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, your subordinates have made preparations early. The outdoors are covered with thick thatch to keep out the cold, and the sweet potatoes indoors are also protected from the cold."

"Youyang is doing things, I am at ease."

The two talked about work.Her Royal Highness suddenly asked: "How are Baozi and the others? Youyang has been busy with business today, so I'm afraid he won't have time to accompany them anymore? Does Mantou still take Baozi to go hunting?"

Xue Lang said: "Mostly Wanfu is taking care of them these days, and I just go out for a walk with them every day when I have free time. I haven't been allowed to go hunting. It's spring now, hunting is easy to catch cubs, so I don't want to go."

After chatting for a while, the subordinates finally came, but after a while, everyone came.Her Royal Highness asked everyone to sit down and said: "The weather is cold, so I asked you to come here early in the morning. Thank you! Chuxue."

"Here!"

Chuxue went out immediately.Her Royal Highness said: "Dongjijiu has prepared a bowl of broth, everyone, drink it first to drive away the cold."

A woman in her thirties immediately brought her up with steaming meatball soup.This was the first time Xue Lang met Mrs. Dongjijiu Fang, and he thought she was at least 40 years old, but she was so young!Being called aunt at such a young age, doesn't that mean that when he reaches that age, he will be called uncle? !

Fuck!Terrible ancient times!

Xue Lang's thoughts diverged again!Fortunately, a maid served him meatball soup, which finally brought back his divergent thinking!

The meatball soup received unanimous praise from everyone, but no one disliked it because it was pork. Also, except for a superficial woman like Mo Zhu, who would lower her status just because she ate a meal of pork. It can only be said that Mo Zhu's brain circuit is different from ordinary people.

After using meatball soup to dispel the cold, everyone began to discuss matters.Xue Lang was basically responsible for listening, and the things he was in charge of had nothing to do with the war in Mingzhou City for the time being.

Her Royal Highness asked for a while, and then asked again: "How many bed crossbows have you made?"

"Back to the general, only two cars were made, and the size of one was calculated incorrectly, so it was scrapped."

"Send it to Shimin first, and send craftsmen to follow."

"Here!"

The three-bow compound bed crossbow is going to participate in the battle of Mingzhou? !

Xue Lang couldn't help thinking about it——

According to historical records, in the Battle of Mingshui, Li Shimin and Liu Heita faced each other for more than 60 days, that is, they fought for more than two months.Calculating the time, Li Shimin led the troops to Mingshui at the end of January, and it has been nearly a month now.

Due to the impact of the coming heavy snow, Mingzhou City is about to be lost to Liu Heita.I don't know if the three-bow compound bed crossbow will change the situation and let Li Shimin end the battle of Mingshui as soon as possible.

Xue Lang is looking forward to it!

(End of this chapter)