The story of the struggle of the poor girl who crossed

Chapter 88
The emperor asked the second prince: "How did you meet this little girl?"

The second prince: "Returning to the father, I don't know him. Changfeng met him in Qinghe County. By the way, the five-shot crossbow was developed by this girl named Liang Moju!"

"Liang Moju? This name is very good!" He said to the personal eunuch: "You go and find the son of Prince Rong!"

The personal eunuch bowed and left quickly.

Situ Changfeng quickly found him.

The emperor didn't go around in circles, and asked directly: "How did you know this Liang Moju? I heard that you personally escorted her to the northwest before? What's going on?"

Situ Changfeng: "Back then, it was Miss Liang's little uncle who went to Beijing to find General Fang and presented a five-shot bow and crossbow and blueprints. Later, I went to Qinghe County with him, and once we arrived in Qinghe County, I rescued her. One life. She opened Ying Ke Lai in Qinghe County. I often go to Ying Ke Lai to eat dumplings, and I gradually became familiar with it!
The reason why he personally escorted her to the northwest was because Weichen fell in love with her and worried about her safety along the way.Moreover, it is also a pity for talents, worrying that such a good talent like her will encounter accidents.In that case, the ten-shot crossbow would not be available! "

The emperor: "When did she develop the ten-shot crossbow?"

Situ Changfeng: "I asked her, she said that she developed it a few days before the flood, and made five of them in total. When I sent her to the northwest, I received an order from the emperor before I arrived at the destination. Ling, I have no choice but to say goodbye to her. She gave Wei Chen three crossbows and kept two for herself!"

The emperor: "That's right. I received a letter from Feige from the governor of the Northwest, saying that under his rule, there was a girl who joined the army instead of her father. That girl is the inventor of the five-shot crossbow, so He agreed to Zhao Yan and made her the school captain of the sixth rank.

On the second day after she joined the army, she presented the drawings of saddles, stirrups and horseshoes. Now the Northwest has produced horseshoes, which are really practical and can protect the horse's feet.In the future, the horse's damage will be greatly reduced, and the speed will be accelerated.It is said that with saddles and stirrups, the combat capability and safety of cavalry can be greatly improved!
The governor of the Northwest suggested that if the saddle and stirrups were really useful, Liang Moju should be made the deputy thousand householder of the Lushan Guard, and be awarded the rank of Cong Sipin.I think this proposal is good. In this case, Rongguo will produce a female general!What do you think of this proposal? "

The second prince was dumbfounded when he heard this: "Female, female general? Father, this is unprecedented!"

Situ Changfeng's expression was unclear, and he couldn't tell whether he was happy or unhappy.

If Mai Xiang becomes the deputy thousand household of Cong Sipin, her family's status as a military household can be lifted.However, if she became a general, wouldn't she have to stay in the northwest for a few years?It doesn't make sense, as soon as he becomes a general, he can be disarmed and returned to the field or transferred back to the capital.

Alas, there are joys and sorrows!

Regardless, take one step at a time.The most important thing right now is to help the second prince defeat his opponent and compete for the crown prince.If the third prince was allowed to take over, not to mention the second prince's life, even his own life would be in danger.

Forget it, now that Mai Xiang has received the attention of Zhao Yan and the Governor of Northwest China, her life safety is definitely not a problem.Regardless of her status as Deputy Qianhu or as a captain of the gun station, Zhao Yan should not let her go to the battlefield.

He can still trust Zhao Yan's character.

After leaving the palace, the second prince asked Situ Changfeng: "This Liang Moju, isn't her younger brother admitted to being a scholar? Besides, she should have a lot of money to welcome guests. Why would she go to the Northwest to be a military household? "

A trace of cruelty flashed in Situ Changfeng's eyes: "It's not because Tong Jin and the Qinghe county magistrate have played tricks to prevent her younger brother from taking the Tongsheng test. Later, she forced her little uncle to find Fang General, I offer five rounds of crossbows, and I hope that General Fang can intervene so that Tong Jin will not stop her younger brother's future."

The second prince couldn't help frowning: "Why at this time?"

Situ Changfeng briefly explained the entanglement between Tong Jin and Mai Xiang's family, and then said: "Later, the county magistrate of Qinghe also fell in love with Miss Liang, and went to propose marriage to her. When Miss Liang refused, he just Holding a grudge, he took advantage of the flood and dispatched Mai Xiang's family to the Northwest to be a military household!"

The second prince was puzzled and said: "If that's the case, why don't you intervene?"

Situ Changfeng: "When I returned to Qinghe County, the list of immigrants had been reported to the Governor, and Ms. Liang was worried that there would be a plague. Therefore, she urgently wanted to leave Qinghe County. Besides, Tong Jin no matter what It's on His Highness's side. If Tong Jin is moved at this time, it will have a bad influence on His Highness!
Now, the situation is so tense, any bad influence on His Highness must be killed in the bud.As for Tong Jin and the county magistrate, when His Highness secures the position of prince, I will take care of it slowly! "

The second prince: "Do you like this Miss Liang?" Otherwise, why send someone to the northwest?Changfeng is not a person who cherishes fragrance and cherishes jade. If he doesn't like someone, let alone send him to the northwest, even if he sends him a mile, he will not be willing.

Situ Changfeng said frankly: "That's right! Miss Liang is smart and wise, and she is no worse than those ladies from famous families. In other words, she is even more excellent and extraordinary! Moreover, she is very Pure, but also very kind. Good at cooking, talented in business, and good at making weapons.

Such talents are rare!The most important thing is that she moved my heart and made me miss it very much!Your Highness, if the emperor wants to give me a marriage, you have to stop it!Me, she is the only one to marry in this life. I don't want any other woman except her! "

The second prince couldn't help sighing: "In the past, didn't you say that you wanted to marry a woman from a wealthy family to help me? Miss Liang is just a peasant girl without any background. Since you are so If you like her, you can give her the status of a noble concubine, is it necessary to marry her?"

Situ Changfeng: "Your Highness, Miss Liang is such a beautiful woman, it would be an insult to her to make her a concubine. Moreover, she has a noble character, let alone let her be a concubine, even if I marry her , I want to take a concubine, I guess she will propose a divorce! I want a woman like her in my life, and I won't touch other women.

Besides, although she has no background, she has many wonderful ideas in her mind.Such as dumplings, such as stewed pork, such as a crossbow with five bursts and ten bursts.Now, she has tinkered with horseshoes, saddles and stirrups. Such an outstanding woman can withstand the power of several aristocratic families! "

After hearing what he said, the second prince couldn't help but nodded: "Well, what you said is still very reasonable, anyway, since you are so infatuated with her, I will not interfere in your marriage! In the future, if she becomes a general, The distance between her and you has also been shortened. If she has a group of good soldiers, she can be a great help in the future, it's not that she has no background at all!"

Situ Changfeng breathed a sigh of relief: "Don't worry, with her ability and personality, she will definitely be able to win over many soldiers in the northwest. In the future, when His Highness's mansion will choose guards, she can also pay attention to the people in Lushan Guards Even people from other guards. Maybe you can recruit a lot of people with lofty ideals for His Highness!"

The second prince didn't strongly object, that's good!Although even if the second prince objects, he must marry Mai Xiang as his wife, but this will cause suspicion with the second prince after all.If the second prince disagrees, it will be bad for Mai Xiang, after all, the second prince will be the future emperor!
Ten days later, the artisans of the Ministry of War made horseshoes, saddles and stirrups and tested them.These three things are really good.

As soon as the emperor was happy, he issued an order to reward Mai Xiang with 5000 taels of silver, and named her a general of the fourth rank, and took over as the deputy thousand household of the Lushan Guard.

The eunuch came to the Lushan Guardhouse, and after reading the imperial decree, Mai Xiang couldn't help but burst into tears.

Ok, I finally made it through!Although Banxia has passed the Juren examination, the family can also get rid of the fate of military households.However, the world is unpredictable, and if she does not get rid of the fate of a military household, her heart will not be at ease.

Juren is not so easy to take the exam.Although there are few scholars in the Northwest and it is easier to take the exam, so many people have migrated to the Northwest today.Maybe in the past few years, there will be many, many more people taking the exam, and that is normal.

How many people, after taking the imperial examination for a lifetime, are stuck in the level of juren.Among these people, many of them are well-read poems and books with outstanding literary talents.Moreover, Banxia is only 12 years old, so it is not so easy to pass the Juren examination before the age of 15.

Zhao Yan was also very happy, it was better to have Mai Xiang as his deputy than someone transferred from other places.Mai Xiang is capable and good. His wife and daughter get along well with Mai Xiang.

Mai Xiang secretly stuffed a purse into Xuanzhi eunuch Li Eunuch.

Eunuch Li squeezed it secretly, and estimated with experience that it should be three hundred taels of silver bills.Immediately, I was so happy from ear to ear.

Mai Xiang suggested again: "Elder-in-law has worked hard all the way, why not rest here for a few days and enjoy the scenery of the snowy peaks in the northwest grassland. Tomorrow, I will make dumplings for Eunuch!"

Zhao Yan also helped to speak: "Liang Qianhu's cooking skills are very good, better than that of the chef of that big restaurant, maybe even better than that of the imperial chef! Besides, the dumplings are delicious, my father-in-law this time What a treat!"

When Eunuch Li heard this, he immediately beamed and said, "Dumplings? They are the dumplings for welcoming guests? Even Liang Qianhu can make these dumplings!"

Zhao Yan just laughed: "Hey, my father-in-law doesn't know, the big boss who welcomes guests is Liang Qianhu! The dumplings are made by her! By the way, the stewed pork that came with good luck was also made by her." !"

Eunuch Li's eyes lit up when he heard it: "So, our family really wants to stay for two more days, so we can have a real treat!"

Zhao Yan: "Very good, I will take Liang Qianhu's leave for the next few days, so that she will have time to cook delicious food for my father-in-law!"

Mai Xiang hurriedly said: "Don't give me a holiday, just allow me to leave early and arrive late, and I have half a day's work every day."

Zhao Yan: "Alright, I really wish you could work twelve hours a day so that you can tinker with the armor you mentioned earlier!"

Hearing this, Eunuch Li couldn't help becoming more interested: "What kind of armor?"

Mai Xiang explained: "A lighter and more economical armor, if developed, can be widely used among soldiers."

At present, only generals from the fourth rank and above are eligible to wear armor.Moreover, the weight of those armors is as much as fifty or sixty catties. Wearing such armors on the battlefield will undoubtedly be very strenuous and will reduce the combat effectiveness.

(End of this chapter)