After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

Not only Qin Yaoguang, but everyone present was moved by the scene of hundreds of elderly people offering congratulatory speeches.

If children are the hope of a dynasty, then the elderly are the most precious wise men.

They have experienced many ups and downs in their lives.

When they get old, although their physical strength is far less than that of young people, they are the mainstay of the family when encountering emergencies.

When they finished their speeches, the Empress Dowager's eyes turned red and she led the applause.

Immediately, the emperor and empress applauded, and there was warm applause in the hall that lasted for a long time.

After finishing their speeches, the old men returned to their original seats with the help of the palace servants. Everyone smiled so hard that the wrinkles on their faces were smoothed out.

He was selected to enter the capital and then the palace.

I also saw the emperor, empress and empress dowager in person!

I can brag about this for the rest of my life when I get home!

No, no, no, it’s more than just a lifetime. My sons and grandsons can still brag about it: Back then, my father and grandfather entered the palace!

The Imperial Palace, have you heard of it?

The bricks on the ground were all made of gold, the emperor and empress were both heavenly beings, and the empress dowager was covered in golden light, like a Bodhisattva who had descended to earth.

Amid the elderly people’s cheerful fantasies, officials began presenting gifts.

Compared with their eulogies, the tributes at this time seemed too formulaic, striving for safety and error.

Only when it comes to the highest-ranking officials and dukes, birthday gifts become somewhat impressive.

What Yan Changqing presented was a piece of cold-forged armor that was smelted hundreds of times using the unique craftsmanship of the Yuezhi Kingdom.

A set of phoenix-wing helmet armor that fits the Empress Dowager's body, plus a set of iron pagodas for horses.

Held by five eunuchs, the iron armor flashed a cold light amid the joyful atmosphere of the hall.

It doesn't fit in with the atmosphere at the moment.

However, the Empress Dowager couldn't help but stand up half of her body, with her hands tightly on the phoenix chair, her expression excited.

"Okay, okay!"

Even though she is now the empress dowager who lives a life of luxury in the deep palace, in the past, she was able to lead troops into battle and was a heroic female general!

She is only in her fifties now.

The dream of wearing armor and holding a spear was locked up by her status and position, but it never disappeared.

The birthday gift presented by Yan Changqing was exactly what she wanted.

Seeing that his mother liked it, the emperor praised Yan Changqing a few words, and his words revealed the closeness that only family members could have.

After all, Yan Changqing not only won the battle, but also sensibly handed over his military power. He is his good brother-in-law!

Seeing this scene, the people from the major families showed no expression on their faces, but they all had their own calculations in their hearts.

Especially those noble families who once cut off the correspondence between Yan Changqing and the Princess.

Their purpose is to alienate Yan Changqing from the imperial power.

The current situation is not what they want.

He secretly looked at Qin Yaoguang again, but couldn't tell anything from her expression.

Since when did the eldest princess's thoughts become so hard to guess?

With this idea in mind, they put their minds to the matter and waited to see the results.

This is only the second day since Yan Changqing returned to Beijing. It would be better to observe the couple for a while before deciding how to deal with the situation.

Beneath the seemingly harmonious birthday party, there were undercurrents in people’s hearts.

But unexpectedly, what Yan Changqing presented was not only a set of armor, but also the valuable technology of cold forging armor.

"I have brought back more than ten skilled craftsmen from the Yuezhi Kingdom who are good at smelting and cold-forging armor for Your Majesty to command."

Yan Changqing's words were like a stone that caused a thousand ripples.

The hundreds of people in the hall could no longer suppress their joy and began to talk about it.

Everyone knows that on the battlefield, good equipment is very important.

Cold forged armor is the best armor forging technology known to the world today, and it can greatly improve the survival rate of soldiers on the battlefield.

Even if it cannot be mass-produced, as long as it is only equipped to elite soldiers and generals, a cavalry with terrifying combat power can be created.

And there is the Iron Pagoda!

If it was before, having the technology alone would be useless without a good horse that could be equipped with heavy armor.

But things are different now.

The Northern Rong were defeated and expanded their territory, acquiring large tracts of lush grassland.

These are places that produce good horses!

A good horse coupled with an iron pagoda, such a heavily armored army, who in the world can stop it!

How could what Yan Changqing presented be a birthday gift?

It is clearly a strategy to strengthen the military, and it can be coordinated!

too strong!

The eyes of many generals suddenly lit up, as if they had seen countless military achievements beckoning to them.

Even though the Northern Rong are gone, there is still the vast Western Regions waiting for them to conquer!

Even the emperor excitedly left his seat, walked to the front of the cold-forged armor, reached out to touch the cold iron armor, and felt the murderous intent coming towards him.

Although he was a talented and romantic man, he was also an emperor.

Let me ask you, which emperor does not want to leave a name as a wise ruler in history?

One of the most important indicators is to expand territory.

In terms of civil and military affairs, Yan Changqing made up for all the "martial arts" he lacked. How could he not be happy?

The more he looked at his brother-in-law, the more he liked him.

He looked at Yan Changqing, with a smile in his eyes and eyebrows: "Prince consort, my mother has armor, why don't you prepare some for me?"

The emperor did not call him Duke Zhenguo or Lord Yan, but used the more intimate title of Prince Consort, which shows that he was satisfied with Yan Changqing.

The first victory in expanding territory since he ascended the throne was brought by Yan Changqing.

The surrender of the Yuezhi Kingdom was also due to Yan Changqing.

At present, we have also provided the cold forging armor technology to take the military strength to a higher level.

Really, there is nothing that is not to my liking.

There is no doubt that Yan Changqing is the most prominent person in the birthday banquet so far.

Even Xie Shu had to give in.

Hearing the emperor's inquiry, Yan Changqing hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, I have ordered the armor for you and the Queen to be made, and it will be delivered to the palace tomorrow."

The emperor immediately smiled and thought to himself: He is indeed a good brother-in-law!

Thinking of this, he pulled Yan Changqing's sleeve, motioned him to look in the direction of Qin Yaoguang, and asked in a low voice: "What about my sister?"

“Of course there is no shortage.”

Not only Qin Yaoguang, he even prepared Chun Ning's armor.

Armor is different from ordinary clothes. It does not need to be accurate to every inch. As long as the body shape is roughly similar, it can be adjusted in post-production.

After meeting Qin Yaoguang and Chun Ning in the imperial farm, he ordered people to make it quickly.

When the excitement in the hall died down, it was Qin Yaoguang's turn to present a gift.

She came forward, and Nanny Deng came forward holding the scroll.

Qin Yaoguang personally held one side of the scroll, and with Nanny Deng pulling it, she slowly showed the entire large horizontal scroll to the Empress Dowager.

"Your Majesty, I congratulate you on your birthday. I wish you a long and healthy life."

The painting "Eight Immortals Celebrating a Birthday" that she unfolded faced the Empress Dowager and the Emperor and Empress.

After finishing their congratulatory speeches, Qin Yaoguang and Nanny Deng bowed together, holding scrolls in their hands.

The most excited person was the emperor.

His reaction was even more exaggerated than when he saw the cold-forged armor just now.

The emperor excitedly lifted the hem of his dragon robe and almost jumped in front of the horizontal scroll, asking in surprise: "How, how was this drawn?!"