Princess [rebirth]

Dou Chun looked at the cylindrical firecracker on the rice paper with surprise in his eyes. Compared with firearms, the firecracker is obviously more practical and more convenient to carry.The firearms developed by the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry some time ago are flamethrowers made of bamboo and installed on the head of the gun.

But Fanfan said that it can be cast with metals such as copper and iron, so that the power and lethality will be greatly improved.

Such a conception and idea immediately won Dou Chun's strong support and appreciation. Although he didn't believe Fanfan's so-called "inspiration from ancient books" in his heart, he did not expose Fanfan's lie.He was willing to wait until the day when Fanfan confessed to him on his own initiative, and he had a hunch that that day would not be too far away. ...

Zhuo Jingfan's picture of the style of the firecracker was soon in the hands of the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. I am amazed by this firecracker, but if this firecracker is really made, it will be a great weapon, so the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry are particularly cautious. Except for the two confidantes, the rest of the craftsmen have no way of knowing this pattern The presence.

Dou Chun once told the two ministers that Hu Guoren also had firearms. Although he did not say it clearly, the two ministers were clear in their hearts, and the meaning of the saint was obvious. The able man of gunpowder exists.

No matter which possibility it is, it is not good news for the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, compared to Hu Guo who also has a gunpowder capable person, the two ministers would rather that their subordinates had a traitor. After all, after the traitor was found and eliminated, Hu Guo They lost the source of firearms, and could not develop more powerful firearms by themselves.But if the Hu people themselves had craftsmen who knew gunpowder, it would only be a matter of time before more powerful firearms were developed.

On this point, Dou Chun's thoughts are the same as those of the two ministers, he desperately hopes that the firearm in the hands of the bearded man is leaked by the traitor.

But things turned out to be contrary to expectations. After the investigation by the two ministers and You Shou's secret investigation, there was no problem with the people in the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Industry, and the craftsmen who participated in the research and development of firearms were also fine.At the same time, the spies who sneaked into Hu State sent back news that King Hu had found a craftsman who knew gunpowder a long time ago. With King Hu's courtesy and favor, that craftsman developed many firearms for King Hu.

It's just that those firearms always have flaws of one kind or another, so they couldn't be used. Until the end of last year, the craftsman finally overcame all kinds of difficulties and successfully produced a usable firearm.And this first firearm was handed over to the bearded man who went to the Great Zhou Dynasty to save people.

When the news came back to the capital, Dou Chun and Zhuo Jingfan were really shocked.

Unexpectedly, the Hu State outside the Great Wall can be called Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. There are not only the head of the bodyguard who is born with supernatural powers, but also craftsmen who know gunpowder. It seems that Hu State is very different from the past after decades of recuperation. up. ...

Just when Dou Chun summoned several ministers to discuss matters because of Hu Guo's hidden worry, Zhuo Jingfan was summoning several foreign wives in the harem.

Although the eldest son of the emperor is not yet old, the little prince born to Concubine Xian is almost three years old.The little prince was the posthumous son of the late emperor, and was raised in Zhuo Jingfan's Lizheng Palace after Concubine Xian went out to pray for the late emperor.Some time ago, the little prince was moved out of the Lizheng Hall because he was going to play a show. After Mu Xuan and others were arrested, the little prince returned to the Lizheng Hall after everything settled.

The little prince can call people now, and the nurses and maids waiting beside him are all from Dou Chun, so the little prince is very close to Zhuo Jingfan, and Zhuo Jingfan also feels pity for this little one who was involved in Mu Xuan's poisonous scheme. The prince, the tolerance and love for him is no less than that of Dou Chen. For this reason, not only Dou Chen, a little baby, is jealous, but Dou Chun is also jealous a lot.

After all, Dou Chen has already divided Zhuo Jingfan's mind, and now there is another kid, so Zhuo Jingfan's attention has been divided up a lot, which makes him feel depressed Woolen cloth?It's just that he can't care about the two little babies, he just thinks in his heart that when he is five or six years old, he must drive them to the prince's place, and he can't let them cling to Fanfan anymore. ...

And the reason why Zhuo Jingfan summoned some wives today is to choose some playmates for the little prince. After the little prince is enlightened, these playmates will naturally become companions.

At this time, the little prince was sitting beside Zhuo Jingfan. The pink and jade-carved dolls made people smile knowingly, while the wives below had received the queen's order before, and each brought their young children of moderate age. Mr. Lang comes to the palace.The main hall of the Lizheng Palace was immediately filled with graceful and luxurious wives, and next to each lady was a young man who was either fierce, innocent or cute, or intelligent.

It was the first time for the little prince to see so many friends of the same age, his eyes immediately lit up, but Zhuo Jingfan didn't say anything, he still obediently nestled beside Zhuo Jingfan, but he kept his big bright eyes open , kept looking at the little man wriggling beside the wives.

Zhuo Jingfan observed secretly for a while, and after chatting with several wives, he asked the palace servants to take the little prince and young lords to the side hall to play.Although the wives present are concerned about their sons, they still mustered up their energy to deal with the empress' questions. When it was almost time, Zhuo Jingfan sent someone to bring the little prince and the young lords back, and let them The wives took their young masters out of the palace.

Under the guidance of the palace staff, several wives left the palace and got into the carriages of various families. After returning to the mansion, they told their husbands what happened in the palace today. Some of them were Dou Chun's confidantes, so for Whether the son can enter the palace is not too concerned.But there are also some people who have clinging thoughts in their hearts, but what they want to rely on is the eldest son of the emperor, not the little prince who will definitely be an idle prince in the future.

So after a few days, one of the wives held a flower viewing banquet, and invited all the wives who entered the palace together that day, hoping to find out what other people said.

The lady who held the flower viewing banquet was the wife of the Shaoqing family of Taichang Temple. Her husband, as the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, was a fourth-rank official and had many people under his command, but there was a Taichang Temple at the top. Si Qing suppressed, this time they were lucky enough to be spotted by the empress, does it mean that the husband's performance was also seen by the saint?

The wife of the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple is a fourth-rank Lord Anyuan. She is not the most honorable in this capital, but she is not too bad. Therefore, the flower viewing banquet held by her, as long as there are some dignified ladies in the capital, naturally Everyone will come to join in the show, but Mr. An Yuan never expected that on the day of the banquet, the original Mrs. Qingping County and now Mrs. Qingping Guo will also be present.

Because Zhuo Rongyong was conferred the title of Duke of Rongqin, Xiao Wanniang's rank naturally rose accordingly, but the imperial decree was delayed for a long time, and it was not until a while ago that she was formally conferred the title of Mrs. Cong Yipin. The title is "Qingping" used by Mrs. Jun, and there is no new title.

However, the name of Mrs. Guo is enough for Xiao Wanniang to be arrogant. Looking around, there are not many wives who are about her age in the capital are Mrs. Guo. In the banquet held by the wives in and out of the capital, they showed off fiercely.

But today, she also heard that Lord Anyuan is going to hold a flower viewing banquet, so she can't miss anything, and she also accidentally learned that the queen summoned many foreign wives a while ago, and it seemed that she wanted to replace Mrs. Xian The concubine's little prince chose to accompany her, so she looked forward to this flower viewing feast with great interest.

Mr. Anyuan was surprised and displeased by her sudden visit. After all, she didn't post a message to the Duke's Mansion at the beginning, but now Mrs. Qingping came here uninvited. She really doesn't care about her master However, Mrs. Qing Pingguo's stepson is the queen, and the Duke's Mansion is not something that the Shaoqing Mansion can afford, so she had to hold back her breath and smile to welcome Xiao Wanniang.

"I also ask Jun Jun to forgive me for coming uninvited. I have heard that the lotus and lotus flowers raised in your mansion are truly unique, so today I have the cheek to come to enjoy the flowers." Xiao Wanniang also knew that she did not invite today. It was a little rude to come to the door, so when I saw Lord Anyuan, I hurriedly said with a smile.

As the saying goes, Xiao Wanniang has already put down her body to show her face when she stretches out her hand, and the Anyuan County Lord will not let him go, and the other party is the wife of the country, and she is willing to speak nicely to herself, the County Lord. It can be regarded as giving himself enough face, so the sullenness in Junjun Anyuan's heart naturally dissipated a little.

"Mrs. Guo is absurd. The flowers in our mansion are just praised by everyone. They are really not unique." Junjun Anyuan followed the ladder given by Xiao Wanniang and replied with a smile. What are you thinking? At least at this moment, the two of them seem to be talking happily and the atmosphere is harmonious.

Lord Anyuan County led Xiao Wanniang into the banquet, and the wives who were already present at the banquet saw Xiao Wanniang, and each had different thoughts in their hearts, but Xiao Wanniang seemed not aware of the attention of everyone, and still held Lord Anyuan County's arm and said There are laughing ones.

When the ladies saw this, they murmured in their hearts at the same time, since the lady of Qingping Kingdom came, she only talked to Lord Anyuan. Could it be that this is what the empress meant?The little prince's companion is chosen to be the young man of the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple?

Not only the wives are guessing in their hearts, but the heart of Junjun Anyuan is also beating. The lady of Qingpingguo is so warm, maybe it is the empress's intention?But in her heart, she is unwilling to let her son accompany the little prince. If she is allowed to choose, she will choose the eldest son of the emperor under the name of the queen. After all, one is very likely to be the future prince, and the other is destined to be none. The Prince of Idle in real power.

Xiao Wanniang had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions, and sneered in her heart, how could she not see what the Lord Anyuan was planning?Want to be the companion of the eldest son of the emperor?It's not that easy!Her grandson has not yet got a word, these wives really dare to think!Is this not taking their Zhuo family seriously?

Therefore, she thought in her heart that she had to help these wives, and it would be best to let their little princes accompany the little prince. The little prince is not only short of companions, but also lacks entourage and guards. The number of wives just filled up the vacant places next to the little prince.When she sent all these little gentlemen to the little prince, no one would compete with her grandson for the seat of accompanying the eldest son of the emperor in the future. ...

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Fu Jue and his party rushed back to the capital with Concubine Xian. Fortunately, they were not ambushed along the way. Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, five days after they set off, pursuers began to catch up.

The forbidden army who was in charge of breaking the back discovered that it was Dabeard who led the troops to catch up. The forbidden army had seen the power of the big bearded man, so they did not confront the enemy head-on, but led the people and the enemy in circles. I want Fu Jue's people along the way to return to Kyoto earlier.

But the bearded man seemed to have seen through their tricks, and instead of arguing with them, he simply bypassed them and chased one of the disguised carriages.Because of the cat in the carriage, the bearded man and the others didn't realize that they were following the wrong carriage until they finally stopped the carriage. After a fight, they realized that there was no so-called baby in the carriage.

In a fit of rage, Big Beard wiped out all the people and horses on this road, even the kittens were torn apart by him. After angrily finishing off the enemy, he changed his course to intercept the carriage on the other road.

It must be that the bearded man was unlucky. He blocked the carriage twice in a row, but it was a fake carriage. It was just that this time everyone was prepared, so the people and horses were not completely wiped out, and they sent the news out to let others People on both sides of the road are on strict alert.

The bearded man missed twice in a row, and finally decided not to gamble, but rushed to the capital along the nearest road with his people, intending to wait outside the capital before Fu Jue and others arrived.Because Fu Jue and others are going to take a seriously ill Concubine Xian and Mr. Xiao Lang, the speed along the way must not be too fast, so they have a very good chance to catch up with each other, and then lay a net outside the capital. .

Just as the bearded man thought, Fu Jue couldn't go fast because of the little man in the carriage. Every time they arrived in a county, they had to find a new nanny for him. They can only drink some rice soup. Sometimes passing through some small villages, Fu Jue and others will buy goat or cow milk from farmers.In addition to the troublesome little gentleman, there is also a concubine Xian to take care of, so when Fu Jue and his party finally reached the vicinity of the capital, the bearded man and the others had arrived three days earlier.

Big Beard and others guarded a county near the capital, which is the only way to go to Kyoto. As long as Fu Jue and others come down from the north, they must pass through this county to reach the capital.The bearded men were waiting near the city gate, and whenever a carriage entered the city, they would follow behind to make sure it was the person they were looking for.

On this day, another carriage entered the county seat, and the bearded men froze, and then two people followed secretly.The two followed all the way, and saw that the carriage came to a big inn in the county town, but the carriage did not stop outside, but entered the inn from the back door of the inn.The two looked at each other and felt that the situation was different, so they approached the back door of the inn cautiously.

They sneaked into the inn lightly, and found that the carriage was parked not far away, and there was no one around. The two dared not act rashly. After observing for a while, they made sure that the surroundings were safe, and then they quietly touched the side of the carriage. They had just opened the car door, and before they had time to confirm the situation inside the car, a white light flashed in front of them suddenly, and the one who was walking in front had a cold in his throat, and was immediately knocked down by Fu Jue who was guarding the door.

When the person behind saw this, his pupils shrank suddenly, knowing that they had been tricked, and when he was about to escape, a chill came from his back. He subconsciously rolled to the side, dodging the sneak attack from behind, but he couldn't escape Fu Juexiang The attack came from his heart, so in the blink of an eye, the two foreigners were dealt with by Fu Jue and his men.

"It seems that this place is not safe. You leave first, enter the palace to report to the saint, and then call the Shenwu army. I don't believe that the Hu people can turn the sky in my hands!" Fu Jue said coldly, His confidant subordinates immediately took orders to go.

After Dou Chun in the palace got the news, he sent the Shenwu Army to the county to support Fu Jue, and he also went with a newly researched firecracker.

After Fu Jue got the gun, a ferocious smile appeared on his face. The last time he suffered a little from the hand of the bearded man, it was because he didn't expect the other party to have a firearm. Now he has this one in his hand. The metal firearm is more delicate than the firearms I have seen before, and I heard that its power has also increased, so I just took the bearded man to test it, and let him see how powerful the Central Plains people are! ...

After the city gate was closed and the men waiting at the city gate returned to their footholds, the bearded man realized that two people were missing. Seeing this, the men in charge of guarding the city gate said annoyedly: "We thought they found out There was something strange, so I came back first and reported it to the general."

"You idiots! If they report to me, will I still let you guard at the city gate?! If you can't wait for someone to return, you should send someone to tell me! Now that you have lost the opportunity, you don't even know Not to mention Zhou Bandit’s hiding place, but two people were lost for nothing! We don’t have enough manpower, if Zhou Bandit is prepared, this place is so close to the capital, who will take care of any accidents?!” The bearded man said When he opened his mouth, he scolded a few times, and his subordinates all became sluggish after being scolded all over their heads.

"General calm down, what should we do now?" One of the men hurriedly asked when the bearded man was breathing, and the bearded man snorted coldly, "What should we do? We can only search one by one! What else can we do?" What to do?! Why don’t you go and look for it!” After finishing his speech, he kicked the hand closest to him fiercely, causing him to stagger.Seeing his hesitant expression, several of his subordinates took up weapons quickly without delay, and went to search the inns in the city.

After all his subordinates left, a chuckle suddenly came from behind the bearded man, "You are so regretful that you will pay them to die for you." The other party was wearing a shirt commonly seen in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and his speech and deeds were no different from those of the Central Plains people. If the other party hadn't just said the words of Hu Guo, otherwise, it would be impossible to tell that the other party was actually a Hu man just based on his appearance.

"Huyanlu, I thank you for your help, but it doesn't mean I can let you insult me ​​at will." The bearded man said coldly.

"General Tuoba, you are too nervous. I am not insulting you just now. It is right to cherish your life. After all, death can be as light as a feather or as heavy as Mount Tai. It is indeed very sad to die for a princess who does not know whether she is favored or not." It's not worth it." The man called Hu Yanlu said, and laughed a few times after speaking.

"The firecracker you mentioned, is it really that powerful?" Tuoba ignored the other party's nervous laughter, and talked about the information provided by the other party.According to Hu Yanlu, Zhou Thief actually developed a weapon that is more powerful than firearms, called the Fire Gun.At this time, the forbidden army in the palace had already brought the firecrackers to the county town, and handed them over to the Zhou thief named Fu Jue.

"If you don't believe me, why don't you try it yourself?" The corner of Hu Yanlu's mouth curled up into a smile, and he sat in the shadow with leisure, his whole body almost blending into the shadow.

Tuoba has always disliked Hu Yanlu, a ghostly guy, and he doesn't know where King Hu found this guy. The Great Zhou Dynasty, although he was in charge of the Great Zhou Dynasty, many news did become much more informed, but Tuoba always felt that the other party had a lot of malice hidden in his heart, not only against the Great Zhou Dynasty, but also against Hu Guo.

He once persuaded King Hu not to trust Hu Yanlu too much, but King Hu didn't accept his advice, instead he transferred him away from his side and asked him to protect the little prince.At first Tuoba was very sad, he felt that he was an imposing general, but became the head of the bodyguard next to the little prince, and he was quite indignant, but it didn't take long for him to find out that the heir to the throne that King Hu wanted was actually the little prince.

Now Tuoba realized that King Hu did not give up on him, but trusted him, so he entrusted the future heir to his protection. Tuoba felt that he was deeply appreciated by King Hu, and since then he has devoted himself to the responsibility of the king. The head of the little prince's bodyguard.

Until the end of last year, King Hu suddenly summoned himself, and then gave himself a secret mission.

At that time, Tuoba was really surprised when he heard the content of the mission. It turned out that the princess Hu Wang was frail and sick and needed to rest so she didn’t see outsiders. The whole person was dumbfounded.And his task is to bring the eldest princess back to the Hu country, and the eldest princess's heirs must also be brought back to the Hu country.

Tuoba was somewhat puzzled by this, isn't the eldest princess' heir the dog emperor's child?What would a child with Zhou thief's blood bring back to Hu country? !It's just that King Hu said so, so he can only obey, although he doesn't think so in his heart, but he just needs to try his best to fulfill King Hu's orders.

At that time, King Hu also said that after he came to the Great Zhou Dynasty, someone would help him find the eldest princess. He came to the Great Zhou Dynasty suspiciously, but he did not expect that what King Hu said was actually Hu Yanlu.With the help of Hu Yanlu, he lurked near the White Horse Temple, just in time to meet the princess who had escaped, and successfully rescued her.

It can be said that if it wasn't for Fu Jue, he would have already completed his mission and returned to Hu country by now.

Tuoba thought angrily, Fu Jue, the damned thief of Zhou, once and twice opposed him, he had to beat him to ashes, and no one who had ever committed a crime against him, Tuoba, could save the whole body. Not to mention being a weekly thief!

Hu Yanlu looked at the murderous intent in Tuoba's eyes coldly, with hatred and gloating in his heart, let's fight!let's hit!It is best for the Great Zhou Dynasty to fight Hu Guo to the death, both Dou Chun and King Hu deserve to die!They all have to pay the price for their sins!He can't forget the flames that filled the sky that night. His home, wife and children were all destroyed in the flames of war, and the people who caused all these tragedies were Dou Chun and King Hu!

Huyanlu smiled sinisterly, the laughter made one's hair stand on end, even Tuoba, a battle-hardened man, felt goosebumps all over his body when he heard it.He couldn't help thinking that after so many years, this Huyan Lv seemed to have become weirder, and the other party's popularity was also less.