I'm not really the protagonist? [Transmigration Book]

Concubine Xian had a miscarriage, although the lives of mother and child were saved, but the fourteenth prince was born extremely young, and it is hard to say whether he will live until tomorrow.

In Qinzheng Hall, Chang An knelt in front of Emperor Mingxuan to plead guilty. Emperor Mingxuan sighed, his eyes were a little unclear: "Get up, it's not your fault, it's my carelessness."

Previously, it was discovered that the tenth prince and his mother concubine Zhao Guifei had contact with the former crown princess. Emperor Mingxuan sent people to investigate but did not find any useful information. This time, Su Lingyan fell into the water. He originally wanted Chang An to go Inform Concubine Zhao and test Concubine Zhao, but Concubine Xian accidentally found out.

However, it can be regarded as an answer. Concubine Xian was agitated and had a miscarriage, and it was only when Su Lingyan was pregnant that she was discovered.

Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty asked the imperial hospital and the midwife to guard the fourteenth prince strictly. He must do his best to save the fourteenth prince. Unfortunately, the sky failed. That night, bad news came from Yanning Palace, and the fourteenth prince passed away. Concubine Xian lost her own son and grandson overnight, and she was weak, and she passed out when she rolled her eyes. The imperial doctor rescued her all night before finally pulling her back from the gate of hell.

It is strictly forbidden to spread news from the palace, but most of Yanning Palace are people from Zhenyuanhoufu. As soon as the fourteenth prince passed away, Zhenyuanhoufu received the news, and they were about to be separated overnight. The throne of power, which is close at hand, is suddenly hidden in the darkness.

Marquis Zhenyuan looked at the few subordinates in the study, and said in a cold voice: "God's grace is hard to come by, everyone must have seen that the emperor is now becoming more and more intolerable to my Zhenyuanhou's mansion. My Zhenyuanhou's mansion has always kept a low profile. But now, Concubine Xian is being plotted against, and the fourteenth prince is dead, and her life and death are still uncertain." Speaking of this, Marquis Zhenyuan paused, calmed down, and then said: "It's okay if my grandson doesn't have much fault. It's being banned in the cold palace, the emperor wants the lives of everyone in my Marquis Mansion."

"Ben Hou tried his best to protect the emperor from ascending the throne, but now he has ended up like this. This is not what makes this Hou feel the most chilling, but what makes this Marquis the most chilling is that the emperor intends to confuse the royal blood and hand over half of Xia Qi to Chu Yunguo , "He looked sharply at the few people in the study, and said slowly: "This Marquis has protected the Xiahou family for most of his life, and now he can't watch the emperor mess around. You are willing to help me , to save the prince from the fire and water?"

Most of them are generals in the room, some of them have followed Zhenyuanhou for more than ten years, some were promoted and cultivated by Zhenyuanhou's mansion, they all half-kneeled on the ground when they heard the words, saying they would swear to be with them to the death.

After several generals left, a person came to the study from the next door. This person was the right minister Zuo Zongqi, and the left minister Lin Hanhai was also the head of civil servants, and he was also a person trusted by the emperor.

Zuo Zongqi has a very good reputation among the officials, the only one who is talked about is that this person is 40 years old and has not married a wife, and there are only two concubines sent to him by the emperor in the backyard. As an extremely personable minister, he would have connections with the Zhenyuan Hou Mansion, and even participated in such treasonous things.

Zuo Zongqi and Marquis Zhenyuan discussed something and then left. When Liu Chengye came over to arrange something good, he saw his straight back walking away. He frowned and asked in disbelief: "Father, do you really believe in Zuo Zongqi?" ?”

"Believe it, why don't you believe it?"

"He is like an official of the first grade, and he enters the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister. Why does he have to be with us?"

Marquis Zhenyuan snorted coldly, and then said: "Since ancient times, heroes have been saddened by the beauty pass. Do you think that bringing back the queen mother and concubine De for the father is just for the sake of the emperor's name after his death?"

"That's it?" Liu Chengye was surprised.

"Zuo Zongqi has not taken a wife after forty years old, it is because of Concubine De." Zhenyuan Hou said.

The Marquis of Zhenyuan planned secretly. In Xianshuo's palace, Yan Zheng and Xiahou Lingyuan sat at the table opposite each other. Xia Houlan heard the news from the palace that the concubine Xian had a miscarriage and the fourteenth prince died.

"Who do you think?" Yan Zheng asked.

The matter of Su Lingyan is related to them, but the matter of Concubine Xian has nothing to do with them. Although they also know the plan of the Marquis of Zhenyuan's plan to coerce the emperor to order the princes, and want to isolate future troubles and get rid of Concubine Xian, Ning Palace is full of people from Zhenyuan Hou's Mansion. In order to protect the plan from being noticed, they thought of looking for opportunities to do it in the future, but they did not expect that someone would take a step towards them.

"Or who do you think Chang An belongs to?" Yan Zheng asked again when he saw that the man was silent.

"It's that one." Xiahou Lingyuan affirmed, what he remembered at the moment was what Emperor Mingxuan said to him when he was called into the palace that night.

"The Marquis of Zhenyuan has a heavy army in his hands. In recent years, he has relied on favor. If he can't be wiped out as soon as possible,... I will help you deal with him before I abdicate." The most important thing That's the last sentence.

Now, father is starting to do something, Xiahou Lingyuan thought.

"There are as many as a thousand soldiers in the suburbs of the capital," Yan Zheng said, "Although Nangong Jie is not the leader of the army, his position and power this time must not be small. For someone with such strong martial arts skills, the Marquis of Zhenyuan will definitely lose everything." It's useful, in this way, you can let go of half of your heart."

"The new leader of the Gyeonggi Guards, Li Changwei, was originally the leader of the Ouchi guards. Although he has always been a person trusted by the emperor, but in case something happens, the Gyeonggi Guards guarding the nine gates of the palace is the most important force. I don't feel at ease in the hands of outsiders. I'll find a chance to keep him out of the banquet."

"No need," Xiahou Lingyuan refused, "Li Changwei is trustworthy."

He explained: "My mother was kind to Li Changwei back then, and he is trustworthy."

Yanzheng wanted to say more, but Xiahou Lingyuan interrupted him and told the story of Emperor Mingxuan being in a coma due to poisoning a year ago and then made him sick.

At that time, Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty summoned Lin Hanhai, Li Changwei, and Fang Tingzhi three people in the middle of the night to inquire about the candidate for the servant. Lin Hanhai was an old official who paid special attention to blood orthodoxy, so he recommended Xiahou Lingyuan, who was still the prince at that time, Li Changwei, who has always been neutral, disagrees.

Because of this, the crown prince had no one to attend to his sickness. Otherwise, if the Marquis of Zhenyuan wanted to put all his eggs in one basket to kill the emperor, then the situation would have been bad. Fang Tingzhi told him about Li Changwei, because Fang Tingzhi thought that he and Li Changwei were in secret. There were also contacts, and after thinking about it, he realized that what Li Changwei wanted to help was not him, but his mother, the empress.Because at that time, the emperor knew about the concubine Xian's poisoning of the empress. Although the news was blocked, Li Changwei, as the leader of the inner guards, must have known about it.Later, when I thought about it, it might be because of this matter that Li Changwei disapproved.

Hearing this, Yan Zheng was also relieved of Li Changwei, and after thinking about it, the most dangerous people now are those around Concubine Xian, as well as the Jiangnan Guard in the neighboring capital.

When Xiahou Xiuyan was sent to Jiangnan because of the water transportation, he had contact with the Jiangnan Guard stationed in the Jiangnan area. It is impossible to say that the two have nothing to do with each other. It is a pity that Xiahou Xiuyan stayed in the Jiangnan Guard for a short time. Moreover, he is very smart. He informed the emperor about Jiangnanwei's affairs in advance, and followed the emperor's instructions one by one. find out something.

Although the crown prince has fallen, there is no guarantee that that person will not join forces with the Zhenyuanhou Mansion, or that he is originally from the Zhenyuanhou Mansion.

Xia Houlan's birthday is on November [-]th, and because it was held together with the banquet of Li Chu, the people in the Ministry of Rites began to prepare half a month in advance. Xiahou Lingyuan works in the Ministry of Rites, and it is very easy on weekdays. When it came to such an important matter, the officials of the Ministry of Rituals kept their feet on the ground. Even though he was a prince, he was cold and ruthless on weekdays, but many officials dared to hold him back so that he would not let him take the lead.

It's all because this banquet is very meaningful. Being established as the prince at this moment, the throne is almost Xia Houlan's. For the future emperor's banquet, of course everyone must try their best to make Emperor Mingxuan happy , to make the prince happy.

Busy until sunset, Xiahou Lingyuan was let go by a group of officials. The carriage of the palace outside the palace gate had already been waiting there. When he got in the carriage, he saw that there was still a person sitting in the carriage.

"Brother." Su Jiabao said happily, "Are you surprised?"

"Surprise, why is Susu here?" He asked.

"I came to take you to see something." Su Jiabao sat cross-legged across from Xiahou Lingyuan, very excited, "Mother heard that you rejected the marriage, so let me see you, but you are very busy recently, I just stay in Wanbao Pavilion every day because of you," Su Jiabao laughed twice, "and finally made that treasure today."

Seeing people so excited, Xiahou Lingyuan was very curious, "What baby?"

"It can't be said," Su Jiabao shook his head, "We must keep it mysterious."

Seeing this, Xiahou Lingyuan stopped asking, Su Jiabao took out snacks from the food box next to him, and handed them to him, letting him pad his stomach.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of Wanbao Pavilion, and Xiahou Lingyuan followed them up to the third floor. Seeing that this thing could be placed on the third floor of Wanbao Pavilion, he had a rough estimate in his heart, and it seemed to be another rare thing. , perhaps the only one in this world.

In the middle of the design room on the third floor was a rather strange thing. Two smooth wooden wheels that were slightly smaller than the wheels of a carriage were lined up side by side, with a few pieces of wood on them, which looked strange.

"This is?"

"It's called a bicycle." Su Jiabao put away the stand, and was about to go downstairs with a half-drag of the car, "Go downstairs, I'll try it for you."

Xiahou Lingyuan reached out to take the car and carried it downstairs. The staff of Wanbao Pavilion also knew that another baby was born in Wanbao Pavilion today. Seeing that the young master was going to test it himself, everyone gathered together.

It was already getting dark, it happened to be dinner time, and there was a night market, so the street was brightly lit, but the street in front of Wanbao Pavilion was not the busiest, so there were very few people and sparsely populated.

Su Jiabao parked the car in the middle of the road, took a deep breath, his eyes were full of uncontrollable excitement, he grabbed the front of the car with both hands, stepped on the pedal with one foot, and pushed two steps, and then he got on the car, and just started riding It was a little crooked, but he became familiar with it immediately, and stepped on his feet faster and faster. In this way, in the eyes of everyone behind him, he rode to the end of the street, and then rode back after a while, very fast.

He stopped in front of Xiahou Lingyuan, blinked his big eyes, panted and said nervously: "Brother, what do you think?"

Xiahou Lingyuan nodded, "Very powerful, this thing is indeed very convenient."

He could tell at a glance that this thing was about to set off another wave of buying frenzy in the capital. Although it was not as comfortable as a carriage, a carriage needed a driver, a horse, and a carriage. Then, when encountering a market, it is even more congested, and compared with a horse-drawn carriage, this thing reduces unnecessary expenses. It is also small and portable, and it is really convenient for one person and one cart to go wherever they want.

The people in Wanbao Pavilion stared at the car with wide eyes, wanting to touch it but dared not touch it, for fear of breaking it, just now seeing Su Jiabao riding relaxed and cheerful, they all wanted to try it too, but they also knew that this thing could be put in three Buildings are not something they can afford now.

The car that Su Jiabao rode was only roughly built. Wood is wood, iron bars are iron bars. It is very ugly. The patterns on the frame and the carvings on the pedals have not been done in detail. If the carvings are finished, Then paint the color, it can be regarded as the real finished product.

In fact, this thing has a detailed design drawing, and there is no major technical problem in making it, but the ancient times are not as good as the modern ones. Every bracket and every wheel on this car has to be cut and ground by hand, so it is time-consuming and laborious. But thinking about the future profits, he waved his hand and asked the master to build five first. As a tool for the workers of Wanbaoge to travel, anyone can ride it. As for this [-]% finished car, Su Jiabao did not ask the master to continue to pay attention to it. Work, but keep the workers for practice. From this, you can also check how long the service life is, and whether there are any other problems during the period. If there are, find and solve them early.

After watching the bicycles, Su Jiabao led the people upstairs again, but this time it was not the third floor, but the fourth floor.

Su Jiabao took out a half-meter-square box from the shelf on the fourth floor, and then poured out the contents. He quickly started assembling it, and it took about a quarter of an hour before he finished assembling it.

Xiahou Lingyuan saw that it looked like a small crossbow, but it seemed to be a little more than a crossbow, and there was a thin and wide square box underneath.

The parts of the whole thing are made of iron, including the thin square box, and there are more than a dozen iron short arrows on the table. Su Jiabao took the iron box off the crossbow and put the short arrows inside one by one. , and installed it again.

Xiahou Lingyuan vaguely knew the purpose of this thing. This thing has the same effect as the sleeve arrow on Susu's wrist, but the difference is that this thing is more lethal, maybe it can shoot more than a dozen sharp arrows twice.

"Brother," Su Jiabao put the thing in Xiahou Lingyuan's hands, and introduced, "This thing is called Liannu, look at this—"

A small magnifying mirror is installed on the Liannu. It is a magnifying glass polished with glass sheets. The technology is limited. At present, the magnifying glass installed on it is less than four times, and more than twice. He taught Xiahou Lingyuan how to use it, and then put it on the opposite wall A target was hung on it to let people try its power.

Xiahou Lingyuan no longer had a smile on his face. He aimed at the red heart on the target, "Shua! Shua! Shua! Shua! Shua!——" he moved his fingers twelve times, and the twelve arrows were shot in an instant, each of which pierced through. Half of the arrow passed the bull's-eye and penetrated into the wall, which is enough to show its power.

If this thing is used on the battlefield, it will be like the god of death coming, and it can dominate the battlefield instantly without making a sound.

He put down the things in his hand, did not comment a word, but turned around and hugged Su Jiabao, with a heavy voice: "Susu, don't tell others about this thing, don't mention a single word about sleeve arrows and continuous crossbows, including Your parents, do you know?"

"Understood," Su Jiabao nodded, "I know the pros and cons of it, it's just... I just know that you and Brother Yan will definitely make some moves in the future, and I'm worried about you. ...for fear of getting hurt."

Su Jiabao's voice was weak, and he could tell the fear and worry in it.

"It's okay, don't worry, I promise you I will be fine," Xiahou Lingyuan comforted him.

"Well," Su Jiabao nodded, suddenly thought of something, raised his head and said, "You should pay attention to the border recently, especially the east border country."

In Yichi Bailian's novel, around Chapter 50, there are especially many sentences describing the envoys of Dongling Kingdom, and the concubine Ling is also from Dongling Kingdom, and the poison in Emperor Ming Xuan is also from Dongling Kingdom, and even his brother's biological father is also from Dongling Kingdom. The former prince of Donglin Kingdom, if according to the relationship, the new emperor who took office three years ago is still the younger brother of the former prince, his brother's cousin, and everything has to do with Donglin, he would not believe that there is no one in Donglin Kingdom. The plot is just irrelevant to the country.

"it is good."

Xiahou Lingyuan asked Yanzheng to focus on the border. Apart from the border of Donglin Kingdom, the border of Baijin was not overlooked. Donglin is too mysterious now. Jin is undoubtedly not a fuel-efficient lamp. Now that the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion has been forced into such a situation, Bai Jin has been placed under Xia Qi's spy, and all the spies in the army have been wiped out. Bai Jin will definitely not stay in peace.

Sure enough, when the banquet was approaching, an urgent report from the 30-mile frontier suddenly came from the Golden Luan Hall on a certain day.