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They all stood very straight, and spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly. Even when they were standing outside the hall, they showed no fear.

Like the younger generation of generals, there was light in his eyes.

In the flower garden of Daxia, the flowers are in full bloom and extremely beautiful.

Finally, Feng Chun read out several imperial edicts, all of which were decrees of promotion and appointment. Everyone knew about them, but now that the imperial edicts had been read, the matter was finalized.

Hundreds of court officials saluted Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang, then turned around and left in an orderly manner.

However, Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang did not leave just like that. Instead, they went to the imperial study, where Sun Shang Gong had already made preparations. So when Su Changan arrived there, the cushions and everything were already prepared, and he only had to lie on the couch in the middle.

At the same time, after Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang, those who came to the imperial study included Zhao Wuxiu, Zhou Yuanrang, Li Wenyu, Duke of Qi and other military leaders, as well as Mu Xu, Su Wenqing, Gao Rou, Li Jiulang and other civil officials.

It's still on the left and right sides, but everyone has a chair.

The imperial study was much smaller than the Zhonghe Hall next to it, and the number of participants was also much smaller.

But it is during such small court meetings that many matters concerning Daxia's national policies are decided.

The door of the imperial study was closed. Yan Yunxiao, who did not attend the grand court meeting, was now standing at the door of the imperial study.

Xia Fengxiang sat on the dragon couch. After taking off the hairpin on his head, Xia Fengxiang's hair returned to its usual state. He looked at the most important courtiers and generals of Daxia who sat down after paying their respects and said straight to the point: "Uncle Zhao, tell me about your assassination."

Everyone looked at Zhao Wuxiu.

Zhao Wuxiu was not vague. He took out a musket from his bosom and looked at Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang. "The assassins were those in the Zoroastrianism who were in league with the Bu Er Tang and other forces. Two were ninth-rank and one was eighth-rank. But I didn't find out where they went. I needed help from the Shen Ce Mansion. But the musket invented by the queen saved my life. This thing allowed me to shoot through the abdomen of the ninth-rank."

Chapter 636: Your Majesty’s decision will benefit future generations!

After hearing what Zhao Wuxiu said, except for Su Changan and Xia Fengxiang, everyone else looked at Zhao Wuxiu in surprise, and even more at the musket in Zhao Wuxiu's hand instead of the handle of a gun.

Zhao Wuxiu was actually assassinated by the Zoroastrians and other forces in collusion?

There is

This strange-looking thing can actually shoot through the abdomen of a ninth-grade master?

Everyone present was shocked. When did our Great Xia come up with such a weapon, and it was invented by the Queen?

People who didn't know about muskets, such as Su Wenqing, Gao Rou, Li Jiulang, Wei Xuancheng and others, looked at the small thing in Zhao Wuxiu's hand, and then turned to look at the Queen on the couch.

Among the people present, apart from several generals, the only one who knew about the existence of muskets was Mu Xu. Su Wenqing had heard about it by chance when Mu Xu was in Lingqi Pavilion before. Su Wenqing knew about this thing, but had never had the chance to see it.

But the old scholar knew the rules, so he just pretended he didn't hear it. After so many months, he completely ignored it.

There was no need to say more about Su Wenqing. Since His Majesty hadn't said anything, he wouldn't rush to find out if it was against the rules.

It was the first time for both of them to see this thing, and also the first time they knew that such a small thing could have such power.

However, Mu Xu was smart and reacted the fastest. He seemed to understand a lot of things at once. He looked at the generals with a look of realization on his face, then looked at Xia Fengxiang and Su Changan with flashing eyes and couldn't help but smile.

Doesn’t this make sense?

Your Majesty has always been calm and composed, all because of this little thing. It seems that you have made quite a few of them.

There was no need for Xia Fengxiang to say anything, as Aunt Sun had already walked over to Zhao Wuxiu with a tray.

Zhao Wuxiu naturally put the musket on the tray.

Afterwards, Zhao Wuxiu went on to describe the process of the assassination.

When they came back, it seemed that there were only Zhao Wuxiu, Zhao Huniu and a personal guard, but in fact there were secret guards from the Western Region Army hiding in the dark.

After all, generals of Zhao Wuxiu's level have been assassinated too many times over the years, so in addition to these, there are also people from the Shen Ce Palace guarding him in secret.

The assassination attempt took place at a post station less than three days' walk from Luoan where Zhao Wuxiu and his men were located. The assassin mixed in with the caravan and attacked suddenly, giving no one a chance to react.

Fortunately, Zhao Wuxiu had been fighting for many years and was much more sensitive to murderous intent than ordinary people, and he was also protected by an eighth-grade guard beside him.

This allowed Zhao Wuxiu to shoot the man of ninth rank strength when he was completely unprepared.

It was also that bullet that pierced Jiupin's abdomen, but because it missed the target, he was only seriously injured. However, even if he was seriously injured, it would be extremely difficult for him to survive.

After saying this, everyone present was shocked once again, and they looked at the rifle in Xia Fengxiang's hand.

After all, he is a ninth-rank master.

Zhao Wuxiu glanced at everyone's expressions, and then said, "It was very powerful, more powerful than everyone imagined. But if it weren't for the carelessness of the ninth-rank master and the attack of my guards, I wouldn't have had time to draw my gun just because of the speed of the ninth-rank master's attack. So you all have to consider these factors carefully."

Everyone present was an old acquaintance. He knew that each of these people was capable of drawing inferences from one instance, and that they knew the power of a musket, so naturally he had to think more and do more.

So speaking up in advance gives them one less thing to think about.

After that, Zhao Wuxiu continued, "That ninth-rank expert is Gu Zan, the chief of the Tazan tribe, one of the seventeen tribes under the Zoroastrianism."

Li Jiulang asked, "You just said there are people from Fujitang?"

Zhao Wuxiu nodded: "The secret guard found out, and I won't hide it from you, they have been following me all the way looking for an opportunity, I didn't notice it, but I guess..."

At this point, Zhao Wuxiu looked at Xia Fengxiang and said frankly: "Your Majesty should have sent someone to be by my side, and they should be of Zhijing strength, so Zhijing among the assassins did not appear. Otherwise, it is impossible that they only sent a tribe leader who was about to die to kill me. My head, Zhao Wuxiu, is very expensive in the black market of the Thirty-Six Countries in the Western Regions. Moreover, if they dare to take action, they must have come with an attitude of success, otherwise they know the consequences very well."

Confucian General Li Wenyou said: "Buertang has many connections with the King of Shu, and this time when Master Ouyang Huai rebelled in the south, I heard that people from Buertang were also involved?"

Xia Fengxiang said: "Yao Xisheng and everyone in Buertang are dead. I have seen Yao Xisheng's head."

Li Wenyou bowed and clasped his fists towards the downwind direction: "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead the troops to kill the King of Shu!"

Following Li Wenyou was a tall and strong woman named Chu Ying, who was also one of the generals who rushed back this time. In the past, she was the deputy commander of the Chixia Army together with Yan Yunxiao. Her strength was only of the eighth rank, not even a bit inferior to Yan Yunxiao, but she was as good as Zhou Yuanrang and others in leading troops to fight. In the past, she followed the previous emperor to pacify Goguryeo and conquer Mobei. Later, she was transferred to Anxi Tingzhou to guard against the junction of Mobei and the Western Regions. She was a general under Zhao Wuxiu, but was stationed in the north and south of Zhao Wuxiu, intimidating the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions like an iron wall.

Chu Ying didn't say anything, but he clasped his fists towards Xia Fengxiang before saying, "He deserves to be killed."

Su Changan looked at the two people who volunteered to go to the battle.

In fact, these two people are the least likely to take the initiative to go to war among the several generals who came. After all, they all look very easy-going.

Needless to say, the Confucian general Li Wenyu has the temperament of a scholar.

Although Chu Ying looks tall and strong, he has a feminine face. When he was in court before, Su Changan looked over and saw Chu Ying bowing respectfully to Su Changan with a gentle smile on his face.

Zhou Yuanrang actually had the most hateful look among these generals.

He has one eye and wears an eye patch, and there is a hideous scar on his face from the corner of his mouth to his ear.

He didn't become blind in one eye like Yang Guofu did, but it was because he was at the front on the battlefield and was hit by a hidden arrow. However, there was a large army following behind him, so the vanguard general fell off his horse and there was no need to fight the battle.

So Zhou Yuanrang simply plucked out his eyes, bit them into pieces and swallowed them, then charged again.

The scars on his face were also left on the battlefield, which made Zhou Yuan, who was already ugly, even more ugly, and he became truly hideous.

He just didn't look very good to begin with, but who would have thought that Zhou Yuanrang and his wife had a son, Zhou Anbu.

When Zhou An's son was born, he was extremely good-looking. He became more and more handsome as he grew older, even surpassing many girls. Especially in terms of literary talent, he was even more amazing. Now, at such a young age, he has made it onto the poetry list.

At that time, Zhou Yuanrang often strolled around the capital with Zhou Bu'an in his arms.

So what if I, Zhou Yuanrang, look ugly? My son is handsome.

However, this general who looked like a killer just sitting there stood up and clasped his fists towards Xia Fengxiang and Su Changan, then looked at Li Wenyou and Chu Ying: "The people of Mobei are marching into the Uighur King's City, and seeing that they are contacting Mobei and secretly trading with Goguryeo and Korea, the Mobei Queen Mother is probably thinking about fulfilling her man's last wish. Moreover, Zhang Jue is also a problem. He took away Xia Chenfeng's troops, money, equipment, and let him raise an army of more than 20,000 people on his own."

After saying this, Zhou Yuanrang continued, "The King of Shu should be killed, and Zhang Jue should also be killed. We should find a suitable time to kill them all, especially now that people in the Western Regions dare to attack Old Zhao. We should discuss this matter carefully before making a decision."

Chu Ying said, "The thirty-six countries in the Western Regions are still at war. Loulan can no longer bear it and asked us for help. Moreover, the Zoroastrians are on the side of the Arabs. However, since last year, when their leader Bai Luqiu disappeared, the left and right Dharma protectors began to fight against each other. The three Dharma Kings who protect the religion even pulled other Dharma Kings to form an alliance to fight against the left and right Dharma Protectors. The reason why the thirty-six countries dared to go to war with each other this time is not only because they think we can't send troops rashly, but also because of the Zoroastrians."

Li Wenyou was in the northern border, but he also heard some rumors from the people from the Western Regions who had fled there.

But just before he could speak, Su Wenqing said, "Loulan will not be destroyed. If it is to be destroyed, it will be destroyed by our Great Xia. Zhang Yuan has not yet made them pay for the revenge she paid for the entire delegation."

Hearing this, murderous intent appeared in Zhao Wuxiu's eyes.

Three years ago, in the second year after the late emperor left, Zhang Yuan, the envoy to Loulan, and the entire delegation were all killed by the general of Loulan.

Afterwards, the King of Loulan regained power, sent the heads of the general and other participants, and a lot of gold, silver and jewelry to Li Nishang, and the matter ended.

But that doesn’t mean the people of Daxia will forget this matter.

In other words, everything in the country was still unsettled, otherwise, not to mention Su Wenqing, even Mu Xu and other scholars would all petition to destroy Loulan.

Moreover, there is a box in Su Wenqing's office where he records the events of Loulan and puts them together with those petitions requesting the destruction of Loulan, waiting to take them out when the time comes.

The musket in Xia Fengxiang's hand was taken away by Su Changan because Su Changan had just seen Xia Fengxiang holding the musket and just looking at it, with the muzzle pointing at himself.

Su Changan on the side took it in his hand immediately. Even if there was no gunpowder or bullets in the musket, could the muzzle be pointed at anyone?

Although Xia Fengxiang wanted to take it back, seeing the look in Xia Fengxiang's eyes, he was helpless for a moment and did not try to grab it. Instead, he said, "It is only a matter of time before someone is killed. If Loulan is to be destroyed, it can only be destroyed by our Great Xia. The King of Shu will also be killed, but we don't have to worry. My uncle will be more anxious than us, especially now that Yao Xisheng is dead. So everyone should be patient, and we are still talking about assassination."

After hearing this, several people stood up, bowed, and then sat back down in their seats.

Xia Fengxiang spoke directly, "I won't waste time on those empty words. Let's get straight to the point. I have secretly sent the newly-made muskets and cannons to various places. In addition, the Queen has invented a crossbow with a range and power far exceeding the current crossbows. The Shen Ce Mansion has already made a batch. After today's breakup, you generals can go to the Shen Ce Mansion. I have already arranged everything. I don't understand the deployment of troops and the use of these weapons, so I won't say much. Just let the generals use their skills. All I can do is give you enough support."

Hear the words.

Zhao Wuxiu and several other generals were startled and turned to look at Su Changan.

The Queen has invented a new type of crossbow?

To be honest, they were truly surprised, but they were more impressed. Ever since they saw the muskets and cannons, these generals dreamed of meeting the queen. They wanted to see what the queen was thinking to be able to invent such a powerful weapon for the country.

And now a new crossbow has been invented.

Is it because the Empress knew that muskets and cannons have a slow reloading speed, so she specially invented this kind of crossbow for use in combat?

Zhou Yuan let the one-eyed man look at Su Changan, and felt deeply moved. How could this person's brain be so useful?

No wonder that brat of mine praised the Queen so much last night.

Zhao Wuxiu was naturally a little surprised, because he really had to praise her again and again. No wonder everyone along the way was praising the Queen.

but.

Zhao Wuxiu thought about what his little Hu Niu had done yesterday. He was too ashamed to look at the Queen Mother.

Even Su Wenqing and others looked at Su Changan in surprise.

Even though Su Wenqing, Mu Xu and others were already used to Su Changan's unexpectedness, they still hadn't figured out the matter of the muskets. And according to His Majesty, there were even cannons?

And this also brought out a bow?

Su Wenqing smiled helplessly. This girl just can't sit still, but it's a good thing that she can't sit still.

Thinking of this, Su Wenqing looked at the sharp weapon called the musket that was placed back on the tray.

At this time, Gao Rou stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a few questions for the generals."