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Xia Fengxiang nodded.
Gao Rou was already highly respected in the court. Although he had not been involved in state affairs for several years after his retirement, it did not mean that he had lost his prestige, especially for Zhao Wuxiu and others, who were just little kids in front of Gao Rou back then.
So when Gao Rou bowed to them, several generals all stood up and returned the greeting.
Gao Rou got straight to the point: "How about a thousand men against a thousand men with muskets and artillery?"
Without Zhao Wuxiu saying anything, Li Wenyou answered: "A thousand men against a thousand musketeers can win. If there are also artillery pieces among them, the enemy will not be able to get close."
Gao Rou did not hide his surprise, and then continued to ask: "What if there are a thousand people defending the city and the enemy has ten thousand people attacking the city?"
Li Wenyou replied: "There is a way forward but no return."
Gao Rou pinched his sleeves and then asked, "If it's against the Mobei heavy cavalry, can the muskets penetrate their armor?"
Li Wenyou said calmly: "Yes, but there is no need for muskets, just use cannons to blow it up directly."
Li Wenyou also knew that the matter of muskets and cannons had been kept secret, so he added an explanation: "Master Gao, cannons are hundreds of times larger than muskets, and are even larger than this table. They are powerful enough to smash an ordinary city gate with one shot. They can also break mountains and shatter rocks. They are extremely powerful."
Gao Rou was stunned for a moment, took a breath, and then looked at Su Changan. After thinking for a while, he immediately looked at Li Wenyou: "If we attack the city, can we destroy one city?"
Li Wenguo nodded: "Of course one is not enough, but your majesty has secretly asked the Shen Ce Mansion to produce it since last year. Many have been sent to the northwest, western regions, north, and Yandi. Besides these, our soldiers are not afraid of them."
Li Wenyou added: "And the queen invented the longbow."
Although I have never seen it, since Your Majesty has already ordered the Shen Ce Mansion to start producing it, it must be good.
Gao Rou shook his head apologetically: "Let Wen You misunderstand, I am not questioning the fighting ability of the soldiers."
After saying that, Gao Rou looked at Xia Fengxiang, because he understood why His Majesty dared to say at the wedding banquet to kill Mobei Shulü Ping's brother, because although that action made people feel relieved, it was obvious that the other party was sent to be killed.
I also understand better why Your Majesty is always confident about the war.
Su Wenqing and others have a new understanding of these two things.
Especially Mu Xu, when he thought of the excitement of Lu Ban and Zhu Mian that day, he finally understood that the Queen of Love had invented such an amazing thing.
Mu Xu looked at the girl with white hair sitting there and said, "Oh my God, the more I look at her, the more I like her. This thing is such a great invention."
After Gao Rou bowed respectfully to Xia Fengxiang, he saluted to Su Changan. The former was a salute, and the latter was something Gao Rou felt was necessary.
Because it is a powerful weapon of the country!
Gao Rou is now nearly 70 years old and has seen too many wars. Her father was also a military general, but he died in a battle with Tubo. She hates war more than anyone else, but she can do nothing about it.
But now
The musket and the cannon that Gao Rou had never seen before made him see something.
peace.
Gao Rou raised his eyes and looked at Xia Fengxiang: "Your Majesty said before that you wanted to destroy Goguryeo and Korea. Are you planning to use artillery and muskets?"
Xia Fengxiang did not hide it. After all, today he wanted to let the people here know about the existence of muskets and artillery, so he nodded and said, "We have been training soldiers for so long, we have to give it a try. And if we cannot defeat Goguryeo and Korea before we defeat the Uighurs in Mobei, it means we need to continue training."
Xia Fengxiang said it lightly.
But the people below looked at the little girl sitting on the couch in a casual posture, no longer sitting upright as before, and for some reason, they felt a sense of strangeness in their eyes again.
But it seems so familiar, because the late emperor had described these things in such a light-hearted manner back then.
The purpose of destroying the country is to train troops, and Mobei has already reached the Uighur capital, but this side has not yet sent troops, which means that the speed of destroying the Uighurs is faster than that of Mobei.
It’s a hot summer day.
It should be so!
The generals looked at the empress one by one. They had not seen her for several years, which was already unexpected.
The civil servants remained silent, but no one objected to such a thing.
Just like when Li Wenyu and Chu Ying stood up just now, Zhou Yuanrang said that they had to discuss the matter carefully before doing so.
None of the civil servants spoke, but when talking about Loulan, Su Wenqing stood up, because Loulan could not be destroyed by other countries, as it was Daxia that wanted to destroy it.
The other civil servants remained silent.
Because there is nothing to say, these educated people support killing.
They will only speak up if someone disagrees.
Just as when Your Majesty wanted to send troops to destroy Goguryeo, there were people who opposed it, but the first people to stand up and refute were the civil officials rather than the military generals.
Civil officials are more warlike than military generals, and military generals are more rational than civil officials.
Very strange.
But it's strangely just right.
Xia Fengxiang looked at Su Wenqing and the others and said, "Let's go to the Shen Ce Mansion later. There are muskets and cannons there. You can all take a look."
Upon hearing this, Su Wenqing and others immediately stood up and saluted.
Xia Fengxiang continued, "The Queen said, 'The truth lies in the guns and swords.' As vassal states, Goguryeo and Korea colluded with Mobei. Daxia should talk to them about the truth. There is nothing much to say about this matter. We just need to wait for the results. As for this cultural exchange, what do you think, Uncle Zhao?"
Zhao Wuxiu felt a little ashamed to call him uncle after hearing this.
Although it was His Majesty who ordered him not to return to the capital, it was still a pity to let a little girl face such a thing alone.
But Zhao Wuxiu was not a hypocritical person, so he immediately clasped his fists and replied: "Assimilate and exterminate the clan, and then completely incorporate the Western Regions and surrounding countries into our Great Xia. I think the Queen's decision will benefit future generations!"
Su Changan was originally listening to what they were saying and had no intention of interrupting them. After all, too much talk leads to mistakes, and interrupting and saying the wrong thing would be bad.
But now after hearing what Zhao Wuxiu said, he knew that the other party was praising him, but after he came to his senses, his expression was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"
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PS: I am not going to update once a day. It’s because I took a nap after writing last night, and ended up sleeping until today. I will still update twice a day, unless there are special circumstances.
Chapter 637 [Thirteen Guards on the Left and Right] Gathered
It is true that the city is covered with grass and trees in spring. Today, the area around the capital is already full of greenery, and many princes, nobles, and students go out for an outing together.
Two scholars were walking on the greenery outside the city, with the spring breeze blowing gently. Although one of them was already middle-aged, he was well-mannered, had an extraordinary demeanor, and was dressed in a blue shirt, attracting the attention of many passing men and women.
The young man next to him was not as good looking as the middle-aged man, but the ordinary-looking young man looked very easy-going. At first glance, he seemed unremarkable, but at a second glance, he found that the young man was quite good-looking. The more he looked, the better he liked him.
The middle-aged man had been to the capital once, in search of his junior fellow apprentice. Unexpectedly, he was spotted by Yan Yunxiao as soon as he entered the city. He was beaten with a scabbard and had no choice but to flee in embarrassment.
After that, I didn’t want to come to the capital anymore.
It was the first time for the young man to come to the capital. He just looked at the prosperous capital. It was not the wolf-like and tiger-like spies of the Shen Ce Palace as rumored by the people in the world, nor were there any hateful soldiers. Instead, at a glance, the people seemed to be living in harmony and the foreign people were not arrogant. Instead, the people of Da Xia looked at those foreign people with pride.
Walking on the bustling street, the young man noticed that his master was acting as if facing a formidable enemy as soon as he stepped into the city gate. He did not ask why, because he knew after a moment's thought that it was because of Senior Yan Yunxiao.
However, after walking a few steps, the young man noticed that his master breathed a sigh of relief and his expression became much more relaxed.
The middle-aged man looked at the young man and said with a smile: "It's all right now. You can wander around the capital at will."
The young man nodded, but after thinking for a moment he asked softly, "Master, why don't you bring some gifts for Commander Yan?"
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "We are colleagues after all. You don't need these things. But when you visit Master Mu and the others, you should bring some gifts. But Master will not go with you."
The young man nodded. Visiting the great scholars in the capital was one of the things he wanted to do when he came to the capital. Although he would not take the imperial examination, nor would he read books for his whole life, there were many truths in the books that he wanted to ask these masters. As the matter concerned the devil's situation, the young man did not dare to be careless.
The middle-aged man smiled and did not tell the young man that his master had offended not only Mu Xu, but also Su Wenqing, two literary masters. As for how he offended them, to use the words of scholars, if someone wins a game of chess and takes some of your money, can that be called robbery?
His master stole a lot of money from Mu Xu and Su Wenqing.
The young man was quite curious when he saw many foreigners on the street, especially when he saw a banner hanging in front of a store that read, "Our spices are participating in a cultural exchange meeting, and our brand is protected by the government."
When the young man was wondering what this was, he turned around and saw a lot of people gathered at a small stall on the roadside, many of whom were shouting "wow". He walked closer to take a look, and saw an old man who was making sugar figures. The figures were lifelike, especially the one he was making of a woman, with a fairy-like figure and lifelike. There was also a sign next to the old man, which also said something about participating in a cultural exchange meeting.
Young people are curious and middle-aged people are also confused.
But before the middle-aged man could smile and ask the people around him, he suddenly felt something. He turned around and saw Lin Huaimu holding a fan and walking towards him with a smile.
Seeing this man, the middle-aged man smiled.
Lin Huaimu approached the middle-aged man and bowed to greet him: "Brother Zhuge, we haven't seen each other for five or six years."
The middle-aged man named Zhuge Jia smiled, then bowed in return: "Brother Lin."
Zhuge Jia looked at the young man beside him and said, "He is a storyteller. You can just call him Senior Lin."
A person who can be treated as a brother by Zhuge Jia, the current head of Yizixuan, is naturally not an ordinary person.
The young man was very clear about this, or rather, he noticed it when Senior Lin came over. This Senior Lin was named Zhijing, and the fan in his hand had two sides, yin and yang.
The young man named Lu Yuanzhi only thought for a moment, and guessed Lin Huaimu's identity from his surname Lin and the Yin-Yang fan in his hand. He immediately bowed and said, "Lu Yuanzhi, I pay my respects to Senior Lin."
Lin Huaimu looked at the young man. He was somewhat ordinary, but his ordinariness was so ordinary that people couldn't help but look at him in the crowd at first sight. This was Lu Yuanzhi, who was ranked second on the Mountain Top List.
After lying dormant for many years, he made a slight move and was immediately ranked second on the mountain top list by Shuyalou.
And it seems that this kid has already guessed who I am. This is really troublesome.
Uncle Master Fang Wenhe is like that.
Master Zhuge Jia is the second best chess player in the world after [Qi Jia], who is also his master, the old master Yi Zixuan.
However, Zhuge Jia has hinted at this point, and if you can't guess it, it seems that you are not qualified to be the successor of this school.
Zhuge Jia looked at Lin Huaimu: "Am I the last one?"
Lin Huaimu shook his head: "There is no such thing as who is early or late. After all, we can't meet now. We have to wait."
Zhuge Jia nodded, then looked at the store and then at Lin Huaimu.
Lin Huaimu already knew it without saying anything, so he called Zhuge Jia and Lu Yuanzhi to walk on the street together and explained it to them.
When they learned about the cultural exchange meeting, and that people from various foreign countries would participate, as well as the influence of cultural exchange among the people, the master and disciple both showed the same expression of surprise, but then they both suddenly understood.
However, Zhuge Jia smiled, while Lu Yuanzhi seemed a little confused but did not ask.
Lin Huaimu smiled and asked, "What do you think?"
Zhuge Jia said, "You should ask my junior brother about this."
Lin Huaimu waved the fan in his hand, meaning that you should continue.
Zhuge Jia said: "My junior brother's goal is exactly the same as the Queen's, but my junior brother's goal is only to deter, while the Queen's goal is to completely swallow us up, which is different."