Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

According to historical records, the Shenbi bow could still shoot half an arrow into an elm tree at a distance of more than 240 steps, or more than 300 metres. This shows its lethality.

However, in modern times, the production method and design drawings of the Shenbi crossbow have long been lost. Although the one restored by some cold weapon enthusiasts later is also called the Shenbi bow, only Li Hong himself knows whether it is the same as the one in the Song Dynasty.

However, this power is not far from the historical records, so whether it is true or false is not important.

After everyone in the hall had seen it clearly, Zou Wu clasped his fists and said, “This place is too small to use this bow. Your Majesty, please come to the front of the hall and take a look.”

This little girl is quite courageous. The Luanqing Palace is a state banquet venue that is only used for major events. It is quite grand and huge, but in her mouth it becomes small.

What’s more, she actually spoke up and asked Emperor Jingwen to move the imperial carriage, which was extremely rude.

“Bold!”

At the night banquet, someone immediately shouted it out.

On the other hand, He Xiang and the others remained silent, and no one knew what they were thinking about.

The young girl had good intentions, but they had never mentioned this matter before. Also, because they were young and they had polished and assembled the wood themselves, Emperor Jingwen did not expect that they would be able to make a crossbow in just a few days.

It would be fine if this thing was useful, but if it is useless, it will backfire.

The decision soon fell into the hands of Emperor Jingwen. Without much hesitation, he immediately said, “Come here, prepare the carriage.”

Emperor Jingwen decided to do as they said and go outside the palace to take a look.

Huyan Jue narrowed his eyes and began to speculate in his heart, wondering what kind of medicine the Great Zhou was trying to sell.

Soon, as Emperor Jingwen walked down from the chair above, the other Prime Ministers He and others followed him.

Now everyone’s attention is on Zou Wu. The youngest one, Lu Mu, pretended to be nervous and deliberately slowed down by two steps.

Then, he happened to meet Ye Shuo who was also walking out at the palace gate.

Lu Mu opened his mouth: “Your Highness the Ninth Prince…”

It’s over, it’s over, it’s over. What should I say now?

How can I know if he is the teacher I think of?

Just when Lu Mu was struggling, Ye Shuo over there seemed to see what he was thinking at the moment. Ye Shuo looked straight ahead and said something that could be considered a wise saying, but no one in the modern world could understand it.

“Odds change but evens don’t; the sign depends on the quadrant.”

Ye Shuo had wanted to try this kind of excitement of secret codes for a long time, and it was not until today that his dream came true.

However, compared to Ye Shuo, Lu Mu’s mood was much more complicated.

He had his head down, and because of his young age and short stature, no one even noticed that he had made a sound. After hearing these words, Lu Mu lowered his body even more, and no one noticed the turbulent emotions in his heart at this moment.

Naturally, no one knew that after hearing the Ninth Prince say such a thing, Lu Mu almost went crazy.

It was actually him! !

Lu Mu dared to guarantee that, apart from their own people, no one else in the Great Zhou Dynasty would know this sentence, “Odds change but evens do not change, and the sign depends on the quadrant.”

Add to that the jade pendant with lily of the valley, and the answer becomes very clear.

The person who could invent such concise and clear Arabic numerals, who was familiar with so many principles and formulas, such a unique person in the history, was actually… still a child! !

His fantasy was shattered, and Lu Mu’s face facing the ground suddenly became distorted.

However, Ye Shuo acted as if nothing had happened. After saying those words, he walked away as if nothing had happened, without caring at all about the huge waves rising in other people’s hearts.

In the blink of an eye, the two passed each other.

After everyone was outside the hall, Lu Mu followed behind and caught up with the main group in a daze.

‘how?’

When Zou Wu saw him coming, she subconsciously looked at him inquiringly.

Lu Mu took a deep breath, then nodded calmly.

Now it was already dark outside, and other people couldn’t see it, but how could Zou Wu and the others, who were closest to Lu Mu, not see it? Under that seemingly calm appearance, there was a look that seemed to be about to break in the next moment.

Zou Wu couldn’t help but feel dizzy.

At this time, Emperor Jingwen finally spoke: “Now that everyone is here, when will it start?”

Zou Wu quickly came back to his senses, and then said, “Please allow Your Majesty to send someone to take out the box from the drawer on the right hand side of my room.”

No weapons were allowed into the palace, so arrows were naturally included in that category.

Fortunately, Zou Wu and her family now live at the foot of the imperial city, so it doesn’t take much time to go back and forth.

Emperor Jingwen could not help but look at the commander-in-chief beside him. The commander-in-chief understood what he meant and called on a few guards to act according to his instructions.

In addition, Zou Wu also needs a target.

It was definitely too late to build a wall now, so Zou Wu pointed to the screen wall in the distance and said with a slightly embarrassed look, “Your Majesty, this crossbow is very powerful. I’m afraid it will destroy the screen wall later. I hope Your Majesty will not blame me.”

If the wall could really be destroyed, Emperor Jingwen would be so happy that he would not blame anyone.

So Emperor Jingwen said: “Just do what you want.”

Haha, it’s just a mystery.

In terms of horse riding and archery, Beiting was the strongest among the three countries, and the other two countries combined were no match for Beiting. Hu Yanjue, who was standing aside, wanted to see what the emperor of the Great Zhou was up to.

Soon the guards brought the box over. When the box was opened, as expected, there were five or six arrows inside.

The arrows were just ordinary arrows, and there didn’t seem to be anything special about them.

Only the crossbow arrow held by Zou Wu had a peculiar shape. I guess the novelty lies entirely in this crossbow arrow.

And although it is called a crossbow, it is actually more like a bow, and the opening and closing movements are also the same as a bow.

As the arrows arrived, several targets were also in place.

Among the children who grew up at the border, the weak ones had died long ago, and those who stayed behind, even the girls, were stronger than ordinary people.

In full view of everyone, Zou Wu pulled the bowstring open, and when the bowstring was pulled to a perfect length, Zou Wu aimed at the bull’s eye not far away, and then quickly let go.

With a “whoosh” sound, a sound of breaking through the air was heard. Everyone felt a flash before their eyes, and then a black dot appeared on the target.

It was dark now, and visibility was poor, even with lanterns lit, no one paid any attention to it at first. Hu Yanjue and the other eight people thought that this so-called treasure was just so-so.

It was not until the guards came forward to check that everyone discovered the clue.

It turned out that the arrow did not hit the target, but passed through the target and was nailed firmly on the screen wall!

The guards searched for a while but couldn’t find the arrow. Later, with the reminder of the young eunuch next to them, they saw the arrow nailed to the screen wall.

The arrow had now been mostly sunken, with only a section of the tail feathers sticking out, so the guards did not discover it in time.

Seeing this scene, a chill finally passed through everyone’s hearts.

It is recorded in the History of Song Dynasty: Biography of Xia State (Volume 1) that Tuoba Sizhong once shot an arrow at an iron crane, destroying its feathers.

Compared to such records, the power of the thing Zou Wu is holding in his hand now is still a little lacking.

But it’s eye-catching enough.

Emperor Jingwen couldn’t help but clap his hands and blurted out: “Good!”

Ever since he learned about these eight people, Emperor Jingwen’s impression of them has changed again and again.

If Emperor Jingwen viewed them as talented young men before, now he sees them as people who can be used.

However, this was not the end. Zou Wu continued, “This arrow is made of ordinary iron. If it is replaced with fine steel, its power will increase by another three points.”

It could actually rise further? Emperor Jingwen was shocked.

only……

“What is this fine steel?” asked Emperor Jingwen.

Zou Wu gave a rough explanation, and the more Emperor Jingwen listened, the brighter his eyes became. Finally, he even asked anxiously, “Is it possible to forge it now?”

If you touch things like ironware and iron ore in private, you will lose your head, even if you are as special as Zeng Mohuai.

Therefore, Zou Wu only learned some methods, and the specific implementation still needs further research.

But now that there is another teacher here, it shouldn’t be a problem.

Zou Wu’s eyes could not help but slide across the Ninth Prince’s face. Seeing that he seemed to be smiling, the familiar feeling gave Zou Wu a sudden boost of confidence. His mind got heated, so he spoke decisively: “Of course.”

“Not only that, this crossbow can also be made into a crossbow cart and used for attacking cities and conquering land.”

Ye Shuo’s expression suddenly became stiff.

Hey, hey, hey, don’t take on such a job. It’s not that easy to make steel and convert a crossbow into a ballista.

They make it sound too easy.

However, Zou Wu and others were thinking that it would not be difficult for the teacher anyway. If he really was that person, then this little thing would definitely not be a problem.

Moreover, if the teacher is really a prince, the current situation will naturally be as beneficial to Da Zhou as possible.

After thinking about it, Zou Wu couldn’t help but said loudly: “This crossbow is called the Divine Arm Crossbow. The eight of us specially present this crossbow to His Majesty. Long live the emperor.”

The teacher’s father was their master’s master. Thinking of this relationship, Zou Wu respectfully presented the bow and crossbow in his hands with both hands.

Divine Arm Crossbow? What a good name.

He Xiang and his men followed closely behind: “Long live the emperor!”

Only envoys such as Huyan Jue were left standing there with sullen faces.

As Zou Wu spoke more and more, Hu Yanjue’s expression next to her became more and more unsightly.

Bows and crossbows are the most effective against cavalry, and weapons with long range and high lethality are even more effective. The Great Zhou suddenly has such a treasure. If it is used in the army, Beiting will definitely be in trouble.

They were the ones who solved the flood before, and they were the ones who presented the treasures afterwards. Zeng Mohuai was so hateful. If Zeng Mohuai came to Beiting next time, Hu Yanjue would definitely make this old man die on the spot!

After the treasure presentation, Emperor Jingwen was obviously in a much better mood, and the songs and dances that had been prepared before were quickly arranged.

There were all beauties, not even one ugly musician. However, how could Hu Yanjue be in the mood to enjoy the singing and dancing at this moment? He was so worried that he was dying.

However, the mountains and miasma of Chen State were not easy to deal with. Hu Yanjue still found it difficult to make a decision, so he could only pretend to be relaxed and said, “It’s just a show.”

From what he saw and heard along the way after he came to Da Zhou, it can be seen that most people in Da Zhou are still afraid of Beiting.

The source of the fear was the fact that Beiting had captured seven cities of the Great Zhou and massacred people in those seven cities.

As long as the Great Zhou cannot stand up in its bones and people are filled with fear, no matter how sharp the weapons are, they will become weak.

Thinking of this, Huyan Jue felt a little relieved.

The other side.

Huyan Jue’s reaction just now really pleased Ye Shuo, and Ye Shuo’s good mood immediately showed on his face.

Especially after kneeling for a long time, people would inevitably feel tired. Ye Shuo himself was not a very particular person, so he inevitably relaxed a little.

However, when Emperor Jingwen saw this scene, he felt something was wrong.

Seeing his son holding his chin with one hand, the corner of his lips slightly raised, and the index finger of the other hand circling the edge of the teacup, coupled with that immature but already handsome face, he looked at the dancer in the middle of the field without blinking, and when he was excited, his index finger moved little by little, as if following the beat. This…isn’t this the image of a playboy?

Thinking of his own Zhou-Zhua Ceremony, Emperor Jingwen couldn’t help but frown.