Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 461
Late at night, outside Luoyang City, under Dingding Gate.

"Happy news from Hedong, the prince casts refined steel, presents a knife to His Majesty, and opens the gate of the city!"

Xiao Shilian brought two hundred elite cavalry and escorted the first forged steel knife all the way to Luoyang from Hedong Xingye.

The city defense guards heard the prince's name, and checked the visitor's name tag from the opening of the city gate. After confirming that it was correct, they opened the city gate wide and led Xiao Shilian and others into the city.

Starting from the Dingding Gate, city gates were opened one after another, and only a dozen or so of the two hundred iron cavalry went straight into the palace to report the good news to Emperor Yang Guang.

It was already an ugly time, Yang Guang was already sound asleep, outside the hall, Ma Laoliu, who was in charge of night watch, knocked on the door of the hall, and the servant informed the emperor who lived in the deep part of the palace.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there is good news from Hedong,"

Yang Guang frowned and stood up, and said in a daze:

"How can there be good news from Hedong?"

The servant's excited voice came from outside: "Wenxi's blast furnace made refined steel, the material is extraordinary, and its toughness is unmatched. The prince sent someone to present the first precious sword tempered to His Majesty."

Refined steel?Yang Guang sat on the couch in a daze for a long time, suddenly his eyes narrowed, he threw off the quilt and walked out.

"Palm the lamp!"

After pushing open the door of the palace, Yang Guang ordered Ma Laoliu to lead the man who brought the knife into the main hall.

I saw Xiao Shilian knelt in the center of the hall holding a knife in both hands, and said excitedly:

"The newly refined treasure knife cuts iron like mud, blows hair and cuts hair. It is an unprecedented artifact. The crown prince ordered the humble staff to send it to His Majesty at night for His Majesty's viewing."

Yang Guang winked at the sixth child, who took the knife and handed it to Yang Guang.

Holding the sheath in his left hand and the handle in his right, Yang Guang slowly pulled out the treasured saber.

I saw a flash of cold light, and under the light of the lamp, the entire blade shone brightly, and Yang Guang's face was also reflected on the blade.

He was stunned, because he had never seen a blade brighter than a mirror. This was undoubtedly a work of painstaking efforts and painstaking efforts.

Yang Guang's eyes sparkled, he turned his wrist, looked at Xiao Shilian and said:

"Has the prince ever tried a knife?"

Xiao Shilian said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the saber in your Majesty's hand cut off thirty pairs of armor, and the blade did not hurt."

Yang Guang was taken aback for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Ma Laoliu.

Ma Laoliu is a master, good at using all kinds of weapons, saw this and said:

"Qi Wu Huaiwen's Su Tie Dao can cut thirty armors, but after thirty, the body of the blade cracked, and the blade in His Majesty's hand didn't even have the slightest damage, so it should be a high-quality product."

Yang Guang immediately cheered up, laughed and said: "It seems that my son has not wasted time in Hedong, and it is still effective."

"Your Majesty," Xiao Shilian said, "when the crown prince tested the saber, he chopped Guangang Mingguang armor, a total of thirty sets, with neat fractures."

Yang Guangda was shocked, with a look of disbelief.

The imperial guards are basically equipped with Guangang armor. If you use a Guangang knife to chop, it is very difficult to cut. If the precious knife in your hand can cut off thirty sets of Mingguang armor, then this craft is simply amazing. It's appalling.

Without the emperor's order, Ma Laoliu had already led the guards outside the hall into the palace, took off the bright light armor on his body, and put it underground.

Yang Guang retracted the treasured saber into its sheath, and threw it to Ma Lao Liu. Lao Liu stepped forward with the saber in his hand, slashed out without any warning, and then put the saber back into the sheath, his movements were crisp and neat.

Looking at the bright light armor on the ground, it was all broken into two pieces.

The guard who took off his armor trembled, what the hell, what kind of knife is this?If this fell on me, wouldn't I die?
Yang Guang stepped forward quickly to check the fracture of the armor. After a long while, he saw his fists clenched and excitedly said to Gao Ye:
"Call all the officials into the palace immediately."

Today's court meeting has been brought forward.

Since Yang Guang succeeded to the throne, this is the first time that Yu Chou summoned all the officials to hold a court meeting.

The officials naturally knew that something big had happened, so the officials who received the order slipped one by one and rushed to the palace desperately, and some of them arranged their court clothes on the way.

When all the officials arrived, Yang Guang ordered Xiao Shilian who was waiting outside the hall to enter the hall with a treasured sword.

The knife presenter Xiao Shilian knelt down and shouted: "Hedong kiln technology has made great progress. This knife is the first knife out of the furnace. It is a sharp blade for blowing hair. It is invincible. The prince ordered me to dedicate it to your majesty."

With a smile on his face, Yang Guang glanced at the expressions on the faces of the officials.

There was already an uproar in the hall, all the ministers looked left and right, whispered to each other and discussed in low voices, the originally quiet court hall was now as lively as the early morning market in Luoyang.

Yu Wenshu was stunned and said: "Blowing the hair and breaking the hair is originally a descriptive term. In the hall, such an exaggerated term cannot be used."

The corner of Xiao Shilian's mouth twitched: "Whether it's exaggerated or not, His Majesty will know after a test."

There is no need to try it, Yang Guang has already tried it, and today it was brought to the court meeting to let others try it to open their eyes.

So Yang Guangdao: "Take a wooden stake armor and test the sharpness of this knife."

After a while, five wooden stakes were brought in, covered with steel-filled light armor, fine scale armor, chain mail, infantry armor, and light cavalry leather armor.

The saber tester was replaced by Xiao Shilian this time. He first pulled out the precious saber, held it in both hands, walked back and forth in the hall, and let the officials observe the blade.

There are quite a few people who know the goods here, and Yang Yue is one of the best. Seeing this, he was the first to exclaim:
"It can shine brightly, and the blade is sharp. This is a rare sharp weapon."

Yuan Shou of Taifu Temple is also an expert, and immediately saw the subtlety, and said in surprise:
"This is refined steel that has never been seen before. There is no impurity on the blade, and the whole body is the same color. What kind of craftsmanship is this?"

Ever since Yu Wenshu saw the blade for the first time, he knew that this sword was not ordinary. After all, he was born in the army. He has been a shadow of swords and swords for half his life.

The whole hall immediately erupted in commotion. Some people who were drowsy due to getting up early were now ten times more energetic.
The knife test begins.

Xiao Shilian was not as straightforward as Ma Laoliu, he first swung his saber at the Qingqi leather armor.

The leather armor broke at the sound, and behind the broken leather armor, a deep knife mark was drawn on the wooden post.

This is because the kung fu is not enough. If it is Ma Laoliu, cutting the armor is cutting the armor, and there will be absolutely no contact with the wooden stake.

Cutting off the leather armor still didn't explain the problem, so Xiao Shilian cut off the steel infantry armor up to the chest.

"Huh~~~"

The ministers had already exclaimed, and everyone couldn't help but move forward so that they could see more clearly.

Next, the remaining three armors were cut off one by one under everyone's dumbfounded.

Xiao Shilian still held the knife in both hands, and everyone watched to see if the blade was damaged. After turning around, Xiao Shilian knelt down and said:
"This saber has cut [-] sets of armor, please tell your majesty whether you will continue to cut armor."

Yang Guang laughed: "Cut!"

Just like that, a pair of iron-filled armor was put on a wooden stake, and Xiao Shilian tried the knife.

One pair, two pairs, three or four pairs, five pairs, six pairs, seven or eight pairs
Cut another [-] times, the blade rolled up and could no longer cut, but the blade didn't show the slightest sign of cracking.

In other words, if you sharpen the blade again, you can continue to chop.

The courtiers are boiling,
Pei Ju stood up and said excitedly:
"Congratulations to Your Majesty. Today, when our army is about to launch, the crown prince brings this important gift to His Majesty. It can be seen that His Majesty's expedition strategy has won the favor of the emperor. It is the heaven who will help us, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, to attack the barbarian state in one fell swoop."

Yang Yue also hurriedly said: "The smelting technology has not improved for a hundred years, and the iron has been cut like mud for thousands of years, just like a legend. Now I can see the magic soldiers. It's my luck. The gift from the prince is actually the foundation of your majesty's personal conquest. Your majesty please Immediately send people to Hedong to take over the kiln to prevent the process from leaking."

"Ai Qing's words are very much in line with my wishes," Yang Guang said with high spirits:

"Chuan Zhao, the addition of the Governor's Mansion in Hedong, which is directly under the management of Menxia Province, Dugu Huai'en is the inspector of the Taifu Temple and the governor of Hedong, who is responsible for supervising the kiln to prevent the leakage of craftsmanship. All the participating craftsmen are included in the Taifu Temple , Changed the refining kiln to be a government-run official supervisor, and ordered the prince to present the treasured sword again. Yang Qingyang and Yang He, the mansion of the body, carried the treasured sword in the eastern capital city, and performed armor-cutting exercises. , help our country to be mighty."

Process leakage is basically impossible to prevent, but if it is properly prevented, it can last at least 20 years.

After all, it is impossible for the imperial court to promote this craft only in Hedong. Once it spreads everywhere and more and more people know it, it will be a matter of time before it is leaked, but the core secrets must be strictly guarded against.

Next, Su Wei stood up and asked:

"I think that if this magical weapon can increase its output, our Sui army will be invincible. If we use this refined steel to make armor, who can hurt my Da Sui Erlang at all? The crown prince should make another move in this regard." Move your mind."

Yu Wenshu's face was ugly, and his heart was extremely complicated.

Yang Guang nodded in agreement, looked at Xiao Shilian and said, "How many months will it take to make this knife?"

Xiao Shilian said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, the crown prince has already set up a new refinery. If everything goes well, the molten iron smelted in one blast furnace can cast more than [-] handles of horizontal knives. At present, seven blast furnaces have been built and are still being added. The process is complicated. According to the prince's estimate, before the end of the year, [-] sets of armor and tens of thousands of various weapons can be delivered."

It's already September now, and it's only three and a half months before the end of the year. Six thousand weapons and tens of thousands of weapons will be produced in three and a half months. This is simply appalling.

Yang Guang was dumbfounded.

The ministers were even more dumbfounded, unbelievable.

After a long while, Yang Guang slammed the table and stood up: "Tell the prince, I want more, and Guan Zhongguo is at his disposal. I will use the material resources of Guanzhong and Shanxi, and I must deliver [-] A to me before the end of the year."

The corner of Xiao Shilian's mouth twitched, the crown prince didn't mess around, you did, and this armor wasn't blown by a strong wind, you can have as much as you want?

"Humble post obeys the order."

At this time, Yu Wenshu finally expressed his doubts:

"How does the prince know how to smelt?"

Yang Yue mocked directly: "The son of the emperor naturally knows more than ordinary people. You and I are all ordinary people, so naturally we can't get a glimpse of the mystery."

You really know how to flatter this stinky mouth. Yu Wenshu found that the emperor was very happy after hearing this sentence, knowing that Yang Yue's flattery was in place again.

"I'm just wondering, how did the prince know how to transform the furnace and refine steel?" Yu Wen said:
"After all, the crown prince's achievements this time are unprecedented. For hundreds of years, countless master craftsmen have not been able to make any progress in craftsmanship. The crown prince has succeeded in one fell swoop. Knowledge and skills are learned after all, and they cannot be born?"

Yang Yue said directly: "The dragon begets the dragon, and the phoenix begets the phoenix. I think that they are born, and only His Majesty's son can be a genius. Your son and mine must not have this ability."

You have a fart son, you are a no-nonsense, Yu Wenshu shook his head helplessly:
"Arguing with you is actually playing the piano against the cow."

Yang Yue didn't give way at all: "To each other."

The conflict between these two people is completely on the bright side, unlike Pei Ju who smiles on the surface and stabs the knife in the back, Yang Yue is now completely reborn, and he is no longer playing dirty, so he will tell you clearly in front of the emperor Dry.

Anyway, the emperor seemed to be quite pleased with it.

Of course, Yang Guang would not talk about where the prince learned his skills in front of all the officials, so he directly changed the topic, looked at Yuanshou and said:

"Don't be idle in Luoyang, go to Hedong to help the prince, recruit Shanxi craftsman Yu Wenxi, add a mine to refine kilns, Taifu Temple is set up in a government-run kiln in Guanzhong, and select good talents to go to Wenxi to learn Craftsmanship, transformation of official stoves in various places, I want to have all the generals and soldiers of the Sui Dynasty put on armor before the end of next year to protect my son's body."

"The minister takes orders!" Yuan Shou said.

What Yang Guang said, an hour ago, was simply a fantasy. Everyone wears armor?This is more mysterious than dreaming.

But right now, everyone feels that this is not impossible.

Yang Guang is also relatively conservative. Currently, he only plans to improve the craftsmanship in the Guanzhong area, and does not intend to promote it nationwide. After all, Shandong, Jiangnan, Southwest, and Lingnan have not completely returned to their hearts. Such exquisite craftsmanship is not suitable for teaching.

At this time, Yang Xuangan suddenly stood up and said:
"I heard that Wenxi's kiln was privately raised by the prince. Now that the imperial court takes over, should I make up for the prince?"

Good guy, thank you, Pei Ju was quite happy when he heard this, because Wenxi's refining kiln, the big head of their Pei family, should be compensated for the annexation of the imperial court right now?
Yang Guang smiled slightly, nodded and said:
"It should be so. Let Yang Jin, the king of Xingyang, be made the king of Wei to show my praise to the crown prince."

Come to your mother, you even hacked your son's money?I shouldn't have opened my mouth like that, Yang Xuangan bit the bullet and said:
"Your Majesty Shengming."

This time, Yang Guang was really not trying to sow discord, but to give the Pei family a little sweetness, because he knew that he was the boss of the Pei family.

It is normal for the prince's son to become king, just like Yang Zhao's three sons are all princes now, and Yang Ming's sons will also be princes in the future, it's just a matter of time.

As for the black son's money, Yang Guang is even less concerned. I even let you move the treasury. If you are short of money, why don't you pay a little from it?
Making false accounts and blackmailing the public's money, this should be a necessary skill, right?My son must understand.

But his third brother Yang Jun, he doesn't understand, he doesn't even bother to make fake accounts, and blatantly embezzles the national treasury, how can such a fool be my younger brother?

(End of this chapter)