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Chapter 269: Qilin Armored Wind Chasing Horse

The entire initiation ceremony proceeded very quickly.

Wei Yuan, Wang Anshi and others didn't care much about it.

Because they all knew that whether it was initiation or enthronement, it was just a manifestation of the relationship between Tubo and the Great Zhou.

After the initiation ceremony, Wei Yuan was not in a hurry to leave the East Palace, but instead taught the prince the tactics of war.

As long as Wei Yuan was in the capital, he would always pick out a few days every month to teach Zhao Xi martial arts and the art of war.

Zhao Xi is very smart and learns things very quickly, but when it comes to martial arts and military tactics, he prefers the former.

"Master Wei, I want to learn swordsmanship today. Can you teach me?"

In the empty hall, Zhao Xi placed the military book on the table and looked at Wei Yuan with anticipation.

The latter couldn't help but ask curiously, "The prince is worth a lot of money. He will be able to reach the top in the future, hold great power, and control the life and death of others. Why does he need to learn martial arts himself?"

Zhao Xi lowered his head and remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Others may not know, but Master Wei doesn't know?"

"My brothers and sisters died young or became ill. I am worried that my future children will be like this, so I want to keep fit."

Wei Yuan seemed to be thinking, "So, Your Highness learns martial arts to strengthen his body."

Zhao Xi asked, "Why else could it be? I am the crown prince, I can't go into battle and kill the enemy myself, right? I used to have this thought, but my father told me that a true monarch must know how to employ people."

Wei Yuan nodded with satisfaction, "There are many ministers who fight for your Highness. Your Highness only needs to know how to use people."

Afterwards, Zhao Xi ordered people to bring three sets of armor from his bedroom. One set was the Iron Harrier, one set was the Black Hammer Armor worn by the soldiers of the Manjia Camp, and the other set was an exquisite set of armor that Wei Yuan had never seen before.

"Iron Harrier Armor is very effective in defending against attacks from iron weapons. I have studied it and found that every piece of iron on this armor has been tempered through thousands of hammers and is extremely tough."

"And the most powerful armor of our Great Zhou, the Black Hammer Armor, is not only made of iron armor, but also a combination of leather armor, wood armor, white cloth, soap silk, cloth back and other materials. It has a unique advantage in preventing blunt weapon attacks."

"This third set of armor is what I got from my research when I was free. The Ministry of Industry spent a lot of effort to forge it. This third set of armor is not only extremely effective against both sharp and blunt weapons, but the overall weight of the armor is also similar to that of the Black Hammer Armor."

"What do you think, Master Wei?"

Hearing Zhao Xi's question, Wei Yuan looked at the third set of armor carefully.

It is divided into outer armor and inner armor. The outer armor is made entirely of fine iron and is extremely tough. As for the inner armor, it is made of rhinoceros or crocodile skin and is matched with cotton and silk, which has excellent shock-proof effect.

As for the materials of the heart guard and wrist guard, they are even more exquisite. Not only are they made of pure copper, but they also seem to be embellished with precious materials such as gold, silver, jade and other precious materials.

The whole set of armor looked extremely exquisite. Wei Yuan only touched it for a moment and he could already feel that the defense power of this armor far exceeded that of ordinary armor.

"How much silver does a set of armor like this cost?" Wei Yuan asked curiously.

Zhao Xi sighed, "Of course it is worth a lot. Otherwise, once it is implemented throughout the army, it will definitely be able to take our Great Zhou's military strength to a higher level."

No matter what, it is a good thing for a prince to devote himself to the study of military weapons.

The improvement of military strength often does not depend on the number of people, but on military equipment.

If we can study armor today, tomorrow, maybe we can pay attention to the development of tools.

It seemed that my diligent teaching of Zhao Xi had paid off.

"This armor is too big. Your Highness the Crown Prince may have to wait a few more years before he can wear it." Wei Yuan said with a smile.

Zhao Xi nodded and said, "I asked the Ministry of Works to make this armor, originally I wanted to keep it for my future self, but my father is right. As the crown prince, I don't need to fight the enemy myself."

"This armor is naturally useless to me, Master Guard. How about I give it to you?"

Wei Yuan bowed quickly and said, "After all, this armor is the Crown Prince's favorite thing. When you grow up, you may need it when you go out hunting."

Zhao Xi smiled and said, "When the time comes, I will ask the Ministry of Works to make another one. Master Wei, don't refuse."

Wei Yuan also liked the armor very much, so he just put it in his pocket.

Crown Prince Zhao Xi also gave this armor a name, called "Beast Face and Head-Swallowing Chain Armor", because there was a huge unicorn head on the front of the armor, which was quite scary.

Originally, there was no Kirin head. Later, the prince decided to give the armor to Wei Yuan, so he asked the Ministry of Works to make a Kirin head, which was extremely majestic.

Afterwards, the Secretariat sent someone to invite Wei Yuan, saying that the emperor had issued an order that several central ministers should jointly discuss the matter of Zuo Si Luo's "king title".

After Wei Yuan left the Eastern Palace, he came to the Secretariat and saw Han Zhang, Wen Yanbo, Wang Anshi and others there.

Han Zhang said: "Your teacher is on leave today and went to Daxiangguo Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, so I had to invite you to come."

The discussion of the title of Zuo Siluo was decided by the civil officials. In theory, they could just discuss it, but at least a military representative was needed to sit in.

"In the previous dynasty, when Princess Wencheng married Songtsen Gampo, the pioneer king of Tubo, she was granted the title of Xihai County King by Emperor Taizong of Tang. If this title is still used and bestowed on Zuo Silu by the government, it will inevitably be inappropriate."

Wen Yanbo said.

Han Zhang nodded slightly and said, "Please tell us what you think."

As soon as the words fell, Sima Junshi, Wang Anshi and others spoke one after another:
"It's fine to confer him the title of Xihai County King. After all, recognizing the previous dynasty is in line with the law."

"The King of Xihai County is the exclusive title of Songtsen Gampo. Everyone in Tubo knows this. It would be inappropriate to let Zuosiluo inherit this title."

"How about calling him the Barbarian King?"

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Seeing that Wei Yuan remained silent, Han Zhang simply asked him, "General Wei, why don't you also talk about it?"

Wei Yuan thought for a moment and said, "I heard that most Tibetans believe in Buddhism, and people are used to calling some Buddhist scriptures 'secret treasures', including Tibetans. How about giving him the title 'King of Tibet'?"

Zao?

This is a royal title that has never been seen before.

"Zao."

Han Zhang murmured, then smiled and said, "The Tibetan king is very good. Do you have any other opinions?"

Everyone spoke up again. Some supported the title of King of Tibet, some said it would be better to confer the title of King of Fan on him, and some even suggested some other titles.

Finally, Han Zhang asked everyone to write down the titles they were satisfied with on pieces of paper, and used the method of minority obeying the majority to decide on Zuo Si Luo's title.

After the New Year, there will be a ceremony to crown the king, and they must determine the title today.

After a long struggle, they finally adopted Wei Yuan's statement and gave Zuo Si Luo the title of "Zang", the King of Tibet.

This also laid the foundation for Tubo to change its name to 'XZ' in the future.

Today, Tibet is considered a formal vassal state of the Great Zhou, and it is not impossible to recover Tibet one day in the future.

After leaving the Secretariat, Wei Yuan returned to the Marquis' Mansion.

Unexpectedly, Dong Zhan was waiting for him on Imperial Street, a place he had to pass through.

Wei Yuan invited him to get on the carriage and asked curiously, "Why didn't you take a good rest at the official post station, but came here to wait for me?"

Dong Jian said, "I came here on my father's orders. I want to ask General Wei, what is my father's honorific title?"

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "We'll know after some time, why are you so anxious?"

He went to discuss the title of Zuo Siluo with Han Zhang and others. It was not a secret and could be found out with a little inquiry.

Dong Jian said: "General Wei, you don't know that my father is worried that the title he gave me would offend the founder of Tubo."

Wei Yuan nodded, "The honorific title is 'Zang'."

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Dong Chen's eyes lit up. "King of Tibet. Excellent! Who came up with this title?"

Wei Yuan smiled but said nothing. Dong Zhan understood instantly, "It turned out to be General Wei!"

He was pleasantly surprised and said: "In that case, I must thank General Wei!"

Wei Yuan waved his hand, "Brother Tianjue, you are too polite."

Dong Jian said, "Brother Wei, how about you follow me to the official post?"

Wei Yuan nodded and said, "Of course we have to send Brother Tianjue back first."

Dong Zhan smiled.

When the two arrived at the official inn, he did not let Wei Yuan leave, but went to the stable where the horses were fed.

Today, dozens of horses brought by Dong Jian from the Western Regions are being raised there.

"General Wei, here."

Dong Zhan waved at him.

Wei Yuan came up to him.

Dong Jian smiled and asked, "General Wei, what do you think of this horse?"

Wei Yuan looked carefully at the horse in front of him.

The horse is brown all over, with red hair, and looks like a tiger. It is ten feet long from head to tail, and eight feet tall from hoof to neck. It has strong limbs and the overall lines are quite smooth.

Wei Yuan was a horse lover to begin with. When he saw this BMW, he immediately fell in love with it and murmured:
“It’s a really good horse.”

He reached out to touch the horse, but felt that its skin was slightly moist. He looked at his hand again and saw some red stains. He blurted out in surprise:

"A sweaty horse?"

Dong Jian smiled and said, "General Wei really knows what he is doing. This horse is called Zhuifeng and it can travel a thousand miles a day."

Wei Yuan looked at the horse, and the horse was also looking at him.

Gradually, Zhuifeng suddenly blew a breath towards him, blowing it out through his nostrils with a slight sound, and rubbed Wei Yuan with his head, indicating that he should sit on it.

Wei Yuan exclaimed: "It's really spiritual. I have seen countless horses, but this is the first time I have seen such a good war horse."

Dong Jian said: "To be honest, the Ferghana horses are almost extinct now. Even in our Tubo, we rarely see such high-quality Ferghana horses."

"Brother Wei, why don't you try riding it?"

Wei Yuan shook his head. "The owner of a BMW like this must be very fond of it. If I ride it, it would be extremely disrespectful to the horse and its owner."

He thought the horse belonged to Dong Zhen.

Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly said: "General Wei, this horse has no owner."

No owner?

"Such a BMW has no owner?"

Wei Yuan was surprised again.

Dong Jian sighed and said, "Although this horse is good, it has a very fierce temper. Many of our Tibetan heroes wanted to tame it, but in the end they were not accepted by the horse."

"If General Wei can tame this horse, I will give it to him as a gift."

Wei Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up, "Really?"

Dong Jian smiled and said, "When have I ever lied to General Wei?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Yuan jumped off his horse.

Unexpectedly, Zhuifeng, who originally seemed to be relatively docile, suddenly became like a madman, swaying his body from side to side, as if trying to shake Wei Yuan off his horse.

"What a fierce horse! Really powerful!"

Wei Yuan grabbed the reins tightly and said, "Governor, please give way to me first."

Dong Zhan nodded and hid aside.

Afterwards, Wei Yuan rode his horse out of the stable and began to tame Zhuifeng in an open area of ​​the Guanyi Horse Farm.

Since ancient times, a good horse will not easily recognize its owner. Once it recognizes its owner, it will follow the owner for life and death.

The only way to make a good horse surrender is to make it feel that you are worthy of its surrender.

The power of the wind chaser is amazing.

If we talk about the horse's speed or physical strength, it is equivalent to that of a dozen adults.

Then, the power possessed by Zhuifeng is probably greater than that of more than thirty adults combined.

But it met Wei Yuan.

At this moment, Wei Yuan took full advantage of his natural supernatural powers. Relying solely on his brute force, he was able to fight against Zhui Feng.

"Good chase, run!"

Wei Yuan pulled the reins suddenly, and Zhuifeng immediately raised his hooves, and his whole body seemed to be about to fall down. If it were an ordinary person, he would have fallen off the horse at this time.

However, Wei Yuan's horsemanship was amazing, and he put his arms around Zhuifeng's neck and barely escaped the disaster.

At this moment, the horses neighed loudly, and everyone in the official post station was surprised. No matter whether they were the accompanying Tibetan envoys or the people in the official post station, they all looked at Wei Yuan training the horses.

After several rounds of fighting between the two sides, Zhuifeng let out a long cry again, and seemed to have suddenly come to life, following Wei Yuan's command, either running forward a few steps and then suddenly stopping, or turning the horse's head, etc.

At this moment, the onlookers couldn't help but be surprised.
"Is this horse so difficult to tame? It makes General Chao Wei sweat?"

"This general of the Great Zhou actually tamed the BMW Zhuifeng? Many of my Tibetan warriors have never been able to tame this horse!"

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Others may not know, but Dong Zhan knows very well how strong the horse Zhuifeng is.
"He is indeed a hero who killed seven Xixia generals in battle. I am afraid that apart from him, no one else in the world can tame Zhuifeng!"

After saying that, he came to Wei Yuan, bowed and said, "Congratulations, General Wei, on getting a BMW."

Hearing this, Wei Yuan laughed loudly twice, dismounted, and said with a smile: "I should thank the governor for the gift of the horse."

While the two were talking, Zhuifeng suddenly knelt down on his knees and bowed his head towards Wei Yuan, rubbing his head against Wei Yuan's legs.

Seeing this, Wei Yuan was greatly surprised.

Dong Zhan was also surprised, "This horse recognizes its master, it is really very spiritual."

Wei Yuan touched Zhuifeng's head and said, "Get up."

Zhuifeng seemed to understand what was said. He slowly stood up and rubbed his body against Wei Yuan.

"It is a great blessing in life to be able to chase the wind today!"

Wei Yuan's eyes were filled with passion when he looked at Zhuifeng.

Not long after, Wei Yuan left the official post station on his Zhuifeng and walked through the streets of the capital.

He was showing off, showing off to the world, that he had got a unique BMW.

Zhuifeng was like a king among horses, carrying Wei Yuan majestically and proudly, looking ahead with an arrogant look.

If there were horses passing by on the side of the wide road, a surprising scene would occur. When the surrounding horses saw Zhuifeng, they all lowered their heads at the same time.

(End of this chapter)