The group pet prince is a full-scale boss

Chapter 177
"This matter is simple. Lord Jingguo and Princess Huai'an will return to Beijing in a few days. When they come back, they will make the magic arm crossbow and gunpowder and verify it to know if it is true or not."

The emperor glanced at Shi Mingyuan, but there was no angry expression on his face.

Controlling martial arts with literature is a rule left by our ancestors. Although what these people say is too much, it is also a common practice. There is no need to argue with them. When Song Yucheng returns to Beijing, he can judge for himself.

The emperor made it clear that he didn't want to listen to their nonsense anymore, and those officials couldn't stop chattering, so they left the court.

When everyone came out of the Hall of Qinzheng, several officials from Shi Mingyuan's party got together, muttering about what they were discussing.

Xiangyang's victory, Duke Jingguo's and Princess Huai'an's great achievements, and the quarrel in the court soon spread throughout the city, and people talked about it in the streets and alleys.

Many people also said that Lord Yasukuni has made great achievements one after another, and the emperor will definitely reward him heavily this time when he returns to Beijing.

Others said that since Lord Yasukuni is so capable, it is estimated that the position of crown prince will be secure when he comes back this time.

Anyway, there is everything to say, everyone in the court praises Lord Yasukuni, and Lord Yasukuni's reputation is getting higher and higher.

There were also courtiers who asked to make Lord Yasukuni the crown prince so as to stabilize the court and stabilize the country and society.

If there is praise, there will naturally be belittling and slander. If someone proposes to make Duke Yasukuni the crown prince, then naturally there will be opposition. For a while, there is a lot of trouble in the court, which is as noisy as a vegetable market all day long.

The emperor had a good temper again this time, no matter how noisy the people below were, he just watched the fun with a smile on his face.

After arguing and arguing, someone found that there seemed to be more and more people who supported Duke Yasukuni as the crown prince. From the first three to five people, half of the people in the court expressed their support.

In this chaos, Song Yucheng and Bai Mengjin brought the imperial guards and guards and returned to the capital from the border before Xiaonian.

Originally, Bai Mengjin wanted to come back after the new year, but the capital was urging her back every three days, and Bai Zongzheng and his son kept urging her.

There was no way, Bai Mengjin could only pass on the gunpowder configuration method and detailed craftsmanship to Bai Sanlang, and personally supervised the production of many gunpowder cans.

After all these things were settled, Bai Mengjin changed out seven sets of stab-proof suits from the system and left them for his father and brothers.

The ones she chose were all tight-fitting shirts, which could be worn under the clothes without showing anything on the outside.

She has personally tested the effect of the stab-proof suit, and it cannot be cut or pierced by ordinary swords.Wearing stab-proof clothing inside and armor outside, there is an extra insurance on the battlefield, and Bai Mengjin can feel more at ease.

A group of people set off from Xiangyang on the ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, hurried along the way, and finally returned to the capital on the afternoon of the 22nd of the twelfth lunar month.

"Grandpa, Princess, you two are finally back, the officials and saints have been looking forward to it all day long."

Outside the gate of Yuhang, the servant Chen Zhong had been waiting there for a long time, and when he saw Song Yucheng, he hurried forward to salute.

"Duke, princess, the government has an order to let the two of you enter the palace immediately after returning to Beijing."

Song Yucheng and Bai Mengjin naturally didn't dare to neglect the emperor's summons, so Bai Mengjin sent the female envoy by her side to bring the guards of the White House back to the mansion first, and she took the car by herself to follow Song Yucheng into the palace to meet the emperor.

A group of people entered the Yuhang Gate, walked southward along the Yujie Street, entered the inner palace through the Hening Gate, and arrived at the Hening Hall where the queen lived.

Today I received news that it was Song Yucheng and the others who came back. The emperor didn't deal with government affairs in the afternoon and went to Hening Palace to accompany the queen, just waiting for Song Yucheng and the others to enter the palace together.

"My minister, Song Yucheng, and my minister's daughter, Bai Mengjin, pay homage to officials and saints."

Bai Mengjin and Song Yucheng followed Chen Zhong into the main hall, and when they saw the emperor and empress sitting in the hall, they hurried forward to salute.

"No courtesy, no courtesy, get up quickly, come here, give me a seat."

Seeing that the two were very friendly, the emperor and empress hurriedly asked them to get up, and the palace servants over there moved over a brocade stool, and Bai Mengjin and the two sat down in front of the emperor and empress.

"Look at you, I said that you are not allowed to go to the border, you have to go, you are a girl, you don't look good anymore, how can you still look like you were in the capital?" When Empress Meng saw Bai Mengjin's dusty look, she felt very distressed. up.

When Bai Mengjin was in Xiangyang, she was so focused on the workshop that she didn't even bother to dress herself up. In addition, the weather was cold and windy, so her skin was indeed damaged.

Afterwards, I was in a hurry to come back. It was quite a hardship to drive in winter. It was cold, and the carriage was not warm, even if there was a charcoal stove and Tang Pozi.

No matter how good the conditions are at the post stations along the way, they are not as good as in the mansion. At most, they just need to freshen up, and there is no need to think about taking a shower.

For the convenience of traveling, Bai Mengjin only braided her hair into braids, how could she care about beauty?
"It's inconvenient to pack up on the way, it doesn't matter, just come back and raise it for a while."

Bai Mengjin smiled nonchalantly, her skin is pretty good, it's just that the cold wind has made it a bit rough, she will be fine after going home for a few days.

"I'm the owner of Tianxiang Hall, there are many things for skin care, saints don't have to worry."

The queen sighed and nodded, before she could speak, the emperor happened to ask about the situation at the border, and the queen couldn't speak anymore, so she just quietly listened to Song Yucheng talk about the border war.

After Jurchen's first attack failed, after recuperating for a few days, taking advantage of the darkness at the end of the month, she sneaked into the city, intending to sneak attack.

Unexpectedly, the city had already prepared, and the Jurchen soldiers who sneaked up on the city wall were ambushed and killed, and the sneak attack failed.

After that, the Jurchen Marshal became furious and led his troops to attack again.

But this time they learned the lesson from last time, instead of letting the cavalry take the lead, they used shield soldiers in front, supplemented by crossbowmen, trebuchets, etc., and approached a little bit, trying to get close to the city and attack the city.

Without the use of cavalry, and with the protection of a large number of shieldmen, this time the Jurchen army managed to attack near the moat.

It's a pity that the city was well prepared. Bai Mengjin mixed something with oil and put it in a glass bottle to make a simple incendiary bomb.

When Jurchen soldiers set up ladders on the river and tried to cross the moat and climb up the city wall, countless flaming bottles were thrown down from the city.

The fire is very evil, and it burns quickly when it touches the body, and it cannot be extinguished, even by jumping into the water.

The scene at that time was very shocking, the city was like a hell on earth, and the burning fire was like a ghostly will-o'-the-wisp. Countless people cried out in pain, rolled on the ground, rushed into the moat, and finally were burned to death by the fire.

The second siege failed again, and the Jurchen soldiers were so frightened by the strange fire that they could only withdraw their troops.

"When we set off to go back, the Jurchen army retreated again, and it is estimated that they will withdraw in a short time."

After the two sieges, Xiangfan has become a taboo in the eyes of the Jurchen army. From the marshal to the soldiers, no one dares to mention the attack on Xiangfan.

Marching and fighting in the winter is already tough, and the Jurchen is no longer the Jurchen who roamed the white mountains and black waters. Faced with this situation, what can I do if I don't withdraw my troops?
"Okay, okay, Xiaoqi is indeed a lucky star. Cheng'er, you and Xiaoqi have made great achievements this time, and I want to reward you both generously."

(End of this chapter)