Fugui thought about it for a moment and gave up the idea of disturbing the Confucian Temple.
Fugui chatted with Rong Mama for a while and then parted politely.
Fugui came to the suburbs today to check the income and expenditure of the royal palace's land. When he passed by the Confucian Temple, he couldn't help but secretly glance inside.
I just happened to see Shen Xiuming reading a book by the window.
Shen Xiuming and Shen Wei are siblings, so they naturally look similar. Fugui couldn't help but marvel at Chen Xiuming's upright figure and hardworkingness.
The Prince of Yan was in need of personnel, so he would naturally employ officials who were related to him by marriage. Shen Xiuming is ambitious and hardworking. He will surely become a great man in the future if he boards the King of Yan's ship.
I’m afraid that there will be chaos in Prince Yan’s Mansion.
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At this time, the Prince of Yan was discussing the border war with the Crown Prince in the Eastern Palace. The Qing Kingdom and the Yue Kingdom went to war, and the only generals that the Qing Kingdom could use were Shangguan Xuan and Shen Xiuxing.
The new emperor of Yue State ascended the throne, and he had a brave and skilled general under his command who was very good at fighting.
Now, the battle between the Qing and Vietnamese armies has reached a stalemate.
The prince handed a secret letter to the King of Yan: "Yuan Jing, there is news from the Nanhou in the town. He has found a way to break the impasse."
King Yan opened the letter and read ten lines at a glance.
Shangguan Xuan mentioned in the letter that during the war with the State of Yue, both armies suffered heavy losses and no one gained any advantage. But Shangguan Xuan had just recruited a handsome military advisor, who had conceived a weapon called "musket", which was extremely lethal.
Shangguan Xuan hopes to mass-produce this weapon to improve the combat capability of the Qing army.
"Musketeer..." Prince Yan frowned slightly, having never heard of this kind of weapon.
The prince smiled and said, "I have someone secretly forged a musket. Yuan Jing, follow me to the courtyard to see the power of the musket."
Prince Yan and the Crown Prince came into the yard.
A scarecrow wearing armor was placed in the middle of the yard, and the tiger guards attacked the scarecrow with muskets. With a "bang", the ammunition fired from the musket actually pierced through the armor on the scarecrow.
The scarecrow caught fire, and the bright red flames reflected in King Yan's black eyes.
Prince Yan's eyes darkened and he fell into deep thought. This musket is a very lethal weapon. If we can organize a musket battalion, we will be invincible on the battlefield.
"The drawings of the musket are top secret and must not be leaked." Prince Yan and the Crown Prince looked at each other and decided to set up a musket battalion.
In the summer the yard is cool, the trees are lush, and the mosquitoes are buzzing. There were already several red spots on the back of the prince's hand, left by mosquito bites.
Mosquitoes are fair creatures. They bite common people and princes.
The prince waved away the mosquito helplessly and supported the King of Yan's arm: "Go into the house to discuss matters, don't let the mosquitoes bite you."
King Yan smiled and said, "Brother, I was not bitten by a mosquito."
The prince was shocked to see that the back of Prince Yan's hands and neck were intact and there were actually no mosquito bites.
So amazing!
King Yan took off the sachet from his waist and said with a bit of boasting: "I have a mosquito repellent sachet, so I am not afraid of mosquitoes."
The mosquito repellent sachet that Chen Wei made for King Yan was exquisitely designed and filled with mint, perilla, mugwort, clove, calamus and angelica.
These are all mosquito repellent herbs with their own fragrance.
"Mosquito repellent sachet?" The prince was surprised.
The King of Yan said in a boastful tone: "This was made by one of my concubines. Brother, didn't the Crown Princess make a sachet for you?"
Prince Yan was quite envious of the deep affection between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess would cook soup for the Crown Prince, make clothes for him, massage his shoulders, and serve him with her charming red sleeves. The couple was very loving.
With his brother as a role model, the Prince of Yan naturally hoped that his future wife would be a woman as virtuous and devoted to her husband as the Crown Princess.
Later, the Prince of Yan and the Princess got married, and after marriage they lived in harmony with each other. But gradually, the princess became more and more rigid and mean, and cared less and less about the Prince of Yan, and the two of them could no longer get along.
Liu Ruyan, Liu Qiaoer, Zhang Miaoyu...these concubines and concubines have also become obedient and dull.
King Yan was very distressed.
He just wants a woman to love him with all her heart, what's wrong with that? Fortunately, Shen Wei appeared later and filled the void in his heart.
The prince seemed to be thinking: "Could it be that Shen again?"
The King of Yan answered proudly, "It's her."
The prince nodded slightly and took the King of Yan back to the house, saying as they walked: "I heard Zhaoyang mention it a few days ago. At the Spring Banquet, your concubine helped Zhaoyang and helped her avoid the assassination. Zhaoyang plans to invite Shen to the banquet for his birthday next month."
Although Shen Wei is a concubine, she is also the princess's savior, and no one would criticize her for attending the princess' birthday party.
As the prince spoke, his throat started to itch and he began to cough violently again.
The King of Yan was horrified, and hurriedly helped the prince to sit down, and handed him a cup of hot tea: "Brother, I have sent people to the rivers and lakes to find Dr. Mo. He will definitely be able to cure your illness."
The prince drank two sips of tea and slowly swallowed the blood in his throat: "It's nothing, just a minor illness."
The prince pretended nothing had happened and continued to discuss the matter of muskets with the King of Yan.
In a blink of an eye, five days passed.
During these five days, the Crown Prince, the Prince of Yan and their advisers discussed the secret production of muskets and the establishment of a musket battalion.
After finishing his official duties, Prince Yan left the East Palace and returned to the palace at dusk on the fifth day.
During the five days, King Yan was concerned about Shen Wei and wanted to have sex with her. He also wanted to check whether Shen Wei's calligraphy had improved and how the vegetables in the yard were growing...
He was also worried that Chen Wei would steal his eggplants. That little girl had been coveting his eggplants for a long time.
Prince Yan could hardly wait to return home. And he secretly planned that next time he was going out for a long time, he would bring Shen Wei along to keep him company.
After returning to the palace, Prince Yan went to the backyard first.
It was getting dark, and the guards were holding lanterns to lead the way.
When passing by the Rose Garden, Zhang Yue, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly came to greet her and bowed gently: "I pay my respects to the prince."
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