Song Yingxing looked at the propeller.
"My lord, this thing shouldn't require much technical skill. I can have my apprentice make it for you."
Jiang Tian: "You've got guts now, kid. Fine, you keep working on your inventions."
"Get these engines equipped with propellers and get them made for me as soon as possible."
"My lord, this thing can be made in less than two hours."
"Okay, I'll wait for you to finish making it for me in two hours."
With this thing, the first thing we should test is the powered paraglider.
Not long after Song Yingxing left the government office, the young girl Shangguan Wan'er entered with a worried look on her face.
"Sir, may I speak to you in private?"
"What's the matter?" Jiang Tian was currently focused on test-flying the powered paraglider with an engine.
At this moment, Jiang Tian focused all his attention on the engine.
"Your Majesty sent a message by carrier pigeon, saying that Khitans have already arrived in the capital of the Great Xia Dynasty."
"They joined forces with Grand Secretary Pang Hao to launch a coup. If they storm the palace, the consequences will be unimaginable."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Tian was stunned for a moment: "Khitans? Weren't those bastards already wiped out by Xiang Yu?"
"I heard there was a Khitan man who was particularly powerful. As soon as he arrived in the capital, Pang Hao appointed him as a general to train his personal guards."
"What's wrong with your emperor? People are training soldiers right under your noses, and your emperor is completely indifferent?"
"Her Majesty the Empress was also helpless. She is just a young girl, and she lacks experience."
Little girl?
Jiang Tian had always assumed the woman was an old woman in her forties or fifties, or at the very least, someone in their twenties or thirties. He never expected her to be a young girl.
"How old is your empress?"
“She is 18 years old by Chinese reckoning and 17 by Western reckoning. Our Emperor ascended the throne five years ago, when she was only 12 years old and knew nothing.”
"Our Empress is also a person with a tragic fate; she has only recently ascended the throne."
The Great Xia Dynasty then experienced a famine that was a once-in-millennia-long event.
Then came drought and plague.
Domestic refugees were rising up everywhere, and rebellious people were everywhere.
"With foreign powers all around, the 16 kingdoms of the northern grasslands alone are already giving Her Majesty the Empress a lot of headaches."
The more Shangguan Wan'er talked, the more upset she became.
The little girl couldn't help but tear up.
"My lord, His Majesty has sent a message by carrier pigeon, requesting that you come to the capital to defend the emperor."
“I am not one of His Majesty’s men, and my army is not the court’s army. I discovered and supplied these troops myself.”
"Brother Tao, are you coming to the king's aid?"
Shangguan Wan'er nodded.
"We hope that Lord Jiang can send troops to rescue His Majesty from this predicament."
Jiang Tian pointed a finger: "It's not impossible for me to go to the capital to save your emperor. How much money are you willing to offer, and how much benefit can your emperor provide?"
Shangguan Wan'er knew that Jiang Tian was now incredibly wealthy.
All the people of Jizhou support Jiang Tian.
The grain produced in Jizhou is more than the people can eat.
Jiang Tian's wealth could be described as "making a fortune every day," which would be an insult to him.
"To be honest, Your Majesty," Shangguan Wan'er knew that she could only tell the truth now, "His Majesty is living in poverty, and the court is already running a deficit."
"What His Majesty can offer, surely won't satisfy the Lord?"
"But Wan'er still hopes that you, sir, can lend a helping hand to save His Majesty, save the Great Xia Dynasty, and save the people from suffering."
Shangguan Wan'er knelt down in front of Jiang Tian with a thud, the little girl crying with tears streaming down her face.
“Tell Pang Hao,” Jiang Tian said, looking at the engines in front of him, “that I have now led 2,000 elite troops from Jizhou straight to the capital.”
If he dares to act recklessly with the Khitans, I will cut off his head just as I cut off Pound's.
Upon hearing that there were only 2,000 elite soldiers, Shangguan Wan'er was shocked.
What's the use of these 2,000 elite soldiers?
Although Pound had few soldiers.
However, it was led by the Khitan general Feng Huo Lian Cheng.
In addition, there were more than a dozen rebel armies in various parts of the Central Plains. Although Li Zicheng, Zhang Shicheng, and Chen Youliang were the three largest rebel armies, the combined forces of the other rebel armies were still considerable.
Pang Hao was the mastermind behind these rebels.
"My lord, are 2,000 elite soldiers not enough?"
“If that’s not enough, then you can have someone spread the word.” Jiang Tian reached out and pulled Shangguan Wan’er up from the ground. “I’ll only bring 2,000 soldiers. Pang Hao will definitely do everything he can to get that Khitan to deal with me.”
"In this way, there will be no pressure in the capital, and no pressure in the palace."
"In addition, my Imperial Guards have already arrived in the capital."
“My Imperial Guards will not stand idly by while Pang Hao acts recklessly.”
"This..." Shangguan Wan'er nodded. Jiang Tian took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to Shangguan Wan'er so that the little girl could wipe her tears.
"Remember, quality is more important than quantity in warfare. Do you remember how I led 500 soldiers and killed tens of thousands of Li Guang's men?"
Shangguan Wan'er nodded vigorously. The scene was still vivid in her mind. How could she not remember?
"That's fine. No matter how arrogant that Khitan is now, I will personally cut off his head one day."
"My lord, by releasing this news, do you not intend to go to the capital?"
"Of course I'm going. I want to see that empress you mentioned who's 18 in the traditional Chinese age system and 17 in the Western age system." After saying that, Jiang Tian continued to tinker with the engine with Song Yingxing's apprentice.
...
Pang Hao's mansion.
"My lord, Jiang Tian's son is planning to lead two thousand troops straight to the capital."
"Jiang Tian, this kid has already declared that he will personally chop off your head."
Before the butler, Hu Wan, could finish speaking, he received a solid slap across the face from Pang Hao.
"How dare that brat Jiang Tian be so arrogant?" Pang Hao gritted his teeth in anger.
He has not yet avenged the murder of his son.
"That brat Jiang Tian actually dared to walk right into our trap. Since that's the case, then I'll tear him to pieces!" Pang Hao gritted his teeth.
"We contacted the Yuwen family and learned that the men who killed the Yuwen brothers were preparing to travel from Jizhou to the capital."
Let them rob and kill on the road.
After Pang Hao finished speaking, he walked out of the courtyard and said, "Prepare a car for me; I'm going to the manor outside the city."
I wonder how well that Khitan man in Feng Huo Lian Cheng has trained his soldiers.
Furthermore, you need to prepare money, provisions, and horses for me, and also recruit more soldiers. Relying solely on these few thousand men probably won't be enough to deal with that beast Jiang Tian.”
When Pang Hao heard that Jiang Tian was coming, he was completely flustered.
He originally planned to quickly bring his troops to the city gates. With his abilities as the Grand Secretary, he could easily bribe the city's defenders. He could also replace the defending general with one of his own.
He could even bribe the commander of the Imperial Guard.
But Jiang Tian's arrival completely disrupted his plans.
Pang Hao was completely panicked.
Although this guy pretends to be as calm as a rock on the surface, he's actually panicking inside.
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