What iron essence!
She returned to her seat with her sleeves swung. It was just low-quality steel with a very low carbon content, but its hardness was indeed higher than that of iron.
She sighed helplessly that in an era like this, having a weapon that is harder than iron is indeed the key to victory on the battlefield.
At this time, Li Kun took two things from the attendant, one of which was a letter and the other was a scroll painting.
"Your Majesty, this is the handwriting of my father." He handed the letter to the eunuch who came over. He held the scroll and continued, "The thing in my hand is a portrait of the Sixth Princess of Sui. To be honest with you, Your Majesty, this Sixth Princess is actually my younger sister. She is only fifteen years old and in her prime. My father is grateful for the protection of Dashun and is willing to promote further friendship between the two countries through marriage. I hope Your Majesty will agree."
Tianwu looked at the handwritten letter from Emperor Sui, and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or unhappy. After listening to Li Kun's personal account of the marriage, he nodded and said, "Yes."
Li Kun smiled and said, "My little sister has been loved by my father since she was young. She is the most beautiful princess of our Sui clan. Maybe my father spoiled her too much. This time she actually specifically asked to marry the seventh prince of Dashun, His Royal Highness Prince Chun." As he said this, he glanced at Xuan Tianhua. Not to mention the princess of Sui clan, even this prince couldn't help but be impressed by Xuan Tianhua's appearance. It is said that Dashun has a seventh prince who is like a god. Seeing him today, it is indeed true.
"Tsk!" Everyone sneered. Want the Seventh Prince Xuan Tianhua to marry a foreign prince? Can Zong Sui stop making a fuss? The Seventh Prince doesn't look like someone who would marry, let alone marry a foreign prince. That person is only fit to stand there as a deity and be worshipped by thousands of people. Asking him to marry a foreign prince would be like pulling down the true god from the altar, which is truly a sinful act.
At this time, Tianwu finally raised his head from the handwritten letter and looked at Li Kun and said, "Marriage is naturally a good thing, but which prince will be the one to make the marriage? I'm afraid it's not up to you, Zong Sui, to decide!"
Feng Yuheng secretly laughed in his heart, thinking that Emperor Tianwu was going to start discussing business with this Sui prince.
Sure enough, Li Kun said, "Of course, I understand this, but my father really loves my sister too much, so before I left for Dashun, he said that as long as Prince Chun is willing to accept this marriage, I, Zong Sui, am willing to give you the method of refining the iron essence, and let the Sixth Princess who came from afar to marry me personally teach it!"
Everyone was shocked!
The sound of gasps was heard again in the hall.
No wonder the Sui prince was so bold, it turned out that their old emperor had come up with such an idea. Using a marriage to exchange for the method of refining iron essence, or the sixth princess marrying into the family, this is a good deal no matter how you look at it! But the person chosen for the marriage is too tricky, I wonder if the emperor and the seventh prince can agree.
For a moment, the whole place was silent, everyone was speculating on the outcome of this marriage. Although the men felt sorry for His Highness the Seventh Prince, they hoped that it would be successful. The women were indignant and wanted to rush up and beat Li Kun to punish him for blaspheming His Highness Prince Chun.
Li Kun was also patient. He did not urge Emperor Tianwu to do anything, but stood below and waited. However, he looked very confident and did not think that Emperor Tianwu would shake his head and say no.
Suddenly, a cold snort came from the prince's seat, followed by a sentence with a whistling wind - "Weapons are important, but if everyone is like you, Zong Sui, who doesn't know how to deploy troops and just rushes forward to hack and slash, you don't know how much blood and flesh of soldiers are used to fill the victory."
Feng Yuheng knew without even looking that the person who was speaking was Xuan Tianming. There were only two generals who led troops into battle today, one was Xuan Tianming, and the other was General Pingnan.
Hearing Xuan Tianming say this, General Pingnan nodded and said, "That's right. In addition to weapons, you also need wisdom to kill the enemy on the battlefield."
The two of them were clearly defending Xuan Tianhua when they spoke like this. They did not want the prince who seemed to be as ethereal as an immortal and untainted by the world to be involved in an incident like a marriage alliance.
But when someone defends, someone will sabotage. This sabotage person is none other than Feng Jinyuan, the left prime minister of the dynasty and Feng Yuheng's father. He followed General Pingnan's words and said, "But if my Dashun soldiers are brave and the generals are wise, and everyone can hold a weapon made of iron in their hands and fight the enemy again, it will definitely reduce the casualties of most soldiers. This is a first-class good thing for the country and the people."
In fact, at this time, no matter which party people stood on, they all thought this way in their hearts, and Feng Jinyuan expressed their thoughts.
General Pingnan and Xuan Tianming naturally understood this truth. They had all participated in major battles, and the scenes of large numbers of casualties on the battlefield had long been imprinted in their minds. As Feng Jinyuan said, with courage, strategy, and weapons, such casualties would be reduced by half. This deal was a good deal.
Li Kun smiled and said, "Besides this life, we should also think about our future generations."
As soon as he finished speaking, the seventh prince Xuan Tianhua, who had been sitting in the princes' table without saying a word, suddenly stood up, walked to the front of the hall, knelt on one knee, and said to Tianwu loudly: "Father, for the sake of the people of Dashun and for the sake of the future generations of Dashun, I, your son... accept the marriage."
The ministers all breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that the marriage proposal was accepted, but some young ladies had already started wiping away their tears.
For a long time, Xuan Tianhua has been a dream of theirs. They know that they are not lucky enough to get such a good man, but it would be fine if Xuan Tianhua never married. If he really married someone, they would definitely regard that person as an enemy. Today, Xuan Tianhua was forced to accept the marriage, and the princess of Zong Sui was their enemy. At this moment, the ladies in this hall have silently reached a consensus that as long as the princess of Zong Sui dared to marry them, they would definitely give her a hard time!
Xuan Tianhua's acceptance of marriage made Li Kun feel relieved, but Emperor Tianwu closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths. Xuan Tianming held the wheelchair handle tightly with both hands, staring at Li Kun, wishing he could tear him into pieces.
Xuan Tianhua hadn't stood up yet, and had been waiting for Emperor Tianwu's reply with his head down. Feng Yuheng looked at the figure kneeling on the ground, and suddenly remembered the winter disaster when he held her hand and walked through the snow from the suburbs back to the capital. Neither of them spoke, but they just kept walking. Their hands were cold, but they could still feel a little warmth from each other's palms.
She lived two lives. One of them was in the military camp, where she had been deep in the battlefield to rescue the wounded three times. The other was in the deep house, where she was surrounded by swords and sabers all day long. She had never experienced what it meant to be calm, stable, and peaceful. But that time when she walked back to the capital holding Xuan Tianhua's hand, it was as if God had suddenly opened a new path for her. As long as she held this person's hand and walked on, she would be able to reach the beautiful paradise that she had always hidden deep in her heart and was unwilling to admit.
Xuan Tianhua has this ability, he can calm his mind with just one glance and wash away all worldly dust.
But now, the paradise is about to be taken away by someone using this method! Xuan Tianhua is equivalent to being sold out by Tianwu!
This is simply unbearable!
Seeing Tianwu open his eyes and nod slowly, about to accept the marriage proposal, Feng Yuheng stood up suddenly - "Father, wait a minute!"
The voice was a little uncontrollable and too loud, scaring everyone in the hall.
Feng Jinyuan was even more frightened, "Ah Heng! Sit down!" He blurted out a warning, not caring about the occasion, and just used his father's identity to suppress his daughter's next move, "It's a national affair, how can a girl like you speak! Shut your mouth!"
"No problem!" Tianwu's voice came from the high platform. It was still a little low, but it sounded more hopeful than before. "Today is the New Year's Palace Banquet. Lord Feng, you don't have to be so formal. I would like to hear what the Princess of Ji'an has to say."
The emperor had spoken, Feng Jinyuan couldn't say anything, he could only stare at Feng Yuheng, his mind was full of confusion and random guesses. He really couldn't understand this daughter, at this time, she shouldn't have anything to do with it anyway? Why did she suddenly appear?
Everyone looked at Feng Yuheng, even Xuan Tianming's eyes were filled with inquiry.
She stepped forward and hurriedly gave Xuan Tianming a reassuring smile. When she reached Xuan Tianhua, she personally helped him up and whispered, "Ah Heng will not let Seventh Brother fall into such a dilemma. Seventh Brother, please be at ease!" Then she turned around and bowed to Li Kunqian, "Prince Zong Sui, I am honored."
Li Kun was also very polite. He quickly bowed and bowed in return, saying, "I have heard of the great name of Princess Ji'an for a long time. I am honored to be here."
Feng Yuheng had a smile on her lips, but she didn't have the shyness that a little girl should have when talking to a strange man. She was so generous and generous, making people feel relaxed and happy. But what she said was extremely shocking - "Zong Sui Tie is really at the forefront of the world. This county lady admires him very much. His Highness also said just now that I, Dashun, can test the weapon on the spot. I don't know if this is still true."
Li Kun nodded, "Of course it counts. The weapon samples made of iron are all here. You can try any one you want."
"Okay." Feng Yuheng smiled, then turned around and suddenly knelt down in front of Emperor Tianwu, "Father, Ah Heng has an unreasonable request."
Emperor Tianwu looked at Feng Yuheng and felt that this girl was going to give him another surprise today, so his mood became better. "You say!"
Feng Yuheng said, "Ah Heng learned a lot of skills from the Persian master in the northwest. Before leaving, the master gave Ah Heng a knife for self-defense, and Ah Heng has been carrying the knife with him. Because weapons cannot be brought into the palace, the knife is now placed in the car outside the palace. Father, can you let Ah Heng go and get it?"
"Oh?" Tianwu also became interested. "Do you want to use your sword to compete with Zong Sui's iron weapon?"
Feng Yuheng replied: "That's right."
"So what if we lose? What if we win?"
She smiled, "If I lose, I lose. After all, Ah Heng was invited by Prince Zong Sui to test the weapon. At worst, everything will remain the same. Nothing will change. As for winning..."
"Does the county lady think there's a chance of winning?" Li Kun said this, his voice full of confidence, "In the past hundred years, Tie Jing has never lost."
"Is that so?" Feng Yuheng smiled faintly and said, "Then this county lady will make a bet with His Highness. If Tie Jing still wins this time, everything will be as Zong Sui wishes. If Tie Jing loses..." She looked at Xuan Tianhua and said seriously, "Seventh Brother will not marry!"
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