Shen Hechuan had completely lost his patience.
"rule?"
Tell me, what are rules?
"Since I am standing here, my words are the rule!"
"These weapons were all designed by Gu Jingchun herself. How many people in the military know how to use them now?"
Can you?
"I ask you, if she doesn't play, who will?"
Are you going to play?
"Your subject dares not?"
Situ Qinghe immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
However, she did not agree with Shen Hechuan's words.
In his view, it was just a weapon; what kind of methods could it possibly have, that even the people in the military camp didn't know how to use it?
Your Majesty's willingness to go to such lengths to defend a woman is truly unbecoming of a monarch.
Besides, last time in the imperial court, Gu Jingchun presented weapons and convinced Li Yunba to submit.
However, civil officials like Situ Qinghe did not understand the intricacies of the situation.
Moreover, even if he believed that Gu Jingchun had certain abilities, that was not enough to justify her participation in the competition.
Therefore, Situ Qinghe was full of dissatisfaction, but thinking of his daughter who had been dragged away, and seeing Shen Hechuan's expression, he ultimately said nothing more.
Similarly, the ministers present also began to feel dissatisfied with Emperor Rongcheng as a result.
Just as Situ Qinghe and Situ Mingji said, His Majesty actually disregarded the dignity of our Great Cheng in order to give a woman a legitimate reason to enter the palace in the future.
They couldn't help but sigh.
Alas, the heavens are truly jealous of our Great Cheng!
Is our wise and mighty emperor going to fall into the hands of this woman?
At this moment, Shen Hechuan's gaze was entirely focused on Gu Jingchun.
After Situ Qinghe stepped down, he immediately looked at Gu Jingchun, worried that she might be tired, and immediately ordered the competition to begin.
"when--"
With the sound of a gong, the competition officially began.
The man from the Qi side wielded a long sword and performed a powerful dance on the arena, drawing cheers from the crowd.
Then he took out a crossbow and aimed it at the bullseye.
Instantly, the crossbow bolt struck the bullseye with tremendous force, knocking the target down.
This caused the ministers of Dacheng to instinctively take a step back, filled with shock.
After all, it was the first time they had seen the weapons of the Great Qi, and they were quite taken aback.
Before they could finish their surprise, the man pushed out a huge weapon, which, when the red cloth on it was lifted, turned out to be a giant catapult.
This wouldn't normally be a problem, since the Great Qi also had catapults, but they were too bulky and therefore not used very often.
However, Daqi's catapult was much smaller than that of ordinary catapults.
Therefore, the ministers couldn't help but speak up.
"Such a small catapult probably isn't very powerful."
As soon as he finished speaking, the catapult emitted a soft sound and then shot out into the distance.
With a loud "bang," the stone fell to the ground some distance away.
The distance and the force involved startled everyone present.
Situ Qinghe's face was filled with disbelief.
"It's over, it's over!"
"How...how can the weapons of the Great Qi be so powerful..."
"They are so powerful that our Emperor actually sent a woman to the field. Now, our Great Cheng is going to lose all face."
Luo Kejin didn't think so.
Although, he was still somewhat uncertain.
However, he believed that Gu Jingchun, who almost became his daughter-in-law, was not a brainless person and would not participate in the competition for no reason.
So he patted Situ Qinghe on the shoulder.
"Don't rush, take a look first. I think the crossbow that Miss Gu presented last time is much more powerful than the one from Daqi."
Situ Qinghe snorted coldly.
"I think you've lost your mind. What good can a woman, no matter how capable, do on the battlefield?"
"Her crossbow design is indeed decent, but do you think it can compare to the catapults of the Great Qi?"
Before Situ Qinghe could finish speaking, Luo Kejin interrupted him.
"It's starting, it's starting, stop talking."
As they spoke, the two of them craned their necks to look into the distance.
Gu Jingchun then took out a long spear and stood still.
No one reacted to this.
It wasn't until Li Yunba stepped forward, carrying a long spear, that the fight began.
Ignoring Da Qi's repeated pleas, Gu Erli drew Da Qi's spear and followed him onto the arena.
The two stood facing each other.
It was at this moment that everyone noticed that Da Cheng's spear was shorter, and that in addition to the spearhead, it also had a hook.
Not only can it attack others, but it can also instantly hook others' weapons.
Moreover, because it was shorter than Da Qi's spear, it was more agile. After a few rounds, Da Qi's spear was clearly slightly inferior.
This relieved the officials of Dacheng.
Shen Hechuan stood up immediately and couldn't help but clap and cheer when he saw this scene.
Mo Junxing glanced at him, but his expression remained unreadable.
The ministers behind Da Qi were unwilling to see their most prized possession—their weapons—outshone by others, and they were immediately somewhat resentful.
He couldn't help but snort coldly.
"snort!"
“This rifle was clearly modified specifically to resemble ours. How is that any different from cheating?”
"Even if their spears are better than ours, they will still lose to our crossbows and catapults in the end."
As soon as they finished speaking, Gu Jingchun took out a crossbow and aimed it at the target without saying a word.
"Shuashuashua——"
Three crossbow bolts were fired at the same time, leaving the people who had just spoken speechless with their mouths agape!
"I didn't see wrong, did I? There were three crossbow bolts! The Great Achievement Academy can actually design a crossbow that fires three bolts at the same time!"
"This...this is impossible!"
Mo Junxing couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when he saw this, and his gaze fell on Gu Jingchun, his admiration for her was impossible to hide.
He knew that Gu Jingchun must have something in his hands.
She really doesn't disappoint him.
Not far away, Gu Jingchun watched with satisfaction as the target fell.
He curled his lips into a smile, put down the crossbow, and radiated confidence.
She put away her crossbow bolts, looked around, and finally fixed her gaze on Shen Hechuan in the very center of the crowd.
At this moment, Shen Hechuan had already stood up, and the eunuch Xiao Yingzi behind him was struggling to hold an umbrella for him.
Gu Jingchun smiled slightly at him.
Shen Hechuan immediately nodded in agreement, his eyes full of encouragement.
Gu Jingchun then turned around and nodded slightly to Li Yunba.
Li Yunba was already eager to try and was ready to make his move.
Seeing Gu Jingchun nod, he immediately pushed the huge thing forward.
"What is that big thing?!"
The crowd couldn't help but start discussing it.
Li Yunba then shouted, "Grandma, just you wait and see!"
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