Chapter 259 Everyone Witnesses the Power of the Heavy Crossbow
Everyone stood in order. Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen stood behind Zhao Lingmeng, in a row with Lord Jin and General Liu. Yang Chengchen was fine; he was also a grandson of the emperor. Only Zhao Houyang lacked confidence. To be more precise, he felt quite insecure; he was just a commoner. It could only be said that he was heavily benefiting from Zhao Lingmeng's influence.
Zhao Houyang was still kneeling and thinking that if he relied on himself, he would probably never be able to kneel with these big guys in his life.
After everyone knelt down neatly, the emperor came in with his confidants and guards.
"Long live the emperor!"
Looking at how enthusiastically people were shouting slogans, you can tell how much they were looking forward to this event.
The emperor was in a good mood and said cheerfully, "Everyone, get up!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone thanked him in unison, and then stood up one after another. After Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen stood up, they stood obediently behind Zhao Lingmeng.
The emperor watched as Yang Chengchen stood obediently behind Funing, silent and submissive. Thinking of his other grandchildren's mischievous behavior, he couldn't help but sigh that Funing was still a good parent. He especially admired her for being willing to risk her two sons' travels to study.
Because he couldn't do that. Even though someone was secretly protecting him, he still had to suffer, and nothing was foolproof.
Although the emperor had a lot on his mind, it was only a moment before he turned his gaze away from Yang Chengchen and chatted freely with the people present.
They weren't indoors at the moment, but on a higher, flat slope. From there, they could clearly see the one-to-one replica of the city wall below. This was for today's heavy crossbow test.
After a while, someone brought a stool and the emperor sat down first, "Everyone, please sit down!"
After thanking them, everyone sat down, though not firmly. They all craned their heads to see what was going on below.
Upon seeing this, General Liu immediately stood up and reported, "Your Majesty, everything is ready. When will we begin?"
"Let's start now! Let me see the power of this legendary heavy crossbow." After the emperor said this, he stood up and looked down expectantly.
When General Liu saw the emperor had ordered the battle to begin, he immediately stood up and directed it with a flag. Zhao Lingmeng and the others also stood up curiously to look down. Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen were even more curious, their heads standing on tiptoe were particularly noticeable.
Zhao Lingmeng saw the two of them looking curious, and saw that the emperor was talking to the Jin family and didn't pay attention to them. She rubbed her brows, thinking that Yang Chengchen was also the emperor's grandson, so she gently tugged at their sleeves, motioning them to come forward.
Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen also knew that the view from the front was clearer, and they had been envious of those standing in front. When their mother/aunt called them forward, they happily stepped forward, standing obediently beside Zhao Lingmeng, one on each side. If you ignore the two little heads trying to peek forward.
Zhao Lingmeng could only helplessly reach out and grab the back of their collars. She didn't want to disturb the children's interest. The others noticed Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen acting like this, but didn't say anything. Not to mention the children, if the emperor hadn't been there, they would have craned their heads to look down, too.
However, Fan Yong, who was behind, saw it and walked quietly to Zhao Lingmeng's side. He reached out and grabbed the collars of the two children for Zhao Lingmeng. He was mainly worried that the two children would make a fuss and take Princess Funing away. Yes, that's what he thought.
Zhao Ling dreamed that Lord Fan extended his hand, so she stepped aside to make room for him.
Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen were originally being held by Zhao Lingmeng, and they didn't dare to stretch their heads forward. When they turned around and saw that it was Master Fan who was in charge, they stretched their heads out even further.
Zhao Lingmeng saw this and could only rebuke him softly, "Behave yourself!"
Zhao Houyang and Yang Chengchen just stuck their heads back a little. Zhao Lingmeng looked at them, like two turtles, so she could only look into the distance and hold back the smile in her eyes.
When the emperor had almost finished chatting, he turned around and glanced at Zhao Lingmeng. Seeing the ridiculous actions of the two children, he could only clench his fists and put them to his mouth to pretend coughing, then look away, for fear of laughing out loud at this time.
But no one noticed all this because everyone was looking down expectantly.
Zhao Lingmeng was also looking intently at the bottom at this time. He saw the flag in General Liu's hand kept changing, and two heavy crossbows were carried down by dozens of people and then placed in the designated position.
Then Zhao Lingmeng saw the flag in General Liu's hand change again, and then more than a dozen people pulled the bowstrings, and a total of six arrows were shot out at once. Then the city wall struggled for a moment, and then collapsed.
Zhao Lingmeng thought it was okay. Compared with the weapons in his previous life, the power of this weapon was almost insignificant. But with the current productivity, Zhao Lingmeng was also very satisfied.
Everyone present, except Zhao Lingmeng, was shocked. The two little ones' mouths were wide open, wide enough to fit an egg. They both covered their mouths with their hands in unison, afraid to scream and embarrass their mother and aunt.
The two kids were just overthinking it. Everyone at the scene was amazed at the power of the heavy crossbow, and no one paid any attention to the two little brats.
The emperor was so happy to see the powerful crossbow that he laughed out loud: "Good! Good! Good! God bless Jingguo."
Seeing this, everyone immediately knelt down and shouted, "Long live the emperor, may God bless Jingguo!"
Zhao Lingmeng was able to feel everyone's joy at the scene, and she was quite happy too. She also hoped that this country would become better and better! She hoped that Jingguo would produce more talented people.
"The emergence of the heavy crossbow is due to the efforts of all the ministers. Princess Funing, in particular, has made a great contribution." At this moment, the emperor was actually a little grateful to that ungrateful Sun Tu. If it weren't for his series of tricks, Funing might still be taking care of the children in the mansion! Where is Jingguo now?
If Zhao Lingmeng knew what the emperor was thinking, she would have slammed the word "bad luck" in his face. But she didn't know and continued to flatter the emperor with a smile, "Your Majesty has a keen eye for talent. Only with a wise monarch can I have the opportunity to show my talents."
"Yes, the emperor is wise." Lord Jin also quickly echoed Princess Funing's words.
The others immediately chimed in, and for a moment, there was a chorus of praise for the Emperor. Zhao Ling dreamed of this scene, feeling incredibly fortunate that she was the first person to be praised. Otherwise, she would have been in dire straits once the adults had used up their words.
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