While Taiping was silently thinking about He and Bao'er in his heart, in the distant palace, He was playing with Bao'er.

Since Taiping's departure, He's mood has not been very good. Gao Zixin was afraid that she would get sick if she continued like this, so in desperation, she had no choice but to contribute her baby son.

So since then, Bao'er has lived with He's family. After all, He is a woman, different from Gao Zixin, and her body wants to be soft, so after Bao'er, a little conscienceless person, experienced the initial unaccustomedness, she especially liked to stick to He's arms and threw her father behind her directly.

Every time Gao Zixin came to see him, he saw that he was always sticking to He's, and he didn't like to stick to himself, so his heart was sour. As soon as his heart was sour, he liked to scratch Bao'er's chubby feet with his fingers, scratching Bao'er kept hiding, and finally yelled at him angrily, "Wow Wow", even He reprimanded him dissatisfiedly, Gao Zixin was unwilling to stop.

It's just that although the He family is accompanied by Bao'er, he can't help but think of Taiping in his heart.

Bao'er and Gao Zixin looked too similar when they were children, and as soon as He saw him, he felt as if he had traveled back to the time when Gao Zixin had just given birth to him.

At that time, she was also like now, tirelessly holding the little Gao Zixin in her arms all day long, and she didn't even dare to fake her hands to breastfeed, for fear of accidentally making a bad calculation.

At that time, the harem-shaped shì was complicated, and it was no exaggeration to say that it was a deep water and a tiger's den, but it was not as simple as it is now. Although she was the successor at that time, she didn't have much power in her hands, and she had to be extra careful with everything she ate, otherwise she might lose her life if she was not careful.

She still remembered that just before she gave birth to Gao Zixin, there was a palace concubine in the palace who also gave birth to a prince. But it was precisely because she gave birth to the prince that she got a little carried away, and as a result, she was accidentally plotted to succeed, and the little prince was infected with smallpox and died, and even she herself went crazy directly after isolation.

This incident happened not long after He entered the palace, and it left a particularly deep impression on her. She also knew the horror of the harem from that time, and since then she has been extra careful every day.

Probably because of this experience, she always turned a blind eye to Gao Zixin's refusal to marry a wife and concubine. After all, she has experienced it herself, and she really doesn't want to see such a bloody scene again.

Thinking of those past days, He couldn't help but shake his head. All those things are in the past, so what's the use of thinking about it?

However, seeing Bao'er sleeping stupidly in her arms, He couldn't help but laugh again. This is her own grandson, who has been so strong since he was a child, and his appetite is still so big, he will definitely be able to support him when he grows up in the future.

On the other side, Gao Zixin received a secret report from Daning 800 miles urgently. Feng Xuan has always been in charge of Daning's affairs, and as soon as he saw the content of the secret report, he immediately found Gao Zixin.

"Zixin, things have changed." As he spoke, he directly put the secret report in front of Gao Zixin. Anyway, there is no one here, so he naturally has nothing to worry about.

"What's wrong?" Gao Zixin asked in surprise, instinctively looking at the content of the secret report, this look, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he was so angry that he slammed on the imperial case, "Gao Zijian is so bold!" ”

Not only did he recruit soldiers privately, but he even colluded with the thieves and Tartars in the north, what did Gao Zijian want to do? Does he want to lure the wolf into the house and subvert the country?

Gao Zixin was angry, if someone else did it, he wouldn't be so angry.

But who is Gao Zijian? He is a member of the Gao family, the son of King Ning! King Ning's duty to guard Daning is to block those Tartars from outside the pass and prevent them from entering the pass and harassing the people. As a result, Gao Zijian himself colluded with those Tartars!

Does he have a brain?

Feng Xuan saw that he was very angry, so he waited for him to vent before saying, "Gao Zijian will do this, I'm afraid it's a ghost of the faint monarch system." ”

Gao Zixin also knew this, but he still felt that it was unacceptable, and even more intolerable!

"What about the Faint Monarch system? When my father was forcibly bound by the faint monarch system, he didn't open the door to let the Tartars come in and loot wantonly! Gao Zixin said dissatisfiedly, his hands clenched into fists, and suddenly asked Feng Xuan, "How is Daning's preparation?" Let them hurry up, no matter what method they use, they must seize Gao Zijian's power, and they must not let him continue! ”

"They're supposed to be going to do it." Feng Xuan paused here before continuing under Gao Zixin's ugly face, "Zixin, those Tartars in the north are afraid that they are not good at coming this time, so we must prepare early." ”

"What do you mean......" Gao Zixin picked up the secret report and read it again, and this time, he found that there was still content on the secret report, and it was written that Yezhu Khan had prepared and planned to take advantage of this opportunity to invade the Central Plains.

Gao Zixin's face changed greatly, but Feng Xuan said: "The bitter cold in the north is said to be well prepared, but I think there are many desperate elements, as long as they are taught a hard lesson and their arrogance is suppressed, these people will inevitably retreat." ”

When Gao Zixin heard this, his face finally looked much better, and he nodded: "You are right, but this matter is very important, and we must be careful and must not be careless." ”

When he said this, he tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly said, "No, I have to ask my uncle how the progress is going on at the Weapons Bureau." ”

After he got the planting space of Shuiyun before, he got a lot of guns from it, but there were no bullets. Later, he ordered someone to send all those firearms to the Ordnance Bureau, and asked He Kun to arrange for someone to study and imitate.

Once you have a sample, you have a general idea, and even if you can't make the same, it can always be used as an inspiration.

Not only that, he also copied all the various weapons and firearms recorded in "Tiangong Kaiwu" and sent them to the Ordnance Bureau.

Gao Zixin remembers clearly, "Tiangong Kaiwu" has recorded a relatively simple firearm to make zuò, called ten thousand enemies, is to fill the hollow mud mass of Sugan with gunpowder and other things, the outside of the mud ball is covered with a wooden frame to reinforce, when the enemy attacks the city, you can light the fuse and throw it down, after the gunpowder explodes, the lethality is quite good.

Although it cannot be compared with the extremely powerful firearms of later generations, for today, its lethality is already very considerable.

The more Gao Zixin thought about it, the more concerned he became, so he simply ordered Huanxi to find He Kun in person, and he wanted to ask in person.

As soon as the joy was gone, He Kun guessed that Gao Zixin was afraid that there was something urgent, so he came quite quickly.

As soon as Gao Zixin saw him, he couldn't wait to say, "No need to salute, I ask you, how are the firearms I asked you to study are progressing?" ”

He Kun was suddenly surprised in his heart, and he couldn't understand why Gao Zixin suddenly asked this. Still, he said honestly: "Samples of the enemy and mines have been made, craftsmen are still trying different recipes and improving them to increase their power, and guns and artillery are still being studied." ”

Gao Zixin was overjoyed when he heard this: "That's it, how long does it take to make ten thousand enemies and mines?" ”

The more He Kun listened, the more frightened he became, and suddenly had a guess in his heart, so he said: "As long as there are formulas and materials, it will not take long to make zuò, as long as one day, and as short as half a day." ”

He paused at this point before asking, "Your Majesty, is there going to be a war?" ”

He Kun is his own person, Gao Zixin naturally didn't hide it from him, and directly told Gao Zijian about the good things he did: "There is a wild boar Khan in the north who is ambitious to invade the Central Plains, and he specially ordered someone to buy Gao Zijian with a lot of money, and wanted to borrow from Daning, Gao Zijian's idiot actually agreed, it's really a pity to die!" ”

"What!" He Kun's face turned pale suddenly, and then he knelt on one knee on the ground, "The minister is willing to fight with the army, please complete it!" ”

Gao Zixin thought of the last battle of Lingnan, He Kun didn't go, so he wanted to agree, but Feng Xuan suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, let the minister go." ”

Gao Zixin was embarrassed at this time, and he glared at Feng Xuan dissatisfiedly: "What are you going to do?" ”

He Kun also looked at Feng Xuan dissatisfied, and the anger in his eyes was almost erupting. The last battle of Lingnan was robbed by Feng Xuan, and he didn't even make it, this time he fought Tartar, and he said that he would go anyway!

Feng Xuan smiled helplessly at Gao Zixin, lowered his voice and said, "Zixin, such a good opportunity to earn military merits, if I don't go, how can I earn more military merits to block the mouths of those ministers?" ”

When he said this, seeing that Gao Zixin was still hesitant, he continued to say, "Zixin, don't you want to be with me openly?" ”

When Gao Zixin heard this, he suddenly raised his eyebrows and had an idea in his heart.

He glanced at Feng Xuan deeply and said to He Kun: "Uncle, let Feng Xuan go this time." ”

At this time, He Kun's gaze at Feng Xuan was even more dissatisfied, he also wanted to earn military merits!

Feng Xuan felt his gaze like substance, thought about it and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, why don't you let Commander He be in charge of escorting the supplies?" ”

He deliberately bit the word "material", whether it was Gao Zixin or He Kun, they all understood what he meant.

Whether it is a 10,000-strong enemy or a landmine, it is necessary to keep it strictly secret before it is used, and these two firearms are not stable enough to be transported over long distances, so they can only be made on the spot.

Therefore, it is necessary to bring a few skilled craftsmen with you when the time comes.

He Kun thought about it, those old people in the Weapons Bureau were worried about the lack of real objects, this time it was better to bring them together, and when the fight started, let them all see it with their own eyes, maybe they could add a lot of experience.

He naturally didn't worry about leaving this matter to someone else to be responsible, so although he was a little unwilling not to go to the battlefield, He Kun still nodded and agreed.

Gao Zixin was relieved when he saw that he agreed. After all, He Kun is his own uncle, and the more military achievements He Kun has saved, the more stable the He family can be, and he can justify his promotion of He Kun.

If He Kun had to grab an errand with Feng Xuan, Gao Zixin would definitely have a big head.

Now that He Kun has agreed, he will be able to arrange it.

This time is not as good as the last Lingnan Rebellion, there are a lot of local garrisons in Daning, and there is no need for the imperial army to rush over thousands of miles.

Therefore, as soon as Gao Zixin discussed with Feng Xuan and He Kun, Feng Xuan and He Kun directly rushed to Daning secretly with 3,000 elite soldiers.

At the same time, Gao Zichun, who was far away in Daning, also made a move.

He did not rush back to Ning Wangfu, but secretly contacted the subordinate officials of the palace who he usually befriended. At the same time, he also specially ordered someone to give Li Yingxiong, the father of the princess, to test Li Yingxiong's attitude.

Gao Zichun is not afraid of Gao Zijian, what he is most afraid of is this Li Yingxiong. Li Yingxiong has the most soldiers and horses in Daning, and he is not only the henchman of King Ning, but also Gao Zijian's father-in-law, Gao Zichun has to be extremely careful.

If it was before, he wouldn't dare to contact Li Yingxiong, not even tempt.

There is no way, Li Yingxiong is Gao Zijian's father-in-law, so he is destined to be tied to Gao Zijian, how can he turn around and help him?

But now it's different, Gao Zijian can't be humane, so he can't give birth to a son with the princess. Gao Zichun is not absolute, Li Yingxiong will continue to help Gao Zijian.

What's more, Gao Zichun also knew that Li Yingxiong had a blood feud with the Tartars in the north, and his father and brother all died in the hands of the Tartars.

As long as he knows about Gao Zijian's collusion with Tatars, he will not continue to support Gao Zijian!

Gao Zichun is also unscrupulous, in order to increase his bargaining chips, he even hinted to Li Yingxiong that as soon as Gao Zijian dies, he is willing to marry the princess as his wife!

It's a pity that after Li Yingxiong read the letter he sent, he didn't say anything at all, which made Gao Zichun's heart directly cool by half.

In Li Fuzhong, Li Yingxiong's wife looked at her husband puzzled, frowned and asked, "This Gao Zichun is quite sincere, why don't you agree to him?" ”

Li Yingxiong sighed heavily and shook his head slowly: "Gao Zijian is not a thing, how can this Gao Zichun be a good one?" Gao Zijian killed all of Gao Zichun's children and sent all his wives and concubines to the military camp, how could Gao Zichun not hold a grudge? Yan'er is Gao Zijian's wife, how can Gao Zichun really treat her well? ”

When his wife heard this, she also sighed, and said helplessly: "That's ...... That Gao Zijian has already colluded with the Tartars, is it ...... Do we still have to follow him? ”

Li Yingxiong suddenly sneered: "Don't worry, Gao Zijian's life is not so hard!" I'm afraid that the news here has already reached Shangjing, and the one in Beijing is not something that Gao Zijian can calculate. ”

"You mean...... 陛xià? His wife hesitated, "But Your Majesty is young in the end, and the Tartar is menacing this time, I'm afraid it's ......."

Li Yingxiong shook his head: "Have you forgotten the changes in Lingnan?" That one is no ordinary person. Since he succeeded to the throne, Daliang has been in good weather, floods and droughts have rarely occurred, and even ...... I also heard that the Huangzhuang in the capital is experimenting with three new grains, and the yield is amazing! ”

His wife was shocked: "This ...... It's true? ”

Li Yingxiong sighed: "It's still uncertain whether it's true or not, but it's ...... Now it's time to make a choice. ”

His wife's face kept changing: "You mean ......"

Li Yingxiong smiled mysteriously, raised his index finger and put it on his lips: "Shhh, don't say it." ”