"Empress, the monarch of the Xi Kingdom replied, and sure enough, as we expected—they agreed to this family affair, but asked that they could not marry until the third prince was twenty years old." Kui Da took the letter in his hand and said with a smile to Queen Li Lei, feeling a kind of satisfaction and pride that everything he wanted had come true.

"That means there's a little more than two years to go." Empress Li Lei couldn't laugh and asked with a frown.

"That's right. How? Are you worried? Didn't Lone tell you that even if there really was a day, our princess would be fine? ”

"But the king, the concubines think about it, and they still feel that Guang'an Hou is a bit mysterious." Empress Li Lei looked up at him and said with worry in her eyes.

"Are you worried that in half a year, as soon as the deadline for her mission to the country expires, we will have to allocate ten cities to them?" Kui Da asked in a lower voice.

"Isn't it? King, your original conditions are so arrogant, it's strange that people don't look at them. Empress Li Lei said coquettishly.

"Although the queen is relieved, Gu has already thought of a plan, no, it should be said that it is two plans." With that, Kuida whispered in her ear.

Empress Li Lei was taken aback when she heard this, and hurriedly said, "The problem is that her plan never wants to be told too early, how can we predict it in advance?" ”

"It's a matter of people." Kui Da said confidently.

"Well, it's come to this, and we can only gamble."

The thought of those ten cities made the queen feel distressed.

There are only sixty-nine cities in total, and if these ten cities are really ceded, then the territory of the ball country will be reduced by more than one-seventh. Every time she thinks of this, Queen Li Lei will complain in her heart about Kui Da's original 'wild words'.

Seeing the queen's dissatisfaction, Kui Da smiled and said, "Queen." Let me ask, if we don't come up with such tempting conditions, will the Xi Kingdom be willing to send Guang'an Hou to us? She is the most valuable person in the Xi Kingdom except for Emperor Guangzhao. ”

"That's just as well." Empress Li Lei lowered her eyes and said.

……………….

One afternoon. Kui Da called his eldest son Kui Xian and asked, "Wu'er, do you like a woman like Guang'anhou?" ”

Although Kui Xian already has a wife and children, he still can't hide his amazement every time he sees Shen Xizhen, so he can't help but blush when he listens to his father's question.

"Father, the emperor is a person who has a marriage contract, how dare his sons have any wrong thoughts."

But she is not married yet. is still a yellow flower girl, if you like it, Lone encourages you to pursue her boldly. Let her be your lady so she can stay in the country for a long time. ”

"This ...... Isn't our contract with Xi Guo clear? said that as long as the deadline is up, she will have to go back to Xi Kingdom, how can we break the contract? And I can't afford to break the contract. Kui Xian's face changed drastically.

"But if you tell them that you have feelings for each other, so you can't help it...... You know. ”

Kui Xian's face turned red: "Even if Erchen is willing." People may not be willing to wait for Guang'an. Moreover. I'm afraid the people of Xi won't be willing, right? ”

"She will still be in our hands, so why should we be afraid of them? Do they dare to fight? ”

"Father, do you remember the new weapon of the Xi Kingdom? What if they really dare to fight? What kind of weapons do we have today that can beat them? ”

"What you said reminded Lone, Lone asked her for advice on how to make this weapon today, and now that she is in our hands, I don't dare to disobey her."

"Uh-huh, then I'll bother my father."

…………………

That night, Xi Zhen, who was concentrating on her skills, quickly figured out that Kui Da was about to force her to tell her how to make new weapons such as gunpowder arrows.

She smiled charmingly. Say to yourself, "I'm waiting for them to make this request!"

The next day, Kui Da summoned Xi Zhen.

The eldest prince Kui Xian and the second prince Kui Rong were also present.

"Guang'an waits. Lone has heard that you have built several very powerful new weapons when you were in Xi Kingdom, and Lone also hopes that the Ball Kingdom can further develop weapons, can you tell us about their practices? ”

"Then, the courtiers need to know about your country's army first. In this case, can the king inform his courtiers of the organization, distribution, and number of troops in your country? Xi Zhen had already come prepared, and asked unhurriedly.

She has been in the country for nearly half a year, and the monarch and prime minister of the country will be in most of the country. They told her everything, but they didn't say a word about the army of the country and its combat effectiveness, which shows that they are extremely vigilant about military matters, so they have done a good job of secrecy.

"Guang'an waits, army. Affection is a state secret and cannot be revealed at will. Kui Da said with a stern face.

Xi Zhen sneered in his heart and said, "King, weapons also belong to the state. One of the secrets, too, cannot be revealed casually. ”

Kui Da wanted to calculate her verbally, but she didn't expect to be calculated by her, and he was speechless.

He and the two princes looked at each other, trying to see their opinions, but he could see in their eyes—and they didn't know how to answer.

Xizhen slowly got up and wanted to say goodbye and go back to the room.

"May I ask Guang'anhou - what do you want this information for?" Kui Rong asked.

"As you asked, and so did - what do you know about new weapons?" Xizhen said with a smile.

"Guang'anhou, since you have been instructed to make suggestions for the rejuvenation of our country, it is not an exaggeration for us to ask you how to make new weapons." Kui Da said with a smile.

"All weapons are dangerous, in order to avoid using them to hurt the innocent as much as possible, so the courtiers think that they should learn about the army first. It is more reasonable to make a decision again. ”

"Okay, I'll take you to learn about your country's army today. Feeling. Kui Da said open-mindedly and stood up from his seat.

Anyway, she is in their hands, and she is not afraid of being known by her. Feeling. And the more she knew, the more dangerous her situation became, he thought.

And for her, the more she knows about the situation in the country, the better it will be for her next plans, but it is true that her situation will become more and more dangerous.

However, since this is the trend of the times, she will not run away from it.

"Yes, anyway, I'm still in the world, so you don't have to worry about me breaking my promise. My meaning is very clear, as long as each other is honest, everything is easy to say. ”

"Okay, with Guang'an, I can rest assured that I am lonely. Let's go, Lone will take you to visit the barracks now. Oh, by the way, Lone will only take you, and the other three envoys can't take it. ”

"Okay, that's fine."

So Kui Da and the two princes took Xi Zhen to visit the military camp in Qiuli City.

The military camp of the country of Qiu is similar to that of the country of Xi, and it is also divided into two categories: sailors and land soldiers.

And because the country of the ball is a country of mountains and forests, the proportion of land soldiers accounts for four-sixths. And because the people of the country are still martial, all the soldiers are martial arts masters.

"Are there many people in your country who can do martial arts?" Hee Zhen asked Kui Da as she walked.

"Well, all middle-aged men who don't work in agriculture will choose to be soldiers, but anyone who becomes a soldier will do martial arts."

"What percentage of the total population of the country is people who know martial arts?" Xi Zhen asked again.

"Nearly forty percent." Kui Da replied. As soon as he finished answering, he immediately realized that he had fallen into her trap, and hurriedly said, "Since your new policy came out, there have been a lot less." ”

But Xi Zhen apparently immediately calculated the number of troops in the country - at least 480,000 men.

In this comparison, their army number is nearly 100,000 more than that of the Xi Kingdom.

Hee-jin took a secret breath.

If they were to be told of the method of making new weapons, then in the event that the two sides were in a big fight over the issue of the ten cities, the chances of the Xi Kingdom winning would be greatly reduced.

Hee-jin's mind immediately spun rapidly.

However, at this moment, I am afraid that it will not be possible to sue them, so Xizhen decided to let them go - to sue them first.

Then, she had to try to stop all the wars that arose because of her.

Then, the pressure on her is even greater.

It's just that she quickly figured it out, anyway, there will be motivation when there is pressure, and it's a big deal to fight to the death.

So, she slowly relaxed.

"Your Majesty, how is the current distribution of your country's army?" On the way back, Xi Zhen asked Kui Da.

"There are five major military camps in total, distributed in the eastern, southern, western, northern and central regions, and some small barracks are also set up in some other places with a high degree of danger."

"Understood."

After returning to the palace, Xi Zhen informed Kui Da of the method of making gunpowder arrows, gunpowder packets, and bronze cannons, and illustrated them.

"Wonderful, wonderful, with these weapons, the combat effectiveness of the ball country is estimated to be increased by more than two percent, right?" Kui Da asked Xi Zhen with a smile.

"More than thirty percent, king." Xizhen replied with a smile.

"That's amazing, that's great!" Kui Da laughed.

That night, after staying in the dead of night, Hee Zhen immediately changed his appearance, changed his clothes, and slipped out of the back garden.

She came to Su Jin and Bai Shuang's residence familiarly, and took out a letter: "This letter is urgent, please send it out of the customs overnight, and strive to deliver it to the person receiving from Xi Kingdom within three days." ”

"Okay, let's do it right away." Su Jin and Bai Shuang said in unison.

"There are two of you!" Hee Zhen clenched his fist at them and took out a bag of silver taels from his pocket.

"It's a reward for you."

"Thank you Guang'anhou!" The two said in unison.

Xi Zhen smiled slightly and flew away.

Three days later, the letter arrived at the receiver of the Xi Kingdom as scheduled. They arranged for someone to take it to the capital overnight. Four days later, Emperor Guangzhao received the letter.

"Your Majesty, seeing the letter, since the country has prepared a large number of new weapons, and these new weapons are exactly the three types that the courtiers made for our country before, so in order to prevent them from making more than ours, I hereby ask you to issue an order to go to various places within the same day - it is strictly forbidden to sell stone flow yellow, earth nitrate and timber to the country of the country, and at the same time, please tighten the rumor and not let the people of the country know about this." (To be continued......)