—— Xiaoyue said: "However, these Franc machine people have already left!" ”

Yulan was stunned for a moment, and sat down slowly, although this is not a Jingshi, the eldest lady will not restrain them too strictly, but after all, men and women are not kissed, and the other party is a foreigner, not that she can see if she wants to.

Yulan patted his head and ordered, "Go and invite the third young master over!" After a while, Yang Chengzong entered her tent, his current age is the time to grow his body, almost a while without seeing him, he will grow taller, and he is becoming more and more calm. Seeing Yulan's anxious look, he couldn't help but wonder: "Seventh sister, what's wrong with you?" ”

Yulan said: "Third brother, you quickly send someone to chase those Franc people back, I have something important to ask them." ”

Chengzong's face was full of doubts, and Yulan said: "It's too late to explain to you now, you chase them back first, and I'll tell you in detail." ”

"Who is my sister going to chase?" The little prince Ye Minzhao lifted the curtain and walked in. He has been a frequent visitor to Yulan here for a while, and after leaving the Beijing Division, Chengzong has no scruples, and he often comes to see Yulan, and he has become familiar with the little prince.

"Little Prince!" The two sisters and brothers have seen the ceremony. Yulan anxiously said his request again, but the little prince trusted Yulan very much, and didn't ask the reason at all: "What's so difficult about this, I'll send someone to chase them back quickly." After saying that, he called Xiao Hanzi into the tent and gave a few orders.

There are hundreds of people in the little prince's guard, and this little thing naturally can't be difficult for him. Xiao Hanzi arranged for someone to chase those Franc machine people, the little prince and Chengzong sat down in the tent, and the little prince looked even more curious about the baby, just waiting for Yulan to solve their doubts.

Yulan picked up the tea bowl first, took a sip of tea and moistened his throat, and then told what had happened. It turned out that these Franc machine people came all the way to Jingshi, and they had a lot to do with Yulan. Last time, Ye Minchun gave Yulan the ship model that the Franc machine missionary Morrison begged for, and Yulan paid attention to the Franc machine, she saw that the ship model was exquisitely made, which shows that the Franc machine at that time already had a very sophisticated mechanical process.

In her impression, during the Ming and Qing dynasties in China, the Portuguese and Spaniards were attracted by the "Travels of Marco Polo" and flew across the sea to China, although many people pretended to be pirates to loot on the southeast coast of China to make a living, but there were also many elites who were proficient in mathematics, geometry, machinery and other aspects came to China to spread Catholicism, they brought the collision and integration of Chinese and Western cultures, and also brought advanced Western science and technology.

She didn't know if the technology of the West had surpassed the ancient civilization of the East at this time, but she remembered that it was because of the import of Hongyi cannons from Portugal in the late Ming Dynasty that Yuan Chonghuan killed Nurhachi with a cannon in the Ningyuan Defensive Battle and solved the crisis of the Ming Dynasty. Yulan was too impressed by this point, if he could get these self-conscious and scientific Franc machine people to Jingshi, it would definitely be of great benefit to the future development of Da Chu. Therefore, Yulan told Ye Minchun about this idea a long time ago.

Ye Minchun was really interested when he heard the Hongyi cannon. immediately reported this matter to the prince, who did not look at the Francophile in his eyes, but only told him to watch it himself. Ye Minchun took advantage of the prince's position and asked Morrison to summon the Portuguese elite, especially those who knew artillery, to China, at that time, Morrison's missionary career had just encountered a bottleneck, and he was of course very happy with the prince's order. So he wrote a letter to his old friend, the Marquis Kate, and sent it back to Europe. Morrison didn't actually have much hope that Kate would actually come.

The Marquis Kate was an expert in firearms in his own right, and his family was in danger of being wiped out when he was defeated by others while competing with another family for maritime resources at home.

After receiving Morrison's letter, he hesitated and decided to take his family to China to try his luck. At that time, although the Franc machine was slightly developed in science and technology, the material conditions were much worse than that of Dachu, an ancient civilization with vast land and resources. When they received Morrison's letter, they learned that the Chinese prince had personally invited them to come, and that they had no place in Europe, so they simply took a plunge and took the whole family across the ocean to China.

I walked for more than half a year at sea alone, and I encountered several storms in the middle, and almost the whole family died in the sea. finally arrived in the ancient country of the East, but happened to encounter the invasion of the Jurchens and the Tu people.

Of course, I don't know all this inside information, but Ye Minchun had told her before that Morrison had invited a firearms expert from Franco, and he had already set off from Europe. Yulan estimated the time, maybe these Franc machine people are the firearms experts Ye Minchun said.

Yulan couldn't help but make up for the modern artillery, if there was that kind of thing, not to mention that the abrupt Jurchen only had 60,000 horses, even 600,000, and they would definitely be able to easily bomb them into scum.

Ye Minzhao and Yang Chengzong both listened to Yulan's description, and they all had strange expressions on their faces. The ancients didn't pay much attention to science and technology, they paid attention to moral articles, and taught the world to be virtuous, Yulan is a boudoir woman, but she is interested in this kind of thing, no wonder the expressions of the two are very strange.

Yulan didn't bother to explain to them at this time, and when he was talking, Xiao Hanzi came in and reported that he had brought it back.

It was obviously inappropriate to meet the Buddha here, Yang Chengzong's tent was not far from here, so everyone got up and went to Chengzong, and Yulan naturally followed. Yulan hid behind the screen, and after a while, a few high-nosed and deep-eyed Franc people came in, Yulan secretly looked at it, but he didn't feel much surprised, because in modern times, foreigners can be seen everywhere on the street.

But Ye Minzhao and Yang Chengzong were surprised. These Franc machine people didn't bow down when they saw the little prince, and as soon as they came in, they muttered and talked, but they didn't say anything about the little prince, even Yulan, who was hiding behind the screen, couldn't understand what they were saying.

In her previous life, although she knew English, these guys obviously didn't speak English. Ye Minzhao and Yang Chengzong looked at each other, not understanding how to communicate at all. Ye Minzhao thought about it and asked Xiao Hanzi to go to the officials of Honglu Temple to come over. Honglu Temple is in charge of the tributary pavilions of various countries, and the matter of translating the language of the mutual market, Xiao Hanzi went out for a long time, and finally brought back an experience from the eight products, saying that he knew the language of the Buddha.

Now I was finally able to speak clearly, and as soon as the two sides communicated, sure enough, a bearded and yellow-haired Francophone man in his forties who took the lead claimed to be the Marquis of Kate, a friend of Morrison. Sure enough, he is proficient in firearms. The little prince and Yang Chengzong were overjoyed.

The two of them went to the back of the tent to discuss with Yulan, and Yulan immediately wrote a letter to Ye Yichen, asking Kate to take the letter to Ye Yichen.

The little prince came out with two letters and said to Kate: "The emperor is busy with important matters, and he has no time to see you, and there is nothing to be left to you to do." This king can introduce you to a person, he is the emperor's uncle, and he is currently guarding the city in Beijing, you go to him, he can use you, and he will definitely give you preferential treatment, but Jingshi is about to fight, I won't hide it from you, whether to go or not, you decide for yourself! ”

Kate hesitated for a while, he had seen both the Jurchen and the Jurchen, and the momentum of the minority group charging immediately was really amazing. But he crossed the ocean to defect to Morrison, and Morrison is now in Beijing, if they escape for fear of war and dare not enter Beijing, how can they survive themselves? How will his family feed themselves?

Kate thought about it for a while, and finally agreed: "Xie Lu, thank you for your recommendation, I will go to Jingshi to meet your prince." ”

The little prince was overjoyed: "Okay, those who know the times are Junjie." This king will send a small group of soldiers to escort you back to Beijing, and will allow you to stay at our post station in Dachu along the way! ”

After sending away this batch of Franc people, the little prince said a few words to Chengzong and Yulan and then got up and went back first. Now he is very closely watched by Concubine Hui, and Concubine Hui will ask almost every once in a while: "Where is the little prince?" She was really frightened by the little prince's goodbye.

As soon as the little prince left, Yulan looked at the sky, it was already a watch, and it was not easy for my younger brother to stay here for a long time, so he took his leave. Yulan has done a big thing, and her mood is a little better, she is still thinking along the way, can Marquis Kate be of any use when he arrives in Beijing? Just now, the little prince asked on her behalf, it is impossible for them to carry the Hongyi cannon with them, and if they go to Beijing to make it, I am afraid it will be too late...... Hey, what about time, time! What Ye Yichen lacks now is time.

At this moment, in the tent of the five girls Yuxia, only a red candle was burning, the light in the tent was dim, and the felt carpet full of brocade quilts was rolled by the waves, and the low panting voice of the man and the delicate moaning of the woman were mixed together......

Yuxia's personal maid Kumquat was standing outside the tent, and all the remaining maids and grandmothers had already been sent by her to the shop where the people lived. Although she couldn't hear the voice inside, her heart was still so nervous that it was about to jump out of her cavity. A handkerchief was pinched in her hand, rubbed back and forth, and almost crumpled it.

Not far away, in the dim shadows, a little eunuch hid there, but his expression was calm.

Inside the tent, there was a low muffled roar from the man, and then everything fell silent. For a long time, a charming and bewitching face popped out of the brocade quilt, which was really Yuxia. She cried for a while, and said: "Your Highness, people just admire Your Highness's demeanor, this is against etiquette, please enter the account, how can you be like this!" I, now that I have lost my chastity, His Highness told me how to marry in the future! I, I might as well just die......" he said, getting up like a screen in a tent.

"What are you doing here!" The man turned his head and grabbed Yuxia's wrist. It was the crown prince Ye Minshu. When he traveled with the car this time, it was obvious that he could feel his father's disappointment and coldness towards him, and he had been worried in his heart. After dinner that day, he was very irritable, so he wandered around the camp with the guards and eunuchs, he did not wear the prince's clothes, and many people did not know him. Walk around and walk to Yuxia here.

This trip is not as good as Beijing, on the way he has seen Yuxia several times, this girl is also getting longer and more watery, the most itchy thing for him is that every time Yuxia secretly sends autumn waves to him, the affection in his eyes makes him feel hot when he sees it.

The crown princess doesn't care much about him, and the queen mother's filial piety has not yet passed, it is said that he can't be contaminated with women's sex, and the prince's tent is so close to the emperor, he doesn't dare to make that husband and wife gift with the princess. Ye Minshu was originally a womanizer, and during this period of busy political affairs, he never had the opportunity to mess with beautiful women, so he involuntarily went to Yang's house.

It happened that Yuxia was sitting outside the tent, embroidering flowers by the light of the day, and when she saw the prince coming, she led him into the tent in a few words. Originally, no matter how bold Ye Minshu was, he would not be so chaotic with Yuxia, but I don't know what Lu Dao is about, Yuxia only asked her maid to light incense, and the prince couldn't help it, and he and Yuxia had a husband and wife with his index finger.

At this moment, he calmed down, and he couldn't help but regret it in his heart. Insulting the daughter of the minister, and in the middle of the filial piety period, if Yuxia dies headlong, this matter will inevitably be known to everyone, and if it is stabbed in front of his father, he, the prince, may step down immediately.

The prince hurriedly put the robe on himself, while holding Yuxia's hand, and persuaded softly: "Don't cry, Lone is also confused for a while, and he will definitely give you an explanation." He thought now that he had to stabilize this woman first.

Yuxia sobbed and said, "You, what do you want to do with the slave family......"

When the prince saw that she was only wearing a belly pocket on her upper body, her skin was brighter than snow, and she was full of spring, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of heat in his heart. I thought that this woman's appearance was not slightly worse than that of the crown princess, although her background was almost a little bit, she was just a concubine, but she was not wronged.

Yuxia's heart was pounding, she and Aunt Liu had spent so many twists and turns, and spent so much silver to bribe the cronies and eunuchs around the prince, for this moment: "You are the prince above ten thousand people under one person, I am just a little woman, naturally I dare not disobey the prince's orders, but now, how can I live!" As he spoke, tears fell again.

The crown prince gently stroked her shoulder and said: "Okay, okay, Lone promises you, when you arrive in Nanjing, when the imperial grandmother's filial piety period is over, I will immediately ask my father to give you to me, do, be a lonely side concubine!" ”