Chapter 503 Reward

Kong Sheng galloped over, turned over and dismounted, and slowly walked towards the emperor and the Manchu civil and military forces. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The emperor's expression was extremely excited and excited, and the courtiers, including the crown prince Li Yu, were shocked with a little more fear of the unknown.

In their minds, such a mysterious and amazing weapon is simply beyond the reach of the human world, and this amazing power is by no means beyond the control of human beings. This further confirms the various rumors that Kong Sheng is the son of destiny from one side.

How else can it be explained? is young, full of literary brilliance, and brave and brave, and all the encyclopedias are all-encompassing, thousands of Lingxiu are all in one, in addition to explaining it with the talent of the heavens, how else can it make sense?

Many courtiers looked at Kong Sheng's eyes full of complicated fear. It was really hard for them to imagine that if Kong Sheng aimed such artillery at them or their mansion, all of them would be turned into powder.

This is simply not something that human beings can resist.

This is not something that should be in the world at all.

The power is strong, the deterrence is deep, and the fear of the unknown shakes everyone's minds.

The corners of Li Yu's mouth twitched slightly.

He felt that he had already thought very highly of Kong Sheng, but the result was still a mistake in judgment. Kong Sheng's unfathomable and various abilities are beyond people's imagination, and he was able to create such a thing that is almost an artifact, directly subverting the value of weapons in this era. What kind of swords, guns, swords, halberds, and eighteen kinds of weapons, in front of the artillery, are all jokes, who is not convinced, and bombarded into ruins.

At this time, Li Yu finally began to believe why Kong Sheng was born on the battlefield in Henan, and how he started with hundreds of cavalry, swept the rebels in Henan all the way, and came to this day step by step. Originally, Li Yu thought that there were many elements of false rumors and exaggerations, but now it seems that they are all true and touchable.

Kong Sheng is a living existence, not blown out or so lucky that it bursts, and it is impossible to deceive the world and steal his name.

And the emperor laughed contentedly.

That's exactly what he wanted.

In fact, he not only wanted to build a dismount for the proud second prince of Hui Hui through the public appearance of artillery, but also had a deep intention to deter the ministers, especially the crown prince Li Yu.

With such an artifact as a deterrent, who would dare to rebel against the emperor? Who would dare to flaunt their might in front of the emperor? In a sense, artillery was more of a political tool for the emperor.

Kong Sheng walked slowly, his expression was calm under the complex gaze of everyone, in fact, he was secretly laughing in his heart at this time, although the power of the artillery is very strong, but it also has its shortcomings, such as the long launch time, the current accuracy and accuracy are still slightly poor, the production cost is high and it is difficult to cast in batches, and at the same time it also needs at least the cooling of the tea time, etc., which is destined to be only used as a special weapon for the time being, not as a conventional weapon.

The tremendous power of today's artillery is actually irreproducible, and it is not as subconsciously thought by the ministers and dignitaries.

In other words, artillery can be used in the confrontation between the two armies. If dozens or even hundreds of artillery pieces are fired in turn, they will definitely cause huge casualties to the enemy, but the value of one or two artillery pieces lies only in deterrence, which is not enough to change the outcome of the war.

But these courtiers present are not clear, and even the emperor is ignorant. Kong Sheng is too lazy to talk about it, and he won't explain it clearly. Anyway, the deterrent effect of the artillery's debut on stage this time has already produced and met his expectations.

The emperor wants to rely on this to deter his ministers and the crown prince Li Yu, why not Kong Sheng? With this cannon roaring, all those in the DPRK and China who regard him as an enemy and are jealous of him must carefully weigh whether it is worth it if they want to continue to be hostile to him in the future.

This is an important bargaining chip for Kong Sheng to establish himself in Datang. With this bargaining chip, whether it is the emperor or the ministers, he will always maintain a certain amount of goodwill towards him. And with this bargaining chip, all those who try to fire a cold gun at Kong Sheng must consider the consequences and costs.

As for those Hui people, Kong Sheng is estimated to be so frightened at this moment that his soul is not possessed. These barbarians, although they grew up on horseback and are brave and good at fighting, but no matter how brave the warriors are, they can't withstand the bombardment of artillery, Datang has such a powerful artifact, where do the Hui people dare to invade the Central Plains?

How many times the people can't withstand this bombardment, and the power of shaking the world is not something that the human body can bear. Although the Hui people are brave, they can't and dare not do what the grasshopper shakes the tree beyond their means.

In fact, in terms of understanding current affairs and in the face of the law of the jungle, the Hui people are more realistic, more rational, and know more about advance and retreat than Datang.

Kong Sheng bowed to the emperor: "The minister is fortunate to live up to his mission, the artillery was successfully fired, and he has come to hand over the order to His Majesty." ”

Kong Sheng's expression was calm, and there was no pride or arrogance, which made the emperor look very satisfied, but for the courtiers and dignitaries, the more calm Kong Sheng was, the more unfathomable and unfathomable he became.

The emperor laughed: "Kong Sheng, it's hard work. The artillery cast by you is amazingly powerful, enough to become a divine weapon to protect the people of the Tang Dynasty, and it has made great contributions to the court and the society. From now on, there will be your artillery to suppress the formation, look at those barbarians, dare to violate my border again?! ”

Crown Prince Li Yu hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and bowed down and said, "May I ask my father, what is this thing ......?"

Li Yu had to figure out what kind of object it was and how it came about. If he doesn't understand this question, he will not be able to sleep well.

The emperor glanced meaningfully over Li Yu, and said with a loud smile: "This thing is called artillery, because it was produced by Kong Sheng, so I named it Shenwei Invincible General Cannon...... Ladies and gentlemen, Kong Sheng contributed this thing to me a few months ago, and I regarded it as a treasure, treasured in the secret room in the palace, and played with it. Today, Kong Sheng will test the power to see the power, and watch it with all the ministers. ”

Li Yu gasped.

It turned out that this was something secretly forged by the emperor and Kong Sheng. The power is so amazing that it has exceeded the imagination of the world. At this time, Li Yu couldn't think about why Kong Sheng was able to invent such a thing that subverted human eyes, he was afraid that the emperor had such an artifact, and he would ...... in the future Li Yu didn't dare to continue thinking about it.

Li Yu's heart was as cold as water, and the confidence in his stomach was gradually beginning to dissipate.

Li Mi and Du Hong gradually glanced at each other, and they both saw deep shock and awe in each other's eyes. It is no wonder that the emperor always looks up to Kong Sheng and always opens his eyes, it turns out that Kong Sheng has this kind of important weapon of the country. No wonder the emperor wanted to give his daughter Princess Ji Guo to Kong Sheng in marriage, and no wonder Kong Sheng dared to resist the decree again and again to refuse marriage, but the emperor maintained corresponding restraint and forbearance.

Everything became clear because of the appearance of artillery.

Kong Sheng's value suddenly rose to the peak because of the existence of artillery. Whether it is for the emperor or for the Tang Dynasty, this is the case.

And everything was also made very simple by the advent of artillery.

No one will find out why Kong Sheng is coming back, what past crimes, what doubts about resurrection, all are no longer a problem.

If Kong Sheng made a weapon to protect the country because of one refusal to marry, then he might as well come twice more to resist the decree and refuse to marry.

Kong Sheng contributed such an artifact to the imperial court, and his merits were unprecedented, and no one could match. At this time, the emperor named Kong Sheng as the king with a different surname, and no one would object.

Li Mi Du Hong gradually led his ministers to bow down, and shouted in unison: "Congratulations to the emperor, get this artifact, bless me Datang, and create a prosperous world again!" ”

The emperor laughed loudly, at this moment, the emperor's mood was so happy, it is really impossible to describe it in words. All the uneasiness, all the contradictions, all the hidden dangers, all the anxieties, whether political, economic, military, diplomatic, or even the struggle between father and son, were all solved.

"I won Kong Sheng, and I won thousands of troops. Kong Sheng's contribution to the Shenwei General Cannon, for the imperial court, for the society and the country's meritorious deeds, I want to reward him heavily, what do you want to do? When Emperor Qingyue's voice echoed in the ears of the ministers, most of them remained strangely silent.

Only a few powerful people looked at each other, exchanged glances and attitudes with each other, pondered the emperor's thoughts, and then tried to guide the emperor to make the trajectory of development go in the direction of their own interests.

Kong Sheng's merits are so unavoidable. No one can stop this.

But it is also a reward, some of which are false fame over substantive benefits, while others are fame and fortune. After all, in the eyes of many people, if Kong Sheng's power rises to a higher level, it will really become impossible to compete. On the other hand, it poses a serious threat to oneself.

Li Yu's eyes rolled, and he secretly glanced at Li Yu. There are some things that he is not suitable to say, but subordinates can say. Even if it is straightforward, it is not hesitating. There is only one purpose, to suppress Kong Sheng's upward momentum as much as possible.

Li Kuo nodded knowingly, and immediately went out of class to bow: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that General Kong resisted the decree and refused to marry before, and committed a serious crime that cannot be pardoned, but now that His Majesty has pardoned his crimes and ordered his official to be reinstated, the title of Marquis of Chang'an is still the same, which is considered to be offset by merit and demerit, and it is not appropriate to add another reward." ”

Li Yu's faction Ma Ping and others came out to echo one after another, and the emperor looked at this group of people, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and was silent.

The merits and demerits are offset, which sounds reasonable, but in fact, it is completely a stealing concept. Kong Sheng's faults are insignificant, but his merits are unprecedented, how can they be compared?

How to reward Kong Sheng, the emperor has already had an idea, and no one will listen to his advice. At this moment, in the emperor's mind, Kong Sheng's status is infinitely high, and he will not be influenced by others at all.

But on the surface, the emperor still made a gesture of humbly accepting advice, turned his head to look at Li Mi, Du Hongjian and the others, and said lightly: "What do you think?" ”

Li Mi pondered for a moment, bowed down and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the ministers think that Kong Sheng has made meritorious contributions to the country, and now he has presented such an artifact to the imperial court, and his achievements are unprecedented. But General Kong is still young after all, and he is already a general of the third rank and the governor of Shenlongwei, so it is not appropriate to be promoted to another rank. However, in the title of knighthood, His Majesty may add a title at his discretion. ”

Li Mi is a fair-minded person, and he has a high prestige in the court, since Li Mi said so, others will naturally not object.

The emperor nodded, and said loudly: "Kong Sheng's merits are so high that no one can match them, I want to reward him, and I guess your ministers have nothing to say." However, what Li Yu said is very true, Kong Sheng is still young, and I have repeatedly recommended exceptions, so it is not appropriate to be promoted. But this title, I think, even if it is a king with a different surname, it is not too much. ”

The ministers fell silent.

Crown Prince Li Yu was also silent.

If you are crowned king, you will be crowned king, anyway, this is just a title, as long as Kong Sheng's power does not expand and expand, it doesn't matter. There are many princes in Chang'an City, there are not many Kong Sheng, and there are not many Kong Sheng, and there are no more Kong Sheng, which is nothing more than the imperial court spending a little more.

"However, I consider that the sudden crowning of the king may not be able to convince the public. In this way, Kong Sheng, when you return from your envoy, how about I make you king again? The emperor looked at Kong Sheng with a smile.

Kong Sheng smiled and bowed down: "Your Majesty, the minister is Your Majesty's courtier, and it is his duty to contribute to the Tang Dynasty. To tell the truth, at this age, the minister is already in a high position, Chang'an, this is already one of the few rewards since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the minister does not dare to ask for merit and reward, the matter of the king, and please take back your majesty's life! ”

The emperor had already reached some kind of tacit understanding with Kong Sheng, and at this moment, in front of the ministers, it was nothing more than acting.

The emperor will definitely have a reward, but not now. Because Kong Sheng had not yet handed over the artillery casting technology under his control to the imperial court, the emperor naturally had to delay it. Of course, the emperor also knew that the reason why Kong Sheng was willing to contribute artillery was not to seek a reward.

Therefore, the emperor did not continue to insist, and pushed the boat down the river and said: "Okay, since Kong Sheng is high-spirited, I will no longer insist." The matter of sealing the king was postponed, but, in recognition of Kong Shengjin's contribution to artillery, in addition to giving this artillery the name of Shenwei General Cannon, I added the word Shenwei to the title of the candidate of Chang'an, sealed 500 households, and at the same time gave you a gold medal, but the horse in the palace is not worshipped......

The emperor also babbled on and on a lot of financial rewards, and even rewarded Kong Sheng with dozens of beautiful palace maids. These palace maids and emperors had long wanted to be expelled from the palace, and they were just thrown to Kong Sheng to dispose of in the name of rewards.

Kong Sheng smiled secretly in his heart, and said in his heart that the so-called privileges you gave this time are all vain, as the commander of the forbidden army in the palace ban, he already has the right to enter and leave the palace at any time, as for not worshipping the emperor when he sees him, this is also nonsense. Even if he has a gold medal and the emperor's holy decree that he is allowed not to worship, can Kong Sheng not worship?

This is the basic courtesy of a monarch and courtier, and if this etiquette is lost, not to mention that the emperor is uncomfortable, even other courtiers will look at him unpleasantly.

These rewards are all false, and Kong Sheng doesn't value them. Even if he is crowned king or not, he doesn't care. What he attaches more importance to is the emperor's future attention to firearms casting and national investment, without the investment of the Tang Dynasty's national strength, Kong Sheng is difficult to form a scale in firearms research and development casting.

The emperor had promised that after his return from Huifu, he would immediately set up the Artillery Casting Supervisor, the Firearms Research Institute, and the Firearms Allocation Department, which were independent of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households, and were under the control and management of Kong Sheng. (To be continued.) )