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Chapter 4 Qianjin

"Acquaintance with the fierce prince." While testing the crossbow, the gurus outside shouted again. The envoy bent down and led a prince with a white and jade. Not to mention the others, just his tender and white little face and innocent eyes were ten times more cute than Xiong Jing.

When the goods were compared, Xiong Jing laughed at himself. Compared with Xiong Han, who was carved with jade, he was just a black and thin thick piece. He listened to his words and looked at his actions. He said so, but most people still looked at his appearance. Xiong Han attracted most of his attention as soon as he came to court. Chunshen Jun took the opportunity to speak again: "The prince of fierceness is the favor of heaven, and is smart and polite. I ask the king to make the prince of fierceness the eldest son."

"I dare to ask the king to make the fierce prince the eldest son." There was another echo, with as many as four or five hundred people, and the voice was so loud that the eardrums were stunned.

"The king, Prince Jing is young, but he is worried about national affairs. He builds a carriage and crossbow to share the worries of the king. I think he should establish Prince Jing." Zuo Tu Zhaoshu told him loudly, and his vest was sweating. "The cleverness and politeness" was snatched by Huang Xie, so he could only emphasize "worry about national affairs."

"This is a trick to win favor." A voice shouted, "It is Shouling Jun. His fief was originally Shouying, because Shouling had to be re-entrusted to Jiangdong because he had to be re-entrusted to Jiangdong. Like Xiangchengjun and other Eastern vassal officials, he was a strong party. "The things created by Prince Jing must be taught by the Mohist school."

"Since it was taught by the Mohist school, why not see the Qin State having a four-wheeled car and a crossbow of 100 feet high?" Zimo refuted.

"If you don't see it, you won't know." Shouling Jun is fat and not good at debate, so he can only refute it with "not seeing".

"It's a big mistake. People have those who are born to know, those who are learned to know, and those who are trapped. Prince Jing was born to know, so why do you need the Mo family to teach me?" Zi Mobing was unparalleled. As soon as he opened his mouth, he defined Xiong Jing as 'born to know'. He heard Xiong Jing laughed. He finally didn't worry about the source of his skills. "King, after moving east, the craftsmen of our Chu State were scattered and their skills were greatly lost. God pleaded with me, so he surrendered Prince Jing. I asked the king to make Prince Jing the eldest son, revive our country and prosper the great Chu."

"I ask the king to make Prince Jing the eldest son, revive our country and prosper the great Chu." Like the fierce party, the Jing party also asked Xiong Jing in unison. Although the two or three hundred people were not loud, most of them were found to be the ministers and ministers in the court.

The court held everything for the King of Chu. More than 700 pairs of eyes were staring at the King of Chu. The King of Chu wanted to speak but was speechless. Everyone held their breath and focused. The atmosphere was extremely heavy. After a while, the King of Chu was about to speak when a subordinate general came in outside. The subordinate general shouted loudly: "I dare to tell the king that the martial arts field has tested the crossbow. The four-wheeled car can carry 120 stones and more than 7,000 kilograms. The two horses can drive and turn conveniently. This car is far better than the heavy car in the army. Please build it widely."

There is nothing to be surprised that a four-wheeled carriage can hold 3,500 kilograms. What Xiong Jing wants to know is the range of the crossbow he hastily built. The King of Chu was also concerned about the crossbow. He nodded and asked, "How is the powerful crossbow?"

"Strong crossbow..." The general bowed again, but he didn't speak for a long time after bowing, and just looked around.

"I am not guilty!" How can the military's important weapon not keep the range of the shooting, but it is related to the establishment of the crown prince, and the King of Chu can't take care of it.

"Which." The general replied, bowed again, and then said loudly: "I tried three times, and the powerful crossbow shot more than 300 steps, but the arrow fell into the city's moat... the number of steps could not be measured."

"Actually?" The King of Chu shook his body, and the man stood up. Perhaps because he was too anxious to get up, he shook twice. The court officials were also shocked and shot more than 300 steps. Is this still a crossbow? Don't mention the Han crossbow shooting six hundred steps, it's something that no one has seen before.

"Everything that I say is true." The general could no longer hold back his excitement. He trembled and said, "King, this crossbow is a country's important weapon. Breaking the formation and killing the general is like a boiling snow. Please... Please reward the person who makes crossbows with great rewards, give him beautiful women, jade and silk, titles and fiefs, and build crossbows for my Great Chu, otherwise..." The general said this and looked up at the King of Chu, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "...I would like to kill him."

"Irregular!" The doctors who supported Xiong Jing were like drinking snow water in the dog days of autumn, and they were extremely comfortable. Wei Zi Mo didn't miss any opportunity for Xiong Jingzhang. As soon as the general finished speaking, he jumped out and scolded. "The crossbow was made by Prince Jing, how dare you be rude?"

"Jing..." The general gasped. How could he know that the crossbow was made by the prince. "Pu" he bowed to the ground and shouted: "I am guilty of death, but I am guilty of death!"

Zimo just wanted to find a stepping stone. He turned to the King of Chu: "King, Prince Jing has the favor of heaven, and was born to know it. He will prosper as the eldest son of the Great Chu; if he does not stand, the heaven will be angry, and he may cause disaster to come to our Great Chu..."

"King, the crossbow shot more than 300 steps. I don't believe it. Please go to the martial arts field to try again." Before Zimo finished speaking, Gong Yindao hurriedly answered the conversation. He was worried that the King of Chu would be shaken for a moment and agreed to Zimo.

"I also ask to test the crossbow to test the authenticity." Grand Sima Nao also said. He has no worries now that he has no worries to become a throne.

"I went there in person." The King of Chu's eyes were circling on Xiong Jing, Naojiu, Zimo, and others. He had great doubts that this matter was Naojiu. Zhaoshu and others colluded, just like he colluded with Huang Xie in advance.

The martial arts field is located in the southeast corner of Shouying, next to the royal palace. Two tall walls are intersected in the southeast, and the courtyard on the north side and the wooden wall on the west side. A martial arts field, which is three hundred steps long and two hundred and fifty steps wide, is divided from the city. Here, the soldiers stand solemnly, the military flags are hanging high, and the King of Chu has not arrived, nearly a hundred soldiers line up at the gate under the leadership of a general who has no hell.

"Is this a powerful crossbow?" Looking at the crossbow on the northmost side of the martial arts field, although he had seen the model, the King of Chu was still surprised. The crossbow was more than one meter high and the guide groove was longer. The ratchet copper teeth on it all proved that this was a weapon of war.

"Tell the king: That's right." The general who was in charge of the martial arts field was Deng Sui who had just entered the court to report, and his eyes were extremely hot. "I don't know what the internal meridians were. The arrows were flying over the city wall and landing in the city protection."

"Try it." The King of Chu's eyes were burning, and after being surprised, he had no expression on his face.

"Yes!" Deng Sui waved his hand, and a soldier held a heavy arrow and put it into the chute. The other two soldiers worked together to turn the ratchet. In the sound of "cranking" the crossbow arms gradually closed in parallel. When the copper teeth approached the end of the chute, the "cranking" sound turned into "bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang", and the entire crossbow frame was already tense. Because of the previous test shot, the soldier was not worried about the sound, but the doctors moved back and their bodies also shrank.

After the string was turned, Deng Sui looked over and saw the King of Chu nodding slightly, then turned to the armored soldiers and shouted: "Cum!"

‘Bang-!’ As soon as the tightly hooked string was put on, the crossbow arms on both sides rebounded at high speed, and made a loud noise on the outer frame of the crossbow. The rapid sound made people jump. Everyone could hear the sound, but no one saw how the arrows in the chute were shot out. It was not until the arrow flew over the city wall that more than ten meters high that everyone saw the shadow of the arrow.

The martial arts field was about three hundred steps away from the city wall. No one knew where the arrows crossed the city wall, but at least, the range should be three hundred steps away. When the arrows flew over the city wall, Yin Dao, who insisted on testing the crossbow, felt that the two crossbow arms were twitching on his face, and his whole face was hot and hot; Chunshen Jun Huang Xie trembled his hands and cut off several white beards, and his mouth was dry; Naoji wanted to laugh and saw that the King of Chu was silent and had to endure it. For a moment, everyone looked at the King of Chu.

"Serious." After a long time of silence, the King of Chu squeezed out such a word, and his face was gloomy and clear.

*

"What later?" When my sister Mi Yu came back from Xiong Jing in Qiuhua Palace, she had been asking about the crossbow test in the morning. "The arrow shot three hundred steps away, my father must be very happy."

"No later." Xiong Jing told her mother about the incident as soon as she came back. Concubine Zhao did not scold her, but her already depressed face became a little deeper. Instead, it was Mi Yu who always asked Xiong Jing to talk about crossbow tests. She heard her little fist grabbing her face, her face turned red and she was very happy. "The father said - 'good." Xiong Jing learned the unpredictable tone of Chu's voice, which was vivid.

"Haha..." Mi Qi couldn't kneel down with laughter, stood up from the mat and jumped a few times, and then knelt down again after the joy came over. "How come the Father didn't give me a reward? I don't believe it."

"The father said 'good' and returned to the palace." Even though he was an adult, Xiong Jing didn't know what the King of Chu was thinking at that time. When he talked about the reward, he was even more upset and smiled bitterly: "How could there be any reward?"

"The father's rewards and punishments are clear, and there will be rewards." Compared to Xiong Jing, Mi Qi knew more about the King of Chu. Indeed, before she finished speaking, a palace maid stepped out from outside, "Madam, Madam, Wang Yin is here."

Wang Yin is the eunuch who manages the palace, and he has no surname. Although Concubine Li is in charge of the palace, Concubine Li cannot make any decisions. He heard that he came to Xiong Jing and Mi Qi immediately stood up and stood behind his mother obediently. Concubine Zhao held a side bun, put on her face with powder, and changed into a simple cotton robe. She sat there, her heart was already in her throat, and she didn't know whether Wang Yin was a blessing or a disaster.

"I have seen the young lady." Wang Yin's voice was as sharp as the eunuch. Fortunately, his face was kind, and the temple master behind him was carrying a bunch of boxes.

"No need to be polite." Concubine Zhao felt a little relieved, "Wang Yin is here..."
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