bayedsolid Chapter 332: Envoy from Beimang
Chapter 332: Envoy from Beimang
Chapter 332: Envoy from Beimang
In Concubine Jiang's palace, Eunuch Shun leaned over and told Emperor Jingde everything he had seen and heard along the way and in the army.
Emperor Jingde nodded, thinking to himself, could it be that he was too suspicious and had wrongly accused Pei Heng?
After a series of unexpected events in the past two years, he is indeed a little nervous.
In front of him, Pei Heng had his lovely wife and beautiful concubines beside him, and he was holding a big fat boy in his arms. The family was very happy and it didn't look like they had any ill intentions.
Moreover, now that they had the blueprints for the cannons and muskets, Daqi was even more powerful. Even a powerful nation like Beimang was beaten to the ground, not to mention the neighboring countries. Even if Pei Heng had any ulterior motives, he was not afraid.
Thinking of this, Emperor Jingde finally smiled slightly.
He waved his hand and said loudly:
"Pei Qing, you've lost weight after your serious illness. Eat more vegetables. I remember you loved this roasted meat since you were a child. Xiao Shunzi, give it to him."
Shun Dajian personally served the dishes to Pei Heng.
Pei Heng hurriedly stood up and thanked him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Jingde pressed his hand and motioned him to sit down.
"Come, Pei Qing has returned to the capital and has a son. Congratulations, let's have a drink together."
Under the table, Pei Heng gently squeezed Su Li's hand.
Judging from Emperor Jingde's appearance, Huang Yiwen must have kept his secret and everything is going as planned.
Su Li shook Pei Heng's hand back and smiled sweetly at him.
The moment Su Li saw Huang Yiwen, she was amazed at how similar Huang Yiwen's temperament and appearance were to Su Yanzhi, and she had this thought at that time.
Su Yanzhi is just a fictional character, and sooner or later he will be suspected by Emperor Jingde.
Fortunately, she was prepared.
On the way back north, she asked someone to take Huang Yiwen to change the route north and calculate the time to return to Beijing.
When they were in Quanzhou before, they heard Pei Heng talk about all the details of the Northern Expedition. Su Li and Pei Heng helped him rehearse many possibilities, and then they could answer questions fluently in front of the emperor.
Huang Yiwen is gifted and eloquent, and what is rare is that he also has a strong psychological endurance.
From now on, he is Su Yanzhi.
He himself was very much looking forward to it.
For him, Huang Yiwen is not him anyway, so what difference does it make whether he is Huang Yiwen or Su Yanzhi?
The most important thing is that Prince Su presented the artillery drawings to the emperor.
Although the cannon is good, it is a hot potato in one's hands. If it is not presented to Emperor Jingde, he will inevitably suspect that he has ulterior motives.
Furthermore, the blueprints were extremely complex, and she had annotated them all in English, making them incomprehensible to the average person. Prince Su controlled the artillery and musket craftsmen, as well as the core smelting technology. Even if Emperor Jingde obtained the blueprints, they would be useless.
The couple secretly breathed a sigh of relief as they had safely overcome a life-and-death matter.
Emperor Jingde was in a good mood after obtaining the magic weapon.
"A great victory in the northern border has led to the surrender of Beimang. On the 28th of this month, the Beimang delegation will arrive in Shengjing to pay tribute. It will be my birthday, so I plan to hold a grand ceremony to show those barbarians in Beimang the demeanor of a great nation."
Everyone at the banquet hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is wise."
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Prince Kang's Mansion.
After smashing countless cups, bowls and vases, King Kang finally fell onto the couch.
"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous."
He thought that this move would allow him to kill Pei Heng and, at the same time, accuse Old Seven of deceiving the emperor. By then, he would not only get Ah Li, but also suppress Old Seven, killing two birds with one stone.
But God knows where they got a stupid Su Yanzhi to get away with it.
When Prime Minister Cui saw that he had finished his rage, he said:
"Your Highness, do you think the Emperor really believes what they say? He only believes it for the sake of cannons and muskets."
Speaking of this matter, King Kang became even more angry.
"My fourth brother got a willow catkin and made a fire gun. Now my seventh brother got Su Yanzhi and made not only a fire gun but also a cannon. Prime Minister Cui, what else can I use to compete with him?"
Cui Xiang said:
"Your Highness, please be patient. We have a lot to do with the envoy from Beimang this time."
"You mean?"
The two looked at each other and exchanged glances.
"Your Highness, if we reveal that the blueprints are in the palace, the Beimang people will definitely take action. When the time comes, we will lure them into a trap and then take advantage of the chaos in the palace to shift the blame to the Beimang people."
"Your Highness, even if Prince Su holds considerable prestige in the army, what does it matter? As long as the Emperor writes your name on the decree of succession, neither he nor the entire court can do anything about it!"
Prime Minister Cui said in a sinister tone.
King Kang pondered for a moment and said with a smile:
"My father is getting old, and it's time for him to abdicate. It just so happens that the people of Beimang can take the blame for this. Prime Minister Cui, please spread the news to the Beimang delegation. I will go to the palace and tell my mother that the time has come."
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Beimang Mission.
Tuoba Rao mingled in the delegation, looking at the distant Shengjing City, and bit his lip hard.
"Pei Heng! This princess has been defeated repeatedly by you. You have caused this princess to lose her prestige in the court and even had her military power taken away by her brother. This account must be settled with you. This princess will never be able to relieve the hatred in her heart unless she kills you!"
Seeing Tuoba Rao lying on the carriage with his head exposed, the envoy hurried over and said:
"Princess, we'll be in the city in half a day. Hide in the carriage and don't come out."
"Why? Is this princess so shameful?"
Tuoba Rao said viciously.
The envoy hurriedly said he didn't dare, "Princess, you came south secretly this time, and your name is not on the list of the delegation. Besides, you..."
Moreover, Tuoba Rao led his troops to attack Nanqi and slaughtered people in the northern border for thousands of miles. In Nanqi, he was like a rat crossing the street and anyone could kill him.
If people knew that she dared to come to the capital of Nanqi, I am afraid that the people of Nanqi would take to the streets and stone her to death!
However, the envoy did not dare to say this.
He fell silent dejectedly.
"Hmph! You peace advocates are all spineless. This princess is fighting hard in the front, and you are dragging her down from behind! It's because of you spineless people that Nanqi is so arrogant!"
Having said that, Tuoba Rao still shrank back obediently.
The delegation stayed at the post house.
That night, an arrow was shot into Tuoba Rao's room with a note tied to it.
"Princess, someone has sent me news that the blueprints for the cannons and muskets are hidden in Emperor Jingde's bedroom."
"it is good!"
Tuoba Rao slapped his thigh.
These cannons and muskets were incredibly powerful; she had witnessed with her own eyes how a single shot could blast a massive hole through a city wall. Now, these incredibly powerful cannons were lined up along the border, their muzzles pointed at Beimang. Everyone in the court, from the emperor to the officials, was terrified.
If she could get the blueprints of artillery and muskets and bring them back this time, wouldn't that make up for her mistake?
Once Beimang also has cannons, why should she fear Nanqi!
"This princess must get this blueprint!"