Chapter 318

The king was suddenly speechless.

A duke?

Young Master Shen, you look down on me too much.

In the Great Yan Empire, different surnames are not allowed to be crowned kings.

In the following major kingdoms, it is almost an iron rule that different surnames cannot be proclaimed dukes.

Don't forget, Mr. Shen, the Eastern countries were still principalities a few decades ago, until after the rise of the emperor Jiang Li, the emperor wanted to confine Jiang Li to the king, and there were only a few big kingdoms.

The entire Yue Kingdom is full of calculations, and there is only one duke with a different surname, that is Bian Xiao.

Even Chong Yao is only a marquis.

But Bian Xiao was a marquis when he was in Wu State, and what is his credit for saving the entire Yue State.

It directly changed the fate of Yue and Wu countries.

Not only did Yue Guo win the war against the country, but also let the widow defeat Ning Yuanwu to ascend to the throne, which directly increased Yue Guo’s land in nine counties and millions of people.

Basically, it is unlikely that there will be a second duke with a different surname in the country of Yue.

If it does, it's not far from the end.

Of course, the monarch knew in his heart that Shen Lang, this broken child, was just talking nonsense.

"You want this duke for Ning Zheng?" Ning Yuanxian asked.

"Of course." Shen Lang said: "Even the fourth prince, Ning Zhen, is a duke, and the fifth prince is just a marquis. It's too ugly."

Ning Yuanxian sighed in his heart: "Ning Zheng is really lucky to have you as a friend."

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty, if His Highness Ning Zheng wants to win the heirloom, at least he must be on an equal footing with the two His Royal Highnesses in the title."

Ning Yuanxian said: "You are in a hurry. It's only been a few months since Ning Zheng was promoted to Marquis. If he is suddenly promoted to Duke, it's easy to break the balance. If you change the condition, as long as it is within my ability, I will definitely Satisfy you. And not for others, but for yourself."

Your Majesty is too direct.

within ability?

When did you say something so humble? Didn't you appear to be omnipotent before? I am the only one in the sky and the earth.

For my own good?

Shen Lang racked his brains.

what do i want?

After thinking for a while, he gave up.

He really couldn't think of what he wanted.

It's also a sin to be too arrogant, and you can't find what you want.

My Lord Lang wants money and money, power and power. Prosperity and wealth, surrounded by beauties.

Otherwise, I still want world peace.

Then the king was speechless.

Shen Lang made so much credit, he really wanted to give Shen Lang something.

As a result, Shen Lang couldn't find what he wanted.

He couldn't find anything to give either.

"Otherwise, the widow will give Jin Mucong a marriage?" Ning Yuanxian said, "Who do you think you have a crush on? No matter who it is, I will let her marry Jin Mucong."

Shen Lang was stunned, but this seems to be possible.

The fat man is almost twenty years old, and he still has no partner. Sometimes he still has to watch the painting version of "Boundless Wind and Moon" under the covers. It's too miserable.

As a brother-in-law, I have an obligation to introduce objects to my brother-in-law.

Otherwise, how do I explain to my parents-in-law?

I heard that the Prime Minister Zhu Hongzhu has a granddaughter named Zhu Ning, who is gentle and beautiful, restrained and virtuous, and is a top talented girl.

At the age of nineteen this year, she has not yet been married, but the person who seeks marriage has already stepped over the threshold.

So Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty, what do you think of Zhu Ning?"

The king took a deep breath.

This, this Zhu Ning is the real first talented woman in the capital.

She is the lifeblood of Prime Minister Zhu Hong, the real jewel in the palm, and she is also the head of his study.

And this first talented woman is neither self-proclaimed nor hype.

This girl is very low-key, she hardly ever leaves the door, she never goes to any messy parties, and she doesn't publicly spread any articles or poems.

So how did she get her reputation as the number one talented woman in the country?

First, many of the letters and articles written by Prime Minister Zhu Hongzhu were written on her behalf. Isn't this not good enough?

Second, she is nineteen years old this year, and she is an absolute celebrity. People who want to marry her are like carps crossing the river. She rejected at least dozens of jinshi, even a champion.

Zhu Hongzhu said that her marriage should be her own first decision.

If there is a man she doesn't like, the family will never force him.

Many young talents came to visit after high school jinshi in high spirits, but they were defeated in less than an hour.

Huh?

Why does this sound so weird? If that's the case, an hour is already very arrogant.

Then be precise.

Everyone competed with Zhu Ning for talent, and they all lost in less than an hour.

In other words, she won dozens of Jinshi.

Of course, this does not mean that if she participates in the imperial examinations, she will definitely win the champion.

But this girl has read countless books, has extensive knowledge, and the breadth and depth of knowledge are amazing.

It was she who killed dozens of jinshi, so she became famous and became the so-called number one talented woman in the capital.

For this title, the Zhu family is indifferent.

For others, the so-called first talented woman in the capital is a compliment, but for the Zhu family, it is a humiliation.

Just as you call Baby Mulan the number one beauty in Xuanwu City, Shen Lang will also be furious.

You are the first beauty in Xuanwu City, and your whole family is the first beauty in Xuanwu City.

In short, this Zhu Ning is very difficult to deal with, so she is almost 20 years old this year, and she has not married yet.

The Zhu family is not in a hurry.

Of course, they really don't need to hurry.

To say something ugly, the monarch's daughter is still a little worried about marrying.

But the daughter of the Zhu family is definitely not worried about getting married.

People in the world want to win the daughter of the Zhu family more than they want to marry the daughter of the monarch.

The rest of the Zhu family and the royal family are very close. Zhu Hongxue and Ning Han share the same teacher, and Zhu Hongping is praised by the monarch as the horse of my family. But this Zhu Ning kept a distance from the royal family, and usually rarely entered the palace.

When the monarch heard that Shen Lang actually wanted to marry Jin Mucong, the most proud and talented woman in the capital, his scalp suddenly tingled.

Fortunately, Shen Lang didn't say world peace, otherwise the monarch would probably say otherwise, let's talk about world peace.

He wanted to say another condition.

But Ning Yuanxian is also a person who wants to be shamed. Now he is like an elder who wants to show his ability in front of his children, desperately trying to reward Shen Lang.

Shen Lang can't put forward the first condition, you don't agree.

Shen Lang puts forward the second condition again, but you still do not agree.

This seems insincere.

"Okay, the widow will give it a try." Ning Yuanxian said: "After returning to the capital, the widow will go to visit Prime Minister Zhu in person and propose to Jin Mucong."

Just after he finished speaking, the monarch himself felt a chill on his back.

He really regretted it, why he talked a lot just now, and now he is taking care of himself.

Going to beg for a kiss this time is definitely going to be a shame.

Who is Zhu Li? Even Zhuang Yuanlang can't see it.

Who is Jin Mucong?

Well, Aiwu and Wu, the monarch has a good impression of Jin Mu Satoshi now.

But say a word of conscience.

If Jin Mucong was promising enough, Shen Lang would not be able to become the son-in-law of the Jin family at all.

About 100 Jin Mucong are not worth Zhu Ning.

Of course, Jin Mucong is still cute.

Poor unloved!

………………

The gossip is over.

The monarch's face became a little serious, and he said, "Shen Lang, this Nirvana Army is so powerful, how many people can it train at most?"

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty, do you listen to the truth?"

"Of course!" the king said.

Shen Lang said: "Super Mo Saber Soldiers can no longer be trained. I have completely consumed the top steel of the Jin family. For this Nirvana army of more than 2,000 people, I spent about several hundred thousand gold coins." .

The monarch knew that this army was expensive, but he did not expect it to be so expensive.

Shen Langdao: "Although the steel workshop of the Jin family belongs to my family, every piece of steel that comes out needs to be paid for, and it needs real gold and silver. You can't take it directly because it belongs to my family."

Of course the king understands this.

Any family is like this, for example, the Imperial Army is his, and the royal family workshop is also his.

However, the equipment of the Imperial Army also needs to be purchased from the royal workshop.

The accounts must be clear and the rules must be clear, otherwise there will be alarming hidden dangers.

Shen Langdao: "They have an average of five lead knives for training, and they consume more than one million catties of lead in total. I borrowed this batch of materials from the Tiandao Association. They also need to take a medicinal bath every day, and they also need to consume a lot of money. With the money, Tiandaohui almost bought out the precious medicinal materials in several provinces. His Highness Ning Zheng's succession has just started, and he already owes Tiandaohui 530,000 gold coins."

This money was borrowed by Shen Lang, but of course the creditor was Ning Zheng, so Shen Lang could not be allowed to pay back the money.

Therefore, although Shen Lang's ace army has only more than 2,000 people, the money consumed can equip tens of thousands of troops.

Shen Lang said: "Of course, if I have enough time, I can still train 3,000 heavy armored swordsmen. But Your Majesty, you want to use this army to face the next super war, right?"

Ning Yuanxian nodded.

Shen Lang said: "That's impossible. It will take at least a year for my Jin family's workshop to produce so much top-quality steel. Moreover, this Nirvana army is extremely powerful in the plains, but when it enters the Nanou battlefield, The power will be greatly reduced.”

The king nodded.

Nanou country is full of forests and ravines, and the terrain is narrow and narrow, and such a super-heavy armored army cannot be used very much.

The most suitable there is the mountain army.

The Mo Knife team of the Nirvana Army relies on collective strength. Only when thousands of Mo Knives are chopped down at the same time will they be destroyed, so they need an open area.

"But Your Majesty, I'm ready to train the next batch of Nirvana Army." Shen Lang said: "This second batch of Nirvana Army is still strong against the sky, but it is no longer Mo Dao soldiers. It is the mountain jungle army most suitable for entering the battlefield of Nanou Kingdom. , is an archer with high mobility and agility, and the number is about 3,000."

Ning Yuanxian asked, "Is there a small number of bow and arrow troops of 3,000 people, and it is difficult to change the situation of the battle?"

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty, if everyone uses two crossbows, they can shoot dozens or hundreds of arrows in a row, and they are extremely accurate?"

Ning Yuanxian opened his eyes.

This...it's impossible.

At present, the most elite bow and arrow troops in the entire Great Yan Dynasty only used a crossbow.

A stone and a half, it is already used by the marksman.

Two crossbows, and three thousand people use two crossbows?

The effective killing distance of one crossbow is about 150 steps, and the effective killing distance of two crossbows is at least about 250 steps.

And shooting hundreds of arrows in a row is extremely accurate?

Ning Yuanxian didn't know the word special forces.

That's right!

What Shen Lang wanted to train was special forces suitable for jungle operations.

And three thousand people at a time.

Ning Yuanxian said: "Shooting hundreds of arrows with two crossbows in a row requires amazing strength. I'm afraid even the Mo Dao soldiers of the Nirvana Army don't have this power, and they can't produce a super strong two-stone bow on a large scale."

Indeed not!

Even if the strength of both arms is 500 jin, it is impossible to shoot a hundred arrows with two crossbows, which is a super strong bow of more than 200 pounds.

Moreover, the bows in this world are all made of wood, and it is basically difficult to achieve such a great strength.

The English longbow in history was directly made of a whole yew tree. The short one was about one meter five, and the long bow was even more than two meters. Generally, it was about 100 pounds, and very few exceeded 200 pounds. .

And a normal bow requires more force the farther it goes to the back.

After the bow is fully drawn, the power required to reach the limit is difficult to maintain at this time, and it is also difficult to aim.

but!

What Shen Lang designs and manufactures is a modern compound bow.

He can't make aluminum alloys now, but high-toughness steels can already be made.

A strong bow forged from mild steel is enough to provide powerful strength, and there is no problem with just two stones.

The compound bow with pulley mechanism has high labor-saving effect.

Because the tension of the compound bow will fluctuate in a process, after starting to add force to the peak, start to reduce the use of force until the bow is fully drawn, which means that there is enough time to stabilize the bow body for aiming.

This is completely epoch-making significance for archery.

Shen Lang knows that these zero-blank bloodline people are extremely focused, this is their nature.

When they invested in Mo Dao training, they were able to practice one move and one cut twice in a few months, reaching more than one million times.

Then the second batch of Nirvana Army, once the bloodline has been transformed, let them go into bow and arrow training. They promise to be like the Modao team, training to shoot millions of times in a few months.

These people are like still water, extremely focused and sensitive.

Once you focus on practicing archery, what is the effect?

And they are all equipped with two-stone super bows, using high-carbon steel arrows. What an amazing lethality.

Such an army of 3,000 archers is almost a nightmare for any army.

The Nirvana Army's Mo Dao team is used for melee combat, and the super archers are used for long-range combat.

Together, the two armies are almost invincible.

Even Shen Lang had higher expectations for the three thousand super archers.

The historical English longbowmen shot the French army out of shit.

At the Battle of Agincourt, 6,000 English troops fought against 30,000 French troops.

There were 5,000 longbowmen out of the 6,000 in the English army.

As a result, the battle killed more than 10,000 people in France, and its own casualties did not exceed 300.

Created an unprecedented brilliant victory.

As for the second Nirvana army that Shen Lang wanted to train, although the number was small, its combat power was definitely far more than that of the English longbowmen.

So how will it behave on the battlefield? Completely unimaginable.

The monarch Ning Yuanxian couldn't help but have an incomparable reverie about this army.

Suddenly, he couldn't help but say: "Shen Lang, you have paid so much, why don't you train this army to become the army of the Jin family?"

Shen Lang said: "Then what? My Jin family rebelled and became king. Do you want my father-in-law to be king, me to be king, or Jin Mucong to be king?"

Uh!

Shen Lang is king?

Thinking of this possibility, the monarch could not help but tremble.

If such a calamity is to be king, then... that's really the life of the people.

Moreover, Shen Lang's goal is to have no hatred in the world, to destroy the crown prince, the Xue family, and the third prince.

Supporting Ningzheng is the most cost-effective process.

Even in Shen Lang's heart, the Jin family really does not have the appearance of a king.

Of course, neither did Lord Lang. He just wanted to enjoy his rights, not to fulfill his obligations. Just want to be prosperous and rich, but not willing to be diligent and love the people. Whoever is not pleasing to the eye will be destroyed, not willing to delay a day, and there is no tolerance at all.

Ning Yuanxian can tolerate many people he doesn't like. Not to mention Ning Zheng, his belly is so big that it's outrageous.

And Shen Lang's stomach is probably a little narrower than the gutter.

"Besides, you are also my father-in-law so carelessly." Shen Lang said.

The king was speechless.

In your heart, the widow is not as good as Jin Zhuo, right?

Don't be so fond of one another, Ning Yan is also Bingqing Yujie with you, and will have children for you in the future, and there is no name or distinction, your boy should be level with a bowl of water.

"Shen Lang, how long will it take for the second Nirvana army to come out?" Ning Yuanxian asked.

Shen Lang said: "At least half a year."

Ning Yuanxian nodded and did not continue.

He knew in his heart that Jun Jin would probably not give him half a year.

In a few months at most, the fateful super war will break out.

Suddenly Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty, I heard that you rejected Yinyuan Society's loan for me."

"Hmm!" Ning Yuanxian replied casually.

Shen Lang said: "How much money do you lack?"

Ning Yuanxian said: "Three or four million!"

To get this astronomical figure, Shen Lang was not surprised at all.

Even he knew in his heart that even so much money would not be enough.

Because the next big battle will be a battle of hundreds of thousands of troops.

The Battle of Jinchuan by Emperor Qianlong of the Manchu Qing Dynasty involved more than 200,000 troops and 70 million taels of silver.

This time, the Yue Kingdom has to face two powerful enemies at the same time, Jinjun and Chu Kingdom.

The scale of the war will only get bigger.

So three or four million gold coins are definitely not enough.

But the monarch did not speak to Shen Lang.

Because he knows that any organization or individual has a bottom line to bear.

For example, Tiandao Society!

So far, the amount of money that Tiandaohui has lent to Shen Lang and the Jin family is already an astronomical amount.

Next, training the second Nirvana Army still requires a large amount of gold coins, which are still borrowed from the Heavenly Dao Association by Shen Lang.

Then this military expenditure of several million gold coins, it is best not to speak to the Heavenly Dao Association.

Once the opening is opened, if the Heavenly Dao Association does not lend, the relationship between the two parties will be cracked.

If Tiandao Society is willing to borrow it, then I am afraid that it will not be able to take out so much money at once, or it may affect the strategic deployment of Tiandao Society.

And most importantly.

How much benefit have you brought to others?

If your claim exceeds this benefit, the strategic alliance between the two sides will collapse.

After all, Tiandaohui is different from Yinyuanhui. It has just recovered for less than a year, and it is in a frantic expansion period, so there is really not much gold coins in stock.

Shen Lang said jokingly: "Your Majesty, or I will earn you three million gold coins in more than half a month?"

Ning Yuanxian said: "Shen Lang, don't ask others to do things that exceed the limit. It will be difficult for Tiandao to come up with this money, and this is just the first military expense."

Shen Lang said: "I'm talking about earning. I don't want it from the Heavenly Dao Society, nor from the Yinyuan Society. I will earn you three million gold coins in half a month. If I do it, you will give the title to His Highness Ning Zheng. Duke?"

Earn three million gold coins in half a month?

Don't you think about Yinyuan Society and Tiandao Society?

how is this possible?

Apart from these two organizations, no one in the world can spend so much money in a short period of time.

No matter what business you do, it is impossible to earn three million gold coins in half a month.

This is really harder than going to the sky.

Seeing Shen Lang was joking, King Ning Yuanxian didn't take it too seriously.

He still thinks of a solution for this military expenditure.

You can't let Shen Lang do everything, it's not good for your posture, and it's not good for the relationship between the two parties.

………………

When the monarch was still several hundred miles away from the capital.

The result of the border hunting has spread all over the world.

Then, the whole world was completely silent.

Especially the capital.

Everyone was horrified.

At first, neither officials nor the common people believed it at all.

how can that be?

Shen Lang's 2,000 new troops are completely useless, and they only practiced one trick after only a few months of training.

How could it be possible to defeat the five thousand elites of Chu State?

Later, the news of victory was confirmed.

Everyone thought again, did Shen Lang use some trick? Let the King of Chu release water on purpose?

Otherwise, even if the river flows backwards, the sun will not be able to win, right?

But the news came more and more certain, but more and more accurate.

The two thousand Nirvana new army under Shen Lang's command not only won.

Moreover, the two thousand most elite soldiers of the Chu state and three thousand heavy armored cavalry were almost completely killed.

Then, people in the entire capital doubt life!

Is Shen Lang a god?

Before Wenwu Enke exam, he created a miracle.

This time, the border hunting will create an even greater miracle?

How did he do it?

It just drives me crazy.

The key point is that this time everyone thinks that the so-called frontier hunting is just the monarch deliberately cutting meat to Chu State. Shen Lang and Ning Zheng are just victims, and even he himself never thought that he would win.

This person is simply not human.

In the future, if you say that Shen Lang can have children, I believe it!

And after the news spread, the most direct reaction was that the party dispute between the prince and the third prince Ning Qi stopped instantly!

The so-called case of reselling military rations and the case of embezzling military spending in Mexico have completely died down.

Above the court, the two immediately put on the appearance of brothers and sisters.

………………

In a few days!

King Ning Yuanxian triumphed.

The mighty army entered the capital from the Vermillion Bird Gate, and it was majestic in all directions!

This is because Ning Yuanxian has decreed that anyone who does not go abroad will welcome him.

Otherwise, the prince and his ministers are afraid that they will travel more than 500 miles away.

King Ning Yuanxian's car Mian just arrived at the Vermillion Bird Gate.

The prince led all the civil and military officials and knelt down neatly.

"Welcome Your Majesty back to the capital!"

Everyone pressed their foreheads to the ground and shouted in unison, almost breaking their throats.

No matter how low the kneeling is, all officials can't wait to have a pair of eyes on the top of their heads to see what the monarch looks like.

Are you sick?

Still as spirited as the legends say.

The door of the car mian opened, and the king walked out slowly.

Ho!

His hair, which had been dyed gray before, was dyed black again.

Taking advantage of these ten days on the road, he came back strong.

The whole person looks heroic, and seems to be a few years younger than when he was at the border.

Exactly the same as before when he wasn't sick.

A brand new royal robe and a brand new golden crown.

It looks like he is not even forty years old.

Majestic and majestic.

"All look up and take a good look at the widow!"

Ning Yuanxian's voice was not loud, but after injecting internal power, his voice was so penetrating that the hundreds of ministers present could hear it clearly.

"Look up."

All the officials looked up cautiously.

Saw a young and mighty king.

Depend on!

Who said His Majesty had a stroke?

Must be pretending to be sick!

Does this look like a stroke? Do not make jokes!

His Majesty and Shen Lang teamed up to cheat people again. The one who originally planned to cheat was the King of Chu, but we ended up cheating all our civil and military ministers.

Who spread this rumor first?

ulterior motives!

From everyone's eyes, Ning Yuanxian saw awe again.

Even trembling awe.

At this time, in the eyes of these officials, the monarch Ning Yuanxian must be mysterious and unpredictable.

Too arrogant, too cruel.

For the sake of King Yin Chu, he pretended to be sick so realistically that he didn't even have any flaws.

Neither the prince nor the third prince could find out.

Your Majesty, this emperor's mind, is really terrible.

Ning Yuanxian was very happy again.

Everyone knelt down in front of him again and shivered.

The haze of being sick before has been swept away cleanly.

His reputation has once again returned to its true peak.

"Since the widow fell ill, many people have become lazy. Before the widow was sick and couldn't take care of you, now the widow's health is a little better, so you can't ignore it." The monarch's voice was ironic and cold.

The ministers trembled.

Your Majesty, stop pretending.

You are not sick at all, you are just pretending.

Then, the king waved his hand!

Immediately, several hundred Imperial Guards rushed out.

Arrest officials according to the list.

Thirty people were arrested.

There are fifteen members of the Prince's family, and fifteen members of the Third Prince's family.

They are the ones who danced the most in this party competition, the highest is the third rank, and the lowest is the sixth rank.

Immediately afterwards, the eunuch Li Xun read out one after another will.

It sounds like everyone is sinful.

Convicted on the spot, sentenced on the spot!

cut!

cut!

cut!

Copy the house!

"Swipe!"

Knives out!

Thirty officials fell to the ground.

Bloody!

The killing caused all the officials present to lose their minds and tremble.

Ning Yuanxian did not continue to reprimand.

Just looked at these courtiers indifferently.

The silence speaks!

When his eyes focused on a minister for too long, the minister actually fainted.

Almost freaked out.

Immediately afterwards, the monarch glanced at the crown prince and the third prince, Ning Qi.

"Prince, you have worked hard to supervise the country during this time."

Prince Ning Yi bowed his head and said, "My son doesn't dare! Father King Border will hunt and defeat King Chu. It is really hard work to promote the prestige of our country."

Ning Yuanxian said indifferently: "The reason why this border hunt was so successful is all due to Ning Zheng's merits. Li Xun proposed a decree to remove Zhang Zhao from the post of Admiral Tianyue, and canonize Changping Hou Ningzheng as Admiral of Tianyue and Changping. The Marquis House will expand its army by 5,000!"

As soon as this is said!

Like thunder on the ground!

It shook the hearts of all the courtiers.

what does that mean?

It means that His Majesty publicly let Fifth Prince Ning Zheng participate in the heirloom!

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Note: Today is 2-15,000, because I wrote late to go out to eat the full moon wine, it is not easy! Ask for a monthly pass and support, and thank you!

Thank you, Mi 1216, the 10,000-coin reward for the magician who banned the spell.