"Da da da!"
In the morning of Chang 'an City, the streets were bustling with pedestrians. The peddlers were hawking their wares, the commoners were chatting and laughing with each other, the children were selling newspapers, as well as the sounds of reading coming from the Imperial College and the Hong Wen Library. These various sounds formed the various states of life in Chang' an City in the morning!
But today, in Chang 'an City, there was a different sound mixed in. It was the sound of iron ingots hitting the bluestone road. It was crisp and cold, giving people a bone-chilling feeling!
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and sucked in a breath of cold air. What they saw was a group of fully armed knights riding tall horses and marching in this direction with an awe-inspiring aura. The hooves of those warhorses seemed to be tied with a lump of iron ingot, which led to the crisp "Da Da Da" sounds on the street.
However, this was not the most important thing. The most daunting thing was that the knight leading the group was actually covered in iron armor. Other than his eyes, not a single part of his body was exposed. His head, neck, limbs, and hands and feet were all wrapped in iron armor. Even the warhorse he was riding was covered in a set of shiny iron horse armor. From afar, this person looked like a knight cast directly from steel!
Powerful! Cold! Ruthless!
This was the most intuitive feeling that this Iron Knight gave to the commoners on the street. The commoners who were close to him even had a feeling of suffocation!
Therefore, there was no need for someone to open the way. Wherever the Iron Knight went, the crowd would automatically disperse. This was a kind of deterrence that came from the soul!
Towards the unknown, most people would subconsciously feel afraid, not to mention this kind of Iron Knight that made people tremble in fear!
"Da da da!"
This group of knights was still moving forward at a moderate pace. The previously bustling street immediately quieted down after this group passed by. Not far away, a group of Martial Marquis heard of the abnormality here and immediately rushed over. However, after seeing the soldier beside the Iron Knight, the leading Martial Marquis could not help but be startled. Then, he waved his hand and the Martial Marquis turned around and left!
"Hiss ~!"
Seeing this, the surrounding commoners all sucked in a breath of cold air, thinking to themselves, where did this cavalry come from, for Wu Hou to immediately avoid them?
Although they had doubts in their hearts, no one dared to ask at this time. After all, everyone was afraid of angering the Steel Knight.
After the strange cavalry left, the commoners on the street couldn't help but discuss with each other.
"Oh my god! What was the background of that fully armored cavalryman? It looked too terrifying! Just like the undead cavalry from the underworld! "
Tsk ~! Wang Lao Er, you're talking as if you've seen Hell's Cavalry before! Tsk! However, that man who is wearing steel armor from head to toe is indeed quite evil. Standing beside him, I feel like my feet are emitting cold air! "
"That's right! That person was too terrifying! If I hadn't covered my Third Brother's mouth just now, I reckon that this brat would have been scared to the point of crying on the spot! "
"How could there be someone in this world who would cover their entire body in metal armor? Won't it affect your walking? "
"Yeah! This set of metal armor is at least forty to fifty jin. Furthermore, with the four limbs wrapped in metal, it's inconvenient to move! "
"That's not right! Just now I saw that the cavalry's hand holding the reins and the hand holding the lance, his movements were very nimble! "
"Tsk! How is that possible? If that's the case, when this cavalry goes on the battlefield, wouldn't he be invincible and invincible? "
"Huo! It's true! That person's entire body, other than his eyes, is completely covered in metal armor. Even the horse he's riding on is covered in horse armor. Who can break through his defence! "
"Where did this cavalry come from? Why didn't the Wu Hou government stop them? "
"I … I think I saw Yong An Marquis' subordinate Commander Pang!"
"What? Zheng Laoqi, are you sure you didn't see wrongly? "
"I shouldn't have seen wrongly. I've seen Commander Pang before!"
"Tsk! Doesn't that mean that this cavalry is Marquis's? It can even be said that the person in the steel armor is Yong An Marquis? "
"… .That might really be possible! But I don't know why Marquis brought troops to Chang 'an City? Don't tell me Marquis wants to … "
"Pa!"
"Want what? Want your head! Just based on those ten over cavalry, how can they rebel? Besides, Yong An Marquis is an upright and loyal person. He is even more loyal to His Majesty. How can he do such a rebellious act? "
… … …
The commoners were all discussing the sudden appearance of the cavalry. At this moment, in the imperial court, the morning court was also bustling with activity.
"… .Up till now, the hundred over counties near the Yellow River basin have constructed a total of thirty thousand over miles of ditches and over four thousand three hundred water wheels. The drought in the various counties has been alleviated and has not affected this year's planting. It is estimated that in another half a month, the commoners will be able to harvest the wheat!"
In Taiji Palace, Minister of Revenue Xiao Chuo was reporting the drought situation to Li Er.
Li Er who was sitting at the head of the table did not reveal any joy after hearing Xiao Chuo's report. Because even though the drought in Guanzhong had been greatly alleviated and they would be able to harvest in another half a month, Li Er felt that the imperial court had spent so much effort, but in the end, it was very likely to be "feeding the locusts"!
According to the prophecy that Li Zexuan left behind, the locust plague was about to arrive!
"En! Minister Xiao has worked hard! "
After a moment, Li Er recovered from his thoughts and nodded.
"Your Majesty!"
At this moment, Wei Zheng stepped forward and clasped his hands, "I believe that the Marquis has contributed greatly to the Guanzhong drought being alleviated so quickly! If not for the water wheels that he designed, most of the fertile land in the Guanzhong region would still be in a drought state, not to mention the planting of rice and the summer harvest!
Your Majesty has always been one to reward meritorious deeds and punish wrongdoings. So I believe that the Marquis who created the water wheels and gave the blueprint to the imperial court should be rewarded! "
Reward! And it wasn't for his own reward!
When the officials heard this, they could not help but look strangely at Wei Zheng, thinking to themselves, since when would the dignified Wei Xuancheng help others to ask for a reward? Did the sun rise from the west today?!
Cheng Yaojin looked at Wei Zheng's back with a face full of smiles, thinking to himself, why is this Old Wei more and more pleasing to the eye?
But no matter what other people thought, Wei Zheng himself did not have any selfish motives. The reason why he wanted to help Li Zexuan ask for a reward was mainly because Li Zexuan had said by the Ba River, "Living high in the imperial court, one worries about the people; living far away in the martial world, one worries about the ruler". He felt that Li Zexuan was a very good junior and was worth supporting!
Li Er also looked at Wei Zheng curiously and then said lightly, "Minister Wei, you don't have to worry about this matter! This time, Li Zexuan has contributed greatly to the drought, so I have already rewarded him in private! "
Wei Zheng frowned and subconsciously thought that Li Er was deliberately patronizing him, so he cupped his hands and said, "May I ask how Your Majesty rewarded him?"
No matter how good Li Er's temper was, he could not help but feel angry at this time. He frowned and said unhappily, "Hmm? Minister Wei, are you doubting me? "
Even a fool could hear the coldness in his words, but Wei Zheng, who was used to big scenes, was not afraid. "This old official does not dare!"
Wei Zheng cupped his hands and said.
Although he said that he did not dare, even a fool could see that he did not mean what he said!
"You …"
Li Er pointed at Wei Zheng and wanted to fly into a rage, but at this moment, a Jinwu Guard walked in and cupped his fists.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Marquis of Yong 'an requests an audience!"
Li Er could not help but laugh and said, "Quickly! Let Minister Wei face to face and see if I have rewarded the Marquis of Yong 'an! "
After saying that, he looked indifferently at Wei Zheng in the hall.
But who knew that the Jinwu Guard did not accept the order, but hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, please bring the troops, armor, and horse into the hall! He says that he wants to give Your Majesty a surprise! "
The moment these words were said, the entire hall was shocked!
The civil and military officials, eunuchs, and palace maids were all stunned. Even Li Er could not help but be stunned!
Ever since Qin Shi Huang held the morning court, there had never been an official wearing armor, holding weapons, and riding a warhorse to the morning court. This was disrespect to the emperor, treason!
"Absurd! Nonsense! "
Wei Zheng was the first to reprimand, "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Yong 'an is unscrupulous and has no respect for the emperor. This old official requests Your Majesty to punish the Marquis of Yong' an for 'disrupting the court and disrespecting the emperor'!"
At this time, Li Er had already recovered from his shock and could not help but laugh. "Minister Wei, you were the one who asked for a reward for the Marquis of Yong 'an, and now you are also the one asking for a punishment for the Marquis of Yong' an's crimes. You keep going back and forth, what should We do?"
Wei Zheng straightened his neck and insisted with a proud face, "Your Majesty, these are two completely different matters! This old official also said earlier that Your Majesty has always been clear about rewards and punishments. The Marquis of Yong 'an should naturally be rewarded for his meritorious deeds and punished for his wrongdoings! "
Li Er nodded and said in a low voice, "Good! What a good reward for meritorious deeds and punishment for wrongdoings! Men, immediately summon the Marquis of Yong 'an in and let all the civil and military officials in the court judge whether the Marquis of Yong' an meritorious deeds or wrongdoings today! "
"Your Majesty, you must not! In the court, how can there be an official carrying armor and riding a horse to the palace? "
Wei Zheng was shocked and hurriedly said.
Li Er waved his hand and said, "We have already made up our mind. Whether it is meritorious deeds or wrongdoings, after the Marquis of Yong 'an enters the palace, everyone can judge then!"
Wei Zheng was helpless and could only retreat.
His heart was filled with questions. He did not understand why Li Zexuan would do such a disrespectful thing to ruin his future when he clearly had a bright future ahead of him.
"Second Brother, this … Little Xuan will be fine, right?"
Cheng Yaojin had an anxious face as he asked Qin Qiong softly.
Qin Qiong shook his head and said, "Zhijie, don't be impatient! Look at the situation first, it might not be a bad thing! "
Seeing this, Cheng Yaojin could only calm down and quietly wait for Li Zexuan to enter the palace.
Among the civil officials, Zhangsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and the rest were all silent, making it impossible to know what they were thinking in their hearts!
"Da Da Da!"
Not long later, a series of crisp "Da Da Da" sounds came from outside the palace. Everyone looked towards the source of the sound and saw a knight dressed in silver full body armor, holding a cold lance in his hand, riding a warhorse wrapped in horse armor and slowly walking into the palace!
"Bang Bang Bang!"
Facing such an awe-inspiring yet strange cavalry, many of the civil officials retreated a few steps in fright. And in the military officials' camp, many of the generals' eyes lit up when they saw the steel cavalry!
It was like the light in a wolf's eyes when it saw its prey!
"Bang!"
Arriving in front of the officials, the steel cavalry nimbly jumped down from the horse and fastened the lance to the saddle. He cupped his fists towards Li Zexuan and said, "This subject Li Zexuan greets Your Majesty! Today, I brought the armor and warhorse to court mainly for a reason. I hope Your Majesty can forgive me! "
Everyone was stunned at this moment!
They weren't shocked by Li Zexuan's words, but by the fact that Li Zexuan had dismounted from his horse and cupped his fists in one smooth motion, without the slightest hesitation. This caused the civil and military officials, especially the generals, to almost cry out in shock!
Li Er was also an expert in military formations, so how could he not see Li Zexuan's extraordinary armor? He waved his hand and said, "Marquis Yong 'an, there's no need to be so polite! What kind of armor are you wearing? "
Li Er asked even though he already knew the answer. A few days ago, Li Zexuan had told him about the new armor. Now that he asked again, he was mainly asking on behalf of the civil and military officials.
Li Zexuan also roughly understood Li Er's meaning. He cupped his fists and replied, "Your Majesty, this subject is wearing the latest vanadium steel plate armor made by the workshop. This armor is not only lighter than the Radiant Armor, its defensive power and defensive range are also far superior to the Radiant Armor. This plate armor can withstand all kinds of damage from swords and arrows. Together with the armored warhorse, a cavalry like this can rampage on the battlefield, sweeping everything in their path!"
"Plate armor!"
After hearing Li Zexuan's introduction, the faces of the officials in the hall changed as they whispered among themselves.
"What? This plate armor is actually lighter than the Radiant Armor? How is this possible? "
"That's right! This plate armor clearly covers the entire body, while the Radiant Armor only protects the key areas. How can the plate armor be lighter than the Radiant Armor? "
"But this plate armor truly is very nimble. Just now, the Marquis of Yong 'an jumped down from his horse. This means that the plate armor doesn't affect his normal movements!"
"Just this point alone is already very powerful! After all, it can protect all parts of the body, making it impervious to swords and arrows on the battlefield. It's an invincible existence! "
"If this plate armor can be fully equipped in the army, why should our Great Tang fear the Turks?"
"That's right, that's right! A plate-armored cavalry like this is completely capable of wiping out the Turks! "
As the officials were discussing, Duan Zhixuan stepped forward and cupped his fists. "Your Majesty, this subject would like to boldly test out the defensive capabilities of this Radiant Armor!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the hall immediately fell silent. The civil and military officials all looked at Li Er in unison.
After a few moments of thought, Li Er nodded and said, "Permitted!"
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