Queen Min only asked in a deep voice, "How did that matter go?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Wan next to her drove out the other maids in the courtyard as well. Zhao Lang smiled quite cutely, "Don't worry, queen, A Lang has already done what you asked A Lang to do."...
After hearing this, Queen Min nodded.
On the other hand, Chen Yanrong, who was standing by, suddenly said, "Your Highness, Ninth Highness, moved very quickly. It took us three or four months to prepare the gunpowder, but Your Highness, Ninth Highness, has already prepared it in just a few days?"
Hearing Chen Yanrong's question, Zhao Lang almost rolled his eyes.
It was Qiu Wan who said kindly, "Your Highness Ninth Prince already knows the formula, not to mention just mixing gunpowder into sandalwood. The dosage and proportioning are not as troublesome as gunpowder. Your Highness Ninth Prince can mix the ingredients well and let the workers rush." It won’t be too troublesome to take down.”
"Yan Rong, A Lang is always cautious in doing things, you don't have to worry." At this time, even Queen Min spoke up to vouch for Zhao Lang.
Chen Yanrong naturally found it difficult to contradict her aunt, so she had no choice but to suppress the matter and not mention it further.
However, what the Chen family wants to do now is a big deal. If this move is successful, the Chen family will survive this crisis and their status will reach a higher level again.
If it fails, it will be a disaster, and it will not even be able to maintain its original status.
My father said that instead of being boiled in warm water, it is better to stand up and resist while the water is not yet in dire straits.
Anyway, as long as something happens to Emperor Yong and King Liang in the ancestral temple, the rest of the topic can be arranged by them.
It just so happened that there were many disasters this year, and Emperor Yong issued several edicts for this at the end of the year.
This prayer meeting in the northern suburbs started under this background, and when the flames exploded, they could completely attribute it to a disaster from heaven.
Everything seemed to be ready except for the east wind, but Chen Yanrong always felt uneasy.
Because of this, she always wanted to return to her parents.
Now the work of persuading his aunt has been completed. After Chen Yanrong thought for a while, she said to Queen Min, "Aunt, I have been in the palace for a long time. I also miss my mother-in-law. Can I go back tomorrow?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as she said this, not only Qiu Wan, but also Zhao Lang also spoke.
"Miss Yan Rong, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Queen Min still wants you to spend more time with her."
"Why are you in such a hurry to go back? You can't do much to help your parents."
The two of them relieved Chen Yanrong's worries with just a few words.
Even Queen Min tried to persuade Chen Yanrong to stay, but Chen Yanrong naturally couldn't say anything more when she saw this.
The small town of Monan, which connects Yunzhou Yongdi and Qiang Desert, is the border area between the two places. It is dusty and yellow sand all year round.
Even the residential buildings along the road are in a state of disrepair.
The number of residents here is no more than a thousand, yet such a little-known town is exactly where the Qiangmo tribe sweeps south every year.
Although Yongdi has become friendly with the Voodoo tribe in recent years, large-scale harassment incidents rarely occur in the two places.
However, there are still small-scale disturbances every year in winter. Therefore, the residents of this small town suffered quite a lot.
And this year has been particularly hit by disasters. It's just about November, and the town has been attacked four times.
Although the scale of each time was not large, it seemed more like a trial.
The attacker was a member of the Black Hawk Society.
The Black Eagle Society was built in the disputed area between Yongdi and the Voodoo tribe. There was a Black Eagle Mountain there, and there was a mountain stronghold where desert thieves colluded with the remnants of the pre-Voodoo tribe.
Precisely because that piece of land is a disputed area, and Yongdi has had a friendly relationship with the Voodoo tribe over the years, in order to avoid disputes, that piece of land is now almost a place that has no jurisdiction over each other.
If Yongdi had not uncovered a large number of Qiang Desert spies a while ago, and a closer investigation would reveal that almost all of these people are related to the Black Eagle Society.
Emperor Yong will probably not manage this place with such great fanfare this time.
However, because this was a place where they had no jurisdiction over each other, Emperor Yong still discussed it with the leader of the Voodoo tribe.
The Voodoo tribe was already fearful of Yong Di because of the last spy incident. Now Emperor Yong comes to do business.
The voodoo leader naturally welcomed the effort to eradicate the Black Hawk Society, so the two parties only reached an intention of cooperating with each other and eradicating the Black Hawk Society.
This is the purpose of Zhao Yanzhen coming here.
It's just that their group has just arrived at Monan Town, and they haven't even had time to enter the post house.
Then we saw local residents ahead, forming a circle around the road with only their hands together.
They only had various farm tools in their hands.
As a result, the road was also blocked.
Upon seeing this situation, the infantrymen walking in front naturally just trotted up to try to drive them away.
Some soldiers just shouted loudly, "Get out of the way quickly! I'm risking my life!"
However, those people had no intention of giving in. They just stared at the army in front of them with an indignant expression as if they were ready to die.
If he hadn't been sure that this place was still in Yongdi, and the people in gray clothes still had the typical appearance of Yongdi, Zhao Yanzhen would have almost thought that these people were already Qiangmo people.
Seeing that these people still refused to give in, the sergeant could not help but curse again. At the same time, a group of infantry began to try to disperse these people.
Unexpectedly, the people did not leave, but instead started fighting with the soldiers.
I heard one of them yelling angrily, "Go back to your gold and silver nest! We, the people of Monan Town, don't welcome you!"
Following this angry shout, more people echoed, "Yes! Get out of our Monan as soon as possible!"
"Don't cause any more trouble for us! We don't need you!"
Following the angry shouts, a noncommissioned officer suddenly hit the ground with his whip, and the whip stirred up dust all over the ground.
Perhaps the sergeant's original intention was just to have a deterrent effect, but he didn't expect that with his whip, the anger of the people would be ignited, and the soldiers who stopped him would only fight with the angry people.
Some even showed off their iron-tipped nail rakes and fought with the soldiers.
As a result, let alone passing through here, even being able to retreat unscathed seems to be an impossible luxury.
When he saw the current situation, Zhao Yanzhen's face naturally didn't look good. Even Mr. Jing, who was following Zhao Yanzhen, couldn't help but asked a noncommissioned officer escorting them, "Captain Wang, what's going on right now?" What's going on?"
The captain's face was quite embarrassed when he heard this. He obviously didn't expect such a situation to happen. He just wiped the non-existent cold sweat on his forehead and said, "It's just a group of unruly people, adults, please step back first. Let’s deal with the little one right here.”
After saying these words, Colonel Wang took a step forward on horseback. He just wanted to quickly disperse this group of unruly people, and then quickly let His Highness the King of Jin leave Monan.
Therefore, he didn't say much after that. He only waved his hand slightly to signal the archers behind him to release arrows.
It's a pity that before he finished issuing the order, another sergeant suddenly shouted, "Wait!"
The figure is like a green pine, with eyes like bright moons. The young man's skin is already darkened by years of hard work in this windy and sandy land, but he still reveals a man's fortitude.
And that person was Chen Jinghuai, who had not been seen for a long time.
Compared to Captain Wang, Chen Jinghuai's presence was obviously more convincing to everyone. Almost as soon as he spoke, the archers who were about to draw their bows immediately put down their bows and arrows after hearing Captain Wang's order.
They just looked at Chen Jinghuai and Captain Wang quietly, and saw Chen Jinghuai immediately taking a step forward.
When Colonel Wang saw Chen Jinghuai coming out to stop him, he naturally said something like, "Chief Lieutenant Chen, you actually stopped me. Do you know what time it is? If King Jin makes any mistakes in our place, you and I can't afford to answer for it." .”
Hearing this, Chen Jinghuai was obviously talking to Captain Wang, but he only showed an irreverent smile to Zhao Yanzhen and said, "Don't worry, Captain Wang, His Highness the King of Jin is definitely not a showman. If he really doesn't even care about the current situation, He can't bear it. Then he shouldn't come to Monan, but should stay in the gentle countryside of Shangjing."
And as he finished speaking, the atmosphere on the court became even more subtle. Zhao Yanzhen's eyebrows deepened, but he did not speak back.
No one knows how much of the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two is just for argument, and how much of it is out of spite and jealousy.
After all, when it was first revealed
Apparently it was Chen Jinghuai who first made a marriage arrangement with Jiang Xiang's daughter.
As a result, the marriage fell through, and soon after, it was reported that Jiang Xiang's daughter and the King of Jin were betrothed. There is not much time between them.
A thoughtful person can think of some plots about fighting for love and holding grudges with just a little thought.
It's a pity that the King of Jin didn't seem to want to accept the move, so Chen Jinghuai had no choice but to leave it at that. Then he changed the subject, "And these people are our subjects of Yongdi. Most people have heard that people were sent to Beijing to eliminate those who threaten them." Even if disasters are welcome, there will never be any time to stand in their way."
"There must be a reason for such an abnormal behavior. If we suppress it blindly, it will not be worth the gain. I think Your Highness must also want to know what is going on here?" When Chen Jinghuai said this, there was a hint of agility in his eyes.
Captain Wang naturally heard Chen Jinghuai's intentions, and he wanted to scold him angrily, "You are so brave..."
But thinking about the people behind him, he couldn't scold him.
Chen Jinghuai took the opportunity to turn his horse back and said to Zhao Yanzhen, "Your Highness, it is better to block the way. After all, these common people are our people in Yongdi. Instead of massacring our own people, we should listen to what the residents of Monan Town have to say." Bar!"
After hearing this, before Zhao Yanzhen could reply, Lieutenant Wang suddenly spoke hurriedly: "Your Highness, these people don't look like they all have the appearance of Yongdi, but in recent days, due to the friendship between the two places, there are many among them. There are those who have intermarriages, and there are also those who can't stand the temptation of small profits. If they are making trouble like this, there is no guarantee that they are not accomplices of the enemy. I can handle this matter."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yanzhen only glanced at Captain Wang calmly.
After a moment, he finally said, "What Captain Wang said is not unreasonable."
