It was Concubine Shu's voice.
It's just that the voice is a bit hoarse and rough, and the breath is obviously much weaker. It sounds gurgling and not very clear.
"What's wrong with you?" Jiang Qingge frowned and talked to her with his mind.
"It's a little injured, that's okay!" Concubine Shu muttered back, "You haven't answered me yet!"
"That's it!" Jiang Qingge nodded.
"Then we will act according to the plan!" Concubine Shu arranged, "Tomorrow when the envoys enter the palace, you will take action! Remember, you must cast the spell at the right time! Otherwise, you will miss the mark!"
"I know!" Jiang Qingge nodded, paused, and then said: "It's just like this, he... I'm afraid he will never go back, right?"
"Is this important?" Concubine Shu hummed, "It would be great if we could go back!"
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royal palace.
After working hard for several days, everyone finally let go of their worries on the night Xiao Lin returned.
A banquet was held in the palace, and everyone toasted to celebrate Xiao Lin's escape from death.
Although they knew that the delegations from the five countries were coming and tomorrow would be a tough battle, no one was depressed or scared. Instead, they were all smiling and cheering, as if as long as the prince was here, everything would be safe.
Su Li felt the same way at this time.
It was strange to say that Xiao Lin stood there, even if she died with him tomorrow, she would still smile and be fearless.
Xiao Lin was talking to King Jing and other soldiers, and Gu Qiancheng and Wen Jingan were also summoned to his side.
One of the two was a master of gunpowder and ordnance, and the other was good at water conservancy and shipbuilding. These abilities were usually kept in the hearts of no one but no one knew about them. At this time, when the wine was in full swing, they boldly spoke out.
"Your Highness, I once drew a drawing of a giant warship. This ship can carry nearly a thousand people and dozens of tons of food. If you are sailing and fighting, you will have no worries if you use such a ship!"
Everyone had seen his diving bell power, and now they were convinced of what he wanted to do, and they all said, "If Mr. Gu can really build this ship, then we no longer have to be afraid of Dong Wugou's warship! "
"Dongwugou's warship can only accommodate 300 people at most. Qiancheng, how huge is your thousand-person ship?" Xiao Lin was very interested. "Have you ever scaled down your drawings for trial production?"
"I've made it!" Gu Qiancheng nodded, "If I hadn't made it before, I wouldn't dare to tell His Highness about it! The boat I made using the same principle is now being moored by a fisherman's family. If Your Highness is interested, Go and have a look!"
"Okay!" Xiao Lin nodded, "When I finish cooking these thieves, I will definitely go and watch them!"
"By the way, tell me, what would happen if this ship was equipped with artillery?" King Jing suddenly said, "It's Nanming's kind of artillery that can shoot at a long distance!"
When Xiao Lin heard this, his face was full of fascination: "If such a big warship had such useful artillery, it would be invincible in the world!"
"It's a pity that we can't make such artillery!" Li Rufeng sighed, "If it had existed back then, Nanming would have been a vassal state of the Great Xiao!"
"Yes!" Everyone said one after another, "It was because their artillery was so powerful that His Highness gave up the plan to capture the inner city of Nanming!"
Speaking of artillery, Wen Jin'an, who had been sitting reservedly, suddenly became excited and his face turned red. He seemed to want to say something, but he was shy by nature and could not open his mouth.
Su Jinghan and Su Li were sitting next to him. Seeing this, they were about to help him start, but Xiao Lin suddenly looked over.
He looked at Wen Jin'an and Wen Yan asked, "Jin'an, you seem to have done a lot of research on this. What are your thoughts?"
Wen Jin'an didn't expect that Xiao Lin would take the initiative to talk to him, so he couldn't help but get excited. He quickly stood up and said: "Your Highness, I... I..."
He really wanted to tell him about his success in making artillery, but at this time he became more and more anxious and stammered. After "I" for a long time, he could not utter a word, and everyone seemed to be smiling but not smiling. Looking at him, I felt more and more embarrassed and ashamed, and my face was covered with sweat.
"Don't be anxious, speak slowly!" Xiao Lin looked at him with a smile, "Everyone knows about your stuttering problem and will wait patiently for you!"
"Thank you... Your Highness... for your consideration!" Wen Jin'an almost shed tears after hearing such thoughtful words.
Seeing this, Su Li hurriedly said: "Mr. Wen, take three deep breaths and your mood will calm down soon! Believe in yourself!"
"Thank you, Miss Su!" Wen Jin'an glanced at her and blushed even more, but he felt a courage that he had never had before. In front of Miss Su, he must speak properly this time!
He took three deep breaths and spoke again. His words were indeed much smoother. He was so happy that he spoke out his thoughts.
"Your Highness, the cannon has been successfully trial-produced. However, the conditions and laws are limited. The size of the cannon I made is too small, like a toy. I want to expand the proportion and use the same principle to make a larger one!"
"Then let's go and control it!" Xiao Lin nodded and looked at Pan Heng, the Minister of War next to him, "Send someone to cooperate fully!"
"Yes!" Pan Heng nodded, "Mr. Wen will come to the Ministry of War tomorrow. We will discuss the specific situation in detail!"
"There are also warships from Qiancheng!" Xiao Lin said again, "If you two can really make such a sharp weapon, even if Qiu Wei fails, Gu Ye will definitely be admitted as an exception!"
When Gu Qiancheng and Wen Jinan heard this, they were extremely excited!
The two of them have always been looked down upon and suppressed in their respective families. They have no ambition to serve the country, but they have no way to get in. At this time, the future monarch recognized them. Needless to say, they were grateful and excited, so they stood up together and bowed in unison. Said: "I will definitely live up to His Highness's trust!"
Seeing this scene, Su Li was also filled with joy.
When everyone heard that the two men were expected to make such a sharp weapon, they were naturally excited. Following the warships and artillery, they soon started talking about marching and fighting.
Everyone knows that Nanming Dayu and Dongwu State have evil intentions, so naturally they have to take precautions and make the best plans and best responses.
Su Li didn't understand the formation of troops, so he sat aside and listened with a smile. At this time, Wen Jin'an suddenly fell off the chair for some reason. Everyone looked over, and then they realized that somewhere beside his chair was someone. There was one more person.
It's Xu Qiang.
At this time, Xu Qiang sat half of her buttocks on Wen Jinan's chair.
Seeing everyone looking over, she grinned: "Don't worry about me, just keep going! Mr. Wen, I'll pull you up!"
After speaking, he stretched out his hand towards Wen Jinan.
However, Wen Jin'an seemed to be frightened by her. She crawled to Su Jinghan's side, tugged at the corner of his clothes, and whispered for help: "Brother Han, save me!"
Su Jinghan couldn't laugh or cry: "Miss Xu, can you stop teasing Brother Wen? He has always been shy, but he can't stand your teasing!"
Xiao Lin glared when he heard this: "Big Fatty Xu, what kind of monster are you doing?"
"My dear, no!" Xu Qiang refused to admit, "He accidentally fell down!"
Li Rufeng curled his lips: "You can pull him down! I can see for sure, you were the one who squeezed him!"
"Then let him speak for himself!" Xu Qiang looked at Wen Jin'an, "Mr. Wen, did I push you down?"
