Chapter 847: Set Off
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“I think that instead of scattering the troops, it’s better to take back Lin’an first.” Song Jingchen looked up at Xuanyuan Qi. “What do you think, Your
Majesty?”
“Your Majesty?” Eunuch Wu called out carefully.
Ever since Lord Song left, the emperor had been staring at the door of the imperial study for ten minutes. Moreover, his face was dark.
Xuanyuan Qi came back to his senses and said angrily, “This kid is indeed as
Second Brother said. He has many schemes up his sleeves.”
Eunuch Wu was puzzled. “Isn’t it a good thing that Lord Song rejected our
100 , 000- strong army?”
One had to know that without this 100,000 troops, their chances of winning would be reduced.
Xuanyuan Qi glanced at him. “Did he say that he doesn’t need our help?”
“I don’t think so.”
Eunuch Wu paused and pondered for a long time before reacting. He finally understood why Xuanyuan Qi’s face darkened.
In the face of a national disaster, they still sent 100,000 troops to support Great Xia. This was righteousness, and they also kept their promise. As for whether they would continue to help in the future, it would depend on Great Xia’s sincerity.
Even if they really stopped caring about Great Xia, the world would not say a word.
However, Lord Song did not accept this 100,000-strong army. Instead, he thoughtfully asked them to solve their own problem first. He was so considerate of the Xuanyuan Kingdom that others felt that the Xuanyuan Kingdom owed him another favor.
When they took back Lin’an, wouldn’t they have to use the entire country to help Great Xia?
This was like a borrower discovering that the creditor was in trouble and returning the borrowed money to the creditor, while saying in a dignified manner, “You can deal with the emergency first. When you have enough money, lend it to me.”
However, he had already said it, so he could not refuse. How could he be so scheming? He was simply shameless!
“That’s not all.” Xuanyuan Qi snorted.
It would take at least two months to detour from Cangbei Mountain to Great Xia’s Nanling Pass. How much rations would the 100,000-strong army waste in two months? He was the one who borrowed the troops. There was no reason for him to fork out the rations, right?
With this refusal, Song Jingchen didn’t even need to pay for the rations.
Seriously...
Why wasn’t this brat born in the Xuanyuan Kingdom?
Actually, he didn’t want to go back on his word. As an emperor, he always wanted to take the initiative, but Song Jingchen clearly didn’t trust him.
“Forget it, call Ye Hong to see me,” Xuanyuan Qi instructed.
Ye Hong was General Ye.
‘Yes.”
On the other side, Xuanyuan Ziming sent Song Jingchen out of the palace with an unnatural expression.
He finally understood that his father had deliberately shown it to Song Jingchen in the imperial study.
If anyone else heard Lord Zeng’s words, they would definitely be grateful and leave with the 100,000-strong army, but was Song Jingchen such a short- sighted person?
Song Jingchen patted his shoulder. “Go back. Just send a carriage to send me back.”
“Alright.” Xuanyuan Ziming instructed someone to bring the carriage over. He thought for a moment and asked, ‘When are you going to set off?”
“Tomorrow,” Song Jingchen said. Xuanyuan Ziming sighed. “Safe journey.”
Song Jingchen nodded.
Shen Yijia and Ji Luo had already heard about the border situation from Thirty Thousand. Seeing him return, Shen Yijia jogged up to him and asked, “Hubby, has Xuanyuan Qi agreed to lend us the troops?”
Song Jingchen reached out to support her. “Let’s talk inside.”
With that, he did not let go of Shen Yijia. Instead, he held her waist and entered the hall.
His careful appearance stunned Shen Yijia. After understanding the reason, she hurriedly said, “I’m fine. My body recovered quickly. When I woke up...’
Song Jingchen covered his mouth with his fist and coughed dryly. When he met
Ji Luo’s gaze, a trace of embarrassment flashed across his face. “Mother.”
Ji Luo looked at Shen Yijia helplessly and nodded. “Sit down and talk.” Shen Yijia thought to herself, “Right, I forgot that my mother is still here.”
“Did the emperor ask you to enter the palace to borrow troops?” Ji Luo asked.
Song Jingchen explained Xuanyuan Qi’s arrangements. no,veluSb-c-o-m
Hearing him refuse, Shen Yijia asked in confusion, “Is 100,000 too little?”
Song Jingchen pursed his lips and said, “It’s not a small amount. It’ll be dangerous if we borrow more from the Xuanyuan Kingdom.”
Xuanyuan Qi’s guess was right. He didn’t trust him. It wasn’t easy for him to owe him a favor, so he naturally had to employ limited resources where they were needed most.
Moreover, the 100,000-strong army was very far away. Not only could they not solve Great Xia’s problem, but they would also lose this favor for nothing. In the future, if they wanted him to take action, they would have to use other bargaining chips to exchange for it.
On the contrary, as long as the Xuanyuan Kingdom’s army took back Lin’an within two months, they would have to continue south because they owed him a favor. If the Wu Kingdom did not want the country to fall, they would have to send a large number of troops to defend themselves. This way, Great Xia would be able to take a breather.
Shen Yijia concluded, “So Great Xia has to survive these three months no matter what.”
The total time added up to three months after the Xuanyuan Kingdom’s army rushed from Phoenix City to Lin’an City.
Three months was too long.
Song Jingchen nodded. Fortunately, Great Xia was prepared and the army arrived at Nanling Pass in advance. Thinking of something, he took out a piece of rice paper and handed it to Ji Luo. “Mother, do you recognize this?”
Ji Luo looked at the black round object drawn on the rice paper and shook his head. “This is the first time I’ve seen it. What is this?”
“It’s a weapon in the hands of the Wu Kingdom’s army. It’s called black gunpowder. It’s said that igniting this thread will cause an explosion, which can create a huge pit that’s a foot deep.” He pointed at the protruding line on the black ball.
He originally thought that this thing was brought out by the Valley of Heavenly Secrets, but Ji Luo had never seen it before. Could he have guessed wrongly?
“Isn’t that a bomb?” Shen Yijia asked in surprise.
Song Jingchen was stunned. “A bomb?”
“That’s right. This is a bomb. Apart from bombs, there are also grenades. The grenades need to be pulled out of the ring to explode. There are also landmines. Bury the landmines in the ground. As long as someone steps on them, they will explode.” Shen Yijia counted all the lethal weapons she had heard of. The reason why she knew this was because Da Hua had complained about it all day.
Her exact words were, “Are you from the last century? Who still uses these bows and arrows nowadays? They use guns and bombs in wars.”
At that time, she had asked her curiously what a gun was and what a bomb was.
From the looks of it, Da Hua was indeed Da Hua. Didn’t she transmigrate there from many centuries ago?
Song Jingchen’s heart skipped a beat. He looked at Shen Yijia without blinking and asked, “Do you know how to make it?”
“Da Hua told me that I needed sulfur, saltpeter, and charcoal...” Shen Yijia paused and said guiltily, “But I’ve never succeeded.”
Actually, she had only tried to do it once. In the end, she was blown up and found out.
In the end, not only did those people destroy all the mechanisms she had hidden, but they also locked her up and starved her for a few days.
She was so angry that she beat Da Hua up when she came out.
If she had known, she would have asked her for more details.
Song Jingchen rubbed her head comfortingly. “It’s fine. Knowing what I need has already helped me a lot.”
“But...” Shen Yijia scratched her head in frustration.” Bombs only exist in the world I was in before. Apart from me, did someone else transmigrate here? ”
Ji Luo said thoughtfully, “No, this thing was brought out by the Valley of Heavenly Secrets.”
Song Jingchen paused. This was just as he had guessed at first.
Ji Luo continued, “I heard that Ji Yunxi helped the Emperor of Great Xia refine pills.”
When refining pills, sulfur, saltpeter, and other things were often added. Ji Yunxi had studied these things all year round, so it did not seem surprising that she could discover bombs, which was the formula for the black gunpowder they were talking about.
If Ji Yunxi wasn’t her enemy, Shen Yijia would have given Ji Yunxi a thumbs up. She was too smart!
Since he already knew the rough formula for the black gunpowder, the next step was naturally to experiment. Song Jingchen first sent a letter to Great Xia. After careful consideration, he entered the palace to see Xuanyuan Qi.
The next day, at dawn, the family left Phoenix City on five horses.
The horses were a good breed sent by Xuanyuan Ziming.
Shen Yijia looked behind her a few times. “Strange, why didn’t the scumbag send us off?”
She hadn’t seen him since she woke up yesterday. This was very abnormal.
Unexpectedly, just as she finished speaking, Ji Luo pulled the reins of the horse and it suddenly stopped.
The other four stopped their horses and looked at her.
Ji Luo looked at MO Yuan. “About those drugs...”
Yesterday, when Xuanyuan Ce saw that Song Jingchen and Shen Yijia had yet to wake up in the afternoon, he kept nagging.
Ji Luo was so annoyed that she asked MO Yuan to drug him heavily. When the news about the border spread, she forgot about the incident.
If she wasn’t wrong, Xuanyuan Ce and Chu Feng should still be lying in the guest room.
MO Yuan said expressionlessly, “They should wake up tomorrow.”
The corners of Ji Luo’s mouth twitched. She coughed lightly and said, “He’ll wake up tomorrow. He won’t die. Let’s go.”
With that, she waved her whip and left.
Shen Yijia and Song Jingchen looked at each other. Her mother was amazing..
