Chapter 64: Rewarding the Five Princesses? "Don't I feel that the gift I prepared pales in comparison to your gift, Fifth Sister, which almost turned the entire Fengyang Palace upside down?"Yun Chuhuan defended himself guiltily: "That's why I didn't want to tell you." "so." Yun Shu nodded thoughtfully: “But what’s being built in Fengyang Palace now is not the birthday gift I want to give to my father. It’s just that when I was designing the restaurant’s decoration, I accidentally thought of something that could be set up in Fengyang Palace. As for what I actually prepared for Father, it is actually just a small thing that is not worth anything, but I put a little thought into it. Sixth brother, there is no need to belittle yourself." "..." Not worth the money, but a little thought put into it!! Fifth sister said this on purpose, was she trying to point a finger at him? Did she still know the gift he prepared? Is he going to lose to the fifth sister again this time? In the study room, Yun Chuhuan was feeling depressed and anxious. Inside the Xuanzheng Hall, Emperor Xuanwu was in a very happy mood.
Yesterday, Dragon Shadow Guard reported that Yun Shu had successfully put "shoes" on the horse. He also knew that Tang Yuanlin would report the matter today. The Tiansheng Army already had tens of thousands of retired war horses, plus the 10,000 purebred retired war horses that were about to be delivered from Beixiang. Tiansheng will soon have an additional 50,000 cavalry! How could he not be happy! Because of this happiness, Emperor Xuanwu was a little more gentle than usual when dealing with those ministers who came from aristocratic families and always made him unhappy. That obviously abnormal behavior made many ministers in the court murmur in their hearts. To some extent, the interests of the aristocratic families and the interests of the emperor are actually in conflict. The emperor is so happy today, could it be that some noble family is going to be in trouble? But I didn’t hear any rumors before! "Do you have anything else to say, my dear ministers?" Sitting high on the dragon throne, Emperor Xuanwu had a clear view of the expressions of the court officials below. With a smile on his lips, his eyes slowly fell on Tang Yuanlin. As expected, Tang Yuanlin quickly stood up with a tablet in hand: "Your Majesty, I have a script!" The smile on Emperor Xuanwu's lips became more obvious: "Please speak, Mr. Tang." "Your Majesty, please look at something first." Tang Yuanlin took out a horseshoe from his sleeve and held it in his palms. Li Dehai hurried forward to take it, and then presented it to the emperor. "Is this the bent iron you want me to see?" Emperor Xuanwu picked up the horseshoe and looked at it with curiosity and surprise. Although he had learned the general shape of the horseshoe from the Dragon Shadow Guard yesterday, he still found it magical after seeing it with his own eyes today. Such a small thing can play such a crucial role! Emperor Xuanwu's heart was pounding, but he pretended to be puzzled: "Is there anything special about this piece of iron?"
"Your Majesty, this thing should be a set of four, called horseshoes, made by Her Royal Highness the Fifth Princess." Tang Yuanlin said calmly: “Your Highness the Fifth Princess heard that many war horses in the army have to retire early every year due to worn hoofs, and she felt very sad. So he devoted himself to research and finally made this pair of horseshoes. As long as it is nailed to the horse's shoe and replaced regularly, it can prevent the horse's hoof from wearing out, and even allow some retired horses to return to the battlefield!" "what?!" As soon as Tang Yuanlin finished speaking, the emperor and the civil officials had no reaction, but the military generals could not hold back: "Master Tang, are you serious? Just a small piece of iron can make a retired warhorse return to the battlefield?" "That's right." Tang Yuanlin faced the emperor and bowed again, saying: "I dare not bring up anything that has not been verified before Your Majesty. After returning yesterday, the old minister specially asked someone to find two retired war horses and equip them with horseshoes. Now the two horses are at the palace gate, your Majesty will know whether they are real or fake once you take a look." "it is good!" It was not until this moment that the joy could finally be expressed without any concealment. Emperor Xuanwu clapped his hands and laughed: "Come here, bring those two horses to the palace!" "Yes!" The young eunuch waiting outside the palace hurried towards the palace gate. Inside the hall, the eager generals stood on tiptoe impatiently, wanting to see what the horseshoe on Emperor Xuanwu's desk looked like. Some who were bolder, such as General Weiyuan, even asked Emperor Xuanwu directly for it: "Your Majesty, may I borrow that horseshoe for a look?" "Take it!" The horseshoe has a huge effect, but it itself is indeed just a small, inconspicuous and not very valuable thing. Emperor Xuanwu generously threw the horseshoe to General Weiyuan. General Weiyuan, who had gotten what he wanted, held the little thing in his hands with great care, looking at it over and over again for a long time, his eyes more affectionate than when he looked at his own daughter-in-law: "Good stuff, it really is good stuff! Your Majesty, after this thing is made, the first batch must be given to our Northern Frontier Army!" "Why should we give it to you Northern Frontier Army first?" When the other generals heard this, they immediately became unhappy: "Our Southern Xinjiang Army needs it too!" "That's right, we from the West Sea Guard are waiting too!" "And we..." "Come on, why are you so anxious? Bei Xiang is exchanging 10,000 retired war horses for 1,000 active war horses. What is his hidden intention? I don't believe you don't know!" In order to get the first batch of horseshoes, General Weiyuan didn't bother to talk nonsense with them and directly put the reality in front of everyone:
"If Beixiang really doesn't behave, the Northern Frontier Army will be of great use!" "That's enough! What are you quarreling about? It's not that hard to fight these things. I can't do without you!" Emperor Xuanwu knocked on the table, signaling these rough guys to be quiet: "Why don't you help me think carefully about how to reward the Fifth Princess for her great contribution?" "This……" When General Weiyuan heard this, he hesitated for a moment. After all, he is the eldest prince's person. Although the fifth princess is a princess, according to Tiansheng's current situation, it is unlikely that there will be another empress. But what if? The fifth princess has been making her presence felt quite strongly recently. What if His Majesty suddenly decides to include the Fifth Princess in the list of successors one day? Wouldn't his help today be a stab in the back for the First Prince? General Weiyuan was troubled and fell into silence. But Mr. Cen, the Marquis of Wu'an, did not have these concerns. Not to mention that the Fifth Princess should be rewarded for creating such a magical object as the horseshoe, just the fact that his precious granddaughter Cen Yi Yi is still dreaming of becoming a female general, he has to help the Fifth Princess! After all, only when the Fifth Princess is established, will Yi Yi, her study partner, have hope of realizing her almost impossible dream! (End of this chapter)