History’s Strongest Husband

The monarch was speechless for a moment.

Duke?

Mr. Shen, you think highly of me.

In the Great Yan Empire, people with different surnames cannot be named kings.

In the following big kingdoms, it is almost an iron law that people with different surnames cannot be conferred dukes.

Don't you forget, Mr. Shen, decades ago, the eastern countries were all duchies. After the rise of Emperor Jiang Li, the emperor made a big effort to contain Jiang Li, and there were several big kingdoms.

The entire country of Yue is full of calculations, and there is only one duke with a different surname, and that is Bian Xiao.

Even Chong Yao is just a Marquis.

But Bian Xiao was a Marquis when he was in Wu State, and what kind of credit he had, almost saved the entire Yue State.

It directly changed the fate of Yue and Wu.

Not only did the Yue State win the battle of overthrowing the country, but also let the widow defeat Ning Yuanwu and ascend to the throne, directly adding nine counties and millions of people to the Yue State.

Basically, it is very unlikely that there will be a second duke with a different surname in Yue.

If it appears, it is not far from the end.

Of course, the monarch knew in his heart that Shen Lang, a poor kid, was just talking nonsense.

"You want this duke for Ning Zheng?" Ning Yuanxian said.

"Of course." Shen Lang said: "Even the fourth prince Ningzhen is a duke, and the fifth prince is just a marquis, it's too ugly."

Ning Yuanxian sighed in his heart: "Ning Zheng is really lucky to have you as a friend."

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty, if His Highness Ning Zheng wants to seize the throne, he must at least be on an equal footing with the two Highnesses in terms of title."

Ning Yuanxian said: "You are too anxious. Ning Zheng has only been promoted to Marquis for a few months. If he is suddenly promoted to Duke, it will easily break the balance. You change the condition, as long as it is within my ability, you must Satisfy you. And not for others, but for yourself."

Your Majesty, you speak too directly.

Within ability?

When did you say such a humble thing? Didn't you act omnipotent before? It's just that I am the only one in heaven and earth.

For my own benefit?

Shen Lang racked his brains.

what do i want

After thinking about it for a while, he gave up.

He really can't think of what he wants.

It's also a sin to be too awesome, and you can't find what you want.

My Lord Lang wants money, money, power and power, and power. Prosperity and wealth, surrounded by beauties.

Otherwise, I still want world peace.

Then the king was speechless.

Shen Lang made so many contributions, he really wanted to give Shen Lang something.

In the end, Shen Lang couldn't find what he wanted.

He couldn't find anything to give either.

"Otherwise, the widow will give Jin Mucong a marriage?" Ning Yuanxian said: "Who do you think you are looking for, no matter who it is, I will let her marry Jin Mucong."

Shen Lang was taken aback, but it seemed possible to have this.

Fat House is almost 20 years old, and he still doesn't have a date. Sometimes he has to watch the painted version of "Boundless Wind and Moon" under the covers, which is too miserable.

As a brother-in-law, I have an obligation to introduce my brother-in-law.

Otherwise, how can I explain to my father-in-law and mother-in-law?

I heard that Prime Minister Zhu Hongzhu has a granddaughter named Zhu Ning, who is gentle, beautiful, restrained and virtuous, and a top-notch talented woman.

At the age of nineteen this year, I am still unmarried, but the people seeking marriage have already crossed the threshold.

So Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty, what do you think of Zhu Ning?"

The monarch gasped.

This, this Zhu Ning is the real number one talented woman in the capital.

She is the lifeblood of Prime Minister Zhu Hongzhu, the real jewel in his palm, and she is also his head of study.

And this number one talented woman is not self-proclaimed, nor is she hyped.

This girl is very low-key, she hardly leaves the house, never walks outside, never goes to any messy parties, and never publicly spreads any articles or verses.

So how did she get her reputation as the number one talented woman in the capital?

First, Prime Minister Zhu Hongzhu wrote many letters and articles on her behalf. Isn't this amazing enough?

Second, she is nineteen years old this year, and she is a descendant of an absolutely famous family. People who want to marry her are like a carp in a river. I don't know how many people propose to her. She has rejected at least dozens of Jinshi, including a top scholar.

Zhu Hongzhu said that her marriage must first be decided by herself.

If she doesn't like a man, the family will never force her.

Many young talented scholars went to visit with great enthusiasm after they entered high school, but they were defeated in less than an hour.

Huh?

Why does this sound so weird? If that's the case, an hour is already awesome.

So be precise.

Everyone competed with Zhu Ning for talent, and they were all defeated in less than an hour.

In other words, she won dozens of Jinshi.

Of course, this does not mean that if she takes the imperial examination, she will definitely be able to win the first prize.

It's that this girl has read countless books, learned extensively, and has amazing breadth and depth of knowledge.

It was also she who killed dozens of Jinshi, so she became famous and became the so-called number one talented woman in the capital.

The Zhu family ignored this title.

For others, the so-called number one talented woman in the capital is a compliment, but for Mrs. Zhu, it is a humiliation.

Just like you call Baby Mulan the number one beauty in Xuanwu City, Shen Lang will also get mad.

You are the number one beauty in Xuanwu City, and your whole family is the number one beauty in Xuanwu City.

In short, this Zhu Ning is very difficult to deal with, so he is almost twenty years old this year, and he has not yet married.

The Zhu family is not in a hurry.

Of course, they really don't need to rush.

To say something ugly, the daughter of the monarch is still a little bit worried about getting married.

But the daughter of the Zhu family has absolutely no worries about marrying.

People in the world want to win the daughter of the Zhu family more than they want to marry the daughter of the monarch.

The rest of the Zhu family are very close to the royal family. Zhu Hongxue and Ning Han have the same teacher, and Zhu Hongping was even praised by the monarch as the thousand-mile steed of our family. But this Zhu Ning kept a distance from the royal family and rarely entered the palace.

When the monarch heard that Shen Lang wanted to marry Jin Mucong, the most proud and talented woman in the capital, his scalp became numb.

Fortunately, Shen Lang didn't talk about world peace, otherwise the monarch would probably say otherwise, let's talk about world peace.

He wanted to say another condition.

But Ning Yuanxian is also a shameless person, he is now like an elder who wants to show off his abilities in front of his children, desperately wanting to reward Shen Lang.

You can't agree to Shen Lang's first condition.

Shen Lang put forward a second condition, but you still don't agree.

That would appear insincere.

"Okay, I'll give it a try." Ning Yuanxian said: "After returning to the capital, I will visit Prime Minister Zhu in person and propose to Jin Mucong."

Just finished speaking, the monarch himself felt chills down his back.

He really regretted it a bit. Why did he talk too much just now, and now he is taking care of himself.

Going to propose marriage this time is definitely going to be humiliating.

Who is Zhu Ning? Even the number one scholar looks down on him.

Who is Jin Mucong?

Well, Aiwujiwu, the monarch has a good impression of Jin Mucong now.

But say a word of conscience.

If Jin Mucong is promising enough, it is impossible for Shen Lang to become the son-in-law of the Jin family.

About a hundred Jin Mucongs are not worth Zhu Ning.

Of course, Jin Mucong is quite cute.

Poor unloved!

……………………

The gossip is over.

The monarch's face became a little serious, and said: "Shen Lang, this Nirvana Army is so powerful, how many people can it train at most?"

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty, are you listening to the truth?"

"Of course!" the monarch said.

Shen Lang said: "I can't train the Super Mo Sword Soldiers anymore. I have completely consumed the top steel of the Jin family. For this Nirvana army of more than 2,000 people, I spent about hundreds of thousands of gold coins." .

The monarch knew that this army was expensive, but he didn't expect it to be so expensive.

Shen Lang said: "Although the steel workshop of the Jin family belongs to my family, every piece of steel that comes out needs to be paid for. It needs real money. You can't just take it just because it belongs to my family."

Of course the king understands this.

This is true of any family, for example, the imperial army belongs to him, and the royal workshop also belongs to him.

However, the equipment of the imperial army also needs to be purchased from the royal workshop.

The accounts must be clear, and the rules must be clear, otherwise there will be surprising hidden dangers.

Shen Lang said: "On average, each of them has five lead knives for training, and they consume a total of more than one million catties of lead. I borrowed this batch of supplies from the Tiandaohui. Also, they have to take a medicinal bath every day, which also consumes a lot With the money, the Heavenly Dao Society has almost bought out the precious medicinal materials in several provinces. His Highness Ning Zheng’s seizure of the throne has just begun, and he already owes the Heavenly Dao Society 530,000 gold coins."

This money was borrowed by Shen Lang, but of course the creditor was Ning Zheng, and Shen Lang could not be allowed to repay the money.

Therefore, although Shen Lang's trump card army only has more than two thousand people, the money it consumes can equip tens of thousands of troops.

Shen Lang said: "Of course, if I have enough time, I can still train 3,000 heavy armored Modao troops. But Your Majesty, you want to use this army to face the next super war, right?"

Ning Yuanxian nodded.

Shen Lang said: "That's impossible. It will take at least a year for my Jin family's workshop to produce so many top-grade steel products. Moreover, this Nirvana army is extremely powerful in the plains, but when it enters the battlefield of Nanou Kingdom, It will be less powerful."

The monarch nodded.

Nanou Kingdom is full of forests and ravines, the terrain is cramped and narrow, and such a super heavy armored army cannot be used very much.

The most suitable there is the mountain army.

The Mo Dao team of the Nirvana Army relies on collective strength. Only when thousands of Mo Dao are cut down at the same time can they be destroyed, so an open area is needed.

"But Your Majesty, I'm ready to train the next batch of Nirvana Army." Shen Lang said: "The second batch of Nirvana Army is still powerful against the sky, but it is no longer Mo Dao soldiers. It is the mountain jungle army that is most suitable for entering the battlefield of Nanou Kingdom , is an archer with high mobility and agility, and the number is about 3,000."

Ning Yuanxian said: "Isn't the 3,000-man bow and arrow troop a bit small, and it's hard to change the situation of the battle?"

Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty, what if everyone uses two stone bows and can shoot dozens or even hundreds of arrows with incomparable accuracy?"

Ning Yuanxian opened his eyes wide.

This... this is impossible.

At present, in the entire Great Yan Dynasty, the most elite bow and arrow troops only use a stone bow.

A stone and a half, it is already used by a sharpshooter.

Two stone bows, and three thousand people use two stone bows?

The effective killing distance of one stone bow is about 150 steps, and the effective killing distance of two stone bows is at least about 250 steps.

And shooting hundreds of arrows in a row, with incomparable precision?

Ning Yuanxian didn't know the term special forces.

That's right!

What Shen Lang wants to train is special forces suitable for jungle warfare.

And there are 3,000 people at one time.

Ning Yuanxian said: "Using a two-stone bow to shoot hundreds of arrows requires amazing strength. I am afraid that even the Mo Dao soldiers of the Nirvana Army do not have this power, and it is impossible to manufacture a super strong two-stone bow on a large scale."

Indeed not!

Even if the strength of both arms is 500 jin, it is impossible to shoot a hundred arrows with two crossbows. That is a super strong bow of more than 200 pounds.

Moreover, bows in this world are all made of wood, and it is basically difficult to achieve such a large strength.

The English longbow in history was directly made of a whole yew tree. The short one was about 1.5 meters, and the long bow even exceeded two meters. Generally, it weighed about 100 pounds, and very few of them exceeded 200 pounds. .

And for a normal bow, the more you pull it to the back, the more power you need.

The strength required to fully draw the bow reaches its peak, and it is difficult to maintain it at this time, and it is also difficult to aim.

but!

Shen Lang designs and manufactures modern compound bows.

He can't make aluminum alloy now, but he can already make high-strength steel.

A strong bow forged from low-carbon steel is enough to provide strong strength, and there is no problem with just two stones.

The compound bow with the pulley mechanism has a high labor-saving effect.

Because the pulling force of the compound bow will fluctuate, after the force is added to the peak, the use of force will be reduced until the bow is fully drawn, which means that there is enough time to stabilize the bow and aim.

This has epoch-making significance for archery.

Shen Lang knew that these people with zero blank blood were extremely focused, this was their nature.

When they put in Modao training, they were able to practice one move, one knife and two breaks more than one million times within a few months.

Then the second batch of Nirvana Army, once they have been transformed into blood, let them put into bow and arrow training. They promise that they will train and shoot millions of times in a few months, just like the Modao team.

These people are like still water, extremely focused and sensitive.

Once you concentrate on practicing archery, what will be the effect?

And all of them are equipped with two-stone super strong bows, and use high-carbon steel arrows. What an astonishing lethality.

Such a 3,000-man archer is almost the nightmare of any army.

The Modao team of the Nirvana Army is used for melee combat, and the super archers are used for long-range combat.

The combination of the two armies is almost invincible.

Shen Lang even had higher expectations for the three thousand super archers in his heart.

The historical English longbowmen shot the shit out of the French army.

At the Battle of Agincourt, 6,000 English troops fought against 30,000 French troops.

There are 5,000 longbowmen in the 6,000 troops of the English army.

As a result, this battle killed more than 10,000 people in France, and its own casualties did not exceed 300.

Created an unprecedented brilliant victory.

As for the second Nirvana army that Shen Lang will train, although the number is small, its combat power is definitely far superior to that of the English longbowmen.

So how will it perform on the battlefield? I can't imagine it at all.

The monarch Ning Yuanxian could not help but enter into incomparable reverie about this army.

Suddenly, he couldn't help but said: "Shen Lang, you have paid so much, why don't you train this army to become the army of the Jin family?"

Shen Lang said: "And then? My Jin family rebelled and became the king. Do you want my father-in-law to be the king, or me, or Jin Mucong?"

Well!

Shen Lang is king?

Thinking about this possibility, the monarch couldn't help but tremble.

If such a scourge were to become king, then...the people would really die.

Moreover, Shen Lang's goal is to have no enmity in the world, to destroy the crown prince, the Xue family, and the third prince.

Supporting Ningzheng is the most cost-effective process.

Even in Shen Lang's heart, the Jin family really did not have the appearance of a king.

Of course, Lord Lang didn't either. He just wanted to enjoy his rights, not fulfill his obligations. They only want prosperity and wealth, but they don't want to be diligent in government and love the people. Kill anyone who doesn't like it, don't want to delay for a day, and don't have any tolerance at all.

Ning Yuanxian can tolerate many people he is not used to. Not to mention Ning Zheng, his belly is outrageous.

And Shen Lang's stomach is probably a little narrower than the gutter.

"Besides, you are also my father-in-law." Shen Lang said.

The monarch was speechless.

The fit is in your heart, a widow is not as good as Jin Zhuo, right?

Don't favor one another so much, Ning Yan is also with you, and she will have children for you in the future, and she has no name or distinction, you boy should be level with a bowl of water.

"Shen Lang, how long will it take for the second Nirvana army to come out?" Ning Yuanxian asked.

Shen Lang said: "At least half a year."

Ning Yuanxian nodded, but did not continue.

He knew in his heart that Jinjun probably wouldn't give him half a year.

In a few months at most, the fate-determining super war will break out.

Suddenly Shen Lang said: "Your Majesty, I heard that you refused the loan from Yinyuanhui for me."

"Hmm!" Ning Yuanxian replied casually.

Shen Lang said: "How much money do you need?"

Ning Yuanxian said: "Three or four million!"

Shen Lang was not surprised to get this astronomical figure.

He even knew in his heart that even so much money was not enough.

Because the next big war that will break out will be a battle of hundreds of thousands of troops.

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty spent more than 200,000 troops in the Battle of Jinchuan and 70 million taels of silver.

But this time, Yue State has to face two powerful enemies at the same time, Jin Jun and Chu State.

The scale of the war will only get bigger.

So three to four million gold coins are definitely not enough.

But the monarch did not speak to Shen Lang.

Because he knows that any organization or individual has a bottom line to bear.

For example, Tiandaohui!

So far, the amount of money Tiandaohui has lent to Shen Lang and the Jin family is already an astronomical figure.

Next, to train the second Nirvana Army, a large sum of gold coins is still needed, and this gold coin is still borrowed from the Tiandaohui by Shen Lang.

Then it is best not to speak to the Tiandaohui for this military expenditure of several million gold coins.

Once you open your mouth, if Tiandaohui doesn't borrow money, there will be a crack in the relationship between the two parties.

If Tiandaohui is willing to borrow, then I am afraid it will not be able to get so much money at once, or it may affect the strategic deployment of Tiandaohui.

And most importantly.

How much benefit have you brought to others?

If your demands exceed this benefit, the strategic alliance between the two parties will collapse.

After all, Tiandaohui is different from Yinyuanhui. It has just recovered for less than a year, and it is in a period of crazy expansion. There are really not many gold coins in stock.

Shen Lang jokingly said: "Your Majesty, how about I earn you three million gold coins within half a month?"

Ning Yuanxian said: "Shen Lang, don't ask others to do things beyond the limit, it will be very difficult for Tiandao to come up with this money, and this is only the first military expenditure."

Shen Lang said: "I'm talking about making money. I don't want it from Tiandaohui or Yinyuanhui. I will earn you three million gold coins within half a month. If I do it, you can bestow it on His Highness Ningzheng." Duke?"

Earn three million gold coins in half a month?

Don't make up your mind from Yinyuanhui and Tiandaohui?

How can it be?

Except for these two organizations in the world, no one can spend so much money in a short period of time.

No matter what kind of business you do, it is impossible to earn three million gold coins in half a month.

This is really harder than climbing to the sky.

Seeing Shen Lang was in a joking tone, the monarch Ning Yuanxian didn't take it too seriously.

He should figure out how to spend the military expenses on his own.

You can't let Shen Lang do everything, that's a bad attitude, and it's not good for the relationship between the two parties.

………………

When the monarch is still hundreds of miles away from the capital.

The results of the frontier meeting have spread throughout the world.

Then, the whole world fell silent.

Especially the capital.

Everyone was terrified.

At the beginning, neither the officials nor the common people believed it at all.

How can this be?

Shen Lang's two thousand new troops are completely useless, and after only a few months of training, they only practiced one move.

How could it be possible to defeat Chu's five thousand elites?

Later, the news of the victory was confirmed.

Everyone thought again, did Shen Lang use some trick? Let the king of Chu release water on purpose?

Otherwise, even if the river flows backwards and the sun sinks eastward, it is impossible to win?

But the news that came in became more and more certain, and more and more accurate.

The two thousand Nirvana new army under Shen Lang not only won.

Moreover, almost all of Chu's most elite 2,000 military soldiers and 3,000 heavy armored cavalry were killed.

Then, people in the entire capital doubted life!

Is Shen Lang a god?

Before the Wenwu Enke exam, he created a miracle.

This time the border meeting created an even bigger miracle?

How did he do it?

It's just going to drive people crazy.

The key point this time is that everyone believes that the so-called border hunting is just a deliberate sacrifice of the king to Chu, Shen Lang and Ning Zheng are just victims, and he himself never thought that he would win.

This man is simply not human.

In the future, if you say that Shen Lang can have children, I will believe it!

And after the news spread, the most direct reaction was that the party struggle between the crown prince and the third prince Ning Qi stopped instantly!

The so-called case of reselling military rations and embezzlement of military expenses in Mexico has completely died down.

Above the court hall, the two immediately put on an appearance of brothers and friends respecting each other.

……………………

After a few days!

The monarch Ning Yuanxian returned triumphantly.

The mighty army entered the capital from Suzaku Gate, majestic and majestic!

This is because Ning Yuanxian has decreed that anyone who is not allowed to go abroad will be welcomed.

Otherwise, the crown prince and his ministers would probably travel more than five hundred miles to meet him.

King Ning Yuanxian's Che Mian has just arrived at Suzaku Gate.

The prince led all the civil and military officials and knelt down neatly.

"Welcome Your Majesty back to the capital!"

Everyone put their foreheads on the ground and shouted in unison, almost breaking their throats.

No matter how low you kneel down, all the officials can't wait to have a pair of eyes on the top of their heads to see what the monarch looks like?

Is it sick?

Still as energetic as the legend says.

The door of the car crown opened, and the monarch walked out slowly.

Ho!

His hair, which had been dyed gray before, was now dyed black again.

Taking advantage of the more than ten days of rushing, he came back strong.

The whole person looked heroic, as if he was a few years younger than when he was at the border.

It was exactly the same as before when I was not sick.

A new royal robe, a new golden crown.

I'm afraid he doesn't even look forty years old.

Extremely majestic, extremely majestic.

"Everyone raise their heads and take a good look at the widow!"

Ning Yuanxian's voice was not high, but after injecting internal energy, the voice was very penetrating, and the hundreds of courtiers present could hear it clearly.

"Look up."

All officials raised their heads cautiously.

Saw a young and powerful king.

Depend on!

Who said His Majesty had a stroke?

It must be pretending to be sick!

Does this look like a stroke? Do not make jokes!

Your Majesty and Shen Lang teamed up to cheat people again. Originally, it was the King of Chu who planned to cheat, but in the end, we cheated all the civil and military ministers.

Who spread the rumor first?

Unpredictable!

From everyone's eyes, Ning Yuanxian once again saw awe.

Even trembling awe.

At this time, in the eyes of these courtiers, the king Ning Yuanxian must be mysterious.

Too awesome, too ruthless.

For the sake of King Yinchu, he even pretended to be sick so realistically that he didn't even have any flaws.

Neither the crown prince nor the third prince could find out.

Your Majesty's imperial mind is really terrifying.

Ning Yuanxian was delighted once again.

Everyone knelt down in front of him and trembled again.

The haze of falling ill before has been swept away from then on.

Once again his reputation is back to its true peak.

"Since the widow fell ill, a lot of people have been indolent in government. Before the widow was ill, I couldn't control you. Now that the widow is a little better, I can't ignore it." The monarch's voice was ironic and cold.

The ministers trembled.

Your Majesty, stop pretending.

You're not sick at all, it's all fake.

Then, the monarch waved his hand!

Immediately, hundreds of forbidden troops rushed out.

Follow the list to apprehend officials.

A total of thirty people were arrested.

Fifteen people from the prince's family and fifteen people from the third prince's family.

They were all the ones who danced the happiest in this party struggle, the highest being the third grade, and the lowest being the sixth grade.

Immediately afterwards, the great eunuch Li Sun read out one order after another.

It sounds like everyone is guilty of a heinous crime.

Convicted on the spot, judged on the spot!

cut!

cut!

cut!

Copy the house!

"Shut up!"

Hands up and down!

Thirty officials fell to the ground.

Bloody!

The killing made all the officials present shaken and trembling.

Ning Yuanxian did not continue to reprimand.

He just looked at these courtiers indifferently.

The silence speaks!

When he focused his eyes on a certain minister for too long, the minister passed out directly.

She was almost frightened and went mad with epilepsy.

Immediately afterwards, the monarch glanced at the crown prince and third prince Ning Qi.

"Prince, you have worked hard in supervising the country during this time."

Crown Prince Ning Yi kowtowed and said, "I dare not! My father will hunt and defeat the King of Chu on the frontier, and it is really hard work to show our country's prestige."

Ning Yuanxian said indifferently: "The reason why this border hunt has won a complete victory is all due to Ning Zheng's contribution. Li Sun drafted an order to remove Zhang Zhao from the position of Tianyue Admiral, and canonize Changping Hou Ningzheng as Tianyue Admiral. The Marquis Mansion will expand its army by five thousand!"

As soon as this word comes out!

Like thunder on the ground!

It shook the hearts of all the courtiers.

what does that mean?

It means that His Majesty publicly let the fifth prince, Ning Zheng, participate in the seizure of the heirloom!

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Note: Today's two changes are 15,000, because I wrote it late when I went out to eat full moon wine, it was not easy! Please ask for a monthly ticket and support, please thank you!

Thank you, Mi 1216, for the reward of 10,000 coins from the magician of the forbidden curse.