sbdcsierra Chapter 220 Oath
Chapter 220 Oath
After getting dressed, Su Tang told Chunmei and the others, "We haven't visited grandma for a while. Let's go back today."
"Yes." After Chunmei and the others agreed, they immediately told their subordinates to prepare. Su Tang didn't bring much with her when she returned to the princess's mansion, so she packed up quickly.
Su Tang first went to the Duke of Qi's Mansion and talked with Old Madam Qi for a while in the mansion.
"Hey, I heard the princess is here."
Su Tang was chatting with Old Madam Qi when the hearty laughter of Duke Qi was heard from outside.
The door curtain was lifted, and the Duke of Qi walked into the house with steady steps.
"Mother, Tang'er." Duke Qi first greeted Old Madam Qi, and then looked at Su Tang.
In the past few days, many ministers came to ask him what cannons were. Although he had already said in the hall that he did not know what cannons were, those old ministers, especially the military generals, were always patient and would ask him a question whenever they saw him.
Seeing that Duke Qi seemed to want to say something but was hesitant, Old Lady Qi sighed and shouted to everyone in the room to leave. Then she left with the help of the nanny beside her.
Thinking of the look in his mother's eyes when she left, Duke Qi touched his nose.
No matter how old he is now or what high position he holds, his mother can understand his intentions just by looking at his expression.
Duke Qi sat opposite Su Tang and said in a low voice, "A few days ago, Emperor Jing received a secret report from the Northern Frontier, saying that Ling Heng had a kind of cannon that could actually blast through the city wall.
At that time, Emperor Jing asked me in the court whether I knew what the cannon was.
I think that should be your artifact."
There is no man who is not interested in weapons, let alone a military general like the Duke of Qi. He now really wants to see with his own eyes what such a powerful weapon looks like.
"Okay." Su Tang smiled as she looked at the Duke of Qi who was giving her a flattering smile. This guy wasn't a family's father-in-law at all, he was just a child who wanted to ask his parents for toys.
Su Tang waved her hand and took Duke Qi back to the space. This time they went directly to the training hall.
"Hey, why is the Duke here?" When someone saw Su Tang suddenly appear, they discovered the Duke of Qi standing next to Su Tang in court robes.
"Why can't I come? If I don't show my face in front of you guys, you will probably forget who I am." Duke Qi pretended to have a stern face and said to those people.
"Hahaha, how could that be? Your face is very recognizable, how could we forget it?" Those people were no longer afraid of the Duke of Qi and they laughed and joked with the Duke of Qi openly.
The Duke of Qi was stunned at first. He didn't expect that everyone would dare to respond to him. Then he burst into laughter. It seemed that Su Tang led this group of people very well.
You can indeed control some people by making them fear you, but if you build good relationships with these people and make them respect and love you from the bottom of their hearts, this relationship will be the most solid.
“Hahaha…it looks like you guys are living well here.”
"Yes, look at the items here. Which one is not novel and convenient? Even if you ask me to give up my life here and become an emperor, I would not trade it."
"No, there's nothing good about being the emperor. Life here is more colorful..."
It’s not that these people have fallen in love with this comfortable life, but the modern ideas that Su Tang brought to them have changed the rigid class thinking they have heard since childhood.
"Dad." Su Tang waited for Duke Qi to talk to those people for a few words before interrupting, "This is the cannon they are talking about, but it is not loaded with ammunition now, so we can't test the cannon for you here.
But I recorded it when I attacked the city in Northern Xinjiang before, you can watch the video footage. "
"Yes, this is a cannon." The Duke of Qi was completely attracted by the large object in front of him, and Zhao Qian took the initiative to walk to the Duke of Qi to help explain.
The Duke of Qi listened to Zhao Qian's explanation, nodded from time to time, and asked questions about things he didn't understand from time to time.
"Can we try firing this howitzer?" The Duke of Qi stroked the cold gun body, but felt it was hot under his hand.
"Uh, the master just told you to watch the video. We can't test the artillery here." Zhao Qian looked at the Duke of Qi awkwardly.
It seems that you didn't hear what the princess said just now.
But after thinking about it, Zhao Qian could understand that the Duke of Qi's attention must have been attracted by the artillery.
"Oh, I see." Duke Qi's tone was somewhat regretful, "Then let's watch that video."
Duke Qi looked around. He thought that video was also a weapon like a cannon, so he looked around the venue.
"Hehe, then come with me." Zhao Qian looked at Su Tang awkwardly. Seeing that Su Tang was looking at them with pursed lips, he could only smile back at Su Tang awkwardly.
"Is this little thing a video recorder?" Looking at the laptop on the table, the Duke of Qi asked curiously like a primary school student.
He had never seen these things when he came in before.
"This is a notebook. It can store a lot of electronic information. Take a look." Zhao Qian sat down next to Duke Qi and used the mouse to call up the images in the computer.
The last time she went to northern Xinjiang to attack a city, Su Tang specially recorded the scenes of several cities being attacked by howitzers.
Some of the images were recorded by her using a drone high in the sky, so the images are very three-dimensional, giving people a very intuitive sense of shock.
Listening to the deafening sound of artillery on the computer, the Duke of Qi was stunned for a moment, then he clapped his hands on the table and exclaimed with a smile: "Hahaha... artillery is really powerful. No wonder Emperor Jing kept asking me if I had seen artillery before. I guess what was described in the memorial is not much different from watching this video..."
"Well, maybe Emperor Jing also wants to see the power of this cannon." There is one thing Su Tang didn't say. Emperor Jing should be afraid that the cannon is in the hands of the Qi family.
As a result, his previous plan to take back Qi Lingheng's military power would probably have to be shelved.
"But, can this cannon be seen by outsiders?" The Duke of Qi then thought of something more important.
The truth is that this cannon is simply not something that can be produced in this era, and it sounds like it is not something that ordinary people can operate. If those people saw this special weapon, they would definitely question the origin of the cannon.
Su Tang is at risk of being exposed...
Su Tang smiled at Duke Qi and said, "Don't be afraid. I have not only artillery, but also Zhao Qian and his men. They can't do anything to me."
After this, Su Tang will no longer be timid. She will use these modern weapons to protect herself.
"We swear to protect our master until our death." After Zhao Qian shouted, the people in the training ground also shouted, raising their fists to their hearts as if taking an oath.
The sound of oaths continued to ring out in the empty training ground.
Everyone was excited when they heard this. It was the first time that Duke Qi had seen so many men showing such loyalty to a woman.
"Okay, okay." Duke Qi nodded happily. When he first gave these Qi family troops to Su Tang, he was afraid that Su Tang could not control them. Now, seeing everyone showing serious expressions and looking at Su Tang, he knew that Su Tang had subdued them.