Shushan: Extinction

Chapter 235 Offering a Crossbow
Chen Yunsheng nodded and said:

"okay, I get it."

Seeing that his father acted as if nothing had happened and did not punish the seventh child, and even chatted with him, the usually unruly and arrogant Chen Feiyao also became anxious and screamed:
"Father! Why are you talking to him so much? Didn't you ask him to teach this little bastard a lesson?"

After hearing this, Chen Yunsheng immediately turned to look at Mrs. Wang next to him and sighed:

"Xiao Lan, I thought that since you come from a family of scholars, you should be able to manage the government affairs and educate your children calmly and in an orderly manner."

"But now look at what the eldest brother has done, and then look at the performance of the little girl, it is clear that they have been spoiled by you."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang burst into tears and choked up:

"I, I just want my child to suffer less."

Chen Yunsheng sighed helplessly:
"Since ancient times, loving mothers often spoil their children. Although I am the Marquis of Zhenbei, the mess that the eldest brother has made this time is too big. Even the king is alarmed by it. I can't protect him."

At this point, Chen Yunsheng's voice turned stern:

"Of course, even if I could keep it, I wouldn't, and I wouldn't dare to keep it!!"

"My Chen family's ancestors fought bloody battles and marched forward with great effort. It took three or four generations to build up our foundation, but this beast destroyed half of it in just one or two years. Your indulgence also contributed to this!"

"Such an evil creature, I would be ashamed of my ancestors if I died right now!!"

Mrs. Wang closed her eyes in pain and began to cry.

But Chen Feiyao didn't even notice what was going on at this moment, and ran over to get angry at Chen Yunsheng:

"Dad, why are you talking about Mom like that? Mom is doing this for big brother's sake. Big brother is still trapped on the grassland and we don't know if he's alive or dead."

"Bah bang bang!!"

Chen Feiyao stood there stupidly. Chen Yunsheng slapped her four times. Her cheeks were visibly swollen and blood was flowing out of her nostrils. She was so scared that she even forgot to cry.

Chen Yunsheng roared with a livid face:
"You evil creature, I have tolerated you for a long time just now. It would be fine if you just came in to complain, but the key is how much of this is confusing right and wrong?"

"Do you think I'm a fool?! I'm not old, I'm not dead! I'm not so stupid that I can't even understand what's going on in the mansion!!"

"After Lao Qi met you, you were always causing trouble and insulting his mother - she is also my concubine!"

Mrs. Wang was also frightened at this time. She knelt on the ground, hugged Chen Yunsheng's legs and cried:
"My husband, my husband, Yao'er was ignorant at the time, please don't take it to heart."

Chen Yunsheng became more and more angry as he spoke, and angrily said:

"Your daughter did a great deed. She brought a bunch of lackeys from the Hu family and ran into my mansion to show off her power. She even stripped Old Seven naked and beat him to death."

"If she really did that, the Marquis's Mansion would be in disgrace and become the laughing stock of the entire city. This is the good daughter you raised, but she is unruly and willful, and most importantly, stupid!"

At this time, Gong Tianwu suddenly said:

"Father, calm down. Hasn't this happened yet?"

"Besides, my second sister is married and a member of the Hu family. Even after her death, she will be buried in the Hu family's ancestral tomb, so it is not wrong to stand on her side."

"Also, my approach at the time was a little too drastic. Now that I think about it, I'll just beat them up. I'll pay them back with a few dozen horses. After all, the Hu family is still our helper."

Chen Yunsheng snorted coldly:

"You also know that your way of handling things is too drastic, don't you? You are young and hot-tempered! Humph, I think you are getting cocky just because you have a little bit of ability."

Gong Tianwu did not refute and smiled and said:

"Yes, father said so."

Then he took out a crossbow from his arms, placed it on the table next to him and said:

"This crossbow is called Broken Wind. In fact, it played an important role in my being able to defeat the Tianyong Army this time."

This crossbow is actually a castrated version of the Wild Wolf Crossbow, and its performance is more than 80% of that of the Wild Wolf Crossbow.

Gong Tianwu knew that this day would come sooner or later, so he had prepared his remarks long ago, so that he could be more calm after taking the initiative.

Sure enough, Chen Yunsheng immediately became interested and said:

"Oh? Bring it over and let me take a look."

He took the crossbow and played with it for a while before saying:
"Let's go to the martial arts arena."

Then he said to Madam Wang beside him:
"You should send her back to her husband's house as soon as possible and teach her what to do and what not to do. Otherwise, one day she will suffer the same fate as her brother."

Mrs. Wang pulled her daughter out with tears in her eyes, and then Chen Yunsheng took Gong Tianwu to the parade ground next to them, and also called Zhou Lei, the general who was usually in charge of military supplies.

After seeing the Wind-Breaking Crossbow, Zhou Lei's eyes lit up and he immediately stepped forward to take a closer look:

There were intricate wolf head patterns carved on the crossbow made of black wood, and there were many steel accessories next to it, which glowed with a cold luster in the sun.

“What a clever mechanism.”

Zhou Lei's fingers stroked the copper gears on the crossbow and gently plucked the crossbow string, making a crisp clanging sound.

Gong Tianwu raised his lips slightly: "Father, why not give it a try."

Chen Yunsheng nodded. Someone had already prepared the iron target. Chen Yunsheng raised the Wild Wolf crossbow, aimed at the target and pulled the trigger.

In an instant, the crossbow string made a slight "bang" sound, and the arrow shot out into the air like lightning.

"boom!"

The arrow made of fine steel actually penetrated the iron armor that was more than an inch thick, and nailed into the oak stake behind it with the remaining force, and the tail of the arrow was still trembling.

Zhou Lei took a breath of cold air:
"This power"

In the common people's understanding at that time, crossbow arrows were still the kind that were used within thirty steps. They were accurate but lacked power, so they were often coated with poison.

However, the crossbow that Gong Tianwu took out at this time was so powerful that it could penetrate armor from a hundred steps away! ! At the same time, after breaking through the armor, the crossbow arrow could penetrate deeply into the oak stake behind.

To be honest, the power of this bow is comparable to the seven or eight stone hard bow used by military sharpshooters.

Such sharpshooters were rare elites on the grassland, and there were only dozens or hundreds of them in the Marquis' Mansion during its heyday.

After all, being able to pull an eight-stone hard bow is already a very high threshold. After achieving this, if you want to hit a moving enemy a hundred steps away, that requires even more talent and hard training.

Chen Yunsheng could see what Zhou Lei could see. His eyes lit up and he shot three arrows in succession.

Each arrow hit the bull's eye accurately, and the last arrow even split the previous arrow in half!

"nice one!"

Chen Yunsheng clapped his hands and laughed:
"Its range is a hundred steps, its penetrating power is comparable to that of a strong bow, and it can even fire continuously! Zhou Lei, have you ever seen such a powerful weapon?" Zhou Lei stepped forward quickly, took the crossbow and examined it carefully:
"My Lord, this crossbow has an ingenious mechanism and is so powerful. If it is used by the elite soldiers in the army, it will be able to defeat ten enemies with one!"

Chen Yunsheng fondly stroked the wolf head carving on the crossbow, and suddenly turned to look at Gong Tianwu:

"Seventh Brother, where did you get this magical weapon?"

Gong Tianwu smiled slightly:
"This crossbow blueprint was passed down by a master, and then I found a craftsman and asked them to make it specially. If you like it, I am willing to tell you all the manufacturing methods."

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When Zhou Lei heard this, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Ordinary people would regard this kind of military weapon as a treasure. I heard that the Seventh Young Master has made a name for himself outside, and it seems that he is willing to give it up?
Chen Yunsheng looked at his son with deep eyes:

"Tell me, what do you want?"

Gong Tianwu bowed and said:
"I do have a favor to ask of you, father. There is a place sixty miles outside the city called Yanzhi River Valley. I want to take it over. Please help me."

Chen Yunsheng glanced at Zhou Lei, and Zhou Lei immediately said:
"That should be the pastureland occupied by the three major tribes of Heshu, Oko, and Fenjie. If they want to occupy it, we must send troops to drive them out together."

Gong Tianwu couldn't help but say:
"I did some business outside and was lucky enough to make some money and recruit a group of people. In fact, it was all because of the power of the Marquis' Mansion. If it were an ordinary person, they would have been eaten up before they even started."

"The Marquis' Mansion and I share a relationship of mutual benefit and mutual loss. Right now, the Marquis' Mansion is suffering a great loss of strength. With this Wind-Breaking Crossbow, we can restore some of its strength in a short period of time."

"So, the blueprints of the Wind-Breaking Crossbow that I took out have nothing to do with occupying the Yanzhi River Valley. If you have any difficulties, we can talk about it later."

Chen Yunsheng nodded slightly and said approvingly:

"It's rare that you have such thoughts. I can't give you an answer about the Yanzhi River Valley right now, but I will definitely consider it seriously."

Gong Tianwu nodded and said:
"Yes, then I'll take my leave."

Chen Yunsheng said:

"Then go get busy."

After Gong Tianwu took a few steps, he suddenly turned around and said meaningfully:

"Father, if you were not in this position, I would never hand over the crossbow manufacturing method for nothing."

"After all, for me, the dead brothers are the best brothers."

At this time, several of Chen Yunsheng's confidants had gathered around. After all, they were also very curious about the crossbow.

They didn't expect to hear Gong Tianwu, the seventh brother, say such things in public. Everyone looked very embarrassed and wanted to cover their ears.

This matter involving the fight for the throne in the Marquisate is really complicated! !
As expected, Chen Yunsheng flew into a rage the next second, and he drew out Zhou Lei's sword and chopped at Gong Tianwu:
"Evil creature! Do you have the guts to say it again?"

Seeing this, Gong Tianwu would certainly not stay there to be hacked, so he turned around and ran away.

Chen Yunsheng looked extremely angry. He chased Gong Tianwu and hacked at him for more than ten meters before he was stopped by his men:
"Master, Master, children's words are not to be underestimated."

"Just give him a good beating and scolding, there's no need for you to use a knife!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Swords and guns have no eyes."

"The Seventh Young Master is still young, so you need to be patient."

"Don't get angry, don't get angry, it hurts your liver."

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Chen Yunsheng, who has always been somewhat stubborn, was somewhat submissive today and was immediately persuaded by his subordinates, but he still looked annoyed and glared.

However, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that although Chen Yunsheng swung his knife fiercely and violently, he was chopping with the back of the knife. His accuracy was also alarmingly off.

Obviously, as a father, Gong Tianwu's words touched his sore spot, making the marquis extremely angry.

But as the patriarch of this big family, Chen Yunsheng had to consider the fate of the entire family.

The kindness of a gentleman will be cut off after three generations!

What is the biggest problem Chen Yunsheng is facing now? Demotion! If the next generation cannot keep the title that his ancestors worked so hard to earn, then he can only be demoted.

Now, not only him, but even the discerning people around him can see that the previous prince Chen Feidi seems to be talented, but in fact he is obviously overambitious.

This seemingly low-key Lao Qi was able to create a world for himself with his bare hands.
From this point alone, it is obvious who has higher talent.

Of course, what these people in the Marquis' Mansion didn't know was that in Gong Tianwu's current No. 1 Workshop, the Wind-Breaking Crossbow was already an outdated product.

The current mainstream weapon is called the Wild Wolf Crossbow, and the most powerful Heavenly Wolf Crossbow is also under development.
At this time, Gong Tianwu also received a hint that his act of offering the crossbow also gained two causal points, which he did not expect.

***
The turmoil in Sansheng City did not last long, and calm quickly returned with the return of Chen Yunsheng.

Chen Feidi also successfully returned two months later. Strictly speaking, his action was successful because Shibi Khan of the Naiman tribe had indeed died because of his actions.

However, of the thousands of elite soldiers who followed Chen Feidi into the battle, only less than 30% escaped back, and even the wealth accumulated by the Marquis' Mansion over the years was almost completely defeated.

Even Yan Shi, the most courageous general in the Marquis' Mansion, died in battle!

In fact, no one wanted to see such a tragic outcome, not even King Wei Qu, who felt that the Marquis of Zhenbei was too powerful to be removed.

Surprisingly, the seventh son, Gong Tianwu, did not take any action. He usually entered the Marquis' Mansion just to visit his mother and did not stay for long.

This surprised many people. After all, they all thought that Gong Tianwu would take action at the first opportunity to take his life while he was sick and seize the position of the crown prince. They didn't expect him to be so low-key.

On this day, Gong Tianwu came to visit his biological mother Cui Xiaoyi again.

As the saying goes, a mother's status is determined by her son's. Gong Tianwu's status in the Marquis' Mansion cannot be ignored, so Cui Xiaoyi's treatment in the Marquis' Mansion will naturally rise sharply.

First, the new housekeeper asked her to move out of the west area where most of the servants lived. However, Cui Xiaoyi was a little superstitious. She thought that living in this place would bring good luck to the mother and son, so she was unwilling to leave.

The new housekeeper did not force her, but assigned her a maid to do her bidding and replaced all the furniture and furnishings with new ones.

Not only that, it was difficult for Cui Xiaoyi to see Chen Yunsheng before, but now Chen Yunsheng always comes to her place to stay for two or three days a month, and his attitude towards her is much kinder.

After Gong Tianwu casually drank two sips of tea, he suddenly noticed a roll of formal-looking document placed in the middle of the room.

"what is this?"

Gong Tianwu asked curiously.

Then he picked it up and took a look at it, and immediately frowned.

(End of this chapter)