Mrs. Dingguo's eyes slowly filled with life, and she was excited, "There are still some? Aren't they all destroyed?"
"There are some in the cellar, but there aren't many left," Yu Wenhao said.
Mrs. Dingguo slowly put down her crutches, her eyes were distant, and her excitement became more and more obvious, "Back then, these weapons were indeed used on the battlefield. Our army of 10,000 people defeated the enemy's army of 100,000 people. I was lucky enough to participate in it."
This battle is like a thunderous battle. You can never imagine how our ten thousand sergeants fought against a million-strong army!"
"Then why was it banned again?" Yuan Qingling asked.
Mrs. Dingguo said: "In that battle, we killed 50,000 enemies and captured 10,000 prisoners. On the battlefield, rivers of blood flowed and corpses piled up like mountains. After returning from the victory, we were accused by the literati of the Northern Tang Dynasty of being bloodthirsty and poisonous.
, even the women, children and old people of the enemy were not spared. It happened that that year, there was a serious flood in the Northern Tang Dynasty, which submerged several towns and displaced the people. The literati said that it was the cruel mistakes of the military generals that caused the natural disaster."
Yuan Qingling's heart skipped a beat, "Wouldn't it happen that several members of the royal family were pregnant that year?"
Mrs. Dingguo was surprised, "How does the Crown Princess know?"
Yu Wenhao and his wife looked at each other, and they immediately understood that the so-called imperial family's dead trees are blooming, the Huai River is about to flood, and the people are displaced. In fact, it implies that the disaster back then was due to the royal family's immorality, and it is the same as it is now.
Someone is deliberately trying to create the same rumor trend as before.
Yu Wenhao thought to himself that his father probably knew these things, but because of Hui Zongye's decree, he could not mention them as a future emperor. Because of this, he opposed the manufacture of weapons, fearing that this flood would point to the royal family's recklessness.
road.
No wonder I feel that when Taifu Wei made a statement without recording it, he was a little hesitant and hesitated to speak.
"Then how did Mr. Hui Zong calm down the matter back then?" Yu Wenhao asked.
Mrs. Dingguo said: "Back then, Emperor Huizong had not yet ascended the throne, but Emperor Xian was on the throne. Many people in the court criticized the generals and even forced Emperor Huizong to kill Prince Anfeng and his wife to appease the wrath of heaven."
Yu Wenhao said angrily: "You have made great achievements in war, but you have to face the danger of beheading? Isn't it ridiculous?"
"Yes, but fortunately, Emperor Xian did not do as he was told. He even generously rewarded the generals and soldiers who had made meritorious service in the battle, calmed public opinion, and controlled floods. Prince Anfeng became the most popular grandson in the court."
Yu Wenhao breathed a sigh of relief, but then he was puzzled, "Since Emperor Xian did not deal with Prince Anfeng and did not ban gunpowder weapons, why did Emperor Huizong ban it after he ascended the throne?"
Mrs. Dingguo lowered her voice, "There is a saying that is really disrespectful to me, but it is the truth. After Mr. Hui Zong came to the throne, the Huaijiang River was seriously flooded. Someone in the court used this war to say, Mr. Hui Zong
Unable to withstand the pressure, he still ordered the weapons to be burned. Master Hui Zong is never as tough as Master Xian."
Although Mrs. Dingguo's words were somewhat disrespectful, Yu Wenhao believed that they were true.
Mrs. Dingguo said: "When the prince took over the Ministry of War, there were rumors about those flying rocks. It seems that someone knew that the prince would discover the weapons in these warehouses, so they spread the rumors in advance because they were afraid that the prince would continue to develop these weapons."
"Madam, who do you think is deliberately obstructing this?" Yu Wenhao asked.
Mrs. Dingguo thought for a while, "Back then, Chu Huan, the father of Chu Shoufu, was a minister, and he colluded with the Qin family in the Northern Desert together with Prince Yu. Prince Yu was killed by the Manchus, but he also leaked a lot of information to the Northern Desert.
The Mo Qin family knows that the Qin family will always keep an eye on these weapons, so it is very likely that the people from the Northern Desert are causing trouble."