Emperor: When will the Seventh Prince rebel? I will open the city gates to welcome him.

"He is now the King of Zhenbei. Without special circumstances or an imperial edict, he cannot return to the palace. You don't have to worry too much. Just accept your condolences for your father and brother! This is how political power struggles work."

Imperial Noble Consort Cao wiped her tears and left.

Almost everyone in the entire palace knew that Hong Xuan had obtained the military power in the northern border and had killed Cao Zhu and Cao Wenxiu.

He controlled all the troops in Yuzhou and the border, totaling more than 100,000 troops.

East Palace

Prince Hongze paced back and forth in the palace:

"How did Hong Xuan do it? He led more and more soldiers along the way to the northern border, and killed two generals, Cao Zhu and Cao Wenxiu, as soon as he arrived in the northern border! Who would believe that the King of Zhenbei, who is so decisive in killing, would not compete with me for the throne in the future?"

"If I compete with him for the throne in the future, will I be able to win? He is the King of the North who commands hundreds of thousands of troops. What should I do?"

"Whether in the history of Dafeng or the history of the previous dynasty, any prince who commanded more than 100,000 troops did not become emperor in the end."

The more Prince Hongze thought about it, the more he couldn't sleep or eat.

Second Prince's Mansion:

"No! Impossible! Impossible, he actually killed my uncle and grandfather, he! Why is he so cruel? King Zhenbei, I, Hongxiong, will never reconcile with you, I swear I will skin you alive with my own hands."

General Murong's Mansion:

Madam Wang and Madam Li were both extremely happy. They were in a very joyful mood after hearing the intelligence from the front that the Prince of Zhenbei had obtained the military power of the northern border, and that their daughters Murong Yan and Murong Qin had safely arrived at the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion in the northern border.

Mrs. Wang said:

"The King of Zhenbei is countless times better than I thought. Yan'er really didn't make a mistake in his decision!"

Mrs. Li said:

"That's right, our Qin'er didn't make a mistake. Our Qin'er is also the princess of the Zhenbei King!"

The two chatted happily.

Unlike the atmosphere in the palace, the atmosphere here was unusually relaxed and cheerful. In the palace, when all the ministers heard that King Zhenbei had such terrifying strength, they were shocked and afraid.

They have nothing to do with the King of Zhenbei, and they were all followers of other princes.

They all had the wrong vision, especially the Second Prince's faction.

Now General Jianwei and General Dingguo, the two Cao generals, have been killed by the King of Zhenbei.

Then the followers of His Royal Highness the Second Prince in the court are like rootless duckweed standing on the wrong side.

This is the result of standing on the wrong side and betting on the wrong horse.

The worst-off were not the followers of Second Prince Hongxiong, but the followers of Crown Prince Hongze.

These party members know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Hongze will definitely have a shocking duel with the King of Zhenbei Hongxuan in the future, and the result of the duel will be the Supreme Throne of Jiuwu.

However, these officials of the Prince Party had no idea what was going on.

Because they were facing the King of Zhenbei,

If facing any other prince, the position of the crown prince would be a safe successor to the throne, but he was facing the King of Zhenbei who created miracles one after another.

Northern border military camp.

King Hongxuan of Zhenbei has divided the soldiers in the northern border into four army groups.

These four armies, from companies to battalions to entire brigades, are each collectively managed by officers.

So now it is very easy to manage the entire army.

Zhenbei Wang Hongxuan, as long as he establishes communication with the commanders and deputy commanders of the First Army, the Second Army, the Third Army, and the Fourth Army, as well as the six brigade commanders of their armies,

All other battalions and companies were left to these senior officers.

Inside the Northern Army Camp.

Hongxuan sat on the main seat:

And below are hundreds of skilled craftsmen.

"Qiu Rufeng, Chu Yixiong, Han Junru, Niu Changqi, Ning Mingpei, Liao Ruisheng, how are the composite crossbows that the six of you have made going now?"

Hongxuan’s biggest concern now is to arm all his army groups.

As long as there are enough crossbowmen in your army, you can basically sweep everything in this world.

It was just like the war in his previous life. There was no hand-to-hand combat and it was rare. The real battle was just shooting with guns.

The composite military crossbow it produces now is extremely powerful, and is not much different from a gun in power.

Qiu Rufeng replied respectfully:

"Reporting to King Zhenbei, we have stepped up the production. The main problem now is the shortage of metal iron ore. The four lever axles on the composite military crossbow require metal iron, and we are in urgent need of a large amount of iron ore!"

Other skilled craftsmen said:

"Yes, King Zhenbei, we are not only short of iron, but also copper! If there are enough iron and copper ores, then the crossbows we make will be more lethal and have greater penetrating power."

Yes, the crossbow arrows used by Hongxuan were not the traditional crossbow arrows made of bamboo and wood.

It is much thinner than the original crossbow arrow, but the arrow body of the military crossbow is made of iron, so it has stronger penetrating power.

There is just a small wooden plug on the tail of the wing to prevent damage to the crossbow string during the pulling process.

Red Heart frowned. Iron ore and copper mines are very important in any era.

"Iron ore! There are a lot of iron ore in the northern border. I will organize professionals to explore these iron ore."

As long as there is iron ore, the corresponding weapons can be made, so iron ore is very important.

Although Hongxuan reformed the entire military force in the Northern Territory.

But he still did not rush to attack the Beishang army stationed outside the city, because he knew that it was not a wise move to attack these troops now.

These invaders heading north were able to sink down and look for opportunities and wait for them.

Don’t you know how to look for opportunities and wait for them?

Now is the time for him to develop the fastest. As long as all the crossbows of his army are distributed in place, the 300,000 cavalry outside will be nothing to him. All of them are here to die.

Of course, what Hongxuan has to do now is to focus on two things: one is food production, and the other is weapons production.

Everything else is unimportant.

Hongxuan said to these craftsmen

"I order you, each of the six hundred of you to recruit ten disciples! There are too few skilled craftsmen right now."

"I will give official positions to all the disciples you recruit."

The six hundred skilled craftsmen sitting at the foot of the stairs were excited as they listened.

"Of course, I hope that the ten disciples you recruit will all be passionate about manufacturing and production tools.

Disciples, do not fill in the gaps. I will test you from time to time. If I find that you have recruited some mediocre people who are just waiting to die, then I will never forgive you."

The six hundred skilled craftsmen under the steps respectfully said yes, they would not let King Zhenbei down.