Chapter 269: Qilin Armor, Wind Chasing Horse

The entire initiation ceremony progressed very quickly.

Wei Yuan, Wang Anshi and others didn't care much.

Because they all know that whether it is initiation or kingship, it is only a manifestation of the relationship between Tubo and Zhou Dynasty.

After the initiation ceremony, Wei Yuan was not in a hurry to leave the East Palace, but instead taught the prince the art of war.

As long as Wei Yuan was in the capital, he would always set aside a few days every month to teach Zhao Xi martial arts and military tactics.

Zhao Xi is very smart and can learn anything quickly, but compared to martial arts and military skills, he prefers the former.

"Master Wei, I want to learn sword skills today, can you teach me?"

In the empty hall, Zhao Xi placed the military book on the desk and looked at Wei Yuan expectantly.

The latter couldn't help but asked curiously: "The prince's body of a daughter will be able to reach the top in the future, hold great power, and control the life and death of others. Why do he need to learn martial arts himself?"

Zhao Xi first lowered his head and was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Other people don't know, doesn't the guard know?"

"Those of my brothers and sisters died young and got sick. I am worried that the children I will give birth to in the future will do the same, so I want to keep fit."

Wei Yuan thought thoughtfully, "It turns out that His Highness is learning martial arts to strengthen his body."

Zhao Xi asked: "Otherwise, what else could it be? I am the crown prince, so I can't go into battle to kill the enemy myself, right? I had this thought before, but my father told me that a real monarch must know how to use people."

Wei Yuan nodded happily, "There are many ministers who go to battle to kill the enemy for Your Highness. Your Highness only needs to know how to employ people."

Later, Zhao Xi ordered people to bring three pairs of armor from his dormitory, one was an iron kite, one was a black hammer armor worn by soldiers of the Manjia Battalion, and the other was an exquisite armor that Wei Yuan had never seen before. .

"Iron kite armor is very effective in preventing attacks by iron weapons. I have studied it and found that every piece of iron on this armor has been tempered many times and is extremely tough."

"And my strongest armor in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Black Hammer Armor, is not only composed of iron armor, but also a combination of leather armor, wooden armor, white cloth, soap silk, cloth back and other materials. It has a unique advantage in preventing blunt weapon attacks. "

"This third set of armor is what I got from studying in my spare time. The Ministry of Industry spent a lot of effort to forge it. This third set of armor not only has excellent protection against sharp and blunt weapons, but the overall weight of the armor is as much as Black hammer armor is similar."

"What do the guards think?"

After hearing Zhao Xi's question, Wei Yuan looked at the third armor carefully.

It is divided into two types: outer armor and inner armor. The outer armor is made entirely of fine iron and is extremely tough. As for the inner armor, it is made of rhinoceros or crocodile skin and is matched with cotton, which has excellent shock-proof effect.

As for the materials of the breast shields and wrist guards, they are even more particular. They are not only made of pure copper, but also seem to be embellished with precious materials such as gold, silver, and jade.

The entire armor looked extremely exquisite. Wei Yuan only touched it for a moment and could already feel that the armor's defensive power was far higher than ordinary armor.

"How much money does such a pair of armor cost?" Wei Yuan asked curiously.

Zhao Xi sighed: "Of course it is worth a lot, otherwise, once the whole army is implemented, it will definitely bring the strength of our Great Zhou army to a higher level."

In any case, it is a good thing for a prince to study weapons carefully.

The improvement of military power often does not depend on the number of people, but on weapons.

If you can study armor today, maybe tomorrow you can focus on the development of industrial tools.

Thinking about it, my careful teaching of Zhao Xi on weekdays still has results.

"This armor is too big. It may take a few years for His Highness to wear it." Wei Yuan said with a smile.

Zhao Xi nodded, "I asked the Ministry of Industry to make this armor. It was originally meant to be left to my future self, but my father is right. As the crown prince, there is no need to go into battle to kill the enemy in person."

"This armor is of no use to me, Guard Master. How about my Highness giving this armor to you?"

Wei Yuan quickly bowed and said: "After all, this armor is His Royal Highness's favorite thing. When he gets older in the future, he may be able to use it when he goes hunting."

Zhao Xi smiled and said: "At that time, I will ask the Ministry of Industry to build one, Master Wei, don't refuse."

Wei Yuan also liked that armor very much, so he simply kept it in his pocket.

Prince Zhao Xi also gave this armor a name, called the 'Beast-faced Head-Swallowing Chain Armor', because there was a huge unicorn head in front of the armor, which was very scary.

Originally, there was no unicorn head. Later, the prince decided to give the armor to Wei Yuan, and simply asked the Ministry of Industry to build a unicorn head, which was very powerful.

Later, Zhongshu Province sent someone to invite Wei Yuan, saying that it was an official decision and several central ministers wanted to discuss the issue of the "King Title".

After Wei Yuan left the East Palace, he came to Zhongshu Province and saw Han Zhang, Wen Yanbo, Wang Anshi and others there.

Han Zhang said: "Your teacher took a break today and went to the Daxiangguo Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, so I had no choice but to invite you here."

It is up to the civil servants to have the final say on the matter of discussing the title. Logically speaking, they can just discuss it, but at least one military representative is required to listen.

"During the previous dynasty, when Princess Wencheng married Songtsen Gampo, the pioneering king of Tibet, she was given the title of Prince of Xihai by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. If she still uses this title, it would be inappropriate for the official to bestow it on her."

Wen Yanbo said.

Han Zhang nodded slightly and said, "Let's talk about it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Sima Junshi, Wang Anshi and others spoke one after another:

"It is okay to make him the king of Xihai County. After all, it is in line with the law to recognize the previous dynasty."

"The King of Xihai County is the exclusive title of Songtsen Gampo, and the people of Tubo know it. It is not appropriate to let Zuo Silu inherit this title."

"How about calling him the King of Fan?"

"."

Seeing that Wei Yuan had remained silent, Han Zhang simply asked him, "General Wei, why don't you tell me something?"

Wei Yuan thought for a while and said, "I heard that most of the people in Tubo believe in Buddhism, and the world is used to calling some Buddhist scriptures "secret treasures", including the people of Tubo. How about giving him the title of "King of Tibet"?"

King of Tibet?

This is a title that has never existed before.

"King of Tibet."

Han Zhang murmured, smiled and said, "King of Tibet is very good, do you have any opinions?"

Everyone spoke again, some said they supported the title of King of Tibet, some said it would be better to confer him the title of King of Fan, and some said some other titles.

Finally, Han Zhang asked everyone to write down the titles they were satisfied with on a piece of paper, and used the method of the minority obeying the majority to determine the title of Zuosiluo.

After the New Year, it will be the ceremony of conferring the title of the king, and they must determine the title today.

After half a day of tossing and turning, they finally used Wei Yuan's statement, Zuosiluo, the title of the king is "Zang", the King of Tibet.

This also laid the foundation for Tubo to change its name to "XZ" in the future.

Now, Tubo is a formal vassal state of the Great Zhou, and it is not impossible to recover Tubo one day in the future.

After leaving the Secretariat, Wei Yuan returned to the Marquis' Mansion.

Unexpectedly, Dong Jian was waiting for him on the Imperial Street where he had to pass.

Wei Yuan invited him to get on the carriage and asked curiously, "Why did you come here to wait for me instead of resting at the official post?"

Dong Chen said, "I came here on my father's orders. I want to ask General Wei what my father's honorific title is?"

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "You will know in a few days, why are you so anxious?"

He went to discuss the honorific title of Zuo Si Luo with Han Zhang and others. It was not a secret and could be known with a little inquiry.

Dong Chen said, "General Wei doesn't know. My father is worried that the honorific title he gave would offend the founder of Tubo."

Wei Yuan nodded, "The honorific title is 'Zang'."

Zang?

Dong Chen's eyes lit up, "King of Tibet. Great! I wonder who thought of this honorific title?"

Wei Yuan smiled but said nothing.

Dong Zhan understood instantly, "It turned out to be General Wei!"

He was surprised and said, "In that case, I must thank General Wei!"

Wei Yuan waved his hand, "Brother Tianjue, you are too kind."

Dong Zhan said, "Brother Wei, how about you follow me to the official post?"

Wei Yuan nodded, "Of course I have to send Brother Tianjue back first."

Dong Zhan smiled.

When the two arrived at the official post, he did not let Wei Yuan go, but went to the stable where the horses were fed.

Now, there are dozens of horses that Dong Zhan brought from the Western Regions being fed there.

"General Wei, here."

Dong Zhan waved his hand at him.

Wei Yuan came to him.

Dong Zhan smiled and said, "What do you think of this horse, General Wei?"

Wei Yuan looked at the horse in front of him carefully.

This horse is brown all over, with red hair, and looks like a tiger. From head to tail, it is ten feet long, and from hoof to neck, it is eight feet tall, with strong limbs. Overall, the lines are quite smooth.

Wei Yuan was a horse lover. When he saw this BMW, he immediately fell in love with it and murmured:

"It's really a good horse."

He reached out to touch it, but felt the horse's skin was slightly moist. When he looked at his hand again, he found some red stains. He was surprised and blurted out:

"A sweat-blooded BMW?"

Dong Zhan smiled and said, "General Wei really knows what's good. This horse is called Zhuifeng. It can travel a thousand miles a day."

Wei Yuan looked at the horse, and the horse was also looking at him.

Gradually, Zhuifeng suddenly blew a breath towards him, blowing it out of his nostrils, making a slight sound, and rubbed Wei Yuan with his head, indicating that he wanted to sit on it.

Wei Yuan sighed: "It's really spiritual. I have seen countless horses, but this is the first time I have seen such a good war horse."

Dong Zhen said: "To be honest, the Ferghana horse is almost extinct now. Even in our Tubo, we rarely see such a high-quality Ferghana horse."

"Brother Wei, why don't you try to ride it?"

Wei Yuan shook his head, "Such a BMW must be loved by its owner. If I ride it, I will be extremely disrespectful to the horse and its owner."

He thought the horse belonged to Dong Zhen.

Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly said: "General Wei, this horse has no owner."

No owner?

"Such a BMW has no owner?"

Wei Yuan was surprised again.

Dong Chen sighed, "Although this horse is good, it has a very fierce temperament. Many heroes of Tubo want to tame it, but they are not recognized by this horse."

"If General Wei can tame this horse, I will give it to General Wei."

Wei Yuan's eyes lit up immediately, "Really?"

Dong Chen smiled and said, "When have I ever lied to General Wei?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Yuan turned over and got off the horse.

Unexpectedly, Zhuifeng, who seemed to be somewhat docile, was like crazy, swaying left and right, as if to shake Wei Yuan off the horse.

"What a fierce horse, it's really powerful!"

Wei Yuan grabbed the reins tightly, "Governor, let me get on first."

Dong Chen nodded and hid aside.

Afterwards, Wei Yuan rode out of the stable and began to tame Zhuifeng in the open area of ​​the official post horse farm.

Since ancient times, good horses do not easily recognize their masters. Once they recognize their masters, they will definitely follow their masters through life and death.

The only way to make a good horse surrender is to make it feel that you are worthy of its surrender.

The strength of chasing the wind is amazing.

If we say that the strength or physical strength of an ordinary war horse is equivalent to a dozen adults.

Then, the power Zhui Feng possesses is probably greater than the combined strength of more than thirty adults.

But it met Wei Yuan.

At this moment, Wei Yuan took advantage of his natural divine power to the fullest. He was able to keep up with Zhui Feng just by relying on his own brute force.

"It's great to chase the wind, let's run!"

Wei Yuan suddenly pulled the reins of the horse, and Zhui Feng immediately raised his hooves, and his whole body seemed to fall down. If he were resting on it, he would fall off the horse.

However, Wei Yuan's equestrian skills were astonishing and he barely escaped disaster by wrapping his hands around Zhui Feng's neck.

At this moment, the horse neighed and roared, and everyone in the general post was surprised. Whether it was the accompanying Tibetan envoy or the people in the official post, they all watched Wei Yuan training the horse.

After several battles between the two sides, Zhui Feng roared again, and seemed to suddenly have spirituality. He followed Wei Yuan's command, or ran forward for a few steps and suddenly stopped, or turned his horse's head, etc.

At this moment, the onlookers all around could not help but be surprised.

"Is this horse so untamable? It makes me, the general of the imperial guard, sweat?"

"This general of the Zhou Dynasty actually tamed the horse Chai Feng? How many warriors in Tibet have never tamed this horse!"

"."

Others may not know much about it, but Dong Zhan knows very well how powerful the horse Zhuifeng is.

"He is worthy of being the hero of the world who killed seven Xixia generals in formation. I'm afraid no one else in the world can tame Zhui Feng except him!"

After saying this, he came to Wei Yuan, cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to General Wei on the BMW."

Hearing this, Wei Yuan laughed twice, turned over and dismounted, and said with a smile: "Thanks to the governor for the horse."

While the two were talking, Zhui Feng suddenly knelt down on Wei Yuan's knees and lowered his head, rubbing his head against Wei Yuan's legs.

Wei Yuan was greatly surprised when he saw this.

Dong Zhan was also surprised, "This horse recognizes its owner, it is really very spiritual."

Wei Yuan touched Zhui Feng's head and said, "Get up."

As if he understood, Zhui Feng stood up slowly and rubbed his body against Wei Yuan.

"To be able to chase the wind today is really a great blessing in life!"

Wei Yuan's eyes were full of heat when he looked at Zhui Feng.

Not long after, Wei Yuan left Guanyi on Zhui Feng and walked through the streets of the capital.

He was showing off, showing off to the world, that he had got a BMW that was unique in the world.

And Zhui Feng was like a king among horses, carrying Wei Yuan majestically and looking forward arrogantly.

If there are horses passing by on both sides of the wide road, a surprising scene will happen. When the horses around them see Chai Feng, they all lower their heads in unison.