I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

At this time, Shen Changgong had just been summoned into the palace by the empress, but not in the harem, but in the guard training ground west of the front palace.

Shen Changgong and Gongsun Wan'er, who had just finished ransacking their house, met the empress in red here.

"Greetings to Your Majesty."

After the two of them saluted, they walked straight over.

"Seeing that you two are in a good mood, you must have gained a lot."

The empress seemed to be in a good mood. In front of her was a table with a pile of wooden parts on it, and in the distance were some targets.

Gongsun Wan'er said with a smile,

"The harvest was indeed considerable, and a great deal of money was confiscated. It's a pity that the Duke of Liang's family escaped and were not caught. They are all hiding in the homes of other powerful people.

Fortunately, our wanted poster has been posted.”

The empress smiled and said,

"It's good to post it. With a wanted warrant, they will be considered harboring wanted criminals. Then, we can catch them all in one fell swoop."

"That's right. When the day comes for the execution of these powerful people, I will go and watch it fiercely."

Gongsun Wan'er said proudly.

"Do you want to watch it more fiercely?"

The empress looked at her with a smile, then glanced at Shen Changgong and said to Gongsun Wan'er,

"It seems that you two are working together very well, and there are no more conflicts. Since you get along well, then what I said last time..."

"No, no, impossible!"

Gongsun Wan'er immediately refused without hesitation.

Then he distanced himself from Shen Changgong.

She couldn't understand why His Majesty always wanted to give her as a reward to Shen Changgong.

She is a person, not an object.

Besides, what kind of woman would deliberately find a woman for her husband?

"Okay, it's up to you then."

The empress smiled slightly and gently rubbed Gongsun Wan'er's little head, appearing a little doting.

After all, he is the empress's most favored minister, second only to the emperor and above everyone else. Anyone who sees him must show him the utmost respect.

Except Shen Changgong.

The Empress said to Shen Changgong,

"Husband, come here, why are you standing so far away?"

husband?

Such unfamiliar vocabulary.

Shen Changgong walked over, looked at the parts on the table, and said,

"The crossbow is ready? Why don't you assemble it?"

"Because you didn't provide the assembly drawings, only the drawings of the parts. Look, the craftsman came to me with the parts."

Yan Fuyao waved his hand and asked the craftsmen waiting in the distance to come over.

"I want you to assemble it yourself, show it to the craftsman, and let me see the power of this crossbow."

"understood."

Shen Changgong nodded, picked up the parts and checked them. The main keel was carved well, and the parts were also very delicate and met the standards.

He picked up the parts, installed them one by one, and asked the craftsman to record them. Finally, a vertical groove crossbow was assembled.

Shen Changgong pressed all ten crossbow arrows into the arrow slot and strung the crossbow.

"That guard with the bow over there, come here."

Shen Changgong waved.

The guard ran over quickly and saluted respectfully.

"Now, you and I will shoot at those two targets together. Do you understand?"

"The villain understands!"

Gongsun Wan'er snorted coldly,

"Why? You want to compete with the guards to see who's better at shooting? The palace guards are all elite, all skilled archers, never missing a target."

Shen Changgong smiled and said,

"It's not just about who can shoot more accurately, it's also about who can shoot faster. On the battlefield, facing many enemies, whoever launches the attack first will gain the upper hand."

"Tsk, what's the point of shooting fast? The key is to shoot accurately."

"Oh? What do you think of my accuracy?"

"Tsk, you're lucky if you can hit the bull's eye with just one of your ten arrows."

Gongsun Wan'er rolled her eyes, habitually argued, and mocked Shen Changgong.

"Really? A bet?"

Shen Changgong's smile gradually turned sour.

"What are you gambling?"

Gongsun Wan'er folded her arms and looked at Shen Changgong arrogantly.

"It's still the old rules."

"Old rules? You..."

Gongsun Wan'er gritted her teeth. She didn't want to be spanked again.

This lecher wants to take advantage of her again.

"What? The chief steward is no longer brave? He keeps mocking me, saying I'm not good at this or that, but when it comes to betting, he's no longer brave? Or is he just being quick-witted?"

"Let's gamble. Do you think I'm afraid of you? Just wait for your beating!"

Gongsun Wan'er couldn't stand the provocation and her butt was itchy again, so she agreed to the bet and then said to the guard,

"You must shoot accurately. If you shoot well, I'll give you money. If you lose, you take the beating for me!"

"The villain obeys your orders."

Shen Changgong raised his crossbow, aimed at the bull's eye, and shouted,

"start!"

The guard immediately drew his bow, aimed, released the bowstring, and immediately reached for the second arrow.

However, just as he started these actions, Shen Changgong pulled the trigger repeatedly and quickly shot out ten crossbow arrows.

As soon as he picked up the second arrow, Shen Changgong's quiver was empty.

"This……"

The guard looked at this scene in disbelief, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should shoot the next arrow.

The empress touched her chin, her eyes showing some surprise, but more of satisfaction.

Gongsun Wan'er's eyes widened and she immediately shouted,

"Bring the target here, I want to see it myself!"

Two guards immediately ran over with targets.

Gongsun Wan'er saw with her own eyes that all ten arrows hit the bull's eye.

There was only one arrow stuck in the other target.

"You...you're cheating, aren't you?"

Gongsun Wan'er looked at Shen Changgong with dissatisfaction.

Shen Changgong smiled slightly and said,

"Can't afford to lose?"

"Humph, I, Gongsun Wan'er, can afford to lose if I gamble. Come and beat him!"

She pulled the guard over and said.

Guard:?

"You're the one who made the bet with me, why should I hit you? I'll just take it as a debt this time. I'll beat you up when I'm in a better mood."

The empress looked at the two bickering people and smiled.

"Are you two still fighting?"

Shen Changgong said,

"She and I don't like each other, so I need to beat her up to vent my anger."

"Then you have to be gentle when you hit our Wan'er. You can't hurt this beautiful girl, or she won't be able to get married in the future."

After Yan Fuyao finished speaking, he picked up the crossbow and said,

"I also want to test the power of this crossbow. Bring me the arrows."

The guards pulled out the ten arrows and placed them on the table. Shen Changgong put them into the quiver one by one and handed them to the empress.

Yan Fuyao imitated Shen Changgong, picked up the crossbow with one hand, aimed at the bull's eye, and pulled the trigger.

However, the recoil of the crossbow suddenly lifted the arrow upward, and it flew into the sky and landed outside the palace wall.

"Ow!"

"Someone shoot my ass!"

"There are assassins!"

Accompanied by a scream, the guards outside shouted loudly.

Yan Fuyao chuckled and asked the guards inside to explain it clearly.

"Mr. Shen, how do you use this crossbow?"