Chapter 1171

Almost like a whirlwind sweeping away clouds, before Gao Yang had finished half a bowl of rice, Gao Tianlong had already eaten two bowls and swallowed a pork knuckle.

Subsequently, he wiped his mouth and stood up.

"I'm full, you all take your time eating."

Having said this, Gao Tianlong walked out of the dining room wearing a thin long robe and began to exercise his body in the manor.

As an old general, Gao Tianlong was not without a sense of proportion or overly eager for quick success; he knew very well where his body's limits were, but as the time approached, even he had his schedule packed full.

Seeing this, Gao Feng sighed and said, "Father has gone to exercise, let's continue eating."

Lady Li said with a worried face, "Master, these past few days, the old man has been getting up to exercise whenever the chickens in Changwen's courtyard crow, and only resting late at night; can his body handle this?"

Gao Feng picked up a piece of meat, chewed it in his mouth, and while shoveling rice, said, "Father knows what he's doing; you are just a woman, don't worry about it."

Upon hearing this, Lady Li frowned and scolded, "Gao Feng, what kind of talk is that? Am I not worried about the old man's health? Do you know how intense the rumors in Changancheng have been these past seven days?"

Gao Yang felt annoyed listening to this.

He put down his chopsticks and said, "Father, Mother, I'm full too."

Having said this, Gao Yang stood up and left directly.

"Yang'er, aren't you going to eat a bit more?"

Lady Li looked at Gao Yang's departing back and called out.

Gao Yang shook his head.

"Master, did I say something wrong?" Lady Li asked.

Gao Feng put down his chopsticks and said with a complex expression, "It has nothing to do with you, and you didn't say anything wrong; Yang'er is not wrong, and Father is not wrong either."

"..."

After Gao Yang finished eating, he came to the training ground where Gao Tianlong was.

Not far away.

Gao Tianlong picked up a large ox-horn bow.

Draw the bow!

Nock the arrow!

He pulled with force, the muscles on his arms bulging, his entire body's strength concentrated in his arms.

The bowstring was also pulled into an astonishing arc!

Whoosh!

As Gao Tianlong released his grip, the arrow shot out explosively.

The servants of the manor hurried to measure the range!

"Report!"

"Roughly calculated, about seventy paces!"

Hearing this, Gao Tianlong's face was full of disappointment.

"Sigh!"

"In the end, I cannot regain the courage of my youth!"

Gao Tianlong sighed, then turned around and began to exercise his strength.

Because the bet was to pierce a willow leaf at eighty paces, he had to draw a two-stone bow, which required immense arm strength and core power.

The methods he could use to exercise were also things like supporting his body on his palms and doing push-ups, lifting stone locks, and walking while carrying heavy objects.

When he saw Gao Tianlong at his age still having to squat and stand while bearing weight, and using his arms to lift massive stone locks, with sweat pouring down like rain.

Gao Yang felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.

At this time.

The craftsman Li Tieniu stepped forward.

"Eldest Young Master, the stirrups and horseshoes have been forged. After testing, the warhorses wearing the horseshoes can walk back and forth on roads paved with small pebbles without any damage, and the warhorses equipped with stirrups allow even the manor guards who ride less frequently to move freely and wield their weapons at will."

Hearing this, Gao Yang nodded and said, "Not bad, even earlier than I expected. Reward everyone who forged the stirrups and horseshoes with one hundred taels of silver!"

Hearing this, Li Tieniu was instantly overjoyed.

"Thank you, Eldest Young Master, for the reward!"

Subsequently, Gao Yang said to Chen Sheng, "Chen Sheng, you take a trip to the palace and inform the Emperor that the stirrups and horseshoes have been forged, but I also request the Emperor to hold the military review three days later!"

Hearing this, Chen Sheng felt curious.

But as a subordinate, his job was only to carry out orders and convey the command to Wu Zhao, so he didn't ask further and headed straight for the palace.

Gao Yang took a deep breath, then pulled a blueprint out of his wide sleeve and handed it to Li Tieniu.

"Forge the things on this blueprint as quickly as possible; I have a heavy reward!"

Li Tieniu opened it and saw it was a large bow, but unlike ordinary large bows, the blueprint Gao Yang drew was more complex and had some devices he didn't understand.

But what shocked Li Tieniu the most was that this blueprint wasn't abstract!

"Eldest Young Master, what are these extra devices on the bow?" Li Tieniu couldn't help but ask.

Gao Yang stood with his hands behind his back, looking in the direction of Gao Tianlong, remained silent for a moment, and then slowly said, "A pulley system."