Iron Dynasty

The darkness of night gradually enveloped the palace.

The two were talking about Princess Yong when Qian Dafu brought dinner over.

The three of Cui Xueer knew that it was inconvenient at this time, so they each went to their own palaces. Aster and Luluo have always been on good terms, and the palace was also together.

Walking on the brightly lit path, the palace maid next to Cui Xue'er suddenly said quietly: Niangniang, it is said that Princess Yong came to test the intention of cutting down the clan. After the victory of Pingzhou City, the ministers suddenly became more courageous. , many officials have asked Fei Ge Lao and Pang Shoufu for their orders, claiming that for the unification of the Great Yu Kingdom, they will implement the strategy of cutting down the vassal.

Cui Xueer had been a little worried just now, but when she was told by the maid who had served her since childhood, she added a layer of melancholy, she snorted softly, These ministers are just seeing the wind and driving the rudder, crossing the river and demolishing bridges, so making noise is just for the sake of telling the truth. The emperor is just showing his loyalty.

After a pause, she sighed, But judging from the emperor's performance, it seems that he does have the intention of cutting down the clan.

Then how can this be, the emperor will not deal with the king of Huainan like he dealt with the king of Zhao and others. The palace maid said anxiously.

Cui Xue'er frowned lightly, My father followed the emperor to pacify the rebellion in the north, this is a great achievement, I think the emperor will not be serious next time, but at least he will also remove the military power, but whether the father and brother can accept me is not fully I'm sure, my brother has also asked the palace people about this today, so I must be very worried about this.

After that, the two stopped talking and walked towards their bedroom.

The next day, Xiao Ming got up early. He didn't go to the Queen Mother's place too late last night. Today, he stopped delaying and went directly to the Queen Mother.

He understands that some ministers also want to use the matter of cutting down the vassal to add glory to their faces, but in his opinion, this is causing trouble for him.

Now that the foreign aggression has not been eliminated, he doesn't want to be in a mess. Although King Huainan and King Yong are vulnerable, but if they really attack, they will cause damage to the industry and commerce of the Great Yu Kingdom again, which is not worth it.

When he arrived at the Hall of Kindness, Xiao Ming greeted the Queen Mother and asked about it.

After hearing this, Concubine Zhen smiled gently and said, King Yong is a little worried. It's all the fault of these ministers, all of whom are causing trouble.

What the queen mother said is very true, I will reprimand them today, lest they continue to cause trouble for me. Xiao Ming said.

Although it was his original intention to cut the fan, but now is not the time, he has to bear his temper, and Concubine Zhen's words obviously mean the same.

After figuring out the ins and outs of the matter, Xiao Ming had a problem in his heart. He and Qian Dafu went to the Zhengda Guangming Hall on time.

At the beginning of the court meeting, Pang Yukun said: Your Majesty, King Yong sent a book to ask to retire and return home, and take care of the old age.

Your Majesty, my father's letter a few days ago also meant this. As soon as his voice fell, Cui Shangan came out.

The ministers had different expressions upon seeing this, some were ecstatic, some were puzzled, and some frowned and thought deeply.

Xiao Ming sneered in his heart. When he came back from Shanhaiguan, the two came to test him. If he agreed to the request of the two to return home, the matter of cutting down the clan would be settled.

He would not be fooled by the two of them, so he said: The Great Yu Kingdom is waiting to be rebuilt. It is at the time of employment. King Yong and King Huainan are my humerus ministers, how can they abandon me? I won't allow it.

Pang Yukun breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and said, Yes, Your Majesty.

When Cui Shangan heard that a stone fell to the ground, he answered in unison.

Xiao Ming dismissed the two casually, but Xiao Ming didn't care, this was just a small episode for him, and it would not be too late to discuss it when the army returned.

He did not want to kill King Huainan and King Yong, but the military power of the two had to be handed over, and he would not allow a divided Great Yu Kingdom to exist.

At the same time as he was going to court, Pingzhou City arrived at a group of special weapons, which were conscripted muskets with scopes.

At this time, Lu Fei looked at it repeatedly with the feudal musket. The musket in his hand was a little different, with a metal-cased telescope on it.

Accompanying the scope is Wang Quan, the company commander of the Guards stationed in Qingzhou. After these conscript muskets were manufactured, he trained with soldiers in the barracks. Now he has mastered how to use this musket to shoot accurately. enemy.

Lei Ming and Luo Xin were also there, and the two showed a playful look. He said: The emperor said that the range of this musket is very accurate, I don't know if it is true or not?

Wang Quan is not a person who can't speak enough, he said sternly: The normal shooting musket will get worse and worse in the past 100 meters due to the problem of sight, so even if the range of the musket is 900 meters, it is still 100 meters. It works best from meters to two hundred meters, but with this scope it's different, soldiers can see farther.

Lu Fei picked up the scope and looked at the soldiers on the city wall. In his eyes, the soldiers' bodies were placed very large.

He said: It's a mule or a horse. Pull it out and go around. Captain Wang, show us it.

The military system of the Great Yu Kingdom stipulated that generals and soldiers of lower rank must obey the orders of generals of higher rank, so that the army could be organized in time after it was dispersed.

Although Wang Quan was not Lu Fei's subordinate, he still had to obey Lu Fei's orders in his military rank.

When everyone arrived at the city gate, Lu Fei chose three shooters and went to the open land outside the city with Wang Quan.

The three soldiers without scopes looked sad when they saw this. The distance was too far, and they basically couldn't see the target.

Just when the three were hesitating, Wang Quan decisively raised his musket, took aim and pulled the trigger.

Lu Fei was deliberately making things difficult for Wang Quan, but now he was stunned.

After a while, the soldier sent back the information of the target, and Wang Quan hit the fourth ring.

It's true. Lu Fei sighed, and greedily looked at the arsonist in Wang Quan's hand, killing a barbarian general at such a long distance with a single shot will cause chaos for the barbarians, it seems that winning Jinzhou is not a problem this time. already.

Lei Ming said: Wang Quan, there is less than a month left. We will give you the best shooting soldiers in the army. You will train a group of sharpshooters for us.

Yes. Wang Quan gave Lei Ming a military salute.

The three looked at each other and smiled. If they conquered Jinzhou this time, the barbarians would basically lose the most important farming and mining areas, and their decline would be inevitable.

After being bullied by the barbarians for decades, now the situation has finally reversed, and the three of them are also excited. After all, they have all fought against the barbarians and know how powerful the barbarians were in the past.

But now, in front of the guns and artillery of the Great Yu Kingdom, the barbarians gradually lost their advantage, and now they support Xiao Ming's reform from the bottom of their hearts.