Father, I really don’t want to be the emperor

A fatuous emperor may not be able to work hard to govern, but at least it is easy to control and allows them to continue to plunder the world's wealth and continue to dominate.

As for whether the Huns will attack at that time, this is not within the scope of their consideration. For them, changing dynasties is just a change of place to make money.

No matter who comes to this land, they cannot do without them. These wealthy and aristocratic families must rely on them to squeeze the blood and sweat from the common people.

It seems that the prince has had a premonition that Emperor Tian'an's time is running out, and the entire Kyoto is surrounded like an iron barrel by an army of 500,000.

Fifty thousand versus half a million, this is a situation that is impossible to defeat, so Ning Fan's hair is turning white these days. He was already sure of victory, but now the situation suddenly changed.

Even with Huang Chao's 50,000 soldiers and horses, Ning Fan only had 100,000 in his hands. If he wanted to face off against the imperial court's 500,000 troops, he might not be a match for him.

The half-month time predicted by Huang Chao is getting closer and closer. Ning Fan has not been able to eat well these days and cannot sleep. He has been worrying about this matter all day long. This matter is not a matter of ebb and flow, nor can it be avoided. past things.

If the prince is allowed to successfully ascend the throne and become the new emperor of Dakang, then Ning Fan knows that he is absolutely doomed. When the prince is free, he will definitely send troops to annihilate Jiangzhou. By then, all his grand plans will be eliminated.

"Once Pandora's box is opened, this peaceful era will be gone forever."

Ning Fan put his hands behind his back and looked at Shen Mengxi who had been summoned by him, his eyes filled with hesitation.

In fact, as early as two months ago, Ning Fan sent Shen Mengxi to Yunzhou and drew a secret base for Shen Mengxi in Yunzhou to conduct a secret research.

In fact, the content of this secret research is also very simple, that is, gunpowder.

The simple ratio of gunpowder is already familiar to Ning Fan in his mind, but more accurate and more powerful gunpowder requires people like Shen Mengxi to digest Ning Fan's memory bit by bit and experiment to find the best one. formula.

Ning Fan never thought of using gunpowder in war unless it was absolutely necessary, because he knew that gunpowder was a ferocious beast. Once the ferocious beast let go of the rope, human wars would become hot wars in the future.

But at this time, life and death were at stake, and Ning Fan couldn't care too much. If he didn't loosen the rope in his hands at this time and release the tiger, then he would have no way to make a complete comeback in this headwind war.

One hundred thousand versus five hundred thousand, plus the Qin King's soldiers from all over the world, Ning Fan knows that the Dragon Scale Army is not ironclad. It is absolutely impossible for one to defeat a hundred. But if gunpowder is added, then the situation may be Change can occur.

"Your Highness, a total of two thousand red cannons have been produced, as well as a variety of muskets. They are all made according to the drawings you drew before. I have already tested them, and the power of these muskets is not high. At least in terms of dealing with the cavalry, it was a one-sided massacre." Shen Mengxi said excitedly.

The more than two months of anonymity made him look like he had gone through many vicissitudes of life, but his eyes shone with excitement because he had discovered something that no one in this era had ever touched.

That is gunpowder. The power of gunpowder is so great that it can cause mountains to collapse and the earth to crack. It is like divine punishment. It is hard to imagine how shocking the effect will be when this kind of thing is used on the battlefield.

"I want you to roll out the production line in the shortest possible time and run production at full capacity."

Ning Fan has made up his mind and cannot wait until the enemy's knife is placed on his neck before resisting. At this time, he should have no choice.

Ning Fan slept soundly that night because most of the worries in his heart had gone away.

With these modern firearms, there should be no big problem in dealing with the imperial court's half a million troops.

Early the next morning, Governor Song Chengzhou of Tianjiang hurried to the palace and reported a secret news to Ning Fan.

"Your Highness, I have already built two large ships, 40 centimeters long. Each ship can accommodate more than two hundred people. Once the war goes bad, Your Highness can board the ship with his family and go to sea to find deserted islands on the sea. "

Song Chengzhou, the governor of Tianjiang, was worried about Ning Fan's retreat.

It can be seen that he is sincere towards Ning Fan, and he has even thought of a way out after Ning Fan's defeat.

"Master Song, can't we all think of something good? What if we win?"

Ning Fan had a faint smile on his face.

Song Chengzhou looked at Ning Fan in shock, because Ning Fan's mental state at this moment was completely different from yesterday. In the past two days, he was like an ant on a hot pot. How could he suddenly become so confident?

This change in Ning Fan made Song Chengzhou very worried. He suspected that he didn't know why Ning Fan had such a huge change.

If the feudal officials from various places had secretly supported Ning Fan before, now almost all of them support the imperial court and the prince.

After all, everyone is strong, but when they learned that the imperial army had half a million soldiers, the feudal officials from all over the country completely gave up their thoughts of supporting Ning Fan. Now Ning Fan is surrounded by fallen trees and scattered hozens. .

"Your Highness, do you have some new ideas? The veteran has long said that with the slow development of the grassland that occupies the Jurchens, there may be a chance."

"If it doesn't work out, just take a boat out to sea, find a deserted island overseas, become a rich man, and live happily for the rest of your life. That's not a bad idea."

Song Chengzhou said sadly.

After seeing Ning Fan develop Jiangzhou and Yunzhou with his own eyes, Song Chengzhou's impression of Ning Fan was in line with his own impression of a wise king. From the beginning, he was determined to assist Ning Fan.

Unfortunately, God is not forgiving. Prince Ning Qing has the right time and place, and Ning Fan's chances of making a comeback are almost slim.

It was almost impossible in Song Chengzhou's opinion to use 100,000 people to deal with an imperial court's 500,000-strong army.

"Master Song, we may not be afraid of the imperial court. The 50,000 troops and horses from outside the pass have entered Jiangzhou, and I have received news that the imperial court has sent an army of 100,000 troops and is on its way to Jiangzhou."

Ning Fan was terrifyingly calm at this moment, as if he didn't even take the imperial court's 100,000-strong army into consideration.

But Song Chengzhou was really shocked. The imperial court actually wanted to take the first step and send an army to annihilate Jiangzhou.

"Your Highness, do you really have any idea?"

Song Chengzhou didn't think Ning Fan was crazy. Based on his intuition, he felt that Ning Fan would definitely have a back-up plan.

"Master Song, I have recently transferred five thousand soldiers and horses from the Dragon Scale Army to form a firearms battalion. This divine machine battalion mainly controls new weapons. It is being trained in secret. It should be effective within half a month."

Ning Fan didn't reveal too much, but he couldn't say nothing, otherwise he wouldn't trust Song Chengzhou enough, and it might cause bad feelings.