imperial princess

Chapter 075: Life and death are impossible, the secret weapon

"Clap clap clap!"

"Ahh..."

"It's been more than ten days, why isn't Rong Che dead yet?"

In the secret room with flickering candles, there are densely packed instruments of torture hanging on the walls on all sides, and a thin man with disheveled head and disheveled face is tied to a cross stake deep in the ground. There is not a single piece of his exposed skin intact. Some places were even deeply indented, apparently being cut alive. At this moment, Rong Fan's face was distorted, and he was waving his long whip crazily. Roaring questions.

"Woooo...I don't know, I really don't know, please kill me, kill me...don't fight anymore...don't..."

The man who was tied to the stake shook his head hoarsely and crazily. He only wanted to die, but now, for him, death is undoubtedly an extremely extravagant thing. He is none other than Ye Yang. Four months ago, he couldn't accept it. He planned everything he could, but in the end he ended up being raised like a dog. At that time, he suddenly thought of Zhou Quansheng. If he found him, he would find a way to recommend him to Rong Fan. Shi En Yu Zhou Quansheng, for this reason, he did not hesitate to bribe the steward with the only valuable golden crown in his body, in exchange for the occasional opportunity to leave the dog house, and quietly inquired about Zhou Quansheng's whereabouts in the Three Emperors' Mansion, but what he never dreamed of was that, This turned out to be the beginning of a nightmare.

When he was brought in front of Rong Fan, facing his questioning, he was panicked, terrified and helpless, but he also knew that not to expose the matter of rebirth was his only hole card, but he obviously underestimated the royals Especially Rong Fan, who had a grudge against him, under the persecution of various tortures, he had to explain everything, including how he designed Ye Zhao after his rebirth, how he robbed his chance, and so on.

Afterwards, Rong Fan locked him in a secret room, he would not let him die, he would come in every day to torture him, at first he would beg him to let him go, but later he only wanted to die, if God gave him another Once he has a chance, he will never think about the position of Princess Fan again. If he marries Yang Huai'en, he will be left out in the cold. As the second son of Shang Shufu, they don't dare to go too far. He is still called by everyone. Concubine Shizi, unlike now, she has no choice but to seek death, and suffers from nightmare-like torments all the time.

"Kill you? If it weren't for you, how could this hall have fallen into this situation? How could Ye Zhao stand on the opposite side of this king, and whenever he got the opportunity, he would be angry with this hall regardless of time and place? Bastard, do you know? Do you know how important Ye Zhao is to the hall?"

"Papa..."

"Ahhh..."

It was not enough for Rong Fan to insult Ye Yang, the whip in his hand seemed to have its own vitality, and he threw it on Ye Yang one after another, causing him to hoarse and scream again in pain.

"You said that Rong Che would die of the plague soon after he went to Pingyang City. What happened? He is still alive and well. The plague was suppressed before it broke out. How dare you deceive the hall!"

"Ahh..."

The more he talked, the more angry and dissatisfied he became, and the whip turned faster. When Rong Che just left, he was really excited. After all, Wei Changyi's betrayal and Dilong's turnaround were all right, right?He also firmly believed that Rong Che would never return. In order to seize the opportunity, he even went to the palace to ask his father to let him re-enter the court, trying to use the opportunity to win over the courtiers, and suppressed Rong Che as soon as the news of Rong Che's death came back. The fourth child and them.

But he didn't expect that Ye Zhao would enter the court, and his father, the cabinet and other important officials would agree that he would handle government affairs instead of Rong Che. Because of his overt and covert intervention, he not only had no chance to win over the courtiers, but even faintly offended many people, including him His father, with the passage of time, saw that Rong Che reported every day without any intention of dying, and the plague that was supposed to erupt was controlled by the prepared Ye Zhao, and his heart became more and more flustered. If he is completely immortal, how can he have the chance to surpass him and ascend to the throne of God?And Ye Zhao, he is not only deeply loved by his father, but also has a high prestige in the court and among the people. Only when Rong Che dies, will he and the value attached to him completely belong to him!

For some people, it is not a good thing to know the opportunity first. Rong Fan was originally a cautious person. From the fact that he planned the assassination of Ye Zhao by the Three Kings and removed himself completely, it can be seen that if Wei Changyi had not It is impossible for him to fall into that position by secretly betraying him, but ever since he learned of the opportunity, knowing that Ye Zhao should marry him, that Rong Che would die, and that he would become the next emperor, his mind was full of those things. Not only did he lose his usual prudence, but his IQ also dropped. He failed to win over the courtiers, but made them unhappy. It was not all because of Ye Zhao's obstruction. When everyone in the imperial court was worrying about the disaster, he was still trying to form a party for personal gain, completely disregarding the lives and deaths of the people. Who would be loyal to such a cold and selfish person?Not insulting him in public is enough to give him face.

The palace, the imperial study.

"The idea of ​​the crown princess is indeed good, but the premise is that we must also have the strength to defeat Chen Guo's million cavalry. It's not that the old officials want others to destroy their own prestige, but only rely on the strength in the hands of General Zhennan. Chen Guo is undoubtedly striking a stone with an egg."

First send people to assassinate the leading generals of various countries, and then increase troops to the east, west, and north borders, giving the enemy the illusion that even though they are enduring unprecedented disasters, they still have a large number of troops, and then defeat the powerful Chen State to deter other countries, so as to compare them It is indeed a good strategy to retreat, but the question is, what will they use to defeat Chen Guo's million-strong army?

The old Shoufu questioned it immediately, and everyone present, including the emperor, agreed. This is an iron-clad fact, and no matter how blindly confident they are, they cannot deny it.

"Since I dare to make such a bold suggestion, I naturally have a way to defeat Chen Guo."

Unexpectedly, instead of being discouraged, Ye Zhao was confident and calm, with a well-thought-out plan.

"really?"

Even though he knew it was impossible, the emperor couldn't help asking excitedly, what if it really could be done?

He is not the only one who has this idea?

Everyone at the scene looked at Ye Zhao in unison, with hope in their eyes. No one who can sit here is stupid. They know better than anyone else that if this battle is really successful, it will not only resolve this crisis In the next three to five years at least, no one should dare to provoke them again. Such a long period of time, with the triple support of new agricultural machinery, fertilizers and colored glaze, is enough for them to grow and develop.

"My son looks like someone who talks nonsense?"

Ignoring everyone's attention, Ye Zhao looked at the emperor and smiled. He had been waiting for the day when the kingdoms came to invade.

"Don't be a fool, what is the way to defeat Chen Guo?"

The more he is like this, the more confident the emperor is, and it is inevitable that he will lose his composure.

"I don't know how to defeat Chen Guo. Father and all the lords, would you like to see it with your own eyes?"

Looking at the emperor and then at the crowd looking at him eagerly, Ye Zhao raised his eyebrows with a smile.

"Look?"

Not only the emperor, everyone present was full of doubts, but Ye Zhao nodded: "Yes, look, after reading it, I don't need to explain it, you will understand it naturally."

"Where should I go?"

The old Shoufu couldn't help but interrupt, although he didn't know what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd, seeing how confident he was, he looked forward to it even more.

"The prince is located in a Zhuangzi outside the city. In terms of safety, the emperor can rest assured that the prince's shadow guards and guards in the mansion are in charge."

"Okay, I'll go with you to have a look. Do you want to go with me?"

The emperor is not a man without courage, he made a decision in an instant, and most importantly, he believed in Ye Zhao. If he used to love Wujiu only because of the prince, then after getting along with him during this period, he really loves this emperor. The eldest daughter-in-law, his mouth may indeed be quite sharp, often making his civil and military ministers speechless, but he knows that otherwise, a pair of children will not be able to convince people in a short time.

"The emperor is willing to go, so how can this old minister not go?"

The old Shoufu was the first to respond, even if the princess is just exaggerating, it doesn't matter, just treat it as accompanying the emperor incognito to check the disaster situation among the people.

"The minister is willing to go together."

The rest of the people clasped their fists and bowed unanimously, and the matter was considered settled.

Half an hour later, several low-key carriages drove out of the palace and went straight to Prince Rong Che's village outside the city. Along the way, the people in each carriage did not speak, but opened the curtains to look outside from time to time Today, thanks to the assistance of the imperial city garrison, the disaster situation in the capital has been completely brought under control. Even the collapsed houses in the city have been rebuilt in situ, and the people have almost resumed normal activities.

Outside the city, it is a little slower. After all, there are too many villages affected by the disaster, but everything that needs to be cleaned up has been cleaned up, and what needs to be rebuilt is also being rebuilt. Everything seems to be thriving.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Princess, here we are."

Half an hour later, the carriage stopped. Ye Zhao jumped out of the carriage first, and then joined Zhang Tian to help the emperor and the old chief assistant down. At the same time, the ministers sitting in the other carriages They also surrounded them one after another.

"What does Zhao'er want me and all my lovers to see?"

Holding Zhang Tian's hand and looking up, the emperor looked puzzled, isn't this place Che'er's Zhuangzi?Why do you feel like you can't see the front of the village and the back of the store?Except for the open field where they stood, there was nothing around but mountains.

"Father, go this way."

Ye Zhao led him all the way forward until they were about to enter the mountain col, when a huge figure covered with a red cloth appeared in their line of sight, not because he didn't feel their doubts, but Ye Zhao didn't explain, but grabbed a corner of the red silk , Tore it off with a swipe, and what appeared in front of their eyes was a huge black column, made of cast iron, with a bracket underneath, which looked weird.

"This is···"

Lu Youen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, suddenly let out an exclamation, stepped forward to examine it carefully, and then said, "Crown Princess, is this something you asked the Ministry of Industry to make separately before? Can they be combined together?"

"Ah."

Ye Zhao did not deny that such things as cannons did not exist in the interstellar era. He had also seen them several times in some pictures and texts left over from the ancient earth. Weapons obviously shouldn't appear in the era of cold weapons. If he hadn't been dissatisfied with God's cruelty, in order to fulfill his promise and help Rong Che guard the southern country, he would not forge without authorization and destroy the existing balance of the world, but he only made For several doors, the ammunition was also made by himself. It is inevitable that the Ministry of Industry made it out according to the blueprints. He even asked them to cast them several times, and each time he took back the blueprints. .

"What is this thing for?"

The emperor who followed was stroking the cold cannon body and asked with a puzzled face.

"It's called a cannon. As for its usefulness, you may not believe me when I tell you. You might as well see it with your own eyes."

After finishing speaking, Ye Zhao signaled them to retreat, and only after retreating to a certain distance did he say in a deep voice, "Yining, I'll leave it to you."

As early as when he was tinkering with the cannon, he had already tested it with Yining and his shadow guards, and taught them how to use it at the same time.

"Yes."

Yining took the lead, Ye Zhaosan walked to the emperor's side in two steps, and together they watched the shadow guard take out a cannonball from the big wooden box next to it and loaded it, and watched Yining light the fuse with a torch.

"I would like to give everyone a conscience suggestion, it is best to cover your ears."

"what?"

"Bump...Boom..."

As soon as Ye Zhao finished speaking, he saw that the lead wire was getting shorter and shorter. Before everyone had time to react, a loud bang burst the eardrums. Immediately afterwards, the majestic mountain in front of them seemed to shake. It turned out to be a huge pit, and there was a lot of mountain rubble on the ground. Everyone, including the emperor, was dumbfounded. Was it made by this weird weapon?

"This, this... Zhao'er, I'm not dreaming, am I?"

The emperor lost his composure, looked at the damage caused by the cannon, then looked at Ye Zhao, and rushed towards the cannon unsteadily while asking, more excited than seeing some rare beauty.

"Well, this is what I came up with based on the inspiration of firecrackers. On a large battlefield, its power will be even more astonishing, because after the shells are fired, they will burst and bloom directly, which can damage the enemy within hundreds of meters. "

Following up to support him, Ye Zhao slowly explained that the cannonballs he made by himself must be different from those in the remaining documents of the ancient earth. The guts of the enemy.

"Okay, that's great. With it, not to mention Chen Guo's million cavalry, even if there are tens of millions of cavalry, I will not be afraid in the southern country."

Touching the cannon mount excitedly, the emperor's voice was a little unsteady, and now he finally understood why Zhao'er was so confident before.

"It's amazing, Princess, how many did you make in total? Can we make a large number of them to protect the frontier?"

He is not the only one who is excited?Headed by the old Shoufu, all the ministers were very excited, and the previous worries disappeared completely.

"Five doors, no matter how high the cost of this item and the shell is, whether our national strength can support it, its lethality is too strong, once it appears, it will inevitably cause countless bloodshed, I will not let you mass-produce it, Let alone let it spread in various countries, and when the crisis is over, I will personally destroy them."

Turning his head to meet the excited eyes of the old Shoufu, Ye Zhao calmly expressed his thoughts, whether they were willing or not, he would definitely do it.

"···"

His words were like a basin of ice water pouring down their heads, and everyone's feverish heads gradually became clear. After a long time, the emperor stroked the body of the cannon and said painfully: "Zhaoer's words are reasonable. Once a large number of castings are made, they will soon be taken by others." The country's spies learn it, even if they can't fully learn the essence, they will imitate it roughly. At that time, this thing may also hurt our soldiers in turn. Let's do as Zhaoer said, and destroy it after the crisis is over. they."

Compared with dominating the world, the emperor cares more about the lives of his soldiers. He would rather give it up when he cannot guarantee 100% that only they can make and use this thing. It is unfortunate that he can use this magical thing to resolve this crisis. Great luck.

"Father Emperor Shengming, long live long live long live!"

Apparently he didn't expect the emperor to have such boldness. Ye Zhao raised his clothes and knelt down. This time he admired him from the bottom of his heart. You must know that Nanguo has always been at a disadvantage in the battle between countries, and suddenly got such a powerful force. Weapons are something that every individual wants to use to strengthen the army, promote the country's prestige, deter other countries, and even invade other countries to rule the world, but the current emperor has given up because of his words. This is not something everyone can do.

"Long live my emperor! Long live!"

The ministers, who were still somewhat critical, had to admire this situation. An emperor who loves soldiers and people is better than a cruel and bloodthirsty emperor. It is their blessing to assist him. They believe that under his leadership , even if there is no cannon, the national power of the southern country will gradually become stronger, until it is so strong that no one dares to provoke it easily.

At this time, Ye Zhao would not have thought that just because he built the cannon, even if it was destroyed in a short time, when he left this world, the Ministry of Industry still developed the gunpowder gun by himself inspired by the cannon. It's all a later story, and the lethality of gunpowder guns is not as strong as that of cannons. At least it allows the development of thermal weapons in this world to have a gradual buffer, so as not to disrupt the balance.

【End of this chapter】

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