The Return of the Demon

"Ning Chen, Quan Sheng also hurt you because of my safety. He hurt you in a moment of urgency. Don't hold a grudge!"

"In this way, I know that you have always wanted to leave Ning Mansion. When you come back from the border this time, I will give you a house, a hundred acres of fertile land, and ten thousand taels of gold. How about it?"

Ning Chen felt excited.

He knew very well that Quan Sheng had been with His Majesty for a long time, and when he scolded Quan Sheng just now, he was doing it for himself.

But if you can get some benefits, that's not bad, it's better than nothing.

"Your Majesty, what if I die at the border?"

Emperor Xuan: "???"

"What the hell did you say? How could anyone curse themselves?"

Ning Chen said with a serious face: "The sword has no eyes, what if something happens? So, I have a merciless request."

Emperor Xuan said: "Say!"

"Your Majesty, if something happens to me and I can't come back... please allow Miss Yudie of the Jiaofang Si to regain her freedom. Give her the house and fertile land you promised to me... Give the gold to my colleagues , let them divide it.”

Emperor Xuan looked sullen and said, "Are you really good at thinking about others?"

"Ning Chen, I will not promise you... On the contrary, if you don't come back to see me alive, then since you care so much about this Yudie girl, then I will let her go down to accompany you, no joke!"

Everyone in Ningchen was dumbfounded.

"Ning Chen, remember, you have no joke!"

Emperor Xuan repeated it again.

Ning Chen's face wrinkled up, and he said pitifully: "Your Majesty, you are painting a big cake for me, and you are giving me saliva so that I can swallow it hard... I am so pitiful!"

Emperor Xuan was confused and asked, "What are you muttering about?"

"It's okay, I will try my best to come back alive to see His Majesty!"

Only then did a smile appear on Emperor Xuan's face.

Only then did he turn his attention to the musket in Ning Chen's hand, "Ning Chen, is this musket easy to make?"

Ning Chen said: "It's not difficult for those who know how to do it, but it's difficult for those who don't know how to do it."

"speak nicely!"

Ning Chen snorted and said: "For me, it's very simple... but for others, if they don't understand the principles, even if they can create the parts, it's useless if they don't know how to assemble them."

Emperor Xuan thought for a moment and said, "What do you think of this kind of musket for my Daxuan soldiers?"

"Absolutely... Your Majesty can allocate some soldiers and equip them with muskets to form a firearms battalion. This will make management easier."

Ning Chen paused and continued: "If we fight, the firearms battalion will have a strong suppressive effect on the cavalry...Cavalry are generally light-armed and fast horses, and defense is their weakness. A round of bullets will definitely make them think. There will be chaos, and then our cavalry will charge them, which will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.”

Emperor Xuan's eyes lit up when he heard this.

Ning Chen leaned over and bowed, "Your Majesty, I want to build three thousand muskets and take them to the border to test the effect with the cavalry of Tuoluo Kingdom?"

Emperor Xuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Ning Chen, "You tinkered with the musket. Have you already thought about using it to deal with the cavalry of the Tuoluo Kingdom?"

Ning Chen nodded, "Yes!"

"Okay, I'm sure!"

Ning Chen was overjoyed, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

But Emperor Xuan's face suddenly became serious, and he said: "Ning Chen, have you ever thought... that once this thing is leaked and made by the enemy, or falls into the hands of the enemy, it will become a weapon against us?" ”

"I have already thought of this, Your Majesty, please take a look!"

Ning Chen took out the blueprint.

"Your Majesty, these are all the parts needed for the musket..." Ning Chen said, tearing the drawing into several parts, and then said:

"Your Majesty can divide the skilled craftsmen of the Ministry of War into several teams. Each team can choose a reliable person to lead it, and each team can only build one of the parts."

"After all the parts are built, we will find a group of skilled craftsmen to assemble it. If Your Majesty is willing, you can divide the assembly team into several teams, and each team will be responsible for assembling part of the musket."

"In this case, even if a certain drawing is leaked, it won't matter."

"Actually, it doesn't matter even if everything is leaked... Give me some time, I can create a more powerful firearm."

Emperor Xuan looked at Ning Chen, his eyes full of admiration and relief.

"Ning Chen, let me see how your little head looks like? At such a young age, you are talented and resourceful. You are truly both civil and military... I am very glad that you were born in Daxuan. If you were born in an enemy country, you would probably be My Daxuan’s most terrifying enemy.”

Ning Chen suddenly became extremely serious and said, "Your Majesty is wrong!"

"Huh? Where did I say something wrong?"

Ning Chen said righteously:

"Your Majesty said that your ministers are both civil and military, but in fact, you are the most powerful person in the world."

"I am not a flatterer... We in Daxuan have outstanding people, and there are countless talented people... but not everyone is as lucky as I am and can be appreciated by His Majesty."

"If I had not met Your Majesty, and I would still be in poverty now, I would definitely have no ambitions in this life and end up depressed... Therefore, there is no shortage of talents in this world, but there is a shortage of wise kings like Your Majesty."

"As the saying goes, a man dies for his bosom friend, and a woman dies for a woman who pleases herself... Your Majesty has a unique discernment, discovered me, and gave me a stage to show my talents... I am grateful, bear in mind my five virtues, and am willing to go to the mountain of swords for your Majesty. , go into the sea of ​​fire, walk through fire and water, even to death!"

The smile on Emperor Xuan's mouth widened little by little.

He wanted to endure it, but Ning Chen's flattery made him feel so comfortable that he couldn't help but laugh, Long Yan was delighted.

Geng Jingdu was stunned. It was the first time he saw Emperor Xuan indulge his emotions so much and did not hide his joy.

Ning Chen, this kid, is not only good at both civil and military affairs, but also flatters people so well.

Eunuch Quan looked at Ning Chen with his eyes slanted. He felt a sense of crisis in his heart and felt that he was going to fall out of favor.

Emperor Xuan was in a good mood. He walked to the dragon chair and sat down, saying: "Ning Chen, I have someone to make these parts... When the time comes to assemble them, you will have to give me your instructions."

Ning Chen hurriedly said: "I obey your order!"

"Ning Chen, who made the parts of this musket?"

Ning Chen was about to answer when he suddenly realized that something was wrong.

In order to ensure that the drawings are not leaked, Emperor Xuan might kill people to silence them.

Ning Chen said, "It's not easy to assemble this musket... I went to all the blacksmith shops in the capital. I was afraid that the drawings would be leaked. Each blacksmith shop could only make one part. Finally, I collected them and assembled them myself."

Emperor Xuan hummed and said, "Okay, you two can leave!"

"I'm leaving!"

Geng Jing saluted and prepared to leave, but Ning Chen glanced at Eunuch Quan and said, "Your Majesty, this musket has another advantage."

"Oh? What advantage?"

Ning Chen said seriously, "This advantage is that it can hit whatever you point at... Your Majesty, please ask Eunuch Quan to hold a grape on his head. Ten feet away, I can smash the grape with one shot, but it won't hurt Eunuch Quan at all. Please let me demonstrate for Your Majesty."

Eunuch Quan's face turned pale with fear. Smashing grapes with one shot? I think you want to smash my head with one shot, right?

Geng Jing's mouth twitched. This guy really holds a grudge. He is planning to kill Eunuch Quan.

Ning Chen looked at Eunuch Quan with a big smile on his face, "Thank you, Eunuch... You can choose a smaller grape. Don't worry, I am confident in my marksmanship."

I am confident that I can blow your dog head off with one shot... Ning Chen added quietly in his heart.