Chapter 516

"My father sent you to our palace for some reason."

Empress Zhao showed a smile. She looked at herself in the glass mirror. Now she is not as beautiful as she used to be. Fishtail lines appeared in the corners of her eyes, and even a white silk appeared in her hair.

Wang Xi then picked up a gold hairpin and folded her head for Empress Zhao. He said, "empress, I praise you. I'm just a little smart. How can I compare with empress's intelligence? It's just empress. The king of Qi now guards the mountain customs, and his army is good at fighting. This is really a hidden danger. Maybe the king of Qi will not dare to take the risk of mutiny because of his name certificate, but it's difficult To protect his children from rebellion. "

"The palace is also thinking about this. The reason why the king of Qi defeated the barbarians twice was because of firearms. The palace thinks that the imperial court should focus on the development of firearms now. If the king of Zhao's army and the imperial guards are all equipped with firearms, what capital does Xiao Ming have to fight with the imperial court, and what fear does the barbarians have." Said the queen of Zhao.

Wang Xi heard Yan and laughed twice. He went to empress Zhao and asked for credit and said, "empress, I have brought you the method of forging firearms."

"What Queen Zhao exclaimed in surprise. She looked at Wang Xi and said, "now is not the time for nonsense."

Wang Xi said: "madam, I'm not talking nonsense. As the saying goes, there must be brave men under the heavy reward. During this period, I've been asking the blacksmith to study the forging method of the torch, and I really let a craftsman find a way to make the torch."

"Really." Empress Zhao looked shocked.

Now Xiao Ming monopolized all the firearms trade in Dayu. The huge profits made everyone red eyed. Therefore, the imitation has never stopped since the emergence of firearms.

In fact, many vassal kings bought weapons from Xiao Ming not only to equip the army, but also to imitate.

"Niang Niang, I don't dare to talk nonsense. This craftsman really forged a fire rope gun. Although it's not as powerful as Qingzhou's fire rope gun, its appearance is basically the same, and it can kill people after loading gunpowder." Wang Xi said.

Empress Zhao was so excited that she said, "does anyone else know about it?"

"No, only the old slave knows."

"Very good. Now you immediately give the forging method of the torch to my father and let him imitate it. Now many forces in Chang'an are complex. In the end, I'm afraid my father can only lead the soldiers to Chang'an to stabilize the crown prince's throne." Said queen Zhao.

"Yes, Madame." Wang Xi nodded. He had seen the imitation firerope gun with his own eyes. According to this craftsman, he forged the gun barrel with two pieces of rolled iron. There was a layer of rolled iron inside and a layer of rolled iron outside.

The rolling iron ports are staggered so that the gunpowder will not leak. However, the production of this firerope gun is very slow. A barrel needs to be forged repeatedly, and a firerope gun can be produced in a month.

Since Xiao Ming sent the torch to Chang'an last time, it has been more than half a year. Now the imitation is successful, and empress Zhao is very confident.

Although he didn't say it, now Xiao Ming is a big trouble for her. If Xiao Ming is not removed for a day, the crown prince's throne will be unstable for a day.

"There's no problem with the torch gun. If this gun can be imitated, we won't be afraid of him any more." Excited, empress Zhao suddenly sighed slightly.

For artillery, Wang Xi also has a headache. Last time Xiao Wenxuan sent someone to imitate the fire rope gun, but in the end, it failed.

King Zhao also asked the craftsmen to imitate the artillery, but the cost of the artillery was even higher than that of the purchased artillery, and the power of the imitation artillery was not as good as that of Qingzhou artillery.

So after all, the vassal kings decided to buy Qingzhou artillery. After all, it saved money and effort.

"Niang Niang, the old gun slave can't help it, but if we take over the firearm camp, don't we have enough guns?" Wang Xi said.

Empress Zhao thought so, but she said, "it's only Luo Hong who is the chief General of the firearm camp. If Luo Hong is moved, will he not offend Luo Quan and Luo Xin's father and son, and Luo Quan and the king of Qi have always been friendly, and will offend the king of Qi."

"Niang Niang, as long as we get the firearm camp and our fire rope gun, what's terrible about the king of Qi? Before the crown prince ascends the throne, we want to get rid of the king of Qi's influence in Chang'an and leave no hidden danger." Wang Xi's eyes flashed a smear of poison, "not only the king of Qi, the second prince, the third prince, the fourth Prince's power should be pulled out one by one, in order to make the prince ascend the throne smoothly, the empress can't have too many worries."

Empress Zhao was moved by Wang Xi's words, but she just thought a little. She immediately warned: "other princes are all right, but if the king of Qi connives at the barbarians to enter the pass, isn't the world going to let the barbarians go?"

When Wang Xi said this, he laughed with pride. He said: "the empress is worried too much. His royal highness Zhao sent someone to bring news. He has sent envoys to the barbarians. The barbarian Tian Khan promised the king that as long as his royal highness regains his year-old tribute after he ascends the throne, they will help his royal highness to seize the world."

"Barbarians! Is father confused? Isn't it ridiculous to lead a wolf into the house? " Empress Zhao's face suddenly became very ugly.Wang Xi said without hesitation: "Niang Niang, this is wrong. How did the emperor ascend the throne and how did he get rid of King Kang by the barbarians' hand in those years. Since the emperor did it, why can't the prince do it? It's just that King Kang in those years has become the king of Qi now. Although people are different, things are always the same."

"No, the emperor has always felt guilty for this time since he ascended the throne. If it wasn't for his mistake, he wouldn't let the barbarians seize the land of Youzhou. From then on, I'm worried. I don't want the prince to bend his knees to the barbarians like the emperor."

"Niang Niang, the world is important or the face is important for a while. What the barbarians want is only some land in the north. How can we let them? The land of Dayu is vast and abundant. This land is nothing. And when the crown prince's position is stable, we can also get it back with firearms." Wang Xi advised that when the king of Zhao sent him to the palace and stayed with empress Zhao, it was just to pass the news and give advice to empress Zhao.

For him, his master is the king of Zhao, not the queen of Zhao. Now all he does is for the Zhao family to enter the Central Plains, which has been planned by the Zhao family for generations.

Now the king of Zhao finally saw the hope. How could he change his mind because of empress Zhao.

So he continued: "Your Royal Highness said, please be sure to cooperate with his plan, so that the crown prince's position can be stable, otherwise the empress and the crown prince will ask for more blessings."

Wang Xi's voice fell, and empress Zhao's face suddenly turned white. She said angrily, "are you threatening our palace?"

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