Chen Peng sat on the Taishi chair in the middle of the hall, holding a copy of "Ming Jiang Pingding Strategy" in his hand and reading it casually.

Wang Yu walked in and bowed: "Subordinates knock to see the garrison!" ”

Chen Peng slowly raised his head, as if he had seen Wang Yu for the first time, and kept staring at Wang Yu's face, and did not ask Wang Yu to stand up.

Seeing that Chen Peng's eyes were very strange, Wang Yu felt that he was uncomfortable, and his heart was beating a drum: What is always going on with Chen Qian today? Why are you looking at me like that? Could it be that I have been too flamboyant these days, buying guns and gunpowder, he found Brother Chen and asked me what kind of "Mazu disciple" I was?

After thinking about it, I felt that it was unlikely, that Chen Python was upright, he spoke in a word, he never said the same, and it was impossible to leak a word if he couldn't say it. But if you ask yourself why you became a different person after you fell ill, how would you answer that? In the blink of an eye, Wang Yu thought of the answer.

Surprisingly, Chen Peng didn't ask about it, but after letting Wang Yu sit down, he first asked about Wang Yu's family, and even asked about Wang Yu's father a few years ago.

Wang Yu's answer was fluent, after all, there was still the memory of the original owner of this body in his brain, and these questions couldn't help Wang Yu.

Chen Peng smiled and nodded, he had already determined in his heart that this Wang Yu had not been dropped, and it was still the original Wang Yu. In the past few days, he has also secretly sent people to Wang Yu's house to investigate, and Wang Yu, who asked according to some unknown information he had learned, did not ask any flaws. In this way, it ruled out the possibility that Wang Yu might be a spy of the Qing army who was dropped, or that it might be the sand that King Yanping had mixed into his ranks.

"Wang Yu, what do you think of this official?" Chen Peng asked again.

"The garrison is as kind to his subordinates as a mountain, and his subordinates are unforgettable!" Wang Yu clenched his fists and arched his hands, and replied loudly.

Chen Peng could see from Wang Yu's eyes that this person said these words without a trace of concealment and ambiguity, and they were all truths from the heart, so he nodded and said: "This official believes in your loyalty, and at that time, he made an exception to promote you to be my personal soldier, just because he liked you to be loyal and would not betray his benefactor!" ”

"Thank you for the compliment!"

Chen Peng's face suddenly changed, and he leaned his face closer to Wang Yu and asked in a low voice, "Then what do you think of King Yanping?" ”

Wang Yu clasped his hands into fists, and arched his hand at the position where Zheng Chenggong lived on Gulangyu in the southeast and said: "The king of Yanping is the first emperor to give the surname of the country, and the prince is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, in the eyes of his subordinates, the king of Yanping is one of the best heroes in the world today!" ”

Hearing Wang Yu's praise for King Yanping, Chen Peng was displeased. He always thought that the king of Yanping did not know the current affairs, and insisted on fighting Wang Shi to the end. If you mess with such a person, what will happen in the end? If you resolutely abandon the darkness and turn to the light, you will be able to enjoy endless glory and wealth; If you don't repent and wait until the Qing army comes ashore and defeats the king of Yanping, it will be the end of the death and annihilation!

However, Chen Peng didn't reveal anything immediately, but continued to probe: "Wang Yu, you are also loyal to King Yanping, right?" ”

Wang Yu didn't know what Chen Peng meant by this, and thought that Chen Peng felt that he had something to hide and was not loyal enough. So he replied again: "The army of the lord is the army of the prince!" Loyalty to your lordship is loyalty to the king of Yanping! ”

Chen Peng felt that he still had not achieved his goal, after all, the pro-soldiers back then were only loyal to the benefactor, and would not be loyal to the higher generals, nor would they be loyal to the imperial court. Once the benefactor disagrees with the boss or the court, those pro-soldiers will not hesitate to choose their benefactor, and all these thoughts of serving the court can be discarded. So he asked, "If one day, the will of this official is contrary to the will of King Yanping, then who will you choose to be loyal to?" ”

In fact, Wang Yu's level of political struggle is really not very smart, if he was smart, he would not have graduated from college for more than ten years in his previous life before he became a deputy department. As for the meaning of Chen Peng's words, he couldn't understand anything at all. He looked a little stupid and replied, "My lord, how could you possibly betray King Yanping? ”

"Hahaha!" Chen Peng laughed, "This official is just an analogy, Wang Yu, you are very right, King Yanping is as kind to me as a mountain, how can I betray King Yanping!" ”

Next, Chen Peng chatted with Wang Yu like a casual chat, which sounded casual, but in fact, he continued to test and hint. He tested Wang Yu by asking questions that he had already learned that outsiders would definitely not know, and made sure that this person had not been dropped. Then he asked Wang Yu's family about poverty, hoping to give Wang Yu's family a good life. In fact, Chen Peng's meaning is: It is impossible for King Yanping to give them glory and wealth, but those who can give them glory and wealth let Wang Yu understand it himself.

It's a pity that Wang Yu couldn't hear what Chen Peng said at all, and he didn't have a sense of vigilance against his boss who was ready to betray King Yanping.

Seeing how he hinted that this Wang Yu was still so dull, Chen Peng was very annoyed in his heart: Although this guy became smart after a serious illness, he was still stupid, why didn't he yearn for glory and wealth? I don't know if I want to make my family better.

It's just that Chen Peng doesn't know at all, why doesn't Wang Yu want his family to live better? He wants to use his own methods to make his family live a good life. Now Wang Yu is still a small soldier, of course, he doesn't dare to expose too much ambition.

Chen Peng couldn't see what to say, so the topic changed: "Wang Yu, it is estimated that the Tartars on the opposite side will soon cross the sea to attack Xiamen, what are your good strategies to resist the enemy during this time?" ”

Wang Yu replied: "Presumably, the adults also know about the improvement of gunpowder, right?" ”

Chen Peng nodded: "You were trying a new bird gun in the afternoon, and I saw it all." ”

"The idea is that the Tartars are going to attack Xiamen, and it is estimated that there will be more than a month left, and they will have to wait for the weather to warm up before they can cross the sea to fight. His subordinates used this time to help our army improve gunpowder. In addition, his subordinates knew Blacksmith Chen, and as long as he had silver, he could help cast a hollow cannonball. When your subordinates get those shells, they can make flowering shells! In naval battles, flowering shells are much more powerful than ordinary solid shells. In addition, his subordinates can also design a grapeshotelle that is specially designed to deal with the sails. As long as they have these sharp weapons, the Tartars will not want to cross the strait! Wang Yu arched his hand.

"The flowering cannonball, which is a sharp weapon of naval warfare made by the Taixi people, if it hits with a cannonball, the small boat will explode and sink immediately, and the big ship will also be blown into a mess. This kind of sharp weapon, Wang Yu, can you make it? Chen Peng asked incredulously. He had seen those Westerners' flowering cannonballs, the structure was very complex and powerful, and he didn't believe that Wang Yu could make them.

Wang Yu replied with a fist in a sworn fist: "My subordinates will never dare to deceive my lord!" As long as the subordinates personally guide the craftsmen, they will definitely be able to create this kind of naval warfare weapon! If the adults don't believe it, their subordinates can make a military order as a basis! ”

Chen Peng was secretly shocked: If this person can be used by me and create these weapons to dedicate to Master Wang, it will definitely bring me endless glory and wealth! On the other side, General Shi is a person who loves talents and has a strong desire to build a sailor. If you can get the help of this person, the king of the Qing Dynasty will be like a tiger with wings! If this person is stubborn and insists on confronting Wang Shi, then I don't know how much Wang Shi will lose these weapons he has made! If that's the case, this person resolutely can't stay!

But after a night of conversation, he couldn't find out anything, and Chen Peng didn't dare to make it clear now, after all, Wang Yu was not his cronies, and if the matter was revealed, King Yanping would definitely cut himself! So he handed the "Ming General Pacification Strategy" on the table to Wang Yu: "Have you read this book?" ”

Wang Yu took the book, but found that the author of the book was signed by the famous Hong Chengchou! He frowned.

Chen Peng saw Wang Yu's thoughts: "Hong Jingluo fell into the hands of the enemy at that time, and at first he still went on a hunger strike to be loyal to the imperial court, but the Manchu Qing used kindness to influence him, so he surrendered." Because the Emperor Taiji loved talents very much, Hong Jingluo also felt that his court had abandoned him, but he found a confidant on the side of the Tartars. ”

Wang Yu said disdainfully: "No matter what, the Hong thief betrayed the country for glory and betrayed the court, it is despised!" Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if he is forced to surrender, can't he learn from his ancestors, although he surrendered to the enemy, he didn't do anything for the enemy. And after the flood thief descended to the Qing Dynasty, he gave his life to the Tartar who was desperate, and stained his head red with the blood of my compatriots! For this thief, his subordinates can't eat his flesh! If you can let your subordinates encounter this thief, they will be cut by a thousand cuts! ”

Chen Peng was shocked in his heart, and unconsciously his back was already soaked with cold sweat. He thought to himself: This person is so loyal to the court and hates the ministers so much, he must not be of use to me! It seems that before I can act, I must find an opportunity to get rid of this man! lest the time come to deceive people's minds and cause me trouble!

After all, Chen Peng has been crawling for more than 20 years, step by step from a small pirate to a small pirate leader, and then to an important general in the Zheng family's army, and his experience in political struggle cannot be underestimated. And compared to Wang Yu and Chen Peng, it is still too tender.

Chen Peng pretended to agree with Wang Yu's opinion: "Yes, the Hong thief is indeed despised, if he can let this official meet the thief last time, he will definitely be cut by a thousand knives and then crushed to ashes!" But I can't help but admit that Hong Thief is still very talented, and the book he wrote is still a very good book of war. ”

In the end, Chen Peng didn't ask Wang Yu why, after he got seriously ill, he was like a different person. Because Chen Peng judged that this person was very smart in terms of martial arts and kit kat skills, but his way of dealing with people was too weak. Before the serious illness, no one would believe him because he seemed stupid. After a serious illness, although he has changed as a person, he is really incapable of political struggle and officialdom. So he trusts his own judgment and doesn't have to ask anything.

Chen Peng said with a smile: "This official will go to the prince tomorrow to ask for some silver, and with the silver, you can improve the gunpowder." Don't know what else you could ask for? ”

Wang Yu replied: "Thank you, my lord! The subordinates still have requirements: I am afraid that I can't do much with my subordinates, so the subordinates hope that the adults can find the prince to ask some craftsmen to come over, and ask for gunpowder craftsmen and blacksmiths, and the subordinates want to open a gunpowder workshop and a blacksmith workshop behind our camp, and the subordinates can personally guide these craftsmen to do things. In addition, his subordinates are very familiar with Blacksmith Chen, and Blacksmith Chen is highly skilled, so his subordinates are willing to ensure that he is the head of the blacksmith's workshop. ”

"About the craftsman's household, I will talk to the prince tomorrow, and I can ask more people to come. But the blacksmith Chen also knows him, this person is very arrogant, can you move him? Chen Peng asked.

"Please rest assured, my lord, there is a new blast furnace ironmaking method under my subordinates, which will definitely make Blacksmith Chen excited!" Wang Yu replied.

Chen Peng asked again: "After the craftsmen are found, can you guarantee that they will make new gunpowder and flowering shells according to your requirements?" ”

"Please rest assured, my subordinates will not have the slightest reservation!" Wang Yu arched his hand.

Chen Peng nodded: "Okay, everything depends on you!" When the time comes, the craftsman and the raw material official will find you, and you will have to make a military order to make flowering cannonballs! ”