Wang Xian gave an order, and Jinyiwei immediately lit the arquebus on the gun.

"Oh, I can't help it!" Seeing the flames on the gun, Liu Sheng, who had been hiding behind Wang Xian to watch the excitement, was frightened at this time, and hurriedly ran out, pushing the muzzle of Jinyiwei's gun into the sky, and shouting at Wang Xian: "Let them stop!" ”

Wang Xian didn't move, his subordinates didn't move, and the fire rope on the muzzle of the gun was already half burned!

Seeing that Wang Xian didn't move, Liu Sheng hurriedly turned around and shouted at Zhao Ying: "Don't run yet!" Look for death! ”

The old eunuch's face changed violently, and the inner struggle was obviously fierce to the extreme.

The eunuchs and eunuchs beside him didn't have this concentration, their steps involuntarily shrank back, and they didn't know who would lead the head first, hula, and rushed away with their heads in their hands.

It wasn't until the fire rope was about to burn out and the projectile was about to shoot out that Zhao Ying stomped his foot hatefully, his figure flashed, and he arrived in front of the big and small eunuchs.

'Papa', in the terrifying gunfire, more than a dozen eunuchs who fell behind were shot to the ground. Zhao Ying was unharmed, turned around with hatred, and shouted angrily at Wang Xian: "Our family is inseparable from you!" After speaking, his figure flashed again, and he left Liu Sheng's Zhongjun camp with the rest of his disciples and disciples.

On the ground, more than a dozen eunuchs who had been shot, half dead, and half wounded were wailing on the ground. Without waiting for Wang Xian's orders, a brocade guard stepped forward with a sword, and killed them one by one......

Wang Xian didn't react to this, just touched his chin there and muttered, "It seems that next time you have to shoot a black gun......

In this bloody scene, even Liu Sheng, who was accustomed to fighting, couldn't help frowning and sighed: "The murderous aura is too heavy, too heavy!" ”

"I'm sorry Master Hou, I was presumptuous in your camp." Wang Xian raised his eyebrows and said loudly. Having said that, there was not the slightest apology on his face: "It's just that they dare to do something to my family, and I can't help but fight back!" ”

"Hey......" Liu Sheng was very human after all, sighed, and no longer dwelled on the matter, but became interested in Wang Xian's musket. He reached out and grabbed a musket, wanting to take it to his hand to see what it was.

Although the Jinyi guard was not as strong as Liu Sheng, he clung to it and looked at Wang Xian with a red face. The gun is in the people, and the gun kills and the death is the iron rule of these Jinyi Guard shooters.

Wang Xian waved his hand, and the brocade guard let go of his hand and asked Liu Sheng to take the gun.

Liu Sheng took the musket in his hand and looked at it carefully, the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, and he couldn't help but say in his mouth: "This thing is much stronger than the fire gun of the Shenji Battalion!" ”

He used to be in charge of the Shenji Camp all the year round, and he was naturally an expert in firearms. The more connoisseurs are, the more they can see that this musket is extraordinary, not only has more devices such as illuminating doors and triggers than the guns of the Shenji Battalion, but also the smoothness and straightness of the gun chamber is also something that Liu Sheng has never seen before.

Weighing the musket in his hand, Liu Sheng's first thought was to imitate, but the second thought soon came to mind, that is, it could not be imitated. It's better to say that the gun chamber alone is something that the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry can't build! Ouchi's skilled craftsmen were able to do the same at any cost, but the guns produced in this way were too expensive, and could only be used as a rare toy for princes and nobles, and they could never equip the army.

So Liu Sheng quickly popped up the third thought, he looked at Wang Xian with a smile and said, "Give me a thousand ......"

"Don't even think about it!" Wang Xian rolled his eyes and said, "I have a total of two or three hundred, and I still want you, the commander of the Divine Machine Battalion, to give me a batch!" ”

Of course, Liu Sheng knew that Wang Xian refused to tell the truth, so he smiled and said, "If you don't send me, you can send someone to teach me the art of making guns, how about it?" Since he had the idea of supporting the army to protect himself, he naturally refused to let go of this good opportunity to enhance his strength!

"I'll give you a gun......" In the same way, Wang Xian will never share the most core military technology with others, he patted Liu Sheng's shoulder and said: "Cooperate well, after the completion of the work, I will send you a hundred." ”

"How can a hundred be enough, at least five hundred." Liu Sheng bargained.

"If you have more, you'll have to buy it." Wang Xian was not polite at all.

"Cheng, I want as much as you want."

"Don't talk too early, my gun is expensive."

Reaching an alliance with Liu Sheng, Wang Xian came out of Liu Sheng's camp, and Dai Hua asked, "My lord, let's go to Le'an Prefecture?" ”

"Don't go there yet." Wang Xian shook his head and said, "Find a place to see the situation, and wait until Liu Sheng and the White Lotus Sect finish this battle." ”。

In the middle of winter, the city of Beijing is covered with clouds, the north wind is howling, and the Nanhaizi in Xiyuan is already dripping into ice.

The eunuchs shrank and stood motionless outside the Showa Hall. The cold wind outside the hall was like a knife, and the knife pierced the cotton robes on the eunuchs, and the eunuchs had long been frozen and unconscious. But none of them dared to move. lest it make any noise and anger the irascible emperor in the palace and lead to death.

This year's winter is destined to be very uneven. There is no snow in winter, and there are demon stars in recent days, and the officials of Qin Tianjian said that this is the wrath of heaven, and the son of heaven should fast and introspect, and widely promote virtue and government. It is said that this is the proper meaning of the title, and it is not an outrageous statement, but it caused the emperor to be furious, and the court killed the two officials of Qin Tianjian with a rod!

Xia Yuanji and other important ministers can understand the anger of some emperors, there is no snow this winter, there will be a catastrophe in the coming year, and the life of the imperial court will not only not ease, but will worsen. Lack of money! It's like the chains that bind Zhu Di, a fierce tiger, so that he has no fangs and claws, but he can't do anything......

But only Yang Shiqi knew why the emperor was furious. The fire a year ago burned down the three major halls, and at the same time, it also seriously shook the prestige of the emperor. Although Zhu Di's thunderbolt method was properly resolved and suppressed the criticism of the government and the opposition, a year has passed, and the Buddha Mother is still at large, and the White Lotus Sect led by him is becoming stronger and stronger, and has the momentum of annexing Shandong!

This makes those who oppose Zhu Di the best breeding ground. And this time, everyone learned to be obedient, no one gave direct advice to their faces, but instead talked behind their backs, secretly connected in tandem, and moved closer to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who also had a clear banner against the emperor!

What is more serious than the situation in the capital is the locality, and in the area of Nanjing, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which was abandoned by Zhu Di, there were even terrifying remarks about asking the prince to ascend the throne in advance and serving Zhu Di as the emperor, and there were not a few seconders. As for the northern provinces, they have no affection for the crown prince, but all kinds of cults and Taoism have flourished, and they have the posture of learning from the Shandong White Lotus Sect......

Zhu Di never expected that after he usurped the throne, the country that had been painstakingly operated for more than ten years would once again appear unstable...... At this time, Qin Tianjian said what the heavens' wrath made the emperor reflect, what if it wasn't adding fuel to the fire? .

After the winter, Zhu Di's old problems for many years reported on time again, and he shrunk his body in an easy chair all day long, and the brazier around him must burn extremely strongly. Once you lose your warmth, you will have a piercing pain all over your body, and it will be difficult to catch your breath...... In previous years, he was recuperating at such times, and his courtiers were not allowed to worry about political affairs.

But this year, he must hold on to his illness and keep an eye on the battle situation in Shandong.

Standing at the foot of the stairs are also the crown prince, the grandson, the king of Zhao, the prince of Chengguo, the marquis of Yangwu, and a scholar. The reason why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ended his closed-door thinking and could re-enter the house was because the January period was coming soon, and Zhu Di asked him to come and listen to the news together......

Shandong's military information, through the local government and factory and health system through multiple channels, will continue to be sent to the capital, the first time will uphold the imperial front.

"Your Majesty," Jin Youzi reported with a solemn expression: "The battle between the King of Han and the White Lotus Sect has already come to an end......

"Speak." Zhu Di didn't move, and a word popped out from between his lips.

"The King of Han was defeated, Le'an Prefecture fell, and His Royal Highness the King of Han was nowhere to be found......" Jin Youzi struggled to report the bad news.

Before entering the palace, all the princes had already known about this military report, but only the emperor did not know it. After Jin Youzi finished speaking, everyone held their breath and didn't dare to look at Zhu Di's face.

However, Zhu Di didn't have a seizure right away, he just frowned, and sat up with a cold expression, "What about Liu Sheng?" ”

"Marquis An Yuan first captured Qingzhou City, the base camp of the White Lotus Sect, and then broke the White Lotus Sect under Qingzhou City." Jin Youzi replied softly: "Nearly 20,000 enemies were annihilated, and the rest were scattered and fled, and the Marquis of An Yuan's troops were limited and did not pursue further." ”

"Anything else?" Zhu Di was still as cold as ice, but if he looked closely at his pupils, he could find that a faint flame was burning in the emperor's eyes.

"Also, Wang Xian, who has been missing for half a year, finally has news." Jin Youzi's forehead was covered with sweat, and he said stubbornly: "He said in the book that he had investigated the inside story of the first battle in Hulu Valley. Speaking of this, Jin Youzi stopped talking, took out a secret newspaper in both hands, and held it high above his head.

Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, moved his fingers slightly, and Zheng He, the eunuch on duty on the side, hurriedly forwarded the secret report. Zhu Di struggled to open the folding, and then browsed through the charcoal fire. The faint blue flames were silent, and the emperor's face changed uncertainly, looking very weird.

Everyone didn't dare to say anything, waiting for the moment when the emperor's thunder attacked. However, after Zhu Di watched the secret recital, his expression became blank, his fingers lightly buckled the cover of the recital, his eyes closed slightly, and he fell into deep thought.

The princes had to wait patiently, and when their legs were numb and dizzy, Zhu Di slowly opened his eyes, the fierce killing intent in his eyes was fleeting, and he looked at the prince expressionlessly and said, "This is the big change that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said, right?" ”

"Erchen only knew that there would be a big change in the battle situation in Shandong within a month, but he didn't expect that the second brother would be defeated by the White Lotus Sect......" Zhu Gaoxu hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to plead guilty.

Zhu Di also couldn't figure out why the second son, who was brave and good at fighting, secretly recruited troops and horses for several years, and also recruited foreign aid from outside the border, and he was able to lose everything in one battle, but the opponent was the rabble of the White Lotus Sect!

But this did not prevent the emperor from attacking the crown prince, Zhu Di said coldly: "Why didn't you expect it? I think you expected it! Now it's okay, the big trouble has been removed, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can finally sit back and relax! ”