Jingnan, Zhishuo.

Although it was the time of the New Year, the streets of this city were "extremely sparsely populated, and occasionally a few passers-by were walking on the road, all of them with a frightened look on their faces, and they were in a hurry."

Don't say that the festive atmosphere of the New Year is over. It's the stability and peace that should be there on weekdays, but there is nothing here.

Nine of the ten shops on both sides are closed, and the people's residences on both sides are even more closed, and there is no sound.

Compared with the eerie silence inside the city, it was much more lively outside the city, and the sound of fighting drills sounded from time to time.

In the Chuhou Mansion, the subordinates are doing things carefully, the lord is in a bad mood these days, and he has severely punished several house slaves who are not long-eyed, and the rest of the people are cautious and do not dare to touch the mold.

Behind the mansion, in the large study room of the Marquis of Chu, the brazier was burning, making a crackling sound.

Zheng Pingyuan sat behind the desk, his right hand trembling slightly. In his hands, an epistle has been unfolded. Looking at the way he looks, he has already seen the contents. An angry face.

Looking at his expression, he wanted to tear the letter into a ball and throw it into the brazier, but he finally resisted it.

This letter was sent from Wu Yue.

Some time ago, after Zheng Pingyuan brought people back in order to quell the chaos, Zheng Pingyuan sent people to explain to King Wu again. Even if there were various reasons, he would inevitably offend Wei Yue by withdrawing his troops first.

However, there is a common enemy, and it is excusable, I expected that although Wei Yue was angry, he would endure it and fight the enemy together.

But I didn't want to, and only received three replies from the other party.

The tone of this letter is also polite. The content of this made Zheng Pingyuan angry.

In the letter, Zheng Pingyuan's request to unite with King Wu again was not only refused. More vaguely, if Zheng Pingyuan is willing to be a vassal to Wei Yue, Wei Yue, as the monarch, will naturally not sit idly by and ignore the safety of his courtiers, and will definitely send a large army to help again.

The words are full of threats.

In Zheng Pingyuan's view, the meaning of this reply letter. It wasn't so much that Wei Yue rejected his request for help. It is better to use Wang Hongyi's threat to blackmail him into submission and let him recognize the Wu Dynasty. Recognize the title of Emperor Wei Yue!

, "Hmph, Wei Yue, this guy is just a rebel, I, Zheng Pingyuan, was born in the Jingzhou clan. How can this old thief be compared?" "Hmph! You still want my Zheng clan to recognize your throne" It's really wishful thinking! Even if I, Zheng Pingyuan, die here, I can't ruin the reputation of the Zheng family!" With a snap, Zheng Pingyuan slammed the letter in his hand to the ground.

However, even if he scolded Wei Yue for being an old thief, Zheng Pingyuan had to admit that Wei Yue was indeed a bold person who surprised him. Speaking of the princes of the world. Who doesn't want to sit on that supreme throne? But who dares to say it now? Wei Yue not only said it and expressed his position, but also really did it.

If it weren't for the fact that something happened on the day of the sacrifice. may really let Wei Yue succeed in "successfully ascending the throne on the Zen throne, but in the end it was unlucky, and accidents were rampant", which made the previous Zen position plan fall short. Wei Yue's actions made it difficult for him to ride a tiger, so he had to bite the bullet.

What made Zheng Pingyuan even more embarrassed was that when Wei Yue saw that the emperor died in public, he simply didn't do anything, and within one day, he punished the royal family.

Zheng Pingyuan thought about things, pacing back and forth in the study, not thinking about the question of having to choose someone to descend and who to descend.

However, as long as there is a glimmer of life, Zheng Pingyuan will never give up the foundation that the family has only had for several generations.

After taking a few steps in the room, Zheng Pingyuan gritted his teeth and asked with a sneer, "What do you think?"

The people who asked were Ji Gui and Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu glanced at Ji Gui and did not speak.

The last time the sailors were defeated, Wei Yue was proclaimed emperor. Wang Hongyi is called king. Immediately, his heart went cold.

Zhang Yu doesn't know how to look at qi, but he knows how to look at appearance. The young man in front of him, with a slight sweat on his forehead at this time, his demeanor is restless, and his mind is uncertain, how can he have the honor of great fortune and nobility?

The heart is even colder.

Ji Gui said in a deep voice, "Lord, King Wu is not far from dying......

, "The death of the great rebellion, must be crazy first, the matter of killing the emperor has made Wu Di fall apart, Wu Di has been silent in the past few months, Wu Wang still thinks that the emperor has suppressed the number of qi, and he is secretly proud, but he doesn't want this to be the darkness before dawn, this silence is really terrifying......

"He unites with our army, and he can also extend some qi, and now he is arrogant and arrogant, and if he wants us to be vassals, this is a self-defeating way, which is a very common reason." King Wu has been unable to understand it thoroughly, "It can be seen that his mind and spirit are in a daze, to the point where he is completely useless."

"It's not okay to unite with such a person, let alone be a minister? Besides, if he is a rebel emperor, we will follow as a rebel minister." This is absolutely not a must......

Zheng Pingyuan walked and paced, asking, "Mr. Zhang, what is your opinion?,。

Zhang Yu was stunned, but his expression was as usual, and he said, "Yes...... What Mr. Ji said is reasonable, originally he was a minister to Wei Yue, and he was called a minister of Dayan, and there was no opposition from the people of the world, but now Wei Yue killed the emperor and called the emperor, which is a great rebellion in the world, and it is absolutely impossible to call him a minister at this time......

"It's not okay to be a minister, but it's not a minister, this person is so mediocre, he will not send troops—how is it good now?" Zheng Huayuan muttered.

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yu sighed. I have already seen that this person is panicking and weak at a critical time, and he has calculated it in his heart, but he said: "Your Majesty, this kind of unfavorable situation is only a battle, Wang Hongyi is an outsider after all, and he will not have much time to occupy Jingbei, as long as the king can take the initiative to fight." If you win, the situation will suddenly change dramatically, whether it is a foreign enemy or Jingnan, it will be peaceful immediately, and it will not be too late to plot at that time......

When Ji Gui heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. Apparently agreed.

At this time, the snow outside was a little smaller, and it was still falling like a piece of Qionghuā, but Zheng Pingyuan didn't speak for a while, for a long time, Zheng Pingyuan said: "What you said is right, but it's not easy to win!", this sigh made Ji Guidu's heart cold, Ji Gui pondered for a while, "asked, "Our army's naval division is far above the enemy. Only the enemy army has a sailor division, so it was defeated, and I don't know what progress has been made by the master in imitating Huohang and other firearms?......

Speaking of this, Zheng Pingyuan couldn't help but turn pale, and said coldly, "This group of mediocre talents." I have made a copy, and it looks exactly the same on the outside, but when it is used, it is strong on the outside, and it is useless in the middle, although it is somewhat powerful, it is far less than the range of the enemy. ”。

In fact, the power and safety of gunpowder weapons are not only a matter of structure and formula, but also can be adjusted again and again to achieve optimum.

The most important thing is actually a little secret, which is granular gunpowder.

Gunpowder should meet the following requirements with sufficient energy to guarantee the range of the projectile.

The combustion stability and regularity of gunpowder to ensure ballistic performance and shooting accuracy Before the appearance of particle gunpowder, "the power of gunpowder is actually not large, and there are problems with safety, but after the invention of particle gunpowder, particles can produce a more powerful detonation wave, driven by this, the projectile can reach a greater speed, causing a devastating blow to targets in a certain direction and range."

It's very simple, but if you don't think about it, you probably won't be able to build it for thousands of years. In the history of the earth, gunpowder was invented for thousands of years, but particles were still not invented, so that gunpowder weapons could not surpass bows and arrows.

The issue was technical, and there were three people present. Even though he has amazing talents, he can't solve it, he was speechless for a while, and he didn't create a firearm to confront Wang Hongyi, how to win?

I have to say. They developed a phobia of firearms.

, "In your opinion, apart from this one, what else is there not to?", Zhang Yu got up, he is a clear-minded person, and he has become more and more old over the years, in fact, he thinks. In this situation, it is more dangerous than when it was in Gangneung, and "when Gangneung had the imperial court and foreign aid", there was also room for freeman, but now it is a dead chess. can't even breathe through, as long as Wang Hongyi throws another son, the sailor transport army will rush over, and it will immediately be a dragon slaying chess.

Now the only way is to surrender while there are still chips, and the lord does not call the king and the prince, so he is called a marquis, which is not taboo.

But Zhang Yu also understood that he offered advice and retreated to Jiangling, but he did not get the results. Instead, they fell into a desperate situation, although it was not a mistake of strategy. But it has cast a deep shadow.

Surrender is not to be said by oneself in any case. As soon as these words came out, they immediately became unpredictable.

Zhang Yu paused for a moment, already had an idea, and said, "The current situation, outside and inside. In fact, it is a battlefield, as long as the sailors can hold the river so that the enemy grass cannot enter the south, it is a great good.

Jing Nan straightened out one by one. Accumulate food and salaries and armaments, step by step, and level a place, and politics will follow. Soothing the place, although slow but can be stable, this is a little insight of the minister, please Lord to see!. ”

Zheng Pingyuan listened, but he was very unhappy in his heart, and glanced at Zhang Yu coldly: "I don't want Mr. Zhang and there is no way, it's a pity......

When Zhang Yu heard this, he was suddenly shocked. I felt a chill in my heart, although this method was not a clever way to turn the situation around immediately, but it was the only way now." But he received this sentence that was neither yin nor yang, and he was a smart person, and even heard a trace of murderous intent.

Zhang Yuqiang swallowed the sorrow in his chest, and his expression showed fear: "The lord treats his ministers with great grace, and if he is asked, he does not tell the truth, which is disloyalty. It's a pity that the minister's talent is shallow. I couldn't think of a way for a while, so I asked the Lord to condemn him......

Pingyuan didn't say anything, gasped heavily, and held back the anger in his heart. said, "That's it for today, you guys step down."

As he spoke, he walked out of the room, and several guards stood with their hands and necks bowed, and saw Zheng Pingyuan come out. Frightened, they all fell to their knees.

Zheng Pingyuan didn't pay attention to it and went directly.

After a while, Zhang Yu had to go out. Ji Gyu comforted, "Mr. Zhang, the situation is critical. The Lord is in a hurry, don't take it to heart. ”。

Zhang Yu hurriedly said, "How dare you." "I'm ashamed, I can't think of a way......

That's a good answer, Ji Gui nodded.

Look away. Zhang Yu stepped out as soon as he stepped out, and Ren Xue fell on his face and hands, and his heart was as cold as snow. ！~！