The prince of heaven only wants salted fish

The Dongyi envoy was stunned on the spot: "...Condemn, condemn?"

The corners of his mouth twitched and he said: "Your Majesty Daning, this condemnation... doesn't seem to be able to help us repel the Northern Xia army, does it?"

Jicheng spoke righteously: "I support you mentally, isn't that enough?!"

Messenger of Dongyi: "..."

Should he say enough now or not enough?

Jicheng held his chin and sighed again: "Actually, I also want to give Dongyi some other assistance, but our Daning is weak, so I'm afraid we won't be able to help."

The Dongyi envoy was stunned for a moment: "But I heard that Daning defeated the Northern Xia army in Lincheng last year, and they also had those new weapons..."

"You also said that this is just what you heard!" Jicheng interrupted the other party with a sad and angry tone, "Actually, Daning's losses in that battle were quite tragic!!"

"The regent was so frightened that he defected, and the general who replaced him was also seriously injured in Lincheng. It took him a long time to recover." Jicheng suddenly called out, "General Chen, don't you think so?"

General Chen, whose name was called, responded quickly: "Ah... yes! Your Majesty is right!"

When he got up at night in Lincheng, he tripped over a stone and scratched his skin because he didn't light a lamp. He should be considered injured, right?

After receiving the proof, Jicheng turned to the Dongyi envoy and sighed: "Look, it's not that I don't want to send troops to help. It's actually that I, Daning, am also severely weakened and can't help even if I want to."

Dongyi envoy: "?"

He almost blurted out, "That's not what Northern Xia said," but luckily he stopped it in time: "...What about weapons? Weapons assistance is also available! Aren't your catapults and kites very powerful? "

——Speaking of which, even the ministers who were a little excited about it should wake up.

This time, Jicheng didn't need to say anything. Jiang Li had already stood up and said, "What did Ambassador Min say?"

His tone was sharp and sharp: "We, Daning, were able to narrowly win the last battle because of those new weapons. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are our lifeblood now. Now you, Dongyi, want our lifeblood of Daning. Please forgive me." Frankly speaking, your words and this little gift are really too light."

The Dongyi envoy was almost speechless: "Yes, yes..."

He simply said unreasonably: "Do you, Daning, just want to watch us destroy the country?!"

Ji Cheng smiled: "Of course not."

He said: "Of course, a polite and civilized country like Daning will not just sit back and watch something like this happen!"

"It's just that our strength in Daning is really limited," Jicheng said with a look of discussion on his face, "Why don't you go back to Dongyi and send a letter of request for help to other surrounding countries, and everyone has decided to attack Beixia together. When the time comes, Not only can we eliminate the danger of your country being destroyed, but we can also tear a piece of flesh from Bei Xia’s body!”

Dongyi envoy: "This, this..."

It sounded like a really good idea, so how could he say no now?

In the end, Dongyi's envoy said that he wanted to go back and report to the king, so he reluctantly deceived Jicheng's suggestion - although now all the ministers in the Taining Palace had come to think about it.

After Dongyi's envoy fled from Taining Palace, everyone turned their attention back to their Majesty.

Jicheng sat on the dragon chair and sneered: "You still want to trick me into sending troops? You're so naive."

Daning ministers: "..."

Someone hesitated and said, "It's true that Dong Yi's request for help is strange, but what are they... trying to do?"

Jicheng: "I am young, but I look good."

The ministers of Daning said again: "..."

Jiang Li stood up and cleared his throat: "Dongyi is originally a country that is semi-affiliated with Northern Xia. It would be strange for Northern Xia to suddenly attack them. This time Dongyi came to us for help and specifically mentioned weapons, nothing more than two The purpose is to spread our forces, or they also want the production methods of those weapons. "

"Of course, if you know that the other party has bad intentions, just refuse their request," Jiang Li said with a serious face, "What is really worrying is why Bei Xia suddenly resorted to such tactics."

——Northern Xia is very powerful. In the past years, when it had disputes with other countries, they would fight them head-on. They didn't bother to use any roundabout strategies, let alone such roundabout ways as this time through Dongyi.

It was because Bei Xia had never used this trick before that so many ministers initially thought that Dong Yi was really asking for help.

Some people thought deeply: "This style does not seem to have come from the Northern Xia court, but rather..."

Jicheng chuckled: "It seems that the emperor's uncle is doing quite well in Bei Xia."

The ministers were silent and did not dare to speak.

——Indeed, this scheming and scheming style is not like that of the Northern Xia people, but more like that of their Daning side... And there happens to be a defected regent on their side. Dong Yi's plan to deceive Daning into sending troops must have been his handiwork.

It's just that after the regent defected, he also helped other countries to make plans to rectify his home country...

The expressions of everyone present were indescribable.

Jicheng rubbed his chin: "As expected of an imperial uncle, he was able to behave like this even when he went to Northern Xia. He really has two skills."

"Since that's the case...then we can't let him have it easy."

Next, go to Houji City and go straight to the manor on the outskirts of Beijing.

Nowadays, the craftsman's workshop has begun to take shape, and there are places for officials and craftsmen to work and live in the capital. However, the experimental base is still located in a manor on the outskirts of Beijing due to land issues. Wen Ren'en and his apprentices usually have more When I was at the manor, I didn't come to the capital very often.

And Jicheng received a warm welcome as soon as he arrived.

"The Immortal Majesty is here!"

"Your Majesty, thank you for pointing out that part of the drawing last time! I already have some ideas!"

The disciples chattered around Jicheng, and even Wen Renen, who was calm and did not speak immediately, looked eager to try.

Jicheng said calmly: "I have something new and important to do here today."

Several apprentices vowed: "Your Majesty, just give me your orders!"

Jicheng: "I wonder if you are interested in studying chemistry."

People present: "Chemistry, chemistry?"

What is that?

Jicheng said slowly: "Or to be more specific, I want to make gunpowder."

——No one has heard of what gunpowder is before, but as the name suggests, judging from these two words, it has nothing to do with the art of mechanism.

A few people who had just slapped their chests loudly said immediately: "Well... Your Majesty... we are an academic institution... This medicine or other hot things are really not——"

Before the last line of words was spoken, Jicheng's eyes swept over him lightly.

The man immediately changed his words pitifully: "We also want to share your Majesty's worries, but we are just carpenters! We really don't understand chemistry!"

I was so nervous that I even used the word "chemistry".

Others also said: "This can't be done, it really can't be done."

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"Yes, Your Majesty! There are specialties in the arts!"

A strange smile appeared on Jicheng's lips: "Do you have a specialization in the art?"

People present: "..."

Oops, I seem to have forgotten that His Majesty is even better than them in the art of mechanism.

Finally, Wen Renen came out to smooth things over: "Okay, you guys, since His Majesty has entrusted the task to you, you must have your own considerations."

He asked Jicheng: "What exactly is gunpowder and how to make it? Please tell me clearly from your majesty."

Jicheng: "Mr. Wenren, does he know about fireworks?"

Wen Ren'en thought for a moment and said: "I once heard that the firework was just a small one, but it could quickly rise into the sky after being lit, and there would be fireworks flying. It looked very beautiful... But that was just a craftsman from the previous dynasty. It was an accidental work. After his death, few of these fireworks appeared in the world, and the method of making them was lost long ago. "

He suddenly realized something: "Could it be..."

Jicheng nodded: "Gunpowder is the part of the thing that can cause fireworks to ignite and explode."

He said: "Fireworks are just ornamental products made by the craftsman for the palace, but what if they can be modified to be more lethal?"

Everyone present couldn't help but think of the wooden kite that burned most of the enemy's camp on the battlefield last year.

Wen Renen was silent for a while and then said: "But the craftsman is the only one who knows how to make fireworks..."

Jicheng directly handed over a box from the path behind him: "Your Majesty rummaged through all the treasure houses of the previous dynasty to get this. I am afraid it is the last batch of surviving fireworks in the world."

Wen Renen was stunned and wanted to speak, but saw Jicheng smiling and saying, "Is there any specialization in the art?"

The first person to use this word before: "..."

What's this weird sense of irony about?

——

Wen Renen and his apprentices did not study chemistry and physics, but they still had some spirit of research, especially since the production agency often dealt with various materials. At this time, they unexpectedly failed to change their profession. So difficult - after all, Jicheng has taken out the fireworks itself. It is difficult to invent and create out of thin air. It is much easier to dismantle the fireworks and shake out the powder inside to analyze the ingredients.

Especially Jicheng would remind him from time to time.

Therefore, within a few months, they made rapid progress in the development of gunpowder. The corresponding price paid was that a hill in the suburbs of Beijing was almost flattened by bombing.

Dongyi's envoy left in despair after his first request for help failed. Because the journey was not short, he probably wouldn't come back for a second time in the near future. Moreover, news of the fighting between Dongyi and Beixia continued to spread——

Bei Xia has captured three cities!

Bei Xia has captured four cities!

Dongyi suddenly sent an envoy to Beixia! The war in Beixia has ceased!

Bei Xia seems to be planning to withdraw its troops! Sure enough, they weren't really at war!

Wait, Bei Xia's soldiers have retreated halfway, why don't they leave again?

Wait, why did the fight suddenly start again? !

After that, Bei Xia captured the two cities of Dong Yi again with lightning speed. Seeing that if they continued to fight, they would reach the capital of Dong Yi, everyone came to their senses - Bei Xia was hoping that Daning would not take the bait. , how about really knocking down Dongyi and making some money?

Daning ministers: How should I put it? This is very regent... Oh, now he should be called the traitor Li Heng.

Seeing that the Northern Xia army was stationed outside the capital, Dong Yi panicked and quickly wanted to send envoys to other countries to ask for help - but how could Northern Xia, or Li Heng to be precise, not guess what they might do?

So there was a wave of interception and killing, and all the messengers sent out for help died in the hands of the Northern Xia army.

Then the Northern Xia army launched a general offensive. After several days of fighting, the city of Dongyi was destroyed. Emperor Dongyi hurriedly came out and wanted to surrender, but the Northern Xia soldiers who killed him chopped off his head with a knife.

At this point, Dongyi's country was broken.

Then, at this time, all the countries in the world, led by Daning, sent troops to attack Beixia.

As for the name - Beixia is brutal and inhumane. It has no grudges with Dongyi, but it willfully attacks and disregards etiquette and morality, and it threatens the survival of all countries. If everyone does not unite and attack it, do they have to wait for it to be defeated one by one?

Not to mention that the Emperor Daning, who took the lead this time, also promised to send them new equipment such as crossbows!

At this time, Beixia still had a large number of troops stranded in the former Dongyi territory. They didn't even have time to count the spoils, and their way back to their hometown was cut off.

When Li Heng received this news in the capital of Beixia, he smashed the decorations in the room on the spot.

The servant who was responsible for serving him stuttered: "Master, please calm down..."

Li Heng roared angrily: "Li Ji!!!"

He was so angry that he drew his sword and chopped around in the room. After a long while, he stopped panting and exhausted his physical strength.

At this time, the servant persuaded him with a tearful voice: "Master Imperial Master, His Majesty has just summoned us, we should think of a solution quickly!"