Chapter 512: Coercion

"Father sent you to this palace really makes some sense."
Empress Zhao showed a slight smile. She looked at herself in the glass mirror. Now she is no longer as beautiful as she used to be. Crow's feet appeared in the corners of her eyes and a white silk appeared in her hair.
At this time, Wang Xi picked up a golden hairpin and turned his head together for Empress Zhao. He said: "The empress is praised, the old slave is just a little clever, how can it be compared to the empress's intelligence, but the empress, this king of Qi now guards Shanhaiguan, the army under his command can be good at war. This is really a hidden danger. Maybe King Qi will not risk rebelling because of his fame, but there is no guarantee that his children will not rebel."
"This palace is also thinking about this. The reason why King Qi defeated the barbarians twice was because of firearms. This palace thought that the imperial court was now focusing on developing firearms. If King Zhao's army and the Forbidden Army were all equipped with firearms, Xiao Ming would return What kind of capital do you have to fight against the court? What fear does this barbarian have?" Empress Zhao said in a deep voice.
Wang Xi laughed twice when he heard the words. He walked behind Emperor Zhao and asked for credit and said, "Manny, the old slave brought the method of forging firearms to the empress."
"What!" Empress Zhao exclaimed. She looked at Wang Xi and said, "This is not the time for nonsense."
Wang Xi said sternly: "Niang, the old slave is not nonsense. As the saying goes, there must be a brave man under a heavy reward. During this time, the old slave has been asking the blacksmith to study the forging method of this matchlock gun. It really made a craftsman find a manufacturing method. The matchlock method."
"Really." Empress Zhao looked shocked.
Now Xiao Ming monopolized all the firearms trade in Dayu, and the huge profits made everyone red-eyed, so the imitation has never stopped since the appearance of firearms.
In fact, many vassal lords were not simple in buying weapons from Xiao Ming. One was to equip the army, and the other was to imitate.
"Niang, the old slave dare not talk nonsense. This craftsman really forged a matchlock gun. Although it is not as powerful as the matchlock gun in Qingzhou, it looks basically the same, and it can kill people even after filling it with gunpowder." Wang Xi said.
Empress Zhao was very excited. She said, "Does anyone else know about this?"
"No, only the old slave knows."
"Very well, now you immediately give this matchlock gun forging method to the father of this palace and let him imitate it. Nowadays, many forces in Chang'an city are complicated. In the end, I am afraid that only the father can lead the troops into Chang'an to secure the crown of the prince." Empress Zhao Said.
"Yes, Niang." Wang Xi nodded. He has already seen the imitation matchlock gun with his own eyes. According to this craftsman, he uses two pieces of rolled iron to forge the barrel of the gun, with one layer of rolled iron on the inside and another layer of rolled iron on the outside. iron.
The coiled iron mouths are staggered to prevent the gunpowder from leaking, but the production of this matchlock gun is very slow. A barrel needs to be repeatedly forged, and a matchlock gun can be manufactured in one month.
It has been more than half a year since Xiao Ming sent the matchlock to Chang'an last time, and now the empress Zhao has been successful in imitating it.
Although he didn't say anything, Xiao Ming is now her confidant, and if Xiao Ming doesn't get rid of it, the crown prince will be unstable.
"The matchlock is okay. If this artillery can be imitated, we won't be afraid of Xiao Ming anymore." After being excited, Empress Zhao suddenly sighed slightly.
Regarding the artillery, Wang Xi also had a headache. Xiao Wenxuan sent someone to imitate the matchlock gun last time, but the final result ended in failure.
King Zhao also asked craftsmen to imitate artillery, but the cost of this artillery was even higher than the cost of the purchased artillery, and the imitated artillery was not as powerful as the Qingzhou artillery.
Therefore, all the vassals decided to buy Qingzhou artillery after weighing it. After all, it saves money and effort.
"Niang, this old artillery slave has nothing to do, but if the firearm revenue is returned to his subordinates, don't we have enough artillery?" Wang Xi said.
Empress Zhao agreed, but she said: "It's just that the current leader of the Firearms Camp is Luo Hong. If Luo Hong is moved, wouldn't it offend Luo Quan and Luo Xin father and son, and Luo Quan and King Qi have always been good Offend King Qi."
"Niang, as long as you get the firearms camp, plus our matchlock guns, what is terrible about King Qi? Before the crown prince becomes king, he wants to get rid of the power of King Qi in Chang'an, leaving no hidden dangers." Wang Xi A vicious look flashed in his eyes, "Not only Qi Wang, the second prince, the third prince, and the fourth prince must be pulled out one by one. In order for the prince to successfully ascend the throne, the empress should not have too many concerns."
Empress Zhao was a little moved by Wang Xi's words, but she was a little contemplative, and she immediately awakened: "The other princes are nothing else, but if King Qi allows the barbarians to enter the barrier, isn't this world going to let the barbarians get it."
Speaking of this, Wang Xi smiled triumphantly. He said: "The empress is too worried. His Royal Highness has sent someone to bring news. He has sent an envoy to the Barbarian. The Barbarian's Tian Khan promised King Zhao, as long as His Royal Highness becomes the throne. When the tribute is restored, they will help His Royal Highness to seize the world."
"Barbarian! Is my father confused? Isn't it ridiculous to lead a wolf into the room." Empress Zhao's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
Wang Xi said in a hurry: "The empress is wrong. How did the emperor ascend to the throne and how to get rid of King Kang by the hand of the barbarian? Since the emperor did it, why can't the prince do it? King Kang has now become King Qi. Although people are different, things are always the same."
"No~EbookFREE.me~ The emperor has always felt guilty at this time since he became the throne. If it weren't for him, he wouldn't let the barbarians seize the land of Youzhou. From then on, I am afraid. I don’t want the prince to be like an emperor. Kneel your knees humble to the barbarians."
"Niang, the world is important or the face is important for the time being. What the barbarians want is some land in the north. What if we let them? The land of the country is vast and rich. This land is nothing, and when the crown prince is firmly established, we are the same with firearms. It can be taken back." Wang Xi persuaded that Wang Zhao sent him into the palace back then, staying with Empress Zhao just to pass the news, and at the same time make suggestions for Empress Zhao.
For him, his master is King Zhao, not Empress Zhao. Now everything he does is for the Zhao family to enter the Central Plains, and this is what the Zhao family has been planning for generations.
Now that Wang Zhao finally saw hope, how could he change because of Queen Zhao's thoughts.
So he continued: "His Royal Highness King Zhao said, please be sure to cooperate with his plan, so that the position of the prince can be stable, otherwise the mother and the prince will ask for more blessings."
When Wang Xi's words fell, Empress Zhao paled suddenly, and she angrily said: "Are you intimidating this palace?"