Steel Dynasty - Chapter 568

[Chapter 568 King Yan’s Conditions]

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“Musket skills? Seriously?”

King Yan stood up from his seat and walked towards Zhan Xingchang. He couldn’t help but be excited.

“Exactly!” Zhan Xingchang said.

According to the information obtained by the secret guard, King Zhao has mastered the technology of rolling iron to make a matchlock gun, so this matchlock gun forging technology is no longer a secret to the Chongqing Kingdom.

It’s worth taking a technology that’s not a secret in exchange for some benefits.

Although King Yan and King Liang seemed not to act rashly, they had always been eager for firearms technology. Most of the spies captured by Qingzhou were from Yan and Liang.

From this, he judged that King Yan must be extremely likely to have this matchlock gun forging technology.

With a smile on his face, Zhan Xingchang said: “Now His Highness King Yan should believe in His Highness’s sincerity. King Qi has handed over all the housekeeping skills to Dian.”

“Then how are you going to hand over the firearms technology to me? “

King?” King Yan asked.

“It’s very simple. Your Highness can send craftsmen to Qingzhou. We will definitely teach these craftsmen how to produce matchlock guns. When these craftsmen return to Yandi, Your Highness can make matchlock guns yourself.” Zhan Xingchang said.

King Yan’s heart was finally confused, and now his determination began to waver. Should he control Xiao Ming, or should he use the skill of the matchlock gun? These two questions made his anxious heart uncomfortable.

After pondering for a while, he said: “Your Majesty, why don’t you hide in Bozhou for a few days, and let me think for two days before making a reply.”

“In this case, I will go. I hope that Your Highness can make a wise decision.” Zhan Xingchang said with a smile.

King Yan forced out a smile and bowed his hand to Zhan Xingchang.

Zhan Xingchang understood, turned and left.

After watching Zhan Xingchang leave, King Yan suddenly said, “Come out.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the fourth prince and two young men walked out of the cabinet in the main hall.

The older of the two young men said: “Dad, do you still have to choose? Of course it is the matchlock gun. As long as we have the matchlock gun, we can fight for the world. Otherwise, even if Xiao Ming is destroyed, there will still be King Zhao.” , the King of Liang, the King of Wei, and the King of Chu in the south, how could we be their opponents at that time? “

“Yes, dad, this King of Wei has enmity with Xiao Ming, but this King of Wei also has enmity with us, please help. He killed Xiao Ming. Wasn’t he helping him? In Erchen’s opinion, it would be better to let Xiao Ming torture the King of Wei half to death, but he could not let Xiao Ming completely annex Wei. In this way, he Xiao Ming The strength cannot be expanded quickly, and the King of Wei is also seriously injured,” another young man said.

The fourth prince’s opinion was different from the two. He said: “Uncle, you must not fall into Xiao Ming’s trap. This time the King of Wei’s alliance is the opportunity to eliminate Xiao Ming in one fell swoop. Otherwise, if Xiao Ming is given another period of time, the world will be ruined.” No one is his opponent. Letting him go at this time is undoubtedly a recipe for disaster.”

King Yan paced back and forth and said, “What you said makes sense, so now I am also in a dilemma. If I make a wrong step this time. “Father, don’t hesitate. If you don’t care for yourself, heaven and

earth

will destroy you. If there are no muskets, it will not be difficult for King Zhao and King Liang to destroy Yan. After all, there are barbarians behind them. But if we are equipped with muskets.” It’s different with artillery. There may be a chance of survival by then.

“Yes, father, you have to consider the overall situation.”

King Yan’s two sons tried their best to persuade.

The fourth prince wanted to interrupt, but when he saw the cold eyes of the two, he immediately stopped talking.

Although he fled from Chang’an to Bozhou this time, the honor that once belonged to the prince was no longer there. Now he was living in Prince Yan’s Mansion. Although he was called the fourth prince, he no longer had the rights of a prince.

King Yan’s two sons were also rude to him many times, which made him gradually realize that he was just an outsider.

Faced with his son’s instigation, King Yan became more and more moved, but he retained a trace of calmness. He said, “Tomorrow, we will convene civil and military officials to discuss this matter.”

After that, King Yan turned and left. He wanted to calm down and think about this matter carefully. .

Suddenly, only the second son and the fourth prince of King Yan were left in the palace. The eldest son of King Yan said in a weird voice: “Fourth prince, you are not involved in the affairs of our Yan country. After all, you are the prince of the Great Yu Kingdom. You should go to Chang’an.” Ask about the affairs of Chang’an.”

“No, maybe the Thirteenth Prince will grant you a territory if he likes it,” said the second son of Prince Yan.

The fourth prince’s face turned white and black. Now he finally understood what it meant to be dependent on someone else.

The two laughed for a while, then turned and walked out. Before leaving, they deliberately bumped into the fourth prince.

Looking at the two arrogant looks, the fourth prince’s eyes flashed with fierceness. He had never experienced such humiliation before. He clenched his fists tightly and secretly vowed to deal with them.

The next day, King Yan summoned all civil and military officials to ask about the envoys from Qi and Wei. To King Yan’s surprise, all the officials chose matchlock guns. However, in order to limit Xiao Ming’s growth, a group of ministers also gave him a weapon. A very sinister idea.

In the afternoon of the same day, King Yan summoned Zhan Xingchang again.

“This king has decided to agree to King Qi’s conditions.” King Yan said.

Zhan Xingchang was overjoyed, “Your Highness, this is really a wise decision.”

King Yan waved his hand and continued: “But I still have one condition.”

“Your Highness, please tell me?”

“From now on, King Qi must stop annexing Wei’s behavior is to maintain the existing city, otherwise we will attack Qi together with King Wei even if we don’t have musket skills.” King Yan said.

Zhan Xingchang frowned. This King of Yan was too insidious and cunning. While he was preparing to take advantage, he also wanted to prevent Xiao Ming from completely occupying the land of Wei and increasing his strength.

This question was so important that Zhan Xingchang could not give an answer for a while. He said: “This matter can only be discussed with His Highness after I return to Qingzhou after going to Zhao.”

“I am not in a hurry.” Yan Wang looked like he was convinced of Zhan Xingchang.

Zhan Xingchang nodded when he heard this and turned to leave.

Returning to the hotel, Zhan Xingchang immediately asked the messenger to send back the conditions of King Yan. At the same time, he was preparing to leave for Chang’an. This was the last stop of his trip. As long as he persuaded King Zhao not to participate in the matter, he would Really relieved.

When the time comes to divide King Yan, only Liang and Wei will be left. Liang has King Yong resisting, so there is nothing to fear, and only King Wei will be left.

So the most important thing now is the attitude of King Zhao. After all, King Zhao is currently the strongest vassal king except Xiao Ming.

After packing up their belongings, Zhan Xingchang and his party headed for Chang’an. At the same time, Zhan Xingchang’s achievements in Yandi were also passed on to Qingzhou, and Xiao Ming’s final attitude will determine whether there will be a big melee in the north.

(End of chapter)