Beiping, King Yan's Mansion.
Zhu Gaoxu walked into the bedroom and bowed to Zhu Di,""Father, according to our scouts, the Qingzhou army took down the entire Jinan Prefecture in just half a month.”
Zhu Di suddenly got up from the bed and hurriedly asked,""He took down the Ji 'nan Prefecture in half a month? Didn't Sixth Brother only have 50,000 soldiers from Qingzhou?”
Ever since he decided to rebel, he had been following Yao Guangxiao's plan and pretending to be sick.
He was just waiting for the right time.
He would be able to turn from a fake sick cat into a real tiger and lead the 100,000 Northern troops to sweep the world.
However, less than two months after he pretended to be sick, the sixth brother in Qingzhou, Zhu Xi, took the lead in rebelling.
At first.
He was still somewhat disapproving, thinking that Zhu Xiong was just making a gesture to protest to the court.
He didn't expect Sixth Brother to be serious.
"The scouts didn't give a detailed report on how many people there are in Qingzhou!”
Zhu Gaoxu pondered for a moment and replied,"But I guess King Qi wouldn't dare to use 50,000 troops to rebel."”
"Your Highness is right!"
A voice suddenly came from outside the hall.
Then, Yao Guangxiao strode into the bedroom and said,""King Yan, the Qingzhou Army has no less than a hundred thousand men, and the rebel is not King Qi.”
When Zhu Di heard this, he was even more puzzled."Who else could it be but King Qi? Who can mobilize the Qingzhou Army?"
"Reporting to the King of Yan, the leader of this rebellion is the youngest son of the King of Qi, Zhu Xianfeng, the Prince of Wuwei!”
"Master, is the news true?"
Zhu Di didn't believe it.
He had seen Zhu Xianfeng before.
This kid was only seventeen years old. How could he have such courage and prestige to lead a rebellion?
"The person who sent back the news was a monk spy personally trained by This Penniless Monk, so the news is accurate!”
"King Yan, I'm afraid that this Wuwei Prince will become our greatest enemy in the future!" Yao Guangxiao said worriedly.”
"Even if he was the one who led the rebellion, what is there to be afraid of?" Zhu Di said disapprovingly.”
"The King of Yan must not be careless. This child is so young, but he can actually see the situation in the world. When Jianwen ascended the throne, he took the lead and secretly stored countless rations and armaments. He also collected troops and bought horses. In just half a year, the Qingzhou army has expanded to 130,000!”
"What is it? There are 130,000 soldiers in the Qingzhou Army?"
Zhu Di was finally shocked.
Right now, he only had 100,000 soldiers guarding the border.
And the Qingzhou Army in Shandong actually had…130,000 men?
Didn't this mean that King Qi was the most powerful vassal king of Great Ming?
What was even more terrifying was that all of this was actually caused by Zhu Xianfeng.
If he was allowed to grow for a few more years, he would probably not even be able to drink a mouthful of soup.
The more Zhu Di thought about it, the more shocked he became. He said decisively,"Master, this king has decided to send troops to attack the traitor Zhu Xianfeng!”
Yao Guangxiao's expression changed drastically when he heard this." You mustn't do that. The Jingnan Empire will stop!"”
Zhu Di said,"If he can take down Jinan Prefecture in half a month, he can take down Yingtian in a year. Are we just going to watch Zhu Xianfeng grow up?”
"King of Yan, our greatest enemy is Jianwen of the capital. If we help Jianwen crusade against Zhu Xianfeng, once the war is over, Jianwen will definitely continue to cut off his vassal state. At that time, the strength of the northern army will be damaged.”
"Master is right. It's all this king's fault for being too anxious. Now that the situation has changed, please show this king the way!”
"In this poor monk's opinion, we'll destroy Jianwen first, then take over the world!”
"Master, do you mean to ally with Zhu Xianfeng and attack Ying Tian together?”
"That's right. At that time, This Penniless Monk will use people's schemes to slowly plot against Zhu Xianfeng!”
"If we want to join forces, how do we divide the priorities?”
"This will depend on whether the imperial court's army can defeat the Qingzhou army. If the imperial court wins, the King of Yan will immediately send his troops south and defeat the imperial court's army. At that time, he will recover the Qingzhou army, and the King of Yan will naturally become the leader of Jingnan.”
"If…"
Zhu Di wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he voiced out the doubts in his heart."What if the imperial court's army is defeated? What should we do?"
"I lost…"
Yao Guangxiao shook his head and didn't give an answer.
No matter how powerful Zhu Xianfeng was, how could he defeat the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the imperial court?
At most, the two armies would be at a stalemate, and neither could do anything to the other.
If Zhu Xianfeng was lucky enough to win…
Then King Yan's Mansion could only use him as the leader of Jingnan to attack Ying Tian and depose Jianwen.
But the question was, could Zhu Yunfeng win?
Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao both thought that the chances of winning were miniscule.
Therefore…
Monk Yao didn't give an answer, and Zhu Di didn't continue asking.
……
Jinan Prefecture, Licheng.
"Rumble!"
A thunderous roar suddenly sounded in an empty space in front of the Military Fire Division.
Immediately after, billowing black smoke soared into the sky.
"Hiss…After filling the jar with gunpowder, it actually has such power?!”
"Too frightening. I'm afraid that even the Great Ming Cannon doesn't have this kind of momentum.”
"With such a weapon, our Qingzhou Army will be invincible.”
"No, it should be said that with His Highness the Regional King around, our Qingzhou Army can be invincible.”
“……”
Several generals of Qingzhou stared at the billowing black smoke and sighed in amazement.
Zhu Xianfeng, who was in front of them, also felt a lingering fear after seeing the results of the experiment.
That explosive was the 'earth explosive' that he had developed recently.
Originally, the earthen jar was used as a carrier, so the explosion should not be very powerful.
He did not expect it to completely exceed his expectations.
The range of the explosion was actually more than ten meters.
Just now, after he lit the fuse, he immediately ran 20 meters away and found that the shattered tiles fell directly in front of him.
If he had been a little closer, he would have been hit by these fragments and suffered serious injuries.
In the Ming Dynasty, medical conditions were backward. Once a serious injury was infected, it was tantamount to announcing the death penalty.
One could imagine.
If such explosives were used on the battlefield, how much damage would it bring?
Zhu Xianfeng let out a breath of turbid air." Phew…I didn't work for nothing. The Military Arms Division wasn't built for nothing!"”
The Military Fire Division behind him was established by him a month ago.
Within this month, at least 1,000 Hollow Cannon Orbs were produced.
Now.
The experiment on the jar of explosives had been successful, and it could be mass-produced as long as the formula was followed.
"Congratulations to Your Highness for creating another shocking weapon. This general is extremely impressed!”
A few generals of the Qing Prefecture walked over and bowed to Zhu Yunfeng with admiration.
Zhu Xianfeng took out a silk book from his pocket and handed it to one of them."Yu Qianhu, this is the formula for the earthen jar of explosives. Have the Military Arms Division start mass production immediately according to the formula.”
"Yes, sir!"
Yu Qianhu bowed and received the formula.
"This is the secret formula of my Qingzhou Army. If you dare to leak it, don't blame me for being ruthless.”
Zhu Xianfeng's expression turned solemn, and his words were filled with killing intent and warning.
"I will obey Your Highness 'orders and defend the secret recipe of the explosives with my life!”
The generals were shocked and hurriedly swore in unison.
Zhu Xianfeng nodded and left.
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