"firearm!"

King Wei gently spit out these two words.

Thinking of this, his mood was a little dark, and he said: "I asked the craftsman to imitate the mesh rope, but there has been no progress so far. It is really a headache."

Mi Wenyi said: "Your Highness, you don't have to worry. Although these muskets and cannons are powerful, they are definitely not invincible. Otherwise, why did Xiao Ming guard Shanhaiguan and not come out? It can be seen that even with firearms, Xiao Ming is still afraid of the barbarian cavalry, not to mention that Qi is few and Wei is many, Qi is poor and Wei is rich. As long as he can defend Pengzhou, the army of the King of Qi will have to retreat within a few months."

Xiao Qi frowned. What Mi Wenyi said seemed to make sense, but the Battle of Cangzhou and the Battle of Jizhou all proved the fierceness of the Qingzhou army. Although the Wei land is large in number and very rich, the people have always lived in a stable life. The Wei land's army has not experienced major wars for seven or eight years. If the two sides fight, the outcome is unknown.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Uncle, my nephew thought he should continue to send envoys, Dutch, Japan, and even went south to find the method of forging artillery and muskets. Now other vassal kings have seen the benefits of firearms and have seen the power of firearms. This matter must not be taken lightly."

"What Mi Changshi and his nephew said make sense. Since that's the case, Mi Changshi is responsible for the defense of Pengzhou, and his nephew is responsible for the forging of firearms?"

Mi Wenyi and Xiao Qi looked at each other and replied: "Yes, Your Highness."

The King of Wei nodded with satisfaction. He was thinking about going to the city with the two of them when a guard suddenly hurried outside the main hall.

"Your Highness, Chu's eyewitness comes to report that the King of Chu's army has taken down the royal homelands such as Quanzhou." The guard said.

"Quanzhou!" King Wei was surprised, "It took only a long time before the vassal of King Wei's country doubled. If this continues, wouldn't the southern kingdoms be occupied by the King of Chu?"

"This is not surprising. The King of Chu has worked hard to manage the south over the years and has long bribed officials from many surrounding prefectures and counties. If it falls apart today, these officials immediately defected to the King of Chu." Xiao Qi analyzed.

The King of Wei felt a little sad, "Hmph, this King of Chu is really tricky and has taken a good place. Unfortunately, the King of Yan and King of Qi are not good friends around me."

It has to be said that the King of Chu is the most harmonious person today. Although they have no good impression of the King of Chu, they have to admit this.

Mi Wenyi sighed and said, "The most important thing is that the navy of the King of Chu is rampant in the river. This is a natural moat, and no one can do anything to him."

King Wei snorted when he heard this, and he said, "It's better not to mention this matter. King Chu is rich and I don't want him. It's not certain who belongs to the world."

Mi Wenyi nodded, and he suddenly remembered something and said, "Your Highness, the emperor, I remembered something. The King of Qi's warships went south and replenished supplies every time. This is not a handle for us to take the King of Qi. After all, if there was no Tongzhou, it would be a bit difficult for their warships to move south."

The King of Wei's eyes lit up. He gently stroked his beard and said proudly: "Shi Mi really reminded me. Humph, since that's the case, we can't just take Tongzhou to do something. If Xiao Ming dares to make a decision on Pengzhou, don't blame me for forbidding his warships to dock and supply."

"It's not just that, Your Highness, you can't say that we can threaten the King of Qi to send us some artillery and muskets." Mi Wenyi said.

The more King Wei thought about it, the more he felt that Mi Wenyi's words were very reasonable. He said, "Well, since that's the case, I will send someone to Qingzhou to talk about this."

After saying that, the King of Wei laughed happily.

...

In Qingzhou, Xiao Ming left Qingzhou Daying and went directly to the government office. As soon as his front foot arrived, Li San followed him in.

"Is there any important information?" Li San was in a hurry, and Xiao Ming couldn't help asking.

Now Xiao Ming is also disgraced at the things outside Qingzhou, and can only rely on Li San and Wang Xuan to collect information to analyze the current situation.

Li San said with a smile: "Your Highness, Yang Zhen honestly explained the suspicion and secret code of Lijing Sect. The lower officials found out many people from Lijing Sect in Qingzhou."

"I'll explain it so quickly. It seems that Yang Zhen is just a greedy person who is afraid of death." Xiao Ming said disdainfully.

"Your Highness's words are true. When the official said these ten torture instruments, he was scared to his pants before they even put them on. Hehe." Li San seemed very proud.

"Tell me the point." Xiao Ming glared at him, and the kid's slick tongue had not changed.

Li San smiled awkwardly and said, "These people from Lijing Sect were arrested by the officials. When they learned that His Highness had the will in his hands, these people were willing to obey the orders of the officials under Yang Zhen's persuasion, and the officials had sent people to recruit personnel from other places in Lijing Sect."

After pausing, Li San continued, "Your Highness, this Lijing Sect is really omnipresent and is spread all over the Great Yu Kingdom. Yang Zhen explained that there are detailed works of Lijing Sect around each vassal king. In this way, we can grasp the situation of other vassal states at any time."

"Apart from that, Yang Zhen did not provide any valuable information?" Xiao Ming was most concerned about this.

Li San said: "Yes, Yang Zhen said that the barbarians agreed to King Zhao to send troops was to obtain half of the spoils, and King Liang also paid tribute to the barbarians in exchange for support from the barbarians."

"King Liang? Humph, another person who recognizes thieves as his father." Xiao Ming said angrily. He now understands more and more why the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, with internal and external troubles, and there are so many traitors leading the way. Can we not destroy it?

However, thinking of his current situation, he felt that his situation was even more difficult.

"Yang Zhen also said that the barbarians promised to ignore the conflict between the two. If King Zhao and King Liang clashed, the barbarian soldiers would not participate. However, if they used troops to his Highness, the barbarians would definitely support them with full support."

Xiao Ming frowned. He originally wanted to play agent war, but he didn't expect that the barbarians would start playing in advance. He knew the barbarians' idea very well. He undoubtedly wanted to use King Zhao and King Liang to consume his troops and wait for an opportunity behind the two of them.

"But Your Highness, King Zhao seems to be more interested in King Shu, while King Liang has a lot of complaints about King Zhao's occupation of Chang'an." Li San said again.

"The King of Zhao seems not stupid. Shu is known as the country of Tianfu, and is a grain-producing land of the Great Yu Kingdom. If he takes Shu, he will not worry about food. At that time, King Ying Zheng of Qin also took Guanzhong first and then Bashu, and then unified the six kingdoms. It seems that King Zhao has the attitude of learning from the First Emperor."

Li San said: "No, this King Zhao has always called himself Xiao Qinhuang."
Chapter completed!