The most arrogant in history

"That's fine, I'll go to the front and meet Xiahou Jun."

Ye Kun nodded and told the Xiahou sisters: "You are tired too, go to your room and rest. I will chat with your father and come over later."

The Xiahou sisters stood up and said goodbye, and went to the next room to wait for Ye Kun.

There were only Ye Kun and Xiahou Chang in the study.

Ye Kun looked at Xiahou Chang and sighed:

"Sometimes, I really want to kill you. Do you know how many people we have killed in the wars over the years? In the years of tug-of-war between Chang'an and Luoyang, millions of people died."

In fact, there were not so many deaths on the battlefield.

But the famine and disease caused by the war caused even more deaths.

Xiahou Chang kowtowed in fear: "It is my fault that I do not know the majesty of heaven. Please forgive me. And the deaths of Shangguan Jifu and Yan Liuhai are indeed my fault..."

"Shangguan Jifu and Yan Liuhai are personal grudges. I can forgive you."

Ye Kun shook his head: "But you massacred millions of people in Qilu, Xuzhou, Jianghuai, etc. This is simply... worse than beasts. If it weren't for Concubine Jie and Zhu'er, you would have lost a hundred heads!"

Xiahou Chang was sweating profusely and knelt on the ground, not daring to get up.

"Get up." Ye Kun took a sip of tea and said:

"I know you don't accept me in your heart, and you think I won you because of my technological development. In fact, that's true. But I also look down on you, because killing to gain authority is not considered a skill, like you did.

For example, if I kill all the people in the world until only 10,000 are left, and I guarantee that everyone will obey me, is this difficult? Does it count as a skill?"

Xiahou Chang wept and said, "At that time, I was obsessed with hegemony, and I was indeed not as kind and righteous as the emperor."

Ye Kun chuckled: "If we talk about human nature, you know. The people of the world definitely want me to be the emperor, not you. Because I won't kill people indiscriminately, but you kill without blinking an eye."

Xiahou Chang nodded: "Your Majesty, I am far inferior to you in governing the country. It is a blessing for the people of the world that you are the emperor..."

"There are some great truths that you won't understand even if I tell you, and you won't let go of your prejudices. You may say you respect me, but you're still cursing me in your heart."

Ye Kun shook his head: "If you have time, you can go to Zhuo County and see what kind of emperor the people want."

Xiahou Chang was afraid again, and whispered: "This old minister is not feeling well, I am afraid..."

"You see, your suspicion has come back again, and you're worried that I'll take you back to Zhuo County and put you under house arrest."

Ye Kun rolled his eyes: "Xiao Dequan is now in Wujun. I let him stay in his former base camp and base, and never thought of putting him under house arrest or killing him. I even told him to try to recruit soldiers and see how many of his old subordinates are willing to follow him.

You and Xiao Dequan are no threat to me now, and I have never regarded you as my opponent. Otherwise, I would not dare to come to Liaodong. "

Xiahou Chang forced out a tearful smile and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely visit Zhuo County when I have time."

"It's up to you. I'm tired and I'm going to sleep."

Ye Kun was too lazy to talk nonsense with Xiahou Chang anymore and just walked away.

The Xiahou sisters were waiting outside and hurriedly took Ye Kun to rest.

After washing up, Ye Kun took Xiahou Jie and Xiahou Zhu and said with a smile:

"Princess Jie, Zhu'er, your father is very suspicious and can't talk to me. Forget it, let's go to bed and ignore him. I'll give Goguryeo to him in the future, and he can just have fun."

The Xiahou sisters smiled and waited for Ye Kun to rest.

Ye Kun slept soundly that night.

The next day, Ye Kun summoned the civil and military officials of Liaodong to Xiahou Chang's palace.

Ye Kun gave gifts to all the more than one hundred people present.

A pocket watch and a glass mirror.

He also gave Xiahou Chang a sword, a double-barreled pistol, and a hundred rounds of bullets.

This pistol was specially made by Pang Jiasun Yi, and a lot of effort was put into it.

It's just a little stupid, and more than a foot long.

Xiahou Chang laughed and said, "Your Majesty, this gun is so short, can it kill anyone?"

Ye Kun took the pistol and said, "Get a set of armor and put it on the hall."

Soon, the armor was brought and put on the wood.

Boom!

Ye Kun fired two shots in succession, hitting the armor ten meters away.

The armor was pierced and the bullets penetrated the wood.

The officials in Liaodong all changed color.

"See?" Ye Kun returned the pistol to Xiahou Chang:

"This pistol can easily kill someone at close range. Of course, on the battlefield, this pistol's range is not enough, and its accuracy is not good either."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gun."

Xiahou Chang was very happy and accepted the pistol.

Ye Kun then officially opened the meeting and said:

"I plan to wipe out Goguryeo within a month. From today on, the Liaodong troops will be under my command. I will be the vanguard, leading the charge, breaking through the enemy lines, beheading the generals, and capturing the flags!"

Liu Ai was shocked and clasped his fists, saying, "Absolutely not. How can the emperor, with his noble body, be a pioneer?"

"I have made up my mind, no need to say more."

Ye Kun waved his hand and said, "Early tomorrow morning, the army will set out for Goguryeo. Liu Ai and Xiahou Chang will lead the Liaodong troops behind, responsible for transporting food and grass, rescuing the wounded, cleaning up the battlefield, and searching the mountains and seas!"

At this time, Goguryeo was considered a country.

But it was also very chaotic, with many princes, big and small, fighting for their own rights, with a total of more than ten princes.

Ye Kun's plan was to advance straight eastward from Liaodong, cut off the peninsula so that the north and the south could not connect, and then push all the way south to the seaside.

Seven days later, Ye Kun's army passed through Xuantu and arrived at the Feiliushui front line.

Xiahou Chang's son Xiahou Jun led his troops to fight here.

Upon learning that Ye Kun was leading the army in person, Xiahou Jun did not dare to delay and came to greet him and report military intelligence.

Ye Kun looked at Xiahou Jun, who was a fat man of medium build.

Although he is young, he has a beer belly.

Xiahou Jun dismounted and bowed: "Your humble servant Xiahou Jun pays homage to His Majesty."

"No need to be polite." Ye Kun looked at Xia Houjun and said with a smile:

"A tiger father will have a dog son. Prince Xiahou is a handsome man who can govern a country and lead troops. He is a talent."

"I am incompetent. I attacked Goguryeo but suffered heavy casualties and was unable to conquer it after a long time." Xiahou Jun pleaded guilty.

"Don't worry, we'll get it."

Ye Kun called Xiahou Jun and came to the front line, using the car-mounted high-power telescope to observe the situation on the opposite side.

There is a river in front of you, and after it, there are mountains.

Goguryeo set up three lines of defense on the other side of the river, occupying the geographical advantage, and was indeed impossible to attack.

Xiahou Jun suffered two major defeats here, with a total of 8,000 soldiers killed. Now he dared not act rashly and could only confront the enemy.

After looking at the other side's defense line, Ye Kun asked, "Can't our artillery get through?"

"We can hit them, but the damage is limited and it is difficult to kill the enemy... The range of the muskets is not enough, and the ammunition supply is insufficient."

"makes sense."

Ye Kun nodded and passed down the order: "Push all the steel cannons to the front line and blow up the opponent's defense line!"

Three hundred small steel cannons were pushed up together.

Xiahou Jun looked at the small steel cannon and was very skeptical: "Your Majesty, this steel cannon is not as big as the previous bronze cannon, and its power is..."

The barrel of the steel cannon is much thinner than the previous copper cannon, and it does not look very satisfying.

Because Ye Kun pursued lightness and was unwilling to design bulky heavy weapons.

Nowadays, small cannons are enough. There is no need to make cannons weighing tens of thousands of pounds, which is a waste of money and manpower.

"It's much more powerful. Just wait and see."

Ye Kun smiled faintly.