I'm a useless prince, so what if I know a little bit of chemistry?

"Oh? Did Lin Rui really say that?" Lin Fan asked.

"That's right. I am willing to guarantee with my official hat that I am not saying a single word falsely." Wang Chengen said with a firm face.

Lin Fan sneered and said coldly: "It seems that my brother is a little impatient. In this case, I have to go to the grassland."

No matter what, Lin Fan must go to the grassland. He cannot ignore Nian Gui's life or death. Even if it is a dangerous place, Lin Fan will go there to try.

Wang Chengen saw Lin Fan's determined face and knew that Lin Fan was determined to leave, but he was unwilling to give up, so he finally advised: "Your Highness, you can't go. If you go, you will not be able to come back alive."

Lin Fan smiled lightly, not caring. After all, there is a saying that goes "If you are willing to sacrifice your life, you dare to dethrone the emperor." Lin Fan wanted to achieve something, so why would he care about life and death? So he waved his hand, his face full of confidence, and said, "Don't worry, Prime Minister Wang. I will be back soon. When I return victorious, I will go to Prime Minister Wang's house to ask for a glass of wine."

Wang Chengen didn't know where Lin Fan's confidence came from, but when he saw the confident and calm smile on Lin Fan's face, he couldn't help but be infected. Wang Chengen didn't know what Lin Fan's plan was, but he inexplicably felt that Lin Fan would return victorious.

The words he was ready to use to persuade Lin Fan came to his lips, but he couldn't say them.

It seemed that the young man in front of him not only did not match the rumors, but was also different from all the young men Wang Chengen had ever seen.

Wang Chengen had seen many talented young people, but he had never seen someone like Lin Fan, who was both talented and not pedantic.

Moreover, Lin Fan has a kind of temperament that many people do not have, that is the aura of a leader, a convincing temperament. However, in Wang Chengen's eyes, this temperament has another name: the appearance of a true dragon.

Lin Fan patted Wang Chengen on the shoulder and said in person: "Prime Minister Wang can make a suggestion in the court tomorrow and ask me to lead the troops into the grassland. After that, I can get my daughter back, and I can also enter the grassland naturally. It can be said that I kill two birds with one stone."

Wang Chengen was very touched, but he didn't know what to say, so he subconsciously said, "Yes."

This was a subordinate's response to his leader. Wang Chengen said it out loud without realizing it. Doesn't this mean that he is part of Lin Fan's lineage?

But if Wang Chengen had to choose a side, it seemed that Wang Chengen could only choose Lin Fan, or remain neutral, and Lin Rui was completely out of Wang Chengen's consideration.

After talking to Wang Chengen, Lin Fan walked back to Nian Fu and said, "Uncle Nian Fu, please prepare what I said as soon as possible. I will bring you back."

Deep down in his heart, Nian Fu did not want to go to the grassland to rescue Nian Gui, but Wang Chengen seemed to agree. Even if he tried to stop him, could he tie him up in the mansion?

"Okay, I'll send someone to prepare it." Nian Fu thought about it and finally decided to agree.

Nian Fu looked at Lin Fan's determined face and couldn't help but doubt that if he didn't agree, Lin Fan would even go alone to rescue Nian Gui. That would be like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. Instead of that, it would be better to arrange some people to protect Lin Fan. Even if Lin Fan couldn't be saved, he had to bring Lin Fan back.

"Thank you, Uncle Nianfu." Lin Fan said with a smile.

"Fan'er, why are you so distant? By the way, when are you planning to leave?" Nian Fu suddenly asked.

It takes at least three days to get from the capital to the grassland. Lin Fan didn't know Nian Gui's situation, so naturally the sooner the better. So he said, "The sooner the better. Probably in the next two days."

Nian Fu thought about it and felt that it was impossible to recruit so many people within a few days. The only option was for the Nian family to send people. However, even if the Nian family could send people, they could not even gather 500 war horses. He couldn't help but feel troubled.

Lin Fan naturally understood what Nian Fu was worried about, but he also had his own thoughts, so he asked, "Uncle Nian Fu, are you worried about having no horses to use?"

Nian Fu nodded, looking embarrassed, and said, "The master took away a large number of war horses. There are only a few left out of the ten thousand horses now."

A cavalryman is usually equipped with at least two horses, sometimes even three or four horses, so cavalry has been one of the most difficult types of troops to maintain since ancient times.

The Nian family can raise tens of thousands of horses on their own. If it weren't for Nian Gui's great prestige in the army, and the many foreign enemies, Emperor Liang would never tolerate the existence of such a family, even if his throne was supported by such a family.

Therefore, Emperor Liang is now gradually weakening the power of the Nian family. According to Lin Fan's estimation, once the world is unified, it will be time for Emperor Liang to get rid of the Nian family.

Lin Fan thought about it and realized that only 500 horses were definitely not enough, and at least a thousand would be needed. In this case, Lin Fan could only plan to ask Emperor Liang for horses.

"Don't worry about the war horses. Just prepare the men and the wine jars for me, and I will take care of the rest." Lin Fan said.

"That's fine." Nian Fu thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Nian Fu still had a lucky mentality. What if Lin Fan couldn't find a war horse?

After all, Lin Fan was still just a teenager. In Nian Fu's opinion, there were too few things he could do, and he might end up in failure.

"By the way, are there any weapons in the mansion? I want to find a weapon that suits me." Lin Fan said.

After using the spear, Lin Fan felt that the spear would be a good weapon, so he wanted to find a spear that suits him.

"Yes, the master of the family is good at martial arts, so how could there be no weapons in the mansion? They are all in the warehouse." Nian Fu said.

"Take me to have a look, maybe there will be a suitable gun there." Lin Fan said.

"Then I won't bother you any more. I'll take my leave now." Wang Chengen said.

Wang Chengen was extremely upset at this time and was ready to go back and discuss it with his father.

"Lord Wang, please take care. I'm sorry I can't see you off." Nian Fu said.

"Farewell."

After Wang Chengen left, Nian Fu took Lin Fan to Nian Gui's study.

There are many military books in the study and many maps hanging on the wall.

On one side of the room, there is a decorative cabinet with a lot of porcelain placed on it, which looks dazzling.

As they walked, Nian Fu said to Lin Fan, "Wang Chengen was here just now, so I didn't tell him that the weapons in the warehouse were just ordinary stuff. The good stuff was all hidden in the secret room by the patriarch. No one else knows this except me."

Nian Fu walked to the front of the cabinet, grabbed a porcelain vase and twisted it, and suddenly a downward staircase appeared on the right.

"Fan'er, let's go. The secret room is below." Nian Fu waved at Lin Fan.

Following Nian Fu into the secret room, Lin Fan discovered that the space was not small and there were many oil lamps inside. From the moment the stairs appeared, the oil lamps lit up by themselves.

Feeling the temperature of the secret room, Lin Fan knew that the oil lamps were probably coated with white phosphorus, which was why they ignited by themselves.