The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

Chen Xiaodao listened to his master's words...

Come to think of it!

But after thinking about it carefully, I felt that something was wrong!

He is the King of Qin of Qi and the General of Tiance. Those who know about him think he is kidnapping, while those who don’t think he is doing some big business.

Listen! In order to kidnap sustainable development, we must pay attention to word of mouth. Is this something a human being can say?

In any case, Chen Xiaodao was just an errand boy, and the one who was giving advice behind the scenes was the King of Qin.

He had no choice but to obey the order and release Ye Xianggao, the chief minister of the Da Qi cabinet, after receiving the ransom.

Surprisingly...

After Ye Xianggao returned home safely, he neither reported the kidnapping to the authorities nor informed the current empress.

Firstly, as the head of the civil service, he couldn't afford to be kidnapped and lose face!

Secondly, it was mainly about the three million ransom. How did this ridiculously huge sum of money come from... he couldn't explain it.

Therefore, Ye Xianggao suffered a loss in silence, and the matter passed smoothly.

With three million...

Li Jize's manor began to have sufficient funds, and he began the next step of his "forcing" plan.

First, choose to stay away from the royal capital and find a dangerous mountain that is easy to defend and difficult to attack as a stronghold, and let Chen Xiaodao play the role of "bandit leader" and lead his brothers to settle here.

Then, he used the three million taels of silver he had just obtained to buy food, recruit disaster victims, and build a stronghold on the mountain!

In addition to being easy to defend and difficult to attack, this stronghold must also be self-sufficient.

It must be able to grow crops and make firearms!

In a word...

The manor is too dangerous. If Li Jize wants to grow bigger and stronger and create more glory, he can't put his eggs under the empress's nose.

Just like that, half a month passed without me noticing!

When a "bang" sound was heard in Li Jize's manor...

A masterpiece that transcends time, a weapon that has never appeared in this time and space, the bird gun! was officially born.

When the blacksmiths saw the thumb-sized holes on the wooden target, they were all stunned! !

This……

Is this the thing that the King of Qin asked them to build, and it took them more than half a month to make?

The power is a bit shocking!

From such a distance, without being able to see with the naked eye how the ball was thrown, such a big hole was made in the target opposite?

Just think about this thing, if it were used in war, how terrifying would it be?

There was a very buggy law in the ancient dynasties, which prohibited privately making weapons and armor. Anyone caught doing so would be charged with treason!

In the early stage, it was strictly enforced, but in the later stage, even with knives, guns, sticks and clubs, they turned a blind eye.

Except armor! Anyone who dares to hide armor will be killed if caught.

You can explain hunting and cutting vegetables with a knife, but how do you explain armor?

Some people even started out with only thirteen sets of armor and eventually conquered the country.

This shows how strict the ban on armor is!

but now?

Times have really changed!!

When this thing appeared in Li Jize's hand, all blacksmiths could foresee a future. In front of it... armor will be eliminated sooner or later!

Looking at the thing in his hand, Li Jize was very satisfied, and then he looked at the shocked blacksmiths.

He was not worried that the secret of the firearms would be leaked, because after today, all these blacksmiths would be moved out of the capital to "become bandits"!

In the future, they will do nothing and become skilled craftsmen. Now they only need half a month to make a musket, and it will be even faster in the future.

Looking at the weapons in his hands, Li Jize was very happy. He rewarded everyone according to their merits and gave ten taels of silver to each craftsman who made the muskets.

With three million in his hand, Li Jize is very rich!

As long as he is willing to spend money, these people are willing to risk their lives with him, especially during the turbulent times of this dynasty.

It's not far away! Li Jize could foresee that in the near future, when a large number of firearms and artillery were manufactured and the victims were trained into qualified musketeers, that would be the moment for him to overthrow the empress!

……

The fifteenth year of Xuande finally arrived.

Many things have happened in Da Qi in the past year.

First up was the pillar of the Qi dynasty, General Tiance! Qin Wang Li Jize had his military power taken away from him, and it was said he couldn't handle the blow and turned into an idiot whose good and bad sides fluctuated.

Immediately afterwards, the worst drought occurred in Da Qi, and the people had no harvest and were starving everywhere.

The imperial court wanted to provide relief, but the treasury was empty and they really couldn't come up with any money!

The people were really desperate. They either rose up in rebellion and joined the rebel armies in various places, or fled their homes and came to the capital.

And in this situation, an even more terrifying news came.

That day...

Heavy snow fell in the capital, and the streets were filled with half-naked, shivering victims.

The rich are busy celebrating the New Year, the officials are busy summing up their work, and Her Majesty the Empress of the Great Qi is busy cutting down on palace expenses. She is worried about what to do with the "annual gifts" to be given to the officials during the New Year.

And just then...

A scout from the Central Plains is galloping madly in the royal capital!

The horse was panting, and out of its nostrils came out not only air but also blood!

The Great Qi has issued an order: urgent military information must be transmitted within 800 miles, and horses must be changed but not personnel! No one along the way is allowed to stop us!

The scouts galloped all the way, their whiteness against the snowy night, passing through the official roads, the royal capital, and finally arriving at the imperial palace...

From afar, when everyone was busy preparing for a good new year, important military intelligence came!

"Zhongyuan is in urgent need! Rebel troops are surrounding Zhongjing. Request the imperial court to send troops for assistance!"

"Zhongyuan is in urgent need of help. Rebel troops are surrounding Zhongjing. Request the imperial court to send troops to rescue!"

Yes! The rebel leader, Li Zhenbei, who proclaimed himself the "King of the North," is not planning to celebrate the New Year.

While the disaster is severe and the victims everywhere have no food to eat, these are all ready-made soldiers!

We’ve taken in so many disaster victims at once, they need to eat!

How will the rebels eat?

The only way is to attack the city and rob it! Once it is taken, you can get silver and food.

This is how the rebels celebrate the New Year!

It seems that no one can expect a good life this New Year.

When the military intelligence from the Central Plains was urgently sent to the palace, the empress was frightened and urgently summoned all officials to the court to discuss the matter.

What's the situation?

Li Zhenbei sent troops to besiege Zhongjing. The prefect and the commander-in-chief knew they could not hold out, so they urgently asked the court for help.

You know, Zhongjing in this world is the ancient capital of 13 dynasties!

You can imagine how wealthy they are!

It's not surprising that the rebels would target this place, but...

For such an important place, the city walls are naturally very high and the defense is very tight.

To put it nicely, they are rebels, to put it bluntly, they are bandits! How could these guys have the courage to besiege Zhongjing?

After asking, I found out that Li Zhenbei's army was no longer a bandit. Thanks to this disaster, his army expanded rapidly and has reached a million!

When the officials heard this number, they were all stunned. A million troops? No wonder he dared to besiege Zhongjing.

What to do now?

Everyone was at a loss and looked at the empress who was sitting on the dragon throne with a frown on her face.

The empress asked almost subconsciously, "Where is the King of Qin?"