Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

Fearing that her mother would be angry and spank her, Duoduo gripped her uncle's sleeve tightly.

"Mother, don't be angry. You won't be pretty if you're angry."

Xie Wanqing watched as she clung to someone's lap. Fortunately, she was still young and could be taught slowly.

On the other side, Chu Yanzhou was shocked to learn that Chi Xing was the Sea God.

Just as he was wondering if his younger brother had been threatened or had obtained the gunpowder-making method through a physical exchange, Shen Yu dismissed his thoughts.

“Brother, I was attracted to his good looks. I was the one who liked him first. Besides, I am gay. If you object, I will leave with him.”

Chu Yanzhou frowned: "When did I object? If your brother were truly an unreasonable person, he would have arranged a marriage for you when you were sixteen."

That's true. Chu Yanzhou has never forced his younger brother to do anything, nor has he ever interfered with the affairs of his household.

"Then what is this, Your Majesty...?"

Chu Yanzhou: "You're my younger brother, I've come to see what's wrong with your sweetheart?"

Shen Yu: "Oh, that's alright."

"However, as your elder brother, I still have to say a few more words. He is a merman, which is inconvenient for him on land. You can't bully him."

Chu Yanzhou only had his wife in his household. He loved his wife very much and naturally hoped that his younger brother would also be happy.

Shen Yu nodded: "I won't bully him. I want to marry him and make him my queen."

Chu Yanzhou patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction: "Your royal brother will arrange it for you."

The matter of their marriage was left to Chu Yanzhou to handle. Shen Yu then gave him a design drawing for a new type of warship, which clearly indicated how to combine cannonballs to damage the enemy.

Chu Yanzhou took the blueprints to the craftsmen, who were racking their brains trying to figure out how to fight against the warships of the Mu Chu Kingdom. Here came the solution.

However, Chu Yanzhou was cautious. He first explained that the blueprints were given by the Sea God on the condition that he marry Prince Jin.

As expected, the officials disagreed, but since they couldn't build warships, Chu Yanzhou had to play the villain again and finalize the marriage between the Prince of Jin and the Sea God.

When the officials of Nanzhou City learned that the warship had been obtained in exchange for Prince Jin's possession, they were heartbroken and wept. Prince Jin had sacrificed so much.

It's all their fault for being useless...

Shen Yu was somewhat helpless when he learned of this. His elder brother was indeed destined to be emperor, as he had a firm grip on his subordinates.

When Chixing learned that he was going to marry Shen Yucheng, he was so happy that he went to the bridal chamber early that very night.

Shen Yu, too tired to even lift her hand to slap someone: ...

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Inside the imperial palace in the capital of the Mu Chu Kingdom, a man dressed in a bright yellow imperial robe swept the cups and saucers off the table.

"A bunch of useless trash! I built so many powerful warships for you, and they just vanished like that! Where is Chen Xiaowu?"

Chu Xudong roared at the messenger.

That was a message delivered by an official from a foreign city near the South China Sea, and the messenger was just a lowly envoy.

The messenger knelt on the ground, trembling, and replied:

"This servant is unaware that after the mighty general and his men went out to sea, they disappeared without a trace. Suddenly one night, a loud noise came from the sea, and when we looked into the distance, we saw that all the warships on the sea were on fire."

They never revealed anything about the explosives. They didn't know why there was a loud bang and thought the warship had been struck by lightning and caught fire.

But Chu Xudong knew that the loud noise meant an explosion.

Why would a perfectly good warship explode?

All the people who went out to sea have disappeared, and Chu Xudong can't find anyone to ask them for clarification.

I thought we could take over Nanzhou City this time. It was the most important city in the novel, and in the future, merfolk would come ashore and live peacefully with humans.

Chu Xudong didn't want to let the merfolk go; they were creatures that only existed in legends.

It is said that eating mermaid flesh can keep you young forever and grant you immortality. Even disabled people can have their limbs regenerate after eating mermaid flesh.

Furthermore, the tears of merfolk can be transformed into expensive pearls, and merfolk are also exceptionally beautiful. Chu Xudong had long wanted to experience the taste of merfolk, wanting to try everything about them.

Chu Xudong licked his dry lips, picked up a glass of wine, and drank it down in one gulp.

The men and women kneeling nearby were dressed scantily. Chu Xudong grabbed one of the girls and kissed her almost bitingly, causing the girl to tremble and whimper.

Everyone else trembled, heads bowed, not daring to utter a sound; no one dared to disobey the emperor.

Chu Xudong summoned the other ministers to discuss how to attack Nanzhou City next.

While pondering the cause of the explosion, some believed it was done by the two Zhou brothers.

Chu Xudong didn't think so. He was a transmigrator who had come here at a young age. He had long since seized all the future opportunities of the Chu Yufeng brothers, and killed those he couldn't seize.

He brought the method of making gunpowder with him; the Mu Chu Kingdom had never used gunpowder for military purposes before.

At that time, gunpowder was only used to make fireworks and firecrackers; only he could develop musket shells.

After much deliberation, they concluded that the explosion was caused by Chen Xiaowu and his team's improper operation and lack of knowledge about how to use artillery shells.

Chu Xudong ordered the Ministry of Works to continue building warships, as he intended to personally lead the expedition.

Those two brothers could never become emperors, not to mention that he killed both of them, and the other princes in the harem were either dead or crippled. This Mu Chu Kingdom is now Chu Xudong's domain.

Several ministers only dared to wipe the cold sweat from their foreheads after leaving the palace gates. One of them said:

"His Majesty is becoming increasingly unpredictable; he wasn't always like this."

"Alas, perhaps it is because he has only recently ascended the throne."

As the saying goes, "three officials make three bold moves upon taking office," and everyone is hoping that these three bold moves will pass quickly, as these veteran officials are finding it hard to cope.

Not long after Prime Minister Lin returned to his residence, the chief eunuch who served the emperor arrived.

"Eunuch Li, what urgent matter does His Majesty have?" Prime Minister Lin had a bad feeling.

Then, Eunuch Li said with a smile, "Lord Lin is truly blessed. Consort Lin has been pregnant with the imperial heir for only half a year since entering the palace. Yesterday, His Majesty heard that the young master Cen Yun, who is being raised in the Prime Minister's residence, is a remarkable person, so His Majesty specially summoned him to the palace."

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Lin's hand trembled slightly, but he maintained a composed expression.

"This, Your Majesty, please forgive me. Yun'er is still young and has been bedridden for many years. I am afraid that she will pass on her illness to Your Majesty. I am afraid that she cannot enter the palace."

Eunuch Li's smile froze, and he said in a cold tone, "Lord Lin, you've reached this age, and your two other sons are also to be promoted. His Majesty's intention..."

Prime Minister Lin gritted his teeth and stood ramrod straight: "Cen Yun is truly too ill to get out of bed. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

"Lord Lin, are you really going to refuse a polite toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit? Don't forget, there's Consort Lin in the palace." Eunuch Li sneered.

"In this harem, there are instances where a sister, overwhelmed by grief for her brother, has died along with her unborn child."

"You, cough cough cough..."

Prime Minister Lin never expected this person to say such shameless things; wasn't this a threat?