"Which ones? Tell me in detail!" Zhu Di asked with a burning gaze.
The old man coughed twice in a mysterious manner, and then said slowly:
"For example, new firearms such as cannons and muskets have long range and great killing power, which can scare those barbarian chieftains."
"In addition, Xiao Ke also taught them the skills of mining coal, smelting iron and making steel. With this new technology, the efficiency of the Tatars in forging swords and making armor has been greatly improved."
"As for food and supplies, I also used some tricks to teach them how to build granaries and dig canals, which ensured that the army had sufficient supplies."
Zhu Di was fascinated by what he heard and nodded in approval.
"So, these Tatar henchmen were really cultivated by you! But..."
He suddenly narrowed his eyes, stared at the old man, and said sinisterly:
"How can a mere time traveler like you compete with the mighty King Yan? Now that you have fallen into my hands, why don't you surrender and serve me?"
When the old man heard this, he was stunned at first, then he laughed out loud towards the sky.
"What a great Prince Yan! What an ambitious man!" He laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back. "With your mediocre skills, you think you can fight the Tatars?"
Before the old man finished speaking, Zhu Di was already furious.
He grabbed the old man by the collar, his eyes bloodshot:
"You are such a rebel! You dare to be so arrogant, I will tear you into pieces!"
After saying that, Zhu Di threw the old man to the ground and kicked him again.
The old man groaned and rolled on the ground.
He struggled to get up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Zhu Di coldly.
"Your Highness is so majestic! However, a mere vassal king dares to challenge the imperial court?"
"Do you know that General Chu is a favorite of the current emperor? You treat his fellow countrymen like this, are you planning to rebel?"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar everywhere.
The soldiers looked at each other and whispered:
"What the old man said makes sense. Is our Prince Yan fighting openly or secretly?"
"That's right. Your Majesty is wise and powerful. How can he allow the vassal kings to overstep their authority? We can't afford to mess with this mess."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's face turned pale and his eyes were as sharp as knives as he stared at the old man.
After a while, he smiled sinisterly:
"Oh, well said, well said! I am going to rebel, what can you do to me?"
"I have millions of elite soldiers under my command. Who in the world doesn't know that? How dare you, a mob like you, act so presumptuous in front of me?"
"Someone, capture this damned 'traveler' and tie him up!"
Before he finished his words, dozens of cavalrymen behind Zhu Di rushed out and surrounded the old man.
Seeing this, the old man was not angry, but laughed loudly towards the sky:
"Great! Prince Yan is indeed great! He is so decisive and ruthless, he will surely achieve great things in the future!"
"It's a pity that you overestimated your own strength and underestimated your opponent."
"You keep saying you want to rebel, but you don't know that right now, the capital is already in a state of panic."
"Your Majesty's trusted ministers are all on high alert, ready to welcome you at any time."
The old man gnashed his teeth as he spoke each word:
"Prince Yan, I advise you to think twice before you act. Otherwise, I'm afraid your dream of 'rebellion' will end before it even begins."
When Zhu Di heard this, his expression suddenly changed.
He looked around with a sinister look, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.
After a moment, he gritted his teeth and waved his hand:
"Retreat! Everyone stay where you are and do not move without authorization!"
The generals and soldiers looked at each other, but did not dare to disobey military orders, so they had to withdraw their troops in disappointment.
Zhu Di did not give up.
He took a step forward and stared at the old man fiercely:
"Old man, remember this! For today's humiliation, I will repay you a hundredfold!"
"Sooner or later, I will kill all of your Tartar lackeys, leaving no one alive!"
The old man didn't care at all and sighed leisurely:
"Prince Yan, Prince Yan, do you know that 'those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters'?"
"There is no deep hatred between you and me at the moment, so why push me too far?"
"If you can show some mercy, you might be able to use the power of the Tatars to regain the throne in one fell swoop."
"Don't listen to his nonsense!" Chu Ze on the side couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward and shouted.
"The Tatars are invading, wreaking havoc on the border and killing the people. As a vassal king, Your Majesty should serve the country and the people. How can you be in league with the bandits?" The old man glanced at him with disdain and sneered:
"Are you the Chu Ze who initiated the New Deal? There is a lot of criticism about you in the court."
"I see that you are also a heretic. I'm afraid you are not far from rebellion, right?"
Chu Ze's face turned pale and he was about to retort, but Zhu Di spoke first.
"Shut up!" he shouted. "General Chu is a pillar of the country. How dare you, a barbarian, slander him?"
After saying this, Zhu Di turned to Chu Ze and his tone softened a bit:
"General, please don't be angry. The most urgent task right now is to return to the capital as soon as possible to see the emperor and put down this civil strife."
"Now that this guy has been arrested, he will be handed over to the Jinyiwei for strict interrogation. We must get to the bottom of this matter."
Chu Ze took a deep breath and nodded:
"Your Highness is right. I will leave immediately."
After that, he glanced at the old man kneeling on the ground again and said coldly:
"You should be thankful that Prince Yan is so magnanimous that he is willing to spare your life."
"Otherwise, your tricks would have been ruined long ago."
The old man was not angry when he heard this, but just looked at Zhu Di meaningfully.
"Let's wait and see." He muttered to himself, "This game of chess is not over yet."
Chu Ze and Zhu Di's eyes met, and they both saw the doubt and worry in each other's eyes.
"Your Highness, please do not believe what this Tatar says."
Chu Ze took a deep breath and said earnestly.
"In my humble opinion, we should return to the capital as soon as possible to report.
The political situation is currently turbulent and the throne is undecided.
If we delay any further, I'm afraid something might change."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di frowned and fell into deep thought.
After a long while, he slowly spoke:
“General Chu is absolutely right.
The most urgent task is to resolve internal problems first and then deal with external enemies.
only"
Zhu Di's eyes suddenly became sharp.
"I was thinking, if we can bring some generous gifts when we return to the capital this time to win the favor of the new emperor, wouldn't that be like adding wings to a tiger?"
"A generous gift?"
Chu Ze was stunned. "What does the prince mean?"
Zhu Di chuckled, leaned close to Chu Ze's ear, and whispered:
"Don't forget, you are a time traveler from the 21st century.
Your strange and bizarre inventions are priceless treasures in ancient times!
How about this, you pick out a few of your specialties and we'll present them to the new emperor.
When the time comes, you and I will join forces and we will be invincible!"
Chu Ze was startled at first, then he understood and nodded repeatedly:
"Your Majesty, that is a good idea! I will prepare it right away."
As he spoke, he turned and strode away, all sorts of fantastic ideas already beginning to come up in his mind.
At the same time, the Tatar "time traveler" was also escorted towards the capital.
Along the way, he kept a gloomy face and didn't say a word.
Seems to be thinking about something.
A village in the suburbs.
A horse-drawn carriage rolled up and stopped at the entrance of the village.
The car door opened, Chu Ze jumped out swiftly and looked around.
This is an ordinary farmyard with blue brick walls, thatched roof, chickens and dogs can be heard, and the place is peaceful and quiet.
However, the open space in the yard was filled with various mechanical parts and tool boxes.
A man in blue coarse cloth was busy with something.
"Big Beard, long time no see, I hope you are doing well."
Chu Ze greeted with a smile. (End of this chapter)
The old man coughed twice in a mysterious manner, and then said slowly:
"For example, new firearms such as cannons and muskets have long range and great killing power, which can scare those barbarian chieftains."
"In addition, Xiao Ke also taught them the skills of mining coal, smelting iron and making steel. With this new technology, the efficiency of the Tatars in forging swords and making armor has been greatly improved."
"As for food and supplies, I also used some tricks to teach them how to build granaries and dig canals, which ensured that the army had sufficient supplies."
Zhu Di was fascinated by what he heard and nodded in approval.
"So, these Tatar henchmen were really cultivated by you! But..."
He suddenly narrowed his eyes, stared at the old man, and said sinisterly:
"How can a mere time traveler like you compete with the mighty King Yan? Now that you have fallen into my hands, why don't you surrender and serve me?"
When the old man heard this, he was stunned at first, then he laughed out loud towards the sky.
"What a great Prince Yan! What an ambitious man!" He laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his back. "With your mediocre skills, you think you can fight the Tatars?"
Before the old man finished speaking, Zhu Di was already furious.
He grabbed the old man by the collar, his eyes bloodshot:
"You are such a rebel! You dare to be so arrogant, I will tear you into pieces!"
After saying that, Zhu Di threw the old man to the ground and kicked him again.
The old man groaned and rolled on the ground.
He struggled to get up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at Zhu Di coldly.
"Your Highness is so majestic! However, a mere vassal king dares to challenge the imperial court?"
"Do you know that General Chu is a favorite of the current emperor? You treat his fellow countrymen like this, are you planning to rebel?"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar everywhere.
The soldiers looked at each other and whispered:
"What the old man said makes sense. Is our Prince Yan fighting openly or secretly?"
"That's right. Your Majesty is wise and powerful. How can he allow the vassal kings to overstep their authority? We can't afford to mess with this mess."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's face turned pale and his eyes were as sharp as knives as he stared at the old man.
After a while, he smiled sinisterly:
"Oh, well said, well said! I am going to rebel, what can you do to me?"
"I have millions of elite soldiers under my command. Who in the world doesn't know that? How dare you, a mob like you, act so presumptuous in front of me?"
"Someone, capture this damned 'traveler' and tie him up!"
Before he finished his words, dozens of cavalrymen behind Zhu Di rushed out and surrounded the old man.
Seeing this, the old man was not angry, but laughed loudly towards the sky:
"Great! Prince Yan is indeed great! He is so decisive and ruthless, he will surely achieve great things in the future!"
"It's a pity that you overestimated your own strength and underestimated your opponent."
"You keep saying you want to rebel, but you don't know that right now, the capital is already in a state of panic."
"Your Majesty's trusted ministers are all on high alert, ready to welcome you at any time."
The old man gnashed his teeth as he spoke each word:
"Prince Yan, I advise you to think twice before you act. Otherwise, I'm afraid your dream of 'rebellion' will end before it even begins."
When Zhu Di heard this, his expression suddenly changed.
He looked around with a sinister look, as if he was weighing the pros and cons.
After a moment, he gritted his teeth and waved his hand:
"Retreat! Everyone stay where you are and do not move without authorization!"
The generals and soldiers looked at each other, but did not dare to disobey military orders, so they had to withdraw their troops in disappointment.
Zhu Di did not give up.
He took a step forward and stared at the old man fiercely:
"Old man, remember this! For today's humiliation, I will repay you a hundredfold!"
"Sooner or later, I will kill all of your Tartar lackeys, leaving no one alive!"
The old man didn't care at all and sighed leisurely:
"Prince Yan, Prince Yan, do you know that 'those who achieve great things do not care about trivial matters'?"
"There is no deep hatred between you and me at the moment, so why push me too far?"
"If you can show some mercy, you might be able to use the power of the Tatars to regain the throne in one fell swoop."
"Don't listen to his nonsense!" Chu Ze on the side couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward and shouted.
"The Tatars are invading, wreaking havoc on the border and killing the people. As a vassal king, Your Majesty should serve the country and the people. How can you be in league with the bandits?" The old man glanced at him with disdain and sneered:
"Are you the Chu Ze who initiated the New Deal? There is a lot of criticism about you in the court."
"I see that you are also a heretic. I'm afraid you are not far from rebellion, right?"
Chu Ze's face turned pale and he was about to retort, but Zhu Di spoke first.
"Shut up!" he shouted. "General Chu is a pillar of the country. How dare you, a barbarian, slander him?"
After saying this, Zhu Di turned to Chu Ze and his tone softened a bit:
"General, please don't be angry. The most urgent task right now is to return to the capital as soon as possible to see the emperor and put down this civil strife."
"Now that this guy has been arrested, he will be handed over to the Jinyiwei for strict interrogation. We must get to the bottom of this matter."
Chu Ze took a deep breath and nodded:
"Your Highness is right. I will leave immediately."
After that, he glanced at the old man kneeling on the ground again and said coldly:
"You should be thankful that Prince Yan is so magnanimous that he is willing to spare your life."
"Otherwise, your tricks would have been ruined long ago."
The old man was not angry when he heard this, but just looked at Zhu Di meaningfully.
"Let's wait and see." He muttered to himself, "This game of chess is not over yet."
Chu Ze and Zhu Di's eyes met, and they both saw the doubt and worry in each other's eyes.
"Your Highness, please do not believe what this Tatar says."
Chu Ze took a deep breath and said earnestly.
"In my humble opinion, we should return to the capital as soon as possible to report.
The political situation is currently turbulent and the throne is undecided.
If we delay any further, I'm afraid something might change."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di frowned and fell into deep thought.
After a long while, he slowly spoke:
“General Chu is absolutely right.
The most urgent task is to resolve internal problems first and then deal with external enemies.
only"
Zhu Di's eyes suddenly became sharp.
"I was thinking, if we can bring some generous gifts when we return to the capital this time to win the favor of the new emperor, wouldn't that be like adding wings to a tiger?"
"A generous gift?"
Chu Ze was stunned. "What does the prince mean?"
Zhu Di chuckled, leaned close to Chu Ze's ear, and whispered:
"Don't forget, you are a time traveler from the 21st century.
Your strange and bizarre inventions are priceless treasures in ancient times!
How about this, you pick out a few of your specialties and we'll present them to the new emperor.
When the time comes, you and I will join forces and we will be invincible!"
Chu Ze was startled at first, then he understood and nodded repeatedly:
"Your Majesty, that is a good idea! I will prepare it right away."
As he spoke, he turned and strode away, all sorts of fantastic ideas already beginning to come up in his mind.
At the same time, the Tatar "time traveler" was also escorted towards the capital.
Along the way, he kept a gloomy face and didn't say a word.
Seems to be thinking about something.
A village in the suburbs.
A horse-drawn carriage rolled up and stopped at the entrance of the village.
The car door opened, Chu Ze jumped out swiftly and looked around.
This is an ordinary farmyard with blue brick walls, thatched roof, chickens and dogs can be heard, and the place is peaceful and quiet.
However, the open space in the yard was filled with various mechanical parts and tool boxes.
A man in blue coarse cloth was busy with something.
"Big Beard, long time no see, I hope you are doing well."
Chu Ze greeted with a smile. (End of this chapter)
