The muskets brought fear, so the artillery gave them the impression of absolute invincibility.
Looking at the calm figure in front of the artillery, although the officials knew that the would-be crown prince would not use firearms against them, a trace of fear inevitably appeared in his eyes.
It’s only now that some people discovered it belatedly.
With the method of making firearms in his hands, if the would-be crown prince wants to ascend to the throne, he does not actually need to compete with other royal brothers.
As long as the city gates of the capital are blasted open with artillery, the throne will be easily obtained.
Even though they knew this shouldn't be the case, those who noticed this still breathed a sigh of relief uncontrollably.
There was a surge of joy in my heart.
Fortunately, the final winner of this battle for the right to inherit the throne was the fifth prince, otherwise Dali would inevitably fall into the flames of war.
And when the five princes seize the throne by force, they may not be as gentle as they are now when facing these old ministers of the "previous dynasty".
Although Di Xin did not look back, he could probably guess what the ministers were thinking.
If it develops to that stage, he can arm the army with firearms, and then King Cheng, who has not yet been eliminated, can also use technology beyond this era to increase the combat effectiveness of the capital's army.
If we really open up the situation, it’s not certain who will win in the end!
But Di Xin didn't explain anything.
By leaving this impression on the officials, they will be able to cause less trouble when he is not in the capital in the future.
Of course, to strike while the iron is hot, he can also get the first thing done first.
Di Xin dropped the lead rope in his hand and walked quickly towards where the old emperor and the officials were.
And as he got closer to the old emperor, the guards around him became more alert.
Seeing this, Di Xin's expression did not change, but he chuckled in his heart.
It seems that today's experiment was very successful. Not only the civil and military officials, but also the imperial guards were so frightened that they all forgot that he was the quasi-Crown Prince.
It's just that he didn't point it out.
This is a small thing and you don't need to worry about it.
Sure enough, the guards soon realized who they were on guard against. They were startled and quickly removed their guard, looking at their noses, noses, and hearts, pretending that they had done nothing just now.
If they are hated by the future Lord of Great Li, their future will come to an end.
Although they knew that with the dual second-level cultivation that the would-be crown prince had shown in the past few days, he would definitely be able to detect the hostility they just showed, but apart from pretending to be deaf and dumb, they didn't know what other remedial measures they could take.
But fortunately, judging from the look on the face of the would-be prince, even if he noticed it, he didn't mean to blame them.
After realizing this, many of the Imperial Guards secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
That's right, the first principle of the Imperial Guard is to protect the safety of the emperor, and the prospective prince will also ascend the throne in the future. It should be gratifying to see them fulfilling their duties like this.
Di Xin indeed had no intention of blaming the imperial guards.
As a matter of fact and reason, they were all doing their jobs faithfully, and it would be the same if he were in that position.
And again, this is just a small thing.
He didn't even think about what the guards were thinking.
Di Xin just walked straight towards the old emperor, and then stopped three steps away from him.
At this moment, the old emperor's eyes fell back on Di Xin.
Compared with the shock in his heart, he was actually no less inferior than the civil and military officials around him, but as the emperor of the city, he did not show it.
Moreover, he did not worry about the issues that officials worried about.
If Emperor Xin really wanted to seize the throne by force, the best opportunity to raise an army would have been when he returned to the frontier a year ago.
But the fact that he was able to return to Beijing with just a few people showed his trust in him.
And trust is mutual.
People also like to judge others by themselves.
If Di Xin was hostile to him, he would not have risked his life by returning to the capital and working with him to get rid of King Cheng who had taken possession of his body.
After getting to know each other during this period of time, although the old emperor did not dare to say that he completely understood the character of his ally, he did know a little bit about it.
As long as he doesn't tear up the agreement between the two of them, it's impossible for those firearms to be aimed at him.
On the contrary, as an emperor who worked with his former imperial master Xia Yan to save the entire Dali from collapse, he immediately realized how much role firearms could play in Dali.
Does Da Li lack high-level extraordinary beings?
Yes, although cultivation is inseparable from hard work, the requirements for talent are higher. People with better talents will eventually be able to reach a higher realm. Therefore, even in a heavenly country like Dali, there is still a shortage of high-level extraordinary people.
But there is no shortage of people in Dali.
The vast territory brings a large population.
As for the firearms brought by Di Xin, as long as they are trained, ordinary people can use them, and their power will not even be reduced by half.
Therefore, if an army using firearms can be formed, even if it is filled with ordinary people without any cultivation, its combat power may exceed that of a team composed entirely of extraordinary beings.
Before Dali, fighting relied more on quantity.
Then with firearms, we can complete a leap from quantity to quality.
At this moment, even in the old emperor's palace, one could not help but feel a little excited.
He had a premonition that the ancestral empire would be completely flourished in his hands.
And all of this comes from the person in front of me.
To be honest, he was a little angry when he first learned that the eldest brother and the fifth child might have been possessed by others.
Although the royal family has no family ties, the eldest son and the fifth child are his biological sons after all, and the possession of the bodies of the two princes is also a provocation to the royal family's face.
But as an emperor, the first thing to consider is the overall situation.
Ask yourself, except for occupying the bodies of his two sons, neither the eldest nor the fifth son has harmed Dali's interests at all. Even in the past few years when he was seriously ill, Dali could show such signs as he does now.
Not open to two people.
Objectively speaking, whether you choose the boss or the fifth boss, it will be beneficial to Dali's future.
To put it bluntly, the body is still the body of the Zhao family anyway. Even if the soul is changed, the blood of the future successor will still be the blood of the royal family.
This is also the biggest reason why the old emperor did not directly eradicate the two people after realizing some truths.
The bloodline of the Zhao family will not change because of the appearance of these two people.
Then there are other considerations.
However, he chose Lao Wu from the eldest and the fifth to verify that in addition to being wary of the eldest brother's power in the capital, he also had some selfish motives.
It is unknown when the boss's soul was replaced by someone else.
But Lao Wu changed after Lao San sent someone to assassinate Lao Wu.
According to the investigation of the secret guard, the magical power used at that moment, an ordinary person without cultivation at that time would not have survived.
In other words, when the new soul enters Lao Wu's body, Lao Wu may already be dead.