This time Zhu Gui and Xu Miaoqing rode back to Prince Dai's Mansion together.
Xu Miaoqing went back to the backyard, and Zhu Gui first saw Butler Wang waiting at the door.
"Your Majesty, King Yan has sent a lot of gifts this time. It seems..."
Before he finished, he saw Zhu Gui making a gesture towards him, then immediately nodded and left.
Zhu Gui led two soldiers into the living room.
The three people inside immediately stood up and saluted him.
"See Dai Wang."
Zhu Gui nodded, walked over and sat down before saying, "Are you soldiers under King Yan? If you don't stay in the army, what are you doing here with me?"
The three of them looked surprised, and their expressions became serious.
They didn't know how the young prince saw through their identities.
However, they did not continue to hide.
"To be honest, I am a captain under King Yan. I am here on King Yan's order to celebrate the great victory of Datong Mansion. Here is a gift list, all given by King Yan."
The red-faced man at the head immediately placed a piece of red paper on the table in front of Zhu Gui.
Zhu Guidian said without opening it: "If it's just a gift, we don't need three people, right? Does King Yan have any other instructions?"
"Your Majesty's words are serious, and the instructions are out of the question. His Highness the King of Yan is just very interested in the new firearms in the hands of the prince, and hopes to bring some back for research to deal with the Mongols outside the Yanjing Pass."
The red-faced man said with a smile.
"A new firearm? This is not a problem originally. Although I have spent a lot of money to research it, the original intention is to attack the Mongols."
Zhu Gui said.
His words immediately made the three of them feel funny. It seemed that the young prince in front of them was very talkative. It seemed that their trip would fulfill their mission.
"But, the emperor doesn't like me researching new firearms, so I was 'demoted' here. It's okay for me to give my fourth brother a few firearms, but if the emperor knows about it and gets punished, I can't bear it.
Get up."
Zhu Gui said calmly.
"this……"
The three people on the opposite side were also dumbfounded. They thought that the king would refuse, but they did not expect that the other party would actually move the emperor out.
When they came, the King of Yan gave them the authority to "obey the power on a case-by-case basis" and promised that as long as they could get new firearms, it didn't matter even if the price was higher.
But now they don't know how to answer.
"My lord, what do you mean?"
The red-faced man finally asked.
"My king's request is also very simple. Let King Yan go and talk to the emperor. As long as the emperor allows me to develop new firearms and provide some financial support, I will present the design drawings of the new firearms to the court. When the time comes, King Yan wants to get it.
When it comes to drawings or even samples, it’s not a problem, right?”
Zhu Gui said with a smile.
"this……"
Ask the emperor to approve the development of new firearms on behalf of the king? And also allocate funds to support it? Is this possible? Even if King Yan talks about this matter, I am afraid it will be rejected, right?
However, the red-faced man rolled his eyes and said immediately: "Okay, as long as the king can provide a few samples of new firearms, the general will explain the matter to King Yan later, and then the matter can be reported to the emperor."
This person's idea is also very simple. They are here for new firearms. As for the problem raised by the King, it is not a problem at all for them. As long as they can get new firearms, their goal will be achieved.
As for whether to report this matter to the emperor, it depends on King Yan's thoughts.
Zhu Gui could see what the other party was thinking at a glance, but he did not refuse this time.
"You guys wait here, I will go get two new firearms right away."
Zhu Gui said and asked Butler Wang to greet the two of them, while he himself came to the backyard with his soldiers.
Xu Miaoqing was enjoying the cool air in the yard. When she saw Zhu Gui, she immediately went to greet him.
"How was the conversation? Did my sister write to me?"
Xu Miaoqing has always had the best relationship with her eldest sister Xu Miaoyun, hence this question.
But this made Zhu Gui dumbfounded. He hadn't even looked at the things sent by King Yan.
"Well, the things are still in the living room. After the conversation is over, you can go and see if there are any letters."
With that said, he turned around and left.
"snort."
Xu Miaoqing was a little dissatisfied with Zhu Gui's perfunctory attitude.
Zhu Gui came to his bedroom and asked two soldiers to guard outside.
After he turned on the light, he began to look through the list of firearms in the system store.
In this column, most of the items are gray, which seems to have not met the corresponding trigger conditions.
The flintlock gun is the most powerful firearm that Zhu Gui has access to at this stage.
Before this team of envoys arrived, he did think about giving the flintlock rifle as a gift to Zhu Di for his friendship.
But now he has changed his mind.
Historically, the Battle of Jingnan lasted for four years, and Zhu Di relied on his military talent to turn defeat into victory.
But if he mastered the flintlock gun, then Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunwen might not be able to hold on for a year.
After Zhu Di came to power, he actually did the same thing as Zhu Yunqi, which was to reduce the vassal status.
Zhu Gui didn't think that relying on the friendship between these two flintlock guns, he could make the other party let him go.
Therefore, he does not intend to break the original historical process of the Jingnan Campaign, so as to give him more room for maneuver.
Thinking of this, Zhu Gui exchanged two three-eyed guns.
This kind of fire blunderbuss is still greatly improved compared to the fire blunderbuss currently used by the Ming army, and it can be fired continuously. However, loading ammunition is still very time-consuming, and the range is not comparable to that of flintlock guns.
But this is enough to make a difference.
So Zhu Gui came to the living room with the three-eyed gun, handed it to the red-faced man, and asked Butler Wang to prepare two boxes.
"Is this a new type of firearm?" The three of them were dumbfounded.
Especially the red-faced man, his eyes lingered for a moment on the flintlock guns behind Zhu Gui's two soldiers, obviously feeling that the young prince was perfunctory with them.
When Zhu Gui saw this, he didn't say anything, but picked up a three-eyed blunderbuss and walked towards the outside of the house.
He came to the open space in front of Prince Dai's Mansion and fired three shots at a newly planted sapling not far away.
When the smoke cleared, the sapling was beaten into three pieces.
This power directly frightened the three red-faced men.
Zhu Gui explained: "This is my latest research result, the three-eyed gun. It can be fired continuously. You have also seen its power. If my fourth brother hadn't sent you here this time, I really wouldn't want to take it out."
Zhu Gui said with a distressed look.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely tell Prince Yan about your affection."
The red-faced man happily took the three-eyed gun.
"I hope Fourth Brother can persuade the Emperor. Only by large-scale equipment of new firearms can the threat of the Mongols be completely eliminated."
Zhu Gui said.
"Your Majesty is concerned about the country and the people, and the general admires him greatly. In this case, we will not waste any time and return to Nanjing to report this matter to King Yan."