Syllable!

It's the sound of porcelain shattering.

"I knew that Linghu Su must have a hole card, but I didn't expect it to be artillery. You don't notice it at all? The artillery is inconvenient to transport, and if it is destroyed in advance, it will be a pair of scrap copper and rotten iron. ”

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Shu Qin was furious, but he didn't expect that after only a few days, he heard the news of the fall of Tancheng. He guessed that Zhang Wenyu might create some secret weapons, but even so, as long as Tancheng was cautious, it was impossible to break the city.

"Lord Hui, we have been careful enough, but we have not noticed the cunning of the enemy army."

The person who replied was the captain of the personal guard who escorted Zhao Mu back to the capital, and as for Zhao Mu, he couldn't afford to be sick after he came back.

Shu Qin eased his emotions and asked, "How is the old general?" ”

"He was furious, and he was tired of traveling, and now he is sick, and I don't know if he will ......"

"Go down! Take good care of the old general, let him not have a psychological burden, he still needs to defend the country. ”

"Yes."

Shu Qin is very headache, the fall of Tancheng means that the door to defend the country is wide open, and it is difficult to form an effective defense.

In the palace, Zhao Xun was so frightened after getting the news that a eunuch said the wrong thing and was killed by him.

"Tancheng is just gone? This is a pond city that has never fallen. ”

"Your Majesty, I heard that the enemy army had a secret weapon, and its sound was like thunder, and its momentum was like a mountain, and it destroyed the city gate in an instant. An army of 300,000 poured in, and Tancheng could not be defended. The personal eunuch replied.

Zhao Xun felt awkward, this eunuch was not as good as the original.

"Lone doesn't know what secret weapon can destroy the thick city gate in an instant, it must be those wastes who use excuses to fool Lone, intending to evade responsibility. What about Zhao Mu? ”

"Zhao Mu couldn't afford to get sick after returning home, and according to his subordinates, he hadn't eaten for two days."

"Hehe, why didn't he die sooner."

Zhao Xun vented for a while, and the eunuch dared to continue to speak: "Your Majesty, there are rumors outside. ”

"What rumors?"

"Saying that Chen Guo has named Qingshu as the general of Zhenguo and the earl, the news has spread widely. The slave maid guessed whether the fall of Tancheng had something to do with him. ”

Zhao Xun already had this suspicion, but he couldn't believe it, after the eunuch said this, the suspicion in his heart increased by fifty percent. It can't be groundless, there must be a reason.

Overnight, from the beggars to the emperor, they all knew that Qingshu was made an official by Chen Guo, and the fall of Tancheng was directly related to it.

After Shu Qin found out, he was relatively calm, sitting in the prime minister's mansion silently.

It wasn't until the next person prompted him to eat that he came back to his senses.

"I'm not going to eat, I'm going to call the merchants of the Qin State to me."

Others don't know, Shu Qin himself knows, this is Ling Husu's divisive plan, if it can't take effect under normal circumstances. But the problem is that he covered the sky with his own hand in defending the country, which caused Zhao Xun to be wary of him all the time, and even thought that he had dealings with the empress of Chen State, so at this time, Zhao Xun must regard him as a thorn in his side, and he can't wait to get rid of him.

About two quarters of an hour later, a middle-aged man dressed like a handyman was brought in by the Prime Minister's subordinates.

"I've seen Qingxiang."

Shu Qin didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "I want artillery, how much is it." Don't tell me you don't, you have. ”

The middle-aged man seemed to have expected it, and replied with a smile: "Yes, but I'm afraid you can't bear the price." ”

"Say."

"Ten cannons, one city."

Shu Qin got up and scolded: "You are really not afraid of choking and panicking." ”

Speaking of which, Shu Qin hated Zhao Xun even more, if he hadn't messed around, Yang Bofei had already built artillery, how could he suffer the humiliation he is now. He regretted it, he knew that Zhao Xun was incompetent, so it was better to take it. But not now, if he seizes the throne, the Guardian Kingdom will fall apart in an instant.

Shu Qin thought for a long time and said, "I will let people open the gate of Cangcheng, and you will do it yourself." When will the artillery arrive? ”

"Tomorrow will be here."

"Okay, hurry up."

The next day, he went to court.

Emperor Zhao Xun was high, but his face was sad, he held his chin and asked, "Is there anything else to do with Aiqing?" ”

The battle situation has already been discussed, and there is no good way.

At this time, an old minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, it is rumored that Empress Chen has made Qingxiang a general and an earl. Excuse me, Qingxiang, is there such a thing. ”

Everyone's eyes turned to Qingshu, there was unkindness, there were doubts, there were worries, but there was more anger among them.

Qingshu was very indifferent, and replied: "Benxiang does know the Empress of Chen Guo, and she also invited Benxiang to go to Chen Guo to help her unify the world." ”

As soon as these words came out, the crowd was excited, and some courtiers even scolded. Zhao Xun had ruthlessness in his expression, and when the time was ripe, he would issue an order.

"But!" Shu Qin's tone changed and he said, "The original appearance is a patriot. ”

This sentence is worth a thousand words, many ministers calmed down, think about it, it is true, a character like Qingxiang will not be easy to commit treason.

Shu Qin continued: "Even if you are a pig's brain, you can think that the rumors that spread overnight should not be believed. Think about it, if the true appearance is gone, what will happen to the country? ”

If Qingxiang is gone, the imperial court will collapse, and the country will also collapse, and Chen Guochang will drive straight in, as if entering a no-man's land.

Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on the ministers' bodies.

"It's impossible for Qingxiang to be treasonous."

"Qingxiang is the pillar of patriotism, and the rumors are all enemy conspiracies."

"What an obvious divisive plan, hating me and almost blaming Qingxiang."

This group of courtiers changed very smoothly, and they sang praises to Qingshu for a while, and even those old courtiers who had been against them had to nod their heads at this time.

Zhao Xun's face changed, he smiled, and said: "What the ministers said is extremely true, this must be a rumor of the enemy army, and it should not be believed. However, now that the enemy army is in a state of strength, how can it be good? ”

Shu Qin said: "The enemy army has a sharp weapon to break the city, artillery, as long as our army destroys its artillery, it can defend the city." Ben Xiang has purchased ten artillery pieces from the Qin State and set them up in the city, which can destroy the enemy's artillery positions. ”

Zhao Xun was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked, "Is that artillery really so powerful?" ”

"Of course, a cannon shot ten kilometers will destroy everything, and a few shells can destroy a solid city gate. However, it is not known how many artillery pieces the enemy has, and we have only ten. So, Your Majesty, the minister also has a plan to increase the success rate. ”

"Please."

"Your Majesty does there have an imperial concubine named Chen Lu, who is Chen Susu's sister."

Zhao Xun frowned and thought about it, his eyes lit up, and he replied: "Exactly, after I go back, I will tie this slut to the city to see if Chen Susu dares to attack the city." ”

Shu Qin was disdainful in his heart, and said: "Your Majesty sent her to lobby Chen Guojun to let Chen Susu withdraw from the army." ”

"I don't think I'll be retreating! It is impossible to give up a good situation because of a woman. ”

"This is just a cover-up, Chen Lu will be followed by many masters, and destroy his artillery after finding the opportunity, so that it will be easier to succeed."

"According to me, it is better to assassinate Chen Susu directly."

Shu Qin sighed and patiently continued to explain: "Chen Susu is a super master in the world today, not to mention a few assassins, sending out all the assassins will not succeed, but will startle the snake. ”

"Okay, in the words of the young man."