Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 243 Changsha King

Changsha Palace
Sima Xiaonan, the naval commander of the Southern Dynasties, and Chen Shujian, the king of Changsha, were sitting together tasting wine and watching dancing. Several graceful women were wearing long sleeves in the hall, but the king of Changsha did not seem happy.

"Why is the prince still so unhappy? Let's move on."

In the previous coup of the Southern Dynasty, King Xingshi stabbed the prince Chen Shubao in front of the emperor's hospital bed, but unfortunately he was not killed. He was also beheaded in the city by General Xiao Moke. Xiao Moke used his own future to maintain internal chaos in the Southern Dynasty, and Chen Shubao succeeded to the throne. The emperor is recovering from his injuries now. The throne he coveted is completely out of reach for him.

Knowing that there was no chance, Chen Shujian lied about being seriously ill and hid back in his fiefdom of Changsha. The emperor had an edict and never went to the capital on the grounds that he was seriously ill and could not move.

A lot of time has passed, and Chen Shujian is still aggrieved.

"In terms of ability, how can Chen Shubao compare to me?"

"Damn women and a bunch of idle ministers control the government and allow me to supervise the country in name, but they have no real power."

He was naturally talking about the Queen Mother and several auxiliary ministers of the Southern Dynasty.

Sima Xiaonan comforted him: "It's all over. Now you are here in Changsha and you can say the right thing. Isn't it much happier than being the emperor in the capital and having to be controlled by the ministers?"

"Humph, I don't want to think about this anymore." Chen Shujian said as he hugged a dancing dancer, held her in his arms and drank a glass of wine, then poured the wine in the flask down the dancer's white swan neck.

Then drink freely, it seems that this wine is even sweeter and more delicious.

After enjoying themselves, Chen Shujian turned to the serious matter of the day: "Why didn't you tell me about the people from the Sui Dynasty who came to sell muskets?"

This sudden question made Sima Xiaonan stunned for a moment. He knew that being called out for no reason today could not be because he was drinking for nothing.

Sima Xiaonan said with a smile: "I didn't expect His Highness to know about this matter. It's not that I want to hide it from His Highness, but it's still uncertain whether this matter is true or not. I don't know if the deal can be finalized. I didn't even see the musket. These are just empty words from the soldiers on the front line, and we dare not report it to His Highness rashly before we are sure."

"Oh? I thought you were hiding it from me on purpose and wanted to secretly steal this batch of muskets for use in the rebellion?"

Sima Xiaonan said hurriedly: "Your Highness, how dare I?"

"Sima Xiaonan, I advise you to put away those little thoughts of yours. Whatever troubles occur within Da Chen are Da Chen's business. If an outsider wants to interfere, I won't be polite to you."

"Your Highness, I really don't have any good intentions. It's just because the matter is uncertain. I'm reporting it to you for fear that you will blame me. I have been following you all these years. I will go wherever you tell me to go. My loyalty is to you. You should understand.”

Chen Shujian snorted coldly: "If it weren't for your past loyalty, this matter wouldn't have gone so easily. Please tell me the matter in detail."

Sima Xiaonan asked someone to call Liu Tongyou, and Liu Tongyou explained the cause and effect in detail.

Chen Shujian frowned in deep thought, rubbed the dancer's white and tender thighs, and asked Liu Tongyou: "Do you think his words are reliable?"

"Your Highness, the boatman Lao Lu has been smuggling with us for more than a year. He is the oldest group of traffickers. He is very cautious and reliable in his work. I have thought a lot about what that kid said. Again, it should be credible.”

"We have only heard about the musket. We haven't seen the real thing, so we are afraid it is fake."

"No, no, no, Your Highness, I have touched that thing myself, and I have also fired a shot. It is very powerful. According to that boy, their craftsmen made that thing based on the inspiration they found in the Mohist machine arts. It is so magical. Yes, there must be a quarter of an hour interval between each shot. If there was no such interval, the Sui Dynasty would have struck long ago, and the power would be too terrifying."

The two of them listened to Liu Tongyou's description. Liu Tongyou was exaggerating, but his excitement at seeing firearms for the first time was absolutely understandable.

"Are you sure this can be done?"

"Your Highness, as long as he can steal it, there will be no problem. After we receive the firearms, do we still have to worry about being pursued by the Xiliang Navy?" Liu Tongyou said with a smile: "Besides, Your Highness doesn't have to worry about money. This guy is so courageous. Life, does he have a life flower?"

Chen Shujian and Sima Xiaonan looked at each other, but Liu Tongyou said what they were thinking.

"What are you going to do?"

"A gun kills someone. As long as the gun is checked and confirmed to be usable, it will be useless to others."

"But the other party is not a stupid boy. I'm afraid he won't hand over the gun so easily without seeing the money."

Liu Tongyou immediately said: "So regarding the money matter, please discuss with Your Highness Sima Duwei what to do. I will ensure that the final money will be returned to the two of you intact, but he must be allowed to see the money first." .”

"How much do you need."

"Now I don't know how many muskets that boy can produce. The general thinks that 2 taels of silver should be needed."

"Do you know how much 2 taels of silver is? I'm afraid your ship will sink a lot."

Sima Xiaonan said: "Your Highness, I hate that the child can't trap the wolf, just to show that boy and let him hand over the gun. That boy has a dream of getting rich. Even if the money is really given to him, his small boat can't transport it away. "

Chen Shujian immediately said: "I will prepare the money matter. At that time, I will lead five hundred elites to guard the shore secretly to avoid any unexpected things."

Liu Tongyou immediately said: "It's Your Highness."

"If you succeed this time, I will definitely reward you well and get a two-level promotion."

"Thank you for the reward, Your Highness, and thank you for the promotion to Lieutenant Sima."

The three of them seemed to think that the matter was settled this time. Sima Xiaonan became more cautious and said, "Your Highness, why don't you send someone to inquire more about the news about the Northern Sui and Jin kings in the city?"

"Well, send someone to find out. It is said that this boy is a figure and defeated the Turks. But in my opinion, it was the old boy Yang Jian who asked his son to go gold-plating. Everyone knows that it was Yang Shuang who fought the battle. Guan What's wrong with Yang Guang?"

Chen Shujian seems to be very disdainful of Yang Guang's ability to fight the Turks. Chen Shujian is such a person. When his two brothers above him are around, he likes to stir up trouble. He always thinks in his heart that Tian is the boss and he is the second child.

Sima Xiaonan said: "Your Highness, the relationship between Xiliang and us is very bad now. It may be difficult to find out the news."

"You have to overcome difficulties. If you can find out more, you can do it. Liu Tongyou, please go and confirm the time of the transaction with him as soon as possible, so as not to have long nights and dreams, and come directly to my house to report the situation in the future."

Liu Tongyou was naturally happy to be appointed by the King of Changsha, but Sima Xiaonan felt uncomfortable.

"Your Highness, I have another idea."

"whats the matter?"

"Xiao Yan and Xiao Wei, who have rebelled, still have many soldiers and ships on hand. They can do the detective work. Just tell them that now we plan to investigate the information about Xiliang and see if we can find it. When the opportunity comes, they miss their homeland very much."

Chen Shujian laughed evilly: "Yes, it's okay to take advantage of these two traitors. This Xiao Gu is ungrateful. We picked him up when he rebelled. Now he has surrendered to Chen Shubao and became the governor of Wuzhou. You go Send a message to Xiao Wei and tell him that we plan to counterattack Xiliang, and ask him to send people to inquire about Xiliang's military situation first to prepare for major events."

(End of this chapter)