Han ride

Chapter 164 Firearms Master
"Hehe, the Xuan Mansion is very peaceful, and Li Xin didn't take the opportunity to attack the Xuan Mansion." Li Xin explained with a smile: "I'm just worried about what will happen to Mr. Sun after he is naturalized to the Yanhuang Department?"

"What Yan Huang Department?" A young man asked.

"This is Quanzi and Ding." Sun Yuanhua pointed to the other two people, namely his sons Sun Hedou and Sun Hejing, and then asked curiously: "My son is talking about the Yanhuang tribe, but Li Xin is the tribe under his command?" It has been renamed Yanhuang Department."

"Master Sun is smart." Li Xin looked at Sun Yuanhua's reaction with a smile.

"This is a good move. In history, no Han people have ever been able to gain a foothold in the grasslands. Now that the people under their command have been organized into tribes and imitated by the people of the grasslands, they will be able to gain a foothold in the grasslands very quickly. Li Xin's move is not bad. .” Sun Yuanhua nodded and said after thinking for a moment.

"Father, I think Li Xin is the ambition of a wolf." Sun Hejing said dissatisfied: "Now he has turned the people under his command into a tribe, so what is Yunzhong Mansion? He manages his tribe, what can father manage? I think he just wants to turn his back on the imperial court and become king himself."

"Hey, little brothers, he was the one who brought down the Yanhuang Tribe, so what does it matter if you become the king?" Zhang Wu sneered, "The imperial court got Guihua City out of thin air, which is a huge advantage. Sending your father to be a magistrate, isn't that disgusting?"

"Zhang Wu, don't talk nonsense, Mr. Sun is not this kind of person." Li Xin stopped Zhang Wu, cupped his hands and said, "Students heard that Mr. Sun is good at Western firearms, and he also made a lot of them in Denglai?"

"It's a lot, but it's a pity that it's all taken by the rebels now." Sun Yuanhua sighed a little: "I have already persuaded Kong Youde and others to surrender, so I can't blame Kong Youde for this matter. There is no food in the army. It’s been a long time since they’ve been paid, and the soldiers don’t even have anything to eat, so why not rebel. Hey, it’s a pity, I heard that the rebels are rebelling now.”

"Mr. Sun, isn't it normal to go back and forth now?" Li Xin said disdainfully: "Kong Youde and others were originally going to support the Liaodong battlefield, but he stopped and stopped in Shandong, and waited until the Liaodong army returned to the Liaodong battlefield." The battle is over, and he is still in Shandong. It can be seen that he does not want to go to Liaodong at all, and then ravages Shandong by taking advantage of the issue of food and salary. Such a person still wants to recruit him. My lord's ability to know people may have to be changed. "In Li Xin's view, Sun Yuanhua is not a qualified commander, he can only be an inventor, or maybe a military strategist.He can make cannons, learn Western-style military thinking, and use it to train the army, but it is much worse for him to command the war.

"You, you are presumptuous." Seeing Li Xin accusing his father, Sun Hejing couldn't help shouting angrily.

"Why, did I say something wrong?" Li Xin said disdainfully: "Master Sun knew that Zhang Tao and Kong Youde had an old relationship, so he actually asked Zhang Tao to attack Kong Youde. Isn't this a joke? In the end, Zhang Tao defected to Kong Youde. Both Zhongming and Chen Guangfu are from Liaodong, and they are life and death friends with Kong Youde, but my lord is not prepared, let them guard the city, how can my lord not be captured?" Li Xin shook his head, this Sun Yuanhua did not have any bright spots in the Shandong war. .It can be said that the corrupt situation in Shandong has a lot to do with Sun Yuanhua.

Sun Yuanhua also lowered his head when Li Xin said, with a trace of remorse on his face.Li Xinxin also couldn't bear it, and immediately persuaded him: "My lord is good at making weapons, but not good at governing the army and the people. I think you should focus on this aspect when you go to Guihua City this time. The students heard that Li Xin has no A talent like your lord, after your lord leaves, explain it, maybe he can be reused."

"It's a joke, my father is the magistrate appointed by the imperial court, how could he take refuge in a traitor like Li Xin?" Sun Hejing's expression changed drastically when he heard this, and he pointed at Li Xin and cursed: "I think you are also a wolf with ambition. eye."

"If this is not the case, I am afraid that your family will not even save their lives." Li Xin snorted coldly: "You say that Li Xin is a traitor, but without Li Xin, our Xuanfu will be invaded by Lin Danhan's cavalry every year, and the lives will be destroyed. , but Li Xin defeated Lin Danhan, the northern border was pacified, let’s talk about Liaodong, without Li Xin’s brave fight, can Liaodong calm down at this moment? I am afraid that even Jinzhou will be eaten up by others.”

"You." Sun Hejing was speechless by Li Xin's words, his handsome face flushed red.

"He Jing, don't talk about it." Sun Yuanhua's tired voice sounded for a long time, but seeing his face full of bewilderment, he cupped his hands at Li Xin and said, "What you said makes sense. Going to Yunzhong, in fact Shang Nai escaped death, hey, He Ding, take your mother back to the capital! The Holy Majesty asked me to go to Yunzhong, in fact, to monitor Li Xin, so Li Xinxiong was a fool, and I, Sun Yuanhua, was just an ordinary person, so where is Li Xin? Opponent, it doesn't matter if I lose my life, but you guys can't, go back to Beijing!"

"Master Sun, I don't think Li Xin will kill you." Li Xin shook his head and said.He didn't expect that he was actually a murderer in the eyes of these people.

"Li Xin won't kill me, but I won't do things for him either." Sun Yuanhua took a deep look at Li Xin and said, "I, Sun Yuanhua, belong to Daming, and death is Daming's ghost. Working for a traitor?"

"Okay, okay, have ambition, have ambition." Li Xin was taken aback when he heard the words, and finally laughed loudly: "I'm going to Jiangnan, I don't know if Mr. Sun is willing to go with me?" But he looked at Sun Heding, he He is the eldest son of Sun Yuanhua, with him in hand, Li Xin did not believe that Sun Yuanhua would not submit.

"You." Sun Yuanhua's complexion changed, and he suddenly sneered and said, "Back then, I almost sold my jade baby to make Western cannons, so why should I be afraid of a son now?"

"My son, do you know General Li Xin?" On the contrary, Sun Heding, who was on the side of Sun Yuanhua, asked in surprise, with a hint of curiosity on his face.

"That's right." Li Xin nodded, and said, "I also heard that Mr. Sun has learned the truth about firearms from his father. I don't know if this is the truth?"

"My lord, you are joking. This is nothing more than my father's notes, not a true biography." Sun Heding had a rare shy look on his face.However, Li Xin knew that the final successor of Sun Yuanhua's achievements was his eldest son Sun Heding.

"I also know a thing or two about the way of firearms. It would be a joy to be able to walk with the young master." Li Xin said with a smile.It's just that in Sun Heding's view, Li Xin's move is like a fox, tempting himself.Sun Heding didn't know what to do, so he could only look at Sun Yuanhua.

"I wonder if Master Sun is willing?" Li Xin glanced around and said with a smile: "You know, this place is in the wilderness, and the world is not peaceful now. There are thieves everywhere. Who knows what is happening around Changping Prefecture?" Are there any thieves? These people are daring, and they don't care about the status of the prefect."

"You." Sun Yuan's lips trembled in anger, but there was nothing he could do.The so-called scholar meets soldiers, and it is reasonable to say that Li Xin is a soldier, and he is a general with heavy soldiers in his hands. Once a decision is made, it will never change. Sun Yuanhua can only be considered unlucky when he meets such a person .

"Young Master, I am willing to follow you." Sun He Ding obviously realized the current situation, and found that he had no other choice but to follow this inexplicable Young Master.

"He Ding, you?" Sun Yuanhua felt a pain in his heart when he heard the words, and couldn't help looking at Li Xin with angry eyes. He felt extremely regretful in his heart. If he had known this before, he should have stayed in Changping. Nor would they do such a robber thing in Changping.It's a pity that it's too late now, the warriors around Li Xin are full of strong and strong men, these people are enough to kill him, Sun Yuanhua, back and forth.

"Master Sun, don't worry, I won't kill your son. I will return him within half a year at the most." Li Xin said with a smile: "Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to be honest in Guihua City."

"You are ruthless." Sun Yuanhua gritted his teeth and looked at Li Xin and said, "How do you know that I will definitely commit a crime?"

"Because you have no choice." Li Xin said with a smile: "Thinking about it now, you also know that the situation in Shandong has deteriorated, and this has a lot to do with you. After this incident, the emperor will definitely trouble you. You only have to If you go to Guihua City, the emperor will not be able to trouble you. I don’t know if what I said makes sense.”

"That's right." Sun Yuanhua nodded and sighed, "I just didn't expect that I, Sun Yuanhua, would be loyal to the imperial court, but I would lose in knowing people. I deserve today."

"Master Sun, do you know that the mistake you made this time is only about this?" Li Xin said disdainfully: "You don't have the ability to govern a party, but you want to be a governor of Denglai, so that's fine. He also bought a large number of cannons from Hongmao, and cast some. Now, these cannons are in the hands of Kong Youde and others. I’m afraid you don’t know it! These guys have long wanted to take refuge in Jiannu, Do you know that once these people take refuge in Jiannu, even the secret of your artillery will be obtained by Jiannu, and the Jinzhou defense line and the Shanhaiguan defense line that the imperial court painstakingly managed will be exposed under Jiannu's iron hooves."

"This, what should I do?" Sun Yuanhua's face changed drastically when he was told by Li Xin, and he trembled all over. Obviously, he never thought that things would turn out like this.

"Since they are building cannons, why can't my lord build more cannons?" Li Xindun asked kindly.

"Impossible." Sun Yuanhua shook his head when he heard the words, and said, "Not to mention how much money it takes to build so many cannons, the amount of iron that needs to be forged is an astonishing figure. A cannon costs as much as ten thousand taels of silver. Even if it is the court, it is impossible to give me so much money." Sun Yuanhua's face was full of bitterness, in fact, in his heart, the more important thing was that the court did not support this matter, otherwise, it would not have caused it. Casting cannons is about to sell off their sons and daughters.

"I think if my lord devotes himself to making cannons, someone will support you." Li Xin was overjoyed when he heard that Sun Yuanhua had not given up on the ideal of cannons. In the East, there are Sun Yuanhua and Xu Guangqi, but now Xu Guangqi is very old, and I am afraid that his life will not be long, but Sun Yuanhua is different, he is only in his 50s, and at least he has ten years to live. In terms of cannons, I don't know how many cannons can be built.

"You mean Li Xin?" Sun Yuanhua looked at Li Xin, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)