nashuaworldcup Chapter 296 The newly developed weapon directly intimidated the enemy.
Chapter 296 The newly developed weapon directly intimidated the enemy.
“I am willing to sacrifice myself here for my brother’s imperial power through a marriage alliance.”
Ye Yuwu was surprised, she really didn't expect Princess Shuyang to say such a straightforward thing, without caring that this was the palace.
Princess Shuyang was more insightful than she had imagined.
"You, you, what do you want to do?" Ye Yuwu said "you" three times in a row, which shows how surprised she was.
"I want to go back to Lin Yue Kingdom."
Hearing the princess's words, Ye Yuwu calmed down. "Your envoys will not agree, and your royal brother will not let you go back."
"Therefore, I need to consult with the emperor of your Jin Kingdom."
"Does Princess Shuyang have any bargaining chips?"
"Am I the bargaining chip?" she suddenly changed her tone, and her aura became quite different.
"I believe that your Emperor of Jin Kingdom will make the right choice!"
"Since you already have a plan in mind, why did you wait for me outside the Imperial Hospital today? Was it just to tell me these things? But I am just a minor official and cannot do anything for you."
"There's nothing I need to do. I'm just curious about what kind of woman could write about gender equality."
Ye Yuwu felt a little embarrassed. She had rushed into the palace today and hadn't really taken the time to groom herself properly, so she looked rather disheveled.
"So, Lord Ye, would you like to grant me a token?"
Princess Shuyang suddenly changed her style, catching Ye Yuwu off guard and causing her to exclaim "Ah!"
I felt like I saw the image of the eldest princess in front of this Princess Shuyang.
"Just kidding, I would really appreciate it if you, Lord Ye, could intercede with His Majesty on my behalf and say that Princess Shuyang has something to discuss with him!"
Princess Shuyang didn't say this intentionally. After all, the emperor has been avoiding her, and she doesn't even have the chance to meet him if she wants to make some deals with the emperor of Jin Kingdom.
As Lord Ye is a favorite of the emperor these days, he can naturally get to see the emperor through her connections.
That's why she wasn't afraid to chat openly with Ye Yuwu in the pavilion, even under the watchful eyes of many.
Ye Yuwu lowered her eyes. "I know what to do."
Only then did Ye Yuwu understand what Princess Shuyang wanted to do, and that her words were the bargaining chip. This made Ye Yuwu realize that Princess Shuyang wanted to seize power and become the first empress of Linyue Kingdom.
As for what she was going to trade with the Emperor of Jin Kingdom, she had no idea; it was nothing more than some cities.
In ancient times, cities were the most attractive feature of a country.
She had a premonition that the gunpowder she had made would soon come in handy, and she felt uneasy, wondering if it was a good thing that she had made these weapons.
But war was unavoidable.
Sure enough, it wasn't long before the news of their conversation in the pavilion reached the emperor.
The emperor summoned Princess Shuyang, but it remains unknown what the two discussed or what deals they made.
Princess Shuyang was a capable person, but she had been hiding her talents. Somehow, she managed to turn the envoy who had been guarding her against her.
He agreed to return to Lin Yue Kingdom to spread rumors for her, causing the Lin Yue royal family to fall apart and the internal struggles to intensify.
Just as the royal family of Linyue was locked in a life-or-death struggle, Princess Shuyang successfully returned to the capital of Linyue with some troops allocated to her by the emperor of Jin.
They ruthlessly arrested her brother and all the other members of the royal family.
Then her brother announced his abdication, and surprisingly, a woman actually sat on the throne.
Of course, the common people were indifferent to who sat on the throne; they only cared about who could provide them with food and clothing. In the past, the royal family was too busy fighting to manage the common people, which led to their exploitation everywhere.
Apart from a few aristocratic families who were outraged, no one could question her becoming empress as a woman.
Of course, these people didn't dare, because she had the support of the Jin Kingdom behind her. In the past few days, those who opposed her were either killed or imprisoned, and a major reshuffle had taken place in the court.
After she ascended the throne, she followed the example of the Jin Kingdom and began to appoint women as officials and to build girls' schools.
Encourage and support women to step out.
However, she still felt it was far from enough. But with the nation's strength so weak, she needed time to recover, so naturally many things had to be done slowly.
At the same time, because of the help she successfully ascended the throne, the Jin Kingdom gained another city.
This city is the most important place for the Jin Kingdom. It can bypass the Fulin Kingdom and conduct trade directly with other countries, making it a very important hub. The Jin Kingdom has always wanted this place, but it has never found an opportunity.
Because the Lin Yue Kingdom had previously kept this place under tight control.
After Princess Shuyang became emperor, she felt that a small city was not of much help to their Lin Yue Kingdom. Instead, she thought it would be better to use it to build good relations with Jin Kingdom, which would also make it easier for merchants from both countries to do business in the future.
Only then did they agree to give the city to the Jin Kingdom.
Fulin Kingdom has always maintained a firm grip on this checkpoint, which is why Jin Kingdom's goods have not flowed to other countries and posed a threat to their products.
Unexpectedly, Lin Yue Kingdom so easily handed over the city to Jin Kingdom, completely ruining their plans.
They knew that their goods were not as advantageous as those of the Kingdom of Jin, but previously they had a geographical advantage, so any caravan from the Kingdom of Jin that wanted to sell their goods to other countries had to pass through their checkpoints.
They've made a lot of trouble for this, and now that people don't have to go through them anymore, how can they not panic?
Sure enough, before long, apart from some local specialty herbs, almost nothing that the merchant caravans from Fulin Kingdom took out was wanted.
Meanwhile, the caravans from Jin Kingdom always made a fortune.
Left with no other choice, the Fulin Kingdom made a momentous decision: to take over Baiyu City!
But the Kingdom of Jin would not do as they wish.
It seemed they had anticipated that they would try to attack Baiyu City, and had prepared troops well in advance, with everyone fully armed.
They thought they could take Baiyun City by surprise, but who would have thought that Jin Kingdom was already prepared.
However, the Kingdom of Fulin had already made up its mind to take this city.
A war is about to break out.
On the day they planned to attack the city, the Kingdom of Fulin assembled 30,000 soldiers, determined to take over the small city of Baiyu.
I never expected that such a small city would contain so much equipment.
Moreover, they had never seen these weapons before, and the soldiers of Fulin were filled with terror as they faced these enormous, unfamiliar machines.
The once neatly arranged and well-equipped shield bearers were blasted open by something falling from the sky.
The shield bearers' opening was tantamount to revealing a weakness, and the soldiers of Jin Kingdom swarmed towards the breach from all directions.
Before long, they broke through the shield bearers' formation and reached the rear of the archers.
The outcome of this great battle will be decided in less than a day.