Just when everyone was confused, an energetic old man entered the palace under the guidance of his attendants.
Wang Menghu's eyes narrowed: "Is it you, old guy? You're not dead yet!"
The old man ignored Wang Menghu and instead bowed his hand to Qin Yun: "Liu Haoran pays homage to His Highness King Qin!"
Qin Yun quickly helped him up: "Teacher, no courtesy!"
Everyone was confused. The prince is so powerful, but he still has a teacher? Isn't his teacher more powerful?
The old man did not get up, but insisted on finishing the ceremony.
Qin Yun looked like he couldn't bear it, and the two started fighting in the main hall.
"Teacher, please take a seat!"
"How dare I sit on that throne? Your Majesty, you better not offend me!"
"As the saying goes, the king of heaven and earth is the master. The master is in front, and the king is behind. The teacher does not sit down. As a disciple, I feel uncomfortable in my heart!"
Everyone's jaws dropped in shock. Is this the same domineering prince as before?
As the saying goes, there must be a monster when something goes wrong, so everyone also looked at the old man.
In fact, the visitor was none other than Taifu Liu, the third prince's military advisor.
Apart from Qin Yun, Wang Menghu was probably the only person present who knew him well.
Liu Haoran, a veteran of the three dynasties of the Xia Dynasty, served successively as Minister of Civil Affairs, Prime Minister Zuo, and former Crown Prince Taifu. Later, he helped Empress Dowager Qian stay in power for more than ten years. His family members are all over the world. He is a ruthless man who kills people with soft knives.
Even Wang Menghu was afraid of him.
Of course, he is also someone Qin Yun is extremely wary of.
After all, when Luochuan was victorious and Qin Tian conspired to rebel, instead of getting involved, he took Qin Zhan to the northwest to seek development. Now the entire northern territory of Daxia belongs to Daxia in name only.
But it has long been managed by Qin Zhan and him.
Even firmly sitting on the throne of the largest military group in Daxia. Lan Tian had said before when he returned that the third prince Qin Zhan had an army of 600,000.
You must know that the combined military strength of various places in Daxia is only over a million. The third prince alone fights 60% of the troops. You can imagine how stable he is.
The person who caused all this situation is the old man in front of him. If possible, Qin Yun really wants to draw him into his camp.
Even if it can't be used, it's okay to keep it closed...
But Qin Yun also knew that he was just thinking about it.
The big family has its own way of doing things, and Liu Yulin of the Liu family has already followed him. Before the world is settled, Taifu Liu, who is also from the Liu family, will not move his butt easily.
This is multi-line investment. Just like the Zhuge family during the Three Kingdoms period in Qin Yun's previous life, no matter who is in charge of the world, one line of prosperity can be guaranteed.
As for why Qin Yun called him teacher, it must have started when the original owner was a child.
At that time, Emperor Xia asked Taifu Liu to be the prince's tutor. When the two met, Qin Yun just went with the flow and called him "teacher".
In Liu Haoran's view, Qin Yun was completely different from the rumors. He did not look like a brainless blood-killer. Instead, he gave him the feeling of a similar person.
Seeing that Qin Yun's enthusiasm could not be tempered, Liu Haoran could only resort to a trick.
"If Your Highness wants me to sit in this position, I would rather crash to death in this hall. I have been a minister of Daxia my whole life, but I can't let my innocence be ruined in the end!"
Look at that posture, if Qin Yun forces him again, he will hit him!
But Liu Haoran discovered that Qin Yun didn't follow the routine and didn't pull him?
Embarrassing, it’s so embarrassing!
Liu Haoran simply became fierce and knocked him up. Fortunately, Chen Jin on the side intervened in time, otherwise Liu Taifu might really get into trouble.
Seeing this, Qin Yun could only roll down the slope.
"Well, since the master doesn't recognize me as his disciple, that's all!"
But Qin Yun's words made Taifu Liu stand up again, but Taifu Liu was not stupid, so what was his current status? What is Qin Yun's identity? That was the number one rebel in the Great Xia Tian dynasty, the man who snatched the crown princess in front of the civil and military officials of the court.
If he sat on that throne, he wouldn't be able to escape even if he jumped into the sea.
Taifu Liu could only bow his hands and beg for mercy: "Your Majesty, let's not play with these nonsense. This old man is here to discuss cooperation."
Seeing that Taifu Liu started talking, Qin Yun still pretended not to understand.
"Taifu, what kind of cooperation can you discuss with me?"
Taifu Liu looked around and signaled that there were too many people.
Qin Yun chuckled lightly and waved his hand to signal everyone to step back. Wasn't the reason why he wasted so much time talking so much just to take the initiative?
Although he is currently short of war horses, if the other party gets a hold of him, he may suffer a loss in this transaction.
After seeing the person leave, Taifu Liu straightened up but regained his former composure.
He spoke slowly and with great energy: "Your Majesty, I am here to help you!"
Qin Yun looked sideways at Taifu Liu, the old man was still playing word games there.
Qin Yun turned around and sat back on the throne: "Taifu Liu, now that I have food and drink, and a large army at hand, why do I need your help? Is it possible that Taifu Liu wants to stay with me and advise me?"
Taifu Liu coughed lightly: "Your Highness is joking, I am here on behalf of His Highness the Third Prince."
"Oh! It turns out that third brother asked you to come. I wonder how my third brother is doing now?"
Qin Yun continued to beat around the bush, he wanted to see how many tricks this old guy had.
Taifu Liu didn't expect this young man to be so difficult to deal with, so he immediately changed his mind.
"To be honest with you, the prince, I came here just to invite you to participate in the grand event. The prince Qin Zheng gathered his cronies and preyed on the people, and the world was filled with resentment..."
"And Your Majesty, you conquered Luochuan, swept the Western Regions, defeated the sea bandits, and captured Ryukyu. Which one of them is not a great achievement? But the position of the prince did not fall into the hands of the prince. He even tried to conquer the people who were in love with the prince. Take away love with a knife.”
"Is such a person worthy of becoming the crown prince of Great Xia? Is such a person worthy of inheriting the throne?"
"The Third Highness admires your character, Your Highness, and has specially sent me to tell the Third Prince that he is willing to help His Highness seize the throne of the Crown Prince. As long as the Prince gives the order, the Third Highness will send his troops south to kill Qin Zheng!"
Qin Yun narrowed his eyes: "Really? You just say it without any proof. Ask my third brother to send a message to accuse the thief, and I will believe it!"
Taifu Liu paused: "This... Your Majesty, this is not necessary. After all, the third prince knows the prince's grievances, but the people in the world don't know. If the time comes, letting Qin Zheng be on guard, won't it only increase casualties?"
"That's right!" Qin Yun nodded.
Taifu Liu smiled and said: "Your Majesty, seizing the throne is not something that happens overnight. Besides, the Qi Dynasty is eyeing the enemy. The Third Highness cannot let the Northern Qi wreak havoc. Therefore, when the prince rises from the south and the war in the north calms down a bit, the Third Highness will definitely support him."
Qin Yun nodded: "That makes sense!"
Taifu Liu's heart sank. Is this Qin Yun really just a stupid young man who snatches a bride in anger?
It’s just too much oil and salt!
"My lord, I believe that the top priority is to quell the troubles in the Northern Qi Dynasty, but the Third Highness is still lacking something!"
Qin Yun smiled secretly in his heart, here he comes.
"Teacher, please tell me, as long as I, Qin Yun, have anything, I will definitely give it to you!"
Taifu Liu said: "Previously, the prince asked Zhou Ji to send a message. His Highness agreed with the prince and exchanged the artillery for the horses."
Qin Yun pretended to be stunned: "Is this happening? How could I forget! Oh, I remembered that Qiongzhou was lacking some livestock before, so I wanted to buy some, but now there is no shortage."
Taifu Liu was stunned: "No shortage?"
Qin Yun smiled: "Yes, there is no shortage. Master, please move forward and let you see the technology of my Great Qin, the golden horse and the iron horse!"
Taifu Liu followed Qin Yun out of the hall with a sullen expression. When he saw the carriage with a burning stove and no need for animals or horses to be drawn in front of him, the saint's way in his mind seemed to collapse in an instant...
"What is this?"
Qin Yun smiled and said: "This is a golden horse. It only needs a bundle of dry firewood for a hundred miles, and it never tires. If I have this thing, what else do I need from the horse?"
"This..." Taifu Liu didn't know what to say for a moment.
Could it be that Zhou Ji was playing tricks on him?
But Taifu Liu soon realized: "Your Majesty, although this product is good, it may not be mass-produced. Otherwise, why would the Yue country use ox carts to pull frontline supplies? The horses must have been recruited into the army."
"Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Wu swept through Dongjun, but it claims to have 300,000 cavalry. Does Your Majesty really expect these iron horses to win the battle between Wu and Yue?"
Qin Yun smiled: "Master, what do you think that is?"
Qin Yun pointed in the distance, and a hot air balloon flew in the sky.
Taifu Liu's heart sank: "If the prince has hundreds or even thousands of these flying things, then there will be no need to fight this war!"
Qin Yun pointed to the shooting range not far away. At this moment, people from the Tiangong Institute were testing a new wheeled cannon.
"Then what do you think that is?"
"Boom~"
A hill was flattened, and the broken rocks were used to build roads.
Taifu Liu's pupils shrank: "How much is this thing?"
Qin Yun laughed, the old fox took the bait after all.
"No money!" Qin Yun smiled.
Taifu Liu's heart sank. The most expensive thing is to do it without money.
"Your Majesty, you might as well tell me the conditions!"
Qin Yun stretched out his hand and pointed a finger.
"Ten thousand taels?"
"One hundred thousand taels?"
"Could it be one million?"
Taifu Liu looked extremely ugly. Although Qin Zhan now claims to have an army of 600,000, they are not engaged in production. Even if they have a farming system, it has not yet shown its effect.
He also had to kidnap the imperial court to obtain military pay and supplies. After all, Qin Zhan had the righteousness of guarding the northern border, and it would be unjustifiable if the imperial court refused to provide him.
But now the imperial court generally understands Qin Zhan's thoughts. Naturally, it is impossible to give him whatever he wants. Military pay and materials must be given at the minimum, just to ensure that he will not starve to death.
In fact, if Qin Yun doesn't look for Qin Zhan, Qin Zhan will have to find a way out on his own. Once the war in Wu has subsided, hundreds of thousands of troops in Wu will be able to cross the sea to the east, or go straight to the northern border of Xia along the Changsheng Mountains. At that time, whether it is to go north to Da Qi or to fight in the west to destroy Qin, it will be a piece of cake.
So Qin Yun knows very well that Qin Zhan is currently the person who least wants him to lose. Unless Qin Zhan is willing to be a captive prince, why should he fight against the court if he really wants to do this?
Qin Yun was very sure of this.
Qin Yun shook his head: "A thousand war horses and a cannon!"
Taifu Liu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was outrageous, many tribes in the Western Regions were now swept away by Ji Qing. Some small nomadic tribes followed the Hexi Corridor to the greater north. Qin Zhan took advantage of this to gather a lot of people, and the other party Being a nomadic people, they naturally have no shortage of war horses.
Taifu Liu thought for a moment and said, "Eight hundred!"
Qin Yun: "You are responsible for luck!"
Taifu Liu frowned: "The Third Highness does not control the entrance to the sea."
Qin Yun smiled and said: "It must not be difficult for the third brother to win Jiaodong!"
Taifu Liu muttered: "Okay, the premise is to give the cannon first!"
Qin Yun: "Okay, I'll transport ten of them first, and send you another three hundred rounds of cannonballs. From now on, one cannonball will have three horses!"
Taifu Liu looked angrily: "Why don't you go and grab it? One of Qin Zheng's artillery costs only ten taels, isn't it just an iron ball?"
Qin Yun: "Don't be excited, Master. Of course my cannonball is different. It has a long range and great power. It is a weapon for attacking the city! Do you want it or not?"
Taifu Liu took a deep breath to calm down: "Yes!"
Qin Yun: "That's good. Let's ship it immediately. The sooner the better."
Taifu Liu cupped his hands and said, "I say goodbye!"
"Master, wait a minute!"
"Anything else?"
"Taifu Liu, you are leaving. What if Qin Zhan breaks the appointment? Let's do this. It won't be too late for you to leave after the first batch of war horses arrive. If Qin Zhan is not willing to part with just a few thousand horses, then Taifu It’s better to follow this king!”
Taifu Liu snorted, this Qin Yun is such a villain!
