When Ruan Hezhu was sent to the Weapons Bureau, King Chen knew that she had lost her last value.
And we can't just sit there and wait for death.
The capital city was already guarded by Jiang Weizhen, Princess De'an and the imperial guards, so the military force he had was already weak.
If the emperor trained another group of firearms, his chances of winning would be even lower.
He had to act immediately and all plans had to be made in advance.
The first thing he had to do was get rid of Jiang Weizhen.
But Jiang Weizhen is a cautious person who doesn't like to make friends. Apart from leading troops to fight, he hardly cares about anything else.
Although the emperor was somewhat wary of him, he was protected by the crown prince, so it was difficult for him to deal with him.
After much thought, he turned his attention to the Jiang family's old house.
Although they have separated, they are still connected after all, and only they are the breakthrough point for Jiang Weizhen.
Just as I was thinking this, there was a knock on the door.
"Father."
"Come in."
Song Yu walked in, his eyes a little vague, and he seemed to be in a bad mood.
Prince Chen thought he was worried about Ruan Hezhu and frowned slightly. "She just went to the weapons depot. Once she finished making the musket, she'll be released. Don't go and plead for her anymore. If you go too often, it will only make people suspicious."
"Father, I want to marry Lin Jing."
Song Yu's sudden words made Prince Chen stunned.
"What did you say?"
"I want to marry Lin Jing as the Crown Prince's Consort."
Song Yu continued to repeat this sentence, with no emotion in his eyes.
Prince Chen asked in confusion, "Didn't you always insist on marrying Ruan Hezhu? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
"Ruan Hezhu...she..." Speaking of her, Song Yu's body trembled slightly, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, and then quickly hid it.
"I don't want to have anything to do with her anymore. I want to marry Lin Jing, or another woman, but this person can no longer be Ruan Hezhu."
Seeing that he didn't tell the reason, King Chen stared at him for a while and then spoke.
"It would be great if you could figure it out. Ruan Hezhu's status doesn't make her worthy of being your Crown Prince's Consort. So, next month, I'll send someone to Linzhou to arrange a marriage for you and Lin Jing."
"good."
Song Yu got the answer he wanted and left the study.
He then went to the palace again to find the prince, and it happened that Jiang Chuyuan was also in the East Palace.
When they saw him coming, they were all stunned.
"Song Yu, do you have something to ask me?"
In the past, Song Yu and the prince were close, but they became estranged after Song Yu and Jiang Qingluo got engaged.
In addition, the prince has now realized that he and Prince Chen have improper intentions, and will keep his distance from him.
Song Yu glanced at Jiang Chuyuan and said, "I want to talk to the prince alone for a few words?"
"Then I will take my leave first."
Jiang Chuyuan immediately retreated.
He waited until only the prince and Song Yu were left in the room before he spoke.
"Prince, can we not manufacture the fire gun?"
"That weapon has already been released and is extremely powerful. If another country gets the upper hand, we'll be in trouble. So, we have to manufacture it no matter what."
The prince told the truth, "Don't worry, Ruan Hezhu's life is not in danger. As long as she hands over the method of making the fire gun, I will release her."
"But that firearm is just the beginning. The other weapons it introduces will cause even greater harm, bringing devastation to the entire Yuan Dynasty and causing the people to suffer. It will also lead to more wars. Its appearance is never a good thing."
"What do you mean by it attracting other weapons?" The prince frowned slightly. He also noticed that something was wrong with Song Yu.
Song Yu shook his head. "I don't know. I just think that fire guns shouldn't exist, and we shouldn't create them."
"But it has already appeared, and we can't stop it."
"No, it can be prevented." Song Yu suddenly raised his head and whispered, "Destroy all the current fire guns, kill the blacksmiths who made the parts, and Ruan Hezhu, get rid of her as well, and nothing will happen again."
"You mean to get rid of Ruan Hezhu?"
The prince looked at him in shock. Almost the entire capital knew about Song Yu's obsession with Ruan Hezhu, but now he actually said that he wanted to get rid of Ruan Hezhu.
"I…I don't know. I just think this weapon is too dangerous to be allowed to exist."
Song Yu frowned and shook his head, as if he remembered something painful.
He tried hard to suppress his emotions and reminded again, "It's best not to create this kind of weapon."
The prince thought for a moment and replied.
"It's already being made. I can't stop it."
The musket is already known to everyone, so it must be produced. Whether it is for deterrence against the enemy or for self-protection, it must be produced.
"Yeah, it can't be stopped." Song Yu lowered his head dejectedly, "I just remembered it too late."
"Are you okay? What happened to you?" the prince asked tentatively.
"It's okay. I've finished what I wanted to say to the prince. I'll leave now."
Song Yu came suddenly and left suddenly.
Jiang Chuyuan, who was waiting outside the palace, saw him leave and hurried back to the East Palace.
"Your Highness? Song Yu seems to be a little off."
"Something is very wrong."
The prince told Jiang Chuyuan exactly what Song Yu had said to him.
When Jiang Chuyuan heard him propose to get rid of Ruan Hezhu, his jaw dropped.
"Could it be that he's afraid that if we get muskets, they won't be able to win, and he wants to sacrifice Ruan Hezhu for power?"
"No." The prince shook his head. "Song Yu is sincere to Ruan Hezhu. He won't do this for power."
Otherwise, he would not have kept the position of Crown Prince's Consort to Ruan Hezhu.
"Besides, it's too risky for him to do that. He's not that stupid."
"He seems to be somewhat afraid of firearms. Although firearms are powerful, they are far from invincible. But it's not enough to make him so panicked."
Jiang Chuyuan's eyes lit up. "Is he saying that the firearms are just the beginning and will attract other weapons? What he fears is not the firearms, but something more powerful than the firearms."
"What is that? I've already interrogated Ruan Hezhu. She knows nothing about firearms except for them. Furthermore, she plays dumb every day, so the firearms she makes are generally flawed."
The prince didn't expect that Ruan Hezhu, a woman, would be so difficult to deal with.
"Maybe there really are more powerful weapons."
Jiang Chuyuan was in deep thought. He heard Jiang Qingwan mention something, but he didn't know what it was exactly.
"Then it seems that Ruan Hezhu can't be kept."
A fierce look flashed in the prince's eyes. He didn't want to make things too difficult for Ruan Hezhu, but if she was such a big threat, then she had to be eliminated.
"It's not the right time to get rid of her. Let's make her a musket first."
Jiang Chuyuan also wanted to get rid of Ruan Hezhu, but he knew that now was not the time.
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