"hehe......"
Jiang Ming smiled faintly and said, "As everyone knows, Your Majesty wishes to avenge the humiliation of Maiqiu and wage war against Qi. May I ask Your Majesty, are you certain of victory?"
"snort......"
King Yan, Ji Xi, sneered, "I have General Yue Yi, who can defeat the Qi people as easily as cutting melons and vegetables. How could I not be confident of victory?"
"Oh!"
Jiang Ming sneered: "Chopping melons and vegetables, that's just empty talk and deception!"
"How dare you!"
"This bastard is so audacious and speaks so rudely! Your Majesty, kill him!"
"Yes! Cook this guy!"
......
The officials were outraged and cursed Jiang Ming.
"Oh......"
Jiang Ming smiled faintly: "Speaking of cutting melons and vegetables... Your Majesty may choose any weapon you like. If you can use the swords of Yan Kingdom to cut through this steel whip of mine, then I will believe Your Majesty's words about cutting melons and vegetables!"
After saying this, Jiang Ming pulled out the 'rebar' he had made and displayed it in front of Prince Yan Ji Xi and his ministers.
"What kind of weapon is this?"
"It's clearly a cast iron rod!"
"Hahaha! This swindler has tried to fool us!"
......
This spiral steel whip, completely black and indistinguishable from pig iron, drew ridicule from the courtiers.
Without saying a word, the burly general drew his precious sword and stared intently at Jiang Ming's rebar.
But with a crisp "clang," his precious sword broke, and there wasn't even a mark on the rebar!
The ministers were stunned by the sight, their eyes wide with disbelief.
The ancient society that Jiang Ming traveled to was at the level of the early Warring States period in terms of productivity.
Ironware was not yet widely used, and even when it was used, it was used for heavy agricultural tools, and it was made of pig iron.
Bronze swords were still the mainstream weapon of this era!
"This...this? How is this possible?" The fat general's face was full of astonishment.
"No rush! Take your time. Anyone who disagrees can try!" Jiang Ming said calmly with a smile.
"I'll give it a try!"
Another general drew his sword and slashed at Jiang Ming's rebar, but the result was the same... the sword broke instantly, like a wooden stick hitting a stone.
"This...this?"
"What kind of weapon is that kid holding? How is it so powerful?"
......
"Your Majesty!"
Another general said, "That's an iron rod. Using swords and knives will put you at a disadvantage. Let me smash it with a copper hammer!"
"Ha ha!"
Jiang Ming laughed and said, "Alright! I'll just put the weapons on the ground, you can smash them all you want!"
The general raised his heavy bronze hammer and smashed it down on Jiang Ming's rebar!
The rebar was completely undamaged, but the copper hammer had been dented with a shallow pit!
The courtiers were astonished by what they saw!
Ji Xi stood up, trembling!
In fact, it wasn't just Ji Bochang who liked 'divine weapons'; Ji Xi loved them even more!
Seeing how amazing the weapon in Jiang Ming's hand was, Ji Xi's eyes lit up!
"What...what kind of weapon is this?" Ji Xi asked in surprise.
"hehe......"
Jiang Ming smiled faintly: "Your Majesty, please don't worry about what kind of weapon this is. I just want to ask Your Majesty one question: If... Your Majesty's army were to fight the Qi army at the front, and the Xianbei cavalrymen, each carrying one of these weapons, were to sweep through the Yan Kingdom... Has Your Majesty considered the consequences?"
Upon hearing this, Prince Yan Ji Xi and all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked and astonished!
Jiang Ming sneered and continued, "The reason why the Yan army has always been able to win battles against the Xianbei is firstly because of its large numbers of men and secondly because of its superior weaponry... If the Xianbei army were to have better weapons than the Yan army, with hundreds of thousands of Qi soldiers in front and the elite Xianbei troops launching a surprise attack from behind, may I ask Your Majesty... who would be the one to be cut down like vegetables?"
Prince Yan, Ji Xi, frowned deeply, his eyes darting back and forth, lost in immense anxiety.
"Do the Xianbei people now each have one of these weapons?" Ji Xi asked, frowning.
"hehe......"
Jiang Ming laughed and said, "Of course, otherwise, how could I, a so-called spy from the Xianbei, dare to openly accompany Lord Ji Bochang to Ji City to meet the King? If I were to die, the Xianbei would surely sweep eastward and demand an explanation from you, King of Yan..."
Upon hearing this, Princess Ji Xi of Yan felt extremely uneasy, her hands clenching tightly.
Meanwhile, the ministers of Yan looked at each other in bewilderment and whispered among themselves.
"He really was a Xianbei spy!"
"What should we do? Those savages are armed with such weapons; aren't we going to suffer a great loss?"
"Yes! I'm afraid... even without going to war with Qi, we'll have a hard time dealing with the Xianbei alone!"
......
The ministers murmured amongst themselves, while Ji Bochang, that fool, asked Jiang Ming in astonishment, "Mr. Jiang, are you really a spy for the Yan Kingdom?"
Jiang Ming ignored him and continued to stare at Prince Yan, Ji Xi.
Although Prince Yan Ji Xi was troublesome, petty, and wicked, he shared a common flaw with Ji Bo Chang, perhaps due to family genetics: he was outwardly fierce but inwardly weak, bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
Seeing that Jiang Ming had described the 'situation', he also became more timid, and his tone softened considerably...
"Mr. Jiang, what is the good news?"
"hehe!"
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