mesbooks Chapter 414: Tricking My Father into Rebellion
Chapter 414: Tricking My Father into Rebellion
Sanlang saw the angry Lin Jiaxuan, then smiled awkwardly and whispered, "Now...nowadays, the Tianjiang Navy's ships have muskets and cannons!"
Lin Jiaxuan: “…”
Lin Dasen: "..."
Damn! Did you hear that?
What this means is that let’s not even mention what’s happening in the sea. Even in the rivers, our navy is no match for them.
It's like the advent of aircraft carriers in later generations, which ended the era of giant guns and battleships. No matter how much money you spent on building these things, you can't withstand the dive bombers in the sky and a few torpedoes.
The same evil! No matter how many ships your Lin Jiaxuan navy has, or how many well-trained swordsmen and axemen there are, it's useless in front of muskets and artillery.
In a boarding battle, you must first reach the opponent, otherwise they can kite you endlessly and keep kiting you to death!
In an instant, after listening to Saburo's report, Lin Jiaxuan's legs went weak and he fell to the ground.
"Father!"
"Head of the helm!"
For a moment, his sons Lin Dasen and Sanlang were both anxious and hurried forward to support him and let him sit down.
Lin Jiaxuan looked at Sanlang with a look of despair, then waved his hand, "Sanlang, you've worked hard today too! Go back!"
Sanlang: "Chief...chief, please take care of yourself!"
"Go!"
After Sanlang left, Lin Dasen looked at Lin Jiaxuan and asked with a worried look on his face, "Father, how are you?"
Lin Jiaxuan was on the verge of tears, his face a look of decadence and vicissitudes. "Son! I thought this trip to Qingzhou would be very frustrating, but I didn't expect... it would be so humiliating! This is simply a great shame!"
Of course not! In his mind, buying a "looting permit" from Qingzhou was like giving in! It was like surrendering.
This was already a very embarrassing thing, but now after listening to Saburo's report, Lin Jiaxuan finally understood that he was not bowing his head in submission at all.
This is a humiliation!
Not only does Li Jize want to shit on my head, but after that he even has to borrow paper from you! How ridiculous!
Lin Jiaxuan became angrier the more he thought about it, so he reached out and pulled his son.
"Da Sen, father is so stupid! In the early years, father only wanted to be a rich man, and didn't take advantage of the advantage to defeat Li Jize. I never thought... I never thought that he would seize the opportunity to overtake us now. He is trying to kill us!"
Lin Dasen: "..."
He really didn't have the same idea as his father. On the contrary, he felt that everything Li Jize did was for the sake of Da Qi from the beginning.
only……
This guy attacked Dongwo and then condoned the pirates' misdeeds, which really made Omori very unhappy. He felt that this was not the behavior of a gentleman, nor was it what a king of Qin from the Great Qi should do.
"Father, we can also train our own shipbuilders and build our own shipyard!"
It’s true, his son’s ambitious words immediately made Lin Jiaxuan’s eyes light up.
Hmm! Not bad!
He is indeed a young man. Since Li Jize can come up with these, why can't we? He can build a ship, so can we!
only……
Dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix, the mouse's son can make holes!
The Qingzhou Shipyard initially recruited the few remaining shipbuilders in Da Qi, and then was taken control by Li Jize, a man from the future. In addition, their model was the Western sailing warship.
Take it apart, copy it according to the homework, and then understand it in the process.
What do they have?
Are you using your own outdated cold weapon era, a product used in boarding warfare, as a template for imitation? Come on, okay?
"Son! Time is running out. If things continue like this, it won't be long before Li Jize becomes powerful, and we, father and son, and Minzhou will be finished."
Yes! There is only a Tianjiang River between them, and with a powerful navy, wouldn't it be easy for the other party to attack?
"If Father is worried that Li Jize will strike first, why don't we just surrender directly to His Majesty? With His Majesty here! Li Jize is still the King of Qin of Great Qi. How could he dare to attack us rashly?"
Ok?
Lin Dasen's words made Lin Jiaxuan's eyes light up, and then he looked at his son with a strange look, making the other party feel guilty and dare not look at him.
"Da Sen, you have ulterior motives when you say this, right?"
The old man was so smart! After all, he was the former pirate king, and he had been through so many years. Plus, he was your father! How could he not see through Lin Dasen's intentions?
Lin Dasen smiled awkwardly, but he wasn't upset. Instead, he continued the conversation, "Father, Li Jize is our enemy privately because of the pirate incident. But publicly, think about it... our Lin family has supported a false emperor, opposing Your Majesty. Li Jize has already pledged his loyalty to Your Majesty, which means... his pretext for war is already prepared. On the contrary, if we can restore order..."
This one sentence really made Lin Jiaxuan think deeply.
That's right! Li Jize's reason for attacking me was privately because I was his competitor and he was also going to engage in pirate trade. On the surface, I supported a "regent", which is a taboo!
"You mean... we should also pay homage to His Majesty?"
Lin Jiaxuan was really tempted. If he could buy himself some time, he might as well fight Li Jize at sea.
I am afraid that Li Jize is now powerful enough, and he will use this as an excuse to launch an attack on his Minzhou, which will be troublesome.
"Yes, Father! If we are all members of the imperial court, all His Majesty's men, then Li Jize and we are colleagues. No matter what, he would never dare to risk the wrath of the world and provoke a civil war, contradicting his own statement that there is no distinction between north and south, and no distinction between old and young."
I have to say that Lin Dasen really has some potential in politics. As soon as he said this, Lin Jiaxuan's eyes lit up instantly.
"That's right! Why can't I submit to the court and buy time to continue fighting Li Jize to the end?"
Lin Jiaxuan was so happy that he stood up, rubbed his hands together, and walked back and forth.
Of course Lin Dasen was also happy. He wanted to serve the court wholeheartedly and really didn't want the common people to stab them in the back and say that their Lin family was a traitor!
If his father could restore order, he would be so happy. Wouldn't that mean he could easily become a member of the imperial court?
Of course!
What he didn't know was that Lin Jiaxuan didn't want to submit to the court at all, he just wanted to protect his own interests.
"It's just... the regent we support..."
Lin Jiaxuan felt a little embarrassed. How could he explain this? How did he return to the imperial court?