Chapter 74
After leaving from the teacher, Jia Yuanzhen said depressedly: "If you can't succeed in literature and martial arts, you will be ashamed of being awesome."
The students of the emperor looked ashamed. In silence, Ma Yuan suddenly sighed: "It is better to be a centurion than a scholar. The general is involved in military affairs. It seems that he is the director of Mr. Yuanzhi, but he has no chance to ask him for advice." Deng Su first valued classics and was good to his disciples, but he was not willing to be distracted. These students were all in their early twenties. In order to seek fame, they had to be imprisoned in the small world of Bianliang Taixue. The foreign humanities and charms and careers of golden swords and iron horses are all fascinating.
Yuchi Cheng nodded and said, "Every time I read Mr. Zhao's words, I wish I could sacrifice myself to go to the Lord of the Lord to Liaodong and kill all the Hulu." Wu Jinxian pushed his shoulder and laughed: "Shunake, the Liao army has already drunk horses and the Yellow River. Why do you have to go to Liaodong to kill the Hulu? Go and practice arrows in the school. It's a pity that I can't find a horse to practice riding skills." He turned to Liu Wengu and Jia Yuanzhen and said, "Jingshan, Shiju, can't you let go?"
The two waved their hands almost at the same time, and Liu Wengu refused and said, "Mr. Zhu Damu's new article has not been read thoroughly yet, you go first." Jia Yuanzhen also shook his head and said in his heart that civil and military affairs are different, and war is the business of the imperial guards. If they are abandoned like this, they will lose their reputation again after the autumn examination.
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In the Li Mansion, Mrs. Wang personally packed her son's luggage with tears in her eyes. The new top scholar Li Ruoxue was appointed as the editor of the eighth-rank Hanlin Academy, but after the mission, she followed the deputy minister Qin Hui to Daming Mansion to urge the coordination of the generals in Hebei to fight against the enemy. Mrs. Wang didn't say anything, and she felt a little sad. She blamed her son for volunteering and the master for not being able to dissuade him. Everyone knows that Hebei is in chaos and chaos, and there is rumors in the capital that Wang Yan and the Liao army secretly colluded to lead the enemy into the invasion. Isn't Li Ruoxue's departure a sheep into the tiger's mouth?
In the backyard flower hall, Li Ruoxu stood at the lower head. He was twenty-seven years old this year, and his behavior and expression were much calmer than when Zhao Xingde left Bianliang. However, compared with Li Ruobing, he still retained a strong bookish aura. When his younger brother went to Hebei, Li Ruobing handed him a treasured fire short gun to defend himself. This was specially asked by Li Sihai, who had made friends with Qiongzhou when he was demoted.
"I have tried it myself. Although this short gun is small, it is fast when it sees the plane. The trigger can instantly get angry and its power can penetrate the leather armor. It is a self-defense weapon," Li Ruobing acted and glanced at the distance, sighed, "It's a pity that the construction of a self-propelled musket is not easy, and the price is extremely expensive. If everyone in our dynasty could match a self-propelled musket and fired instantly, the Hu people's iron cavalry would be even less afraid." After returning to Bianliang, Li Ruobing specifically inquired that the price of this self-propelled short gun was astounding. The price of a short gun could be enough to buy a few good horses, so he gave up the idea of asking the imperial guards to install self-propelled muskets.
Now that Hebei is in trouble, the Liao army is even more drunk on the Yellow River. When he heard that the weapon is so sharp, Li Gefei became interested. He picked up the musket, looked at it repeatedly, and even looked at the mechanism inside the gun chamber. Although he knew that the gun chamber was empty, he still scared Li Ruobing's body torn apart.
"Brother Wen," Chao Buzhi said with a smile, "The fire gun is very easy to get fire. The gun must not be aimed at people at will, nor can he face himself." Over the past ten years, he threw idle in the Hanlin Academy. Although his appearance was a little aging, his temples were slightly frosted. When he saw Li Ruobing taking out the fire gun, he was surprised and thought that he didn't know which family from Guanxi gave him such a precious thing. Although he was confused, his face did not show it, and he planned to find an opportunity to ask Li Ruobing.
"Brother Wujiu has seen this thing?" Li Gefei did not feel it was wrong. He naturally handed the short gun to Chao Buzhi to watch. He frowned and said, "This musket is so short, even if it uses more fine iron, it should not cost much money, right?" According to his thoughts, the Liao army is approaching now. If this short gun is easy to use, it will be a big imitation to expel the captives.
Chao Buzhi did not answer and looked at the structure of the musket skillfully. It seemed that the patterns were more exquisite than what I had seen in Xia Kingdom before, but the main structure still had not changed. He handed the musket to Li Ruoxu and sighed: "Uncle Wen, the cost of this short gun is extremely expensive, not because of the materials, but because of the rare craftsmanship. The wages of a good craftsman are worth hundreds of craftsmen. The musket machines require careful production of advanced craftsmen, and one of the ten finished products may not be truly reliable. As I said, those unreliable bolts can either not be equipped with gunpowder, or they are too easy to get fire and are simply unbearable. When I first entered the Hanlin Academy, I also wanted to imitate this thing. After many failures, I also made one. The money spent was more expensive than buying it in Guansai."
"So that's it," Li Gefei nodded, "That's better than a crossbow machine." He handed the pistol to Li Ruoxu and reminded him, "This self-defense thing should be kept carefully, so you don't have to show it out when there is nothing to do." If you can't make it in large quantities, it's just a treasure at best.
"Brother Wen is such a bad word," Chao Buzhi shook his head and said, "The crossbow machine has been in the world for at least two thousand years. After being improved by skilled craftsmen in history, its potential has been explored. The self-driving musket machine has only been decades since its birth. Compared with the crossbow machine, this bolt machine is like a strong man. Now, although the baby's strength is not as strong as a strong man, as long as it is carefully cultivated, it can continue to grow. Maybe one day it will be far more powerful than this strong man. In any case, the strength of a strong man cannot be greatly increased." He sighed with regret. When he tried to imitate the self-driving short gun in the Hanlin Academy workshop, he was impeached by Duzhilang on the grounds of being useless. The court did not allow it to be made by himself, so he had to give up halfway.
"Oh, although the truth is good," Li Gefei shook his head, "but it is difficult to quench his thirst in the distance. If Bing had been on a mission to the Northern Dynasties, could he have a winning strategy?"
Li Ruobing pondered: "The strategies for governing the country over the past few years were all eager for quick success and instant benefits. Although they inevitably brought disaster to future generations, they exploited all military and civilian power in the shortest time. In my opinion, as long as our dynasty and Xia Kingdom remained in seclusion and severed trade with the Liao Kingdom. Within a few years, there would be a slight natural disaster, the Liao Kingdom would be in chaos. Although Yelu Dashi was in a state of war, the Liao Kingdom destroyed the Jurchen last year. Now his morale is in full swing. It is extremely difficult to deal with it." He remembered that when he was on a mission to the Jurchen Kingdom in the past, the elite soldiers and generals he saw were extremely fierce. He didn't expect
It is shocking to think of it. "Although Yelu Dashi is a hero, there are few Khitans and are short of food and salary. As long as the court does not cause chaos, the Liao army will not last long, and Wang Yan and other generals in Hebei will disturb their retreat. At that time, the royal army will be able to take advantage of the situation in the north, plow the ground to sweep the caves, and recover Youyan." Li Ruobing paused, as if he felt that he was talking too much, and said, "I am also talking about military affairs on paper. Yuan Zhi fought with the Liao army many times, and Nanshancheng defeated 100,000 Liao troops with thousands of people. If he said he would defeat the enemy, he would have ten times more strategic than me."
When Zhao Xingde was mentioned, everyone fell silent. Li Ruobing met Zhao Xingde in Liaodong and secretly reported to his father afterwards. Li Gefei also told Chao Buzhi. Zhao De's name is well-known in Liaodong, but few people know it in the Song Dynasty. Li Ruoxu asked: "Apart from Hejian City, has his brother-in-law also fought with the Liao army?" He said excitedly, "His archery skills must be a brave general like Li Guang. Why don't I know?" Li Gefei glanced at him without answering, and said solemnly: "This matter must not be spread." Li Ruoxu nodded and agreed, but there was curiosity in his eyes when he looked at Li Ruobing. Li Ruobing sighed in his heart. Since the case was revealed and his sister and brother-in-law fled, the younger brother seemed to have suddenly become enlightened. He knew to study hard, but his personality became more and more dull. It is rare to see him as curious as a young man.
However, Zhao Xingde's identity is secret and has a very small relationship. No matter how Li Ruoxu begs, Li Ruobing hardened his heart and did not reveal a word, only saying that he would know when he came. Li Ruoxu returned to the study a little unhappy. Although Zhao Xingde's life in Bianliang was short, the two got along very well, which left a deep impression on Li Ruoxu. After this brother-in-law escaped from Bianliang, he became a mysterious figure, which was curious. Every time his article came out, Li Ruoxu would read it as soon as possible. Although Li Ruobing did not reveal it, Li Ruoxu also guessed the truth when he thought of Li Ruobing's original errands and the content in the article. He forced himself to suppress his inner excitement and returned to the study, he couldn't help but shout: "A real man should join the army. People from ancient times did not deceive me!"
He walked around the room excitedly, suddenly stopped, looked at a corner of the room in surprise, and said a little embarrassedly, "Brother Zhu, why are you here?" Li Ruoxu, who is usually serious, also has such a disobedient side. Zhu Zhen didn't feel funny, so he put a bag on the table and smiled, "Give a treasure sword to the hero. Brother Li followed Mr. Qin to Daming Mansion, and there is no need to go into battle. It's just that the war is in danger and the sword is eyeless, so I will give you a pair of soft armor." After saying that, he untied the bag, and it turned out to be a pair of extremely rare steel wire chain mail.
Zhu Zhen is the fourth son of Zhu Berner, the governor of Wuchang Army. The youngest brother of Empress Zhu at that time. Li Ruobing and Zhu Ying often met in the Shangyuan and Qingming Festivals, and the two younger brothers played. Later, the marriage between Li and Zhu and the two partners did not fade. Although Zhu Berner was a military general, he respected literary affairs very much. Not only did he invite a famous teacher, he educated his son Zhu Sen to become a scholar. Even Zhu Zhen, who practiced martial arts, asked him to go to the flying eagle and lackeys with his noble children, and often made friends with young talents like Li Ruoxu.
"Brother Zhu, your gift is too expensive." Li Ruoxu stroked the chain mail and sighed. He was fortunate to have met Chao Buzhi. Li Ruobing had seen many armoured armors, but they were not people who didn't know the treasure. This kind of chain mail was extremely expensive and was usually worn by a general in a robe to prevent the assassin in the army.
"I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you, why are you trembling?" Zhu Zhen said indifferently, "This chain mail has never been to the battlefield since it was my grandfather's hands. If it passes for a few generations, it will probably rust." Later, his words were filled with a hint of loneliness. Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong collected elite troops from all over the world to form the imperial guards in the capital, and selected elite troops from the imperial guards to form the imperial guards. Each generation specially selected tall women to match them so that they could defend the royal family from generation to generation. However, after these elite soldiers of the generals, they were like soft steel wire armor hidden deep in the palace, and they rarely went back to the battlefield, gradually getting rid of rust.
Chapter completed!