The regent Shi Dafu An Sishun only had a denunciation before An Lushan's rebellion, so he was saved from being implicated and died and the clan was wiped out. Rao is like this, his status has also become extremely embarrassing, and the imperial court will no longer entrust this important minister with military aircraft to this border general who has repeatedly made military achievements. If you can live this last life in Chang'an safely, it can be regarded as a good ending.

However, now An Sishun has even become a luxury hope, and the secret letter of the collaborator is presented to the Son of Heaven, and what awaits him will be the doom of the destruction of his family.

When they learned of this news, Qin Jin and Zheng Xianli were discussing the issue of rectifying armaments, and both of them couldn't help but sigh. Speaking of An Sishun people, it is completely different from An Lushan's miscellaneous Hu'er, although he is a Turkic, he is conscientious and conscientious to the Tang Dynasty, and has repeatedly made military exploits in the Longyou area of Hexi, but he did not expect to end up like this.

Zheng Xianli sneered: "This matter is clearly a conspiracy of Ge Shuhan, no one in Chang'an City knows that he and An Sishun were both generals under Wang Zhonghei, and they have been fighting openly and secretly for many years. ”

Regarding the discord between Ge Shuhan and An Sishun, Qin Jin also saw it with his own eyes. At the beginning outside the Geshu Mansion, Ge Shuhan's house slave had humiliated Ge Shuhan's younger brother An Yuanzhen in public. Now, Ge Shuhan finally got what he wanted, and took advantage of the Son of Heaven's suspicion of the An family to get rid of the old enemies who had been fighting for many years in one fell swoop.

Qin Jin has no doubt that after the Son of Heaven gets his revenge, whether it is true or not, he will definitely use this place to kill the An Sishun brothers. After all, no matter how An Sishun and An Lushan cut off their relationship, the two have an inextricable relationship, and only in this way can they never suffer in the future.

Seeing that Qin Jin didn't pick up, Zheng Xianli said again: "Whether it is framed or not, it has nothing to do with us, it's just a lively look on the other side." ”

"Not really, Ge Shuhan first killed Tian Jianye, and then framed An Sishun, acting so unscrupulously, with the temperament of the Son of Heaven, how could he not be jealous? Perhaps, it may not be a good thing for us!"

Zheng Xianli couldn't understand the meaning of Qin Jin's words for a while, and was about to ask carefully. Qin Jin shook his head again, "This is just speculation, how it will be in the future depends on the development of the situation." ”

Qin Jin invited Zheng Xianli over this time to discuss a matter related to ordnance in a solid manner, so he quickly turned to the topic.

"Brother Zheng is often in the Anxi army, have you ever seen a strong crossbow that is both light and powerful?"

The crossbow equipped in the Tang Dynasty army was more than five feet six inches long and weighed more than 30 catties. It was not uncommon for soldiers to secretly throw away their heavy crossbows on the march, just because they were so cumbersome and heavy. If infantry is to be used, it is necessary to choose a physically strong one.

However, limited to the current conditions, only three or five out of 100 people in the army are qualified, and if you want to implement heavy crossbows on a large scale in the army, this layer of obstacles is almost impossible to overcome.

Zheng Xianli shook his head, "The swords, guns and heavy crossbows in the Anxi army are all made by the supervision of military weapons, and the regulations are unified. It's light to ride a crossbow, but it's only a hundred paces long......"

Qin and Jin also knew about the situation of these military equipment, but after all, Zheng Xianli had been fighting in Anxi for many years, and Anxi was located in Central Asia, close to West Asia, and according to what he knew, the weapons in Central Asia and West Asia were self-contained, so there might be some strange military weapons. Just as Damascus knives are famous all over the world!

However, Zheng Xianli's answer made him quite disappointed, he can't just engage in muskets and cannons now, right? Not to mention that the current smelting and forging process is not up to par, even time does not allow it, and the weapons and tactics that took hundreds of years to develop in the previous life will only take three or five years to see the initial results if they are forcibly promoted, to say the least, it will be possible to see the initial results, right?

But where did he wait for three or five years?

Just when he was disappointed, Zheng Xianli suddenly patted his head.

"There's something that Zhonglang might be interested in!"

It turned out that when Zheng Xianli fought with Feng Changqing, he had captured a kicking crossbow from the Qiang people, which was very small compared with the heavy crossbow equipped by the Tang army, only three feet and three inches long, but the power was not bad at all, and the crossbow arrows shot out two or three hundred steps still had good lethality. After that, he also pondered and studied the cause, but found nothing, so he thought that it was the result of the skill of the craftsman.

Later, in the process of moving to the north and south with the army, this peculiar crossbow also ended up in the war.

After listening to Zheng Xianli's narration, Qin Jin's eyes lit up, isn't this exactly the heavy crossbow he wants! If the physical requirements for foot soldiers to use the kicking crossbow can be reduced, it is enough to be able to select twenty or thirty people out of a hundred people.

"Have you ever seen this kind of crossbow before?"

Zheng Xianli shook his head, but Qin Jin was not depressed, as long as he knew that such a thing existed, he didn't believe that he couldn't find out the truth, he just couldn't put in the effort.

During the Tang Dynasty, the Qiang people mostly lived in the Qinghai area, which was closely adjacent to Longyou, Hexi, so there was no shortage of Qiang people in Chang'an City. It took a whole day's work, from the merchants of the eastern and western cities to the Qiang nobles who took refuge in Chang'an, Qin Jin either personally visited or sent his subordinates to inquire about the existence of this special heavy crossbow.

The hard work paid off, and when it was time to hold the lamp, Zheng Xianli rushed back to the Forbidden Garden, and he was holding a three-foot-three-inch long crossbow in his hand.

Qin Jin visited a few Qiang nobles who had taken refuge in Chang'an and found nothing, and when he was depressed, he didn't want Zheng Xianli to gain something. He took the crossbow in Zheng Xianli's hand, and weighed it heavily, but it was much lighter than the bulky Tang Army-style crossbow.

"Where did you get it?"

"Qiang people Hu Shang, get it with ten gold!"

Qin Jin laughed comfortably.

"Don't talk about ten gold, even if it's a hundred gold, it's worth it!"

The two were excited for a while, and Zheng Xianli frowned again: "Ordnance has always been made by the ordnance superintendent, let's imitate this kind of crossbow in private, I'm afraid that it will violate the ban!"

"What's so difficult about that?" After asking a rhetorical question, Qin Jin did not wait for Zheng Xianli to answer, but continued to ask: "Weapons Supervisor, I wonder if Brother Zheng is interested?"

Zheng Xianli was stunned for a moment, "This, this ordnance supervisor can be approved by the prime minister of the political hall, how easy it is to talk about it!"

Qin Jin smiled and said, "As long as Brother Zheng is willing to go, nothing else is a problem!"

Selling official beards is not only a patent of officialdom in later generations, but also inconsistencies between ancient and modern China and foreign countries. The ordnance supervisor is just an adjutant on the seventh grade, as long as a lot of money is sprinkled, isn't it easy to get it?

Zheng Xianli is naturally willing, his official is just a town general from the eighth grade, if he can really become this weapons supervisor, he will be promoted several levels in a row!

……

Wei Fangjin's mood in the past few days can be described as ups and downs, he was originally Yang Guozhong's henchman, relying on Yang Guozhong's promotion to become a talented official to the imperial doctor. But since the Son of Heaven deposed Yang Guozhong as prime minister, he has been in a panic all day long, waiting for the imperial decree to dismiss him from office and even exile.

Unexpectedly, the edict of exile did not wait, but what I waited for was an edict of worship, adding the title of the third rank under the Tongzhongshu Sect, and there was no such thing as the governor of the three provinces, but since then it can also be compared with the Zai in the political hall.

No, as soon as he was promoted to prime minister, something good came to his door. An ordnance supervisor can be sold for 10,000 gold, this transaction is very cost-effective, for Wei Fangjin, it is just a pen to stamp the seal of the prime minister.

Yang Guozhong had just been dismissed, and Wei Fangjin naturally didn't dare to be blatant, and dared to accept anyone's money. However, if there is an acquaintance who referrals, it is another matter. He looked at Du Qianyun, who was smiling all over his face, exchanged a brief greeting with him, and then asked in detail who he wanted to plan for the weapons supervisor.

When Du Gan was inspecting the Shenwu Army, he was in the limelight. After Yang Guozhong dismissed the prime minister, his position as a school inspector was naturally lost, but this person has a lot of money, even if he has no official position for a while, he will not lose his livelihood. I can't imagine that this person actually intends to be someone else's official, and it doesn't seem to be a fuel-efficient lamp.

Putting aside Wei Fangjin's secret slander against Du Qianyun, just the 100 gold gift presented at the moment made him have a very good attitude towards this person.

It is said that most of the prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty came from Qingliu, and there were many who cherished their reputation, but few people who loved money as their lives did not see them. In fact, Wei Fangjin's love for money is also inseparable from his life experience. Wei Fangjin's father died early, and he also had a younger brother who was born stupid and only knew how to drool and snot, so he was ridiculed and excluded by his relatives in the clan, and his life became increasingly difficult. Thanks to his married sister, he has a prominent position today.

The experience of being impoverished in his childhood made Wei Fangjin deeply stimulated, so after he soared, he attached great importance to money.

"If you try your best to plan for others, why don't you find an official to do it yourself?"

Du Qianyun smiled: "Don't hide it from Xianggong Wei, since Yang Xianggong resigned, he has been scared all day long." After clarifying the mess behind him, he will go to be a farmer, farming and herding horses all day long, so that life will not be happy?"

A sentence made Wei Fangjin's heart as sweet as honey, and the smile on his face became even stronger.

"The feet are so elegant, Wei also has the heart to transcend the mortal world, but he is entangled in worldly chores, but he can't ask for it!"

"Wei Xianggong does his best to ignore his own interests, he is really a model for my generation, how dare he compare with Xianggong when he goes down!"

Du Qianyun smiled and said another beautiful compliment.

Wei Fangjin collected the money, and the efficiency of the work was also extremely fast, and the official document was prepared on the same day, and it could be sent to the official department after the prime minister's seal was used.

Unexpectedly, the Chinese book made Wei Jiansu the head of the prime minister at the beginning, and every official document in the political affairs hall would be sent to the six departments for disposal without being seen in person. This official document, which passed through Wei Fangjin's hands, fell into the eyes of Wei Xianggong, who was cautious in everything.

The Weapons Warden seems to be an inconspicuous official position, but the power and errands he handles are not simple. And this official-elect, who was only a petty official from the eighth rank before, suddenly jumped four or five levels, and Wei Jiansu paid attention to this matter.

Note: Qingliu, the Qingliu of the Tang Dynasty refers to officials from the Wangwang family.