Chapter 33: Playing Big (I)
In an instant, the wind stopped, the clouds stopped, and there was silence except for the echo of the corners and the beating of flames.
In the stands, including the Ying Tian Shenlong Emperor Li Xian, everyone widened their eyes and opened their mouths slightly, looking at the model of the brick and stone structure arrow tower with flames rising in a daze. No one could believe that stones and bricks could be ignited by fire!
What made them even more unbelievable was that there were only a dozen breaths before and after, and the temporary arrow tower made of bricks and stones actually seemed to melt, and began to twist and deform at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then, with a "boom", it fell apart!
"Woo woo, woo woo, woo woo-" The proud sound of the horn resounded in the sky again. Draw everyone's eyes back to the wheelbarrow from the still burning bricks and stones.
The twelve wheelbarrows, pushed by the young officers of the Ordnance Guard, slowly withdrew from the battlefield, and then, far from the stands, where everyone in the stands could see, stopped and arranged in a neat row.
The twenty-four young officials of the ordnance supervisor reluctantly put down the wheelbarrow and reorganized the formation. Lined up in twelve columns, under the leadership of the young eunuch Zhang Qian, they trotted to the front of the stands.
Immediately after, the young officials who had pretended to be Tibetans also lined up in double columns and quickly ran to the stands from a distance. The two teams converged halfway, and then made a horizontal bend, facing Li Xian, the Emperor of the Heavenly Divine Dragon, and formed a four-row horizontal line.
'What tricks is Young Eunuch Zhang going to play?' The successive surprises had already overwhelmed Li Xian and the ministers in the stands, and seeing that the team of the ordnance supervisor had not yet been disbanded, everyone's eyes widened again.
However, this time, what Zhang Qian showed was not a magic weapon. Instead, he led all the brothers to stand solemnly in the center of the stands, "The display of sharp weapons is over, and the ministers respectfully ask the Holy Lord to dial it!" β
As the saying goes, save people to the end, send Buddha to the west. Although Zhang Qian has a strong sense of self-esteem, he is not a rigid person who can't even bend his waist. Since he has made up his mind today and wants to fight for himself and the weapons supervisor, of course, how can he make Li Xian happy.
And there is nothing that can give leaders a sense of satisfaction more than a military parade. Otherwise, in another time and space, in the 21st century, there will not always be high-ranking county officials in poor counties who will not hesitate to put the government in debt and have to review the local militia.
It's not that these people are intellectually inferior, it's that when power swells to a certain point, desires cannot be satisfied without a military parade.
Therefore, when considering how to collect a "leopard tail" after the display of new weapons, Zhang Qian immediately thought of the parade. And with the "man" of the ordnance superintendent, of course, he can't make any multiple arms pass the rostrum in turn. Therefore, we can only organize all the brothers who participated in the demonstration together and make a simple queue change.
As it turned out, the effect was immediate. Although it was only about forty little sesame officials, they lined up to salute. Ying Tianshen Dragon Emperor Li Xian, but he was still so excited that he stood up. Three steps and two steps to the edge of the stands, looked down at everyone in the queue, and stroked his palms vigorously: "Good, good, worthy of the name of a divine weapon." I, I am very relieved. Everyone, all of you have a heart. This thing will definitely raise the prestige of our Tang Dynasty, make the enemy chieftain fearless, and the ugly will be changed! β
Hearing that his voice was trembling, he took a deep breath to calm down his agitated mood, and he continued: "I will never fail the merits of Zhuqing!" This thingβ"
Taking another breath, he finally let his voice sound steady again, "Zhang Qing, have you ever named the divine soldier?" β
"Holy Heaven!" Zhang Qian took half a step forward, and instinctively wanted to tell the truth: the wheelbarrow had been unanimously approved by the ordnance superintendent and named "Fire Qilin". Unexpectedly, before the words could be spoken, he suddenly saw the old fox Yang Qi and shook his head lightly at himself.
"The saints, the ministers are stupid, and they haven't come up with a good name. So, please give your name to God! Decisively swallowed the second half of the sentence back, Zhang Qian paused, and once again stood solemnly.
"Ministers are stupid, please give the name of the saint!" Guo Nu, who was also dressed as a Turk, reacted the fastest and shouted behind Zhang Qian.
"Ministers are stupid, please give the name of the saint!" Ren Cong, Wang Jun and others reacted a whole beat slower than Guo Nu. However, everyone has read books, and their brains are far more flexible than ordinary soldiers. also opened their mouths one after another, respectfully asking Li Xian to come out of the horse.
"Good, good!" Li Xian, the Emperor of Yingtian Shenlong, had a very strong love for naming. Immediately pushed the boat down the river unceremoniously, "Since Zhu Qing has not yet come up with a name for the divine soldier, I will give it a fire dragon car!" I look forward to the day when this car can accompany my Tang Dynasty soldiers to return to the Western Regions, and burn all the barbarians who invaded my territory and harmed my people! (Car, pony sound here)
"Thank you, Holy God!" It was Guo Nu who took the lead, and the officials of the Ordnance Prison saluted Li Xian with their fists.
"The fire dragon horse is the fire dragon horse, you are the emperor, you have the final say!" No matter how Zhang Qian listened, he couldn't hear the three words "fire dragon car", which was better than "fire unicorn", but he could only murmur secretly in his heart.
was about to order everyone to disband and leave, but unexpectedly, Li Xian was unexpectedly unhappy. stretched out his hand to make a gesture of invitation, and commanded loudly: "Zhu Qing has worked hard today, and come to the stage." I want to take a closer look, what are the heroes of my Datang Ordnance Prison! β
"This?" Zhang Qian shook his eyes and instinctively looked at Li Xian's side. saw Yang Qi and Xiao Zhizhong, nodding to themselves lightly together. Suddenly, he didn't dare to shirk anymore, and hurriedly led everyone to salute and thank Li Xian.
After thanking him, naturally some eunuchs took the initiative to get off the high platform and divided everyone into four batches of ten people in each group to accept the emperor's summons in turn. So as not to have too many people on stage at the same time, which will overwhelm the high stage or cause other unexpected risks.
At this time, as the actual person in charge of the prison, Zhang Qian did not need to go to the first batch. First of all, although he does not need to participate in the regular court, there are always four or five large and extraordinarily large court meetings in a year, and he can't hide from it.
In this way, when he saw the emperor, he had a lot more eight or nine "green parrots" under his hands, and he couldn't fight with his subordinates.
Second, the whole prisoner has made meritorious contributions, and the first credit will not fall on others in any case. Whether he fights or not, the result is the same. And the more his brothers were appreciated by the emperor, the more he would follow the tide.
The third is the issue of official skills.
At this time, letting his subordinates take the stage first will not only leave him with a humble impression on the bigwigs of the DPRK and China, but also the brothers under him will be grateful for his righteousness. And if he rushes to the front, not only is it easy for the bosses to feel unstable, but his brothers will also feel that they are not running behind such a boss.
Of course, these are all things that Zhang Qian realized after he dived. In fact, before he could think about whether he should be the first to take the stage, or when he was pressing, the old fox Yang Qi had already given him enough hints with his eyes and slight head movements. ordered him to accept it when he saw it, and he was not allowed to show any more limelight.
For the responsibility of the old fox, Zhang Qian did not dare to compliment. But for the old fox's ability to be an official, he admires one hundred and twenty.
When Wu Zetian was in power, he became the prime minister all the way, but his hands were not stained with any blood, and he could still be regarded by Li Xian as a heavy minister of the humerus, except for Yang Qi, I am afraid that the Tang Dynasty would not find a second one. Therefore, Zhang Qian easily did not dare not listen to his old man's guidance.
However, while waiting in the audience, it was a little boring. Zhang Qian could neither talk to the brothers around him, nor could he move his arms and thighs to soothe his muscles and bones, so he could only stand stupidly and make clay sculptures and wood carvings.
And the mountain armor is good-looking, but it doesn't block the wind very much. Zhang Qian's body that had just sweated was blown by the light breeze of Layue, and the taste was so sour and refreshing.
Just when he was so cold that he wanted to shiver, Li Xian's voice came from the stands, and it was suddenly much higher than before: "Guo Qing, why are you so far away from me?" Could it be that my reputation for murder makes you afraid to approach? β
"No, no!" Guo Fu's response sounded immediately, not only with an urn sound, but also with obvious nervousness. "We're here, we're here, we're suffering from armpit odor, and it's especially bad after sweating. Just now, I just pretended to be a Tibetan soldier Cao and sweated. Don't dare, don't dare to get too close, disrespectful to the saint. β
Because he played the Tibetan soldier Cao too seriously before, he accidentally touched his nose when he faked falling off the horse. Therefore, when he spoke, he seemed to have a wind, and his voice sounded a little strange.
Li Xian was in a good mood today, not only did he not feel that Guo Nu's nasal words were rude, but he felt that this person was honest and amiable. immediately smiled and waved his hand gently: "It's okay, the soldiers are sleeping in the sand and snow on the side, and the smell on their bodies will definitely not be too good." I don't care, you just come up and stand with them. β
"Thank you!" Guo Nu was so moved that even tears were about to flow out, he staggered forward a few steps, and bowed his hand to Li Xian, "Guo Nu, the chief secretary of the Gunpowder Department of the Ordnance Supervisor, is willing to break his bones for His Majesty!" β
Now, the taste is bigger.
Salted fish, rotten eggs, rotten mushrooms, and stinky socks are all stacked on top of each other, and that's it.
And although Li Xian did not suffer much when he was young, he has been the emperor of the Tang Dynasty for three years now, where can he stand such a taste? In an instant, he was so smoked that he couldn't even breathe, and he endured and endured it before he could barely say a complete sentence, "Well, Guo, Guo Qing is serious." You, just do your best! You are the same, you can retire, as long as you serve the country wholeheartedly, I promise that I will not let the officials forget your merits! β
"Thank you!" The "green-skinned parrots" bowed their hands in unison, and then, under the guidance of the eunuchs, quickly left the high platform. Everyone can't wait to put Guo Nu's feet on their feet to eliminate the hatred in their hearts at this time!
And that Guo Nu didn't feel that he had become the target of the public. Wu Zi happily bent his arms, and made a bird fluttering wings again and again, wishing that the whole person would fly up immediately and soar into the sky!