Tang Qi stretched out his hands: "It's not my fault, don't play if you can't afford it." ”

"Hahaha!"

The crowd burst into laughter.

Gongsun Hong is the prime minister, the head of the hundred officials, and he does have a lot of prestige among the ministers.

But who let one of the people present count one, except that the emperor is a military general?

Although the civil and military confrontation in the Han Wu Dynasty was not as serious as in later generations, they were still not very pleasing to the eye with each other.

Especially to Prime Minister Sun Hong.

Who made the emperor favor the generals, and Gongsun Hong was extremely jealous?

It's just that the generals are not good at talking to each other by nature, and they are often attacked and raped by Gongsun Hong's people in the court.

Although Liu Che rarely pays attention to it, it will make people respond too many times.

Even Wei Qing, a general who is recognized as being kind to others, is a little displeased with Gongsun Hong.

Tang Qi was able to win Gongsun Hong with dignity, and the generals were as refreshing and happy as eating a bite of chilled watermelon on dog days!

Liu Che was also very happy.

"Mr. Tang, is this ice-making method really so simple?"

Tang Qi replied as a matter of course: "It's that simple, it's exactly the same as the steps I did, and I don't need to add anything else." ”

"And saltpeter can be used again and again with a little treatment."

"Great!" Gongsun He was overjoyed, "In this way, the soldiers are marching outside, as long as they bring some saltpeter with the army, they can make ice from time to time to relieve the heat!" ”

Wei Qing bowed his head and said: "Yes, Mr. Tang has added a big weapon to my Han army." ”

Compared with the Xiongnu, the Han army could rely on not only strong crossbows, but also tough armor and shields.

But even in the autumn, the heavily armored sergeants are prone to heat stroke.

The same goes for the generals.

If you can simply make ice from saltpeter that can be found everywhere, the chance of heat stroke will be greatly reduced!

Tang Qi instructed: "The ice made by saltpeter ice method is best not to eat directly. ”

After all, it is a saltpeter mine in the Han Dynasty, and no one can say whether there is a problem with the ice that comes out, so it is better to be cautious.

"That's not a problem." Wei Qing said, "Even if you can't eat it, bring some chilled water, it can make the soldiers feel much better." ”

Several generals are all bowed one after another.

This is about to send troops to Huainan to quell the rebellion, who doesn't want to have a better time when there is a war?

The time was about the same, Liu Che looked at the sky and decided to drive back to the palace.

Wei Qing insisted on sending Tang Qi.

Tang Qi saw that Wei Qing had something to say, so the two got into the carriage together.

"Is there someone chewing his tongue in front of Mr. Tang?" Wei Qing asked, "Sir, don't worry too much, although I have no military merits and no marquis, it also depends on the situation." ”

Tang Qi waved his hand: "I don't care if the marquis is not feudal, but if someone wants to mess with me, then you can't blame me for getting it back, right?" ”

Wei Qing smiled bitterly.

I didn't expect Tang Qi to be so direct.

also made his stomach full of words, blocked in his throat and unable to speak.

It was indeed Prime Minister Sun Hong who proposed the title of marquis, and the purpose was indeed not very simple.

But the reason why His Majesty agreed was because of Tang Qi's contribution, and he was indeed worthy of the title of Stable Waiting, as for what other people thought, Liu Che would never consider it.

Wei Qing came over this time, and he also wanted to make peace with Tang Qi for the prime minister.

After all, Tang Qi will definitely be the important minister of the Han Dynasty, and the prime minister is the head of the hundred officials.

If the two of them are on the same page, His Majesty's face will not look good.

However, Tang Qi is not one of those ancients who has been educated to be loyal to the monarch since childhood, and he doesn't care whether Liu Che's face looks good or not.

Wei Qing also knew his temper, so he didn't say it anymore.

The two chatted for a while and decided to simply go to Lantian County to see Zhuangzi.

Wei Qing was worried that Tang Qi didn't understand the market and was deceived by the stewards and dealers in Zhuangzi.

Tang Qi felt that he didn't know much about the Han Dynasty anyway, and it was good to have a guide who could consult with him.

Anyway, with Wei Qing's foolish loyalty to Liu Che, if he didn't get permission, he would definitely not get so close to him, and he didn't have to worry about anything.

The two then led a team of guards and soon left Chang'an City.

Lantian County is also under the jurisdiction of Jing Zhaoyin, not far from Chang'an City.

If nothing else, you'll be there before dark.

The two talked and laughed along the way, and after Tang Qi knew that Wei Qing was not a liar, the favor from the history textbook prevailed.

Wei Qing admired Tang Qi even more, and the relationship soon became closer.

Walking and walking.

There was a commotion outside.

The carriage stopped, and Wei Qing lifted the curtain to ask what had happened.

The square-faced guard hurriedly said, "It's the road ahead that is blocked by boulders, and the people are rushing to repair it." ”

"Boulder?"

Tang Qi looked out, and sure enough, he saw several huge stones blocking the official road, and it seemed that each of them had to weigh thousands of catties.

Quite a few shirtless men were banging and beating, trying to break the stones and move them away.

"How can there be a boulder in this place?"

Wei Qing patiently explained: "It rained heavily a few days ago, probably because the mountain bandits took the opportunity to block the road with boulders and blackmail passers-by. ”

Tang Qi was shocked.

Are the bandits of the Han Dynasty so awesome?

Hurry to make trouble on the edge of Chang'an?

But in fact, this was actually normal in ancient times.

The transportation was inconvenient, the bandits drilled into the mountains, and the officers and soldiers had nothing to do with them.

Unless a large army is used to exterminate it, but the border between the north and south is still unstable, and there are princes and kings eyeing it, where will the strength come from?

As long as the bandits don't go too far, the local garrisons are actually more inclined to turn a blind eye.

"Let's take a detour." Wei Qing said, "Looking at the work for a while, the official road has not been cleaned up, and there is no point in waiting here." ”

Tang Qi was surprised: "No, it's just a stone." ”

Wei Qing was even more surprised: "With such a huge stone, the people have to break it one by one before they can carry it, how can it be 'this'?" ”

"You don't *** I know, don't you even have a pulley?" Tang Qi was shocked, "This stone is not big, install a few pulley sets, two or three people can lift the stone!" ”

The guards looked up at the sky.

Mr. Tang is saying something that everyone doesn't understand again.

At this time, the county Cheng of Lantian County, who was supervising the work of the people, knew that it was the general's carriage that was here, and hurriedly ran over to ask for guilt.

I just heard Tang Qi "speak wildly".

The upright county man immediately couldn't help it: "What does Mr. mean by this, is he saying that the official is derelict in his duties?" The gentleman went to inquire, and in this case, who must not delay for several days! ”

"The progress of this county is a little slower, but it is also for the sake of the lives and safety of the people, and use your body to resist? Sir, this is not taking the lives of the people seriously! ”

Wei Qing hurriedly stopped: "Don't be rude, this is the order of the big farmer of the dynasty, wait for Mr. Tang calmly!" ”

"It turned out to be a big agricultural order." The county Cheng reluctantly saluted, "Since it is a big agricultural order, you should know that the fortifications are dangerous, how can you say such careless words about human life!" ”

The attitude is a little worse, but it is obviously for the sake of the people.

Tang Qi forgave his ignorance and said with a smile: "What if I can turn these people into strong men?" ”