Chapter 35: Assassination

Regarding the strength of the Arab Empire, Pei Min had a premonition that the Arab Empire would become stronger and stronger in the future. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info But he didn't have any worries in his heart, because the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was not inferior, especially the rise of Wang Zhonghei in history, and he directly hit the surrounding alien races crying dad and calling mother. Now with the existence of him as a traverser, Datang will only be stronger than in history.

Crucially, the Arab Empire had a fatal weakness, which was the biggest difference between Eastern and Western cultures.

After thousands of years of development, from the Xia Shang Dynasty to the Zhou Dynasty, and then to the unification of Qin Shi Huang, the Han Dynasty's world is the same, until today, the territory continues to expand, the policy of both civil and military, and the people's aspirations. The Arab Empire, on the other hand, was an old-fashioned conquest of the West, with an infinite beauty on the surface, but an undercurrent behind the scenes. When it comes to underlying capital, it is far less than Datang.

This is also the reason why after the Battle of Talas, although the Arab Empire won, it was unable to pursue the victory.

Historically, even if the Arab Empire was victorious, there were rebels all over the country, but what if it was defeated? The situation can be imagined.

Therefore, Pei Min did not care too much about the Arab Empire.

But the "Greek fire" is different, as a later generation, Pei Min knows that science and technology is the foundation of development, before their Tang black powder was not developed, the Byzantine "Greek fire" should belong to one of the most advanced scientific weapons of this era.

This kind of scientific weapon, in Pei Min's opinion, is too big for the Greeks to master.

Perhaps because the Greek fire was too powerful and ahead of its time, the Byzantines not only kept the recipe of the Greek fire extremely secretive, but also rarely even used it in war in order to prevent the enemy from prying eyes on the relevant secrets. They would rather sacrifice their soldiers than show them weapons unless they were in an emergency. This secrecy was so carried out that centuries later, the Byzantines themselves no longer knew the exact recipe for Greek fire.

On the contrary, the Arabs, who suffered greatly from Greek fire, learned about it in many ways, and finally mastered the technical secrets of Greek fire. However, like the Byzantines, they were also secretive about the exact production of this weapon, which eventually led to the loss of Greek fire.

The greatest value of this super-modern weapon lies in research, not in hiding it like a treasure.

Just like China's black powder, black powder was inadvertently invented by an alchemy Taoist in the late Tang Dynasty. Soon black powder was used in the military, becoming a new type of weapon with great power, and caused major changes in strategy, tactics, military science and technology, and in the Song Dynasty, rockets, poison fire cans, artillery, earth-shaking thunder and other sharp weapons were developed according to black powder, which promoted the process of world history.

Pei Min can be sure that Greek fire has great R&D significance, and it is definitely not simply used as a fire-breathing ship.

This kind of science and technology that can promote the course of history, how can Pei Min not be hot.

However, the Byzantines kept Greek fire so secretive, and Avier and Kendrick naturally did not know how Greek fire was made.

Pei Min can only hide his thoughts in his heart.

Pei Min did not snub Wu Xuan on the side, but also told him some things on the rivers and lakes, and said with a bit of jokingness: "Brother Wu has a wide range of friends, and you have friends in the south and the north." When interacting with them, you can help me ask them if their local officials are competent. If there is an incompetent official, you can always come to me. ”

Wu Xuan did not hesitate to answer, there was nothing else in the rivers and lakes, but the most well-informed.

Full of wine and food, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, and Pei Min personally sent Aviye, Kendrick, and Wu Xuan out of the house.

At a drinking party, I got the news of the Greek fire, and I also got Kendrick's investment and had a good relationship with Wu Xuan, and I gained a lot.

Early the next morning, the rooster began to crow.

Before dawn, Pei Min came to the backyard early, and just about to warm up, Wang Zhongji arrived on his hind feet, and he was still holding a small Fangtian painting halberd specially made for his age.

"Let's warm up first!" Pei Min greeted Wang Zhonghe.

Wang Zhongsi, who doesn't like to talk, nodded, and did the warm-up exercises from the 21st century seriously. He is young and doesn't know the importance of warm-up, but he is very convinced of Pei Min, and he will do whatever he wants. No matter how hard and tired he was, he didn't say anything, which made Pei Min feel relieved and a little distressed.

After doing the warm-up exercise, Wang Zhongsi took the Xiao Fangtian painting halberd and compared it.

Fang Tian's halberd is the most difficult to practice in long weapons, which can not only stab straight, pierce and pick, but also hook and peck. It is a heavy weapon, but it has all the characteristics of a spear and a knife. It can be compared with heavy weapons for strength, and it can also be used for moves with light weapons. Throughout history, the only ones who really made Fang Tian's halberd shine were Lu Bu and Xue Rengui.

Although Xue Ne has won the true inheritance of his father, when he really studies it carefully, he is far from being invincible compared to his father, and he cannot really exert the divine power of the Xue family's halberd method.

Whether Wang Zhongsi can reproduce Xue Rengui's demeanor, Pei Min doesn't know, but the little guy hasn't been in for a long time, and his practice is indeed good, and his talent is extraordinary.

"That's it!" Pei Min stopped Wang Zhongsi from continuing to practice and said, "You go to the stable and bring my horse here!" ”

Wang Zhongsi answered, trotted away, and saw that there was a red foal in the stable in addition to the original horses, so he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise and pounced.

Hearing Wang Zhongsi's cry of joy, Pei Min also smiled happily.

Wang Zhonghei was shrewd, and brought the foal and the little chestnut fur together.

"Do you like it?" Pei Min asked.

Wang Zhongsi couldn't help nodding and said, "I like it, thank you, Brother Min!" ”

"You're welcome!" Pei Min said: "The Xue family halberd method focuses on horse warfare, and only by cooperating with the mount can it exert its true power. In the future, it will be your most loyal comrade-in-arms, treat it well! As he spoke, he taught Wang Zhongji the method of riding the royal horse.

It was the first time for Wang Zhongsi to practice horseback riding, and after practicing for a while, he mastered some basic methods. Suddenly, he was playful and overtook the foal on horseback, running left and right, and was very happy.

Pei Min didn't stop it when he saw it, this is what an eight-year-old child should do.

Ignoring Wang Zhonghe, he went to the Sword Pavilion to practice swords.

That night, Pei Min slept deeply.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of a rushing golden gong coming from the street.

The sharp sound of the golden gong was particularly piercing in the quiet night, and Pei Min woke up instantly.

got up and dressed in his clothes, took the Qin Emperor Sword hanging on it, and strode out.

The curfew in Chang'an is particularly strict, and there are Wuhou and Fangding on duty at night, and if there is nothing important, it is a crime to walk on the street late at night.

This kind of golden gong will only sound the warning when the fire goes off and the thief is caught.

When he walked out of the house, he saw the fire next door, and Yuzhenguan fell into the fire.

Now it is the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, the climate is dry and windy, and the fire swallows up a main hall of Yuzhenguan, and the fire spreads extremely terrifyingly, and there are signs of burning to Pei's mansion.

Pei Min panicked, wanting to see if his mother was frightened, and was about to take a step but his sideburns fluttered to the right, so he couldn't help but pause, and he was suspicious in his heart: looking at the fire, his brows furrowed slightly.

The Yuzhen Temple is located to the right of Pei's house, and the wind is blowing to the right now.

According to reason, the fire should spread to the right, even if the pond fish burns to Pei's side, there is no reason to burn such a piece?

"Young Master, Young Master!" The housekeeper Ning Ze ran over in a panic, and when he saw that Pei Min had woken up, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yuzhenguan has gone mad, do you want to avoid it?" ”

Pei Min said: "You go and inform my mother, the Wang family and Wang Zhonghei, and all the maids and maids, so that they can stay in the martial arts arena and don't run around, so as not to have an accident." Then call all the housekeepers, prepare buckets, and help put out the fire. With that, he strode out of the house.

The fire burned somewhat unscientifically, and he suspected that someone had set it on fire.

There is Princess Yuzhen living in Yuzhenguan, who once helped him, and is Li Longji's favorite sister, Li Longji treats him well. We can't be indifferent to reason.

Striding out of the house, the streets were full of people from Wuhou Fangding, as well as many people dressed as family members, who ran back and forth to carry water to extinguish the fire, making a mess.

Pei Min shouted: "Don't mess up, people line up side by side, pass buckets to one another, don't huddle together." ”

When he came out of Pei's mansion, most of the surrounding Wuhou families knew Pei Min, and when they saw him presiding over the order, they all acted according to their words, and their efficiency improved instantly.

Pei Min walked into the Yuzhen Temple and came to the place where the fire was burned, and Ye Fashan was beckoning the disciples in the Taoist Temple to extinguish the fire.

The fire became bigger and bigger, not only burning the main hall, but also spreading to the scripture building, burning tens of thousands of Taoist classics inside, and burning to the backyard where Princess Yuzhen was located.

The scorching breath came to his face, Pei Min looked at the fire from a close distance, knowing that such a fire could not be extinguished by manpower alone, and hurriedly said: "Where is Princess Yuzhen?" ”

Ye Fashan looked at the Tibetan Scripture Building that was caught in flames, his heart was dripping blood, and he didn't hear Pei Min's words.

"Pei Zhongcheng, the palace is here!" Yuzhen princess Li Zhiying walked out of the courtyard, she heard the fire in her sleep, she didn't have time to make up, just simply pulled a sideburn and inserted it with a green hairpin, dressed in plain clothes, petite and cute, without the atmosphere of a high-flying princess, but a little bit of the taste of the little sister next door. She was still asleep when she went off the fire. Hearing the news of the fire, he came out to investigate the situation, and the fire was not big at first. She also had the intention of watching the excitement, and commanded the guards to come over to put out the fire.

I don't want the fire to get bigger and bigger, and I can't control it.

Ye Fashan saw that there was more chaos outside, so in order to avoid danger, he placed Li Zhiying in another courtyard.

Li Zhiying saw that someone called her, and Pei Min, who still had a few faces, walked out.

Looking at the monstrous fire, Li Zhiying's eyes revealed a little fear. Fire and water are ruthless, and there is no pretense. Although she didn't like the Taoist life, she could live in a place for a few years, but after half an hour, she was devoured by the flames, and she couldn't help but be afraid.

Pei Min walked towards Li Zhiying and said, "This fire is a bit strange, the princess's safety is ......."

As he was talking, a Taoist priest who was fighting the fire also came to the vicinity and shouted: "Princess......" Before his voice fell, a dagger slipped down his sleeve and stabbed Pei Min in the right rib.