Bao Zheng once served as the prefect of Lin'an, and during his reign, he broke many major cases that had accumulated over the years, so he was called Bao Qingtian by the people.

Such a veteran of solving cases, Wen Jifu didn't believe it, and he still doesn't know who did it.

"The thorough investigation is to give an explanation to the saint, and the saint likes this good protection very much."

Bao Zheng replied leisurely:

"In addition, no matter what, three people died in Lin'an, and one of them died so miserably, it is not possible to find out without investigation."

Wen Xianggong smiled and did not continue to dwell on this topic.

He clearly said just now that he knew who instigated it, but Bao Zheng shifted the topic to the meaning of a thorough investigation of the case, as if he didn't hear his words clearly.

Master Bao Qingtian has already revealed his own attitude obviously.

"Wen Xiang, at this time, it can be handed over to the lower officials for investigation, but there is one thing that Wen Xiang still wants to know."

Bao Zheng continued:

"There are no more Tartars in Jiangnan, and Xiaguan hopes that this case will be the last."

Wen Xiang almost laughed out loud.

After doing it for a long time, Wen Zhong thought that Xu Shiliu sent someone to do this, and he Wen Jifu was the mastermind behind the scenes?

"The old man also hopes that this is the last time." Wen Xianggong said meaningfully: "However, to investigate this kind of big case, the old man is an old man, I'm afraid he can't do it." ”

Bao Zheng looked at Wen Xianggong in surprise.

If he is telling the truth, then this can only prove that Xu Shiliu is actually not under the control of Wen Xianggong!

Not to mention King Qi and Xu Shiyang.

If this is the case, then the Jurchen Tartars are now in danger!

The anxious Bao Zheng was no longer in the mood to play dumb riddles, and he asked bluntly: "What is the attitude of the King of Qi in Jiangbei towards the imperial court?" ”

"Wenxiang, now it's just a rough world, if it's ...... If the brotherly wall breaks out, I am afraid it will not be a blessing for all the people in the world! ”

"Master Bao, what the old man said in this matter doesn't count, and what you said doesn't count, it depends on what the official family has in their attitude." Wen Xianggong said solemnly: "You just said that the official family likes the Tartar who died yesterday?" This is the biggest problem, Lord Bao has won the hearts of the people, but do you know how this matter is discussed in the market now? ”

Of course Bao Zheng knew, so he forcibly took over last night's murder case as a chief - his identity no longer needed to solve the case.

"The old man asked His Majesty to see ...... today, His Majesty didn't see the old man, but just gave him some things outside his body, what else can the old man do now?"

"Alas...... if only the saint had not recognized the identity of the messenger of the good protection in the first place." Bao Zheng muttered in disappointment.

"At that time, the pseudo-gold had not yet perished." Wen Jifu shook his head: "Our Zhao official family, whether it was the main battle or the main peace, has changed since sitting in that position. ”

Xu Shiliu once unceremoniously commented that this was "hereditary hypochondriasis", Wen Jifu didn't say it on the surface, but he still agreed with it in his heart.

"Wen Xiang, is there really no other way?" Bao Zheng said earnestly: "In today's world, I really can't stand the twists and turns!" ”

Wen Jifu looked at Bao Zheng and didn't say anything.

Different from the traditional civil officials like Wen Jifu, Bao Zheng is a typical official of things, although he is also a jinshi, but he really climbed up from the bottom all the way up with practical achievements, such a person, the real object of concern is generally the common people - not the "world" in the mouth of Confucian literati.

Just like the political dispute between Wen Jifu and Qin Huizhi at the beginning, Bao Zheng has always been supported by no one - although the main peace faction betrayed the country to seek glory, with the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if they really want to send troops to Jiangbei as insisted by the main battle faction, it will only cost the people and lose their money, and make the people of this country pay a greater price.

The current situation is actually similar, the Great Zhou has never won the Jin army from beginning to end, so where did they have the courage to provoke and destroy the Tartar Qi State?

If the Son of Heaven is hot in his head and really sends troops to recover Jiangbei and attack the ...... of Qi, isn't it still the common people who provide food for the official army to suffer in the end?

"Alas......"

After a while, Bao Zheng, who didn't get any promise from Wen Jifu, sighed deeply, got up and saluted Wen Xianggong, and said helplessly:

"In this way, the lower official retired."

"Lord Bao, please." Wen Jifu also got up to return the salute.

Before Bao Zheng left the Wen Mansion, Wen Xianggong finally said:

"Master Bao, if it really comes to that time, the old man will be loyal to Da Zhou."

"Moreover, if the King of Qi can give the old man three points of thin noodles, the old man is also willing to persuade His Royal Highness the King of Qi to kill less."

"No matter how much, the old man really can't do it, the old man really can't persuade the king of Qi to consciously submit, and he doesn't want to listen to the old man's persuasion today - since ancient times, this general trend really can't be stopped."

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Xu Shiyang didn't know what was going on in Jiangnan, and he didn't even know that a well-spoken Tartar envoy had been to Jiangnan and was then slaughtered by Xu Shiliu.

For Xu Shiyang now, the Jurchen Tartars are just a group of lost dogs, and the focus of the next work is no longer in this regard.

On the fifth day of the second month of the sixth year of Longdao, Xu Shiyang returned to Qi Province after completing a series of war finishing work in Liaoyang, such as awarding medals to the soldiers of the Qi army, seeing off the martyrs, and appointing some local officials.

After returning to the base area, he first inspected the naval arsenal.

Here he saw a new rifle, no, it would be inaccurate to say that, it was actually just a new bolt mounted on an old 15mm standard flintlock pistol.

This is a percussive firing device designed by the Naval Arsenal Ammunition Species to replace the flint firing device of the standard musket, using the Regon of the Naval Arsenal Ammunition Series.

According to the Arsenal, the new musket with a firing device can replace the firing powder of the flintlock pistol with a copper fire cap, not only is the loading step relatively simpler, but the shooters do not need to pay attention to the amount of gunpowder in the flintlock powder pool during the intense battle - only need to install a small copper fire cap for each shot.

This will greatly increase the rate of fire and firing efficiency of the new muskets, making the new muskets far more effective than the old flintlock muskets.

After Xu Shiyang took the firing pistol from Tang Long, the director of the arsenal, his first action was to turn it upside down to look at the muzzle.

Well, there is no rifling, this is a smoothbore gun fired from a fire cap.

But it doesn't matter, it's normal, this weapon used to occupy a high position in the history of another plane - it was with this thing that the opium cow opened the door of the Manchu Qing in 1840.

Flip the gun back and take a closer look at the firing mechanism, well, maybe the scientific design has figured it out, it's a typical fire cap firing gun: the hammer strikes the fire cap backward and forward, detonating the regon in the fire cap and igniting the propellant.

Compared to the arquebuses and flintlock pistols that had to be poured into the medicine room, the preparation before firing was indeed much simpler.