Retired from the master's place, Jia Yuanzhen said gloomily: "If you can't write anything, you can't do martial arts, it's really a shame." ”

The faces of the students were ashamed, and in silence, Ma Yuan suddenly sighed: "It is better to be a centurion than to be a scholar." The general is a little bit of a soldier, and it seems that Mr. Yuan Zhi is the director, but unfortunately he didn't have the opportunity to ask him for advice. "Deng Su is the first to pay attention to the scriptures, although he is good to his protégés, he doesn't want them to be distracted. These Taixue students are all in their early twenties, and in order to seek fame, they have to self-detain in the small world of Bianliang Taixue. The exotic people and customs, and the career of Jin Ge Iron Horse, are all extremely fascinating.

Wei Chicheng nodded and said: "Every time I read Mr. Zhao's text, I hate to sacrifice my life to go to righteousness and go to Liaodong to kill all the Hulu." Wu Jinxian pushed his shoulder and sneered: "Nerd, the Liao army has already drunk the Yellow River, why go to Liaodong to kill Hulu." Let's go, go to the school to practice archery. It's a pity that I couldn't find a horse to practice riding. He turned to Liu Wengu and Jia Yuanzhen and said, "Jingshan, Shiju, can't you be disappointed?" ”

The two waved their hands almost at the same time, and Liu Wengu shirked and said: "Mr. Zhu Damu's new article hasn't been read thoroughly, you go first." Jia Yuanzhen also shook his head, and secretly said in his heart, civil and military affairs, fighting is a matter of the forbidden army, and if it is abandoned like this, the next autumn will be famous again in Sun Mountain.

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In Li Fuzhong, Mrs. Wang personally packed up for her son with tears in her eyes. Li Ruoxu, the champion of the new department, was awarded the editing of the Bapin Hanlin Academy, but when he sent the envoy, he followed the governor Qin Hui to the Daimyo Mansion to supervise and coordinate the generals of Hebei to resist the enemy. Mrs. Wang didn't say anything, but she really felt a little sad in her heart. not only complained about his son's generosity, but also complained that the old man failed to dissuade him. Everyone knows that Hebei is in chaos, and there are rumors in the capital that Wang Yan and the Liao army are secretly colluding to lead the enemy into the Kou.

In the flower hall in the backyard, Li Ruoxu stood at the bottom, he was twenty-seven years old this year, and his demeanor was much calmer than when Zhao Xingde left Bianliang, but compared with Li Ruobing, he still retained a strong bookish atmosphere. The younger brother was going to Hebei, and Li Ruobing handed over a treasured tap fire short gun to him for self-defense. This was specially entrusted to him by Li Sihai, who he befriended when he belittled Qiongzhou.

"I tried it for my brother personally, although this short gun is small, but it is quick to see the opportunity. The trigger fires instantly, and the power can pierce through leather armor. It's a self-defense weapon," Li Ruobing glanced into the distance and sighed, "It's a pity that the tap musket machine is not easy to build, and the price is extremely expensive." If all the soldiers of our court can be equipped with a tap fire gun and fire instantly, the Hu people will not be afraid of the iron horse. After returning to Bianliang, Li Ruobing specially inquired that the price of this kind of short gun was staggeringly high, and the price of buying a short gun was enough to buy a few good horses, so he dispelled the idea of asking the gun bearer to change into a gun for the forbidden firearms.

Now that Hebei is in ruins, the Liao army is even more drunk on the Yellow River, hearing that this weapon is so sharp, Li Gefei also became interested, he picked up the firecracker, inspected it repeatedly, and even looked at the mechanism inside with his eyes on the gun. Although he knew that the chamber was empty, he was still frightened that Li Ruobing's cold hair rose on his body.

"Uncle Wen," Chao Buzhi said with a smile, "It is very easy for the tap fire gun to go off, and the gun must not be casually aimed at others, let alone himself." "In the past ten years, he has been idle in the Hanlin Academy, although his appearance is slightly old, and his temples are slightly frosty. When he saw Li Ruobing take out the tap fire short gun, he was surprised in his heart, and secretly said that he didn't know which child of the Kansai family actually gave such a precious thing. Although he was puzzled, he didn't show it on his face, and he planned to find an opportunity to ask Li Ruobing.

"Brother Blameless has seen this thing before?" Li Gefei didn't feel that it was inappropriate, and naturally handed the short gun to Chao Buzhi to watch, and said with a frown: "This fire gun is so short, even if you use more refined iron, it shouldn't cost much silver, right?" According to his thoughts, at present, the Liao army is pressing the border, and if this short gun is useful, it should be imitated and contribute to the expulsion of Hu Lu.

Chao Buzhi didn't answer, he skillfully looked at the structure of the firecracker, it seemed that the pattern was more exquisite than what he had seen in the Xia Kingdom before, but the main structure remained unchanged, he handed the firearm to Li Ruoxu, and then sighed: "Uncle Wen, the cost of this short gun is extremely expensive, not because of the materials, but because the craftsmen are rare. The wages of a good craftsman are worth hundreds of craftsmen. Tap muskets need to be carefully manufactured by advanced craftsmen, and one of the ten finished products may not be truly reliable, as I said, those unreliable bolts either cannot be fired with gunpowder, or are too easy to ignite, and are simply unusable. When I first entered the Hanlin Temple, I also wanted to copy it, but after many failures, I also made a handle, which cost more money than buying it in Kansai. ”

"I see," Li Gefei nodded, "In this case, it is not as good as a crossbow machine." He handed the handcuff to Li Ruoxu and advised, "Just keep this self-defense thing carefully, and you don't need to take it out to show off when you have nothing to do." "If you can't make it in large quantities, it's just a treasure at best.

"Uncle Wen's words are wrong," Chao Buzhi shook his head and said, "The crossbow machine has been in the world for at least two thousand years, and after being improved by generations of skilled craftsmen, the potential has been exhausted. And the Tap Musket Machine has only been around for decades. Compared with this bolt and crossbow machine, it is like a baby compared to a strong man, although the strength of this baby is not as strong as a strong man, but as long as it is carefully cultivated, it can continue to grow, maybe one day, it will be able to far surpass this strong man. And the strong man, no matter what, it is impossible to increase his strength much. He sighed with some regret, when he tried to imitate the tap fire short gun in the workshop of the Hanlin Academy, he was impeached by Du Zhilang for the reason of extravagance, and the court did not allow him to make it, and he could not make it, so the matter had to be abandoned halfway.

"Alas, although the truth is good," Li Gefei shook his head, "but it is difficult to quench the thirst of the near in the far water." If Bing once sent an envoy to the Northern Dynasty, can there be a winning strategy? ”

Li Ruobing muttered: "The policies of the Northern Dynasties in the past few years have all been in a hurry for quick success, although they will inevitably leave a legacy to future generations, but in the shortest possible time, the military and civilian forces have been squeezed out. In my opinion, as long as I close myself to the Xia State and cut off trade with the Liao State. Within a few years, if there is a slight natural disaster or the like, the Liao country will be in chaos. Although Yelu Dashi was extremely martial, the Liao State destroyed the Jurchens last year, and now its morale is high, and it is extremely difficult to deal with it when it immediately invades us in the south. "He remembered that he went to the Jurchen Kingdom in the past, and the elite soldiers and fierce generals he saw were all fierce and abnormal, but he didn't expect Yelu Dashi to be able to destroy it in one drum, and it was shocking to think about it." Although Yelu Dashi is a hero, there are few Khitans, and there is a shortage of food. As long as the imperial court does not mess up the situation, the Liao army will not be able to last, and Wang Yan and other Hebei generals will disturb its back road again. At that time, Wang Shi will be able to take advantage of the Northern Expedition, plough the court and sweep the caves, and recover Youyan. Li Ruobing paused, seemed to feel that he was too full of words, and said, "I am also talking on paper, Yuanzhi and the Liao army have fought many times, and Nanshan City has defeated 100,000 Liao troops with thousands of people, if it is said that the enemy is victorious, he has ten times more than me in his chest." ”

Speaking of Zhao Xingde, everyone fell silent. Li Ruobing met Zhao Xingde by chance in Liaodong, and secretly reported to his father afterwards, and Li Gefei also told Chao Buzhi. Zhao De's name is like thunder in Liaodong, but few people know it in the Great Song Dynasty. Li Ruoxu asked: "In addition to Hejian City, has my brother-in-law also fought with the Liao army?" He said a little excitedly, "His archery skills are superb, and he must be a brave general like Li Guang." How did I not know? Li Gefei glanced at him, did not answer, and said solemnly: "This matter must not be spread." Li Ruoxu nodded in agreement, but there was curiosity in his eyes when he looked at Li Ruobing. Li Ruobing sighed secretly in his heart, since the big case was revealed, and his sister and brother-in-law fled, this young brother seemed to have suddenly opened his mind, knowing that he was studying hard, but his personality was getting more and more dull, and it was rare to see him as curious as a young man.

However, Zhao Xingde's identity is secret, and the stake is not small. No matter how Li Ruoxu pleaded, Li Ruobing didn't say a word, only said that he would naturally know when the time came. Li Ruoxu returned to the study with some unhappiness, although Zhao Xingde's days in Bianliang were short, the two got along very well, which left a deep impression on Li Ruoxu. After this brother-in-law escaped from Bianliang, he became an enigmatic figure, which aroused curiosity. Every time his article comes out, Li Ruoxu will read it as soon as possible. Although Li Ruobing did not disclose it, thinking of Li Ruobing's original errand and the content of the article, Li Ruoxu also guessed a little truth. He forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and when he returned to the study, he couldn't help but shout: "The eldest husband should be a penman." The ancients did not deceive me! ”

He excitedly walked around the room, suddenly stopped, looked at the corner of the room in surprise, and said with some embarrassment: "Brother Zhu, why are you here?" Zhu Zhen didn't feel funny, put a burden on the table, and said with a smile: "The sword is given to the hero, Brother Li follows Qin Xianggong to the Daimyo's Mansion, and he doesn't have to go into battle, but the battle is dangerous, and the sword has no eyes, so I will give you a good soft armor." After speaking, he unwrapped the burden, and it turned out to be an extremely rare pair of wire chain mail.

Zhu Zhennai is the fourth son of Zhu Bernard, the fourth son of Wuchang Junjie Du, the younger brother of Empress Zhu, when Li Ruobing and Zhu Ying often met in Shangyuan and Qingming, these two younger brothers played on the side, and later Li Zhu's marriage was not harmonious, but the friendship between the two partners did not fade. Although George Bernard Zhu is a military general, he respects literature very much, not only invites famous teachers, but also teaches a son Zhu Sen to become a Confucian celebrity, and even Zhu Zhen, who practices martial arts, also tells him to go to the eagle lackeys with the noble children next to him, and make friends with later talents like Li Ruoxu.

"Brother Zhu, your gift is too valuable." Li Ruoxu stroked the chain mail and sighed, he was fortunate to have seen a lot of ordnance and armor with Chao Buzhi and Li Ruobing, not a person who did not know treasures, this kind of chain mail was extremely expensive, and it was usually worn by generals in their robes to prevent assassins in the army.

"If I say it will be given to you, I will give it to you, what are you trembling about." Zhu Zhenchao didn't care, "Since this chain mail came into my grandfather's hands, it has never been on the battlefield, and if it is passed on for a few generations, I am afraid it will rust." Later, there was a hint of loneliness in his words. Emperor Taizu Taizong accepted the elite of the world to form the Beijing Forbidden Army, and selected the elite of the forbidden army to form the Imperial Banzhi, and each generation deliberately selected tall women to match them, so that they could defend the royal family for generations. But after these fierce generals, they are like steel wire soft armor hidden deep in the palace, and it is rare to return to the battlefield, and they gradually wear away and rust.