Chapter 272: Borrowing Li Qi's mouth

When this kind of thing happened, everyone, including Li Qi, the king of Jianning, knew that they couldn't move for the time being.

Firearms are Longshuo sharp weapons, mysterious weapons strictly controlled by Zhang Xuan, and even many Longshuo generals know little about firearms, which shows how much they cherish them. [..]

Now that someone is watching and stealing firearms, and Shi Siming, a subordinate general of An Lushan, is also involved, things will definitely not be so simple.

Zhang Xuan secretly glanced at Lei Wanchun, and said in his heart that this guy was still a rude person after all, although he thought he had a bit of brains. For example, if it is Nan Jiyun who deals with this matter, he will definitely do it quietly and secretly, and he will never make a big deal like Lei Wanchun, who looks justified but is actually startled.

"Idiot!" Zhang Xuan couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart, but in front of so many people, he still had to take into account Lei Wanchun's face and didn't reprimand him in public. But Lei Wanchun has been following him for a long time, and when he saw Zhang Xuan's projected gaze showing slight dissatisfaction, he immediately understood that he had slapped his ass on the donkey's buttocks, which was self-defeating.

Zhang Xun reacted, and was about to order the soldiers to go to Shi Siming's apartment to arrest Shi Siming, but he heard Zhang Xuan sigh lightly, "Don't waste your efforts, after such a movement, Shi Siming may have fled from Lingzhou a long time ago." ”

Zhang Xun nodded silently, but still sent someone.

Lei Wanchun turned over and dismounted in embarrassment, stood on one side with his head down, and didn't dare to let go of a fart.

He thought he had made a great achievement, but unexpectedly made it into this situation......

A soldier brought the little guy who claimed to be Shi Siming's son, Shi Yan, Zhang Xuan only glanced at the little guy, then shook his head and said, "This person is definitely not Shi Siming's son." Since the father and son of the Shi family dared to do such a thing, how could they take risks in person...... Lei Wanchun, these people will be handed over to Lord Feng to deal with, as for you, go back to the camp and think about it for ten days, and during Ben Shuai's absence in Lingzhou, you will be punished for not drinking. If Ben Shuai hears that you are drinking, he will not be spared! ”

Zhang Xuan has his own eyesight, this little guy looks flustered and obscene, and has no bearing at all, at first glance, he is the kind of ordinary soldier, how can he be Shi Siming's son? This kind of thing, Shi Siming's son will definitely not come forward in person, he must have sent his subordinates to disguise his identity.

At this time, I am afraid that the father and son would have known about the leak and fled.

As soon as Lei Wanchun came over, Zhang Xuan sniffed out the strong smell of wine on Lei Wanchun's body. If it weren't for the fact that he was too excited after drinking, and he wanted to ask for merit and reward, how could he escort these people with such fanfare.

A group of soldiers who went to Shi Siming's residence returned, and sure enough, Shi Siming's father and son left Lingzhou half an hour ago without saying goodbye.

Guo Ziyi slowly stepped forward and said softly, "Shuai, Shi Siming tried to steal the secrets of firearms, committed a crime and absconded, and the crime is unforgivable." This person absconded out of Lingzhou for a short time, and the last general asked Ying to lead the army to chase after him, and he must capture this thief back to Lingzhou and wait for the commander to deal with it! ”

Zhang Xun and Feng Changqing also nodded in agreement.

Although Lei Wanchun startled the snake and let Shi Siming's father and son escape, if he sent troops to chase after him, it was still possible to catch up and take it. As long as Zhang Xuan has a military order, in Longshuo, Shi Siming's father and son must be caged birds and cannot escape.

But Zhang Xuan had other arrangements in his heart.

Zhang Xuan was silent for a moment, and suddenly said loudly, "Lord Feng, pass on the order of the commander to the entire territory ......of Longshuo, and say that Shi Siming, the general of the An Lushan Department, connived at his son to steal military secrets and commit serious crimes, and I will be a military and political official in Longshuo, and I will be rewarded for being wanted."

"General Guo!"

Guo Ziyi bowed down and saluted, "The end will be!" ”

"General Guo, you hold the token of the commander, lead the Lingzhou guard army and horses 5,000, go out of Lingzhou and enter Shuofang to pursue Shi Siming's father and son, if you can't catch up, you will go straight to the territory of Fanyang - pass on the marshal to An Lushan, if An Lushan hands over Shi Siming's son and a gang of criminals, etc., if not, the marshal vows to not stop!"

"Lord Feng, report to the imperial court, saying that An Lushan's son infiltrated the Longshuo military camp and committed a serious crime and is on the run, please order An Lushan to arrest the criminal!"

Feng Changqing promised, but Guo Ziyi read some different flavors from Zhang Xuan's meaningful gaze, and he gradually understood in his heart that the big handsome seemed to mean to let Shi Siming's father and son flee back to Fanyang, and then let himself lead the army to chase Fan Yang violently to threaten An Lushan...... This......

Guo Ziyi is also a person who is good at strategy, and after a little silence, he understood Zhang Xuan's deep meaning, he cleared his throat and replied respectfully, "Please rest assured, the last general will not be dishonored."

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This was a small turmoil, Zhang Xuan dealt with it slightly, and the team that accompanied Li Qi to inspect Liangning Prefecture still started on schedule and left Lingzhou City.

Zhang Xuan and Li Qi were in front, behind them were Hua Nu'er and Xiao Shisanlang and a cadre of guards, and then there were 5,000 Shence army cavalry led by Nan Jiyun.

Along the way, because of the matter involving firearms, Li Qi never asked.

Zhang Xuan saw that Li Xuan wanted to speak and stopped, so he smiled and took the initiative to say, "Your Highness, but I want to ask Zhang Xuan, why didn't he report it to the court when he had such a sharp weapon in his hand...... Zhang Xuan knew in his heart that after the news of the firearm came out, there must have been many ministers in the court who reported to His Royal Highness the Prince of the Prison State that Zhang Xuan had bad intentions, right? ”

Li Qi smiled awkwardly, speechless.

In fact, the court has been discussing the matter of Longshuo firearms, and Zhang Xuan has not publicly reported the art of firearms to the court, which is a big taboo in itself. Even Li Heng was quite dissatisfied in his heart. It's just that Zhang Xuan has made great contributions to the world, not only to the society, but also to Li Heng personally, so Li Heng temporarily suppressed the firearms and did not mention it.

Zhang Xuan waved his hand and slowed down the horse's speed. The group of guards behind him also slowed down.

Zhang Xuan rushed forward and rushed to a dirt slope next to the road, turned over and dismounted. Li Qi was stunned, and immediately struck the horse's belly, and also followed.

Although the weather was dry and cold, because there was no wind, standing on this dirt slope and bathing in the brilliant sunshine made Li Qi feel a little warm. Zhang Xuan beside him faced the east, his expression was solemn, and he didn't say anything, Li Qi had to wait quietly, he knew that Zhang Xuan must have something to say to him.

Long. Zhang Xuan turned around and smiled slightly, and let out a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness, it seems that Zhang Xuan can't help but say some things. Zhang Xuan fought against Tubo before, but in fact, the risk was quite large. The combat effectiveness of the Tubo iron cavalry is very strong, and the defense of the soldiers and horses of Longshuo may be feasible, to say that the annihilation of the Tubo army, the difficulty can be imagined. ”

"The reason why Zhang Xuan took the risk of fighting with the Tibetans, and sacrificed his life to invade the territory of Tibet, disturb the situation in Tibet, and even instigated the second prince of Tibet, Stanley, to usurp the throne of Tibet, was to weaken the national strength of Tibet. And the purpose of weakening Tubo's national strength is not only to take Tuyuhun's hometown and ensure the security of our Longshuo border...... Does Your Highness know what Zhang Xuan means? ”

Li Qi was stunned for a while, but shook his head.

He always believed that Zhang Xuan's invasion of Tubo after the victory in Shancheng was nothing more than to pave the way for taking Tuyuhun's hometown, and he did not expect that Zhang Xuan had other deeper strategic intentions.

"Your Highness, may I ask what is the biggest hidden danger in my Tang Dynasty now?" Zhang Xuan asked indifferently.

Li Qi frowned and said softly, "Although Xiao Wang doesn't understand state affairs, he also knows that now the patients in the Tang Dynasty should be more than Fan Yang An Lushan. ”

"Yes, yes. Your Royal Highness, An Lushan has 200,000 troops in Fanyang and other places, and the soldiers are strong and strong, so that the imperial court knows that An Lushan will rebel, but it does not dare to weaken An Lushan's military power, for fear of forcing An Lushan to rebel. ”

Therefore, in Zhang Xuan's heart, the biggest disaster is not the Tubo people, but An Lushan. Everything I do today is to prepare for the future defense of An Lushan. ”

Zhang Xuan said loudly, "An Lushan and the Tubo people colluded behind their backs, if An Lushan rebelled, the Tubo people would take the opportunity to send troops to invade our Hexi Longshuo and even Jiannan, if so, under the internal and external troubles, the Tang Dynasty would be in danger." ”

"Therefore, I took the risk of going to war with the Tibetans repeatedly, and did everything I could to weaken the Tibetan state. In this way, at least within three years, the Tibetans will be trapped in civil strife and unable to take care of the Western Regions and the Central Plains, and even if An Lushan rebels, our army will not be caught in the front and rear. ”

"An Lushan's troops in Fanyang, Hedong and other places have been more than ten years, and in the past ten years, it can be said that An Lushan has been preparing for rebellion all the time. If An Lushan raises troops, our army will fight with An Lushan's army and horses, but it will not have an advantage. Although the Longshuo army and horses are brave, and the 70,000 troops of Hexi Ge Shuhan have also been on the battlefield for a long time, they are still inferior to An Lushan's Fanyang Iron Cavalry. ”

Li Qi sighed and nodded, "What King Pingxi said is very true, An Lushan has led Fan Yang's iron cavalry to the east and west for more than ten years, and the bravery of Fan Yang's military horses is beyond the reach of the imperial court's military horses. ”

Therefore, the biggest reliance on being able to compete with An Lushan's military horses is firearms. There are firearms and equipment for Longshuo military horses, and he will fight against the thieves in the future, and I can still have some confidence in my heart. ”

Zhang Xuan slowly turned his head to look at Li Qi, "This is the key to my failure to report to the imperial court and disclose the technique of firearms. If the technique of firearms is made public, with An Lushan's financial resources, it will inevitably be imitated in the shortest possible time, and at that time, why should we fight with the thieves again? ”

Li Qi let out a sigh of relief, in fact, when Zhang Xuan talked about An Lushan, the smart Li Qi already understood a little.

"Your Royal Highness, there are some things that Zhang Xuan can't say, and I ask Your Highness to personally repair a letter and report it to His Royal Highness the Prince of the Prison Country, and report Zhang Xuan's unspeakable hardships to the prince today, and when the thief is calmed down, Zhang Xuan will not dare to hide his secrets, and the art of firearms will be announced to the world in time!"

"As for now, even if there are tens of millions of misunderstandings and criticisms, Zhang Xuan will not hesitate to do so!" Zhang Xuan waved his hand suddenly, his expression clear.

Li Qi bowed and bowed, "King Pingxi endures humiliation and has good intentions, and Xiao Wang admires it very much." Please rest assured that King Pingxi will definitely go to the court to correct the name of King Pingxi! ”