Zhao Zhenzheng felt bored, and hurriedly asked after listening to Fu Bi's words: "What's weird?" ”

Fu Bi said: "When the minister was in Shaanxi, he used to review the sergeants, and even the elite forbidden army did not shoot crossbows so fast. It's really weird. Please come down and see what happens. ”

When Fu Bi said this, Han Qi also echoed: "The minister also thinks it is strange, please go with Yanguo." ”

When the emperor saw that the two privy envoys said this, he ordered the drill to be stopped, and Fu and Han Erzai came down from the platform and walked to the school grounds. In fact, the matter is very simple, Fu Bi can see at a glance, there are two more belts attached to the belt outside the armor of each crossbowman, and an iron hook is hung on the belt. From the length and shape of the iron hook, it can be judged that the crossbowman can use the iron hook instead of both hands to pull the crossbow string and hang it on the toothhair, which saves the strength of the hand, allows the waist and abdomen to be more fully utilized, and the speed of the crossbow is naturally much faster.

Seeing that such a simple device had shortened the interval between crossbow bolts by more than a percent, Fu Bi couldn't help but nod in approval. Unlike Fu Bi, Han Qi just nodded and walked back to Dianjiangtai.

The emperor saw Fu Bi's face full of spring breeze and hurriedly asked, "Fu Qing, but what are the gains?" ”

Fu Bi said: "I don't know who it is, but with only two belts and an iron hook, the speed of the crossbow bolts has been increased a lot. If this method is promoted, my Great Song Crossbow Array will be unstoppable in the face of Tartar arrows. ”

"Oh? So powerful? Zhao Zhen was very happy.

Han Qi immediately bowed down and said, "Yes, Your Majesty, the minister also thinks so." My Great Song Dynasty dealt with the cavalry of Liao and Xia, and the only one to rely on was the bow and crossbow, if this thing could equip my Great Song elite earlier, how could the Xia thief cavalry be rampant? I don't know how many battles can be won. ”

Fu Bi couldn't help but glance at Han Qi when he heard this. The heart said that this method was nineteen came up with by Li Buqi, Han Zhigui said it cleverly, the emperor does not understand military affairs, he will think that with this fast winding method, he will be invincible, if Li Buqi does not have full evidence to show that this method is newly conceived, then Li Buqi will have to bear a black cauldron that sits back and watches the defeat of the Song army. And if the emperor asked Li Buqi unclearly, Li Buqi had not had a chance to explain, Han Zhigui was really calculating.

Sure enough, Fu Bi saw that the emperor's face had changed slightly, and he knew that Han Qi's words could put Li Buqi into the pit. However, he heard that Li Buqi was good at fighting against the literati, and he didn't have the intention of offending Han Qi for Li Buqi, so he closed his mouth and didn't say anything.

After the new army drill over there, Wang Zhaoming and Ge Shengwen came to the general stage to listen to the order. Zhao Zhen praised a few words and gave the new army the name "Zhenwu". Now the new army has a formal establishment.

Then the Emperor asked, "I think that the method of firing a crossbow is very good, who came up with this?" ”

Wang Zhaoming immediately replied: "This method was thought up by everyone together. Li Tiju thought that the original method of winding the crossbow was too laborious and slow, and there must be a better way, so he asked the head of the forbidden army, craftsmen, soldiers, and me to come up with the idea. A disabled veteran who raised horses said that he saw people using iron hooks tied to their belts to shoot crossbows, so Li Tiju and the craftsmen and the head of the forbidden army improved the method and became like this. ”

"Oh, I see." The emperor nodded and asked, "Then can this method be promoted in the army?" ”

"This method has just been experimented, and if Your Majesty thinks it can be implemented, the minister will naturally obey it."

The emperor was anxious, and immediately said, "Okay, then implement it in the army as soon as possible." ”

Fu Bi and Han Qi bowed down and agreed: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

The emperor also rewarded Li Buqi and the three nobles and the Zhenwu army, so he and his ministers went to the Jinming Pond for a banquet. Li Buqi asked the troops to take them back to the station, and he wanted to go home and have a look. I was busy for three months, and I didn't even bother to build a new house at home.

The new house is not far from Yaohua Palace outside the Zhengmen Gate in the inner city, and it is bought from the government store, and there is more than one acre of land, which is enough to build a big mansion.

It costs a lot of money to build such a large house, and if the construction of projects outside the city is also started, then Li Bu's liquidity will be urgent. So Li Buqi and his father discussed half of it first, and the two old people were worried that the family had a small population and the house was too deserted, so they also persuaded Li Buqi to buy two girls to serve by his side.

Daddy and mother have no one to serve yet, if Li Buqi gets a few girls around, he can't give someone a handle? But it's also a good idea to get two little Lori's to keep by your side. Feudal society is so cute. So let Lu Feng first pick up reliable people and buy two to serve his father and mother, and then Li Buqi can raise Lori justifiably.

Now Li Buqi is also a busy man. I drank with a group of noble children and drank until midnight when I returned home, and there were still people waiting.

This is a sturdy soldier in his twenties, with a dark and round face, eyes that seem to be unable to wake up, a big mouth, thick lips, and a somewhat loyal and slightly stupid appearance.

Li Lei introduced: "This is Guo Dutou, when I was in the army, I was taken care of by Guo Dutou. Guo Dutou is in trouble today, if you have a way, you can help Guo Dutou. ”

Guo Dutou arched his hand and said: "This matter is indeed a bit difficult, I didn't dare to embarrass Li Daguanren." It's just that I have heard for a long time that Li Daguan is a righteous person, and he has the best way to solve a lot of troubles for us and other soldiers, so I came with a cheeky face. ”

Hehe, have I been upgraded to Li Daguan? Li Buqi gave people a big hat and put it on his head, so he had to say: "Since Dutou is kind to my family, as long as I can do something, I will naturally do my best." This Li Daguan doesn't want to be called, just call me Zhongzheng. But I don't know what is so difficult about it? ”

Guo Dutou sighed and said, "Li Daguan, I am only here for the life of my righteous brother. My brother's name is Zhou Qing, and he used to be a card army in the forbidden army, but later he was driven into a box army that was demoted from the forbidden army. Three years ago, this army was sent to exterminate the giant thief Cao Heitou, and the officer who supervised the arrest of the thieves did not know anything, not only did not catch the bandits, but they were ambushed and lost a lot of soldiers, and killed the bandits in the city. The officer felt that he had lost face, and he became angry with the army, and pointed out that some of the soldiers had communicated with the thieves, and put the commander and several of them in prison and tortured several people to death. It was only because the sergeant almost wanted to mutiny that my brother escaped with his life, but he was also beaten half to death and sent to Cangzhou. ”

"Last year, my brother came back from Cangzhou when he met an amnesty, and a few days ago he met the official who came to Beijing to guard the que, and he was angry and pushed him in anger. Unexpectedly, the man hollowed out his body for wine, and he was falling on a stone and died. Kaifeng Mansion sentenced my brother to a charge of revenge and murder, and asked the queen to behead him. If Li Daguan has a way, please save my brother. The great kindness is unforgettable. ”

Oh, murder? Or kill an official who guarded the que. It was still a soldier who killed his former boss who had a grudge. The officials will be angry with the enemy in this matter. Let's not talk about whether Li Buqi is ready to help Guo Dutou, if he really meddles in this matter, he will challenge the entire civilian-official group.

However, Li Buqi decided to ask, because since he wanted to use drastic means to deal with the civilian clique in the future, he must have his own hidden power as a backhand, and a person who had a mortal enmity with the civilian officials and dared to retaliate was a good choice.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Buqi asked, "Why did that Zhou Qing hate his boss at that time?" ”

"It's not a secret, it's just that the new boss is too greedy for military salaries, and the sergeant has a lot of complaints, so my brother scolded a few words after drinking and sued the boss."

"Hmm. So does Zhou Qing have any outstanding skills? ”