The captured Tartar was to be brought back to Dengzhou for a slow trial, Guo Chai volunteered to take someone to guard, Zhu Ping'an did not reject his initiative to ask for help, this guy himself is from Jinyiwei, and the torture detective is naturally a first-class good hand, and it is always wrong to hand it over to him, besides, he is still Wang Chengen's henchman, Zhu Ping'an also wants to use this relationship to put the matter of Jiexiu Fan on the agenda. It's time to dig out this tumor.

However, Li Rujing tried his best to protect the couple, but it made Zhu Ping'an think about it. Judging by their appearance and dress, these two couples are just two ordinary people, but the people who can make Zhang Xianzhong and the Manchu Qing pay attention to them seem to be definitely not ordinary people, which makes Zhu Ping'an very interested.

It's just that Li Rujing put on a posture of "Xu Shu entered Cao Ying without saying a word", and he didn't say a word about the couple, so Zhu Ping'an had to try it himself.

After burying the corpse, the carriage was briefly repaired, and Zhu Ping'an ordered the couple to be sent to the carriage. The couple saw that the guards called Zhu Ping'an an an adult, and it seemed that he was a character like an official government, so they put down their hanging hearts. It's just that even if the two of them got into the carriage, they still held a small wooden box tightly in their hands, and they seemed to care very much.

Zhu Ping'an looked at the middle-aged scholar among the couple, his gray robe had already been stained, and his eyes shrunk and secretly looked at Zhu Ping'an's appearance, it seemed that the encounter along the way scared him a lot.

Zhu Ping'an didn't speak, and the middle-aged scholar hesitated for a long time before he mustered up the courage to speak: "This adult." The students and Humble Jing thanked the adults for saving their lives, and asked the adults to give them their names, and the students could report later! ”

Zhu Ping'an waved his hand with a pleasant face, and after looking at it for a long time, he really couldn't see what was so good about the couple. "Sir is polite, this official Zhu Ping'an, the new deputy chief soldier of Dengzhou Mansion."

"Oh, look up for a long time!" The middle-aged scholar gave up his hand again and again, but he couldn't see the meaning of long-term admiration on his face, and then said with a slightly embarrassed expression: "My lord." That's right. The students and Clumsy Jing were in a hurry to return to their hometowns, so they asked the adults to put the students and their wives in Changyi County, and the students did not dare to disturb them much. The grace of saving lives, let the students repay each other in the future! ”

"The gentleman seems to have returned home. What is the important matter? It's just that Mr. is not afraid that these two groups of people will have a backhand. Do you want to intercept and kill on the road? Zhu Ping'an said lightly. It can attract the attention of the giant Zhang Xianzhong and the Manchu Tartars. Sir shouldn't be an ordinary person, right? ”

The middle-aged scholar's face turned pale, "The student doesn't understand why he provoked these people, student Sun Heding." This trip to Denglai was just to sort out the relics of his late father, and now that this matter is over, he naturally has to step up his trip and return home. Although the student did not have fame, he also understood the way of loyalty and filial piety, and would rather die than serve the rogues and Tartars. ”

As soon as he heard this name, Zhu Ping'an was immediately stunned, looked at Sun Heding blankly, and didn't say a word for a long time. The name is too familiar, but its exact identity is hard to remember.

The words "Father" and "Denglai" flashed in Zhu Ping'an's mind, and then dispelled the fog in his mind.

"Dare to ask Mr.'s father, but is Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai and the two prefectures back then?"

Zhu Ping'an in front of him looked eager and hopeful, but Sun Heding was a little hesitant and reluctantly nodded, "It's my father, dare to ask how did the adults know about ......?" ”

Before he finished speaking, he saw that Zhu Ping'an had already stood up with his fists clenched, but he completely forgot that he was in the carriage, and with a "bang", he almost knocked out a big hole in the roof of the carriage. Sun and Ding were startled, and involuntarily clenched each other's hands, looking at Zhu Ping'an with fear on their faces.

Zhu Ping'an was so excited that he couldn't help himself, the pain in his head was unaware, and he kept waving his arms. It's really pie in the sky, and it just happened to fall into my mouth.

Who is Sun Yuanhua, who is one of the few artillery experts in the Ming Dynasty, who studied Western firearms under Xu Guangqi. Garrisoned with artillery in the eight cities and twenty-four forts of Liaodong, even if the Houjin army gathered at that time, Sun Yuanhua's headquarters was still immovable. After the governor Denglai, the original intention was to use Denglai and the two prefectures as a base, vigorously develop the naval division and artillery troops, and threaten the Manchu forces on the Liaodong Peninsula from the sea, but it coincided with the rebellion of Kong Youde in Dengzhou, and he fell short, and Sun Yuanhua himself was unjustly killed in the Jingshi later.

It can be said that Sun Yuanhua was the backbone of the reformers in the Ming court who advocated learning Western-style military technology, but unfortunately, history did not give him such an opportunity. After Sun Yuanhua was killed, a large number of like-minded subordinates and friends who followed him also dispersed. At this point, it gradually faded out of the Ming army. The Da Ming people's attempt to innovate military technology also came to an abrupt end.

But in front of him, Sun Heding, the eldest son who inherited the mantle of Sun Yuanhua, appeared in front of him, and Zhu Ping'an was inexplicably happy at the same time, but also had a faint worry in his heart. The Ming court, which is about to come to an end, has so many talents but doesn't know how to use them, but it is the Liukou and the Manchu Qing who have noticed the value of these talents first, which is the misfortune of the Ming Dynasty? Or is Da Ming really exhausted?

No matter how much it is, Zhu Ping'an has decided to run Denglai, and the next target is the entire Shandong, what is urgently needed at the moment is talents, and technical talents like Sun Heding are even more difficult to find. It has been recorded in the history books that after the death of Sun Yuanhua, Sun Heding and his two brothers repeatedly refused the recommendation of his father's subordinates, unwilling to be officials, but returned to his hometown to sort out his father's manuscripts, and finally compiled the "Water One Party People Collection", which was handed down to future generations.

Zhu Ping'an stared at Sun Heding tightly, and saw that Sun Heding's heart was furious. Zhu Ping'an finally stood up straight in the carriage and saluted Sun Hedingshen, "Please sir help Zhu and go down to Denglai with this official!" ”

"Let's go down again!" Sun Heding's face suddenly turned pale, and looking at his wife beside him, he also stood up and returned the salute, "The student has to be valued so much by adults, he shouldn't have refused." But since the death of his father, the student has no desire to pursue a career, and he asks the adult to ......! ”

Zhu Ping'an smiled: "Lord Sun was unjustly killed by the imperial court, and his reputation has not been corrected so far, would Mr. Sun prefer that his father and family will not be able to hold their heads up for the rest of their lives with such a crime?" ”

Sun Heding's body trembled, he was silent, his expression changed, and he was obviously struggling in his heart.

Seeing this, Zhu Ping'an added a handful of firewood in a timely manner, "When Lord Sun was stationed in Jiedengzhou, scholars and scholars believed in Western scholars gathered under his command for a while, if it weren't for the Wuqiao Mutiny, Lord Sun's heroic division could be proud of the sea, wouldn't Mr. Sun be unwilling to complete Lord Sun's grand wish?" ”

At this time, Sun Heding's expression became more and more agitated, and he seemed to have suddenly thought of something, "Dare to ask your lord, are you the commander of Zhongdu Zhu who has recently fought with the Tartars in Julu?" ”

"Exactly!"

Sun Heding was shocked when he heard this, "The widely circulated Lord Zhu attacked the Tartars with firearms, and the range could reach a thousand steps away. ”

Zhu Ping'an laughed, "Although it is a bit exaggerated, the truth is probably so!" ”

Sun Heding's eyes suddenly lit up, "Dare to ask your lordship, what kind of firearm are you casting, is it a swarm of bees in my Ming army?" As soon as the words came out, Sun Heding shook his head again, "No, the range of a swarm of bees is far from a thousand steps away, and there are divine rockets, where is there such power?" ”

Zhu Ping'an couldn't stop laughing, he didn't expect this Sun Heding to be such a wonderful person, he didn't convince him with emotion and reason, but it was the technology of this firearm that moved him, and he saw that this person was a researcher obsessed with firearms, which was quite similar to the so-called military fans of later generations.

"Is Mr. willing to follow this official back to Dengzhou?" Zhu Ping'an asked while the iron was hot.

Sun Heding's wife sighed, but still didn't speak, Sun Heding looked at his wife apologetically, and turned to Zhu Ping'an, "Students want to know, how do adults plan to use firearms?" ”

"The land division formed a separate army and concentrated its firepower to cover the enemy forces. Sailors build ships, add new artillery, and that's it! Zhu Ping'an replied confidently.

Sun Heding's eyes lit up, "Your Excellency firearms? ”

"That's natural, Mr. Sun, you should know that the world is vast, and now the Western countries have been equipped with artillery and new muskets on a large scale, and use them as the main combat force. Sir must also know that firearms are the best choice to restrain the Tartar cavalry outside the Guanwai, how can you not pay attention to the development of firearms? ”

Sun Heding clapped his hands violently, but realized his gaffe, hurriedly smiled embarrassedly, and then explained: "Students can follow the adults back to Dengzhou first, but I just hope that the adults will promise the students first, and once the students want to leave, please do it!" ”

Zhu Ping'an nodded hurriedly and agreed, but the shorthand thought of some things again, and hurriedly asked: "Since Mr. agreed to follow this official, I wonder if Mr. 's two brothers are willing to come to Dengzhou for a trip?" Zhu Ping'an also promised that if the Sun and Ding brothers arrived in Dengzhou, after staying for a while, they felt useless and could leave at any time.

Sun Heding thought about it, although his two brothers Sun Hejing and Sun Hedou are also a skill, but now they can only live in seclusion in the countryside.

At that moment, Sun Heding promised to take a letter of resignation and invited his two younger brothers to come to Dengzhou as well.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Ping'an didn't finish the calculation, and opened his mouth with a smile, "Mr. Wang Zheng, who followed Master Sun and wrote "The Illustration of Strange Weapons in the Far West", and Mr. Zhang Tao, the author of "The Illustration of Western Fire Attack", can Mr. still be able to contact these two?" (To be continued......)