The brothers of the "delegation" hurriedly stepped forward and took Zhao Kuangyin into the small courtyard. Everyone entered the room and sat down, and Wang Kunjun first thanked Zhao Kuangyin for saying good things for the "delegation" many times in the main hall the day before. Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand again and again, saying that the reason why the "delegation" was able to get the emperor's favor was completely won by everyone's performance in the palace and the gifts they offered, and he just said his opinion truthfully.

After a few polite words between the two sides, Wang Kunjun asked tentatively: "I don't know what Lord Zhao has to say here?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin didn't hide it, and said bluntly: "Chao Yilang, I came to visit you today and ask if you are comfortable living here. Second, I also want to take this opportunity to ask Captain Zeng and the two lieutenants, Xu and Wang, about firearms. ”

"The official family has every opportunity, and they still remember us, so we can't repay such kindness, only remember the kindness of the official family and serve the court" Wang Kunjun expressed his determination somewhat insincerely.

"This loyalty of the court will definitely be transferred to the official family," Zhao Kuangyin agreed.

"So, is the official family preparing to equip the forbidden army with firearms?" Zhang Weixin interjected next to him and asked.

"Exactly," Zhao Kuangyin replied, "After you left the palace yesterday, the official family left a certain and Commander Zhang to discuss for a long time. After repeated consideration, the official family decided to add a special use of firearms in the front of the palace, and select the best of the forbidden army and the best of the classes. Zhao is not talented, and was assigned by the official family to serve as the god machine Zhidu Yuhou. As the saying goes, 'the food of the king, the matter of loyalty to the king', since he has taken over this position, he naturally cannot live up to the trust of the officials. Except for the fact that he saw Captain Zeng and others use firearms once yesterday in the palace, he can be said to know nothing about this kind of weapon. Therefore, I will come here today without invitation to ask you how to use this firearm, and I hope that your colleagues will give me advice. ”

"Why, the official family decided to set up a special firearms team so quickly?" Wang Kunjun asked with some surprise, "But now the imperial court only has those flintlock pistols and hundreds of catties of black powder offered by the lower officials, and these alone are not enough?" ”

"As the court said, now the court only has a few firearms in the hands of you, and it is indeed a little rare to establish a divine machine," Zhao Kuangyin replied, "However, the official family is a decisive Ming monarch, and after seeing the power of firearms yesterday and listening to Captain Zeng talk about the great role of artillery, he has already judged that this thing will be of great benefit to pacify the world." Therefore, despite the fact that there are only a few firearms now, the official family still decided to establish Shenjizhi.

Moreover, the official family has also issued an order to select skilled craftsmen to make every effort to build artillery according to the atlas you have submitted, and to make some flintlock pistols in due course. In this way, the soldiers first took turns to train with the firearms offered by you, and by the time the firearms produced by the imperial court were built, the soldiers were already proficient, and they could exert their power as soon as possible. ”

Hearing that Chai Rong was about to establish a divine machine, Wang Kunjun and the others were somewhat surprised. Although Chai Rong showed great interest in the display and explanation of firearms the day before, and the "delegation" also dedicated to him the drawings of the relevant guns and artillery, there is still a lot of work to be done to actually realize the mass production of these firearms. Even if the craftsmen of Hou Zhou were highly talented, in a few months, they could not think of making firearms that could be used.

Judging from the current situation, Chai Rong obviously did not want to sit there and wait, but planned to start the formation of a firearms unit based on the only twelve flintlock pistols and several hundred catties of black powder in his hands while ordering craftsmen to try out firearms. In a sense, this is the later Zhou version of the sentence that the army often emphasized in the previous life, "It is better to let people wait for equipment than to let equipment wait for people".

Wang Kunjun sighed that Chai Rong was really a bold and decisive emperor, and said to Zhao Kuangyin: "The courage of the official family is very comparable to the wisdom of the fruit. Since the official family has decided to build a god and a straight line, the lower officials and others naturally have to do their best to assist the adults in handling the things that the official family has to do. ”

As he spoke, Wang Kunjun turned his head and said to Xu Shaoan and Zeng Zhilin: "Eighth and twenty-sixth, you two are the most familiar with firearms among our brothers, and I will hand over the matter of assisting Lord Zhao, brother." ”,

Xu and Zeng hugged their fists at Wang Kunjun and Zhao Kuangyin, and said in unison: "Brother, please rest assured, my brother must know everything and say everything, and there will be absolutely no reservations." ”

Zhao Kuangyin also saluted: "I have thanked the two of you here in advance." It just so happens that a certain person is going to various parts to choose a soldier who is suitable for being transferred into the gods, if the two of you have nothing important, can you go with a certain person to choose someone? Both of them are skilled in firearms, and what kind of soldier is most suitable for them is much more familiar than some. ”

Regarding Zhao Kuangyin's request, neither Wang Kunjun, nor Xu and Zeng had any opinions. For the crossing team, being able to get up close and personal with one of the strongest armies of this era is something that is highly desired. At this time, there is a fair and honest reason, how can there be any reason to disagree. Therefore, Xu and Zeng immediately expressed their willingness to accompany Zhao Kuangyin on this trip.

Seeing that his request was agreed to by the other party, Zhao Kuangyin was also very happy. After chatting with the brothers of the "delegation" for a few more words, he got up to say goodbye, and left the pavilion with Xu and Zeng and went to the barracks.

Zhao Kuangyin was sent away, and everyone in the "delegation" returned to the house. Before Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin could sit down, Zheng Zhiwei came over to discuss with them: "Fifth brother, seventh brother, there won't be anything important in the next few days, and we have to wait until the end of the New Year before leaving, so I want to take this opportunity to have more contact with that Xu Xinsheng, and strive to determine his identity as a 'traverser' before we leave Kaifeng." ”

Wang Kunjun nodded when he heard this, and said: "It's okay to determine the identity of this Xu Xinsheng as soon as possible, and let's decide as soon as possible whether to pull him into the gang or go our separate ways." ”

Zhang Weixin also agreed: "I also agree with your idea. However, there is one thing you have to keep in mind, it is naturally best for this Xu Xinsheng to be willing to join the team, and if he is not willing to join, you should also try to maintain the current friendship with him. If you can't be brothers, you can continue to be friends.

Anyway, he has now become the guardian of Zhao Pu's mansion, and this Zhao Pu was a bull in the history of our previous life, and once served as the founding prime minister of the Song Dynasty. Although because of our arrival, it may have some impact on the development of history, and there will be the so-called 'butterfly effect'. But as the saying goes, 'gold always shines', and those who are famous in history must have their own merits, and no matter how history develops, these people will play their due role. Therefore, if there is Xu Xinsheng's line, it will be beneficial for us to maintain a good relationship with Zhao Pu in the future. Of course, all of this is premised on the premise that the interests of the team must not be harmed. ”

Zheng Zhiwei nodded again and again after hearing this, saying that he would definitely handle it carefully. Then, he left the museum to find Xu Xinsheng.

In the afternoon, the brothers who stayed in the pavilion felt very bored, so Wang Feng came to Wang Kunjun and suggested that everyone go out for a walk, visit Kaifeng City, and experience the atmosphere of the New Year in the capital of a country. Wang Kunjun also felt very bored staying in the pavilion all day, so he agreed to Wang Feng's proposal.

So, except for the quiet fourth brother Yu Xuzi, the other members of the "delegation" who stayed in the pavilion all moved, changing clothes, taking money bags, and asking Chang Shengjun to arrange a squad of guards to accompany him. After some busy work, everyone finally cleaned up, opened the door of the small courtyard, and prepared to go to the gate of the pavilion.

As a result, as soon as the door opened, I saw Yi Cheng leading a man dressed as a eunuch over. Seeing that everyone looked like they were about to go out, the post man hurriedly stepped forward, hugged his fists to everyone, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, stay here, and the father-in-law in the palace has come to deliver the decree." ”

Since it was the eunuch in the palace who came to deliver the decree, even if everyone was unwilling, they had to put aside the matter of the trip first, and retreat to the small courtyard to prepare to receive the decree.

When everyone entered the small courtyard, they heard the father-in-law who came to deliver the decree ask in the voice unique to the eunuch, "Is Miss Lin Xiaoyulin here?" ”

The eunuch's questioning was very unexpected by the brothers of the "delegation", who did not quite understand what Chai Rong was looking for Lin Xiaoyu to do. Wang Kunjun and the others just wanted to ask for an understanding, but Lin Xiaoyu had already walked out of the crowd and said to the eunuch: "The little girl is here, but you are the father-in-law of the queen mother's palace?" ”

The eunuch seemed very happy to see that Lin Xiaoyu could still recognize him, and said, "It's our family, and Miss Lin still recognizes it." ”

Lin Xiaoyu replied: "When the queen summoned the little girl yesterday, it was always your father-in-law who was waiting on the side, how could the little woman not recognize her." I don't know what kind of will Ma Gonggong is here to proclaim, but Bixia wants to summon us into the palace for questioning? ”

Eunuch Ma shook his head when he heard this, and said, "No, no." Today, our family is not here to preach the decree for the official family, but to preach the decree for the queen's mother. Niangniang was afraid that Miss Lin would be lonely in the pavilion, so she asked the official family for a decree and summoned Miss Lin into the palace to accompany Niangniang to play and relieve boredom. ”

Hearing that the queen summoned her to the palace to play and relieve her boredom, Lin Xiaoyu didn't know whether to go for a while, she subconsciously looked back at Wang Kunjun and Zhang Weixin. Although Wang and Zhang also felt that this will was a bit sudden, since Lin Xiaoyu knew this father-in-law Ma, the will should not be false. Since the will is true, there is naturally no need for everyone to resist the will. Therefore, when Lin Xiaoyu consulted for advice, the two of them gave positive looks.

Lin Xiaoyu, who got the hint, stopped being wordy, said "The people obey the order", and went back to the room to change the men's clothes that were ready to go shopping back into the women's clothes, and then followed the Ma Gonggong to leave the pavilion and enter the palace.

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