"When I was young and healthy, I also practiced archery, and I liked the good bow and sword.

I wonder if those old bows and arrows in the arsenal can take me to open my eyes? ”

Lu Shizhi paused for a moment and asked casually.

"Why not? It's just that the arsenal is dusty, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay, and you'll have to come out in a while. ”

The captain smiled casually, and asked a guard to lead Lu Shizhi to the arsenal located on the west side of the palace city, and greeted the arsenal Ling who was in charge of the arsenal.

The arsenal of the Zhao Palace, which is also the central arsenal of the Zhao State, is also the place where the "forbidden soldiers" are stored for the capital Handan.

This is a grand building that continues the regulations of the Warring States period, with rammed earth walls built high, the walls are several zhang thick, and there are constantly patrols and guards around it.

Such cautious precautions are also the result of hundreds of years of experience.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were constant disputes among various countries, and whenever there was internal strife among the princes or the people of the country, they would always take the local arsenal as the primary goal and seek to obtain weapons in order to succeed.

If you really can't attack the arsenal, you can set a fire and burn it, which can be regarded as destroying the enemy's arsenal.

In the twelfth chapter of "The Art of War", "Fire Attack", the object of fire attack was divided into five categories, in order:

One is called the burning man, that is, the men and horses who burn the enemy;

Second, it is called fire accumulation, that is, the accumulation of grain and grass by burning the enemy;

The third is called the fire baggage, that is, the burning of the enemy's baggage;

Fourth, the fire depot, that is, the burning of the enemy's warehouse, the first of which is the arsenal;

The fifth is called the fire team, that is, the burning of the enemy's transport facilities.

Therefore, the palace of the king of Zhao, built in the old Zhao period, was particularly careful in fire prevention, and the outer wall of the arsenal, which was several times thicker than the city walls in other places, played an excellent fire insulation function.

After a briefing, Sifu led several Kuzuo and invited Lu Shizhi into the most important arsenal of Zhao State.

In the huge warehouse, there were countless towering wooden shelves, and when he looked up, he saw bundles of complete bows and crossbows stacked on top of each other, as well as crossbow strings, arrows, arrow clusters, and protective gear neatly organized.

Lu Shizhi was shocked, but his face did not change, he only counted silently in his heart, and when he talked about the bow and crossbow alone, he counted roughly, and there were at least 100,000 of them in this warehouse as far as the eye could see.

In addition to bows and crossbows, there are also countless iron weapons.

The state of Zhao is very rich in iron ore resources, and since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States period, Handan has been one of the most prestigious iron-smelting centers in the north.

Historically, there have been "iron kings" such as Guo Zong, who was rich enough to rival the country, and with the strength of his family, he took over the whole process from the mining of iron ore to the smelting and forging of iron tools.

Therefore, in the arsenal of the Zhao Palace, in addition to bows and crossbows, the most prosperous are all kinds of iron weapons, such as long knives, armor, armor, iron strands, iron sharpening, copper arrowheads with iron rods, etc., which are secretly terrifying.

The guard was busy chatting with Kuzo, and when he gave Lu Shi a finger, he found the legendary Jiang bow and some other good things from the dusty old wooden frame in the corner.

***

In the North Palace of Luoyang, Lu Pheasant read the secret letter from Lu Shizhi and fell into deep thought.

In the letter, the second brother reported to her a piece of bad news and a piece of good news.

The bad news is that the old ministers and arrogant generals of Zhao Di are really unruly, only knowing that there is a king of Zhao, but not an emperor.

For this, whether it is she who is familiar with the trend of history, or Lu Shizhi and Zhang Cang, who are good at judging the situation, are not surprised.

Lu Shizhi wrote worriedly that at present, Zhang Ao has recently ascended the throne, fledgling, although ambitious, but timid, and can barely be suppressed with grace and power;

As for how long it can be suppressed, no one can say, it is tantamount to a big gamble.

Moreover, as for the Zhao monarchs, they may not want to be the first birds, but they do not mind contributing to the trouble, so they must not be connived with other unscrupulous princes and kings.

And the good news he brought greatly exceeded Lu Pheasant's expectations.

"In Handan City, visit the good bow and crossbow Jiang surnamed craftsman, his ancestor once dedicated the bow to the Zhao Wuling King, with a three-edged arrow cluster, the big broken Hu horse.

There is also a crossbow [ bò] , which can shoot 600 steps.

Also found a long iron sword, rare in the world, according to legend, can cut the horse in front of the battle. ”

Unexpectedly, Zhao Di was full of talents, and the weapon reform she planned to promote was painstakingly and solitary, and in the midst of thousands of confusions, she actually found a place to start in Zhao Guo's arsenal.

It seems that no matter in terms of terrain, resources, and wealth, Zhao is a treasure, and no matter what, it must not fall into the hands of others.

Unlike others, the current people of insight only suspect that Zhang Ao, the king of Zhao, will rebel, but Lu Pheasant knows exactly when and in what way Zhang Ao, the son-in-law, will rebel.

And, in history, when Zhang Ao was demoted to the Marquis of Xuanping due to rebellion, he was succeeded by Qi Ji's son, Liu Ruyi.

This is what she will never allow to happen in this life.

Only by seeing Zhao Di officially included in the direct jurisdiction of the central court and completely in her own hands could she feel at ease.

***

Thousands of miles away, the northwest border county also has constant news.

Since Liu Fei followed Zhang Liang and arrived at Didao County, the seat of Longxi County, he followed closely every day, no matter in or out, he studied from the side inch by inch.

After observing it like this for a while, he couldn't bear it, so he secretly sent back the first secret report to Liu Ji, which seemed to state the situation, but in fact slandered Mrs. Zhang for being lazy and derelict in his duties.

The newspaper said that at the beginning of Taifu's arrival in Longxi, he was very excited, and he was very hungry for food and clothing, and he rode a squeaky and broken car, and stepped on the main horse pastures around him in full swing.

Among the various pastures, he was not very interested in the adult horses, and only focused on the foals that had just been born this spring carefully selected by the supervisors, and only bowed slightly, but did not say anything about it, which made the whole ranch confused.

After that, he no longer went to the ranch, and every day he still took the broken car and took turns to go to the homes of border residents and military households to chat, visit, and drink, completely unprofessional.

Liu Ji, who was forbidden in the palace city, saw that he was sparse and threw it to Xiao He, his brows furrowed slightly, and he hated iron and said,

"Liu Fei, this kid is short-sighted, if you really try it, you will know, it's still far away."

Xiao He took it over, quickly browsed through the ten lines at a glance, and his heart was clear.

He understands the truth of intimacy, and he also understands the role of Liu Fei in going to Longxi, so his duty is to inevitably intercede for Liu Fei according to the rules.

"It is common for young people to be vigorous and want to make contributions to their careers, and it is inevitable that they will be in a hurry.

But this desire to serve the country is really commendable, so Your Majesty should be more tolerant.

Let's wait for news from the ovary himself. ”

"It's okay, forgive the son's recital, it's time for a few days."

Liu Ji nodded, looked at Xiao He,

"You're so busy that you've lost weight...... Are you almost ready? ”

In recent days, Xiao He has been rotating all night, his eyes are all black, the corners of his mouth are blistered and cracked, and he looks overworked.

"It's almost over, the military supplies, grain and grass supplies along the way have been prepared, and the counties in Daidi have also been deployed.

Fortunately, this road is our own territory, and it is convenient to co-ordinate. ”

Liu Ji grinded his teeth slowly, and his eyes were bottomless black,

"It's not like I didn't give him a chance, it's up to him which way to go.

If he doesn't move, I won't move.

If he has to provoke and God doesn't take it, he will be blamed, so I have no choice but to follow the trend and make an example. ”

After that, he glanced at Chen Ping again,

"Do you have any news there?"