It's another morning of cicadas chirping and birds chirping.

Xue Bai walked out of the cabin where he was temporarily staying, still carrying the girlish aura left by Qinglan when he was sleeping with him in his arms.

This was the fifth day of his stay in Fenggu, and he felt that the days of the mountain residence were too simple and boring.

Only Wang Wei is the most adaptable, and he will pick some dew sencha before dawn.

This kind of thing is very cumbersome, and it is inconvenient in the mountains, so I will fry a pot of tea all day.

Xue Bai has also tasted it, it is not delicious, it is simply unpleasant.

"Won't Mr. Mahaji be bitten by mosquitoes?"

"If the heart is calm, mosquitoes will avoid it."

"I'm afraid that my husband will be smoked by sandalwood, so mosquitoes will not bite."

Wang Wei stopped talking, sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, and turned the Buddha beads in his hand.

Xue Bai thought for a while and said, "What's the matter with the mountain dwelling?" Songhua liquor, spring water sencha. ”

"A good mood also has a rhythm." Wang Wei asked, "New word cards?" ”

Xue Bai only knew a word, and he didn't speak at this time, sitting there watching the progress of the cannon building in the distance. Amperber was rebuilding a larger megalithic cannon, as big as a tower.

Wang Wei talked about it and couldn't help asking, "Is it poetry?" ”

"No, in my old age, I can only be quiet, and I don't care about everything."

"It's a good verse, but is there a later text?"

"No, Mr. Maha called me 'the poet of the remnants.'"

Suddenly there was the sound of horses' hooves on the other side of the mountain road.

Xue Bai stood up and greeted him.

When they came, everyone dismounted for the last leg of the road, because the trail was rough and steep.

But the person who came today can gallop on a horse, and with such equestrian skills, Xue Bai has already guessed who it is.

"Boom!"

With a neighing sound, the horse roared, raised its front hooves, and stopped under a boulder cannon.

The man on the horse was in his forties, tall and strong, and full of wind and dust.

He didn't wear armor, he wore a hood, and he wore a robe, but people could see at a glance that he was a general, because he had a killing aura all over his body.

But if you look closely, you can't understand where his killing aura comes from, his eyes and expressions are not fierce at all, and they are even very gentle.

This is Wang Zhonghei.

He straddled his horse, raised his head, and silently looked at the tall boulder cannon, lost in thought, like a statue.

"I've seen General Wang."

"You are Xue Bai?"

"Exactly."

"Can you show me the power of this boulder cannon?"

"Okay, the more breakthrough has not yet been built, the general can take a look at this first."

"Please."

Wang Zhongsi didn't say much, turned over and dismounted, patted Xue Bai's shoulder, and strode towards the boulder cannon.

The craftsmen and laborers around him didn't know who he was, but they couldn't help but stand aside honestly, even An Bobo, who stopped the sledgehammer in his hand and didn't speak.

It's like a goat encountering a beast, and it can naturally feel that aura.

"How do you throw stones?" Wang Zhongsi said: "Can I do it?" ”

"It needs to be moved together, there is a boulder weighing more than 200 catties, and it needs to be put in a net pocket."

Wang Zhongji beckoned, and one of his own guards stepped forward and moved the boulder with him.

Xue Bai continued to point, and said, "First fix this end with a hook and rope, and then put the weight in the weight basket......"

Wang Zhongsi didn't talk much, he was bored and did things, and after a while, he conveniently filled the weight basket.

"Unhook the hook."

"Bang!"

Sonic shook the world.

The boulder, which weighed more than two hundred pounds, was thrown high and disappeared from sight.

"Go and see how far it goes."

"Whoa."

Immediately, some of the soldiers turned over their horses and galloped into the woods.

Wang Zhongsi took out a map from his arms, spread it directly on the sandy ground, squatted down, and said, "Come, take a look." ”

This map is already very broken, with the handwriting of different people writing and drawing on it.

"The stone castle city is called the 'Iron City', the city is built on the east mountain, although the mountain is only 90 zhang high, but the east, west and south sides are cliffs, only a path in the north can lead to the top."

"There are two city platforms at the top, the north is a small city platform, with more than 20 steps in length and width; The south is the big city platform, which is more than 30 steps long and more than 10 steps wide. There is only a narrow ridge between the two cities, which is a beacon tower, and the movement of our army can be observed......"

Wang Zhongsi knew this terrain well and said casually.

After he had spoken for a while, the soldier who had been sent out rode back and said, "General, the boulder has been thrown two hundred and fifty paces into the ground, seven feet into the ground!" ”

"Far more than I expected."

Wang Zhongsi nodded first, and then praised Xue Bai.

In his army, the catapult threw a stone bullet weighing 30 pounds and could not reach 80 paces; The seven-tip cannon pulled the rope with 200 people, and only 50 steps were fired from 100 catties of stone bullets...... That's a huge gap indeed.

But then, he picked up a branch, drew on the sand, and said, "The stone castle mountain is ninety feet high...... That is, more than 200 steps, and the trail to attack the mountain in the north, there is nowhere to place the artillery cart. If you put a boulder cannon at the foot of the mountain......"

"I can't throw it that high." Xue Bai said.

The distance of 250 paces and the height of 200 paces are completely different concepts.

He had only just listened to Wang Zhonghe's explanation of the topography, and he already understood the danger of the terrain of Shibao City, even with the boulder cannon, attacking this kind of dangerous pass still had to pay huge casualties.

"Unless ......"

Wang Zhongsi also raised his eyebrows, looked at Xue Bai, and said in unison with him.

"Don't throw boulders?"

"Not bad."

"Give it a try." Xue Bai said: "You shouldn't make it bigger." The angle of the pin should be adjusted to see if it can be thrown at a high place; Or go smaller, and put it on the climbing trail. ”

"Time is running out, dare to ask if it can be done as soon as possible?"

"I'll give it a try."

"Good!"

Wang Zhongsi was very refreshed, and after finishing his business, he stood up, touched his arms, and found that there was nothing to do, so he simply untied the saber and handed it to Xue Bai.

"Xue Lang gave Helong such a heavy weapon, and I only give it back with this saber to show that I will not forget today."

"Thank you."

Xue Bai didn't shirk and took it with both hands.

Wang Zhongji nodded to him again, said no more, turned over and rode away.

~~

The next day, the right prime minister's house.

Behind the screen of the conference hall, Li Linfu paced back and forth with his hands on his hands.

A group of officials were reporting to him.

"Right Minister, it's all clear, Mrs. Qiu Guo hasn't been in the palace recently, and the sage hasn't seen Xue Bai's story for a few days."

"The subordinate officials have determined that the Ministry of Industry has not received any documents to supervise the manufacture of weapons, and this matter is Li Hua's arrogance."

"The same is true of the Ministry of War."

“……”

"Right Minister, this matter is very clear. As long as it is proved that Xue Bai is Li Yingyu's party, he can't escape the charges of privately making weapons and constructing border generals. ”

Li Linfu waved his hand.

Xue Bai wants to offer weapons, and this matter is not difficult to investigate.

Wang Zhongsi's actions have also been watched.

It was precisely because of this that Li Linfu wondered, why did Xue Bai make such a mistake?

It was very simple to offer weapons, but he didn't report to the saints, he didn't go through the division, but befriended Wang Zhonghei through Wang Yunxiu, do you really think you can hide it? Or is it daring?

Or maybe it's a rehash.

Last time, Xue Bai coaxed the saint with dominoes and stories, and at the same time led him to attack with "Han Yu", which made him lose the trust of the saint.

After suffering a big loss, Li Linfu had a hunch that this matter was not simple, and he did not dare to take action easily.

It's just that after thinking about it, if you sit back and don't care, it is not appropriate to let that kid sacrifice weapons, make meritorious contributions, and secretly help Wang Zhonghei.

At the time of hesitation.

"Ah Lang, Shiro has arrived, there is something urgent."

"Let him ......"

"Grandpa!" Li Xiu had already hurriedly entered the hall and said, "But Grandpa ordered the prison master Bo Xiaofang to sue Xue Bai for privately making weapons and constructing border generals?" The children didn't know about this matter beforehand, but now that the public is inquiring about it, how to deal with it? ”

"What did you say?"

"The child doesn't know how to cope."

"I ask you who sued Xue Bai?!"

"Xiao Fangzhi is the younger brother of Jingzhao Yin Xiao Jiong."

Li Linfu was stunned for a moment, raised his head, and his eyes were very puzzled.

He quickly summoned his henchmen to inquire.

……

"What's going on?!"

"Back to the right minister, after Xiao Fang's complaint, many imperial historians thought that the right minister made a move, and even if Wang Zhonghei was impeached...... The recitals were all prepared in advance. ”

"All of them have impeached Wang Zhonghei?" Li Linfu was a little surprised, "At this time? ”

"Yes, Princess Xianyi and the concubine have also entered the palace."

"How dare they?"

Li Linfu's eyes rolled, wondering why the situation had suddenly come to this point.

Xiao Fangzhi was indeed his person, but he only let Xiao Fangzhi marry the Xue family, and did not arrange for him to report the matter.

Is it a coincidence? Xiao Fangzhi was eager for meritorious service, and found an opportunity to get rid of Wang Zhongsi and Xue Bai, so he did it without permission?

Or was someone pushing, for example, Wang Ji failed to calm down?

Yu Shitai was ready to attack Wang Zhonghe, like an arrow on the string, but at this time, a sudden change, like a horn accidentally sounded, can only be fired with ten thousand arrows.

Taking advantage of Wang Zhonghe's absence in the army, he was directly demoted, and then looked for an opportunity to die.

~~

Jingzhao Prison.

In the crowded cell, someone was talking.

"I've never been to the Criminal Department Prison, but I'm here for the second time in Jingzhao Prison, but last time I stayed in a felony cell, you understand? That kind of rebellion is ......"

"Which one is Du Pain? Come out. ”

Du Wulang was a little surprised, stood up, and asked, "The case hasn't been closed yet, so let me out?" ”

But it was a small official who brought the jailer to exonerate him, saying: "The Xiao family has repented of the marriage, and this case does not need to be tried." ”

"Really?!"

Du Wulang was overjoyed, and when he left Jingzhao Mansion, he saw a group of people waiting for him outside the door.

He saw Xue Sanniang at first sight, her eyes were shy and dodgy, but she secretly looked at him, which made him embarrassed.

His heart was throbbing, but he saw a person wearing a green robe, blocking his Xue Sanniang.

When I looked up, it was Du Youlin with a stinky face.

"Ahh Grandpa? ”

“……”

On the way back, Du Wulang couldn't help but ask Du Youlin, "Grandpa, how did you get the Xiao family to get out of the marriage?" ”

"I don't know."

Du Youlin's eyes were also filled with some doubts, as if he couldn't figure it out.

He knew some of Xue Bai's plans.

Xue Bai and Wang Zhonghe, who are on the cusp of the storm, will inevitably be framed by the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. originally planned to withdraw from the marriage with the Xiao family when he was framed.

The strange thing is that the Xiao family quit the marriage first.

"Why?"

~~

"Xiao Fangzhi, who will be the chief bookkeeper of the prison, has seen the temple qing, the doctor, and the book."

"Xiao Fangzhi, what did you say?"

"Xiaguan found a big case, seven days ago, someone transferred more than ten master craftsmen who were building a cool hall for the saint from the general, but Xiaguan checked the documents and found that the documents only allowed them to be released from prison for one day. After careful investigation, it was found that someone had secretly made them supervise the manufacture of weapons in Fenggu, and their weapons were huge, and the sound of the hair was like thunder, and the power was extraordinary. ”

Sitting at the top were Li Daodi, the secretary of Dali Temple, Pei Kuan, the imperial historian, and Xiao Yinzhi, the secretary of the criminal department, and the three of them had different looks.

Xiao Fangzhi continued: "The subordinate went to the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War to inquire, and learned that there was no supervision of the manufacture of weapons, and this matter was very suspicious. So, the lower officials sent people to stare at the road to Fenggu Prison, and finally found that it was ...... Wang Zhonghe's doing. ”

The three high-ranking officials at the top walked away from time to time, but it would not be too long before they sat back down.

Finally, Pei Kuan said: "Wang Zhonghei is the envoy of the four towns, and it is normal to supervise the creation of new weapons, why do you call it a big case?" ”

"The lower officials heard that the sage's imperial decree ordered Wang Zhonghei to attack Shibao City, but Wang Zhonghei did not move, but returned to Beijing instead, and his heart was uneasy."

Speaking of this, Xiao Fang was really faintly uneasy in his heart, and said slowly: "Princess Xianyi's concubine Yang Wei said that he suspected that Xue Bai was Xue Pingzhao, the son of the traitor Xue Rust. And such a son of a traitor, secretly making weapons with Wang Zhonghei, is really suspicious. ”

"I see?" Pei Kuan muttered.

Li Daodi and Xiao Yinzhi didn't speak.

Xiao Fangzhi felt that this reaction was a little flat, different from what had been discussed, so he looked up at Xiao Yinzhi.

Xiao Yinzhi met his gaze before he reacted, stroked his beard and said, "Do you have evidence?" ”

"Yes." Xiao Fangzhi said: "Princess Xianyi has a deed in her hand, and in addition, Xue Bai's life experience must be fake, just find Xue Ling to prove it." There are traces of these people colluding with each other and claiming to be falsely plotted......"

At this moment, a little official walked by, Xiao Yinzhi got up and left again, and listened to what the little official said.

"This matter is not arranged by the right minister, ask Xiao Fangzhi why he did this, and then push the boat down the river to get rid of Wang Zhonghei......"

~~

Fenggu Supervisor.

A large group of forbidden soldiers led their horses up the mountain road.

"Xue plays cards!"

"General Chen actually came in person?"

Chen Xuanli was not very happy walking in the mountains and forests, looked down at the mud on the deerskin boots, and shouted: "If you are willing to cause less trouble, can I come?!" ”

Xue Bai was not surprised, and asked rhetorically, "What did I cause again?" ”

Chen Xuanli raised his hand and pointed at the tip of his nose, and said, "Hugh I don't know, you deliberately set the right minister, again and again, again and again, and you still don't repent?!" ”

"Indeed." Xue Bai responded: "I just have a personal vendetta with Youxiang, and I want to give him some color if I have nothing to do." ”

"Huh."

Chen Xuanli laughed angrily.

But it's one thing to know that Xue Bai is hiding this thought, but he can't use it to punish the crime.

"If it weren't for the fact that you really have the ability, you would die eight hundred times with these careful thoughts."

"That's because I didn't hide from the saint that I had the intention of framing the right minister. And he really wanted to kill me, and this time he shot again? ”

Chen Xuanli let out a heavy "um", and he was indeed a little dissatisfied with Li Linfu.

Knowing that the sage likes Xue to play cards, he also makes shots again and again, which is bad; I can't even see Xue Bai's set, this is stupid.

A country is in charge, jealous and jealous, to such a point.

"The saint ordered me to come and see what that amazing weapon looks like, is it really helpful to attack Stone Fort City?"

Xue Bai said: "I just need to make it, how to use it specifically, that's General Wang's business." ”

"Let's go."

"General, please."

Chen Xuanli waved the mosquitoes in front of him, but when he saw Wang Wei and Li Hua standing on the side saluting, he laughed and pointed at Wang Wei and said, "Mr. Maha, this time I have opened my mind." ”

……

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, a boulder fell into the sky again and smashed heavily into the mountain forest, causing the grass and trees to shake.

~~

The impeachment of Wang Zhongji was handed to Taiwan Province like snowflakes.

Li Linfu always felt that there was something wrong with the whole thing.

He suspected that Xue Bai had used his old tricks to play tricks on him, but it was a taboo to make weapons privately, and this matter would anger the saint no matter what.

Suddenly.

"Right Minister, some people in the military department say that it is ......"

"Say!"

"The weapon is not privately made, Wang Wei, a member of the treasury department, once privately told Princess Yuzhen about this, and it was the sage's imperial decree that made them ......"

"What? Wang wei? ”

Li Linfu was actually not surprised, but angry.

He knew that it was impossible for Xue Bai to make such a mistake, not to mention that Yan Zhenqing had mentioned it, how could he make weapons without mentioning it to the saint first, but befriending Wang Zhonghei first?

Xue Bai was protecting Wang Zhonghe, deliberately leading Wang Zhongji to make mistakes, leading him to do it, and then proving that this matter was false, so that the sage did not even believe other accusations against Wang Zhonghe......

Xiao Fangzhi was taken advantage of.

"Go quickly, let Dali Temple and the Criminal Department strictly interrogate Xiao Fangzhi! Who told him to sue! ”

"Whoa."

"Right Minister, the Holy Edict Right Minister......"

Li Linfu was a little busy for a while.

He knew that this matter was by no means simple, and there was more than one side of the force that was protecting the king's loyalty.

In the final analysis, Xue Bai just brought a small fish hook by the way when making weapons, and someone forced the fish of the right phase to hang up.

"Who?"

~~

Chen Xuanli walked to the edge of a big pit, looked down, and saw that the two or three hundred catties of boulders had sunk deep into the ground.

He couldn't help but frown.

It's not that I'm not satisfied with the power of this boulder cannon, but I think that with this thing, the pressure on the Huaqing Palace to guard the saints in the future will increase greatly.

It is no wonder that Li Linfu wants to use this incident as an excuse to impeach Wang Zhonghe.

"Let's go." Chen Xuanli turned around and said, "Go back to Chang'an, and ask for a reward for you." ”

"Thank you, General Chen." Xue Bai responded.

And although the craftsmen behind him were pleasantly surprised, they were so overwhelmed by the momentum of the general of the Long Wu Army that they didn't dare to speak.

"Also, has the monkey story been written?" Chen Xuanli suddenly asked.

"Wrote some."

"Give it to me, and bring it back with you."

Xue Bai nodded.

It suddenly occurred to him that from the fact that the saint did not ask him for stories recently, it could be seen that the saint knew that he was making weapons.

Therefore, the brother slave generally does not take the bait.

He didn't care anyway, the credit for sacrificing weapons couldn't run away steadily, it was just to see if he could help Wang Zhonghei by the way.

If Pei Mian doesn't know how to push the boat down the river, it would be too wasteful.

The next key is who Wang Zhongsi will remember this favor......

(End of chapter)