In Du Cha Si's cell, there were no horrific interrogations like in the past, and there were no prisoners at all.
Those craftsmen have been sent back to the Prince Consort's Mansion.
Huo Lian was sitting in the cell, turning a small wooden bird in her hand. This was a miniature version made by those craftsmen. After pressing a mechanism on the bird, she threw it forward. The wooden bird did not fall to the ground, just like that day.
Like the wooden bird that carried people on the Imperial City campus, it slowly flew up and circled around the house.
Huo Lian ignored the wooden bird and looked in the direction of the door in trance.
Zhu Chuan walked in from outside, and the wooden bird hit him and fell off. Zhu Chuan quickly caught it with his quick hands, and the wooden bird in his hand became motionless again.
"Captain, are they credible?" he asked, throwing the wooden bird on the table.
Watching these old craftsmen make a small wooden bird with my own eyes proves that this craftsmanship is indeed possible.
When the old carpenters entered Duchasi, they directly admitted that their skills were taught by a Mohist, but they did not join the Mohist sect.
"That master was very kind. He earned some rice and grain money by working in our workshop. We didn't know he was so powerful."
"My family was poor at that time, and my wife scolded the child for crying. He saw it. Before leaving, he taught us this craft and asked us to make it to comfort the child."
"In fact, children don't like it very much. They would rather catch real birds and play with them."
"We always thought it was just a toy. Half our lives later, Prince Consort Liu reminded us that we tried to make it bigger and found that it could carry people and fly."
The old craftsmen spoke sincerely, and after checking their net worth, there was indeed no problem.
It is also true that Mohists like to be teachers and not hide their private skills.
Huo Lian picked up the small wooden bird from the table, turned it around in her hand, and glanced at the six-foot sword beside her.
"They are indeed not from Momen," he said, "their skills are very rough."
Not even a toy like a sword.
Zhu Chuan was not interested in the roughness of Momen's skills: "Your Majesty will not be disgusted with the skills if they are just learned by chance. Then this time the Five Prince Consorts will continue to be valued."
Huo Lian said: "The Five Prince Consorts are really rising to the top step by step."
Zhu Chuan nodded: "This guy is really lucky."
"Do you believe in luck?" Huo Lian suddenly asked.
Zhu Chuan was stunned for a moment and scratched his head: "Believe it, some people are lucky and some are unlucky."
Huo Lian shook his head and looked at the wooden bird in his hand: "I don't believe it. It's bad luck. It's because of my bad behavior."
For example, Liang Si, for example, the head of Luo, they are unlucky, but they themselves are also at fault for their bad luck.
"Good luck is either due to your own ability, or..." Huo Lian continued, "It was given by others."
Zhu Chuan was startled, then raised his brows: "What the Governor means is that there is still a problem with this matter." After saying this, he clapped his hands and said, "Isn't that right? If the Fifth Prince Consort is so lucky, why wasn't he so good in the past few years? Every day
Being looked down upon by the princess, she couldn't even enter the courtyard gate..."
Hey, let’s not mention the privacy of the princess’s mansion.
"Indeed, the Fifth Prince Consort is from..."
Zhu Chuan's expression became a little strange as he thought about it. It was only after he built the Star Gazing Pavilion that he was valued by the emperor.
Later, the woman also participated in the lantern banquet.
Not to mention that the current wooden bird that can fly into the sky comes from Momen's technique.
In other words, it was the woman who gave the five consorts good luck.
"Captain! Is it really her?" Zhu Chuan exclaimed, "She lives in our house every day, and she secretly gets married to the Fifth Prince Consort."
Not even behind the scenes, this Qixing had been invited by the fifth princess before, and they even made some kind of dress. They must have gotten involved at that time.
"No wonder I'm reluctant to leave the capital. It turns out I have backup plans."
"Captain, go and tell His Majesty, lest we be bitten again in the future."
Listening to Zhu Chuan's words, Huo Lian shook her head again: "It's not her."
Zhu Chuan was stunned again, wasn't she?
Huo Lian looked at the wooden bird in her hand and wanted to say something. A guard came in hurriedly: "Captain, Liu Yan said that he wanted to investigate the case and mobilized troops from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to leave the capital."
Zhu Chuan chuckled: "What case does he have to investigate? And he needs to use troops?"
The guard said: "It seems that they are arresting the Mo disciples."
Mohist?
Zhu Chuan was startled, and Huo Lian also looked at the guard.
"Really arrested or fake arrested?" Zhu Chuan asked with a frown.
Liu Yan, an old boy, has been hanging out with the Mo disciples for a long time. He has been arrested as soon as possible. It is obvious that he wants to benefit from the Mo disciples.
Now that the heads of the Mo clan have left the capital, he is making a big splash again...
Huo Lian didn't say anything, grabbed the six-foot sword and walked out.
Zhu Chuan hurriedly followed up and said, "Yes, we'll find out after we take a look."
But as soon as he walked out, he saw a waiter being welcomed in.
"Captain." He smiled and saluted, "Your Majesty invites you."
Huo Lian's footsteps paused.
The chamberlain explained his intentions. Because the craftsmen were sent back, the five princes were happy and the emperor was more interested. He wanted to continue flying the wooden bird again, and this time he would try to carry weapons.
Weapons are being used, and Huo Lian is even more important to guard by his side.
Hearing this sentence, Zhu Chuan swallowed his words that our commander-in-chief had something to do and I would accompany him.
Everyone said that Huo Lian was domineering and even the emperor looked down upon him, but in fact the governor's domineering behavior was only the domineering nature allowed by the emperor.
"Okay." Huo Lian nodded to the waiter, "I'll go right away."
The chamberlain laughed and said, "My servant is waiting for the Governor in the car."
Watching the chamberlain walk away, Huo Lian handed the six-foot sword to Zhu Chuan.
Zhu Chuan hurriedly took it and said, "I will follow Liu Yan personally. No matter whether he captures Mo Tu or is captured by Mo Tu, he will not be able to escape my grasp."
Well, this seems a bit strange, but never mind.
Huo Lian smiled: "You don't have to go."
No need? Zhu Chuan didn’t understand, so he just ignored it?
"Give the sword to Liang Liuzi." Huo Lian said, "Tell him that if you cannot give this sword to Qixing, the Great Wall of the North will not exist in the future."
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Black cars, surrounded by black soldiers and guards, were speeding down the Imperial Street. Officials on the road were busy trying to avoid them, even if there were cars and horses walking in front of them.
Li Guoshu was also among them, and his avoidance made several officials on the street laugh.
"Master Li, why don't you give way?" they joked.
Li Guojiu said with a smile: "In terms of official position, Governor Huo is older than me, so of course I have to stay out of the way."
Although this good old man didn't push people down, he was very good at lifting people up. The officials smiled and said nothing more. Uncle Li Guo lowered the car curtain and accepted the tea from a man dressed as an old servant in the car.
"It's not difficult to meet His Majesty, but if you don't want to be dragged out and beheaded, you have to do it slowly," he said.
The old servant lowered his head lower: "Sinners know this and are willing to wait patiently."
Li Guojiu took a sip of tea and smiled: "Then we'll have to wait for the fifth prince-in-law to get the favor again and the good news from Mr. Liu. It shouldn't take too long."
The old servant leaned over the car and said, "Everything is mine, Mr. Li."
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Officials were coming in and out of the imperial city, and more officers and soldiers were coming in and out of the capital gate than in the past.
Zhang Yuan didn't care at all, squatting in the corner as if sleeping, when suddenly he heard a voice calling him "Boss!"
Zhang Yuan raised his head and saw a passing officer and soldier reining in his horse and stopping. He was his former companion in Jingzhao Mansion.
"Shuanzi, I'm on a business trip." Zhang Yuan said, waving his hand again, "I will take care of my aunt."
Shuan Zi did not leave immediately, but waved to Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan patiently walked over.
"Dali Temple has mobilized troops and horses to capture the Mo disciples again." Shuanzi whispered, "I heard that the officers and soldiers outside have surrounded the Mo disciples."
Zhang Yuan was stunned for a moment, the word Mo Tu was already a bit unfamiliar.
The officers and soldiers at the front were calling Shuanzi's name, and Shuanzi said to Zhang Yuan: "Boss, when I catch them this time, I will definitely interrogate the whereabouts of the ground dragon."
Zhang Yuan looked at him: "Do you still remember?"
"Don't you remember, boss?" Shuanzi asked, and then said bitterly, "It was because of him that you were harmed to this extent, and I will never forget it."
After saying that, he stopped staying and urged his horse to follow the officers and soldiers.
Zhang Yuan stood there and watched, his expression becoming complicated.
"I don't remember being harmed to such an extent." He said to himself, his dazed eyes gradually condensed, "What we can't forget is that the case is still open."
With these words, he turned around and ran towards the stable. The next moment he got on his horse and galloped away from the city.
The shouts of the city gate guards behind him were chaotic.
"Zhang Yuan, you escaped again -"
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The imperial city campus was filled with officials. Compared to the last time, it could be said to be a huge crowd.
Who wouldn’t want to see with their own eyes a wooden bird that can carry people flying?
"I still want to sit on it." An official said, holding his gray beard, "I haven't flown yet."
These words made everyone around laugh.
Although people may laugh at wishful thinking when they hear that they want to fly, but in fact, who doesn’t want to try flying?
Not only the emperor was on the high platform over there, but the queen and the concubines and princesses in the harem were also here, curiously pointing at the wooden birds in the field.
"But today is not to show that you can fly." Consort Liu said to the emperor, queen and concubines, "It is to demonstrate the power of shooting. It may not look good."
Of course the emperor didn't care whether it looked good or not, and asked: "Does someone need to carry a bow and arrow up there?"
While we were talking, the skinny handyman from last time was climbing onto the wooden bird.
We already knew before that this was a specially selected person who was thin and light in weight. Naturally, he was not a good soldier because he was so short. He had never even held an arrow.
Even if such a person can fly in the world, the arrows he shoots will not threaten anyone.
Prince Consort Liu said: "No, it's a repeating crossbow added to the wooden bird. It doesn't require the operator to have arm strength or archery skills. As long as the operator can pull the mechanism, he can shoot heavy arrows."
The emperor was overjoyed. He looked at the plate armor that had been erected in the field and hurriedly urged: "Hurry up and try it out."
Consort Liu immediately waved his hand to the audience.
As everyone watched, the wooden bird rushed up the slope, then staggered and flew up amidst countless exclamations.
Those who had never seen it before were shocked that the wooden bird could really fly. Those who had seen it before were staring at the plate armor on the ground. Willow Prince Consort waved his hand again. The servant lying on the wooden bird did not know what he had done, and saw a sudden shot from under the belly of the bird.
Three crossbow arrows shot into the plate armor on the ground with a continuous sound.
Immediately behind the plate armor, a guard stood up, raised his plate armor and shouted.
"Penetrate!"
There were louder cheers on the school grounds, especially from the generals.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations to Zhou for getting this artifact!" they shouted excitedly.
The emperor standing on the high platform laughed and asked Huo Lian beside him: "How is this bird's archery skills better than yours?"
Huo Lian said: "I am as good as the minister."
The emperor laughed again: "That's really awesome!"
Huo Lian nodded and looked at the wooden bird that was falling on the ground.
Yes, it's amazing, even rough skills can do this, but I don't know how far the real Momen skills can reach.
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The sun was shining brightly on the earth, and an inn stood on the official road outside a small town.
I don't know whether it's because the place is remote or because the sunlight today is too dazzling. There are no pedestrians on the road and the door of the inn is closed. Only the cover in front of the door is swaying in the wind.
As a group of dozens of soldiers and horses appeared on the road, the dazzling sunlight became a little dim.
The leader, whose face was half covered by his hat, suddenly waved the knife in his hand, and the soldiers behind him rushed towards the inn like a tide. The horses' hooves trampled, the ground trembled, and the inn in his sight seemed to rise and fall, as if it would break into pieces at the next moment.
The wall of the inn seemed to have really broken into pieces, and a strange wooden frame stretched out. The next moment, a cold light flashed in the leader's sight.
A strong wind blew up from the plains, and it seemed as if it was carrying ghosts crying. Arrows as dense as rain came from all over the place.
The leader felt his body go numb, and he swung his long sword forward and hurriedly moved backward.
"Back off——"
"Back off——"
Accompanied by the roar, the horses neighed, some soldiers and horses moved backward, some soldiers and horses were unable to recover and collided with each other, and some soldiers and horses rolled and fell to the ground.
The army formation that originally came like a flood instantly became chaotic.