Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 360 Sun Simiao was captured and exchanged for thirty fire guns
Chapter 360 Sun Simiao was captured and exchanged for thirty fire guns
Chang'an City.
In the evening, the sun sets.
People’s figures were stretched very long.
Two carriages walked from the direction of the institute toward the center.
One after another, there are dozens of security guards protecting the front and back.
This is the carriage of Juzi and Sun Simiao. They are returning to Fang Mansion from get off work as usual.
Suddenly, dozens of people among the people passing by suddenly rose up and rushed towards the two carriages.
"Enemy attack!"
The security guard protecting the carriage was immediately alert.
But they faced several times more force and soon fell.
Fangfu.
Fang Yuan and others received the news soon.
After learning that Sun Simiao and Juzi's carriage had been hijacked, everyone was shocked and angry. They immediately sent a large number of people to investigate, and notified the Chang'an County Government and Jinwu Guards.
However, there was still no news from the people sent by Fang Yuan. The other party came to visit the next day and came back with the giant in an upright manner.
"Shilang Fang, I am Zheng Zaiyou. I captured the Medicine King and the giant under your command."
"Now I return the giant to you as a sign of sincerity. Can we talk about it?"
This is a middle-aged man with a calm appearance and extraordinary conversation.
When speaking, ask the guards behind you to let go of the giant, and be sincere.
"Big man, how are you?"
Fang Yuan looked at Juzi worriedly and said in a deep voice.
Everyone also gathered around, looking at Juzi and worrying about his condition.
"I'm fine."
"Even Lao Sun is still imprisoned by them."
The giant shook his head and said with an ugly expression.
After walking on that road for so long, I was kidnapped for the first time.
"It's okay, leave the rest to me!"
"Zheng Zaiyou, please come inside."
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
Then he looked at the middle-aged man named Zheng Zaiyou.
"Thank you."
Zheng Zaiyou smiled slightly.
Let the people you brought stay outside and go in with Fang Yuan.
The people in Fang's house looked at Zheng Zaiyou and his guards unkindly, hoping to make them miserable and walk away.
Not long after, Fang Yuan and Zheng Zaiyou came to the study room and sat down opposite each other.
"Xingyang Zheng family?"
Fang Yuan was the first to speak.
Anyone with the surname Zheng who dares to arrest him is most likely from the Zheng family in Xingyang.
"Exactly!"
"Please forgive me for taking the liberty of arresting Mr. Fang."
"We have no intention of harming Medicine King and Juzi. As long as you agree to our conditions, we will release them immediately!"
Zheng Zaiyou said seriously.
"What conditions?"
Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.
"Firegun!"
"At least thirty!"
Zheng Zaiyou said in a deep voice.
He stared straight at Fang Yuan.
Since the emergence of firecrackers, they have focused on researching firecrackers.
But so far, they have not developed a fire gun, and they don't even know the principle of the fire gun.
Now the Five Surnames and Qiwang are about to go to war with the imperial court. If we can't research the fire blunderbuss, it will be difficult to really fight against the imperial court.
"Sorry, I have no right to make the decision!"
Fang Yuan frowned and said in a deep voice.
Sure enough, he came here for the firecracker.
Fang Yuan had an idea after hearing the person named Zheng at the door just now.
But the fire gun was of great importance, and Fang Yuan did not want to sell it to anyone else.
"Shilang Fang, are you not being honest?"
"You can make the decision yourself about the gun. Is it possible that you still say it has something to do with the emperor?"
Zheng Zaiyou said with a pout.
The family has investigated and found out that only Fang Yuan has the fire gun.
Even if the emperor wants to use firecrackers, he still needs Fang Yuan's permission.
In this situation, Fang Yuan can definitely make the decision, but now Fang Yuan is obviously not cooperating.
"The fire gun is of great importance. Without the emperor's consent, how can I dare to give it to you casually?"
Fang Yuan sighed and said.
He wanted to delay and see if he could find Sun Simiao.
If you arrest your own man and threaten him again, there is no way this debt will be ignored.
"Delaying time?"
"Shilang Fang, since I have said so, let me give you some time."
"Well, before dark, if I fail to take away thirty firecrackers, or someone delivers the head of Medicine King."
Zheng Zaiyou frowned and looked deeply at Fang Yuan.
He saw that Fang Yuan was just stalling for time and wanted to find where Sun Simiao was.
Indeed, this is what you should do. If something happens to you, you will find it yourself.
But I don't have much time, so I can only give Fang Yuan half a day to find it, so that Fang Yuan can give up.
"Then I will go into the palace to discuss it with the emperor!"
Fang Yuan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.
The middle-aged man in front of him made Fang Yuan feel pressured.
The other party is calm and mature, and his eyes seem to be able to see through everything.
But if you see through it, you still have to go through the process. Enter the palace and find the emperor to investigate together.
"Sit back and wait for Mr. Fang to bring back the good news."
Zheng Zaiyou said with a smile.
Fang Yuan nodded, said nothing, stood up and left.
Before leaving, he told the people in the house to watch Zheng Zaiyou and put him under house arrest in the study.
Soon, Fang Yuan entered the palace and explained the situation clearly to Li Shimin.
"Damn it, the Five Surnames and Qi Wangs really do everything they can!"
Li Shimin was furious.
But it concerns Medicine King Sun Simiao, and he can’t say he won’t save her.
If it was someone else, Li Shimin most likely asked Fang Yuan to redeem the fire gun.
"Now I just hope that Sun Simiao can be found before dark, otherwise the fire blunderbuss will be given to them."
Fang Yuan sighed and said.
It's worth exchanging thirty muskets for Sun Simiao.
Even if it is three hundred or three thousand, Fang Yuan is willing to give it up.
But before that, you still have to look for it.
"It's a pity that Yuan Tiangang is not here, otherwise I would have asked him to investigate in person."
Li Shimin said with an ugly face.
With Yuan Tiangang's ability, he should be able to find it.
But Yuan Tiangang has been arranged to lead bad guys to attack Wu Xing Qi Wang.
"I'll go back first and make plans to exchange the gun for the medicine king."
Fang Yuan sighed and said.
Li Shimin opened his mouth, but in the end Fang Yuan was not left behind.
After Fang Yuan left, Li Shimin walked back and forth in the imperial study with a dark face.
Once the fire blunderbuss is released, Wu Xingqiwang will soon be able to counterattack the fire blunderbuss.
If this chaos cannot be quelled within a short period of time, they will develop fire guns as time goes by.
After the five surnames and seven Wangs all have guns, the gap between the imperial court and them will be evened, and they may be even better.
"Come here, keep an eye on Fang Mansion!"
Li Shimin finally made a countermeasure.
Since you have to give the firecracker, then after exchanging the hostages, you can snatch the firecracker back, right?
Time passes slowly.
Evening comes and the sun sets.
The blood-red sunset gives people a tragic beauty.
The time has come, but Sun Simiao is still not found.
There was no other way, Fang Yuan came back with thirty fire guns to see Zheng Zaiyou.
"Please ask Mr. Fang to have someone inspect the goods for me."
Zheng Zaiyou did not accept the fire gun immediately, but let Fang Yuan test it.
Fang Yuan smiled slightly and asked the security team to test the condition of the firecrackers on the spot.
Thirty muskets were fired, and there was no problem after thirty firings.
"Thank you, Mr. Fang, please come with me."
"The king of medicine dare not bring the exchange, please forgive me."
Zheng Zaiyou breathed a sigh of relief and asked someone to take the gun.
Fang Yuan said nothing with a sullen face, and followed Zheng Zaiyou out of Fang Mansion.
Naturally, Fang Yuan did not leave alone, but also brought Mo Cailing and other experts with him.
Soon, it will get dark.
But there is a moon, so I can vaguely see the road.
Following Zheng Zaiyou, Fang Yuan finally stopped in a dark alley.
"Shilang Fang, I made you laugh."
"You are happy, I am happy too, come here!"
Zheng Zaiyou stopped and ordered someone to light the torch.
After clapping their hands, someone appeared on the other side, including Sun Simiao, who was escorted and appeared.
"Let him go!"
Fang Yuan nodded to Sun Simiao and said in a deep voice.
At Zheng Zaiyou's signal, Sun Simiao was let go and returned to Fang Yuan.
"Sorry, I made you laugh."
Sun Simiao said in a deep voice.
He felt very embarrassed when he was caught and had to be rescued by Fang Yuan.
"It's because of me that you were arrested. If you want to apologize, it's only me who should apologize."
Fang Yuan shook his head and said.
No wonder Sun Simiao is to blame; if you want to blame it, blame yourself.
The purpose of the Zheng family in Xingyang is obviously to use their own blunderbuss.
Because the Fire Guns were captured, it was because the manpower provided by Fang Yuan was not strong enough.
We'll need to equip each of them with a firecracker later.
"Shilang Fang, our Xingyang Zheng family has always felt that you are a rare talent."
"My clan leader said that there is a famous direct lineage woman in my clan who is eighteen years old and extremely beautiful. If you are willing, you can marry her as an equal wife. A concubine is also fine."
Just as Zheng Zaiyou was about to leave, he took two steps and turned back.
"No interest, please leave."
Fang Yuan said coldly.
"Farewell!"
Zheng Zaiyou stopped staying and disappeared into the darkness with the people.
"Doctor Sun, are you okay?"
Only then did Fang Yuan have time to ask about Sun Simiao's situation.
"I'm fine, what's their purpose?"
Sun Simiao said in a deep voice.
After he was arrested, he was not given any trouble, and no one paid attention to him. He was just placed under house arrest.
It was just now that Sun Simiao knew that they were from a large family.
"I want thirty fire guns!"
Fang Yuan smiled and said.
Take Sun Simiao back towards Fang Mansion.
"Thirty?!"
"Doesn't that give them a chance to counterattack the firecrackers?!"
Sun Simiao was shocked.
He knows that firecrackers are strictly controlled.
Even if he wants to use a firecracker, he has to go through strict procedures to get it.
It is because of the abnormal strictness that the fire gun has not been circulated since its production until now.
Now, Sun Simiao suddenly felt guilty because he caused the fire blunderbuss to escape.
"It's okay. Those are the first batch of firecrackers. The quality is very poor and there are many problems."
"If they want to make a firecracker like ours now, it will probably take three to five years."
Fang Yuan smiled and said.
After coming out of the palace, Fang Yuan asked Juzi to prepare the firecrackers himself.
With the giant himself preparing it, the first shot of the fire gun will almost never go wrong.
So he deceived Zheng Zaiyou and made him think that the guns he gave him were all good.
On the other side, Li Shimin mobilized his forces to keep an eye on Fang Mansion.
After Fang Yuan and others went out, they were immediately stared at.
After Fang Yuan said goodbye to him in the alley, Li Junxian immediately took action.
However, Li Junxian only captured some of the people, and Zheng Zaiyou and Huo Zhan escaped from nowhere.
"Damn it!"
"Order the four city gates to strictly check people going out!"
"In addition, let Yuan Tiangang speed up his efforts and attack Wu Xing Qi Wang at all costs!"
Li Shimin was furious when he learned the news.
After the Five Surnames and Qiwang get the gun, they will definitely conduct research.
Give them three to five months, and they will research the firecracker.
By then, the strength between the two sides will be equal, or even stronger than that of the imperial court.
"Your Majesty, there is a man who claims to be Zheng Zaiyou asking to see you!"
At this time, Wang De came in from outside.
Not everyone can see the emperor, and it is impossible for ordinary people to see him.
But the five surnames and seven views are different. They have a transcendent status, and this Zheng Zaiyou is the one who kidnapped the Medicine King and the giant.
"Who?"
Li Shimin was stunned and surprised.
"Zheng Zaiyou."
Wang De said again.
"Pass!"
Li Shimin's eyes turned cold and he said in a deep voice.
Okay, you actually dare to come and see me in person.
Does this mean you look down on me or don’t take me to heart?
Not long after, Zheng Zaiyou was brought.
"Zheng Zaiyou, meet His Majesty!"
Zheng Zaiyou saluted calmly.
"You are so extraordinary, you actually dare to come to see me?"
Li Shimin sneered.
Sitting on the dragon throne looking down at Zheng Zaiyou.
He didn't know what Zheng Zaiyou's status was in the Zheng family in Xingyang.
There are too many people in the Zheng family in Xingyang, and it is impossible for Li Shimin to know about everyone.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for what I mean within the clan."
"Your Majesty, can I leave Chang'an City safely with the blunderbuss?"
Zheng Zaiyou saluted Li Shimin again.
"What do you think?"
Li Shimin said coldly.
He gets angry when he looks at Zheng Zaiyou.
The other party's invisible contempt made him very unhappy.
"Your Majesty, Chang'an City is currently empty of troops."
"If Huobiao and I cannot leave Chang'an City safely, a large army will come to kill us."
Zheng Zaiyou smiled and said.
"Since you said so, let's go to the Tianlao to rest. I'll wait for your army to come."
Li Shimin's eyes narrowed and he sneered.
The imperial court sent an army of 100,000 to attack Tuyuhun, and an army of 50,000 to Qingzhou to annihilate Qingshan.
There are indeed not many troops left in Chang'an City, and the city is indeed empty of troops.
"Ah? No, Your Majesty."
"If the two countries are at war, they will not be killed. I am just sending a message. I can't be imprisoned, right?"
Zheng Zaiyou suddenly panicked, no longer as calm as before, and said with a pleading tone.
"Are the two countries still at war?"
"Does the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes want to establish a country?"
Li Shimin's tone was even colder.
Anyone who dares to establish a country within the Tang Dynasty will be attacked with all the strength of the country.
"No, no, I'm just giving an example."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to imprison me. I am just a little person who delivers messages."
"You are the supreme leader of the empire. You can't be so stingy and behave like a villain, right?"
Zheng Zaiyou said with a smile.
Put yourself in a very low position.
"Humph, you changed so quickly."
"Hand over the blunderbuss and I can let you go."
Li Shimin snorted coldly.
Zheng Zaiyou was not forcibly detained again.
"Your Majesty, I can't make the decision on this matter."
Zheng Zaiyou said sarcastically.
"Then you go back to the Zheng family's residence in Xingyang and stay there. I'll wait for your five surnames and the Qiwang army to come and kill you."
Li Shimin waved his hand and said coldly.
Regardless of Zheng Zaiyou’s status in the Zheng family in Xingyang, it doesn’t matter if he leaves.
But if you want to take away the gun, you can't, at least you can't let him take it away easily.
"Little, little man, please retire."
Zheng Zaiyou breathed a sigh of relief, bowed and left the imperial study room.
Li Shimin looked at Zheng Zaiyou's leaving figure, his eyes becoming more and more gloomy.
This person's sudden appearance must have bad intentions, and it's not as simple as asking if he can leave.
But Li Shimin didn't have the time to speculate too much, wondering if the Five Surnames and Qi Wang really wanted to invade the country with an army?