Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters articulate excuse
Tian Yue learned from Ge Xin what happened in Beizhou, which made him shocked and angry. The Jin army actually crossed the border to kill people, and also killed thirty of his own soldiers. In anger, Tian Yue immediately ordered his men to prepare their horses.
He wants to go to Beizhou himself to get this justice!
Wang You hurried over after hearing the news, and happened to see Tian Yue get on his horse. He quickly ran up and pulled the reins of the horse, "Your Majesty, please don't be impulsive!"
"I'm not impulsive. I just want to go on an on-site inspection to understand the situation in Beizhou. Why did this happen?" Tian Yue said with a gloomy face.
Wang You persuaded earnestly: "My lord, please listen to me. The matter is not that simple. I'm afraid it was not the fault of the Jin army."
The military advisor persuaded Tian Yue again and again, and Tian Yue gradually calmed down. He thought for a moment, then got off his horse and returned to the palace's military office.
Wang You quickly followed. In the lobby of the official residence, Wang You said to Tian Yue: "General Sima has never crossed the border to attack the Jin army. The Jin army has no reason to cross the border to attack us. More importantly, Yongji Canal is a salt road of the Jin State. It has no influence on the Jin army."
The country is of vital importance, will they deliberately destroy the safety of the salt channel? Is there anything more important than the safety of the salt channel? Your Majesty, based on this, I dare to assert that the attack on the patrolling soldiers was definitely not the work of the Jin army.
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Tian Yue also felt that Wang You's words made sense. He took out Sima Li's pigeon letter and looked at it carefully. Only then did he notice that Sima Li said it was suspected to be done by the Jin army, but he was not sure that it was done by the Jin army. He didn't see it clearly just now.
Then he flew into a rage.
Tian Yue slowly sat down, feeling really ashamed in his heart. He made a conclusion without looking clearly. He almost rushed to Beizhou to raise an army to investigate, but he still couldn't be impulsive!
"Who does the military advisor think could be responsible for this?"
Wang You shook his head, "It's hard to say at the moment. It may be the salt owl and the patrol team that have hindered their financial path, or it may be someone who wants to deliberately provoke conflicts between the Wei and Jin Dynasties, such as Zhu Tao. When the Wei and Jin Dynasties fight, he will take advantage of the opportunity.
There may be internal reasons why we fight back to Hebei."
"Our internal reasons?"
Tian Yue frowned, "Can the military advisor make it clearer, how could this be done by one of our insiders?"
Wang You sighed and said: "Your Highness, there are many forces within the Wei State. Not everyone wants the Wei and Jin families to reach a reconciliation, and not everyone wants the Wei State to remain stable and free from war. Your Highness should be very clear."
Tian Yue nodded silently. Of course he knew in his heart that there were forces in Wei that were pro-Zhu Si and pro-Li Na. There were also forces that wanted to return to the Southern Tang Dynasty. Of course, there were also forces that wanted Jin to unify Hebei. It was indeed more complicated.
"Then this matter is just like this?"
"Your Majesty, if the people behind this incident don't achieve their goals, they will definitely come back a second time. As long as we are more vigilant, he will definitely show his flaws the second time."
"Okay! I hope so."
At this time, a soldier reported in the hall: "Your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief of the Ordnance Department has asked to see you about something important."
Wang You blurted out, "Is it Iron Fire Thunder?"
Tian Yue suddenly woke up and said quickly: "Let him in quickly!"
Ten days ago, Luoyang intelligence chief Zhuang Ming sent the formula of paper fire thunder, which was also the latest progress of Zhu Si's development. This disappointed Tian Yue, but it was better than nothing. They couldn't even find the door before, but now
You can actually create paper fire thunder, at least you are getting started.
Not long after, Sun Tianliang, ordered by the Ordnance Department, walked quickly into the lobby. Unable to contain his excitement, he bowed and said, "Your Highness, I have successfully created paper thunder and gunpowder arrows."
Tian Yue was overjoyed and quickly asked: "Where is it?"
Sun Tianliang turned around and waved his hand, "Bring it up!"
Two attendants walked up to the lobby carrying two copper plates. Tian Yue strode forward and saw three paper tubes in one plate with three thin wires inserted on it. The other plate contained three arrows.
There are also three smaller paper tubes tied to the arrow shaft.
"Is this paper fire thunder?"
Tian Yue looked at it for a long time and asked: "What is the thin line?"
"Replying to the prince, it's a match rope. Light it and it will ignite the gunpowder inside the paper tube."
Their match rope is not wrapped. Instead, a cotton thread is smeared with honey, and then rolled in a pile of gunpowder. It is evenly coated with gunpowder and then dried in the sun before use. This means that the paper fire rope cannot be wrapped too tightly.
, a gap must be left for the match rope. The method they used was to seal the bottom with yellow mud and then punch a small hole in the mud.
"What are its raw materials?" Wang You asked next to him.
"In fact, it is fire saltpeter. It has been discovered during the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Then add some carbon powder and sulfur powder, mix it, and it becomes gunpowder. Iron fire mines are filled with it, and paper fire mines are the same."
"What effect will this paper fire thunder have?" Tian Yue asked.
"It will make a noise to scare the horses."
Tian Yue felt a little uncomfortable. It was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it only served the purpose of scaring the war horses?
Sun Tianliang saw that his lord's face was a little unhappy, and he quickly said: "Prince Qi, it is not an iron fire thunder after all, and its killing effect is not good, but I found that its burning effect is very good, much stronger than ordinary rockets."
Tian Yue was still quite interested in combustion, so he immediately ordered: "Prepare your horses and go to the firearms testing site!"
In the past two days, Tian Xu was so angry that he was about to go crazy. He had already received the news that something went wrong in the murder and silence, and the leader Zhou Fei escaped. Once Zhou Fei ran to report Tian Yue, he would be doomed.
Tian Xu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, circling back and forth in the house. He sent everyone out to intercept Zhou Fei. He didn't need to capture anyone alive. Once discovered, he would be executed on the spot.
In the evening, Tian Xu received two reports, but no trace of Zhou Fei was found in either of them. Tian Xu was so angry that he cursed.
At this time, a family member came to report, "Master Xu is here!"
Tian Xu quickly invited Xu Shize to the inner hall. His aide Wang Deli was killed, and now he could only rely on Xu Shize.
Unlike Tian Xu who was worried, Xu Shize was not too nervous. Although the idea was his, he seemed calm and relaxed, not at all worried about Thirty Thousand.
"Military advisor, Zhou Fei escaped, did you know?"
"Of course I know, just run away. Why should Mr. Liu be so nervous?"
"What if he goes to my brother and complains?"
Xu Shize shook his head, "Don't worry, Mr. Six, he is not that stupid. If he goes to the prince to complain, he will be the one who dies in the end."
Tian Xu was stunned and said for a long time: "How does the military advisor know?"
Xu Shize said calmly: "Sixth Master killed thirty patrol soldiers. What problem can it explain?"
"I don't quite understand what the military advisor means. Isn't this trying to sow discord between the Wei and Jin families?"
Xu Shize shook his head and said: "Sixth Master, the purpose of our strategy was not to sow discord between the Wei and Jin families. There is no way to sow discord. Without any evidence, will the King of Wei go to the other side?"
Tian Xu nodded, "If you didn't tell me, I almost forgot. Our purpose is to ask King Wei to go to Beizhou, and we will ambush him halfway."
"So what is Mr. Liu worried about?"
Xu Shize smiled and said: "So what if it was the Sixth Master who made the complaint? Can he prove that the Sixth Master did it to sow discord between Wei and Jin?"
Tian Xu thought it was right, and the tension in his heart suddenly relaxed.
He asked again: "Then what should I do?"
"Sixth Master has two choices. The first is to ignore everything and pretend that nothing happened, and wait until King Wei comes to visit before admitting it. The second is to take the initiative to go to King Wei to admit it and say that your smuggling behavior was discovered by the patrol.
, that’s why the unfortunate incident happened, and the killing of the patrol was an unauthorized act by your subordinates, and it was definitely not your intention, so this crime was placed on Zhou Fei.”
Tian Xu thought for a moment and then asked: "For what reason? Am I smuggling salt?"
Xu Shize shook his head, "Salt is not good, it's too sensitive. You can say smuggling copper coins."
"What, you smuggled copper coins?" Tian Yue's eyes widened and he looked at Tian Xu who was kneeling on the ground in disbelief.
Tian Xu knelt on the ground and said with a sad face: "After the Jin army occupied Hebei, they exchanged small coins from the people at a price of one to one. My brother discovered this opportunity and sent someone to transport a batch of small coins to Jizhou to exchange them for old coins.
Later, it was shipped back and forth and exchanged to merchants at a ratio of 1:3. In just one trip, 10,000 yuan turned into 30,000 yuan."
"So you killed thirty of my brothers just to make money?" Tian Yue scolded him angrily.
"Brother, please listen to me. I am indeed responsible for this matter. I will not shirk responsibility, but I definitely did not let them kill the patrol. I just asked them to cross the river at night to avoid the patrol. Unexpectedly, they were anxious in their hearts.
I crossed the river during the day, but was discovered by the patrol. They jumped over the wall and started killing people, causing great trouble for me!"
Tian Yue stared at Tian Xu for a long time, and finally believed his explanation. In order not to harm the interests of the people, the Jin State exchanged old money for small money in the hands of the people at a ratio of one to one. Smuggling copper coins was indeed a huge profit.
Moreover, the military advisor told him that this incident was not like trying to sow discord between the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but more like what a salt owl had done. However, he did not expect that it was his brother who was caught smuggling copper coins and killed him.
Tian Yue also felt a little relieved. At least he was sure that it was not the Jin army. Otherwise, it would be really troublesome.
But this brother always caused trouble for him, which really annoyed him. He asked again: "Where are these people?"
Tian Xu lowered his head and said: "These people are all desperadoes that I asked my men to recruit. I was worried that they would use this matter to blackmail me when they came back, so I ordered people to poison them all in Guantao County, but they escaped.
One person, I am arresting him."
Tian Yue knew in his heart that he must not be some desperado, but must be soldiers from the Flying Eagle Battalion. Those soldiers were the elite of the Wei army. Each of them could equal one to ten, but they were poisoned by Tian Xu. Tian Yue was very angry.
Tian Yue walked a few steps with his hands behind his back: "I don't have to hold you accountable for this matter, but you must do three things for me. First, come up with 30,000 yuan as a pension for the fallen patrol soldiers; third, give me
The Flying Eagle Battalion under your command is returned to the Tiger Guards; thirdly, you can do this kind of smuggling with Zhu Si and Li Na, preferably smuggling salt. Not only will I not interfere, I will also encourage you, but I will not
If you do it again in Jin, I don’t want them to catch you, do you understand?"
Tian Xu didn't feel bad about returning the Feiying Camp to the Tiger Guards, but it really hurt Tian Xu to ask him to spend 30,000 yuan as a pension for the soldiers who were killed, but he still had to agree.