A knife in love

Chapter 1584

The more Li Qiufeng listened, the more surprised he became, and he couldn't help feeling suspicious.Although Jin Yiwei is the emperor's pro-army, he is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, so he naturally has no chance to go out to fight.However, every time the three major battalions in the capital review drills, the commander of Jinyiwei will accompany the emperor to the school's military field, so Li Qiufeng watched the officers and soldiers practice formations many times.Among them, the sharpness of the firearms in the Shenji Camp shocked Li Qiufeng.In addition, after the Jinyiwei spies sent to the Nine Sides returned to the capital, they had to report documents to the Nanzhen Fusi.In the documents, Li Qiufeng saw many spies telling how the frontier army defeated the Tazi soldiers with their firearms, so he unknowingly believed that the firearms of the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were invincible in the world.Unexpectedly, Qi Jiu said that Fusang country's firearms are more powerful than Daming's firearms, which is really hard to believe.

At this moment, it was pitch black all around, although Qi Jiu couldn't see Li Qiufeng's expression clearly, but hearing his heavy breathing, he guessed that he didn't want to believe it.Qi Jiu paused for a moment, and then continued: "Brother Li, in fact, I also hope that the Ming army will be invincible in the world, but the army is in danger of war, and half falsehoods cannot be tolerated. Since the Fusang Kingdom obtained the matchlock gun of Flangji, only firearms In other words, it is not much worse than the firearms in the hands of our Ming officers and soldiers. The weakness of the Fusang country lies in the lack of pig iron for making matchlock guns. In addition, the lack of gunpowder makes it impossible for the Fusang country to obtain enough matchlock guns and bullets. Xiao Dong said that the Fusang country is in a hurry In order to get the documents in the box, I even agreed to copy the back route of the Japanese pirates, fearing that there may be fraud in it."

Li Qiufeng frowned after hearing Qi Jiu's words, and said in his mouth: "But I don't seem to be fake when I look at Xiao Dong's appearance. But although he is arrogant, he is only a small official of the Firearms Bureau after all, and he doesn't know the truth behind it. , but it is not surprising.”

When he said this, he pondered for a while, and then continued: "Brother Qi, those big men in the capital, the ministers and generals of Fusang Kingdom, and Liu Shengzongyan who trapped us here are all fighting What idea?"

Qi Jiu said in a deep voice: "Brother Li can't even figure it out. I have so little knowledge, how can I guess what kind of conspiracy they have? But I can conclude that the big men in the capital, the famous ministers and generals of the Fusang Kingdom, and Liu Sheng Zong Yan, this old thief, they are all lying!"

Li Qiufeng was startled, glanced at Qi Jiu, and said in his mouth, "How can you see that?"

Qi Jiudao: "According to what Xiao Dong said, in order not to be implicated and to keep their official positions, the great scholars of the cabinet and the heads of the military department would rather drink doves to quench their thirst than hand over the method of making firearms and the formation of using firearms to the Fusang Kingdom. Just as Brother Li said that the risk of this matter is extremely high, and people with a little brains would not take this risk. All those who can become cabinet scholars are all good people. Whether they are loyal ministers or treacherous ministers, they have experienced countless times. All the turmoil in the officialdom is the top role in the officialdom. Even we can see that this matter is like a child's play, can't these bachelors see it?"

Qi Jiu breathed a sigh of relief when he said this, and then said: "Let's talk about the famous ministers and generals of Fusang Kingdom. Although we don't know what is going on in Fusang, the Japanese invasion on the southeast coast has been going on for nearly a hundred years, and the court has spent countless military expenditures. They sent many famous generals, but not only failed to wipe out the Japanese pirates, but the Japanese rebellion became bigger and bigger, and these Japanese pirates were the losers in Fusang Kingdom. It can be seen that the minister in charge of Fusang Kingdom is definitely not an ordinary person. Japanese pirates are indeed Their enemies have become bereaved dogs. After escaping from Fusang, they never dared to go back. They could only hide in the coastal waters of Daming and plunder the money and goods of the people of Daming. The court of the Ming Dynasty was exhausted in manpower and material resources, but was unable to wipe out the Japanese pirates. So As a result, the Fusang Kingdom can use Japanese pirates to hold Daming back without spending a single penny, so that Daming has no time to look after him. Isn’t this the best thing for the Fusang Kingdom? The Fusang Kingdom already has extremely powerful firearms. Isn’t the minister in charge so stupid, how could he copy the Japanese pirates’ retreat in order to obtain the firearms and formations used by the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, so as to eliminate the troubles of the Ming Dynasty? Isn’t this a cocoon, which is tantamount to suicide?!”

Li Qiufeng secretly admired Qi Jiu's words when he heard them speak clearly and logically.Only Qi Jiu continued to say: "In the past two days, we finally met Liu Sheng, the old thief who has been playing tricks behind his back. Brother Li said that this man's martial arts skills are extremely high. Except for Murong Qiushui, there are few enemies in the world. But let's take a look. , compared with the bigwigs in the capital and the ministers of the Fusang Kingdom, I am afraid that he is far behind in terms of wisdom. Otherwise, he would not have lost power in the domestic party struggles in Fusang, and then after arriving in the Central Plains, he would be used by others and manipulated by others During the process, he almost died. It is said that this old thief caught a treasurer and learned from him that brother Li and his party were going to Fusang to do a big business. Let’s not care whether the treasurer knows what is on board He only said that the old thief already knew that there were documents related to firearms in the iron box, so he was so eager to get it. For the Yagyu family, this is not surprising. Because their strength is now greatly weakened , It is more difficult to seize the power of the Great Tomorrow than ascend to the sky. It is better to go back to the Fusang Kingdom, behead the political opponents, seize the throne of the Fusang Kingdom, and get addicted to the emperor first. If you get the method of making firearms from the Daming Shenjiying, Let the children of the Yagyu family and the Japanese pirates they bought use firearms, and they will be more confident in dealing with the Fusang army."

When Qi Jiu said this, he paused for a while, and then said: "If this is the case, the actions of Liu Sheng's old thief are indeed reasonable and there is no flaw. But we have all forgotten one thing, that is, why did he steal Brother Li's ride?" the big ship."

Li Qiufeng was taken aback when he heard what Qi Jiu said. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Maybe it's because Liu Sheng Zongyan suffered a defeat in the pass. Not only did he lose a lot of manpower, but he also spent almost all his money. In order to make a comeback , they started a business with no capital. Dongliao County is a remote place outside the customs, and the people are poor. It is rare that the big boat we took arrived here. The eyes of the Liusheng family saw the big boat and thought it was loaded with gold and silver. The matter was reported to Liu Sheng Zongyan. Liu Sheng Zongyan ordered the ship to be robbed, hoping to make a fortune. Unexpectedly, shopkeeper Yin was recuperating on the ship and fell into the hands of Liu Sheng Zongyan. The shopkeeper Yin was greedy for life and feared death, so he told about going to Fusang Come out. Xiao Dong once told me that these shopkeepers are doing serious business on the surface, but they have also done a lot of shady business behind the scenes, including raw materials for making gunpowder and projectiles. Shopkeeper Yin may not know What was contained in the iron box, but the old fox Liu Sheng Zongyan was extremely cunning, guessed from the words of shopkeeper Yin that the contents in the iron box were extremely important, so he personally led people to the Dongsheng Inn, and took Xiao Dong and others Catch them all, trying to get the contents of the iron box."

At this point, Li Qiufeng glanced at Qi Jiu, and then said: "Brother Qi, you must not underestimate the old thief Liu Sheng. This man is extremely smart, and his martial arts are at the peak. It is not surprising that he does anything."

(End of this chapter)