Fenghou

Chapter 352 Exchange
"Uncle means that he already knew that it was his nephew?"

"Of course he knows, otherwise why would he arrest Xiaoyi?"

Wang Bo didn't understand what his uncle meant, but the ambiguous answer his uncle gave him made him even more anxious.

Wang Bo has been eroded by obscenity for a long time, and his mind has degenerated, otherwise he would not have brought a large group of prostitutes to the county government to drink flower wine right after he took office.

He couldn't understand Qin Hui's secret words, he just wanted to hear some straightforward and conclusive answers, such as whether Chen Qing would kill him or not.

"Then he will definitely attack my nephew tomorrow? Uncle, what should my nephew do?" Wang Bo panicked.

Qin Hui was really disappointed with this nephew, things are so clear, he still doesn't understand? "

"You didn't really catch his woman, why did he do it to you?"

"That's because my uncle doesn't understand his viciousness. He kills people like hemp, so there is no need for any reason."

"enough!"

Qin Hui yelled angrily, interrupting Wang Bo's panic, and the study suddenly fell silent.

Qin Hui restrained his anger and said slowly: "You underestimate Chen Qing too much, he is not a reckless person, if he was reckless, he would have died a thousand times already, Wan Yanchang would not be so arrogant to him.

I arranged for Xiang Xiaoyi to monitor his woman, to test him, and then he responded to me, Xiang Xiaoyi disappeared, he was telling me that if I dare to go further, then he will go further, then He will kill you.

But now he won't kill you, I have a measure, and he has a measure, this is a trick. "

Wang Bo immediately breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Chen Qing doesn't kill himself.

"Then uncle will deal with him again?"

Qin Hui shook his head, "Don't worry, you are my nephew, I won't make fun of your life, I'm not interested in his wife, but you should stay out of it, and don't get involved in Xiang Xiaoyi's disappearance."

"Nephew understands!"

Wang Bo secretly despised, does my uncle think he doesn't know that he is also a frequent visitor of Fenglelou?

At night, Qin Hui was already drowsy and about to fall asleep, but his wife Wang was very worried.

"You let Bo'er do things, but don't let him die!"

Qin Hui yawned, and said vaguely: "Don't worry! He is my nephew, how could I let him die."

Mrs. Wang became anxious and pinched her husband's arm hard. Qin Hui regained consciousness and said angrily, "What are you doing? I have to get up early tomorrow."

"Bo'er told me when he left that his friend had already died at the hands of Chen Qing. He was very afraid that it would be his turn next. That person is called a demon. Don't be careless!"

Qin Hui was really annoyed, he had already made it so clear to Wang Bo, but he still didn't believe in himself, and he wanted to ask his aunt to put pressure on him, what's the point of this person?
"I know! I won't get caught up in the fire, let alone let him hurt your nephew. Even if I want to kill him, I must use the hands of the emperor. I won't take this risk."

"What does your husband mean to say that Tan Lan gave up on Chen Qing's dismissal?"

"Give it up for the time being! I have already suggested that the emperor appoint Chen Qing as the deputy envoy of Guangnan West Road Jiedu, and let him suppress the Nanman rebellion over there. It can be considered that he has fulfilled his request and got what he wanted. The second of the three requirements has been fulfilled, so you can’t blame me for being lazy.”

Qin Hui actually didn't care about Wang Bo's life or death at all. Even if Chen Qing wanted to kill Wang Bo, he would not stop easily.

What really made him stop was Chen Qing's letter, which was his biological son Lin Yifei. This was his real weakness, which was pinched by Chen Qing.

In the early morning of the next day, a guest came to Chen Qing's mansion. Zhao Wenxin, the director of military weapons, Zhao Ding's son, Zhang Jun's mother's birthday, Zhao Wenxin was the third in the poetry competition. He respected Chen Qing very much and thanked the master Changzhi introduced it to Chen Qing.

Chen Qing asked him to sit down in the living room, and asked with a smile: "Could it be that today is a day off, Brother Zhao Xian is free to come and see me?"

Zhao Wenxin shook his head, "Today is not a holiday, I came to Chen Dutong for something."

"Please say!"

"That's right, the Military Weapons Superintendent went to Yuezhou to ask your army to take three gunpowder barrels."

"What are you talking about?" Chen Qing's expression changed drastically.

Zhao Wenxin was taken aback, "Don't you all know about this?"

"I don't know, what's going on?"

"I heard that it was Qin Xianggong who suggested to the officials that your army had a very sharp firearm called a gunpowder barrel, so the officials issued an order to let several officials who supervised the imperial censor Wan Qixi and the Military Weapons Supervision go to Yue State, retrieved three powder kegs, that's it."

Chen Qing was really annoyed, and he was still put on by Qin Hui. Needless to say, this must be Wan Yanchang's order to let Qin Hui get his powder keg.

Also, Yang Yuanqing's character is too weak. If Zheng Ping was in Yuezhou, it would not be enough just to have the emperor's handwriting, but also to have his own orders. This Yang Yuanqing was still bluffed by the emperor's handwriting.

In fact, it's not that he refused to give the gunpowder barrel to the imperial court. He also considered handing over the technology of the gunpowder barrel to Wu Jie when he returned this time, so that Wu Jie's army could master it before transferring it to the imperial court.

Anyway, the gunpowder barrel is more beneficial to the defense of the Song army, and has little effect on the Jin soldiers.

It's just that the imperial court used this method to steal the gunpowder barrel technology, for fear that they would know that this kind of behavior is simply disgusting, and Qin Hui took the opportunity to pass it on to Wan Yanchang.

"If I'm not wrong, you should have taken more than three barrels!"

"It's true that there are more than three barrels. In fact, four barrels were taken, and one barrel fell into the river halfway. How did the governor know?"

Chen Qing snorted coldly, "I didn't fall into the river, but fell into the hands of the Jurchen."

Zhao Wenxin turned pale with shock, "No way! The officials all saw the powder keg fall into the river with their own eyes."

This kind of thing can't be explained without evidence, especially when Qin Hui is involved, the emperor Zhao Gou will never believe it, and will instead accuse himself of falsely accusing important ministers.

Chen Qing didn't bother to explain, so he asked: "Since I have already got it, why did you come to me again?"

"It's like this. We are studying the gunpowder barrel today. It's a bit strange. When your army uses it, how do you ignite the gunpowder in the barrel?"

Chen Qing was stunned for a moment, and suddenly burst into laughter. He understood that Yang Yuanqing was too cunning and wise. He gave the other party four barrels of gunpowder barrels without matchsticks. The core technology of the powder barrels is matchlocks!

He really wanted to know whether Wan Yanchang's expression after receiving the gunpowder barrel was ecstatic, or at a loss?
Zhao Wenxin got up and cupped his fists and said: "Actually, we all guessed it. This secret must be the ignition device. The imperial court issued a death order to the Military Weapons Supervision, requiring us to create a batch of firearms that can fight on the river before the spring of next year. We heard that Chen Dutong used firearms to defeat Yang Yao at Dongting Lake, and the military inspectors were all looking forward to it. It was related to the safety of the Yangtze River defense line and the safety of thousands of people in the south of the Yangtze River. I implore Chen Dutong to pass on the secret to us!"

Chen Qing sighed and said: "It's not that I don't want to give it to the military supervisor. I know that once it is popularized in the Song army, Jin soldiers will definitely learn it immediately. I'm just worried about this."

"We will keep it secret!"

Chen Qing shook his head, "If you can't keep it, it doesn't matter. I'll tell you now because it concerns the safety of the people in the south of the Yangtze River."

"Please Chen Dutong enlighten me!"

Chen Qing rolled his eyes and told the other party that he had no conditions?
Zhao Wenxin bowed to the ground, "Thank you Chen Dutong for his selfless help. As long as Chen Dutong is in need, the Armed Forces Supervisor will definitely help."

Chen Qing remembered something, and said with a smile: "I really have a need. I want the blueprint for making the throwing pole of the thousand-step gun. Please ask the Military Supervisor to give me a copy. This is the condition for me to give you the secret of the gunpowder barrel."

The thousand-step gun is a super trebuchet, and the core technology in it is the production of throwing poles. Xie Changzhi has not fully mastered it. Chen Qing is still thinking about how to get a blueprint. Now that he has the opportunity, it depends on whether the military supervisor has the sincerity. .

Zhao Wenxin nodded, "The supervisor will not be here for the next two days, but please rest assured. I promise to persuade the supervisor and give Chen Dutong a copy of the drawings."

Chen Qing said indifferently: "Your supervisor will definitely not agree to my conditions, he will only go to the officials to file a complaint, saying that I have threatened the Military Weapons Supervisor."

Zhao Wenxin gritted his teeth and said, "I can guarantee it!"

"Brother, it's useless to guarantee, let me teach you a way."

Chen Qing smiled and said in a low voice: "You copy a copy first and hide it secretly, and then ask for a prison order. Don't reverse the order."

Zhao Wenxin blushed, "Okay! Just this one time, I'm going all out."

Only then did Chen Qing smile and say: "Actually, my thinking is the same as yours. You use hard powder tubes to ignite the fire, but I use soft powder ropes to ignite the fire."

Zhao Wenxin excitedly said: "We have actually thought of the gunpowder rope method, but we just can't figure out how to make it."

"It's very simple. Take a piece of thin rice paper, cut it into a half-inch width, and sprinkle gunpowder evenly on it. It must be even. This is the key. Then put a little egg white on the edge of the paper, and then roll it up and put it in the sun. Just do it!"

Zhao Wenxin was stunned, "Is it that simple?"

Chen Qing smiled slightly: "A lot of things are as simple as that. Once you break the key, you will understand. Of course, you can still improve. For example, the paper of matchlock is easy to break. You can choose to use better paper. I don't have the conditions for this. It is also possible to manufacture gunpowder rolling utensils, it is best not to roll them by hand, if it is improved, please let me know, this is also my request."

(End of this chapter)