A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 112
The sky was gloomy, and dark clouds overwhelmed the city.

The atmosphere in Chang'an City is also becoming more and more tense. The direct consequence of the Turkic army's entry into Jing and Bin states is that prices in the eastern and western cities have soared.

Everyone is scrambling to stockpile food, and food prices are rising day by day.

Marquis Wu of the left and right of Chang'an stepped up their vigilance, Marquis Wu of each street store increased their manpower, and the unscrupulous people in Wannian and Wannian counties of Chang'an also canceled their vacations, and all went to the streets to inspect.

Even the guards on the left and right have doubled their manpower.

Although there is no martial law in Chang'an City, everyone can feel the tense atmosphere.

A group of patrolling cavalry from the Right Guards, guarding a cavalryman from Longyou, holding a cloth, appeared on Chang'an Avenue. In front of them were Marquis Wu clearing the way, and unscrupulous people beating gongs.

"Longyou Great Victory!"

"On the seventh day of the seventh month, Wu Huaiyu, the military chief of the Longyou Hospital, beheaded the Turkic Teqin Ashina Que in Wushanchuan. He chopped off [-] Turkic heads and took [-] prisoners."

"Great victory!"

"On the eighth day of the seventh month, Chai Shao, the general manager of Longyou, led the left vanguard cavalry, the central cavalry, the hospital army, and the right vanguard and right battalion to defeat the Turks in Xinxingchuan, Longxi. One thousand three hundred heads, more than five thousand prisoners..."

"Great victory!"

The Longyou cavalryman was surrounded by the crowd and paraded through the streets in red and colorful clothes.

The so-called bad people are also very proud today, let go of their voices to repay the victory, and the street shop Wuhou who usually look down on the bad people the most, are also very cooperative today to clear the way.

At noon, after seeing this situation and hearing the good news, the people of Chang'an came to watch and inquire.

"Won the battle?"

"No, Chief Chai won another battle and killed more than 1 Turkic wolf cubs."

"Ah, Chief Chai just sent someone to win the victory in Chang'an not long ago, saying that it was Tuyuhun and Dangxiang who were in Mintaogan. Now they turned around and killed the Turkic people again?"

"Didn't it be said that the Turkic plundered Longyou, and no one could stop it?"

"I heard that Yu Sheshe Momo and Sabola Shesuni lost Jianya Lingzhou in the northwest and north, each with [-] troops. This time they are the main force in the invasion of Longyou. They can't be defeated so easily, right?"

"If you set up [-] tents, you need at least [-] riders. Even if you kill [-], you still have [-]. Can you keep it? Jieli and Tuli have already entered Jingzhou and Binzhou."

"I heard that Shabo Luoshe led his troops to attack Liangzhou before, but was repelled by King Changle, and he attacked Lanzhou again, but it was fruitless. It was Yu Sheshe's men who entered the Qinwei area."

There was a lot of discussion.

The current situation is tense, and all kinds of gossip are flying around. As the Turks advance, Chang'an becomes more and more uneasy.

At this time, if there is a victory, the court will immediately announce it, which can also inspire people's hearts.

"Zhang Shuai, tell us, what's going on?"

An official in Jiang's official uniform saw Zhang Jing, the bad commander in Chang'an County, and approached him to ask.Chang'an unscrupulous people are petty officials who were arrested by the police. They are some bad deeds recruited by the government. Their leader, Bad Shuai, is still not popular.

However, these people are local snakes, belonging to the plainclothes team that was recruited, and they are well-informed.

"Just as it said on the dew cloth, great victory." Zhang Jing had iron rulers and chains on his waist, and a soap suit.

"Then what's the situation in Longyou now?"

"The situation is very good. Yu Sheshe lost more than 1 people in Longyou before and after. Now he is scared by the head of Chai and fled to the north in a panic. Shabo Luoshe who attacked Liangzhou earlier has also withdrawn. Now Qin Longlan Weiliang Gantao Minlinhe There are no Turks raging in Zhuzhou anymore." Zhang Jing said loudly, "That Yu Sheshe is just a little wolf cub, he is no match for Chief Chai, if he didn't run fast this time, he would be surrounded as a prisoner in Weizhou gone."

An exile official who was also wearing Jiang's official uniform asked, "Which one is Huaiyu, the hospital soldier mentioned on the Lubu?"

"Wu Erlang, don't you know? A rising star in Chang'an, with one hand, Danqing talisman, earth-shattering ghosts and gods, made Qin Shubao and Yu Chigong the gods of the door, and the other hand, acupuncture and moxibustion pills are also well-known in Xinglin, but they can live to the death of human flesh and bones. He is Zhong Nanyin." Xian Xiaoyaozi's closed disciples, does Xiaoyaozi know who? The patriarch of the current Royal Daoist Louguan Taoist master..." Zhang Jing was showing off his news.

"My colleague was transferred to Beijing from Luoyang just this month."

"Oh, it's not surprising if you don't know. Wu Erlang also came down from Zhongnan Mountain last month. He was awarded the ninth rank by the crown prince to join the army and become an official more than half a month ago, and then he was appointed to Longyou to inspect the medical school when he was in danger."

Ling Shi, who had just been transferred from Luoyang, was even more puzzled, "Joining the army from the ninth rank, why did he lead an army to wipe out a thousand and five hundred Turkic horses, and even beheaded a secret service?"

"Naturally, you have the ability. Think about it, how many ninth grades can you be specially conferred by the crown prince?"

With the spread of bad guys, Marquis Wu, and Xiaowei, the news of Longyou's great victory spread throughout Chang'an City within half a day, and the name of Wu Huaiyu, the white-robed chief, became more and more famous.

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East Palace.

Inside the Xiande Hall.

Li Shimin was grinning from ear to ear, feeling extremely excited. Chai Shao also sent someone to deliver the details of the Longyou victory later.

"Palm Thunder?"

Li Shimin was very surprised by Chai Shao's report that the hospital army Wu Shanchuan fought four bloody battles in one day and night, and finally broke through the enemy camp at night with his palm and thunder and achieved a great victory in annihilating the enemy.

Along with the report came two palm mines.

Li Shimin was also very curious when he looked at the 'magic soldier' ​​carefully wrapped in a wooden box.

After all, according to Chai Shao's report, at that time, Wu Huaiyu and Wu Huaiyi brothers led 560 cavalry to attack the Turkic camp of [-] cavalry at night. , and then crashed.

Although Chai Shao said that it was refined by Wu Erlang using the Taoist secret method, it was not a spell, but just a kind of 'weapon' that could explode with loud noise and fire, and its main function was to scare the enemy, especially the mount of the enemy.

But Li Shimin still couldn't imagine what this kind of thing was like.

"Xuanling, Ruhui, how about we try it together?"

Li Shimin, who was in a good mood, couldn't wait any longer, so he dragged Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Gao Shilian and his confidants to try it out.

Fang Xuanling stared at the two palm thunders in the box, feeling nothing special.

"Your Highness, this Palm Thunder looks more like a firecracker."

"It's made of a bamboo tube, but there's only one section. How can it explode?" Xu Luoren also took a look. The ancients also used firecrackers during the Chinese New Year, but they were really just firecrackers. The bamboo poles prepared in advance were set on fire and burned. Complete bamboo joints will explode when burned in fire, and the bigger the bamboo, the louder the sound will naturally be.

There is nothing new about firecrackers celebrating the New Year and driving away animals.

But just a piece of bamboo, what power can it have, and how loud can it be?
"This bamboo tube is not reserved for the head and knots, why does it explode, how does it startle the horse?"

Several people have some doubts.

Li Shimin said with a smile: "If it was just ordinary firecrackers, how could Director Chai make such a special explanation and send two festivals from a long distance? If it were really firecrackers, Wu Huaiyu would not be able to defeat and wipe out the thousand-two cavalry who had been ambushing for a long time. .”

"Go, try it and you'll know."

Everyone came to the outside of the hall, and many people came to watch the excitement.

"Your Highness, stay away, I will light the fire." Xu Luoren was loyal.

"It's just firecrackers." Li Shimin said with a smile, even if it was louder than usual, how far could it go? Is it louder than thunder?
"Your Highness, there is still a piece of paper in this box, on which is written the method of using Palm Thunder, light the fuse with fire, or throw it directly into the fire,

Remember to throw it out quickly after igniting it, and it must be more than ten steps away, and you must not hold it in your hand to ignite it, otherwise you will be injured..."

Xu Luoren held the bamboo tube that was not much longer than a palm, and said disapprovingly, this thing is so small, it probably didn't make the bamboo tube explode.

However, he still kept his duty of guard firmly in mind, holding a palm thunder in his hand, while saying to Li Shimin: "Your Highness, please step back twenty steps to watch."

Li Shimin stepped back ten steps, "Didn't the paper say ten steps are enough, hurry up."

Xu Luoren held a flaming torch in one hand, and palm thunder in the other.

Facing the lead wires, it went up.

The lead wire was twisted by Huaiyu with paper and gunpowder, and then glued with a little paste. It was very rough, and it was very unstable when it burned. After a little bit, sparks started to flash, which shocked Xu Luoren. , one hand was not steady, and the palm thundered off his feet.

He didn't think about running, but lowered his head to pick it up, ready to pick it up and throw it out.

"Hey!~"

"boom!"

There was a sudden explosion, a flame exploded, and then there was a thunderclap, and paper scraps, gunpowder, and bamboo tubes burst and sputtered.

Just as he lowered his head to pick up the palm thunder, it exploded in his hand.

Xu Luoren let out a scream.

Li Shimin and the others who were watching ten steps away were shocked. The sound was too loud. Even though it was much smaller than ordinary firecrackers, and it was only half a knot, the sound was really like a thunderbolt from the blue sky. It was like an explosion, and people's ears were buzzing.

Xu Luoren at close range was even worse.

He fell to the ground, his head was full of buzzing sounds, he couldn't hear anything else, his hands were burning and bleeding, his clothes and hair were covered in foam and dust, and even his face was cut in two by the burst bamboo. Son, his face is all black and gray.

The scarlet silk robe was also stretched and burned in several places, and the whole person was very embarrassed.

Shock.

Everyone was shocked.

Li Shimin witnessed the power of Palm Thunder at a close distance of ten steps.

Although Xu Luoren was pinching it with his hands, and he was still bending over to pick it up, the ruthless blow only caused a little skin trauma, plus the ear buzzing.

But in advance, no one would have imagined that this small half-section would have such great power.

"My bitch!" General Zhou Fanshao of the Forbidden Army couldn't help but exclaim.

"What are you talking about?" Xu Luoren stood up in disgrace, "What are you talking about? Why can't I hear anything?"

"Physician, hurry up and call the doctor!" Seeing his childhood friend like this, Li Shimin hurriedly called the doctor.

The remaining palm thunder, Zhou Shaofan quickly put it back into the box, and took it far away from His Royal Highness.

Li Shimin smelled the special smell in the air, and there were traces left on the ground. His heart was still beating faster. After experiencing countless storms and waves, Li Shimin was really startled just now.

"Lightning in the palm, issued with the palm, like thunder and thunderbolt, this is a good name." Li Shimin became more and more excited. It seems that this thing is really not made by Chai Shao. If it can be produced in large quantities, it will be of great use on the battlefield.

"It's no wonder that Wu Huaiyu led a hospital army of more than [-] cavalry to attack [-] Turks. Although the enemy had an ambush, they were still shocked by hundreds of palm thunders. If this little thing rang among the horses in the middle of the night, it would be shocking. Weeping ghosts and gods."

(End of this chapter)